Chapter 170 Have you heard of the Watergate incident?
Hearing this compliment, Laurie not only did not feel complacent or happy, but his face became serious.
Because he knew very well that David was not so free to come here to praise him. There must be some other purpose.
"As for the city of Reno, although I haven't been there yet, from all aspects of the information, under your governance, Lieutenant Governor Lowry..."
"Wait. Wait, wait..."
Laurie couldn't listen anymore and interrupted directly: "Chief Tax Officer David, I don't think you have the leisure to come here to praise my contribution to the governance of various cities, right?"
David walked over He leaned back on the sofa, looked directly at Laurie, and said, "What I mean is, with Lieutenant Governor Laurie's ability, if Nevada is left to you to govern, I think it will develop even better." !”
Hearing this, Laurie’s expression suddenly changed.
The conflict between Stevenson and David is now known to many people in Nevada, and as the lieutenant governor of the state government, he is naturally aware of it.
And now David says that if Nevada is handed over to him to govern, what does this mean?
It was obvious that David wanted to overthrow Stevenson so that he, the lieutenant governor, could take over the position of governor!
This can explain why David said it would be better for Nevada to be governed by him!
Because only when he becomes the governor can he truly have the power to manage the entire state!
Thinking of this, Laurie's expression gradually became calm. He sneered first, and then replied in a sarcastic tone: "Taxmaster David, I admit that you have some abilities, but you still think It’s a bit too naive. You don’t know how powerful a governor is and how much support there is behind Stevenson!”
If Stevenson could be subjugated so easily! If you pour it.
That would not mean that he could sit firmly on the throne of Nevada governor for nearly 8 years, and his deputy governor would not be suppressed everywhere.
David was not angry because of the other party's sarcasm. Instead, he replied calmly: "Nicosson has a lot of energy and a lot of support behind him, but what is the final result?"
“A few reporters can bring him down. Lieutenant Governor Lowry, do you think that I, David, am not as good as a few reporters?”
David’s words are actually saying that. Tell the other party that Nixon was still the president of the United States at the beginning, but in the end it was not because of the Watergate incident that he fell.
No matter how powerful Stevenson is now, can he still be bigger than Nixon?
Laurie was indeed choked by these words, and for a moment he really didn't know how to refute.
After a while, he replied: "This is different. Looking at the entire history of the United States, the Watergate incident is an extremely rare event."
David replied: " Lieutenant Governor Lowry, do you think that what happened at the Henderson and Sparks city halls is a common thing?"
"This..."
Laurie choked again.
It is also extremely rare in the United States for a city hall employee to be arrested and sentenced to death by the Internal Revenue Service for tax evasion.
And in this extremely rare event, David completed two things by himself, so what else could he say?
"Lieutenant Governor Lowry, let me tell you straight, now there is a golden opportunity in front of you, that is to cooperate with me, I will do my best to help you ascend to the throne of governor, how about you? You can't be willing to live in Stevenson's shadow, right?"
Lauri's expression changed again, and then he immediately asked: "How do you want to help me become the governor?"
“You don’t have to worry about it, just say whether you agree or not!”
Laurie was silent.
Of course he is not willing to be suppressed by Stevenson all the time, but he is also worried that if this matter cannot be done, he will definitely be in bad luck.
Laurie is very aware of Stevenson's vindictive character. Even if he dares to covet the governor's throne, he dares to cooperate with the IRS to get him. If that fails, then Stevenson Sen will definitely punish him to death.
But as David said, this matter may be an opportunity for him.
After all, David’s ability lies here. Since he can punish the officials of the city hall, maybe... he can also find a way to punish Stevenson! If he really succeeds, then he can be said to have reached the sky in one step.
Because according to American law, the governor needs to run for election, so even though he is now the lieutenant governor, he is only one step away from the governor.
However, there are many lieutenant governors who are just one step away, but will never reach the throne of governor.
And if Stevenson is really brought down now, then according to the provisions of the federal constitution, he can directly skip the election and take over the governor's seat!
Although because Stevenson's term is coming soon, even if he takes over, he will not be able to serve for long.
But as long as he becomes the governor, his exposure and resources are certainly not comparable to those of the lieutenant governor, and he can use this to build momentum for re-election.
Faced with such temptation, he would naturally not be willing to give up.
After weighing the pros and cons in his mind for a long time, Laurie suddenly thought of something and changed the topic and asked: "Can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
“I heard two days ago that the IRS brought back five FBI agents. Some media reported that these five agents were suspected of tax evasion, but it gradually calmed down. What happened? What?”
This matter has been of particular concern and curiosity to many people in Carson City over the past two days.
Because according to David's past tactics and character, such as when dealing with officials from the Sparks and Henderson city halls.
As soon as someone is caught, an announcement will be issued immediately, and then the person will be sent to court for trial the next day.
However, the five FBI agents who were brought back two days ago were obviously brought back under David's instructions. But in the end, not only did nothing happen, but they were also released.
This is obviously not like David’s character.
As a politician, Laurie certainly saw something fishy in it.
"Do you really want to know?"
Laurie nodded immediately.
“It’s simple, because they are already from our IRS!”
“Oh?”
Of course Laurie heard the underlying meaning of David's words and asked again: "Are you talking about the five agents?"
"No, the entire FBI system in Nevada!"
"What did you say!"
Lauri's expression changed drastically, and the muscles all over his body tensed up instantly.
"I said, the entire FBI system in Nevada!"
"This is impossible!"
After being shocked, Laurie immediately questioned.
There is no doubt that the national tax is powerful, but the fact that the FBI can become a world-famous law enforcement agency is naturally not a vegetarian.
And David's ability is indeed great, but he believes that he can handle those five agents, but he can't believe that he can handle the entire FBI system in Nevada.
(End of this chapter)