Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk

Chapter 344 Kiryu-kun, you're attending the management meeting too!

11:00 AM.

Special Investigation Team Office.

Kazama Toru sat at his desk, flipping through a document in his hand, lost in thought.

Kiryu Yaya, holding the Chiyoda water supply delivered by the financing department, approached Matsumoto Takahiro: "Mr. Matsumoto, this is the Chiyoda water supply."

Matsumoto Takahiro nodded.

He reached out and took the file folder, then opened it and began to read.

Takahiro Matsumoto is a professional; he found the problem in just half a minute.

He frowned and looked at Kiryu Yaya: "None of the 810 million yen consulting fee paid by Kanto International Development appears in this transaction record."

Matsumoto Takahiro felt that the people in Chiyoda had gone mad.

They already knew about the consulting fees for the Kanto International Development project.

Chiyoda dared to blatantly eliminate this part.

Kiryu Yaya took out the three copies of the cash receipts from his pocket and placed them in front of Matsumoto Takahiro: "Chiyoda used cash deposits to cover up the original cash flow. These three cash deposits should be the deposits from Kanto International Development that were being covered up."

Matsumoto Takahiro took the three cash receipts from Kiryu Yaya and asked, "Kiryu-kun, what do you think?"

Kiryu Yaya directly stated his conclusion: "The payment records of Kanto International Development were deliberately erased, and then the gaps in the timeline were filled with several untraceable cash deposits."

"Inspector Kazama just said that the discontinuous receipt numbers could be an operational error, and cash deposits are a common business transaction, so this transaction record cannot be forged."

"That statement is indeed correct."

"These issues with the transaction records are ultimately not a big problem. Based on these issues, we cannot determine whether Chiyoda forged the records."

"However, Kiryu Yaya took out a second file folder while Kazama Toru looked somewhat uncomfortable."

This file folder was thicker than the previous one, and it was sealed with a seal from the Tokyo National Tax Agency, stamped with the seal of the Inspection Department.

"I have a second set of bank statements here."

Kiryu Yaya pointed to the second file folder: "This bank statement was obtained by Prosecutor Hanayama from the Tokyo Metropolitan Bank this morning. It contains all the account transaction details of Chiyoda General Planning from January of the first year of Heisei to the present."

"These are absolutely genuine bank statements."

"This transaction record was printed from the original database of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bank; no third party was involved."

Kiryu Yaya placed the file folder on the table and then looked at Kazama Toru's expression with great interest.

Matsumoto Takahiro gave Kiryu Yaya a serious look and gave the next instruction: "Take it apart."

Kiryu Yaya nodded and tore open the seal on the file folder.

This bank statement is a full sixty-seven pages long, and each page bears the official seal of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bank, which is sufficient to prove its authenticity.

He flipped through the true text and soon found the page for April of the first year of the Heisei era.

"On April 17, 1962, Kanto International Development paid Chiyoda General Planning a consulting fee of 92 million yen."

"On June 23, 1962, Kanto International Development paid Chiyoda General Planning a consulting fee of 104 million yen."

"On August 9, 1962, Kanto International Development paid Chiyoda General Planning a consulting fee of 87 million yen."

"Every record that is erased on the fake transaction record is preserved on the real transaction record."

Matsumoto Takahiro nodded and took the two portions of water from Kiryu Yaya's hands.

Kiryu Yaya's excellence made him feel that his decision to bring him by his side was the right one.

"The chain of evidence is now complete."

Kiryu Yaya immediately responded, his eyes gleaming with a different kind of light: "We now have fake bank statements from Chiyoda, and real bank statements that Prosecutor Hanayama obtained from the Tokyo Metropolitan Bank."

"There are records of accessing the Nakajima Managing Director's Trust Account, as well as sealed files regarding the transfer of the old Imperial Palace building."

"These four documents, taken together, form a complete chain of evidence sufficient to condemn Managing Director Nakajima to the pillory of shame!"

Takahiro Matsumoto reacted immediately.

He picked up the internal phone on the table and dialed the number for the bank manager's office.

"I am Matsumoto, and I have an urgent matter to report to you in person."

The bank president's office responded quickly.

After hanging up the phone, Matsumoto Takahiro called out to Kiryu Yaya.

"Take your materials and come with me to the sixteenth floor."

Kiryu Yaya nodded and put the real and fake bank statements back into their respective file folders.

Then his gaze fell on Kazama Toru.

He sat motionless in his chair, as if he had lost his parents.

As if sensing something, Kazama Toru looked up and his gaze met Kiryu Yaya's.

Kiryu Yaya smiled and nodded, while Kazama Toru's lips twitched as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed his words back.

He's lost. He's already lost.

After Konosuke Nakajima fell from power, he fared no better.

Seeing Kazama Toru's expression, Kiryu Yaya also lost interest.

He picked up the materials and followed Matsumoto Takahiro out of the Special Investigation Team's office.

After Kiryu Yaya and Matsumoto Takahiro completely left.

An expression of disbelief appeared on Fushimi Sanae's face.

That's the Tokyo National Tax Agency.

Kiryu Yaya actually managed to get people from the National Tax Service to do things for him.

Sanae Fushimi had no idea that Yaya Kiryu possessed such immense power.

Just how terrifying is his background?

Mitsubishi Bank, 16th floor.

Matsumoto Takahiro and Kiryu Yaya entered the bank manager's office one after the other.

Nakano Ryo looked up at the two of them, nodded slightly in response, and then put the document in his hand aside.

This is the quarterly asset quality report from the financing department.

This is quite important material for banks.

But no matter how important it was, it obviously couldn't compare to the visit of the special investigation team.

Nakano Ryo's face softened into a kind expression: "Takahiro, what is this urgent matter you mentioned?"

Matsumoto Takahiro approached Nakano Ryo's desk: "Reporting to the bank manager, the special investigation team has fulfilled its mission and completed the core evidence chain for the Kanto International Development Project."

Upon hearing this, Nakano Ryo paused, then blinked in confusion.

Such an expression is clearly rare for the president of Mitsubishi Bank.

How long has it been?

Was Matsumoto Takahiro's work efficiency really this high before?

After a moment's thought, Nakano Ryo guessed that this was probably Kiryu Yaya's doing.

He held out his hand and pointed to the chair opposite the desk: "Sit down and talk."

Matsumoto Takahiro didn't stand on ceremony and plopped down on the floor.

Kiryu Yaya also placed two file folders on Nakano Ryo's desk at just the right moment.

Matsumoto Takahiro began by recounting the main events from the beginning.

From the financing agreement for the Makuhari land parcel in Tokyo urban development in 1957 (Showa 57), to the corporate liquidation and restructuring into Kanto Asset Development in 1960 (Showa 59).

Finally, the signature on the sealed archives in October of the first year of the Heisei era, and the comparison between the forged bank statements submitted by Chiyoda General Planning and the real bank statements obtained by the National Taxation Bureau.

Matsumoto Takahiro spoke in a steady tone, with clear logic and a straightforward manner.

He recounted in detail what he had investigated over the past few days, as well as the chain of evidence while preserving the timeline.

Ryo Nakano completely saw himself as a listener.

After Matsumoto Takahiro finished recounting the whole story, Nakano Ryo frowned.

He didn't expect things to get so serious.

"Show me that real transaction record."

Kiryu Yaya opened the file folder, thoughtfully flipped to April of the first year of the Heisei era, and then handed it to Nakano Ryo.

Ryo Nakano took the receipt in his hand.

His gaze started from the line containing 92 million yen and then swept down line by line.

In June, 104 million.

In August, 87 million.

The second year of Heisei.

In January, 110 million.

In March, 96 million.

In May, 88 million.

After reading the real chronological record, Nakano Ryo quickly asked for a fake one.

The two transaction records were vastly different, and Nakano Ryo instantly understood what this meant.

"Konosuke Nakajima!"

Nakano Ryo snorted, a rare hint of anger appearing on his face.

Konosuke Nakajima was one of his men, yet he did something like this behind his back.

Moreover, it started ten years ago.

"Great, very good!"

"Thirty years ago, I transferred him to the head office."

"The general affairs manager at the time told me that this young man was steady and reliable and worth nurturing."

"His abilities are indeed outstanding, and he has lived up to my expectations."

"His position also rose steadily."

"He is now a managing director."

"I even thought at one point that he probably could have gone even further."

"But I never expected—"

Ryo Nakano talked about his past with Konosuke Nakajima, sighed, but his mood had calmed down a lot.

His gaze fell on Kiryu Yaya, and he thought of Matsumoto Takahiro's story just now.

"Kiryu-kun, did you obtain this Tokyo Metropolitan Bank statement through the tax bureau?"

Kiryu Yaya responded, "Yes."

"Prosecutor Taki Hanayama personally went to Tokyo Metropolitan Bank this morning to retrieve the documents; the entire process did not involve any other person."

Nakano Ryo didn't press for details, but instead turned to Matsumoto Takahiro: "Takahiro, what do you think we should do next?"

Takahiro Matsumoto had already prepared his words: "Even if Managing Director Nakajima is the bank's managing director, now that the evidence is conclusive, we should immediately initiate formal questioning procedures against Managing Director Nakajima."

"As for whether to initiate criminal accountability proceedings against Managing Director Nakajima—"

"I think we should wait until our internal investigation is complete before the supervisory committee decides whether to transfer this issue to the judicial authorities."

Nakano Ryo sighed, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

On one hand, Nakajima Konosuke was an old friend and subordinate who had worked with him for many years.

On the other hand, the matter concerning Konosuke Nakajima was so egregious that it could not be tolerated.

Nakano Ryo's gaze fell on the two file folders on the table, and he had already made a judgment in his mind.

"An extraordinary executive meeting will be held at 2 p.m. today. The investigation team will make all the evidence materials public at this extraordinary executive meeting."

As soon as he finished speaking, Takahiro Matsumoto's eyes widened.

Even he felt that Nakano Ryo's move was a bit too radical.

Such a complete chain of evidence is indeed enough to nail Konosuke Nakajima to the pillar of shame.

But if they simply proceeded step by step, Konosuke Nakajima would have nowhere to escape.

As for convening a board meeting to discuss the issue of Konosuke Nakajima?

On the other hand, Matsumoto Takahiro also had some concerns: "Won't doing this give Nakajima time to react?"

Ryo Nakano shook his head and explained, "As the managing director, Konosuke Nakajima has influence in the management meetings."

"If we initiate formal questioning procedures first, he will definitely characterize your special investigation team as having overstepped its authority."

"Not only will you fail to accomplish what you were supposed to do, but you'll also have to fight another procedural battle at the executive meeting."

Ryota Nakano knew all too well what would happen once Mitsubishi Bank's internal procedures were activated.

He was about to use the simplest and most direct method to kill him with a single shot.

Ryo Nakano continued, "Instead of making things so complicated, let's just lay out the evidence directly at the management meeting."

"Let every managing director see clearly how long and how deep the financial chain between Konosuke Nakajima and Kanto International Development really is."

Takahiro Matsumoto knew that things were beyond his control now.

He nodded and said, "Understood. I'll go back and prepare."

After saying that, Matsumoto Takahiro planned to leave with Kiryu Yaya.

But just as the two were about to leave the bank manager's office, Nakano Ryo's gaze fell on Kiryu Yaya, and he suddenly called out to him...

He said, "Kiryu-kun."

"Manager, is there something you need?"

Kiryu Yaya stopped and looked at Nakano Ryo with a puzzled expression.

Ryo Nakano smiled and stated his thoughts directly: "You will also attend the executive meeting this afternoon."

Ryo Nakano's decision left even Yaya Kiryu in disbelief.

That was the executive committee of Mitsubishi Bank, and he was, in the end, just a trainee.

So Kiryu Yaya tactfully said, "Bank manager, perhaps my status isn't high enough?"

Ryo Nakano shook his head: "You will attend as the acting head of the special investigation team."

He paused, then continued, "You should know that you were the one who orchestrated the financial chain for the Kanto International Development Project."

"You obtained Chiyoda's real financial records through the National Tax Service. No one understands the logical relationship between these documents better than you."

"You are the perfect person to organize the materials for your speech."

Nakano Ryo's gaze fell on Kiryu Yaya's face.

"In addition, if anyone raises procedural questions at the executive meeting, you will answer them."

Since Nakano Ryo gave him this opportunity to shine, Kiryu Yaya naturally wouldn't refuse.

He bowed slightly: "Understood!"

After receiving a response, Nakano Ryo nodded in satisfaction and waved for Matsumoto Takahiro and Kiryu Yaya to leave.

As soon as he left the executive office, Matsumoto Takahiro turned to look at Kiryu Yaya and said, "Kiryu-kun, you need to be prepared for the management meeting this afternoon."

"Today's event will definitely be big."

Kiryu Yaya's face showed a serious expression, and he nodded: "I will definitely not let the president and vice president down."

Matsumoto Takahiro patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, "This time at the board meeting, we must achieve our goal in one fell swoop!!"