"Now, please first report on the brief situation of the huge money laundering case of Nakamoto Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd." A senior police officer on the stage said into the microphone.

【Money laundering】

[The so-called money laundering refers to the act of disguising, concealing, and transforming illegal income obtained from crimes or other illegal activities through various means to make it legal in form.]

[For example, you embezzled 500,000 yuan from your company. In order to convert this income into legitimate income, you can open an offline restaurant and falsely claim the 500,000 yuan as the hotel's income, and then supplement it with

By using false accounting and other means, the embezzled money will be converted into legitimate income]

Under the stage of the ladder conference room, a police officer stood up, took a thick stack of materials, walked up to the podium on the side of the conference room, glanced at Nishino on the stage slightly nervously, and then said: "Down below, I

Let me report to you the basic situation of money laundering crimes involving Chinese ships."

"Nakamoto Shipbuilding is a well-known shipping company in Japan. Its business covers a wide range of businesses, including ship manufacturing, design, ship leasing, ship repair, freight forwarding, crew agency, container leasing, ship insurance and more than 30 businesses.

It’s a giant company.”

"Since this year, we have discovered that Nakamoto Ship's Kyoto subsidiary was involved in a series of preliminary criminal facts of money laundering. Nakamoto Ship's Kyoto subsidiary colluded with smuggling gangs to cover up the situation by fabricating crew lists and paying crew wages.

The flow of smuggling income. At the same time, he colluded with shipping insurance companies to cover up the issuance and sale of insurance products, converting criminal proceeds into surrender income. He also hid large amounts of cash in many containers to avoid customs tracing and conduct illegal cross-border cash transfers.

trade."

"The above-mentioned behavior of Nakahon Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's Kyoto subsidiary has seriously endangered the economic order along the Haihe River in the Kyoto-Yogawa-Osaka Bay area, and has caused serious harm to the production and life of citizens. Its criminal behavior involves a wide range of areas, and requires the Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture police to cooperate with each other.

This department conducts joint law enforcement."

"Currently, we have criminally detained the legal representative, chairman, and directors of various company departments of Nakamoto Shipbuilding Kyoto Subsidiary. However, before taking coercive measures against the criminal suspects, they had planned and premeditated destruction.

The company has a large number of files, documents, and contracts. As for their specific business model and evidence of money laundering, the investigation has temporarily encountered difficulties."

"Currently, the preliminary information we have received is that the above-mentioned resistance to investigation by the Kyoto subsidiary of Nakamoto Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. was instigated by its legal adviser Tetsuya Eto. However, since Tetsuya Eto arrived in Kyoto in May last year, his whereabouts have been unknown, and his last appearance was

The scene of his death was Kyoto University. Although heavy police investigations have been deployed, nothing has been found so far."

Listening to the police officer's report, Nishino suddenly slammed the table, "They have come to Kyoto on their own initiative, how can we let them escape!"

"Director, I'm very sorry. Mainly because the Kyoto University campus is under the jurisdiction of the university police. We can only ask for assistance there, but we are not yet able to directly enter the campus to conduct arrests." The police officer bowed his head slightly, not daring to look directly at this person.

The minister's gaze.

At this moment, another police officer stood up and added, "In addition, Mr. Nishino, you need to think twice before taking coercive measures against lawyers during criminal activities. Based on the current evidence, it is still not possible to determine the identity of the Kyoto subsidiary of Nakamoto Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

The above-mentioned behavior was instigated by lawyer Eto. It is also possible that the person in charge of the company blamed all the criminal behavior on the external consultant lawyer. If the lawyer is arrested rashly without conclusive evidence, I am afraid that the Kyoto district lawyer will be provoked.

Association’s protest and the attention of the Department of Justice.”

Nishino sneered and looked at the two police officers in front of him: "You handle cases like you do by the rules and yet you still solve a crappy case! The more each night passes, the more evidence and materials will be destroyed!"

The head of the department paused for a moment, then raised his voice and said: "According to the latest news I got, before Eto came to Kyoto, he took away the bank's pledge worth 500 million yen in a dispute over the disposal of non-performing assets at Mizuho Bank in Tokyo.

Warehouse receipt. The Tokyo District Bar Association has launched an internal disciplinary investigation into the incident."

After the words fell, Nishino slammed the table again, and the whole long table suddenly shook, and the metal frame underneath made a harsh friction sound, "If this kind of lawyer doesn't have ghosts, who can have ghosts?! He is not guilty in court.

Presumption, but our police must make a presumption of guilt when conducting investigation activities!!!”

The police officer who stood up and added swallowed slightly, "Although Eto is currently missing, his former assistant Kitahara Yiichi has become the director of Eto Law Firm. Kitahara is still active in the legal community in Tokyo as a practicing lawyer.

According to past case records, Kitahara and Eto also represented many labor cases involving crew disputes in Kyoto, and he may have knowledge of the money laundering crimes committed by Nakamoto ships."

"Informed?" Nishino frowned again, "Didn't you hear what I just said?! We must make a presumption of guilt!! This Kitahara is the suspect! As the director's assistant, how could he not know what Eto was doing!

Send a few people to Tokyo immediately to arrest him!!"

"Director, handling cases in other places requires the cooperation of the police in Tokyo. If we rush over and directly enforce the law, it will cause dissatisfaction from our brother units." The police officer said with a troubled face.

"Detain the person first, and then complete the formalities!" Nishino shouted loudly, "The police in Tokyo are just like the old man, they are astonishingly inefficient. By the time they finish the formalities, they will be gone long ago!"

"But..." The police officers were already at a loss. This year, the Metropolitan Police Department has issued a document stating that when police handle cases in other places, they must submit a request for cooperation to the local police department. Only after the procedures are approved can they officially handle cases in other places. Otherwise, they may be considered

He was competing for jurisdiction over the case and was subject to disciplinary action within the Metropolitan Police Department.

The police officers in the entire conference room have fully realized the brutal case-handling style of Chief Nishino. Although brutality is one aspect, without such forward brute force, many cross-regional complex cases would not be able to advance at all. Sometimes, there is no way to proceed.

Lacking decisiveness and being bound by rigid rules and regulations, it is indeed impossible to get the case off the ground.

At this moment, a police officer looked at the latest information coming from his mobile phone and stood up and said: "Mr. Nishino, we don't need to handle the case in another place. We just got the latest news. At 10:23 pm, Kitahara purchased a

Zhang’s train ticket departs from Tokyo and goes to Kyoto. We can enter the control area after he enters Kyoto.”

"I didn't expect that I would throw myself into a trap." Nishino glanced around the conference room, like a mighty ancient general giving orders on horseback, "Police officers across Kyoto must closely monitor Kitahara's every move. As Eto's lawyer, one of the main criminals involved in the case

Assistant, he may abscond, so we must take precautions.”

"Everyone! The Nakamoto ship's huge money laundering case is of great significance to the stability of the market economic order in the Kyoto-Osaka area. All our police officers must work hard to ensure that no more fish are caught!"

"Yes!" All the police officers in the conference room stood up in a hurry...

The cold winter wind blows through the streets of the ancient city of Kyoto. Amid the withered yellow leaves floating and falling in the night sky, a sense of solemnity gradually spreads. There are no pedestrians on the streets at midnight, but the invisible electronic eyes everywhere are gone.
Chapter completed!