At this time, Michael, who was far away in Kuriland City, was still busy working. This time, Kuriland City invited him to assist in the investigation of Henghui Group's economic case. As the leader of the investigation team of the Federation's tax bureau, Michael quickly found something wrong.
It was not that he found any clues about Henghui Group, but he found that some of the evidence collected by Kuriland City had some problems.
To put it simply, there were errors in the process of collecting some evidence, and there were problems with the source of some data in some evidence.
Whether it was a tax case or an ordinary criminal case, it was essentially a process of accumulation, a process of quantitative change to qualitative change.
The investigators needed to collect clues bit by bit, form evidence, and then form a complete chain of evidence to finally send the defendant to trial.
The whole process was interconnected, but there were some small flaws in the clues and evidence that he saw.
However, he did not say it out loud. This was normal. When the higher-ups wanted someone to pay the price, no one would pay attention to whether the evidence was legal or not before it was brought to the surface!
Michael felt that this might have something to do with Henghui Group itself being a multinational corporation that involved foreign investment. The big capitalists of the Bailey Federation were never honest businessmen. Their ability in other aspects was much better than their real business ability.
At this time, the phone suddenly rang, startling him. Because it was a major case, the investigation team had to abide by the principle of confidentiality, which meant that they were not allowed to communicate with the outside world, and they were not allowed to leave their posts and be seen by everyone.
Michael didn't even consider that the phone on his desk would ring.
He hesitated for a moment, then picked it up. He noticed that a few locals immediately stared at him, staring at him as if they did not care whether he found out or not.
The phone call was from his wife. He tiptoed on the ground and turned his back to the others in the office chair. "Honey, can't you wait until I get back?"
Mrs. Michael heard the familiar voice. She could no longer bear the pressure of the past two days and burst into tears. As she cried, she talked about what happened to little Michael.
Michael stood up abruptly in shock. "How could this be? What happened when I was not around for the past few days?"
A moment later, he slumped back into the chair. His partner walked over worriedly and looked at him silently.
About a minute or two later, Michael glanced at his partner and said, "I have to go back. Something happened at home."
His partner did not stop him. They had been colleagues for more than ten years, and he knew that Michael would never leave his post unless something big happened. There was no value in persuading him, so he might as well not say anything.
The two of them found the director of the Kurilan Federation Tax Bureau. Michael told him what happened at home. The director had already received a report from his subordinate and was thinking about how to reject Michael's request to go back.
In the past few days of work, everyone had seen Michael's work ability. He was definitely top-notch. This was also the work that the investigation team was most often involved in.
Compared to the tax workers at the two levels of "detective" and "special agent," the investigation team's comprehensive ability was more outstanding. The addition of Michael and his men sped up the case a lot.
Now that Michael was leaving, his people might be less efficient at their jobs because they lacked a guide they were used to.
However, the director could not reject Michael's request because of what happened at home. His wife was almost raped in the middle of the night, and his son was inexplicably framed and sent to prison. If he did not let Michael go under these circumstances, it would not be a matter of offending him.
The director of Kurilan could only sigh and approve Michael's departure. Fortunately, he was the only one leaving. His partner would stay and take over Michael's work. Hopefully, they could continue to work at their current speed!
Michael did not stay for long. He packed his things and embarked on his journey back to Saibin. The darkness in the wilderness did not slow his car down. Instead, it stimulated him to step on the gas pedal to the max.
At the same time, in a place with a completely different environment, Gap was discussing some problems with the company's management.
They were in a private club that only accepted invitees. If one was not invited, no matter how rich they were or how high their status was, they would not be able to enter.
The few men entered the sauna room after a simple shower. After the door was closed, Gap took the initiative to walk to the volcanic rock and poured a scoop of cold water on it.
In an instant, a large number of bubbles appeared on the surface of the rock that was corroded by the cold water. A large amount of steam instantly filled the room, and even the temperature seemed to have increased by several degrees.
"It's done..."
Someone in the steam room ordered. Gap put down the scoop and sat on the wooden stairs at the bottom of the sauna.
"Gap..."
"Yes, sir!"
One of the group's directors sitting at the top raised his head. His face was covered with a towel soaked in ice water. The hot steam would only make his body sweat, but it would not make it difficult for him to breathe.
The hot steam also hindered his breathing to a certain extent. It was uncomfortable, but after covering his face with a towel soaked in ice water, he felt like he had entered a whole new world.
His voice was a little muffled through the towel. "I've talked to the board of directors about your matter. They don't object to you being promoted as a new partner of the group, but you'll have to show them what you're capable of."
The sauna room fell into a brief silence. One could vaguely feel that Gap's breathing had become a little heavier.
About ten seconds later, the person sitting at the top continued, "Henghui has been in a lot of trouble recently. These things have nothing to do with us, but our two companies do have some business dealings."
"Sigh... Who would've thought that Henghui would suddenly get into such big trouble? Some of the accounts might not be clear. You'll have to solve these problems as soon as possible. Only then can I continue to speak for you in front of the board of directors, understand?"
The person removed the towel from his face. The originally cold towel became warm, and it made people feel uncomfortable.
The guy looked to be in his forties. He had a handsome face and a decent temperament. He glanced at Gap from the corner of his eyes, and the latter lowered his head slightly.
For large companies, such as the group that Gap worked for, it was the pillar of Saibin's local economy. Even if the company's accounts had some small problems, the tax system would turn a blind eye to it.
As long as they could send most of the taxes to the Federation Tax Bureau on time every month, those small mistakes would be ignored.
There was no need to destroy a large taxpayer over some insignificant problems. If they were really destroyed, who would provide so much tax revenue, political achievements, and jobs?
However, the current situation was a little special. Henghui's cheating case also involved the members of the House of Representatives. In addition, they were a multinational company, so they were a little sensitive. Sometimes, the Federation government would directly arrange a high-level task force to clean up the mess.
For the investigators who had been in the upper echelons for a long time, the life and death of the lower echelons had nothing to do with them. They would not gain any benefits by letting go of the upper echelons, but they would also not lose their own interests by holding on to them too tightly.
On the contrary, if they could poke more holes, not only would it be a political achievement for them, but it would also provide sufficient fines for the Federation government.
As for the local problems... that had nothing to do with them.
As long as Gap could do this well, the group's board of directors would consider promoting him to become a new partner of the group.