Judge Eda sat on the bench and looked down at his watch. It was almost 11:50. He really didn't expect that the disputes involved in a case subject to summary procedures would become more and more complicated. He was still 12

A reading of the verdict has been arranged. It seems that this case on the right of way of neighboring land will not be completed this morning.

Judge Jiangtian looked at the two female lawyers standing face to face and coughed slightly, "Dear attorneys, because there is still a verdict reading at 12 o'clock. The trial will be held at 2:30 this afternoon. Can all the attorneys arrange their time?

come over."

"Can."

"no problem."

Miyagawa and Machiko turned their heads at the same time and answered.

Then, there was a "click" and the gavel struck.

"The case of the Aoba Terrace Apartment Owners Committee v. Takai Neighboring Land Dispute over the right of way is now adjourned." Judge Eda announced, and then hurriedly opened the secret door of the court, holding a handful of documents, and anxiously went to another part of the building.

A tribunal rushed over.

As the adjournment was announced, the tense atmosphere in the courtroom poured out like a flood from a sluice gate, like a huge stone falling down suddenly. The square area turned back into an ordinary courtroom.

The room is no longer a fighting battlefield that determines the outcome of the case between the two parties.

Miyagawa walked back to the plaintiff's seat and let out a small breath. Her tense facial expression relaxed. She packed the materials on the table and seemed to be still immersed in the intense court trial in her mind. She said a little casually.

, "Kitahara, wait a minute, what should we eat together for lunch?"

"I have already made a reservation. There is a Western restaurant nearby, and I heard that the mango pudding served as dessert there is particularly delicious." Kitahara said with a smile. He still remembered that Miyagawa's favorite dessert was mango pudding.

When he was in college, every time he and Miyagawa were busy working in the book club and came out very late, one of the must-have items was to go to a candy shop near the university to have some late-night snacks as a reward. And Miyagawa

My favorite is the mango pudding.

Suddenly, when he heard that Kitahara was going to take him to eat mango pudding, Miyagawa was stunned for a moment, and then he felt surprised and happy. He didn't expect that it had been so long, but Kitahara still remembered what he liked to eat. Speaking of which, he

I haven’t eaten mango pudding much since I graduated from college.

Looking at the man in front of me, his face still maintains a bit of campus atmosphere.

In a daze, it seemed like I was back in college again.

During the days when the two of them were working at Eto Law Firm, it was like running a reading club together in college.

It seems like nothing has changed.

It would be great if days like this would never change, Miyagawa suddenly had this thought in his heart.

On the other side of the plaintiff's bench, Gu Meimen stretched out and yawned, as if he was very bored by such a trivial trial. Then he looked around the court with disgust.

After taking one look at it, he complained: "Oh, the restaurants around the Shinjuku District Judicial Court are really terrible. I don't even know what to eat."

Machiko, who was standing aside, looked at the lawyer Gu Meimen next to him and rolled his eyes again. At this moment, Machiko glanced towards the dock.

But I saw that the lawyer named Kitahara did not have the arrogance or laziness in the court at this moment. Instead, he seemed to have tender eyes and the lawyer Miyagawa next to him, talking and laughing.

He seems to have a very gentlemanly demeanor, which is completely different from his appearance in court and at mediation meetings, forming a huge contrast.

I could see that the two people were whispering something, and from time to time, Lawyer Miyagawa was made to laugh by Lawyer Kitahara. That smile was obviously a smile that only the two of them could understand. In the face of the communication between the two of them,

, clearly embodying a tacit understanding that can only be understood between two people.

If you look at it like this at first glance, it seems that there is an intimate couple sitting across from you.

Seeing the seemingly happy smile on Miyagawa's face, Machiko's heart suddenly twitched.

It's like a lemon was cut open and the pulp inside was squeezed.

Drop after drop of lemon juice flows down.

Machiko was sour.

Thinking that she had always been alone and had never been in love, Machiko's heart was suddenly shrouded in a strong sense of loneliness when she looked at the scene of the two defendant lawyers in front of her.

Want to fall in love.

I want sweet love.

Machiko's neck was a little stiff and she turned her head to look at the male lawyer beside her. This Gu Meimen lawyer was obviously in his thirties, but he still looked like a child.

Machiko suddenly doubted life.

At this moment, it seemed that winning or losing the lawsuit didn't matter.

The lawyer Miyagawa in front of me has already won.

Only then did Machiko suddenly realize why from the mediation meeting to today's court hearing, the female lawyer had always been fighting alone, while the Kitahara lawyer behind her acted as if the matter had nothing to do with her and kept her attitude high.

, only hiding behind Lawyer Miyagawa.

If only... if only, I could have a boyfriend like this, who was attentive and considerate in daily interactions, who could take care of myself and be considerate of my emotions like a gentleman.

If there is, then it doesn't matter if you make money to support him.

Suddenly, Machiko felt that she understood the mood of lawyer Miyagawa opposite him, and understood why lawyer Miyagawa always fought in the front, while lawyer Kitahara did the logistics work behind the scenes.

Maybe this is the power of love.

True love means not despising each other and supporting each other silently.

Thinking of this, Machiko gradually imagined that the prince charming in her heart would one day come to her in the clouds and mist.

"Hey! Bow-legged! How did you become an assistant?! Where should we go for lunch?" Lawyer Gu Meimen next to him raised his legs on the table and urged impatiently.

The sudden sound instantly shattered the fantasy that Machiko had just managed to build into pieces.

"Ha! You eat it yourself! I don't care about you!" Machiko put all the materials into her bag with a bang. She just vaguely heard that the Kitahara lawyer opposite was taking Miyagawa to eat mango pudding. Yeah!

I'm going to eat mango pudding later.

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At the same time, just as the trial on the neighboring land right-of-way case concluded this morning, a storm was quietly brewing inside Mizuho Bank. Japan's economy continued to heat up, real estate prices continued to rise, and the net income of almost all listed companies' statements

Profits are doubling at an unprecedented rate, stock market trading volumes are increasing, and the overall economic situation seems to be in good shape.

However, the bank's loan bad debt ratio coldly showed that behind this prosperity, a crisis seemed to be coming quietly. The big shots at the top had also noticed this signal. However, in the fog, there was no

People can clearly see the outline of the entire crisis, let alone when the crisis will occur.

At the same time this morning as the hearing on the dispute over neighboring land rights of way was held, the head office of Mizuho Bank officially announced internally that it would conduct inspections at 47 secondary branches across the country and conduct irregular surprise inspections on various major loan projects.

Compliance and internal control of credit business of each branch.
Chapter completed!