American tax officials

Chapter 70: If you don't hand it in, we'll take it ourselves!

Lin Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Have you thought this through? This is a million! With your meager salaries and bonuses, you two couldn't earn that much even in five years!"

David remained expressionless and replied, "I've thought it through. Since we're here today, either you hand over the taxes to us and we'll leave, or... the IRS will take them ourselves!"

He emphasized the last sentence.

Lin Qi, of course, understood the threat in David's words. At this moment, the veins on his forehead bulged and his fists were clenched tightly.

Having risen to such a position, when has anyone ever dared to threaten him like this?

If he weren't afraid of the IRS, he definitely would have turned on them on the spot!

"I am familiar with the rules of your tax laws. As long as you pay taxes, they will inevitably be entered into your IRS's archives."

"But as you know, Mr. Lynch has quite a few connections with the mayor and councilors. If something unexpected happens one day and these people get involved, it might be difficult to handle!"

Kyle is the one who spoke out this time.

His words were actually a warning to David: that's enough. They weren't without connections, and things could get out of hand if things escalated.

David understood what the other party meant, but he ignored it completely and replied firmly, "Once it's in our IRS files, we'll keep it safe. There's no way anything could go wrong."

"Furthermore, matters concerning our IRS are none of the business of the mayor or council members, and even the president has no right to interfere!"

Kyle originally thought that David would restrain himself after bringing up these powerful people, but he didn't expect that David would not only not restrain himself, but also bring up the president.

Now he didn't have any better options and could only reply, "We need some time to consider this matter!"

"Okay, no problem, but I'm short on time. I can only give you two days at most!"

The other party needed to pay taxes of over 160 million, and it would take time to raise the money, so David did not pressure them too much.

After the two left.

Lin Qi could no longer control his emotions. He smashed the water glass on the table to pieces and cursed, "That damn bastard! If he wasn't from the IRS, I'd have someone take care of him right now!"

"Shh..."

Kyle was terrified and immediately put his index finger to his lips, signaling Lynch not to say anything out of turn.

He then went outside to check and found that David and his companion had already gone far away. He breathed a sigh of relief and returned, saying, "Mr. Lynch, please don't act rashly. We can't touch the IRS. Their weapons are more elite than our army. If anyone dies, this place will probably be razed to the ground immediately."

Although Lin Qi was furious, he was no fool to have built such a successful business. He knew he couldn't kill the IRS officers; he was just venting his anger.

"Sir, this guy is a tough nut to crack, but he's just an inspector after all. If we want to get rid of him, perhaps we can try to use our connections at higher levels..."

"Mediation..."

Lin Qi pondered for a moment, then immediately rushed out the door.

……

Main street, municipal office.

A black Maybach pulled up at the entrance. The door opened, and Lynch got out, entered the lobby, and took the elevator to an office on the 7th floor.

After knocking on the door and receiving two "Come in" responses, he went inside.

Among them, a man around 40 years old put down the documents in his hand, looked up at Lin Qi, and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to see me? What's the matter?"

He is the deputy mayor of Las Vegas, Gray Ivordor.

"Vice Mayor Gray, I've run into some trouble..."

Lin Qi immediately told them about the IRS coming to his door.

After hearing what he said, Gray was first startled, and then fell into deep thought.

Several minutes later, he said in a deep voice, "How could you be so careless and let the IRS find out so thoroughly!"

Lin Qi's face fell, and he replied, "This is my fault, but I really didn't expect the IRS to be so pervasive, investigating me so thoroughly..."

"Their tax bill was only passed by Congress on the 3rd of last month, and in just over a month, it has already caused a huge uproar across the country. It's not going to be easy to deal with..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qi's heart skipped a beat.

Why did he come to see this deputy mayor? Wasn't it to use his influence to negotiate with the National Taxation Bureau?

But judging from his tone, the deputy mayor doesn't seem too willing to get involved!

But no matter what, we're already here, so we have to give it our all!

He immediately said, "Vice Mayor Gray, the IRS is charging me a whopping 39.6%, and once my information is filed, won't the IRS have a hand on me? You have to help me this time!"

"Lin Qi, I can handle other things for you, but I'm afraid I can't help you with this. It's very difficult for me to get involved in IRS matters!"

As the deputy mayor of Las Vegas, he certainly wielded considerable power.

But as he said, the IRS is not under his jurisdiction, and he doesn't want to get involved and be targeted by this group of mad dogs.

"Ah...this..."

Lin Qi had a long face, looking even worse than if his father had died.

"Don't worry, the IRS may be a bunch of mad dogs, but they still have principles. As long as you pay your taxes on time, they won't mess with you!"

"Furthermore, I will provide you with some other forms of compensation after this matter is resolved!"

Hearing this, Lin Qi cursed inwardly.

That's easy for you to say, but that's a tax rate of 39.6%!

Are you going to compensate me for this money?

Despite his inner turmoil, the deputy mayor couldn't do anything to the National Taxation Bureau, but he could easily deal with the deputy mayor. So he could only nod and accept the fact.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, Gray suddenly called out to him, "By the way, Lynch, you didn't tell the IRS about our relationship, did you?"

"No, not at all..."

Kyle previously mentioned that they had connections with the mayor and council members.

However, Las Vegas has one mayor and four deputy mayors, and they did not specify who they are, so this answer is not exactly deceptive.

Gray breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "That's good..."

……

Two days later, the State Taxation Bureau, Lake District Branch.

For the past two days, David and Nissen have basically been slacking off, just waiting for Lynch to receive his huge tax bill.

"Do you think that guy really dares not to pay?"

Today is the last day of the deadline, and Nissen seemed a little uneasy.

"He must be a smart man to have gotten to where he is..."

Just as David finished speaking, he suddenly saw a familiar face emerge from the elevator entrance.

It was none other than Lynch's lawyer, Kyle!