Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 627 Two Fronts

10:23 am.

Conference room on the 5th floor of the National Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau in Tokyo.

"Tomorrow is the review meeting for the administrative ruling." Ishiwatari said nervously.

Today, Ishiwatari went to the Tokyo Securities Regulatory Bureau to listen to the opinions of Hamano, the public lawyer recommended by Eriko. To be honest, if this was not the first time that the city hall encountered such a situation, Ishiwatari would not be so nervous.

As luck would have it, this case happened just when the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's special investigation team moved in. It's really bad luck that either doesn't happen, or it comes in droves.

In addition to Ishiwatari, there were two other people in the meeting room.

One was a thin man who looked a bit old. What was noticeable was that his eyebrows had turned a bit gray. The expression on his face showed a strong calmness.

This calm temperament, with his somewhat gray eyebrows, makes him look like an ancient immortal living on a mysterious island, giving people a sense of immortality. It's like a hermit who has descended into the mortal world, and his casual instructions can cause huge waves in the world.

This man is the famous lawyer Hamano, who had previously represented the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in a constitutional review case involving local taxes and became famous.

Hamano can be said to be the ace of aces among public lawyers.

Sitting in the other seat was a middle-aged man. In contrast to the temperament of the lawyer next to him, he had a half-smile on his face. However, his eyes revealed a belligerent ferocity.

This middle-aged man is Investigator Urakawa.

That is Urakawa, who led a large team to search the Eto Law Firm. Because the Eto Law Firm is suspected of providing legal services to many companies that defrauded municipal subsidies, Urakawa is focusing on investigating the law firm, especially the current lawyer Kitahara Yoshikazu.

"Vice-Captain Ishiwatari," Hamano said, "The person sitting next to me is my colleague, Investigator Urakawa."

Ishiwatari nodded slightly, and then couldn't help but continue to ask, "Then tomorrow, Investigator Urakawa will also participate in the trial meeting with you?"

Hamano shook his head but smiled meaningfully. "We have already looked into this administrative ruling case. When we were researching their lawyers, we found something interesting. Their attorney, Kitahara Yoshiichi, happens to be the subject of an investigation by our Asset Supervision and Administration Bureau."

Is there something wrong with the other party's lawyer? He is actually the subject of investigation by the Securities and Futures Commission?!

Ishiwatari didn't expect that the public lawyer from the Securities and Futures Commission that he had asked Eriko to hire would actually bring him a pleasant surprise. For someone like Ishiwatari who has been in the officialdom for a long time, the right or wrong of the entity is not important. What is important is to attack the personality and character of the opponent. In short, it is to put a label on someone.

As long as the hat is put on it, it will be the end of the opponent's career.

Urakawa took over the conversation, "I believe Deputy Chief Ishiwatari also knows that there are recent investigations into municipal subsidy fraud. The Eto Law Firm is a major suspect, providing assistance to these fraudulent companies and designing legal strategies to obtain subsidies. And this lawyer Kitahara is highly likely to be involved in the crime." "So--" Hamano stood up from his chair, "This case is the first administrative ruling in the history of Oriental law that a local city hall has encountered. Although it is not alarmist, it must be taken seriously in law. Therefore, in this case, we have designed two fronts."

"One is the off-site battle line." Hamano smiled slightly, "That is, it will be conducted by Investigator Urakawa. This lawyer Kitahara, who assisted illegal companies in defrauding subsidies, actually dared to be so high-profile to protest the so-called "illegal behavior" of the city hall. He probably doesn't want to be in this business anymore. Since he is so high-profile, our Asset Supervision and Administration Bureau will definitely investigate him thoroughly."

"But since the other party is a lawyer, he may have made preparations to prevent an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission." Ishiwatari said with some concern.

"Have you ever heard of what Cardinal Richelieu of France said?" Urakawa smiled cautiously. "The cardinal said, 'Give me six lines from the most honest person in the world, and I will definitely find enough reasons to hang him.'"

"I have dealt with this lawyer Kitahara before when I searched his law firm. He is indeed arrogant and dares to confront our CSRC. But, unfortunately, the strategy of this lawyer Kitahara is completely wrong. If he had cooperated with our work from the beginning, perhaps he would not have been in trouble. However, since he is determined to fight, then our CSRC will definitely make him taste the consequences."

Hamano followed Urakawa's words and said, "Next, it's the second front. That's the front on the field. I'm in charge of this front too."

"Deputy Director Ishiwata, there is no need to worry about the circumstances of this case. I have already reviewed the main materials. There is absolutely no problem with the bidding behavior of Shinjuku City Hall in the High-Tech Park. In the final analysis, it is just a group of contractors who did not win the bid and are jealous of the companies that won the bid. They themselves are not good at their jobs, could not win the bid, and were eliminated, but in the end they blame the city hall. There is no such reason in the world."

Hamano sighed slightly and said, "Since the founding of the Japanese nation on the black ships, our Japanese companies have been influenced day by day by the low mentality of Western companies that only care about pursuing profits. The difference between our Japanese companies and Western companies, or the superiority, is that in addition to pursuing profits, we also have a sense of shame."

"This sense of shame is the most important quality of our Dongyang Enterprise. We know what we can do and what we cannot do. It is precisely because of this sense of shame that we balance the profit-seeking spirit of the market economy that we have achieved such brilliant economic achievements today."

"What a pity! Many Japanese companies today have thrown such a sense of shame to the winds. If a case like this happened in Japanese companies in the past, it would never have happened," said Hamano.

"This time, I really have to trouble Lawyer Hamano and Investigator Urakawa." Ishiwatari stood up and bowed to the two SASACs in front of him.

Hamano also responded, "After all, this case is just a group of unruly people who came to cause trouble for the city hall. As the saying goes, judge a gentleman by his own standards. These companies are usually chasing profits and are obsessed with interests. They think that we, honest and upright public servants, are the same. Deputy Chief Ishiwatari, rest assured that the other party will be defeated by our counterattack."

Inside the conference room - Hamano explains to Ishiwatari the two fronts of this legal battle.

In one venue.

An off-site.

This senior public lawyer, who is the trump card, set up a tight net for Beiyuan...

(End of this chapter)