Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 231, The Truth Revealed

Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki, a member of the Public Security faction, graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo. He has heavy eye bags and his small eyes are full of coldness.

After Watanabe Eiji defeated Kudo Tsuyoshi, the head of the National Police Agency's security department, it was thought that the criminal faction had gained a complete advantage. However, the unexpected rise of Onoda Kimiaki quickly gave the public security faction a new backbone.

More importantly, Onoda Kimiaki and Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki are brothers. It is clear that the Chief Cabinet Secretary intends to have his younger brother take over control of the Public Security Police. Onoda immediately sidelined the Police Commissioner Kaneko Sawaro, who was already planning to retire, and effectively suppressed Watanabe Eiji's arrogant and domineering attitude.

Of course, Onoda Kimiaki himself respected Watanabe Eiji quite a bit, and would consult with him, the Superintendent General of Police, on matters big and small. If the two agreed, then the decision would be made according to Watanabe Eiji's will; if they disagreed, then the decision would most likely be made according to Onoda Kimiaki's will.

Following the night breeze in the early morning, Sugishita Ukyo and Uesugi Muneyuki's expressions turned rather unpleasant after hearing Onoda's words.

Sugishita Ukyo really understood Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda. He knew beforehand that if the matter were reported according to his and Uesugi Muneyuki's deductions, it would most likely be handed over to the Organization Department and the Public Security Police for resolution. The fact that the matter had escalated so much gave Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda an opportunity to make a fuss.

Therefore, when his subordinates asked him whether he, as the section chief, should report it, Sugishita Ukyo hesitated.

He knew that once the matter was reported, the situation would inevitably escalate, and bloodshed was even inevitable.

However, if it is not reported, Kudo has already committed more than one murder here, and it does not meet Sugishita Ukyo's standard of life and death, even though the murderer is already dead.

No matter which option he chose, he was faced with a dilemma, and Sugishita Ukyo could only remain silent.

Uesugi Muneyuki's silence indicates that he still has doubts about the matter. The mystery of the disappearance, murder, and body dumping of the female student from Tokyo Women's University has not yet been solved. If the public security police take over now, it would be equivalent to stopping the search, and then this mystery would never be solved.
He understood what Onoda meant.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda doesn't care whether it's the first or the second scenario; he has already found a pretext to intervene, with sufficient reasons and evidence. It's a very opportune time, and the Public Security Bureau needs to seize this opportunity to prove themselves, well, ever since the last time they lost a big shot in Chiba Prefecture.

At this point, Uesugi Muneyuki's attitude was irrelevant. Whether he agreed or disagreed, whether his attitude was intense or calm, it would not affect Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda's decision. The fact that he personally informed him was already a favor to Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda.

As expected, seeing that Sugishita Ukyo and Uesugi Muneyuki were both silent, Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda smiled smugly: "Eiji, Uesugi-kun, whom you promoted and the Special Missions Unit you built, are indeed quite capable. They are very effective in solving cases. This time, he solved the Yokohama case again, which is a great achievement."

“Leave the rest to our public security police.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda glanced at the time and gestured to his subordinates, “I want everything ready by nine o’clock tomorrow morning, and… we don’t need the Kanagawa police to get involved.”

"Yes!" the accompanying counselor replied immediately.

The propellers spun, and Superintendent General Eiji Watanabe came up, smiling as he patted Uesugi Muneyuki on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work, Muneyuki-kun."

"You're welcome." Uesugi Muneyuki forced a smile at his future father-in-law and pressed on, "But what about that Tokyo Women's University student..."

"That kind of thing should naturally be blamed on the Kudo-kai." Watanabe and the other man were a little sleepy. The Superintendent General looked at the Mazda that had been salvaged and said with a serious expression, "The bodies were all dumped in the same place. Besides them, who else could it be?"

"In short, thank you all for your hard work. It's almost dawn now, so you should all go back and get some rest."

It’s over.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Special Investigation Headquarters bowed to the Superintendent General and the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the National Police Agency, and prepared to disperse.

Only Uesugi Muneyuki remained standing in front of the salvaged Mazda, pondering what exactly had been missed.

There's another aspect of this matter that doesn't make sense.

Why would a yakuza group dare to kidnap an employee of Mitsui Properties? Do they think they can obstruct a national-level project just by kidnapping a person in question?
What era are we living in now? Do you still think it's the Yamaguchi-gumi's heyday in the late 70s?

He recalled his soul contract with Hisato Sasaki and the result of the death flashback.

If the Yokohama case and the Tokyo Women's University disappearance case are two separate cases, then why would the bodies be dumped in the same place?

Ok?
Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly remembered a crucial place!

There were people on the bus! We confirmed that there was no one on the bus, but there were people on the bus!

These are Sasaki Hisato's original words.

This moment reminded Uesugi Muneyuki of another person—Ms. Yamada Aika.

She was the same; there was clearly no one in the cell!

Wait! Wait... wait!

Could it be that?
Uesugi Muneyuki immediately summoned Hironaka Mariko. When the curse of the Fuji TV news anchor appeared, Uesugi Muneyuki immediately pointed at the flooded car: "Hironaka, take a look. Is there any trace of the otherworldly being that Yamada Aika committed suicide in this car?"

"Let me see, let me see~" Mariko Hironaka climbed into the car and licked the seawater-damaged interior with her tongue. After licking for a while, she slowly nodded: "There's a tiny bit, very faint, but... yes, it's very similar to the scent lingering in that cell, it's that guy!"

Aizen Myō-ō's third eye opened, and the crimson flames of a brainstorm swept through Uesugi Sōsetsu's brain.

He got it!
He got it!

He knows what happened!
This case is indeed related to the runaway host, Takikawa Tsubasa!

Sasaki Hisato and his accomplice Fujisaki Katsuya were killed by Takikawa Tsubasa! This guy used the same technique as last time, sneaking into the two Yakuza's car in the same unknown way, and deliberately creating an accidental fall into the sea.

This is why Sasaki Hisato said that although there was no one in the car, there were people in the car.

Because Takikawa Tsubasa exists in the other world, normal people naturally cannot see it.

As for why Hirasawa Yui's body parts were found together with Igarashi Aiko's body parts, the reason is quite simple.

Takikawa Tsubasa followed the two men all the way, and while they were disposing of the body, he also threw away some of Hirasawa Yui's body parts that he had already disposed of. As a result, some body parts from the two cases ended up in the same place, which confused the police's investigation.

Takigawa Tsubasa was the murderer who killed Sasaki Hisato and Fujisaki Katsumaru.

Totally got it!
Uesugi Muneyuki was now absolutely certain of Takikawa Tsubasa's existence and that he was indeed from the other world, the one who killed Hirasawa Yui and the one who persuaded Yamada Aika to commit suicide.

The three cases have come together!
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Uesugi Muneyuki finally relaxed his furrowed brows and smiled. His relaxed appearance left Minami and Erina, who were waiting for him, looking puzzled.

"What's wrong, Uesugi? Have you found any new clues?" Reina, taking advantage of Uesugi Muneyuki's favor, took the initiative to ask, "Is there some new information?"

"?" Superintendent General Eiji Watanabe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda, who were setting up the scene and assigning tasks, also looked over: "Any new discoveries, Uesugi-kun?"

“No, I’ve confirmed it. The murderer is Sasaki Hisato.” Uesugi Muneyuki shook his head and said softly, “Sasaki Hisato probably didn’t intend to kill Igarashi Aiko, and the yakuza probably wouldn’t have given such an extreme order, but… Igarashi must have recognized Sasaki and responded with fierce resistance and insults, which angered Sasaki.”

Igarashi Aiko has always been arrogant and has a rather feminine way of thinking. Sasaki didn't actually intend to kill her, but just wanted to extort more money from her, demanding 10 million yen from Igarashi Aiko under the pretext of compensating for car repair and medical expenses.

Igarashi Aiko doesn't lack ten million yen. If it were anyone else, they would agree to save her life first.

But Aiko didn't. Having lived a privileged life since childhood and not experienced much of society, and always protected by the order of the big city, she fiercely declared that she would not give Sasaki a single penny. She also said, "I know who you are. You're finished when I get out. My dad is the former head of the Second Investigation Division. My family knows a lot of police officers. You just wait. You're dead." She then spewed a bunch of workplace swear words and called Sasaki a maggot from the sewer.

She then found an opportunity to try to escape, which forced Sasaki to kill her.

“Yes, men do think differently from women.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda nodded. “She probably thought she was the daughter of Section Chief 2 and the head of Mitsui while she was in prison, and she was still putting on that strong woman act.”

"But none of that matters anymore, Uesugi-kun. The National Police Agency thanks you for your contribution. That's enough. Leave the rest to us." Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda indicated that Uesugi Muneyuki could go back and rest.

Uesugi Muneyuki hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He actually wanted to talk about the hidden issues behind the case, but how could he explain the inner world to the people in the outer world?

No, you can't say that, especially now that Takikawa Tsubasa is in the shadows, his ability to hide is too deadly.

Fortunately, I'm currently in the shadows too.

While the enemy remained in the dark, Uesugi Muneyuki had already gained some understanding of and was on guard against Takikawa Tsubasa, but the other party was completely unaware of him.

Perhaps Kudo knows something, and with the Metropolitan Police Department as cover, it's not easy to be exposed.

"Director Watanabe, may I also be a spectator in the subsequent police operation?" After thinking for a while, Uesugi Muneyuki said to Watanabe Eiji, "Together with headquarters."

"You also want to witness the downfall of the Kudo-kai?" Watanabe Eiji glanced at Uesugi Muneyuki, slightly surprised by his idea. The Superintendent General then looked at Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda: "How about broadening the child's horizons?"

Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda stared at Uesugi Muneyuki for a few seconds.

He had no choice but to give them face. To put it bluntly, the Japanese police were like headless flies throughout the Yokohama case. It was only thanks to Uesugi Muneyuki that the impossible was turned into the possible and the "impossible" murderer was found.

"can."

(End of this chapter)