Chapter 4 People and horses gather together
In the hall, a dense crowd of people in suits were confronting two lawyers.
Miyagawa stood in front, his lips pursed, his brows slightly furrowed, and his beautiful eyes showing anger. Miyagawa couldn't stand this group of people called the "Infrastructure Supervision Bureau" and came in to make a fuss. They had just entered the lawyer's office.
So, they were just rummaging around aimlessly.
There are scattered materials everywhere on the ground.
Many files that were originally bundled were left haphazardly aside.
Even some documents scattered on the ground were trampled directly by people from the Asset Supervision Bureau.
"You've gone too far!" Miyagawa said angrily. This always gentle woman couldn't help but scold her. Some of the case materials she and Kitahara had finally compiled in the morning were immediately messed up again.
"Please cooperate with us, we are investigating."
"You are not investigating, you are clearly causing trouble!"
When Miyagawa pushed back like this, the people in the Asset Supervision Bureau were a little stunned. After all, they used to investigate municipal enterprises or public officials. Those who were investigated in the past were naturally afraid of the Asset Supervision Bureau. But now,
The two lawyers are not public officials or employees of state-owned enterprises, so naturally they have no mutual intention.
At this moment, a middle-aged man slowly stepped out among the people from the Asset Supervision Bureau.
His appearance looks unremarkable.
However, there was a hint of calculating cunning in his eyes.
The middle-aged man motioned to his subordinates with his eyes, then turned to Miyagawa and said with a smile, "Lawyer Miyagawa, right? Let me introduce myself, I am Urakawa, the senior investigator of the Asset Supervision Bureau. Today we have the Asset Supervision Bureau
The Bureau is here to search Eto Law Firm with a search warrant. Please cooperate."
Miyagawa immediately replied: "Then what exactly are you searching for? Why are you rummaging through the boxes and rummaging through our case materials like this? What does the materials you are searching have to do with the case you are searching for?"
"We are just acting in accordance with the law." Urakawa still maintained his smile, "You are a lawyer and I am an investigator. Speaking of which, I have also had experience working as a prosecutor before. In fact, our work is the same, and it is nothing more than acting in accordance with the law.
That’s it. The search warrant was written for us to search the law firm, so we will search it.”
"The search can only be limited to materials related to the case." Miyagawa replied somewhat forcefully, "If the search warrant is not clearly written, then you can go back and open another one. So many case materials here are related to us.
The client’s secrets. According to the Lawyers Law, these materials enjoy lawyer confidentiality privileges. Unless you have a specific and clear search warrant, otherwise, according to the Lawyers Law, we have no reason to cooperate with you.”
Urakawa smiled again.
He ignored the rebuttal of the female lawyer in front of him.
In his career, he has seen too many people try to fight back.
Because of this, he always has enough backup options.
"They should be arriving soon." Urakawa suddenly said to himself.
"They...are coming?" Miyagawa didn't understand what the investigator named Urakawa in front of him was saying for a moment. Who is coming? Who else is coming.
Suddenly, several figures appeared at the door of the law firm.
Among them, two figures stand out in particular.
One is a slightly stocky man with a Mediterranean bald head. The visitor is Ikegami, the vice president of the Tokyo District Bar Association. Previously, starting from the Shogun Hotel case, Ikegami had launched a series of professional disciplinary investigations against Kitahara’s lawyers.
.Although he was defeated by Kitahara in the end, Ikegami will certainly not forget it and is ready to make a comeback at any time.
The other one is a rather handsome man with a mustache and sharp eyes. He is Miyagawa's father, Imanishi. Imanishi is also a director of the Tokyo District Bar Association. He learned that the Asset Supervision Bureau is going to investigate.
Eto Law Firm, and his daughter is also in this law firm. Of course, he has to come for today's investigation no matter what.
"Vice Chairman Ikegami." Urakawa turned to look at the bald man, "Just now, Lawyer Miyagawa said that their materials are protected by the Lawyers Law and cannot be disclosed to our Asset Supervision Bureau. So what happens next?
Thank you for your help."
Urakawa had already calculated the possible counterattack of the two lawyers.
Therefore, he specially asked the Tokyo District Bar Association to participate in today's investigation.
In Japan, there are two organizations that have the power to break attorney's privilege.
One is the court.
Another one is the Lawyers Association.
When the Lawyers Association conducts a lawyer practice discipline investigation, it can obtain the case files of the parties involved.
Ikegami looked at the familiar figure behind Miyagawa. Yes, although he had not met many times, he would always remember this figure. Whether it was the class action selection meeting for the Kawamoto Expressway case or the subsequent internal investigation of the Bar Association. This Kitahara
They all made him suffer humiliation. He must seize every opportunity to pay back a hundredfold.
"Now that lawyers' rights to practice are being violated, why are your lawyers' associations still helping others?!" Miyagawa saw Ikegami doing this and became even more angry.
Yes, the world is becoming more and more beyond Miyagawa's imagination.
Since following Beiyuan.
She becomes more and more aware of the cruelty and madness of this world.
Absurdity and confusion.
The Lawyers Association is originally a trade association established to safeguard lawyers’ rights to practice law.
However, now, the Lawyers Association is backing actions that infringe on lawyers’ rights to practice law.
It's so ridiculous, so ridiculous.
Lawyer membership fees in Tokyo are nearly billions of yen a year.
Just handed it over for nothing.
"Lawyer Miyagawa, please don't get excited. There is a reason for our Lawyers Association to appear here. We are currently investigating Jiang Teng Law Firm's violations of lawyer's professional disciplines. Therefore, please cooperate with the Financial Supervision Bureau and submit the materials
Give it to them." Chishang said with a bit of arrogance.
"Saeko! This matter has nothing to do with you, come here quickly!" Imanishi urged from the side. Imanishi knew very well that these investigations cannot be related to Saeko. The person who will be investigated today is very clear, that is the one named Kitahara Giichi
Bastard lawyer!.
"Okay, can you cooperate with the Asset Supervision Bureau?" Urakawa still kept smiling, "Since the Tokyo District Lawyers Association is also present, I might as well say that, in fact, the matters that our Asset Supervision Bureau wants to investigate also involve you.
The disciplinary violations committed by law firms coincide with each other. With people from the Lawyers Association present today, I think your so-called confidentiality privileges under the Lawyers Law will no longer exist."
"I stress again. Lawyer Miyagawa, we are only acting in accordance with the law." Urakawa's voice sounded.
"Okay, please cooperate."
Urakawa waved his hand.
In an instant, the people behind him rushed out again, rummaging around the law office recklessly.
Chapter completed!