Lawyer Tatsumi let out a long sigh. "I never thought that, as a lawyer, I'd end up being blackmailed by my own wife to this extent."
Sato Miwako froze. "Blackmailed?"
Wasn't this case supposed to be a crime of passion with a green light over someone's head?
Lawyer Tatsumi nodded. "She asked me for 200 million. Everything I earned came from my own abilities, but given my profession, I often learned corporate secrets and business intelligence—whether I asked for it or not, those companies and conglomerates would stuff a hefty consulting fee into my hands.
"Though both sides considered it a perfectly reasonable and legitimate transaction, there was no denying that, legally speaking, those earnings weren't exactly legitimate."
Sato Miwako said, "...You could've just said that we'd need to ask the economic police from the Second Investigation Division to assist with the investigation later."
"That's no longer important." Lawyer Tatsumi raised a hand in a stopping gesture, cutting her off. He was a man who pursued perfection: he wanted the most beautiful wife, the best job, and the most successful crime—but now that his exquisite method had been exposed, there was no need to protect any of that.
Lawyer Tatsumi said, "As my wife, living under the same roof as me, Kazumi also knew where that income came from. Not long ago, she suddenly came to me and demanded 200 million as divorce alimony, laughing as she said she'd already been merciful enough to give me a bargain price.
"To me, 200 million was indeed nothing—it was merely one year's worth of my fees. But for a lawyer like me to have someone seize upon my weakness, and for that person to be my wife, and for her to use my money to support another man... Whenever I thought of