United states tax collector

City West Branch.

At this time, Adelaide and Beecher had been brought back.

Hopkinson and Richards were discussing some matters for tomorrow with David.

"That is to say, this trial is only for Beecher and Adelaide. The others will serve as witnesses in court, and no criminal punishment will be pursued, right, Chief David?"

Hopkinson looked at David questioningly.

David nodded and replied: "Yes, but the punishment for these two people must be severe enough, so that they can deter the officials of the city hall and the other 17 cities!"

"Okay, I will discuss it carefully with Judge Ivli..."

"Giggle."

While the two were talking, there was a knock on the office door. Hopkinson had to suspend the conversation and said, "Come in."

"Director, Deputy Mayor Yates from the city hall is here and wants to see you."

"Yates?"

Hopkinson was startled, then glanced at David. Seeing that David had no objection, he replied: "Then bring him over!"

He also wanted to hear what message the city hall wanted to convey at this time.

Five minutes later, a middle-aged man was brought in. When he saw Hopkinson and Richards, he behaved quite normally, but when he saw David, he showed a trace of anger. Strange demeanor.

"Hello, Commissioner William, Commissioner Richards."

Yates first shook hands with the two men, and finally came to David's side and said with a smile: "This must be our famous tax chief David in Nevada!"

"Hello, Deputy Mayor Yates."

[Name: Yates Hernandy. 】

[Occupation: Deputy Mayor of Sparks. 】

[Income: monthly income of 16,500 US dollars, illegal income of 25,000 US dollars. 】

[Income details: On January 13, received special grade tea from a businessman, worth approximately US$25,000...]

【More details:……】

[Tax payable: US$3,750. 】

"I didn't expect that this is an upright official..."

After reviewing Yates' information through Goldfinger, David was a little surprised.

You know, the other party is a deputy mayor.

It is very rare to be able to be so clean and honest.

However, being incorruptible is incorruptible, but there is always something to hold on to.

When drafting the black tax bill, the drafting team had already thought about this.

As for accepting bribes, if they are only collected based on money, then corrupt officials can choose to collect valuable items such as gold and jewelry to avoid being targeted by the IRS.

Therefore, a clause was added to the regulations of the Black Tax Act. Even if items are received, taxes must be paid according to the market value.

According to the information on Goldfinger, although the deputy mayor did not directly accept bribes, he did receive a box of valuable tea.

Therefore, according to the regulations of the Black Tax Act, although the deputy mayor is still considered clean, David can still do it if he wants to.

"Okay, now that you are all here, I have something to say!"

After some polite remarks, Yates went straight to the point and said in front of everyone: "I know that you, the IRS, have certain opinions on the strict crackdown carried out by our city hall, but there is nothing we can do about it. This is an order issued by the state government. , we must also comply. We don’t really want to conflict with your IRS. I hope you can understand..."

Hopkinson was a little unhappy when he heard this.

In the United States, the country, states, and cities are basically not subordinate to each other. The country only needs to manage its own affairs.

The state only needs to take care of the state's affairs.

The city has become simpler, and you only need to take care of the city's affairs.

The three systems are not considered subordinate to each other.

As long as your city hall doesn't cooperate with the state government, what else can they do to you?

To put it bluntly, I don’t want to be promoted to serve in the state government in the future!

Although he was thinking this, Hopkinson could not speak too directly, so he could only cast a suggestive look at Richards who was standing aside.

Richards also understood it and immediately said: "Deputy Mayor Yates, your city hall does not have to follow the instructions of the state government."

"Even so, we are a system after all. I hope you can understand..."

Yates also felt a little bitter.

Although they don't have to listen to the instructions of the state government, if they want to be promoted to the state government in the future, the relationship must not remain too rigid.

The IRS and them are not in the same system at all, and there is no relationship between promotions. This is why after the state government’s instructions come down, most officials in the city hall are still willing to comply even though they know that they will offend the IRS. .

But what they didn't expect was that the IRS's retaliation would come so quickly, and the IRS arrested two of their important officials.

Richards replied dissatisfied: "Deputy Mayor Yates, you asked us to understand you, but who can understand our IRS? With your strict instructions, do you know how much tax revenue we will lose from the black tax bill? "

"Don't worry, I'm here to discuss this matter with you. As long as this conflict is resolved, our city hall can shelve the strict crackdown instructions. In addition, as compensation, our city hall is willing to fully cooperate with your IRS. Let you collect a large amount of black taxes!"

Yates's sincere words slightly moved Richards and Hopkinson.

To be honest, everyone is under the same roof in Sparks, and they are not willing to have too much trouble with the city hall.

In addition, keeping Adelaide and Beecher is indeed more valuable than sending them in!

But having said that, if their Chengxi branch can handle this matter by themselves, then they will naturally follow the trend.

But it was David who took care of this matter. Without David, let alone the city hall, they wouldn't be able to give in to the city's west branch.

Therefore, Hopkinson and Richards could only surrender their eyes to David, implying that he would take the decision.

Of course, there is also some intention to blame others.

If David rejects it, then they can tell the city hall in the future. It's not that I don't want to step down for you, it's that Tax Commissioner David doesn't want to, and it's none of our business.

Seeing the looks between the two of them, Yates couldn't tell that David was the only one who could make the decision on this matter, and then he became nervous.

However, David's next words made him feel a little hopeless.

"Deputy Mayor Yates, you should have come earlier. Now that our application for a trial has been submitted, it is already too late!"

Just kidding, David just wants to use this trial to scare the other 17 city halls. How could he stop now?

If we stop now, Sparks will cancel the crackdown, but the other 17 cities will not be completely scared. They will definitely not cancel it so easily.

"this……"

Yates felt bitter and speechless.

The trial is not in another court, but in your own IRS court.

To apply or not to apply, to cancel or not to cancel, isn’t that just a matter of words from you people in the IRS?

Although he knew that David was trying to prevaricate him, he still asked without giving up: "Taxmaster David, is there no room for maneuver in this matter? If Adelaide and Beecher are really Sent to court, it will be a big blow to the image of our city hall..."

David replied without any emotion: "That's your business, our IRS is only responsible for taxation!"

Hearing this, Yates looked frustrated.

He had already mentioned this, but David and Hopkinson still had no intention of letting go. Coupled with the speed of the trial, he felt that the other party must have fully grasped Beecher and Adelaide. evidence of tax evasion.

"Alright, Deputy Mayor Yates, it's getting late. We still have a court hearing tomorrow. It's almost over..."

Seeing that David had no intention of making peace, Hopkinson felt that there was no need to talk nonsense anymore and directly issued an eviction order.

There was no other way. Yates, who looked frustrated, could only shake his head helplessly, then turned around and pushed the door open to leave.

After Yates left, Hopkinson discussed tomorrow's matters with David, and finally asked Richards to personally take David to the arranged overnight residence, preparing to rest for the night and wait for tomorrow's court hearing.

Over here at City Hall.

Cecil and other city hall officials were still in the conference room, patiently waiting for Yates' return.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and everyone's minds were instantly lifted when they saw Yates walking in.

But after seeing Yates's helpless and depressed expression, everyone's heart suddenly fell to the bottom again.

Under everyone's gaze, Yates spoke: "We can't reach an agreement, and they have no intention of letting go. It seems that Adelaide and Beecher will probably be sent to be convicted!"

Everyone had already predicted this result through Yates's expression, so they were not too surprised after hearing this, but their faces became more and more gloomy.

After a long time, Cecil gritted his teeth and said, "Does this damn IRS have to be so cruel?"

"To be precise, it's David who wants to make such a decision!"

"oh?"

Everyone present looked at Yates with some confusion.

Yates explained: "I just saw that the director of the west city branch, Hopkinson, was a little moved by our city hall's request for peace talks, but David firmly disagreed!"

"In that case, the person who dealt with Beecher and Adelaide is really David. Otherwise, since Hopkinson has changed his mind, there is no reason why he should not take advantage of the situation!"

When David was introduced to him at the previous media conference, everyone had already guessed that the whole thing might have been planned by David. Now it has been completely confirmed.

Yates added: "The reason why the state government issued a strict crackdown instruction is that there are rumors outside that it was David who offended the governor. I think this is also the reason why he firmly disagrees with the peace talks..."

Upon hearing this, all the officials at the scene suddenly felt resentful.

This was originally a matter for the governor and the IRS, but now, unfortunately, they are the unlucky ones.

It really lives up to that sentence.

‘When gods fight, mortals suffer! ’

The atmosphere at the scene was silent for a long time. Cecil looked at the man sitting at the end on his right and said, "Now, Smollett, I can only rely on you!"

When the man named Smollett heard this, he suddenly had a grimace on his face.

He is the legal advisor of the city hall, specializing in resolving all legal disputes for the city hall.

But he was confident about ordinary legal disputes, and he could even bear the more difficult ones, but what you need to know is that he was facing the IRS now.

Judging from the current situation, the IRS must have obtained very conclusive evidence.

Moreover, the trial was conducted in the IRS's own court. Even if he read all the federal laws thoroughly, he still couldn't beat the IRS's own tax laws.

"Don't be discouraged. No lawsuit in this world is 100% sure, and the IRS is no exception. As long as you can find their loopholes, this time it will be enough for them to drink!"

I don’t know if Cecil was cheering for Smollett or just comforting everyone present.

But Smollett himself has no confidence at all, because until now, he still has no idea what incriminating evidence the IRS has about Beecher and Adelaide.

It’s hard to find the other party’s loopholes!

But the mayor said so, and he could only reply: "I can only say try your best, mayor..."

…

Grand Sierra Resort Casino Hotel.

This is a four star hotel in Sparks City.

In order to thank David for generating millions of tax dollars for the Chengxi Branch, the Chengxi Branch also specially allocated a sum of official funds to open three luxury suites for the three of them.

Although there is a big gap between the deluxe suite and the presidential suite, it still costs up to 2,000 US dollars per night, which is considered to be a great value.

The hotel's buffet restaurant.

The three of them, David Nissenbaki, were sitting on a table, enjoying dinners of steak, salmon, lobster and more.

"I'm sorry, tax chief..."

While eating, Nissen suddenly put down his knife and fork and said to David with a guilty look on his face.

David raised his head and asked, "Sorry for what?"

"Now is the period when the General Administration's god-making plan is in full swing. It took me so long to come here..."

Nissen has already seen that David must be trying to impact the god-making plan.

However, because he was transferred from a higher position, he had to come to Sparks in person to make some articles in order to save his career.

And now he had to waste a whole night here, which made him feel really guilty.

David comforted: "Nissen, we are a team. What's more, what happened to Marcus was caused by my leadership. I should be responsible for it. There is nothing to be sorry for!"

"Yes, Nissen. Since we are a team, if there is a problem, we should handle it together. Don't take it personally!"

Bucky on the side also comforted him.

Hearing the two people's comfort, Nissen was moved but speechless, and could only nod his head heavily.