Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 7: Uesugi's Past and Present
Lao Deng and Xiao Deng looked at each other for a few seconds on the big screen and then said goodbye. Uesugi Sosetsu couldn't help but take another look at the picture on the screen. Outside the white pavilion on the seashore, a woman in a pure white dress was leaning against a white column alone, with luxurious blue crystal earrings hanging leisurely on her delicate ears.

The beautiful body blown by the sea breeze, the proud breasts and the curvy waist and hips cannot conceal the charming appearance of this goddess senior. Against the backdrop of extreme pure white and perfect facial features, the people and scenery around her seem to blur automatically. The gentle sea breeze lifts a corner of the white floral skirt, the gorgeous long straight black hair, and a simple pink bunny hair accessory show an unmatched charm.

I will always like Mai-senpai!
Uesugi Sosetsu was speechless when he recalled the excitement of those tough guys in high school, but he also knew that deep down in his heart he also admired this goddess senior.

The experience of living in two lifetimes has taught Uesugi Sosetsu to face his deepest desires.

As for why a man from Tokyo wanted to go to Gunma Prefecture to attend high school, it was mainly because after waking up in his second year of high school, Uesugi Munesetsu felt incompatible with his current identity and new environment. In addition, he was the second son and it would not be his turn to inherit the family business, so he developed a sense of disgust and alienation towards his family. He always felt that this world was not real, and he was just living in a game, a virtual world.

At the dinner table, high school sophomore Sosetsu Uesugi asked his parents if he could leave Tokyo and study somewhere else for two years and then return for college.

Of course, his parents were puzzled and refused, especially his father, Hironori Uesugi, who said that if he moved out, he should never say that he was his son again.

At this time, Uesugi Munen said, "Perhaps you shouldn't have given birth to me, your second son."

This sentence deeply hurt his biological father and mother, so Uesugi Hironori had to compromise. He originally wanted to let Uesugi Sosetsu go to study in Kanagawa or Chiba, but Uesugi Sosetsu wanted to go farther away, so he chose Gunma.

It is also because of this that Uesugi Sosetsu had two encounters in Gunma. The first was with the goddess senior Mai, and the second was the school doctor. Her influence made him choose the path of medicine.

Now, the azure gem in his body has been activated, and he seems to have found the meaning of life again.

Take it!

Uesugi Sosetsu clenched his fists towards the screen.

After returning to the apartment, he hung the clothes that smelled of barbecue on the hanger, turned on the light and casually shouted "I'm back" to the inside of the house, which was destined to get no response. He turned on the TV casually and sat on the sofa. On TV was the news about his senior sister Mai again.

After thinking for a while, Uesugi Sosetsu took out an envelope from his clothes.

Inside was 10,000 yen, the "reward" for the last autopsy.

Touching the thin banknote, Uesugi Sosetsu couldn't help but sneer.

He really didn't lie, he really needed the money. An intern's monthly salary of 22 yen is not enough to pretend to be rich in Tokyo, let alone be poor. The main reason why he could be so carefree was that his family lived in the apartment and his father subsidized him 30 yen every month.

Otherwise, with a monthly salary of 22 yen, Uesugi Sosetsu would only be worthy of living in Adachi Ward, Setagaya Ward or even Chiba Kanagawa. He would also have to control his meals every day and not eat whatever he wants, and it would be impossible for him to change girlfriends frequently.

There are only two ways to make money: one is to increase revenue, the other is to reduce expenditure.

Saving money is impossible for Uesugi Sosetsu, who has lived two lives. He tries to control himself and not spend money recklessly. If he were to be like other workers, staring at supermarkets for evening discounts and half-price bento boxes, and asking the aunties in the community if they have any leftover clothes, wouldn't he have traveled through time in vain?

So the most important thing is open source, he needs to make as much money as possible.

Today I have taken a good first step. My autopsy ability has been recognized by Professor Ohkouchi and Inspector Tanaka. If there are similar problems in the future, they should give priority to me. And Uesugi Sosetsu can communicate with dead souls through the law of contract, which is equivalent to using the answer to infer the process. So as long as I can memorize forensic knowledge, it should be no problem for me to continue such magical performances.

So the question is, how many bodies can Inspector Tanaka see in one month? 5? 10? 20?
Where do so many unnatural deaths and civil autopsies come from?

Assuming that I can see 10 bodies a month, my remuneration would be 10 yen. Plus as I just confirmed, when you work outside the police station, you will definitely provide pick-up and lunch services. Assuming a meal costs 1000 yen, my monthly remuneration would be 11 to 12 yen.

So if we don't count the 30 yen from his family, Uesugi Sosetsu can only earn about 33 to 35 yen a month.

According to the simplest calculation of 100:5, Uesugi Sosetsu's monthly salary is about 16000-18000 RMB. In theory, this salary was enough for him to live a decent life in his previous life.

However, this is Tokyo.

The minimum hourly wage in Tokyo is 900 yen. Theoretically, if you work 8 hours a day and 21 days a month, your monthly income would be 15 yen at most, which is 7500 yuan in RMB. It sounds like a lot, right?
But 15 yen is just enough to make ends meet in Tokyo.

Because the rent in Tokyo is very expensive, and the prices are also very expensive! Even for the worst old and poor apartment in Bunkyo Ward, Uesugi Muneyuki has never seen a monthly rent of less than 50,000 yen. In Tokyo, eating is expensive. Even if you eat half-price bento every day or buy expired meat, vegetables and rice to cook yourself, considering basic nutritional needs, the monthly food expenses alone cannot be less than 50,000 yen. Add some casual daily expenses, commuting needs and daily necessities expenses, and 150,000 yen is really just "living".

Oh, who isn't struggling to make a living in this giant furnace?

If you want to maintain a decent life in Tokyo, your monthly salary should be at least 30 yen.

Let’s do this first!

Uesugi Sosetsu carefully put the money away, then he stood up and looked at the calendar.

Tomorrow is another family dinner.

Mr. Yonezawa Uesugi would have a dinner party at his home in Bunkyo Ward every Saturday night.

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Just as Uesugi Munesetsu said, the Uesugi in Uesugi Munesetsu is the Uesugi of Uesugi Kenshin. He is the true descendant of the daimyo domain lord and the descendant of the noble family.

Although after the war, the Chinese were officially banned by Emperor Mai and their privileges were abolished one after another, today, some Chinese have fallen to the level of ordinary workers or ordinary small landlords, but there are still some Chinese who maintain considerable influence.

The Yonezawa Uesugi clan clearly belonged to the latter.

The Yonezawa Uesugi clan originated in the Kamakura period, and was later passed down to Uesugi Shigefusa, the uncle of Ashikaga Takauji, the founding shogun of the Muromachi shogunate. Relying on the relationship with his nephew, the Uesugi clan was able to serve as the guardian of the Kanto region. As time went on, the Uesugi clan became more powerful, and the position of "Kanto Kanrei" was born, which was held by the Uesugi clan for generations.

The once prosperous Uesugi clan could not escape the fate of waxing and waning. In the middle of the Muromachi shogunate, it began to gradually split and infight, and the Uesugi Zenhide Rebellion broke out. The Yamanouchi Uesugi family began to become the main family, but with the arrival of the Tachimoto Warring States Period, the Yamanouchi Uesugi family and the Ogigayatsu Uesugi family were defeated by the Hojo clan in the Battle of Odawara. The Yamanouchi Uesugi family has since existed in name only, and the head of the family, Uesugi Kenshin, was forced to adopt his retainer Nagao Kagetora as his adopted son, and had him change his name to Uesugi Masatora, who inherited the Uesugi family name.

Nagao Kagetora was the son of Nagao Tamekage, the shugo shugodai, and a descendant of the Sakatsuga Hachihei clan. He had a more famous name, "Uesugi Kenshin", but he actually only used this name for a few years.

After Uesugi Kenshin died suddenly without an offspring, the "Onate Rebellion" broke out. His adopted son Uesugi Kagekatsu defeated another adopted son, Uesugi Kagetora, and inherited the family business. He was subordinate to the Western Army in the Battle of Sekigahara. After the war, his fiefdom was reduced from 120 million koku in Aizu to 30 koku in Yonezawa, and he became the Yonezawa Uesugi clan.

After the restoration of power, the Yonezawa Uesugi family became a noble family. At first, they were involved in politics in the northeast region. However, during the Taisho period, the family protested against taxation issues and was forced to transform into a scholarly family. The whole family moved to Tokyo. The black and gold Western-style gate is hung with a plaque with the name "Uesugi". The square courtyard is not big, but it has a pavilion with flowers and plants, a pond with koi, a small bridge with flowing water, stone lanterns and a dry landscape. It is natural but not without details. The foot of the courtyard is surrounded by stones. Next to the stone lantern under the cherry blossoms, a thin bamboo tube is startled by the water flowing on the deer.

The sound of gurgling water, the melodious chirping of birds, and the crisp sound of green bamboo hitting rocks awakened Uesugi Sosetsu's childhood memories.

Inscribed on the main gate is the famous saying of the ninth feudal lord Uesugi Takayama, "Where there is a will, there is a way." A garden house stands at the end of the sight. The house is a typical eclectic style of Japanese and Western styles, retaining the traditional Japanese wooden structure, lattice windows, and sliding doors, while also having Western-style wooden waist walls, Gothic spires, and Baroque railings.

This mixture of Japanese and Western architectural and clothing styles has a special term in Japan.

Taisho Romanticism.

A white-haired old man wearing a black kimono with a gold-rimmed bamboo sparrow pattern was standing on the small bridge feeding the fish. Upon seeing Uesugi Sosetsu's arrival, the old man nodded and smiled slightly, but then he put away his expression and returned to a serious and majestic look: "Are you back?"

Uesugi Kuninori, the current head of the Uesugi family, a rehired professor at the University of Tokyo, a professor at the Institute of Cosmic Dynamics, and a recipient of the Emperor's Award, exudes a sense of majesty in his every move.

"Grandpa, I'm back." Uesugi Sosetsu bent down.

The old man trembled his white eyebrows. He looked at Uesugi Sosetsu's mental state and saw that he was not depressed after being transferred to the forensic department. Instead, he looked more mature. He nodded in his heart and said nothing extra: "Go in, your father is looking for you."

Entering the main gate, Uesugi Tomoko, the mother of Uesugi Hironori and Uesugi Munesetsu, was already there.

Uesugi Hironori, director of Tokyo Cultural Exchange Center, graduated from Keio University, president of Keio Alumni Association, and biological father of Uesugi Sosetsu. He is over 40 years old and slightly obese with a round belly. Even a kimono does not look loose on him. He has a slicked-back black hair and two stubbles on his lips. When he saw Uesugi Sosetsu, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes immediately spread out, his eyebrows curved into crescents, and he grinned and stepped forward a few steps: "Hehehe~ Xuesongmaru, you're back, hurry up and sit down, hurry up and sit down, hey, what are you dawdling about for? Hurry up, hurry up! Where's Sentokumaru?"

Sentokumaru is the nickname of Uesugi Munesetsu's brother Uesugi Sadanori, and Xueshoumaru is the nickname of Uesugi Munesetsu himself.

"Zong Xue! Come here, come here, let your mother see you, you have suffered a lot recently!" Uesugi Tomoko is about forty years old. She is a noble lady dressed in light gray clothes and a standard noble lady hairstyle. There are many frosts in the corners of her eyes. It can be seen that she was a typical classical beauty when she was young. Although she is no longer young now, she is still charming.

Uesugi Sosetsu's mother was of noble birth, and she herself was a member of the Japan Waka Association and an important member of the Hanakakukai.

"Father, mother." Uesugi Sosetsu bent down again, and seeing how affectionately his father was pulling his arm, he could only smile helplessly.

When he first traveled through time, he was not used to it and said some rude things which hurt his parents a lot. But now several years have passed and he has slowly accepted his new identity.

Life always finds a way.

What Hironori Uesugi is most proud of is the "bet" he made with Sosetsu Uesugi. He felt that it was his own decision that made Sosetsu Uesugi suddenly wake up in his second year of high school and make a comeback to be admitted to the Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He was particularly proud of it.

After a while, Uesugi Munesetsu's brother Uesugi Sadanori also appeared. Uesugi Sadanori was a few years older than Uesugi Munesetsu. He graduated from Waseda University and currently stayed at the school as an archaeological researcher. The two brothers looked very similar, but the elder brother was more bookish, while the younger brother was a little cold.

The weekly family dinner began. Everyone sat around the half-worn mahogany round table in the house, leaning on old-fashioned cherry wood chairs and preparing to eat. The servants brought out the brightly colored delicacies and lit the charcoal fire.

At the dinner table, the grandfather and brother who had been engaged in academic research for many years did not say much. Only the father, Uesugi Yuken, took the initiative to ask, "How is it? Xuesongmaru, are things going well over there?"

"I'm just an intern at a university hospital right now, and I'm still far from being that accomplished." Uesugi Sosetsu shook his head helplessly.

"Hey, don't say that, you are an authority on autopsies in the forensic pathology department!" Uesugi Yuken said with a sly smile, "I know everything. The police at the police station praised you very much. Even that old scholar Ohkouchi said that you might be a genius in this field!"

His father had this kind of personality, and Uesugi Sosetsu was used to it. He also teased, "Is everything going well for Dad?"

"Hehehe, it's just so-so. There were only seven or eight art exhibitions, concerts and festivals held last month. It's barely in the top ten in Tokyo~" Uesugi Yuken proudly retreated tactically: "It's still not as impressive as your Xuesongmaru. You even dare to oppose the judgment of the chief of the police station~"

"The righteousness is what our ancestor Kenshin pursued all his life, and it is also what I pursue. I cannot hastily sign when I know there is something wrong with the matter." Uesugi Munen said seriously, "This is also what my grandfather and father have always taught me."

"That's the truth." Grandpa Uesugi Kuninori nodded without saying much, while mother Uesugi Tomoko was busy blanching fish fillets for her two sons.

"You're right. These people nowadays, huh~" Uesugi Yuken snorted in displeasure, as if he felt that everyone was bullying his lovely son. "By the way, do you want me to talk to the Medical and Dental University and ask them to transfer you back to the Department of Surgery? Don't worry, even if our family may not be good at other things, we are still very influential in the cultural world."

"No need, I think it's fine now." Uesugi Sosetsu thought to himself, I finally triggered the new ability, what's the point of changing it back?

He needs to do this now.

"Is that so? We won't force you. Anyway, as long as you like it, since you have decided to do this, then do it well!" Uesugi Yuxian finished laughing and put away his relaxed expression: "Don't be afraid, we will stand behind you. If you encounter any trouble, just tell me and tell the family."

"Yuxian is right. Don't be afraid. I, your father, and your brother all have some power. We don't understand the serious forensic affairs and can't help you, but if someone dares to cause trouble for you secretly, we will always stand behind you." Grandpa Uesugi Kuninori said, "Just do it. Your ability will be seen by others."

His elder brother, Uesugi Sadanori, finally spoke up: "If there is any information you want to check, just come to me."

"If you need me, I'm popular in Tokyo, oh~~~" Uesugi Tomoko seized the opportunity to speak. She didn't have many chances to speak in such occasions.

Uesugi Sosetsu took a deep breath and nodded slowly: "Then I'll leave it to you."

"What's the matter? We are a family." Uesugi Yuken and his wife raised their wine glasses and gestured to their two sons to pour wine: "Hehehehe, these are my good sons!"

————I am the dividing line for a good birth————

With the understanding and full support of his family, Uesugi Sosetsu felt much more at ease, and Inspector Tanaka did not let him wait too long. Only a week later, Inspector Tanaka, who was exhausted from the journey, came to his house again.

"Professor Ohkouchi, little brother Uesugi, I am sorry to trouble you again this time."

"Two bodies were found in a house in Yamabuki Town!"

　I once wanted to write a novel about the Japanese Warring States Period, but firstly, no one read it and secondly, I didn’t have any stockings, so I gave up decisively.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)