Watching Butler scramble away in haste, the expressions of the City Hall staff still crouching nearby were somewhat complex.
From the conversation between the two men, it seemed David had a hold over Butler, which left him terrified.
And since David had a grip on Butler, they weren't necessarily safe from his reach either.
Had they stepped forward instead of Butler just now, they might have been the ones in trouble!
This thought made everyone even more apprehensive.
"What are you all staring at, not working anymore, huh!"
While everyone was still unsettled, David's dismissive words snapped the City Hall employees back to reality.
They quickly acted as if nothing had happened, treating the Internal Revenue Service team and everyone else as if they were invisible, and hurried back to their posts to 'busy' themselves.
"Haha."
The stark contrast in the City Hall employees' behavior caused a burst of suppressed laughter among the inspectors from the Manhattan Branch.