Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 149: Missing Wife of Professor from Dongda University
PS: I was over-energized yesterday, so there is only one update today. I will resume two updates tomorrow!
After finishing the business, Kenzaburo Oshima motioned for Shinichiro Kosaka to sit down, and the two old friends reminisced about the past.

Kenzaburo Oshima is the same age as Eiji Watanabe, 51 years old. In fact, he is only a few years older than Shinichiro Kosaka. He used to work in the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department, but because he was capable but there was no position for him in the headquarters, he was transferred to the Ikebukuro Police Station to serve as the chief of police.

Originally, being transferred out meant getting further away from the position of Section Chief. However, due to Kashiwagi Hitoshi's misjudgment last time, the former Section Chief Mikasa voluntarily chose to resign to protect him, which led to Oshima's unexpected promotion.

When he sat on the throne of the section chief, the two plaster flags behind him contrasted with the huge cherry blossom emblem of the Metropolitan Police Department on the wall, and he instantly felt that his hemorrhoids were healed.

This is truly a top-notch fully automatic massage chair that Panasonic Group will never be able to produce!

"How was your time away from home? How was the Investigation Division?" Chief Oshima leaned back with a smile and said to Inspector Kosaka, "How did you get along with Chief Mikasa?"

"What a pity, Section Chief Mikasa, he has made such great contributions. He was the chief of the special investigation department in the Fujitai case and he was also involved in the Chiba case. But in the end, he was transferred to Shiba Police Station as the chief. There is no chance for him to be transferred back to the headquarters in the future."

The wrinkles on Section Chief Oshima's face were loose and deep, and his small eyes were bright and sharp under his big ears. "Kosaka, you have also worked in the Investigation Section for many years. Now Higurashi has been promoted to management officer. You should not be discouraged yet, right?"

"Of course not!" Being promoted to Superintendent of Police later than Higurashi is a pain in Inspector Kosaka's heart.

The highest goal of the non-professional group is to become the Chief of the First Investigation Section. In Inspector Kosaka's heart, Higurashi is not as good as him, but he was promoted first. If he falls behind by one step, he may fall behind step by step.

"That's good." Section Chief Oshima patted Inspector Kosaka on the shoulder and said, "Be careful. For those of us in the non-professional group, if we can't continue to stay in the Investigation Section and are transferred to a local branch, it's like a death sentence. I'm just lucky. Normally, people like me who are transferred to a local branch have almost no chance of returning to the main office."

"However, personnel transfers are not absolute. For example, Ikeda Erena... was able to be transferred to the headquarters by relying on her connections with Uesugi-kun. Things in this world are so unpredictable! In the end, it is still up to people to decide. Kosaka, you are still behind Higurashi at the moment, but no one can predict what will happen in the future. Even if the situation is not favorable for the time being, as long as you firmly grasp the opportunity and keep yourself in the game, this battle has not been completely lost."

Section One sighed, then smiled until all the wrinkles on his face were piled up like Michelin tires. "Unfortunately, we are the non-professional group, Xiangsaka. Senior civil servants in the professional group can get promoted just by sitting in the office and drinking coffee, but we have to jump into the mud and get dirty, so that we can't see, and then stretch out our hands in the mud to find the hard-earned opportunities."

"This is how we non-professionals get promoted in the organization." Section Chief Oshima's eyes widened: "Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Inspector Kosaka lowered his head.

The gap between the professional group and the non-professional group is so big.

A huge fire started in his heart.

Because the next place he was going to check out was the professional group’s home base - the University of Tokyo!
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The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Hongo Campus, Yasuda Auditorium.

As the academic center of Japan, the Tokyo University campus has a quiet and solemn academic atmosphere. People are rushing to and fro on the street, but it is neither noisy nor chaotic. Most people are walking with backpacks or books in their hands, and there are even few people chatting while walking.

Inspector Kosaka and his subordinate Inspector Yamada and several other first-line detectives arrived at Todai.

At this time, a grand academic lecture was taking place in the Yasuda Auditorium. The speaker was Daisuke Tsuda, a professor of biology at the University of Tokyo who had come to report the case earlier.

Daisuke Tsuda was speaking on the podium about his latest major project - a transnational research project jointly established by the University of Tokyo and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, referred to as "PT".

Inspector Kosaka didn't understand the specific content at all. He only knew that this project was a joint effort between the United States and Japan, and that Professor Tsuda was the project leader from the University of Tokyo. Professor Tsuda announced that he had made great progress in experimental research, and that the results would make a huge contribution to the future of mankind on Earth!
"Pa pa pa pa~" There was thunderous applause from the audience. All the students and teachers stood up and gave their applause to Professor Tsuda.

Although they didn't understand what was said, they felt it was very impressive, and several police officers from the First Division of the Investigation Section instinctively applauded.

When the speech was almost over, Professor Tsuda was walking down from the podium when he suddenly met a few men in suits.

"Who are you?" Professor Tsuda asked with a puzzled look.

"Hello, we are from the First Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department." Inspector Kosaka secretly showed his police notebook: "Sorry to bother you during your busy schedule, but we are here to discuss the disappearance of your wife."

"Huh?!" Professor Tsuda was stunned. He was stunned for several seconds before he said, "Didn't I report the case at the Fuji Police Station? Why is the Investigation Section here?"

"Yes, we received a report from Fuji Police Station. The Metropolitan Police Department attaches great importance to your case, so we came here specially." Inspector Kosaka bowed very respectfully: "I am sorry to bother you during your busy schedule."

"No, it's me. I'm sorry for causing you trouble with my wife's matter." Professor Tsuda sorted out the situation and bowed to apologize: "Ah, I'm sorry to trouble the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division to come here in person. Can you wait a moment?"

Professor Tsuda turned his gaze to the white American old man who was giving a speech on the stage: "That is Professor William Edwards from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He flew to Tokyo from San Diego, California. Time is precious. I need to seize the time to discuss the topic with him. Can you give me a little time?"

On the stage behind, the big screen subtitles read "America, San Diego, Dr. William Edwards".

"Okay, see you later." Inspector Kosaka nodded.

"Well, see you later."

Professor Tsuda was busy with his work. The U.S.-Japan cooperation project was a top priority even at the University of Tokyo. Even a powerful department like the Metropolitan Police Department did not dare to touch such a matter casually. Inspector Yamada, a subordinate of Inspector Kosaka, asked softly, "What should we do? Inspector, should we wait here?"

"No... Do you have a list of Professor Tsuda's team and his students?" Inspector Kosaka asked in an experienced manner.

"Got it." Inspector Yamada handed the list to Inspector Kosaka.

Inspector Kosaka scrolled down the list of students until he stopped at a name.

"Nanahayakawa."

The female student had borrowed 800 million yen for her scholarship and had a record of being investigated and registered by the Metropolitan Police Department for working outside of school.

According to Inspector Kosaka's rich experience, this type of poor women is the easiest to break through!

Five minutes later, at the cafe of the Hongo campus of the University of Tokyo.

Nanami Hayakawa is a woman who is only in her early twenties and wears a very simple red A-line skirt and a white sweatshirt. She has a fresh face and shoulder-length hair.

"Do you know anything about the disappearance of Professor Tsuda's wife?" Inspector Kosaka asked seriously, "Please tell us. We are also trying to find Mrs. Tsuda as soon as possible."

"Even if you say so..." Hayakawa Nanami lowered her head embarrassedly: "I'm about to go to work, I don't have time..."

"So it seems that we have it?" Inspector Kosaka said confidently, "We will pay you a reward."

"Huh?" The female student from the University of Tokyo raised her head in surprise. Police, will you pay me?
"Ms. Hayakawa, we know you work at the Cocori store outside the school. You registered it during the last inspection and patrol of Kabukicho by our department. Of course, we also know that this kind of work is legal. We are not here to arrest you, we are here to ask for your help." Inspector Kosaka bowed his head humbly to show that he had no ill intentions: "Can you help us?"

After saying that, Inspector Kosaka signaled his subordinates to take out 30,000 yen in cash: "This is the reward for the favor."

"Eh? Is this really possible?" As expected, facing the three "Fukuzawa Yukichi" cards, Hayakawa Nanami was shaken: "Can I really take this?"

"Of course, we will pay the informant enough. This is recognized by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Police Law." Inspector Kosaka whispered, "As long as the information you provide is valuable, we will pay you."

Sure enough, Nanami Hayakawa became more shaken. She looked around and found that no one was paying attention to them, so she made up her mind: "Well, can we talk somewhere else?"

Several people moved to the parking lot outside the Tokyo University.

"In fact, one day I went to visit my teacher and found him and his wife arguing at the door." The female student said what she had seen: "It seemed to be about money."

"money?"

"Well, the master's wife said that the master only made a little over one million a month, which was not enough for her to support a family of four. She only had one kimono to wear to the professors' wives' party, and she had worn it four times. She felt ashamed." The female student from the University of Tokyo said weakly, "I don't know anything else."

"Also, there are rumors in the research group that Master's wife secretly embezzled Master's salary and transferred it abroad by traveling. The reason she didn't divorce him is that she is waiting for Master to retire so that she can take away most of the pension in one go."

(Among the three types of pensions in Japan, the corporate pension is a lump sum payment upon retirement.)
"I see." Inspector Kosaka thought for a moment, "Anything else?"

"No more." The female student from Tokyo University was a little uneasy.

"Many thanks!"

Inspector Kosaka handed over two "Fukuzawa Yukichi" notes, indicating that it was OK: "Two pieces of information, twenty thousand in reward, Hayakawa-san, the Metropolitan Police Department thanks you for your contribution."

"Thank you." The female student from the University of Tokyo was very uneasy, but she still took the money. She needed the money, really needed it. The tuition for studying at the University of Tokyo was huge, the cost of living in Tokyo was expensive, and the tennis club she joined had a monthly membership fee of 3 yen.

You can't do it without money!
Otherwise she wouldn't have secretly been working as a hostess and in the bubble bath industry.

An hour later, at the Oiwa dormitory at the Hongo campus of the University of Tokyo.

Although he was already a professor at the University of Tokyo, Daisuke Tsuda still lived in the dormitory provided by the University for teachers. His family occupied an entire dormitory suite with a living area of about 144 square meters, which was a bit cramped for a family of four at the University of Tokyo professor level.

"I heard from the Metropolitan Police Department that you, Kosaka-kun, have been very active in the department recently." Professor Tsuda led the way and smiled at Inspector Kosaka, "As Director Watanabe's confidant, you have great prospects for the position of Section Chief in the future!"

"Thank you for the compliment." Inspector Kosaka lowered his head and didn't dare to answer.

"Don't be modest. With such outstanding talents like you, you may even have the opportunity to become the director of the Metropolitan Police Department in the future! At that time, it will truly be the greatest honor for the non-professional group." Professor Tsuda said very freely.

He opened the door of his house in front of Inspector Kosaka.

Inspector Kosaka was shocked by the scene before him.

very messy!

The floor, sofa, and table of the small house were full of clutter. Dirty clothes, files, videotapes, and some tools were scattered everywhere. There was not even a place to step!
"professor?"

"I'm sorry, Kosaka-kun." Professor Tsuda motioned for Inspector Kosaka to sit down. He said to Inspector Kosaka with a bit of bitterness and sadness, "You've seen the situation. The house is a mess. I don't have the heart to say polite words to you. Actually, regarding the matter of my wife..."

Professor Tsuda told Kosaka about this.

"What? You mean, 2000 million yen in the house is missing?" Inspector Kosaka looked up in surprise.

"Yes, along with my wife, my 2000 million yen reserve fund disappeared. After my wife disappeared, Emi and I searched the whole house but couldn't find where the money went." Professor Tsuda was really bitter when talking about this matter. "And I just found out these days that my salary account was messed up by her. She has been secretly transferring the money from my salary card to her private account overseas under the pretext of traveling abroad for shopping."

"I'm 54 years old, a professor at the University of Tokyo, Kosaka-kun, do you know how I felt when I went to the cafeteria to swipe my meal card and was told that I had no money and had to borrow cash from students? It was really... so embarrassing."

"Then why didn't you inform the Fuji Police Department when you reported the case?" Inspector Kosaka couldn't help but say, "This is already a theft crime!"

"Kosaka-kun, everyone has to save face." Professor Tsuda shook his head repeatedly. "If this matter were to be exposed, it would affect my personal reputation and the image of the University of Tokyo. Moreover, since Takako married me, she has been doing housework and raising a son and a daughter. She has fulfilled her duties as a mother and wife. Since she chose to run away with the money, I think we should just let it go. We don't owe each other anything."

"Inspector Kosaka, you have seen that the University of Tokyo is collaborating with MIT on a major project. Now is the critical period to produce results. How can I delay official business for my own selfish reasons?"

"To serve the people, I can endure any hardship. Kosaka-kun, it's hard for everyone. Let's just bear with it for the sake of the country!"

Professor Tsuda allowed Inspector Kosaka and others to search his home for a while. When the police found nothing, he said he had something else to do and could not keep them company.

More than an hour later, the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division 1 and Department 1 came out of the student dormitory and met each other.

"Inspector Kosaka, we contacted the immigration department and found no entry or exit records for Mrs. Tsuda." One of the patrol chiefs whispered while holding a notebook.

Another inspector said: "We also asked other students, but they seemed to know nothing about what happened. It seems that Professor Tsuda really does not intend to make it public."

Shinichiro Kosaka from the Criminal Investigation Department's First Division, First Department, stood at the bottom of the dormitory building, looking from afar in the direction of Professor Tsuda's house in the dormitory building.

I didn't expect that there was such a hidden story behind this missing case.

But if there are no entry and exit records, then where did Mrs. Tsuda go?

"Return to the Metropolitan Police Department and report this matter to Section Chief Oshima."

"Yes!"

"Also, go to the Special Mission Department and ask Brother Uesugi for his opinion."

(End of this chapter)