Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 805 Headquarters

The headquarters of the Unity League is located in a hall northwest of the National Assembly. The land here is public. The Unity League pays 89 million yen in rent for the hall every year. This is not even counting the rent. The Unity League also rents part of the underground parking lot of the National Assembly to cover the expenses of its members' parking spaces.

The headquarters of the Unity Alliance alone demonstrated the strength of this largest faction that controlled the majority of seats in Congress. In a country with many factions, it was possible to forge a largest faction that stood for decades. I don't know how many strong men and various means were used to establish such a large faction.

However, becoming the largest faction does not mean you can sit back and relax.

Rather, this is when the real crisis is lurking.

A powerful empire can be overthrown overnight by an invading army of barbarians.

You never know when an opponent who can destroy you will appear.

In fact, the Unity Alliance has been facing severe challenges in recent times.

The second largest faction in Congress, the Liberal Democratic Party, is rising strongly. Its number of seats in the House of Representatives is steadily increasing. Even in some core areas that are traditionally considered to be the strongholds of the Unity Alliance, the gap between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Unity Alliance in terms of voting is narrowing.

The situation was becoming increasingly critical.

Many newspapers and radio stations even published comments that the era of the Unity Alliance, which has long held the majority of seats, will come to an end.

The most important thing right now is -

It’s the congressional election next April.

This will be a crucial battle between the Unity Alliance and the Self-Reform Association.

At this critical juncture, the incident involving Eriko and the revelation that one of the core figures, Terada, was involved in a donation scandal were definitely a fatal blow to the Unity Alliance.

To this end, many senior leaders of the Unity Alliance immediately convened an emergency meeting at 10:30 that evening.

A black car stopped in front of the club.

Minister of General Affairs Terada got off the car in a hurry. He glanced at his watch and saw that it was already 10:35, and he was 5 minutes late. He quickly quickened his pace and walked into the door of the hall. Although it was night, the whole hall was brightly lit. The Eriko incident tonight made every senior member of the Unity Alliance unable to sleep.

Climb up the stairs and come to the conference room on the 3rd floor.

The door to the conference room was not closed.

Looking from inside, there were about twenty people.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm late." Terada coughed slightly at the door and walked in. To be honest, Terada was a little nervous.

This simple conference room was packed with high-ranking officials from the Toyo government. Even the core members of the cabinet, including the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and senior finance officials were present. There were also high-ranking officials from the United Front, including the Secretary-General, the Acting Secretary-General, the President of the Council of Members of the two Houses, and the Special Assistant to the Secretary-General.

These people are waiting for Terada.

Because the Minister of General Affairs is the protagonist of today.

Without him, the meeting could not start.

The person who presided over the meeting was the acting secretary general, Kazuhiro Takasu, a tall and thin man in his 70s, who looked energetic despite his age.

Takasu began, "The Prime Minister and other core members of the Cabinet are on a foreign visit. After learning of the bomb attack in Tokyo, they are already rushing back home. We will hold an emergency meeting today to discuss countermeasures."

The conference room door was closed.

This meeting of the top leaders of the East was held in the conference room of the United Alliance. "Let me first talk about the briefing from the Metropolitan Police Department." Takasu said, "According to the latest news, the special assault team broke into the Tokyo Central Bank. 17 men have been arrested. However, that Eriko--"

Takasu hesitated for a moment, then continued, "The Kyoto police took Eriko away before the Tokyo police did. They took a helicopter from the building and left."

Takasu's words instantly caused a stir in the entire conference room.

Terada couldn't help but be stunned in his seat.

Kyoto police?

It was actually the Kyoto police who took Eriko away? !

"This means that the jurisdiction of this case is currently held by the Kyoto police," Takasu added. "The Tokyo police are submitting a request for coordination to change the detention agency."

An officer who used to work in the police department was somewhat incredulous when he heard this. "To enforce the law in a different place, you must inform the local police. What the Kyoto police did was obviously a serious violation of the procedure. They did not respect the territorial jurisdiction of Tokyo at all. How could they do this?"

Gao Xu sneered after hearing this:

"I don't know what the Kyoto police did to make them do this. But I can tell you one detail. At the scene, the wrists of all 17 of Eriko's accomplices were broken!"

Hearing such details, everyone present couldn't help but frown.

This way of acting is really not like a police officer.

At this moment, no one present could have imagined that—

The instigator behind all this is a lawyer named Kitahara.

Terada didn't expect that tonight's bomb attack would have so many episodes, and that the Kyoto police and Tokyo police would actually be fighting for jurisdiction.

As someone who has been in politics for many years, he naturally sensed something different behind the scenes.

The Kyoto police's seizure of jurisdiction means that Eriko must have some important information.

However, it is no use just thinking this way.

After all, I am the one who is in the biggest trouble now.

Takasu cleared his throat, "Anyway, long story short, this is the status of today's bomb attack."

Then, the secretary-general looked at Terada who was at the scene.

Takasu's eyes fell on Terada, and in an instant everyone's eyes fell on him.

This couldn't help but make Terada feel a little uncomfortable.

Takasu said, "Today, I believe everyone knows that Eriko connected with the Asahi Shimbun. In the live call, Eriko disclosed a loan transaction between Makino Agriculture and Forestry, a company owned by Terada's brother, and Mizuho Bank. The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Terada, used the bank loan to donate funds for the then parliamentary re-election."

"Terada, can you explain this matter to everyone in the Unity Alliance today? Is what Eriko said true?"

Terada slightly adjusted his collar and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I have always been loyal to the Unity Alliance and have always been honest and upright. What Eriko said is not true. Please believe me, the organization!"

At an emergency meeting of the Unity Alliance -

Minister of Internal Affairs Terada gave the most resolute denial.

Insisting that everything Eriko said was false——

So, what is the truth?

(End of this chapter)