Chapter 337

[Everytime Korea University]

[HOT Posts]

[Thinking back to the Nana Sim class from the day before yesterday, it’s legendaryㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Anyone see Na-me in pajamas? So cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

I was in an online class, and I think my dad didn’t realize we were in class, because he came into my room and quickly leftㅋㅋ

[Comments]

– Is it the professor in material synthesis if it’s Na-me?

└ (Original Poster): ㅇㅇ The Saturday lecture is the very essence of convenience with online classes.

– Please tell me what subject Nana Sim is! I must take it next semesterㅠㅠㅠ

└ Advanced Research on Nano-structural Materials for Nano-synthesis

└ I found out it’s a graduate course, crazy.

└ Ah, I’m not buying it…!

– Wasn’t the day before yesterday Saturday? Why was there a class…?

└ Aaaaaaak!!!!

└ (Original Poster): STAY…

[Announcing new currency units due to global inflation]

1 Na-me (200 billion) = 5 Chashulin (40 billion)

The fact that both earned this at just 8 years old is hilariousㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Comments]

– I never imagined the moment would come when Chashulin was surpassed.

– This must also be the goddess’s achievement…

└ Hey, you too?

└ Hey, you too?

└ Na-men

– Fact) Students from Korea University here have no use for either currency.

└ 200 billion, whose dog’s name is that?

– If I eat Chashulin for 5 years, can I raise Na-me too? Please…

└ This guy is really out of his mindㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Is anyone else like me, suffering from Na-me loss these days?]

I miss Na-me too much.

I dream about Na-me appearing on broadcasts again today.

A world without Na-me is…

Hell.

[Comments]

– She does personal broadcasts sometimes.

└ (Original Poster): I don’t watch personal streams! I want to see Na-me on public networks!

– Since she has a lot of money, shouldn’t she start a celebrity career soon?

└ Why would No Na-me become a celebrityㅋㅋㅋ

└ Her intelligence is out of this world; she should sweep all the Nobel Prizes in South Korea at this chance.

– Ah! Na-me is on public networks!

└ No way, what is happening…

└ Not baiting, it’s real.

└ Unscheduled tax investigation?

– “Wishes have been granted.”

└ Monkey’s paw ㄷㄷ

└ It’s you, OP! You did this. It’s you, OP! You did this. It’s you, OP! You did this.

└ (Original Poster): Ah no! I didn’t mean to wish for this!

Artistic creators are not the only ones who suffer from the pain of creation.

Reporters also go through the creative pain of writing articles.

How can I write better quality articles? How can I arrange the same materials to grab netizens’ attention?

Some even viewed articles as a type of literature, differing only in the materials provided.

It would be very stressful if, even while busy with various concerns, there was no inspiration (material) coming to mind.

In that sense, the Republic of Korea, with its unending events and incidents, was called a paradise for the press.

The year 2051 dealt comprehensively with the Valpurge Terro and the Bafwadai Bridge disaster.

After the Middle Eastern war and Valpurge’s international terrorism, the once-booming Republic of Korea’s military cartel was dismantled, eventually succeeding in imprisoning the deputy chief of the US-ROK Allied Military Command.

No matter how high-and-mighty the power figures were, it was still difficult for them not to pay attention to the media in a democratic society.

However, the hunting hounds in the Republic of Korea are not solely the press.

The three power agencies, dubbed ‘Cerberus,’ included:

The Central Investigation Department of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, the Corporate Group Division of the Fair Trade Commission, and the last one being…

[Exclusive) National Tax Service launches special tax investigation into ‘No Na-me’ and Bioacoustic]

The Seoul Regional National Tax Service Investigation Division 4, part of the Kingslayer that contributed to the removal of three presidents in just South Korea.

* * *

Baek Ho-chan, appointed as the director of the Johnson & Johnson Bioacoustic Institute, came in early despite applying for flexible working hours.

“Good morning, Director! It’s a great morning!”

One cheerful female employee gave him a polite bow.

“It’s been a while since I stepped down as director. We are now a foreign company, so call me by my name, please.”

“Sure, Ho-chan!”

“I won’t go as far as asking you to call me by my English name, but can you at least add ‘nim’ at the end, Chief Researcher Lee Ji-yeon?”

“Nim Ho-chan!”

Such was Baek Ho-chan’s position within the company.

Having shared many experiences in the same university club, he often questioned whether this truly was a company worth 900 billion.

“Wasn’t the working hours today at 10? Why did you come so early? The employees dislike it.”

“Dislike it? Where would you find such a good boss? Honestly, I had a good dream today. A cat and a dog with wings were fighting, and money rained down!”

“Ah, that’s just a silly dream.”

Baek Ho-chan nodded in agreement.

He returned to his desk and drank a strong espresso to supply caffeine to his blood.

He gathered clinical Phase 3 results and organized documentation for FDA approval.

Before he knew it, it was already 10 AM.

Ding dong–

The bell rang, waking up the still office.

There were no interns at Bioacoustic.

Ultimately, the youngest employee sighed and heavily raised her tired body.

“Who is it?”

She asked in a tired voice.

“We come from the National Tax Service!”

A fresh, gentle, and sweet voice echoed back like a whisper to a lover.

The youngest employee’s senses snapped back into focus.

“Y-yes? What did you say?”

“We come from the National Tax Service!”

“The National Tax Service? What business do you have with us…?”

At that moment, a button was inadvertently pressed, and the door swung wide open.

A woman with a pleasant, charming face entered, smiling brightly.

Her cheeks rose, and her eyes crinkled in a soft smile.

“Hello? Oh my, your dress is pretty? Excuse me!”

Behind her, several employees in suits swiftly spilled into the office.

They announced their affiliation and ordered everyone to stop what they were doing.

Hearing this, Baek Ho-chan was startled and dashed over from the next office.

They were already in the process of taking all data, including computerized information, even notes from the youngest employee.

“What is going on…!”

“This is what’s called an inventory investigation. Could you tell me where I can find the ledgers?”

“The ledgers?”

“Correct!”

“If I refuse here, what happens?”

“Oh, it’s no problem if you refuse at all! But the tax audit would then be switched to a tax violation investigation, and we would proceed with a search and seizure.”

“…”

“If you have urgent materials, you can return them by applying for their return to us, and we will return them within two weeks, so please keep this in mind.”

He had to watch helplessly as all the company’s assets were being violated.

For now, he hurriedly contacted a known tax representative.

Baek Ho-chan went to the rooftop, lit a cigarette, and immediately called Na-me to inform her of the situation.

* * *

[Baek Ho-chan: The National Tax Service has come for a special tax audit.]

[Baek Ho-chan: (My house is collapsing.jpg)]

[Baek Ho-chan: The tax officer said they might have visited you too. You should probably talk to your dad and prepare for something.]

It’s already too late for that.

“Please add whole java chips to my caramel frappuccino. Give me a lot of espresso whipped cream with mocha syrup and caramel drizzle too.”

“We’ll just have one Americano each, please.”

Successfully using the personal wallets of National Tax Service employees, he enjoyed coffee that Chief Professor Cheon had always prohibited.

After receiving an unexpected hit from the National Tax Service, Baek Ho-chan seemed to have lost his mental composure and sent me a text.

But the two tax officials knocking on our entrance door was at around 10 AM.

Fortunately, it didn’t seem like they were there to conduct a search and seizure of his home.

I changed my clothes and moved to a nearby cafe to have various conversations with them.

As with other public officials, the conversations lacked excitement.

“Here’s your caramel frappuccino and two Americanos! Which one of you ordered the blueberry cheesecake?”

“Excuse me? We didn’t order cheesecake.”

All three of us exchanged puzzled looks.

Did the order get messed up?

“Haha, actually this is a dessert for Na-me, which I’m treating!”

The part-time worker unexpectedly placed a slice of cake in front of me and winked.

“That’s crazy, did she order it? I’m baffled.”

“Enjoy your meal! Thank you! Oh, and excuse me, but I’m really a fan of Na-me, could I please ask for an autograph?”

“I’ll gladly enjoy this dessert; thank you! Where shall I write it?”

“Please write it on this apron!”

Having finished a brief fan meeting with the part-timer, we returned to the main topic.

On the contrary, I could see even more embarrassment on the faces of the employees than mine.

Was this their first encounter with such a young taxpayer?

“We’re not here with bad intentions, so don’t worry too much. If you’ve overpaid your taxes, we can return them.”

“You came here for a source of funds investigation, right? I’ll prepare the financial transaction information consent form right here.”

“Oh, okay…”

The employees slowly reviewed the contents of the electronic document sent via hologram.

“There are also several other questions to address.”

“Feel free to ask them right away. I’ll answer while I write this.”

Most of the questions were predictable.

How did Bioacoustic gather its capital?

He explained that he received virtual currency from Baek Bong Gon and that he paid all taxes related to both the virtual asset transfer tax and gift tax.

They priced the assets by tracing income earned through broadcasts and advertisements.

“But the timing of your visit is quite coincidental. It feels like you purposely came when I was alone at home on the school founding anniversary.”

“Oh, that’s impossible. It’s just a coincidence. Government organizations don’t operate that simply.”

“Oh, and regarding the item you’re looking at, it’s a donation. It’s a public ad appearance fee.”

“50 million? Yes, understood.”

It was a wasted opportunity to spend a day relaxing at home talking with such dull people.

I understood that it was all necessary procedures, but that didn’t change my position.

[Adella: The newly bought capsule has arrived. When are you coming home?]

[No Na-me: Just go ahead and install it for now.]

[Adella: I want to unbox it together with my sister. I guess I’ll wait a while longer!]

I needed to hurry home to test the capsule’s performance.

“Have we clarified everything now?”

“Wait a moment… Why do you only have this much in assets?”

“Mr. Kim, we might need to check Miss Na-me’s father’s account as well.”

“Look at the list. He has no remittance records anyway.”

Even saying that, I felt like a bad daughter, so I justified that I at least bought a present at the department store.

“Wait a minute, what’s this? 21 billion… one ten hundred thousand… 189 billion?”

“Where did you send this money, Na-me? How could you handle this large sum…!”

“Voice phishing? It would be a huge problem if it’s overseas!”

The officials slammed their fists on the table and stood up.

I took a fork and scooped some cheesecake into my mouth.

It was sweet but a little too rich. Once I added blueberry, the flavors finally harmonized.

“Didn’t someone mention that the National Tax Service exchanges information with the prosecution, police, and National Intelligence Service to gather unimaginable amounts of information?”

I pulled out the fork from my mouth and pointed it at the officials.

“How is it that you can’t even track the mana tax paid to the Mana Corporation?”

I was furious that they were taxing me just for using magic while they couldn’t figure that out.

I set the fork down and leaned back comfortably on the sofa.

“The National Tax Service has secured all the taxes collected…”

“Then it must not have been registered in the system yet. Please check at the Gunsan Mana Power Plant.”

The Taxpayer Day has long passed, and I found it quite regrettable.

Where in South Korea could you find a better model taxpayer than me?

* * *

The Republic of Korea fell into chaos once again.

Bioacoustic found its clinical Phase 3 trials disrupted by the tax investigation, leading to the risk of missing the FDA approval application deadline.

The point the public criticized was specific:

It was the sudden special tax investigation right after No Na-me earned an astronomical income of 210 billion.

Many were outraged that an 8-year-old child had been subjected to an unscheduled special tax audit without a guardian accompanying her.

The most problematic part was the last special tax investigation.

“Why was it initiated so suddenly?”

This question was equivalent to “Under whose orders was it initiated?”

Without regard to party lines, the National Tax Service faced strong condemnation, leading to a war of responsibility.

[Amid the political crisis facing the Democratic Party before the April elections, they are trying to demonize the rich and create a divide between classes and professions.]

[What nonsense, isn’t the current president with your Republican Party? Logically speaking, wouldn’t the president himself have placed the order?]

As the head of the National Tax Service faced the potential of being summoned to the National Assembly’s Finance Committee, he unusually declared the reasons for the tax investigation and the interim investigation process.

“This tax investigation has been conducted fairly according to the law’s defined requirements and procedures without any political purposes…”

“I firmly state that there has been no communication at all from the presidential office or party…”

“However, we have received numerous reports regarding tax evasion associated with the M&A process of a rapidly growing startup, acknowledging the necessity of investigation…”

“We felt a lack of consideration for the young taxpayer…”

“Respecting Bioacoustic, which has opened a new horizon for the Republic of Korea’s bio-industry, we will do our utmost to ensure that the release of the multiple sclerosis treatment is not disrupted.”

This part was okay.

They acknowledged their wrongdoings, and while some explanations were lacking, they answered what the public had been curious about to some degree of sincerity.

That part was fine.

But they stepped just one foot over the line that should not be crossed, and that eventually became the problem.

* * *

“Did you say I committed tax evasion? When? Where?”

“That’s…”

It was regarding a clandestine account in China I used to earn Mana tax while trading game titles when I was locked in a capsule.

They tried to impose taxes on that.

The National Tax Service website exploded.