Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 248, This is exactly the kind of mouth we want!
Umbrella Duo is a famous top-tier comedy duo affiliated with Kansai Yoshimoto Kogyo.

Kansai Yoshimoto Kogyo was founded in Osaka in 1912 by Yoshimoto Kihei. Initially, it operated theaters, but later transformed into an artist management company. It represents many well-known comedians, idol groups (such as YKC48), and TV hosts, and is involved in television production, theater operation, film investment, and other fields.

This company holds approximately 80% of the Japanese comedy market share, with influence extending throughout the country, and is hailed as the "Laughing Empire."

The Umbrella Duo is a comedy duo under Yoshimoto Kogyo. Hiroyuki Miyano, who is in his 40s, is responsible for playing the fool, while his partner Toru Miyahara is responsible for the scathing remarks. After experiencing the same dark days of theater performances, the duo stood out and spent more than ten years slowly establishing themselves on television, gradually becoming top-tier comedians.

Fuji TV has a deep-rooted partnership with Yoshimoto Kogyo. The reason they invited Hiroyuki Miyano today is to have someone pretend to be stupid and ask Muneyuki Uesugi all sorts of strange and bizarre questions. Naturally, many of the offensive parts will be handled by comedians. Fuji TV's plan is that if the question is successful, it's part of their script; if it fails, it's the comedians' own idea.

In many situations, whether or not one's words are offensive is a matter of a single thought. Knowing how to strike that balance is an essential quality for comedians. For these comedians who have spent years in the theater, emerging from countless newcomers, a pause, an appropriate expression, or a knowing yet naive look can turn a potentially offensive question into a less serious joke or a playful exchange.

However, when he came in and greeted everyone, both Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai noticed Juon following behind him.

He was an ugly man with a mushroom haircut, narrow eyes, and a face full of wrinkles, which made him look somewhat comical at first glance.

"That's... Miyahara?" Mai Shirakawa recognized who the Ju-on was. Mai-senpai said in disbelief, "It's Miyano's partner!"

"Wait!" Uesugi Muneyuki was also taken aback: "Miyano's partner? He's the other member of the Umbrella Duo... But how could that be?"

"You're asking me? How would I know?" Shirakawa Mai rolled her eyes at Uesugi Muneyuki. "If you know, go ask him! Aren't you able to communicate with Ju-on?"

“Yes.” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded decisively this time without hesitation: “There is almost only one way for Ju-on to be born, and that is…”

"Murder!" Mai-senpai and Zongxue-junior exclaimed without hesitation.

After discussing it, the senior and junior students decided not to act rashly. The fact that a comedian's curse would follow his partner meant that something must have happened, but they couldn't determine what had happened yet. Uesugi Muneyuki's right hand's blue gemstone hadn't lit up yet, which meant that the body wasn't near the studio.

Uesugi Muneyuki needs a corpse as a medium to communicate.

Let's record the show first.

After carefully reviewing the script, Uesugi Muneyuki immediately summoned Hironaka Mariko, gave her a series of instructions through his Ju-on, and then gave the director on set an OK sign.

We can start recording the show now!

Upon hearing Uesugi Muneyuki's affirmative answer, the entire production team of over a hundred people immediately sprang into action, operating like a sophisticated but noisy large machine with clearly defined roles.

The recording of Fuji TV's special variety show "The Corpse Speaks! Legendary Young Forensic Pathologist Uesugi Muneyuki - The Forbidden Truth of the Hand of God (2-Hour Special)" has officially begun!
The recording venue is a 20-meter diameter circular transparent glass platform, suspended 3 meters in the air. A giant dynamic human anatomy diagram is projected below, with blood vessels and bones appearing as powerful music plays, causing the entire venue to pulsate. 100 rising and falling LED screens are pieced together to form an "evidence wall," which collects irrefutable evidence from more than 100 cases since Uesugi Muneyuki's debut. It displays autopsy photos provided by forensic doctors in real time, DNA helix effects, and even simulates 3D reconstructions of crime scenes (such as the Hironaka Mariko case, which is copyrighted by Fuji TV).

Then, four bronze anatomical chaos golems rose from the four corners of the stage, their eyes inlaid with laser emitters in red, blue, green, and purple, symbolizing suicide, homicide, death from illness, and accidental death, respectively. A dense network of beams intertwined to form an eight-pointed star net. Then, a small, jade-white hand tore the net apart, and the nation's goddess, Mai Shirakawa, stepped out from the hologram. The surrounding light exploded into shattered cherry blossoms. Mai, holding a microphone, announced loudly: "For the first time in history, a legendary new forensic pathologist has graced our station with her presence! Welcome to our special variety show hosted by Fuji TV..."

"Yay yay yay~" A large group of people around them clapped and cheered, most of them Fuji TV staff.

"This time, we have that person here today—yes, that person, the one who has shocked the nation since his debut, turned the impossible into the possible, examined 1000 corpses in two years, single-handedly investigated over a hundred cases, reversed judgments dozens of times, and used incredible insight and judgment to unravel life and death, the one who played a decisive role in the Fujidai case, the Chiba case, the Tokyo University case, and the Yokohama case!"

"Let us welcome the legendary new forensic pathologist, a graduate of Tokyo Medical and Dental College, a special investigation officer of the Special Missions Unit, the ace unit of the First Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a direct descendant of the former Yonezawa Uesugi family, the direct descendant of Uesugi Kenshin, the Dragon of Echigo, the last line of defense for justice in Tokyo, the last hope for the wrongfully murdered, an outstanding graduate of Gunma Tokiwa Junior High School, the savior who saved Yokohama's 1.5 trillion yen revitalization plan, the glutton in the Metropolitan Police Department cafeteria, Uesugi Sugi ...

After saying that, Mai-senpai gave the camera a playful smile, struck a pose, and her bright, radiant eyes curved into the arc of a rising crescent moon, glistening like strawberry jam: "That's me~"

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha." A large burst of laughter came from below, but only Erina Ikeda did not laugh.

Hmph! Shameless!
Are you close to Uesugi?
Hmm, it seems we're actually quite familiar with each other.

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"Haha, just kidding. Now let's formally welcome my junior, Uesugi Muneyuki!"

Mai-senpai kept everyone in suspense for a moment, then the lights dimmed, and a blood-red countdown appeared on the matrix wall: "5→4→3→2→1." In the last second, lasers from the anatomical image's eyes shot towards the center of the stage, exploding into a cloud of purple smoke. Uesugi Muneyuki officially made his entrance.

An ice-blue autopsy table emerged from the smoke. Uesugi Muneyuki, dressed in a black suit and sky-blue tie, slowly rose from beneath the table, a gold-plated scalpel in his hand, slicing through the smoke, and said coldly, "Corpses never lie!"

Instantly, the matrix wall simultaneously displayed hundreds of autopsy photos, resembling a forest of tombstones.

"Hello everyone, I am Uesugi Muneyuki."

"Welcome, welcome, junior to our program! Wow, it's really hard to get you here, junior."

Amid cheers and applause, Mai Shirakawa and Muneyuki Uesugi sat down in the center of the stage and officially began recording the program.

Facing the camera, Mai-senpai smiled and said, "This is your first time on a variety show, right? Is there anything you'd like to say?"

Uesugi Muneyuki smiled wryly upon hearing this: "I was just below the stage and heard what you said. I was worried that there wouldn't be enough people to stand on the stage. It turns out it's just the two of us."

"Hahaha~" Mai Shirakawa and the audience below couldn't stop laughing.

"Anyway, this is Uesugi-kun's first time appearing on a variety show, right? Is there anything you'd like to say?"

"Well, this feels really weird." Facing the dozen or so cameras on site, Uesugi Muneyuki was indeed a little nervous. He could only say, "You know, I'm a forensic pathologist, but right now I feel like I'm the corpse on the autopsy table. These cameras are like scalpels, waiting to dissect me piece by piece."

"Then I'll be the surgeon, senior~" Mai-senpai mischievously grabbed the microphone and poked Uesugi Muneyuki in the waist and chest twice: "I'm going to break you apart piece by piece, turning you into one after another junior brother, ahhhhh~"

Contrary to expectations, Uesugi Muneyuki, who was always known for his cool, confident, and professional demeanor in the eyes of the Japanese people, showed a shy and frightened expression in the face of Shirakawa Mai's actions. He even flinched slightly, looking like a naive junior being bullied by his cunning senior, revealing a side of himself that was not known to others.

So Shirakawa Mai quickly took control of the entire interview program, and the two began to chat, starting with Uesugi Muneyuki's birth. And without a doubt, although he may not have a direct blood relationship with Uesugi Kenshin, and the paternal bloodline of Uesugi Kagekatsu was interrupted twice, relying entirely on nephews and grandsons adopted from his aunt's and daughter's families to inherit the bloodline, Uesugi Muneyuki was indeed without a doubt a legitimate descendant of the former noble family lord Yonezawa Uesugi clan.

Fuji TV then played a video clip.

The current head of the Yonezawa Uesugi family, a re-employed professor of cosmic dynamics at the University of Tokyo, pretended to examine the screen intently for a long time before slowly nodding: "It seems there is no mistake, he is indeed my grandson, my own grandson."

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha~

Fuji TV's script is quite skillful. With just a few lines at the beginning, it quickly gets to the point, transforming Uesugi Muneyuki's originally aloof, cold, and extremely professional image. It also creates a character for Shirakawa Mai as a cunning senior who bullies her naive junior, creating an immediate chemistry.

And the effect was almost too good.

So much so that even the onlookers outside the scene subconsciously thought of a question.

The interaction between Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai seems to have no boundaries whatsoever. The two seem to be the kind of people who can joke and tease each other without any limits, with the senior completely dominating the junior.

Moreover, the eyes of Shirakawa Mai, the national goddess, shine when she looks at Uesugi Muneyuki, while the eyes of Uesugi Muneyuki look at his goddess senior are also full of trust. A subtle affection connects the two of them.

It feels so good~
Could there really be something going on between these two?

Everyone at the recording site thought of it subconsciously.

Meanwhile, Abiru Kazuhiko, the head of the Fuji TV FNS production department at the scene, was extremely excited and was shaking uncontrollably like someone with Parkinson's disease.

This is exactly what we want. This station invited Mai Shirakawa here precisely because of her mouth!
This variety show is going to be a hit!
(End of this chapter)