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Muriel earnestly replied, "Don't worry, Director David, I'll definitely be twice as diligent in the future."

David nodded slightly and turned to the others present, saying, "Alright everyone, even though our Western Suburb Branch has had a great start to the assessment period with $277 million, we can't get carried away. Let's keep up the good work."

The inspectors and Chief Tax Officers dispersed back to their posts, and David returned to his office with Nisen Bakesimmons and a few others.

Nisen said with a touch of regret, "It's a pity, Chief, that Rodrigozki actually managed to run off to Bear Country ahead of time. If we could have taken him down as well, this case would have been perfect."

"The main goal was to establish authority through their group, and now that we've achieved that, it doesn't really matter whether or not we apprehend Rodrigozki."

David did feel some regret about not capturing Rodrigozki, but there was nothing he could do; who knew when Rodrigozki would return, and David urgently needed to establish authority without waiting for his return.

But it didn't matter anymore, as he said, as long as the goal of establishing authority upon taking office was achieved.

"Indeed..."

"Now that we've established our authority, we can't get complacent. Keep a close watch on the other major crime groups in our district, and see if they have the sense to stay in line!"

"Understood..."

"Hehehe..."

While the two were still talking, a knock on the door came from outside and David could only call out, "Come in."

The next second, Hakim entered with a very serious expression and said, "Director David, our intelligence department just got wind of something. Rodrigozki has put a bounty on you. Anyone who takes you out will receive a reward of 20 million US Dollars..."

Upon hearing this, David's brow furrowed, and Bucky Nisen Simmons and the others were stunned on the spot.

But Nisen quickly came to his senses and cursed, "Damn it, this son of a bitch actually dares to put a bounty on our Chief. Doesn't he know the lesson the Native Americans learned?"

"He obviously knows, but the reason he's so boldly retaliating is probably because he's relying on being in Bear Country..."

Upon hearing Simmons' words, Nisen suddenly remembered this fact.

Indeed, even if their tax authority was formidable, Rodrigozki was in Bear Country, the world's second military superpower, which was almost adversarial to America. This was likely why Rodrigozki felt emboldened to retaliate.

Bucky looked at David with a solemn expression and said, "Chief, this move by Rodrigozki could make things quite troublesome... "

Firstly, David was the face of the Tax Bureau, and Rodrigozki daring to issue a bounty was not just an act of revenge against David but an open challenge to the Tax Bureau.

If the Tax Bureau failed to respond, the authority they had painstakingly built up might suffer a severe blow.

But on the other hand, to break the current stalemate, they needed to punish Rodrigozki severely. However, the man was currently in Bear Country, beyond the reach of their tax authority.

Thus, the present situation could be described as a deadlock.

At this moment, David's expression was also very somber; he had not anticipated Rodrigozki would make such a move, and it was a miscalculation...

But as Bucky said, now that Rodrigozki had made such a move, the situation was not just complicated. To put it more seriously, if handled improperly, David might have to step down immediately and could even be seen as a criminal in the eyes of the Tax Bureau.

After all, everyone in America knew that the Tax Bureau was not to be trifiled with, but now Rodrigozki was blatantly challenging their unassailable status. How could David bear such a burden?
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What to do?

"Director David, the world has never been short of desperate individuals, and $20 million is enough to tempt many to take the risk. For your safety, I think it's best that you stay inside our bureau for now, until the situation is resolved," Hakim suggested.

Bucky Nisen Simmons and the others also strongly agreed with Hakim's suggestion.

People die for wealth as birds die for food, and now with $20 million on the line, not to mention David, even if the president was the target, there would likely be many desperadoes willing to make an attempt.

David did not respond; his mind was rapidly searching for a solution.

Meanwhile, the bounty issued by Rodrigozki was already fermenting among Los Angeles' criminal underworld.

The people of Los Angeles' criminal underworld and the major crime groups had already been alarmed by the destruction of the Rodrigozki Group and David's ruthless tactics.

However, upon hearing of the bounty, everyone's minds went blank.

Had Rodrigozki gone crazy, daring to issue such a bounty against the star director of the Tax Bureau?

But soon, the underworld realized the situation.

Turns out, Rodrigozki was currently safe within Bear Country!

Once they fully grasped the situation, especially the major crime groups in the Western Suburbs and the Western Suburb Branch, they were ecstatic.

Seeing the Rodrigozki Group destroyed overnight and reduced to such a tragic state, these crime groups had naturally become frightened, and many were even preparing their funds to pay taxes for peace.

But seeing this bounty issued, they all halted their plans to pay taxes.