American Tax Officer

"I need you to provide a list of suspected spies in Los Angeles, along with their general locations, possible appearances, and other relevant information..."

As America's second largest city after New York, Los Angeles surely hides many spies from Bear Country.

Therefore, David didn't need to go anywhere else, especially since he was under a reward offer now, going elsewhere would be even less secure. Just carrying out the spy-catching operations right in this city would be fine.

"You want these?"

Director Elvis was a bit baffled. He thought David had already investigated or had plenty of clues in hand. But now hearing that he needed their information, it didn't seem like he had done any prior investigation.

"Just bring them to me, I need them."

"Alright then, I'll make a trip to the base and bring the materials to you later."

The moment Director Elvis and his two companions stepped out of the Western Suburbs Branch, Jerome said with regret, "What a pity, if David had loosened up, we could have caught that damn Canary."

"Who knows what he's thinking? Since he has the identity of the Canary, why not directly exchange her with Bear Country for Rodrigozki? Given the Canary's importance and contributions, I believe Bear Country would definitely agree to the exchange. But he insists on complicating things..."

Brod also joined in.

"These are the regulations of the Black Tax Law. If he prefers to follow these rules rather than use the Canary for an exchange, it proves he has his professional integrity. We can't fault him for that. But it doesn't matter, the Canary will be coming to Los Angeles in two days. If we can catch her then, David won't be able to say anything. Everyone, keep a sharp watch!"

"Yes."

Jerome and Brod both responded in unison.

...

During the waiting period for the CIA to deliver the information, the fermenting of the reward incident in Los Angeles grew increasingly intense.

Everyone realized that David was facing a dilemma, and many even believed that his reputation would definitely be ruined this time.

Because Rodrigozki was currently in Bear Country, and there was no way David and the IRS could catch him!

Over in Hollywood, the major film companies were now celebrating ecstatically.

They knew that David wanted to use the Rodrigozki Group to establish his authority first, then carry out tax audits on them.

But now, not only had he failed to establish authority, but he might also ruin the prestige he had previously built up. So naturally, the tax audits on them would not go as smoothly!

Meanwhile, in Saint Petersburg of Bear Country, after receiving the news from Los Angeles, Rodrigozki felt a burst of exhilaration in his heart.

The situation was clear now. Regardless of the success of his bounty, David was definitely headed for a bad end.

If someone successfully took down David, that would be great.

If not, it didn't matter, because his bounty was essentially a public slap in David's face, and David had no way of reaching him in Bear Country. The end result would just be a joke to spectators, and David's previously accumulated personal prestige would be swept away.

At this thought, Rodrigozki couldn't help but reveal a fierce smile, "Hmph, you destroyed my group, so I will make sure you face utter disgrace!"

Western Suburbs Branch.

Simmons walked in and said gravely, "Director, many suspicious individuals have appeared around the entrance of our branch, presumably lured by the $20 million reward."

David wasn't surprised to hear this. The world never lacked for desperadoes with bold guts, and a $20 million lure was enough to make many risk their lives for a shot at it.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "We need to deter them. First, catch these suspicious individuals and throw them into our detention room."

"Yes."

About half an hour later, Jerome walked in holding a square box and said, "Director David, here are the documents for the suspected spies."

"You've worked hard. Go back and tell Director Elvis that I will contact him again."

"Okay."

After Jerome left, David immediately opened the box and began to examine the first document.

The first document was about the California Institute of Technology. The school had several thousand students, 300 professors, and over 600 researchers. Noteworthy is that among its alumni, faculty, and researchers, 74 individuals won the Nobel Prize 75 times, making it the institution with the highest density of Nobel laureates in the world.

According to the information, some of the school's secret research results had repeatedly appeared in Bear Country in recent months.

Eventually, the CIA and FBI determined through various analyses that the school had likely been infiltrated by Bear Country spies.

However, since the school's professors and researchers held certain social weight, the CIA and FBI couldn't openly investigate.

Furthermore, the sheer number of individuals and the spies' excellent concealment meant that the CIA and FBI hadn't managed to root them out so far.

David digested the document's content carefully and immediately called for Bucky, instructing him, "Go to the bureau and select some 'good hands.' Also, prepare some plain clothes to keep a low profile. Tomorrow morning, we're going to visit the California Institute of Technology. Oh, and send someone to the Institute in advance.

We don't want tomorrow's operation to face any interference, but we must be discreet, so as not to startle the snakes."