Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 561, Uesugi’s evil plot!

Under the blazing summer sun, the old man, Ōsumikawa, calmly made his request.

He was open to negotiation, but he insisted that Uesugi Muneyuki come in person to discuss the terms! Among all these police officers, he trusted only this member of the Metropolitan Police Department who wasn't a police officer!

Yeah, I'm not just going to explode, I'm going to explode big, even bigger!
What's the point of blowing yourself up? If you can bring down the entire country's top leadership through your own actions, then that's a truly massive explosion!

Damn it, why didn't I think of that before?
Thinking about this, Ōsumikawa felt extremely annoyed. But when he saw Uesugi Muneyuki give him an affirmative look: "That's right, that's what I think too," Ōsumikawa thought to himself, "As expected of someone from a noble family, when it comes to being ruthless, you guys are really ruthless. This kind of tactic is something we STEM guys would never think of."

This thought gave him a pleasure that lasted longer than an explosion.

He slowly released the detonator, raised his hand, and shouted at the police officers who were on high alert, "I want to negotiate with the people in charge of you!"

"I don't trust any of you police officers. If we're going to negotiate, I only trust Uesugi Muneyuki!"

"Let him come over, let him into my room, I'll talk to him! I can surrender, I can refrain from detonating the explosives, I can consider turning myself in, on the condition that!" Ōsumikawa Minoru pointed at Uesugi Muneyuki: "Let me talk to him, just the two of us!"

Ōsumikawa's statement shocked all the police officers present.

What's going on? Wasn't this guy planning to self-destruct? Why did he suddenly say he could turn himself in after being yelled at by Uesugi?
Most of the police officers at the scene did not know Osumikawa's background or what had happened to him, but they were all very clear about one thing—if Osumikawa were blown up here, then such a big operation and such an important case would be ruined!
Today, several hundred police officers, ten armored vehicles, and three helicopters came to the forest!
No, we can't mess this up! If we can close the deal, it will be a huge achievement; if we fail, it will be a massive disaster!

All the police officers at the scene, including Inspector Kosaka of the First Division of the First Investigation Section, hesitated and subconsciously looked at Uesugi Muneyuki.

Or... Chief Uesugi, why don't you... go and talk to him?

Only those in the Special Missions Unit who knew the inside story strongly opposed it. Whether it was Okada Masayoshi, Nango Yui, Kai Toru, Igarashi, or Ikeda Erena, none of them wanted Uesugi Muneyuki to take the risk.

This guy's a madman! A madman who'll blow everyone up!
Moreover, if something happens to Chief Uesugi, our Special Missions Unit can be disbanded on the spot, but that won't do!

Chief Uesugi, we can't live without you! How can our Special Missions Division survive without you? We'd have no reason to exist!
Meanwhile, Uesugi Muneyuki witnessed the changing expressions of everyone nearby.

Professor Okouchi's words echoed in his mind: the essence of the police is bureaucracy; they just happen to be police officers. And for bureaucrats, personal interests always outweigh organizational interests, which in turn out to be national interests.

Interests, interests, it's all about interests!

As mentioned earlier, the two lawful evils that are the culmination of an orderly system are lawyers and bureaucrats. It should be relatively easy for everyone to understand why lawyers are essentially lawful evils. That is, lawyers essentially use the existing legal order to serve their own goals to the best of their ability. Whether it is defending heinous death row inmates or upholding justice for the weak, their way of doing things will not change.

The reason why bureaucrats are inherently lawful evil is more difficult to understand. In the simplest terms, bureaucrats are also human beings with their own thoughts and interests. This inevitably leads to biases in the execution process. They will collectively and unconsciously choose to execute actions that are beneficial (or at least harmless) to themselves, and will collectively and unconsciously tend to steer matters in a direction that is advantageous to them.

Therefore, Uesugi Muneyuki was absolutely confident that in order to ensure his success and achieve complete victory, Watanabe Eiji and Onoda would agree to negotiate with him!

Picking up the specially made walkie-talkie, Uesugi Muneyuki said into the other end, "Director, Chief Cabinet Secretary, leave it to me. I'm confident I can persuade Ōsumi Kawa to surrender."

There was a long silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie before Watanabe Eiji's voice finally came through: "Muneyuki, be careful, don't rush, find out the conditions first and report immediately, don't argue, don't refuse!"

Uesugi Muneyuki smiled and said, "Okay, wait for my good news."

Meanwhile, in the rear command post, Watanabe Minami looked at her father in disbelief. Previously, Minami had great confidence in Uesugi, but that was because he was under the protection of others. But now, her father actually agreed to let Uesugi go to negotiate: "Director?"

Minami felt that her father had become somewhat unfamiliar. For the first time, she realized that the shadow behind the once radiant Superintendent General of Police was equally unfathomable.

Eiji Watanabe remained silent, and the Superintendent General of Police glanced at his daughter without saying a word.

With so many people mobilized and so much power deployed, and with the highest authorization from the cabinet and permission for large-scale equipping of firearms, my daughter, if this is how it ends, how can I explain it to the cabinet and the entire nation?

Now, we can only trust Uesugi one more time!

"Chief Cabinet Secretary?!" On the other side, Sugishita Ukyo also said angrily, "Why did you do this? Where are the negotiation experts from the Public Security Bureau? Why are you making Chief Uesugi take risks time and time again?"

"Yeah, why did it turn out like this?" Onoda Kimiaki muttered to himself, his eyes flickering with anger and barely contained emotion. "So many police officers were deployed, and in the end, it's Uesugi-kun who has to risk his life for us. Why is that?"

"Chief Cabinet Secretary, don't answer questions with questions!" Sugishita Ukyo exclaimed in exasperation, "Chief Cabinet Secretary!!!"

Onoda Kimiaki did not answer; he simply gestured to the front lines, indicating his agreement with Uesugi Muneyuki's plan.

After receiving permission, Uesugi Muneyuki approached the cabin alone. He looked deeply at Ōsumikawa, then slowly bowed to him: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Ōsumikawa." A respectable father! A terrible thug!

“Mr. Uesugi, I respect you very much.” Ōsumikawa Minoru glanced at Uesugi Muneyuki, his eyes filled with barely suppressed exhaustion and excitement: “I’m willing to hear your terms. You said you would help me, you said you would ruin their reputations, what do you plan to do?”

“Let’s go inside and talk.” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded, then climbed onto Ōsumikawa Minoru’s back. His daughter, Ōsumikawa Rina, also nodded.

I see you!

Rina Osumikawa looked surprised, but the cursed creature remained silent, clinging tightly to her father's back, its eyes filled with hatred as it gazed at everything around it.

Inside the abandoned wooden hut was a makeshift laboratory, reeking of diesel fuel, piled high with bird droppings and decaying plants, along with numerous wooden tools and glass containers.

Sure enough, this guy really was making ANFO explosives using rudimentary methods in the forest!

Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes flickered.

Old Deng, a chemical engineering expert with superb hands-on skills and the ability to hand-make explosives, is already showing signs of developing a grudge. If I can get him to work for me, I won't have to worry about chemical engineering expertise anymore!
Art is an explosion!
Moreover, the life-sustaining power of his daughter Rina's curse might be...

All things decay, but all living beings endure!
"I'm sorry, I have nothing to offer you, Uesugi-san. Just get to the point." Ōsumikawa casually pulled up a chair and sat down, coughing a few times. "How do you plan to help me?"

“Mr. Ōsumi, I want you to surrender, turn yourself in, defuse the bomb, and surrender to the police.” Uesugi Muneyuki said calmly, “You should know how big news it is that the Foreign Minister’s son was killed in a bombing, right? Now, countless news media are waiting outside the forest for the results of this massive search!”

“If you die here now, it'll just be another news story about a terrorist committing suicide out of guilt. But if you're willing to go out and use your ‘confession’ as a weapon to publicly and protractedly torture the Akimoto family in court and in the media, that will be far more powerful and lasting than a bomb.” Uesugi Muneyuki gestured in a low voice, “That’s the real atomic bomb that can completely destroy them! Do you understand what I mean?”

“I…” Minoru Ohsumi was indeed tempted. He was not afraid of revenge. He had terminal pancreatic cancer and was about to die. If he could reveal everything Rina had gone through and prove his daughter’s innocence before he died, this would be his last wish as a father!

However, the chemical engineer hesitated. He looked left and right, and said in a low voice, "But I've reported these problems to the police more than once, and I've also contacted the media... It's all useless! The police are just lackeys of the higher-ups! And those reporters' reports will be taken down and deleted!"

“That’s because the matter wasn’t big enough,” Uesugi Muneyuki said calmly. “It’s different now. Now the entire domestic and international media are paying attention to this matter, and countless cameras are pointed at you. With such a big matter, if our Metropolitan Police Department is willing to release you and let you be interviewed by all the media, can this cover-up be maintained?”

Osumikawa suddenly realized.

Exactly! Things have escalated to this point! How could they possibly be covered up now?
"But would you police be willing to do this? Do you know how many times I've called the police? The police in Yamanashi Prefecture are a bunch of animals, bastards! They either make excuses or use Rina's 'voluntary' claim as an excuse!" The old engineer still had extreme distrust of the police.

“Yes, as long as you agree to our conditions, I can guarantee that the headquarters and even the police department will be willing to help.” Uesugi Muneyuki said in a low voice, “First, you must surrender and tell us where the bombs are going and what about the Sakikawa Restoration Army and the Red Canary. Then, when you are interviewed, do not name and attack the current minister and the police headquarters at the time in your statement. That’s the bottom line.”

“Public opinion can dig for itself, and the media can investigate the news themselves, but we cannot provide officially ‘certified’ ammunition,” Uesugi Muneyuki said. “This is both to maintain the neutrality of the organization and what I represent, and also a strategy—hints and guidance are often more lethal than straightforward accusations.”

“I can’t name names directly, but every fact I say points to those people, right?” Ōsumikawa stared into Uesugi’s eyes.

“The facts will speak for themselves,” Uesugi Muneyuki replied calmly. “The law will hold you accountable for your actions, but the truth has its own power.”

“Is that so? Is that so? Indeed, I will never trust the police, but what about you… is that right? Uesugi-san, can you guarantee your credibility? Are you sure the police will agree to your conditions? Are you sure you can persuade the higher-ups in the police force?” Ōsumikawa was becoming increasingly tempted.

“Yes, I promise you my word.” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded quietly: “I can swear to Lord Kenshin.”

“Fine, I have two conditions. First, I must stand trial alive, with reporters present, so I can personally confess my crimes and motives! Second, the police must guarantee my safety during my detention!”

“Yes, we can even help you find a doctor to treat your illness. You are already in the late stages of cancer, but we will try our best to let you live until the day the truth comes out.” Uesugi Muneyuki said in a low voice, “We will guarantee your safety until the very last moment. You can say everything you want to say, live on NHK, nationwide!”

Looking into the clear and determined eyes of the young man before him, Minoru Ōsumikawa finally let out a long breath.

"If that's the case, I promise to turn myself in."

Uesugi Muneyuki raised his head in satisfaction.

"However, I have one last question, Uesugi-san. What is your purpose in doing this? You're one of their people, aren't you? Aren't you afraid of retaliation from them against the police organization?" Ōsumi still had one question he couldn't understand: "Why are you helping me like this?"

Uesugi Muneyuki smiled brightly, his eyes innocent.

The plan goes through!
"Because I'm just a forensic doctor, my job is to explain things clearly!"

(End of this chapter)