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"Director, the sudden transfer of these two individuals to headquarters, especially to serve as administrative assistants, suggests they are backed by someone... perhaps to groom them as your competitors when you eventually move up to headquarters!"

Nisen and David were close, and since Nisen had once saved David's life, he didn't hesitate to directly express his thoughts.

Upon hearing this, David's face also took on a heavier shade.

Although he was currently a shining star in the National Tax Bureau system with a promising future, he was still just a high-ranking official at the borders, not yet in the inner circle.

Brown Soros and Bellamy Hattie were different; despite being overshadowed by his brilliance, they had already made it into the core.

They were in daily contact with senior officials from various departments and familiar with the administrative work of headquarters, which would definitely give them an advantage over him in the future.

Having seen the movie "Cold War," David knew how Li Wenbin had lost to Liu Jiehui and feared that he might end up like Li Wenbin, which would be disastrous.

"Director, this is no trivial matter, I think you should discreetly probe the higher-ups at headquarters to gauge their intentions."

David nodded and said, "Alright, I understand. Continue to monitor Disney and Hollywood, and report to me immediately if there's any update."

"Yes."

After Nisen left, David thought deeply for a while before finally picking up his phone and dialing Donald's number.

"David? I was just about to call you."

The call connected, and Donald's familiar voice came through.

"Deputy Director Donald, is there something the matter?"

"Two things, first, the person in charge of Disney will probably seek you out in the next couple of days, handle it as you see fit..."

Upon hearing this, David raised an eyebrow.

From Donald's words, David could tell that Disney was indeed making moves these past few days, and they had even reached out to headquarters.

However, it seemed that headquarters was not accommodating them and had instead left the decision up to them at the Western Suburb Branch.

"Secondly, I will personally be visiting Los Angeles in a few days."

"You're coming to Los Angeles?"

David was a bit surprised but quickly regained his composure and asked, "Oh, by the way, Deputy Director Donald, there's something I'd like to consult with you." Find your next adventure on empire

"It's about Bellamy Hattie and Brown Soros being transferred to headquarters, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"It's a bit complicated. When I come to Los Angeles in a couple of days, we can have a proper talk. If there's nothing else, we'll leave it at that for now."

"Alright, goodbye Deputy Director Donald."

After ending the call, David rested his chin on his hand and fell into deep thought.

From Donald's tone, it was clear there was something fishy about the transfer of those two to headquarters, but whatever it was, it seemed to be unfavorable to him...

Well, he'd listen to what Donald had to say when he arrived in a couple of days before making any decisions!

...

Two days quickly passed.

In that time, Disney remained suspended from trading, and all other film companies in Hollywood kept a low profile, silently watching how things would unfold.

"Good morning, everyone. It has been five days since The Walt Disney Company was sealed, and there has still been no progress in the incident. Let's see what happens next..."

Outside the door of the Western Suburb Branch, a crowd of media journalists was still on stakeout, not wanting to miss any breaking news before the Disney incident was over.

At twelve minutes past noon, the arrival of a black Maybach caught many people's attention, and when the car door opened, the media and online viewers were instantly astounded.

For one of the figures emerging from the car was none other than Freeman, the current CEO of The Walt Disney Company.

The other person was a member of the Disney Family, Mr. Bennett, who, being seldom exposed in the media, was not well known to the public and thus overlooked.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Mr. Freeman, has arrived at the Western Suburb Branch. Today we should expect a result, so stay tuned!"

The previous Disney negotiations were led by Okonji, head of a subsidiary film company, but this time was different, with the group's CEO personally on the scene, leading the media to anticipate big news.

"Haha, has The Walt Disney Company finally succumbed?

"The losses in their various businesses these past few days, let alone the nose-dive in market value forcing them to halt trading, must have been unbearable!"

"The previous companies like Warner and Paramount were fined 2 billion, and as the leading company of Hollywood, Disney would have to pay at least double that, right?"

The online spectators were excited, buzzing with speculation.

Meanwhile, Freeman and Bennett were quickly led by the reception staff into the elevator and straight to the director's office.

"Director David, I am Freeman, CEO of The Walt Disney Company."

Freeman shook hands with David, then gestured to Bennett beside him and said, "This is Mr. Bennett, owner of our group."

David's gaze shifted to Bennett, they made eye contact, but Bennett showed no interest in shaking hands and instead sat down haughtily with a scowl.