Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 477, The Storm Arrives!
The sound of sirens grew louder as they approached, quickly shattering the tranquility of the community.

Several police cars, forensic officers' vehicles, and even media vehicles, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed in from all directions, completely surrounding the apartment building.

Uniformed police officers, their faces grim, erected a massive blue cordon, keeping curious and frightened residents outside. Forensic personnel, dressed in white protective suits and wearing masks, looked like aliens, carrying heavy toolboxes and moving in and out of the scene with serious expressions.

The reporters, with their keen sense of smell, quickly pieced together the basic information from various sources—"national female idol," "operation staff," "completely naked," "mysterious death"... These keywords exploded like bombs.

As Uesugi Muneyuki, dressed in a suit and white coat, made his dazzling entrance, accompanied by his signature Ikeda Erena, the reporters at the scene instantly felt like great white sharks that had just gotten their prey.

Where there's Uesugi, there's bound to be a climax!

Where there's Uesugi, there's big news!
Uesugi arrived, and the headlines came!

Breaking news! Two idols from YKC48 and their male manager were found dead naked in their apartment!

"Suspected suicide pact? Or mass drug abuse? YKC's massive scandal has erupted!"

"The Dark Side of the Idol Empire? Metropolitan Police Department Special Task Force Investigates!"

Television news began rolling out the news, social media was instantly flooded with posts, and AKS's stock plummeted in after-hours trading. The entire Japanese entertainment industry and media world was in an uproar, shocked, and filled with wild speculation.

In the end what happened?
Meanwhile, Uesugi Muneyuki, carrying a suitcase, with Erina on his left and Mikoto on his right, and along with Hyakko-no-Kami Hiraoka, soon met Inspector Shiratori Sho at the scene.

"You're here?" Shiratori Sho said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"No trouble at all. The Metropolitan Police Department pays me so much money, I can't just steal their salary." Uesugi Muneyuki picked up his briefcase and glanced at the apartment: "Where's the body?"

"Upstairs, the forensic department of the nearby police station has conducted a preliminary investigation. The preliminary determination is that the cause of death was excessive drinking, combined with the ingestion of multiple drugs and anesthetics, and engaging in vigorous sexual activity."

Uesugi Muneyuki frowned.

Sudden death is normal, but it's not normal for all three of them to die suddenly.

“Yes, I also found it strange. I reported it to headquarters, and we decided to ask you to come and take a look.” Inspector Shiratori Sho patted Uesugi Muneyuki on the shoulder: “Now that you’re here, I won’t bother you any longer. I’ll go and look around elsewhere.”

“Okay.” Uesugi Muneyuki and Shiratori Sho were already quite familiar with each other, so he didn’t say much and immediately began the autopsy.

He immediately saw the three corpses, which had already been properly disposed of.

For well-known reasons, the condition of the three bodies will not be described in detail here.

At this moment, Mikoto Ishihara, wearing a white coat, also arrived. The forensic doctor squatted down, conducted a brief examination, and nodded: "There are signs of congestion in the genitals. That's right, there was indeed sexual intercourse."

Uesugi Muneyuki nodded, and slowly raised his right hand toward the three corpses.

The zeolite is glowing!

Soul Contract!

Imasaki Hiroshi's spirit was awakened by Uesugi Muneyuki. The moment he saw Uesugi Muneyuki, he became agitated and struggled to say, "I didn't! I didn't!"

"What is not, what is not?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked calmly.

[I didn't die accidentally, I was murdered! I was silenced! It's their fault, it's their problem! Someone stole our files, so I was silenced! I didn't kill anyone! No!!!]

Imazaki's manager was extremely agitated: "You, you must seek justice for me! Forensic Examiner Uesugi!"

[Calm down!] Uesugi Muneyuki was completely confused: [Tell me from the beginning, what exactly happened? Why did you die with those two idols? Also, do you know about Yamaguchi Maho's attack last night?]

[What? Yamaguchi was attacked?] Imazaki's manager was stunned.

Uesugi Muneyuki raised an eyebrow.

The dead cannot lie to him, so Imazaki truly did not know about Yamaguchi Maho. That's strange, though; why were Yamaguchi's manager and the two idols who instigated Takei Masanori and Kakimoto Hiroshi to attack Yamaguchi the ones who died?
There must be something fishy going on here!

[Very well, first explain clearly, why were you silenced? What exactly did you know?]

"I, I'm certain, I was silenced! Because... a few days ago, our YKC48 operations team lost a crucial document," Imazaki angrily recounted the incident.

A few days ago, the operations team lost a crucial document, which has already been mentioned earlier, so I won't repeat it here.

This document is crucial to operations because it exposes YKC48's long-standing secrets of money laundering and illicit transactions through idol management activities.

Moreover, the theft of this document was particularly interesting. This problematic document was hidden among a large number of normal documents. Unless you are an idol who is in charge of operations or personally involved in activities, you would never be able to tell that there is a problem from the outside.

Therefore, the operations team quickly focused their suspicions on an internal source—it was definitely a knowledgeable insider who had secretly stolen the documents.

[Is this internal report really that important?] Uesugi Muneyuki pondered. According to Imazaki, this document was at most a money laundering and black market transaction involving hundreds of millions of yen. For a national idol group like YKC48, it was nothing. Was it worth silencing?
"Normally, this wouldn't be so important, but... things are different now! Uesugi-san! These past few days, the Financial Services Agency seems to have caught wind of something and has been conducting a very thorough investigation of our company! There are even police officers involved!" Imazaki's manager said painfully, "They originally had no evidence, but if this problematic document falls into the hands of the Financial Services Agency or the Public Security Bureau, it will become a crucial breakthrough, allowing them to legitimately conduct a full-scale search!"

Financial Services Department?! Public Security Bureau?!

Uesugi Muneyuki's pupils contracted; he suddenly understood.

It's Masayoshi Okada! The Okada incident!
After Okada was injured, the Metropolitan Police Department and the Financial Services Agency stepped in! Following the clue about the brooch provided by Uesugi Muneyuki, they traced it back to YKC48?

Yes, that's right. The person wearing the brooch I met back then was introduced by Hirate, so he must have some connection with Akasaka. Akasaka is YKC48's official rival, and both are produced by Yasushi Akimoto and operated through their parent company.

That makes sense!

With his son murdered, Financial Services Agency Commissioner Masahiro Okada naturally sought ruthless revenge. Similarly, with the Special Missions Division Chief murdered and falsely accused, the Metropolitan Police Department naturally sought ruthless revenge against the mastermind who secretly assisted Ryuji Kurosaki.

At this critical juncture, a problematic internal report was lost, in which many payments and expenses were highly suspicious, providing the Metropolitan Police Department and the Financial Services Agency with a legitimate excuse to intervene.

For the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the document provides conclusive grounds for reasonable suspicion that YKC48 is engaging in accounting fraud, tax evasion, and violations of the Funds Settlement Act. The FSA can immediately issue a "compulsory investigation order" to seize and audit all of YKC48's accounts, focusing on all financial transactions with the numerous companies mentioned in the document. This is tantamount to obtaining the key to unlock the vault.

For the Metropolitan Police Department, the shell companies, unusual fund flows, and lists of sensitive individuals in the documents provided an unprecedented breakthrough for police investigations into yakuza involvement and money laundering. They could immediately launch surveillance and investigations into the individuals and companies mentioned in the documents.

For the IRS, such blatantly obscure accounts and suspicious expenditures would allow them to immediately launch a tax audit, targeting YKC48's tax evasion. The IRS has extensive investigative powers, and penalties (plus additional taxes) can often bankrupt a company.

If these powerful departments can find a reasonable excuse, they are very likely to follow the clues and find out the company behind the brooch and badge, as well as the mastermind behind it.

No wonder Imazaki was silenced. The documents were lost while he was in his possession, and he couldn't explain it clearly or find out who stole them. Therefore, the higher-ups naturally assumed that he had orchestrated the whole thing and had actually betrayed the organization.

So he was silenced.

"Do you have any clue as to who stole the documents?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked.

"I...I don't know." Imazaki shook his head painfully: "But I have a guess."

【guess?】

[Yes, we checked all the surveillance footage and entry/exit records that day, but there are just too many people at headquarters, so it's really hard to tell who it was. But now, it seems there's one person who's a bit... suspicious.]

【who? 】

[It's that one you admire so much... Miyawaki Sakura!]

Miyawaki Sakura? ???
Upon hearing Sakura's name from her manager, Uesugi Muneyuki's pupils constricted sharply.

Sakura, stealing documents??
This, this has absolutely nothing to do with Sakura!

(End of this chapter)