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Just like in the original plot, Arthur went to Bradley and paid him ten million dollars to expose the magic of Daniel's group, find their location, and figure out what they were going to do next.
As for where the money came from... Arthur didn't just have one account, and he had plenty of money in his other accounts.
Besides, a large portion of that one hundred and forty million had been recovered and was still being transferred back. Even if it had been spent quickly, people would come knocking to collect the debt.
For a wealthy man like Arthur, many rules and regulations...
Bradley later sighed: "Is this a good thing?"
Arthur had warned Bradley when he was about to debunk the Four Horsemen's previous magic trick. At that time, Daniel's group hadn't yet fallen out with Arthur and hadn't transferred all of his money. They were still a hot commodity that Arthur intended to use to attract people.
At that time, Arthur had pulled out a five-million-dollar check.
Slightly different from the original story, because of Morin, Bradley had already learned the true cause behind all of this, so he didn't refuse the check like he did in the original story.
Instead, he accepted Arthur's five-million-dollar check.
And now, he had accepted another ten million.
This meant that Bradley, even though he was an informant, had received fifteen million dollars in payment from Arthur!
Morin wasn't envious or jealous of this... because even if he got this money, it wouldn't count towards his experience points.
To get experience points, he had to complete a mission, and Morin certainly wasn't going to catch Daniel's group!
Money that didn't count towards experience points wasn't really money to Morin. After all, he could find a hundred ways to make money if he wanted to.
Just after Arthur had paid Bradley ten million dollars to find the Four Horsemen's whereabouts, Morin and Catrina came knocking.
"Mr. Arthur," Morin said, walking up to him. "I need to investigate your company's financial statements."
"You know what just happened to me, right?" Arthur's temper was not good at all. "At a time like this?"
But Morin wasn't going to humor him.
This guy wasn't going to turn green, get bigger, or get thicker no matter how angry he got. What was there to be afraid of?
Just annoy him!
So, Morin replied without hesitation, "I know what just happened to you, but it has nothing to do with my job... No, that's not right. It does. I'm very curious about the one hundred and forty million dollars in liquid assets in your account."
"It's not easy to account for that much money in a financial report, you know..."
"Hmph!" Arthur snorted angrily and gestured to one of his men. Soon, a man with perfectly combed hair, a suit, and gold-rimmed glasses walked in and handed a laptop to Morin.
"Hello, Mr. Morin. I'm Charleston, the finance manager for the Arthur Group. If you have any questions while reviewing the financial statements, you can ask me."
Charleston pushed up his glasses and said.
In his opinion, given Morin's age, he must have used connections to become an IRS agent. And now, he even knows how to read financial statements?
It was ridiculous!
Besides, Charleston had already heard from Arthur that the IRS had only sent one person, Morin!
It was easy for Charleston to imagine a short story: Morin was the son of some powerful person and had used connections to get into the IRS, but he didn't have any real skills.
So the people at the IRS, who didn't like him, deliberately sent him here alone.
They wanted to embarrass Morin so that he couldn't complete the mission and would be so ashamed that he'd quit!
Charleston said to himself: I get it, I understand completely!
Pushing up his glasses, Charleston was already thinking about how to talk to Morin later so that he would leave willingly without offending him.
Charleston was jolted out of his thoughts by Morin's voice.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Morin," Charleston said with a polite smile. "I didn't hear you."
"I'm talking about this right here," Morin said, pointing to a piece of data on the computer screen. "Could you explain the flow of these funds to me?"
"...Yes, of course," Charleston's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
He pointed out something that had been subtly adjusted right from the start?
Must be luck...
Charleston thought to himself, but he wasn't that panicked. He had personally created this financial report, so he knew exactly where all the loopholes were.
The one Morin was asking about was just a small one and was easy to explain.
Charleston easily explained it to Morin.
"Very good," Morin nodded, then pointed to another spot. "What about this?"
This time, Charleston instinctively held his breath for a second.
The spot Morin had pointed to was a slightly larger loophole that corresponded to the smaller one he had just pointed out!
"This... is also very easy to explain," Despite his surprise and shock, Charleston's psychological fortitude and professionalism were very high.
He remained calm and composed, and he calmly explained the problem to Morin.
Then, Morin nodded, and his finger slid to the next spot...
A while later.
Charleston was breathing heavily. His perfectly combed hair was now a mess, which he had done subconsciously while scratching his head. But he didn't have the mind to fix it.
He was breathing heavily, as if he was about to die from a lack of oxygen.
His face was flushed, his thoughts were in a jumble, and his heart was racing as he tried to find a reason to explain to Morin.
"It seems this problem will also take you some time to think about," Morin's voice now sounded like the whispers of a demon to Charleston. "So, let's look at the next problem..."
With that, Morin's finger was about to slide to the next, even bigger loophole.
"That's enough!"
Before that terrifying finger, which could point out every single loophole, could slide to the next one, Charleston, who could no longer bear it, stood up and shouted.
Charleston first bowed to the solemn-faced Arthur.
"I'm very sorry, sir. I'm not as good as him, so I'm resigning immediately," Charleston said first.
Then he turned to Morin, who was looking at him with a half-smile, and said with a bitter smile, "Mr. Morin, I apologize for my previous arrogance. I hope you can forgive me."
"I've received your apology," Morin waved his hand, indicating that he was very satisfied with how he had just put him in his place.
"You can leave. From now on, it's just Mr. Arthur and me."
After Charleston left, Morin looked at Arthur, whose face had been dark and sullen the whole time. He smiled and said, "So, Mr. Arthur, what do you have to say for yourself now?"
"Very good. You've successfully made my already bad mood even worse today," Arthur said slowly. "So, Mr. Morin, what exactly do you want?"
"What I want?" Morin shook his head. "It's not what I want; it's what the law wants."
"Are you saying we need to meet in court?" Arthur sneered. "You know my team of lawyers..."
"Yes, yes, of course I do. Your team of lawyers has successfully won many impossible cases, preventing people who should have received their insurance money from getting it," Morin said, then suddenly looked as if he had just realized something.
"Oh, by the way, speaking of which, that money has been given out now, right?"
"Hmph!" Arthur, whose wound had just been exposed by Morin, snorted angrily again.
"I admit, your team of lawyers is good. At least they're top-notch in the industry. But have you ever considered another point?" Morin said. "Before, you were facing common people..."
"How good of a lawyer can a common person afford? They can only accept the pro bono legal aid provided by the government. Although I don't want to say this, it's wishful thinking to expect top-tier service without paying for it. Even if those lawyers were really capable, how much effort would they be willing to put into something that's a thankless task?"
"Everyone is driven by profit."
"But this time, Mr. Arthur, you're facing the IRS, the most ruthless department in the United States. It's one of the two things American citizens can't avoid in life: death and taxes."
"So, you can imagine whether your lawyers would be willing to go to court against the IRS's lawyers for some money, especially when their personal tax situations might be investigated afterward... Hmm, I'm sure they also know how to avoid taxes. Whether they've evaded any is a different question, you know..."
"So, if you go to court, you'll lose, Arthur. You'll lose very badly, and your company will suffer an even greater loss than the one hundred and forty million you just lost."
Morin leaned forward slightly, looked at the pensive Arthur, and smiled. "Do you understand?"
"..." Arthur was deep in thought. After a long while, he looked up. "You just said that people are driven by profit?"
"Uh-huh," Morin raised an eyebrow.
"So, do you fall into this category?" Arthur asked.
"Why would you think that?" Morin asked back.
"I know Charleston's ability. The IRS has sent people to investigate my company before, but Charleston easily hid everything," Arthur said.
"But when he was facing you, all I saw was a complete rout, and he was the one who was completely overwhelmed."
"This makes me very curious, Mr. Morin. With such a skill, are you really content with just working for the IRS and earning that meager salary and bonus?"
"Or, I have a larger sum of money here that I can give you as a gift," Arthur said, taking a check out of his pocket, filling in a number, and handing it to Morin.
"You and I will keep this a secret and pretend nothing ever happened. What do you say?"
"Oh..." Morin took the check and looked at the number on it. "Are you bribing me?"
"Just a gift," Arthur emphasized.
"Uh-huh, I have to say, this gift is indeed a lot more than my salary and bonus," Morin said, looking at Arthur. "But..."
"It's not enough."
This was his one chance to get what he wanted. If he didn't take a little more, Morin would feel like he was letting himself down!
To put it simply, his message was this
I want more!
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