American Tax Officer

"Director Hopkinson, hello!"

After shaking hands, David placed the file bag he had brought onto the table. Without any useless chatter, Hopkinson immediately opened it and started reviewing the contents.

As the details gradually came into view, his expression shifted from indifference to surprise and then to disbelief.

Inside, there was not only the ledger of bribes received by Chief Adelaide but also substantial evidence of Bitcher's large-scale money laundering transactions and detailed account information.

With this information, they could indeed take down these two men!

Struggling to suppress his shock, Hopkinson asked incredulously, "How did you get a hold of these items?"

"How I obtained them is not important. I believe Tax Chief Richards has already briefed you about my earlier words. What do you think?"

After pondering for a minute with his chin in hand, Hopkinson replied, "Since you wish to proceed in this way, we can cooperate. But what about the taxes involved in the case..."

"You can keep it all. I don't want a penny!"

"Are you serious?"

Hopkinson's and Richards's eyes suddenly burned with intense eagerness.

According to the evidence, just Bitcher alone was liable to pay up to $440,000 in taxes, and Chief Adelaide had to pay more than $300,000. Together, that's a whopping sum of over $700,000 in taxes!

Sparks is a small city, and for their West City Sub-bureau to collect $1 million in back taxes for an assessment period was already quite good.

Now, with the cases of Bitcher and those two, they were already looking at over $700,000, plus more than $300,000 from the two directors previously—that far exceeded the KPI for this assessment period!

"Of course, it's true."

David might not look down on $700,000 in tax achievements, but to motivate the West City Sub-bureau to accelerate their pace and act as per his instructions, he was willing to give it away.

"Good, Richards, start working on Director David's arrangements immediately!"

Once he had David's confirmation, Hopkinson didn't dither any longer.

After all, if this case were successful, he would not only secure a hefty sum in tax revenue but also intimidate the City Hall, possibly putting an end to the crackdown and returning the tax collection to a normal state.

"Yes!"

Before long, some local media from Sparks were invited into the lobby of the West City State Tax Bureau.

"What on earth is going on, what does the State Tax Bureau want to do?"

"I don't know, I've heard it's big news related to our city."

"Big news about our city? Could it be that some well-known figure is suspected of tax evasion and is about to be publicly sanctioned by the State Tax Bureau?"

The media invited to the event were still in the dark, discussing the various possibilities among themselves.

Just then, Richards came in with a group of people and took the stage. Pressing his hands downward for silence, he said, "Good day, friends from the media. I am the Chief Tax Officer of this bureau, Richards. I am now ready to publicly report two tax evaders from our city!"

Upon hearing this, the media at the scene became instantly agitated, and local citizens watching the live broadcast were also in an uproar.

It was rare for the State Tax Bureau to make such announcements, and now to do it live in front of so many media, the identities of the two tax evaders must be no small deal!

"All right, the first individual is our city's Police Chief Adelaide. As a public servant, fully aware of the back taxes law passed by the America Congress, he chose to underreport his taxes, an act of extremely bad character!"

The mention of Adelaide's name truly stunned the media and citizens watching the live broadcast.

They wondered who could be so significant as to prompt the State Tax Bureau to make a live broadcast, and it turned out to be the city's Police Chief!

But what shocked them even more was still to come.

"As for the second individual, it is our city's Deputy Mayor Bitcher. As a public servant, he, too, chose to underreport his taxes, and his actions are equally reprehensible!"

As Richards's words fell, the venue erupted into a roaring buzz of discussion.

Immediately, a reporter challenged, "Tax Chief Richards, does the State Tax Bureau have substantial evidence for these accusations?"

"Of course!"

Richards extended his hand toward David in the crowd and declared, "With the cooperation of Director David from the Las Vegas Lake District Sub-bureau, we have secured conclusive evidence of tax evasion against these two individuals. Once the announcement is over, our agents will immediately proceed to arrest them!"

The media followed Richards's direction and noticed David.

Because of the recent sensational armed deployment, many in the media recognized David, and they were taken aback to see him there.

At that moment, David, who had been mentioned by name, remained unfazed, as this was his request.

Although he disliked the spotlight, it was a necessary move.

Even if Bitcher and Adelaide were dealt with by the State Tax Bureau, it would at most surprise the City Halls here and in other cities.

They might not be particularly scared and would probably just be more cautious.

But only his name could genuinely deter these people!

Meanwhile, at the Sparks City Police Department.

Adelaide had returned from his patrol and was working through some paperwork in his office.

Just then, one of his officers burst into the room, panicked and unannounced, exclaiming, "Not good, Chief Adelaide, the State Tax Bureau, the State Tax Bureau is saying they will... they will..."

Adelaide looked up, annoyed, and demanded, "What about the State Tax Bureau? What are they saying now?"