Watanabe Law Firm Office.

Ueno-senpai took the materials and reported to Mr. Watanabe, who was sitting on the side:

"The client's self-reported name is Kenki Okimura, and his wife, Michiko Okimura, died of a medical accident at the Hasegawa Beauty Clinic last week."

"Medical malpractice? Has the trial been sentenced? ”

Mr. Okimura himself insisted on saying so.

"Is there a forensic examination?"

"The forensic test result was asphyxia caused by procaine allergy, which is generally present in anesthetics and is a relatively rare allergy symptom......"

"The plastic surgery was done with anesthetic injections, which led to the death of the recipient."

"Yes."

"What do you say from the beauty clinic?"

"I insisted on signing a waiver agreement, saying that I did not intend to be responsible, and this is a copy of the agreement.

I have read that the terms are indeed strict and legal, and it is very difficult to claim compensation. ”

"Have you checked the background of the beauty clinic?"

"Checked, Hasegawa Beauty Clinic, the main beauty and plastic surgery, is not very formal, there should be an unknown flow of funds behind it."

Aesthetic clinics in Japan are much more lenient than formal medical institutions, and they are easy to involve some items, such as medical devices, the application of certain medical policy funds from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and cashing out......

This field is relatively "ambiguous", and some aesthetic clinics are not really for business, but have to operate public and private funds through the purchase of medical equipment......

"There is a background, and there is a problem with the practice qualification, that's what it means."

Watanabe's lawyer asked, looking through the information.

Ueno-senpai nodded.

"How is their relationship as husband and wife?"

"It's not bad, every time I mention it, Mr. Okimura can't hold back his tears, and he also shows me photos, a lot of photos of his wife and him and children."

"Helping a poor husband who has lost his wife to sue unscrupulous businessmen, once successful, putting it on the social news is also a good thing to establish the image of the law."

Lawyer Watanabe smiled and handed the documents back to his assistant.

"Fame and profit, why did Nikaido give me such a case."

"The actual controlling person behind Hasegawa Beauty Clinic may be a big man in the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and he is afraid that this case will involve people."

Ueno-senpai guessed.

"He told you to be the first bird, to touch the bad head."

"It's hard to say......"

"Do you take this case?"

"According to the rules formulated by the law firm, sign the investigation agreement first, and accept it if there is no problem after the investigation."

……

"Mr. Okimura, this is our investigation agreement, and we can only represent you in your case after you sign this."

Su Qi took an investigation agreement to Kenki Okimura.

The agreement stipulates that the signatory allows Watanabe Law Firm to exercise its right to investigate and collect evidence in advance to understand the facts of the case.

Within 3 days, after it was determined that the client did not deceive the lawyer and cover up the facts.

can sign a formal agency contract and provide legal services.

"Investigation Agreement...... How come I haven't heard of finding a lawyer, and this kind of agreement is needed. ”

"This is the rules set by Mr. Watanabe of our law firm, and we need to investigate first to make sure that you have not deceived us, covered up the facts, etc."

"I'm a victim, my wife is dead, why should I lie to you?!"

"We understand that it's just our workflow, and we don't charge for the investigation and evidence collection work in advance.

Free of charge to provide you with services in advance, if you sign the agency contract later, we do the work in advance for free, which is equivalent to saving you a part of the time and cost of obtaining evidence. ”

Su Qi patiently explained to Mr. Okimura.

This "investigation protocol" was set by Watanabe-sensei himself.

It doesn't make a lot of sense.

First of all, it is easy to provoke some customers to be disgusted.

You're not my lawyer yet, so you're going to investigate me first?

Secondly, it is time that the lawyer sells.

There is no day, the other party does not have to pay the lawyer's fees during this period, provides services free of charge, spends time and money to collect evidence and investigate, and wastes manpower.

It's a bad deal for both parties, and there's a kind of trying to pick customers.

So Watanabe's business has not been very good.

But that's Watanabe's rule.

And the reason for ......

It was a time of hard time.

……

Mr. Watanabe previously worked at Kishida Law Firm, one of the top three law firms in Tokyo.

By the way, Nikaido is also in the same law firm.

Mr. Watanabe was quite famous at that time, and there was always a way to solve difficult lawsuits in his hands.

He specialized in criminal cases for a while and was well known among prosecutors.

And that's when the nightmare began.

……

Mr. Watanabe takes on a case and defends the innocence of a suspect in a serial murder case.

In the end, he really won the lawsuit.

The suspect was acquitted.

At the time, the case was a sensation.

No one expected that this case would be overturned.

Mr. Watanabe was able to solve such a difficult case, and he became famous in the legal industry for a while.

However, it can be different in the outside world.

The public scolded him for exonerating the devil, cursing him for retribution sooner or later.

The family members of the deceased even rushed to the law firm excitedly.

However, Shingo Watanabe, who was high-spirited at the time, didn't care about these, ability is the capital to speak, and the incompetent vent on the Internet.

Then, disaster struck.

Mr. Watanabe came home from work as usual that day, but he saw his wife lying in a pool of blood, without breath and body temperature, and had been dead for a long time......

Watanabe-sensei almost broke down at the time.

The person who was caught by the police after investigating was the suspect in the serial murder case that he had previously defended him from.

What really crushed Watanabe was.

The suspect was in the courtroom, in full view of everyone, and said a word to Watanabe.

"Lawyer, you're going to defend my innocence again, right?"

Shingo Watanabe collapsed.

As the other party's lawyer, he knows everything about the other party, he knows, of course he always knows, that the other party is the murderer of the serial murder case.

But he still pleaded not guilty.

He didn't let this demon go to prison, and he didn't want to indirectly kill his wife now......

This case was a sensation at the time.

Although there is sympathy among the public, there is more applause and scolding.

Although there are also people in the legal profession who have come forward to speak out, it is their professional ethics and responsibility to defend their clients.

But how does professional responsibility compare to public sentiment.

……

After that, Mr. Watanabe left the law firm.

The silence disappeared for three years.

When it reappears.

The Watanabe Law Office was opened, and the "Investigation Agreement" was established.

Through early investigation, it is decided whether to act as an agent or not.

Mr. Watanabe does not accept clients who are "unjust".

This is not a lawyer's thinking, it's a judge's thinking, and strictly speaking, it is against human rights.

Moreover, this kind of lawyer with the mentality of "justice fighter" not only offends people, but also has no money to make.

But it was the impact of his wife's death on Watanabe-sensei that made him reflect on his original intention to study law.

……

"Investigation agreement, do you want to sign it?"

"Can you really help me?"

Mr. Okimura, who lost his wife, seems to be in a bad mental state and is very confused.

"We will do our best to get justice for you, and Watanabe-sensei is the best lawyer."

Su Qi firmly encouraged him.

Mr. Okimura held the pen, hesitated for a moment, and gritted his toothpick.

……

"Su Qi, you're done, let's go collect evidence."

Ueno-senpai said with the car keys.

"Where to go."

"Hasegawa Aesthetic Clinic."

"In addition to voice recorders and cameras, do you need to prepare any unconventional means?"

"Bring a stunner for self-defense."

"Huh? So dangerous? ”

"They're not very formal."

"Is the underworld in business......

Su Qi knew that yakuza associations were legal in Japan and could conduct business normally.

"Don't worry, it's fine, just in case."

Ueno's seniors asked Su Qi not to care.

"If they dare to touch us, the teacher can make them lose their money."

……