Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 241, Funeral and Newlyweds
On September 28, Aiko Igarashi's farewell ceremony was held at a funeral home in Tokyo.

In fact, many days had passed since Igarashi Aiko's death, and her body was already decomposed beyond recognition. In order to bury her smoothly, Igarashi Aiko's family had to pay a high price to have the Tokyo Metropolitan Health Bureau's forensic team stitch the body back together, and then pay a high price to have an embalmer make corrections. Even so, the ceremony of viewing the remains was omitted.

At the funeral hall, a host of high-ranking officials from Japan's political, business, and police sectors were present. In particular, many senior executives from the Mitsui Sumitomo Group were all there to offer flowers to Aiko Igarashi. A high-ranking monk was invited to chant sutras. The entire ceremony was conducted in strict accordance with traditional Japanese rituals, including flower offerings by relatives and friends and the reading of eulogies.

Aiko Igarashi's parents and four younger siblings wept uncontrollably.

The entire funeral process was quite complicated, so I will skip over it here.

On the Metropolitan Police Department's side, Uesugi Muneyuki and Ikeda Erena attended the event. Minami and Mikoto were absent because they had to handle follow-up matters. Moreover, if it weren't for former Second Division Chief Igarashi Masataka specifically requesting Uesugi Muneyuki to attend, the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division would have only planned to send Section Chief Itami of the Fifth Division as a token gesture.

It's worth mentioning that when Ena Ikeda was told that she needed to accompany Muneyuki Uesugi to the funeral, the tall beauty realized that she didn't have a dress for the funeral and had to rent one at the last minute.

Funeral attire is nothing special; it's simply a plain black suit jacket paired with a knee-length pencil skirt, a white formal shirt underneath, matte black stockings with a sheerness of ≤10D, and formal high heels.

But this ordinary outfit looked especially striking on Erena, who is 170cm tall. Especially when she was next to Uesugi Muneyuki, her stunning figure made the collar of her shirt and the back of her pencil skirt sway dramatically. The tall, beautiful woman, who seemed to be enjoying herself, swayed her long, slender legs and feet in black stockings. Her cool expression couldn't hide the hint of charm and affection for the man beside her that was inadvertently revealed in the corners of her eyes. Many visitors at the scene couldn't help but take a few more glances at Erena.

However, Erena only had eyes for Uesugi Muneyuki; for the tall beauty, Uesugi Muneyuki was practically her everything.

This thorny rose already has an owner.

The men present couldn't help but feel envious, but they didn't say anything.

Uesugi Muneyuki naturally liked Erena's outfit, but unfortunately he was drained of energy and physically weak last night. He simply went through the process and wanted to say goodbye to his master.

Igarashi Aiko's father, former Section Chief Igarashi Masataka, gestured to Uesugi Muneyuki to stay a little longer and not leave in a hurry.

Uesugi Muneyuki knew that Igarashi Masataka had something to say to him, so he gestured for Erena to stay with him for the time being.

Erena naturally had no reason to refuse; for her, every day was a sunny day as long as she was with Uesugi Muneyuki.

After the funeral, Masataka Igarashi and his wife, accompanied by a young man with spiky hair, approached Muneyuki Uesugi and Erena Ikeda, who had stayed behind. The couple immediately bowed deeply and apologized: "We are so sorry, Uesugi-kun. We were rude last time. In any case, we are extremely grateful for your help, which allowed our beloved child to finally rest in peace. We are also extremely grateful for your investigation, which brought the real culprit to justice. On behalf of our entire family, we thank you. If you need anything in the future, please feel free to ask us."

“I’m just a forensic pathologist, Mr. Igarashi, Mrs. Igarashi. This is my job. My job is to explain things clearly.” Uesugi Muneyuki also stood up and bowed: “There’s no need for that.”

“No, no, no, we must thank you. If it weren’t for you, relying on the Kanagawa and Metropolitan Police Departments, we would probably be stuck in our shells forever.” Masataka Igarashi said very seriously, “I worked in the Metropolitan Police Department, so of course I know what the First Investigation Division is like. You don’t need to argue. Compared to our time, the First Investigation Division is only worse, not better. After all, back then, those who could get into the Metropolitan Police Department were the elite of the elite. Now…”

Reina Ikeda, standing next to her, nodded in deep agreement. Before entering the Metropolitan Police Department, the tall and beautiful woman had a strong positive impression of it, but after actually entering... she could only say that the overall quality was indeed higher, the moral standards were higher, and there were some elites, but in general, the Metropolitan Police Department was not as invincible, as high-class, or as proactive as she had imagined.

In the end, didn't Uesugi and I have to solve the case?

Uesugi Muneyuki noticed Erena's expression and glanced at her, causing Erena to restrain herself somewhat.

"May I ask Director Igarashi..." Uesugi Muneyuki asked tentatively.

“Oh, this is my youngest son, Hayabusa Igarashi.” Masataka Igarashi got down to business and introduced his youngest son: “He used to be a prefectural police officer in Yamanashi Prefecture. He’s 25 years old and currently works as a patrolman.”

Wow, 25 years old?
Uesugi Muneyuki and Ikeda Erena couldn't help but show surprise in their eyes.

Masataka Igarashi is over 60 years old, and his youngest son is only 25?
It seems this old man is in pretty good health. Well, with five children in the family, it wouldn't do if he wasn't healthy.

"I won't say much more. I've contacted Eiji and know that you, Forensic Officer Uesugi, like to speak frankly. Here's the thing: regarding Aiko's case, I don't intend to pursue the issues that Kanagawa Prefecture had during the investigation. On that condition, the National Police Agency agreed to transfer Hayato from Yamanashi Prefecture to the National Police Agency."

"I've heard that the Special Missions Division of the Uesugi Forensic Examiner currently only has five members, and there are plans to formalize it..."

At this point, even Ikeda Erena understood. Igarashi Masataka wanted to get his youngest son into the Special Missions Division, and the old man had basically smoothed things over with all the connections. The only problem was getting Uesugi Muneyuki, the true core of the Special Missions Division, to agree.

Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but turn to look at Igarashi Hayato.

Igarashi Shun is very tall, about 178 cm, and has a slightly thin but obviously muscular build. He has a brown spiky hairstyle and his face is filled with the sadness of losing his older sister. He is handsome and upright, and even at 25 years old, he still has a bit of a youthful and boyish feel.

"Hello, Forensic Officer Uesugi, it's an honor to meet you. I'm Hayato Igarashi, a detective from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Yamanashi Prefectural Police Headquarters!" The young man immediately bowed deeply, speaking with a mixture of admiration and nervousness.

“My son isn’t very bright, but he’s excellent with a gun and in martial arts, and he’s also a black belt in karate,” Masataka Igarashi introduced. “He has great stamina and is good at chasing, but he’s not good at interpersonal relationships. I think someone like him is most suitable to follow you, Forensic Inspector Uesugi. As for other matters, you can rest assured. Although my son isn’t very bright, he is loyal, righteous, and obedient enough.”

"Our entire Igarashi and Sumitomo Mitsui Group will also support Uesugi forensic investigator from behind."

Uesugi Muneyuki fell silent. He saw the expectation in the eyes of Igarashi Masataka and Igarashi Hayato, and even further away, he saw the occasional glances from the Mitsui Sumitomo Group executives, as well as the kind look from Executive Director Sato.

Normally, a department should have ten staff members, but the Special Missions Department only has four people: Minami E, Rena Okada, and Mikoto. The Metropolitan Police Department has just announced that it will formalize the Special Missions Department, and some people have already started planning.

"Regarding this, I can't give Mr. and Mrs. Igarashi a definite answer right now. I've only heard rumors about the formalization of the Special Missions Division, and it seems there are plans for it. I'm just a forensic pathologist, so you should contact Section Chief Minami Watanabe and discuss it," Uesugi Muneyuki could only say.

"Understood. With that from Forensic Examiner Uesugi, we can rest assured."

Masataka Igarashi indicated that he understood.

It seems that Director Watanabe has firmly bound Uesugi Muneyuki to his control through his daughter.

That's good. It means we're not afraid of having to negotiate on conditions. We can ask for an exorbitant price and then negotiate it down to the bottom. What we're afraid of is not understanding what the conditions and requirements are.

My son is only a non-professional, so it seems I'll have to spend a little money.

However, with the support of the entire group behind them, the problem isn't too big; it's just that some people are going to be unlucky.

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After attending Aiko Igarashi's funeral, on September 29th, a piece of news that caused an earthquake in the Japanese police force immediately came from the National Police Agency headquarters.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau's search of the Kudokai's hideout during the "Yokohama Special Anti-Terrorism Operation," a total of 12 billion yen worth of narcotics was seized, along with ledgers containing a staggering 50 billion yen in illicit funds! At least 12 of these remittances were linked to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters!
As a result, the Kanagawa Police Headquarters Chief, the Criminal Investigation Department Chief, the Public Security Department Chief, the Security Department Chief, and the Police Affairs Department Chief all resigned.

The head of the headquarters, the head of criminal investigation, and the head of public security were arrested by the district public prosecutor's office shortly after their resignations. Dozens of police officers from the Kanagawa Prefecture headquarters were taken away for investigation.

Haruki Okouchi, chief prosecutor of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Affairs Division, was parachuted into Kanagawa Prefecture to announce a joint investigation with the district public prosecutors.

As a result, Police Commissioner General Tsuru Kaneko issued a public apology.

Red bean paste private Marseille!
Taking the opportunity, Chief Inspector Kaneko announced that he would take responsibility for the recent riots and the huge problems that had arisen with the Kanagawa Police Department, and that he would formally resign from his position as Commissioner of the National Police Agency and retire at the end of the year.

His destination was already prepared: the managing director of the Yokohama branch of the Japan Naval Construction Company.

The new police commissioner is named Tamaru, but who he is is not important, because with the departure of Commissioner Kaneko, Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda has completely taken control of the entire police commission.

The storm and earthquake in the police force was triggered by the solving of the Yokohama case, so all of Japan focused its attention on the Metropolitan Police Department's press conference on September 30.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department's announcement, once again, forensic investigator Uesugi will recount the entire Yokohama case at a press conference. More importantly, this time, Tomonobu Togasaki, head of the Public Relations Division, announced that Muneyuki Uesugi will allow the media to ask him questions and will announce new organizational changes at the end of the press conference!
So, on September 30th, the eyes of 30 million people in the Kanto region of Japan were all focused on this press conference!
(End of this chapter)