Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 90 The Third Trial: Calling Witnesses
10:20 a.m., Shinjuku District Court, Court No. 923, Judgment Building.

Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway Paid Use Contract Dispute, before the third trial.

The court for the third time was the same as the one held last time, and it was also in Court No. 932.The court session was at 10 o'clock sharp. However, there were still no magistrates on the high-backed wooden seats dedicated to the three judges on the bench.In the auditorium, the legal team of Kawamoto Expressway, the middle- and senior-level lawyers of Imamishi Law Firm, and some citizens who came to join in the fun began to chat among themselves.

In the corner of the auditorium, Niwa was holding a notebook in his hand, watching this strange scene, he couldn't help frowning slightly.She did not participate in the second trial, because she learned about the reform of the road system in Hachioji City from the first trial, so she went to investigate this matter.

At this time, there were only two lawyers in the plaintiff's and defendant's seats in the courtroom.Onoda was sitting in the seat on the other side of the dock, but the seat of the senior lawyer next to him was empty.Onoda was sitting on the seat, looking up at the ceiling from time to time, flipping through the files, as if feeling extremely impatient because of the long waiting time, and the pen in his hand was scribbling on the paper a little harder, uttering "shua, shua, Swish" sound.

And there was a female lawyer sitting in the plaintiff's seat, and the seat next to the young male lawyer, which should have been sitting, was also empty at this time.

Miyagawa was a little nervous, and he couldn't help turning to the empty seat beside him from the corner of his eye.Fifteen minutes before the trial, both Kitahara and his father Imamishi were called to the secret door by the judge.I had already reminded Beiyuan not to engage in evidence raids, but Judge Kumagai still caught him.Before the trial this time, Beiyuan chose to submit the evidence 15 minutes before the trial, wanting to play around the corner.

Unexpectedly, his father also adopted the same strategy as Beiyuan, also trying to play the sidelines, and both parties submitted evidence only 15 minutes before the trial.

As a result of everyone doing this, Judge Kumagai became completely angry.After Judge Kumagai called Kitahara and his father Imamishi to the secret door, there was no further movement.I don't know how they are now.

Miyagawa couldn't help but let out a small sigh.

About 5 minutes later, there were footsteps outside the secret door, and the next second, the flashing light of the indicator turned from red to green.Imam walked out first, with a disdainful expression on his face, he snorted coldly, and walked quickly to the dock.

Kitahara, who was following behind Imanishi, had a smirk on his face, like a poor student who had just been scolded by the teacher, walked back to his seat without the teacher's gaze, but made faces at the whole class on the way back to the seat.

Seeing that Bei Yuan finally came back, Miyagawa finally let go of his hanging heart, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Bei Yuan, what happened just now?"

"Oh. It's nothing, I just stood in front of the judge like a primary school student, and was scolded bloody for 20 minutes." Beiyuan laughed.

"So... from now on, let's not do this again." Miyakawa hurriedly sorted out the files he had just opened, and prepared them for Beiyuan's court hearing.

With a gloomy face and dark clouds, Judge Kumagai appeared behind the secret door and stepped into the courtroom, followed by two magistrates.Judge Kumagai sat in the trial court and said to the lawyers of the original defendant and the defendant: "This case has been held twice. The court investigation must end today."

Then Judge Kumagai looked in the direction of the auditorium and said: "According to the application of the original defendant, the plaintiff applied for an additional witness, Suda Chiyo. The defendant applied for an additional witness, Kuno Yu. Since there are witnesses present in this case today, no witnesses are allowed in the auditorium. Column. Marshals please check the identity documents of the observers to ensure that the witnesses Suda Chiyo and Kuno Yu are not in the auditorium."

The bailiff outside the court heard the voice of the judge inside, stepped into the court, and began to check the credentials of everyone in the auditorium.

In the past, the discipline of the court would not be so strict.The judge is directly on the referee's seat, calling out whether the witness is present, and if no one responds, the court will start directly.Today's strict grasping also confirms Judge Kumagai's dissatisfaction with Kitahara and Imamishi's large-scale evidence raids to a certain extent.

After a while, the bailiff finally checked the last row of public seats, the last person's ID card, turned his head and nodded to the judge on the trial bench.

"Crack!" There was a crisp sound of the gavel.

"The case of Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway Co., Ltd. will be heard for the third time!"

Judge Kumagai: "Last time, the plaintiff's agent submitted a video taken at the maintenance center of the G227 section of the expressway involved in the case to prove that the Chuanben Expressway did not perform maintenance obligations in accordance with national standards. This video. The plaintiff proposed to add another witness, Suda Chiyo, to appear in court to confirm the authenticity of this video.”

"This court has decided to first call the defendant to add witnesses, Kuno Yu."

The bailiff in the courtroom was instructed to push open a corner of the closed wooden door of the courtroom and bring in a man from the corridor.

But I saw a bald man wearing the overalls of Kawamoto Expressway, stepping into the court. He had a calm expression, as if he was going to the court today to clean up the grievances of the video. He was full of confidence, and he did not show any timidity or fear. meaning.The demeanor of the whole person is completely different from the domineering appearance that he treated roughly and insulted Suda that day. It vividly demonstrates the high-strength ability of an old fox in society to adapt to the wind and hide his heart.

"Chief referee, I'm Yuu Kuno." Kuno smiled at the judge on the referee's bench, bowed slightly, showing a polite look.

He's so good at faking it! ! !When Miyagawa saw this scene, his heart exploded with anger.She remembered the scenes that happened in the nursing center that day, how this Kuno treated the girl who was about the same age as herself, and looked at Kuno standing in the middle of the witness stand with a pair of cold eyes.

Sensing Miyagawa's emotions, Kitahara leaned back in his chair and teased, "It seems that Kuno has been trained well in the past few days."

As if feeling the unfriendly gaze from the plaintiff's seat, Kuno turned sideways and smiled politely at the two lawyers on the plaintiff's side. After seeing his expression, the corners of his mouth suddenly curved, turning into a very mocking smile, as if nakedly provocative: "I'm going to lie next time, what do you want?"

Judge Kumagai in the judge's seat saw the witness had already entered the seat and immediately said loudly: "Next, let the defendant's representative question the witness."

Imanishi stood up from the chair in the dock, looked at Kuno in the witness stand, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was admiring a piece of art that he had carved flawlessly. I am confident that I am determined to win today's victory.

(End of this chapter)