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"If not New York... then the only other place I can think of is the Bay Area of San Francisco, after all, it's where Silicon Valley is located, and indeed, it's a place with a high rate of capital crimes."

"Touch Silicon Valley? With super-capital conglomerates like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft there, to cause trouble on their turf, do you want to make trouble for our National Tax Bureau?"

"..."

The senior officials present began to seriously sift through regions, but whether it was Silicon Valley in San Francisco or Wall Street in New York, both were met with opposition from many of those present.

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Then, after about five or six minutes, one of them seemed to have an epiphany, suddenly slamming the table and saying, "Since New York and San Francisco won't do, then I think there's a suitable place!"

"Oh? Woodward, which place are you talking about?"

"Los Angeles, Western Suburb Branch!"

"Western Suburb Branch!"

Upon hearing this branch, the expressions of the people varied.

The IRS in Los Angeles had a total of 4 branches.

They were the Long Beach Branch, Santa Monica Branch, Riverside Branch, and the Western Suburb Branch currently under discussion.

Although the Western Suburb Branch wasn't the largest in terms of GDP scale in Los Angeles, in terms of notoriety, the Western Suburbs were definitely the most famous.

The reason was simple, because the globally renowned Hollywood was inside this region.

The official named Woodward continued to explain, "I've looked at the crime rate in that area before, and compared to other regions in the country, it's considered high."

"And the head of that branch is named Vivian, whose capabilities are far too mediocre. Holding the super region platform of Los Angeles, the tax performance for black taxes in the last assessment period was less than 40 million, a complete waste!"

"And as everyone knows, the film industry has always been paradise for money laundering criminals, and those Hollywood big shots also have phenomena like Yin-Yang Contracts."

"But that's not the most critical point. The most critical point is that taking on the capital in this area would be much less pressure than in other places!"

As the conversation ended, the eyes of everyone present sparkled with approval of Woodward's words.

The film industry, indeed, was heaven for some money launderers.

Due to regulatory loopholes in the financing of the film industry, some film companies adopt various methods to legitimize illegal funds to evade oversight.

The industry chain involved is long, from investment, production, distribution to sales, each link is very complex, and even the IRS's oversight can hardly cover all aspects.

Another point is that those who can manipulate the film industry for money laundering are economic sharks among criminals, tens of millions at least, even billions, not something an ordinary criminal can compare to.

Just one case that they manage to prosecute could bring in more revenue than an entire assessment period for the Long Beach Branch or the Manhattan Branch.

But that's not the main point. The most important thing, just as Woodward said, is that the capital here is much weaker than in other places.

The current controllers of Hollywood are just the eight major film studios, among which only 'Disney' has some strength.

The other seven major film studios, although backed by capital, aren't to the point of alarming the IRS.

If they transfer the selected candidate from the Deification Project here, not only might it create substantial tax revenue for the IRS.

It would also meet the president's directive to show that the IRS is intent on cracking down on capital crime and tax evasion, killing two birds with one stone!

After much thought, Donald was the first to stand up and state, "The Los Angeles West Suburb Branch, I do think it's indeed suitable, so I agree!"

"I agree too."

"Agreed!"

"..."

Whether David's supporters or Bellamy Hattie, Brown Soros's direct subordinates, they all agreed on this location.

In the end, only Obadiah and Welton Heng did not make a direct statement.

Obadiah then looked toward Welton Heng and asked, "How about it, Consultant Welton Heng, do you agree with this location?"

"Compared to New York with its Wall Street and San Francisco with its Silicon Valley, where capital heavyweights gather, the capital power of Hollywood in Los Angeles is indeed much weaker, so I agree as well."

Welton Heng was no fool; first, this place was indeed suitable.

Also, he had just been called by the president yesterday, and if he didn't make a gesture, it would certainly not look good, so he had to agree for both emotional and rational reasons.

"Since Consultant Welton Heng agrees too, then this proposal is unanimously passed!"

Obadiah looked at Woodward: "You deal with the Western Suburb Branch issue, move that branch head and the personnel that need to be moved. Get ready, in five days after the assessment results come out, for the chosen one of the Deification Project to take office at that branch."

"Yes, Chief."

Obadiah then turned to Donald and said, "Arrange to send out an internal announcement to confirm the appointment of the chosen one of the Deification Project in Los Angeles, but don't specify which branch just yet!"