Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 633 Shameless

Miyakawa quickly flipped through the materials at his seat. Indeed, as the other party's lawyer said, the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Municipal Procurement Supervision Law" was just passed half a year ago. This means that the definition of self-owned funds and fiscal funds cannot be applied to the latest regulations.

However, doesn't this mean that the City Hall can use these public funds lawlessly? !

Miyakawa couldn't believe this would be the result.

How is it possible to do bad things without restrictions?

How is it possible to do bad things and not be punished?

However, the legal terms on paper told the female lawyer a cold message.

indeed so.

This is a world where bad guys get away with it.

But good people are constrained at every turn.

"That's not the case." Miyakawa couldn't help but retort, "According to what the other lawyer said, isn't this absurd? The funds for the municipal enterprise have been included in the budget. And the budget should be supervised by all citizens. How is it possible that a single part of the budget can be exempt from legal supervision? Isn't this too absurd!"

Listening to the female lawyer's rebuttal, Hamano made a slight "tsk" sound.

Although there was still a polite fake smile on his face.

However, his expression was as if he had heard something ridiculous.

For public servants.

They listen to citizens' demands for justice every day, every hour, and every moment.

A citizen there demands justice, a citizen here demands justice.

Obviously, the lawyer in front of him, Miyakawa, is also like a citizen seeking justice.

However, people like Hamano are not concerned about justice.

Their primary concern is the smooth functioning of municipal institutions.

If the savior can't even save himself, how can he save the citizens from danger?

"Miyagawa, I want to remind you," Hamano said, "Shinjuku City Hall has always been willing to accept citizen supervision. In the budget proposal, we proactively disclosed a large amount of data and information that is not required by law. We are at the forefront of the country in terms of openness and transparency."

"For example, the surplus of municipal enterprises before they were communalised was considered our own funds. Legally, we have no obligation to disclose these funds."

"Now, our city hall has taken the initiative to disclose this data, but we are being criticized by you instead. Do you know what consequences this will cause?" Hamano suddenly raised his voice and asked.

Miyakawa was stunned for a moment by this question.

She didn't know what to say.

The reason why he didn't know how to respond was because Miyakawa had never imagined that a person who had done something wrong could actually ask back so confidently.

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Hamano raised his voice again:

"The consequence is that local city halls will no longer take the initiative to disclose data that is not required by law. Lawyer Miyakawa, you certainly have good intentions. But if you keep harping on these issues, what will be the result? The result is that city halls in other places will see that Shinjuku City Hall took the initiative to disclose these data, but it got into trouble. Then city halls in other places will inevitably follow suit and only disclose what they are required to disclose by law. As for what they are not required to disclose by law, they will never disclose it."

"I understand that you have good intentions, Lawyer Miyakawa. It is always a good thing for young people to have such a sense of justice. However, this world is very complicated. You should consider whether your rash actions will lead to worse consequences!"

Hamano's words were beyond Miyagawa's imagination.

After all this persuasion and questioning, what Miyakawa felt was the word shameless.

If you keep nagging them, they will not disclose data that is not required by law.

This is a threat.

This is a naked threat. People who have done something wrong can threaten those who point out their mistakes.

  What's the point?

What kind of perverse logic is this?!

Miyakawa wanted to refute, but found that he could not refute the other party's logic.

Yes, it is an extremely shameless logic, but it is impossible to refute it.

This is exactly what makes Miyakawa feel terrified.

It seems that this world can only function normally according to the logic of these shameless people.

Many city hall officials in the back of the conference room, seeing that the other party's lawyer was unable to refute, could not help but sigh in their hearts at the power of this public lawyer, Hamano. He actually dismembered the other party's accusation full of moral justice with a method that was almost as powerful as a small force.

Sure enough, the young lawyer on the opposite side could not be a match for Hamano.

Or to put it another way.

The common people can never be a match for those in power.

Because the former's thinking, realm and knowledge can never reach the level of the latter.

This is the stark reality.

"Please ask the judge whether the other lawyer wants to continue to express his opinion." Hamano said with a smile. Then he sat back in his seat.

Today, it will also be an easy win.

For him, who had appeared in the Supreme Court before, today's scene was nothing to worry about.

Is it going to end? Many city hall officials thought so. In this troubled time, such a sudden administrative ruling has made many people in the town nervous. Before, they thought that the other party might be well prepared and want to cause a big disturbance. But from the situation of the trial today, it seems that it is really just a hot-blooded young man. If this is true, it would be great. Let's end it quickly.

At this time, no one in the venue noticed.

The male lawyer opposite who had been silent.

During the confrontation between the female lawyer and Hamano.

He just kept observing silently.

Observe your opponent's style.

Observe your opponent's moves.

Observe your opponent's habits.

He has a strong ability to learn and apply what he has learned.

Even though it's just a back and forth.

But enough intelligence has been provided.

Suddenly, the male lawyer at the opposite seat stood up. Many people present didn't even notice that he stood up. Even Hamano just lowered his head and looked at his own documents, not paying any attention to the actions of the lawyers opposite him. Because they were no longer a threat.

At this moment, the young male lawyer's voice rang out:

"Laws do not have retroactive effect. This is a legal principle. That is, laws enacted now cannot be used to investigate past actions. We cannot ask people in the past to abide by future laws that they do not know. Therefore, laws do not have retroactive effect, which has always been a basic principle of law,"

“However – the fact that the law does not apply retroactively does not mean that the interpretation of the law cannot apply retroactively.”

"What do you think, Lawyer Hamano?"

(End of this chapter)