Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 382, ​​Uesugi rises again!
A piercing alarm suddenly tore through the deafening music, like cold steel needles piercing eardrums. Instantly, the dazzling laser lights stopped spinning, replaced by blinding, frantically flashing red emergency lights. The entire space was stained with an ominous, blood-red hue.

"Fire! It's a fire!" someone shouted first.

The deathly silence lasted less than half a second before being completely overwhelmed by a surge of panic. Thick, acrid smoke, carrying a smoky smell, burst forth from some ventilation opening, quickly spreading above the dance floor and obscuring the view.

"Run!"

"Where's the exit?!"

The crowd erupted like a swarm of ants, instantly bursting into chaos. The sounds of shattering glasses, overturned tables and chairs, women's screams, and men's curses mingled into a deafening torrent of noise. Instinctively, people pushed and shoved towards the main entrance they remembered, and the scene spiraled completely out of control.

At the heart of this chaos, Uesugi Muneyuki remained unmoved. Through his spiritual vision, he easily saw the entire bar, like a reef in a raging torrent, his gaze fixed on the staff passage behind the bar.

The heavy fire door of the passageway was suddenly pushed open! Three burly bodyguards in dark suits, like human shields, roughly shoved out a figure who was being heavily protected in the middle. The figure wore an exquisitely tailored dark gray cashmere coat, and even in the midst of the chaos, he exuded an air of nobility that seemed out of place. He wore a low-brimmed baseball cap, the brim pulled low so that his face was obscured, but the priority he was being protected and the unconscious tension of a privileged class that he unconsciously revealed in his every move were blatantly obvious.

He's the VIP that the man in the dark suit at the bar was talking about!

Uesugi Muneyuki only saw his lips. Before he could look any closer, he noticed that the bodyguards were extremely professional. Two of them were clearing a path with their bodies, shoving aside any panicked guests who tried to get in their way without any mercy. The other bodyguard was close behind the VIP, protecting his back with one hand and warily placing the other hand on the bulging holster at his waist. His sharp eyes were constantly scanning the chaotic surroundings, especially those non-staff members who tried to get close.

There's a gun??
Uesugi Muneyuki's expression changed, and he immediately switched his thinking.

"Get out of the way! Anyone who doesn't want to die, get the fuck out of the way!" the bodyguard shouted roughly, his voice still clear and powerful amidst the alarms and screams.

The VIPs were being shoved around, their steps unsteady but incredibly fast. Their tightly pursed lips beneath their baseball caps betrayed their barely suppressed shock and anger. They clearly knew the building's structure inside and out, heading straight for the depths of the staff passage.

It seems there is another emergency exit.

Uesugi Muneyuki lost his chance to observe further. As the alarm sounded, he, Kashiwagi Jin, Sugishita Ukyo, and others were forced to be pushed out by the crowd. In an instant, the main entrance was completely filled with people, and the group of bodyguards protecting the VIP guests had disappeared behind the fire doors of the staff passage.

Mariko Hironaka tried to pull the door open, but it didn't work. This wasn't the Odaiba building, and Mariko Hironaka didn't have the ability to easily pass through walls. After thinking for a while, Muneyuki Uesugi immediately sent her back.

The smoke had a limited lifespan. After Miyahara Tetsu vomited for a few minutes, he had to shake the emergency inhalation device to regain his strength and replenish his energy. Meanwhile, Uesugi Muneyuki had achieved his goal. He met up with Kashiwagi Jin and Sugishita Ukyo outside the store. The three of them watched the emergency evacuation of Burning Bar and saw the thick smoke billowing out. Kashiwagi Jin's face showed undisguised disappointment. He had thought that his search would definitely yield some results, but he never expected it to turn out like this!
“Oh dear, it seems we’ve come at the wrong time. Burning Bar is really burning now.” Sugishita Ukyo, the head of the First Investigation Division, said calmly, “However, there is something strange about this bar. Didn’t you notice? Uesugi-kun, Kashiwagi-kun, just now, it seems that those bodyguards were covering someone’s escape.”

“It’s normal for high-class customers in these kinds of bars to have separate escape routes.” Kashiwagi Jin looked at Uesugi Muneyuki and complained, “Why does trouble always seem to happen wherever you go? What are we going to do now? We’ve gained nothing and we’ve even gotten noticed.”

"It wasn't all for naught." Uesugi Muneyuki picked up his phone, which was wrapped in a tissue. "Look what I accidentally got?"

Kashiwagi Jin and Sugoshita Ukyo's eyes lit up.

"With so many phones, are you sure this one is useful?" Kashiwagi Jin was still a little hesitant, but there was no doubt that Uesugi Muneyuki's search methods were to his liking—police officers cannot steal evidence, but it just so happens that the other party lost it in a public area, and it just so happens that we found it during the search, and we just so happen to discover the key data and key content inside, which is quite reasonable, right?

"How will you know if you don't try?" Uesugi Muneyuki held up his phone, flipped it over, and showed the chat history.

There is a chat log from four days ago.

The chat history is very clear.

"Yamamoto, the VIP isn't in a good mood tonight. The 'standard' service we arranged didn't meet our expectations, so we need to 'add' some special services, the highest tier, immediately! Same location, penthouse suite, budget is not an issue."

"Understood, Eto-san. Contact 'Night Hawk' now to begin the selection process. They will arrive within 30 minutes. The fee will be doubled for S-rank?"

"Double it! As long as that young master is 'completely satisfied.' Remember, be 'absolutely professional' and 'quiet.' You know his identity."

What followed was a screenshot from a hidden camera in a yoga studio.

Clearly, VIPs are choosing their partners.

This is how the imperial concubine selection was conducted.

“人已确认出发。‘1号’短发，混血感擅长氛围，‘5号’瑜伽裤在校大学生。费用：每人20万円，共40万円。老账户（瑞穗-1557****4396）？”

"Transfer the money immediately after the transaction is completed. Be sure to confirm the 'Nexus Satisfaction Report'."

Uesugi Muneyuki, Kashiwagi Jin, and Sugishita Ukyo exchanged glances, then tried scrolling up. All the chat history had been deleted. Scrolling down revealed what Hironaka Mariko had seen that day.

"It seems we've figured out why there were hidden cameras in the yoga room." Sugishita Ukyo nodded seriously. "And we also understand why there are so many mysteries surrounding the gym."

"This... is unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable!!!" Kashiwagi slapped his thigh angrily and roared in a low voice, "It was... a form of entertainment! Sexual entertainment! No wonder those girls said they drank themselves into oblivion, and some of them went missing!"

"That's right. The so-called yoga studio hidden cameras are actually used to select VIPs for the bar, choosing their partners. The female instructor, Sakura, is the matchmaker. She herself is a female fitness instructor with male appearance, which makes it easy for young girls to lower their guard and agree to have a drink together. After drugging them, she provides sexual services. But I have a question: what is N-Net?"

Kashiwagi Jin and Sugishita Ukyoto shook their heads, clearly unaware of the situation.

“Alright, what should we do now? Apply for a search warrant for this bar? Or…” Uesugi Muneyuki tentatively asked Sugishita Ukyo, “Or wait for an opportunity? To take them all down at once?” “Of course, apply for a search warrant now! Uesugi, Section Chief, you’re not scared, are you?” Kashiwagi Jin said sternly, “These chat logs already involve specific details of paid, organized sexual services received at designated locations that night, and they provide account information for fund transfers. This is crucial evidence for tracing the source of funds and for conviction. In addition, there are specific names of people involved. That’s enough!”

"Section Chief, let's do it!" Bai Muren said with great enthusiasm.

“Normally, this would be a long process. We would need preliminary preparations and identity building, initial integration, establishing connections and obtaining clues, and then finding a breakthrough. We must always prioritize safety, and have patience, teamwork, and strong mental fortitude.” Sugishita Ukyo was silent for a few seconds, then looked meaningfully at Uesugi Muneyuki: “But I must say, as expected of Uesugi, the forensic investigator?”

The old man seemed to have discovered something. Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes flickered. His unexpected question at the bar was indeed a bit abrupt.

Indeed, Sugishita Ukyo had this question. Section Chief I had also noticed that the man in the dark suit at the far end of the bar was observing and sending something, but in such a dimly lit environment, at a distance of seven or eight meters, with the phone screen tilted and the chat content very small, even someone with 5.3 vision couldn't see it clearly.

Could it be that Uesugi Muneyuki has Byakugan or Sharingan?

What a joke!
Sugishita Ukyo instinctively rejected his own idea and immediately said, "Try to make a copy of all the data on the phone, and then we'll apply for a search warrant. Note that this kind of evidence can only be used as reasonable suspicion, not as direct evidence of a crime. We need more concrete evidence!"

"Yes!"

"Also, we need to keep an extra copy of the records, Uesugi-kun, Kashiwagi-kun. What we're facing this time might not be just a simple bar." Sugishita Ukyo looked up at the sky: "There are police stations nearby. Once or twice is one thing, but after so many times, isn't there a single girl brave enough to call the police?"

Upon hearing this, Kashiwagi Jin was taken aback, while Uesugi Muneyuki nodded solemnly.

This is precisely why he didn't involve Erinami and others this time.

The search is going deeper and deeper.

Back at the Special Investigation Headquarters, Date Chomune managed to copy all the data on the phone. Then, Uesugi Muneyuki arranged for Hironaka Mariko to secretly put the phone back. Sure enough, a huge storm broke out at the Ebisu Gym Special Investigation Headquarters!

This case involving members of Congress has actually uncovered a darker and deeper conspiracy.

Meanwhile, the information and evidence from the Special Investigation Headquarters applying for a search warrant were delivered to Sakuradamon immediately!

Special Investigations Chief Ukyo Sugishita, head of the First Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, requests the Metropolitan Police Department to apply for a search warrant from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office!
However, the Metropolitan Police Department did not react after receiving the news.

On the contrary, right next to Sakurada Gate, in the office of the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the National Police Agency, Sugishita Ukyo's search warrant application and the chat logs and image evidence collected by Uesugi Muneyuki appeared on Onoda's desk immediately.

Just then, the Chief Cabinet Secretary knocked on the door: "Chief Cabinet Secretary, the new Minister of Security has arrived!"

"Please come in!" Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda immediately stood up.

A middle-aged man, around 55 years old, walked towards us. He was tall and upright, maintaining a soldier's posture even though he was nearing sixty. He had broad shoulders, gray hair, and neatly combed back, revealing a broad forehead covered with deep wrinkles. His sideburns were trimmed extremely neatly.

His face was serious, his features sharply defined as if carved by a knife. His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, as if they could pierce through people's hearts and see through all lies. Long-term high position and heavy responsibilities had given his eyes a mixture of heavy pressure, profound wisdom, and a trace of imperceptible fatigue, with heavy shadows under his eyes.

This is Soichiro Kamishiro, who succeeded Takeshi Kudo as the head of the National Police Agency's Security Department and became the new head of the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

"Chief Cabinet Secretary, you wanted to see me?" Minister Jinshiro nodded, his expression slightly respectful but not humble. He came from a family of police officers, and his father had held important positions in the police force and participated in the Battle of Asama Sanso and the Aum Shinrikyo case.

He demonstrated extraordinary abilities at a young age, graduated with honors from police academy, and accumulated rich practical and intelligence experience in public security departments (including foreign affairs and counter-terrorism) in his early years. He has participated in or commanded many major counter-terrorism operations, VIP protection missions and international security cooperation projects, with a brilliant resume and outstanding achievements.

"Look at this, I must say, as expected of Uesugi Forensic Examiner?" A hint of fear and even a great deal of certainty flashed in Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda's thick eye bags: "In such a short time, he has already found out all this."

"Is it that Uesugi Muneyuki?" Department Head Kamishiro checked the information, his face filled with shock.

“It’s a real shame that we don’t use this ability in the public security system.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda stood up, turned his back to Minister Jinshiro, and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. “But being too good at investigating isn’t necessarily a good thing either.”

Minister Kamishiro's fingers unconsciously tightened, and he fell silent.

As if in response to Onoda's judgment, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

"See, they're here." Onoda wasn't surprised at all by the result. He gestured to Minister Kamishiro that he didn't need to leave and picked up the phone.

"Yes, yes, I am Onoda... I understand, okay, I will give the order. Okay, I know what to do." Onoda responded simply.

Slowly putting down the receiver, the office fell into a deathly silence. Onoda said quietly, "Go and get it done. Be quick. I know Sugishita Ukyo. If we don't hurry, he'll keep pestering us, and things will get even more complicated."

"Yes!!!" Minister Jinshiro immediately stood up, bowed deeply, and left the room.

The public security police began their operation.

(End of this chapter)