"That's right, the attackers are indeed from the Shacklers."

After getting the confirmation, the media at the scene was completely boiling.

Why did David ask his men to go to the Zachlers?

Could it be ...... Interested in a tax investigation into this notorious family?

It should be!

Since David is going to launch a tax investigation into this family, and the people of this family have killed David's inspectors, then I'm afraid there will be a good show to watch next!

"Oh, it's actually from the Sackler family?"

"The Shacklers? It is to sell OxyContin, a rare and large heroin ingredient; The family that has killed countless people? ”

"I see, it must be this notorious family who knows that Director David wants to investigate them, and the dog jumped under the wall and killed the inspectors who came here!"

"Good investigation, this bastard family has lost their conscience by selling poison, and countless families have been torn apart, but so far all members of this family are at large, and I hope that Director David will send them all to prison!"

After hearing that the IRS inspector was killed by a member of the Sackler family, major social media also exploded at this time.

Some of the victims of OxyContin's poisoning, as well as a large number of victims' families, frantically supported the Internet, hoping that David would punish the family severely.

……

In the days that followed, headlines such as the killing of the IRS inspector and the Sackler family continued to go viral on social media.

On the side of the city bureau, under the command of David, a large number of people with interests with the Sackler family were 'invited' back and were investigated and interrogated one by one.

At nine o'clock in the morning, in the apartment building, David changed into a black suit and black tie.

Today is the day of Higgins' burial, so he is also going to the funeral in this costume.

After going downstairs, Neeson's car was already waiting, opened the door and got into the car, and without much conversation, the two started the car and drove towards the road......

Church of Our Lady of Los Angeles, located in the heart of Los Angeles.

The church is a perfect mix of modernism and pre-Gothicism, with Gothic elements such as pointed arched windows, soaring minarets, and sculptures, while incorporating a minimalist design of modernism.

The church complex covers an area of about 39,000 square meters and is located in the heart of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and is the main church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese.

And today, Higgins' funeral was held here.

In fact, strictly speaking, Higgins's status is not qualified to hold a funeral in a church of this level.

However, after all, this was an inspector who died in the execution of David's orders, so he wanted to be buried in a grand manner after his death, so he approached a bishop of this church and communicated with him, and finally talked about it.

Of course, in addition to allowing Higgins to be buried in a grand manner after his death, the main thing is that this church is located in the Santa Monica district, the stronghold of the Sackler family.

Holding a funeral here can be regarded as a kind of intimate warning to the Sackler family.

When I came to the entrance of the Church of Our Lady, a large number of media reporters were already waiting here, and as soon as they saw David's arrival, they immediately gathered around with all kinds of questions.

"Director David, it's been three days, is there any progress in the tax clearance against the Sackler family?"

"Director David, the Shackler family has made public the tax statements of Pudu Pharmaceutical Company for these years two days ago, and no tax evasion has been found, what do you think?"

"Director Davy......"

Faced with the questions of the media, David naturally ignored it and walked directly through the crowd into the church.

I saw that there were already many people in the field at this time, in addition to Higgins's relatives and friends, there were also many colleagues from the city bureau.

David came to Higgins' wife and daughter in front of the stage, probably because of the easing in the past few days, both his wife and son have been in a much more stable mood.

"Mourning ......"

David hugged each of them, then sat down with Neeson and waited for the ceremony to begin.

However, just a few minutes later, there was a sudden commotion in the rear, and everyone looked back to see that it was someone from the Sackler family.

And David is no stranger to the attacker, Mariano, the father of Hobson.

"What are you Zackler bastards doing here, you're not welcome here!"

After a few days of media coverage, the members of the Sackler family have become familiar to the public again, so seeing his arrival, some of Higgins' relatives immediately recognized that this was the Sackler family and immediately made angry rebukes.

"I just want to see Inspector Higgins off for the last time, and I don't mean anything about it, I hope you can understand......"

"Fakesquid, I don't need your pretenses, get out of here!"

Higgins's family members did not have the slightest appreciation, but became more emotional one by one, and it looked like Mariano was going to do it if he didn't turn around and leave.

Seeing this posture, Mariano had no choice but to put aside the wreath he brought, and then turned to leave.

"Bad ......"

One of Higgins' family members crushed the wreath he had brought, picked it up and threw it in the trash.

After this little episode, the time came to 9.30.

At this time, the well-known pastor of the church, Catelo, walked out, and when he arrived on the stage, he said in a heavy tone: "Thank you to all the relatives, friends, and colleagues present...... To be able to attend the funeral of Mr. Higgins, a great inspector who has been in the profession for 11 years and who takes his work seriously, treats his colleagues with friendliness, and always treats prisoners with respect......"

"May his family, friends, and colleagues be strong, and may God give Mr. Higgins rest in peace, Amen!"

After the words fell, everyone at the scene followed the pastor to make a set of big cross gestures and say 'Amen'.

American funerals generally consist of five ceremonies, the first of which is the opening prayer of the pastor, and the second is the remembrance of the deceased by family and friends.

Higgins' wife was the first to take the stage to tell the story of Higgins' life and some of his deeds worthy of praise

Then his sons and relatives also took turns to fight.

Nearly an hour later, at the priest's prompting, it was finally David's turn.

He straightened his clothes, walked to the stage with a serious look, and said in a deep voice: "Inspector Higgins, who has worked diligently in our IRS for 11 years, is a very capable inspector, which is why I asked him to participate in the investigation of the tax situation of the Sackler family shortly after I became the city director...... May the Lord bless him in Heaven! ”

This set of remembrances was prepared by David yesterday, and he spoke for nearly ten minutes before he stepped off the stage.

He was followed by other IRS colleagues like Neeson and other IRS colleagues who took the stage to pay their respects to him, and then the second ceremony of the funeral was considered to be over.

Then came the religious ceremony, where the clergy of the church took to the stage and began to recite some Bible verses, followed by the farewell ceremony and the pastor's final speech, and the funeral was left with the final burial process.

At the priest's behest, Neeson walked to the coffin with three inspectors and took out the prepared American flag and covered the coffin.

In the United States, military personnel, police officers, firefighters, and federal agents are eligible to wear the flag if they die in the line of duty, and IRS inspectors are no exception.

In the eyes of Christians, the church is the closest place to heaven, so there is a cemetery not far from here.

After the four Neeson carried the coffin to the burial site of the cemetery, the inspectors who had lined up immediately fired the gun in unison, which was regarded as a final tribute and farewell to the inspector who died in the line of duty.

Higgins...... Woowoo woo ......"

Seeing her husband's body fall into the pit and be buried in the ground, Higgins's wife, relatives and friends could not help it again, and wept loudly in grief-stricken grief.

Half an hour later, when the pit was completely filled, Higgins' son Morgie walked up to David with a sad expression.

And seeing his arrival, David also said: "I'm sorry, please mourn ......"

"No, Director David, you don't need to apologize or feel guilty about it."

David looked up and looked at him in some surprise.

"My father actually wanted to play for you all the time before his death, and he was even more ecstatic when he heard that you were transferred to the city bureau, although that action was an accident, but I want him to choose again, he will definitely not back down a little."

Hearing this, David was slightly ashamed.

To tell the truth, before the accident, he didn't know who Higgins was, after all, an inspector was too different from his current status to know him one by one.

As for the actions of the Sackler family, he only gave it to Neeson, and did not know that Neeson would choose Higgins to carry out this mission together.

"Oh yes, Director David, may I make a request to you?"

Morgie changed his words.

"Absolutely."

"I want to go to the IRS in the future and work with you, which can be regarded as inheriting my father's mantle and legacy, is that okay?"

David looked at him and asked, "Are you sure you want to go to the IRS?" ”

"My father used to say that the IRS is the root of this country, and it is because of the IRS that we can have the money to build airplanes, aircraft carriers, to build cities, to give welfare payments to the people, to improve everything in the country, this is a great profession, so to be an inspector of the IRS, I believe my father will be very proud!"

David nodded in agreement and asked, "You're in college right now, aren't you?" ”

"That's right, there are still two years to finish school."

David took out a pen and paper, wrote down his personal number, handed it to him privately, and said, "When you finish your studies and your mind hasn't changed, just give me a call when the time comes." ”

Although the selection of IRS inspectors is harsh, if this Morgie really wants to come in, David's current status is just a matter of words.

"Thank you, Director David."

……

After the funeral, David did not return to the city office, but to an IRS-run prison in the suburbs.

As for the purpose of coming here, it was very simple, he found out that the Camorra family, who had been sent here by his own hands, had some business cooperation with the Sarkler family about the drug OxyContin.

Therefore, I came here mainly to find people from the Camorra family to act as witnesses, so that I could testify against the Sackler family in court when the time came.

"Director David, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

As soon as he heard that David was coming, the warden here hurriedly put aside all his official duties and came out.

"Hello Warden Erickson, the main purpose of my visit today is to meet Victoria of the Camorra family."

"No problem, I'll arrange it immediately!"

In the prison meeting room, David was the first to arrive.

After waiting for about five minutes, the door was pushed open and a prison guard escorted Victoria in.

Compared with the noble lady before her arrest, Victoria, who is now dressed in prison uniform and without any cosmetics, has a bit more of a woman's posture.

"It's you!"

Entering the door and seeing that it was David waiting, Victoria was stunned for a moment, and then there was a resentful look in her eyes.

"Sit down and talk!"

"What do I have to talk to you about?"

"Let's talk, it's good for you!"

With all that said, Victoria, though still resentful, finally sat down.

"Ms. Victoria, your complexion doesn't look very good, it stands to reason that the conditions in our IRS prison are better than those in ordinary prisons, why, are you not used to living in them?"

David's words almost didn't make Victoria scold her mother on the spot.

Their Camorra family has been in high society in Los Angeles for so long, and she usually looks like a pampered rich woman.

Now that he's in prison all of a sudden, who the can get used to it?

During this period of confinement, she literally lived like years, and the thought of thousands of years left in her sentence made her want to die even more.

David smiled slightly and said: "It seems that you are indeed not used to being here, so let's do it, I want to ask you to cooperate with something, if you behave well, maybe there will be a chance to appear in this life, look at this world of flowers, how about it?" ”

As soon as she heard that she could go out, Victoria's distracting thoughts were suddenly swept away, and she looked at David with excitement and said, "Really, I still have a chance to go out?" ”

"Yes, it's up to you!"

"What do you need me to do?"

"It's very simple, I know that your family had dealings with the Satkel family before, and you are responsible for the matter of bringing in OxyContin from them, so I want you to testify about this matter in court at that time."

"What, you're going to do something to the Shacklers?"

Victoria froze.

Because the prison is relatively closed, she still doesn't know what is happening outside in the past few days.

"yes, are you interested?"

"Accusing the Shacklers...... They are Youtai people, with a deep background, not like our Camorra family......"

Victoria looked hesitant.

"It's not your concern, you just have to answer whether I want it or not."

"Of course I do, but ......"

"But what?"

"I think you should also know that the reason why the Sackler family can survive such a big scandal is not only because they are Youtai, but also because the network they have built in California is also an important reason, and it is not easy to accuse them, so ...... So ......"

Hearing this, David understood, it seemed that this Victoria wanted to bargain with him, but he didn't immediately refute it, and asked lightly: "Say, what do you want!" ”

"I want ...... Amnesty! ”

"I'm sorry, I can't do that!"

David was amused.

Co-authored you have been sentenced to thousands of years in prison and want a pardon to testify?

This is too naïve!

Or did you treat him like a fish in water?

"No, Director David, you can do it, I know that your IRS executives value you very much now, as long as you are willing to apply to the top, they will definitely approve it, if you agree, I can't help but help you testify, you can do whatever you want me to do in the future, anything......"

By the end, Victoria had almost taken on a pleading tone.

I got a heavy sentence here, and it is impossible to reduce the sentence and parole is not possible to parole.

If she wants to get out of here, she's going to die.

Either...... Only now can David save her!

So as soon as he heard that he could have the opportunity to be free, what dignity and what backbone he had, all of them were left behind by Victoria at this time.

She's fed up with years of living here.

"Anything?"

David seemed to be a little interested, staring at her still charming face, and then slowly scanned down her neck, collarbone, and mountain peaks......

"Anything, as long as Director David is willing to ......"

In order to cater to David, Victoria not only pushed forward, but even wanted to pull down some necklines for him to see.

However, he was interrupted by David: "Enough, you are not guilty of an ordinary crime, and it is impossible to be pardoned by amnesty, but what I can guarantee is that after you have been here for ten years, I will apply to the above for you to be released on parole, that's all!" ”

Victoria's face was bitter, and she continued to bargain: "10 years is too long, Director David, three years, I squatted for three years and I have been punished enough, how about it?" Please! ”

"I said ten years can only be ten years, if you don't want to, I can go to the rest of your family to cooperate, perhaps, they will be more willing!"

David said as he stood up.

However, he was interrupted by Victoria's nervous and hurried words: "I am willing, I am not the director of David, 10 years, just 10 years for me to parole!" ”

Although ten years is indeed not a short time.

But when the time comes, she will only be halfway through her life.

But if you don't want to, you'll have to die in prison for the rest of your life.

Victoria is not stupid and will certainly make a choice.

David bowed his head in satisfaction, didn't say anything more, and walked out of the meeting room directly.

(End of chapter)