Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 376, Call Uesugi! Call Uesugi!

At 14:30 p.m., Meisa Kashiwagi returned to the Equipment Management Department, walking unsteadily. Her expression was somewhat strange, as if she was carrying a strong sense of shame, but also as if she had been relieved of all her burdens. In short, she was in much better spirits than before. However, her usually cold and beautiful mixed-race face could hardly maintain its former icy demeanor. Clutching her lower abdomen, she slowly returned to her workstation.

This puzzled the busy internal affairs police officers. What was even stranger was... why had the stockings on the captain's legs changed? How did they go from dark brown pantyhose to a pair of matte gray opaque pantyhose?
However, the section chief didn't say anything, and they didn't dare to ask. After all, this was the former face of the Metropolitan Police Department, and her husband was a famous police inspector, the star inspector of the gold watch group, who was famous throughout Tokyo and forced the Odagiri father and son, directors of Fujitsu, to confess their crimes!

Kashiwagi Meisa, who could only instinctively press down her skirt and cautiously look around, quickly closed her legs as soon as she sat down, pursing her lips as she felt the intense shame of being in the office and the strange comfort of being completely embraced by the pantyhose given to her by Uesugi below.

Oh no, why does this feeling feel so strange, yet so comfortable... If this continues, there's no going back.

The ashamed policewoman glanced around discreetly, hoping no one would notice anything amiss.

Fortunately, probably not.

Meisa Kashiwagi breathed a sigh of relief, her face flushed: If this can help Jin, then I can only agree to Uesugi's request, next time, and the time after that, I can only agree... After all, I can't do it myself.

Ren, I will work hard for you!
Meisa Kashiwagi easily convinced herself and then continued to devote all her energy to her work.

Hmm, what style of pantyhose is this? It's so comfortable to wear... She couldn't help but rub it slightly.

That Uesugi guy, he's so mean...

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That day, from morning to afternoon, Congressman Masao Suo spent his entire time in extreme anxiety and pain. As a father, he could only sit helplessly in the corridor, waiting for one emergency surgery after another at the University of Tokyo Hospital.

The entire University of Tokyo Hospital was busy with Ryohei Suo.

After the helicopter arrived, the University of Tokyo Hospital spent an hour conducting trauma assessment and emergency treatment, doing everything possible to prevent Ryohei Suoh from dying on the spot. The emergency room used 18 units of blood products.

Subsequently, the first round of surgery began, namely vascular ligation surgery + external pelvic fixation + cystostomy. Senior medical professors from the University of Tokyo took turns performing the surgeries and stood by. In the cold January, they were all exhausted and drenched in sweat. After six hours of continuous surgery and rescue, and after using 26 units of blood products, the University of Tokyo Hospital successfully controlled the massive bleeding.

It was already past 4 p.m. when Professor Funao, the director of the University of Tokyo Hospital, finally told Masao Suo that his son's probability of death was now less than 5%.

The University of Tokyo Hospital, being the highest-level hospital in the country and a top-ten comprehensive hospital in the world (the previous text was incorrect; after checking, the University of Tokyo Hospital was ranked eighth in the world that year), managed to snatch Suo Ryohei's life back from the clutches of death.

“Your Excellency… should not be paralyzed on one side. Our hospital is capable of reconstructing the pelvis and hip joint, but… the patient has permanently lost reproductive function and fertility, requiring lifelong bladder drainage, and the pelvic misalignment may lead to chronic pain and limping. Physiological sex characteristics have essentially disappeared; psychological gender reconstruction counseling is recommended.” Professor Funao, the director of the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, said softly, “I’m sorry, Your Excellency, we have done our best.”

"..." Suo Masao, his eyes bloodshot, glared fiercely at Professor Funape. His eyes were like Horus's, ready to offer birthday greetings to the emperor. With just the slightest spark, he could set the entire galaxy ablaze!
"May I go in and see Ryohei?"

"please hurry."

Then Suo Masao saw the whole bucket of blood-stained gauze, and the many doctors around him who were busy cleaning Suo Ryosuke's wounds and defibrillating him again. After Professor Morimoto, the leader, assured him that he was out of danger, Suo Masao finally ate something.

While the congressman was worrying about his son, Jin Kashiwagi, who was searching the Ebisu Gym ahead, made a different discovery.

Equipment inspection is underway outside. According to the on-site forensic personnel, it was found that the limit pin screw was loose and had broken off (metal fatigue), and the buffer device was malfunctioning (the sealing ring was aging and leaking air). This is a clear equipment maintenance problem.

Meanwhile, Kenichi Itami also discovered through repeated review of the surveillance footage that Ryohei Suo was in very poor condition that day (he was showing obvious signs of a hangover). With the help of the female coach, he set an excessively heavy weight, his footwork was obviously incorrect, and he clearly lost control on the return trip. This was entirely consistent with the logic that "improper operation by the user, coupled with the aging and malfunctioning equipment, led to a serious accident."

In other words, this case was undoubtedly an accident, and an accident without a doubt.

But Kashiwagi Ren always felt that it wasn't that simple. Putting everything else aside, it was too much of a coincidence that someone happened to be hungover and exhausted, that the screws happened to be loose, and that the buffer device happened to be malfunctioning.

Meanwhile, surveillance footage and recordings also show that Suoh Ryohei arrived at the gym at 9:36 a.m.

The accident occurred at 9:41 a.m.

Among these cases, it remains difficult to determine whether the female coach, Sakura, is the perpetrator. She was at Chiba Disneyland in the morning, as evidenced by CCTV footage. Therefore, it can be concluded that the person who came to the gym was not her, but someone who looked very similar to her.

This is highly suspicious.

However, the surveillance footage shows that Suoh Ryohei himself suggested increasing the weight from 180KG to 230KG, and that he personally instructed the increase. This seems to be unrelated to the case, and the blood test results collected at the scene show that Suoh Ryohei's blood alcohol concentration was significantly higher than the legal limit.

This has put the whole case in an extremely bizarre situation. The female coach seems to be a suspect, but there is multiple pieces of evidence to show that she is not a suspect. This accident seems to be an accident, but from multiple perspectives, the probability of it happening is no more than three in ten thousand.

It seems that Kenichi Itami has already decided to close the case as an "accident," but Jin Kashiwagi is still exploring. Compared to Itami, he does have a huge advantage—he has an incredibly handsome face and a pair of hesitant, affectionate peach blossom eyes. That morning, the group of yoga girls ignored Itami completely, but they were extremely enthusiastic and did their best to answer Jin Kashiwagi's questions.

Two of the young women repeatedly mentioned that the fitness instructor, Sakura, often recommended that they go to a nearby burning bar to drink until they were completely drunk. She also said that Sakura would always look at them with a predatory gaze when she led them in yoga practice, which made them feel uncomfortable. Furthermore, a girl named Chihiro disappeared after being taken away and no one has seen her since.

The eye that selects its prey?

Kashiwagi said he understood, comforted the yoga girls and told them that this matter had nothing to do with them, and then focused his attention back on the yoga room in the gym.

I must have missed something!
While the search was underway outside, Kashiwagi Jin quietly entered the yoga room. Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, he quietly took out a flashlight, turned off the light, and carefully searched the room.

This is an advantage that Bai Muren's rich experience in handling cases brings him. He knows that by observing through special filters or eyepieces, the lens of a camera will reflect very bright and clear light spots like a cat's eye. Unlike the reflection of the human eye or other objects, it is easy to find those hidden cameras.

After searching for a while, I found it!

Kashiwamoto saw a bright reflection on a power strip in the yoga room!

It's a hidden camera!

Bai Muren immediately removed the power strip and, sure enough, found a hidden camera in a small hole on the side.

This gym is eerie! The missing female student, the strange simultaneous appearance of a female instructor from Disneyland, the hidden camera in the yoga room, and the incredibly bizarre "mathematical probability murder"—all of this suggests that this gym is far more complex than it appears on the surface.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Muren did not tell anyone, but secretly put the evidence into an evidence bag and hid it inside his clothes without making a sound.

"Fall back! Back to Sakurada Gate!"

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That evening, Suo Masao learned of the police's preliminary investigation findings from the secretariat.

Accident?

Absolutely impossible!!!

Masao Suo made a phone call.

At 6 p.m. that evening, in the office of the Superintendent General of Police at the Sakurada Gate, Eiji Watanabe was handing over tasks and preparing to leave work when the phone rang.

"Eiji!!!" Suo Masao roared into the phone, "Look at the stupid things your men have done!!!"

Watanabe Eiji felt a chill run down his spine. He recognized the anger in the voice as that of a father who had lost his son, and also the anger of a political faction leader who had lost his heir.

Although the Superintendent General of Police holds a high position of power, he is still somewhat distant from a member of parliament. However, the two generally keep to themselves, as politicians come and go, while administrative officers serve for extended periods: "Mr. Suo? This is only the agency's preliminary conclusion; more time is needed for the investigation..."

"Search! You call it a search if only two departments and 30 people went? I'll search your mother!" Suo Masao roared for a moment, then said through gritted teeth, "First of all, I absolutely refuse to admit it! I absolutely refuse to admit that Ryohei's death was an accident. My son was murdered. Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Start from the beginning!"

"Then, what can 30 people do? I demand the formation of a special investigation headquarters! The head of the First Investigation Division must personally lead the operation! Gather at least 200 people!"

“Yes.” With the congressman demanding a full escalation, Watanabe Eiji could only agree: “I will order Criminal Investigation Department Chief Uchimura to establish a special investigation headquarters, with the First Investigation Division Chief Sugishita Ukyo serving as the head. The meeting time is... 8:00 AM tomorrow.”

Upon hearing Superintendent General Eiji Watanabe compromise, Masao Suo knew that by forcefully using the authority of a member of parliament to compel the Metropolitan Police Department to upgrade its level, he was actually making the Metropolitan Police Department "follow normal procedures." Perhaps after a thorough search and several days of fuss, the case would ultimately be closed as an accident.

Damn it, how can the Japanese police be so corrupt!
Is there anyone... willing to really investigate? Is there anyone who can withstand the pressure and uncover the truth behind Liangping's murder?

Suddenly, a name came to Suo Masao's mind, so he gave instructions to Watanabe Eiji.

"Call Uesugi! Call Uesugi!" the councilor shouted hoarsely.

"My request is to have the Special Missions Unit join the Special Investigation Headquarters!"

(End of this chapter)