Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 404 Criminal Court

Thursday, 2:37 p.m.

Today is the date of Morimoto's corruption trial.Since all 15 departments of the Faculty of Engineering of Kyoto University were stopped from appropriating scientific research funds by the Academic Promotion Committee, the high-level officials of the school are closely watching this case.If the Morimoto corruption case brings out more university insiders, it will be an unprecedented earthquake.To the surprise of many college students, Morimoto's defense lawyer turned out to be him!

On the third floor of the Sakyo Ward District Court.

Bei Yuan carried his briefcase and walked on the corridor, the pale sunlight outside the window cast his shadow on the ground.The criminal trial area in the court building is filled with a sense of chill, and the winter in Kyoto seems to have never passed here.The whole area even seems to be covered by an invisible veil, and even the voices of the world are a bit silent here.

Not far away, at the gate of Criminal Tribunal No. 301, a bailiff with live ammunition was standing.He looked back and forth at the figures in the corridor vigilantly, and the pistol strapped to his belt reminded all visitors that this was a very different existence from the civil court.

Miyakawa followed behind Beiyuan, feeling the atmosphere of the criminal trial area, swallowed his throat, and unconsciously felt his hand holding the suitcase become tighter.

Seeing two people approaching, the bailiff at the door took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Are you—?"

"Defense lawyer, Kitahara Yoshikazu. The one next to him is also a lawyer, Miyagawa Saeko." Kitahara replied.

Although the principle of open trial is also followed in criminal trials, there are stricter inquiries on those entering the courtroom.In the civil court, there is not even a bailiff, and no one will intervene with the personnel who come to the court, and they are only allowed to come and go freely.

Hearing Bei Yuan's answer, the bailiff nodded slightly, and then turned sideways to open the door of the trial court.

What came into view was an extremely spacious courtroom.The size of the entire court is about five times that of a civil court.The mahogany lacquered decoration vividly interprets the majesty of the court, and the referee's seat in the middle is much higher than the ground. Although the judge has not yet appeared, the seat with a high back is It has made people feel as if the place is being judged by the gods.

The heavy coercion emanating from the Criminal Tribunal even made everyone who walked in here tremble with fear.

In the auditorium below, many high-level officials from the university have already been seated in advance.All of these people were dressed in suits and leather shoes, with solemn expressions. Even the dignitaries from the highest institutions were in the criminal court at this moment and had to restrain their posture.

Kitahara scanned the auditorium with a smile on his lips.At least until now, the news that he wants to defend Morimoto's innocence has not leaked out.Although he and Yuki had confronted the prosecutor, the head of the school, and Ikegami at Kyoto University before, even they might not have guessed that they would plead not guilty.

In other words, from the perspective of others at this time, today's Morimoto corruption case is a case of pleading guilty and accepting punishment.

It was a case without any waves, even boring.

And it was such a "boring" case that attracted many university executives to attend.

Obviously, there should be many things that I don't know about.

Perhaps the Morimoto corruption case has affected more university personnel than I imagined.

"Hey! Mr. Beiyuan!" A hand suddenly patted Beiyuan's shoulder, and when he turned his head to look, it was Chishang.The vice president still maintained a hypocritical smile.

"I hope that today's trial will be safe for everyone." Chi Shang's words revealed a hint of sarcasm, "There will be no good results if you mess around."

Bei Yuan also smiled, "Vice President Chishang. I really want to know why you can still appear on the scene in today's case. Don't tell me that you have already transferred to be a prosecutor."

When Ikegami heard these words, the smile on his face became even more arrogant, "To Kyoto University, Morimoto's corruption is tantamount to stealing public property. The property of the university has been damaged as a result, so Kyoto University regards the victim as My identity appeared in this criminal proceeding, and my identity was as the victim's attorney ad litem, assisting the public prosecutor in making the charges. I naturally appeared here."

"The vice-president has so much to do every day, and he has to rush over to participate in such a small case. It's really aggrieved." Bei Yuan shrugged.

"After all, there is a junior here, so it's not easy to worry about." Chi Shang's smile became more ferocious, and then he laughed loudly, turned his head, opened the prosecutor's seat on the left side of the wooden fence and walked to the court.

A man and a woman are already sitting in the public prosecutor's seat on the left side of the courtroom.The man, of course, is the prosecutor Yan Yong, and the other is also the public prosecutor, who is responsible for assisting Yan Yong to appear in court.

"Prosecutor Yan Yong." Ikegami greeted, then sat next to the prosecutor, and leaned over, but the expression on his face became cautious.Ikegami said in a low voice, "Do you think this guy named Beiyuan might launch a surprise attack? I saw that his female assistant came here with a suitcase. Maybe the situation might change."

Hearing Ikegami's cautious voice, Iwanaga's mouth curled up slightly, "Impossible. Just this morning, I also specifically contacted Judge Sakuma to ask whether the defense lawyer or the defendant in this case made anything different from the plea affidavit. point of view. The answer was no.”

"I believe that the defense lawyers on the other side are not as courageous as they are." Yan Yong continued, "Even Judge Sakuma now believes that this case is a case of pleading guilty and accepting punishment. The trial of today's case will end in at least an hour in the afternoon. ...If the defense lawyer suddenly changes on the spot, it will simply disrupt the judge's prearranged trial arrangement. If this Beiyuan is not afraid of offending the judge, then he can try it."

"Since Prosecutor Yan Yong said so, I am more at ease." Chi Shang laughed.

In fact, Ikegami has been quite entangled in his heart.

In other words, based on his understanding of Beiyuan, this restless young man is bound to make something happen in today's trial.

However, this is another case of pleading guilty and pleading guilty after all.

Give this Beiyuan ten guts, and he wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

Ikegami is actually not easy to judge whether there will be extra complications in this court trial.

However, this Beiyuan has always been good at disguising, and he put on a confident look all day long, so that you don't know whether he is bluffing or is actually a dead end.

Unless...unless, this Beiyuan can think of a way to bypass the plea affidavit to defend himself.

Ikegami squinted his eyes, and the moment he had this idea, he rejected it again.

It is impossible to bypass the plea affidavit.

This Beiyuan absolutely has no more tricks to play.

Yan Yong leaned on the seat and raised his head slightly, "Lawyer Ikegami. Just look at how we have won a big victory today, and appreciate how the defendant Morimoto will obediently plead guilty in court. This world is not a fairy tale. This is a criminal Judgment, there is no such thing as a miracle."

(End of this chapter)