Chapter 270 Funeral
“Yes, the attacker is indeed a member of the Sackler family.”
After receiving the confirmation, the media at the scene was completely excited.
Why did David let his men go find the Thackles?
Could it be that... there is an intention to conduct a tax investigation on this notorious family?
It should be!
Since David is going to launch a tax investigation on this family, and the people of this family have killed David’s auditors, then there may be something good to watch next!
“Oh makar, he is actually a member of the Sackler family?”
“The Sackler family? They sell OxyContin, a rare and large amount of heroin ingredients; they have caused countless families to be destroyed. That family?”
“I understand, it must be this notorious family who knew that Director David wanted to investigate them, so he jumped over the wall and killed the inspector who came!”
"Good investigation. This bastard family sells poisons with unscrupulous intentions and has torn apart countless families. But so far, all members of this family are at large. I hope Director David will send them all to prison!"
Listening After it was revealed that the person who killed the IRS inspector was a member of the Sackler family, major social media also exploded.
Some victims who were poisoned by OxyContin, as well as a large number of victims' families, madly expressed support online, hoping that David would punish the family severely.
……
In the next few days, the headlines of the IRS inspector’s murder and the Sackler family continued to trend on major social media.
As for the City Bureau, under David's command, a large number of people with interests in the Sackler family were 'invited' back and were investigated and interrogated one by one.
At nine o'clock in the morning, David changed into a black suit and black tie in the apartment building.
Today is the day Higgins is buried, so he is dressed like this to attend the funeral.
After going downstairs, Nissen's car was already waiting. He opened the door and got into the car. Without much conversation, the two started the car and drove towards the highway...
Our Lady of Los Angeles Church, located in downtown Los Angeles.
The church is a perfect blend of modernism and pre-Gothicism, with Gothic elements such as pointed-arched windows, towering spiers and sculptures, while incorporating a modernist minimalist design.
The church complex covers an area of approximately 39,000 square meters and is located in the center of Santa Monica, Los Angeles. It is the main church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese.
Higgins’s funeral will be held here today.
Strictly speaking, Higgins is not qualified to hold a funeral in a church of this level due to his status.
However, after all, this was an inspector who died because of executing David's order, so he wanted to have a glorious burial after his death, so he found a bishop of this church to communicate. We finally talked about it.
Of course, in addition to allowing Higgins to be buried with dignity after his death, the main reason is that this church is located in the Santa Monica area, the headquarters of the Thackle family.
Holding a funeral here can be regarded as a kind of personal warning to the Sackler family.
When we arrived at the entrance of the Notre Dame Church, a large number of media reporters were already waiting here. As soon as they saw David's arrival, they immediately gathered around to ask questions.
"Director David, it has been three days. Is there any progress in the tax investigation against the Sackler family?"
"Director David, the Sackler family has been involved in two The tax statements of Purdue Pharma for these years have been released a few days ago, and no tax evasion was found. What do you think? ”
"Director David..."
Faced with the media's questioning, David was naturally uninterested and ignored them, and walked directly through the crowd into the church.
I saw that many people had come to the venue at this time. In addition to Higgins’ relatives and friends, there were also many colleagues from the City Bureau.
David came to the side of Higgins' wife and daughter in front of the stage. Perhaps because of the relaxation in the past few days, both his wife and son were much more emotionally stable.
"My condolences..."
David hugged the two of them respectively, and then he and Nissen found a seat and sat down, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
But just a few minutes later, there was a sudden commotion from behind. Everyone turned around and saw that it was the Sackler family who had arrived.
And the visitor is no stranger to David, he is Mariano, the father of the attacker Hobson.
"What are you bastards of the Sackler family doing here? You are not welcome here!"
After the media's extensive reports in the past few days, members of the Sackler family have been exposed to the public again. He was familiar with everything, so upon seeing his arrival, some of Higgins' relatives immediately recognized that he was a member of the Sackler family, and immediately made an angry sound.
"I just want to see Inspector Higgins off for the last time. I don't have any ill intentions. I hope you can understand..."
"Fake Squid, I don't need your pretense, get out of here!"< br>
Higgins' family members were not grateful at all. Instead, they all became more excited, and they looked like they were going to take action if Mariano didn't turn around and leave.
Seeing this posture, Mariano had no choice but to put aside the wreath he brought, then turned and left.
"Unlucky..."
One of Higgins' family members trampled the wreath he brought to pieces, then picked it up and threw it into the trash can.
After this little episode, the time came to 9.30.
At this time Catro, the well-known pastor of the church, walked out. After arriving on the stage, he said in a serious tone: "Thank you to the relatives, friends, and colleagues present... for coming to Mr. Higgins's funeral. I hope you can." Mr. Kings is a great inspector. He has been in the industry for 11 years. He takes his work seriously, is friendly to his colleagues, and always treats prisoners with respect..."
"I hope his relatives, friends and colleagues can Be strong, and may God rest in peace for Mr. Higgins, Amen!”
After that, everyone at the scene followed the pastor and made a set of big cross gestures and said "Amen".
American funerals generally have five ceremonies, and the first ceremony is the opening prayer of the priest, and the second ceremony is the memory of the deceased by relatives and friends.
Higgins' wife took the lead on the stage and told about Higgins's life and some of his deeds worthy of praise
Afterwards, his son and relatives also took turns to take the stage. .
Nearly an hour later, at the pastor’s prompting, it was finally David’s turn.
He straightened his clothes, walked to the stage with a serious look, and said in a deep voice: "Inspector Higgins, who has worked conscientiously in our IRS for 11 years, is a very capable person. Inspector, this is why I asked him to participate in the investigation of the Sackler family’s tax situation shortly after I took office as city director. It’s a pity that God is jealous of talents... May the Lord bless him in heaven!”
David had prepared this set of reminiscences yesterday, and he spoke eloquently for nearly ten minutes before finally walking off the stage.
Following him, Nissen and other IRS colleagues also came to the stage to remember him, and then the second ceremony of the funeral came to an end.
The next step is the religious ceremony. The clergy of the church walked up to the stage and began to recite some Bible verses, followed by the farewell ceremony and the priest's final speech. This funeral only includes the final burial. link.
At the pastor's signal, Nissen led three inspectors to the coffin, took out the prepared American flag and covered the coffin.
In the United States, whether they are soldiers, police, firefighters or federal agents, as long as they die in the line of duty, they are eligible to wear the national flag, and IRS auditors are no exception.
In the eyes of Christians, the church is the closest place to heaven, so there is a cemetery not far from here.
After the four Nissens worked together to carry the coffin to the burial place in the cemetery, the lined-up inspectors immediately fired a gun into the sky, which was a final tribute to the inspector who died in the line of duty. tribute and farewell.
“Higgins...wuwuwu...”
Watching her husband’s body falling into the pit and being buried in the soil, Higgins’s wife, relatives and friends once again Unable to bear it any longer, I burst into tears and burst into tears.
Half an hour later, the hole was completely filled. At this time, Higgins' son Morghi walked up to David with a sad expression.
Seeing his arrival, David also said: "I'm sorry, please have my condolences..."
"No, Director David, you don't need to apologize or feel guilty about this."
David raised his head and looked at him slightly surprised.
"My father actually always wanted to work for you, and when he heard that you were transferred to the city bureau, he was even more ecstatic. Although that action was an accident, I want to let him If he chooses again, he will never flinch."
David felt a little ashamed after hearing this.
To be honest, before the accident, he didn't know who Higgins was at all. After all, the status difference between an inspector and him now was too big, and it was impossible for him to know them one by one.
As for the actions of the Sackler family, he only left it to Nissen to handle. He did not know that Nissen would choose Higgins to carry out this mission together.
"Oh, by the way, Director David, can I make a request to you?"
Morji changed the subject.
"Of course." "I want to join the Internal Revenue Service and work with you in the future. This can be regarded as inheriting my father's mantle and legacy. Is that okay?"
David looked at him and asked, "Are you sure you want to get into the IRS?"
"My father often said that the IRS is the root of this country, precisely because there is The IRS allows us to have money to build airplanes and aircraft carriers, build cities, provide welfare benefits to the people, and improve everything in this country. This is a great profession, so being able to become an inspector of the IRS, I believe that I My father will be very proud!"
David nodded in agreement and asked, "Are you in college now?"
"No. That’s right, I can finish my studies in two years.”
David took out a pen and paper, wrote down his personal number and handed it to him privately, and said: "When you finish your studies and your mind has not changed, just give me a call then."
Although the selection of IRS inspectors is harsh, if this Morji really wants to come in, with David's current status, it will only take a few words.
“Thank you, Director David.”
……
After the funeral, David did not return to the city bureau, but went to an IRS office in the suburbs. prison.
The purpose of coming here is also very simple. He found out that the Camorra family, who was sent here by himself before, had some business cooperation with the Thackle family regarding the drug OxyContin.
So when I came here, I mainly wanted to find people from the Camorra family to serve as witnesses, so that they could go to court to testify against the Thackle family.
"Director David, nice to see you!"
As soon as he heard that David was coming, the warden here quickly put aside all official duties and came out to welcome him.
"Hello, Warden Erikson, the main purpose of my coming here today is to meet Victoria of the Camorra family."
"No problem, I'll arrange it right away!"
David came to the prison interview room first.
After waiting for about five minutes, the door was pushed open, and a prison guard escorted Victoria in.
Compared with the aristocratic look she had before her arrest, Victoria, who is now wearing prison uniform and without any cosmetics, looks more like a woman.
“It’s you!”
When she entered the door and saw David waiting, Victoria was stunned for a moment, and then a look of resentment appeared in her eyes.
“Sit down and let’s talk!”
“What do I have to talk about with you?”
“Let’s talk, it’s good for you "
After talking about this, Victoria still felt resentful, but she finally sat down.
"Ms. Victoria, you don't look good. Logically speaking, the conditions in our IRS prison are better than those in ordinary prisons. Why, are you not used to living there?"
David is here The words almost made Victoria curse her on the spot.
The Camora family has been in the upper class in Los Angeles for so long, and she usually looks like a pampered rich woman.
Who the hell can get used to being in prison now?
During the period of being locked up here, her days were almost like years, and when she thought about the thousands of years left in her sentence, she wanted to die even more.
David smiled slightly and said: "It seems that you are really not used to being here. Let's do this. I have something I want to ask you to cooperate with. If you behave well, maybe you will have another chance in this life. How about taking a look at this colorful world?"
As soon as she heard that she could go out, all the distracting thoughts in Victoria's heart were instantly wiped away. She looked at David with excitement and said, "Really, I still have a chance to go out. ?”
“Yes, it depends on your performance!”
“What do you need me to do?”
“It’s very simple. I know that your family has been with the Sackler family before. Yes, you are responsible for getting OxyContin from them, so I want you to appear in court to testify on this matter.”
"What, you want to take action against the Thacker family?"
Victoria was stunned.
Because the information in the prison is relatively limited, she is not very clear about what happened outside in the past few days.
"That's right, are you interested?"
"Accusing the Sacklers... They are Jewish people with rich backgrounds, not like our Camorra family..."
Victoria seemed hesitant.
"This is not what you should care about. You only need to answer whether I am willing or not."
"Of course I am, but..."
"But what?"
“I think you should also know that the reason why the Thacker family is still standing after such a big scandal is exposed. In addition to being Jewish, the relationship network they have built in California is also The important reason is that the risk of accusing them of me is not small, so...so..."
After hearing this, David finally understood. It seemed that Victoria wanted to bargain with him, but he did not refute immediately and asked lightly: "Tell me, what do you want!"
"I Want...amnesty!"
"Sorry, I can't do this!"
David was amused.
Co-author You have been sentenced to thousands of years in prison, and you want to be pardoned just for testifying?
This is too naive!
Or do you think of him as a fish in water?
"No, Director David, you can do it. I know that the top management of your IRS attaches great importance to you. As long as you are willing to apply to them, they will definitely approve it. If you agree, I can't help but I can testify for you. From now on, I can do whatever you want me to do..."
At the end of the sentence, Victoria almost used a pleading tone.
I was sentenced to a heavy sentence when I entered here. It is impossible to commute the sentence and it is impossible to parole.
If she wanted to leave here, it would be death.
Either... only now can David be able to save her!
So when she heard about the opportunity to be free, all dignity and integrity were forgotten by Victoria.
She is really fed up with this life here.
“Anything is OK?”
David seemed to have some interest. He stared at her face, which still had some charm, and then slowly scanned her neck, collarbone, and mountain peaks...
"Everything. Yes, as long as Director David is willing..."
In order to cater to David, Victoria not only straightened forward, she even wanted to pull down her collar a little for him to watch.
But he was interrupted by David: "That's enough. What you committed is not an ordinary crime. Amnesty is impossible, but what I can guarantee is that after you stay here for ten years, , I will apply to the superiors for your parole, that’s it!”
Victoria looked bitter and continued to bargain: “Ten years is too long, Director David. Three years and three years of squatting are still enough for me!” That’s enough punishment, please!”
"I said ten years can only be ten years. If you are not willing, I can find other people in your family to cooperate. Perhaps, they will be more willing!"
David said. Stand up.
However, he was interrupted by Victory's nervous and rapid words: "I am willing, I am so sorry, Director David, let me be paroled in 10 years, just 10 years!"
Although ten years A year is indeed not a short time.
But when the time comes to go out, her life will be only halfway through.
But if you don't want to, you will have to die in prison for the rest of your life.
Victoria is not stupid, of course she will make a choice.
David nodded with satisfaction and walked out of the interview room without saying anything more.
(End of this chapter)