Chapter 289 Is Steve Jobs Satoshi Nakamoto?
Residential area of San Marino.
A car drove in and stopped in front of a single-family house with a lawn on the front. The car door opened. David and his party walked out, came to the door and rang the doorbell.
After a while, a woman opened the door and said with confusion: "Are you...?"
"Madam, we are from the IRS and want to see Riley. Professor, talk about it.”
Professor Rayleigh, known to everyone as Rayleigh Pudogan, is a mathematics professor at the California Institute of Technology and one of the candidates suspected by many to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
The woman looked at David behind Nissen, showed a hint of uneasiness, and then said, "Please come in."
"Is there a guest, Meranda?"
In the living room, a man wearing casual clothes and glasses thought that a guest was coming, and put the book in his hand on the table But when he turned his head and saw David's face, his expression froze instantly.
But it only took two or three seconds for him to recover, stand up and come over, and said: "Director David, welcome to your arrival."
"Professor Riley, did I disturb you?"
"Of course not, come and take a seat first."
After Riley asked David to sit down, he turned to the woman and called Said: "Miranda, give Director David and others a glass of water."
[Name: Riley Pudoan. 】
[Occupation: Professor at California Institute of Technology. 】
[Income: Monthly income of US$21,000. ]
[Income details: Comprehensive income through salary and bonus...]
[More details:...]
[Amount of tax payable: 0. 】
After some inspection, David was a little disappointed.
This professor named Rayleigh has nothing to do with Satoshi Nakamoto, so it can be ruled out directly.
“I’m not satisfied with what you said, Director David. Since my research field is somewhat related to Bitcoin, over the years, many people have questioned that I may be Satoshi Nakamoto, even the FBI, CIA, Ministry of Finance, etc. People from various departments have come to see me, but in fact, I am not Satoshi Nakamoto, and I don’t know who this guy is.”
Riley denied it directly.
David confirmed that what he said was true through inspection, and then replied: "Professor Riley, I believe you are indeed not Satoshi Nakamoto. I came here this time to ask you, Do you have any information you can provide about Satoshi Nakamoto?”
Riley shook his head and said: “What I can provide has been revealed online and by various departments, so I didn’t ask for it. It’s just a supplement, but I really hope that Director David can find this guy. I’m also very curious about who this guy is, and he can actually create such an incredible currency.”
In fact, even if David finds Satoshi Nakamoto, if this guy is willing to pay taxes, then according to the principle of confidentiality, he will definitely not reveal his identity.
Of course, in order to avoid discouraging the professor, he will not say it clearly now.
"That being the case..."
"Oh, by the way, Director David, I know that uncovering Satoshi Nakamoto is what you want to do now, but regarding the W aid bill in Congress, I think you should also intervene. It would be more meaningful if these hundreds of billions of funds should be used in the fields of education and research.”
Like many people, Rayleigh does not support aid. W bill, and he himself is engaged in education and research, so he naturally wants to use the money in his own field.
"Actually, I think so too, Professor Riley, but I can't help it. I'm just the director of the Internal Revenue Service in charge of taxation. I can't say anything about this kind of national strategic policy."
"No. Director David, after all, you collected those funds, and what you said must have weight..."
In the following time, Riley continued to lobby David without giving up, hoping that He was able to come out and put a little bit of pressure on Congress.
David, on the other hand, was perfunctory and evasive. In the end, he stood up directly and didn't bother to listen to the other party's persuasion. He just said goodbye and turned around to leave.
……
Another 3 days passed.
In these three days, the interest in Satoshi Nakamoto has not diminished. Every day, the media is tracking David’s progress, and people all over the country and even the world are constantly talking about it. With.
As for David, he also traveled back and forth to review more than forty targets, but found nothing, which also made him a little restless.
At nine o'clock in the morning, David came to the bureau. He immediately found Nissen and others and asked, "Who is here today?"
"Jobs."< br>
"Jobs?"
Hearing Nissen's answer, David was stunned for a moment. Could this be the founder of Apple?
“Yes, Apple founder Steve Jobs.”
“Is he also a target of suspected Satoshi Nakamoto?”
From the information submitted by the Intelligence Division and CIA, There were hundreds of suspicious targets suspected of being Satoshi Nakamoto, and it was impossible for him to check them all, so he divided part of the work among Nissenbucky Simons and the others, and now he heard that this technology boss It is also the suspected target of Satoshi Nakamoto, so he is naturally very surprised.
"Yes, this is the information I compiled. Director, you will know after taking a look at it."
David took the information handed over by Nissen and then began to look at it. As he kept looking at it, his expression became unpredictable.
According to a report from FX168 Financial Newspaper on October 6, 2017, the late Apple founder Steve Jobs was Satoshi Nakamoto, the father of Bitcoin.
On April 5 of the following year, technical expert Andy said that he accidentally discovered a copy of Satoshi Nakamoto's "Bitcoin White Paper" on his Mac computer. This news caused a stir on the Internet. There are all kinds of crazy theories that the mysterious creator of the world’s largest cryptocurrency might be Steve Jobs.
This classic white paper was published in 2008. In this white paper, the author developed a framework for the underlying mechanism that supports Bitcoin and completed it without third-party intermediaries, including banks or financial institutions. This is the birth of “decentralized finance”.
What is even more intriguing is that Satoshi Nakamoto disappeared completely in December 2010, while Steve Jobs died in October 2011. It is reasonable to infer from the timeline that these two people are the same person.
And the most important point is that as the world's top technology tycoon, Jobs controls Apple, a top technology company, and he is fully capable of developing Bitcoin as a currency.
It’s no wonder why Jobs has a place among the suspected targets of Satoshi Nakamoto.
"Wait a minute... Steve Jobs passed away in 2011. Even if he is Satoshi Nakamoto, how can we verify it?" David suddenly remembered this question.
"Although he passed away, if he was the father of Bitcoin, he would definitely have handed over the more than 1.1 million Bitcoins and keys to someone in the company or to several of his relatives before he died. If we want to investigate a girl, we can start from this aspect.”
Listening to Nissen’s words, David also felt that it made sense, and then nodded: “You are right, let’s go there first. Let’s go to Apple.”
At 12 noon, David and his party got on the flight to San Francisco.
Los Angeles and San Francisco both belong to California. The distance between the two places is only 562 kilometers, so in just one and a half hours, the flight has arrived over San Francisco.
Looking down from the plane, the first thing that comes into view is the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. It is like a golden arch, spanning the wide sea, connecting San Francisco and Marin County.
The sun shines on the bridge, reflecting the dazzling light, which complements the surrounding sea water, forming a magnificent picture.
Speaking of which, the Golden Gate Bridge is actually an old actor. In Hollywood disaster blockbusters, you can often see the Golden Gate Bridge either collapsing or being burned, or being used as a plaything by Magneto. In short, it is all kinds of things. miserable.
As the plane gradually approaches the urban area, the urban appearance of San Francisco becomes clearer and clearer. The densely packed buildings are neatly arranged, and high-rise buildings and ancient houses are intertwined, forming a unique architectural style. .
In the city center area, the bustling streets and squares are full of people and vehicles, showing the vitality and prosperity of the city.
To the south of San Francisco is the world-famous Silicon Valley.
Viewed from a high altitude, Silicon Valley presents a unique atmosphere.
There are large green lawns and woods here, giving people a peaceful and refreshing feeling.
This lush green land is dotted with the headquarters and R&D centers of many high-tech companies. Their architectural styles are modern and simple, forming a perfect integration with the surrounding natural environment.
The most eye-catching one is undoubtedly Apple’s spaceship-shaped Steve Jobs Building with a strong sense of technology.
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, the plane is about to land at SFO Airport in San Francisco. Please take your carry-on luggage..."
About ten minutes after the announcement, the plane landed at the airport smoothly.
After getting off the first class cabin, some sharp-eyed passengers quickly recognized him because they did not deliberately hide their identities.
“Oh, that’s Director David from the Internal Revenue Service.”
“Really, why did Director David suddenly come to Los Angeles?”
“ Director David, I am your fan, would you like to take a photo with you? ”
Many passengers took out their mobile phones to take photos, and some of the more enthusiastic ones gathered around him, wanting to take a photo with David.
Considering that he would be competing for the helm of the IRS in the future, he still had to show some people-friendly image, so David did not refuse and waved to Nissen-Simons and others to let these people go.
While he was busy taking photos with fans, some passengers uploaded photos of the queue on the Internet, and the entire Internet instantly went crazy.
“What’s going on? Why did Director David go to San Francisco?”
“I heard that Director David was busy tracking down Satoshi Nakamoto during this period, and this time he went to San Francisco. , it must be for this reason.”
"It should be so. There are indeed many people who are suspected of being Satoshi Nakamoto in San Francisco."
"If the most famous person in San Francisco who is suspected of being Satoshi Nakamoto... seems to be Steve Jobs of Apple. Could it be that, Director David is here to investigate Apple this time?”
As the news of David’s appearance spread, the commotion at the airport became louder and louder, even causing congestion. Phenomenon, if you don’t know this, you would think that some international celebrity has arrived.
"Director, the car arranged by the IRS is already in place. It is in parking space XX in the underground parking lot."
When he arrived, in order to facilitate travel, David also asked Nissen to I communicated with the IRS here and asked them to arrange a vehicle.
"I'm sorry, everyone, I have business to do, so I'll call it a day."
David said sorry to the remaining fans, and then quickly led Neeson and others towards the underground parking lot. go in the direction.
After arriving at the parking space, they found that it was a Toyota Overlord. Then everyone got in the car one after another, started the vehicle and headed towards Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Clara Valley. After half an hour's drive, David and his team arrived here.
It’s also interesting to say that when the tax audit in Hollywood was completed, many people speculated that the IRS would transfer him to Silicon Valley to conduct a tax audit on the major technology companies here.
But he was not transferred in the end, but now by tracing Satoshi Nakamoto, he has set foot in this place known as the global high-tech holy land for the first time.
“Just park here.”
Hearing David’s words, Nissen, who was driving the vehicle, was stunned, and then reminded: “Director, there is still some distance from the Apple headquarters building. It’s a long way away.”
“It’s okay, let’s go there on foot.”
It’s a rare trip to Silicon Valley, and he also wants to use a plug-in to take a good look at the tax situation here.
Nissen did not dare to say anything more and quickly parked the vehicle on the side of the road.
Not long after getting off the car, some people here soon noticed David's arrival. However, most of the people who can enter Silicon Valley are elites, and they are used to seeing people like Bezos and Ku. These big shots are not as crazy and enthusiastic as the fans at the airport.
Along the way, through the plug-in's examination of the elites of major technology companies here, David got a better understanding of the tax situation here.
Strictly speaking, the tax situation in Silicon Valley is not as serious as that in Hollywood, but it is because Silicon Valley is so large.
So as long as a serious tax audit is carried out here, the funds that can be collected will definitely be many times that of Hollywood.
But then again, Amazon, Google, Facebook and other companies in Silicon Valley are American and even global technology giants.
If you want to conduct a tax audit here, the resistance you need to face will definitely be ten times or a hundred times more than that of Hollywood.
Of course, it is still too early to say that a tax inspection will be carried out here, not to mention that David's jurisdiction is not here, and he has no authority to control the tax here. He can only wait until later.
(End of this chapter)