American Tax Officer

Chapter 658: Chapter 331: Join the Ansa Group, David_2
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“Thank you very much…”

Seeing the two converse so amiably also made those like Obadiah and Donald nearby breathe a sigh of relief in secret.

They had really been worried that Nehemiah would cause trouble for David out of unhappiness for having his position snatched away, thereby making things awkward for them as well, but fortunately, the old Chief Inspector was sensible.

“Director Obadiah, Consultant Welton Heng, you’ve arrived too!”

As they were speaking, a voice came from behind, and everyone turned to look. It turned out to be none other than Chief of Staff Wylder from the White House.

“Chief of Staff Wylder, you’ve arrived too.”

Both Obadiah and Welton Heng greeted him in unison.

“Yes.”

Wylder acknowledged, then turned his gaze to David and said with a smile, “The President is abroad on a state visit, so he sent me to represent him, David, I, on behalf of the President, welcome you to your post in Washington D.C.!”

“Please thank the President for me, and of course, thanks to Chief of Staff Wylder for coming to support the event tonight.”

“You’ve made such a significant tax contribution to our country, it’s only right, only right…”

Being the White House Chief of Staff was basically akin to being the President’s avatar, to describe it as being second only to one but above millions wasn’t an exaggeration.

But in the subsequent conversation, Wylder was exceptionally polite to David, which left those like Obadiah and Welton Heng, who had never been treated this way, feeling a bit resentful.

However, it wasn’t long before Wylder’s true intentions came to light, and everyone suddenly had an epiphany.

It turned out that although the Aid W Act was in line with White House policy and had passed smoothly, the majority of the public was anti-war, which had cost the President a considerable amount of support.

Therefore, the White House wanted to enact a civil benefit law or policy to regain public support.

And this civil benefit, naturally, was supposed to offer tangible benefits to the citizens.

But that would require money, a substantial amount of it!

Given the current dire financial straits of America, the finances absolutely could not support such a large sum for the bill, and this naturally meant relying on the fundraising prowess of David.

That was the reason for Wylder’s extreme courtesy toward David.

“I’ve only just taken office; my focus will definitely be on familiarizing myself with my duties for the time being. I’m afraid there won’t be much of an impact on tax revenues, and I hope Chief of Staff Wylder can understand…”

David wasn’t merely deflecting; firstly, he indeed had just started his position, and not being familiar with the department operations made it difficult to commence tax work.

Another point was that the follow-up funding agreement with Ansa Group was still short by tens of billions, and he definitely had to secure this funding first to avoid being accused by the Angsa people of breaching their contract.

“That’s natural, we too only have this idea for the moment; there are many details that need to be fleshed out. There’s no rush, we can take our time!”

Although the White House had lost a lot of support recently, with two years still to go until the election year, it would be sufficient to raise the support rate before then, so Wylder was not in a hurry at the moment.

Seeing David’s subtle acknowledgment, Wylder tactfully excused himself to chat with a few old friends on the side.

More and more people arrived at the venue as the evening progressed.

Those who were key members of the Ansa Group at the last celebration banquet were also there, congratulating David, and even their words seemed to suggest treating him as one of their own, which brought some haze to his mind.

After about half an hour,

Simmons came up to him and reminded, “BOSS, the people from the Four Major Families have arrived, but they came down from the upstairs, they’ve probably been here all along.”

Upon hearing this, David’s gaze narrowed into a slit.

The members of the four major families had arrived at the location early on, so why did they only show up long after the banquet had begun?

It was nothing more than a belief in their own exalted status; they were simply putting on airs.

This wasn’t David thinking ill of others without cause; it was because he had previously had a direct confrontation with these families and had seen their inherent arrogance.

Of course, based on his understanding of Sean, the Kennedy Family certainly wasn’t like this. As for why they only appeared now along with the other families, there must be another reason.

As soon as the four major families appeared, the individuals present immediately stepped forward to greet them, even White House Chief of Staff Wylder didn’t dare to be presumptuous and took the initiative to engage in conversation.

After a moment of hesitation, David also adjusted his attitude and moved forward with a smile to meet them.

When the people from the four major families saw him approaching, they suddenly acted as if they had discovered something, excused themselves from their conversations, and came up to meet him.

“Inspector David, welcome to your new position in Washington D.C.!”

“Inspector David, now that you have taken up your position in Washington D.C., I’m sure we will be dealing with each other often, so please take good care of us.”

“…”

“Gentlemen, thank you for coming tonight,”

Reze, Jeff, and Cyril each spoke in turn. Sean, on the other hand, remained silent, and David responded with polite words.

“We’re all old acquaintances here, there’s no need for such formalities. Inspector David, you have many guests to attend to today, so now that we’ve arrived, we won’t keep you any longer.”

Reze laughed it off and then led Cyril and Jeff away, leaving only Sean still standing in his original spot without moving.

“Let’s go talk by the bar.”

“Alright.”

David followed Sean to the bar.

Today’s banquet served as a rare social opportunity for all the attendees, so none of them really came just to drink foolishly; hence aside from the two men and the bartender, there really was no one else at the bar.

“Give me a whiskey, light on the ice.”

“I’ll have the same.”

Both men ordered from the bartender and then sat on the high stools.

Sean seemed to have something difficult to say and didn’t speak immediately, and David, guessing he had something to say, didn’t rush to ask.

Seven or eight minutes later, the two prepared drinks were served.

Sean picked up his glass, swirled it, and took a big gulp, harnessing the courage from the alcohol before he slowly began, “When you first came to me saying you wanted to deal with Murdoch’s news corporation and asked for my financial support, to be honest, I wasn’t very confident you could take them down quickly. The Three Major Families thought the same.”

“After all, it’s a propaganda institution they value highly. Even if you could catch them in a compromising position, they would surely try every possible means to save it. But what no one expected was that, once again, you far exceeded everyone’s expectations. Under your meticulous planning, the founder Murdoch was disgraced and stepped down, and the news corporation almost fell apart, ultimately benefiting us.”

“However, after this battle, now that you’ve been promoted to the decision-making circle of the Internal Revenue Service, the Three Major Families are starting to get anxious. They fear even more that they won’t be able to control you and you’ll become a threat, so that’s the real reason for tonight’s banquet!”

David had already guessed as much and wasn’t very surprised. He then asked, “So, aside from wanting to declare to everyone tonight that I’m their appointed man, do they have any other ideas?”

Sean didn’t respond but instead pulled out three photographs from his pocket, laid them on the table, and took another gulp of his drink before saying, “The Three Major Families’ intention is for you to choose one of them and then marry her in front of all their witnesses. That way, you’ll be a part of this group, and the group will do everything possible to help you control the behemoth that is the Internal Revenue Service.”