Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk.

Matsumoto Takahiro nodded and said:

"Then let's go see him now."

Next, Kiyomasa Ogaki led them to a conference room that Yaya Kiryu was quite familiar with.

Kiryu Yaya also held several meetings here a few months ago.

Two staff members from the General Affairs Department were standing at the door of the small conference room. They stepped aside when they saw Kiyomasa Ogaki.

Then Takahiro Matsumoto pushed open the door.

Yusuke Takagi was sitting on one side of the long table.

He was wearing a dark gray suit today and looked much more haggard than the last time we met.

Clearly, he had not been living a peaceful life during this period.

Hearing the door open, he instantly jumped up and looked up.

The moment he saw Matsumoto Takahiro and Kiryu Yaya, a sense of relief appeared in his eyes.

"You've arrived."

Yusuke Takagi said.

Matsumoto Takahiro and Kiryu Yaya sat down opposite him.

Kiyomasa tactfully closed the door and left the conference room.

Only the three of them remained.

Yusuke Takagi watched.

Kiryu Yaya put down his briefcase and looked at him.

"Branch Manager Takagi, is there something you want to say to us?"

Yusuke Takagi was silent for a moment:

"Managing Director Nakajima has resigned?"

Kiryu Yaya nodded.

"Yes."

Yusuke Takagi sighed.

"Kiryu-kun, you win again."

Kiryu Yaya smiled and said:

"The investigation team was only concerned with the bank and never thought about winning or losing."

Yusuke Takagi lowered his head.

"I'll be honest, Managing Director Nakajima, oh, now I should call him former Managing Director Nakajima."

“I had previously carried out some projects for him, which were suspected of being in violation of regulations, and I kept a copy at the time.”

Kiryu Yaya became alert:

What project?

Yusuke Takagi looked up and met his eyes:

"Between Heisei 1 and Heisei 2".

“Former Managing Director Nakajima approved three expenditures under the guise of external policy coordination fees, with the recipient being the Towa Institute of Technology.”

Kiryu Yaya narrowed his eyes.

Sure enough, there's a new discovery!

Donghe General Research Institute.

It's another new company.

Yusuke Takagi continued:

“Each of these three special expenditures was over 100 million euros, and I kept a copy of the original voucher when I executed them.”

At this point, Takagi Yusuke looked at Kiryu Yaya.

"The voucher has the signature of former Managing Director Nakajima and the approval of Executive Director Sato. This is what you need right now."

Kiryu Yaya curled the corners of his lips and looked at Takagi Yusuke.

“Branch Manager Takagi, you are indeed a smart person. You know what we need right now.”

"We are indeed very interested in what you have. Tell us your terms."

Yusuke Takagi said bluntly:

"I can give you the items directly, and I can't control how you use them. I only have one request: please handle my matter internally and do not transfer it to the judiciary."

"This request is not excessive and is entirely within the authority of the special investigation team."

Kiryu Yaya glanced at Matsumoto Takahiro, and seeing him nod, he agreed without hesitation.

"make a deal!"

Without any hesitation, Yusuke Takagi took out a brown paper envelope from the inside pocket of his suit.

Then he placed it on the table and pushed it toward Kiryu Yaya.

Kiryu Yaya smiled wryly at his decisive action.

"Isn't Branch Manager Takagi afraid we'll break our promise?"

Yusuke Takagi hummed softly:

"Kiryu-kun, although I don't particularly like you, I completely trust your character."

Kiryu Yaya chuckled and said:

"Then I must thank Branch Manager Takagi for the compliment."

Kiryu Yaya opened the envelope in front of Takagi Yusuke and then turned it toward Matsumoto Takahiro.

Inside were several photocopies of receipts, stamped with the receipt seal of the Towa General Research Institute and the payment stamp of the General Affairs Department of Mitsubishi Bank.

At the same time, it does indeed contain the signature of Konosuke Nakajima and the confirmation stamp of Kenichi Sato.

Kiryu Yaya and Matsumoto Takahiro exchanged a glance and nodded to each other before Kiryu Yaya put the envelope into his briefcase.

Then the two of them got up and left the small conference room.

When Kiyomasa Ogaki saw the two of them come out, he quickly went to greet them.

"Matsumoto-no-Chapter, Kiryu-kun, how is the situation?"

Kiryu Yaya nodded and said:

"It went more smoothly than I expected."

He didn't go into details, but simply smiled at Kiyomasa Ogaki.

"Branch Manager Ogaki, thank you for your hard work this time. If you hadn't called us in time, we might not have been able to get the evidence so quickly."

Kiyomasa Ogaki wore a fawning smile.

"Not at all, Kiryu-kun. I just did what I was supposed to do."

He already knew about Konosuke Nakajima's downfall after receiving a call from his younger brother yesterday afternoon.

He was stunned for a very long time when he received this news.

Who is Konosuke Nakajima?

That's the managing director of Mitsubishi Bank.

A powerful figure who has worked his way up in the banking system for over thirty years.

But even such a figure crumbled in front of Kiryu Yaya.

What's even more frightening is that Kiryu Yaya has only been in the special investigation team for less than half a month, right?

The fact that Kiryu Yaya was able to bring down a managing director so quickly shows the immense power behind him.

It's really hard to imagine that Kiyomasa Ogaki would be like this.

The young man who sat in front of him and was being scolded by him just six months ago has such terrifying true strength.

At this moment, Kiyomasa Ogaki couldn't help but recall the day he knelt before Yaya Kiryu.

At that time, he felt that it was the most embarrassing moment of his life.

But looking back now, he is very glad he made that choice.

If he hadn't bowed his head and admitted his mistake back then, his name, Kiyomasa Ogaki, would definitely be on the list of those suspended from their duties and under investigation.

"Ogaki Branch Manager."

Just then, Kiryu Yaya's voice suddenly came from the side.

Oogaki Kiyomasa snapped out of his daze and quickly said:

"Yes, Kiryu-kun, what are your orders?"