Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 623 Say hello

Kitahara's application for administrative adjudication reached the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department. A company dared to ask the city hall to correct its illegal bidding behavior in a bidding project. This was unheard of in Japan, which always values ​​harmony between government and enterprises.

Several high-ranking officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department gathered secretly in a conference room, unable to believe the materials they saw. There were several companies that applied for the administrative ruling. But it was obvious that one of them, Xin Zhongsheng Industrial Co., Ltd., was the leader.

The president of this company is called Hamanaka.

The lawyer jointly appointed by these several companies was Yoshikazu Kitahara.

Nakata, the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department, studied the materials in his hand. Although Nakata was already a high-ranking official, he did not have much ambition. He just wanted to do his job well and then, after a while, switch to a leisurely position and prepare for retirement.

Nakata absolutely does not want to be dragged into the vortex of any party struggle.

However, things went against our wishes, and it was this application for administrative adjudication that messed up everything.

On the conference table, in addition to the administrative ruling materials, there were several black folders containing documents that looked like resumes. These materials were the materials that the secretary had just collected about this lawyer Kitahara.

Nakata picked up the materials, looked at them for a while, and his brows couldn't help but frown even deeper.

This lawyer named Kitahara had fought against Kawamoto Expressway, Akagi Hotel Group, and Kyoto University in the past few lawsuits. All of them were well-known names. The first two listed companies paid a huge price in compensation, and the decision of Kyoto University was directly overturned.

This is a vicious dog that bites people.

A monster that, once it bites, will never let go!

Nakata gasped more and more as he looked at the lawyer's resume.

The head of the Finance Department naturally did not believe that the lawyer would dare to speak up for these companies.

There must be someone behind this, Nakata thought.

Naturally, Nakata immediately thought of the National Assembly election next spring. The target of this administrative ruling was Ishiwatari, the executive vice-chairman of the Shinjuku City Hall Development Committee. Ishiwatari was said to have a close relationship with a certain minister of the current cabinet.

If we can capture Ishidu, it will be of great help in expanding the opposition's election prospects.

This is really a fight between gods, and the people are suffering.

Nakata couldn't help scratching his head.

"So, how should we deal with this?" A senior official in the conference room said, "This is the first time we've encountered something like this. Perhaps the safer approach is to handle it coldly first. We shouldn't rush to make a decision. Let's wait and see."

The voice broke the silence in the meeting room.

All eyes in the conference room were immediately focused on Nakata.

The old foxes present who have been in the officialdom for a long time were all trying to figure out what kind of statement Nakata from the Finance Department would make.

Nakata looked around at the people in the meeting room.

The people present were all important officials of the Tokyo Finance Department. Of course, there were many pawns planted by various factions. His every move and every statement would definitely reach the ears of these forces immediately.

Nakata didn't want to be used.

I just want to retire safely.

If you don't want to be taken advantage of, then the best shield is to follow the rules.

Nakata gestured to the secretary beside him. The secretary understood, but replied nervously: "We have urgently studied the materials submitted by this lawyer. At present, we have not found any defects or flaws in this set of materials that can temporarily prevent us from accepting this administrative ruling."

"But even if we want to accept it, we should at least inform Shinjuku City Hall before accepting it." Another important person in the meeting room said, "After all, Shinjuku District's financial expenditure and budget documents will also be reported to our Tokyo Finance Department for filing. If we accept it directly without informing, I'm afraid it will affect our relationship with Shinjuku City Hall."

Nakata was slightly stunned when he heard this.

He didn't expect that the intercessions and greetings would come so soon.

"We need to study the procedures and rules," Nakata replied.

"Notifying Shinjuku City Hall in advance will also allow them to be more fully prepared," the official continued. "After all, this is related to our credibility as a public authority in front of the citizens."

"Then who do you want to say hello to?" Nakata asked casually.

"At least we should say hello to Ishiwatari, the deputy director of the Development Committee of Shinjuku City Hall." The official looked at the materials on the table. "After all, the application for administrative ruling this time is for the Shinjuku District's High-Tech Park project. And the person in charge of this project is Ishiwatari. He was questioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Council a few days ago. It would be best to notify him in advance."

Nakata looked around and found that many important officials agreed with this opinion.

The head of the Finance Department could not help but sweat again. It seemed that the forces behind Ishiwata had already planted all the big and small pawns.

However, the more this happened, the more Nakata smelled danger.

The opposition will inevitably spare no effort to seize every flaw in the procedure.

You are the one who greets me, but I take the responsibility.

Of course, Nakata would not be so stupid. He immediately said, "Excuse me, what can we say to you?"

The important official did not expect Nakata to ask this question in return. He was stunned for a moment and was speechless for a moment.

Several colleagues nearby who had wanted to speak up for this important official also looked at each other in bewilderment.

There was silence for several minutes.

No one can answer this question.

Of course, those who wanted to say hello didn't dare to answer.

Seeing no one answer, Nakata continued, "In that case, we will proceed according to the rules. We will accept cases that meet the acceptance criteria immediately. Then, we will directly deliver the relevant legal documents according to the procedures and hold an administrative hearing. I personally think that it is unnecessary to inform Shinjuku City Hall. Since we, the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department, are the arbitrators of this case, we should strictly maintain neutrality."

"But, Mr. Nakata," another senior executive was obviously a little anxious after hearing this. "This is the first time we have accepted an administrative ruling. If things go wrong and we have to go to court later, we may become the first case in Japan where a local finance bureau's ruling is subject to judicial review. In any case, we must be cautious."

"This is the first time, so we'd better say hello in advance."

"It is precisely because this is the first time we have encountered this situation that we must abide by the rules," Nakata replied. "If we do not abide by the rules the first time, we cannot expect to abide by the rules the second, third, or fourth time."

Nakata's words echoed in the conference room.

The executives of the power behind Ishiwata looked displeased.

In this way, although Nakata decided to accept the case according to the rules not out of the original intention of abiding by the rules, but out of considerations of avoiding responsibility, the result was ultimately favorable to Kitahara and others. Not long after, the case acceptance notice was printed out. The materials submitted by Kitahara were quickly sent to Shinjuku City Hall by the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department, notifying Shinjuku City to prepare to send someone to defend the case...

(End of this chapter)