1RomanceEB Chapter 103 Racing Against Time [23rd Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
Chapter 103 Racing Against Time [23rd Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
Chapter 103 Racing Against Time [23rd Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
Masakazu Yamada stared at the numbered list for a full three seconds, then slammed the document shut and looked up, saying, "Call everyone in the department into the meeting room."
Chihaya Yuri and Kiryu Yaya were both taken aback at the same time.
"Now?"
"Yes, now."
Yamada Masakazu's voice didn't rise, but his expression was even more somber than before.
"Notify Hashimoto-senpai, Section Chief Kishigami, Nakamura, and the others to put aside any work that is not a matter of life and death."
"besides--
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He paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over Kiryu Yaya: "Borrow Arima and Sasaki as well."
"clear."
Chihaya Yuri immediately turned around.
Ten minutes later.
In the meeting room of the financing review department, more than twenty people sat around a long table.
The elderly students in the class, such as Yusuke Hashimoto and Wakako Kishigami, all arrived.
Kenta Sasaki and Kishou Arima sat near the door, both looking somewhat dazed, clearly having been brought there at the last minute.
The sounds of telephones and photocopiers outside the office could still be faintly heard.
But the meeting room was very quiet.
Standing at the end of the long table, holding a newly compiled numbered list, Masakazu Yamada spoke without any preamble: "The situation with the 1 billion yen loan from Higashi-Osaka Seiko is worse than we thought."
Upon hearing this, even though many people already knew things were going badly, their faces still darkened.
Masakazu Yamada continued, "What's worse, the Osaka National Tax Bureau came to the branch today to request the records."
"Higashi-Osaka Seiko is located inside."
Yusuke Hashimoto frowned immediately: "So, the National Tax Agency suspects this is loan fraud? Or tax evasion?"
"At least they're already moving in that direction."
Masakazu Yamada nodded.
"Investigator Hanayama is not here for sightseeing. According to their usual practice, they will conduct preliminary investigations today, and at the latest by tomorrow morning, they may also take simultaneous actions at the company, the president's residence, and even related financial institutions."
He slammed the numbered list on the table, his voice unusually heavy for the first time: "Gentlemen, things have gotten to this point, and it's no longer as simple as just being troublesome."
"Once the Osaka National Tax Bureau takes the initiative and seizes Hara Shozo's account books, seals, passbooks, insurance, precious metals, and even assets held in his name as evidence or assets involved in the case, it will be unrealistic for our bank to pursue them."
"Our store doesn't care about the IRS; we only care about the results."
"If the money isn't recovered, the case will be classified as an early-stage accident."
"No one can escape the blame for the financing review department."
The air in the conference room suddenly felt heavy.
Yuka Nakamura pursed her lips and whispered, "Then our summer appreciation—"
"Summer appreciation, winter appreciation, promotion, and examinations will all be affected."
Masakazu Yamada didn't dodge the question and went straight to saying the harshest thing: "So I'm not going to say any nice things to you guys now."
After saying this, he took a deep breath and his gaze swept across everyone's faces.
"From now on, all members of the financing review department will enter emergency recall mode."
There are only two objectives.
"First, we need to get ahead of the Osaka National Tax Bureau and convert everything that Higashi-Osaka Seiko can turn into money."
"Secondly, the nature of the Higashi-Osaka Seiko case should be changed from 'failed review' to 'the borrower's malicious false declaration'."
The stock price surged after being flagged for "maliciously concealing assets."
"If we accomplish these two things, our store won't be able to easily pin all the blame on us."
"If it can't be done"
He paused, then gave a wry smile.
"Then let's all prepare our self-reflection essays together."
There was a two-second silence in the conference room.
Then, Masakazu Yamada began to call out names and assign tasks.
"Senior Hashimoto, Section Chief Kishigami, please have your team review all of Higashi Osaka Seiko's main case files from last year's financing application to the present, especially the personal asset declarations, guarantee changes, and equipment payment milestones."
"Nakamura, tomorrow you take two people to chase after the equipment supplier and the main material supplier. I need to know exactly where the 600 million yen for equipment last year went, whether all the equipment has been installed, and how much the supplier still owes us."
"I've already spoken to the debt management department, and they'll send over yesterday's on-site records later. Chihaya, you're in charge of liaising with the debt management team and listing all the immediate preservation options."
"Arima."
Arima Kishou immediately looked up: "Here."
"Starting today, you and Sasaki will be temporarily suspended in the Financing Review Division."
"You're in charge of the legal aspects of the preservation process. Draft all the forms that might be needed tomorrow, including warrants, discretionary payments, prepayment cancellation appointments, nominee property recognition, and insurance cancellation consents."
"clear."
Arima pushed up his glasses, his voice calm and steady.
"Sasaki."
"exist!"
Kenta Sasaki sat up straight as if by reflex.
"You're still doing what you used to do."
Masakazu Yamada looked at him and said, "Run."
"General affairs, vault storage, legal drafting, document retrieval during breaks, document submission, document collection—tonight you'll be the legs of the financing review department."
"Do you understand?"
Kenta Sasaki paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded: "Understood!"
Finally, Masakazu Yamada's gaze fell on Yuri Chihaya and Yaya Kiryu.
"I, Chihaya, and Kiryu will each be on a separate line."
"Check Kajiwara Masazō himself."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people in the conference room looked up.
Masakazu Yamada didn't explain much, only continuing, "I suspect this case is more than just a business failure. Masazō Kajiwara's personal asset declaration submitted last year was too clean."
"If he has indeed concealed disposable assets or maliciously misappropriated company loans for other purposes, then our biggest breakthrough tonight is not in the factory, but in him as a person."
After saying that, Masakazu Yamada placed his hands on the table, his voice suddenly becoming a few degrees deeper: "There's one more thing, everyone remember it."
"From now on, there will be no newcomers, veterans, department heads, or seconded personnel in the financing review department."
"There's only one thing."
"Get the money back in front of the Osaka National Tax Office."
There was a moment of silence in the conference room.
Then, someone answered first: "Yes."
Immediately afterwards, a second and a third sound rang out.
"Yes."
"clear."
"Understood."
Masakazu Yamada nodded: "Meeting adjourned, let's get moving!"
The conference room quickly transformed into a makeshift war room.
Everyone was busy with what they were doing.
Kiryu Yaya unfolded last year's main case file, turned to the page on Kajiwara Masazo's personal asset declaration, and recalled the asset list given by the Banker's Eye, his mind racing.
The asset declaration form was written very neatly.
I own one house, have a small amount of savings, and no other significant assets that I can dispose of.
But in reality...
An anonymous Swiss bank account, an investment apartment in Abeno Ward, two separate properties in Kobe, land in Minoo, a parking lot in Higashi-Osaka, and 36 kilograms of physical gold.
They're all deadly things.
But for Kiryu Yaya...
The most troublesome thing about this case is that these things cannot be told to others directly.
Is he going to say, "I had a gut feeling that he bought an apartment for his lover in Abeno"?
Chihaya Yuri would first send him to a psychiatric ward.
Therefore, Kiryu Yaya can only try to deduce the proof process of the existing answer.