Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 206: An unusual suicide case

If you still remember, this Yamada Aika was the gigolo fan who asked her aunt, Ms. Kurosawa, for money in order to open a champagne tower for the gigolo when Uesugi Munesetsu was still a rookie in Otsuka Police Station. When she failed to get the money, she killed Ms. Kurosawa in a rage during the argument. Then, under the guidance of the gigolo, she added a lot of ice cubes to the water to confuse the forensic doctor's estimated time of death.

Later, out of curiosity, Uesugi Sosetsu came to ask questions, but he revealed too much information, which caused Ms. Yamada to attack him with a kitchen knife, and Uesugi Sosetsu, who was caught off guard, almost died.

It was also because of this incident that Ms. Takasaka, who condoned the crime and stepped aside, and then failed to keep a close watch on the criminal who escaped, was given a serious warning and sent back to the office, and then Erina came.

Afterwards, evidence of Ms. Yamada's crimes was collected and sent for inspection. She was charged with intentional homicide, obstruction of official duties and injury, and was sentenced to three crimes at the same time. The case was finally heard at the Tokyo District Court this year. Yamada Aika was sentenced to 23 years in prison. This was with the support of some feminist charitable organizations that provided her with judicial assistance, otherwise it might have been 25-30 years.

If this happened in the United States, where a police officer was assaulted and injured, it would be a shame for every American police officer if Ms. Yamada could go to court alive.

Uesugi Sosetsu thought the case was over, but how come it was brought up again?

Ms. Kurosawa completely disappeared in order to protect him. When her dead soul still existed, she expressed her hope that Uesugi Sosetsu would not pursue the matter. Taking this into consideration, Uesugi Sosetsu did not add insult to injury. Ms. Yamada had already been sentenced to 23 years in prison anyway, and it would take many years for her to be released.

However, when he heard Watanabe Eiji say this, Uesugi Sosetsu frowned instantly, and he remembered something.

Yasuie Nishijo, that annoying and terrifying curse, also committed suicide!

"Is it related to the disappearance of female students from Tokyo Women's University?" Uesugi Muneyuki perked up.

A few days ago, a senior female student at Tokyo Women's University named Yui Hirasawa disappeared inexplicably on her way back to the dormitory from working part-time. The police have not been able to find any trace of her. The strangest thing about this case is that the surveillance camera on the road captured Yui Hirasawa entering an alley. The entire alley is less than 200 meters long, and there are surveillance cameras at the exit of the alley.

And Yui Hirasawa just disappeared in the alley. No matter how the police searched, even checking the nearby residents, they could not find any trace of the girl.

The girl's family was quite wealthy, and her father was a senior executive at a branch of Japan Post Bank. The Metropolitan Police Department was alerted to the matter, but they could not find any clues. Even the Special Investigation Department received a call for help, but in this case there was no body, and no one knew whether the girl was dead or alive, so Uesugi Muneyuki was helpless.

"Yes." Watanabe Eiji nodded: "According to the investigation of the Criminal Division, although Yui Hirasawa and Aika Yamada have never met before, they have one thing in common, that is, they are both gigolo fans, and have both visited the gigolo club 'KJDZ' and opened a champagne tower."

"Takigawa Tsubasa?!" Uesugi Sosetsu thought for a long time before remembering the name: "Wait, didn't I ask Otsuka to report him to the police with my real name?"

"Yes." Watanabe Eiji put his hands in his pockets and said calmly, "The report I received from the Public Security Bureau also said that they had successfully solved the problem... It was not until the Investigation Division 1 investigated this clue that the Public Security Bureau was forced to admit that they did not find Takigawa Tsubasa and let him escape. It was just that this matter was too embarrassing, and the Public Security Bureau also believed that he would hide his identity and dare not show up again, so they informed their superiors that the matter had been handled."

“…………” Uesugi Sosetsu closed his eyes in anger: “So we can’t be sure whether Hirasawa Yui is dead or alive, nor can we be sure whether Takigawa Tsubasa is dead or alive. We can only be sure that Yamada Aika committed suicide.”

"Yes, and Yamada Aika's suicide happened right after Hirasawa Yui disappeared." Watanabe Eiji said: "I think it is necessary to inform you of this news, but... for the protection of the organization, you should not spread the news that the public security has not found Takigawa Tsubasa."

"Yes, I know. I'll go to the detention center now." Uesugi Munen was really scared by the attack by Saijo Yasuie last time. He decided to check it out on the spot: "The body hasn't been cremated yet, right?"

"No." Watanabe Eiji patted Uesugi Sosetsu's shoulder and said, "Go and have a look. Although others may not be able to do it, with your ability, you may find something. It would be even better if you can help with another case."

After a brief chat, Uesugi Sosetsu and Watanabe Eiji came out.

As a result, they happened to see Ishihara Mikoto and Ikeda Erena confronting each other in the Special Mission Department.

Watanabe Eiji said hello to the people in the Special Mission Department and left. Uesugi Munesetsu asked, "Have you finished the introduction? Why did it take so long?"

"Um, yes." Both Ishihara Mikoto and Ikeda Erena were embarrassed.

"Minami, take Miss Ishihara to get an ID card and a meal card, and then give her a key... Miss Mikoto, you are still renting a house now, right? Do you want to apply for the women's dormitory of the Metropolitan Police Department?" Uesugi Sosetsu asked directly.

"Of course." The forensic beauty thought that she had lived in the attic for the past two years. The female police dormitory was more than 20 square meters and there was no rent to pay, so why not apply?

"Then tell Chief Watanabe if you need anything. I have to go out for something now." Uesugi Sosetsu gestured directly, "Master Erina, let's go."

"Okay~" Erina immediately stood up, took the car keys obediently, trotted behind Uesugi Sosetsu, and gave Ishihara Mikoto a provocative look.

These two people have definitely done it! Ishihara Mikoto looked at her and found it funny. She thought to herself, I'm over 30, married and divorced, I don't intend to fight with you, why are you so excited?

and many more!

Forensic Beauty suddenly discovered a blind spot.

Shouldn't Uesugi Sosetsu's fiancée be Watanabe Minami, the face of the Metropolitan Police Department and the daughter of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, who sits in the position of department head?
What's going on.
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Tokyo was still hot enough in August. As Uesugi Soyuki and Ikeda Erena were driving to the detention center, Uesugi Soyuki found Erena's hesitant look amusing: "Just ask whatever you want to ask." "Um... who is Miss Ishihara to you?" Erena looked like a curious baby.

"Misaki is my mentor in forensic medicine. We met at Tokiwa Junior High School in Gunma Prefecture. She was the school doctor at that time." Uesugi Munen briefly talked about how he and Misaki met, and then half-jokingly said, "I didn't expect that we would meet again. Don't worry, Master Erena, Misaki's forensic skills are absolutely amazing!"

"It would be nice if that's the case." Erina pouted, thinking, am I asking you about her forensic ability? Am I asking you if you had sex with her in high school?

What about the beautiful high school female school nurse and students... Isn't that a common tactic in some dramas?
However, the clumsy tall beauty couldn't find a chance to speak. As for questioning, the apartment layout had already been customized by Uesugi Sosetsu. For Ikeda Erena, whose brain was completely filled with men, this option no longer existed. She just wanted to live like this with Uesugi Sosetsu for the rest of her life.

The two soon arrived at the detention center.

In Japan, detention centers are called "juzhiso" and are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. The facilities here are relatively standardized, with single cells or multi-person rooms equipped with basic furniture (beds, tables, chairs, and toilets). Prisoners will be detained here before they have been charged but not formally tried.

Ms. Yamada had already been sentenced and was to be transferred to prison soon, but she committed suicide at this time.

Everything reminded Uesugi Sosetsu of Saijo Yasue.

The guards of the detention center certainly knew Uesugi Muneyuki, and they quickly released him after hearing the purpose of his visit. The director personally received him and found the guard in charge of Yamada Aika for him.

"Did Yamada Aika have any unusual behavior before committing suicide?" asked Uesugi Sosetsu.

"In fact, Miss Yamada has been relatively stable since she entered the facility, and she hasn't done anything strange. But... it's true that Miss Yamada was a little abnormal the day before she committed suicide. Officer Uesugi, please follow me."

The guard brought Uesugi Sosetsu to the monitoring room and called up the surveillance footage for Uesugi Sosetsu and Ikeda Erina.

Detention centers usually provide single rooms for female criminals, which are approximately 7-8 square meters in size. A steel bed, a folding table, a stainless steel toilet without partitions, and a small washbasin make up the entire single room. The room is lit 24 hours a day, and even at night when sleeping, the brightness is only dimmed but not turned off. There is also 24-hour surveillance.

Aika Yamada seemed a little strange the night before she committed suicide. She seemed to be saying something nervously towards the small folding table in the corner of the room. This behavior lasted for more than an hour. Then she suddenly became agitated and said that her life was over. She then cried and said sorry, sorry, which attracted the attention of the guards.

After being comforted by the guards and psychologists, Yamada Aika seemed to be in better condition, but as night fell, she suddenly tore the towel into several strips, used the steel bed and the window railings to form a rope and committed suicide.

"This matter is really not our responsibility, Officer Uesugi. It is the prison's obligation to provide hot water and towels to detainees. No one would have thought that an adult woman would have the strength to tear the towel apart. By the time we discovered it, it was already too late." The guard said regretfully.

Uesugi Munsetsu didn't say much about this issue. He first asked, "Can I see the body?"

After seeing Yamada Aika's body, Uesugi Sosetsu examined it and found that it was indeed suicide, without any doubt.

He then began trying to trigger the Dead Soul Contract.

However, Yamada Aika's dead soul had no grievances and no intention to prove her innocence. It is also possible that she did not want to be triggered by him, so she had no reaction. In other words, she committed suicide on her own initiative and was willing to do so, and she had nothing to say.

This is strange.

Is it really just a normal suicide?

But what was the strange situation? She was not emotionally stable, so why did she get excited and then commit suicide?

"Can you take me to the scene to have a look?" Uesugi Sosetsu said to the guard.

"of course."

The guard brought Uesugi Sosetsu and Ikeda Erina to the cell where Yamada Aika lived before her death. Uesugi Sosetsu signaled Erina to take shelter for a while as he wanted to check carefully.

After everyone left, he began to call out his cursed figure - former Fuji TV anchorwoman, Hironaka Mariko.

Hironaka Mariko quickly responded to his call and appeared at the scene, sticking half of her body out of the wall: "Uesugi? You need me for something?"

"Hongzhong, can you sense the aura of Yasue Saijo's curse in the room?"

"Let me see……"

(End of this chapter)