Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 628 The Meaning of Resistance

Evening, 8:15.

Eto Law Firm.

The desk was piled high with case files, like a small mountain. Even the dim light from the desk lamp was mostly blocked by the files, leaving only spots of light on the floor. Two figures were flipping through the files in front of the desk, making final preparations for the upcoming trial.

Miyakawa glanced at the other party's materials, frowned slightly, and couldn't help but say, "Shinjuku City Hall actually asked a public lawyer from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau to be their agent. But aren't those people from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau still investigating our law firm? What if they take revenge for personal gain?"

Miyakawa couldn't help getting angry when he thought about the day when the investigator from the Asset Supervision and Administration Commission came and turned the law firm into a mess.

Kitahara did not respond to Miyagawa's muttering.

At this moment, he was thinking.

He was thinking about what Eriko would be doing at this moment.

Kitahara took over the case from Kumimon because the Shinjuku Hi-Tech Park project was related to Eriko. Almost two months had passed since the submission of the materials to the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department. The other party did not take any action. This excessive calmness actually meant something was not normal.

Perhaps the enemy has already come up behind him with a shotgun.

  What is the relationship between Eriko and Eto?

Where would Eto go since he disappeared in Kyoto?

Is he in Tokyo now?

Will he meet Eriko?

Everything, there are so many mysteries.

Beiyuan looked up at the window glass of the office and could vaguely see the street lights outside.

Outside the window, pedestrians were hurrying along the sidewalk downstairs. From time to time, there were groups of office workers who had just gotten off work and were walking on the road, looking a bit tired. Residents of the nearby commercial apartments also came out for a walk after dinner.

The view from the sidewalk was perfectly normal.

There's nothing wrong.

Kitahara initially thought that since his legal action was aimed at a municipal project related to Eriko, as a person who was well connected with both the black and white worlds, there should be more suspicious people watching around the law firm. Not to mention some low-level means such as threats and intimidation, but there were not even scouts coming to investigate the enemy, which was a bit too small.

"Kitahara, why don't you talk to me?" Miyakawa complained.

The desk near the two of them was filled with information that Miyakawa had painstakingly prepared.

It contains many detailed notes on legal research.

These densely packed handwritings highlight the girl's diligence and seriousness.

"We should be able to win this time." Miyakawa said to herself. In fact, she noticed that Kitahara seemed to be thinking about something. She didn't dare to disturb him, fearing that he would disrupt his train of thought, but she also wanted to talk to him to distract him and stop him from thinking too much about certain things.

Although it seemed like she was talking to herself, the girl was actually conflicted inside.

Kitahara was brought back to reality from his thoughts by Miyakawa's words.

Yes, it’s useless to have so many thoughts, and I don’t know where Eriko is now.

We should look at the case at hand.

"Don't be too optimistic about this case." Kitahara said, "Be prepared to lose."

Miyakawa continued to look at the materials she had prepared, not expecting Kitahara to reply. Suddenly, she was startled when she heard Kitahara speak.

Prepare to lose?

Miyakawa was sure he had heard correctly, and immediately responded, "How could we lose? The illegal bidding and procurement activities of Shinjuku City Hall in the High-tech Park are obvious. I think we have a clear advantage."

"Three reasons." Beiyuan said somewhat coldly.

"First, it's a procedural issue. The administrative adjudication process is not as open, transparent, and comprehensive as the Civil Procedure Law. There is too much room for covert manipulation. Just like this case, when we received the acceptance notice, the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department specifically stated in the acceptance letter that this trial would not be open to the public. This was equivalent to silencing us in advance." "Second, it's a knowledge issue. The other party's lawyer is the experienced public lawyer Hamano. There was no precedent for this administrative adjudication. As the initiator, we were actually quite passive. On the contrary, although public lawyers have no experience in administrative adjudication, they have handled a large number of inquiries, doubts, and complaints for municipal agencies. This determines that they are naturally better than us in their understanding of administrative rules and procedures."

"And this third point is the most important."

"The most... most important point?"

"Yes." Kitahara looked at Miyakawa and said calmly, "Don't forget that Shinjuku City Hall's bidding, procurement, budget decisions, etc. will all be reported to the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department for record. If the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department rules that Shinjuku City Hall needs to correct its illegal behavior, it is equivalent to saying that the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department itself has done something wrong. Getting people to admit their mistakes is the most difficult thing in the world."

This young male lawyer pointed out the real difficulty of this case in just a few words.

It was not until Kitahara said this that Miyagawa realized how difficult the case before him was.

Before that, she had been doing legal research.

After many days and nights of research, she was finally sure that she had a good grasp of the case.

However, now Kitahara told her.

It's all an illusion.

"Kitahara, I believe that there is still right and wrong, black and white in this world. Right is right, and wrong is wrong." Miyakawa said, "Right will not become wrong. Wrong will not become right. If even the lawyers who defend the legal rights of their clients do not believe in the basic distinction between right and wrong, then what can we do with our clients?"

Miyakawa was unwilling to admit defeat.

Especially when I heard Kitahara say that there was a high chance that they would lose this administrative ruling.

The unwillingness to admit defeat in her bones was aroused again.

Saeko was still a little timid after graduating from university, but during the time she spent with Kitahara, her temperament began to become tougher without her noticing.

"You will definitely win, Kitahara."

"We must win." Miyakawa pursed his lips and emphasized heavily.

Kitahara laughed in silence and did not respond immediately.

The distinction between right and wrong applies to civilized society.

However, in a barbaric society, only violence is truth.

And this case is not in court.

Not in the land of rules.

But in the municipal agencies full of shady dealings.

There, nepotism is the only truth.

Come to think of it, I seem to be facing this moment again. If I can't dig out Jiang Lizi through this case, I'm afraid all my efforts will be wasted.

And in this case, the hope of winning is also so slim.

But what the hell.

Kitahara looked at Miyakawa and said, "Resistance to those in power is not meaningless as long as it fails. Even if the resistance fails, it can let the superiors know that they are being watched. As long as the superiors know that they are being watched all the time, they are destined to be unable to sleep in their big beds at night."

The corners of Kitahara's mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of cunning hidden in it.

The next day was the hearing of this administrative ruling...

No one knows how this case will turn out...

What kind of waves will this case stir up...

(End of this chapter)