Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 195: Construction Company Director Jumps from Building
Ever since the last Fujidai case, Uesugi Sosetsu has maintained contact with Shimagawa, the managing director of Ota Real Estate Company.

Shimagawa's family is really rich, typical new money after the war. His family lives in a mansion in Roppongi Hills, with a yacht, and they are small shareholders in many corporate boards under the Mitsui Group and Fuji Group.

Uesugi Sosetsu would meet and have dinner with Shimagawa once every two to three months. The old Huazuye and the old Gangquye had a lot to talk about, but the business content of both parties did not overlap, so they had little contact and rarely sent messages to each other.

From Shimagawa's tone, Uesugi Munesetsu could feel that this was a troublesome matter, and something that could make this old port district master feel troublesome was definitely a big deal. Considering that he had already discussed the engagement with the Watanabe family, Uesugi Munesetsu decisively agreed to go and take a look.

"Foster father, foster mother, I have a friend..." Uesugi Munen told Watanabe Eiji and Watanabe Michiko about the matter: "I will go and see what is going on."

"Is that so? That's fine." Watanabe Eiji nodded. He felt that things were almost settled. He still had something else he wanted to discuss with his wife in private: "How about this, I'll take Minami with you."

Miss Minami's eyes immediately lit up and she gestured, "Take me with you, take me with you, I'll be very good!"

"Of course." Uesugi Sosetsu had no reason to refuse.

Miss Minami changed into a frosty blue dream summer elf layered white petticoat that she wore in early summer, put on a pair of black flat-heeled leather shoes on her black silk feet, and took off the beret on her head. With her long hair loose, she took Uesugi Sosetsu's arm and said, "Munsetsu, don't try to escape!"

"I didn't run away." He almost forgot that Miss Minami was actually only a 23-year-old girl this year. Compared with her serious professional attire before, the young lady with bright summer youth made the man's eyes light up: "Can you please help me? Chief Watanabe?"

"Hehe~ Of course, please get in the car, forensic officer~ I'll take you flying!"

Uesugi Sosetsu and Watanabe Minami got in the car. Naturally, Uesugi Sosetsu, who didn't like driving, sat in the passenger seat, while Miss Minami was responsible for driving.

In the car, Uesugi Sosetsu called Shima Kawanren again: "Where is he? What's going on?"

Shimagawa Ren's voice was filled with annoyance: "This is XX area, XX town, XX block, Shinagawa district. My friend, Aonuma Shingo is dead. The police at the scene said he committed suicide, but how is that possible? But no one believes me. Come here quickly. You are the only one who can scare these useless policemen."

"Pfft!" Uesugi Munatsu noticed that Miss Minami rolled her eyes when she heard this, and couldn't help laughing. Then he said seriously: "Can you tell me in detail what happened?"

"Here's what happened. I have a friend named Shingo Aonuma, who is the project manager of Tachikawa Construction Company in Shinagawa District. He is 34 years old. I drank with him yesterday, and after I went home in the evening, he didn't go home."

Shimagawa Ren told Uesugi Sosetsu everything he had encountered.

"This morning, Shingo Aonuma was found dead in an open space between two buildings. There was a lot of blood on the ground. Inspector Moritsugu of Shinagawa Police Station was in charge of the case. After investigation, they unanimously determined that it was suicide. At the same time, Manager Hironobu Takeda from Nippon Life Insurance also came... Did you know? Uesugi, it's such a coincidence that Shingo Aonuma died exactly one year and two days after he took out his life insurance policy! Therefore, these police officers are more convinced that he committed suicide!"

"One year and two days? What does that mean?" Uesugi Sosetsu didn't understand at first.

"Ah~ Takeda, you talk to him!" Shimagawa Ren handed the phone to another person.

"Hello, Mr. Uesugi Muneyuki. I'm Takeda Hironobu, who is in charge of life insurance claims in the personal business department of Nippon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. You can just call me Takeda." A man who was obviously much more capable answered the phone: "Regarding life insurance claims, let me briefly explain that life insurance claims include suicide claims. As long as you commit suicide after officially taking out insurance and paying the premiums on time for one year, you can get full insurance compensation."

"This time starts from the second day of formal insurance registration, which means..."

"That means Mr. Aonuma died on the first day that the suicide compensation clause in his life insurance was triggered, right?" Uesugi Sosetsu interrupted.

"That's right." said Takeda Hironobu on the opposite side.

"How much will it cost?"

"Mr. Uesugi, you mean the maximum insured amount, right? Mr. Aonuma did buy a large life insurance policy for himself, with a maximum insured amount of 8000 million yen, so the police insist that it was suicide."

"No wonder." Uesugi Sosetsu heard this with a bit of helplessness and a bit of amusement: "Last time, the 'Four Sisters of Apocalypse' incident was also like that. It reached 100 million, which alarmed you, Nippon Life, right?"

"Haha, Mr. Uesugi, you're joking." Who would have thought that the claims manager on the other side was amused by Uesugi Muneyuki instead: "Cricket 8000 million yen, it's nothing, Mr. Uesugi, the last incident with the four sisters of Apocalypse was actually because the four women all found the same outlet in the same area. In order to prove that they were not colluding with the insured to defraud insurance, and the consecutive sudden deaths of nurses' husbands in the jurisdiction were very bizarre, the police and the regional claims manager insisted on re-examining it."

"what?"

"Haha, Mr. Uesugi, Nippon Life is one of the Fortune 500, the No. 1 insurance group in Japan and one of the top eight in the world. If someone really wants to commit suicide after taking out a life insurance policy for a year and then defraud the insurance money, then we will just pay for it. This little money is nothing." Takeda Hironobu said this with a little bit of sarcasm for outsiders: "Suicide is actually a type of unnatural death probability, and the group has considered this in its design."

Ah? If a person commits suicide one year after taking out life insurance, the insurance company will pay directly?

If Uesugi Sosetsu's answer to Takeda is not correct, then doesn't that mean that a person can commit insurance fraud premeditatedly?

At this time, Miss Minami beside him smiled and said, "Zongxue, you haven't studied criminal psychology, have you? The instructor once said that very few ordinary people's psychology remains unchanged for a long time, and the determination to commit suicide is almost impossible to last for more than a month, and almost no one can persist until the 13th month."

Uesugi Sosetsu looked at Miss Minami beside him in surprise.

You are very smart!
How can I be your fiancée if I'm not smart? I'm not Ikeda! Miss Minami rolled her eyes again.

"Yes, the lady is right." Takeda Hironobu expressed his approval this time: "The probability is very small. If we really encounter such a person who is willing to exchange his life for insurance money, we will pay it. This is also the social responsibility of Nippon Life."

"Impossible! How could Aonuma commit suicide!" Shimagawa Ren took the phone back: "He was drinking with me last night! Yes, he has had financial difficulties recently, but I have promised that the company can provide him with a short-term loan of 3000 million yen to tide him over the difficulties. As long as he can hold on for this period of time, he can receive the final payment of 1 million yen from Mitsui Real Estate. How could he commit suicide? It's just that this is a commercial secret, I can't tell the police directly, and...if I tell it, I will become a suspect too."

"But these policemen are afraid of trouble and arouse trouble, so they insist on classifying it as suicide. I won't accept that! Uesugi, after thinking about it, I can only rely on you. I have already told Takeda that if you come, Nippon Life will give you 300,000 in consulting fees, and I will treat you to a restaurant!" "Deal!"

After a while, we arrived at the place.

There were yellow lines between the two buildings, and a row of police officers were standing with their hands behind their backs to block curious passers-by. As soon as they saw a car stop nearby, two police officers in field vests came up and said, "Please don't stop here. There's a case here... Officer Uesugi???"

"Yeah." From Setagaya District to Edogawa District, everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department knew about Uesugi Sosetsu's notoriety. When they saw him appear, the two police officers immediately shuddered.

It's just an ordinary suicide case, why did Forensic Officer Uesugi show up in person?
"Nothing, my friend asked me to come take a look." Uesugi Sosetsu got off the car and was greeted by an acquaintance, Inspector Moritsugu, who had appeared in the Shinagawa train corpse case. He said, "Forensic officer?"

"Uesugi, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you to say something. Take a look and see if Aonuma committed suicide or not?" At this time, Shimanagawa Ren and Nippon Life's claims manager Takeda Hironobu also appeared. Shimanagawa Ren looked excited: "If you say Aonuma committed suicide, I'll admit it. If you say Aonuma didn't commit suicide, then I'll file a complaint against this group of incompetent police officers! Thieves of national tax dollars!"

"Aonuma would not have committed suicide. He loved his family and life so much."

Hearing what Shimagawa Ren said, the police officers present all looked annoyed.

It is better to have less trouble than more. Do you understand that?

He fell between two buildings, had obvious collision injuries on his body, and had taken out a high amount of insurance. Isn't this intentional suicide?
Nippon Life Insurance has already agreed to pay the claim. It's a suicide, so the 8000 million yen insurance money is in your pocket. The family is satisfied, the police are satisfied, and the insurance company accepts it. It's good for everyone.

Why did you call Uesugi Forensic Officer here???
Do you want to ruin the peace?
"Okay, let me take a look." Uesugi Sosetsu took out his gloves, crossed the yellow line and passed the police blockade, and saw the body on the ground.

The body was in his thirties, with multiple fractures on the head and body, and signs of impact but no signs of a struggle. It really looked like the person had committed suicide by jumping off a building.

However, after taking a few glances, Uesugi Sosetsu shook his head and said, "It's not suicide."

"What?" Inspector Moriji behind him widened his eyes.

How long did the forensic officer look at it? A minute? He didn't even use any tools!
Can this be used to determine suicide or homicide?

"I told you!" Shima Kawanalen jumped up excitedly, "It's not suicide, it's not suicide! I really need to let Uesugi come and take a look!"

"It's just as Shimagawa said. This is not suicide." Uesugi Munen had spent less than two minutes on the body. He stood up and said, "But it's not homicide either."

"Ah?" Now everyone at the scene had question marks on their faces.

"This isn't even the first crime scene," Uesugi Sosetsu continued.

Ah? ? ?
Now Uesugi Sosetsu confused everyone.

"Yes, this is not the first crime scene. Someone brought him here from the first crime scene. The time should be in the early morning." Uesugi Munen continued: "Shinagawa Police Station... Who determined that the victim committed suicide?"

After these words were spoken, Miss Minami couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. Uesugi Sosetsu's meaning was very simple.

Who judged suicide? Come out and confront me!
As a result, no policeman from Shinagawa Police Station dared to come out to confront Uesugi Sosetsu. They all retreated two or three steps. However, Inspector Moritsugu, who had retreated one step, seemed to have taken a step forward, and it seemed that he wanted to confront Uesugi Sosetsu.

Inspector Moriji's expression immediately changed, and he said humbly, "Since this is the professional judgment of the forensic officer, then we should follow his opinion. The reason is..."

I'm already honest, please let me go.

"Well, come here and I'll tell you." Uesugi Sosetsu motioned for everyone to come over.

Now all the police, curious people on the street, onlookers, as well as the property managers of the two buildings, security guards, Shimagawa Ren and others came together, all looking forward to Uesugi Sosetsu's performance.

Especially the police officers at Shinagawa Police Station, they are as excited as they were before.

What is going to be staged today is a horrifying truth!

However, Hironobu Takeda, manager of the claims department of the personal business division of Nippon Life Insurance, who was in the crowd, seemed to be thinking about something.

Needless to say, Uesugi Munesetsu's autopsy skills are outstanding. The entire Tokyo city circle has witnessed it. In the last incident of the Four Sisters of Apocalypse, it was Uesugi Munesetsu who exposed the four sisters' despicable skills.

Isn't it a bit of a waste to give such powerful autopsy capabilities to the Metropolitan Police Department?
Hironobu Takeda thought that although most life insurance policies only have a few million or tens of millions of dollars in coverage, Nippon Life Insurance can fully afford the compensation. But what if he encountered other types of policies with extremely large coverage that involved homicide?

Wouldn’t his ability to perform autopsies be of great use to our insurance business?
It might be a bit of a waste to give such talents to the Metropolitan Police Department alone!

For the first time, the representative of Nippon Life Insurance realized that although Uesugi Sosetsu's business was mainly autopsy forensics, it was not limited to criminal matters!

(End of this chapter)