Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 598 No good ending

Things went beyond Utsunomiya's imagination. Previously, he was personally entrusted by the university president to conduct an internal investigation into the patent infringement of Okawara Laboratory.

You know, Okawara is a great authority in engineering in Japan.

Its laboratory is the holy land of Toyo Engineering in the eyes of countless engineers and students, carrying the national dream that one day, Toyo's industrial cutting-edge technology can catch up with the West.

And if a place like this suddenly told everyone that most of the patents in the laboratory were plagiarisms from the West, or were "improved inventions" of Western patents, it would be an unprecedented scandal. It is not only Kyoto University that will be humiliated, but also the whole of Japan.

Moreover, this would leave the West with an excuse to fiercely attack the East for not complying with intellectual property laws.

This is no longer as simple as a so-called intellectual property infringement.

It even concerns the handling of the complex relationship between the East and the West.

The internal investigation led by Utsunomiya was to isolate the risk before the Westerners obtained conclusive evidence of Okawara's patent infringement, and absolutely no leaks of this incident could be allowed.

However, it is counterproductive.

Pedro, the counselor of the American Embassy... was... standing right in front of him.

Utsunomiya raised his head again and glanced at Kitahara next to him. This lawyer, who has been constantly opposing Kyoto University from the beginning, has now attracted the person they least want to see. The current situation is far beyond his ability to control. As long as the handling is slightly careless, it will be a big storm between the East and the West.

Kitahara glanced at Pedro beside him. He also didn't expect that a Western counselor would show up at Kyoto University. However, for Kitahara, it is none of his business how many Western patents Okawara copied. The most important thing for him is to catch Eto.

However, the series of things that happened while chasing Jiang Teng today forced me to be more cautious than ever before.

From the gunfight in Nijo Castle to the final Shinkansen collision.

What I am about to face is probably an organization with extremely large energy.

Who are the core members of this organization, what is its layout, and what is its purpose? These are all things that need to be ascertained.

Eto's 500 million yen incident must be related to this organization.

He was involved in a confrontation with this organization.

Whether forced or voluntary, such confrontation has already begun.

What he can do now is to try his best to find other forces that he can rely on.

Beiyuan glanced at Gu Meimen and Pedro in front of him again, maybe he would need their help in the future.

Gu Meimen felt Kitahara's gaze and gave Kitahara a subtle look to show that nothing happened. Gu Meimen expected that Utsunomiya from Kyoto University would not dare to stop them from leaving. There is Counselor Mr. Pedro here, a mere professor from a university, and he absolutely does not dare to stop him.

Even if you give him ten courages.

"If there are no problems, then we will leave." Pedro's voice sounded. The diplomatic counselor obviously did not want to spend too much time on a meaningless confrontation. Now that we have obtained the hard drive evidence of Okawara's patent infringement, quickly evacuating is the best option.

The surrounding lawyers assisting Utsunomiya in the internal investigation couldn't help but change their expressions when they heard what Pedro said. They all know the importance of this hard drive. If it was taken away by Western envoys, what kind of huge waves would be caused.

Thinking of such consequences, these lawyers could not help but take a step forward, as if to form a circle of encirclement.

"What, you won't let me go?" Pedro said.

There was this hint of majestic anger in his voice.

Although the surface is calm, one can feel the maelstrom about to form under the sea.

Utsunomiya remained silent, neither giving a direct order to stop them nor ordering them to disperse. His mind was shut down and he didn't know how to decide. No matter how you act, it may cause a big storm.

"Are you trying to stop the diplomatic envoy?" Pedro's voice added a hint of anger.

This immediately made everyone present feel terrified.

People at Kyoto University fell into an extremely confusing situation. If it is blocked, it will definitely be a big diplomatic turmoil. If you don't stop it, the responsibility for the big scandal in the world will definitely fall on you.

At this point in the game, no matter what you do, it is a big mistake.

at this time--

A middle-aged oriental man slowly stepped out from behind Utsunomiya. He was wearing a suit and had a strong and capable expression. He seemed not to be frightened by the tense situation in front of him. When he looked at Counselor Pedro, there was no fear or flinching in his eyes. It seems that such a big Western figure is not worth mentioning in his eyes.

There was no trace of nervousness in his movements.

There is only peace.

Complete peace.

Someone soon noticed the badge worn by the middle-aged man, and immediately opened their mouths.

The middle-aged man did wear a badge on his suit.

The badge is made of gold, but it has faded a lot, obviously due to some age.

It has 11 petals on it.

Flowers have various meanings.

At this moment, these 11 petals form a pattern that everyone in the East is familiar with -

Eleven leaves and one layer of chrysanthemum!

This is the badge of Congressman!

A member of Congress from Japan actually appeared here? ! The people present couldn't help but gasped. Not only the big shots from the West came, but also the big shots from the East.

"Introduce yourself. I am Ishiyama Shogo, a current member of Congress." The middle-aged man said.

Ishiyama Shogo can be said to be a senior member of the East Council. During his tenure as a member of the House of Representatives, he personally promoted a number of strategic bills on the technology industry and led the subsidy of tens of billions of yen to Japan's high-tech industries. These huge funds have played a key role in enabling Toyo's semiconductor industry to occupy one-third of the world's market share. Therefore, Ishiyama Shogo is also known as a key figure in the development of the Japanese scientific and technological community.

There are even rumors that the real office of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is the parliamentary office in Ishiyama.

There is no doubt that Ishiyama is closely related to Kyoto University’s industry-research cooperation strategy.

"Don't misunderstand us, Mr. Pedro. Of course you are free to leave, but it is probably inappropriate for you to take Kyoto University's property with you," Ishiyama said.

Facing the Western envoys, Shishan's calm tone showed an extremely tough attitude.

Pedro frowned.

He also didn't expect that there would be Japanese congressmen here.

I didn't expect them to be so tough.

At this moment, Gu Meimen saw that something might be wrong, and immediately joined the fight, "Congressman Ishiyama. Do you mean that this hard drive belongs to Kyoto University's property? In other words, your Kyoto University has no control over the contents of the hard drive. Fully informed, clear and clear, right?”

The implication of Gu Meimen's words is very clear.

If Kyoto University considers this hard drive to be the university’s asset, then this would mean that Kyoto University is fully aware of Okawara’s patent infringement.

Shi Shan glanced at Gu Meimen.

The congressman also noticed that Kitahara was standing next to Pedro.

This Western envoy was actually accompanied by two Eastern lawyers.

Beiyuan also felt Shishan's eyes on him and knew that he would also be remembered today. He didn't expect that problems and troubles would come one after another, and each one would be bigger than the last.

Shi Shan ignored Gu Meimen’s words.

The congressman stared at Gu Meimen and Beiyuan, and just said lightly:

"There will be no good end if you go against the motherland."

An extremely brief sentence, but like thunder, it exploded in the ears of everyone present.

This is a threat.

A naked threat.

Many people present suddenly felt their hair standing on end. Ishiyama is a congressman with tremendous power. Think about it, how many bills he has led in the technology industry, and the energy, resources, and relationship network behind it are so huge. The consequences of offending such a big shot make people shudder.

Especially the sentence "no good ending" at the end.

The scene fell into unprecedented silence.

No one knows how things will develop next.

The arrow is on the string.

The bullet is loaded.

The cannon's fuse was lit.

The two sides came to the most tense moment.

The moment has come when as long as you take action, there must be results.

However, to everyone's surprise, the voice of a young male lawyer rang out.

Kitahara stood next to Pedro, who had just been the recipient of the threat issued by the congressman.

However, unfortunately for Kitahara, he does not accept this method.

Or to put it another way, Kitahara only allows himself to threaten others, but cannot allow others to threaten him.

He also took a step forward and met Shishan's eyes.

For a while, many people didn't understand what he was going to do.

All I could hear was Beihara's cold voice saying——

"Lawyer Gu Meimen and I are defenders recognized by Toyo Law. All our lawyers can do is to protect the client's legitimate rights and interests. In other words, if a certain interest of the client is not covered by Toyo Law, If we have legitimate rights and interests, then there is nothing we lawyers can do. The reason why the tribunal recognized our lawyers’ claims is only because our claims are consistent with the law.”

"So - Representative Shishan, do you think that obeying the laws of the motherland is going against the motherland?"

The young male lawyer asked the congressman abruptly.

In an instant, the congressman's rhetoric was torn apart.

The young man’s subtext is clear:

Ogawara is illegal and violates the laws of the East——

The implication is that you, Shishan, may also be involved.

Almost everyone present was dumbfounded. They did not expect that such a young lawyer would dare to openly challenge a powerful congressman...

(End of this chapter)