American Tax Officer

"You also know that since the outbreak of war between the Big Fluff and the Small Fluff in February, the White House has already announced military aid. To secure this military budget, the White House has been wrangling with Congress, the public, and various departments of the Treasury, which has been a real headache. And now, these sums of money you've procured have indeed relieved an urgent crisis for the White House."
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Hearing Donald say this, David felt reassured.

No wonder the White House responded so quickly and vehemently; the pressure caused by the war between Big Fluff and Small Fluff was indeed tremendous.

And the root of all that pressure was almost entirely financial.

Now, from Hollywood's Eight Major Film Companies alone, he had squeezed out nearly 20 billion, and adding those other large and small film companies that fell in line at the hint of trouble, 30 billion was definitely attainable.

With this money, the military aid for the Small Fluff could be considered secure.

"Oh right, I've come with one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"

Donald's words brought David back to the moment, and he asked, "Let's hear the good news first then."

"Our initial reason for transferring you to the Western Suburb Branch was to launch a tax audit on Hollywood. Now that this objective is essentially achieved, we've discussed it and are preparing to promote you to the position of City Director, to lead all tax work across the city."

Los Angeles has several large districts, and currently the tax situation in the Western Suburb has been mostly sorted, but areas like Long Beach District, Santa Monica, and others have not made as much progress as the Western Suburb.

Therefore, the headquarters naturally wants David to replicate what he did in the Western Suburb across all districts in the city with a tax audit.

"That is indeed good news..."

David wasn't surprised; Disney's capitulation was a sign of Hollywood's submission, and he wouldn't need to put much effort here anymore—the headquarters would undoubtedly continue to make full use of him.

City Director...

The top position at the Los Angeles IRS, overseeing all the city's tax affairs, was indeed a matter for joy. But the thought of Bellamy Hattie, Brown Soros, and the words Bennett had left him with, he couldn't quite bring himself to feel happy.

"As for the bad news... how do I put this, you should know about Freemasonry, right?"

"Of course, I've heard of it."

David's pupils flickered slightly—it seemed this matter was indeed related to Freemasonry.

"It's an ancient organization, but it has a very powerful influence in America. They are so powerful that even our IRS has to tread carefully around them because sometimes, when we want to implement some policies and laws, if we don't have the support of these people, it's very difficult to get them passed."

"Does that mean Bellamy Hattie and Brown Soros were handpicked by this group for transfer to the headquarters?"

"Exactly."

With confirmation, David felt an added weight on his heart—Freemasonry's decision to bring these two into headquarters was certainly not just to have them fill simple administrative assistant roles.

"What about the Disney Family then? They must be members of Freemasonry too. What role did they play in this recent affair?"

Donald showed a disdainful smile before saying, "The Disney Family is indeed part of Freemasonry, but their status is not very high. Plus, they were caught with such a major misstep. Additionally, there was pressure from the White House. There are some things where we have to compromise with Freemasonry, but they too have to compromise with us. That's politics. This is also why Disney became a 'sacrificial lamb' this time."