Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 846 Shocking Debt

A few days later in the morning.

9:.

Eto Law Firm.

Kitahara arranged to meet Shiga at the law firm to discuss the situation they were facing at Nippon Steel. Miyagawa and Niwa were also present at the law firm.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps coming from the reception desk of the law firm. From the footsteps, it could be heard that the other party was a little hesitant. It was normal to hesitate. After all, until now, Beiyuan had not hired an administrative staff for the law firm. Since the incident at the law firm, this place has been empty. The first impression of outsiders who came here would probably be more or less that this law firm was a little bit wrong.

However, Shiga did not feel that way. At this moment, he was standing outside the door of the law firm.

The glass door reflects the figure of the owner of a small steel company.

Shiga has a burly figure and a square face, which fits the traditional impression of a manual worker. However, he later started working in research and development, and became a manager of a company, which gave such a physique a strange bookish air.

Shiga came here mainly because of the recommendation of lawyer Gu Meimen.

To be honest, he is under a lot of pressure now.

Because he contracted Nippon Steel's workshop, part of his assets were used to pay for the corresponding expenses.

The funding chain of the Iron and Steel Research Institute he founded has broken.

Now, he himself is embroiled in litigation.

On the one hand, the raw material suppliers are asking me for the money I owe them, and on the other hand, the workers are asking me for the wages I owe them.

It's a bit ironic to say that -

I started as a worker and worked my way up to where I am today. Shiga used to be a person who believed that hard work would pay off. Because of this, he had always been practicing the principle of being down-to-earth and working hard in the past. And he did get the reward and owned his own business.

However, just when he thought his life would go smoothly from now on -

The cruel reality taught Shiga a lesson.

Hard work does not always pay off.

In fact, it may even get worse.

Today, he is burdened with a large amount of debt due to the broken capital chain of his company.

Their economic situation is even worse than that of a worker on the street.

Yes, I believe that if I work hard, I will be rewarded, but this is what I ended up with.

The lawyer I was going to meet today, Kitahara, was introduced by Attorney Kumimon. According to Attorney Kumimon, Kitahara is a young man, but he has won many cases and is a trustworthy person. I don't know if it was because I thought of myself when I was young, but a lot of complicated emotions came to Shiga's heart.

He didn't know if Lawyer Beiyuan could help him today?

"Mr. Shiga?" A female voice suddenly came.

Shiga's thoughts were interrupted for a moment, and he immediately said hurriedly, "That's right."

The person who came out was Niwa.

Seeing that it was the law firm's client today, Niwa immediately led the person in.

It's only a dozen steps from the reception desk to the law firm's office.

But for some reason, Shiga felt that the journey was extremely long.

He didn't dare raise his head.

Today, he is heavily in debt and has long lost his former spirit.

"This is Attorney Kitahara." Niwa's voice sounded. Shiga slowly raised his head and saw the person sitting in front of him. Just as Attorney Kumemon said, he was a very young man who looked like he had just graduated from college. Shiga was surprised at the young age of this lawyer, especially when he thought that such a person could be favored by Attorney Kumemon.

"I..." For a moment, Shiga was at a loss.

He also visited several law firms.

The lawyers from those law firms did not look at him well.

They all used a rather disdainful tone, urging him to finish his story quickly.

After the speech, the lawyers would say, "The opponent is Nippon Steel, there is no hope" or "Even if the money is to be recovered, it will probably take a long time, so you should think it over carefully."

"Today, our purpose is very simple." Kitahara said directly, "We are here to help you."

Kitahara's words suddenly hit Shiga's ears directly.

Shiga suddenly looked up in disbelief.

Shiga helped many people throughout his life.

However, almost without exception, those who helped did not help themselves back.

After he founded this small steel company, he also enthusiastically helped many former Nippon Steel employees.

Considering their past friendship, he even helped Nippon Steel to renovate and upgrade its workshop.

However, now he cannot even get the settlement payment for his goods.

This world is so cruel.

In fact, only a few people return a favor.

More like the farmer and the snake.

At this moment, I suddenly heard "help you" from the young man in front of me——

In an instant, Shiga's heart was touched.

Kitahara saw Shiga, who was a very burly man. However, from the moment he sat down, his movements were somewhat hunched and timid, as if he had locked himself in a narrow space. This kind of body movement showed that the man in front of him was really in a desperate situation.

"I... I don't know how to express my feelings..." Shiga said, "Anyway... hearing Lawyer Kitahara say he would help me right away... I'm really... really grateful!"

The middle-aged man stood up from his chair and bowed deeply.

"Let's not waste our time on polite conversation," Kitahara said. "Today, let's get straight to the point. Mr. Shiga, what kind of difficulties are you facing now?"

"The total amount owed to me by Nippon Steel has reached 28 billion yen." Shiga hesitated, but finally said it.

28 billion yen?!

Niwa and Miyagawa who were present found this number hard to believe.

After all, Shiga's Iron and Steel Research Institute is just a small enterprise.

How come the amount of money owed to him by Nippon Steel reached such a staggering amount? !

Miyakawa was surprised. She had briefly looked through the information of Shiga's companies before. The 28 billion yen in debt was more than twice the assets of his Iron and Steel Research Institute. How did Nippon Steel owe such a huge amount of money to this small company?

"Can you tell me why the amount is so high?" Kitahara also felt that the number was a little unusual. "Logically speaking, given the scale of Shiga Enterprise, the business dealings between Nippon Steel and you should not reach such a number."

"It's not just me who is in this situation." Shiga looked a little depressed and gloomy, "There are hundreds of contractors like me who are in this situation now. Lawyer Kitahara, it may be hard for you to imagine. We were all fooled by Nippon Steel!!!"

Shiga's expression suddenly became excited at the end, "We were harmed by Nippon Steel!!!"

(I am a little tired from the exam today, so I will just do one chapter)

(End of this chapter)