Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 330, A Chaotic Battle in the Hospital Ward

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As an unofficial member of the Metropolitan Police Department and an informal seconded member of the Special Missions Unit, Mikoto Ishihara was not originally scheduled to participate in the Metropolitan Police Department's patrols of Kabukicho. Moreover, her energy was not as abundant as it was in her twenties. While NHK was broadcasting an emergency live chase, Mikoto Ishihara had already taken a nice bath and had a beauty treatment, and was preparing to sleep in anticipation of the New Year holiday.

She was getting ready to sleep, but her adopted daughter, Saito Asuka, wasn't.

Mr. Uesugi and that tall, fat woman didn't come back today. They said they had to participate in the Metropolitan Police Department's activities tonight. Asuka was already on holiday. With Uesugi Muneyuki not at home, the girl had nothing to do. She decided to wait for Mr. Uesugi to come back. Hearing that NHK was broadcasting live, the girl sat in front of the TV and watched the entire live broadcast.

Upon seeing this, Asuka almost fainted on the spot.

Seeing that Uesugi Muneyuki seemed to be injured, the girl cried anxiously inside the Sakata Bridge Tower, but she was just an ordinary high school girl, what could she do?

The only thing the girl could do was call Minami and Mikoto using her Sony phone. Minami was busy dealing with the aftermath and didn't have time, so she asked Asuka to go find Mikoto. As a result, Mikoto's sweet dream was shattered. The mother and daughter then met up and rushed over together.

At this moment, Saito Asuka was wearing a standard Victorian maid winter dress with brown boots, only a winter coat over her shoulders. She hadn't even taken off the scarf on her head. She looked so beautiful and cute, as if she had stepped out of an anime. She exuded a pitiful and innocent first love vibe. Along the way, there were constant exclamations in the hospital. Even the doctors who were busy with emergency care and surgery couldn't help but take another look at her.

Do girls this cute, like they're from an anime, really exist in the world?
Mikoto Ishihara's attire was much more conservative. She wore standard winter women's suit trousers with a brown trench coat over them, and brown 5cm high heels. She exuded the air of a sophisticated career woman in winter, which, combined with her alluring temperament, created a unique and captivating charm.

However, none of them are as beautiful as Mai Shirakawa, who is angrily rubbing Uesugi's head.

It was at this moment that the atmosphere in the ward became eerie.

Oh, so this is the ex-wife who adopted Asuka?

Mai-senpai got up from Uesugi Muneyuki and stood in front of him with a smile, looking down at Mikoto, who was shorter than Asuka.

Judging from her eyes and the pent-up energy within her, she's definitely received a lot of your pampering. She's quite the shopaholic!

I remember she's a few years older than you, right? So, Zongxue, you're into this kind of thing? If you really like married women in their thirties, forties, or fifties, I could arrange something for you, junior!
Shirakawa Mai gave Uesugi Muneyuki a half-smile. Due to the influence of Ichiren Reincarnation, she didn't need to speak; Uesugi Muneyuki knew what she wanted to say.

Damn it! My name is Uesugi Muneyuki, not Uesugi Mengde or Uesugi Shude!
My relationship with Mikoto was purely platonic... well, anyway, there was nothing between us back then!

Ishihara Mikoto was also surprised to see Shirakawa Mai here. She was initially anxious to ask Uesugi Muneyuki if he was alright, but now it seems that he is.

Mikoto held Asuka's small hand, her foxy and alluring eyes scrutinizing the national goddess in front of the bed, her gaze filled with amusement and a certain surprise.

Everyone says there's no sense of distance between these two people, but now it seems that it's more than just no sense of distance... it's an indulgence that can only be experienced after close physical contact.

Uesugi, you're amazing! Without us even realizing it, you've already won over the nation's goddess!

Mikoto Ishihara felt a little jealous. She naturally knew Mai Shirakawa, and they had known each other since they were in Tokiwa Middle School.

This is my younger brother's white moonlight!
Similarly, Shirakawa Mai was also a little jealous. She had always regretted not getting Uesugi Muneyuki's first and purest inner world energy. The thought of being enjoyed by this woman in a daze made her brows furrow slightly.

This is my junior's ideal man!
For a moment, the two stared at each other, lightning flashed, thunder roared, chaos raged, the four gods gathered, Horus rebelled, and the galaxy was burning!

"Oh, you two haven't formally introduced yourselves yet, have you?" Seeing this, Uesugi Muneyuki realized something was wrong and could only awkwardly say, "Um, senpai, this is Ishihara Mikoto, my forensic assistant, and also the school doctor at Tokiwa Middle School back then. I wonder if you remember her..."

"I have no recollection of it at all." Shirakawa Mai smiled brightly and reached out her hand to Ishihara Mikoto. "But thanks to my junior for the introduction, I do have one now."

“Mikoto-nee, this is Shirakawa Mai, my senior and business partner. She was also a student at Tokiwa Middle School back then… Although she didn’t appear very often, you should remember her, right?” Uesugi Muneyuki continued to introduce.

“Of course, of course, Uesugi-kun, it’s hard for your national goddess senior not to leave a deep impression. After all, she single-handedly coerced the school into allowing her to miss a long period of classes and even donated a floor of a school building to Tokiwa Middle School.” Ishihara Mikoto smiled brightly: “She is a role model among students and deserves to be called ‘senior’ by Uesugi!”

Mai's face darkened. She had agreed to attend Tokiwa Middle School in Gunma because of a large donation and coercion. The school agreed to let her miss a lot of classes for a long time in order to make up for her attendance and studies, but this was something that couldn't be done openly.

Normally speaking, Mai Shirakawa doesn't really care how others evaluate her. She is essentially a person from the inner world and doesn't care that much about the outer world.

But not with Uesugi Muneyuki! Absolutely not!
This man was her everything, her all, her most precious treasure, and she would never give him to anyone! She would also never allow anyone to tarnish her image in front of him! "I've heard so much about you, Ms. Ishihara. It's an honor to meet you. After all, I've always heard about you from my junior, and I've always wanted to meet you. It's a pleasure to finally meet you; you truly live up to your reputation." Mai-senpai smiled brightly: "I immediately understand why my junior likes to run to the infirmary when he has nothing to do. After all… as Sensei, when she was still the wife, Ms. Ishihara must have 'practiced by example,' teaching my junior a lot of profound yet simple 'knowledge.' Thank you for your trouble. Should I tell the police?"

Mai-senpai's barbed words made Ishihara Mikoto turn pale. She was clearly implying that Ishihara Mikoto had neither been a good teacher nor a good wife!
What a vicious woman! She didn't utter a single swear word, yet she struck right at Ishihara Mikoto's sore spot.

"Hehehehe~ Nice to meet you~"

"Hooray! Hooray! It's an honor!"

So the two women laughed even more brightly, held hands even tighter, and their eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter, but there was no real joy in their slightly closed pupils.

The Milky Way is burning.

Seeing this scene, Uesugi Muneyuki felt immense pressure. Mai-senpai and Mikoto-nee were both, in a sense, his ideal women. Before, Mikoto-nee was more important to him, but now he was with Mai-senpai...

Hmm, is someone missing?

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly realized that a certain girl had disappeared. He turned around and saw Asuka squatting in the corner of the ward, her small head, which was tied with a white silk scarf, facing the corner. Her small drum, wrapped in a Victorian-style winter maid dress, was facing into the room. She was holding her head with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes, and trembling.

Is this the world of the strong? How terrifying!
Got it!

Uesugi Muneyuki quickly asked Mai-senpai and the forensic beauty, "Where is Asuka?"

"???" Mai-senpai and the forensic beauty then noticed Asuka, the little ostrich crouching in the corner with her head inward and her hands clasped in a defensive posture. Seeing her cute yet pitiful appearance, they couldn't help but smile.

"Come here, Asuka, come to me~" Mai-senpai gestured for Asuka to come over, her eyes filled with endless affection and tenderness.

"Asuka?" Mikoto Ishihara gestured for the girl to come over to her, her expression slightly threatening: I am your mother in the legal sense!

The girl crouching in the corner had tears in her eyes and didn't know what to do.

"Asuka!" "Asuka?" The girl was caught in a dilemma after hearing the two calls.

Okay, let's change the subject!
Just as Uesugi Muneyuki was secretly pleased, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, followed by the sound of two familiar voices.

Oh no, we're doomed!
The visitors didn't knock at all. Watanabe Minami, dressed in a Metropolitan Police Department winter uniform coat and skirt, and Ikeda Erena, dressed in civilian clothes, walked right in!

The two policewomen were chatting when they saw this scene, and Minami Erena immediately fell silent.

Then, Minami's gaze met Mai-senpai's in mid-air!
"Oh?" Minami's eyes widened.

"Aha!" Mai-senpai smiled confidently.

The two women didn't exchange a single word, but the ward was filled with an eerie silence, as if the sky had fallen and the earth had collapsed.

Fortunately, the silence didn't last long. Soon, other footsteps echoed down the corridor, followed by a jumble of wooden clogs and then another soft, orderly sound, breaking the stalemate in the ward.

"Son! Son!! My cedar tree, oh my god!"

Suddenly, Uesugi Muneyuki's father, Uesugi Hironori, flung open the door and barked out, yelling, "Don't be afraid! Daddy's here! Daddy's here to see my cedar... huh?"

Uesugi Hironori shouted exaggeratedly, a smile on his face, but he noticed that everyone in the ward was looking at him.

"???"

"??????"

(End of this chapter)