Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 279, *smack* Go back to work!

Starting at 7:30, the exciting scenes that followed were even more spectacular.

It started when Mai-senpai suggested shooting on location.

"I smell a corpse!" Uesugi Muneyuki's urgent shout in the outdoor scene appeared simultaneously with the edited-to-date footage of the Odaiba building sealing-off incident.

The censored corpse and the terrified Miyawaki Sakura crawled on the ground, clumsily calling out, "Mai-sama ● Mai-sama ● Mai-sama ● Mai-sama ● Mai-sama ● Mai-sama ●~"

"The cause of death was an asthma attack that caused him to suffocate."

"But it wasn't an accident...it was murder!"

Judo technique, super large external cut! The former judo policewoman from the Odaiba building is still by the side of forensic investigator Uesugi!
"Xiang Bang, did you murder Xiang Bang?"

"The evidence is the emergency inhaler~" "Why isn't this call on your phone between the two calls?"

Linked to the Yokohama case, it exposes the deal between Hiroyuki Miyano and the Kudo-kai, their side jobs and money laundering, and their involvement in illicit finances. It also unravels the mystery of the ghost phone call and the love-hate relationship between the Umbrella Duo.

The entire story is captivating from beginning to end. Later, lip-reading experts provide explanations, and a lung specialist specially invited from the University of Tokyo Hospital explains the issue of asthma. Until the content is revealed, members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau and district prosecutors explain the entanglements between the yakuza and the entertainment industry in the Yokohama case.

Finally, since Yoshimoto Kogyo agreed to release all the content, Fuji TV still said something good about Yoshimoto Kogyo, stating that Yoshimoto Kogyo was also a victim in this matter.

From the Yokohama case to the Yoshimoto case, the entire chain of evidence was linked together. Fuji TV then collaborated with Nintendo through a visual demonstration, using the Mario snow-top grid method to connect all the cases since his debut.

From that point on, the viewership ratings for this episode of Fuji TV officially reached their peak!

Average viewership rating: 43%, peak viewership rating: 48%! Kansai region average viewership rating: 37.8%, peak viewership rating: 41.2%!

Throughout the Odaiba building, applause erupted like a tidal wave. Starting from the first row, all the guests and audience members stood up, and countless eyes turned to the position of President Kameyama, to the greatest Fuji TV president in history!

Great, needless to say!

President Kameyama smiled broadly. He had no doubt about the success of the entire program, but he was not so sure about the exact extent of its success.

For prime-time variety shows on Sunday nights, 12% is considered acceptable, 15% is considered excellent, and 20% is considered a phenomenal hit.

For this episode, Fuji Media, the company behind Fuji TV, and Fuji Sankei, the higher-ups, paid a heavy price. Therefore, the average viewership rating requirement was 25% to be considered acceptable and 30% to be considered excellent.

Yadaze!

Sitting behind Kameyama, Director Abiru couldn't wait any longer and hugged him: "President, I want to kiss you!"

"Disgusting, Abiri, you bastard!" President Kameyama shoved the guy away without a second thought. He then embraced and celebrated with several executives and directors of the Fuji TV board, and accepted congratulations from Dentsu Hakuhodo, Fuji TV's biggest partner. He also greeted all of Fuji TV's sponsors. Amidst deafening cheers, President Kameyama walked onto the stage.

Behind him, pre-prepared videos and PowerPoint presentations slowly rose up.

A new variety show series! Uesugi Muneyuki X Shirakawa Mai! We've already reached a verbal agreement to continue our collaboration! We're very confident we can retain Uesugi Muneyuki for a long-term appearance on our channel!
A large-scale serialized TV drama project for the future!

Development and promotion of the surrounding area!

Endorsements and beverages, as well as collaborations with Mr. Yonezawa Uesugi!
Gentlemen, please trust Fuji TV, trust our ratings and viewership, and shower us with your advertising and sponsorship fees!
At this moment, President Kameyama and Uesugi Muneyuki on the large screen behind him were the center of the Odaiba building, the focus of the entire Kanto region, and the subject of the most attention from all the Japanese media.

Most viewers in front of their televisions breathed a sigh of relief. They had been waiting for this moment for far too long. Ever since Fuji TV started airing the trailer, everyone had been waiting, waiting so long that they felt like ants were crawling all over them, and waiting so long that they wanted to smash the Ministry of Justice and the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Some people even began to doubt whether the show would be canceled or end poorly.

It has finally aired successfully and has lived up to everyone's expectations. It was full of surprises from the very beginning, from constantly exposing Uesugi Muneyuki's privacy and his special relationship with Shiramasa, to the leading and ambiguous questions, the determination and intensity after the murder case broke out, the slightly stiff direct pointing to the murderer and solving the alibi mystery, and revealing the connection between this case and the Yokohama case, which reminded the nation of the magnificent Kanagawa Great Search and Yokohama Tanker Road in September.

So this is how he solves cases?

"He's so charming..."

"He's even more handsome, dashing, and attractive in person than on TV..."

"If only I were the one standing on that stage! That Yamaguchi was incredibly lucky! How could he have met Uesugi back then and even slept with him?"

"Damn it, I really want to sleep with a handsome Chinese guy too~"

The YKC48 theater was equally chaotic, a true reflection of the inner thoughts of many aspiring idols who barely managed to squeeze into this world of fame and fortune. Whether it was popularity, memes, appearance, or specific social influence, as long as they could get close to Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai, these idols would benefit from it for a lifetime.

As the main characters in this incident, Sakura Miyawaki and Maho Yamaguchi watched the entire program on television. Their thoughts, however, differed. Sakura had already received an offer to be a regular guest on Fuji TV, and her manager doted on her. Yamaguchi, on the other hand, hadn't received an invitation to continue appearing and was heartbroken. Worse still, the atmosphere within the group had changed because of this incident. Yamaguchi could feel the jealous, hateful, and malicious gazes around her. Apart from her closest bandmates, the other members ignored her, gossiping behind her back that she was a "pillow-walking idol" who only got prime time by spreading her legs.

"I heard you say~ watching Top Esports during the civil war, Bin is a mess, getting whipped by his brother~"

Just then, Sakura's phone rang; it was Imamura's manager!

"Miyawaki! You're in luck!" Imamura's manager exclaimed excitedly, "The Yoshimoto family called, wanting to invite you to become their spokesperson!"

"Why???!!!"

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According to statistics from relevant organizations a few days later, after the Fuji TV God's Hand Special ended, sales of Yoshinoya's extra-large double beef bowl with onions and pork mixed soup for 130 yuan increased by 230%, which also boosted Yoshinoya's sales by 35% in the following days.

The executives at Matsuya and Sukiya were so angry that they cursed and thought to themselves, "How much does Yoshinoya pay you? We'll pay you double!"
However, Yoshinoya didn't give Uesugi Muneyuki any money; he just liked to eat it.

Because of this incident, many women began to openly dine at Yoshinoya, asking for the large set meal featured on the TV show that day. This behavior was seen as "idol worship" rather than "having a large appetite," thus giving many women who were embarrassed to go to Yoshinoya or who had a large appetite an excuse to binge eat.

However, at this moment, Eiji Watanabe, somewhat annoyed, asked, "Have you finished these transitional variety shows? Now that you're done, can you finally start paying attention to the new system and personnel allocation for the Special Missions Unit?"

*Slap* Get back to work!

After all, forensic examination and solving cases are Uesugi Muneyuki's main job. At the same time, his father-in-law's term of office is also coming to an end. Although the previous cases were brilliant, who wouldn't want a little more credit? Especially in the last few months of his term.

The turmoil outside did not affect the peace of the Special Missions Division. In mid-November, at the Sakurada Gate of the Metropolitan Police Department, in the Special Missions Division office.

"Private Marseille~" A female police officer from the office rushed in, panting, carrying a large cardboard box: "Private Marseille~ Everyone, please make way!"

"Excuse me, this is your package~" The large box was placed on the desk of Watanabe Minami, the head of the Special Missions Department, which immediately attracted the attention of Erina, Minami, Okada and others. As for Mikoto, she was assisting with the analysis at the forensic department.

"A package?" Miss Minami was quite frustrated lately: "Judo policewoman, working as a package delivery girl!"

"Hi~" Erina made a strong impression again with her God Hand SP, and she was considered a minor celebrity in the Metropolitan Police Department. She knew that Minami was angry, but she didn't hold it against her.

It says Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture on it.

"This is... a package from Sugishita Ukyo of the Special Missions Unit~" The female police officer placed the cardboard box on the table and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

I'm exhausted! I came to the Metropolitan Police Department to be a sophisticated office lady, not a porter!

Why didn't they assign male police officers to this job?! It's so disrespectful to women!
"Section Chief Sugishita Ukyo 1???" Inspector Okada approached and complained, "You must have made a mistake. This is the Special Missions Division, not the First Investigation Division! Section Chief Sugishita Ukyo 1 isn't here! Although our Special Missions Division belongs to the First Investigation Division, our office location is incorrect."

"Huh? But... the mailing address is the Metropolitan Police Department Special Missions Division." The female officer pointed to the delivery slip: "Look."

"Really?! And it even has a specified delivery time!" Erena's eyes widened. "How is this possible?"

"Excuse me~" Just then, Sugishita Ukyo, the head of the First Investigation Division, carrying a cup of red tea, slowly walked in from outside: "No mistake, it was me who arranged this."

"Why are the documents from Kanagawa Prefecture being sent to the Metropolitan Police Department? Sugishita-san, this is the Metropolitan Police Department, not the prefectural headquarters. And are those your personal belongings inside?" Minami exclaimed. "Even though the Special Missions Unit is a department of the First Investigation Division, don't treat us like errand boys! Kora!"

“No.” Sugishita Ukyo, the little old man, smiled politely and shook his head: “It’s a backlog case involving the Kanagawa police, so I would like to ask Uesugi-kun to take a look.”

“After all, the only ones in the entire Metropolitan Police Department with a legitimate excuse to interfere in local affairs are the Special Missions Division, right?” Sugishita Ukyo said, his hands behind his back. “That’s what Onoda told me.”

"Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda, is that it?" Inspector Okada clicked his tongue in amazement. With Eiji Watanabe holding absolute power in the Metropolitan Police Department, the head of the First Investigation Division, the face of the Metropolitan Police Department, was not from the Eiji faction. This was because Sugishita Ukyo had the support of Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda of the National Police Agency.

“Yes, that’s right.” Sugishita Ukyo nodded, and the First Section Chief’s expression gradually became serious: “In this case, the family called the police nine times and clearly stated who the murderer was, but the Kanagawa headquarters refused to file a case or send officers, and even forcibly classified the case as a suicide.”

"So, I would like to ask Uesugi-kun to take a look at this case and see what exactly is going on."

"A backlog of cases, is that it?" Minami thought to herself, "This is so annoying. I don't want to deal with it, but I have to for the sake of my grades. Besides, the soon-to-be head of the Kanagawa Prefecture headquarters is also one of my father's close associates."

“Yes, it’s a cold case, and it’s a cold case where Kanagawa University issued a forensic report confirming it as a suicide.” Sugishita Ukyo nodded.

"In Japan today, the only one who can directly oppose authentication to gain attention and convincingly conduct authentication is Uesugi-kun, right?"

"The deceased's family has been appealing and seeking help for five whole years. Please give them an explanation!"

(End of this chapter)