American Tax Officer

"Lots of familiar faces here today, I\'m sorry to disturb your employment, but there\'s no helping it, the law is merciless!"

David expressed his regret to the hostesses and dancers from the DA who had come there to work, then turned to the new faces and said, "You all know about the DA affair, I assume. Let\'s all cooperate and pay the taxes due at our Tax Bureau tomorrow. Alright, everyone go home!"

With the example of DA before them.

Therefore, even if the dancers and hostesses harbored grievances, they dared not say more and could only disperse one after another.

When most of the people had gone, Nisen stepped forward and said, "Chief Tax Officer, something doesn\'t seem right. There has been no reaction at all from Dieter\'s side."

When they had shut down DA yesterday, Dieter had at least sent Sapir over.

But today, with the shutdown complete, there was still no response from Dieter\'s side, which struck Nisen as somewhat abnormal.

David\'s face showed contemplation, and after a moment he replied, "Whatever he\'s thinking, as long as he doesn\'t compromise, I\'ll keep sealing up one of his clubs every day. I don\'t believe he can keep his cool for long!"

"Understood!"

David walked up to Selina and asked, "This is how we handle cases. How about it, any comments?"

"Is this how direct the Tax Bureau always handles cases?"

Actually, Selina wanted to describe it as \'overbearing.\'

Why say so?

Possibly because she had less previous contact with the Tax Bureau.

In her experience, unless it was a direct life threat, be it the police or the FBI, investigations tended to emphasize evidence and a more democratic process.

After all, we\'re in the internet age now.

As a member of law enforcement, if you took even a slightly rougher approach, once someone uploaded it online, it could immediately provoke public opinion.

But today, seeing the site with her own eyes, she realized David\'s investigative approach couldn\'t be further from democratic; it was just short of putting a gun to someone\'s head.

Moreover, in terms of evidence, there seemed to be none; entirely relying on a special warrant, they had shut down a sprawling club, which was somewhat unsettling for her as she was new to the Tax Bureau system.

David, hearing the implication in her words, patiently explained, "Selina, I think you first need to understand who we are dealing with here!"

"When dealing with law-abiding citizens, of course, we can\'t adopt such overbearing methods!"

"But when confronting these criminals, we must be firm, otherwise you can\'t intimidate them, and naturally, they won\'t pay their taxes willingly, understand?"

At that moment, Selina finally came to her senses.

That\'s indeed the case...

The people they were dealing with weren\'t ordinary; these were unscrupulous criminals motivated by profit.

If they still communicated with such individuals in the usual way, it certainly wouldn\'t work.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures!

With that, Selina tacitly accepted David\'s methods, and then she asked, "Like today, what if these criminals still refuse to pay taxes?"

David smiled and explained, "Refuse? We have many ways to \'help\' them. For instance, the most common method is to arrest them first and then check their accounts. If there\'s money, we can freeze it directly."

"If not, we\'ll see what assets they have, apply for an auction order or something of the sort, and turn those assets into tax revenue."

"If they have no assets either, then let them borrow from loan sharks or whatever!"

"In any case, when dealing with these criminals, don\'t think about talking to them about human rights. The day they stepped onto the path of crime, they should have considered the possibility of being preyed upon."

"Rather than being preyed upon by others, it\'s better to be preyed upon by our Tax Bureau, at least that way they\'re indirectly contributing to this country, this society!"

Selina had been taught a lesson and nodded, "I understand, Director David!"

"Good that you do!"

David turned around and said to everyone, "That\'s it for today, pack it up!"

...

After returning to the office and storing away the equipment, David took a ride in Nisen\'s car back to his own apartment building.

"See you tomorrow."

Leaving this sentence behind, David prepared to go upstairs.

Just as Nisen was about to drive away, a phone call suddenly halted his movement.

He picked it up and had just exchanged a few words when he noticed a motorcycle driving past.

The motorcycle rider wore a helmet and a black jacket, but the right side of the jacket seemed bulging, which immediately caught Nisen\'s attention.

Before he could continue observing,

the next second, the man stopped his bike, unzipped the jacket, and pulled out a small submachine gun, aiming it at David who was ready to go upstairs.

Witnessing this scene, Nisen was shocked, but his Marine experience enabled him to react in an instant.

He drew his sidearm wildly, without even having time to aim, and based on his instincts, he pulled the trigger at the man.

As Nisen fired, the gunman also squeezed the trigger at the nearby David.

Fortunately, Nisen\'s bullet was just 0.001 seconds faster, hitting the man\'s shoulder and causing his shot to veer off, landing half a meter in front of David.