Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 364, The Grand Show Begins

The following afternoon, a press conference was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Sakuradamon headquarters, coinciding with a hearing for Uesugi Muneyuki.

The scene was packed with people; even outside the Sakurada Gate, more than 4000 people gathered, eagerly awaiting the start of the hearing.

More than 200 media outlets were present, with Fuji Television securing exclusive live broadcast rights. Their staff arrived early, and three news vans were deployed to set up camera positions.

President Kameyama is ready!

On this important day, Uesugi Muneyuki changed into a sharp Armani three-piece suit. He saw Abiru, the director of the Fuji TV FNS production department, and greeted him.

There's no doubt that Fuji TV's exclusive live broadcasting involves risks. However, while President Kameyama has unwavering faith in Uesugi Muneyuki, Fuji TV also faces a problem—they don't believe Uesugi Muneyuki is capable, because Uesugi Muneyuki's interests are deeply intertwined with Fuji TV's. At this point, attempting a righteous separation would not only result in massive losses for Fuji TV, but would also make them a laughingstock in the industry.

Therefore, Fuji TV, from the perspectives of sentiment, reason, and self-interest, has no choice but to stand on Uesugi Muneyuki's side.

When Weekly Bunshun reporter Katsuto Takahashi arrived at the scene, he keenly sensed that something was amiss.

All the top officials from the Metropolitan Police Department were present, from Deputy Commissioner Ren Oyama to Criminal Investigation Department Chief Kanji Uchimura to Chief Prosecutor Haruki Okouchi.

Prosecutor General Nishikawa from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrived, along with Prosecutor Shinbayashi, an old acquaintance of Uesugi Muneyuki.

In addition, the Tokyo District Court also sent a representative, Judge Tadokoro.

There were also representatives from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Japan Life Insurance, the Japan Child Counseling Center, the Japan Family Court, third-party labor dispatch companies, and Tsukuba University Junior High School, among many others.

A large group of men in suits sat there.

In addition, two very special people also came to the scene: lawyer Kunihira from Nishimura Asahi Office in Japan, and Mai Shirakawa, the top national actress from Soul-type Office and the head of the Kanto Shrine Alliance!
Why is Mai Shirakawa here too?

Ah, well, the reporter from Weekly Bunshun has caught a whiff of blood.

This way, I can drag you down with me!

Weekly Bunshun was secretly delighted.

Don't panic, the advantage is with me!
Meanwhile, as preparations were underway at the scene, in Bunkyo Ward, at the Uesugi Hall, the main Uesugi family residence in Yonezawa.

The head of the Uesugi family, Kuninori Uesugi, the parents of Muneyuki Uesugi, Hironori Uesugi and Tomoko Uesugi, as well as Muneyuki's older brother, Sadanori Uesugi, and his sister-in-law, all sat in front of the television, staring intently at the screen.

Uesugi Hironori, enraged, burst into a tirade: "I told you so! I told you so! Keeping that troublemaker around Cedar is like having a ticking time bomb! Now you've found out, haven't you? Huh??? And you still say I'm the one with the problem? Who's the problem here? I was doing this for his own good!"

"Damn it, where did Cedar Maru learn this stubborn, pretentious, intellectual habit from? Why does he do this kind of nonsense all the time? Isn't he just falling into a self-justification trap? And why make such a big fuss about it? Once the Bunshun Cannon is fired, it usually has a sure chance of winning. This is the Bunshun Cannon that can force the Prime Minister to apologize and make the Defense Minister resign!"

Uesugi Hironori had a pained expression on his face, as if to say, "I knew it all along" and "I told him but he wouldn't listen."

Uesugi Sadanori didn't react much. To be frank, he didn't believe his younger brother, Uesugi Muneyuki, was that kind of person, but out of family upbringing and traditional Japanese culture, he couldn't contradict his father.

However, some people disagreed.

"Shut up! Who said that Yukimatsu Maru did something outrageous or said something outrageous?" Grandpa Uesugi Kuninori glared at his son: "Get out of the way, you're blocking my view of the TV."

“…Yes.” Uesugi Hironori said helplessly, and at the same time, looking into his father’s eyes, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

Oops, I said the wrong thing!
The pedantic, scholarly temperament of Sentoku-maru and Yuki-sho-maru comes from this old man, doesn't it?
Uesugi Kuninori also had the bad habits of a scholar at heart: aloof and stubborn. When he was young, while his classmates were preparing for the national civil service exam, Uesugi Kuninori was still a passionate young man who participated in the All-Kyon War with other students from the University of Tokyo. It was incredibly intense. He even had close interactions with the Japanese police, engaging in a six-stick duel in samurai kendo in one second. It was a scene of police and civilians getting along very well.

This is why Kuninori Uesugi, despite holding a very high position at the University of Tokyo and serving as a professor his entire life, never became the head of a faculty.

Uesugi Hironori wasn't particularly talented and couldn't get into Tokyo University, but he managed to get into Keio University. In his early years, he had grievances against his father. He disliked his father's personality, so he was slick, worldly, and good at adapting, deliberately going against his father. It wasn't until middle age that he realized that people treated him kindly and gently not because of his social skills and worldly wisdom, but because his father had been a professor at Tokyo University for decades, with countless students, and that he had the blood of shoguns, feudal lords, nobles, and the Meiji Restoration nobility.

Meanwhile, Eiji Watanabe and his wife Michiko Watanabe were also watching the television intently. Michiko Watanabe looked nervous, while Eiji Watanabe was deep and serious, but from her husband's expression, Michiko Watanabe sensed something and calmed down a little.

And so, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of eyes in the Kanto region were all focused on Fuji TV, ready to see how he planned to explain himself after a series of extremely damaging pieces of evidence were revealed, and his cohabitation with a minor was confirmed.

On the television screen, everyone took their seats one after another. The number of people at the hearing was so large that the corridors and passageways were filled with people. Uesugi Muneyuki sat in two rows, reporters represented by Weekly Bunshun sat in two rows, and representatives from the neutral parties, such as the district prosecutor, the court, the child counseling center, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, sat in three rows.

Amidst hundreds of cameras and microphones, Uesugi Muneyuki, who has been making headlines across Japan for three weeks straight since last December, began his speech.

"Everyone here, people from all walks of life in Japan, welcome, welcome to give me an opportunity to explain, welcome to attend the hearing held by the Metropolitan Police Department." Uesugi Muneyuki, dressed in a black Armani suit, exuded a cold and noble air: "Before this hearing, I must solemnly emphasize a few things to everyone."

"First, who exactly is this so-called underage girl A? What is her relationship with me? Why should I keep her by my side and try to arrange for someone to adopt her?"

"Before understanding this premise, the outside world's improper speculation and unwarranted criticism of me has seriously hurt me, the person involved, and the feelings of the person's former only guardian. Out of the idea of ​​protection, I did not want the outside world to know these things, which will undoubtedly cause secondary harm to the person involved. However, since Weekly Bunshun has come to this point, I have no choice but to reveal the truth."

After saying that, Uesugi Muneyuki signaled for the Metropolitan Police Department to speak.

Thus, through the on-site data visualization system, the "Tokyo Medical and Dental University Night Shift Attack Incident," which had been sealed off by the Metropolitan Police Department, was officially disclosed to the public!

The Metropolitan Police Department's chief prosecutor, Haruki Okouchi, recounted in detail the incident in which Yasue Saijo possessed him and attacked Muneyuki Uesugi.

The autopsy revealed that the male was in shock. After regaining consciousness, he became disoriented and launched a random attack. Uesugi Muneyuki, who was on duty at the Medical and Dental Department, and another security guard were attacked. The security guard was killed, and Uesugi Muneyuki narrowly escaped death. The evidence included surveillance footage.

The twists and turns of the entire incident and the bloody scenes that had never been made public shocked more than two hundred media outlets at the scene, including various departments and court and district attorneys who were unaware of the inside story. They were all speechless.

So, performing autopsies is such a dangerous thing?!

"In addition, there was another victim in this case, namely Saito Nanami, a 20-year-old female college student at Musashino University." Prosecutor Okouchi said coldly to the camera, "Perhaps you have already guessed it. That's right, the underage girl A involved in this case is Saito Nanami's half-sister. At that time, Saito Nanami and Uesugi Muneyuki were in a relationship."

"Ohhhhhhh???" A series of shocked shouts erupted from the audience.

Did Uesugi Muneyuki have a girlfriend before?

In other words, Uesugi Muneyuki was once the brother-in-law of a minor girl, A...???

Under the gaze of countless people, Uesugi Muneyuki calmly nodded, his expression slightly saddened: "Yes, you guessed right. The deceased in this incident, Saito Nanami, is the older sister of the underage girl A you mentioned. We were dating at the time. I'm sorry... She came to the hospital to see me and wait for me to leave work together, but... she encountered the night shift attack."

“She… died, left me forever, and I have always felt guilty about it. I believe she died because of me.”

“So, when I attended the funeral, I discovered that Nanami actually had a younger sister. Out of guilt and a sense of responsibility, I investigated their financial situation and found that it was not only very bad, but Nanami was also her last family member and guardian.” Uesugi Muneyuki said in a deep voice to the camera, “It was at the funeral that I realized that I had to do something, otherwise she would be kicked out of the housing complex and homeless on the streets.”

Regarding this case, the Metropolitan Police Department has many officers who can testify on this matter, and a large amount of evidence has been released.

The scene was even more shocking.

So, there's such a story behind it?!

A night shift attack? Two dead and one injured? And because of the confidentiality requests from the victims' families and the fact that the perpetrator is already dead, the case could not be prosecuted and was simply sealed off?
Just how much more about Uesugi Muneyuki is unknown to us?

After a flurry of discussion at the scene, a reporter from the renowned Sankei Shimbun asked, "Mr. Uesugi, we understand your pain at losing your girlfriend, and we understand that your so-called sense of morality and responsibility are driving you to do something, but... couldn't you have chosen a better way? Do you know that cohabiting with a minor is very likely to break the law?"

“I know.” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded. “So, I’m here today to give you a direct answer.”

"May I ask everyone here, which law have I violated?"

After saying that, Uesugi Muneyuki brought over a large box filled with countless record books, legal statements, and employment contract records.

He stood alone with his hands behind his back, facing countless microphones and cameras, his gaze cold and disdainful!

"This is the first and possibly the last time I've answered similar questions and challenges. I don't intend to have to prove myself every time someone questions me. What I've always advocated is that whoever questions me should provide the evidence, not that I have to prove myself."

"But today I'm making an exception and giving everyone here a chance!"

Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze went beyond the scene, reaching directly to Weekly Bunshun, and even further behind it.

Come! war!
(End of this chapter)