Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 422, The Tower of Rotten Flesh

Meisa Kashiwagi's price is beyond outrageous.

This is practically a gaping hole for filth.

Meisa Kashiwagi, a police inspector with about seven years of service, earns a monthly salary of about 380,000 yen, with a 17-month salary. If you include regional allowance, residence allowance, adjustment allowance, management allowance, special duty allowance, and year-end bonus, her annual income is about 8 million yen. After deducting various taxes and pensions, she can take home about 5.9 million yen a year.

Overall, this income is almost the same as Uesugi Muneyuki's annual income last year (but all of Uesugi Muneyuki's living expenses are paid through public funds, so his living costs are almost zero).

In Tokyo, the average annual income of working-age men is around 500-530 million yen, while the median annual income is only about 410-430 million yen (as is well known, younger men are always averaged out by older men, so the average wage is very high), which is why Japanese girls refer to them as "average men".

The "normal man" that Japanese girls are referring to is someone who has an annual income of at least 500 million yen, is not greasy, has a clean-cut appearance, is over 172 cm tall, is a full-time employee or civil servant, whose parents have pensions, and has stable housing conditions. It is not some random 30-year-old fat otaku working part-time at a convenience store on the street who is into anime.

For Japanese girls, not having an annual income of 500 million yen is basically equivalent to being expelled from the human race (unless they come from wealthy families and their parents provide financial support).

So, Kashiwagi Meisa instinctively quoted a number of "500 million". She quoted it based on her own criteria for choosing a partner when she first came to the capital. But as soon as she opened her mouth, she realized that she probably quoted too little. There was nothing she could do. She was not a very smart woman. In her opinion, 500 million a year was already a lot.

But seeing that the other party's attitude clearly indicated that they intended to agree, in a moment of desperation, Kashiwagi Meisa remembered Uesugi Muneyuki's words, "Ask for the sky, then bargain on the spot," and immediately changed her mind.

I'm not talking about Japanese yen, I'm talking about US dollars!

Meisa Kashiwagi's change of heart immediately shocked Yamamoto, the president of Yamato Armor.

500 million US dollars?!
Are you fucking serious, madam?

US dollars?

Does this female police officer in the General Affairs Department have absolutely no concept of money?
$500 million?!
这个时间还没有到美刀兑日元是1:140的水平，此时美刀兑日元大概是1：115到1:125的波动区间，500万美刀按平均汇率1:120来算，差不多相当于6亿日元！
What the hell are you talking about?

The total procurement of bulletproof vests by Japan Armor and the Metropolitan Police Department over 10 years was only a little over 10 billion yen. You're going to take half of that over 100 years?
A police inspector? I think you're insane!

"Section Chief Kashiwagi, are you serious? US dollars?" People can't help but laugh when they're speechless. Yamamoto, the president of Yamato Armor, sneered and shook his head repeatedly: "I'm sorry, our company is a small business. 500 million US dollars is an astronomical figure for us. This is absolutely impossible. Section Chief, you probably don't know what 500 million US dollars means."

“Five million US dollars converted to Japanese yen is enough to crush you into mincemeat,” President Yamamoto said with a hint of threat. “If that’s the case, then there’s nothing more to discuss between us. Please leave.”

"President Yamamoto! He doesn't treat me like a fool!" Meisa Kashiwagi recalled the report.

According to an internal report from the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Division, the budget for a NIJ Kevlar Level 3 body armor vest normally costs around $500. The Metropolitan Police Department's standard procurement price is approximately 85000 yen per vest. This is because a significant amount of additional budget was allocated to support domestic production, taking into account the need to use domestically made products. However, the budget for each Yamato armor vest was only 58000 yen, which is why the bid was successful.

Although Meisa Kashiwagi is a female police officer in the General Affairs Department, she still has some knowledge about equipment. If it is really as written in the report, then the cost of each of these inferior bulletproof vests would not exceed 20000 yen!

These people are ruthless when it comes to making money!

70% of the world's bulletproof vests come from a country across the Sea of ​​Japan, where a standard NIJ Level 3 bulletproof vest costs $500.

“Your company’s inferior bulletproof vests cost no more than 2 yen each, and 500 million yen a year? Don’t you think that’s too little? Is that the price you pay Section Chief Ijuin?” Meisa Kashiwagi said earnestly. “If that’s the case, the headquarters might as well order from some country across the sea!”

Oh?
Oh! ! !
The Yamato armor team was taken aback, then realized why.

This woman doesn't understand prices! She doesn't know the market rate either! She's just asking for the moon and then haggling on the spot. She has no idea how much the equipment section chief and the police department people are paid on a fixed basis.

This is much easier to handle.

"That country across the sea? Section Chief, how can we compare to them? Their workers only need 80,000 to 90,000 yen a month to work 996 shifts, and they don't even need to pay for their employees' medical insurance and pensions!" President Yamamoto said earnestly, "We are different from them. We have to pay for our employees' pensions and medical insurance, and the minimum wage cannot be lower than 1050 yen per hour, otherwise we won't be able to recruit anyone!"

"Huh?" Kashiwagi Meisa really didn't know any of this, and she was stunned for a moment.

This can't be right, can it? Would anyone really work 996 (9am-9pm, 6 days a week) for a monthly salary of less than 100,000 yen? And without having to pay pension or health insurance?

"So, Section Chief, you should do something about that too... Also, we need to know how you discovered the problem? And what exactly do you want so much money for?" President Yamamoto thought for a moment and decided to continue probing.

"The problem was discovered by the forensic team during the autopsies of the two police inspectors who died in the line of duty." Kashiwagi Meisa paused for a moment, then subconsciously said, "It was forensic officer Uesugi who brought this to me."

"What?!" Upon hearing the name Uesugi Muneyuki, President Yamamoto jumped in surprise. Uesugi Muneyuki, it's him again?!
Is he trying to destroy Japan?!
"This won't do! Section Chief, you probably have no idea how terrifying that guy is..."

"Don't worry, Uesugi is very good at autopsies, but he knows absolutely nothing about firearms." Meisa Kashiwagi interrupted President Yamamoto: "I told him that's normal, and he didn't say anything."

"But..." President Yamamoto still didn't believe it.

“Actually, the matter of Weekly Bunshun… is not just a simple rumor.” Meisa Kashiwagi continued to add fuel to the fire. She reached out and covered her lower abdomen, a faint blush appearing on her usually cold and aloof face. She said softly, “I have a way to keep him calm. Really, he really doesn’t know anything about firearms.”

"Hmm?...Aha~" President Yamamoto understood now, he got it!

Moreover, based on his more than fifty years of experience, Meisa Kashiwagi's demeanor doesn't seem like acting. No ordinary woman could pull it off. If a woman could portray such a unique expression, she could compete for an Oscar for Best Actress!
If Kashiwagi Meisa says she can keep Uesugi Muneyuki on her side, then there's some truth to it.

But there's one last thing to confirm.

“Very well, madam, very well. Then we have another question. You need so much money for…”

“For my husband,” Meisa Kashiwagi said softly, her expression complicated.

"Huh?!" President Yamamoto was completely bewildered by Meisa Kashiwagi's antics.

What's going on? !

Didn't you cheat on me with Uesugi Muneyuki? Why are you doing this again for your husband?
What's going on.
“My husband offended a lot of people because of his impulsiveness, so I need money, a large sum of money, to make up for his mistake. He’s in the Tokyo University Gold Watch Group, with a bright future, so… I need a large sum of money. It’s all for Jin, all for his future.” Kashiwagi Meisa was playing herself this time, speaking earnestly: “I can tell you, President Yamamoto, my husband is outside. Although he doesn’t know anything, he’ll come in as soon as I give him a signal. So, President, give me a straight answer: will you give me the money, or will you let me expose this?”

"..." Yamato Armor remained silent. President Yamamoto thought to himself that the relationship between the three of you was really complicated. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Can you give us some time? Our company needs to consider this. Besides, 500 million US dollars is just too much. Even the Fire Department Chief wouldn't dare to ask for that much! Not to mention you're just a section chief! Be reasonable, otherwise there's no point in us continuing this discussion."

“Then 5000 million yen!” Meisa Kashiwagi said immediately.

5000? !

Are you kidding me! We only give the head of the Equipment Section of the Ijuin Institute 6000 million yen a year! The Inspector of the Police Department gets 6000 million yen! The Director of the Investigation Department only gets 4000 million yen a year! The Head of the Warehouse Management Department only gets 3000 million yen a year!
"At your rank, department head, 5000 million is... the price for a section chief!" President Yamamoto finally couldn't help but complain, "Young lady, you should at least know some manners!"

"I want 5000 million! I can only wait until the afternoon at the latest!" Kashiwagi Meisa thought to herself, "Perfect, I need to go and discuss this with Uesugi Muneyuki."

After saying that, Meisa Kashiwagi got up to leave, but as she reached for the recorder on the table, President Yamamoto stopped her: "You can't take this with you!"

Meisa Kashiwagi didn't say anything. She put down the recorder and quickly left.

President Yamamoto sat there, silent for a long time.

The worst thing happened.

"Contact Ijuin and his team at the Metropolitan Police Department to see if they've discovered this. Also, check with the Special Missions Division to see if Uesugi Muneyuki contacted Kashiwagi Meisa. I need to confirm whether what she said is true or false!"

"Yes!" Several men in black suits immediately came forward.

"Also, ask the finance department how much we can offer." President Yamamoto's expression darkened. "This rule can't be broken!"

This industry chain has already supported far too many people.

On the giant tower made of rotting flesh, everyone lies on it sucking blood. Even though they use inferior and counterfeit products, they have felt overwhelmed in recent years.

Let the finance department give Kashiwagi Meisa a price. If she agrees, that's fine; if she doesn't...

Then inform the Yakuza; after all, only the dead won't reveal secrets.

They'll arrange for her to be raped and murdered, then arrange for someone else to confess. Even Uesugi Muneyuki won't be able to find out.

After all, this wasn't the first time they'd done something like this.

(End of this chapter)