Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 259
"Next, please first report the brief situation of the huge money laundering case of Nakamoto Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd." A senior police officer on the stage said into the microphone.

【Money laundering】

[The so-called money laundering refers to the act of disguising, concealing, and transforming illegal income obtained from crimes or other illegal and illegal activities through various means to make it legal in form. 】

[For example, you have embezzled 50 yuan from the company.In order to convert this income into legal income, you can open an offline restaurant, falsely claim the 50 yuan as the income of the restaurant, and supplement it with false accounts, etc., and the embezzled money will be converted into legal income. income】

Under the stage of the stepped conference room, a police officer stood up, took a thick stack of materials, walked up to the podium at the side of the conference room, glanced nervously at Nishino on the stage, and then said: "Next, I Let me report to you the basic situation of Nakamoto’s ship involved in money laundering crimes.”

"Nakamoto Shipbuilding is a well-known shipping company in Japan. Its business covers a wide range of businesses, including ship manufacturing, design, ship leasing, ship repair, freight forwarding, crew intermediary, container leasing, ship insurance, etc. More than 30 businesses, it is A giant company."

"Since this year, we have discovered that the subsidiary of Nakamoto Ship in Kyoto has been involved in a series of preliminary criminal facts of money laundering. The Kyoto subsidiary of Nakamoto Ship has colluded with smuggling gangs and covered up by making up the list of crew members and paying their salaries. The flow of smuggling income. At the same time, it colluded with ship insurance companies to cover up the issuance and sale of insurance products, and converted criminal proceeds into surrender income. A large amount of cash was hidden in many containers to avoid customs investigation and carry out illegal cross-border cash trade."

"The behavior of the above-mentioned Nakamoto Shipbuilding Kyoto Subsidiary has seriously jeopardized the economic order along the Haihe River in the area of ​​Kyoto-Yodogawa-Osaka Bay, and caused serious harm to the production and life of citizens. Its criminal activities involve a wide range of areas, and the Osaka Prefecture and the Kyoto Prefecture police need to cooperate with each other. The Department conducts joint law enforcement."

"Currently, we have criminally detained the legal representative, chairman, and department directors of Nakamoto Shipbuilding Kyoto Subsidiary. However, before taking compulsory measures against the suspects, they had planned and premeditatedly destroyed the The company has a large number of files, documents, and contracts. Regarding their specific business model and evidence for money laundering, the investigation has temporarily encountered difficulties."

"Currently, the preliminary information is that the above-mentioned resistance to the investigation by the Nakamoto Shipbuilding Kyoto Subsidiary was instigated by its legal counsel Eto Tetsuya. However, since Eto Tetsuya rushed to Kyoto in May last year, his whereabouts have been unknown. His last discovery The scene where he was killed was Kyoto University. Although a lot of police force has been dispatched to investigate, but so far nothing has been found.”

Listening to the police officer's report, Nishino immediately slammed the table heavily, "People have come to Kyoto on their own initiative, and they can even run away!"

"Minister, I'm very sorry. The main reason is that the campus of Kyoto University is in charge of the university police. We can only ask for assistance from there, and we can't directly enter the campus to search and arrest." Minister's gaze.

At this moment, another police officer stood up and added, "In addition, Mr. Nishino, you need to think twice about taking coercive measures against lawyers during criminal activities. According to the current evidence, it is not yet possible to determine the identity of the Nakamoto Shipbuilding Kyoto Subsidiary. The above-mentioned behavior was instigated by lawyer Eto. It is also possible that the person in charge of the company blamed all the criminal acts on the external consultant lawyer. If the lawyer is rashly arrested without solid evidence, I am afraid that it will arouse the attention of the Kyoto district lawyer. Association’s protest and the Department of Justice’s attention.”

Nishino sneered, and looked at the two police officers in front of him: "They both handled the case according to the rules like you, and even broke the case! The more it goes on every night, the more evidence and materials will be destroyed!"

The head of the department paused for a moment, then raised his voice and said: "According to the latest news I got, before Jiang Teng came to Kyoto, in a dispute over the disposal of non-performing assets at Mizuho Bank in Tokyo, he took away the bank's pledge worth [-] million yen. Warehouse receipt. The Tokyo District Bar Association has launched an internal disciplinary investigation into the incident.”

After the words fell, Nishino slammed the table again, and the whole long table shook suddenly, and the metal frame under it made a harsh friction sound, "If this kind of lawyer doesn't have a ghost, who can have a ghost?! Innocent in court presumption, but our police must make a presumption of guilt when engaging in investigations!!!”

The police officer who stood up and added swallowed slightly, "Although Eto is currently missing. But his former assistant Kitahara Yoshiichi has become the director of Eto Law Firm. Kitahara is still active in Tokyo's legal circle as a practicing lawyer. According to past case records, Kitahara and Eto have also represented many labor cases involving crew disputes in Kyoto, and they may have knowledge of the money laundering crimes committed by Nakamoto Ship.”

"Knowing?" Nishino frowned again, "Didn't you hear what I just said?! We must presume guilt!! This Kitahara is the suspect! As the director's assistant, how could he not know what Jiang Teng did! Send a few people and immediately go to Tokyo to arrest him!!"

"Minister, handling the case in a different place requires the cooperation of the police in Tokyo. If you go there rashly and directly enforce the law, it will cause dissatisfaction with the brother unit." The police officer showed embarrassment.

"Arrest people here first, and then make up the formalities!" Nishino scolded loudly, "The police in Tokyo are just like the old man, their efficiency is astonishingly low. By the time they complete the formalities, they will be gone!"

"But..." The policeman was already at a loss.This year, the Metropolitan Police Department has issued a document that the police must submit a cooperation request to the local police department when handling cases in different places.Otherwise, they may be considered to be competing for the jurisdiction of the case and be subject to disciplinary action within the Metropolitan Police Department.

The police officers in the entire conference room have fully experienced the brutal handling style of this Minister Nishino.Although arrogance is one aspect, without such forward brute force, many complex cases across regions cannot be advanced at all.Sometimes lacking decisiveness and being bound by rigid rules and regulations, it is indeed impossible to handle the case.

At this moment, a police officer looked at the latest information from his mobile phone, stood up and said, "Mr. Nishino, we don't need to handle the case in another place. Just got the latest news. At 10:23 in the evening, Beiyuan bought a Zhang has a train ticket from Tokyo to Kyoto. After he enters Kyoto, we can enter and control him."

"I didn't expect to throw myself into a trap." Nishino scanned the conference room, giving orders like a mighty ancient general on horseback, "The police officers in all parts of Kyoto must closely monitor Kitahara's every move. As one of the main criminals involved in the case, Jiang Teng's lawyer Assistant, he may abscond, so be on guard."

"Everyone! The huge money laundering case of the Nakamoto ship is of great significance to the peace of the market economy in the Kyoto-Osaka area. All of our police officers must be fully alert, and no more fish will be caught!"

"Yes!" All the police officers in the conference room stood up in a daze...

The cold winter wind blew the streets of the ancient city of Kyoto. In the withered yellow leaves floating and falling in the night sky, the sense of murder gradually permeated. There were no pedestrians on the streets at midnight, but the invisible electronic sky eyes everywhere had disappeared. Opened up, in a dark corner, monitoring the people the police are paying attention to...

(End of this chapter)