Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 261, The Case Sparks Heated Discussion

P.S.: My stomach is still a little upset, so I'll only update once today. Don't worry, 4600 words a chapter is plenty! The Emperor has always been an honest and trustworthy person, treating everyone fairly and without deception.

When Uesugi Muneyuki and Ikeda Erena returned to the Metropolitan Police Department, the department had already received news from the Odaiba building. Apart from admiring Uesugi Muneyuki for "being able to record a murder while filming a TV show," there was nothing else particularly noteworthy. The Sakuradamon Metropolitan Police Department, which was always bustling with people, did not pay much attention to the storm at the Odaiba building.

This case is the complete opposite of the University of Tokyo case. The University of Tokyo case had a huge impact on the upper class and the Metropolitan Police Department. At the time, even Superintendent General Eiji Watanabe was summoned for questioning. The entire Metropolitan Police Department was on high alert but dared not actually use a large-scale manpower tactic, and was in a very tense situation.

However, the Metropolitan Police Department took a much more relaxed approach to Yoshimoto's case.

Back at the Special Missions Division, no one was there because it was a day off. Uesugi Muneyuki and Ikeda Erena were recording a program and didn't come to work. Also, since it was a day off, if Uesugi Muneyuki stopped working, the entire Special Missions Division would basically have to stop working as well. So, Minami simply told everyone to rest according to Uesugi Muneyuki's schedule.

Erena walked ahead with a thud, clearly feeling ashamed and indignant about Uesugi Muneyuki's suggestion. Uesugi Muneyuki followed behind, and the two walked in harmony, one in front and one behind. After entering the Special Missions Department office and confirming that there were no outsiders, Uesugi Muneyuki locked the door behind him, cornering his beloved, tall, beautiful master against the wall: "Erena-sensei?"

"Y-you-you-you~" Although Erena was strong, skilled in martial arts, and clumsy, the tall beauty realized that something was very wrong. Like a frightened deer, she leaned against the wall of her workstation in fear, very nervous: "No, no, no, absolutely not, I'll break! Uesugi, this is the only thing I absolutely can't have!"

"Sigh~~" Uesugi Muneyuki said with great disappointment: "But I even gave you a special private lesson, so Master, you have to show me some sincerity."

"Have I never been trying to show you sincerity?" Erena shook her head again; she was genuinely afraid.

"Alright." Seeing that Erina was really resistant, Uesugi Muneyuki could only give up for the time being. In fact, this kind of thing could not be decided on a whim. If it really had to happen, he had to prepare a set of tools in advance and make his beautiful master reduce her food intake at least 12 hours in advance, otherwise it would be very dangerous and he could easily hurt her.

"If this won't work, Erina-sensei, how about that one?" Uesugi Muneyuki thought for a moment, then revealed a mischievous smile: "You have to promise me that one thing, right?"

"That?" Reina Ikeda clearly remembered something, her face turning bright red. "Really, right here?"

She was clumsy in other things, but exceptionally clear-headed in these.

"Don't worry, no one's coming..." Uesugi Muneyuki was overjoyed to see her attitude soften, and immediately took out a pair of unopened Polish Marilyn 30D matte soft gray Lycra pantyhose from the drawer and handed them to Erena: "Master~"

Erina remained silent for a moment, then nodded quietly, took the stockings, and gestured for Uesugi Muneyuki to go inside and wait.

Uesugi Muneyuki entered his office, listening to the sparse sounds outside the door. The blinds behind him sliced ​​the sunset into gold leaf. When Erena pushed open the inner room door, the hem of her dark blue police uniform skirt brushed against the metal chair surface with a soft sound.

The calves, encased in sheer gray stockings, shimmered like mother-of-pearl in the backlight. The 30D matte soft mist fabric perfectly outlined the long, slender curves of the tall beauty's legs, from the Achilles tendon to the gastrocnemius muscle.

"Is that so?" Reina changed into her rarely worn policewoman uniform as requested by Uesugi Muneyuki. It looked no different from the one she occasionally wore at Uesugi Muneyuki's house. The half of her wrist exposed from the cuffs of her dark blue shirt contrasted with the light gray stockings, creating a cool and warm contrast. The matte Lycra fibers had a soft, misty, silky feel under the overhead light. The arches of her feet, stretched out under the suit skirt, revealed coral nail polish through the stockings. The toes of her black velvet high heels pointed directly at the floor tiles, where the strip light from the ceiling was reflected in fragmented, firefly-like lines.

From the outside, apart from changing her commuting patent leather chunky heels to rarely worn suede black high heels, and changing her stockings from Atsugi's commuting police stockings to gray pantyhose, the police uniform that Erena changed into didn't look particularly special.

However, the blush on the tall beauty's face was very suspicious, and she walked very cautiously, constantly pressing down on her skirt with both hands. When she saw Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze fall on her, the tall beauty, now dressed in a police uniform skirt, instinctively clamped her gray-stockinged legs together, both ashamed and angry: "Don't look! You bad thing, all you know how to do is bully me!"

"Come on, Erena-sensei, if you really didn't want to... would I still be watching? You would have thrown her downstairs long ago, heh~ super big cut! Arashi no Yama! Hell Paradise Fall!" Uesugi Muneyuki made a few judo gestures in a funny way, making the beautiful master chuckle, and then took the opportunity to pull her into his arms. The two rolled around a couple of times and fell onto the sofa together, kissing and cuddling.

As expected, the tall beauty was only tough on the surface; she didn't actually offer any symbolic resistance. She found a comfortable position in Uesugi Muneyuki's arms and mumbled shyly, "Wearing this feels weird... the stockings are so... they feel a bit chilly."

"Don't worry, I'm here with you, Erina-sensei~" Uesugi Muneyuki held the tall beauty in his arms, his heart filled with satisfaction: "This is what you promised me!"

How can any Fuji TV news anchor compare to my mentor, Erina?

Uesugi Muneyuki had a great goal in mind.

From now on, at home, I'll make Miss Minami, Sister Mikoto, and Master Erina all dress like this!

Okay! It's decided then!
The wrinkles at the knees of the thin gray pantyhose were repeatedly and meticulously smoothed out by Uesugi Muneyuki's large hands, and tiny specks of light wandered along the muscles of the back of the thighs. The man's body movements were immediately met with the woman's response. The policewoman shyly and proactively offered her own sweet kiss and hugged Uesugi Muneyuki's neck.

It's true that men are lustful, but women are lustful too.

The black velvet high heels she had taken off leaned crookedly against the coffee table leg, her stocking-covered toes unconsciously drawing semicircles in the folds of the sunset.

————(The following is omitted)————

What happened within the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Missions Division remains unknown, but on the other hand, Yoshimoto Kogyo is in an uproar.

What? Miyano killed Miyahara?
A public murder inside the Odaiba building? And solid evidence?! It happened right during a TV program recording? And to make matters worse, it happened to be Uesugi Muneyuki's turn, saving them the trouble of a search; he's already been taken away by the Metropolitan Police Department?

Yoshimoto Kogyo President Hiroshi Osaki was secretly watching a Premier League replay in his office, cheering for Manchester United's "Dark Four," when this news hit him like a ton of bricks.

"With Lu Xiaopang at home, blessings and good health abound~" President Yoshimoto answered the phone: "Hello... um, yes, I'm free right now... what?!"

The middle-aged man jumped up from his seat.

With one member of the umbrella duo dead and the other a murderer, the manager's phone call only allowed for a brief report of the situation. Soon after, Fuji TV's president, Kameyama, called: "President Osaki? What exactly happened? What do you Yoshimoto Kogyo think our Odaiba building is? How could your artist commit murder on our premises?"

“This, I…” Osaki Hiroshi was a little stunned by Kameyama’s approach. He had only learned a few things from the Umbrella Duo’s manager, but there was no doubt that with witnesses and physical evidence, and the murderer had already confessed, it would be very difficult to overturn the verdict: “Private Masai, President Kameyama, our company is not yet aware of the specific situation… Please wait for me to give you a formal reply later.”

"I don't care about any of that!" Fuji TV President Kameyama pressed his advantage: "Your company actually committed murder on our station, which has caused enormous damage to our image, reputation, and normal operations! Your company must give us an explanation! Otherwise, we will not rule out filing a formal lawsuit against your company."

Yoshimoto Kogyo is under immense pressure as it faces questions from Fuji TV.

In fact, Yoshimoto Kogyo, as a large comedy talent agency, has a strong voice within Fuji TV and owns several sponsored programs. Its controlling shareholder also holds a small number of shares in Fuji Media Holdings and is a minor shareholder on the board of directors. Normally speaking, Yoshimoto is not inferior to Fuji TV.

But this one is different!

Life is dead!

Moreover, for Yoshimoto Kogyo, a company that highly values ​​public goodwill and relies on the entertainment industry for its livelihood, the fact that one of its artists is a murderer is a huge blow to Yoshimoto Kogyo's image!

It's important to understand that the Japanese mindset is different. For the Japanese, minor issues can be glossed over with something as trivial as "red bean paste" or "private masai"—everyone knows that. However, there are absolute taboos for the Japanese, namely drugs and human death. These things have zero tolerance for the Japanese. According to Japanese logic, a murderer is destined to be a murderer from birth, and Yoshimoto Kogyo dared to hire a murderer! That's a murder company; no amount of criticism or condemnation is too much.

Yoshimoto Kogyo was in the wrong in this matter.

However, since President Kameyama called, it means there might still be a chance for things to turn around; otherwise, the other party should have sent a lawyer's letter directly.

Sure enough, the old man from Guishan, who had initially asked for an exorbitant price, immediately began to sit down and negotiate.

Fuji TV demanded that Yoshimoto Kogyo grant them all rights to broadcast this "murder reality show." Fuji TV also demanded that Yoshimoto Kogyo persuade the victim's family to agree to the broadcast. As for how much condolence money and compensation to give, that was Yoshimoto's own business.

"So, your station plans to edit this episode and broadcast it???" Osaki Hiroshi's mouth dropped open when he heard Kameyama's plan, inwardly cursing Kameyama for being shameless: "But what about the Metropolitan Police Department and the Ministry of Justice?"

They've become addicted to profiting from human suffering! What a scoundrel!
Hey?and many more!

The president of Yoshimoto Kogyo also realized that if this thing were released, it would be another ratings bomb comparable to the live broadcast from the Odaiba building last year, the kind that could blow up the Kohaku Uta Gassen!

"This is something our station will handle naturally; there's no need for your company to worry about it," President Kameyama said with a hint of pride. "President Osaki, what do you think of our proposal?"

"…………We will seriously consider it."

After hanging up the phone, President Osaki slammed his hand on the table in anger, his face turning red: "Baka!"

The damage has already happened, and now all we can do is try to salvage the situation. Gibbon will inevitably suffer a major financial loss this time.

However, according to the agent, this matter may also involve the police investigation into the Kudo-kai... that ledger!
After thinking it over, President Osaki decided to make a special phone call.

“Yes, Representative Yuasa… Yes, it’s me. I wanted to inform you that… the police may have already traced it there… Yes…”

........................

Sure enough, on the day of the incident, the entire Kanto region knew that something had happened again at the Odaiba building. It was Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai again, another murder case, and yet another case solved on the spot with witnesses and physical evidence.

The media was in an uproar.

Why is it that wherever Uesugi Muneyuki goes, there are murders and big news stories?

This is really... hot!

The Sankei Shimbun was the first to report: "Shocking Scene! A Corpse Found During Filming of Fuji TV's Popular Variety Show, Legendary Rookie Forensic Pathologist Uesugi Muneyuki Conducts Second On-Site Examination—Metropolitan Police Department Determines it a Murder Case, Are the 'Rainy Duo' Completely Gone?"

The Mainichi Shimbun followed closely with a report: "[God's Hand SP] Sudden Tragedy: Variety Show Filming Halted, Body Found and Confirmed Dead at Scene by Uesugi Muneyuki—The Murderer is Actually Someone with High Public Popularity?"

The Asahi Shimbun also covered this story, with the headline: "A Shadow Looms Over the Television Industry? Bizarre Corpse Reappears Inside Fuji Television's Odaiba Building; National Actress Mai Shirakawa and Legendary Forensic Pathologist Muneyuki Uesugi Encounter Another Murder Case—Is it a Coincidence or Something More Mysterious?"

The Yomiuri Shimbun's headline was more serious: "[In-depth Report] The 'Myth of Television Security' Shattered: The Fuji Television Incident Sounds the Alarm, Major Loopholes Exist in Studio Security Systems—The Public Cannot Rely Solely on Special Missions Units; Japan Needs to Reflect."

This is a relatively respectable newspaper; other tabloids are much more sensational, with headlines like "Odaiba Building Murder Case Reappears, Suspected Curse, Uesugi Shiramas and C-level Agents Appear" and "Sudden Murder at Fuji Television Station, Metropolitan Police Department Special Task Force Deployed to Locate the Suspect."

Among them, the report in Weekly Bunshun was the most eye-catching: "[Exclusive] Identity of the deceased at the Fuji TV variety show recording site revealed! It was the famous Yoshimoto Kogyo comedian duo, Ame-O-Tsuru. Unveiling the ledgers of the designated yakuza group, Kudo-kai. Have the public security police fallen from grace?"

Japanese citizens immediately began heated discussions surrounding this incident. For a time, the top ten searches on Yahoo! Japan were all related to "Fujidai", "Odaiba Building Murder Case II", "Uesugi Muneyuki", "Shirakawa Mai", "Uesugi-Shirakawa CP", "Yokohama Case", and "Kudo-kai Account Book".

Once again, Fuji TV's viewership was at its peak, and President Kameyama couldn't stop smiling.

The thread is flooded again!
Another day later, Yoshimoto Kogyo officially held a press conference. Under duress, President Hiroshi Osaki officially admitted at the press conference that the main parties involved in the Odaiba building incident were the comedy duo "Umbrella Duo" under his company. Miyahara Toru was the victim, and Miyano Hiroyuki was the perpetrator. Currently, Miyano has confessed to the crime, and there is ample evidence.

More than a hundred media outlets were present at the scene, and they were all in an uproar upon hearing the news.

The murder of a top comedian?

Partner killed partner? ???
And the Umbrella Duo has been together for over 20 years, right? What happened to cause this duo, who are constantly appearing in various programs, TV dramas, hosting events, and commercial performances, to become such a bitter rivalry?

But that wasn't the end of it. Yoshimoto Kogyo then announced that it had reached a compensation agreement of 300 million yen with the family of Toru Miyahara. At the same time, Yoshimoto Kogyo will actively cooperate with all investigations by the Metropolitan Police Department and conduct its own self-examination and reflection to do everything possible to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

After speaking, Yoshimoto executives, with tears in their eyes, bowed deeply in apology before the cameras, expressing their hope that the public would give them another chance.

However, although Yoshimoto Kogyo's apology was sincere and a compensation agreement was reached with the deceased's family, they did not mention the whole incident or its outcome, and did not say a word about whether it was related to the Yokohama case as some tabloids claimed.

All the reporters were dissatisfied with the program, but Yoshimoto Kogyo did not give them another chance to ask questions. They simply answered a few routine questions and then hastily ended the press conference.

No sooner had Yoshimoto Kogyo finished its press conference than Fuji TV released a trailer.

The trailer is short, only two minutes long.

But this two-minute trailer instantly captured the attention of all of Japan.

Fuji TV simply conveyed this message to the entire nation in a two-minute montage.

We recorded it!
The entire process of the murder, the entire process of Uesugi Muneyuki's forensic examination, from the crime to the forensic examination, from the arrest to the confession.

We recorded their entire mouth and teeth!

(End of this chapter)