Chapter 338

The bombshell statement from the head of the National Tax Service occurred at a truly unexpected moment.

Although the reasons for the special tax investigation were convincingly explained, the interim results announcement lacked substance.

A spirited millennial reporter raised a hand to ask a question.

To summarize, the gist was, what had the National Tax Service been doing for the past two weeks?

“In the end, what you’re saying is that no evidence of tax evasion was found… Do you really think the public will believe there was no political motive behind this when you keep repeating that you are still reviewing the materials?”

Hearing those words, Kim Ro-hak, the head of the National Tax Service, reacted angrily.

Tax officials were currently working tirelessly on the front lines to catch tax evaders and fill the national treasury.

It hadn’t even been two weeks; it had only been two weeks. What on earth do they think a tax investigation is?

It seemed that the National Tax Service head lacked the patience to tolerate a mere reporter insulting the entire agency.

“I would appreciate it if you could be a bit more patient regarding that matter, Reporter. There is no taxpayer who does not have some dust to shake off. Why is that? Because modern tax laws are complicated. Therefore, tax investigations are carried out to verify whether taxpayers have fulfilled their tax obligations faithfully and correctly. There is no malice involved.”

Even if there were specific orders from above with a particular aim, as long as they secured objectivity, that was all that mattered. That is the role of an administrative agency.

“In the case of NoName, we were actually able to uncover tax evasion using a Chinese nominee account in the past. I would like to convey that the special tax investigation is being conducted steadily and systematically according to the law’s requirements and procedures.”

The response was chilly.

The rookie reporter lowered the camera and gaped.

At that time, Kim Ro-hak believed his explanation was flawless.

After all, people tend to forget what they said when standing in front of numerous cameras.

* * *

The media all rejoiced.

“NoName, who had been desperately earning money to survive, now has taxes retroactively imposed on them?”

“Yes…”

“On top of that, with fines for registered name in someone else’s name and unreported fees?”

“Yes…!”

“And that was even stated by the head of the National Tax Service?”

“Yes!!!”

“This is heaven… Hallelujah! This is insane, our boss has truly lost it!”

The head of the QBS political department hummed a tune while spinning on his chair.

[National Tax Service]

[Cannot connect to the site: Connection refused from www.nts.go.kr.]

“Wow, the reaction is intense.”

The impact of the statement was so great that the National Tax Service’s complaint website crashed due to excessive traffic before an article could even be written.

Those fortunate enough to access the site could find a torrent of crude curses.

The obligation to pay taxes has always been viewed as one of the four major duties of the citizens, but in reality, anyone who has lived in South Korea for more than 183 days, regardless of nationality or age, has an income tax payment obligation.

“People are born to laws, not laws to people. No matter what, the world is tough!”

There was a chance to completely vent the frustrations of having undergone a rigorous tax investigation.

* * *

Due to concentrated fire from the media and political parties, the controversy surrounding the targeted investigation by the National Tax Service escalated exponentially.

The image of imposing taxes even on the dying was firmly etched in the public’s mind.

Chaos filled the Seoul Regional Tax Office.

“What do we do now… There are rumors that the audit agency is coming soon.”

“What do you mean, what do we do? Even with many rowers, the ship must sail. Whether the front is land or reef.”

In fact, the tax investigation into Bio Archives had been planned long ago.

Once a corporation reaches a certain size, a major upheaval was planned.

However, suddenly, it had been sold to an overseas company for a staggering amount.

With tax evasion reports from those who had always looked down on Name, the National Tax Service also sniffed something suspicious.

Superiors paused their ongoing tax investigations and sent all personnel from Investigation Division 4 to Bio Archives.

But within a week, the mid-level staff deployed to the field sensed something strange.

“There’s no evidence of tax evasion or tax fraud, and even the books are excellent?”

“They didn’t reflect undocumented expenses or irrelevant business costs, and there were no omissions in income.”

“There were no issues at all in processing labor costs or personal expenses, and even the most problematic clinical trial expenses had reasonable accounting materials prepared.”

It was as if the company had been born to undergo a tax investigation.

“Isn’t it good that there’s less work?”

“Think about it. It’s like coding ten thousand lines and getting it all right on the first try without errors.”

“Oh! Suddenly this feels too uneasy!”

“Yep. Look deeper.”

On the other hand, superiors wanted to find clear evidence against Bio Archives.

While mid-level staff were begrudgingly combing through the data, lower-level officials were offloaded onto Name.

The enthusiasm of junior officials was ignited by seeing their superiors working diligently.

While intoxicated by the omnipotent power of the National Tax Service, they discovered a Chinese nominee account linked to Name’s role account.

[452-5213-8019-108903]

[MSBCCNBJ – China Minsheng Bank]

Revealing daily overseas remittance records amounting to 150 million KRW, totaling between 60,000 and 70,000 KRW.

“This doesn’t seem like hacking…”

“Is that what I think it is? Let’s hurry and report it upstairs.”

“Oh no… Why did I have to discover this!”

The use of nominee accounts is illegal.

Even if they wanted to cover it up, the amount was too significant to simply ignore.

Those who were swiftly learning about Name’s past through the Genius Discovery Team realized just how tragic this account was.

They explained the situation to their section chief.

“Good work. For now, we need to follow the principles. Whether or not to include this is a decision for above. We just need to act according to regulations.”

Here, the conservative characteristics typical of a bureaucratic group became evident.

Subordinates faithfully followed the rules while superiors took responsibility accordingly.

However, by the time the section chief conveyed this to the director, and the director reported to the local tax office head, the meaning contained within the nominee account gradually diminished.

Even attempting a late follow-up report to the head of the National Tax Service was already hindered by the commencement of the press conference.

Combined with Kim Ro-hak’s inherent sense of superiority, a press conference emerged that could only be described as legendary.

The result was evident immediately.

“We’ve come from the audit agency! Everyone, stop what you’re doing!”

“Hey, sir! Don’t turn off that computer! Just leave it alone!”

“Take everything from here to there without exception. Let’s finish this in two hours.”

The audit agency, which grips the leash of power agencies in South Korea, appeared, able to conduct searches and seizures without warrants.

As a result, the tax investigation was indefinitely suspended.

* * *

[No Name]

[World of Arcelia – No Dust Found]

[Broadcast Time – 0:06:48]

[Viewer Count – 18,473]

– Hahaha

– Who came up with that title?

– I can’t stop laughing, lol

– They just make up nonexistent crimes, haha

└ That statement was really arrogant.

– Laugh cessation ON

– A No Name using a dust sweeper as a melee weapon would be epic, lol

└ Epic, lol

└ Wow, insane, lol

– Today’s opening song is ‘Becoming Dust,’ lol

└ How many songs has Kariri been singing?

└ It’s like a human jukebox.

– After only listening to vocaloids, the Korean songs are a treat for the ears.

[▶Main Custom – Off]

[▶Custom 1 – Equip]

– Blonde elf! Blonde elf! Blonde elf!

– Ehh, senpai

– Let’s go, let’s go

– Is it going to show off a play worth 210 billion won?

I slowly examined the chat window and changed my customization.

[Equip – Silence Mask]

-?

– Silent practice?

– Oh, it suits you well, bb

– Name is beautiful!

– The no mic rage gaming is about to start, whoa

[Equip – Dust Sweeper]

A rainbow dust sweeper in shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple appeared at my waist.

I pretended to be calm while stealing glances at the viewers’ reactions.

The reactions were quite…

– T-Bagging, hahahaha

– Is this the pure evil of children?

– No Name never pays attention, lol

– That tax investigation does suck. It gets really tiring when a high-pressure person shows up.

– Let’s shake off some dust today!

– Recently, No Name’s comedic timing has been on point, lol

– No Name, King Name, Hwang Name, Dae Name

It was going well, beyond just being fine, it was rather lively.

[‘CatLovers’ donated 10,000 KRW!]

– 100,000 KRW for each kill with the dust sweeper.

The manager’s kill mission came in.

Come to think of it, I still hadn’t repaid the debt I borrowed from Eborum, and I was all the more grateful for not bringing it up until now.

I also needed to meet Adella someday, but various thoughts crossed my mind.

For now, I’ll take my time streaming and gradually come up with a plan again.

[Changing Class]

[Ally Information Shared: No Name]

[Class: Rogue]

[Skill Level: LV.31 (13,815/15,414)]

[Rank: Gold 3 #6,395,842]

[Combat Power: 1,100]

[Potential Combat Power: 110,294]

-????

– When did you roll this character?

– Is this a new class?

– No way, Gold 3 is a side character farming haha

-(Manager 5): Host! This isn’t right!

– Manager is crying, lol

– Let’s go for 20 kills, 30 kills~

– Wow, the original rogue’s customization is insane, lol

– Finally tossing aside that frustrating cleric robe!

I pulled out the two swords from the X-shaped scabbard on my back.

They were neither daggers nor longswords but swords of an ambiguous length.

I drove the two swords hard into the ground and stood on top of them, waiting for the game queue.

[Matching – Rank]

This time, let’s aim for a deduction of 3 million KRW.

[Game Found – Accept]

[‘SnailRain’ donated 10,000 KRW!]

– The dust sweeper killer, No Name, haha