Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 120: No Evidence

Although the injury was not serious, Uesugi Sosetsu had not yet recovered. Miss Minami immediately arranged for Ikeda Erena to send him back to the intensive care unit, and then immediately came out to discuss with Criminal Minister Mori what to do next about this strange case.

The first thing the Metropolitan Police Department has to do is to prevent the news of Kashiwagi Jin mistakenly arresting Uesugi and opening Uesugi's box from spreading, otherwise it will be a huge blow to the Metropolitan Police Department which has just gained some confidence.

Miss Minami, Inspector Okada, and Minister Mori held a small meeting on the spot.

"Advisor Uesugi seems very angry this time. We need to find a way to prevent him from telling anyone about what happened today. Otherwise, it will be a major scandal for the Metropolitan Police Department." Inspector Okada said as soon as he sat down: "Is there any way to prevent him from complaining?"

"He wasn't planning to complain." Miss Minami leaned back in her chair calmly, raised one of her slender legs wrapped in 80D thick black velvet pantyhose, and rolled her eyes: "Okada, let me ask you, where is Uesugi Sosetsu's origin?"

"The Count Yonezawa Uesugi from the old feudal clan?" Inspector Okada didn't understand for a moment.

“So what do you think of his knowledge?” Miss Minami held up the hot coffee in her hand.

"He has good qualities... I think I understand." Inspector Okada reacted quickly.

"Sometimes, the more you don't want to do something, the more you need to keep talking about it." Minister Maori said lightly: "Does Uesugi-kun need others to teach him? The fact that he keeps emphasizing this matter shows his attitude."

"I understand." Masayoshi Okada stopped talking.

Since Uesugi Sosetsu is willing to negotiate terms and has no intention of complaining, this matter will be much easier to handle.

Then comes the second thing: what to do with this case?
"This case is full of weirdness now. In fact... Kashiwagi's judgment is indeed somewhat reasonable, but the surveillance explains everything. But the question is, if Uesugi is not the real murderer, how do we explain all this to the public?" Okada Masayoshi quickly focused his attention on the next thing.

"Why do we have to explain everything to the public?" Watanabe Minami tilted her head while holding a cup of coffee, her sweet almond eyes full of confusion: "Why do we have to make it public?"

"Huh?" Inspector Okada was confused again.

"After the incident, Dean Ukai, on behalf of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, immediately negotiated with us not to make it public and to resolve the issue internally." Minister Maori was very calm: "The hospital will pay a special fund to resolve the matter for the family of the deceased and the family of the guard. As for the lover of the deceased Uesugi-kun..."

When Miss Minami heard the word "愛人 (Japanese for lover)", her eyes immediately became sharp: "I asked Uesugi-kun, I'm just a poor student from Hokkaido, and I still owe him a lot of money, so I can settle it."

"Yes, it is 5:30 in the morning. We responded quickly, but there was no response from reporters or newspapers, so we have already discussed with the hospital not to make this matter public and just report it as a medical accident." Minister Maori nodded immediately.

"But shouldn't citizens have the right to know?" Inspector Okada couldn't help but say.

"Will knowing this matter bring any benefit to the whole nation?" Minister Maori said a few more words because Inspector Okada was a person that Director Watanabe paid attention to. "The whole nation also wants to know what else is in those money boxes in the 300 million yen robbery. Do we have to tell them too?"

There are two details in Japan's first post-war 300 million yen robbery that have never been made public. The first is that in addition to the 300 million yen in banknotes, there was something else in the cash box of the armored car that day. The second is that the smoke bomb failed to ignite successfully the first time that day, and the murderer used a special method to ignite it.

After the 100 million yen robbery, at least people voluntarily surrendered to the police, but none of them could tell these two details of the case, so none of them were the real criminals.

In many murder cases, police do not release all the details.

"If people don't know what you're doing, then they don't know what you did wrong." Miss Minami said naturally, "There's no need to make this case public."

"Moreover, this case cannot be investigated by Uesugi-kun. He has to avoid suspicion." Minister Mori frowned.

"Yes, he wants to avoid suspicion." Watanabe Minami also said in a muffled voice: "This department also absolutely recognizes Uesugi-kun's ability. What do you think we can find out if even he couldn't find any problems after the autopsy?"

"Let's just define the nature of this matter. Let Toyama and his team from the Forensic Science Department do a comprehensive autopsy and find a reasonable excuse for this matter." Minister Maori finally said, "Minami, you will be responsible for apologizing to Uesugi-kun and see what he wants."

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The Metropolitan Police Department reached an agreement with the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital at an extremely fast speed. At the same time, the Tokyo Medical and Dental University also resolved its internal problems at an extremely fast speed and with great determination.

First came the family of the deceased. When Nakano Hisahito's wife learned that she could receive a large sum of compensation from the hospital or go through formal procedures and only get a little compensation, she chose the former without hesitation and immediately signed two documents - a statement of waiving prosecution and a statement of terminating marital family relations.

The same thing happened to the security guard. When they heard that they would get a large sum of money, Tsukada Manosuke's whole family was very happy. His son was very moved and proudly said that his father had made the last contribution to the family, and then they went out for a big meal together.

Then there was the issue of Saito Nanami, and the Metropolitan Police Department was responsible for handling the aftermath. So, when the media found out about this, the Metropolitan Police Department and Tokyo Medical and Dental University jointly announced that there had been a medical accident, but because it involved patient privacy, it was not announced to the public.

The Metropolitan Police Department quickly sent several bodies, especially the body of the strange creature Hisahito Nakano, to the Forensic Department of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters for autopsy, and Uesugi Sosetsu himself was ordered not to participate in the case in order to avoid suspicion.

Similarly, Inspector Hitoshi Kashiwagi was temporarily suspended by the Metropolitan Police Department due to illegal operations and lack of evidence to arrest people, but this was an internal punishment. The external announcement was that he would go to the Police University to participate in a one-month advanced training course.

In fact, after making such a serious mistake, Inspector Kashiwagi Hitoshi should have been transferred directly from the headquarters to a local branch to serve as the head of the Criminal Division, but this is tantamount to a death sentence for this elite professional group.

And in this situation, Section Chief Mikasa of the First Investigation Section actually took the initiative to take responsibility for Kashiwagi Jin. Section Chief Mikasa chose to take the blame for Kashiwagi Jin and for this he lost his position as Section Chief and was transferred to the position of Chief of Shiba Police Station.

Section Chief Mikasa has a close relationship with Inspector Kashiwagi. He was promoted by the Section Chief, and Kashiwagi Jin's wife was also introduced by Section Chief Mikasa.

With this, Kashiwagi Jin was given a lighter punishment of a one-month suspension.

All I can say is that, after all, they are the equivalent of selected candidates from the central government, and professional police officers are not so easy to be brought down. But what is certain is that if he commits the same crime again, no other section chief will be willing to take the blame for him.

Just like that, when Uesugi Sosetsu woke up again in the VIP ward, everything was settled.

Miss Minami and the tall beauty Erina were both in the ward, both wearing standard police uniforms. Erina's pretty face was full of worry and a little bit of resentment. She looked at Uesugi Sosetsu with an expression that clearly said, "You should have learned from me a long time ago," and she was waiting for Uesugi Sosetsu to give in.

Miss Minami was calm and composed, her long black hair covering her features that looked a little haggard due to a bad night's sleep, but even so, she was still stunningly sweet and lovely, not to mention the standard winter uniform suit of the Metropolitan Police Department's clerks, her slender legs wrapped in thick black velvet stockings that wrapped around her hips, and her black commuter high heels that were hooked in black silk stockings and gently raised on the toes, constantly shaking with Miss Minami's movements.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Uesugi-kun, you always call yourself the descendant of Lord Kenshin, the descendant of a samurai family, but your level is not that good." Miss Minami confirmed that Uesugi Muneyuki was fine, then she put down her coffee with a smile: "Where is the samurai's proficiency in archery and horsemanship and fighting skills?"

"Martial arts are not something that can be acquired by a martial family." Uesugi Sosetsu leaned back on the pillow and rolled his eyes. "Did Miss Minami know how to detect and shoot a gun since birth? Oh, I forgot. You don't know how to do it now."

Watanabe Eiji is a relatively rare professional team member who will personally go to the scene to participate in the investigation in large numbers (although because he was promoted very quickly, the absolute number is not large). He is also a master of firearms, and his shooting record is still ranked among the top.

“Uesugi!!! I’m going to sew your mouth shut!” Miss Minami’s words broke through her defense. She rushed forward with her teeth bared, pinched Uesugi Sosetsu’s face with both hands, and screamed, “As expected! You’re cuter when you’re asleep than when you’re awake!”

"Who will help you with the autopsy if you fall asleep?" Uesugi Muneyuki also made a joke, and then said: "What era is it now? The Edo period is 400 years away from now. Does anyone really think that those born into a samurai family are born with martial arts skills?"

By the time of the Burning of the Demon King in the Honnoji Incident in 1582, the vast majority of famous ministers, generals, and heroes of the Warring States Period had died before Oda Nobunaga. The Dragon and the Tiger, the God of Western Province, the Lion of Sagami, the Eagle of Omi, the Vice-King of Japan, the Onmyoji Taishou, the Mino Viper, and the First Archer of the Tōkaidō had all died. By the eve of the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, there were only a few famous figures left.

Once there is no war, the speed of the decline of the military families is actually very fast. In the Siege of Osaka in 1615, many of the tens of thousands of hatamoto of the Tokugawa family had never actually fought in a war, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was nearly 74 years old, had to personally demonstrate how to dig trenches.

At this time, the only ones in the shogunate army who had real combat experience and certain command capabilities were Uesugi Kagekatsu and Date Masamune, but these two feudal lords were just doing their job and watched the Tokugawa main camp make a fool of itself. When Sanada Yukimura and Mori Katsunaga rushed over, tens of thousands of hatamoto were so frightened that they were almost defeated, which scared the old turtle into a cold sweat.

This was not the end. In 1638, during the Shimabara Rebellion, Amakusa Shiro led 3.7 peasants, including the elderly, the weak, women and children, to revolt. As a result, the Edo shogunate's 12-strong expeditionary force fought for more than a month but suffered heavy casualties. General Itakura Shigemasa was killed in the battle. As a last resort, the shogunate was forced to ask Tachibana Muneshige, the "unparalleled master of the west", to come out. The 72-year-old master of the west personally took to the battlefield. The shogunate army fought for more than a month, and the rebels were so hungry that they had to eat seaweed before they dared to launch a general attack. However, they paid the price of more than 1700 deaths and 11000 injuries before they were able to suppress the rebellion.

Many people in later generations used this incident to laugh at Tachibana Muneshige for his mere reputation, but it was Tachibana Muneshige who blocked the charge of Li Rusong's cavalry group at the Battle of Pyeongyang, and almost forced Li Rusong into a desperate situation. He was one of only two heroes whose "value" was proven by the Ming Dynasty (the other one was Shimazu Yoshihiro).

The reason was simple: the Wu family had already completely declined at that time.

If some samurai still maintained their martial spirit during the period of the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, then by the time of the fifth shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the vast majority of samurai had become "court nobles" and "bureaucrats."

Why learn martial arts if you can’t use it?
The Uesugi family completely transformed into a scholarly family during the Taisho era. In those days, which descendant of a samurai family would learn martial arts?

"Yes, yes, yes, you are right." Miss Minami wrinkled her pretty nose and said, "Then what are you going to do about this matter, Advisor Uesugi? Will you accept my apology?"

"That depends on how you apologize." Uesugi Sosetsu smiled slightly: "How to apologize? Miss Minami doesn't need me to teach you, right?"

“Hmph~ I’ve thought of it a long time ago. Ikeda, I’ll give it to you!” Miss Minami waved her hand.

"Hey?!"

(End of this chapter)