"What did you say? Damn it!"
Fred was furious.
Director George was stunned, "Du, how dare you-"
"It's not him who dares, it's us at the FBI who dare!" As he spoke, FBI Detective Quinn walked in with a cigar in his mouth.
"Sorry, everyone! I'm here uninvited! Do you mind?" After saying that, Quinn and Du Yongxiao exchanged a look.
What the hell?
Fred, George and others were dumbfounded. They didn't expect Du Yongxiao to have an ambush.
"Mr. Fred of Bicheng Group, right? I'm Quinn, FBI agent!" Quinn stretched out his hand.
Fred looked disdainful, "So what, can the FBI still control our British companies?"
Quinn smiled, "Originally it was not possible, but because your company is suspected of making false financial accounts with our American branch and the tax is not transparent, we now have the right to investigate."
Fred was stunned.
Director George and others were also stunned.
The first reaction is that the FBI is really lenient!
"Do you think our FBI has very lenient control?" Quinn flicked his cigar in the ashtray. "In fact, we will intervene in anything that harms the interests of the United States."
"Especially when it comes to taxation, you should know that our requirements in the United States are very strict, unlike yours in the United Kingdom!"
After saying that, Quinn looked at Fred and said, "Even tougher than drug trafficking and arms trafficking!"
Only then did Fred and others remember that the United States is the country with the strictest tax regulations in the world. For this reason, the U.S. Tax Investigation Bureau even specially equipped troops to collect taxes. These people are equipped with heavy weapons, which is even crazier than drug arrest.
On the contrary, compared with taxation, drug trafficking and arms trafficking in the United States are child's play. In many cases, drug traffickers are even punished worse than tax evaders.
"Ahem, even if it is, so what?" Fred vaguely felt that something was wrong and a crisis was coming.
He and the British branch had indeed falsified the accounts and perjured each other. Now that the FBI suddenly arrived, he was caught off guard and had no time to destroy the evidence.
George and others didn't know what to say. Now that the matter has risen to an international level, the American FBI has stepped forward, and their British intelligence agency has become their underlings.
In fact, as the United States becomes stronger, Britain, the big boss, has long been reduced to a follower, and in terms of intelligence, it only follows the lead of the United States.
"Since Mr. Fred thinks so, he is not afraid of our investigation, so I now invite MI6, represented by Mr. Du Yongxiao, to investigate together. Do you mind?"
"Ah, this-"
Director George really didn't want to wade into troubled waters, but the other party had already opened his mouth and he couldn't refuse.
"I object!" Fred said, "I firmly object! Even if there is really an investigation, it is a matter for the tax bureau and has nothing to do with your intelligence agency!"
Quinn bared his teeth and smiled: "Sir, don't you understand that now that your matter is international, does your British tax office have such great power?"
"this--"
Fred was speechless.
"Okay, Director Du, let's act together!" Quinn said no more and invited Du Yongxiao to join the investigation.
"It's a great honor!" Du Yongxiao nodded and then turned to Fred: "Please actively cooperate!"
…
"Sir! What should we do? Our false accounts will be discovered soon by them?"
After Du Yongxiao and the others arrived, the secretary said angrily.
"Damn it!" Fred punched the table. "So what if we are found out? This is the UK, not the US. Tax evasion is not that strict, and even the punishment is not that severe."
"No sir, besides the false accounts, there are other things in our accounts..." The secretary hesitated.
"You mean - bribing congressmen?" Fred remembered that every time he gave money to congressmen and political bigwigs, it was always from the company's accounts.
Bicheng originally had a leather bag company that specialized in helping with bribery, but recently it stopped operating due to special reasons. I didn't expect that these things would suddenly happen.
Tax evasion may not be a big problem in the UK, but bribery is.
This is also the specificity of each country.
The United States is a federal system, and if taxation is not strong enough, there will be no money to help the country operate.
The UK is an old democratic empire that cares about face, so it strictly controls bribery.
"What should we do?" Fred knocked on his forehead, "Damn it, once the FBI got involved, things became difficult to handle and the nature of the matter changed."
"Actually, there is a Chinese saying that to untie a bell, you need someone to tie it."
"you mean--"
"This matter was all caused by Du Yongxiao. If sir, you can bow your head and admit your mistake——"
"What are you talking about? You want me to apologize to that lowly and despicable Chinese? Impossible!" Fred shook the table and roared loudly.
"But this is the only way now!" the secretary said boldly, "Du has been working hard every step of the way. After beating Master Simon, even to this point, he deliberately teamed up with the FBI to suppress Bicheng Company. If you, sir, can't save face, insist on making an enemy of him. , the result may be lose-lose for both sides.”
"You mean I can't fight a little policeman?"
"He is not just a policeman, he is the director of military intelligence, and he is the person Mr. Howard wants to protect!"
"Huh Howard?" Fred was stunned, Howard was the one who suppressed him.
There are only a few people in England such as Howard who Fred fears.
"Why didn't the young master tell you?"
"tell me what?"
"That Du Yongxiao was Mr. Howard's savior! To be precise, he saved Mr. Howard's beloved daughter, Miss Michelle."
Fred was completely stunned, he really didn't know about this!
The secretary understood it clearly. I'm afraid Master Simon really didn't say anything, otherwise Fred wouldn't have looked down upon that Du Yongxiao, and Du Yongxiao wouldn't have dared to be so lawless.
"Simon, this bastard—" Fred grabbed his hair, "He just wants to spend money. He wants to kill me this time!"
"I'm afraid Master Simon also has something to hide."
"What can he hide? Isn't he afraid that I won't avenge him?"
Fred completely figured it out. This Du Yongxiao couldn't move, even though Fred wanted to cut him into pieces.
Now that Du Yongxiao was grabbing his pigtails again, he didn't dare to act rashly.
"Call over—"
"Well?"
"Call that Du Yongxiao!" Fred ordered, "Just tell him that I want to talk to him, and talk to him in person!"
"clear."
The secretary called immediately.
Soon the phone was connected, and the secretary followed Fred's instructions to talk to Du Yongxiao.
suddenly--
"Sir, he asked you to answer the phone."
"Really?" Fred took over, "Hello, I'm Fred!"
"Ten million!" Du Yongxiao said, "Ten million! I'll help you settle it!"
(End of chapter)
