Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 666: Bidding Collusion (Part )
The city hall officials present were stunned. They had not expected that the male lawyer in front of them would actually track down the return path of the bid deposits paid by various companies. And he actually found it. The four companies were apparently different, but the deposits were all returned to the same account.

This fact can only mean that these four companies are in collusion with each other.

But it was exposed in the final stage.

The male lawyer in front of me has done this.

It's simply killing City Hall.

Hamano flipped through the materials and confirmed that the transfer vouchers were indeed the refunded funds. The public lawyer's forehead began to sweat. This lawyer named Kitahara could really find a way to defeat his opponent from a perspective that ordinary people could not see.

He even found evidence for facts in the case, such as a series of bidding frauds, which were extremely difficult to prove.

As a long-time public lawyer, Hamano stood up again with his familiarity with regulatory rules. "According to the Ministry of Finance's municipal engineering bidding law, only when the bid deposits of different bidders are transferred from the same account can it be considered as collusion in bidding. However, the facts of the case stated by the attorney now are that the deposits were returned to the same account. This is different from the circumstances stipulated in the law and cannot be considered as collusion in bidding!"

"And..." Hamano added, "After the winning bidder is determined, the competition among the remaining suppliers no longer exists. So what does it matter even if they return the money to the same account?"

Kitahara sneered again, "Then please tell me, City Hall, why the account used to receive the money is the personal account of one of the company's presidents. Why do four different companies share the personal account of one of the presidents? Is this something a financially sound company would do?!"

Kitahara's counter-question shocked the City Hall again.

Hamano's brows furrowed, and he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

"You probably lack some business common sense." Hamano also forced a smile and said, "The suppliers participating in the bidding are all in the same industry. It is normal for them to have economic dealings or financial transactions with each other. In this case, they use the same account to receive payments and settle their daily debts and credits. What's so strange about that?"

"And there is more." Hamano continued, "Perhaps due to the bidding venue and procedures at the time, they entrusted a single account to collect the deposit in order to save trouble. Isn't that normal?"

Kitahara listened to Hamano's rebuttal but did not speak immediately.

He just stared at the public lawyer.

His eyes were fixed on him.

Silence followed.

No response.

Just let the time pass by minute by minute.

This silence made the city hall officials uncomfortable, and also made Hamano uncomfortable.

This deliberate silence was like the young male lawyer in front of him, deliberately waiting quietly for the performance at the City Hall.

Just like the audience in a circus, watching the clown's performance.

During this silence, Beiyuan didn't say a word.

However, it made Hamano's rebuttal seem ridiculous.

Hamano couldn't sit still for a moment. "Lawyer Kitahara! I suggest you do some research on the business practices of enterprises. Don't bring some self-evident imagination into reality. Reality is complex and multifaceted. The relationship between enterprises is both competitive and cooperative. I advise you not to jump to conclusions!"

"Since you said so." Beiyuan suddenly said, "Then please produce the relevant supporting materials. Prove that these four companies share a common account because they settle their daily economic transactions! Prove that these four companies share a common account because of the complicated bidding venue and procedures you just mentioned!"

"I want to remind you." Beiyuan's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Falsifying evidence is a crime."

These words were not just meant for Hamano to hear.

It was said to all the city hall officials present. Although many city hall officials did not understand how serious the question raised by the lawyer Kitahara was in terms of law, they were already worried. Even if they supplemented the materials later, would the lawyer find out the flaws? Thinking of this, many officials' throats tightened.

A lawyer who looks like he just graduated.

It actually made the city hall officials present at the scene nervous.

This is probably something that has never happened before.

Hamano was not afraid of Kitahara's intimidation. Who dared to say that the city hall had forged evidence? The judges of the court would not cause trouble and would at most think that the evidence had no probative value.

Hamano still replied: "We will add more materials to explain it later."

In the meeting room, Kitahara had pointed out two projects where bid rigging had occurred. However, in the end, the city hall rejected all of them with supplementary materials.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the City Hall is fully capable of providing any required documentation.

This is also the basis for Hamano’s confidence.

Administrative adjudication cases like this are mainly heard based on documentary evidence. Moreover, this is not an administrative lawsuit, so there is no corresponding time limit for providing evidence. This means that the city hall can continue to add materials. It is too difficult to defeat the city hall on the legitimacy of the project review.

Miyakawa, who witnessed all this, began to feel despair in his heart.

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These four bank transfer vouchers were actually obtained by Kitahara through Shimada's previous relationship with Mizuho Bank. Shimada also took a very big risk to provide these transfer vouchers to help them. However, such precious evidence could be arbitrarily forged by the city hall and refuted by adding some documentary evidence. Then, is there any fairness in this system?

Gradually, Miyakawa discovered more and more.

The lawsuits that I had experienced with Kitahara before.

In fact, their opponents are not Kawamoto Expressway, not Akagi Hotel Group, not the local prosecutor's office, and not Kyoto University. Their opponents are the system of this society.

Just like right now.

Their opponent is not Shinjuku City Hall either.

But it is the system that can operate so unfairly.

Someone who can forge documentary evidence at any time without being punished.

How to win in such an unfair case?

No need to think, you already know it.

There is a 99% chance of losing.

This is a losing battle.

This is the cruel truth of the world.

When you choose to go against the system, you are doomed to fail.

Miyakawa's hands were shaking slightly. She was angry and unwilling. She didn't want to accept the cold and ruthless reality. But what could she do? After the anger and unwillingness, what else could she do except more despair?
at this time--

The young male lawyer's voice sounded again...

(End of this chapter)