Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 466, My Brother's Secret
Just after Uesugi's grandfather and father had discussed something.

The next day, at the University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Uesugi Sadenori, weary from his academic trip, returned to Tokyo. He let out a long sigh of relief, and his usually calm and solemn face relaxed slightly when he saw the beautiful scenery of the University of Tokyo's Komaba campus. He dragged his heavy suitcase and walked deeper into the campus.

He had just completed a visiting scholar program, going to the Date clan's ancestral graves on Uwajima Island to investigate when to excavate them. Relying on this project that came to him, Uesugi Sakenori successfully entered the University of Tokyo as a history researcher. Naturally, unlike Uesugi Muneyuki, whose outstanding abilities left even the University of Tokyo's strongest medical school speechless and required the president's personal invitation, the history department had some reservations about Uesugi Sakenori's admission through connections.

This spurred Uesugi Sakenori to work even harder, eager to prove himself with an extremely urgent and impatient attitude.

However, not long after Uesugi Saken arrived at the campus, he saw a handsome man in a suit with a bright face and distant eyes, who vaguely resembled him, standing in the middle of the road with his hands in his pockets and a smile on his face. Uesugi Saken was stunned for a moment, and then a touch of embarrassment flushed his rugged face.

Surprise, shame, humiliation, embarrassment—the nearly 28-year-old man dragged his suitcase and turned to run away!
Uesugi Muneyuki, who had specifically timed his arrival to ambush his older brother, was also taken aback by his brother's reaction and then took off after him!

snort! Want to escape?
Lightning whirlwind strikes!
So Uesugi Muneyuki chased after him while Uesugi Sadonori dragged his suitcase away in front, a sight that instantly attracted the attention of the entire University of Tokyo Komaba campus!

Everyone knows Uesugi Muneyuki, but who is he pursuing? And who is that guy?

It's important to know that the academic atmosphere at the University of Tokyo is very strong, and unlike the more free atmosphere in the Kansai region, the academic atmosphere in the Kanto region is relatively conservative. It is indeed very rare to see two adult men chasing and playing around on campus.

Soon, Uesugi Sadanori was caught up by Uesugi Muneyuki.

"Brother, you, you don't run away!" Uesugi Muneyuki grabbed her brother's arm fiercely and said angrily, "You don't even go home, and you don't even say a word when you come back. You just want to sneak into the school?"

"I, I... what are you doing here?" Uesugi Sadonori, seeing the students, teachers, and security guards surrounding him, awkwardly shook off Uesugi Muneyuki's hand: "Did Father say something to you?"

"Guess?" Uesugi Muneyuki, knowing his brother understood what he meant, sneered.

“……………………” Uesugi Saden looked at the crowd around him, at the teachers asking what had happened, and at the security guards who were speaking softly to them to ask if they needed help and gently reminding them that chasing and playing around on campus was not allowed. He sighed deeply.

"Speak somewhere else."

On the top floor of Building 1 at the Komaba campus, there are small, unused seminar rooms. After nine o'clock in the morning, the campus falls silent, with only sporadic lectures and the sound of the library bell.

The only light in the seminar room came from a single, warm yellow old desk lamp on the corner of the table, casting a dim glow that outlined the silhouettes of the two brothers facing each other. The air was thick with the smell of old books and dust. On the table were two Starbucks caramel macchiatos and some wagashi from Toraya, brought by Zong Xue, but Uesugi Sadenori hadn't touched them.

After a long silence, with only the occasional sound of wind coming from outside the window, the two brothers in suits sat together, neither of them speaking.

The silence between the two lasted 15 minutes and 57 seconds. Finally, Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't bear it any longer. He turned the ice shavings in his hand and said in a low voice, "Brother, it's just the two of us here. I know about all the mess at home and the pressure. The old man (referring to Uesugi Kuninori) is going crazy. I know you're suffering even more. What... exactly happened? I'm not here to judge you, it's just... you're my brother."

"I only found out about this when I was suddenly called home that day. What exactly is going on between you and your sister-in-law?"

Upon hearing Uesugi Muneyuki call him "sister-in-law," a hint of shame welled up on Uesugi Sadanori's face. He sat upright, like a silent statue, the light filtering through the glass casting shadows on his deep-set eyes. His thin lips were tightly pressed together, his jawline taut. After a long while, he spoke extremely slowly, his voice low and hoarse, as if each word had taken immense effort.

"There's nothing to say. It's my own problem."

Uesugi Muneyuki raised an eyebrow, leaned forward, and gave a sharp look: "Your own problem? Brother, look at me, look my eyes! From childhood to adulthood, you've been the most disciplined and perfect person I've ever met. Academics, manners, speech... you've never let the family down. Only this matter... this doesn't seem like 'your own problem,' it's more like some 'event' has made you like this? Tell me, why?"

Neither the head of the family, Uesugi Kuninori, nor his father, Uesugi Hironori, were suitable to communicate with his brother. Only Uesugi Muneyuki, as a biological brother, could be considered an equal, and the two brothers had no conflict of interest... He had already been sold to Watanabe Minami.

Only he is suitable to ask.

Dingxian's Adam's apple bobbed violently. He closed his eyes, as if struggling with some immense pain. Zongxue's trust and directness were like a key, gently prying open the door to his heart that had been tightly closed for many years.

There was another very long silence. After a while, the older brother spoke again, his voice very low and with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

"Twenty years old, the day I officially came of age..."

Uesugi Muneyuki frowned slightly as he recalled the time when his older brother turned 20. He was only 17 then and not in Tokyo. "That day, Kishimoto, Oda, and Kubo celebrated my 20th birthday together. Kubo, that guy, said he wanted to take me to see...something new, so he took me to a members-only nightclub in Roppongi."

Uesugi Sadanori's lips curled into an extremely bitter smile, and his speech became extremely slow, as if he were describing a nightmare, as if the nauseating smell still lingered in the air.

“It was so noisy…the lights were blinding…the music was so loud it hurt my heart. They ordered a lot of drinks…I drank some…and then…” He paused for a long time, his fingers unconsciously clenching his knees: “…they all suddenly made excuses and slipped away…leaving me alone…and a woman.”

Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes narrowed, as if he had guessed something, but he did not interrupt.

“That woman… was wearing a sparkly Kira Kiradokidoki dress… and she smelled… an extremely strong, cloyingly sweet rose perfume… mixed with the stench of alcohol…” Uesugi Saden’s voice began to betray barely suppressed disgust: “She… sat right next to me… pressed herself against me… her arms wrapped around my neck… her lips… sticky with the smell of smoke and lipstick… just like that, close to me…”

Dingxian's body trembled slightly. He suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with clear pain and physical rejection.

"Is she trying to get a guaranteed admission to graduate school???"

Uesugi Muneyuki opened his mouth wide, his face full of astonishment.

“I…I don’t know…I just felt my stomach churning…that taste…that touch…that completely out-of-control, frivolous…womanly posture…” Uesugi Sadonori described this passage by suddenly raising his hand to cover his mouth, as if he was about to vomit at any moment, and quickly grabbed a Starbucks and gulped down a large mouthful: “…I pushed her away…I practically fled from there…I vomited violently in the back alley…”

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly understood. He turned twenty, went to a nightclub, and his three friends ran away. It was obvious that those three guys had conspired to hire a prostitute for him!
Uesugi Sakenori raised his head and looked at his younger brother, his eyes filled with deep disgust and lingering fear from the trauma.

“Zong Xue…you know…we were taught from childhood…to restrain ourselves and follow propriety…the separation between men and women is not as strict as in ancient times, but it still requires dignity and self-restraint…that kind of place…that kind of way…I…” He shook his head, unable to describe the resistance and disgust that came from the depths of his soul.

Uesugi Muneyuki's expression turned serious, completely abandoning any hint of jest: "I understand, it's because of this?"

Uesugi Sadanori shook his head repeatedly, saying bitterly, "If it were just that... perhaps time could heal it. But as you saw, the pressure from home was immense. After that incident, I had a very bad impression of those things. My grandfather and father were constantly worried about arranging my marriage, choosing and choosing, and I... I always felt I had let them down. After finally getting married, those things happened at the wedding, and my grandfather almost... It's all my fault, Muneyuki, it's all my fault!"

“Every time, it's like a reminder that I have to have sex with a woman... and the thought of that contact immediately brings to mind that night... that smell... that suffocating feeling... the wedding, my grandfather... the pressure of generations, the inheritance of the family name... the glory of the family…”

His voice was filled with despair: “I tried… with Chika… she’s a good wife, I know. But I… I can’t do it. Just getting close to her… my body stiffens… turns cold… like being bound by invisible chains… I even… become completely unresponsive. It’s not that I hate her… I’m… afraid. Afraid of that uncontrollable intimacy, afraid of experiencing that nauseating feeling again, afraid of that wedding night, feeling like the ancestors of my family are urging me on… like… a curse branded into my nerves.”

After saying all this, Uesugi Sakenori seemed to have all his strength drained away. His back was no longer straight, but slightly hunched over. He buried his face in his palms, and the sunlight shone on him, making him appear incredibly lonely and vulnerable.

Uesugi Muneyuki listened in silence, his face devoid of any playfulness. He took a deep breath, moved closer to his brother, and gently patted his shoulder: "Brother... this wasn't a coming-of-age celebration... it was more like a mental ordeal. Those idiots... they really gave you a 'lifelong unforgettable' gift."

Uesugi Muneyuki paused, his tone becoming incredibly serious: "This isn't your fault. It's trauma, PTSD, frigidity, all caused by the suffocating pressure of our Hua-clan and our main family traditions. You need to see a professional psychologist, not the kind your family finds, but a top-tier one who specializes in dealing with sexual trauma and anxiety. This can't be kept a secret any longer, especially the old man needs to know the root cause, otherwise he'll drive you and Chika to your deaths."

He realized that his brother didn't dislike his sister-in-law; he disliked all women of marriageable age he came into contact with equally.

Dingxian didn't look up, but his shoulders relaxed slightly. In this empty and quiet university seminar room, the two brothers truly touched upon the long-buried root cause of all the chaos for the first time.

"Go and take a look, brother." Uesugi Muneyuki thought for a moment and still advised, "Grandpa has already made arrangements for the people."

"I...I..." As expected, Uesugi Sadenori's face showed strong resistance and embarrassment upon hearing this. He stammered a few times, then suddenly whispered, "How about, Muneyuki, you go and talk to Chinatsu...?"

Soyuki Uesugi: "?"

"???"

"??????"

Are you guys with the surname Uesugi all a little bit mentally ill?
I'm going to get angry if you say that again! I'm really going to get angry!!!
Do I look like that kind of casual person?
"You'd better stop this now! Uesugi Sadonori!" Uesugi Muneyuki was furious. He grabbed his brother's arm again: "Now, immediately, let's go! There's only one target: the University of Tokyo Hospital!"

"Going right now!"

(End of this chapter)