Chapter 319 Ending, preparing to enter the headquarters
“Okay, in that case, this trial is over!”
With Nicola’s final words, this trial The dust had finally settled, and the invited people stood up and left in twos and threes.
“Everyone in the audience has seen that this trial has ended, but the details are eye-opening, especially the hidden taxes involved in Amazon.com. I think the relevant departments will continue to investigate this matter in the future..."
Although the trial is over, follow-up media reports are still continuing, and the popularity of this matter on the Internet remains high.
Here, David has returned to the office hall. Looking at the excited inspectors, he also said: "Everyone has worked hard during this time. Come on, open the champagne for me!" < br>
For some time now, it has been the norm for the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service to pop champagne after a major case.
After all, the conclusion of a major case will not only bring great prestige to the bureau, but the most important thing is that the auditors, tax chiefs, and tax inspectors in the bureau will receive a lot of bonuses. A few people will also get the opportunity to be promoted, so it is naturally something worthy of celebration.
Soon, a tax chief from the bureau came to the scene carrying a bucket of ice-cold champagne and said to David: "Director, do you want to have a play?"
David directly picked up a bottle, then grabbed it with both hands and started shaking it.
"Huh huh huh..."
"Woooooooh..."
"..."
As soon as he saw David, Nissenbaki took action. Simmons and others also jumped excitedly and started cheering.
Seeing that their atmosphere was so lively, David's rhythm also picked up. He also jumped along and shook the champagne.
But such a scene made many people present feel strange.
Although the case of Dumb Mason is worthy of celebration.
But before, whether it was the cracking of the Thackle family or the case in the cryptocurrency field, David, Nissenbaki and others were never as excited as they are now, so this is somewhat abnormal.
Of course, what they don’t know is that the reason why David, Nissenbaki and others are so excited is actually not because they have solved the case of Dumb Mason.
The most important reason is that they have received notice from the General Administration in advance. As long as they solve this case, they can be promoted to the General Administration.
This is the center of power of the IRS. It’s no wonder they’re not excited!
"Pfft!!!"
"Woohoo!"
While thinking, David had unscrewed the cork of the champagne, and the champagne sprayed into the entire hall, triggering to the cheers of countless inspectors.
“Okay, now I want to announce something to everyone!”
As soon as these words came out, the scene immediately calmed down from the excitement. At this time, when something was announced, everyone already felt that what David was going to say was definitely not simple.
“Speaking of which, it has been a few months since I took office at the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service. During this period, thanks to your support and help, my work has been going smoothly and I have cracked the case of Sackler. Family, cryptocurrency, and now Amazon and other major cases..."
Listening to David thanking them and summarizing their work during this period, everyone's mood suddenly changed. It fell down.
Because from this tone, they guessed that their director would most likely be transferred to another place, or promoted to the general bureau.
As expected, David’s next words confirmed their guess.
"Not long ago, I have received a notice from the General Administration. After the Dumason case is over, I will be transferred to the General Administration. Therefore, this can be regarded as saying goodbye to you in advance..."
In After receiving David's personal confirmation, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly dropped to freezing point, and everyone had a reluctant and depressed look on their faces.
During this period of time, under the leadership of David, the Los Angeles IRS can be said to have stolen the show, and each of them has received the largest bonus and the most political achievements in history.
Of course, what they know better is that what they have obtained is thanks to David, and once David is transferred away, they will inevitably return to their previous appearance.
People, once you taste the sweetness, it is difficult to let go of this feeling.
And so it is with them now.
They felt indescribably uncomfortable when they thought that David had been transferred and that the Los Angeles IRS and each of them would have to return to the previous step-by-step model.
Of course David saw something was wrong with the atmosphere at the scene, but he had no choice. After all, he couldn't give up on this great future, right?
He could only pick up the glass and pour a glass of champagne, and raised his head and said: "Come on everyone, today is a day worth celebrating. Let us drink a glass for this victory!"
Although everyone felt very sad, the atmosphere had reached this point, and they could only hold back their grief and pour a glass of wine. They said they wished David a promotion and entered the general bureau before drinking it in one gulp.
After returning to the office, David said to Nissen, Bucky and Simmons: "Get ready for the handover. When the time comes, I will apply to bring you in together."
Now he is the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service He is the only one in charge, and although he has been promoted to the General Administration, there are too many senior officials in the General Administration, and he is new here, so he will definitely not have much say.
And he doesn’t have much foundation in the General Administration. As his confidants, it is necessary to bring Nissen and others there.
“Got it!”
Although they had already expected this result, the three of them were still excited after hearing David say these words himself.
That is the General Administration of Taxation, a place that many people dream of entering, and they can take a seat right away!
This is really in line with the saying, it’s nice to enjoy the shade under the big tree!
At this moment, the three of them were extremely lucky to have hugged David's thick leg early. Otherwise, even if they survived until death, they might not have a chance to enter the headquarters.
……
Silicon Valley, Guge Company.
In a conference room, the company's CEO Ryan Fraser, CFO Harwood Peters, and members of the board of directors were all present. At this time, their faces were extremely gloomy. After a while, CEO Ruian said in a deep voice: "Let's all share our opinions."
"We must first figure out one thing. What is the IRS?" They are going after Amazon, and they are going to target all the big companies on the Internet like us!”
“This incident of Amazon is a wake-up call for us. If something goes wrong, you must communicate in advance to avoid ending up like them!”
“This incident is indeed a wake-up call for us. If we are also found to have tax problems, The losses will be heavy for sure.”
"..."
Mu Ma Xun ended up like this, which naturally caused panic among the senior officials of Guge. This is why they immediately held a high-level meeting after the trial.
A question before them now is.
They don’t know whether David is going for Amazon, or whether he wants to conduct an inventory of the entire field like he did with cryptocurrency last time.
If it is the former, of course it is good, but if it is the latter...
Then they may become the next target or the next batch of targets. This is equivalent to being targeted by the hunter's bow and arrow, which is not without danger.
“Our Gu Ge has not engaged in any hidden consumption for customers like Dumb Amazon, nor has it illegally taken advantage of value-added tax reductions or received government tax subsidies. He should not cause us any trouble. Come up?"
The head of the tax department said.
"Haha, Duma Amazon has not been exposed to tax scandals for so many years, but David found their flaws as soon as he started investigating. You can guarantee that your department has no clues for him to catch. Are you there?”
“Yes, this David’s methods are too powerful. Not to mention the current dumb Amazon, how many companies have fallen into his hands before? If he really intends to target the entire collection If there is a tax audit, it will be difficult for us, Guge, to escape unscathed.”
"..."
As soon as the head of the tax department said these words, he was instantly refuted by many people at the scene. After hesitating for a while, he finally shut up.
No one among the Fortune 500 companies dares to say that they have no tax problems at all.
In the past, they wouldn’t have been too afraid of being investigated, but it was uncomfortable when a David suddenly appeared from the IRS. There are countless people and companies under his command, so who can guarantee that they will escape unscathed from his investigation.
While Gu Ge was discussing, major companies such as Weiruan, Oracle, NVIDIA, and Apple were also holding emergency meetings.
And the content of their meetings was the same, that is, what if the IRS and David wanted to conduct a tax investigation on them just like they did with Amazon?
But these big companies are okay. After all, the background connections are there. Even if they are investigated, it will take a long time to investigate and there is still time to operate.
And those smaller companies are getting impatient.
Because they were afraid of being investigated and punished, after some discussion, they directly sent representatives to the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service, planning to spend some money to eliminate the disaster.
Of course, this is an unexpected surprise for David and the Los Angeles IRS.
Because he currently has no idea about these companies at all, he is now only thinking about going to the General Administration to take up his post. As for the direction of the subsequent investigation, at least wait until he takes up his post and stabilizes his position!
Under the thoughts of all parties, two days passed.
“Dear viewers, this is CBS TV. The market value of Amazon Group has evaporated by hundreds of billions in the past two days, which can be said to be a heavy loss. According to our observations in the past two days, the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service has not continued to After Amazon, we want to target other Internet companies. According to the news we have received, it is said that Director David will be transferred to the General Bureau of the Internal Revenue Service. The specific position he will hold is not yet clear, and whether the news is true It has not been confirmed yet. Please pay attention to the follow-up reports from this station for details..."
In the past two days, Amazon's market value has evaporated so tragically that it can be said that major companies are terrified.
However, there is no news that the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service is going to investigate other companies, which also gives companies such as Guge, Weiruan, Oracle, and Apple a slight sigh of relief.
However, when the media reported that David might be transferred to the General Administration, many people became nervous again.
The reason is simple. David only served as the director of the Los Angeles area, and he was already investigating the cryptocurrency field and the Amazon Group.
If he were transferred to the General Administration of Taxation and became a high-level executive, wouldn't he become even more unscrupulous after holding great power?
For this reason, some companies and forces, who were afraid that David's power would be investigated, began to secretly manipulate the media and criticize the matter.
The Wall Street Journal even published an article titled "Black Box Operation" to criticize it fiercely.
As for the content, it accuses David of having made countless great contributions to the IRS, but in less than 10 months he was promoted from an auditor to the decision-making circle of the IRS General Administration. This procedure is not It's reasonable. There must be some secret operation inside.
“Who is the Wall Street Journal? Why does he criticize the IRS’s way of doing things?”
“Yes, the IRS does not select the director internally, but has to go through the consultation process. Do the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives agree? "
"The Wall Street Journal is so disgusting. It always compiles such bad news to smear others."
"Haha, who doesn't know that the Wall Street Journal is Mrs. Yu? People’s mouthpieces and lackeys, they must be afraid that Director David will continue to attack them after he enters the decision-making circle of the IRS!”
After seeing the title and content published by the Wall Street Journal, David’s supporters on major social media couldn’t sit still and continued to launch attacks.
However, the intensity of their criticism quickly dropped due to some unknown reasons. On the contrary, the discussion criticizing David's promotion too quickly and the existence of push-button manipulation became stronger and stronger.
Los Angeles IRS.
Nissen walked into the director's office with a copy of the Wall Street Journal and said to David, who was sorting out the documents: "Director, look, this Wall Street Journal is really disgusting. It actually said that there was a secret operation in our promotion. , criticizing us in various ways, and now the group of Utahns are obviously controlling the public opinion on the Internet and reducing the voice of support for us."
David took a cursory glance at the content, and his face became slightly darker. down.
The last time he announced that he would investigate Amazon, the Wall Street Journal was the first to jump out and label him as shaking the American economy.
Seeing that he is about to be promoted, it is really hateful to jump out and attack him for being promoted too quickly and leading the public to think that his promotion is a secret operation.
No, the power of public opinion is so terrifying that not even the then President Nicoson could withstand it, let alone him.
It seems that if you want to deal with the Freemasons, you must first cut off their mouthpieces and all channels for guiding public opinion.
(End of this chapter)