And now that David had taken the initiative to speak up, he might as well do him a favor in return.
"Then I'll thank the Director in advance...,"
In the following time, the two had a lengthy and enjoyable conversation, during which William also shared some of his management experience as Director with David.
It wasn't until three in the afternoon that David left and returned to his own office.
Because if he were really elected, he would have to go to Los Angeles to take up his new post, so he needed to sort out and hand over some of his cases and other work to his successor.
Just as he was deeply engrossed in his work, Nisen burst through the door and said, "Chief Tax Officer, Brown Soros's account just received 10 million, reducing the gap with us to 20 million."
David was taken aback, then asked, "Was it a single transaction?"
"Yes."
Hearing it was a single transaction, David frowned.
It was clear to any discerning eye that in the scramble for this round's myth-making project, both Bellamy and Brown had gone all out at the start of the assessment period.
As the end drew nearer, most of the major cases had been essentially dealt with, leaving only small fry behind, which was evident from their single transactions typically being around 2 to 3 million in recent days.
But now, a sudden single transaction of 10 million in tax achievements, especially shortly after he had taken the lead, was definitely not normal.
"Chief Tax Officer, I suspect that Brown Soros may be resorting to cheating,"
Nisen obviously noticed the abnormality of a single 10 million transaction at this critical moment, which was also the reason for his hasty reporting.
And now, this 10 million may just be the beginning; it was possible that in the remaining days, other large sums could come in.
If so, their seemingly secure myth-making project throne might become precarious again.
"Quite likely..."
"What should we do?"
"I'll give Deputy Director Donald a call."
David couldn't afford to take this lightly; after all, Brown had connections within the Headquarters, and even if he cheated, they could probably cover it up for him, leaving him in dire straits.
...
Ever since David topped the tax performance leaderboard, the heated discussion it sparked throughout the nation's sub-bureaus hadn't died down all day.
And after that, Brown Soros's additional 10 million in revenue stretched the major topic of conversation even further.
With only 3 days left in the evaluation period, all 140,000 inspectors, Chief Tax Officers, and Tax Investigators across the country were waiting to see what upheavals the last few days' fierce competition might bring.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, in an apartment building in the Lake District.
"It is quite interesting, Father, these 56 million are squeezed from GCO Corporation, and what's more interesting is that, as far as I know, Bellamy from the Long Beach Branch actually froze his funds," she said.
"Oh? Isn't Bellamy his biggest competitor in his deification project? How did he end up releasing the funds?"
"According to the information we have so far, it was Director Ducray of the Long Beach Branch who ordered the release. I think that David must have something on Ducray," she said.
On the balcony, wearing a lace robe as usual, Selina sat with a glass of red wine in hand, talking on the phone.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for about half a minute before a voice came through, "Only a few days are left, what's your take, Selina?"
"Bellamy can probably be ruled out now, he's definitely no match for David. Next, we'll see how things go with Brown. Their family has close ties with Wall Street, and those people will certainly boost him up."
"Wall Street... do you think we should intervene?"
"I don't think so, Wall Street folks do want to boost him, but since Director Obadiah and the Deputy Director in charge of the black tax bill hold David in high regard, they wouldn't dare go too far."
"You make a good point. Being elected and then directly assigned as the Branch Director of Los Angeles was beyond my expectations."
"I was equally surprised..."
When Selina first received the news, she was also taken aback because, in her original estimates, a winner of the deification project would maybe transfer to cities like Chicago or Philadelphia, never expecting Washington D.C. Headquarters to make such a big move, directly announcing a transfer to Los Angeles.
"Being transferred to Los Angeles and appointed as Branch Director, one step away from entering the Washington D.C. Headquarters, Selina, we must 'take down' David, do you understand?"
"Understood, Father. It's cold over there, take good care of your health and get some rest early."
"Good."
After the call ended, a spark of determination flashed through Selina's beautiful eyes, as she had something on her mind.