American Tax Officer

Chapter 656: Chapter 330: The Feast at Hong Gate_2
 

“These people exerted themselves mainly because of a mutual exchange of benefits.”

“Do you really think these people wanted him to join the headquarters as a senior executive?”

“That’s not necessarily the case!”

“After all, the example of the Jewish People had already laid out here; they’ve caused the Jewish People to pay a heavy price during this period.”

“It’s certain that the Ansa Group also feared raising a tiger that could turn on them, potentially facing the same fate as the Jewish People one day.”

“As for today’s so-called inaugural banquet…”

“If he were to attend, and the banquet turned out to be propelled by the Ansa Group, the aim of these people would likely be to declare to everyone that David is one of the Ansa Group’s people, or rather, a stooge, thus placing a tight spell on him.”

“In a blink, David almost fully deciphered the Ansa Group’s intentions.”

“But that being said, this move was quite sinister and it put him in a dilemma at the moment.”

“On one hand, he didn’t want the Ansa Group to place this spell on him.”

“On the other hand, although both parties had their ulterior motives, they were still in a cooperative state. If he didn’t attend the banquet, it would be like not giving face to the other party.”

“And on another note, although Freemasonry had been weakened by him, it hadn’t been crippled, and it’s unlikely that they would swallow their pride.”

“He had just arrived in Washington D.C., his foundations were not yet stable, and offending both groups at once could likely make his future progress very difficult.”

“‘No need to, hard to decline such kindness, I’ll go then.'”

“After some thought, David finally decided not to snub the other party and to feign compliance for the time being.”

“‘Then that’s for the best.'”

“On this side, Deputy Director Donald also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.”

“He of course understood the real purpose behind the Ansa Group sponsoring this banquet, but the relationship between the Internal Revenue Service and Freemasonry Group was already bad, and he didn’t want to upset the Ansa Group, naturally hoping David could maintain the current situation, even if just superficially.”

“Otherwise, offending two groups at once, however powerful their Internal Revenue Service was, they couldn’t bear it.”

“Amidst these thoughts, he seemed to remember something and gravely reminded, ‘Oh right, David, although you’ve been promoted, this may not necessarily be a good thing for you. Washington D.C., as the capital of our country, is a very special place with various forces entrenched and interwoven. Now that you’ve taken such a core position, you’ll face direct pressure in the future, be prepared mentally.'”

“‘I understand, Deputy Director Donald, thanks for the heads up.'”

“In the neighborhood, after ending the call, David’s face clouded with thoughts.”

“Donald was right, despite having ascended into the decision-making sphere of the Internal Revenue Service, basking in glory, the actual pressure he was going to face was not small.”

“In the past when he was still serving locally, the White House wanted to push the W bill, it had to communicate with the senior management at headquarters, who would then relay the task to him.”

“Now that he had entered the decision-making circle, if the White House wanted to push any policy related to taxation in the future, they would undoubtedly come directly to him, since he was now a part of the senior management of the Internal Revenue Service.”

“The same logic applied to other forces.”

“In other words, previously the head at headquarters shielded him from pressures from all sides, and now that he had become the head, naturally, he needed to bear that pressure.”

“Well, there was no helping it.”

“To wear the crown, one must bear its weight!”

“If he wished to climb to the apex of America’s pyramid, these were the burdens he had to bear!”

Meanwhile, at the Hyatt Hotel, in a private room.

“My elder brother’s intention is simple, David is indeed talented, and our recent collaboration has been quite delightful, so we are extending a sincere invitation for him to formally join our camp!”

“My father feels the same way, if he could join our camp, he would be the most promising newcomer among us, and we would mobilize all our resources to support him!”

“My relative feels the same, Sean, you and David are the closest among us, and I hope at tonight’s dinner, you can convey our intentions to him!”@@novelbin@@

In the private room, sat Jeff from the Bush Family, Cyril from the Roosevelt Family, and Reze from the Adams Family, side by side, while Sean was sitting opposite them. However, upon hearing this conversation, his expression began to change unpredictably.

After a while, Sean squinted his eyes and asked, “Inviting him to join our camp? What method do you intend to use?”

“Sean, we all belong to major families, we all know very well, don’t talk about any contracts, those are just tearable papers which don’t bind anyone!”

It was Reze who spoke these words; he took three photos out of his inner pocket and placed them on the table, “This is my niece, 22 years old, beautiful and poised, this one is Cyril’s niece, and this one is Jeff’s niece. He can choose any of them to marry, with our witness and blessing, and from then on, he will be one of us!”

After witnessing how easily David brought down the Ansa Group’s news corporation, there was a significant shock within the group.

It’s essential to note, the news corporation was highly valued by Jewish People, yet despite their tremendous efforts, they still failed to maintain it, and that naturally made Ansa Group feel increasingly insecure.

Moreover, in their view, David was never an easy person to control.

And now, having been promoted within the Internal Revenue Service’s decision-making circle, if one day he turns against them as well, they don’t believe they could handle it any better than the Jewish People did.

Thus, after the news corporation incident concluded, the Three Major Families urgently convened to discuss and finally came up with a marital alliance as the solution.

Since most Americans subscribed to Catholicism and Christianity, they took oaths during weddings conducted in churches.

Once joined by marriage, the related parties become relatives, and ‘cutting down your own kin’ is not something most people could do; even if they could, it would be distasteful to many.

Therefore, within them and the great families of America, nothing was more credible as a method of cooperation than a familial marriage.

“This… He probably won’t agree to this.”

Sean showed a hint of bitterness.

If David were willing to enter into a marital alliance, he would have already offered his own daughter, not waiting for the Three Major Families to come up with this idea.

“Nothing is impossible to agree upon! Sean, you are one of us, you should be very clear, we can’t allow such an uncontrollable factor to exist!”

It was Jeff who spoke these words, his tone carrying a hint of assertiveness.

Sean’s expression grew graver, knowing well that it was the news corporation matter that had hit the nerves of the Three Major Families, but after some thought, he responded, “You see the situation; David is focusing all his efforts on combatting the Freemasonry Group, and he has even brought down their crucial news corporation, significantly weakening their strength. We shouldn’t make the bilateral relations sour at this critical moment!”

“It’s precisely because he still needs us that we should act this way, otherwise if the Freemasonry really gets torn down by him, wouldn’t we be left high and dry?”

“Jeff is right, we certainly hope for the downfall of the Freemasonry, but we wish more to prevent our own interests from being harmed.”

“David can’t choose to be ‘independent’; he must decide which side he stands on, only then can we all be ‘in the know’!”

The Three Major Families had their reasons for such assertiveness.

The existence of the Freemasonry indeed posed a great threat to them, but at least they didn’t reach directly into their core interests.

But David was different.

This young man was about to gain significant power, and if one day he felt inclined to inspect their enterprises’ taxes, acting predominantly from a moral high ground, they wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Otherwise, the Freemasonry Group wouldn’t have been pushed into a corner by David, resulting in losing the news corporation, with no effective retaliation in sight.