American Tax Officer

Governor's Mansion.

Upon hearing these words, Eugene and Stevenson, particularly Stevenson, had their expressions suddenly freeze.

He knew all too well what a sly fox Lawson was, and now that the latter had used the words "violated regulations" against him, he must have had some heavyweight leverage in his hands.

What could it be?

Amidst the shock throughout Nevada State, live at the KNPR-FM Television Station.

At this time, the host Milton had regained his composure and asked, "Mr. Louson, what is this violation you're alleging the Governor committed?"

"Golden Ear Bridge!"

When Lawson spat out these five words, people all across Nevada State watching the broadcast shuddered again.

The cities of Reno and Orray in Nevada State were adjacent to each other, but because they were located between mountains and rivers, the traffic between the two cities had always been very inconvenient.

Thus, as far back as seven or eight years ago, the local city hall proposed to the state government the building of a large bridge over one of the local rivers, which would not only promote trade between the two places but also facilitate the travel of the residents of both cities.

However, even after the local city hall had completed the planning and even chosen a name for the bridge and submitted the proposal to the state government, it was repeatedly unable to obtain the state government's approval for many years.

It wasn't until November 2021 that the state government's approval finally came through, and the construction of the Golden Ear Bridge officially began.

Overall, although the bridge's approval had been delayed for many years, it wasn't much of an issue now that construction had started.

So at this moment, neither Milton nor any other viewers from Nevada State understood what Lawson meant by bringing up the bridge.

But that was something others didn't understand.

At the Governor's Mansion, Eugene and Stevenson, having heard mention of this bridge, had a bad feeling in their hearts.

Those who belong to a household know the affairs of that household best.

The bridge had been approved under their watch, and they knew better than anyone what underhanded dealings were involved.

With this in mind, Stevenson glared at Eugene and demanded, "What's going on? Did details about the bridge get leaked?"

In his opinion, since Lawson had previously said he had behaved improperly and now brought up the bridge again, the problem must lie there.

"This... I... I..."

Eugene actually wanted to say, how would I know?

But the words wouldn't come out when they reached his lips.

But his response wasn't necessary anymore, because the host Milton on the TV had started speaking again.

At KNPR-FM Television Station, Milton pressed, "Mr. Louson, could you specify what the issue is with the Golden Ear Bridge?"

"This bridge, the local city hall had started proposing its construction many years ago, but it was repeatedly rejected by the state government... oh no, to be precise, it was repeatedly vetoed by Governor Stevenson. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

Milton asked the question that everyone in Nevada State wanted to know.

"It's quite simple. Because the project was a proposal from the local city hall, if it had been approved at that time, the credit would have gone to the city hall, and not to Stevenson himself!"

"Later, Stevenson sent out his own inspection team and engineers to re-plan the bridge entirely."

"This re-planning took several years, and by that time, the city hall officials responsible for the project had all been rotated out."

"And you all know what happened next. Stevenson personally came out and made a declaration to the media, stating that the original planning by the local city hall for the bridge had many hidden dangers, and only after being reconstructed by their state government were these dangers completely eliminated. Ultimately, the credit naturally went to him..."

Lawson's words were like a bombshell that stunned all those watching.

If that was indeed the case, then Governor Stevenson was shameless, effectively stealing the credit from the local city hall.

"Oh, and by the way, I can't say that all the credit went to him. The officials from the city hall who were initially in charge of the project were replaced by his own people after their terms ended, so they shared the credit too!"

"Afterwards, to thank our Governor Stevenson, these officials also offered a special thank you of One Million USD, which is the most crucial point here, and what I referred to as the irregular behavior!"

"What..."

If Lawson's previous statements had merely surprised the people at the television station and the viewers, then hearing about the one million made them feel like a bomb had exploded in their ears.

The reasoning was simple.

If Stevenson had sent the inspection team and engineers to re-plan the bridge, that might have been chalked up to mere credit grab.

But taking bribes was a different story.

That was bona fide illegal!

Governor's Mansion.

"Fake Yau, how did he find out, how on earth did he find out!"

Upon hearing about the million dollars, Stevenson utterly lost his composure, swearing out loud.

"Let's not get excited, Governor. Although he knows the exact amount, verbal claims aren't proof. We can issue him a legal notice right now for defamation, if there's no evidence!"

Eugene's words somewhat calmed Stevenson down.

Well, that was true.

America values evidence above all; without it, no matter how flowery one's words are, they are meaningless.

KNPR-FM Television Station.

Milton had just managed to recover from his shock and questioned, "Mr. Lawson, Stevenson is our Governor of Nevada State. You claim that he accepted a bribe of one million US dollars from this bridge. Do you have any concrete evidence?"

"Of course, words alone won't suffice."

Unperturbed, Lawson picked up the document David had given him, unfolded it, displayed it for all to see, and said, "This is an investigative report about the bridge. It contains detailed financial and personnel records. Please take a close look!"

The studio fell suddenly silent.

And the viewers in front of the television also held their breath, watching the investigative report with rapt attention.

As the contents continued to reveal themselves, the average onlookers weren't too fazed; lacking professional knowledge and insight, they wouldn't be able to discern the authenticity or significance of the document immediately.

However, some of the others, such as lawyers, officials, and the executives of the television station present on-site, realized the importance of the document instantaneously. Their expressions turned to ones of shock.

Governor's Mansion.

"Fake, who the hell can tell me where the hell this document came from?"

Stevenson lost his composure once again.

At his level, if he couldn't comprehend the significance and lethality of the document, he wouldn't be fit to serve as Governor.

Eugene, also with an ashen face at this moment but not being the person directly involved, still managed to keep his wits and said, "Don't bother thinking about it. Lawson couldn't possibly have gotten his hands on such a detailed report. It must be David's work!"

"David..."

Stevenson was jolted awake, angrily spitting out the name.

Indeed.

Lawson was just a Senatorial candidate after all. If he had had access to such information, he would have used it to retaliate when he criticized him for wastefulness, instead of waiting until now.

And the fact that they're bringing it up now, in conjunction with David currently being in Carson City and their meeting a few days ago, the conclusion was self-evident.

In fact, it proved that the two of them had indeed conspired!

"Governor, dwelling on this is pointless. We must deal with this document. Otherwise, if things continue to ferment..."

Eugene didn't continue.

But Stevenson was well aware of the danger. Suppressing his rage, he ordered, "Bring Oldington to me. Also, start some damage control on this, feed those media outlets a sweetener, try to stir up some other big news, and downplay this as much as possible..."

Furious as he was, Governor Stevenson was certainly no simpleton; he instantly came up with a strategy.

KNPR-FM Television Station.

Milton had also confirmed the authenticity and significance of the report and said, "Mr. Lawson, you truly caused a seismic event at our station today. May I be so bold as to ask where you got this document?"

"If Governor Stevenson could gather information about our team's excessive spending, then we naturally could investigate his suspected regulatory violations!"

Lawson also remembered David's words that this matter couldn't be linked to the IRS or David in any way.

This act was initially meant to make him a pawn, but now he felt it was quite exhilarating, especially as it firmly struck back at Stevenson.

Moreover, there was another key point.

He was the whistleblower on the Governor's misconduct, the dragon slayer!

Perhaps this could attract a significant number of voters for him, earning him a substantial number of votes!

"Then... Mr. Lawson, concerning the Governor's misconduct, is it only the Golden Ear Bridge incident, or is there more?"

"Of course, there's more, but the information isn't fully consolidated yet. Once it's complete, I'll make another trip to your interview."

From what David had told him today, this was only the beginning. To take down Stevenson, David must have other 'moves.'

Milton's eyes lit up. The Golden Ear Bridge scandal was definitely explosive, and the traffic for today's interview would surely hit the peak of the past several months, or even the year. .net

If Lawson could bring even more sensational news next time, their station's traffic was bound to reach new heights without question.

With that in mind, he immediately agreed, "Then we welcome Mr. Lawson to join our television interview program anytime!"

"No problem."

After the interview, back backstage, Lawson's secretary came to him with news, "Mr. Lawson, after big data analysis and statistics, following your counter against Governor Stevenson, support for you online has risen by 8 percentage points!"

"Really!?"

"Big data doesn't lie!"

"That's great!"

Receiving confirmation, Lawson's face instantly flushed with excitement.

He had been rushing from city to city to deliver speeches and hold discussions, but at most, he would see a rise of 2 to 3 percentage points in public support.

Who would have thought that being used by David this once would have spiked his support by a full 8 points?

Now, far from holding any grudge against David, he was actually grateful.