Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 931 Detonation
The night is deep.

Kitahara and the others had already gone to sleep.

Kitahara fell into a deep sleep in a corner of the room.

The other four girls, perhaps because it was Friday, stayed in Kitahara's room and drank beer.

Don't be fooled by the appearance of Japanese women; they may seem quiet and gentle on the surface.

In private, he probably has a wilder side.

Miyagawa and the others quickly became quite drunk and unsteady on their feet. Without any attempt to avoid suspicion, the four girls simply sat down and fell asleep around the kotatsu (heated table).

Just as they were falling asleep—

A tweet from a girl named Yukimura is rapidly going viral on the Japanese internet.

Besides Yukimura, many others have also not received the Ant Group buyback payment from Shanhu Capital.

Soon, Yukimura's social media post caused a huge stir.

It spreads at a speed like a virus.

It immediately swept across the entire internet.

It was just a simple sentence—

"Has everyone received it?"

Within just a dozen minutes, hundreds of people had posted comments.

"I haven't received it either."

"I called customer service this afternoon. They told me I would receive it later. But I still haven't received it."

"I don't know what happened."

"It seems someone said it's system maintenance, so we have to wait a bit longer."

"It's said that the settlement system is being upgraded."

"I heard from customer service that it was a problem with the bank, and they have already transferred the money."

Numerous posts continued to emerge.

They were discussing not having received the repurchase payment from Ant Group.

After numerous replies—

Finally, an anonymous person posted:
"Could they be scammers?"

This short sentence reignited the emotions in the comments section.

Many netizens immediately commented:

"No way. We've been scammed?!"

"Don't tell me! It's really possible!!!"

"But doesn't it have institutional backing? Could it also be a scam?!"

"You don't understand, the more famous the name, the more likely they are to be a fraud!"

"If you're going to call someone a liar, you need to provide some evidence."

"The evidence is right in front of you. Have you received the money yet?!"

"I was already a bit skeptical about this project. Are there really that many people drinking medicinal wine made from traditional Chinese medicine?!"

"Yes. I've never seen anyone around me drink it."

"A scam! A scam! This is a complete scam!!"

Once someone expresses concern about being scammed, the panic quickly spreads across the internet. In today's interconnected world, any emotion can be amplified rapidly.

The herd mentality is a dangerous thing.

As soon as a few people start to have doubts.

The ranks of those who doubt will only grow larger.

It's like a bank facing a run on deposits.

As soon as citizens hear even the slightest rumor about banks, they all flock to the banks to withdraw their money.

This is exactly the case for Aso's Mountain Lake Capital at this moment.

Although the police discovered that Aso might be involved in illegal business activities, the investigation was limited to a small number of senior officers. Most officers within the system were completely unaware that Aso was already under investigation by the Second Investigation Division.

Instead of immediately arresting Aso, the Metropolitan Police Department chose to see if Aso could still make a last-ditch effort to salvage the situation and fill this enormous hole.

But—no one expected this—

Everything happened tonight, when an avalanche occurred.

…… ……

……

The next day, Kitahara was awakened by a piercing police siren.

"what time is it?"

For some reason, Kitahara felt a sudden pang of heart palpitation.

It was as if something big was about to happen.

I checked my watch; it was almost 10 o'clock.

What's that siren sounding?

The girls who were still sleeping soundly in the room gradually woke up, rubbing their sleepy eyes.

The sirens continued to sound.

So Kitahara simply threw on a shirt and went out.

There is a police station near this apartment complex.

The sirens seemed to be coming from there.

Soon, Kitahara arrived near the police station, and then he was surprised by the scene in front of him.

The street in front of the police station was packed with people.

The queue even stretched onto the street.

Vehicles were unable to pass smoothly, so drivers kept honking their horns. Some even rolled down their windows and gave the middle finger to the queue of people.

The police did their best to maintain order at the scene.

The police car turned on its siren.

However, all of this was in vain.

The chaos at the scene did not improve in any way.

People were frantically crowding into the police station.

"What exactly happened?!" Kitahara asked, pulling at someone at the back of the group.

The citizen immediately started cursing:

"Damn it! Damn it all!!"

"It's that damned Ant Financial buyback program. Since yesterday, the buyback payments haven't stopped. This is clearly a scam! We came to the police station specifically to report it as fraud!!!"

Upon hearing this, Kitahara was immediately startled.

"Is that Aso from Shanhu Capital?!"

"Yes! He's the one who orchestrated the hottest Ant Group buyback investment scheme on the market!"

It's a bombshell.

This is a complete bombshell!
Looking at the frenzied crowd at the police station in front of him, Kitahara could imagine how many police stations in Tokyo's 23 wards were almost overflowing with people calling the police at this moment!
Kitahara immediately returned to his apartment and turned on the TV.

"What exactly happened outside?" Miyagawa asked.

"There was a bombshell this morning: Aso's Ant Group is buying back shares," Kitahara said.

Upon hearing this news, Misumi almost jumped up:

"What?! How could this be?! I just bought this box of ants yesterday!!!"

On the television screen, a female news anchor is reporting the news:
"According to reports, Ant Group's buyback program, managed by Mountain Lake Capital, has been unable to repay its buyback obligations. Today, more than 50 police stations in Tokyo received reports from investors. These angry investors are demanding that Mountain Lake Capital immediately compensate them for their principal."

"The police have launched an investigation into whether Shanhu Capital is involved in fundraising fraud. It is understood that Shanhu Capital was founded by Aso, a former official of Toyo Bank. Many people in the financial industry are extremely shocked by Shanhu Capital's inability to make payments."

The female news anchor was still unaware of the scale of the incident.

Kitahara already knew that this was a bad debt amounting to hundreds of billions of yen.

Inside the room——

Inside the glass box that Misumi bought, ants were still slowly crawling.

Tokyo at this moment—

There are probably countless ant breeding boxes like these.

Things had reached this point, and it was finally impossible to suppress the situation any longer.

Under police control, Aso was unable to turn the tide.

A regional financial crisis erupted...

(End of this chapter)