Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 380, The Truth About the Gym

"I found it."

That evening, at the Special Investigation Headquarters, within the Special Missions Unit.

Inspector Okada, holding a document, said rather speechlessly, "Kashiwagi Jin guessed correctly; the owner of this Ebisu high-end fitness club is none other than Suo Masao himself."

"Masao Suo established a private investment company called Mogami Kawa Health Investment Co., Ltd., whose business scope includes asset management, real estate investment, and leisure industry operation."

"Subsequently, Mogami Health Investment Company acquired 75% of the shares of the Ebisu fitness club, thus gaining control of the club. After the acquisition, the club became an asset of the company."

"The legislator does not hold all the shares in the investment company, nor does he serve as a director or hold any public office, in order to avoid direct exposure. Day-to-day operations can be entrusted to professional managers, but the legislator indirectly influences club affairs through shareholder rights (such as voting in decision-making)."

“In this way, Suo Masao actually controls this Ebisu Gym. No wonder he never made any threats against the club from beginning to end.” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded, thinking, “Very good, then we have solved the first problem, which is who is behind this club. Hmm, that makes sense. Your own kids will definitely go to your own club.”

“This is perfectly normal.” Miss Minami leaned back in her chair, lying on her back. Even after sitting in the office all day, she kept complaining of being tired. Ikeda Erena massaged her shoulders from behind. “Besides that, there are also holdings through family members, through investment funds or trusts, through nominees (nominees) or offshore companies. Since members of Congress have to declare their assets, there are many ways to do it.”

“Yeah, there are a lot of tricks up our sleeves!” Kai Kyou nodded in agreement, then said lazily, “So, what do we do next?”

Inside the room, all eyes of the Special Missions Unit members were focused on the hidden camera that Uesugi Muneyuki had placed on the table.

"Who among you understands technology? Who understands electronics?" Uesugi Muneyuki turned his gaze to everyone present.

Minami E, Rena, Mikoto, Okada Kai, and Igarashi all quickly shook their heads.

Hironaka Mari, Miyako Hara, and Junya Murakami all shook their heads, and a chilling wind blew through the room.

Ok?
Uesugi Muneyuki noticed that one person did not shake his head.

Date Nagamune, the eldest son of the Date family of Uwajima.

This guy was always quiet and, being a former Self-Defense Force officer, he felt quite inferior. His hobbies didn't align with anyone else's, so his presence in the Special Missions Unit was only slightly higher than Igarashi's. But Uesugi Muneyuki didn't expect this guy to know anything about technology: "Date?"

"Um, Watanabe-san, Uesugi-san... if I tell you, can you promise me?" Date Chomune asked cautiously.

"That depends on whether you can help Muneyuki. Tell me quickly!" Minami perked up at this moment, clapping her hands to signal you to tell the truth! Minami-dono, the principal wife of Taira no Asomi Uesugi Sakuradamon-kami Yukimatsu-maru Muneyuki!
“Speak, Date, I’ll tell you a truth.” Uesugi Muneyuki said with a playful tone, “For us police officers, solving cases is the only important thing. Everything else can wait. But first, you need to tell me why you understand this kind of electronic technology used for covert filming.”

“Tell me, Date, those of us in the tech field are very simple-minded; we were born to serve our country,” Mikoto Ishihara said with a smile.

"All right……"

Date Chomune briefly explained why he knew about electronic surveillance and covert filming technology: he liked Moriya Akane and Sakura too much!

Life in the Self-Defense Forces is extremely boring and monotonous (although it's much better than being a real soldier). The heavy training and tedious repetition made him need to find something to occupy his mind, so he started tinkering with a portable viewing device...

“The principle behind this thing is an analog antenna,” Date Chomune said in a low voice, fiddling with the camera in his hand. “If I explain it in too complicated a way, you wouldn’t understand. Simply put, it directly modulates image and sound information onto a continuous radio wave at a specific frequency. The receiving end can directly demodulate this radio frequency signal to reconstruct the analog video signal without a complicated decoding process. Its signal is essentially a continuous waveform.”

"The principle of this hidden camera is to transmit the image to the other end by modulating a high-frequency carrier wave."

"To be honest, analog antennas aren't very safe. They're very congested in the 2.4 GHz band, and you absolutely need a large antenna for the 1.2 GHz band!"

"Did you understand?" Date Chomune gestured earnestly: "Ando Shitan?"

Everyone, including Erina, nodded repeatedly, indicating that they understood.

"So how should we find the location where this hidden camera's signal is transmitted?" Uesugi Muneyuki rubbed his chin. He was beginning to understand why Mai-senpai had deliberately had her familiar impersonate the female coach.

It seems that Mai-senpai is hiding something from him again.

"Could I get a signed autograph from Sakura? Just for her." Date Chomune asked, "I'll also get one from Shirakawa Mai."

"Huh?" Uesugi Muneyuki was taken aback.

"I said, could you give me a small..." *Slap!*

Reina Ikeda delivered a karate chop to the forehead of Chōmō Date, who screamed and rolled twice on the ground, yelling, "Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I'll talk! I'll talk!"

"Simply turn on the camera on-site and use a signal scanner to repeatedly sense and detect the signal strength in hot and cold mode to find the direction and location where the signal strength increases again. The signal strength will reach a new peak as it gets closer to the image receiver. This analog antenna signal is very weak, and even with a repeater, it can only reach two or three hundred meters at most!"

“Very good, Date, you…you did a great job. To thank you for your contribution, I will grant you the privilege of not having your entire family executed~” Miss Minami nodded with a smile: “As for the autograph, go ask Muneyuki for it, he will give it to you.”

"Manager!" Igarashi exclaimed impatiently, "Let's go!" "Alright! Igarashi, you and Kai Toru will lead the charge!" Minami nodded. "As for the scanner..."

“We don’t have them here, but the Metropolitan Police Department does. We need to apply to borrow them.” Masayoshi Okada said, “I’ll go. Date and I will go. I can negotiate better, and Date will be more willing to help.”

"Alright, Okada-nii, you're a lifesaver!" Minami waved her hand enthusiastically. "Then, let's get started!"

"Hi!"

And so, Igarashi and Kai Toru returned to the gym to carefully search for the location of the antenna and cables, while Okada Masayoshi took Date Nagamune back to the Metropolitan Police Department to borrow equipment, leaving only Ishihara Mikoto, Ikeda Erena, and Watanabe Minami in the room.

"Zongxue, do you think we need to request assistance from other police forces?" Minami, who had been so bold before, was now very cautious; she had realized something seemed amiss. "Should we call on Kosaka and Itami?"

“No…” Uesugi Muneyuki shook his head violently: “The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better. I think Kashiwagi told us this because he believes that we are both single-minded champions of justice. Hasn’t he repeatedly proven that he is fair and impartial?”

"Erina, this time, you don't need to come with me. You're responsible for protecting Mikoto and Minami." Uesugi Muneyuki looked up at the deepening night sky and said softly, "The fewer people who know what happens next, the better."

After a while, the group returned. Kai Takeru led Igarashi to the antenna transmitter on the gym balcony, while Okada brought Date to borrow a scanner from the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Special Missions Unit, deploy!!!"

Late at night, Uesugi Muneyuki and Kashiwagi Jin arrived at the gym again. Following Date Nagamune's description, Kai Toru and the others turned on the cameras. Date adjusted the antenna, while Uesugi Muneyuki and Kashiwagi Jin navigated the streets and alleys by repeatedly performing hot-cold operations.

Two handsome men in suits strolled through the stairwell in the night. Kashiwagi Jin looked at the scanner in Uesugi Muneyuki's hand with disdain: "Is this thing really useful?"

“It’s better than relying on your intuition.” Uesugi Muneyuki carefully adjusted the scanner, his steps like those of a claw or a devil: “Although I didn’t quite understand the principle Date was explaining, he said the coverage area of ​​the analog antenna is very small, only two or three hundred meters, and the direction is roughly fixed, so we should be able to find a general area. And the area receiving the yoga room’s hidden camera signal is right here… Besides, this thing was approved by your wife!”

"Uh...is that so?" Kashiwagi Jin's expression was a little strange upon hearing this. Meisa?

Yeah, Uesugi mentioned Meisa twice today. The first time was this morning when he was talking about Kai, and the second time is now.

Why do you keep mentioning my wife?

Kashiwa Ren couldn't help but chuckle to himself, thinking that Mingsha still had deep feelings for him and cared about him. But you, buddy, are arrogant, flamboyant, and always trying to take advantage of others. How could Mingsha possibly like someone like you?

Thinking of this, Kashiwagi Jin suddenly felt he could ask Uesugi Muneyuki, the harem member of the Sakuradamon Ooku, for some advice: "Speaking of which, Uesugi, could you teach me?"

"Huh?!" Uesugi Muneyuki was startled and put down the scanner in his hand.

"Well... let's say, I'm just saying, let's say you're already married to Manager Watanabe, but... but you have a mistress outside, like that... that Asuka, what would you do?" Kashiwagi asked somewhat embarrassedly in a low voice, "Well, how can you appease the mistress without the wife knowing? Let's assume you're still meeting her regularly."

"How would I know?" Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but retort, "I live with Erina, Asuka, and Minami!"

"..." Kashiwagi Jin felt he had been hit hard. The star inspector of the Metropolitan Police Department was deeply hurt. He shut his mouth and remained silent.

"Wait... could it be that you're still with that female student from Tokyo University..." Uesugi Muneyuki reacted quickly, his mouth agape.

Bai Muren's face turned a deep liver color, but he remained silent.

A silence fell between them. Kashiwagi Jin turned his head away, and Uesugi Muneyuki's expression was strange. It was unclear whether he should advise Kashiwagi Jin to break up or Kashiwagi Meisa to break up.

Hmm, it seems like none of them are correct.

"What are you two doing?" Just then, a person appeared behind them.

Uesugi Muneyuki and Kashiwagi Jin were shocked and turned around to look.

He is Sugishita Ukyo, the head of the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department.

"If you're testing the camera's receiving point, then you've arrived. It's just ahead." Sugishita Ukyo, the little old man, gestured with his lip, a relaxed and natural smile on his face.

The three walked out of the building. Kashiwagi Jin looked serious, Uesugi Muneyuki put away the scanner with a knowing look on his face, and Sugishita Ukyo had a serious expression with a hint of sternness flashing across his face.

Because what appeared in front of them was Burning Bar!

The receiver for the hidden camera was inside this bar!
Now, they're all connected.

Uesugi Muneyuki and Kashiwagi Jin exchanged a glance, wondering why Section Chief 1 was here, when Sugishita Ukyo gave us a gentle nudge, gesturing for us to leave: "There's no time for that now, let's go. Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

(End of this chapter)