American tax officials

Chapter 89: Rewards for Merit, 10 per group

109 Monarch Avenue, 'DA Nightclub'.

This is one of the largest and most luxurious nightclubs in the Lake District, and it belongs to Dieter.

At that moment, an SUV pulled up in front of the gate, and Baldwin got out and walked in amidst greetings from his many underlings at the gate.

Upon entering the nightclub, a wave of heat hits you, mixed with the smells of alcohol, cigarettes, and sweat.

In the dim light, people dressed in their finest attire, holding wine glasses, swayed gracefully on the dance floor. The lights streaked across the ceiling like shooting stars, projecting their shadows onto the dance floor as they danced wildly.

At the center of the stage, the singer sang with deep emotion, their voice piercing through the crowd and touching hearts. The dancers, on the other hand, poured their hearts and souls into their performance, every movement brimming with wild energy.

Baldwin didn't linger and went straight to the door of a private room on the second floor, where two burly men in suits were standing guard.

Baldwin asked, "Is Dieter inside?"

"What is it?"

"There's been a slight problem with the transaction; I need to report the situation to him!"

The two burly men exchanged a glance, and then the one who had spoken first replied, "He's already high on drugs; he probably won't listen to anything!"

"I don't care, I want to see him right now!"

Seeing Baldwin's resolute stance, the big man hesitated for a moment, but ultimately stepped aside.

Baldwin immediately pushed open the door and entered, only to be met with a scene of utter chaos.

Wine bottles and fruit plates were carelessly discarded on the floor, and patches of white powder remained on the table. On the sofa, a dark-skinned man with a high nose and a thick ponytail was embracing a glamorous woman on each side, and the three of them were swaying their heads to the music.

Baldwin frowned slightly, then stepped forward and turned off the music, which sobered up the three who had been nodding their heads.

The man roared like a lion, "Fuck you! You're locking up my DJ account! I'm going to kill you!"

After saying that, he staggered around looking for his pistol.

Before he could find it, Baldwin rushed over, grabbed his shoulder, shook him, and said, "Dieter, it's me!"

"Damn it, Baldwin, it's you..."

Dieter regained some composure, but remained angry.

"Listen, there's been a problem with the goods..."

Baldwin gave a brief account of what had just happened at the chemical plant.

But Dieter, high on drugs, was oblivious to everything else. All he heard was that someone had stolen the goods and demanded 158 million to ransom them.

This instantly enraged him, and he roared, "Fuck you! In all of Las Vegas, who dares to steal my goods! Baldwin, I'm only giving you one day. Get the goods back to me by tomorrow, or I'll kill you!"

Baldwin was taken aback, then said with a wronged expression, "But Dieter, that's the IRS..."

"Fuck you! I don't care if it's the IRS or the police, I'll kill you if I don't get the goods back!"

Seeing that Dieter had almost lost his mind, Baldwin finally couldn't argue anymore and could only walk out with a frustrated look on his face.

Meanwhile.

Zimmerman, who had been out of the public eye for a long time, also received the news from the Mexican side.

When he heard that the goods had been robbed, he was furious, but when he heard that it was the IRS who robbed them, he was stunned!

"Boss, David also asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that..."

Richard repeated exactly what David had told him earlier.

Zimmerman was furious when he heard that they would have to pay their taxes on time or the IRS would shut down their bases, venues, and arrest them.

"What did Dieter say?"

"Baldwin said they'll handle it, so I think we shouldn't act rashly for now. After all, I've heard the IRS is not to be trifled with!"

Zimmerman fell silent.

Despite his anger, he was able to lead the business in Las Vegas for so many years not through brute force, but more through his intelligence.

The IRS is, after all, an official agency. If they dare to touch government personnel, things will definitely not end well.

But Dieter was different.

The Dieter family has deep roots in Las Vegas and also has Native American heritage, so having them negotiate with the IRS would definitely be much more effective than having them do it themselves!

With this in mind, Zimmerman abandoned any other ideas and decided to follow Baldwin's advice and wait and see how things developed.

……

The night passed quietly.

The next morning, David took a taxi to the station.

He got out of the car and was about to walk away when he suddenly noticed a black Cadillac parked behind him.

Then, a burly man in a suit and sunglasses got out of the driver's seat first, opened the inner door, and Serena got out.

Seeing this, a hint of doubt appeared between David's brows.

The burly man's demeanor and gait were similar to Nissen and Bucky's; he seemed to be a retired soldier from some unit.

And the fact that someone like that is acting as a driver suggests that Serena holds a significant position within the Kennedy family!

"Hi, Tax Chief David, it's so early."

Serena was also surprised to run into David.

David replied, "Yeah, how was it? Did you sleep well last night?"

Judging from her resume, Serena came from somewhere else, so his words showed a superior's concern for his subordinate.

"not bad!"

Serena changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Tax Chief David, how did your operation go last night?"

"Everything's fine, let's go inside!"

The two walked in side by side. Because he had many questions, David couldn't help but probe indirectly, "Looking at your resume, you come from a prominent family. Why don't you go somewhere with better career prospects?"

Serena paused for a moment, then replied, "The IRS is a department with great potential, especially now with the support of the Black Tax Act!"

David didn't believe what the other person said.

The IRS has good prospects, but that's only relative to the average person.

For a large family like the Kennedys, Serena could easily arrange a prestigious position for them in the city hall or some state legislature if she wanted.

After three to five years of experience, and with some build-up, running for mayor or councilor would be a piece of cake.

Why bother starting as a junior tax inspector at the State Taxation Administration?

"Alright, then you should work harder!"

David knew the other party didn't intend to reveal their true purpose, and wisely refrained from pressing further.

"When Bucky and the others arrive, have them come to my office. Oh, and... you come too!"

David thought about it. After all, Serena was a member of his team. If he brought all seven of Bucky's men but not her, it would feel a bit isolated. So he decided to include her.

"Understood, Tax Commissioner!"

……

I arrived at the office and had just finished processing a few documents when there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

Nixon Bucky and his eight companions entered one after another.

It's clear that the mission was successfully completed last night, and the large sum of taxes brought in kept everyone excited all night; they're still in high spirits now.

David looked at everyone and said, "Everyone worked hard last night. I promised each team a minimum of $10 in tax revenue if we closed this case. Although it's not completely closed yet, we've already made a significant amount. So let's split $10 among each team!"

David knew that the best way to get these people to work for him wholeheartedly was to use their tax money as incentives, so he was very generous with it.

In any case, besides the 158 million yuan in taxes seized last night, there was also a batch of white powder of equal value.

Even if he gave 40 to these people, he could still pocket more than 276 million!

Moreover, this is just one of the transactions that secured this case.

We haven't even slaughtered those two fat sheep, Dieter and Zimmermann, yet!

Although Nixon Bucky and the others had already expected it, they were all incredibly excited when they heard that $10 in tax revenue had just fallen into their laps.

In the past, they wouldn't have been able to earn 10 in tax revenue combined during their two assessment periods.

However, they caught it in just one night.

More importantly, this new assessment period has only lasted for three days, and the case of Dieter has only just begun to close.

If they completely resolve this case, won't they skyrocket on the tax performance list?

It's hard to say whether we'll make it into the top 100 nationwide, but we should be able to get into the top 200 without any problem, right?

While everyone else was still caught up in the excitement, one person stood out: Serena.

Although she had just joined the IRS system, after a whole day of learning yesterday, she had come to understand how difficult it was for an auditor to achieve a tax record of 10.

According to what she learned yesterday, in a tax inspection team in the lake area, it is already considered very good if they can get 10 yuan in tax revenue during an assessment period.

And now, the team led by David has only managed to collect this much from each group in one night's operation.

Moreover, I just heard David say that this is only allocated to each subgroup, and as for how much he himself will receive, that is not the case.

Serena, for one, felt it was definitely more than 40!

"Today, all of you keep a close eye on Dieter and the Mexican gang, and see if they do anything unusual!"

Actually, the Mexicans weren't too worried about David.

They're just a bunch of drug dealers. If they don't know what's good for them, even if he wipes them out, no one will dare to speak up for them.

On the contrary, ordinary people might even praise the IRS for protecting the people!

His main concern was Dieter.

"The goods we're handing over are worth $400 million. No matter what Dieter does, he won't refuse to pay the ransom, right?"

This is not only Nissen's view, but also the view of Bucky and most other people.

If Dieter doesn't redeem the goods, it will be equivalent to losing $400 million for nothing.

If redeemed, the loss would only be US$1,584,000.

Anyone can do this math!

"Who knows? Anyway, let's cheer up and get to work!"

Back on the third floor, in the inspector's office.

Serena leaned closer to Ariel and asked, "Ariel, what exactly did you gain from last night's operation?"

"US$1,584,000, plus a shipment of heroin worth US$4 million!"

Serena was stunned when she heard Ariel's words.

She guessed that David and his group must have made a considerable haul last night, but she never expected it to be as high as several million US dollars.

After composing herself, she asked again, "Does the bureau often collect such huge sums of taxes?"

"How is that possible!"

Ariel glanced at her and said, "The bureau has only received two tax payments exceeding one million so far, and this is the second time."

"And who received it the first time?"

"you do not know?"

Ariel looked at him in surprise.

"How would I know if I just arrived..."

Ariel thought about it and realized it made sense. Why would someone outside the IRS system care about such matters? She then explained, "The last time, it was also our Tax Chief David who received it!"

As she spoke, a hint of pride lingered in her voice.

It seemed to be telling Serena that she made the right choice in joining their team!

"It was also received by Tax Chief David..."

Seeing Serena's surprised expression, Ariel took out her phone, opened the tax performance rankings from the previous assessment period, and explained, "Look, this is a tax performance ranking from our IRS. In the last assessment period, our Tax Chief David ranked 42nd nationwide, and..."

After Ariel's detailed explanation, Serena finally understood what kind of amazing feats David had accomplished before her arrival.

Not only did he lead the Lake District to achieve the top tax performance in Las Vegas for two consecutive assessment periods, but he also made it into the top 100 tax inspectors in the country twice.

She said that's why, since all the tax chiefs in the bureau are middle-aged, why is David the only one so young?

So that's the reason...

"Fine, Nissen, how did you guys manage to rack up $10 in tax revenue in just one night!"

"Wow, Bucky, where did you get such a huge tax credit? We didn't hear a thing!"

Just as Serena was still deep in thought, there was a sudden commotion at Bucky and Nissen's workstations not far away.

It turned out that the tax revenue allocated to everyone had already been successfully deposited into the treasury, which attracted the attention of many inspectors in the bureau.

As mentioned before.

Most of the inspection teams in the bureau can earn $10 in a single assessment period, which is considered quite good.

And now, Buckinson and his team have made $10 overnight with just one inspection team. How could the other inspectors not be envious?

With everyone subtly probing them, they quickly learned what had happened, and they were all dumbfounded.

It turns out that David led Bucky and others on a mission last night and actually received millions in taxes!

This allowed the other groups in the team to be allocated 10 in tax revenue.

This moment instantly made the inspectors on the scene envious. While complaining about their own tax chief's lack of efficiency, they also regretted not being part of David's team!

(End of this chapter)