Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 636 Turning point

Miyakawa didn't expect Iwasa to directly reject their request to continue their statement. This is not a court, but the question is, just because it is not a court, can we ignore fairness? !

Miyakawa could not help but stand up and said, "Judge Iwasa. What we are asking for is equal treatment. Both parties must be given equal opportunities to make statements."

Iwasa raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he did not make any comment, and said: "Miyagawa, you have already stated your point of view, why do you keep asking questions over and over again? I must say it again. Today we are here to solve the problem. Not to have a debate. Do you think it makes sense to waste a lot of time debating on this kind of issue?"

Miyakawa continued to refute, "Since the other party has first proposed that the Municipal Procurement Supervision Law and other laws and regulations are not applicable, shouldn't we be given the opportunity to continue to explain this point? Or, Judge Iwasa, have you all reached a consensus on this issue and confirmed the legal application of this case for the High-tech Park project?"

"Let me say it again, we are not a court. There is no need for us to make a decision on a certain issue first. We will rule on all related issues together in the future." Iwasa said coldly.

Hamano, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but sneer when he saw Attorney Miyakawa confronting the judge of the case.

They still lack experience.

They thought it was a game of moot court in college.

Hamano didn't mind continuing to argue with them on this issue.

Because the more muddy the water is, the better it is for them.

Miyakawa bit her lips. This girl looked weak, but she had a sense of justice in her heart. She couldn't bear to see Iwasa, the judge, do such an unfair thing.

Moreover, Iwasa and his team do not intend to decide on the applicable law of the case first.

This means that in the subsequent trial activities, everything will be in the dark.

If she and Beiyuan take a wrong step, then every step will be wrong and there will be no room for recovery.

This is not a fair fight at all.

Iwasa wanted to continue to push forward the trial of the case. However, the case judge thought a little before taking action. After all, this was the first case to be decided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department. It might face judicial review in the future, so perhaps it would be better to be cautious in the procedure.

Iwasa then said, "Well, Attorney Miyakawa, I'll give you five to ten minutes to prepare. If you have no new opinions to express, then we will proceed to the substantive hearing."

When many people present heard this, they thought that Iwasa had made a compromise.

But in fact, people with legal experience can hear that Iwasa's words shifted the responsibility back to the other party's lawyer.

If the opposing counsel agrees, then this will no longer be a procedural flaw.

"What should we do, Kitahara?" Miyakawa turned around and whispered, "If we don't even know what laws should apply to the High-tech Park project, how can we proceed?"

The trial of the case so far has actually exceeded Miyakawa's expectations.

She didn't expect that a city hall violation, which seemed like a sure thing, would be so difficult to handle in practice.

Beiyuan was also thinking at this time.

Judging from Iwasa's performance, the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department is definitely trying to protect its own people.

My previous judgment was not wrong.

Many of the bidding and procurement plans of the Shinjuku City Hall are filed with the Finance Department at the next higher level.

Saying that City Hall is wrong is equivalent to saying that the Tokyo Metropolitan Finance Department is also wrong.

In addition, this is an administrative adjudication case, and the procedural rules are almost entirely decided by the Department of Finance.

It can be said that there is almost no possibility of winning.

  How can you achieve your goal?

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Kitahara's mind.

It was like seeing the faint light of a lighthouse in the thick sea fog.

An unconventional and bold idea gradually emerged in the mind of this young male lawyer.

His previous pessimistic prediction about the prospects of this case was because he also treated this case as a litigation case.

But what if we break out of this mindset?

Just as Iwasa said—

This is not a court.

Yes--

The turning point for victory may be hidden in this sentence - this is not a court.

"Miyagawa, there's no need to bother with them too much." Kitahara's lips curled up slightly, "Just get straight to the substantive trial of the case."

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While the case was being heard——

Eto Law Firm.

Investigator Urakawa from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau has led a team to this law firm again. The last time he came to search the law firm, Urakawa suffered a loss at the hands of Kitahara.

Today, Urakawa knew that Kitahara and his team were holding a trial at the Municipal Building. But that was why they came here specially.

The law enforcement officers behind him were already wearing cameras.

Their expressions were stern, like soldiers preparing for close combat.

As soon as Urakawa gives the order, they will rush into Eto Law Firm.

According to Hamano's previous plan, he would be the front line against Kitahara in the court, while Urakawa would be in charge of the front line outside the court.

Urakawa is in charge of investigating the case in which Eto assisted several companies in Shinjuku District to defraud municipal subsidies. As an investigator, he believes that Kitahara will definitely not stay out of the matter and must be involved.

Today, Urakawa came here again, and it was he who received information from an anonymous person.

According to the information provided by this person.

Jiang Teng hid the materials for fraudulent subsidies under a floor in the director's office.

In this intelligence, there are photos marking the specific location.

Regardless of whether this information is true or false, Urakawa is definitely willing to give it a try.

As the investigator waved his hand -

The first law enforcement officer with pliers cut the padlock on the door of the law firm. In an instant, dozens of law enforcement officers filed in. Each of them had a law enforcement recorder hanging on their shoulders. These cameras clearly recorded their actions to ensure the fairness and transparency of law enforcement and prevent frame-ups.

A large number of people entered the director's office. They ignored the case files in the room and kicked them to the ground. A law enforcement officer walked to a floor in the room, lay down, and tapped it lightly with his hand.

There was an echo from inside.

"It's really empty here!!!" the law enforcement officer shouted.

A pickaxe was immediately swung up and smashed to the ground.

The dust was immediately stirred up.

The floorboards made a cracking sound, and the hit part suddenly dented and then lifted up at the edge. The sharp pickaxe smashed the middle of the board until it deformed. Due to the imbalance of pressure, the board lifted up for a moment before the middle part broke immediately.

As the pickaxe struck once, twice, more wood chips flew up.

The law enforcement officers pulled out the deformed wooden board and threw it aside.

There was a "pop" sound.

The flashlight shone towards the exposed hole.

There was indeed a stack of documents inside.

Upon hearing that there had been some findings, Urakawa immediately entered the searched office. He snatched the flashlight from his subordinate's hand and shone it downwards.

Although he couldn't see what the document was in the flying sawdust, Urakawa smiled. Because there was a signature stamped on the corner of the document. And the words on the signature stamp were exactly -

Kitahara Yoshiichi.

(End of this chapter)