american tax collector

Chapter 328: Just a Death Struggle
News Corporation.

At this moment, Murdoch was pacing back and forth in the office, looking at his watch from time to time, which showed how anxious he was.

At this moment, the ringing of the phone made him tense instantly. He immediately picked up the phone and pressed the answer button: "What's going on, Mr. Henrietta?"

"Listen to me Murdoko..."

Five or six minutes later, Murdoch, who had been listening silently, was stunned. It was not until the reminder from the other end of the phone that he suddenly came back and shouted, "Mr. Henrietta, you should know how important News Corporation is to us. How can you ask me to destroy it?"

That's right, Henrietta on the other end of the phone had just announced the final plan to him, but he could not accept this plan in any way.

"I don't want to destroy Murdoko either, but there is nothing we can do now. It is better to destroy it than to let it fall into the hands of David and those Ansa people."

"No sir, there must be other ways, let's think about it!"

"Do you know why the FBI releases a little bit of information every day instead of all at once? It's because they want to erode the control of your group. Once they have eroded it, it will be too late for us to take action. We don't have time now. Hurry and do what I say, Murdoch. This concerns the interests of our entire group. You have to consider the overall situation!"

"But……"

"All right!"

Before Murdoch could continue, Henrietta interrupted him and continued, "I know this group is your hard work, but there is nothing we can do about it. Murdoch, you are already 90 years old this year. It is time for you to enjoy your retirement. There is no need to continue to wade into this muddy water. Just do what the group wants. That's it."

Listening to the beeping sound coming from the phone, Murdoch's eyes had become empty, but the thought of him destroying his own group was as painful as killing his own son.

But this was not what worried him the most.

What worries him most is that his current reputation and status are all built on News Corporation.

Once this group is gone, although he is still a rich man, at his level, money is no longer the most important thing. The most important thing for him now is status and the flattery of people around him.

But once he loses this group, not to mention those guys inside the group, even those people outside who usually fawn on him may treat him as air.

This is unacceptable to him!

"Since you can't do anything, I'll solve it in my own way!"

After some struggle, Murdoch seemed to have made a decision. He immediately called his secretary in and gave him some instructions.

Seven or eight minutes later, the secretary came in and placed a small card in front of Murdoch. He immediately picked up his mobile phone and dialed the number.

……

Los Angeles IRS.

"Director David, everything is going well for us. If you add more fuel to the fire, it shouldn't be a problem to take over the Wall Street Journal and the company that controls it."

"Director David, thanks to the capital you introduced to us, there will be no problem on our side..."

"Once the FBI directly announces that the charges are proven, Murdoch and his people will definitely step down. At that time, their equity will be diluted, and we will be able to take over!"

In the director's office, David was staring at the big computer screen, and on the screen, John Aaron, Ted Turner, and Sally were reporting the battle situation with great excitement.

"Very good... I have a phone call coming, so let's leave it at that for now, you guys just continue!"

David turned off the video call, picked up his phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, then immediately answered it: "Who is this?"

"Director David, I'm Murdoch from News Corporation!"

David was also stunned when he heard the other party's self-introduction.

Now it is the FBI that is openly investigating News Corporation, but the Freemasons must know that he is behind it.

In other words, the two sides are in the middle of a fierce battle. What does it mean that this old guy is calling me now?
Do you want to make peace?
With some confusion, he replied: "It turns out to be Mr. Murdoch. What's the matter? Is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

"That's right, Chief David. I think there is some misunderstanding between us..."

"Misunderstanding? Mr. Murdoch, where does this come from?"

David has confirmed that the old man probably can't take it anymore, so he wants to negotiate with him.

"There was some controversy in our group regarding your promotion, Chief David. Later I learned that it was all caused by that bastard Marion. Don't worry, Chief David. I have already let him go!"

"No matter how your group criticizes me, I respect press freedom and will not interfere too much. As for the personnel changes in your group... I think you don't need to inform me, Mr. Murdoch!"

Hearing David's ungrateful words, Murdoch's mouth twitched, but when he thought of what Henrietta had asked him to do, he could only force himself to say, "Let's not beat around the bush, Director David. I know that the FBI's investigation of me must be related to you. As long as you ask them to cancel the investigation, I can guarantee that from now on, my group and I will never talk nonsense about you again!"

"What do you mean? I am the director of the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service. The FBI's investigation into your group has nothing to do with me, and I have no authority to mobilize the FBI. Mr. Murdoch, please don't talk nonsense."

The other party's words simply made him laugh.

If this old guy hadn't used his own group to suppress his promotion, he wouldn't have bothered to care. Now that he's been humiliated, he feels like he's been wronged. He's almost lived for a century, so why is he still so funny!

Murdoch gritted his teeth and continued, "Director David, I was indeed at fault this time. So, if you can show some mercy once, I will not only promise not to criticize you again, but I will also be able to help you if you need our group in the future. You should know that as the leader of the media industry, our News Corporation is first-class in packaging and publicity, which will be of great help to your career."

Although the Freemasons and David are now mortal enemies, he doesn't care about that in order to protect his life's work.

"If you've fallen into the hands of our country's tax bureau, then I'm not incapable of negotiating, but I really can't interfere in FBI matters. I'm sorry, Mr. Murdoch!"

"Dai... Wei!"

Upon hearing this, Murdok's eyes turned red and his face was full of anger. He had been so humble and offered such a high price, but the other party still refused to let him go. This made him very angry.

"I know what you are planning. You just want to kill me and take control of my group. But what if you end up with a 'rotten building'?"

David's face tightened when he heard this, but he pretended to be calm and replied: "I don't know what you are talking about. Okay, Mr. Murdoch, I'm busy, so I won't talk anymore!" "Okay, okay, I hope you don't regret it!"

After saying this with gritted teeth, Murdoch hung up the phone.

In the office, David's expression changed for a while, then he picked up his phone and dialed a number, saying, "The fish is about to die, so hurry up and close the net..."

After ending this call, he called John, Ted and Sally separately and reminded them to speed up the process.

The office on the top floor of News Corporation was now in a mess, with scattered documents and broken cups everywhere.

At this time, Murdoko was sitting on a chair with disheveled hair and a red face. His chest was heaving and there were some bloodstains on his fists.

After a while, he picked up the phone and called his secretary over.

The secretary was also shocked when he saw the scene, but he didn't dare to offend his boss at this time, so he could only ask cautiously: "First... sir, please give me your instructions."

"Hold a media conference. This time I will speak in person! Also arrange for some reporters to ask me questions. The content is..."

As he said this, Murdoch's eyes were filled with resentment.

He has never been so humble since he established News Corporation, but just now on the phone, he almost used a pleading tone, and that damn David still refused to let him go.

Since the other party wants him to die, he can't let the other party have an easy time before he dies!
……

"What? News Corporation still dares to hold a press conference? Don't you think it's not enough to slap them in the face?"

"It is said that the group's boss Murdoch personally came out to speak at this press conference. There must be some big news to be announced!"

"Haha, the documents released by the FBI these days can't be said to be conclusive evidence, but they can be considered a major suspicion. Even if that old guy Murdoch is eloquent, how can he refute it?"

The news that News Corporation was going to hold a media conference spread quickly, and when people heard that Murdoch would actually come out to host the speech in person, the whole network instantly became a hot topic.

Media from all walks of life immediately rushed to the first floor lobby of News Corporation as quickly as possible, set up cameras and waited for Murdoch to arrive.

Los Angeles IRS.

"What do you think this guy wants to say by holding a press conference at this critical moment?"

"No matter what he says, it's already a dying struggle!"

"..."

Inside the director's office, Simmons, Bakkinison and the other two were chatting in confusion, while David had a thoughtful look on his face.

He couldn't guess what Murdoch wanted to say to the media, but what he could be sure of was that it would definitely be disadvantageous to them!
"he came!"

After hearing Neeson's reminder, the three of them put away their thoughts and looked at the big TV screen. Surrounded by a group of security personnel, Murdoch appeared.

Although his hair and clothes were tidied up at this moment, the dark blue look on his face could still be somewhat concealed.

After he came under the spotlight, he pressed his hands together to signal for silence, and then said, "Hello, media and friends who are watching. I am Murdoch. Regarding the recent series of events targeting our group, I think I need to say a few things."

"First of all, regarding the documents that the FBI accused us of, we may indeed have committed some wrongdoings. We are not accepting these charges when the investigation is not yet over!"

"Secondly, regarding the wiretapping scandal, we had already solved it many years ago. The FBI's result at the time was that there was no direct evidence, which proved that we were innocent. But why did it suddenly come out again this time? Is there someone behind the scenes manipulating all this? Or can we say that someone is deliberately manipulating public opinion to cover up something?"

Murdoch knew very well that the reason why David did not dare to take action against him in the name of the IRS, but instead used the FBI, was simply because he was afraid of causing public opinion to suppress press freedom.

Well, he would just point it out right now in front of everyone in the world!
Of course, he also knew that his words were not enough, and this matter would probably not have much impact, but David was now trying to kill him, and he would feel relieved if he could disgust the other party.

After these words were spoken, the media at the scene and everyone watching were stunned.

What is being covered up by manipulating public opinion?
Soon, a reporter at the scene stood up and asked, "Mr. Murdoch, before your group's incident broke out, the hot topic in the country was about Director David's promotion. Do you mean that the FBI broke the news this time to cover up the popularity of this matter?"

"I didn't say that, and I don't have direct evidence to prove it. However, the FBI announced many years ago that there was no evidence in the wiretapping scandal, and now there is suddenly new evidence. As we all know, our Director David is best at collecting evidence. Perhaps... the FBI asked our Director David for some experience, which is why they were able to dig up new evidence!"

Murdoko said with a wry smile.

"What, how come it's related to Chief David again?"

"This is an FBI investigation. What does it have to do with David? It's ridiculous!"

"The FBI and the IRS are two different departments. Does Murdoch mean to say that Director David instructed the FBI to expose this matter?"

As the entire Internet was discussing this, there were also criticisms from the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Department.

"Oh shit!"

"Fuck, you damn bastard!"

"..."

Looking at the sarcastic Murdoch on TV, Simmons, Bakkinison and the others were so furious that their curses echoed throughout the office.

Now they finally understood why the old man suddenly held a press conference. It turned out that he wanted to guide the public that they were suppressing press freedom.

"Let him say whatever he wants. He has no evidence anyway. He is just struggling to survive."

David's face was also a little gloomy, but he soon remembered something and said, "Well, after he finishes speaking, we will also hold a press conference and let me come forward to clarify!"

Although the other party's dying struggle would not have much destructive power, after all, the FBI and the IRS are two different departments, but in order to avoid the escalation of the situation, his clarification is still necessary.

(End of this chapter)