American Tax Officer

Chapter 801: Chapter 401: Transferring People from the Internal Revenue Service_2

“Fine…”

Donald immediately called in his secretary and ordered him to notify Obadiah and the other senior officials.

Twenty minutes later, in the conference room.

As Obadiah entered, pushing the door open, he looked at Donald and David sitting there and couldn’t help asking, “Donald, David, what exactly has happened?”

“The Director, let’s wait until everyone is here before discussing it, so we don’t have to repeat ourselves later!”

Hearing this, Obadiah could only suppress his curiosity and began to wait patiently.

Another ten minutes or so passed when the last senior official leisurely arrived at the scene.

“The reason I’ve asked you all to come is this…”

Donald detailed the affairs of the National Security Bureau,

“David, although you’ve exposed some scandals involving the upper echelons of the National Security Bureau, it’s still not enough to bring them down. Isn’t it a bit early to be discussing successor candidates?”

“Yes, we should wait until they’re completely toppled before we examine this matter. There’s no hurry.”

“…”

Although everyone present understood that it was right to place their own people, since the situation at the National Security Bureau had not yet settled, they felt it was too early to discuss this.

“It’s not too early. We must prepare our candidates in advance, otherwise, once these people fall, the White House and The Big Three Groups may immediately put their own people in place, which could be troublesome.”

After hearing David’s explanation, the senior officials who had previously objected now finally came around.

Indeed, the National Security Bureau is an influential department; The Big Three Groups certainly wouldn’t give it up easily. They must prepare in advance.

“Alright, once these people from the National Security Bureau fall, we must place reliable candidates. But as for who would be the most secure choice for us, let’s discuss it.”

Donald’s words made everyone fall into deep thought.

The role of the Director of the National Security Bureau was not a minor position!

If one of their Tax Bureau’s own were to get the position, it would be extremely beneficial for them in the current battle with The Big Three Groups!

“Oh, by the way, the Kennedy Family, Trump, as well as… these people have recommended some candidates to David, so we need to make a decision quickly.”

“The Kennedy Family, Trump…”

Obadiah’s brow furrowed slightly.

Although they were currently on their side, apart from the Kennedy Family, which had a deep-seated vendetta with Freemasonry, the reliability of people like Trump could not be absolutely assured.

If these people developed ulterior motives in the future, and the National Security Bureau, a powerful agency, was controlled by them, it would be disastrous.

“I think we can’t allow Trump or those recommended by the local snake families to take the position.”

“I agree, so far the Trump family hasn’t shown us any support. If we’re to give it to anyone, I suggest someone from the Kennedy Family!”

“That won’t do. CIA’s Elvis is already from the Kennedy Family. If the National Security Bureau also goes to them, that would be too much power in one hand, not conducive to our control!”

“…”

The senior officials present began to argue over the choice of candidate.

David had intended to get these seniors to offer suggestions, but just like with Nisenbaki and the others before, everyone seemed to have a point, and no one could convince anyone else, leading to a significant headache.

“In my opinion, don’t give the position to anyone!”

“Not give it to anyone?”

Everyone looked at Obadiah in unison, including David.

“The safest method is to let one of our own people take over!”

“What, this…”

Upon hearing Obadiah’s words, everyone was stunned. They had considered many candidates but had never thought of this possibility.

“Director, this seems somewhat inappropriate…”

“Yes, having our people take over seems a bit too ostentatious, it may lead to suspicions from all sides…”

“…”

It was understandable for families like the Kennedys and the Trumps to plant their people, after all, even though they were on the side of the Internal Revenue Service, they were not part of the IRS system.

But if the IRS really plants its own people there, that’s a different nature altogether.

One must know that over the years, the IRS and the National Security Bureau had always kept to their own domains, operating without interfering with each other.

And now, with the IRS wanting to plant its own people to take over the National Security Bureau, it’s clear that it intends to bind the two institutions together. As the high-ranking official just mentioned, it might indeed provoke resistance from all sides.

“I support the Director’s view!”

Just when everyone still thought the matter was inappropriate, Deputy Director Donald unexpectedly stood up in support.

“Deputy Director Donald, what do you say?”

“Yes, our Tax Bureau has always kept to its own waters with the National Security Bureau, but let’s not forget the current situation!”

Donald looked around at everyone and continued, “The Big Three Groups are sharpening their knives, ready to meddle in the midterm elections, and the CIA and FBI are indirectly controlled by us, so the National Security Bureau is inevitably assigned many tasks.”

“We must thoroughly inspect this department from top to bottom to see what tasks have been arranged so that we can completely crush them. Other candidates might be reliable, but they’re certainly not as trustworthy and reassuring as our own people!”

“As for causing backlash from all sides, with Chief Inspector David here, I suspect these people wouldn’t dare to make their grievances public!”

Donald’s words, like a bucket of cold water, woke many of the higher-ups.

Yes, among the current major institutions, the National Security Bureau was indeed one of the trump cards in the hands of The Big Three Groups, undoubtedly assigned with many tasks related to the midterm elections.

If someone else were to take over the institution, their insufficient ability and unreliability indeed could mess up their plans.

But with one of their own in charge, they could understand the latest developments of this department at any time, and could act without having to be too careful – a good choice!

As for the ‘merger’ of this department causing dissatisfaction among all sides, with David here, it should be controllable.

I doubt these people would dare to complain too much!

“Fine, since Advisor Donald has put it this way, I agree to send one of our own. However, to take over as the boss of the National Security Bureau, we need someone capable of carrying heavy responsibilities. I think I’m quite suitable, why not let me go?”

Rohan was the first to express his willingness!

Logically speaking, although Rohan wasn’t the head of a department, as a Deputy Director of the IRS, his status and power were absolutely not much less than that of the National Security Bureau Director.

His eagerness to transfer to the National Security Bureau was mainly because he had bet on the wrong horse before David entered the decision-making circle.

Now that David’s reputation was soaring, it was foreseeable that the IRS would be under his command in the future.

And Rohan’s situation would be somewhat awkward then, so it might be better to volunteer to transfer to the National Security Bureau, where his circumstances might be a bit more favorable.

“Rohan, you started in audit work; you’re not suitable for the intelligence system of the National Security Bureau. When I was in service, I was a submarine intelligence officer; I think I am up to the job!”

“Chief Inspector David, I’m the one in charge of intelligence work in the department; I believe there’s no more suitable candidate in the IRS than me!”

“…”

As the saying goes, better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

The National Security Bureau may not be as prestigious as the IRS.

But many of the high-ranking officials present had hardly any room for promotion left; further promotion would only mean ascending to the Director’s position.

If it had been before, they would still have held out a sliver of hope for this position.

But now, with David suddenly emerging, everyone had reached a consensus that, barring any accidents, David was the obvious choice for the role in the future!

Even if they still had a chance to succeed, everyone knew it would only be a transitional role—at best, who would want to be such a transitional Director?

But transferring to the National Security Bureau was different; this was truly being the head of a department, and the temptation was not small.