Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 48, A lifelong partner? (Second update!)
PS: I would like to thank my book friend "temperance" for this update. He helped me reach Hearthstone Legend again this month.

Uesugi Sosetsu only had time to take a few glances before a staff member came up and asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"

"Oh, we are the police." Ikeda Erina immediately took out a police notebook from her body: "There are some things I want to confirm."

"You shouldn't come to a place like this to check. Don't you see where this is?" The staff was shocked to see the police coming, but when they saw that there was only "Patrol" on Ikeda Erina's notebook, they straightened their backs a lot: "If you don't have anything else, don't stay here at the recording site. If you want to disturb the filming, please show the search warrant."

"Sorry to bother you." Uesugi Sosetsu saw that someone noticed the two of them and took the initiative to bow and say, "Excuse me, we were just passing by and happened to see Shirakawa-san recording a show here, so we couldn't help but come over to take a look."

"Come on, kid!" The staff was amused by Uesugi Muneyuki's words: "Who can refuse Shirakawa-san? Okay, okay, we are recording a program here. If you have nothing else, please go somewhere else to investigate."

"Okay, let's go." Uesugi Sosetsu politely greeted the staff, then slowly walked to Ikeda Erena and patted her shoulder in front of everyone else: "Have you seen enough?"

You guy!

Ikeda Erina pouted and thought, it was obviously you who wanted to see it! Why did you put it on my head?

Just wait for me to throw you to the ground! The tall beauty said with a vicious look in her eyes.

I won't give in, Uesugi Sosetsu responded with a firm look, I will fight to the end!
The two of them left the studio and saw that Ikeda Erena was still glaring at them. Uesugi Sosetsu raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that our Inspector Ikeda is really majestic!"

"It's obviously you who wanted to see your senior, why did you involve me?" Ikeda Erena didn't really take it to heart. She was more relaxed when she was alone with Uesugi Sosetsu in private: "Aren't you always aboveboard? Since she is your senior, just go up and say hello."

I know senior Mai, but she doesn’t know me!
Uesugi Sosetsu smiled bitterly in his heart, but being able to just take a look at her from afar was enough. Although this goddess senior sister had the influence of a national idol and had countless fans from both male and female, young and old, Uesugi Sosetsu himself had more of a yearning for beautiful things and a relatively simple desire for senior sister Mai. As for his appreciation of her works and acting skills, he did not have much.

"Forget it, I think you are more important than Senior Mai." Uesugi Sosetsu said casually: "Compared to the scenery in the distance, I care more about the people around me."

The man's sudden words made Ikeda Erena feel a little flustered for no reason.

What does he mean?
"To me, Senior Mai is just my classmate, but you are my master, my partner, and my friend!" Uesugi Sosetsu said seriously.

Friends?
Ikeda Erena couldn't tell whether she was happy or disappointed. She always felt that although Uesugi Sosetsu's words made her feel comfortable, they were not exactly what she wanted.

Thinking that this guy still values her more than his senior sister Mai, Ikeda Erena's eyes curved into a crescent moon and she smiled softly at Uesugi Sosetsu: "You pass."

It is undeniable that although her looks are not as good as senior Mai, Ikeda Erena is also very beautiful, and her smile is very nice and lively.

Although she does not have the special temperament and charm like Shirakawa Mai, she has a sunny, hot and unrestrained temperament brought from the Iberian Peninsula. Although her deep and sharp beautiful face is not very popular in the environment of Japan, Uesugi Munesetsu knows how to appreciate it, because he is not a Japanese at heart.

In addition to her particularly hot and perfect body, her long and beautiful legs paired with stockings are also a big plus.

Not to mention Ikeda’s core competitiveness, Erena → Doudouna!

She's just a little stupid, and when she shows up, all the police from the Metropolitan Police Department to the major police stations are scared and retreat away. Even Uesugi Sosetsu has to try his best to prevent her from exploding.

Uesugi Sosetsu caught the flash of disappointment in her expression, and he decisively changed the subject and said, "It's almost time, let's go have dinner and then go back."

"Do you have any other plans tonight?" Ikeda Erena looked away.

Reina Erina's life is really monotonous. She doesn't chase stars, play games, put on makeup, collect things, or watch TV much. Apart from work and exercise, the only person in her life is Uesugi Sosetsu. She knows this is a bit too much, but she still wants to be with him at night.

"I've had enough fun today. I want to go home and go to bed early at night." replied Uesugi Sosetsu.

Ikeda Erina pouted slightly and snorted: "You just know how to sleep."

"Please, Master Erina, I'm working very hard." Uesugi Souyuki was speechless, but the man quickly took something out of his body: "Oh, by the way, take this."

"What is this?" When Erina saw the key in Uesugi Sosetsu's hand, she was slightly stunned and her heart started pounding.

"This is the key to the pathology laboratory." Uesugi Sosetsu said with a smile, "It saves you from waiting outside the door all day. Sometimes you arrive earlier than me. Since you like to arrive early so much, I will give you the key. You can also take a rest after you arrive."

Ikeda Erina's pretty face instantly turned red, and she said coquettishly: "Don't say that! I'm not that early!"

"But you were already there when I often went to the hospital."

"I don't have that!!!"

"No way? Haha, anyway, I'm going to give you the key. Please keep it well. I think if I don't give it to you, you will ask me for it soon, right?"

Ikeda Erina's little trick was exposed, and the blush on her face could hardly be concealed. She snatched the key from Uesugi Sosetsu's hand and said toughly: "You wanted to give it to me!"

"Well, you should be satisfied now, right?"

"Did I say I was dissatisfied?"

"Ikeda, don't you know that your mood is often written on your face?"

"Really?" Ikeda Erena's face suddenly turned cold. She thought to herself, it's because being with you is so relaxing. It's impossible with anyone else.

"Look, your expression betrays you again." Uesugi Sosetsu shrugged: "Or do you not want it?"

"You gave it to me, so it's mine!" Ikeda Erina clenched the key in her hand confidently: "I don't care!"

"Well...Ms. Erina, here are the keys for you. Let's go have dinner."

"Well, the tempura set meal in the restaurant just now looks delicious." With the key to Uesugi Sosetsu's laboratory in her arms, Erina felt so satisfied that she even walked a little dizzy.

This is what we call a partner!

He must value his partner very much, otherwise why would he give himself the key?
If that’s the case... Thinking of this, Ikeda Erena suddenly felt a little confused.

The present life was a little too sweet, making her feel a little unreal. The time she had with Uesugi was certainly wonderful, but how long could this relationship last? "Uesugi-kun."

"Huh?" Uesugi Sosetsu was surprised that Erina called his name so formally.

Can you be my partner for life?

She looked at Uesugi Sosetsu with her sharp eyes, looking at his face, looking at any slight expression on his face, looking for an opportunity to speak. She knew it was too much to say this, but she still wanted to say it.

Uesugi Sosetsu's eyes fixed and he made a serious expression: "What's the matter?"

Once Uesugi Sosetsu got serious, Aizen Myōō's third eye opened, and his aura was as imposing as the endless flow of the river or sea.

Meeting his gaze, Erina suddenly realized that she could no longer bear the consequence of losing him.

She was timid before the fight even started, and quickly avoided the man's eyes: "I'll treat you tonight."

"Okay." Uesugi Sosetsu thought it was something, so he readily agreed and said with a smile, "You treat me today. Next time I have a day off, I have a tempura restaurant I really like. Let's go eat together?"

"Yeah!" She got another positive response, and Erina couldn't help but cheer: "Then it's a deal, by the way, where do you live now?"

"what?"

Uesugi Sosetsu suddenly felt a little scared.

Ten minutes later, Fujidai Odaiba Building, restaurant.

Ikeda Erena ordered two fried tempura set meals and carefully bought a can of Uesugi Sosetsu's favorite Coke. The two sat opposite each other. It was already six o'clock in the evening. Outside the window, the moon was bright, the street lights were shining, and the night breeze was gentle.

"Speaking of which, I wonder how Inspector Higurashi is doing." Uesugi Sosetsu was eating fried shrimp tempura and casually talked about what happened today: "My father once said that in his era, the female anchors of Fuji TV were all the best of the best, the kind you could consider marrying. In recent years, the quality of Fuji TV's female anchors has not been so good."

The traditional atmosphere in Japan carries a relatively common discrimination against women. Part of this is due to historical and cultural reasons, and the other part is related to the backlash against women's constant pursuit of more extra privileges after the economic take-off of modern society. However, female TV anchors are extremely popular candidates for daughters-in-law whether in traditional families like Uesugi Sosetsu or in modern families. They have good looks, good temperament, decent jobs, good etiquette, culture, and high incomes.

In the Chinese circle, people in the entertainment industry are automatically inferior. If the future head of the Uesugi family, his brother Uesugi Sadanori, wants to marry a former female idol in a girl idol group, his grandfather will take out the copper-headed leather belt and personally inject his spirit into her. But if Uesugi Sadanori wants to marry a female anchor of Fuji TV, then the family will hold a meeting to discuss the feasibility.

"Really?" Ikeda Erina's slender jade fingers brushed across the hair by her ears as she tidied her hair. Her long legs were somewhat unnaturally retracted and brought together. Her two jade feet wrapped in flesh-colored matte stockings stepped on black patent leather low-heeled shoes, and the soft tips of her shoes unconsciously drew circles on the ground.

He is so smart, so he should prefer a partner with a higher education, right?

What should I do if the Metropolitan Police Department sends a career to replace me?
Ikeda Erena was lost in thought, and the tempura in her mouth didn't seem so fragrant anymore.

————I am the dividing line of tempura————

While Uesugi Soyuki and Ikeda Erena were happily strolling around the Fujidai Odaiba building, Inspector Higurashi was still in the monitoring room. Unlike the relaxed feeling at the beginning, the brothers from the 13th Section of the Investigation Division were already sweating profusely.

"Look again, search again." Inspector Higurashi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

There was a response all around. The suit-suited team from the First Investigation Division was in the monitoring room of Fuji TV, observing seven or eight screens intently.

Before arriving, Inspector Higurashi thought this was an ordinary missing case.

In Japan, 80 people go missing every year, % of which are false alarms. The missing people have simply lost contact temporarily for some reason. The rest are mainly related to illness, family, and work reasons. The largest number of cases are among minors and the elderly, with fewer adults.

The Metropolitan Police Department receives a large number of missing persons reports every year, many of which are left unsolved. Japan's personal data protection laws are very strict, which makes it extremely difficult to find people who have disappeared. The police usually do not intervene in cases where adults voluntarily leave without obvious risk of suicide, crime or accidents.

This also causes the police to deliberately classify some cases as "missing" so that there is no need to continue investigating.

For example, the guy from the gigolo club disappeared in this way.

Inspector Higurashi originally thought that Mariko Hironaka had gone out to play somewhere after get off work on Friday, which was why he couldn't contact her family for a long time.

Moreover, the 28-year-old female anchor is about to get married. Her fiancé is an executive of a famous real estate and construction company in Tokyo. The Metropolitan Police Department believes that Mariko Hironaka may be afraid of marriage and has temporarily disappeared.

But when he explained his purpose to Fuji TV, Fuji TV immediately found out that the female anchor should be on wedding leave today. After asking her colleagues in the department, her family and the wedding company, Inspector Higurashi got a sweaty answer.

Hironaka Mariko neither went to prepare for the wedding nor came to work, and her phone could not be reached.

Now Inspector Higurashi realized the seriousness of the problem. He immediately found the TV station's security department and checked the surveillance footage.

They need to figure out whether this female anchor disappeared on her own initiative or involuntarily?

The answer is chilling.

Mariko Hironaka has not been captured by any camera since her last appearance on camera at around 4:00 p.m. on Friday, and according to the cameras at the gate and other exits, the female anchor did not leave Fuji TV's Odaiba building from beginning to end!
So, from Friday afternoon, Saturday, Sunday to today, Monday, she has been missing in the Odaiba building for four whole days!
"Inspector!" Several officers from Section 1 rushed in from outside. "We have asked Ms. Hironaka's colleagues and friends, and they said they haven't seen Hironaka since Friday afternoon. And according to them, Ms. Hironaka has no signs of being afraid of marriage, and she is looking forward to getting married."

"Besides going out officially, is there any other way to get out?" Inspector Higurashi had a bad feeling in his heart, and he quickly asked the head of the Security Division.

The head of the security department swallowed his saliva, gave his subordinates a look and asked them to notify the TV station's top management immediately, then spoke hesitantly under the stern gaze of Inspector Higurashi.

"Impossible. Every possible exit of the TV station is equipped with surveillance cameras, unless..."

"Unless what?" Inspector Higurashi felt an even stronger sense of uneasiness in his heart.

"Either she never left the station at all, or...she was taken out of the building in a box and stuffed in a garbage bag in a garbage truck and taken out of the building."

　Aiboki means partner.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)