American tax officials

Chapter 51 was handed to me, and I turned and left.

In the following time, David found two more accomplices in the crowd, but he couldn't find the last one even after searching for a long time.

David ignored it and walked straight toward the woman named Camilla.

At this moment, she was intently looking at a piece of porcelain from the Ming Dynasty in China.

"A Ming Xuande blue-and-white floral stem cup—that's not exactly a valuable item here!"

Reaching her side, David glanced at the information marked on the exhibit and said with a half-smile.

Camilla turned her head, glanced at David, and replied, "Yes, this is one of the least valuable items in the collection."

"What, you've taken a fancy to this porcelain piece?"

David's slightly meaningful words alerted Camilla. She narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, but remained calm as she replied, "I prefer porcelain!"

In fact, she did have her eye on this porcelain piece.

As David mentioned before, the price of this porcelain piece is not high, around four to five hundred thousand US dollars.

Why didn't he choose other collectibles of higher value?

In fact, the reason is very simple.

They can deceive the owner of the collection for a while by switching the items, but they can't hide it forever.

Sooner or later, the owner of the collection will discover it.

If the value of the item is relatively low, given the owner's status, there's a high probability they won't make a big fuss about it.

However, if the collection is of high value, its owner will inevitably pursue the matter to the end.

The loss of large items may alert the FBI to investigate.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, when dealing with these collections, they almost always choose the least valuable ones.

This is also one of their ways of survival!

David nodded, and said in a teasing tone, "So, when do you plan to make a move on this porcelain piece?"

Upon hearing this, Camilla seemed to be frozen in place, her face showing a look of horror.

After a long pause, she finally realized what she was talking about: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

After saying that, she turned and left without the slightest sign of lingering.

David didn't rush to give chase, but instead looked at the accomplices he had previously identified.

Sure enough, Camilla had already notified them through her earpiece, and the group began heading towards the exit.

"What's going on? What's happening?"

Just then, Nissen came to David's side.

He was initially captivated by the dazzling array of artifacts, but when he turned around, he discovered that David was nowhere to be found, and it wasn't until now that he had been located.

"Come with me!"

David headed towards the exit of the exhibition hall and soon caught up with Camilla and the others.

They looked somewhat flustered. Seeing that the elevator didn't stop at this floor, they turned around and immediately tried to escape via the stairs.

David, of course, wasn't going to let them get away. He chased after them into the stairwell and shouted, "You're already here, why are you in such a hurry to leave? How do you know there aren't any of our people down there?"

Upon hearing this, the four people, who were in a hurry, stopped and turned around with frowns.

"Who do you think you are?!"

As McDonald and his two men questioned him, they approached step by step, as if they were about to attack at any moment.

David didn't panic. He simply opened his collar, revealing the pistol inside. This startled the three men, who all stopped in their tracks.

McDonald asked with a grim face, "Are you police officers?"

David smiled and replied, "Do I look like a policeman?"

McDonald and his three companions didn't say anything, but their eyes seemed to say: If you're not a cop, why are you chasing us and brandishing guns?

"Alright, don't be so scared, I'm an IRS inspector!"

"From the IRS!"

The four people, who were still undecided, became furious upon hearing these words.

They thought they were going to be in deep trouble today, but it turned out that the IRS had come looking for them.

This made them feel like they had been played.

Camilla patiently asked, "We don't have any tax problems, so why is the IRS contacting us?"

Actually, she still had another question in her mind.

Judging from the conversation just now, David seems to know their identities, but isn't the IRS supposed to only investigate taxes? Why is he doing the work of the police?

"That's not necessarily true..."

David smiled and said slowly, "On the 3rd of last month, our IRS..."

A few minutes later, the four of them were staring at each other with wide eyes.

Black Tax Act?

From now on, any illegal gains will have to be taxed by the IRS.

Including their illegal profits from the current switch?

What kind of international joke is this?

If it weren't for the fact that today isn't April 1st, they would all think it's April Fool's Day.

"Did you hear me clearly?"

The four men remained silent for a while. Then, McDonald's eyes darted around, and he spread his hands, saying, "I think your IRS has made a mistake. We're not thieves, and we don't have any illegal income!"

Like many others before him, he naturally didn't want to bleed money for nothing and planned to make excuses first.

Even if your tax bureau is powerful, it still needs to rely on evidence!

If not, we can't force a confession out of someone through torture, can we?

David, with a composed smile, said, "Klaus Ornando, I think you should be familiar with him, right?"

Upon hearing the name, the four men tensed up immediately, and then McDonald continued to argue, "I don't know him."

"Didn't you just switch a batch of your treasured diamonds at his house on the 7th of last month? How could you forget about that so quickly? Should I inform him about it?"

At this point, the four of them could no longer remain calm and began to communicate with each other through eye contact.

David continued, "Rupert of Baker Estate, I believe you all know him. What do you think he'll do if he finds out his private collection of royal coins has been switched?"

"These Native Americans, relying on their wealth and power, are all incredibly short-tempered and not to be trifled with..."

He sighed at the end, as if he were worried about the four people in front of him.

But the four of them knew very well that this wasn't concern for them at all; it was a blatant threat!

After a long silence, Camilla spoke first: "What do you want?"

"I've already said I need you to pay taxes. Once you pay, I promise I'll turn around and leave. I won't interfere with or ask questions about what you want to do today or in the future!"

"Ha, now that you've come to us, do you think we'd still dare to make a move?"

Those of them in this line of work are already on edge all the time, and now with David stirring things up, they wouldn't dare to make a move.

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(End of this chapter)