american tax collector

Chapter 340: The Storm Retaliation Begins

In the remaining days, the hearing incident remained hot, and the congressmen who were defeated were repeatedly criticized and ridiculed by netizens, becoming a laughing stock in American politics.

The counterattack that had been planned for so long ended up with a laughable result, and the Freemasons were naturally furious.

Henrietta even called all the members together and scolded the relevant personnel in person, and also asked them to reflect carefully on how the group should deal with the next step.

The time came on September 10th.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Keppel knocked on the door and walked in, saying, "Sir, White House Chief of Staff Wilder is here and wants to see you."

"Wilder?"

David put down the document, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and then he replied: "Okay, bring him in."

Soon after, Wilder was brought in. When he saw David, he praised him, "Inspector General David, you have really been in the spotlight these days!"

"It's nothing, you'll get used to it."

David knew he was talking about the hearing, and replied calmly.

"You have single-handedly created the most embarrassing hearing in the U.S. Congress. In the next few decades or even hundreds of years, I'm afraid that no one will forget your name when the hearing is mentioned."

"Who knows what will happen in the future? Okay, Chief of Staff Wilder, you are the chief steward of the White House, in charge of the affairs of the whole country. You are not here just to chat with me, right?"

Wilder sat down, crossed his legs, and said with a slightly playful expression: "Inspector General David, do you remember what I told you at the last dinner?"

"You mean... the People's Benefit Bill?"

Wilder pulled a document out of his inside pocket, pushed it in front of David, and said, "Yes, we have a rough outline of this bill. Take a look at it."

David picked it up, unpacked it and examined it carefully.

After seven or eight minutes, he roughly read through the contents.

This bill is called the 'Child Care Act'. As the name suggests, it means that the government will provide certain financial assistance to American citizens during pregnancy, childbirth, and the subsequent growth of their children.

You know, the fertility rate in the United States is not as low as that in the Bear Country and the South Korean Country, so naturally, unlike these two countries, the government does not give strong encouragement and subsidies for childbirth.

Therefore, once the White House introduces this policy bill, one can imagine how popular and support it will be.

But then again, the population base of the United States ranks third in the world. If you want to introduce this bill, it will not be enough to spend hundreds of billions of dollars. Once the citizens are stimulated by this bill, the funds required may be a bottomless pit...

"What's up Inspector David, is there a problem?"

"With all due respect to Chief of Staff Wilder, the financial expenditure of this bill is not a small amount. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to complete it."

"If you can't accomplish it, then no one in the entire United States can accomplish it!"

"Chief of Staff Wilder, is this an order?"

Wilder was startled, and realizing that he seemed to have made David unhappy, he hurriedly explained: "Of course not, this is just a small vision of our White House. If Inspector General David can help to complete it, then the President will be very grateful to you."

"I did my best to help the White House pass the W-aid bill, but afterwards, I didn't seem to receive any good comments from the White House."

To be honest, David has not had much good feelings towards the White House since the hearing incident.

Logically speaking, he put the greatest effort into the W-Aid Act, and the White House also achieved its own policy and strategic goals with the funds he obtained.

However, once the hearing incident came out, the White House, in response to reporters' repeated inquiries asking for a statement, showed no intention of speaking for the IRS, but instead kept playing Tai Chi.

Of course, he also knew that the White House certainly did not want to be involved in such an incident.

But then again, the White House doesn't want to take sides but now wants him to help raise money. This is too good of a calculation. Do they really think he is a fool who can be used?
Wilder was also a little embarrassed.

Of course he understood what David meant. He was simply hinting at the White House's failure to express support after the hearing.

But he had no choice, because the relationship between the Ansa Group and David had broken down, and the Freemasons were clearly determined to go all out against David, so it was naturally difficult for the White House to openly support David.

But if the White House wants to be re-elected in the general election two years later, it must regain public support.

If they want to gain the support of the people, they can only introduce a bill to benefit the people. Since they want a bill, they need money, but the current economic situation in the United States is very bad, and only David can raise such a large amount of funds.

This is also the reason why he, as the White House Chief of Staff, a person second only to the White House Chief, had to explain in a nice tone after seeing David's dissatisfaction.

Otherwise, if someone else dared to act like this in front of him, he would have stormed out and returned to the White House to think of ways to make things difficult for the other person!
"Cough cough..."

Putting away his thoughts, Wilder coughed to ease the awkward atmosphere, and then said, "In fact, our White House also has its own difficulties, but since you said so, and our President also sent me here with sincerity, then I will be frank, Inspector General David, do you want to be the director of the IRS?"

"As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Do you think there is anyone in the IRS system who doesn't want to be the director of the IRS?"

Wilder smiled and said, "As long as you can get this money for us, the president will guarantee to nominate you as the director of the IRS during his term. What do you think, Inspector General David?" David did not show any joy, but replied calmly, "Excuse me, Chief of Staff Wilder, even if the president does not nominate you, I am afraid that this position will be mine in the future, so the condition you promised does not seem to have much value to me."

Wilder's expression changed, but he immediately returned to normal and said, "That being said, according to the current situation, it will take you many years to get this position. As long as you are willing to do this for us, you will be able to take office in six years at most. By then, you will be the youngest director in the history of the IRS and one of the few people in American history who has such a high position and power at this age!"

"Our current director treats me well, and I was promoted by him, so I'm not an ungrateful person. As for the promotion you promised... I don't think it's necessary. I hope things will come naturally. But... I can discuss helping you raise funds!"

Wilder's face changed when he heard the first half of the sentence, but the latter part made him feel relieved. He asked, "Okay, then what do you want?"

"Next, I will launch a nationwide tax cleanup operation codenamed 'Storm'. I hope that you in the White House can stand up and express your support, that's all!"

Now he has basically torn his relationship with the Freemasons, and his relationship with the Ansa Group has also broken down. In this case, if the White House can express its support for him, it will naturally relieve a lot of pressure on him.

After all, no matter how powerful the Freemasons and the Anglo-Saxon Group are, they are still in secret, and on the surface, the White House is the center of this country.

With such a center endorsing him, he has a righteous cause in his hands. Coupled with the power of the IRS, he can naturally launch unscrupulous revenge against the Freemasons for abolishing the black tax bill.

"This……"

A hint of hesitation appeared on Wilder's face.

Ever since the Freemasons came out to agitate for the repeal of the black tax bill and even held a hearing, this has already touched the IRS's bottom line. Although this matter has passed, there is no doubt that the IRS will not let it go so easily.

This tax clearance operation called "Storm" is definitely a revenge against the Freemasonry group.

If the White House were to come out and express support, it would be tantamount to going directly against the Freemasons, which would go against their original intention of not wanting to get involved in the dispute.
After thinking for a while, Wilder still couldn't agree directly, so he asked: "Inspector General David, what if we don't want to agree to this condition?"

In his opinion, David was already prepared for the investigation, which meant he was planning to retaliate against the Freemasons, and the funds would be collected as well, so why should they rush to agree to this condition?
Does this mean that if the White House does not agree to this condition, the IRS will not retaliate against the Freemasons?
This is obviously impossible!
However, his idea was too simple, but David's next words made his face turn red.

"If you don't agree to this condition, then I will talk to Mikatadze, Hanolu and others to see if they have any bills or policies they want to promote, and I will help them complete them!"

"David, you can't do this!"

Wilder's butt felt as if it was pricked by a needle. He stood up suddenly and glared at David with anger on his face.

The so-called Mikatadze and Hanoglu are politicians with considerable prestige in American politics, and the two have already publicly stated their intention to participate in the 24th presidential election.

In other words, these two people will be competitors for the White House at that time.

If David can raise funds for the two men to support the bills they support, their prestige will surely soar, and when the election year comes, it will be hard to say who will win.

"Chief of Staff Wilder, adults only care about benefits. If you want to achieve your goal, you have to offer some benefits. Otherwise, no one will be willing to work for you!"

If the White House doesn't show some color, it is estimated that the White House will always regard him as a tool to be used.

Now he is no longer the small local director, but has been promoted to the decision-making circle of the huge IRS. His position is considered to be secure. In addition, he has a complete set of dirt on Lolita Island in his hand, so he naturally does not need to be too afraid of the other party.

Wilder's face was so gloomy that ink could drip out of it. He was even thinking of countless plans against David. However, when he thought of David's current prestige and position in the IRS, he finally gave up and said, "Okay, I'll take this message back to the President. As for what decision the President will make at that time, I'll let you know."

After the other party left, David immediately picked up the phone on the desk and informed: "Call all department managers to come to the conference room in ten minutes. Also, inform the media that the IRS will hold a press conference in an hour, and I will attend in person."

The conference room was not far from the management's offices. After receiving the notice, all the managers naturally did not dare to delay and all came in.

After David arrived here, he sat down and said without any nonsense, "I have held a meeting with the senior officials of the General Administration a few days ago, so next, our department will conduct a tax audit on all Jewish companies across the country. The code name of the operation is 'Storm'!"

Hearing this, the people present were not very surprised.

Since the Freemasonry group dared to propose the abolition of the black tax bill, although it failed in the end, the two sides have completely torn their faces apart. If the IRS does not retaliate to serve as a warning to others, it will not be called the number one law enforcement agency in the United States.

“Bakkinison Simmons… notify all the major branches in your region, especially those in Wall Street and Silicon Valley, and have them find all the previously sealed cases involving Jewish companies and send them to us for review. Then, based on the relevant issues, have the major branches send people to investigate again and submit a new investigation report to us. Those who dare to neglect or be lazy will be dismissed or punished…”

"Yes!"

"understand!"

"..."

David began to assign tasks to the tax directors of the seven regions. After hearing these murderous words, the directors of the seven regions dared not neglect them and agreed in a deep voice one after another.

"Go get ready!"

While David was making the arrangements, the outside media also received news that the IRS was going to hold a press conference and David would attend, and the entire Internet suddenly became abuzz.

"After the hearing, Inspector General David has been silent, but he suddenly held a press conference this time. I think there must be some earth-shattering news to be announced!"

"I heard that... the last hearing was not simply about Congress, but about the struggle between the IRS and certain forces. I don't know if it's true. If it is true, I'm afraid the IRS will retaliate this time..."

"Anyway, this will be the first action that Inspector General David will take after he takes office. Let's see what it will be!"

(End of this chapter)