American Tax Officer

Due to the large scale of the Western Suburb Branch, it was not like the Lake District Sub-Bureau, which had only one director and one deputy director; here, there were two deputy directors. One of the deputy directors, being a close associate of the former director Vivian, had already been transferred out.

The other Deputy Director was named Muriel Ditch, and she was currently handling the affairs of the Western Suburb Branch.

In addition, there were four Tax Investigators and as many as twenty inspection squads in the branch, meaning there were twenty Chief Tax Officers.

As time went by and after some scrutiny, David suddenly fell silent.

Last assessment period, the Western Suburb Branch had a total tax performance of only about 60 million, and the period before that only about 40 million—the further back one went, the less it was.

It must be understood, the Western Suburb Branch is a division in Los Angeles, possessing the resources of such a large area, to only collect so little tax revenue each assessment period is not just meager—it's ludicrous.

Of course, the reason for such dismal tax performance naturally fell on the former director Vivian, bearing the main responsibility. Other Tax Investigators, Deputy Tax Inspectors, and Chief Tax Officers had to take on their share of leadership responsibility as well.

David began to scrutinize the profiles of these people carefully, and decided to kick out the dead wood from the Western Suburb Branch!

Soon, David had identified seven Chief Tax Officers, along with two Deputy Tax Inspectors and one Tax Investigator.

These seven Chief Tax Officers were the least capable in the Western Suburb Branch; kicking them out would make room for Nisen and his team to take over.

As for the two Deputy Tax Inspectors and the Tax Investigator, their abilities were also quite poor, and upon their ousting, suitable replacements would need to be sought.

David opened his laptop, intending to search the intranet thoroughly to see who nationwide might be suitable to transfer over.
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But suddenly, a name flashed through his mind, and after that, a playful expression appeared on his face. He eventually took out his phone to scroll through the contact list.

Meanwhile, in Detroit City.

Detroit City, as the largest city in Michigan State, was once the globally renowned Motor City. Unfortunately, with the decline of America's automotive industry and the flight of its urban population, Detroit was faced with economic recession and social issues. After the government declared bankruptcy in 2013, the city was now in complete disorder.

At that moment, in a bungalow at the southern end of the city by the Detroit River.

A man sat at the doorstep, gazing listlessly at the tranquil river.

"Lewis, dinner is ready, come and eat."

"I'm not hungry, Debra, you eat."

The man sitting at the doorstep was none other than Lewis, who had been transferred from the Lake District Sub-Bureau two months ago to serve as Deputy Tax Inspector.

Back in his Lake District days, he knew David was a cut above the rest and that his career wouldn't be limited to a small branch like the Lake District Sub-Bureau.

However, what he hadn't anticipated was that David would later pull off the feat of armed invasion into an Indian Tribe; and the subsequent events in Henderson and Sparks had surprised him once again.

But what shocked him the most was that in this round of assessments, David had emerged from the competition against many other candidates in large areas across the country, directly earning the opportunity to be transferred to the Los Angeles West Suburb Branch.

That was the Los Angeles West Suburb Branch!

Moreover, it must be known that, just over two months ago, David was merely an Inspector under him, and now the disparity in their statuses had become starkly apparent.

How could Lewis not feel a mixture of emotions at this?