American Tax Officer

"Mr. Persvido, you must give us a precise answer..."

The employees were becoming more and more panicked. They didn't care about the conflict between the Western Suburb Branch and Disney; they only cared about whether their own interests would suffer losses.

"The closure isn't up to us, it depends on the Western Suburb Branch. As for how long... I can't guarantee it but rest assured, we will do our utmost to negotiate with the Western Suburb Branch," Persvido said, still with a helpless look on his face.

"If it could have been negotiated, it would have been done by now; now it's difficult to say." Explore hidden tales at empire

"Exactly, even if we negotiate well, with the huge drop in stock price, as well as the funds forcibly taken by the Western Suburb Branch, I'm afraid the company might have no choice but to lay off employees."

"Vice President Okanji's attitude was very sincere previously, but the Director of the Western Suburb Branch, David, was so aggressive, it's like he's pushing us into a corner!"

After Persvido spoke, the heads of various departments below started to act out the content of the previous meeting room discussion, feigning sighs and complaints, trying to incite the employees' emotions.

As expected, after these people stirred them up, the already very anxious employees became even more restless.

"Going on like this is not a solution. I think we need to go to the Western Suburb Branch and demand an explanation from Director David to see when this can be resolved!"

"Exactly! The Western Suburb Branch can collect taxes if they want, but they can't smash our rice bowls; we need to live, after all!"

"That's right, the Western Suburb Branch can't just shut down the company; there could be negotiations instead of just closing everything down. That's not reasonable!"

Anxiety and anxiousness began to spread among the employees, and many started to question the practices of the Western Suburb Branch.

With the incitement of Persvido and the senior management.

The employees' awe of the Western Suburb Branch gradually dissipated, turning into various forms of dissatisfaction, and finally, under the organization of those with an agenda, they headed towards the Western Suburb Branch to seek an explanation.

Since David's instructions were to close down all of Disney's businesses, when the Disney Film Company was shut down, the rest of the subsidiaries, related companies, and amusement parks also faced the same fate.

And these employees, under the stirring up of their higher-ups, also gradually got influenced by this climate, starting to form groups to take to the streets to protest or to head towards the Western Suburb Branch to demand explanations.

What was more troubling was that this sentiment quickly spread nationwide.

Since Disney's properties were spread across the whole of America, and David's idea was to close down all Disney properties.

This naturally included the parks, subsidiaries, and such in other cities.

So, as the Western Suburb Branch was taking action, the tax bureaus in other cities also received instructions from the upper levels to coordinate their efforts, and Disney's industries nationwide were almost simultaneously shut down by various branches.

And these employees, after being incited by Disney's management personnel in various places, also began to take to the streets to protest and march.

While The Walt Disney Company was surely contributing to the momentum, it was more so the ordinary employees taking necessary actions to preserve their interests.

Of course, neither David nor the Washington D.C. Headquarters were panicking having already anticipated this and having countermeasures in place.

In New York, in a villa close to the southeastern Atlantic coast.

"Hmph, David thinks he can force our hand with these tactics, but it looks like he could possibly receive a backlash now!"

"He's still too young, ten or twenty thousand employees causing a fuss, let alone the IRS, I think even the White House will have to come out and soothe the situation. Just wait, I'm curious to see how he wraps this up!"

In the living room, Bennett was sitting on a couch, flanked by two men.

These two men were named Tatel Disney and Zakri Disney.

Yes, they were also members of the Disney Family, two brothers from the same mother as Bennett, and currently one of the three major owners behind Disney.

"What is it, big brother?"

Tatel, the second eldest, couldn't help but ask after seeing Bennett fell silent as if pondering something.

"Something feels strange..."

Bennett thought more and more that something was amiss. He had reviewed David's profile and knew that although David was a bit ruthless in his actions, he did not seem to be a mere brute.

But now that they had actually sealed off all their businesses, stirring up complaints from tens of thousands of employees and even initiating condemnation, wasn't he considering the impacts and consequences at all?

Or was there some other move planned?

And if there was a next move, what would it be?

"Why does it feel strange, big brother?"

The two men looked at Bennett, puzzled.

"Forget it, let's just continue to watch how things develop!"

...

At the Western Suburbs Branch, at the front door.

"Revoke the seizure, revoke the seizure!"

"We demand to return to work, we demand to return to work!"

"Director David, we still have to support children, parents; we need this job to sustain ourselves, please revoke the seizure!"

The Disney employees from all over Los Angeles who had been forced to shut down due to the seizure order gathered here and launched their protest.

They didn't have to wait long before David emerged, flanked by Nisenbaki and several others.

As soon as they saw him come out, the protesting crowd became even more tumultuous, and the media reporters too were energized, snapping away at him.