Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 752 After the fierce battle

Everyone in the conference room was shocked beyond words by Shirai's kneeling apology.

The bank clerk named Hanzawa not only made the former managing director Yamato kneel down and apologize, but also caused the acting president to suffer the same fate.

At this time, the situation gradually returned to control.

The directors and subordinates loyal to Shirai also surrendered.

The fierce confrontation between the two groups just now eased.

Shirai and several directors from the original industry were taken out of the meeting room. Shirai, the deputy governor of the Tokyo Central Bank, was a tycoon in the industry. When he finally left the stage, he looked distraught. All the hard work he had put in had gone to waste today.

However, although Shirai was taken away, the tense atmosphere in the conference room had not dissipated.

Because the biggest variable in all this is still here——that lawyer Kitahara!!!

All the directors and bank executives present were staring at Kitahara.

The first on-site inspection caught the bank off guard, and during the second on-site inspection, President Nakano was taken away for questioning. Then there is the chaotic situation in today's board of directors.

Although, they didn't know how much Kitahara contributed to today's conflict, but judging from the close connection between Hanzawa and him, he might be the mastermind here.

Now how to do?

Many former Tokyo-based directors also began to worry.

This lawyer Kitahara is a huge uncontrollable factor for them. Hanzawa was able to investigate the Yoshizawa Trust case and the relationship between Shirai and Eriko so clearly, and Kitahara must have played a big role in this.

If Attorney Kitahara could check this so clearly, what about other places?

Is it possible that the Tokyo Central Bank is hiding something uglier and dirtier than what Shirai did?

No one dares to guarantee it.

In particular, today's Hanzawa also mentioned the name Eriko.

Eriko is a taboo name for the top executives of the Tokyo Central Bank.

Because this was the person who caused the former Tokyo faction and the former industrial faction to be almost incompatible.

The purge of senior bank personnel caused by the Minghui Island scandal still has far-reaching impacts today.

Is it possible for this lawyer Kitahara to conduct a further in-depth investigation?

These are all unresolved questions.

Therefore, the former Tokyo-based directors present were still on edge and did not relax because of Shirai's departure. Everyone's eyes fell on President Nakano.

After the conflict this morning, Governor Nakano finally spoke at this time.

Nakano said, "Today, we have Congressman Narita present at the board meeting. Later, the Financial Services Agency's consulting lawyer, Mr. Kitahara, also came here. The Tokyo Central Bank is not a simple private institution. We have a mission to be open and transparent to the public so that we can live up to the people who have entrusted their savings to us."

“Therefore, I suggest that today’s meeting also be attended by lawyer Kitahara and continue.”

What?! The board meeting is going to continue?! And Kitahara is going to be asked to continue to attend?! Nakano's words were beyond everyone's expectations.

They actually let the Financial Services Agency people participate in the bank's internal meetings?!

Even Councillor Narita, who was standing by, did not seem to expect that Governor Nakano would make such an arrangement. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the governor.

Now, Councillor Narita has witnessed the conflict in today's board meeting.

This is no longer an internal meeting of the Tokyo Central Bank.

How today's meeting will end will, in a sense, determine the fate of the bank in future regulation. Does Governor Nakano have enough wisdom to handle this difficult situation? !

The secretary at the side, following the president's instructions, began to read out the meeting agenda. His voice was trembling, and he obviously didn't quite believe the president's decision to continue the meeting.

"Now...now," the secretary said, "Vice Minister Hanzawa has finished his report on the Yoshizawa Trust case. Next, please discuss the results of this report."

The words fell.

The entire conference room fell silent.

No one put forward any opinions or views.

After such a fierce conflict, the bank's directors chose a wiser attitude of self-preservation.

After all, if you deny Hanzawa's findings, you are denying the facts, and if you agree with Hanzawa's findings, it means that the bank may be heavily fined next.

President Nakano looked at the silence in the meeting room, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said: "Since everyone has no objection. Then, I will order in the name of the president to make a reply to the Financial Services Agency's regulatory letter based on the investigation report of Deputy Minister Hanzawa. Our bank will express our attitude to the regulatory authorities wholeheartedly and honestly!"

The governor of the Tokyo Central Bank did not choose to back down.

Instead, he chose to take responsibility.

The order was issued in the name of the governor, which means that the decision was made solely by Nakano himself.

This means that no matter what kind of punishment the Tokyo Central Bank may receive in the future, Nakano will explain it to the bank's shareholders and senior management.

Everyone present couldn't help but gasp.

Only those who work in a bank know how much courage and weight this decision requires.

This means that Nakano alone bears the consequences of uncertainty about future penalties.

If the subsequent punishment is more severe than expected, Nakano will definitely be removed from his position as president.

But even so, Nakano still made this decision.

A decision that carries a huge weight.

Congressman Narita was somewhat surprised when he saw this, as he had acted as an intermediary between regulators and banks in many cases.

Such a straightforward attitude is extremely rare.

When a violation scandal occurs, the attitude of those being regulated is always to cover it up by making a big deal out of a small matter.

Kitahara was listening to this decision and immediately felt that President Nakano was even more interesting. From the first time he met President Nakano, Kitahara had a feeling that this president was definitely not a simple person.

From accepting questioning from the Financial Services Agency alone to announcing today that the meeting will proceed as usual.

Every step of the planning is an extraordinary move.

Kitahara's instinct told him that Nakano's ability to plan and calculate was probably the best he had ever seen in his life, and he was among the top group of people.

After announcing the decision on Yoshizawa's trust case, President Nakano flipped through the meeting documents on the table. The next step was the personnel decision. In the prepared documents, the decision to fire Hanzawa had already been made.

President Nakano glanced at it and said solemnly:

"Next, we will make personnel decisions regarding the Yoshizawa Trust case."

(End of this chapter)