Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 91 Cross-examination of Witnesses
"Witness, what is your position?"

"The director of the maintenance center of the G227 expressway."

Imanishi walked out of the dock, came to the witness stand in the middle, and looked at Kuno.The eye contact between the two is unique and subtle, like a series of Morse codes, sent out of thin air, converting what is in each other's mind into cipher text, and sending it to the other's heart.

"Have you watched the video taken by the plaintiff's attorney at the G227 road maintenance center?"

"Yes, I've seen it." After the words fell, Kuno suddenly trembled slightly, his eyes turned red for a moment, he looked up at the judge on the trial seat, and said a little excitedly: "Judge, the matter is definitely not like a video As shown, they cover up the truth of the matter."

"Okay. Below Kuno, I'll ask you about the content of the video involved in the case." Imanishi said, "What kind of building is the building captured in the video? Is it your office or the accommodation of your employees."

As if he had been skillfully rehearsed, Kuno raised his head and responded methodically: "That's right. Our building is actually used for both office and accommodation. We work during the day and stay directly in the room at night. Expressway. Construction In the barren mountains and mountains, it is very costly to build special staff dormitories out of thin air. Therefore, our buildings are used for both office and accommodation. However, we have an independent reception room. The location of the video did not shoot us The external reception room, which went directly into our staff area for the internal filming."

"Oh?" Imanishi made a surprised look on purpose, as if he had discovered some treasure underground, and leaned forward slightly: "That is to say. The place where the filming is not only the office, but also the place where you live and live."

"Yes, because of this, the room will look a little messy and there are some things to eat. But the place where you live will inevitably have some traces of life." Kuno emphasized his tone and amplified the volume for the trial The judges at the table can hear clearly.

"Why are you drinking?" Imam's eyes narrowed.

The drinking behavior in the video is one of the core points.

As a road maintenance employee, it is too unreasonable to drink alcohol.

If maintenance staff drink alcohol, how can they be on duty.

Kuno coughed lightly and said, "That day, I was actually on vacation. The other five colleagues who were eating at the table in the video were also on vacation. My good colleague Toda, his recent daughter got engaged and was very happy. So, Our colleagues who were on vacation got together and opened a few bottles of beer to celebrate. At that time, we were on vacation, which is proved by the vacation certificate that the company can provide.”

"That is to say, the messy scene and the drinking incident in the video don't actually represent the whole picture of the Kawamoto Expressway Maintenance Center?"

"Yes." Kuno straightened his chest slightly.

Imanishi turned his head to face the court, "Chief referee. Regarding the messy house and Kuno drinking in the video. It can be seen from the testimony of the witnesses just now. First, because the subject of the filming is also used as a residence for employees, it is very normal to have dinner parties .Secondly, regarding the drinking issue in the clip. Indeed, it is extremely inappropriate to drink alcohol as the person in charge of the road maintenance center. But please consider the fact that the witness Kuno was already on vacation at the time."

Imanishi paused for a moment, pursed his somewhat dry lips, and continued: "Since the witness is on vacation, he has temporarily left his job and is not bound by the relevant work regulations. It is only because the drinking place is inside the unit that it is inappropriate. Although there are violations, but the circumstances are minor, please review the court."

Judge Kumagai on the referee's seat nodded slightly, signaling Imamishi to continue questioning witnesses.

Miyagawa unconsciously clenched his pen tightly.Under the questioning of the witness by the father, it seems that the chaos in the house in the video and the issue of Kuno drinking have become justifiable, and have become trivial and innocuous issues.

But no matter how powerful his father is, Kuno's action of back signing the inspection form in this video cannot be denied anyway.

Imam turned around, looked at Kuno, and continued to ask: "Next, let me ask you about the conversation between you and Suda in the video."

The witness asked questions, and finally came to the most critical link.

Among the video clips submitted by Kitahara and Miyagawa, the most lethal one is Kuno's refusal of Suda's inspection request.

From a bystander's perspective, this amounts to almost direct evidence of malfeasance.

Blatant refusal to inspect is tantamount to a direct violation of the national standard that inspections should be conducted no less than once a day on highways.

"In the video, you rejected Suda's request for inspections. Excuse me, do you mean road inspections when you say inspections?"

Imanishi's question seemed to stir up some kind of echo, instantly revealing a blind spot in the video that no one noticed.Like a magician standing on the stage, Imanishi slowly pushed aside the black cloth covering the box. The box, which was supposed to be empty, suddenly shook, and with a "thump", a flock of white pigeons flew out.

The moment he heard his father's question, Miyagawa opened his eyes wide.What does the father's words mean?Does he want to deny that the "inspection" mentioned in the video is not a road inspection? !The next second, Miyagawa realized this possibility, and was suddenly awakened, and found that the video they submitted did indeed have this weakness.There is indeed only the word "inspection" in the video, but it does not mention what inspection is from beginning to end.

Miyagawa seemed to see a sharp knife in front of him, facing the heavily armored knight, but directly plunged into the thin gap of the joint.

When Kuno on the witness stand heard this question, as if he had received instructions from a general, the horn of attack was blown vigorously, and he immediately said loudly: "Judge, I did make a mistake in this matter. But, judge, please be sure to Note that the inspections that Suda mentioned in the video do not refer to road inspections. We must do road inspections every day, we cannot, and dare not not do them.”

Kuno's words were like a gust of wind and rain.

The faces of the citizens who had attended the trial last time and watched this video in the back seats couldn't help but change.This witness asked...really...really turned black and white.A seemingly impeccable video suddenly exposed the biggest flaw.

"The inspection that Suda talked about is actually to inspect the wild animals around the highway. Because there is a deceleration gate with only one lane on the G227 section of the expressway, which is close to the toll station. Due to the original construction problems, there may be wild animals crossing from here. problems. So we need regular patrols.”

"The gate is close to the toll booth, and most of the vehicles have slowed down to a very slow speed, so there have been no accidents before. But the problem of animal crossing has been solved since June last year. The company installed a new The protective iron nets are three layers thick, and it is impossible for wild animals to cross this gate, so there is no need to patrol the perimeter of this gate."

"Judge. The inspection I mentioned in the video refers to the inspection of this gateway. I have also reported to the company that there is no need for patrols before, and I got a verbal affirmative answer from them. It is only because the company treats I am very serious about inspections, and any changes to the inspection system need to be strictly approved, and the formal procedures have not yet been completed. I stopped the inspection without authorization before the company's internal system was formally changed, and I was indeed at fault."

"Judge, I am willing to accept any punishment." On the witness stand, Kuno took a deep breath, bent down suddenly, and bowed deeply.

Imam stood in front of the witness stand and said in a firm tone: "The court, the witnesses' questioning is over. The so-called recorded video submitted by the plaintiff's attorney has nothing to do with highway inspections or the responsibility for maintaining the road surface of the Sichuan Expressway in this case. It was filmed at the maintenance center The legality of the employee's internal area is questionable, and the house is used as a staff dormitory, which is suspected of violating privacy rights, and I request the court to deny the legality and relevance of this video!"

(End of this chapter)