Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 381, Revealing the Truth!
"Section Chief, how did you find out?"

On the way, Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but ask, and he and Kashiwagi Jin exchanged a glance, both feeling a little guilty.

The Special Investigation Headquarters bypassed the head of the Special Investigation Headquarters, the Chief of the First Investigation Section, Sugishita Ukyo, to conduct a private search. This is a major taboo in officialdom—an illegal search!

Of course, Uesugi Muneyuki and Kashiwagi Jin could explain that they hadn't had time to report it yet, or that they only had reasonable suspicions but no evidence. However, being caught red-handed was still very embarrassing, and according to Sugishita Ukyo, he already knew about the hidden cameras and scanners!

"Because someone secretly did something behind my back." Sugishita Ukyo smiled kindly, showing off his watch: "Well, although I don't have eyes in the back of my head, my watch reflects light, so I can peek at what the person behind me is doing. Kashiwagi, I saw what you were secretly discussing with Uesugi-kun. Hiding evidence will get you prosecuted by the district prosecutor!"

"..." Kashiwagi Jin was speechless.

“As for the scanner… Uesugi-kun, don’t forget, I came from the Life Safety Division. I’ve been in the Metropolitan Police Department’s isolated island for twenty years. I’ve handled countless cases like this. I can tell at a glance what you’re holding and what those guys in Kai are busy with.” Sugishita Ukyo said with a half-smile, “So you guys are investigating this case too.”

“Section Chief, you…” Uesugi Muneyuki and Kashiwagi Jin exchanged another glance.

Ah, so we were all teetering on the edge of illegal searches.

That's fine.

“Alright, let’s go in,” Sugishita Ukyo said, looking up at the Burning bar in front of him and nodding slightly. “It seems the secret to solving this case lies in this bar. Be natural, Uesugi-kun, Kashiwagi-kun, it’s normal to come for a drink when you’re tired of searching, right?”

"This is not normal at all. Isn't alcohol prohibited during a search?" Uesugi Muneyuki complained.

“Then let’s have some sparkling ginger juice.” Sugishita Ukyo suddenly stared at Uesugi Muneyuki: “Moreover, most importantly, the success of this search may depend on you.”

Neon lights meandered and crawled across the wet asphalt of Shibuya's back alleys, eventually converging into a blinding, malevolent beam of pinkish-purple light that brutally nailed itself to an unmarked, matte black iron door.

The air was thick with a complex mix of expensive cigars, cheap perfumes, and some more subtle, cloying sweetness, swirling and pounding against eardrums, whipped around by powerful electronic beats. Bizarre, spinning laser lights sliced ​​the writhing figures on the dance floor into fragments, projecting them onto the walls like a chaotic shadow puppet show. The bar was a relatively quiet island in this chaos, but it was far from a sanctuary.

"Oh my, isn't this... Uesugi-san from the Metropolitan Police Department? A big star!" The bartender was clearly shocked to see Uesugi Muneyuki there.

"Hmm, you must be tired from the search. Come and relax." Uesugi Muneyuki said casually, "A lemon cola, sorry, drinking is prohibited during the search."

"Ginger sparkling water." "A glass of lemonade, please." Sugishita Ukyo and Kashiwagi Jin both ordered.

The bartender was a lean, Korean-American man, his movements as swift as a wound-up toy. His face was wrinkled when he smiled, but he didn't look very old. He had the small eyes typical of Koreans and wore large sunglasses. When he recognized Uesugi Muneyuki, his expression showed surprise. He immediately turned to look behind the bar, near the bartender's cash register, where a man in a well-tailored dark suit was engrossed in his phone. The screen's light illuminated his slightly nervous face. He seemed completely oblivious to the new customer a few steps away at the bar.

"Alright! Uesugi-san! And these two, they'll be right here!" the bartender immediately called out. "Uesugi-san, how did you find out about this place?"

The man in the dark suit in the distance glanced at the bartender and immediately put his phone away, but then smiled knowingly, indicating that the bartender didn't need to be so nervous.

Are you kidding me? They were at least seven or eight meters apart, the bar was dimly lit, and his phone screen was tilted to the side. It would be a miracle if Uesugi Muneyuki could see it!

Don't panic, everything is under control!

Uesugi Muneyuki didn't seem to notice what the man in the dark suit was doing. He chatted with the bartender with a smile, "Oh, I heard from Suoh-san's secretary that Suoh-kun likes to drink here. Was he drinking here the night before last? His blood tested positive for extremely high levels of BAC."

"Ah, I'm sorry, but we cannot disclose our guests' privacy. If this is the reason why Uesugi-san and these two gentlemen came, we regret that we cannot serve them!" The Korean bartender immediately said with a smile, "If you wish to conduct a search, please produce a search warrant."

"No, we were just tired from the search and came over for a drink," Sugishita Ukyo said calmly.

"…………" Kashiwagi Jin was a little annoyed because he realized that he had been exposed. He thought to himself that he should have never asked Uesugi Muneyuki to come along.

This guy is too famous!
Meanwhile, Uesugi Muneyuki remained calm and smiling as he sipped his lemon cola.

Seeing that Uesugi Muneyuki didn't suspect anything, the man in the dark suit relaxed his guard and continued chatting on his phone.

[The phone displayed: Goods arrived... Top floor suite... Clearance at 11:30... Special 'package'...] Hironaka Mariko was frantically walking back and forth between Uesugi Muneyuki and the man in the dark suit: [This place may... have been detected by the police... Beware of VIPs]

Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes flickered slightly.

Goods? Penthouse suite? Clearance? Package?

Did the police notice?
【Explore again! ] Uesugi Soyuki said to Mariko Hironaka.

Mariko Hironaka immediately moved between the two of them again.

"To have the renowned forensic investigator Uesugi personally investigate this time, Lord Suo's case must have been resolved by now, right?" Sure enough, the bartender started to strike up a conversation: "It's truly a pity, such an outstanding young man, how could such an accident happen?" "What resolution? What resolution? I'm a forensic pathologist, a forensic pathologist. If you want me to solve a case, you at least need to give me a body to examine, right? How can I conduct forensic examination without a body?" Uesugi Muneyuki seemed to be grumbling, but inadvertently revealed some important information: "It does seem to be an accident. We're currently waiting to see how things go at the University of Tokyo. Honestly, it seems Lord Suo has to disappoint me this time since he specifically requested me."

"The Night Hawk has not been exposed and has already been arranged to leave the country for the Philippines... It seems that the police have not yet discovered the problem," Hironaka Mariko said in Uesugi Muneyuki's ear again.

Target? The Philippines?

Uesugi Muneyuki's heart skipped a beat in his chest. He subtly looked away, picked up his wine glass, and took a sip. The cold liquid slid down his throat, but it couldn't extinguish the fire that was rising in his heart.

He suddenly asked Sugishita Ukyo, "Speaking of which, where is Coach Sakura? I didn't see her last night."

Sugishita Ukyo never expected Uesugi Muneyuki to ask such a question. The head of the First Investigation Division thought for a while and decided to answer seriously. He felt that Uesugi Muneyuki would not make a baseless accusation: "Oh, she was released and sent home because of insufficient evidence. After all, she has an alibi."

After a while, Mariko Hironaka came over and whispered: "[Night Hawk has not been exposed, so it can be saved for next time... but it's still suspicious... or it could be a retaliatory operation.]"

That’s right!
Uesugi Muneyuki gasped. That female coach, Sakura, was none other than Yotaka!

and many more!and many more!
Uesugi Muneyuki's mind began to gradually connect the dots of the entire case.

Mai-senpai chose to have her familiar deliberately impersonate Coach Sakura.

The hidden camera in the yoga room of the gym transmits the footage here!
Suo Ryohei got extremely drunk here the night before last and was clearly indulging in excessive sexual activity!

Kashiwagi Jin's investigation revealed that the female yoga instructor, Sakura, would invite her female yoga students to this bar to drink until they blacked out.

One of the female students, Chihiro, was never seen again.

Goods have arrived. Top floor apartment. Special package. VIPs please note?

Or was it an act of retaliation?

Countless clues and information were arranged and integrated in Uesugi Muneyuki's mind. Each clue gradually formed in his mind. The coded messages, the content, the details, and many seemingly coincidental but actually strange behaviors quickly turned into a complete chain of evidence!

He understood! He understood everything!

He understood why there were hidden cameras in the gym! He understood why Mai-senpai had deliberately left a loophole by having her familiar impersonate the female instructor, Sakura, which made Suo-san suspicious and caused the police to remain unconvinced!
He understood why a female yoga student had been invited to drink until she blacked out, and why Ryohei Suoh himself had been there the night before last!

I understand!
Uesugi Muneyuki instantly felt as if a bottomless, unfathomable iceberg had finally revealed just a small corner of itself.

But that's not enough, far from enough. It's just his inference, without any evidence!

Without evidence, a case cannot be solved; without evidence, a search warrant cannot be obtained.

However, Uesugi Muneyuki glanced at the clearly guarded stairwell. Besides that, in the shadows at the far end of the bar, a burly bodyguard, who had been sitting like a statue, had his gaze like a searchlight, seemingly having just swept over the spot where he had been standing. There was no drunkenness in his eyes, only a cold scrutiny and a barely perceptible hint of wariness.

We have to find a way.

Uesugi Muneyuki pondered for a moment.

Got it!

I've decided on you. Go, Smoker!

The three of them sat at the bar for a while, and when they had drunk about three-quarters of their drinks, suddenly, a thick plume of smoke burst out of the ceiling light!
The smoke alarm suddenly went off, and its sharp siren quickly caused chaos throughout the venue. The men and women on the dance floor, the waiters preparing to serve drinks, and the bodyguards who were monitoring the surroundings were all thrown into disarray.

"Where's the fire?" The man in the dark suit was also shocked. He instinctively put away his phone and said into his earpiece, "Who put the smoke here! Don't move, don't move! Cover the VIPs and get them out of here first!"

"quick!!!"

However, his statement was of no use, and the scene remained chaotic. Later, someone accidentally knocked over the wine cabinet, and at that moment, in the thick smoke, someone suddenly bumped into him.

The cell phone is missing.

(End of this chapter)