Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 62: Return to Dust (Part )
PS: From now on, there will be two updates a day.

Inside the makeshift interrogation room, the suspect felt extremely distressed after telling his story.

When Fukushima Sosaburo faced the story told by Uesugi Munesetsu, the heart of this honest man finally could not bear the tremendous torment and pain. Faced with the whole story of Uesugi Munesetsu's recovery, although Fukushima Sosaburo did not know how he restored it pixel by pixel, the tidal waves of pain, regret and unwillingness finally broke down his psychological defenses. After a round of roaring, he rubbed his face with his calloused hands like crazy, tears squeezed out from between his fingers, and his hands were covered with blood.

The rage of an honest man is real, and the tears of an honest man are also real.

He had always regarded Hironaka Mariko as the sun in his life! He had sincerely wished her a happy wedding, and he had sincerely hoped that she would rise higher and higher. He had also hoped that one day he could become a regular member and be her knight, silently guarding her path to promotion.

Now, it's over, it's all over.

"Wow~" The honest man burst into tears after admitting his crime.

Another person who felt conflicted was Uesugi Sosetsu.

Uesugi Sosetsu knew the whole story better than anyone else - Hironaka Mariko told him it orally.

Although this female anchor who is about to get married has an immoral private life, she is truly kind-hearted. She really feels sorry for this dispatched employee who works very hard and diligently and shouts good morning to everyone at Fuji TV every morning!

Since the kind-hearted female anchor learned from President Kameyama that it was impossible for her to get a permanent job, she couldn't even face Fukushima's good morning because of the reproach of her conscience. She even tried to persuade him not to work so hard because of the guilt she felt for knowing the inside story. When the wedding date was approaching, considering the marriage and the wedding leave, she finally decided to tell Fukushima the truth when she was about to get off work, just to alleviate the guilt in her heart.

This ultimately led to this tragedy.

If it weren't for her extra kindness, if it weren't for her pure goodwill, none of this would have happened!

Why not just get off work and prepare for the wedding?!

Why, why bother with all this?!
This thought arose in Uesugi Sosetsu's mind, and his expression twisted.

This was a complete tragedy, he had vaguely guessed it before. Hironaka Mariko used a lot of polite and social words in her narration, and because it was difficult to say that it was President Kameyama who told her, there was always a strange taste of trying to cover up in Hironaka Mariko's persuasion, and she didn't say who came up with the idea.

As someone who came from a prominent family and had received a comprehensive higher education, Uesugi Sosetsu could certainly understand what Hironaka Mariko was saying.

But Fukushima is different. He is just a man who started working after junior high school. He has been in Tokyo for more than ten years and has only known how to work. He only knows a few hundred basic words and cannot even write a few Chinese characters!
Surprisingly, it was just a misunderstanding!
Surprisingly, the reason for murder is really just that simple? !

The goodwill between each other, the recognition and friendship between people, eventually turned into a complete tragedy.

[So that's how it is.] After hearing the whole story, Hironaka Mariko's dead soul, which had been twisted and blackened after seeing Fukushima Sosaburo, gradually calmed down. Her face was still full of hatred and anger, but she did not take any further action: [So, you killed people because of this kind of thing.]

The black air coming out of her body gradually subsided. She was still full of hatred towards this man, but she finally understood why she died.

[He still thinks you are mocking him.] Uesugi Sosetsu closed his eyes, his tone was indescribably entangled.

[Ah, it's my fault too. When he heard that the TV station would not renew his contract, he kept asking me who made the decision. Didn't President Kameyama personally promise that he would have a chance to become a regular employee?] Hironaka Mariko said with a bleak face: [But I can't just say that the president told me in person. How can I say that?]

[I know, this is professional ethics.] Uesugi Sosetsu glanced at the honest man who was crying: [But your attitude made him misunderstand, he thought it was you, especially since you are getting married.]

[The double failure of his career and love made him lose his mind. ]

[What a fool, a complete fool!] Hironaka Mariko stared at the crying honest man with resentment, and it was unclear whether the fool she was talking about was Fukushima Sosaburo or herself.

[Do you have any evidence to prove that you have good intentions? ]

【have……】

"Brother Uesugi, are you okay?" Hironaka Mariko's strong resentment seemed to affect the surrounding environment. Inspectors Higurashi and Kashiwagi both felt a chill in the room. Seeing that Uesugi Sosetsu looked dazed and was still whispering something, Inspector Higurashi took the initiative to pat him on the shoulder and said, "Great, the criminal is willing to plead guilty. That's great, Uesugi, you saved me, you helped all of us."

"Not including me." Inspector Kashiwagi Hitoshi felt unhappy with Uesugi Sosetsu no matter how he looked at him.

On the one hand, it was because handsome guys looked down on each other. The star police inspector Kashiwagi Hitoshi was used to being the most popular, and this time he was overshadowed by Uesugi Sosetsu, which made him feel unhappy. Secondly, whether it was finding the body, looking for evidence or questioning in person, Uesugi Sosetsu was very, very, very uncharacteristic. In fact, the Metropolitan Police Department still doesn't understand how Uesugi Sosetsu found the body by just searching blindly.

But it doesn’t matter anymore, at least the Metropolitan Police Department doesn’t care.

Seeing the suspect confessed on the spot, cheers broke out outside.

"Inspector Higurashi, you've worked hard all day." Uesugi Sosetsu followed Hironaka Mariko's instructions and whispered, "There's just one more thing I need to trouble you with."

"Is there anything else? Well, hasn't the suspect already confessed?" Inspector Higurashi was hungry and tired at this moment. His nerves were completely relaxed after being highly tense. He felt a little sleepy and very tired.

"There's still one thing missing." Uesugi Sosetsu nodded, "There's still one thing missing that can make this guy realize his mistakes."

"mistake?"

Coming out of the temporary interrogation room, Uesugi Sosetsu saw two female police officers waiting for him.

Ikeda Erena looked at him with fiery eyes, full of anticipation and fascination. She couldn't wait to hear Uesugi Sosetsu personally explain the entire case process.

Watanabe Minami looked at him with eyes as clear as spring water, full of admiration and appreciation. She thought that this guy had helped the office once again.

Sealing off the building to broadcast live, searching for missing persons, arresting suspects and convicting them, if each of these key parts is not handled properly, it would be enough for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Eiji Watanabe to bow and apologize, or even resign.

After searching for more than two hours without any results, Watanabe Minami thought that things were in trouble, but then Uesugi Sosetsu showed up.

So how did he perform?

Objectively speaking, it is not an exaggeration to describe him as a god descending to earth. His performance in many aspects has completely exceeded Watanabe Minami's greatest expectations, and it's even a little... too good.

When she thought that this guy was discovered and promoted by herself, Watanabe Minami couldn't help but smile on her sweet face.

She was about to say something when Ikeda Erena spoke first: "Uesugi, I have a question." "Well, go ahead." Uesugi Sosetsu noticed that Inspector Higurashi did as he said and nodded.

"Why did Fukushima Sosaburo hide the bloodstained work clothes and one of Ms. Hironaka Mariko's high heels?" Ikeda Erena has always been entangled in this matter: "Wouldn't it be more difficult to be discovered if the shoe was put back on Ms. Hironaka's feet?"

"Because..." Uesugi Sosetsu thought to himself, I can't explain other things, but I do understand this one thing: "Because Fukushima Sosaburo admires and loves Ms. Hironaka in his heart. Usually, this kind of love is suppressed, painful, and self-restrained."

"Fukushima Sosaburo knew in his heart that it was almost impossible for him and Hironaka Mariko to have anything happen. He was very satisfied with the two of them being just nodding acquaintances, and it was a pleasant surprise that they could occasionally exchange a few words."

"But this doesn't mean that Fukushima Sosaburo has no desire for Ms. Hironaka, and no sexual fantasies." Uesugi Munsetsu explained with a slightly strange look on his face: "Hiding one of her high-heeled shoes is the embodiment of his sexual fantasy about Ms. Hironaka, and it is the expression of the subconscious in unconscious behavior."

"???" Ikeda Erena had a strange expression on her face. The tall beauty looked at Uesugi Sosetsu with strange eyes.

She suddenly thought of something: Uesugi Sosetsu had praised her police uniform, skirt, stockings and high heels more than once. Last time, he took the initiative to hand her pantyhose in Uniqlo, and today he took the initiative to hand her a pair of black pantyhose.

You, are you the same as that guy?

When she thought of this, Erina felt an indescribable strange emotion spreading in her mind, and the touch of her legs wrapped in stockings became vivid. Fortunately, Erina did not dislike Uesugi Souyuki, otherwise she would have taken off her stockings on the spot!
Even so, Erina still glared at Uesugi Sosetsu unhappily, thinking that today this guy hugged her waist, rubbed her breasts, and showed her her stockings... and he even beat her with a stick. In theory, she lost a lot, but with such a wonderful night and seeing him perform an on-site autopsy and reasoning again, it was barely worth the price of the ticket!
"Hehe." Unlike Erina's reaction, Watanabe Minami covered her mouth and laughed after hearing Uesugi Sosetsu's description. She bowed to Uesugi Sosetsu solemnly with the etiquette of a disciple to a master to express her gratitude: "Thank you Professor Uesugi for your guidance. Now I can finally understand some of the orthodox reasoning. But I didn't expect that you also studied psychology?"

"It's not a real thing. I'm not a psychology professor. I just taught a few classes in college. As for being a professor..." Uesugi Sosetsu spread his hands: "Do you think I dress like a professor?"

"Not really... But if Mr. Uesugi puts on a professor's white coat, he will definitely look very handsome." Watanabe Minami's eyes narrowed into crescents, and she stretched out her voice slightly: "When the time comes, I'll give you a gift, you can't refuse it!"

"I think so, too, Ms. Watanabe. You would look really beautiful in the uniform of the Chief of the First Investigation Division." Uesugi Muneyuki responded immediately, "When you hold a promotion party, please invite me."

The two smiled at each other, with an unspoken understanding between them.

It was already early morning, and Fuji TV's live broadcast was still going on. The ratings had dropped to 20%. The Metropolitan Police Department was ready to call it a day and take the suspect, or the criminal identified as Fukushima Sosaburo, back to the Metropolitan Police Department for the final procedures.

The deceased's family, Mr. and Mrs. Hironaka, stood beside their daughter's body, crying silently.

At this time, a middle-aged man in a suit arrived at the scene under the guidance of Inspector Higurashi. When he saw Fukushima Sosaburo, he stamped his feet in anger, crying and angry: "Fukushima! Why are you doing this? You, haven't you always been an excellent employee?"

“…………” Fukushima Sosaburo turned his head away without saying a word.

"You can change jobs if you lose them. Isn't it normal for temporary employees to be fired when their contracts expire?" Tears welled up in the middle-aged man's eyes. He searched his body for a long time and found a letter: "Do you know, do you know, Ms. Hongzhong really cares about you! For you, she wrote a letter of recommendation to our company and even sent us a banner!"

"What?" Fukushima Sosaburo suddenly raised his head and the middle-aged man opened his mouth wide.

"If you don't believe me, just look for yourself!" The middle-aged man handed over a letter of recommendation.

Surrounded by police, Fukushima Sosaburo reached out and took the paper with trembling hands.

The content of the recommendation letter was very simple. It praised Sosaburo Fukushima for his hard work and good attitude to the labor dispatch company, and hoped that after he left his job, he could be recommended to work as a cleaner at Ota Real Estate Co., Ltd. in Taito District.

The signature is Mariko Hironaka, and Ota Real Estate Co., Ltd. is the company where her fiancé works as a general manager.

Fukushima Sosaburo's eyes first narrowed slightly, as if he was trying to decipher the handwriting, then his pupils dilated and his hands began to tremble.

It’s true, he recognized it. How could he not recognize Hironaka Mariko’s handwriting?
It's true! She's real! She still cares about me?!

Then why...why did she want to?

The honest man's hands began to tremble. He breathed in and out hard, inhaled and exhaled, as if he was suffocating. Then his whole body shook and his pupils trembled violently.

"You recognize this handwriting, right?" Uesugi Munen slowly came to Fukushima and said coldly, "Yes, it was written by Ms. Hironaka Mariko."

"Even though your wedding date was approaching and your dispatch contract was about to expire, Hongzhong still cared about you. She wrote a recommendation letter specifically for you, and what you did was to kill her!"

Uesugi Muneyuki pointed at Fukushima Sosaburo's face and said, "You killed her. You killed someone who cared for you and loved you from the beginning to the end. Are you a human being, Mr. Fukushima?"

"Hiroshima-san? Hiroshima-san? She's not mocking me? She's..." Fukushima Sosaburo read the recommendation letter again and again. He was so terrified and shaken that he kept repeating the same sentence as if he had lost his soul: "I...her? Miss Hiroshima actually..."

The man sat down on the ground with his entire face twisted in madness: "How could this be? How could this be? It's impossible. No, it's not right! Aa ...

"What the hell am I doing? What the hell am I doing!!!"

Sosaburo Fukushima completely collapsed, under hundreds of eyes, under the cameras, under the contemptuous gazes of countless police officers, colleagues and Fuji TV employees.

[Are you satisfied with this, Ms. Hironaka?] Uesugi Sosetsu took this opportunity to whisper to Hironaka Mariko beside him.

[I want him to spend his whole life in regret, I want him to be completely socially dead, I want him to know what the consequences are of hurting my true heart.] Hironaka Mariko said fiercely, but her eyes were full of sadness. She looked at her parents, and then glanced at her fiancé Shimagawa Ren who was standing far away: [This guy is still here.]

It was already past twelve o'clock. Today was supposed to be her wedding day, and she was going to start a new life hand in hand with this man.

But now all this is impossible, she is dead and he is still alive.

[If you are satisfied, I will liberate you and let you become a Buddha in another world, Ms. Hironaka.] Uesugi Sosetsu said softly.

However, what Hironaka Mariko said surprised him.

[No, I don’t want to be saved.] Hironaka Mariko raised her head, her attachment to the world showed no sign of fading.

【I want to stay.】

　I feel like my energy is being drained so quickly after updating twice a day.

　　I won't be squeezed dry, right?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)