Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 265, Taking Over the Chinese Clan's Connections

The Sendai Date clan is a household name in Japan. The famous "born twenty years earlier to follow Lord Nobunaga in unifying the country", "Vice-Shogun of the land", and "One-Eyed Dragon" refers to Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai Date Domain. Although he did not have particularly outstanding achievements or the military ability to turn the tide of war, he was still a promising figure in the late Sengoku period. He was ambitious, but when he rose to power, it was already the end of the Sengoku period. He had no chance to maneuver and could only live in seclusion as a local daimyo.

The Date clan of Sendai also earned a marquis title during the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures by taking key sides in the late Sengoku period and being extremely respectful after the establishment of the Edo Shogunate.

The current head of the Sendai Date clan is Date Yasunori, the 34th generation of the Date clan.

However, Date Taizong's reputation is not very good.

To put it simply, this is what the head of the Date family has done so far:
They excavated Date Masamune's ancestral tomb with NHK and archaeologists, and displayed Date Masamune's skull as a souvenir in the opening sequence of the Taiga drama.

COS Date Masamune holds the Sendai Festival every year, promoting Masamune's cultural tourism.

He started a lecture series on the history of the Date Masamune family.

Participating in Sendai City youth activities, promoting the spirit of our ancestor Date Masamune (Uesugi Muneyuki doesn't know what that spirit is either annihilating all friendly forces or shooting his own father?).

Authorized to produce and sell "Sendai Eki Masamune Sake".

Authorized to produce and sell "Sendai Masamune Tea".

Date Masamune-themed lectures were held in four locations across the country.

He published books such as "A Study of the Date Clan", "The Excavation of the Mausoleum of Lord Masamune", and "Lord Masamune's Revenge".

Register the Date family crest and the Hasekura family crest as trademarks.

He participated in all activities he was allowed to attend as a descendant of Date Masamune.

Therefore, everyone should be able to roughly understand why the Japanese public and even the nobility have a negative view of Date Yasunari.

To put it bluntly, you can piggyback on your ancestors' IP or make use of their reputation, but Date Taizong's actions went too far. He wasn't just piggybacking; he was practically a leech sucking blood from his ancestors' bones. No wonder he was despised by everyone.

However, this was unavoidable. The Date clan of Sendai fell into a much worse state than the Uesugi clan of Yonezawa because they did not have any outstanding descendants. By the time of Date Yasunori, they were already unable to support their living expenses in Tokyo and moved back to Sendai. In recent years, they have made a lot of money by selling IPs, but they have not moved back to Tokyo to live.

Seeing Uesugi Muneyuki looking at him, Date Yasunori became slightly flustered. Faced with the sharp gaze of the second son of the Uesugi family, he subconsciously wanted to check if his half-worn Armani suit was not clean enough, or if his Stamford hair oil was not properly applied. He was somewhat lacking in voice: "Um, Uesugi-kun, can we talk in private for a moment?"

“Okay.” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded when he saw his grandfather wink at him from not far away.

Date Yasunori led him and Minami to a corner of the wedding venue and said in a low voice, "Please forgive my intrusion, Uesugi-kun, Watanabe-san, the main reason I'm here today is to ask you for a favor."

"I heard that your Metropolitan Police Department's Special Missions Division is planning to make it permanent, is that right?" Date Yasumune said somewhat embarrassedly, "I asked Commander Maeda of the Imperial Household Agency to inquire about it before, but I haven't received a response yet..."

Uesugi Muneyuki was completely confused. He spread his hands... cough cough, and subconsciously looked at Minami-sama.

As a result, Miss Minami nodded, indicating that such a thing did exist, but...

“That guy is from the Self-Defense Forces…” Minami whispered awkwardly to Uesugi Muneyuki.

Damn it! Self-Defense Forces!
As expected, Uesugi Muneyuki immediately looked troubled upon hearing the term.

After the war, Emperor Munechika of the Five Stars revised the constitution, stipulating that Japan, as a defeated nation, could not possess an army.

However, as everyone knows, even in the worst and most backward countries, national defense is politically correct. Furthermore, police organizations cannot completely replace the functions of the military; otherwise, the militarization of the police would be even more terrifying.

Thus, the Self-Defense Forces came into being. The Japanese circumvented the constitution by stipulating that the Self-Defense Forces were not the military, but rather a kind of ambiguous entity between the military and the police, such as "armed police" or "military police."

It should be emphasized here that the Self-Defense Forces belong to the civil service, not the regular military. To reiterate, the Self-Defense Forces members in Japan are civil servants, not regular military personnel.

Even with these loopholes, the Self-Defense Forces are still not considered "normal civil servants." Their treatment, accommodation, food, and allowances are all very poor. They are considered "Self-Defense Officers" only for those who have absolutely no other options but to go to school and have no other means of livelihood. Their monthly salary is only 15 yen, and even in recent years it has improved to around 20 yen. Therefore, the quality of recruits is predictably low. Both officially and in the civilian world, the Self-Defense Forces have a terrible reputation, especially since they are frequently involved in suppression activities. The entire Japanese public has no goodwill towards them, and discharged soldiers can hardly find work, only able to take jobs on construction sites, as deliverymen, seafood couriers, or as doormen and security guards.

Retiring from the Self-Defense Forces in Japan is similar to having served time in prison and having a criminal record; in such cases, most jobs will be rejected immediately.

Damn it, you sent a retired self-defense officer to Idate Fortress.

Uesugi Muneyuki's face immediately darkened, and even Minami's expression turned sour.

What do you take us Special Missions Department for?

As expected, seeing that the couple looked very uncomfortable, and that Date Yasunori was even more reserved, he thought it over and decided to speak frankly.

You have no choice but to take this person in, because your grandfather has already agreed to it!

The head of the Date family in Sendai explained the whole story.

The person who wants to join the Special Missions Unit is Date Chomune, the eldest son of the Date clan of Uwajima. He retired from the Self-Defense Forces after three years and is only twenty-three years old this year. He has been preparing for the local civil service exam at home for a year.

In order to get his grandson a job in the Metropolitan Police Department, Date Muneyoshi, the head of the Date clan of Uwajima, made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes.

He agreed to allow the University of Tokyo and Waseda University to jointly excavate the tomb of his ancestor, Date Hidemune (the eldest son of Date Masamune and the first lord of the Date clan on Uwajima Island)! This would contribute to national archaeology and the study of Japanese history and culture!

And this excavation work was naturally handed over to Uesugi Muneyuki's older brother, Uesugi Sadanori!
This is a national-level archaeological project. Grandfather Kuninori Uesugi has already taken care of everything. Once this project is completed, Uesugi Sadanori will officially become a researcher in the Faculty of History at the University of Tokyo based on this project!

In exchange for agreeing to excavate his ancestral tombs, Uesugi Kuninori promised to find a way to place his eldest son, Date Nagamune, into the Special Missions Branch, which belonged to Uesugi Muneyuki.

This really goes against the decisions of our ancestors!
Uesugi Muneyuki was speechless. He stared at Date Yasunori's face for a long time, unable to utter a single word.

"I think I heard 'Special Missions Unit'?" Just then, Tokugawa Tsunetaka, the head of the Tokugawa main family, slowly approached and smiled, "I should thank you for the Yokohama case last time, Uesugi-kun! Come, as the chairman of the Yokohama Revitalization Association, I'll toast you, and also to the lovely Minami-chan~"

“Ah, it’s Grandpa Tokugawa! Hello~” Miss Minami replied sweetly.

"Hello, Tokugawa... Grandpa." Uesugi Muneyuki offered a toast. Uesugi Kuninori and the head of the Tokugawa clan were cousins.

“No one can refuse a special mission, Uesugi-kun.” At some point, Maeda Toshiyuki, the head of the Kanazawa Maeda family and the head of the Imperial Household Agency, also appeared: “A samurai should be resolute and taciturn. Lord Toshiyuki will definitely like your straightforwardness! Come, let me toast you.”

"Hehehe, we are all very proud that such a young man has emerged among the nobility." Hosokawa Morihiro, the head of the Higo Hosokawa family, also made his appearance. Compared to his years as prime minister, Hosokawa Morihiro is now somewhat old, but his spirits are still very good: "Uesugi-kun, thank you for your contributions to solving cases all this time."

"Haha, being at a disadvantage is the true taste of battle!" Shimazu clan head Shimazu Osamu pushed everyone aside: "What are you all doing here in secret? You didn't take me with you to the Battle of Sekigahara, did you? Watch my Shimazu charge into the enemy lines and break through from the front!"

"Hahahaha~" Many Chinese tycoons surrounded Uesugi Muneyuki in the middle.

"Give me some face, Uesugi-kun."

"Yes, compared to those outsiders, we Chinese are the real ones."

"Regarding Date, Munerei even begged us on his knees... For the sake of your Uesugi clan, Munerei even agreed to dig up his ancestors' graves. Uesugi-kun, how about giving us old folks some face?"

These bigwigs all adopted a relatively humble posture, and when these real bigwigs appeared, Date Taisun, as the person in charge, could only obediently step aside, leaving the good seats for the real bigwigs, while secretly observing.

It seems that Bang Xiansan's calculations were wrong... Date Dangzhu pondered in his heart.

What Uesugi Kuninori, this old man, wanted was to use this wedding to let Uesugi Sadonori take over the entire Chinese social network. However, in reality, the one who was truly capable of taking over the entire Chinese social network was not Uesugi Sadonori.

It was his grandson, Uesugi Muneyuki!

(End of this chapter)