Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 234, Blood Flows Through the Streets

Gunshots pierced the surrounding chaos. As the patrol officers fell into pools of blood, the public security police who were blocking the road in the distance realized something was wrong. At that moment, the SAT was cleaning up their stronghold. The nearby public security police immediately pulled out pistols from behind their suits and ran in that direction.

A team of six police officers quickly discovered that there were victims.

"Hey? Are you alright? Cheer up!"

The policeman lying in a pool of blood noticed the pistols and expressions of the men in suits. He suddenly understood why there had been gunshots and why he had encountered armed criminals.

The police have taken action...

“Idiot…” the patrol chief uttered one last word before falling silent.

"Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance right now!"

The front-line channels instantly became chaotic.

"Section Chief, the Kudo gang of three has fled towards National Route XXX. Requesting backup immediately!"

"Someone has died in the line of duty... It has been confirmed that he is a police officer from the Yamada Town Police Station in Kanagawa Prefecture, Shota Yamada, who has died in the line of duty!"

When the news reached the countermeasures command center, almost all the police officers at the scene stood up upon hearing that a police officer had died in the line of duty.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda and Security Chief Kudo immediately lost their color. Chief Kudo grabbed the walkie-talkie immediately: "SAT Second Team, turn and give chase! Expand the blockade radius to 5 kilometers—those three bastards have guns, we absolutely cannot let him take civilians hostage!"

"Yes!" A flurry of hurried typing filled the command center, creating chaos.

One patrol officer died in the line of duty?
Uesugi Muneyuki realized that this incident was serious.

Human life is of paramount importance. At any time, the death of someone in the line of duty is a major event!
All the high-ranking police officers present felt their faces burning.

It's true what they say, "He who travels a hundred miles is only halfway there at ninety." We were so close to a perfect ending, how did this happen at the last minute?

At that moment, the police superintendent in charge of the operation silently picked up the HKPSG-1 and left, handing over command of the scene to Kobe Takeru, a counselor from the Ministry of Public Security.

At that moment, everyone held their breath.

Fortunately, it was around 9:30 a.m., and there were only some housewives on the street. When they heard the gunshots nearby, they were so frightened that they scattered and fled. Kudo and his group did not go far, and the police immediately began to pursue them and evacuate people along the way.

This is the first time in over twenty years since the Cold War that Yokohama residents have encountered a gunfight between police and criminals.

The police pursued them relentlessly, blocking the road with police cars, and eventually cornered the three Yakuza into a convenience store.

Yakuza also tried to take the convenience store clerks hostage, but the public security police didn't give them a chance at all. The intense firepower along the way had already riddled two of them with bullets. Finally, the remaining senior officer, Genichi Kudo, rushed into the convenience store to try and find the hostages.

However, all the convenience store employees had already evacuated and hidden themselves, and there were no hostages.

"I surrender! I surrender!" The Yakuza leader realized there was no escape; the outside was full of police.

So he shouted, then raised his hands and slowly poked his head out from behind the shelf: "I throw..."

"boom!"

A loud bang erupted in the distance, and a sniper bullet struck Kudo Gen'i precisely in the forehead.

His head exploded, and his brains splattered all over the freezer behind him.

You fucking idiot!
All the police officers present cursed inwardly.

This operation was originally intended to achieve great merit, setting a benchmark for the capabilities of the Japanese public security forces and making their heroic deeds known worldwide.

Who would have thought this would happen in the end?

In the distance, about 150 meters away, a police inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau lowered his HKPSG-1 sniper rifle, but there was no joy on his face.

Dead people.

This is troublesome!

"All criminals have been killed! Repeat, all criminals have been killed!" The message came again from the front: "No civilian casualties, repeat, no civilian casualties."

"The deceased is Shota Yamada, male, 33 years old, from the Yamada Koban branch of the Aoba Police Station of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters. He has lost vital signs. Repeat, he has lost vital signs!"

The report from the front brought specific details: someone had died in the line of duty. Everyone in the entire frontline countermeasures headquarters was ashen-faced.

"In short, it's over." Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda, who was in charge of the operation, paused for a moment, then stood up: "Thank you all for your hard work."

"Thank you for your hard work." A series of responses rang out from below.

"The operation to shut down the raid on the Kudo-kai has been successfully completed, with no civilian casualties. We regret the loss of one police officer who died in the line of duty." Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda said coldly, "In my opinion, this operation has brought a satisfactory conclusion to the Yokohama case and the Tokyo Bay serial body dumping case. Although it is unfortunate that we lost an excellent police officer, the other party actively fired back when faced with the search and even shot and killed an officer while on the run. Their behavior is no different from that of an extremist terrorist."

"Faced with violent groups, we united and risked our reputation as a police organization to thwart their conspiracy. For this, you need not blame yourselves."

Superintendent General Eiji Watanabe and Chief of Security Kudo both nodded slowly. Watanabe's face was ashen, showing deep regret for the fallen patrolman, while Kudo seemed relieved; preventing the officer from escaping was a victory in itself. "From now on, let's submit the report to the prosecutor's office using this wording."

"Hi!!!"

After a chorus of responses from below, Uesugi Muneyuki and Sugishita Ukyo stood up almost simultaneously. Seeing him get up, Ikeda Erena also immediately stood up and followed the man's steps.

Sugishita Ukyo immediately blocked Onoda's path, while the head of the First Investigation Division gave Onoda a meaningful look.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda also stared coldly at his old acquaintance: "I'm busy, Ukyo. Let's talk about it later."

"Kudo fired back, wasn't that your doing?" Sugishita Ukyo said politely with a smile, but his voice trembled: "What a... brilliant plan!"

"Oh dear, I don't know what you're talking about." Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda said calmly, "You should understand, Ukyo, it's a good thing for us that the yakuza opened fire."

"Huh? Is it a good thing that a policeman died because of this?" Sugishita Ukyo suppressed his anger and continued to ask calmly.

"Did I kill that patrolman? Or did I order the SAT to shoot my colleague? Why are you coming to me instead of going to find the Yakuza who fired the shot?" Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda sensed his old friend's anger, but he responded with a rather indifferent attitude: "Besides, it's a policeman who died, which is already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

"The police exist to protect the safety of the people. Our organization's purpose is to ensure the safety of the people through our sacrifices."

Sugishita Ukyo remained silent, seeing that his old partner had nothing to say, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda shook him off and continued forward.

"Chief Cabinet Secretary." Only Uesugi Muneyuki followed quickly.

"Is there anything else, Forensic Examiner Uesugi?" Onoda Kimiaki asked with a hint of impatience. "The case is solved. The murderer, Sasaki, is dead, and the Kudo-kai has been wiped out. Aren't you going back to rest?"

"However, the reason for Igarashi Aiko's murder remains unclear, and we still cannot confirm why Kudo would instruct Sasaki to cause the collision." Uesugi Muneyuki caught up with Onoda.

"Is that important?" Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda's tone was calm and collected. "Once you find out, who will you hold accountable? The Yamaguchi-gumi behind the Kudo-kai? Or the Kanagawa headquarters that has been accepting bribes from the Kudo-kai? Or do you want to extend this to the struggle for the business empire behind Sumitomo Mitsui, or who Masataka Igarashi offended in his early years?"

"I'm a forensic pathologist, and my job is to clarify things!" Uesugi Muneyuki said firmly, "There's still one fact that's unclear!"

"So you know you're a forensic pathologist? I thought you thought you were some righteous special investigation team prosecutor or police officer." Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda stopped in his tracks. "Who do you think you are? If you like to do things your own way so much, even Watanabe Eiji can't protect you."

“I want an autopsy on Genichi Kudo,” Uesugi Muneyuki said. “I’m a forensic pathologist. Let me finish this case. Don’t you need a forensic report?”

"!!!" Onoda Kimiaki suddenly stopped, squinting at Uesugi Muneyuki, finally showing a hint of approval: "That's more like a forensic doctor. You only need to be responsible for the identification results and telling us your deductions. The organization will take care of the rest. This way, the Special Missions Unit can last, and your position as a forensic officer can last."

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The long street shootout between police and criminals in Yokohama and the death of a police officer have drawn attention throughout Japan. Within just over ten minutes, countless news vans and reporters had surrounded all the surrounding streets. Reporters were practically shoving microphones into the mouths of the police officers, and the shutter of cameras was clicking away in waves.

At that moment, Uesugi Muneyuki covered the body with a shroud and fell into deep thought.

"Uesugi, what did you find?" Erina, the curious girl beside her, asked with interest. She was sleepy, but this time neither Minami nor Mikoto came along, and she was happy to be back to the days when the two of them solved cases together.

Because his head was blown off, Kudo Gen's soul was incomplete, but the Soul Contract was still triggered. During the conversation, Uesugi Muneyuki learned this from Kudo Gen.

He was also instructed by the head of the Kudo-kai to cause the minor collision. That's right, his superiors did not order Sasaki to kill anyone; they just told him to kidnap the person first and then wait for further instructions.

I never expected that Sasaki would actually kill someone.

This also proves that information is lost in the process of being passed down layer by layer, and when information is continuously passed down to people with different personalities and comprehension abilities through different levels, the desired result and the actual result will often be completely different.

The order came from the secretary of a powerful figure, who promised that upon successful completion of the task, they would receive "goods" worth approximately 10 billion yen, sourced from Southeast Asia.

Apart from that, Genichi Kudo knew nothing else.

Goods have been coming from Southeast Asia, and there are smuggling channels in Yokohama. The guns from the Kudo Association are one example, as are the counterfeit shoes from somewhere else, and the 10 billion yen worth of goods are another. In short, establishing a super-large logistics distribution center will seriously affect some people's smuggling channels.

They may not be able to stop this national-level project, but they at least want to delay it for a while so they can make one last profit.

In the death flashback, Uesugi Muneyuki notices that when Kudo Geni was attacked, he ordered his subordinates not to fire, but someone still fired. The young leader of the Kudo-kai was furious but had no choice but to escape through a secret door, and then encountered a patrol officer and had to fire his gun.

One of the most crucial points is that after Sasaki reported that he had killed Igarashi Aiko, they received instructions from their superiors that "the other side" had already sent people to resolve the issue, so there was no need to worry.

Based on the context, it should be the side of the important person.

Takikawa Tsubasa, a big shot's henchman?

Uesugi Muneyuki felt that this was enough.

Let's discuss it with Mai-senpai when we get back to Tokyo!

“Let’s go, Erina-sensei, let’s go home.” Uesugi Muneyuki forced a smile and said to Erina, “I miss the bed in Sakata Bridge.”

Upon hearing Uesugi Muneyuki's words, the tall beauty blushed instantly, her features revealing a gentle anticipation and allure, a mixture of shyness and uncontrollable joy: "I want to too!"

(End of this chapter)