American Tax Officer

It's just about setting a flag for him first; when he fails to complete the tax collection task or the tax amount is insufficient, they would use this as a pretext to attack him.

He immediately responded with full confidence, "Don't worry, in Nevada State I was able to break the record with a tax amount of over two hundred million in a single assessment period, so after moving to the Western Suburb Branch, it will only be more, not less!"

"Very well, since Director David you've said so, we are much more at ease now!"

Rohan and the others did not expect David to fall for the trap so easily, and they were quite amused.

Just as they had anticipated, now that David had boasted such a claim, if he failed to meet this target after taking office, they could certainly make a big deal out of it!

Meanwhile, Donald and the others frowned, but since David had already spoken, they couldn't say much.

"Of course, besides Hollywood, other industries in the Western Suburbs also have a sizable economic scale, including illegal transactions and the taxes that come with them, which you also need to look into, and..."

In the following time, Director Obadiah explained all the planned policies and guidelines in detail.

After confirming that David had no issues and understood everything, he announced, "All right, meeting adjourned. Also, David, get ready; there will be a press conference at three o'clock, where you can give the media a brief insight into your general direction after taking office."

"Understood, Director."

As David's acknowledgment was heard, Obadiah immediately stood up and left, with Welton Heng, Rohan, and the others following suit.

"Come with me, David."

Upon hearing Donald's summons, David immediately rose and followed him back to his office.

"Take a seat."

Donald gestured for David to sit down, then took a seat in his own chair with a serious expression, "David, you shouldn't have said you'd collect more taxes at the Western Suburb Branch than you did at the Lake District Sub-Bureau Branch."

He knew that David was able to collect so much tax in the Lake District Sub-Bureau mainly because he was familiar with the area and had used the Indian Tribe, Sparks, Henderson city officials, along with Stevenson, to establish his authority, which made the tax collection work proceed smoothly.

But now, he was going to the unfamiliar territory of the Western Suburban Branch, where he hadn't even gotten used to the local environment, let alone established his authority.

If this target wasn't met, wouldn't Rohan and his group jump at the chance to cause trouble?

Even though the creation of a tax legend had been settled, since David was a candidate from Donald's side, Rohan and the others would definitely spare no effort to suppress him, to prevent his power from growing.

"Rest assured, Deputy Director Donald, if I said it, I am absolutely confident!"

David dared not say whether he could manage Hollywood just yet, as it was home to various capitals that dominated, and there would certainly be resistance in dealing with them.

But the jurisdiction of the Western Suburb Branch wasn't limited to Hollywood alone.

In fact, in a super-metropolis like Los Angeles, any one district's criminal activities and the resulting tax revenue wouldn't be a small amount.

Now that David was the head of a bureau and had the resources and power, along with a 'golden finger' BUG, to extract more than two hundred million in taxes from those criminals upon taking office, it was almost a surefire thing.

Seeing David's confident demeanor, Donald's tense face relaxed somewhat, then he continued, "Director Obadiah had things to say that weren't suitable in front of so many people, now let me explain further."

David listened attentively.

"Tax evasion is a serious issue in Hollywood, which is why we transferred you there exceptionally, but it's not the main reason."

"To tell you the truth, not long ago the president expressed dissatisfaction with our work on the black tax law, so it's imperative that we take action."

"This time your transfer to the Western Suburb Branch... I don't want to put too much pressure on you, but it's something that can't be helped."

"In a nutshell, you need to do your utmost to bring in more tax revenue. However, I can promise you this; take Rohan and his group's advice about not being too high-profile as nonsense. As long as you can bring in more tax money, even if you upset Hollywood, I and Director Obadiah will back you up!"

Listening to Donald's words, David internally nodded, thinking, as expected.

So far, everything Selina had told him was consistent.

It seemed that America's finances were indeed in a tight spot, or else the president wouldn't be putting so much pressure on the top level of the national tax bureau.

However, returning to the point at hand, David had been somewhat wary of the capital power of the eight major film companies in Hollywood, but now that Donald and Obadiah had promised to back him, he could confidently go all out!

With this in mind, David replied, "All right, Deputy Director Donald, since you've said so, I will do my utmost once I take office."

Donald nodded, pulled out a document from the folder on the desk, placed it in front of David, and said, "This is the current personnel situation at the Western Suburb Branch; I've already cleared out most of the key members left by the previous director. See if there are any others you need to get rid of—we could take care of it before you take office."

David felt warmed by these words. If he were to cleanse these people after taking office, he would certainly bear some infamy, but if the head office took action, he wouldn't need to carry such a bad reputation. He hadn't expected Donald to consider even this for him.

"There's no rush. You can go home and examine it tonight, anyway, according to the head office's plan, you'll be going to Los Angeles the day after tomorrow."

"Understood."