Onoda's intention is obvious.

His idea is to define the so-called "maintenance responsibility" of highways as administrative responsibilities, not civil liabilities. If the maintenance obligations belong to administrative responsibilities, then the other party can only go to the corresponding administrative agencies, such as the Highway Bureau.

, complain and report on Kawamoto Expressway, and then the Highway Bureau will impose administrative penalties on Kawamoto Expressway.

Once the obligation to maintain highways is determined to be non-civil liability, the other party will not be able to file a civil lawsuit.

In other words, all the opponent's attack paths will be completely blocked by him.

If the court dismisses the lawsuit, it can be expected that Miyagawa and the others will appeal again. However, the success rate of appeals is generally extremely small. If the case goes to the Tokyo High Court, the High Court will still rule that the "maintenance responsibility" belongs to administrative responsibility, and

If it is not a civil liability, then the court's decision will form a binding precedent.

In other words, from now on, the maintenance obligation of the expressway will become an administrative responsibility. All drivers who have accidents due to obstacles on the road will not be able to file civil lawsuits against the Kawamoto Expressway. The legal risks of the Kawamoto Expressway will be completely eliminated.

Yu.

When he reported this strategy to Imanishi, the director showed great appreciation.

Thinking of this, Onoda was slightly excited. He may be recorded in future judicial precedents, and he will become a legal expert in highway disputes!

As for whether the case is turned into an administrative case and the other party will do something with the Highway Bureau, Onoda is not worried at all. After all, with the power of Kawamoto Expressway, it will be difficult for the other party to reconcile with the Highway Bureau.

There is something to be done. Even if you are really caught, the final administrative penalty will only be a fine of three drinks.

After Onoda finished his defense, he looked at Kitahara with some confidence. He was ready to appreciate Kitahara's panicked expression. How much Kitahara showed off his relationship with Miyagawa in front of him arrogantly, today he will repay it all in an intensified manner.

At this time, in the auditorium, the Kawamoto Expressway's legal team heard Onoda's defense, and they all smiled. Even with the surprise tactic of reply, they still raised this "civil scope" defense, and it was impossible for the other party to react.

.And the person opposite is a young lawyer who just graduated from university, which is even more impossible.

On the other side, the young male lawyer on the plaintiff's bench still looked calm and relaxed. When Kitahara heard Onoda's words, his expression did not change at all. He was still sitting in a lazy posture, out of sight of the judge.

, with his legs crossed.

What a boring defense~. Beihara was about to yawn, but thinking about the fact that he was still in court, he stopped the urge immediately.

Onoda's eyes caught sight of Kitahara's expression, and he was stunned for a moment. How could Kitahara be so calm? What's going on?! Didn't he know that he had already filed a "civil scope" defense?! Didn't he know that if

If he cannot make an effective rebuttal, the court will immediately dismiss their lawsuit, and the case will be over, completely over!!

Doesn't he understand?!

Imanishi, who was sitting in the dock, raised his head slightly and looked at this scene indifferently. He was slightly surprised when he found that Kitahara still showed no signs of trouble. However, Imanishi quickly calmed down.

Judging from Imanishi's previous contact with Kitahara, he concluded that Kitahara is the kind of person who puts on airs. He pretends to be awesome to scare his opponents, but in fact, he is empty and vulnerable on the inside. As long as he is not intimidated by Kitahara's appearance

Yeah, there's nothing scary about this guy.

This Kitahara looks young and mature at a young age.

This is a typical example of being clever but being misled by your cleverness.

Imami touched his palm, preparing to wait for the court's verdict.

Miyagawa at the plaintiff's table was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and her face was already a little red with nervousness. She took a pen and quickly wrote down the key points that Onoda just said in her notebook, and began to rack her brains to think of how to refute.

.

Miyagawa stared at the key points of Onoda's defense recorded on the paper. After thinking about it for a while, she found that in her head -

【Blank】

The time was too short, and there was no time to react. Miyagawa's hand holding the pen began to tremble slightly. She turned around with her neck stiffened, looked at Beihara beside her, and saw that the paper in front of him was actually white.

, Kitahara did not write down any of the key points Onoda just said, as if it was an unimportant thing at all.

Miyagawa glanced upward again, and Kitahara's expression was still the same as usual, a calm and somewhat cynical expression, and there was no trace of panic on his face that the case was about to be summarily dismissed by the court.

"What...what should I do, Kitahara? I...how should we respond?" Miyagawa said with a trembling voice, "If the response is not good, the case will be dismissed immediately. All the work we have done will be in vain.

Already."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here," Beiyuan said softly.

These five short words are like a spell.

It starts a certain mysterious ritual that can restore things to normal.

The girl beside her was still experiencing waves in her heart. In an instant, the waves subsided and returned to a small calm lake, as if the ripples had never appeared before.

Hearing Kitahara's slightly magnetic and deep voice, Miyagawa's heartbeat was still a little panicked, and she suddenly calmed down. She didn't know why, but in a moment, she suddenly felt that as long as Kitahara was there, everything would get better.

Judge Kumagai sat on the trial bench and watched the scene in front of him with great interest. On the plaintiff's bench were two young lawyers, who probably just graduated from college. But it turned out that they were facing senior executives from listed companies.

Lawyers. From the beginning, this has been a war of disparity in strength. The other party's defense on the scope of civil cases is probably something that this group of young people who have just graduated from university law schools cannot handle on the spot.

However, the calm look of the male lawyer on the plaintiff's bench is interesting.

During Judge Kumagai’s court career, he has seen too many lawyers who failed to cope with the surprise attack of the other party’s defense and looked flustered. Today, for the sake of young people, I will let them go.

"Do you need to prepare?" Judge Kumagai asked with a smile, looking at the lawyer at the plaintiff's table.

Hearing Judge Kumagai's question, Imanishi frowned slightly and stared at every move in the court, carefully trying to figure out the meaning behind Kumagai's words. Although this question was simple and ordinary, it might mean something different.

A good signal. Perhaps Onoda's attitude just now was too aggressive, which caused the judge to have some sympathy for Kitahara.

Hearing this question from the referee, Miyagawa suddenly felt relieved. He was about to answer "need", but was stopped by Kitahara beside him.

Beihara leaned back in his chair and said with a smile: "No need. Chief referee, I can answer the question right now."

Hearing these words, Onoda suddenly couldn't control his expression. He opened his mouth slightly, and his eyes were as big as bells. He couldn't understand the motivation of the man in front of him. He... he didn't listen just now.

That's right. The referee is willing to take the initiative to give them some time to think about how to defend.

And this Beiyuan actually gave up on his own initiative.

This... this is stupid.

Beiyuan straightened his tie and stood up unsteadily, with a cautious smile on his face. It was like a demon spreading its wings on its back, slowly descending on the court, raising its sharp claws.
Chapter completed!