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"Before that, I plan to go see my supervisor tomorrow and get approval to investigate Arthur," Morin said. "It should be just in time for the show in two days."
"Will your supervisor approve an application like that for a new agent?" Bradley asked.
"I don't know, but I'll reason with him," Morin said. "I'm sure he'll be persuaded."
"...You're not planning to use magic, are you?" Bradley immediately figured out what Morin was planning.
"No, no, of course not. When it comes to transactions like this, I always like to reason with people and would never force anyone," Morin quickly denied.
"No matter what," Bradley said with a sigh and in a sincere tone, "just don't get involved in politics..."
"Don't worry, the IRS is a private organization," Morin said, waving his hand. "Besides, what I'm doing is a legitimate transaction, okay?"
Bradley looked at Morin speechlessly. Do you really not know if what you're doing is a legitimate transaction?
The negotiation with the IRS branch manager was straightforward. Just as Morin had predicted, with Morin's very reasonable persuasion, and with the "completely out of his control," "absolutely not hinted at," and "firmly denied" "unrelated person," Catrina, "acting on her own accord," the IRS manager quickly agreed to Morin's request.
He signed a special contract and gave Morin the approval to act against Arthur.
Morin insisted that he really didn't want this to happen, that it was all Catrina's own doing and had nothing to do with him!
Of course, whether the system believed Morin's nonsense was yet to be seen. In any case, Morin had done everything he could and was now just waiting for the outcome.
Two days later.
"Merritt McKinney, Daniel Atlas, Henley Reeves, Jack Wilder!"
"Let's welcome the MGM Grand's most proud gift, the Four Horsemen!"
On the stage in Las Vegas, Daniel and the other three were performing. Their performance this time was to rob a bank the Credit Republicain in Paris!
Of course, they didn't rob the bank on the spot. They had already made all the preparations a long time ago.
They picked a man, and through a series of coincidences, they hypnotized him and had him come to Las Vegas to watch their performance.
Then, they hypnotized a security truck in Paris, replacing the real cash with special magician's flash paper, which they placed in the bank.
After that, they got the man's seat number, B-5-13, and secretly replaced the three ping-pong balls that the audience picked from the pile with the ones they had chosen!
After that, things were simple. They transported the real cash to Las Vegas and stored it in a secret room under the stage that was an exact replica of the bank's interior.
They had the hypnotized man enter a device. They claimed it was a time machine that would send the man to the Crïżœdit Republicain in Paris, but in reality, the man was just in the secret room under the stage, completely cooperating with Daniel's performance because he was hypnotized.
Thus, one of the most spectacular, most expensive, and most well-received performances in history was born.
From the audience's perspective, Daniel and his team had randomly chosen a man and actually robbed the bank he wanted to rob, which was located in Paris, and instantly transported all the money back to Las Vegas and distributed it to all the audience members!
Three million Euros in total!
For the audience, this was an unbelievable windfall, but for the FBI and ICPO (Interpol), it was a blatant crime that they couldn't find a flaw in!
Soon, an hour later, the incident alarmed the FBI and ICPO. The two organizations quickly formed an investigation team, and FBI agent Dylan Rhodes and ICPO agent Alma Dray were assigned to be members of the team.
At the same time, in the presidential suite on the top floor of the MGM Grand.
"Congratulations," Arthur said, looking at Daniel and the other three.
"But that's not enough. The FBI and ICPO have already formed an investigation team to look into you. I'll have my lawyers..."
"Don't bother, Arthur, we don't need that," Daniel said with a laugh, shaking his head.
"We can get away with this on our own. It'll also serve as proof of your wise investment in us, won't it?"
"Are you sure?" Arthur asked.
"I think so," Daniel said, raising an eyebrow and looking at the other three. "Yes."
"Very well. If you can really do it, then I'll give you an extra half-percent of the money," Arthur said, nodding. "In that case, I'll be waiting for your good news..."
Just as he was speaking, Arthur's personal assistant came over and whispered something in his ear.
"What?" Arthur was surprised and his expression instantly changed. "They're in the conference room right now?"
Arthur's change in expression made Daniel and the others a little stunned. They had never seen Arthur look like that before.
While they were about to do something that would make Arthur look like that, they hadn't done it yet.
So... what happened to Arthur?
Did some other friend take action beforehand?
"You all get ready and wait for the FBI and ICPO to arrive." Arthur stood up and said.
"My lawyers will be on standby. If you can't handle it, just ask for my lawyers to step in... I have to go handle some other things first."
"Can we help?" Henley asked, interjecting.
"Of course..." Arthur was about to say no, but then he remembered Merritt's ability and his heart stirred. "Are you able to hypnotize or read minds?" Arthur asked Merritt.
"Uh... it depends on the person's mental strength. For powerful people, my hypnosis usually won't work, like you, for example," Merritt said, thinking for a moment.
He made sure to add that his ability wouldn't work on Arthur, so it wouldn't be a threat to him.
"It doesn't matter, just come with me." Arthur turned and walked away.
"Later, you try your best. If you can hypnotize the person, just do it. If you can read their mind, you can tell me directly, got it?"
"Alright," Merritt said, frowning slightly. He realized that things were starting to get out of their control. Who was Arthur using him to deal with?
"What about us?" Daniel quickly asked.
"You all stay here and prepare to deal with the FBI agents. We'll be in the conference room next door," Arthur said, leaving with Merritt and his other subordinates without looking back.
"...What's going on?" The remaining three looked at each other, and Daniel was the first to speak.
"Who knows?" Wilder said, shaking his head with a bit of worry. "Who could it be? Why would they make Arthur so nervous?"
"I'm just worried that Merritt might mess something up. If he actually hypnotizes the person, what if he does something wrong..." Henley said, rubbing her aching temples. She felt like things were starting to spiral out of control.
"Shh... don't talk about it here," Daniel said, giving them a look to be careful of eavesdroppers.
"Let's just get ready to deal with the FBI and ICPO!"
On the other side, Arthur and Merritt arrived at the conference room.
"Are they in there?" Arthur asked the guard at the door.
"Yes, sir. They're waiting inside," the guard replied.
"Phew..." Arthur took two deep breaths, turned, and looked at Merritt.
"Do you remember what I told you just now?"
"Of course." Merritt nodded. In reality, he had already decided that no matter who the person was, he wouldn't hypnotize them. He would just pretend that their mental strength was too strong for him to do anything.
"Good." Arthur turned back, took another deep breath, and pushed the door open.
In the conference room, Morin, who was sitting in the main chair, narrowed his eyes as he looked at Arthur, the golden goose he had been planning for a year to fleece completely.
"Hello, Mr. Arthur Tressler. I am Morin, an IRS agent who has come here specifically to investigate you."
Arthur was so flustered and serious because of this. In the US, rich people aren't afraid of the FBI or NSA at all.
Because of their shared interests, the FBI wouldn't touch a rich person.
The only people rich people are afraid of are the IRS!
The IRS has even more power than the FBI and specifically targets the rich.
The richer the person, the happier they are. They don't care about a person's status or position; as long as they have money, they can be a target for the IRS.
Even the president!
Compared to the few hundred or thousand dollars a poor person has, the tens of millions or hundreds of millions a rich person has is a much better deal!
Putting aside Arthur's reaction, Merritt behind him was wide-eyed. Daniel was the most famous of the Four Horsemen.
As the other half of the new era of magic's "twin stars," Merritt naturally knew who Morin was. So, when he recognized Morin, Merritt was filled with surprise and doubt.
Wasn't Morin a magician before? Why is he an IRS agent now? Why is he here? He's a magician, too. Is he here because of the Eye of Providence? Did Morin find out about this from somewhere and now wants a piece of the pie?
Merritt's thoughts began to drift. He started to suspect Daniel from their team.
No matter how you looked at it, Daniel was the most suspicious one who else could have possibly leaked the information to Morin?
Merritt's thoughts spiraled out of control, and he even began to think that Daniel had teamed up with Morin to take the Eye of Providence's invitation for himself.
Morin, of course, didn't care what Merritt was thinking. While he knew who Merritt was and what his ability was, in the strictest sense, this was the first time they had been in close proximity.
And... Merritt had absolutely no impact on Morin's plan! Right now, Morin's focus was entirely on Arthur.
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