10:20 a.m., Shinjuku City District Court, Courtroom No. 923, Trial Building.

Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway Paid Use Contract Dispute Case, before the third hearing.

The third court session was the same as the last one, and it was also in Court No. 932. The court session was at 10 o'clock sharp. However, there were still no judges on the high-backed wooden seats reserved for the three judges.

In the auditorium, the legal team of Kawamoto Expressway, middle- and senior-level lawyers from Imanishi Law Firm, and some citizens who came to join in the fun were whispering to each other.

In the corner of the auditorium, Niyu held a notebook in her hand. Looking at this strange scene, she couldn't help but frown slightly. She did not participate in the second trial because she learned from the first trial.

After learning about the road system reform in Hachioji City, I went to investigate this matter.

At this time, there were only two lawyers in the plaintiff's box and the defendant's box in the court. Onoda was sitting in the seat on the side of the defendant's box, but the seat of the senior lawyer next to him was empty. Onoda was sitting in his seat, looking up from time to time.

On the ceiling, he was flipping through the files, as if he was extremely impatient because of the long waiting time. The pen in his hand scrawled on the paper a little harder, making a "swish, swish, swish" sound.

There was a female lawyer sitting at the plaintiff's table, and the seat next to her where the young male lawyer was supposed to be sitting was also empty at this time.

Miyagawa was a little nervous and couldn't help but turn his peripheral vision to the empty seat next to him. Fifteen minutes before the trial, Kitahara and his father Imani were called to the secret door by the judge. He had already reminded Kitahara not to do it again.

The evidence was raided, but Judge Kumagai was caught red-handed. Before the trial this time, Kitahara chose to submit the evidence only 15 minutes before the trial, hoping to skirt the edge.

Unexpectedly, his father actually adopted the same strategy as Kitahara, also trying to skirt the edge. Both parties submitted evidence only 15 minutes before the trial.

The result of everyone doing this was that Judge Kumagai was completely angry. After Judge Kumagai called Kitahara and his father Imanishi to the secret door, there was no more movement. I don’t know what is happening to them now.

Miyagawa couldn't help but sigh slightly.

About 5 minutes later, footsteps sounded outside the secret door. The next second, the indicator light flashed from red to green. Imanishi walked out first, with a look of disdain on his face, and snorted coldly, "Quickly"

Walking towards the dock.

Kitahara, who was following Imanishi, had a mischievous smile on his face, and he looked like a poor student who had just been scolded by the teacher. He walked back to his seat without looking at the teacher, but made a face at the whole class on the way back to his seat.

Seeing Kitahara finally coming back, Miyagawa finally let go of his hanging heart and quickly asked in a low voice: "Kitahara, what happened just now?"

"Oh. It's nothing. I just stood in front of the judge like a primary school student and was scolded for 20 minutes." Kitahara laughed.

"From now on, let's not do this again." Miyagawa hurriedly organized the file materials he had just opened and prepared them for Kitahara's court session.

Judge Kumagai, with a gloomy face and dark clouds, appeared behind the secret door and walked into the court, followed by two magistrates. Judge Kumagai sat in the courtroom and said to the lawyers of the original and defendant: "This time

The case has been heard twice. The court investigation must end today."

Then Judge Kumagai looked in the direction of the auditorium and said: "According to the application of the original defendant, the plaintiff applied to add a witness, Suda Chiyo. The defendant applied to add a witness, Kuno Yu. In view of the fact that there are witnesses present in this case today, there are no witnesses allowed in the auditorium.

Column. The judicial police please check the identity documents of the spectators to ensure that the witnesses Suda Chiyo and Kuno Yu are not in the gallery."

The bailiff outside the court heard the judge's voice inside, walked into the court, and began to check the credentials of everyone in the gallery.

In the past, court discipline was not so strict. The judge would directly call out from the bench to see if the witness was there. If no one responded, the court would begin. But today, the discipline is so strict, to some extent.

This confirms Judge Kumagai’s dissatisfaction with Kitahara and Imanishi’s large-scale evidence raids.

After a while, the bailiff finally checked the ID of the last person in the last row of auditoriums, turned his head and nodded to the judge in the trial seat.

"Click!" A crisp gavel sounded.

"The case of Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway Co., Ltd. is being heard for the third time!"

Judge Kumagai: "Last time, the plaintiff's attorney submitted a video taken at the maintenance center of the G227 highway involved in the case to prove that the Kawamoto Expressway failed to perform maintenance obligations in accordance with national standards. After the court adjourned, the defendant proposed to add witness Yu Kuno to appear in court to refute

Regarding this video, the plaintiff proposed to add another witness, Chiyo Suda, to appear in court to confirm the authenticity of this video.”

"This court decided to first summon the defendant's additional witness, Yu Kuno."

The bailiff in the court received instructions, pushed open the corner of the closed wooden door of the courtroom, and brought in a man from outside the corridor.

But I saw a bald man wearing Kawamoto Expressway work clothes walking into the court. He looked calm, as if he was going to the court today to clear up the grievances caused by the video. He was full of confidence and showed no sign of timidity or fear.

It means. The whole person's temperament is completely different from the domineering way he was treated harshly and insulted Suda that day. It vividly demonstrates the ability of an old fox in society to adapt to the situation and be good at hiding his true intentions.

"Chief referee, my name is Kuno Yu." Kuno smiled at the judge on the bench and bowed slightly, showing a polite look.

He is so good at pretending!!! When Miyagawa saw this scene, she was already furious. She recalled the scene that happened in the nursing center that day, how Kuno treated the girl who was almost the same age as herself, a pair of

He looked coldly at Kuno, who was standing on the witness stand in the middle.

Sensing Miyagawa's mood, Kitahara leaned back in his chair and teased: "It seems that Kuno has been trained well in the past few days."

As if he felt the unfriendly eyes from the plaintiff's table, Kuno turned sideways and showed a polite smile to the two lawyers on the plaintiff's side. Then he glanced at the referee's table from the corner of his eye and saw the judge on the confirmation stage.

After seeing his expression, the corners of his mouth suddenly curved into a very sarcastic smile, as if nakedly provoking: "I'm going to lie next, what do you want."

Judge Kumagai, who was sitting on the referee's bench, saw that the witnesses had already taken their seats and immediately said loudly: "Now, please ask the defendant's attorney to question the witnesses."

Imanishi stood up from the chair in the dock and looked at Kuno in the witness box. A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he was admiring a flawless work of art that he had carved. There was a powerful feeling mixed in that sneer.
Chapter completed!