american tax collector

Chapter 333: Join the Angsa Group, David

Sean's expression was uncertain for a while, and finally he asked, "If he doesn't agree, what do you want to do?"

Jepp leaned back, crossed his arms over his chest, and said calmly: "I have received news that the Freemasons are preparing to mobilize their power in Congress to repeal the Black Tax Act. If David does not agree, we will not get involved in this matter!"

"what!"

Sean was shocked to hear this.

He knew very well that the Freemasonry Group had not dared to come up with the idea of ​​the black tax bill because they did not want to really fall out with the IRS.

Now that the other party has this plan, it means that they are really forced into a corner and want to go to war with the IRS!

But this is not the most important.

The most important thing is that although the IRS is very powerful, it does not have much influence in Congress. The ones that really have influence in Congress are the Freemasons, the Ansa Group, and some other large conglomerates and families.

In other words, if the Freemasons really work in Congress to abolish the black tax bill, and the Ansa Group stands idly by, the IRS will be in trouble.

Without the sword of the black tax bill, even if David has taken a high position in the IRS, he is basically like a toothless tiger.

"Of course, we don't want the situation to develop to this point, so it would be best if David could agree to our request. Do you understand, Sean?"

"Okay, I'll come forward to communicate with him tonight, but I can't guarantee whether he will agree or not."

Seeing how determined the three major families were, Sean knew that he was powerless to change the situation and could only prepare to pass the message to David who was arriving tonight.

"You just need to convey our intention to him. As for whether he will agree to the next thing, we will take care of it."

"All right……"

……

In the evening, around seven o'clock.

A large number of special agents were already on guard around the Hyatt Hotel, and the invited guests also arrived at the scene in their vehicles one after another.

As the protagonist of today, David naturally arrived at the scene early, and at this moment he was entertaining some of the guests.

Among these people are military personnel, people from various government departments, and some upper-class people in Washington.

This was the first time David had met many of these people. He was not sure whether they were invited by the top brass of the IRS or the Ansa Group, so he couldn't ask.

"Director David...oh no, now I should call him Inspector General David. You are most welcome to work in Washington!"

"Inspector General David, I have always seen your majesty on TV, and today I finally get to see it in person!"

"Inspector General David, please give me more guidance in the future..."

As time went by, more and more people arrived at the scene and were the first to come to David to congratulate him.

David also greeted them one by one with a smile and raised his glass to toast them from time to time. The atmosphere at the dinner was full of a cheerful conversation.

"Boss, Chief Obadiah and the others are here!"

Hearing Simmons' reminder, David turned around and saw Obadiah, Vertonghen, Donald, Lahan and other senior IRS executives walking in from the gate.

He immediately apologized to the government officials he was talking to, then walked over to them and said, "Director Obadiah, Advisor Vertonghen, Deputy Director Donald... Welcome!"

This dinner was clearly arranged by the Ansa people and the top brass of the IRS, but now he had to say welcome to this group of people, which made him feel a little weird.

But there is nothing we can do about it, since he is nominally the protagonist of today.

"Inspector General David, welcome to join our General Administration. I believe that under your leadership, the situation of tax cases across the country will improve by leaps and bounds!"

Obadiah said this with a smile.

Seeing that the head of the General Administration said this, Vertonghen, Lahan and others also said some words of congratulations and welcome.

In the end, only the man with a mustache, about 50 years old, standing next to Lahan remained silent, and his expression even looked a little unnatural.

"Cough cough..."

It was not until he heard Donald's cough that the man reacted, forced a smile, and said to David: "Congratulations, David, I hope you can do better after you take over from me!"

His name is Nehemiah Noah, and he is the former National Tax Inspector General of the Internal Revenue Service.

He is 51 years old this year, which is supposed to be the best age for his career, but unfortunately he is a bit unlucky and met David who suddenly emerged.

Finally, under pressure from the Ansa people and unanimous discussion of many senior officials of the General Administration, they had no choice but to give up the position of Inspector General of Taxation, which was the position that was most suitable for David at the time.

Of course, in addition to these two aspects of pressure, another reason is that David has outstanding abilities and has accumulated a flourishing reputation during this period. Otherwise, he would not have abdicated so easily.
"Inspector General Nehemiah, I'm new to this position and I think I'll have a lot to ask you about in the future. I hope you won't mind."

Anyone would feel uncomfortable giving up such a high and powerful position, so David didn't think there was anything wrong with the other party's strange behavior.

"Although I have abdicated, I hope to see that tax supervision can be done better, so if you have any questions, you can always ask me, you're welcome."

"Thank you very much..."

Seeing the two of them talking so happily, Obadiah, Donald and others on the side secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They were really worried that Nehemiah would be unhappy about his position being taken away and would attack David, which would embarrass them as well, but fortunately, the old inspector general still knew the general situation.

"Director Obadiah, Advisor Vertonghen, you are here too!"

As they were talking, a voice came from behind and everyone heard it. They turned around and saw that the person was none other than White House Chief of Staff Wilder.

"Chief of Staff Wilder, you are here too."

Obadiah and Vertonghen also greeted in unison.

"Yes."

Wilder agreed, then turned his gaze to David and said with a smile: "The president is on a state visit, so he sent me over as a representative. David, on behalf of the president, I welcome you to Washington, D.C.!" "Thank the president for me, and of course, thank Chief of Staff Wilder for coming tonight."

"You have made such a great contribution to our country's tax revenue, this is what you should do..."

As the chief of staff of the White House, this is basically equivalent to the incarnation of the president. It is no exaggeration to say that he is second only to the president.

But in the following conversation, Wilder was unusually polite to David, which made Obadiah, Vertonghen and others who had never enjoyed such treatment a little depressed.

But not long after, as Wilder's true intentions were revealed, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

It turned out that although the W aid bill was in line with the White House's policy and was successfully passed, because most people were anti-war, the president himself lost a lot of support.

Therefore, the White House wants to come up with a bill or policy that benefits the people in order to regain public support.

This people-friendly bill will naturally bring real benefits to citizens.

But this requires money, and this money is by no means a small amount!

Given the current state of affairs in the United States, the finances are certainly unable to support such a large amount of funds for this bill, so naturally we can only rely on David, the money-making expert.

This is why Wilder was so polite to David.

"I have just taken office. In the short term, I will focus on familiarizing myself with the work. I am afraid that I will not be able to achieve much in terms of tax funds. I hope Chief of Staff Wilder can understand..."

David was not trying to shirk responsibility. Firstly, he had just taken office and it would be difficult for him to start tax work if he was not familiar with the operation of the department.

Another thing is that the follow-up additional funds previously agreed upon with the Angsa Group are still several hundred billion short of being raised. He must definitely get this amount of money first, so as to avoid being accused by the Angsa people of not abiding by the contract.

"This is natural. We just have this idea. There are still many details that need to be improved. Don't be in a hurry. Just take your time!"

Although the White House has lost a lot of support recently, there are still two years before the election. All it needs to do is to raise the support rate before the election, so Wilder is not in a hurry.

Seeing David's slight agreement, Wilder was tactful and left immediately, saying he wanted to chat with some old friends.

In the following time, more and more people came to the scene.

And the last time he attended the celebration banquet of the Angsa Group, the backbone members of the Angsa Group also came to the scene and expressed their congratulations to David. There was even a hint in their words that they treated him as one of their own, which made him feel a little confused.

About half an hour passed.

At this time, Simmons came to his side and reminded him: "Boss, the people from the four major families are here, but they came down from upstairs, so they should have been here a long time ago."

Upon hearing this, David's eyes narrowed.

The people from the four major families had already arrived here a long time ago, so why did they have to wait until the dinner started before showing up?

It's nothing more than thinking that one's status is superior, so one is just showing off.

This was not because David was judging others by his own standards, but because he had a head-on confrontation with these major families last time and saw the arrogance in their bones.

Of course, based on his understanding of Sean, the Kennidi family is definitely not like this. As for why they have only appeared now with several major families, there must be other reasons.

As soon as the four major families showed up, people at the scene immediately stepped forward to greet them. Even White House Chief of Staff Wilder did not dare to be arrogant and took the initiative to step forward and have a conversation.

After some hesitation, David adjusted his posture and walked towards him with a smile.

When the people from the four major families saw him coming towards them, they suddenly pretended to have discovered something, said goodbye to the people they were talking to, and also came forward to greet him.

"Inspector General David, welcome to Washington, D.C."

"Inspector General David, since you have come to Washington to take up your post, I'm sure we will be dealing with each other frequently in the future. Please take care of me."

"..."

"Gentlemen, thank you for coming tonight."

Lei Zhe, Jep and Cyril spoke one after another, while Sean remained silent, and David also gave a polite reply.

"We are all old acquaintances, so there is no need to be so polite. Chief Inspector David, you have many people to entertain today. Since we are already here, we will not disturb you for now."

Lei Zhe laughed and then left with Cyril Jepp, leaving Sean alone standing there without moving.

"Let's go over to the bar and chat."

"it is good."

David followed Sean to the bar.

Today's dinner was a rare social opportunity for all the people present, so these people wouldn't really be foolish enough to come here to drink. Therefore, apart from the two people who had arrived and the bartender, there was really no one else at the bar.

"Give me a whiskey, no ice."

"Me too."

The two of them each gave an order to the bartender and sat on the high stools.

Sean seemed to have something to hide and didn't speak at first. David guessed what he wanted to say and didn't rush to ask.

Seven or eight minutes later, two glasses of mixed drinks were brought up.

Sean picked it up and shook it, then took a big gulp. Under the influence of the alcohol, he slowly spoke, "When you approached me and told me that you wanted to deal with News Corporation and asked me to provide financial support, to be honest, I didn't think you could do it in a short time. The three major families also thought so."

"Because this is a propaganda agency that they value very much. Even if you can find something on them, they will definitely try every means to save it. But what they didn't expect was that you once again greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. Under your planning, the founder Murdoch was disgraced and stepped down, and News Corporation almost fell apart. In the end, we took advantage of it."

"However, after this incident, you have been promoted to the decision-making circle of the Internal Revenue Service. The three major families are getting a little anxious. They are increasingly worried that they will lose control of you and end up nurturing a tiger to cause trouble. This is also the reason why this dinner is being held tonight!"

David had guessed this a long time ago and was not very surprised. He then asked, "So, in addition to wanting to tell everyone that I am the person they supported, do they have any other ideas for holding this dinner tonight?"

Sean didn't say anything, but took out three photos from his pocket and placed them on the table. He took another sip of wine before saying, "The three major families want you to choose one of them and get married in front of all of them. Then you will be a member of this group in the future, and the group will do its best to help you control the giant ship of the IRS."

(End of this chapter)