William could tell that David's interest was waning and reminded him, "Don't think this is just the IRS simply creating a star. If the IRS wants to create such a figure for the public face, then the corresponding level must not be low!"
"Oh? So, Director, you mean that while building up this person, the headquarters will also promote this person's job rank?"
David wasn't interested in becoming a star figure, but he was certainly interested in getting a promotion.
William nodded in response, "Of course, do you think it's appropriate for an Inspector, or even a Chief Tax Officer, to become the face of the IRS?"
"Director, what level could that promotion reach?"
"According to the news I got from Deputy Director Donald at headquarters, the lowest might be a Tax Investigator, and at the highest... perhaps a direct appointment to a district sub-branch director position!"
"What, sub-branch director!"
David's complexion changed, a look of shock spreading across his face.
With his current contributions to the IRS's revenue, he was qualified to be promoted to Deputy Tax Investigator.
The only problem was that he was too inexperienced and too young, plus he had just taken up the position of Chief Tax Officer not long ago.
So even if the new tax bill could break some of the previous promotion rules, it wouldn't be possible to become a Deputy Tax Investigator so soon; he would still need to wait for a while.
But now, since headquarters wanted to start this deity-making plan, it meant that all regulations and qualifications would not matter anymore for anyone chosen!
Most crucially, he was still just a Chief Tax Officer, so if he really got picked for this deity-making plan, as William said, wouldn't he jump three levels if promoted directly to sub-branch director?
Even if headquarters didn't settle on sub-branch director, and he ended up with the minimum promotion to Tax Investigator, that would still mean a two-level jump!
Initially indifferent to the deity-making plan, David now became eager, looking expectantly at William and asking, "Director, what exactly are the qualifications for this deity-making plan?"
"The specifics aren't clear yet, but I think it won't be too complicated. Probably, whoever generates the most tax revenue for the IRS and who does well on the performance charts will get picked..."
William saw the desire in David's eyes, but to be honest, he didn't have high hopes for him.
Because he hadn't mentioned one thing: background.
In the workplace of any country, having the right connections is essential for an exceptional promotion.
And David was well aware of this, knowing too that he didn't have any political resources or networks.
Although Deputy Director Donald from headquarters thought highly of David, the decision wasn't just up to Donald.
There were also other deputy directors, the director itself, the senior and junior advisors—a whole array of top-level officials.
Of course, to avoid dampening David's enthusiasm, William wouldn't bring this up!
Besides the background, another factor was performance.
Although David currently held the national top spot, he himself had said it was unlikely he'd maintain it until the end of the evaluation period.
Therefore, all things considered, William still thought that people like Brown Soros from New York and Bellamy Hardy from Los Angeles had a better chance.
Aside from their excellent performance every evaluation period, as far as he knew, they both had significant backing too!
"This is unfair, we need to appeal to the headquarters for an investigation of him!"
In the Dieter case, all the inspectors at the Lake District Sub-Bureau made a fortune, naturally making them very grateful to David.
Furthermore, with David taking the top national tax achievements ranking, as inspectors of the Lake District Sub-Bureau, they naturally felt a great sense of pride.
But now, that sense of pride didn't last even an hour, and more importantly, it had been squeezed out by the other party in such a seemingly cheating and disgusting manner, which instantly angered all the inspectors in the office.
Among the upset crowd, there was one exception.
This person was Selina, who seemed to be pondering something before she picked up her phone and walked into the restroom.
Of course, apart from the Lake District Sub-Bureau, the inspectors from the major street districts and Newtown District, although not as furious as those at the Lake District Sub-Bureau, were also somewhat annoyed by Brown Soros's disgusting behavior.
Inside the Director's Office of the Lake District Sub-Bureau,
The commotion from the Inspector's Office on the third floor soon reached David and William, who were engrossed in thought.
David pushed aside his emotions and suggested, "Director, this can't go on. How about I go down and stabilize them?"
William considered for a moment. Indeed, the situation required David's intervention to steady things, and so he agreed, "I will call the headquarters about this matter to have them check for any tax achievement fraud!"
Even though he was well aware that if the other party dared to do this, they wouldn't find anything upon investigation, he still needed to express his support for David.
David nodded, turned, and walked out, quickly arriving at the Inspector's Office on the third floor.
The inspectors there were still indignant about the loss of the top spot, but upon seeing David arrive, everyone fell silent.
David began, "Losing the top position makes me more uncomfortable than anyone, but there's nothing we can do. If our achievements are inferior, we acknowledge it. We'll keep working hard to reclaim the tax achievements and focus on doing our jobs well."
"But Director David, as the saying goes, 'don't hit a man in the face.' This bloke named Brown Soros is obviously trying to disgust us, and we also think he's cheating!"
"Right, how come he didn't make a 10 million entry earlier or later, but just after we took the lead, he did?"
"..."
The inspectors on the scene were still indignantly defending David.
David responded again, "Whether it's cheating is not for us to decide. The Director has already called headquarters. If there is indeed cheating, headquarters will provide us with an explanation. Now, everyone, go back to your tasks!"
With that, David looked at Buckynison and others, "You few, come to my office."
After David and the others left, the inspectors on the scene looked at each other, but realizing that the Director had already called headquarters for an investigation, they decided there was nothing they could argue about at the moment and patiently awaited the outcome.
With that in mind, all the inspectors stopped discussing the matter and focused on their work.
Inside the office, David walked in first, followed by Buckynison and others.
As soon as he entered, Nisen blurted out, "Director, even if that bastard isn't cheating, he must be playing some dirty tricks; otherwise, this couldn't have happened!"
"Let's not worry about him for now."
David pushed the files related to three major cases in front of everyone, saying, "These are the cases we will be handling next. Take a good look and see if you can gather some clues."
For the major street district's three cases, he only had some leads on the arms case so far, the other two cases still required more information to proceed.