Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 333, All Parties Move

PS: I only have one update today, 4400 words. I really can't write the next one. All I can think about is my brother being beaten to a pulp and dying. Ah, I feel terrible! Please forgive me.

Uesugi Muneyuki got home after 3 a.m. that day.

When he got home, the police officer who had been disemboweled on the spot was still in the ICU, which shows how dangerous the situation was.

Even if he survives, this guy will most likely be transferred to an office job in the future. After being cut open, even if the wound heals, he is very likely to suffer from pneumothorax and PTSD.

Today, Ikeda Erena did not go home with Uesugi Muneyuki. She was originally going to leave with the inspectors from the Metropolitan Police Department, but Minami arrived at that moment and asked them to wait a moment while she gave them a few words. After Uesugi Hironori and his wife left, Watanabe Minami also left with Erena. They would spend the night in the women's rest room of the Metropolitan Police Department, and the next day they would prepare the entire internal review procedures.

Erena will be temporarily suspended from her duties to prepare for an internal investigation. Then, because of the murder, the Ministry of Justice will need to initiate an emergency investigation.

"Mr. Uesugi~" Once they got home, Asuka Saito could no longer hold back. She threw herself into Muneyuki Uesugi's arms, tears welling up in her eyes.

Holding her felt completely different from holding Ikeda... no, it was far worse.

Uesugi Muneyuki was silent for a few seconds, then hugged the girl back. He could clearly feel Asuka's body trembling, so he gently stroked her back and whispered to comfort her, "Relax, Asuka, I'm not hurt. I didn't even get a scratch."

"You're lying!" Asuka said angrily, "You're clearly injured! I heard it! You have a cut on your stomach and a pulled leg!"

"Haha, you know this isn't a big problem, Ashu." Uesugi Muneyuki laughed, then patted the girl's head again: "Then I have a request, Asuka. I need to stay home to recover from my injuries these few days. Could you please take care of me?"

The girl was taken aback at first upon hearing Uesugi Muneyuki's request, then her eyes lit up, and she nodded frantically with unprecedented excitement and joy: "Yes!!!"

"Then please go and prepare a bath for me," Uesugi Muneyuki ordered.

"Yes, Mr. Uesugi!" Asuka went off happily.

Asuka was happiest whenever Uesugi Muneyuki needed her or gave her orders. For the girl, being needed by Uesugi Muneyuki made her life seem to be filled with meaning in an instant. And today, she had barely gained the approval of Uesugi Muneyuki's father. Although the girl didn't say it, she was actually very happy.

I must work harder and serve Mr. Uesugi more wholeheartedly in the future!

The girl thought to herself with delight, then knelt down by the bathtub and began filling it with hot water for Uesugi Muneyuki.

Outside the bathroom, Uesugi Muneyuki tore off the bandage wrapped around his waist. Only a few hours had passed, but the cut on his waist had completely healed.

This is how the Smoker's healing green smoke takes effect.

But Uesugi Muneyuki's face showed no smile. He let his body sink into the soft sofa, looked up at the ceiling, and recalled what had happened last night.

Has the new god of Kansai already discovered it? No, even Mai-senpai wasn't sure; she only told him to be careful.

Ultimately, why should we?

Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but grumble, thinking that it was no wonder that people in the underworld were so addicted to killing each other, because the benefits were too high. Saijo Yasue had almost driven herself to the brink of death after taking more than a dozen lives, while he had performed countless autopsies in less than two years and in the end, he barely managed to kill her.

Why? !
In the end, Ikeda was made to take the blame for the murder.

The Metropolitan Police Department will undoubtedly protect Ikeda at all costs, no doubt about that, but... I still have to explore Kurosawa Shrine!
I'll go with Mai-senpai during the New Year holiday.

"Mr. Uesugi, the hot water is ready!" Saito Asuka said sweetly as she came out of the bathroom.

"Thank you, Asuka. You should go and get some rest!" Uesugi Muneyuki nodded with a smile.

"No!" To everyone's surprise, the girl suddenly shook her head.

"???" This was the first time Uesugi Muneyuki had ever seen a girl talk back to him.

"Mr. Uesugi... I... I'm on winter break, so I don't have to go to school!" The girl, dressed in a black and white Victorian maid dress, blushed and lowered her head, a hint of shyness on her face. She played with her fingers, her fingertips interlacing and relaxing, her snow-white, delicate feet in white silk stockings tangled together beneath her ankle-length dress. "Um... is Ikeda not coming back tonight?"

"???" Uesugi Muneyuki didn't understand at first, but when he saw Asuka's expression, he immediately understood and couldn't help but laugh. He shook his head repeatedly: "Ashu! If you have nothing to do, make me some late-night snack! Make me a bowl of ramen, and make sure to put lots and lots of noodles and char siu in it?"

After saying that, Uesugi Muneyuki went straight into the bathroom.

Hmm! The girl was naturally happy to be needed by Uesugi Muneyuki, but she still couldn't help but stomp her foot and pout.

what!

What is this?!
I'm a super pretty girl, and I'm super popular at school! I'm incredibly charming! And I'm almost 17!
Why does Mr. Uesugi never even look at me? Does he really only like big and tall people?
Wait a minute, putting aside the tall, fat woman, neither Minami nor her mother are tall or anything like that.
Does Mr. Uesugi not like me? The girl felt very depressed when she thought about this.

That doesn't make sense either. How could Mr. Uesugi not like me?
The girl was particularly good at reading the room; she could sense that Uesugi Muneyuki's care and affection for her were genuine, just as Shirakawa Mai's affection for her was not feigned.

Perhaps, Mr. Uesugi didn't really see me as a woman?

He's still waiting for me to develop, waiting for me to develop into that tall, fat girl... well, that's probably a bit difficult. He's probably waiting for me to develop into someone like Minami or Mai!
A flame of passion reignited in Asuka Saito's heart.

Wait for me to grow up! Mr. Uesugi, wait for me when I'm 18!
Meanwhile, Uesugi Muneyuki, lying in the bathtub, enjoying the rich steam and comforting hot water, closed his eyes. He was unaware of what Saito Asuka was thinking, and was instead pondering what to do next.

Besides ensuring Rena Hoe's safe arrival and preparing to explore Kurosawa Shrine, Uesugi Muneyuki also considered the matter of Kabukicho being closed for renovations.

Due to the heavy casualties and the nationwide uproar and the astonishment of friendly nations, all businesses in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district in Tokyo will be closed for at least a week for rectification.

Who knows how much revenue will be lost behind this... I've already taken a big bite out of the pie.

It's too late now. Who knows how big a storm this will stir up tomorrow? Will my adoptive father be able to handle it? And as a national hero who performed on the spot, how will the outside world evaluate me? How should I use this fame?
Ultimately, it's because their own strength is insufficient, and their influence and power are not substantial enough, that they need to repeatedly weigh the pros and cons, leverage the prevailing trend, and protect themselves by avoiding direct confrontation.

Wait for me to develop! Senior Mai, wait for me to gather all the Vajrayana deities and transform into Amitabha of Bliss!

Uesugi Muneyuki hummed a song in the bathtub: "I heard you say, watching Top Esports in the civil war, a lumpy guy on the roadside, getting spun around by Bin~" Sigh, I'm daydreaming again, imagining that this is the fourth game of the World Championship Finals, a do-or-die game, down 1-2, with Sylas sneaking in from the side lane, stealing the ultimate, flashing in, and turning the tide against all four opponents, imagining that in the fifth decisive game, I'll meditate and pick Galio, the Colossus of Justice, and with one punch, crush the pathetic Chinese champion's dream.

After a wonderful bath, Asuka had already prepared the ramen when Uesugi Muneyuki came out. The delicious miso ramen was topped with chashu pork, pork cartilage, naruto rolls, seaweed, bean sprouts, and kelp: "Mr. Uesugi, please enjoy!"

"Okay, thank you Asuka." Uesugi Muneyuki sat down, drying her hair, smelling the aroma of ramen, and looking at the sincere smile of the cute little maid, Asuka, beside her. She thought to herself that there were still many things she wanted to protect.

Okay, let's roll up our sleeves and get to work!
Uesugi Muneyuki began to eat his noodles with gusto, making slurping sounds.

Asuka, who was standing next to her, didn't go to sleep either. She just watched with a smile as Uesugi Muneyuki ate the midnight snack she had made, the man's image reflected in her bright and clear eyes.

This simple, warm feeling, this peaceful daily life with Mr. Uesugi, is the only happiness that Saito Asuka longs for.

........................

The next morning around nine o'clock, Uesugi Muneyuki woke up to find that the latest Huawei Galaxy Note 3 phone he had ordered the night before had arrived. After a simple setup, he inserted the SIM card.

Asuka has already gotten up and prepared breakfast. This morning's breakfast is a seafood donburi with side dishes, which has a very Hokkaido style.

At that moment, the television was broadcasting the details of the massive, indiscriminate, serial attacks in Kabukicho that occurred on December 28th of the previous night.

NHK's report is titled "Investigation into the Justification of the Murder Begins; On-Site Police Officer Recounts 'The Worst Situation in Sakikawa'!"

NHK exclusively released footage from the scene, including repeated replays of Reina's decisive kick, with a 0.3-second censorship at the crucial moment. The scene of Uesugi Muneyuki's cut cell phone, the wound on his chest and waist was also repeatedly replayed.

"Regarding the murder committed by the famous judo beauty policewoman in this case, the Metropolitan Police Department has suspended her from duty and is conducting an internal investigation. At the same time, the Ministry of Justice has announced that it will assemble the best judges to form a 'special review office' to carefully review whether this murder strictly complies with the law."

Vice Minister of Justice Mineaki Kai, a graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, said to the camera: "In the past decade, there have been frequent cases of heinous indiscriminate killings. In the face of such situations, 92% of the police's self-defense actions have ultimately been legally recognized. The Ministry of Justice will make a reasonable decision by comprehensively considering the extent of casualties, the underlying causes, and the serious impact of this incident."

"Yes, for the sake of public safety, we are considering whether we can appropriately relax the permission to kill serious offenders in the act."

"It is not convenient to disclose at this time whether the regulations governing male escorts and the sex industry need to be changed."

Kai Mineaki is the father of Kai Kyou, a member of the Special Missions Division.

Uesugi Muneyuki picked up the remote, thought for a moment, and then switched to Fuji TV.

A career-risking shot! Inspector General Ikeda protected Tokyo in that moment!

Fuji TV's stance is indeed very pure, and also very cunning.

They deliberately showed bloody scenes, especially the family of the detective who was disemboweled and is still in the ICU. The detective's wife cried in front of the camera, saying that she didn't want her daughter to lose her father so soon and begged the Dongda Affiliated Hospital to save her husband. The daughter cried and held up her crayon drawing, which read "Dad is a hero".

Fuji TV's actions have made it difficult for many to criticize Erena for using excessive force in the murder, especially when her wife and daughter came out crying and pleading, which angered viewers. Some have already questioned why the police didn't shoot sooner.

Fuji TV then repeatedly used CG animation to replay the scene, deliberately making the visuals exceptionally brutal and bloody. They also repeatedly used CG animation to tell everyone that Saijo Yasueko's knife was only 0.01 centimeters away from Uesugi Muneyuki's kidney, and if he didn't act soon, Uesugi would be killed.

Legal experts also emphasized that Article 7 of the Police Officers Duties Act allows the use of weapons against those who threaten the lives of third parties, and excessive censorship could lead to police officers being hesitant and timid in law enforcement.

Another emotional performance followed, repeatedly showing Ikeda Erina's performance in subduing the perpetrators in the Fujidai building closure case and the Fujidai Second case, which earned her a lot of sympathy.

As expected of you, Kameyama!

Uesugi Muneyuki nodded repeatedly, thinking that although Kameyama was not a very good person, being friends with him was actually a good choice.

No matter how much you try to please or cooperate with a neutral, left-leaning media outlet like NHK, when trouble arises, NHK will still report the facts. At most, it might take a day or two or a slight embellishment in the description.

Fuji TV is completely different. President Kameyama almost wrote "I am one of Uesugi's men" and "I support Uesugi" on his TV station's signboard.

In addition, TV Asahi focused on whether Erena's kick was necessary and conducted a survey. The majority of respondents, more than 30%, thought it was "too heavy," while less than 10% of Japanese people over 40 years old thought it was. However, most people agreed with Erena's actions, believing that it was understandable to act expediently when there was no other option.

It is worth mentioning that among all age groups, Erina received the lowest support rate among "women in their 20s", at only 46%. Most of the opponents expressed the views that "I feel sorry for the murderer", "she had no choice but to do it", and "although she was wrong first, didn't the host club and the Metropolitan Police Department also do something wrong?"

uneasydesu~
NTV focused on the strange autopsy results. Forensic experts pointed out that the preliminary autopsy showed that Erena's kick only broke the victim's nose and caused a severe concussion, which is theoretically difficult to be directly fatal. However, considering that the victim suffered from multiple X-related diseases, was mentally confused, and had experienced a long chase, it is not entirely impossible that she was kicked to death. Further autopsy is still needed.

TV Tokyo: Protest! Protest against the potential increase in the consumption tax! Protest! Protest against the reduction in the cup size of Costa Coffee from 600cc to 580cc this year!

Wow, the pandas at Ueno Zoo are so cute!

At the Shimokitazawa Curry Festival, dozens of special curries compete for the title of Curry King!

Finally, here's a side note: The large-scale closure of Kabukicho has caused concern among industry insiders, who say the closure may damage the brand IP value of Kabukicho, resulting in a direct loss of tens of billions of yen in revenue for the tourism industry, and could potentially trigger a turmoil in the sex industry worth over a hundred billion yen in the future.

An unnamed source revealed that the Metropolitan Police Department's excessive interference in the investigation of Kabukicho may violate the constitution, and in serious cases, could negatively impact the existing business environment or affect Japan's economic recovery.

Uesugi Muneyuki frowned.

The content from TV Tokyo may seem the most understated and unimportant, but in reality, this is the most crucial point.

The closure of the entire Kabukicho district has affected the livelihoods of too many people!

There will definitely be people who will take this opportunity to attack Erena's murderous act!

So, who will come out first?

(End of this chapter)