Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk

Kiryu Yaya put his phone in his pocket, leaned against the wall of the tea room, and closed his eyes for a while.

He had already rehearsed countless times what Konosuke Nakajima would do.

Kenichi Sato was shrewd and calculating, while Konosuke Nakajima was adept at self-preservation.

The only solution they could think of was to create a fake transaction record to remove the large sums of money that Guandong International Development had transferred in and then out.

And this is exactly what Kiryu Yaya needs.

To destroy a person, first make them mad.

The more Kenichi Sato and Konosuke Nakajima do nowadays, the more they are exposed, and the faster they will die.

Thinking of this, Kiryu Yaya dialed the phone again:

"I am the prosecutor of Hanayama-in, Kiryu."

On the other end of the phone, Hanayama-in Taki's voice carried a hint of amusement.

"Kiryu-kun, are you calling to keep your promise from last time?"

Kiryu Yaya readily agreed: "Besides fulfilling my promise from last time, I'd also like to ask you for another favor."

Hanayama-in Taki became interested.

He was just joking, but unexpectedly, Kiryu Yaya was actually preparing to keep his promise.

"What news? Tell me, if it's not on the scale of the Kanto International Development Project, I won't believe it!"

Kiryu Yaya smiled, and without keeping anyone in suspense, directly stated his thoughts:

"Actually, this news is also related to the Kanto International Development Project."

He paused, then continued:

"Kanto International Development's predecessor, Kanto Asset Development, used the same batch of collateral to repeatedly raise funds between Tokyo Metropolitan Bank and Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, accumulating nearly 2 billion yen in short-term loans."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hanayama-in Taki on the other end of the phone became serious, but only a little more serious.

Although repeatedly cashing out and raising funds is no small matter.

However, this news alone pales in comparison to the bombshell news of Mitsubishi Bank's systemic fraud.

So overall, Hanayama-in Taki wasn't particularly satisfied with the news. He sighed:

"Kiryu-kun... if that's all there is to it, then I'm quite disappointed."

Kiryu Yaya smiled and said:

"Don't rush, this is just one of them. The next piece of news is related to it, but I can't guarantee that Prosecutor Huashan Yuan will be able to handle this lead."

Hanayama-in Taki let out an "oh," finally showing interest:

"Are there any clues that I can't finish eating?"

Kiryu Yaya said calmly:

"Regarding the financing of asset development in the Kanto region, a section chief named Yoshio Sasaki from the Tokyo Metropolitan Bank submitted an abnormal financing report to the Ministry of Finance, but the report was filed by the Ministry of Finance and then disappeared without a trace."

"Prosecutor Huashan, you should know better than I what this report represents."

On the other end of the phone, Hanayama-in Taki remained silent.

As a prosecutor, he naturally knew the significance of Kiryu Yaya's news.

Please visit...to see the latest chapter! Address: dEqixs.oRg Hanayama-in Taki truly hadn't expected Kiryu Yaya to be so bold, pointing his sword directly at the Treasury Department.

He narrowed his eyes, his tone unusually serious:

"Kiryu-kun, do you know what you're saying? You want me to investigate the Ministry of Finance?"

Kiryu Yaya nodded in agreement.

"The investigation will focus on Kanto International Development and Tokyo Metropolitan Bank. Whether the Ministry of Finance wants to investigate or not is up to you."

Hanayama-in Taki gave a wry smile:

"Kiryu-kun, that's a bit of a shameless thing to say..."

Kiryu also laughed heartily and said:

"Anyway, I've given you the information, Prosecutor Hanayama. If the Furuta case got you from Osaka to Tokyo, then this case will get you from Tokyo to Nagatacho."

"It all depends on whether you have the guts."

Kayama-in Taki remained silent.

Kiryu Yaya is right. In this day and age, cases involving corruption within the Ministry of Finance are indeed a double-edged sword. If he succeeds, he can be said to have gained immense fame.

But if he doesn't handle it well, or if the forces behind him are too powerful, he might have to go back to the District Attorney's office after just being promoted to the IRS.

Hanayama-in Taki sighed:

"The significance of this case is indeed beyond my expectations."

He had no doubt about the veracity of the information.

After all, Kiryu Yaya's strength was evident to all, and he could easily find out whether the matter was true or false with a simple check.

Kiryu Yaya knew about Hanayama-in Taki's hesitation.

If he were Hanayama-in Taki, he would probably think twice before acting on a case of this level.

So he didn't try to persuade him too much; whether or not Hanayama-in Taki dared to do it was up to him.

Then Kazan-in Taki asked:

"So... what do you want me to do for you?"

Kiryu Yaya smiled and said, "It's nothing major. It's still a case involving Kanto International Development. Our investigation team found a company called Chiyoda General Planning, which is a financial intermediary between Kanto International Development and Managing Director Nakajima. We need Chiyoda General Planning's business transaction records and bank statements from the first year of the Heisei era to the present."

Upon hearing this, Hanayama-in Taki understood Kiryu Yaya's intention:

"You want me to access the actual transaction records from its main bank?"

Kiryu Yaya gave his approval.

That's the good thing about talking to smart people.

He doesn't need to explain too much; a simple reminder is enough for the other person to grasp the key points.

"Chiyoda General Planning's main bank is Tokyo Metropolitan Bank. I want you to send a formal investigation letter to Tokyo Metropolitan Bank on behalf of the Tokyo National Tax Bureau to obtain complete account transaction details for Chiyoda General Planning."

After he finished speaking, Huashan Taki fell silent, clearly pondering whether to help and what the risks were.

He quickly agreed:

"I can agree to help, but I have one condition."

Kiryu Yaya said:

"Please speak." Kayama-in Taki paused slightly.

"I want to use the Chiyoda case as a springboard to simultaneously investigate the whistleblower case at Tokyo Metropolitan Bank, so that my side can also have a legitimate reason to investigate."

Kiryu Yaya approved of Hanayama-in Taki's approach.

Why create trouble for yourself when you can kill two birds with one stone?

"As expected of the prosecutor from Huashan Prosecutor's Office."

Kiryu Yaya opened his mouth:

"Now that things are settled, wait for my news."

"I need an opportunity to access Chiyoda Bank's bank statements."

Kayama-in Taki nodded without asking any further questions.

A smart person like him knows what to ask and what not to ask.

Afterwards, Kiryu Yaya explained a few things to Hanayama-in Taki, then hung up the phone and looked out the window of the tea room.

Chiyoda's fake transaction records and Hanayama-in Taki's genuine transaction records. Once he obtains both of these transaction records, he can establish evidence that Chiyoda's materials are forged.

By then...

Kiryu Yaya smiled slightly.

That's the moment of decisive victory.

……

same day.

Inside Chiyoda's office.

Hiroki Arai, holding a red pen, was comparing each page of the bank statement copy he had just printed out.

He marked every expenditure exceeding five million yen in red.

What he needs to do now is to delete all payment records related to the Kanto International Development project.

Because they needed to have real data, and they also needed to fool the special investigation team.

Adding the two together, Hiroki Arai's pressure instantly more than tripled.

More importantly, several transactions between Kanto International Development and Mitsubishi Bank's financing department highly overlapped.

If you simply delete it, a blank space will appear on the timeline.

For example, if all the data on Kanto International Development were deleted in April of the first year of the Heisei era, then there would be no revenue for the next three months, from May to July.

This is obviously not normal.

Hiroki Arai frowned, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

The call was answered shortly afterward.

"Feed?"

"President of Black Knight, it's me, Arai."

Kengo Kurosaki asked in confusion:

"Arai? What's going on?"

Hiroki Arai lowered his voice: "There's a problem with the timing of the water flow."

"If we directly delete the entries related to the Kanto International Development, there will be no revenue at all from May to July of the first year of the Heisei era, resulting in a full three-month gap in the accounts."

"The financing department needs a continuous flow of funds; any gap in this flow will immediately reveal the problem."

Kengo Kurosaki remained silent for a moment; he hadn't expected this either.

"Can we use another customer's account instead?"

"No, the timing doesn't match."

Hiroki Arai rejected this solution outright:

"In addition, the financing department's transactions were all small amounts of a few million yen, while Kanto International Development, during the period of no revenue, sent consulting fees of hundreds of millions of yen."

"Using a small amount to replace a large shortfall is actually more suspicious."

Kengo Kurosaki did not give an immediate reply.

The sound of turning over papers could be heard over the phone.

After a long silence, Kengo Kurosaki finally spoke again: "During that period, besides the Kanto International Development project, did Chiyoda have any other income?"

Hiroki Arai quickly replied:

"some."

"A market research fee of 3.2 million yen from a food company in Osaka was received in June. Another renovation consulting fee of 1.8 million yen from a hotel in Kyoto was received in July."

"That's all?"

That's all.

The conversation reached another impasse, and both of them fell silent.

A three-month gap is no small matter.

The financing department's requirements are clearly stated, and this document is to be submitted for verification by the special investigation team.

After a moment of hesitation, Hiroki Arai cautiously began to speak:

"President Kurosaki, there's actually another way."

"That three-month gap can be filled with cash deposits." Kengo Kurosaki asked, puzzled.

"cash?"

"Yes."

"Chiyoda itself has some small-scale consultations that are paid in cash."

"It's common in this industry for customers to be unwilling to go through banks."

"If I make a few cash inflows during those three months, keeping the amount to a few million yen each time, and let the timeframe stretch out, this account won't have any major problems."

"Most importantly, the fact that cash deposits are made means that the client doesn't want to reveal themselves, so their name won't be mentioned."

"Even if the special investigation team obtains the transaction records, they will have no way to verify the source of this cash."

Kengo Kurosaki did not respond immediately.

I'm considering the pros and cons of this matter, as well as the feasibility of this plan.

"What are you planning to do?"

After much deliberation, Hiroki Arai had already made his plans. "One payment of 3.5 million yen in May, one payment of 2.8 million yen in June, and one payment of 4 million yen in July. The three payments add up to 10.3 million yen, which will just fill the gap in the frequency of income."

"The amount is neither too large nor too small; it won't attract attention, nor will it conflict with the existing business of the financing department."

Kengo Kurosaki pressed further:

"What about frequency and interval?"

Hiroki Arai then explained:

"The financing department had one payment in April and another in August. I added three cash payments in between, plus the two consulting fees from the food company and the hotel, which meant that there were two to three payments each month for those three months, making the timeline continuous."

That makes sense.

Individuals make cash payments to conceal their personal information, which is why the special investigation team has no way of finding out.

The disrupted yet efficient and tightly integrated workflow and operations allowed Chiyoda's information to be perfectly concealed.

This is a good idea!

Kengo Kurosaki gave an affirmative answer.

Then, as if remembering something, he instructed, "In addition, vouchers for cash deposits must also be prepared."

"Understood. I will issue a few additional cash receipts, with the customer listed as an individual, and the receipt date, amount, and transaction details aligned with the transaction history."

The two finished discussing the plan.

They were clearly much more relaxed.

Kengo Kurosaki gave the next instructions:

"Then let's proceed with this plan."

"Reprint the transaction records, remove the entries for the Kanto International Development project, and fill in the blanks with cash deposits. Prepare the receipts together and submit them along with the contract and payment vouchers."

Hiroki Arai nodded repeatedly:

"Understood. I'll work overtime tonight to finish it and send the transaction record out tomorrow afternoon."

"No."

Kengo Kurosaki interrupted Hiroki Arai:

"I'll send it the day after tomorrow." "Managing Director Nakajima instructed me not to be too accommodating; a day later would be more appropriate."

"Okay, I'll send it again first thing the day after tomorrow."

The two discussed the details a few more times before hanging up the phone.

Hiroki Arai sat back down at his desk, flipped the stack of photocopies to the first year of the Heisei era, and wrote two lines of small characters in the blank space.

"On May 20th, cash was deposited, amounting to 3.5 million yen."

"On June 12th, cash was deposited, amounting to 2.8 million yen."

After finishing writing, Hiroki Arai went to the safe behind him.

Open it and take out a brown paper envelope from the bottom of the safe.

Inside the envelope were several stacks of blank cash receipts. Hiroki Arai took out three, resealed the envelope, put it back in its original place, and locked the safe.

Holding the blank receipt, he returned to his computer desk and began filling it out.

Fill in "individual" as the customer's name on the receipt and "market research and consulting fee" as the reason for the transaction.

The date and amount matched those he had marked on the bank statement copy. After filling out the three receipts, Hiroki Arai stamped the bottom of the receipts with the financial seal of Chiyoda General Planning.

After doing all this.

Hiroki Arai put the forged receipt and the previously prepared bank statement copies together and sealed them in a folder.

After doing all this.

Hiroki Arai breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back completely in his chair.

His eyes were vacant as he stared out the window; his body had relaxed, but his mind was even more tense.

The sky over Tokyo was relatively clear, but that couldn't conceal the turbulent events unfolding in Chiyoda today.

He is very clear.

These next two days will be crucial in determining Chiyoda's fate.