American Tax Officer-Chapter 769 - 385: Kidnapping_2

Chapter 769 -385: Kidnapping_2

At that moment, the phone rang.

Seeing that it was Elvis, David answered it and said indifferently, “Do you have any results?”

“After our investigation, one of Yuna’s daughters was taken from school this afternoon. Moreover, Mandel’s son has indeed lost contact with him, so your deduction is correct!”

Elvis’s voice, slightly trembling, came through the phone.

David, hearing this, was not surprised and continued to ask, “What else?”

“Because these two Senators were on The Big Three Groups’ untrustworthy list, they were treated this way. Furthermore, we’ve learned that The Big Three Groups don’t plan on stopping there; they even intend to employ the same tactics on our faction’s Senators…”

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“Damn it!”

Yuna and Mandel, after all, weren’t from his own faction, so David could still keep his composure when The Big Three Groups targeted them. But hearing that these scoundrels also planned to employ these tactics on his faction’s Senators ignited his anger.

If these people succeeded, would his bill still pass?

“So, what is your plan of action?”

“This…”

At CIA headquarters, Elvis shuddered as he heard this chilly phrase, and he began to falter.

“What’s this ‘this’? Spit it out.”

“Alright, though we’ve discovered numerous clues, according to American constitutional laws, the CIA does not have the authority to act domestically. If we make a move, I fear some might make a big deal out of it, so…”

Hearing this, David instantly understood.

Elvis was absolutely right.

In America, the CIA handles foreign issues while the FBI handles domestic matters.

In other words, the CIA is only responsible for foreign intelligence and operations. While it can also handle some domestic intelligence, it can’t undertake actions without restrictions.

And the FBI is responsible for domestic intelligence and all operations, but has no authority in foreign intelligence and operations.

Neither agency can overstep their responsibilities without the permission of Congress or the President.

And now, this operation was clearly planned by The Big Three Groups. If the CIA dared intervene with a rescue, The Big Three might spin it into an overstep of authority issue for the CIA.

“Alright, keep an eye on this situation and don’t let any more errors occur. I’ll give the FBI a call and ask them to coordinate on this matter. You handle giving them the intelligence!”

“That’s no problem!”

Hearing that David would involve the FBI, Elvis finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After hanging up, David flipped through his contacts, found Gavin’s number, but just as he was about to dial, he suddenly hung up.

This issue was extensive. If he called Gavin, he would surely have to consult with the FBI’s higher-ups and they would certainly discuss it at length, consuming too much time.

Better to call the high-ups directly, so he could exert pressure personally and greatly enhance efficiency.

Thinking this, David dialed Kepel’s number and said, “Get me the FBI Director’s number.”

“Okay, give me two minutes…”

“Chief Inspector, the FBI Director was hospitalized last month due to health issues. The current Acting Director is Deputy Director Yadokun. I’ll send you his number.”

“Yadokun… alright then.”

After hanging up, a thoughtful expression flashed across David’s face. He certainly knew Yadokun and it was worth mentioning that this man was Gavin’s boss.

In light of this, perhaps negotiations would be easier.

Gathering his thoughts, he picked up his phone and dialed the number Kepel had sent him.

Meanwhile, in a residential area in Northeast Washington.

Yadokun, deeply asleep, was awakened by the insistent ringing of the phone. Still groggily enduring it, he answered, “Who is it?”

“Director Yadokun, I’m David from the Internal Revenue Service.”

“David!”

Yadokun’s drowsiness disappeared instantly, and he climbed out of bed, his expression turning puzzled.

What could Inspector David possibly want with a phone call in the dead of night?

Could it be related to the Congressional issue?

Yet, as the Acting Director of the FBI, he had no jurisdiction over Congress!

With a mix of confusion and trepidation, Yadokun asked, “Inspector David, why do you call at such a late hour?”

“I apologize for the late disturbance, Director Yadokun. The thing is, there’s a merit I’d like to offer to the FBI, are you interested?”

David responded unhurriedly.

“Merit?”

Yadokun was taken aback, but soon his expression turned uneasy.

Although he didn’t know what this supposed “merit” was, considering the current fierce battle between the Internal Revenue Service and The Big Three Groups, it likely wasn’t anything good.

Could it be that they wanted the FBI to arrest certain individuals from The Big Three Groups?

If that was the case, he must refuse by all means.

After all, their agency had already set the tone and policy, which was that amidst the raging battle between The Big Three Groups and the Internal Revenue Service, they absolutely must not get involved in order to avoid making matters worse.

“According to intelligence obtained by the CIA, several senators’ family members have been kidnapped by ‘bandits.'”

“Moreover, this group of unidentified individuals also plans to repeat their act targeting other senators’ family members.”

“This matter is precisely under the FBI’s responsibility, and considering that the targets are senators, Director Yadokun, what do you think should be done?”

David continued.

“What, how could such a thing happen?!”

Although Yadokun had braced himself, he was still tremendously shaken by the news.

Bandits had kidnapped the senators’ relatives?

What kind of bandits?

It would be understandable if it were one or two, but they also planned not to stop there and to target other senators’ families?

In America, who could have the audacity to do such a thing?

Wait… Why would these people want to kidnap the senators’ relatives?

If it were for money, they could have just kidnapped those wealthy businessmen.

Not only do the businessmen have money, but they are also not political figures, which makes them less influential and safer for robbers.

No, they might not be after money!

Could it be…

Yadokun seemed to realize something, and his expression turned to horror.

The Big Three Groups and the Internal Revenue Service were fighting a life-and-death battle over the Senate votes, and basically every senator had become a target for both sides.

However, as evident from the previous votes, the Internal Revenue Service had an advantage in the Senate.

Thus, it became clear that the true purpose behind these supposed kidnappings of senators was to threaten these senators over their votes!

This implied that the entire scheme could have been orchestrated by The Big Three Groups.

If that was the case, then it wasn’t a merit at all; it was a bomb that could be devastating!

Within an instant, Yadokun had figured out the intricacies and immediately responded, “These people daring to target senators’ relatives must be extremists. However, dealing with these individuals isn’t quite appropriate for our FBI; I think it should be handled by the CTU instead!”

CTU, the abbreviation for America’s Counter-Terrorism Unit.

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Yadokun’s intention was simple: toss the hot potato to another department to protect himself first!

But he had thought too simply; now that David had approached him, how could he let him stay out of the matter so easily?

“Director Yadokun, given the magnitude of this case, I fear CTU might not be able to handle it. As the FBI is one of America’s heavyweight law enforcement agencies with clear responsibilities in counter-terrorism and crime fighting, there’s nobody better suited to handle this than you!”