American Tax Officer

"Okay, I know what to do now."

Actually, David didn't need Deputy Director Donald to remind him. In recent days, whether it was the media or the netizens of Los Angeles, everyone had been accusing him of being as timid as a mouse, hiding in the bureau like a shrinking turtle. He naturally wanted to vent his frustration.

At the headquarters, Donald immediately called his assistant over and ordered, "Notify the Director, Chief Advisor, and the others to head to the conference room."

"Yes, sir."

Five or six minutes later, the assistant came in and announced that all the senior officials of the headquarters had gone to the conference room, and only then did Donald stand up and walk out of his office.

Upon arrival at the conference room, Director Obadiah, Chief Advisor Wilton Heng, and almost all the senior executives of the headquarters were already present.

At that moment, all eyes on Donald were filled with a strong desire for knowledge.

Donald sat down and began to speak in his usual unhurried manner, "Just now, I received a message from David. Rodrigozki has been captured, and we should receive him by 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."

"What did you say?"

"That's impossible?"

"He's really been caught? How did they catch him?"

The room instantly burst into commotion.

Not to mention Rohan and Wilton Heng, even the high-ranking supporters of David's faction were all incredulous.

If this man had been so easy to catch, they wouldn't have considered asking the CIA to help kill Rodrigozki before.

Obadiah couldn't contain his impatience either, and he urgently asked, "Deputy Director Donald, what exactly happened? Can you please clarify?"

"Here's what happened: in the past few days, David secretly detained a group of spies from Bear Country..."

Donald explained how David had caught the spies and used them to negotiate an exchange for Rodrigozki with Bear Country.

After hearing this, many people in the room were left stunned.

In just two or three days, where did David find a batch of spies to use as bargaining chips to negotiate an exchange with Bear Country?

"Hahaha, I knew David could do it! Using spies as chips to exchange for Rodrigozki, Bear Country had no choice but to agree. What a great move!"

A high-ranking supporter of David broke the silence with laughter, and that snapped those who had been lost in thought back to the present.

Indeed.

Regardless of how David caught the group of spies, from Bear Country's perspective, they would definitely agree to the exchange.

After all, Rodrigozki was just a drug trafficker, whereas the spies were talents serving their country. Whether due to public pressure or value, the officials could only choose to abandon the former.

That meant, unless David was deceiving them—which was nearly impossible—what Donald had just declared about them receiving Rodrigozki by tomorrow morning was almost certain.

Considering this, both Rohan and Obadiah felt complicated emotions.

First, from the standpoint of the high-level officials of the tax bureau, they were certainly worried that if this matter was mishandled, it could severely damage the dignity of the tax bureau.

But now, if Rodrigozki was indeed apprehended and then tried in their court, not to mention restoring dignity, it would even significantly enhance the stature of the tax bureau.

This should be a joyful occasion, but damn it, the person in charge of it all was David from the Operation Deification project, and he was supported by Donald Obadiah.

So, their feelings were understandably complex.

Watching those who had blamed David now wither away like deflated eggplants, people like Donald naturally felt delighted.

Obadiah felt the same, but given the mood in the room, there was nothing more to be said. He could only conclude, "Alright, it's getting late, let's all head back and rest. We'll continue to follow up on this matter tomorrow."

...

Western Suburb Branch.

Simmons walked into the office and said sheepishly, "Although Judge Nicola grumbled a bit, she still agreed. The trial can be at 10 a.m. tomorrow."

Having received Rodrigozki, David had no intention of wasting any more time. He planned to strike while the iron was hot and put him on trial immediately, so he had asked Simmons to visit Judge Nicola at her home earlier.

"It's normal for her to complain when you visit late at night, but since she has agreed, go on and prepare the details for tomorrow's handover and related matters."

"Alright."

The night passed without incident, and time moved on to the next day.

"Good morning, this is the Los Angeles Times. Today marks the fourth day of the reward, and Western Suburbs Branch along with Director David remain silent as still waters. Let's continue to observe..."

At the entrance of the Western Suburb Branch, hordes of media reporters began their new day's reports.

"Damn it, Director David is so disappointing. It's already the fourth day; even if you can't catch Rodrigozki, at least make a move against some other lawbreakers to save face."

"What kind of 'Task Force Commander,' what 'Tax Evader's Nemesis'? Now it seems these were all exaggerations. David is just a product of packaging. Faced with such a huge reward, he can only hide in his office like a shrinking turtle."

"Heh, unable to handle even the threat of a mere drug trafficker without any action or statement, he still thinks he can enter Hollywood, that hub of capital, for tax inspections? Wishful thinking."