Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 691: Hanzawa Naoki's Crisis: Prelude

Kitahara had previously judged Eriko in the villa in Gumeimon. That is, this woman wanted to clean up her dirty property, which seemed to be a sound strategy, but in reality, she made a mistake.

That is, it will make the previously hidden underground industry emerge and enter the legal regulatory system. There is a price to laundering income, and this is the price.

Eriko also recognized this risk.

She is well aware of this sensitive moment when members of Congress will be re-elected next year.

There are countless people sharpening their knives and preparing to take action.

So she had a chess piece ready.

This chess piece——

His name is Hanzawa Naoki.

Naoki Hanzawa has now been promoted to the deputy director of the second business department of the Tokyo Central Bank. He has made great contributions in the Nishi-Osaka Steel's huge non-performing case and the Ise Island Hotel reorganization case. In particular, Hanzawa's confrontation with the Financial Services Agency. The direct conflict between this deputy director and the regulatory agency has become a well-known story in the industry.

"I think we need to guard against a possible investigation by the Financial Services Agency," Ueno said. "Their chief prosecutor, Kurosaki, has been eyeing us for a long time, but has not taken action because he has no evidence."

"Yes, so we need this chess piece called Hanzawa." The corners of Eriko's mouth curled up slightly.

The woman had already laid out the chess game.

"Have you ever heard of the saying, 'Too big to fail?'" Eriko said.

"Yes. This is what we often say in the West: 'too big to fall'," said Ueno. "When a financial institution becomes large enough, its collapse will affect countless businesses and people's livelihoods. Therefore, if it gets into trouble, even if it is its own fault, no matter how corrupt or incompetent the financial institution is, the country must do everything it can to save it."

"But...what does this have to do with our response to future investigations by the Financial Services Agency?" Ueno couldn't help but ask.

"What if we are already deeply tied to large institutions like the Tokyo Central Bank?" the cold female voice sounded.

At the mention of the name Tokyo Central Bank, Ueno's eyes suddenly widened.

The humiliations suffered in the past.

Failure of factional struggle.

The harrowing experience of being in prison.

Scenes from the past came to my mind.

Ueno knew that Eriko had also been purged from the Tokyo Central Bank.

She was able to mention the name of the bank as if it were nothing.

Then Jiang Lizi's voice sounded again:

"In the past few years, we have obtained hundreds of financial licenses issued by the city hall, ranging from small trust companies, microfinance companies, special licensed insurance companies, guarantee companies, local small treasury companies, etc. We have gradually established cooperative relationships with the Bank of Tokyo, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, etc. We are deeply involved in many small and medium-sized enterprise loan projects, specially designed financial products, bank off-balance sheet projects, some risk projects, etc."

"When the Financial Services Agency found out that if they wanted to investigate us, they would have to investigate the Tokyo Central Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank and other big banks together, do you think the Financial Services Agency could bear the pressure?"

Hearing this layout——

Even Ueno couldn't help but gasp.

Eriko's plan was so far-reaching.

It has come to this.

"If the Financial Services Agency really wants to investigate us—" Eriko said, "I think Hanzawa is a very suitable candidate. We just need to push all the problems to him..."

The figure on the other side of the paper door couldn't help but laugh.

It was like recalling the past at the Tokyo Central Bank.

It was as if I was recalling the grievances and grudges I had with this bank.

"I really want to see what Hanzawa would do in this situation," said Eriko.

The woman's plan unfolded.

After a long period of planning, she has tied her financial industry together with large banks such as the Bank of Tokyo.

Many of the actions taken by these large banks to evade regulation are assisted by their own industries.

If the Financial Services Agency comes to investigate.

Then put the blame on the predetermined person——

Naoki Hanzawa. Hanzawa is the perfect choice.

He dared to stand up to regulators.

It is the perfect knife in my hand.

Of course, Eriko would be happy to see another conflict between the Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Tokyo.

After a long period of planning, Eriko had already designed a ruthless strategy to frame others.

"Do we need to take the initiative?" Ueno asked.

This is also what Ueno wanted to ask about when he mentioned Hanzawa Naoki just now.

Ueno further said, "I have a feeling that the Financial Services Agency will take action against us soon. Previously, we reported bribery by senior executives of large companies such as Shimadzu Real Estate, which caused a big stir in the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office and had a great impact on the flow of political donations for the parliamentary re-election. Now all forces are watching us."

The figure on the other side of the paper door seemed to be thinking about this question as well.

The figure was still brewing tea slowly and steadily.

Nothing in the world can cause any disturbance to this woman.

She was planning and arranging things in her mind.

No one could guess how this woman made her decisions.

No one could imagine how meticulous this woman's mind was.

As someone who was purged by the Tokyo Central Bank, Ueno naturally hated the bank immensely. He hoped to divert the blame to the Tokyo Central Bank, the sooner the better. He was eager to see the bank heavily fined by the regulators and fall into a desperate situation surrounded by enemies.

"No problem." Eriko's voice sounded.

The woman also took pleasure in seeing the Tokyo central bank get into trouble.

By putting the blame on the Tokyo Central Bank for all illegal activities, not only will their own assets be able to be safely landed, but other banks such as Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Bank will also be happy about this win-win situation.

And Hanzawa's confrontation with the Financial Services Agency will also consume most of the regulatory agency's energy.

If he can survive this possible Financial Services Agency inspection, it will mean that his industry has been truly cleansed.

By then, no one will be able to punish yourself.

Is truly invincible.

And so, Eriko's next move began from this Japanese-style room...

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Fate always likes to play tricks on people like this.

Just when Kitahara was preparing to use the power of the Financial Services Agency's prosecutor Kurosaki to deal with Eriko, Eriko also prepared a back-up plan. She planned to use Hanzawa Naoki of the Tokyo Central Bank to deal with the Financial Services Agency's inspection in return.

The game between extremely smart people always unfolds in unexpected ways.

Kitahara, Kurosaki, Banzawa, Jianglizi.

The fate of these four people is about to intersect in a wonderful way.

A young male lawyer who is caught in multiple crises because of Eto's 500 million yen warehouse receipt incident.

A financial prosecutor who was frustrated in his investigation of the Tokyo Central Bank is furious and eager to find any opportunity for revenge.

One is an employee of the Tokyo Central Bank. He has saved important debts for the bank from many bad events and returned to the bank headquarters after going through numerous hardships. Unexpectedly, the crisis is coming again from the dark.

One is a strong woman with an underground gray industry who just needs an opportunity to whitewash her industry. She plans to use Hanzawa Naoki to fight against the Financial Services Agency's inspection, achieving the goal of killing two birds with one stone, whitewashing the industry and putting the Tokyo Central Bank in trouble.

The four people involved are all facing an important juncture in their lives.

A life-and-death battle for financial regulation is about to begin. Who will be the ultimate winner?

(End of this chapter)