Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 926 Facts speak louder than words
After the Nippon Steel case concluded, Kitahara faced two leads. The first was Eto's account information. Eto had been using Sakagami's deceased brother, Kiyoshi, to continuously transfer and embezzle public funds.

If we could uncover the funding channels involved, we might be able to completely expose the organization behind Jiang Teng and Jiang Lizi.

Hanzawa had already told him that a person named Aso might be able to find out the account's usage information. This person was a former official of Toyo Bank and had quite a background.

The second clue was that he inexplicably received a phone call from the office of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Terada.

During the phone call, the administrative secretary invited him to meet with the minister.

This Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications can be considered a key figure in the previous Eriko incident.

The minister was also the driving force behind the bankruptcy and restructuring of JSC.

The general election in April next year will be a showdown between the two major factions: the Solidarity Union and the Free Renewal Party.

The future and fate of Terada, a veteran of the Solidarity Union, will undoubtedly determine the outcome of next year's general election.

What message was the Minister of Internal Affairs trying to convey to me?
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Three days later, in the evening.

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

A Japanese-style elegant courtyard.

Kitahara walked through the lakeside corridor, guided by a woman in a kimono, towards the depths of the courtyard.

This is the place where the meeting with the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications took place.

Looking at the antique scenery around him, Kitahara hadn't expected that there would be such a retro courtyard building in Chiyoda Ward.

Soon, at the end of the corridor, we arrived at the door of a Japanese-style room.

The scenery here is absolutely stunning.

You can enjoy a panoramic view of the beautiful lake in the courtyard.

A bright moon hangs in the sky.

However, beneath this beautiful scenery, who knows if danger lurks everywhere?

The woman in the kimono respectfully invited Kitahara into the room.

The woman's gentle voice, perfectly controlled, was enough to let everyone in the room know that the guest had arrived.

The paper door slowly opened.

Kitahara didn't hesitate for long and went straight into the Japanese-style room.

The instant I entered the room—

Their eyes met.

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Terada was already waiting in the room. He already knew that Kitahara was a young man. However, he was still surprised when he actually saw the young man's face.

In that instant, he saw Kitahara's eyes.

Terada boasted that he knew countless people.

Just by looking someone up and down, you can get a pretty good sense of them just by their demeanor.

However, when he saw Kitahara's eyes, Terada felt confused.

He couldn't glean any information from the young man's eyes.

His black pupils were like bottomless black holes.

However, while gazing at this black hole—

But gradually, it can give people a sense of coldness.

A hidden killing intent.

The tea in the room was steaming.

The exquisite Japanese cuisine is ready.

Kitahara and Terada sat facing each other.

Neither of them uttered a word. The young man before them did not, like ordinary Japanese people, adopt a humble posture and bow when meeting someone of higher status.

Instead, he calmly took his seat.

He acted as if he were an equal to the ministers of the country.

After several tens of seconds of silence.

Terada spoke first.

“Ji Steel is a great company. Your lawsuit has ruined it.”

"You may not know," Terada continued, "but how many people have worked tirelessly and devoted themselves to revitalizing Nippon Steel's operations! Nippon Steel is the jewel of Japan's steel industry. Nippon Steel's entry into bankruptcy proceedings means that our country's steel industry will be handed over to others!"

Terada's words were blaming without any attempt to conceal it.

After all, Terada had devoted a great deal of effort to Nippon Steel.

They viewed the successful restructuring of Nippon Steel as a way to salvage its reputation among voters.

And now, all of this has fallen through because of the young man in front of me.

"It's not that the country's steel industry was destroyed because of the absence of JSC. On the contrary, it is precisely because of the existence of JSC that the country's steel industry has no way out."

Kitahara answered calmly.

The words were directed at Terada.

Terada was taken aback for a moment.

The minister had not expected that the young man would refute him so directly.

"What do you mean by that?! Without Nippon Steel, how can our steel companies compete with steel giants from other countries?!" Terada immediately retorted.

"The decline of the country's steel industry did not begin with the collapse of JSC."

"On the contrary, it began when JSC was ruthlessly exploiting its suppliers," Kitahara's icy voice rang out. "When suppliers couldn't even get paid for a year, the blood and sweat of countless workers in upstream small factories were ignored, and when workshops were even outsourced to external manufacturers, resulting in a loss of quality control over the steel—that's when the country's steel industry died!!!"

Kitahara's words struck the Japanese-style room like a thunderclap.

Even Terada's expression froze.

"Why does Nippon Steel behave in such an unscrupulous manner? Ultimately, it's because of you!" Kitahara showed no mercy to the minister.

"If you hadn't recklessly provided massive subsidies to JTS, encouraging them to expand blindly. If you hadn't taught JTS the same tactics of delaying payments used by municipal enterprises. If you hadn't instructed banks to establish such a exploitative financial system that squeezes suppliers, JTS would never have ended up like this."

"It is you who have corrupted JTS's prudent corporate strategy."

"It was you who encouraged the speculative business philosophy of Rigang."

"It is you who have condoned JSC's various irresponsible actions,"

"It is you who have made the world think of cheap and inferior steel when it comes to steel from the East."

"It is you who have brought shame upon the Japanese spirit of craftsmanship in the steel industry!"

"It is the actions of your cabinet that have led this long-established Toyo Steel company step by step toward bankruptcy!!"

Terada was completely stunned. He never expected the young man before him to say such a thing. Every word Kitahara uttered resonated deeply within Terada.

He wanted to say a few words in defense of JSC and the cabinet.

However, he couldn't utter a single word.

This situation should not have happened.

A minister who can speak eloquently and passionately in front of voters.

How could there be a situation where someone can't react in time?!
Terada was genuinely stunned.

Because he knew very well that the reason he couldn't speak was not because he couldn't find words to defend himself or respond.

It's because every word the young lawyer uttered was a cruel and heartless truth.

fact--

More powerful than words!

(End of this chapter)