Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 663 Certificate of Surrender

A week later, the third hearing of the case arrived.

8:30, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, conference room. There is still an hour until the 9: official start.

Iwasa, the judge of this case, sat alone in the conference room. Iwasa had a very bad reputation as a contractor in many municipal projects. He was a legal consultant in municipal enterprises in his early years and designed a system to maximize the payment period. It can be said that Iwasa contributed a lot to the difficulty of municipal project contractors getting paid.

If it were according to his usual style, Iwasa might have rejected this administrative ruling long ago.

You can say this is collusion or it is better to be in cahoots with each other.

This is a cruel game.

Companies that receive business from the city hall have no right to comment on the city hall.

If they ask for this and that, just don't take it.

However, this time Iwasa also had his own considerations.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's investigation team has moved into Shinjuku City Hall, and we still don't know what the situation is. Behind this investigation team is the fierce struggle among various factions for next year's parliamentary election.

Will they investigate this high-tech industrial park project?

To be honest, the investigation team's actions this time were kept very confidential. So far, I haven't been able to get any information. The embarrassment here is that if Iwasa decides to reject this ruling, but the investigation team does find problems with this project later, then I won't be able to explain myself.

The question is how to strike that balance.

Iwasa picked up the materials in his hand and took a look. The more he read the materials, the more he had to admire the meticulousness of the lawyer Kitahara. If you made a decision and confirmed that several of the projects needed to be re-tendered, why didn't you also make the same ruling for the central tender for the other projects?

The difficulty of this case lies in the fact that it is like a domino effect.

Once you support some of the requests, it becomes difficult to deny others.

It's hard to find a so-called middle way.

After Iwasa pondered for a moment, he quickly rejected his idea of ​​taking the middle road and seeking a balance. With the investigation team stationed in the background, the verdict of this case would undoubtedly become a statement of loyalty. Either support it completely or oppose it completely.

Taking a middle route will only offend both camps at the same time.

For a moment, even Iwasa didn't know how to deal with this complicated situation. But one thing is certain. Being loyal to the current ruling party will always be the least risky. The power of the opposition is definitely not as strong as that of the ruling party. This is the best consideration from a rational point of view.

The judge of the case lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

The light outside the window gradually became stronger.

Soon, the time came to 9:.

The door of the conference room was opened, and the relevant personnel entered one after another and took their seats. This was in stark contrast to the cold scene in the conference room where Iwasa was alone before. Unknown to the people who came, the judge of the case had been sitting here alone for more than 2 hours.

Not thinking about how to make a ruling that complies with the law.

Instead, they are thinking about how to make a ruling that maximizes their own interests.

At this time, Hamano sat in his seat and looked at the two young lawyers opposite him. In a week, that lawyer Kitahara will be arrested by the Tokyo Securities Regulatory Bureau. The public lawyer looked at the documents he had prepared. What a pity for that lawyer Kitahara. The legal debate is wonderful, but unfortunately, you are out.

Kitahara also took a seat, placed the case materials on the table, and then looked around.

Since the last time the Tokyo Securities Regulatory Bureau raided the Eto Law Firm and sealed off the premises, there has been no movement. According to this situation, they should have found something, otherwise they would not have kept the seals on it until today. However, after such a big move, there was no movement, and no one came to question me.

This is very abnormal.

There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Kitahara felt that this was the calm before the storm.

He had an increasingly strong premonition that he might be taken away by the Tokyo Securities Regulatory Bureau at any time.

Maybe tomorrow, or even today, if I walk out of the building, I might be arrested.

So, how to break the deadlock.

Kitahara glanced at the materials on the table. The only way out was in this case. Only in this case, if he could force the Shinjuku City Hall into a dead end, would he have a chance of survival.

The prerequisite for competing with the opponent is that you must have enough chips.

Force the other party to the negotiating table.

There must be some hidden conflicts of interest between Shinjuku City Hall and Tokyo Securities Regulatory Bureau. The Accounting Inspection Office is already investigating whether Tokyo Securities Regulatory Bureau assisted the city hall in committing fraud in the land transfer.

It can be seen from this that only by taking over City Hall can the actions of the Tokyo Securities Regulatory Agency be curbed.

I don't have much time left.

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The weather outside the conference room was still sunny, and the outline of Mount Fuji could be vaguely seen. However, compared to the first time I came to this conference room, the situation of the people gathered here had changed a lot.

City Hall officials gradually panic about the case, and President Hamanaka becomes increasingly desperate. Hamano is determined to win, because he knows that the opposing lawyer will be arrested soon. Miyakawa is also trapped by the impact of his father's law firm on the copper trade fraud scandal. And Kitahara may be arrested by the Tokyo Securities Regulatory Bureau at any time.

Shaky.

At stake.

Kitahara laughed at himself. Unconsciously, he was on the edge of the cliff again. Just like at the beginning, if he didn't win the case, he would be swallowed up.

There is no room for retreat.

Just look back and there will be a cliff and abyss.

Only by winning can you have the possibility of survival.

Yes, only victory.

Only by ruthlessly and thoroughly destroying the opponent can the threat be eliminated.

This is a cruel game of life and death.

Hamano looked at the other party. He no longer thought that these two young lawyers could play any tricks. As an old fox, he could keenly grasp the psychology of the case judges. These judges were not professional judges, but technical bureaucrats who temporarily acted as judges and coordinators of the case. For them, self-protection was the most important thing.

At this sensitive moment, Hamano knew that the verdict of this case was a token of his allegiance.

And being loyal to the people in power is always the best choice.

As long as you realize this, you will understand that this case is bound to be a failure for the company.

But such a complicated truth is not something that two young people can understand.

Lawyer Kitahara, please enjoy your last few days of freedom, Hamano thought.

"All parties are here. The third hearing of this case will begin now!" Iwasa straightened his back slightly and announced in a raised voice.

(End of this chapter)