"Thank me?"
"Yes, look at what you've accomplished since you arrived. You've brought in several billion U.S. dollars in tax revenue, and this is just the beginning. With Director David's ability, I expect the taxes will keep coming in. With this money, Los Angeles's finances won't be so tight. The over 4 million residents of Los Angeles should be thankful to Director David."
In order to get local governments to cooperate with the tax collection under the Black Tax Act, it was clearly stipulated when the bill was drafted that taxes collected locally would be given priority to address local fiscal needs, so Mayor Grice's thankful logic wasn't wrong.
But even so, David still detected flattery in the other party's words. As the Mayor of Los Angeles, such a posture suggested he indeed feared getting entangled with the Camora Family's affairs.
