Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 362, The Police Battle Surrounding Uesugi!

"So, Godfather, Chief Cabinet Secretary, what do you think I should do now?"

In the upscale restaurant "Ijimi" in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Uesugi Muneyuki, holding a glass of sake, asked Onoda Kimiaki, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the National Police Agency, and Watanabe Eiji, Superintendent General of Police, a question.

"That's certainly a difficult problem, hmm~" Onoda Kimiaki, dressed in a standard three-piece suit, stood before him, the rich aroma of sea bream tempura, white miso soup, and the sweet freshness of seasonal pufferfish hot pot filling the air, the charcoal crackling softly in the stove: "The main problem is, you do have a minor living with you, hmm~"

“Onoda is right. I’ve already heard about Asuka’s situation from Minami. Muneyuki, to be honest, you didn’t handle this well, but considering Asuka’s position and the fact that she has lost all her loved ones, if you don’t help her, her fate will be self-destruction.” Watanabe Eiji nodded. The Superintendent General did not blame Uesugi Muneyuki for the problem: “This may cause even bigger trouble. Weekly Bunshun can always find a reason to attack someone, but this time it’s a bit strange… Muneyuki, this is actually using the opponent of a politician against you.”

"So what? Whether it's the Ikeda incident or the Uesugi incident, they're essentially using them to attack our police system." Onoda's tone was quite disdainful: "In the end, Uesugi was just someone who was responsible for autopsies. No matter how much hatred there is, it's impossible to specifically target him. The forces behind Weekly Bunshun who truly hate and want to retaliate against me and Eiji are the ones behind us."

“That’s right.” Watanabe Eiji nodded: “The Kabukicho incident affected a lot of people’s interests, and the Public Security Bureau’s investigation results led to a situation where, after many years, a member of parliament actually received criminal charges, instead of the secretary taking the blame.”

"Of course, even if they want to retaliate against our police system, even if they meet privately in a ryotei, they will never admit that their target is our police organization. They will only admit that it is their personal hatred towards you, hehe~" Onoda Kimiaki said meaningfully, "Uesugi-kun, I have served as the Minister of Public Security and the Minister of Security of the National Police Agency. You should know that it is very dangerous to express dissatisfaction with the police system to other politicians under any circumstances. Do you understand what I mean? So they can only hate you."

“I understand.” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded. This was equivalent to expressing dissatisfaction with the National Security Agency in a certain country, dissatisfaction with MI6 in the UK, dissatisfaction with the FBI and CIA in the US, and dissatisfaction with Mossad in Israel.

I think you're looking to die.

Politicians are very flexible in their moral compass, very adaptable in their actions, and very cunning in their stance.

“They initially wanted to use the Ikeda incident to target us police officers, but I anticipated that. Otherwise, why would I have agreed to let Vice Minister Kai's son join the Special Missions Division? After all, that's his only weakness.” Watanabe Eiji pondered, holding his wine glass. “Minister of Justice Oyama Kaito is indecisive and unwilling to offend the police system, so now it's your turn to be dealt with, Muneyuki.”

“The biggest problem now is that Saito Asuka is indeed a minor.” Onoda Kimiaki frowned, his shrewd little eyes constantly darting around in the deep bags under his eyes. “You know that our country’s laws were controlled by the left wing for a long time. The laws made by these people always overly protect the so-called ‘vulnerable groups.’ Once the prosecution decides to file a public prosecution, Uesugi-kun will be in big trouble.”

"I'm not afraid of being prosecuted!" Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but say, "I possess extremely rigorous legal evidence! Every action I've taken has been documented and archived! I've ensured that every single one of my actions is legal!"

“That won’t help.” Onoda Kimiaki chuckled twice, and the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the National Police Agency shook his head repeatedly: “Uesugi-kun, you didn’t graduate from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, so you don’t know about the minimum age of sexual consent in Japan…”

“I know the minimum age of sexual consent in Japan is 16!” Uesugi Muneyuki couldn’t help but say, “She’s already 17! And Mikoto is her legal guardian, which has been approved by the family court!”

“No, you don’t understand at all.” Onoda rudely interrupted Uesugi Muneyuki: “In Japan, it’s too easy to make false accusations involving minors.”

"In the United States, if a minor reports sexual assault by an adult, a chain of evidence and testimony are required. In Germany, forensic examination and substantial evidence are required. But in Japan, no such evidence is required. Just one sentence is enough to send you to jail."

"Suppose a minor reports you for sexual assault for fun or amusement, and you did indeed spend time with her in private, what are the chances of a case being filed? 97%!"

"Suppose a third party, who is not related to you, learns that you are living with a minor and reports you. Even if there is only a statement and no other evidence, what is the chance of a case being filed? 90%."

"Assuming the minor denies the allegations on the spot when questioned by the police, what is the likelihood of a case being filed? 73%."

"If both the guardian and the minor deny the sexual assault during the investigation, what is the likelihood of a case being filed? 32%."

Onoda Koken shook his head with a cold laugh: "Even the famous Osaka teacher false accusation case was purely a case of a student disliking the teacher for caring about her studies and deliberately framing him. Even though the student later realized what she had done and recanted her confession in court, crying and admitting that it was out of personal revenge, the DNA test was negative. The student confessed that the teacher was traveling in Okinawa when the violation occurred, and there is an ironclad alibi and 24-hour surveillance video from the school."

"In the end, the teacher was detained for a full eighteen months, lost his job, his wife divorced him, his daughter committed suicide, and he only received 320 million yen in compensation, which was not even 70% of his lawyer's fees."

"So, for you, Uesugi-kun, even if you have all the legal means at your disposal, all the work qualifications, background checks, and adoption procedures documented, and both the guardian and the person involved firmly deny it, even if you have 24-hour surveillance video, even if you retain all call records, there's still about a 15% chance of being charged. This is because the prosecution can argue that you bribed the guardian, threatened the person involved, bribed the police and third-party agencies, and even controlled government departments, the Diet, the Cabinet… even the Imperial Palace's Household Agency." So, Uesugi's big hand controls all of Japan, right?
Uesugi Muneyuki gave a bitter smile. What ultimate darkness?

"The Japanese judiciary is a meat grinder that is hard to stop once it starts. The only way to survive is not to become its raw material."

Onoda sneered, "This is the result of handing over legislative power to the so-called left wing. The postwar left-wing legislators were too progressive and too protective of the vulnerable."

“Once a case is filed, you will be arrested and detained for about eleven months before trial. Even if you are proven innocent in the end, it will be too late to undo the damage.” Watanabe Eiji nodded and said coldly, “You are the face of our Metropolitan Police Department and the one who actually accomplished all the major achievements of our department in the past two years. Once you fall, all the achievements of our department will be tarnished. More importantly, the legislation on host clubs in Kabukicho and the Ikeda Act will not be able to pass. The counterattack against our police will be very fierce. Most people in the Diet are opportunists and no one is willing to go against the wind.”

“Japan has about 700 members of parliament. Of them, 200 are too old, so old that they can only doze off during meetings. 200 are too young, too naive, and sometimes too idealistic, and they don’t understand how politics works at all. Of the remaining 300, 100 are just puppets, and another 100 just want to make a fortune for themselves. Only about 100 people really want to do something for this country…” Onoda said.

"Maybe 100, maybe only 80," Watanabe Eiji told a lame joke.

"Fifty, that's the most I can get." Uesugi Muneyuki shook his head repeatedly.

"Yes, theoretically speaking, after the age of sexual consent was revised, it was raised from 13 to 16. Saito and his guardian could double-deny and, on the grounds that the police and prosecutors violated his privacy and the child's welfare, by listing an extremely meticulous legal chain of evidence, they could prevent the police and prosecutors from filing a case. But Uesugi-kun, you have overlooked the most crucial point."

Onoda Kimiaki stared intently at Uesugi Muneyuki: "There is an employment relationship and financial dealings between you and Saito."

"This directly affects all the existing chains of evidence. Once anything involves money transactions and employment relationships, the prosecution can use this as an excuse to forcibly detain you for investigation, even if... all the money goes through transparent channels, even if... you can prove that the domestic service was notarized by a third party and the Ministry of Labor and Welfare, Weekly Bunshun can still destroy all your preparations in one fell swoop in the closed loop of being under 18 years old and having an employment relationship."

"That's why I had Ren Ooyama remind you to come and meet with Eiji and me. I need to know how confident we are in protecting you if we do everything we can."

Onoda Kimiaki and Watanabe Eiji both looked at Uesugi Muneyuki. Watanabe Eiji was silent for a few seconds, then solemnly said, "Muneyuki, regarding this matter, do you have the confidence to fight Weekly Bunshun to the very end? Do you have the confidence that if they suddenly flip the table and insist that you have an improper relationship with Saito Asuka, you can prove your innocence by going head-to-head with them?"

Uesugi Muneyuki was covered in sweat, and he couldn't help but recall what Mai-senpai had said to him.

He had considered all possible outcomes, prepared a complete chain of evidence and all legal evidence in advance, and made arrangements for Mikoto's adoption and various third-party supervisions in order to avoid any trouble. However, he was not a legal professional and underestimated the "progressiveness" and "left-wing nature" of Japanese law.

His opponents are treating him like a politician! And they've found a crucial legal loop involving an employment relationship and the fact that he's over 16 but under 18!
What a formidable opponent! There must be a mastermind behind them.

Then, a resolute look appeared in his eyes.

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The next day, the news was published in Weekly Bunshun, and a storm immediately broke out surrounding Uesugi Muneyuki!

The hashtag #UesugiSlaveAuthorizationOfficer on Japanese social media has garnered 120,000 views in just one hour!

Yahoo News poll: "Should Uesugi Muneyuki's hiring of a minor as a live-in housekeeper be condoned?" → Unforgivable (92%)!

The Metropolitan Police Department's Inspection Division received 140 complaint calls in just 3 hours! That's a whopping 140 times more than the previous hourly average!
The public's anger towards Uesugi Muneyuki has completely erupted!

Uesugi Muneyuki's house has collapsed!!!

(End of this chapter)