American Tax Officer

"But later, their then-Director approached Morgan, Goldman Sachs, HSBC... and other financial conglomerates," he said. "These conglomerates voluntarily stepped forward to support the bill, and indeed we did make an appearance. It was only by doing so that the bill ultimately managed to pass."

"And then, in '81 and '86, with our support, they passed two tax reform bills."

"As a return for this, they promised us many concessions: tax reductions, preferential policies, and the protection of our core interests. But now, as you have probably heard about the Los Angeles situation, the IRS's axe is already hanging over the head of our Disney. If this continues, it won't be long before it's your turn. They are breaking the agreement!"

Many people joke that in America, it's only the middle class and the common people who are the main taxpayers, while the wealthy and the financial conglomerates have various methods to evade taxes, and this is indeed true.

Because in America, if you want to push a bill through Congress, it must benefit the majority.

If it doesn't serve the majority's interest, at best the bill will fail, at worst it's like Kennedy, who died inexplicably on the streets.

While the IRS is powerful, it is not yet powerful enough to control Congress.

To get a bill passed in Congress, they also need to reach compromises with various forces, or, in other words, complete a swap of interests.

So, in the last century, it was quite normal for some of the top brass of the IRS to reach some compromises and swaps of interest to gain support from all parties.

And now Bennett, being quite clever, is on the one hand citing the old agreement and on the other hand is diverting the trouble eastward, intending to arouse the concerns of the Freemasons present."

"Bennett, you're being too alarmist," one said. "The IRS is not foolish, nor is Director Obadiah, to dare to lay hands on us."

"Indeed, they did reach some agreements with us, and among these agreements, such as corporate tax policy privileges, we're still enjoying them. That doesn't count as breaching the agreement, does it?"

"Bennett, it looks like Disney itself has some issues and got targeted," another added.

The Freemasons were all business people, each one cleverer than the last; they knew Bennett was exaggerating to guide them.

"Gentlemen, Director Obadiah is indeed no fool, but this operation is initiated by his subordinate, David from the Western Suburb Branch. This person is decisive and ruthless. He will not be content with just taking down our Disney, and once he succeeds, the next in line might be you. Everyone needs to be alert to danger in times of peace!"

Bennett's words this time did provoke deep thought among many.

Although they all hold high positions,

they could not have failed to hear about David, who had stormed into Indian territories with armed forces and was stirring up storms in Hollywood.

Bennett was right; they too thought this man was somewhat extraordinary.

Not to mention the deeds in Nevada State,

just after coming to Los Angeles not long before, he had forced the six major film giants to pay the tax evasion fines. This capability was clearly not something an ordinary person could achieve.

But on the other hand, although David was a tough character, the Freemasons present did not believe he would dare to lay hands on them.

They were not companies like Disney; many among them were individuals who could genuinely affect the economic lifeline of the country!

To move against them, even if David dared, the upper echelons of the IRS probably wouldn't allow it.

Unless the IRS doesn't want to propose new legislation anymore, or perhaps it wants to go to war with them!

"Bennett, you're being too sensationalist," the representative from the Goldman Sachs Group spoke, "everyone knows what Hollywood is, a hotbed for money laundering and falsifying accounts. Since Disney has been caught with issues by David in his jurisdiction, he would have no choice but to investigate you, it's not targeted against the Jewish People!"

The words of Goldman Sachs Group's representative quickly gained approval from many people on the spot.

It's no wonder they didn't agree with Bennett's words.

Any organization can't be expected to be a monolith, and Freemasonry is no exception.

When dealing with small fries like Karami, they can easily be united since they can settle the matter without much effort.

But the IRS is different; it's no small fry.

It's a behemoth that can go head-to-head with the Federal Reserve.

And another key point is that they are very clear about the White House's stance. It is said that the White House is quite satisfied with the performance of the Western Suburbs Branch and supports it strongly.

And since everyone present is a businessperson, they are naturally very shrewd.

Since it's Disney's problem for now, they don't need to really jump out and invite trouble, better to watch and wait.

"This..."

Bennett's face turned red and was somewhat at a loss for words, but then he remembered something and turned to look at Florence.

Florence realized it was time for him to step up and adjusted his thoughts before speaking, "Strictly speaking, David indeed has no particular intentions against Jewish People; he targets those who evade taxes."

"To speak a bit offensively, may I ask who among us here in America has evaded more taxes than the esteemed gentlemen present?"