Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 253, all recorded!
Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory airway disease, characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, or coughing. Specifically, it manifests as bronchospasm, mucosal edema, and increased mucus secretion. In layman's terms, it means being unable to breathe properly, experiencing difficulty breathing, and suffering from hypoxemia.

When Uesugi Muneyuki saw Miyahara Toru's body, he easily determined that he had died from asthma.

What's quite surprising is that the deceased didn't have many external injuries. If this were the case, the comedian would have been diagnosed with an acute illness after the Metropolitan Police Department arrived. In this situation, to save trouble, there would be no need for an autopsy or even an investigation.

The narrow bronchi spasm, air can be inhaled but not exhaled, the lungs swell so much that they even get stuck in the gaps between the ribs, creating an uneven shape.

This looks like a death from an acute asthma attack.

However, Uesugi Muneyuki is no ordinary forensic pathologist.

After a fierce battle, Mariko Hironaka suppressed Toru Miyahara's curse, and then Muneyuki Uesugi triggered the Soul Contract, successfully learning what had happened from the comedian's soul.

The murderer was none other than Hiroyuki Miyano, his partner of over twenty years, who had emerged from Yoshimoto Kogyo's theaters together and become a top-tier comedian.

As for why, the reason is quite simple: this matter is related to the Yokohama case that occurred a month ago.

When Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly said "it was murder," everyone in the room looked puzzled.

This isn't right.

Forensic Examiner Uesugi, are you sure you're not mistaken?
You previously said it was due to an acute illness, so why are you suddenly saying it was murder?

But before anyone could ask a question, someone immediately pounced on him.

"Miyahara!!!" Miyahara Toru's partner, Miyano Hiroyuki, seemed to finally wake up from the grief of losing his partner. He let out a mournful cry and rushed straight to the scene.

While Uesugi Muneyuki was performing the autopsy, Miyano Hiroyuki tried to approach several times, but was stopped by Ikeda Erena. When Uesugi Muneyuki finally finished the autopsy and announced that he had died from an acute asthma attack, Miyano Hiroyuki finally let out a mournful cry. He roared and, ignoring Erena's attempts to stop him, rushed into the room and was about to pounce on his partner's body.

"Don't disturb the scene!" Uesugi Muneyuki shouted angrily. "Erena, stop him!"

Are you kidding me? Your partner has already identified you as the culprit, and you still want to deny it?

"Oh, oh, oh!" Having received Uesugi Muneyuki's explicit order, Erena finally made her move!

The tall, beautiful woman stretched out one of her long legs, which was wrapped in her suit pants. She grabbed the man's left collar with her right hand and controlled the man's right sleeve above the elbow joint with her left hand. She lowered her center of gravity and suddenly inserted her right leg between the man's legs. With the help of her hands, she twisted her waist and hooked the back of the man's right knee with her right leg like a sickle. Her upper body pressed to the right and back.

Judo technique, super large external cut!
"Ah!" Hiroyuki Miyano screamed as he was thrown to the ground by Reina. The tall, beautiful woman immediately pinned his hands down, giving him no chance to recover. "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Uesugi-san, what are you doing? I'm Miyahara's partner!"

"What am I doing?" Uesugi Muneyuki was silent for two seconds, then suddenly laughed, "I should be asking you, what are you planning to do?"

"Or rather, Mr. Hiroyuki Miyano of the Umbrella Duo, can you tell us why you wanted to murder your partner?"

Why did you want to murder your partner?

When Uesugi Muneyuki said this, everyone in the room was stunned, unable to process what he was saying.

Things happened so fast that, apart from Mai Shirakawa, almost everyone's brains were overloaded with at least five mana crystals.

First, Mai Shirakawa suddenly and inexplicably suggested filming on location, forcing the entire production team to temporarily revise their plans.

Then, during a boring outdoor shoot, a corpse was suddenly and inexplicably discovered. And it wasn't just any ordinary person; it was Toru Miyahara, a top comedian from Yoshimoto Kogyo and one of Hiroyuki Miyano's partners from the Rain Duo who were participating in the show's recording that day.

That wasn't the end of it. After examining the body at the scene, Uesugi Muneyuki initially suggested it was an asthma attack, but later claimed that although it was a normal sudden illness that caused death, it was a homicide.

While everyone was still processing the massive amount of information, Uesugi Muneyuki simply pointed out the murderer—the other member of the Umbrella Duo, Miyano Hiroyuki, was the murderer!

This whole operation completely baffled everyone.

However, there was a group of people who didn't care about all that.

"Did you record it? Did you record that judo technique just now???" Director Abiliu grabbed the photographer's collar, jumping up and down excitedly.

"It's recorded, Chief! At least three out of the five cameras captured the entire thing!" The cameraman was also flushed with excitement: "It's all recorded!"

"Great!" Director Abilu didn't care about anything else; he only cared about whether the most exciting moment had been recorded.

A year later, the beautiful policewoman from Arashiyama returns to the scene, once again demonstrating the miracle of judo, single-handedly turning the tide and handcuffing the criminal on the spot.

A year later, the legendary rookie forensic hero returns, his incredible autopsy skills and insight undiminished, identifying the murderer at the scene.

So cool!

This is exactly what we wanted to record. We recorded it all, including the entire mouth and teeth!
Complete victory!
Director Abilius was already getting ready to pop the champagne.

As for whether Uesugi Muneyuki could have made a mistake? What a joke! That's Uesugi Muneyuki, the man known as the Demon Uesugi, the legendary forensic doctor Uesugi. How could he possibly be wrong?
Moreover, even if he's wrong, this station will have even more juicy material to spill over—whatever sensational story it is, like the fall of a god or the loss of a legend!
In contrast to the excitement and jubilation of the Fuji TV staff, the other people present had a different feeling.

Maho Yamaguchi was still catching her breath outside the door, and Mai Shirakawa, who had seen many big scenes, was also finding it hard to express her excitement. But Sakura in her arms was different. The girl even forgot to cry, her pure and clear eyes wide open, and her cute face with her mouth agape: "Huh???"

There are other comedians as well.

"Miyano is the murderer?" Setsuraku and Himura exchanged a glance, unable to believe that their partners of twenty years would murder each other: "Aibou, murdered Aibou?"

"Wow, this is truly an eye-opening day... I'm going to send this message to Sashihara." Tsuchida Akiyuki remained as unhurried as ever.

“This, this can’t be right, Uesugi Forensic Officer, are you mistaken? I’ve known Miyano and the others for a long time. They’ve been partners for over twenty years, living and eating together, writing jokes together, finding laughs together. Even if they’re not the closest of friends, they’re still inseparable family. How could Miyano murder Miyahara?” Sawabe Yu from Hara City continued to speak.

“That’s right! Uesugi-san, you must be mistaken! Miyahara is my partner, how could I possibly harm my partner?” Miyano Hiroyuki said excitedly from the ground.

"..." Uesugi Muneyuki glanced at Miyano Hiroyuki, his expression somewhat complicated: "It is precisely because Miyahara is your partner that you have the opportunity to murder him, and it is also precisely because Miyahara is your partner that you would murder him."

After saying that, Uesugi Muneyuki slowly got up from in front of the corpse, put his hands together in apology to the corpse, and then pointed at the corpse: "When I was examining the body just now, I found something strange."

It’s started! It’s started!

After Uesugi Muneyuki revealed this state, everyone stared intently, and all five cameras on Fuji TV were pointed at his face.

It's coming! Forensic investigator Uesugi is illogical and inexplicable, yet his professionalism is off the charts and his forensic theory is superb. He always manages to create a closed-loop reasoning show with some incomprehensible logical arguments!

"Miyahara Toru did indeed die from acute asthma, which is a perfectly normal death from illness. If it were other police officers or other forensic doctors who performed the autopsy today, they probably would have managed to fool you, Miyano-san."

“However, during the autopsy, I made a small discovery,” Uesugi Muneyuki said to everyone. “Does any of you know if Miyahara Toru, as an asthma patient, is missing something?”

Everyone remained silent for a moment, not quite coming to their senses, until Sawabe Yu said, "Speaking of which, I did see last time that asthma patients seem to carry medication with them at all times to deal with sudden symptoms, right?"

"Oh! Right!" Ikeda Erena pressed down on Miyano Hiroyuki, suddenly remembering something, and quickly blurted it all out: "I once met an old man with asthma when I was on duty. He always seemed to carry a shaking thing with him. Once, when he suddenly had an asthma attack, he would immediately take out that shaking thing and spray it into his nose! His asthma would be relieved immediately!"

After saying that, Erina looked at Uesugi Muneyuki with a face full of anticipation.

Uesugi, look, I've helped you catch the criminal and I've been your confidant, so praise me!

"What rocking horse..." Uesugi Muneyuki looked at his silly beauty helplessly and complained, "The full name of that thing is a pressure metered-dose inhaler (pMDI), commonly known as an emergency inhaler or relief inhaler. It contains the short-acting beta-agonist salbutamol. It's not sprayed through the nose, but inhaled through the mouth. You take a quick, deep breath through your lungs. Salbutamol can activate beta receptors, dilate the airways, and quickly relieve asthma symptoms. In a way, it's like a nitroglycerin pill—a lifesaver."

"The reason for shaking is that the drug components in the aerosol may separate from the propellant. Shaking can make the drug evenly suspended, ensuring accurate dosage each time you inhale."

Uesugi Muneyuki briefly explained the principle, then said softly to everyone, "However, I did not find such a thing on or near the deceased."

"So here's the question: a deceased person suffering from asthma would not have died without an emergency inhaler... So where did it go?"

"Erina, please check the inside pocket of Mr. Miyano's suit jacket."

Erina Ikeda responded, and with a quick grab, she took a small cylindrical bottle with a nozzle from Miyano's inner suit pocket as he tried to break free.

This is a pressure metered inhaler used for emergency treatment of asthma attacks!
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh~" The audience gasped continuously.

The people at Fuji TV were utterly impressed.

As expected of Uesugi, the forensic expert!

Each time, they manage to form a logical loop with complete scientific theories and inexplicable methods of finding evidence, and then find the culprit through deduction.

Simply amazing.

Even Sakura and director Yayoi outside the door were stunned.

"Wait!" However, Hiroyuki Miyano refused to admit it at all: "You're talking nonsense! This proves nothing. Miyahara and I have been partners for twenty years. Of course I know he has asthma. As his partner, it's normal for me to always carry an emergency inhaler! How can you use my concern for my partner to prove my guilt? Miyahara and I have been partners for twenty years, twenty years! What do you know? Do you think our relationship can be broken up by a few words from a forensic doctor like you?"

"I have no idea why he came to Fuji TV at this time! I'm the only one recording today, so I don't know why he's here."

"..." Everyone agreed that it made sense.

Although Uesugi Muneyuki's story sounds plausible, the two have been partners for 20 years, so their motive for murder is insufficient. Moreover, it's reasonable for partners to carry a first-aid kit.

The evidence is still insufficient.

If that's all... does that mean Uesugi, the forensic investigator, is going to make a mistake?

(End of this chapter)