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In order to recover the 500-million yen loan defrauded by

Nishi Osaka Steel President Higashida,

Hanzawa was probing into the existence of a hidden account.

In the process, he discovered that Asano,

his superior, was connected to Higashida.

Asano was the one who was pulling all the strings in the background.

In order to find proof and recover the 500 million,

Hanzawa approached Higashida's mistress, Miki,

and asked for her cooperation. However...

Hanzawa-han. We're screwed.

President of the now bankrupt Takeshita Kogyo Takeshita Kiyohiko

That woman, of all people, jumped ship to the Taxation Bureau!

So you're sure there's proof of

the hidden account somewhere in that house?

If push comes to shove, he said he'd hand them to me

Higashida's mistress Fujisawa Miki

and for me to escape with them.

Contact the enforcement team! We're searching his house first thing in the morning!

Keep your promise to let me slide.

It appears you coaxed away quite a bit of money from Higashida.

Higashida's footing the 20 million start-up fund

for your new business too, isn't he?

I'll let the business start-up fund slide.

I want you to know this is a special case,

That's a promise.

- Where is she? - It's been just about an hour since she went in there.

She must be giving them the scoop on Higashida just about now, huh?

Damn. What are we gonna do, Hanzawa-han?

Even if we do find the hidden account, the Taxation Bureau's gonna snatch everything away.

We've done everything we could. Now that we're here,

we'll have to leave the rest to fate.

The official announcement will be made tomorrow.

Hanzawa will be transferred to a small business in Southeast Asia.

Once that happens, he's out of the loop no matter what he says.

That's great news.

Nishi Osaka Steel President Higashida Mitsuru

What about those e-mails and the bank book?

They stopped when I started ignoring them.

Branch Manager Asano Tadasu

It must've been a meaningless prank by the media or something.

That's a relief. That means everything will go according to our plan now.

Yes, indeed.

Hanzawa's life as a banker

ends in a day.

- Fortune-telling? - They say it really comes true.

Mrs. Ejima's fortune-telling.

No matter how many times I do it, there's an allusion to a move.

- In your future. - Move?

Maybe your husband's getting transferred.

Please don't take it to heart. It's just a prediction, after all.

She's just harassing you.

That's right. She's harassing me.

I heard Mrs. Ejima always invites the wife of a banker who's about to get transferred

and does her fortune telling, just for the fun of it.

- That's sick. - So doesn't that mean

you're getting transferred out too?

You'll wake up Takahiro.

Takahiro's at a sleepover. He's not here.

Oh, that's right.

You know, Takahiro

uncharacteristically got into a fight the other day.

It seems the kids in the company housing made fun of him saying

his dad is a no-good banker.

He couldn't endure it and fought back, he said.

Seriously, he's just like you.

The one who's fighting

isn't just you, you know.

In spite of how we appear to you, Takahiro and I are

always behind you and want to help you,

Thanks.

But don't worry.

There's nothing for you to worry about.

Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth.

Are you getting transferred out?

You wanna go out for little bit?

I never knew a place like this existed.

In the old days, we used to talk about all kinds of things

while looking at the night view of Tokyo, didn't we?

Come to think of it, we used to argue a lot back then too.

"Why do you want to succeed so badly at the bank?"

- You asked me that before, remember? -Yes. But you didn't give me an answer.

I couldn't tell you.

My father died from exhaustion.

That's what I've always told you, right?

That was a lie.

Running the factory became increasingly difficult after

the bank withdrew financing and left us in the lurch, and

Dad committed suicide.

I'm sorry. For not telling you.

Which bank withdrew the financing?

It was Sangyo Chuo Bank. That is, Tokyo Chuo Bank where I'm working now.

What does that mean?

You mean you knowingly went to work for the bank that was your father's nemesis?

That's right.

You said if I mortgaged the property you'd continue to finance us.

- That's what you said! - Please let go.

Please, I beg you. I don't care about us, but

all the related factories and suppliers will go under too. I beg you.

Sangyo Chuo Bank-san, please spare them at least!

I'm here to discuss the plastic screw you were talking about. Hanzawa-san!

Someone from Uchimi Credit Union's here. Dad.

Dad! Dad!

Why?

To take revenge?

I can't deny I didn't have that feeling.

But that's not the only reason.

If it was a bank that killed Dad,

it was a bank that saved our factory too.

A small local credit union saved my mom and me.

They sensed the potential in a single screw.

Dad would tell me all the time.

This screw is what's supporting Japan.

- It is? - Yeah, that's right.

You may not understand what I'm talking about now, but

there will surely come a time when you will.

A tiny screw like this is supporting Japan.

Inside each of those tiny lights, there are people.

I

want to be a banker who can be of help to those people.

I finally understand what Dad meant

when he told me not to be like a robot.

For someone to die

because of money

is wrong.

Do you want to change the bank?

That's the only thing I can do for my dad right now.

But in order to do that, I'll have to survive as a banker.

Hana.

Tomorrow,

whether I'll be transferred out or not,

everything will be decided.

Thank you for telling me.

Don't worry about me. I'm prepared.

But it better not be somewhere too far away.

Especially someplace cold.

Oh, but someplace too hot is a problem too.

Why the heck did I ever marry a banker.

Higashida's Hideout

Hey, Miki! The Taxation Bureau's here!

Higashida-san. We're from Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau.

Please open the door.

- I would've never guessed... - Hey, Miki!

Take these and get out from the yard.

Listen. Hide out at a hotel or somewhere until you hear from me.

- What do you want so early in the morning? - Higashida Mitsuru.

You're suspected of violating the Income Tax Law. We're conducting a search of your home.

Who said you can come in!

This ain't good.

- We will now begin our regular meeting... - Hold it.

- Hanzawa-kun. Why are you here?

What do you mean by why?

Isn't there something else you should be doing?

- What, may I ask, should I be doing? - Packing up your stuff.

Don't make me say any more than I have to. I'm saying this out of concern for you.

I appreciate your thoughtfulness, however, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about.

This is a waste of time. Please begin the meeting.

I'm talking about your transfer!

I told you, you won't find anything. You guys get your thrills from bullying poor folks?

- Excuse me. - We're not finding anything here.

You can pull out whenever. Our prey is over here.

Damn that broad.

Good job.

Did you say transfer? I don't recall receiving such an order.

Even if that's forthcoming, until that time,

I'm committed to fulfilling my duties as a banker.

That's an admirable resolution.

Fine. In that case,

I can't pass through a half-hearted request like this.

Is there a problem with it?

It's this start-up plan for a nail salon.

- Such an unrealistic plan is out of the question... - Manager.

I've attached the projected profit trend after page 5.

- Even with a tight forecast, in 6 months... - Excuses, excuses.

Are you bent on making the same mistake again?

- What do you mean by same mistake? - I'm talking about the 500 million, of course.

What's more, you won't admit to it and there's not a single word of apology.

It's that rebellious attitude of yours that became an issue at Headquarters and

brought about this transfer.

You damaged the credibility of this entire branch.

Don't you feel sorry?

Isn't it you

who damaged the credibility?

Let Chief Hanzawa pick them up!

Take that and get out of here right now.

You should be getting orders from Headquarters by the end of the day.

You will no longer be a banker.

- Are you going to let it go like this? - The Taxation Bureau's searching Higashida's home.

In any case, if we can't recover Higashida's money, we should at least

use that bank book to corner Asano.

- Hanzawa speaking. - It's me.

A little while ago, that woman approached the Taxation Bureau.

She was handing over a bunch of bank books and stuff.

Hanzawa-han, there's nothing more that can be done here.

I see. Thank you.

Bike delivery here~. I have a package for Hanzawa Naoki-san.

That's me!

I need your signature here.

Thank you.

Fujisawa Miki

What is that?

Fujisawa Miki

What is that?

Miki-san.

Thank you.

Stop the car!

What's going on! Even if you add all this, it only amounts to a few million.

What part of this is the hidden account!

I don't know what to say.

You mean that woman switching sides

was all a part of your plan too?

Well, yes.

I want to help you out, but

I really don't know where Higashida's hiding the proof of

- that hidden account. - In that case,

I want you to inform the Taxation Bureau.

Once they went for the search,

there was a good chance Higashida would entrust her with his valuable documents.

After that, I asked her to call me with a meeting place

to hand me the documents.

But I had no idea she'd send them via bike delivery.

So everything went according to your plan, huh?

Because of the time constraint, this was the only way.

The Taxation Bureau isn't dumb.

I'm sure they gave her a good term for exchange.

There was a good chance she'd sway towards the Taxation Bureau.

But she chose you.

She must've decided to run her business fair and square.

- Yes. - She sure pissed me off, but

- she rocks. - I agree.

Now that you've disclosed the trick, let's see what's in there .

Look at this.

1.2 billion?!

How dare that twerp stash all this away using us as stepping stones.

First, from Higashida's account at New York Harbor,

50 million was transferred to Miki-san's account at Kansai City Bank.

And on the same day, that money

was transferred to Asano's account.

You're right.

This proves that Asano received compensation from Higashida.

Those guys are finished now.

No, I won't let them off the hook so easily.

I'm going to torture them even more

and give them more suffering than the suffering

they caused with their crime.

Here's a list of those recommended for transfer.

I'll take a look later.

Executive Director Owada Akira

Director Kishikawa Shingo

He's on that list too.

Hanzawa Naoki

Reyes Machinery Manila Central Plant

If he could've overcome this,

he would've been the real deal.

He was so close!

Today, I got an unofficial notice to transfer.

Oh yeah?

I guess Mrs. Ejima's prediction came true after all.

So where are we going?

- Hokkaido? Or...

- Okinawa? - It's Manila.

In Southeast Asia?

Oh well. Living abroad isn't a bad idea.

I like that idea.

Don't worry.

The official announcement hasn't come out yet.

I'm going to remain at the bank no matter what.

But isn't it practically a done deal if you already got unofficial notice?

So in the end, you and the Manager will part in anger.

This weekend,

Asano-san's taking his family to the aquarium.

His wife and children are really looking forward to it.

Why are you telling me this?

There may be things going on at work, but

Asano-san's probably an affectionate man devoted to his family too, don't you think?

If you two can resolve your misunderstanding,

don't you think you can get along again?

That would be impossible.

I have no intention of forgiving Asano.

What he did until now,

I'll make sure he atones for them.

But then, Rie-san would be saddened, right?

In the end, one family or the other will be hurt.

So you got 50 million, didn't you? Hana

- Is something wrong? - No, it's about work.

Sorry. Go on without me.

Is it you again? What in the world are you talking about?

I'm talking about the 50 million that was deposited in your account at Kansai City Bank

on March 29th from Higashida's account at New York Harbor Trust Bank via an account in

Fujisawa Miki's name at Kansai City Bank.

There seems to be a misunderstanding after all. Who are you?

Let's meet and discuss.

Misunderstanding? Is that right?

Then I'll have the police investigate as to whether or not it's really a misunderstanding.

Also, I'll be sending the transaction record of the accounts to the bank and the media as well.

W-wait. Wait.

It gives me pleasure just imagining what your life in prison will be like.

And I can hardly wait to see your wife and children being surrounded by the mass media.

- Papa. - What is it, Saori?

Here. For you.

Papa, I love you. Good luck with your job.

And I can hardly wait to see your wife and children being surrounded by the mass media.

Please, anything but that, I beg you.

Please spare my family.

Then there's only one thing you can do.

Admit what you did to the bank and your subordinate

and atone for your crime.

That subordinate will decide what to do with you.

Subordinate...

Hanzawa.

Chief.

Nakanishi...what's the matter? It's your day off today.

I felt sort of restless at home too.

- Here. - Oh, thank you.

Is there anything I can do to help?

No, this is plenty.

I can't express myself well, but

I don't think you're mistaken, Chief.

Those guys, I swear.

I've been thinking how we can teach a lesson to that twerp Higashida.

We're here.

In front of the all them women he was showing off to until now,

I'm gonna make him bare everything.

Let's go.

I tell ya, there's nothing more annoying than incompetent government officials.

After thoroughly tearing the house apart,

"We didn't find anything," is all they can say.

What a joke.

- Welcome. - This way please.

We're gonna drink tonight. Bring me the most expensive liquor.

We're celebrating today. We're gonna party.

What's up with the poor folks? Won big at the racetracks or something?

You shouldn't waste your money.

It's okay. Today's the anniversary.

- What anniversary? - It's the anniversary of your bankruptcy , Higashida.

You had me curious there for a minute.

I told you I've already filed for bankruptcy.

What did you say it was, Hanzawa-han?

- Something Trust Bank... - New York Harbor Trust Bank.

That's it. Some idiot had tons of money stashed away there.

Yes, about 1.2 billion. However, the entire amount was seized a short while ago.

Well, well. If it isn't the folks from the Taxation Bureau.

If you have the time to come to banks acting like big shots,

why don't you do a better job investigating?

We seized all of Higashida's hidden assets.

Please tell Supervisor Kurosaki when you get back.

That he should come apologize if he wants to claim a share.

You're lying. There's no way that true.

I won't be deceived.

What kind of a trap is this!

Why don't you find out on your own?

What's going on...

Miki~!

I'm grateful to you.

But all you gave me was money.

How much do you think I lavished on you.

You're nothing more than a mistress.

Cut out the high-sounding talk!

Goodbye.

- Hey, wait a minute. - Just as I promised,

I collected the 500 million.

You should be getting a notice from the Court early next week.

The funding for the business you were trying to start in Vietnam

was seized as well.

- That's a bunch of crap! - Please stop!

You bastard.

- Don't do it. - Let go of me!

Give it back. Give back my money!

Hanzawa-han!

You're finished, Higashida.

You can't even pay the tab here.

Higashida.

As a banker who's seen many companies, I'll tell you one thing.

If you think you can do anything as long as you have money, you've got another thing coming.

People won't be faithful to you.

You're not

cut out to own a business.

Hanzawa...!

He was a sorry sight, wasn't he? That Higashida.

He looked so wretched, it got me feeling sad.

Asano's next, huh? Hanzawa-han.

- What are you planning to do? - I'll show no mercy, of course.

It's 10 times the payback.

Excuse me. I confirmed it with Headquarters. There's no mistake.

Hanzawa recovered the 500 million yen.

How on earth did he...

Hanzawa. The Manager would like to see you.

Chief.

I'll go get this matter settled.

- The 500 million. I heard you recovered it. - Yes.

- Where did you collect it from? - I'll leave that to your imagination.

Or is there a reason for wanting to know?

Is there anything else you'd like to say to me?

- Was that you? - What is this about?

Nothing...

If there's nothing else,

please excuse me.

Wait.

I'm sorry.

What are you talking about?

About Nishi Osaka Steel.

I want to apologize to you.

Why?

That 500 million yen

wasn't your fault.

It was my mistake for rushing the credit check.

Mistake...did you say?

Please say it one more time.

I stand corrected.

I...

I had been betraying the bank,

this Tokyo Chuo Bank.

As a branch manager, no, as a banker,

it was an improper behavior.

I'm sorry.

I beg you. Please forgive me.

My answer to that is

no.

I'm filing criminal charges against you.

I'm going to denounce you thoroughly, so brace yourself.

Please, anything but that. Anything but that, I beg you.

I'll do anything that's within my power.

That's right. Is there a department you'd like to get reassigned to?

I may be able to fulfill your wish if I put in a word with HR.

So please, anything but criminal charges.

I don't think you understand.

You've lost everything.

Your future as a banker,

your trustworthiness as a father.

Please stop, I beg you. Please forgive me.

The Branch Manager's wife is here.

- Rie, what are you doing here? - I'm sorry for dropping in without notice.

Didn't you go back to Tokyo?

I thought I'd bring in some snacks before I left.

It's not much, but please share it with everyone.

- This gentleman is...? - He's Hanzawa-kun, the Loan Section Chief.

It's you...

I've heard a lot about you from Hana-san.

Thank you for all the help you've been giving my husband.

Please be of help to my husband.

You're done now, right? We're in the middle of an important discussion.

Really...

I'm really counting on you.

He's the way he is, but really, please,

please help him out.

Stop that.

I'm sorry for bothering you at work.

I apologize for her.

Why are you apologizing?

She's truly concerned about you.

She's a good wife.

But you betrayed that family of yours.

I lost in the stock market.

At first, I started casually, hoping to just make some spending money.

But I got greedy.

If I can keep this up, I can pay off the condo mortgage faster, and

there will be more I can leave behind for the children.

I was blinded by those thoughts.

Once I started losing money, the loss kept on snowballing.

Before I knew it, I had a debt of 50 million.

That's why I desperately needed the money.

- That's how I got myself into this mess. - I don't care about the reasons.

I know that. But my wife,

my family, I don't want to hurt them.

So please, please don't file criminal charges.

I beg you, please.

Don't even think about getting sympathy.

Do you think you're the only one who has a family?

In the name of self-preservation,

how many people have you wronged.

Think about it carefully.

I won't forgive you.

Spend the rest of your life

regretting what you've done.

He's the way he is, but really, please, please help him out.

Don't worry. I'm prepared.

Saori.

Reo.

Operations Department No. 2.

Get me reassigned to Operations Department No. 2 at Headquarters.

It doesn't matter which group. The position is Deputy Manager.

If you can do that, I'll let it slide.

Operations Department No. 2... But that's...

The keystone of our bank.

It's an elite unit where the best and brightest are gathered.

You, yourself, have been openly criticizing me all this time.

It won't be easy getting me in there.

Even so, do it.

If you can't get it done, you're gonna end up in the slammer.

Also, you're going to give all the members of our section

a position of their choice.

You got that?

Well?

I got it.

Now then...

lastly,

- let's have you keep your promise. - Promise?

If I recovered the 500 million, you were going to get down on your knees and apologize, weren't you?

If I succeed in getting it back,

at that time,

I expect you to apologize on your knees.

If you can do such a thing.

I'm sorry for everything.

I managed to arrange the matter of Hanzawa-kun's reassignment to Headquarters.

Thank you.

I've put you through a lot of trouble.

- I'm truly very.... - There's no need to thank me.

He's an outstanding personnel who did a brilliant job of recovering the 500 million.

To welcome a man like that at Headquarters is a great pleasure

as his senpai from the old Sangyo Chuo. Isn't that right, Asano-kun?

- Y-yes indeed... - However,

it was not easy to cancel his transfer that was practically a done deal,

let alone recommend him as a deputy manager at

Operations Department No. 2, even for me.

I'm sorry.

I'll have to find someone to replace him. Right?

Asano-kun.

How good is your English?

Loan Section Hanzawa Naoki

Branch Manager Asano Tadasu

What the heck. You mean you're not filing charges against Asano?

- Yes. - You're a good guy after all.

I just used him to climb to the top.

No...I was saved by you.

With the money I recovered from Higashida,

I'll make sure I rebuild the company.

- Thanks. - Thank you too.

Thanks to your help, I was able to come this far.

Thank you.

What do you say we party tonight? My treat.

That's fine with me, but are you sure?

What? Are you worried about my finances?

For you, I'd even borrow money from the bank.

If so, your main bank will be happy to oblige.

You can't tell who's treating who then.

You know, Hanzawa-han,

with times being bad and all, I thought nothing good will happen to

a hopeless old guy like me, but

justice does prevail sometimes.

Congratulations on your husband's promotion to Headquarters, Hana-san.

- It's not much, but please take this. - Thank you.

Sanae-san.

Thanks to you, we're going to be moving.

It's amazing how your prediction came true.

Well, ladies. Take care~.

Oba-chan, good luck.

- Let's go. - Oba-chan?

Well, we'd better get going.

Rie.

I'm so sorry things turned out like this.

I've put you guys through a lot of trouble too.

I'm really sorry.

Don't get mad, okay?

I'm rather happy.

Because things turned out like this,

we can all live together again.

And so what if you caused us trouble?

We're family.

Some day,

let's apologize properly to Hanzawa-san.

Ultimately, Branch Manager Asano was

transferred out to Southeast Asia in place of Hanzawa.

But he kept his last promise to

get Hanzawa and members of the Loan Section

reassigned to a department of their choice.

Kakiuchi's long-cherished desire to

work at the New York Branch was fulfilled.

Nakanishi went to Kansai Division's largest Namba Branch

in a supervisory position.

Kakuta remained here at Osaka Nishi Branch, and

took over Hanzawa's position as the new Loan Section Chief.

Assistant Manager Ejima was convinced he'd be the branch manager, but

a new branch manager was assigned, and

his hopes were tragically dashed.

And Hanzawa...

Oh, have you arrived? Operations Department No. 2's Deputy Manager Hanzawa.

Yeah.

- What kind of magic did you use? - They must've recognized my good track record, huh?

Yeah, right. Come on by since you're here anyway.

I'm dying to hear all the details.

All right.

That's not what we agreed on. You said if I mortgaged the property

you'd continue to finance us. That's what you said!

Please let go.

Please, I beg you. I don't care about us, but

all the related factories and suppliers will go under too. I beg you.

Please, I beg you.