Chapter 705 -353: Appearing at the Press Conference_2
Under the watchful eyes of the public, the time reached 11 o’clock sharp.
In the lobby on the first floor of the Internal Revenue Service, Director Obadiah led Welton Heng Donald and others as they made their way out.
After arriving in the spotlight, Obadiah spoke, “Good day to all the friends from the media and the audience watching on TV. I am Director Obadiah of the Internal Revenue Service. The purpose of today’s press conference is mainly to clarify a misunderstanding…”
“Director Obadiah, do you mean to refer to the misunderstanding that Chief Inspector David died in an explosion?”
A sharp reporter from below seized the key point and couldn’t wait to follow up with the question.
Donald revealed a smile and replied, “Yes, that incident is indeed a misunderstanding…”
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“Director Obadiah, is it true that Chief Inspector David is not dead?”
“Director Obadiah, if Chief Inspector David is not dead, then whose body parts were found at the explosion site?”
“Director Obadiah…”
As soon as they heard David might indeed be alive, the reporters below could no longer contain their excitement and began frantically bombarding him with questions.
“Please quiet down and listen to what I have to say!”
Once the scene calmed down, Obadiah continued, “Next, I would like to ask you all to prepare yourselves mentally. As for the things everyone wants to know, Chief Inspector David will explain everything to you in due time!”
Having said this, Obadiah also immediately stepped aside. With the attention of the whole country and the ‘onslaught’ by so many media outlets, he felt quite the pressure. After all, it was David who had caused this mess, so it was only right to let the young man clean it up himself.
“What, Chief Inspector David really isn’t dead!”
“Chief Inspector David will explain to us himself? Where is he? In what place?”
“My God, that is Chief Inspector David, he is really alive!”
Just as the scene was in a state of uproar, not knowing who had shouted, the crowd turned their heads to look in unison.
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One could see in the corridor on the right, seven or eight inspectors appeared to be escorting someone out, and upon closer look, at the center, was the face they had all been longing for, David!
Amidst everyone’s shock and disbelief, David had already reached the spotlight and began speaking, “Hello, everyone. I am David.”
“Chief Inspector David, that’s really his voice, he’s not dead!”
“Oh my God, what on earth is going on here?”
“No, I can’t accept it, wasn’t that damn bastard confirmed dead? How is he still alive now!”
“This has to be a lookalike the Tax Bureau found to scare us, I don’t believe it!”
After hearing David’s voice, everyone finally woke up as if from a dream.
But his appearance left the criminals, who had been overjoyed these past few days, dumbfounded, and many burst out in heart-wrenching anger.
You see, ever since David’s reported death, many criminals had embraced the mindset of fishing in troubled waters, planning to stop paying up to the Tax Bureau.
But now that David had suddenly come back to life, their plans instantly fell through.
“It’s really him!”
White House, President’s Office.
Upon seeing David appear on the screen, both Payden and Wylder’s gazes turned intense.
“Haha, he’s actually still alive!”
The Kennedy Family, Emerson, Sean, and the rest of their kin were all invigorated upon seeing David appear on the big screen.
Aside from them, at this moment, the various major powers watching also had different expressions upon seeing David’s appearance.
“I’m very sorry for playing this joke on everyone, but there was a good reason for it. Here, I want to say sorry to everyone and I also sincerely request those people who support me to forgive my actions this time.”
In the lobby of the first floor of the Internal Revenue Service, David spoke these words with regret.
“Inspector David, you mentioned there was a reason for all this, what is that reason? I believe that’s what everyone here wants to know right now, please explain it to us.”
By now, the media present had accepted the fact that David was indeed still alive, but they still had many questions in their hearts.
“The night before the explosion, I received a tip-off, claiming that someone was preparing to assassinate me, but at the time I didn’t know who had planned the assassination.”
“In many people’s minds, the safest way to handle an assassination attempt is to simply avoid it, but I’m different. As everyone knows, due to the black tax law and some policy actions I’ve rolled out, I’ve offended quite a few people, many who would love to see me dead. Even if I had avoided it this time, they could still plan a second attempt, so the safest method was to draw them out!”
After David finished speaking, a reporter immediately asked, “So are you saying that this so-called death by explosion was actually orchestrated by you, Inspector David, and the purpose was to draw out the planner behind you?”
“Yes.”
The scene fell silent at this moment, and many supporters who had been angry with David for being played also dissipated some of their anger.
“According to the results of the investigation released by the Salem City Police and the FBI, it was the remnants of the Camora Family who planned this assassination against you. Is that correct, Inspector David?”
“Based on the clues I’ve gathered, it’s not just that, but the specific details are still under investigation, and it’s not convenient to reveal too much right now. When the time is right, we will explain further.”
“And another question, Inspector David, whose remains were found in the suite then?”
“That’s a good question. It was an unclaimed body that I acquired through other channels. Of course, even if it’s an unclaimed body, my actions still constitute the crime of indignity to a body, and for that, I am willing to take all the punishment and criminal charges.”
Hearing this, everyone at the scene looked at each other in disbelief.
Under American law, the maximum sentence for indignity to a body is up to three years imprisonment.
However, as David said, this body was unclaimed, and without someone pressing charges, David naturally would not face legal punishment.
So even if you are unsatisfied with him, at most you can condemn his immoral act of disrespecting a body.
Of course, this kind of behavior might be a blotch on someone’s career in other countries, but strictly speaking, in America, it’s not really that big of a deal.
The American way of thinking is not to mind if you make mistakes, what they mind is if you’re not sincere enough in your apology.
Like former President Clinton, who was caught playing around in the White House, but he apologized very sincerely, and wasn’t he able to continue sitting in the presidential seat afterwards.
“Inspector David, despite this being a response to a situation, I still think it’s somewhat inappropriate; after all, hotels are public places, and since you knew in advance that someone would attempt to assassinate you with a bomb, you should have taken more prudent measures. This time it was just luck that there were no casualties, but next time may not be the same!”
Although David had just explained his reasoning, there was still a journalist at the scene who was not satisfied with such actions, and his words had a certain accusatory tone.
“To this media friend, my approach was indeed somewhat improper, I admit that. But, the lack of casualties was not just a matter of luck.”
Upon hearing this, the people at the scene were taken aback.
But they quickly realized that the lack of casualties in this explosion was not just down to luck; it was the result of David’s prior arrangements!
“Of course, even though there were no casualties, we have still caused losses to the hotel. For that, I want to apologize to the hotel. And of course, for all the losses suffered by the hotel, we at the Internal Revenue Service will bear all the costs!”