Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 626: One More Target

Hanzawa Naoki.

Ishiwatari secretly memorized the name. He didn't have much impression of this name. Because the bank had a lot of dealings with the companies controlled by the city hall, many bank employees had run past the city hall.

However, when talking about Tokyo Central Industrial Bank, Ishiwatari recalled a controversy last year. Shinjuku City Hall has been involved in the construction of toll roads around Tokyo. After all, the flow of goods and people around Tokyo Bay is extremely large, and participating in the construction of new toll roads around Tokyo Bay is almost a sure win.

But just last year, the Shinjuku City Hall participated in the construction of a highway on the Kawamoto Expressway through a municipal enterprise. Although it was said that the city hall participated in the investment, the source of funds was actually a bank loan. The source of the loan at that time was the Tokyo Central Industrial Bank.

Previously, Tokyo Chuo Industrial Bank had always had a good relationship with Shinjuku Ward City Hall.

However, at that time, the person in charge of the Kawamoto Expressway project of Tokyo Chuo Industrial Bank was replaced by another person.

As a result, the new person in charge insisted that the city hall guarantee the loans of municipal enterprises or pledge the dividend rights of future toll roads.

The relationship was so strained that Shinjuku City Hall even decided to change banks. After all, the person in charge was so ignorant of the ways of the world that he insisted that the city hall must issue a guarantee document to ensure the safety of the loan.

The builder of that project, Kawamoto Expressway, also relied on bank loans to raise construction capital, and its shareholders acted as guarantors by pledging the listed shares of Kawamoto Expressway.

Later, the Shinjuku City Hall was unable to obtain a loan for investment due to the eccentric head of Tokyo Industrial Bank, which caused the project to be shelved. For this reason, Tokyo Central Industrial Bank was specifically criticized by Shinjuku City Hall.

But at this time, a dramatic scene occurred. Kawamoto Expressway lost a lawsuit for road spillage liability, and the subsequent class action lawsuit caused the stock price to plummet. The value of Kawamoto Expressway's listed equity, the main collateral for the project, also shrunk significantly.

So the project died immediately.

If the Shinjuku Ward City Hall forcibly launches the Kawamoto Expressway project, then as the capital chain of Kawamoto Expressway breaks, all the money invested will probably be wasted.

  By the way, who was in charge of the Kawamoto Expressway project of Tokyo Chuo Sangyo Bank at that time?

Ishiwatari couldn't remember clearly, could it be this Hanzawa Naoki?

"I hope Deputy Commander Ishiwatari will keep my request strictly confidential." Eriko said slowly on the other side of the paper wall.

Then, there seemed to be smoke rising up from tea.

The person on the other side of the paper wall was very proficient in the tea ceremony, and in just a moment, he could see the extremely elegant tea ceremony posture.

When Ishiwatari saw that Eriko had finished explaining her affairs, he quickly told her what had happened to him.

"Ms. Eriko," Ishiwatari said, "something unexpected happened this afternoon. I don't know if you still remember the bidding project for Shinjuku Hi-Tech Park. Now, the contractors who didn't win the bid have filed an administrative ruling with the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department, demanding that the Shinjuku City Hall correct its illegal behavior in the bidding project. I wonder if Ms. Eriko has any countermeasures to offer."

The figure on the paper wall is sipping tea.

When I suddenly heard what Ishiwata said, I couldn't help but be stunned.

After all, it is extremely rare in Japan for a municipal engineering contractor to sue a city hall.

This means that these contractors can no longer participate in municipal projects from now on.

Will definitely be blacklisted by the city hall.

To do so would undoubtedly be to court self-destruction.

However, normal people would not do this. As if sensing the potential danger behind the scenes, the figure on the other side of the paper wall could not help but fall into thought. After all, the Shinjuku District High-Tech Park project is a hot project recently. If any fraud is found, it will inevitably lead to a major reshuffle of the election situation before the start of the critical re-election of the members of parliament.

"Where is the lawyer? What's the name of the contractor's lawyer?" Eriko's voice rang out.

Ishiwatari touched his head and recalled for a while before saying, "It was a lawyer named Kitahara Yoshiichi. I have never heard of the law firm he worked for. It seems like he just showed up out of nowhere. Do you think this lawyer is desperate for money and wants to blackmail the city hall?"

"Find out about this lawyer, and thoroughly investigate his background," Eriko said. "Not many lawyers in Tokyo dare to sue the city hall, unless they don't want to be in this circle anymore. This lawyer is probably not after money. There must be a force behind him ordering him."

"What's the name of the law firm he works for?"

"It seems to be called Eto Law Firm."

Hearing the word "Etō", the figure on the other side of the paper wall was greatly shocked. Although it was not visible from the outside, the hand that accidentally trembled when she picked up the teacup could capture the extreme shock in her heart.

Of course Eriko knew the name Eto.

But she never thought that she would hear Eto's name in an occasion like today.

Jiang Teng's whereabouts have been unknown since last year, but a lawyer at Jiang Teng Law Firm has come out to cause trouble for the City Hall, and this high-tech park project is obviously related to him.

For some reason, a chill suddenly flashed through Jiang Lizi's heart.

Jiang Lizi seemed to smell the scent of a monster.

She didn't know where the monster was, but she was sure it was aiming at her.

"I'll recommend a lawyer to you," Eriko said. "He's a public lawyer. He's very familiar with the laws and regulations on fiscal expenditures, bidding, procurement, etc."

"This public lawyer is currently working at the Tokyo National Assets Supervision Bureau." Eriko's voice continued, "His name is Hamano Kusuke. When Tokyo changed the basis for calculating local consumption taxes, a citizen group in Tokyo commissioned a lawyer to sue the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, arguing that the change in the basis for calculating taxes had substantially changed the tax category and constituted a new tax category, violating the constitutional provisions on limiting local tax powers. They requested a constitutional review of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's legislative action to change the basis for calculating local consumption taxes."

"Lawyer Hamano represented the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and won a great victory in this battle, becoming famous overnight. I think this lawyer should be able to help you."

When Ishiwatari heard that Eriko was able to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission in Tokyo for help, he was happy on the one hand, but on the other hand he couldn't help but feel more in awe of this woman's power.

"Thank you, Ms. Eriko." Ishiwatari raised the wine glass in his hand. Although there was a paper wall between them, he still toasted and then drank it all in one gulp.

What Ishiwatari didn't notice was that the figure opposite him had been lost in thought since hearing the word Eto.

In Eriko's heart.

In addition to tracking down Hanzawa Naoki.

Now there is one more goal.

That is--

Kitahara Yoshiichi.

(End of this chapter)