Chapter 135: Choice
Tourists in the Sky Tower are bustling with people, and they seize the time to enjoy the night view of Tokyo from a high altitude.
Among the crowds, a banker and a lawyer stood opposite each other.
For tourists who are enjoying the night view, I am afraid that the two men standing beside them will affect the fate of a large Toyo bank facing the supervision of the financial department.
The banker and the lawyer walked to a corner of the observatory together.
The floor-to-ceiling glass at the corner is still exquisite.
Even if you look from a remote corner, the lights of the tall buildings in Tokyo are still beautiful.
But although the scenery is beautiful, it is not certain whether the two men standing here are in the mood to appreciate it.
Hanzawa was thinking about Kitahara's problem.
This happened so suddenly.
The consultant lawyer from the Finance Department actually asked me to cooperate with me.
"Can I take the liberty to ask?" Hanzawa said.
"Ask."
"Are you here today representing the Finance Department or yourself?" Hanzawa asked.
The problem is directly at the core.
It is too abnormal to propose an invitation to cooperate.
Therefore, Hanze must determine whether this is the intention of the Finance Department or whether it is just the lawyer's unauthorized action.
"Represent myself." Kitahara replied simply and neatly.
A short sentence once again surprised Hanze.
"Wait. Kitahara Lawyer." Hanzawa said, "I'm a little confused now. In other words, you came here today to find me privately?"
"Why do you do this?" Hanzawa asked.
Hanze doesn't know if this is a trap.
He didn't know the lawyer at all.
The only thing I know is the ruthless method this lawyer showed during the inspection of the Finance Department.
"We have a common enemy - Eriko." Kitahara's voice sounded.
"I want to remind you kindly." Kitanohara continued to look at the neon light outside the observatory, "You Tokyo Central Bank, have you been working with many local financial companies recently?"
"That's right. About a year ago, our bank began to cooperate with private guarantee companies, microfinance companies, local treasuries, small trust companies, etc.," Hanzawa said, "But what's the problem?"
"Have you ever thought that these local financial companies might be the industry of Eriko? As we understand, Eriko may have obtained at least more than 300 local financial business licenses through various channels."
Hearing this, Hanzawa suddenly remembered.
Starting about two years ago, Shirai has been promoting strategic cooperation with local financial companies.
Originally, the Tokyo Central Bank looked down on the scraps of these shrimps and fish.
But for some reason, Shirai went through a lot of effort to implement it.
Of course, after a while of trial, the effect was very good.
Some customers with poor credit deficiencies that banks look down on are guaranteed by financial companies in these local areas. These financial companies can also manage and lend some funds to the banks through entrusted loans.
However, what if all this prosperity is just an illusion.
What if, as this Kitahara lawyer said, many local financial companies are actually the industry of Eriko?!
Hanze couldn't help but gasp.
You know, there are so many violations in Yoshizawa Trust alone.
So, let alone these local financial companies with less stringent management.
I don’t know how many ostensibly legal projects are used as activities that violate regulatory regulations!
The bank was used!!
It was used by Eriko!!
Hanzawa thought of the rumors about Eriko.
A strong woman who manages underground gray industries.
Transfer of assets, illegal foreign exchange trading, underground money houses, high interest loan transfers...
Thinking of this, Hanze was shocked and sweated.
"Why are you so surprised?" Kitahara smiled, "It seems that the troubles that Mr. Hanzawa has encountered are quite a lot."
"Why should I believe you?" Hanzawa said.
"You have to believe me." Kitahara played with the telescope next to him. "If you still want to continue your career as a banker, your only option is to believe me."
"So, what is in front of me is not a multiple-choice question at all."
"You certainly have the freedom to choose. Either work with me or witness the end of your own banker career."
"Is this how you understand the word 'freedom'?"
"If you don't understand the cruelty of the world, you will certainly not be able to understand 'freedom'."
Hanze felt that the lawyer in front of him looked very young, but he showed a kind of coldness that was almost without emotion. A young man should always have a passionate feeling for this world. However, what Hanze felt from this lawyer was the cruel and ruthless calculation of interests in the laws of the jungle.
"What you said would restrain the efforts of investigating the Tokyo Central Bank, what's going on?" Hanzawa asked, "If you don't represent the Finance Department, why do you guarantee that the Finance Department will follow the direction you envision?"
"Any regulatory investigation will ultimately require only a witch who presented the altar." Kitahara said, "Do you think there is a difference between the Financial Department's investigation, whether it is the Tokyo Central Bank or Eriko? The reason they checked you first is that it is easier for banks to check, and it is better to have an explanation."
"So the question is whether this witch is the Central Bank of Tokyo or Eriko. It depends on your choice, Mr. Hanzawa."
"But, our Nakano President has been taken away by you for investigation and questioning." Hanzawa said, "The investigation and conversations in your Financial Department have always been infamous, but in fact they are equivalent to disguised house arrest that ignores rights. Under your deformed law enforcement, how can our bank's interests be protected fairly and justly?"
"I suggest you don't worry about your Nakano President. On the contrary, you should be alert to him." Kitahara said, "Although I don't know what means this Nakano President will use to escape, he will eventually escape the investigation of the Financial Bureau."
"But I heard that he admitted in your question transcript that 'empty withdrawal and empty storage'."
"He will definitely have a way."
Hanzawa fell into an unprecedented entanglement.
Indeed, according to the lawyer Beiyuan, I don’t have many options.
If you have been suspended, if you do not cooperate with the Financial Department, you will have no chance of winning at all.
However, the question is, if you work with this lawyer in Kitahara, how much of his promise can count.
The risk is too great.
Hanze was hesitant at this moment.
"Cooperating with me is the best solution." Kitahara said again, "Do you think you still have a way out?"
The words of the male lawyer in front of him were like the ancient bell in the lobby.
Every time I say it, it is like the bell making a heavy ring.
Chapter completed!