Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 294, How could a hot spring trip lead to a murder case?

The morning sunlight shone through the gaps in the curtains into the hotel bedroom. In short, Uesugi Muneyuki and Ikeda Erena spent a short time cuddling together after waking up, and couldn't help but laugh as they looked at Watanabe Minami, who was fast asleep next to them.

The night spent at the Hakone hot springs was simply like a dream. Soaking in the hot springs together, gazing at the stars, being intimate, and watching the sunrise together, Erena felt like her soul was melting.

Unfortunately, the Cervin non-elastic nylon stockings that the tall beauty was wearing had run. Her legs were now covered by a pair of Baroque-style openwork floral jacquard pantyhose, with one foot still wearing a black velvet red-soled high heel, while the other was tossed to the other side of the room.

"What's wrong, Muneyuki?" Ikeda Erena wanted to enjoy the atmosphere for a while, but she saw that Uesugi Muneyuki had a thoughtful expression on his face.

My sapphire is glowing, a murder has occurred nearby, and combined with the scream I just heard, there's no mistake.

Uesugi Muneyuki thought to himself, but the three of them were not on official business or on police duty at the moment. Intervening immediately would not only seem a bit suspicious, but for Japanese people, entering someone else's private space without permission is undoubtedly a major taboo, the kind that could lead to being sued.

【Hakone Ginyu】This hot spring inn has only 15 private suites in total. Each suite costs 15 yen in the off-season and has been priced as high as 50 yen per night in the peak season. The fact that the three of them were able to stay for two nights at 25 yen was already a discounted price due to Watanabe Eiji's connections. Guests who can stay here are definitely either rich or noble.

Please wait a moment before intervening.

After thinking for a moment, Uesugi Muneyuki decided not to rush things. He then gestured with his lip to Ikeda Erena, who was on top of him, indicating to the sleeping Minami-sama beside him.

"Haha~" Ikeda Erena couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Minami's worries were justified; it only took nineteen minutes from "I'm ready" to "Ikeda, save my teeth!"

After Ikeda finished eating, Minami fainted.

"Minami, wake up." Uesugi Muneyuki nudged her. "Get up!"

"I...I can't go on." Minami managed to open her eyes after being nudged for a long time. "You guys go have breakfast, I'm still sleepy~"

"Get up, get up~" Uesugi Muneyuki gestured to you, indicating that you'd been sleeping since 10 p.m. last night: "This is a 250,000 yen hot spring suite for two nights and three days, not a place for you to sleep!"

"Ugh~" Minami reluctantly got out of bed; she wanted to take a shower first.

Finally, Minami and Uesugi Muneyuki crossed the final line. Minami became much more unrestrained, kicking Uesugi Muneyuki's back with her white stockings and suspender-neck shoes, indicating that she wanted to change clothes. However, after Uesugi Muneyuki left, her legs were too weak to stand up. In the end, Erina had to support her to get up.

Minami took off her white tank top and tossed it into the corner of the room like trash. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Erina burst out laughing. Recalling what happened last night, Minami's face turned bright red, and she said angrily, "Don't laugh! Don't laugh! If you laugh again, I'll send you to Hokkaido!"

"Okay... I won't laugh... Hahaha~" Rena Ikeda, her face flushed red, managed a weak reply, then burst out laughing again: "Department Head, you really are... Hahaha~"

"Aaaaaah!" Minami covered her head in exasperation, feeling extremely frustrated.

My majesty, the majesty of the Empress!

My palace maid has been made a laughing stock by the concubine!
But... but there's just no way around it! This is how I am!
The Metropolitan Police Department's face was somewhat resigned to her fate. She had tried her best and anticipated this, but she still didn't expect herself to be so weak.

Calling Ikeda was the right thing to do!
"Erina, from now on I'll just call you by your name like this." Miss Minami feigned a dignified and arrogant demeanor: "Then, from this moment on, the Metropolitan Police Department Alliance is officially in effect. I will truly accept your life, Ikeda Erina's life, and no matter what happens in the future, you are not allowed to withdraw. This is a contract, and from today onwards we are a group bound by fate."

"Okay... Pfft~" Ikeda Erena really wanted to answer "okay" seriously, but she couldn't help but laugh. She tried so hard to hold it in but still burst out laughing, her chest heaving like a turbulent wave.

"No! You're not allowed to laugh!" Miss Minami could no longer maintain her composure; she could only whine and shout, "If you laugh again, you're not allowed to see Muneyuki anymore!"

"Can you really manage without me?" Erena blinked.

"Ugh~" Minami still wanted to be stubborn, but remembering the image of her making a "V" sign with her hands in mid-air last night, the Metropolitan Police Department's face finally couldn't hold back: "We have to be together from now on, Erena! I'm serious, or I'll die!"

"Then please take care of me from now on, Minami-chan." "Yes, please take care of me!"

After their candid conversation last night, Minami Erena finally broke down the barriers in their relationship and their former superior-subordinate relationship, and began to truly be like best friends.

Not wanting to keep Uesugi Muneyuki waiting too long, Minami changed into a British preppy style three-piece suit with a soft cashmere vest and shirt, paired with a plaid pleated skirt. Then, Erena took out two pairs of 40D lace jacquard pantyhose, just like the ones she was wearing: "Which pair should I wear? White or black?"

"Black, I think, will keep you warmer." Miss Minami lifted her vest and coat with her delicate white fingertips, then raised her jade feet and plunged them into the tight jacquard lace. The black stockings gradually became transparent, slowly wrapping around her tender and shapely legs. The pantyhose were pulled up to the waist. Finally, Minami stood in front of the mirror, tidied her smooth black hair, adjusted her bangs, and tied her tie.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she felt like she looked a little different.

The girl has become a woman. There is some shyness, some sweetness, and some melancholy.

But Minami quickly cheered up and showed a sweet smile. She firmly believed that she had made the right choice and that Uesugi Muneyuki was the man she wanted!

Because I am the face of the Metropolitan Police Department, Minami Uesugi!
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Uesugi Muneyuki changed into a casual jacket and waited outside for a while. He saw Minami and Erina come out together. The two of them were wearing almost identical cashmere sweaters, plaid skirts, and Converse sneakers for fun. The only difference was that Erina was wearing a trench coat, while Minami was wearing a heavy suit coat. The two looked like sisters or mother and daughter. Even their stockings were exactly the same style: jacquard lace pantyhose. One was big, one was small; one was tall, one was short; one was elegant, one was delicate. They were a beautiful sight wherever they went.

However, Uesugi Muneyuki had no time to appreciate it at the moment, because something had happened at the inn.

Amidst the hotel's winding stone paths and bamboo walls, a large suite was surrounded by a crowd of people, most of whom were hotel staff.

"What happened?" Erina Ikeda asked.

Minami Watanabe was a little shy in front of Muneyuki Uesugi, but she quickly got into work mode when she saw the scene. She slowly approached with Erina's help, her steps a little unsteady.

"It seems someone has died." Uesugi Muneyuki frowned slightly.

A person died in a hotel costing 20 yuan a night?

"Huh?" Minami took Uesugi Muneyuki's arm and complained, "Although people dying is a bad thing, I don't know why I always feel like wherever you go, Muneyuki, murders are more likely to happen."

"You've got the cause and effect backwards! I'm the only one who's there when there's a murder!" Uesugi Muneyuki complained.

"No way... Anyway, I'm giving you one hour to finish this quickly! Then we'll continue our Hakone cruise!" Minami declared domineeringly. After the two crossed the last line, she already considered herself Uesugi Muneyuki's partner, the kind with half the ownership.

"Hey, look, that person looks like Uesugi Muneyuki!"

"Uesugi Muneyuki? That legendary forensic pathologist, Uesugi Forensic Examiner? Wow, it really is him!"

"That face, that aura, there's no mistake!"

"There's absolutely no mistake. Look closely, that beautiful judo policewoman from the two Fuji TV cases is there too! I watched both live streams, they'll appear together at the same time, there's no doubt about it!"

"Wait, what's the relationship between those three?"

"Probably a special mission unit team building activity...?"

"Why is it the same as the one in the room, one man and two women?"

At this moment, the appearance of Uesugi Muneyuki and his two companions had already attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd. In addition to the hotel staff, some guests and passersby who came to visit also pointed and talked about them.

Is it also one man and two women?
The three of them, including Uesugi Muneyuki, did not look too good.

"Ah, are you Mr. Uesugi Muneyuki?" Just then, the onsen maid who had served them the night before finally couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward: "Excuse me, can you help me? Something's happened, something terrible has happened!"

"What exactly happened?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked.

"The director of the Keiyu Association, Fujiwara Nobuhiro, and his wife, Fujiwara Temari, died in their guest room." The hot spring hostess hesitated for a moment, then pulled Uesugi Muneyuki and the other two aside and whispered.

"They died together?" Uesugi Muneyuki pondered. A double suicide? But the Azure Stone is shining!
"No, another guest also died in the room, Mrs. Eisa Kamikawa, wife of Mr. Kiyoshi Kamikawa, a senior fund manager under Nomura Holdings!" The onsen hostess looked as if she had seen a ghost: "Moreover, Mrs. Kamikawa and Mr. Nobuhiro Fujiwara both died naked!"

"Huh?!" This left Uesugi Muneyuki and the others completely dumbfounded.

what's the situation?
One man and two women? Dying naked in a hotel room?
"Mr. Uesugi, could you please take a look?" The hot spring hostess was very anxious. "This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable for an inn! We are a long-established business that has been passed down since the Edo period. Please make sure that our reputation is cleared!"

"If Mr. Uesugi is willing to help, our hotel can waive your room fee for this trip!"

"oh?!"

(End of this chapter)