American Tax Officer

"You think our IRS can't sue you for anything else? Of course, it's tax evasion!"

"Tax evasion? Hahahaha!"

The members of the Human Rights Organization at the scene couldn't contain their laughter.

They dared to come here and confront the IRS because they were confident that their taxes were without a single issue; otherwise, how could they have the courage to show up?

David didn't pay attention to their mockery. He turned to Simmons Bakinison and the others behind him and said, "Him, him, him, take him down!"

Buckynison Simmons had been putting up with these people for a long time and, upon hearing this, eagerly rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"You IRS people, abuse of power is one thing, but now you want to lay hands on us, the good citizens?"

"Come on, let everyone get a good look, see for themselves just how lawless you IRS folks are!"

The members of the Human Rights Organization became agitated, loudly cursing and even shoving Nisenbaki and the others who approached.

The journalists, already highly focused on the situation here, swarmed around as soon as such explosive events unfolded.

Many in the media pressed with questions.

"Director David, why are you making arrests in the street?"

"Director David, even if the people from the Human Rights Organization did something wrong, according to the public order regulations, shouldn't this be a matter for the police to handle, not the IRS?"

"Director David, we are currently broadcasting live in front of the entire nation, you must give us an explanation!"

The journalists from all major outlets bombarded him with questions.

On the side, the people from the Human Rights Organization took advantage of the situation, relentlessly criticizing David and the IRS's harsh methods in front of the cameras.

Instantly, whether it was the public at the scene or the viewers watching the live broadcast, most sided with the Human Rights Organization, criticizing the seemingly unreasonable David.

Maybe because of the armed actions, as well as the Rodrigozki case, many people had been impressed by David's tactics and charisma, becoming his supporters, but America, after all, is a country that values human rights. Even if the Human Rights Organization made some mistakes, they shouldn't be retaliated against with arrests like this.

Moreover, the Human Rights Organization had only thrown a few beer bottles. How could that constitute a serious crime?

If people were retaliated against with arrests for that, then it would further confirm what the Human Rights Organization claimed; that David was abusing his vigilantism, and he was doing it in front of the entire nation.

Even if David's supporters wanted to defend him, there was just no way to whitewash this.

Under such immense pressure, even Nisenbaki and others couldn't bear it and had to halt the arrest order, looking at David with pleading eyes for help.

David was not flustered. He leaned close to the journalists' microphones and said calmly, "You want a justification, right? Well, that's fine, I'll give you a justification. They've evaded taxes, and that's why our IRS is arresting them!"

Upon hearing this, both the media and the audience at the scene were stunned.

The people from the Human Rights Organization had clearly come to protest, so how could they suddenly be suspected of tax evasion?

The IRS has power, but they can't just twist facts to make arbitrary arrests, can they?

Then, a member of the Human Rights Organization who was called out sneered, "Tax evasion? What tax have we evaded?"

"Mr. David, your IRS might be powerful, but you can't make baseless accusations against us!"

"Yeah, since you say we've evaded taxes, then please present the evidence!"

The other two members of the Human Rights Organization who were called out also rebutted in turn.

And all the media reporters looked toward David, wanting to see what kind of explanation he would offer this time.

"Rest assured, I will certainly present the evidence, but for now, I would like you to come with us, not to some other place, but to the courtroom inside!"

David's words perplexed both the Human Rights Organization and the media present at the scene.

Isn't the tax bureau's court trial not open to the public for listening?

So why were they being invited inside?

Could it be that an exception was being made this time?

What a stroke of luck!

The three named members of the Human Rights Organization were instantly excited.

If they could get into the tax bureau's courtroom, they would be able to directly attack the lawyers and judges of the tax bureau for their autocratic decisions!

Not only would they make a splash, but they would surely headline all the major media outlets tomorrow!

The more the three Human Rights Organization members thought about it, the more excited they became.

But what David said next caught them off guard.

"As you know, our tax bureau doesn't want to waste the taxpayers' time or money. We just happen to be trialing those eight crime bosses, and you three have also evaded taxes, so let's have the judge try you all together. It saves money and is more efficient!"

In fact, this approach seemed very abnormal, because how could guilt be established so quickly for people who had just been caught and were immediately taken to court?

But David was no ordinary person. He had the "golden finger" BUG, and now, as the Director of the Western Suburb Branch, he wielded this powerful law enforcement machinery. Since these three and those criminals were just ordinary people, he was confident he could secure the evidence against them in the shortest possible time.

Although this might shock and confound many people afterward, how could they ever imagine he had such an advantage as an external aid on his side?

This action would also serve as a severe deterrent to the Human Rights Organization, letting them know the consequences of opposing him.

With that said, silence fell on the scene, and one could hear a pin drop.

Everyone's eyes were wide open, some even forgetting to close their gaping mouths, looking stupefied.

On-the-spot arrests followed by on-the-spot trials.

Even the Federal Supreme Court wasn't this audacious!

After a while, a reporter who was the first to recover asked tremulously, "Director David, you're not joking, are you?"

David replied with a serious face, "Do I look like I'm joking? If you don't understand our tax bureau's tax laws, I can tell you clearly that our tax bureau does have this authority. If you still doubt it, a quick search on the internet will tell you!"

And true to his words,

After David finished speaking, some who were not very familiar with the tax bureau's tax laws indeed began searching on search engines.

But the results confirmed that David was not exaggerating.

According to the tax bureau's tax law, as long as there is evidence of tax evasion, the tax bureau indeed has the right to trial the offender at any time.

Even if this trial was targeted at the crime bosses of the Western Suburbs, all it would take is a communication with the judge, and since the judge is a part of the tax bureau, how could they possibly refuse?