Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 939 Don’t Care
Furuya's speech was very effective.

Citizens at the scene enthusiastically signed up to serve as organizers. It's important to understand that implementing this "100-Day Voice" action plan is no easy task.

Just think about it, when so many people gather in one place, you have to consider all sorts of things. For example, dividing the space, preparing supplies like water. There's also the preparation for unexpected events on-site, including some basic medical equipment. In addition, there are microphones, sound systems, and so on.

These things may seem trivial, but they are extremely energy-consuming.

Yukimura, who was present, was inspired by Furuya's speech.

She also kept pushing forward after her speech ended.

Soon, she was given a junior staff position and began working with Furuya and others to plan this 100-day public awareness campaign...

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At this moment, at the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office.

The trial date is fast approaching.

The entire prosecutor's office was in a state of tense activity. The Aso case was a case with enormous impact. Within the prosecutor's office, almost all the young people had been mobilized to participate in the work on this case. For the prosecutor's office, this case was absolutely crucial and could not be allowed to fail.

Takada was sitting in his office, reviewing case files. Compared to the tense atmosphere in the entire prosecutor's office, he himself was quite unhurried.

His deputy, Prosecutor Akie Shibasaki, knocked on the door, preparing to come in and report.

Prosecutor Qiu Hui is also an elite in the legal profession.

She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Hitotsubashi University.

At a young age, she was promoted to the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office within just a few years of joining the local prosecutor's office. She is an extremely capable and efficient person.

Hitotsubashi University is a university in Japan that focuses on elite education.

It is also the only university in Japan that provides tutors to undergraduate students.

Akie's mentor at Hitotsubashi University was Professor Hirota Ichimae, a leading academic whose main research areas were financial crime, corporate law, and securities law. It was under Hirota's tutelage that Akie received extremely comprehensive legal training, laying an excellent foundation for her future career as a prosecutor.

“Prosecutor Takada,” Akie began, “we have prepared another internal report on this case, and I would like you to review it. Also, we have prepared a report on Aso’s defense lawyers regarding their possible defense strategies.”

Upon hearing Akiho's words, Takada smiled.

"Are you still worried about the defense lawyer on the other side?"

When Qiu Hui heard Takada's question, she was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "After all, Aso has hired many lawyers from well-known law firms to defend him. Faced with such a high-profile legal team, I'm afraid we still need to make some preparations."

Takada's smile deepened:
"Qiu Hui. Don't be fooled by the big name of the lawyer on the other side; he doesn't dare to utter a single word. This time, the prosecutor's office is seeking a life sentence. At most, they can only defend him by arguing that he shows remorse and is willing to compensate investors for their losses."

"If they dare to raise other defense angles, aren't they afraid that the judge will think the defendant's attitude of admitting guilt is not good and directly accept our sentencing recommendation?"

“You know—” Takada continued, “the presiding judge this time is Judge Yamashiro. The Tokyo High Court is really interesting. They actually let a judge with no experience in financial crime trials preside over Aso’s case. Such an inexperienced judge will inevitably prioritize respecting the opinions of our prosecutor’s office.”

“But Judge Yamashiro is a constitutional fundamentalist, especially after her ruling on the case of the police’s illegal GPS location search, which caused the police a lot of trouble,” Qiu Hui said.

"Do you think the law in this case is against us?" Takada chuckled. "There can't be a lunatic who'd plead not guilty, can there?!"

“That’s true,” Qiu Hui said. “The defendant’s lawyer is probably also arguing for a lighter sentence.”

At this moment, Takada raised his chin with a smug look, "Akie, look at this."

Takada's gaze fell on a stack of documents on the table.

Qiu Hui picked it up and flipped through it, and was immediately surprised.

"This...isn't this the opposing counsel's defense statement?! How come it was submitted to our prosecutor's office first?!"

"Aso's defense team naturally wants to cultivate a good relationship with our prosecutor's office," Takada sneered. "After all, the power of life and death in this case rests in our hands." "Look at their defense arguments; it's nothing but empty words like pleading guilty and hoping for a lenient sentence. They wouldn't dare joke about Aso's sentence. After all, if he can project an attitude of guilt and remorse in court, the court might actually give him around thirty years in prison."

“Now, there are fewer and fewer cases where the court will sentence someone to life imprisonment for purely economic crimes,” Takada said. “The reason I chose to seek life imprisonment is because, as the old saying goes, ‘The price is high, but the reward is just right.’”

“The asking price was very high, but the price was just right.” Qiu Hui repeated the sentence.

“Oh, right,” Akie said, “Prosecutor Takada, there’s another guest here who needs your assistance.”

"what's up?"

"It's about Jiang Lizi's matter from before."

At this moment, Qiu Hui suddenly mentioned Jiang Lizi.

However, Akihime is not a member of the organization.

However, she had previously been involved in the dispute between the Tokyo and Kyoto police over jurisdiction in the Eriko case.

"A prosecutor from Kyoto has come to visit. I guess he's here on behalf of the police there. You'd better meet with him."

“Okay, no problem,” Takada said.

Takada is a member of the organization.

He is also using the power of the prosecutor's office to try to transfer Eriko from Kyoto to Tokyo.

A moment later, footsteps could be heard outside the office.

A middle-aged man came in.

His face looked rather fierce.

"Nice to meet you, Prosecutor Takada. Let me introduce myself, I am Iwanaga," the man said.

Things in this world are just so coincidental.

This prosecutor from Kyoto is the same prosecutor in the Morimoto corruption case at Kyoto University! The prosecutor who once clashed with Kitahara!

"I heard that Prosecutor Takada has been busy with a big case lately. You must be working hard!" Iwanaga said in a standard polite manner.

"No, no, it's nothing. Aso on the other side may have hired a lot of lawyers, which looks intimidating, but they're actually useless."

“Is that so?” Iwanaga replied with a smile.

Then, the Kyoto prosecutor saw the documents on the table, which showed the list of Aso's defense lawyers.

The moment my eyes fell upon this document—

One name that is extremely eye-catching.

Iwanaga will never forget this lawyer.

The name he saw was—

Kitahara Yoshiichi!

Why?! That young lawyer from back then is now involved in this case?!

This is where things get interesting.

“Prosecutor Takada,” Iwanaga began, “I’d like to remind you to pay attention to the lawyer across from you named Kitahara.”

"Oh, really?" Takada smiled, unconcerned.

(End of this chapter)