Chapter 77: Chapter 75: The Director Returns

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The following day, the Lake District Sub-Bureau Branch was devoid of its usual bustle.

Everyone was awaiting the arrival of the assessment meeting.

At 11 a.m., news came that made every tax investigator's heart tighten.

Due to the launch of the Black Tax Bill, Chief William and Deputy Chief Megan, who had gone to Washington D.C. Headquarters for training, had unexpectedly returned!

And they would be the ones hosting today's assessment meeting!

Not long after this news spread, David received a notice instructing him to visit the Chief's office immediately.

David straightened out his attire and hair and arrived at the door of the Chief's office on the fourth floor, knocking with a hint of trepidation.

"Come in!"

Hearing the voice from inside, David pushed the door and entered.

He saw that Lewis had already arrived sometime earlier, along with two tax investigators and two deputy tax investigators who were already present.

But these were not his focus.

His attention was on William and Megan.

William was the first to rise and extend his right hand, saying, "Inspector David, I truly didn't expect our Lake District Sub-Bureau Branch to have such talent as yours. Thank you for the tax achievements you've contributed to our branch!"

David's renown had reached him distinctly in recent times, but strictly speaking, this was his first time meeting and speaking with David.

After all, with over a hundred people in the Lake District Sub-Bureau Branch and him being a Chief inundated with numerous tasks, he naturally would not pay much attention to a general inspector.

Had it not been for the emergence of the Black Tax Bill, it's likely that the two of them would not have had much interaction.

"Inspector David..."

Megan too extended her right hand toward David, and after a handshake, they had a preliminary acquaintance.

William continued, "Inspector David, I believe Lewis told you about the promotion yesterday, so are you ready?"

David instinctively straightened up somewhat, answering with conviction, "Chief, I am ready!"

"Good..."

"..."

William continued, "In this assessment period, our bureau generated a total of 54.63 million US dollars in taxes, ranking 51st among all the national bureaus!"

When he mentioned the rank of 51, one could hear a hint of pride in his voice.

David's personal national ranking of 42 was more a matter of individual glory.

But the Lake District ranking 51st was a testament to his capable leadership as Chief—it was something to be proud of!

"Let's take a look at the situation in other bureaus."

"Ranking first nationally is still the Manhattan, New York Branch, with tax achievements of 46.89 million."

"Ranked second nationally is Brooklyn District Branch, New York, with tax achievements of 33.893 million."

"Ranked third is..."

"..."

The top five national bureaus were still monopolized by New York's five major branches, just like in the previous assessment period.

Los Angeles branches took the sixth to ninth place, with no surprises there.

The following ranks were quite similar to the last assessment period, with the notable exception being the Lake District jumping up to the 51st spot.

Of course, the primary contributor to this significant leap was David's massive contribution of 4.12 million in taxes.

"Now, let's see where our Las Vegas Main Street District Sub-Branch and Newtown District Sub-Branch are ranked..."

William began scrolling through the list on the large screen with a hint of playful teasing in his tone.

It took scrolling down to the 159th position to find the Main Street District Sub-Branch.

Compared to the previous assessment period, the Main Street District Sub-Branch had also seen a significant increase, generating 2.09 million in tax achievements.

But compared to Lake District's 5 million plus, one could only consider it a minor league.

As for the Newtown District Sub-Branch, it's even worse, ranking 232nd nationally with tax revenues of 966,000.

"Next, let's take a look at the tax investigator achievements leaderboard..."

The operator on the large screen quickly swapped to the leaderboard.

Even though the tax investigators could see real-time tax performance data daily, when the leaderboard appeared and they saw the figures of those ranked at the top, they fell silent and their expressions became complex.

Because the team of Kelly Orsey and Brown Soros from the Manhattan Branch was ranked first with a staggering total tax achievement of 18.363 million!