Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 295, The Hakone Onsen Murder Case
P.S.: I'll only be updating once today because I'm watching my brother's match. I also wish all my readers a Happy Mother's Day!
"Did you call the police?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked after thinking for a moment.

Being able to waive the room fee is naturally a great benefit. Although Uesugi Muneyuki now has a fixed annual income of four million yen (not from the medical and dental colleges), and his miscellaneous income adds up to seven million yen a year, which is barely considered lower-middle class, he shouldn't be so indifferent to 25 yen.

Japanese society is spindle-shaped. The vast majority of Japanese people earn between 330 million and 580 million yen per year. If the annual income is over 600 million yen, they are considered to be in the lower middle class and can afford to have their wives stay at home and maintain a decent life. For Japanese people, an annual income of over 1000 million yen is undoubtedly considered to be among the wealthy class.

This society is relatively balanced overall, but of course, it is only relatively so. The institutional design of Japanese society has a relatively good safety net mechanism, which allows people to lie down and do nothing. However, relatively speaking, for an average person to earn seven or eight million a year on their own without any background is already the limit, and there is almost no room for further upward mobility.

So who can afford to stay in a hot spring hotel for 20 yuan a night? They must have an annual income of at least 1200 million yuan, right?

"It's been reported, and the nearby police station has sent people over, but... we haven't had a murder here for several years. Inspector Sonoda said he can't handle it and needs to request support from headquarters."

Chief Inspector of Sonoda?
Uesugi Muneyuki immediately raised an eyebrow; the name sounded familiar.

In any case, it's good that the police have arrived. Otherwise, if there are problems with the evidence collection and investigation procedures, even if evidence is collected, it cannot be used as evidence in court. For example, according to proper Japanese law, most of the investigations and evidence collection in "Detective Conan" are illegal. Conan and Heiji Hattori conduct illegal searches every time, and they could be convicted of dozens or even hundreds of crimes and sentenced to many years in prison.

"Let's go in and take a look," Uesugi Muneyuki said to the two beautiful women behind him, one tall and one short, his tone gentler than ever before. "Are you able to move? Are you feeling any better?"

Men always treat the women who give their virginity differently. Ikeda was completely unaffected at first, but Minami was too delicate, and Uesugi Muneyuki especially cherished and loved this young lady from the Metropolitan Police Department, his fiancée.

"Hmm... It's okay, I'm here with Erina to help me." Minami's sweet apple-shaped face was flushed with sweetness and shyness as she leaned against the tall beauty: "You just do your thing, we'll just be the audience."

The young lady's beautiful legs, encased in black baroque jacquard pantyhose, tightened slightly, a mixture of pleasure and shyness on her face.

Hmm, just like Erena, I've completely turned into Muneyuki's shape.

"Hey! Hey! Who are you? This is a crime scene, you can't go in!" The first to arrive were several police officers from the local Hakone Police Station. One officer, who was about thirty-two or thirty-three years old and wearing a heavy suit jacket, immediately gestured to unauthorized personnel not to enter.

However, when he saw who it was, he was so frightened that he dropped his flashlight.

Soyuki Uesugi? !
"Huh? Isn't this Inspector Sonoda?" Uesugi Muneyuki recognized the guy.

Isn't this the same Inspector Sonoda who testified at the multi-party symposium on the Kanagawa body dumping case, and who personally went to the scene five years ago to give Nikaido Hirosada a "drowning suicide" report? This guy initially tried to pretend he didn't know anything, but was forced to admit it after being exposed by the deceased's father.

Inspector Sonoda was full of resentment, thinking, "It's all because of you!"
You're the one who got me transferred from the county headquarters to this place!
"Forensic Officer Uesugi, I don't care if you're here for leisure or whatever, please don't obstruct official business. We haven't requested guidance from the Metropolitan Police Department." Inspector Sonoda also hardened his stance for a moment: "This involves the privacy of the deceased and the case, please do not go in!"

Seeing his expression, Uesugi Muneyuki was very displeased.

It's clearly your own problem, Kanagawa police, and you're blaming me?
I don't care. If I hadn't encountered this, so be it. But since I have encountered this, and the Azure Stone has lit up, then I have to take care of it!

Seeing that neither side would give way, Miss Minami smiled sweetly and slowly approached with the help of Erena: "Inspector Sonoda, hello, I am Inspector Watanabe Minami, and this is Inspector Ikeda Erena."

"Inspector, Madam Patrol Chief, greetings." Patrol Chief Sonoda could only bow, after all, these two were of much higher rank than him: "It's an honor to meet you, but even if you are the daughter of the Superintendent General and the head of the Special Missions Division,..."

"We're here to help you," Minami said with a light laugh. "Sonoda-san, being transferred to Hakone must be a bit upsetting, right? Do you want to go back to the prefectural headquarters?"

"Uh..." Inspector Sonoda's expression changed inexplicably.

“You were wronged last time. As for five years ago, that was definitely a supplementary judgment made by Inspector Sato. We believe you are a good policeman. In the end, didn’t you overcome the difficulties and bravely come forward to testify?” Minami continued, “Now is a great opportunity. Muneyuki is right here. He performed the autopsy, and you solved the case. You are the great hero of the murder case in Hakone for several years. I’ll talk to Uncle Kobayashi, and with this merit, you can go back to the prefectural headquarters, right?”

The patrol chief's eyes lit up.

Yeah, how come I didn't think of that?
I was present during the autopsy of Uesugi, I directed the deductions of Uesugi, all the credit is mine if it succeeds, and all the responsibility is Uesugi's if something goes wrong!

Ah yes~ Ah yes~ Yes~ Yes~
I'm so stupid. No wonder I'm only a patrol chief at 32. It's because the people of Tokyo are so knowledgeable and know their stuff!
"I'm sorry, Uesugi-san, I didn't think it through. Please come in!"

Inspector Sonoda immediately pulled up a yellow line, signaling to Uesugi Muneyuki to go inside and examine the body.

Rena Ikeda couldn't help but glance at Minami-sama, who smiled sweetly, implying that they couldn't do without her. She said that one of them was a fool and the other a straight person, and without her, they would offend countless people.

There is only one person in the Special Missions Department who can command the wind and rain, and that is Zong Xue. There is also only one person in the Special Missions Department who can shelter you from the wind and rain, and that is this young lady, Kouya!
Oh dear, my legs are still weak... In the end, the young lady was helped into the scene by Erina.

"The deceased was Nobuhiro Fujiwara, 39 years old, a director of the Japan Business Federation, president of the Japan Association for the Elimination of Child Poverty, and vice president of Okada Children's Products Co., Ltd."

"The deceased was Fujiwara Temari, 32 years old, a housewife."

"The deceased was Eisa Kamikawa, 36 years old, a lobby manager at a branch of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank."

Uesugi Muneyuki observed the scene while listening to Inspector Sonoda's introduction. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What is the Keiyu Association?" "It's an association composed of a series of economic and financial institutions, such as Daiwa Securities, Nikko Asset Management, Okazo Securities, Goldman Sachs Japan, etc., which is responsible for industry coordination among them," said Miss Minami from the side.

"Yes, that's how it was when we found the scene," Inspector Sonoda said in a low voice.

"This morning, the hotel staff heard arguing and the sound of heavy objects being hit coming from here, so they knocked on the door to ask what was going on, but there was no response. Out of respect for the guest's privacy, they did not inquire further. It wasn't until 8:30 a.m., when the breakfast ordered for the room was delivered to the door, that the staff knocked on the door again and, receiving no response, used the key card to open the door, only to see this scene before them."

Uesugi Muneyuki nodded, indicating that he understood.

The three deceased at the scene, Nobuhiro Fujiwara and Eisa Kamikawa, were all naked, and with Muneyuki Uesugi's forensic experience, it was easy to see that the two were "exercising" before they died.

Fujiwara no Nobuhiro's wife, Fujiwara no Temari, was dressed in a complete tomesode kimono. She lay face up on the tatami mat, next to a wooden cabinet. The drawer of the cabinet was pulled open, and there was blood on the corner of the drawer.

Wow, it really is one man and two women! They really do exercise!

Minami and Erina Ikeda, standing nearby, already understood what was happening, their faces turning red as they were speechless.

"Isn't someone missing?" Uesugi Muneyuki frowned. "Where is Mrs. Kamikawa's husband, Mr. Kamikawa Kiyoshi?"

"We sent people to look for him," Inspector Sonoda said. "After receiving the report, we immediately considered Kiyoshi Kamikawa a prime suspect, for the reason..."

Inspector Sonoda coughed twice, looking slightly embarrassed: "Someone saw Kiyoshi Kamikawa hanging around in the vicinity."

As soon as he finished speaking, two patrolmen brought in a man who looked to be about 40 years old.

"Let me go! I didn't do it, I don't know anything!" The man was wearing a loose bathrobe and gold-rimmed glasses. He looked like a typical successful elite. He was being held up by two policemen in a rather disheveled state, his face full of fear.

Kiyoshi Kamikawa, 38, is a senior fund manager at Nomura Bank, a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings.

"Shut up! You bastard, what are you talking about!" Inspector Sonoda instinctively pointed at the scene on the ground and roared, "Who else could it be but you? The dead person is your wife, she and Mr. Fujiwara... You must have killed the Fujiwara couple and your own wife to get revenge, right?"

"It wasn't me, I didn't, I don't know! My wife said last night that she was going to Lake Ashi to watch the sunrise this morning, I had no idea she..." Kiyoshi Kamikawa tried to explain awkwardly, "I got up and couldn't find Eisa, so..."

"Then why did you run away when you saw us?" The two policemen pinned him down.

"I...I..." Kiyoshi Kamikawa was truly at a loss for words. He suddenly knelt down in utter despair. "Wait, can you wait for my lawyer to arrive? I'm truly innocent. I can't be implicated in this murder case. I really didn't kill him. I can't..."

"You can wait until you get back to the station and tell your lawyer those things!" Inspector Sonoda didn't bother listening at all.

Three people died: one was the wife who cheated on her, one was the wife's lover, and one was the lover's wife. Someone also saw you passing by nearby. In this situation, who else could it be but you?
Don't underestimate the classic reasoning skills of our Japanese police!

Erina Ikeda, who was standing nearby, looked puzzled: "Why is he so agitated? If he really didn't kill the person, he would be released after the investigation. Judging from his behavior, he is most likely the murderer."

“It’s simple, because he’s a finance guy.” Miss Minami chuckled and said in a low voice, “He’s a fund manager under Nomura Bank. You can think of him as an agent who manages assets and makes risky investments for many big clients. People like him value their reputation and image the most. Once he gets involved in a case, even if he is eventually proven innocent, would the big clients still dare to entrust their money to him?”

"Oh, I see." Erena roughly understood.

Just then, Uesugi Muneyuki, whose soul contract was completed and whose face was filled with a complex and incomprehensible expression, suddenly said to Inspector Sonoda, "Let him go. He's not the murderer."

"Huh?!" Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

Is Kiyoshi Kamikawa not the murderer?
That can't be, it's definitely him no matter how you look at it.

“He is definitely not the murderer.” Uesugi Muneyuki shook his head, suppressing a laugh, and said, “There is no murderer in this case, or rather, the only murderer in this case is this man.”

He pointed to the corpse on the ground, which was the well-dressed Fujiwara no Temari.

"She is the only murderer."

Uesugi Muneyuki's words left everyone even more confused.

A corpse can kill?!

(End of this chapter)