Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 150, and Dongda exploded!

"Advisor Uesugi, I need to discuss something with you. It's an important secret."

The first thing Inspector Shinichiro Kosaka of the First Department of the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division did when he returned to the Metropolitan Police Department was to rush to the Special Investigation Department.

Although the Special Mission Department is an ad hoc department, due to the extraordinary personal abilities of Uesugi Sosetsu, its existence is simply a trump card in the hands of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division. Once it is played, there is almost nothing that Uesugi Sosetsu cannot solve.

Since Uesugi Sosetsu joined the job, the crime-solving rate of the Investigation Section 80 has directly increased to %. Uesugi Sosetsu has solved all the cases without hesitation. The former head of the Public Relations Section, Togazaki Tomonobu, treated the people in the Criminal Department as if they were plague gods, but when he saw Uesugi Sosetsu, he bowed and nodded as if he were his own father.

Fortunately, Uesugi Sosetsu was not out on a field trip. He was reading documents in the inner office of the Special Mission Department.

"Anything can be discussed. There's nothing that can't be discussed." Uesugi Soyuki has a good relationship with Inspector Kosaka. They had worked together in the Chiba Prefecture serial murder case last time. For a non-professional team like this to be able to handle it, the head of the First Investigation Division must be extremely capable.

Uesugi Sosetsu is now accustomed to the Metropolitan Police Department's structure of clean at the top and corrupt at the bottom.

"This matter is a very important secret." Inspector Kosaka subconsciously glanced at Erina who was peeking outside the door, and Inspector Okada who was also staring at the room with a cup of coffee.

Inspector Okada graduated from the University of Tokyo, and Section Chief Minami's father also graduated from the University of Tokyo. They are both unreliable.

"Such an important secret?" Uesugi Sosetsu became interested and stood up: "Do you need me to step aside for a moment?"

"Haha, Counselor Uesugi, you're joking." Inspector Kosaka was amused by Uesugi Sosetsu's little humor, but he still insisted: "Can we talk in private?"

Only then did Uesugi Sosetsu realize that perhaps he really had something to ask him.

Ten minutes later, Metropolitan Police Department, underground facility.

Inspector Kosaka told Uesugi Sosetsu everything he had investigated so far.

"Mr. Kosaka! I'm a forensic doctor! I'm not a detective!" Uesugi Sosetsu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry at Shinichiro Kosaka's question.

You got the wrong person!
I'm a forensic doctor. I'm good at autopsy and dissection. Now Professor Tsuda's wife is missing, and you want me to fly across Japan holding the azurite?

Why can the Investigation Section handle 80% of the cases with the help of Uesugi Sosetsu, but cannot handle the other 20%? It is because in cases like robbery, fire, rape, and fights, autopsies cannot be performed without corpses, and Uesugi Sosetsu is powerless.

"Counselor Uesugi, you have always had the sharpest intuition, and it seems that I can only discuss this with you." Inspector Kosaka looked at Uesugi Muneyuki expectantly: "Shiratori from the second department and Kashiwagi from the third department both graduated from the law department of the University of Tokyo. Do you understand what I mean?"

"…………Inspector Kosaka, you seem to have forgotten that my grandfather, Kuninori Uesugi, the current head of the Yonezawa Uesugi family, is a professor of cosmic dynamics at the University of Tokyo." Uesugi Muneyuki rolled his eyes: "Strictly speaking, I am also from the University of Tokyo."

Don’t take Tokyo Medical and Dental University as not the University of Tokyo!
"!!!" Shinichiro Kosaka then remembered that this kid was also from the University of Tokyo!

Sure enough, the upper echelons of this country are a group of people who weave a dense web.

"However, although I can't perform an autopsy, there is one thing I find very interesting." Uesugi Muneyuki was prompted to think: "Are you familiar with Professor Tsuda?"

"We've never met before." Inspector Kosaka finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although Uesugi Sosetsu was from the University of Tokyo faction, he did not have any factional color and was not targeting people but the matter.

"So is Professor Tsuda very familiar with the Metropolitan Police Department?" Uesugi Sosetsu pinched his chin.

"I haven't heard of it." Inspector Kosaka realized something. "I checked his information. There is no connection between the biology professor and the law department. The Metropolitan Police Department mainly has connections with the law department of the University of Tokyo."

"Then why was he able to tell you about your affairs so skillfully?" Uesugi Sosetsu narrowed his eyes, keenly aware of the blind spot: "From what you said, I mean, if you didn't hide anything from me, Professor Tsuda should not have expected that the agency would intervene in your wife's disappearance case, but... he quickly got hold of your information, what does this mean?"

"Wait...you mean, he used the excuse of going to discuss research with Dr. William from MIT, but actually contacted this department?" Inspector Kosaka immediately realized the problem.

"Well, if I'm not mistaken, this office will soon follow your normal procedures." Uesugi Muneyuki nodded and frowned: "After all, he is a professor at the University of Tokyo."

"Follow normal procedures" is the jargon used within the Metropolitan Police Department. It actually means that the information will be registered and filed, and the search will be terminated at this point, with no further investigation.

"Why is this happening?!" Inspector Kosaka also frowned: "Advisor Uesugi, we haven't found any records of Mrs. Tsuda's entry and exit. Do you know what this means?"

"It doesn't prove anything." Uesugi Muneyuki shook his head. "I know you think Mrs. Tsuda might have had an accident, but this is not evidence. She could have just smuggled out of the country, or have another identity, or run away with someone, or just live in seclusion. It even makes sense that she is just traveling in Hokkaido or Kyushu to relax and purify her soul, or having a party on an overseas cruise ship."

"Before she left, she took away Professor Tsuda's 2000 million reserve fund at home, and secretly remitted Professor Tsuda's salary abroad in batches!" Inspector Kosaka did not want to stop the investigation: "Both the husband and wife have serious reasons, and even his two children."

"That's the business of the Second Investigation Section. You can ask for their assistance." Uesugi Sosetsu agreed with Inspector Kosaka's inference, but he still believed that the evidence was not enough to prove anything.

When Inspector Kosaka heard the word "Investigation Section 2", he subconsciously shook his head.

As mentioned before, Investigation Section 1 and Investigation Section 2 are in a competitive relationship. The two sides are enemies and have never had any dealings with each other. Now that Section 1 has relied on Uesugi Muneyuki to suppress Section 2, how could they actively ask Section 2 for help? This would make Kosaka cut herself off from Section 1 and become a "traitor"!

"Moreover, if you really want to investigate, you will have to check the flow of funds in Professor Tsuda's account, and this will become a very sensitive matter." Uesugi Muneyuki continued: "The project accounts and fund flows of university professors are like a black box. No one can touch it unless it explodes."

"You can't check everything, right? What if you find out something?"

"No, as long as you really check, I can guarantee 100% that there are problems, it's just a matter of how much."

Uesugi Sosetsu's words lingered in Inspector Kosaka's ears. When he reported to Section Chief Oshima of the Investigation Section 1, as expected, Section Chief Oshima's attitude changed drastically.

"Kosaka, how's the investigation going? Have you made any progress?" Section Chief Oshima said to his subordinate with a smile, "How's the investigation going into the disappearance of Professor Tsuda's wife at the University of Tokyo?"

"We are still investigating." Inspector Kosaka bowed and said, "We have found out that Professor Tsuda seems to have a serious financial dispute with his wife."

"Very good! You are indeed very talented!" Section Chief Oshima nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, let's just close the case normally!"

"Huh?!" As expected, when Inspector Kosaka heard that the case was closed normally, he felt a chill in his heart.

"Just treat it as a normal missing persons case. Just register the case as a runaway and a missing person and file it." Section Chief Oshima said with a smile, "We have enough evidence. We can close the case."

"But..." Kosaka wanted to fight for it again.

"That's enough!" Section Chief Oshima said impatiently, "That's enough. This is the University of Tokyo! You took the initiative to search someone's house without a search warrant, which has already angered the University of Tokyo! You also asked your subordinates to ask among the students, making it known to everyone in the Oiwa dormitory that the professor's wife is missing. Do you know how much pressure this department is under? What do you want to do?!"

Inspector Kosaka's pupils dilated instantly.

Me, acting on my own?

It's obviously you...

"Did you hear that?" Section Chief Oshima's wrinkled old face was swollen and his cold little eyes, set against a pair of big ears, stared at Inspector Kosaka.

"Yes……"

Coming out of the Section Chief's office, Inspector Kosaka's face was as black as ink.

Advisor Uesugi has seen through everything.

Professor Tsuda claimed that he wanted to discuss the topic, but he took the opportunity to use his connections to contact the Metropolitan Police Department. The Metropolitan Police Department could not withstand the pressure and planned to follow the "normal procedure."

No one cares about the truth of the case, and no one cares about the whereabouts of Mrs. Tsuda!
These people have woven a dense web! They are not doing it for justice, but just for dirty deals!
However, this was a case that he had handled, and there was no doubt that this case would become a stain on his resume! And the Section Chief...had actually sold him out! The University of Tokyo would naturally think that he was the mad dog!
When he thought about the size of the University of Tokyo, Inspector Kosaka could already foresee that he would be transferred to a local police station, or even a rural branch.

No!

I can not be reconciled!

The head of the First Department gritted his teeth, and suddenly the words that Section Chief Oshima had said before emerged in his mind.

"Unfortunately, we are the non-professional group. Kosaka and Career 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."

I can only take a gamble! Rather than being exiled to the frontier, I might as well make a big fuss!
And Dongda exploded!
Soon, Shinichiro Kosaka's subordinates found information about Dr. William Edwards, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

According to the investigation, Professor William himself was a very devout Puritan.

…………

The next day, University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus.

Dr. William, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, found Professor Tsuda early in the morning. The old white man was angry and contemptuous, and directly grabbed Professor Tsuda's sleeve: "Professor Tsuda, why didn't you tell me that your wife was missing?"

"How could you turn a blind eye to your wife's disappearance and hold an academic seminar with me?"

"You are family! Family!!! How can academic research and other matters be more important than family?!"

"It's simply unreasonable!"

"Also, what does it mean to transfer assets overseas? I wanted to say before that there are too many research groups that we cooperate with your school to go abroad for inspection, and you kept telling me that this is necessary..."

Dr. William, who always presented himself as a proud and serious old scholar, seemed really angry: "I think we at MIT need to reconsider our cooperation with the University of Tokyo!"

"Hey?!"

At this time, Professor Tsuda saw the English version of the Yomiuri Shimbun in Dr. William's hand.

Professor Dongda felt like his head was about to explode.

"The wife of a biology professor at the University of Tokyo has been missing for several days, is she suspected of absconding with the money?!"

(End of this chapter)