Ch.338333 – The Duster Killer

The National Tax Service Commissioner’s bombshell statement came at a completely unexpected moment.

While the reasons for the special tax investigation were plausibly explained, the interim results announcement lacked substance.

A bold Alpha generation reporter raised their hand to ask a question.

To summarize briefly, they asked what the National Tax Service had been doing for the past two weeks.

“To sum up what you’ve said, you haven’t found a single piece of evidence of tax evasion… If you keep repeating that you’re still reviewing documents, do you really think the public will believe there were no political motives behind this?”

Hearing this, Tax Commissioner Kim Ro-hak bristled.

Even now, tax officials were working tirelessly on the front lines to catch tax evaders and fill the national treasury.

It hadn’t been “as long as two weeks” but “only two weeks.” What did they think a tax audit was?

Apparently, the Tax Commissioner lacked the patience to tolerate a mere reporter insulting the entire National Tax Service.

“On that matter, I’d appreciate if you could wait just a little longer, reporter. There’s no taxpayer without dust when you shake them. Why? Because modern tax law is that complex. That’s why tax audits are conducted to verify whether taxpayers have fulfilled their tax obligations faithfully and correctly. There is absolutely no malice involved in this process.”

Even if higher-ups had ordered it with specific purposes, their job was simply to maintain objectivity. That was the role of an administrative body.

“In the case of NoName, we were able to detect tax evasion using a Chinese nominee account. As such, I’d like to inform you that the special tax investigation is proceeding steadily, step by step, according to legally established requirements and procedures.”

The response was frigid.

The rookie reporter lowered their camera, mouth agape.

At the time, Commissioner Kim thought his explanation had been perfect.

People tend to forget what they’ve said when standing before numerous cameras.

* * *

The media collectively rejoiced.

“They’re going to pettily collect taxes on money NoName earned desperately just to survive?”

“Yes…”

“With additional penalties for third-party registration and non-filing on top of that?”

“Yes…!”

“And this came directly from the Tax Commissioner’s own mouth?”

“YES!!!”

“This is heaven… Hallelujah! This is insane… Our boss has completely lost it!”

The QBS Politics Department Chief hummed cheerfully while spinning in his chair.

[National Tax Service]

[Unable to connect to site: Connection refused by www.nts.go.kr]

“Wow, that’s quite a reaction.”

The fallout was so severe that the National Tax Service complaint site crashed from excessive traffic before articles could even be written.

Those lucky enough to access the site were treated to a festival of colorful expletives.

While tax obligations are always portrayed as one of the four duties of citizens,

In reality, anyone who has lived in Korea for more than 183 days has an income tax obligation regardless of nationality or age.

“People came before laws, not laws before people! The world has become so cold-hearted!”

People were taking this opportunity to vent all their frustrations from having undergone intensive tax audits.

* * *

The controversy over the National Tax Service’s targeted investigation grew exponentially due to concentrated attacks from the media and political parties.

The image of imposing taxes even on a dying body was strongly imprinted in the public’s mind.

Confusion also filled the Seoul Regional Tax Office.

“What do we do now… There are rumors the Board of Audit and Inspection is coming.”

“What do you mean what do we do? Too many cooks spoil the broth. We have to keep sailing whether land or reefs lie ahead.”

In truth, the tax audit of Bio-Akashic had been planned for quite some time.

They had intended to thoroughly investigate once the company grew to a certain size.

But suddenly, it was sold to a foreign company for an enormous sum.

Combined with tax evasion reports from people who had always disliked Name, the National Tax Service smelled something suspicious.

Superiors temporarily halted ongoing tax audits and deployed all personnel from Investigation Division 4 to Bio-Akashic.

However, after a week, the mid-level officials deployed to the field sensed something strange.

“Not only is there no evidence of tax evasion or fraud, but their books are impeccable?”

“They didn’t reflect undocumented expenses or business-unrelated costs, and there’s no omission of income.”

“Despite being a small company, there were no issues in handling labor costs or personal expenses, and even the most problematic clinical research expense items had reasonable calculation data prepared.”

It was like a company born to undergo tax audits.

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

“Think about it. This situation is like writing 10,000 lines of code and having it work perfectly on the first try.”

“Oh! That suddenly makes me very anxious!”

“Yeah. Keep looking.”

Meanwhile, the superiors wanted to find definitive evidence against Bio-Akashic.

While the mid-level officials reluctantly combed through data, the junior officials were assigned to Name.

With their superiors working so diligently, the junior civil servants were also fired up.

While drunk on the absolute power of the National Tax Service and gathering information, they discovered a Chinese nominee account linked to Name’s League of Legends account.

[452-5213-8019-108903]

[MSBCCNBJ – China Minsheng Bank]

They uncovered a history of foreign remittances totaling 150 million won, with daily transfers of 60,000 to 70,000 won.

“This isn’t some kind of hacking…”

“It’s what I think it is, right? Let’s report this to the higher-ups quickly.”

“Argh… why did I have to be the one to discover this!”

Using nominee accounts is illegal.

The amount wasn’t small enough to simply ignore.

Those who knew Name’s past through the Genius Discovery Program realized how sad this account was.

They explained the situation to their section chief.

“Good work. We have to follow protocol for now. Whether to include this or not will be decided by those above us. We just need to follow regulations.”

Here, the typical conservative characteristics of a government organization became apparent.

Subordinates faithfully follow rules, and superiors take responsibility accordingly.

However, as the section chief reported to the division director, and the division director reported to the regional tax office head, the meaning behind the nominee account gradually became diluted.

By the time they tried to provide a follow-up report to the Tax Commissioner, the press conference had already begun.

Combined with Commissioner Kim Ro-hak’s unique sense of superiority, a legendary press conference was born.

The results were now evident.

“Board of Audit and Inspection! Everyone stop what you’re doing!”

“Hey, mister! Don’t turn off that computer! Leave it as it is!”

“Take everything from here to there without missing anything. Let’s finish within two hours.”

The secret royal inspector who holds the leash of Korea’s power institutions, the Board of Audit and Inspection, which can conduct seizures without warrants, had arrived.

The tax investigation was indefinitely suspended.

* * *

[NoName]

[World of Arsheria – The Person Without a Speck of Dust]

[Broadcast Time – 0:06:48]

[Viewers – 18473]

-LMAO

-hahaha who came up with that stream title?

-I seriously can’t stop laughing

-They just make up crimes when there aren’t any lol

└ That statement was seriously arrogant though

-Can’t stop laughing

-Upvote if NoName should use a “feather duster” as a melee weapon lol

└ Upvoted lolol

└ KEKW

└ Are you crazy lmao

-Today’s opening song should be “Becoming Dust” lol

└ Kariri, how many songs has this person sung anyway?

└ Human jukebox

-After listening to vocaloids all the time, Korean songs are such a treat

[▶Main Custom – Unequipped]

[▶Custom 1 – Equipped]

-Blonde elf! Blonde elf! Blonde elf!

-Hnnng noona

-Let’s go let’s go

-Are we about to see 210 billion won gameplay?

I slowly examined the chat and changed my customization.

[Equipped – Silence Mask]

-?

-Vow of silence?

-Oh it suits you well bb

-Name pretty!

-No mic tryhard mode incoming, damn

[Equipped – Feather Duster]

A rainbow-colored feather duster appeared at my waist.

While pretending to be nonchalant, I glanced at the viewers’ reactions.

The response was quite…

-Teabagging lmaooo

-Is this pure evil from a child?

-Name absolutely doesn’t care what others think lol

-That tax investigation was awful. Sometimes dealing with arrogant people is exhausting.

-Let’s dust someone off today!

-NoName’s comedy skills have leveled up lately lol

-NoName KingName EmperorName FireName

Beyond acceptable, it was quite cheerful.

[‘ILikeCateMatesBest’ donated 10,000 won!]

-100,000 won per kill with the feather duster.

My manager’s kill mission came in.

Come to think of it, I still haven’t paid back the money I borrowed from Lee Bo-reum, and I’m grateful she hasn’t mentioned it.

I should also arrange for Adella to meet her someday, though that gives me several concerns.

For now, let’s continue streaming and carefully rebuild my plans.

[Changing profession.]

[Ally Information Sharing: NoName]

[Profession: Rogue]

[Proficiency: lv.31 (13815/15414)]

[Rank: Gold3 #6,395,842]

[Combat Power: 1,100]

[Potential Combat Power: 110,294]

-????

-When did you make this character?

-New profession?

-Wait, Gold3? Smurf account stomping incoming lol

-(Manager5): Streamer! This isn’t right!

-Manager in tears lmao

-Let’s go for 20 kills, 30 kills~

-Wow the original rogue customization is insane lol

-Finally throwing off those stuffy priest robes!

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

They were swords of an awkward length, neither daggers nor longswords.

I drove both swords firmly into the ground, stood on them, and waited for the game queue.

[Matching – Ranked]

Let’s aim to reduce the debt by 3 million won this game.

[Game found – Accept]

[‘Snailrun’ donated 10,000 won!]

-Feather duster serial killer NoName lol