american tax collector

Chapter 325 Stealing Your Home
"boom!"

Just as Murdoch was still daydreaming, he was startled by a loud noise. He looked up and saw that it was his secretary who had come in. He immediately asked in dissatisfaction, "How many times have I told you that no matter what the matter is, you have to knock on the door before entering!"

"Mr. Murdoch, our News Corporation has been announced to be under investigation!"

"what?"

Murdoch was stunned on the spot, his face full of disbelief.

Of course he knew how powerful David was, but he still chose to jump out and confront him because he knew that freedom of the press is very important in the United States.

Therefore, he was certain before he took action that even if David wanted to touch him, the top brass of the IRS would stop him.

But what he didn't expect was that David actually dared to touch him now?

Aren’t you afraid of being condemned and retaliated against, and having press freedom suppressed?

Even if David is crazy, are the top brass at the IRS crazy too?
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but Murdoch still couldn't believe it. He immediately asked in an urgent tone, "What's going on? What is the Los Angeles IRS doing?"

"Mr. Murdoch, it's not the IRS in Los Angeles, it's the FBI!"

"What did you say!"

Murdoch was surprised again, and then hurriedly confirmed: "You mean, it was not the Los Angeles IRS that announced the investigation against us, but the FBI?"

"Yes."

"On what charge?"

"They announced that they were reopening the investigation into us on charges related to the 911/ wiretapping scandal."

"911 wiretapping scandal!"

Upon hearing this, Murdoko's face darkened.

He settled this matter more than ten years ago, but it suddenly broke out now. He didn't believe that the FBI had found some new clues.

And even if the FBI has some new clues, there are many Freemasons in this organization. How come he didn't receive any information in advance?
Could it be... Yes, this matter is definitely related to David!
In order to get more information, Murdoch picked up his phone, flipped through the address book, and then dialed a number...

About seven or eight minutes later, he ended the call with an even gloomier expression.

According to the Freemasons in the FBI, this matter has been approved by a deputy director in charge of criminal investigations, and then former Nevada special agent Gavin set up an investigation team to conduct the investigation.

He had also heard about Gavin. When he was working in Nevada, this guy announced that he would investigate the state's governor, Stevenson. It was obvious that he had become David's lackey at that time.

This also further confirmed Murdoch's previous speculation, that is, the FBI's investigation against them was pushed by David from the beginning to the end!

But I have to say that David's move was really vicious.

They used the FBI to deal with them, while hiding behind them as the operator. This can prevent people from saying that the IRS is retaliating and suppressing press freedom. And the most important thing is that they are still using the 911/ wiretapping charges.

911 touched the hearts of Americans too much. He had to work very hard to settle this incident back then, but now it has been exposed again, and with David fanning the flames behind the scenes, it will be difficult to suppress this matter before it is resolved.

"Go, destroy all the data on this matter, and..."

These data have been accumulated over many years. It is a pity to destroy them like this. However, Murdoch can't care about so much because the situation is not good now. He must be absolutely sure.

Otherwise, if this matter gets out of hand, not only will he be unable to stop David from getting promoted, he might even have to step down.

……

As time went by, and with the constant "fanning the flames" from the Ansa Group, public opinion about the News Corporation's phone-hacking scandal became increasingly louder.

Not long after the incident broke out, Freemason members led by Henrietta and Joshua Mogen called Murdoch and expressed their concern about the matter.

After all, the public opinion war against David has just achieved certain results. After this incident broke out, the public opinion war will definitely be put on hold.

But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is not to let the FBI really find out anything, otherwise you will end up losing more than you gain.

Fortunately, although the FBI announced the restart of the investigation into this matter, it has not directly announced what evidence it has obtained.

After destroying all the relevant information, Murdoch felt somewhat confident, which was a reassurance to the entire Freemasonry.

The time came the next day.

Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service, in the Office of the Commissioner.

"Gavin is in New York now. I think it's time for the show to begin!"

"Hey, I want to see how much News Corporation will fall after the stock market opens."

"I'm coming!"

Nissen, Bucky and Simmons were chatting and joking while David was drinking coffee leisurely. However, with Simmons' reminder, he also turned his attention to the big TV screen hanging on the wall.

"Hello, everyone. This is CNN. The investigation team led by Agent Gavin has arrived at the New York News Corporation. Let's see what happens next..."

From the TV screen, we can see that Gavin, dressed in a black suit and sunglasses, got out of the car and quickly entered the News Corporation building with a large number of agents.

After about 15 minutes, Gavin finally came out. However, when people saw a large group of people following him, the whole network went crazy.

"That's News Corporation's board members Tony Aldrich and Theodore Xavier, as well as the CFO and department heads... So many people were brought out by the FBI, it's incredible!"

"As soon as the FBI investigation team arrived in New York, they took away more than a dozen senior members of News Corporation. They must have mastered something to be so confident!"

"So many people were taken away by the FBI. This is no less than a 'house raid.'"

At this moment, in an office on the top floor of News Corporation, the sound of a cup breaking was heard.

Murdoch, who was in the middle of it, had a livid face, and opposite him, his secretary showed a trace of fear on his face, but still said with a stiff upper lip: "Sir, Gavin just acted very tough and confident, and took away so many of our senior executives. I'm afraid..." What he wanted to say was that the FBI might have some bargaining chips in their hands, otherwise they would definitely not dare to make such a high-profile move, but he couldn't say this sentence in the end.

In fact, he didn't need to say anything. As a veteran who had been in the business world for decades, Murdoch knew very well that without bargaining chips, would the FBI investigation team dare to come directly to their headquarters?
Taking away so many senior executives in front of the whole world?
What did David find out about them, and what did he give to Gavin, his lackey?
Just as Murdoch was still worried, there was a knock on the office door and it was pushed open. Another secretary came in and said in a panic, "Sir, due to the incident just now, our market value has plummeted as soon as the stock market opens. If it continues like this... it may drop by more than 20 percentage points conservatively."

A conservative estimate of a group's market value falling by 20 percentage points may sound exaggerated, but Murdoch knows that based on the current situation, it may not be an exaggeration at all.

You know, when the 911 phone-hacking scandal broke out, their group fell 15 percentage points.

And now not only has this matter re-exploded, the key thing is that the FBI has just taken away so many senior executives of their group, which will definitely cause the market to have a serious lack of confidence in their group.

No, something must be done!

After thinking for a while, Murdoch said, "Hold a press conference and let me... oh no, let Marion speak out to stabilize the market."

As the founder of News Corporation, with the reputation he has accumulated over the years, as long as he steps forward, the market will definitely regain some confidence in their group.

But he thought of a problem, that is, he didn't know what David gave to the FBI.

If the FBI finally gets hold of some evidence against their group, then the speech he made at the press conference might put him in a passive situation later on.

So to be on the safe side, he finally decided to find a scapegoat.

Soon, News Corporation's press conference was officially held.

Marion, a board member who was not taken away for investigation, stood up and made a guarantee in front of the whole country. The content was that their News Corporation had not committed any illegal behavior or any 911 phone-hacking scandal.

After that, News Corporation used its powerful media channels to actually mislead many people into believing in the group's innocence and restored some confidence in the stock market.

Of course, despite this, News Corporation's market value still fell by more than 8 percentage points in just one day.

Murdoch couldn't sleep that night.

And when the time came to the next morning, he came to the office early.

Because according to the law, if there is no evidence or other circumstances, the FBI cannot detain a suspect for more than 24 hours.

So as long as those senior executives who were taken away yesterday are released today, it means that the FBI was just bluffing and had no actual evidence, and he can breathe a sigh of relief.

The time passed by minute by minute, and it was 9.20:.

Even though Murdoch has been in the business world for decades, he was still staring at his watch nervously at this moment, but the next second, his office door was knocked again.

When he saw that it was his secretary who came in with an unhappy look on his face, his mood suddenly sank.

"Sir, the FBI has just released a document that shows that during the time of 911/, we did set up a 'surveillance department'. Here is the document, take a look."

As he spoke, he placed the tablet in front of Murdoch.

After Murdoch read the content carefully, his face suddenly turned ugly, because it did involve some confidential information of their group.

But soon, he calmed down and said, "What can this information prove? And the department we set up is not what he called a monitoring department, it is just a department that collects news-related content!"

"This can't really be used as direct evidence, but it's a bit of a coincidence with the time when 911/ happened. This will definitely give those who were already questioning us more room for imagination..."

"Giggle..."

As he was talking, there was another knock on the door, and the person who came in reported, "Sir, the latest news is that the FBI has obtained some key information and has applied to the court to extend the detention time of our senior executives, and it has been approved."

"Damn it, what on earth do they want to do!"

Murdoko cursed loudly, but he also felt that something was wrong.

The FBI first took back a large number of their top executives, and then remained silent until today, when it seemed that the time for their release was approaching. They suddenly released a document to extend the detention time of their top executives, and it was approved by the court so quickly.

Why does it feel like everything is interconnected?

"Beep beep..."

The ringing of the phone brought Murdoch back to his senses. He picked up the phone and saw that it was Soros calling. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up the phone and said, "I'm very busy now. Just tell me what you want to say, Soros."

"Modoko, something is wrong. My company has detected that someone is taking advantage of the stock market crash to buy the bottom of your subsidiaries."

"What did you say!"

Murdoch was horrified.

Soros is a stock market tycoon, and his hedge fund company is even more famous on Wall Street. Since he has monitored this matter, he is probably right.

Could it be that the series of events that happened before were to cooperate with the stock market?

"Although we still don't know who these people in the stock market are, we can be sure that they are closely related to David. You have to be careful, lest you lose control of News Corporation in the end. The consequences will be very serious."

In fact, there was no need for Thoros to remind him. At this moment, Murdoko already felt his hands and feet getting cold and sweat was pouring down.

The reason why he has such a high position in the Freemasonry group is that he has mastered the core propaganda tools of the group.

Once you lose control, your status will surely plummet.

But this is not the worst. The worst thing is that he now has a bold guess in his mind.

That is, David asked the FBI to target him, which led to arrests, document releases, and extended detention. Now, he has made so many moves in the stock market. It is very likely that he is not only trying to retaliate against their group, but also wants to take control of this public opinion tool.

And once this tool falls into David's hands, he will use it to attack, destroy and discredit the image of them, the Jews, and then they can only stand and be beaten!

Murdoch didn't dare to think any further, he immediately shouted: "For now, don't worry about those detained people, tell all departments and companies to tighten the control, don't let anyone take the opportunity to 'confiscate' your property!"

(End of this chapter)