Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 257, Uesugi MVP, Shiratori wins by doing nothing.
In the lounge, Uesugi Muneyuki briefly explained the incident to Inspector Shiratori of the Second Division, including several key pieces of evidence: an emergency inhaler, two cell phones, surveillance footage, and the real-time time recorded by Fuji TV's current recording equipment.

The handsome and wealthy Inspector Shiratori, a graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, acted like a lackey in front of Uesugi Muneyuki, who was several years younger than him. He readily agreed to everything and then handed the tasks over to his subordinates while chatting with Uesugi Muneyuki on the side.

A few words, a few pieces of evidence, and a horrific murder case was solved.

To be honest, the Metropolitan Police Department didn't do anything!
A sentence naturally came to mind for everyone present.

Uesugi was the MVP, while Shiratori was just an easy winner.

Well, I guess that's not quite right. To be specific, Uesugi Muneyuki is also a member of the Metropolitan Police Department, but he belongs to the Special Missions Division.

Soon, the manager of the Umbrella Duo arrived. This manager from Yoshimoto Kogyo was so frightened by what had happened that he was completely disoriented, his legs trembling, and he stammered, unable to speak. It wasn't until Uesugi Muneyuki came up to him and placed the emergency inhaler in front of him that he was able to speak. "Whose emergency inhaler is this? Is it Miyahara's or Miyano's?"

"Of course...it's Miyahara's." The manager's words were conclusive: "This style is something Miyahara always carries with her!"

“When Miyahara is nervous or preparing for a performance, she scratches this part of the inhaler with her thumbnail. You see, there is a scratch here. This must be Miyahara’s.”

With this, the murder of the comedian is now officially confirmed.

At that moment, several police officers in suits from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived in front of Fuji TV: "Could we access your station's surveillance cameras and recorded footage?"

"Of course!" President Kameyama exclaimed impatiently, "However, we have a small request..."

Of course, it needs to be allocated to the Metropolitan Police Department; it's the most crucial link in the chain of evidence in this case!
Furthermore, the fact that the Metropolitan Police Department had to borrow Fuji TV's surveillance and video recordings demonstrates that Fuji TV played an indispensable and crucial role in this case, and that Uesugi's successful resolution of the case was inseparable from Fuji TV's assistance.

After some negotiation between the Metropolitan Police Department and Fuji TV, they finally obtained President Kameyama's permission to access recordings of the program and internal surveillance footage as part of the chain of evidence.

After obtaining permission from Fuji TV, Inspector Shiratori immediately instructed Fuji TV staff to take them to retrieve surveillance footage and videos. Given that Miyano had already confessed, these actions were merely a formality, but in order to obtain evidence and convict him legally, these procedures were still necessary.

In particular, the fact that Ikeda Erena handcuffed the man before the main force of the Metropolitan Police Department arrived was a bit problematic, but Inspector Shiratori quickly found a charge of "assaulting a police officer" against Miyano, thus legitimizing Erena's actions.

So everyone went their separate ways, and with all these things happening, the show could no longer be recorded. Everything came to an end, and everyone exchanged gloomy expressions to each other, saying they had worked hard.

The most troublesome people are the people from Yoshimoto Kogyo. A group of top comedians died and a murderer was found guilty on the spot. As a result, a large number of variety shows, recorded programs, movies and TV series that were to be released, and subsequent commercial activities all had to be changed. Moreover, all of these were unilateral breaches of contract by Yoshimoto Kogyo. This is no small industry storm for the "century-old Yoshimoto".

This is a minor matter; the real trouble is yet to come. For example, if one of their artists commits murder on Fuji TV, Yoshimoto will need to give an explanation to the Fuji Sankei Group. For instance, how will they explain the numerous advertising deals and collaborations with Dentsu Entertainment to their partners? And how will they apologize to the public for such a heinous act, and express that personal behavior should not be attributed to the company?

A group of agents rushed out to make phone calls.

Of course, two other people rushed out at the same time.

After explaining everything, Fuji TV's President Kameyama and Director Abiru quietly slipped out. Only after they were sure there were no surveillance cameras or eavesdroppers could they finally overcome their overwhelming sadness and burst into maniacal laughter.

"Abiru, this is truly the best variety show ever!" President Kameyama jumped up and down, his mouth splitting into a wide grin.

"The best? It's Red and White!" Chief Abiru was laughing so hard his mouth was splitting open, blood trickling from the corner. "Today we're going to take down Red and White again! Hahahaha~"

Hahahaha~

The two Fuji TV executives felt they had never had such a wonderful start. "Cheers for me! Give me a round of applause!"

As industry insiders, they could already sense the storm that was about to break.

This episode doesn't need to air immediately after recording. Such a big case will start getting reports in print media tomorrow, followed by major news outlets and social media. Then the Metropolitan Police Department will hold a press conference, followed by Yoshimoto Kogyo's apology press conference. At that point, Fuji TV will announce that the entire case details have been recorded and will be released at a later date, which will definitely attract nationwide attention! After stirring up enough emotions and generating enough viewership, will they then do a three-hour exclusive special?

Hmph~ What trash, the Red and White Song Festival, what National Broadcasting Corporation, they're nothing but stepping stones for Fuji TV!
The only problem is that this case genuinely involves a murder, and the Ministry of Justice, the Metropolitan Police Department, the victim's family, and the company involved, Yoshimoto Kogyo, all need to be dealt with. The District Public Prosecutor's Office, in particular, is crucial. After the Metropolitan Police Department submits the case, the District Public Prosecutor can decide whether to file charges. Fuji TV needs to expedite the District Public Prosecutor's procedures; otherwise, if it drags on for a few months, the buzz will die down. After their celebration, President Kameyama and Chief Abiru were still somewhat unsatisfied. Chief Abiru thought for a moment and then asked in a low voice, "President, how about... we sign a long-term contract with Uesugi Muneyuki, and then arrange for a fugitive to come to the Odaiba building every year? Let Uesugi-kun have a murder mystery reality show every year?"

After listening, President Kameyama remained silent for a while, then suddenly shook his head under Director Abiru's surprised gaze: "No."

"President?" Director Abilu was surprised that his brilliant idea had not been approved by the president.

The accidental murder was a pleasant surprise for Fuji TV, but it doesn't mean that there will be frequent murder reality shows in the future!

Audiences' tastes are always getting more and more discerning. If it's this explosive right from the start, it's hard to say whether it will still attract this much attention and have this many viewers if it's not done in the future!

Who will make up for the viewership ratings that Fuji TV is missing?
"I've considered what you're talking about before." President Kameyama calmed down and patted Director Abiru on the shoulder with a smile: "Dead people don't matter. If the Odaiba Building becomes a haunted building, it will generate more buzz. Hironaka's death has actually spawned new ghost-hunting programs and exorcism live broadcasts."

"Is the president worried that these kinds of things will attract the attention of the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Police Department?" Chief Abiru was annoyed that his brilliant idea had not been approved by the president. "Or is the president worried that Uesugi-kun is too capable and will find out that all of this was designed by our station?"

"Yes and no." President Kameyama shook his head again: "Uesugi-kun's abilities are indeed very strong, which is a concern, but have you considered that the audience will get tired of a murder case reality show all the time?"

"Huh?" Abiru was shocked by Kameyama's opinion: "How could the audience not like it?"

“If we film too many, we’ll get tired of it.” President Kameyama said coldly, “I’ve been a producer at this station for so many years, do you think I don’t know? If it’s just simple murder cases and simple reasoning, we’ll get tired of watching it after a few times. Instead of designing our own, we should cooperate with the Metropolitan Police Department to film and record the investigation and evidence-gathering processes of other cases on-site and then produce them into programs. That would be much better than always filming murder cases in the Odaiba building.”

"Real-life cases are always more bizarre than what our scriptwriters design. And the fewer people who know about these things, the better. Otherwise, the more people who know the inside story, the more uncontrollable it becomes. If enemy stations bribe insiders to expose the truth, it will be counterproductive."

"I see, as expected of the president!" Director Abiru was full of admiration for President Kameyama: "Then let's stick to the old way, focusing on the cases and the interactions between Shirakawa Mai and Uesugi Muneyuki, occasionally adding other content such as their trips together to create highlights. The chemistry between these two is great, and I think the public would be happy to see something happen between them."

"Apart from the Miyazaki brothers, Hidetaka and Takataka, who belong to the Soul series," President Kameyama added.

"Hehehehehe~" The two middle-aged, lewd men laughed together.

"Is everything arranged?" President Kameyama thought of something: "We must make full use of Fuji TV's advantages!"

“Everything is arranged!” Director Abiru nodded. “Oh, there’s one more question, President. Regarding the matter about Yamaguchi that we talked about before, it seems that she does have something going on with Uesugi Muneyuki, but Uesugi Muneyuki doesn’t care about this trainee at all. On the contrary, it seems that Miyawaki Sakura from YKC48 is particularly favored by Uesugi and Shirakawa.”

“Great, that’s settled then. Anyway, the show needs two placard girls, so we’ll just pick Sakura Miyawaki as a regular guest, and we can change the other one to a different young female idol whenever we want.” President Kameyama smiled confidently: “We’ll have a lot of people coming to our station.”

"Hehehe~hehehehehehe~" The laughter grew increasingly lewd and obscene.

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Meanwhile, as the final stages of the investigation are underway, Uesugi Muneyuki is instructing the police officers of the First Investigation Division on what to search for, what video clips to collect, and why call logs and video recording times can be used as evidence.

Maho Yamaguchi approached without changing her expression.

"Ah, you are... Yamaguchi. What's the matter?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked.

"Um... Uesugi-san, thank you so much!" Yamaguchi Maho bowed earnestly to express her gratitude. The girl had played the role of an excellent "vase" today, and had even left behind a joke about lying, which she was very satisfied with.

But once she was satisfied, she couldn't help wanting more.

How can I become famous quickly?

Who knew that the handsome male medical student from before was actually the Uesugi forensic officer, a descendant of Kenshin, who stirred up countless storms, dominated the Metropolitan Police Department, and garnered attention throughout the Kanto region?

Uesugi was the MVP, but he was basically just an easy winner!
(End of this chapter)