Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 8, the legendary policewoman?
At the end of April, the weather in Tokyo was still cold. On a rainy day in the new week, Inspector Tanaka came to the Forensic Pathology Department of Tokyo Medical and Dental University again.

Lao Deng always seemed to be exhausted and hadn't taken a shower for a long time. The continuous gloomy drizzle outside the house reflected the dim and cold environment of the forensic pathology department. Tanaka's arrival instead gave this isolated and secluded place a little bit of life.

Professor Ohkouchi was so focused on his research that he could go the whole day without saying a word. Uesugi Sosetsu was also very free during this period. Leaving the surgery department meant leaving the front-line medical care. He no longer had to wait for emergencies and run around the building passionately every day to make rounds, performing endless surgeries, seeing endless emergency patients, and being endless scapegoats.

Especially pediatrics. In fact, when he was transferred to pediatrics, the hospital said that if Uesugi Muneyuki was willing to transfer to pediatrics, he could stay in the front-line medical care, and he could be hired directly as a full-time employee without regular training. However, what hurts Uesugi Muneyuki the most is children. He feels that he might as well die if he has to face hundreds of emotionally unstable alien creatures every day. Not to mention that pediatrics is a disaster area for overtime. Many pediatricians cannot finish their seeing until dawn every day. This department is the most difficult, tiring, most prone to disputes, and most prone to medical accidents (the dosage and type of children's medication are difficult to grasp and medical disputes are extremely easy to occur). Many large hospitals will simply cancel pediatrics and only keep the emergency department unless there is an administrative order.

Of course, leaving frontline medical care also means leaving the fast track for physicians with rapid promotions, large research funding, and extra income from surgery.

Uesugi Sosetsu has been working like a small town test-taker lately, memorizing all kinds of forensic knowledge. He is eager to try, and when he sees Inspector Tanaka finally coming, he is the first to stand up and greet him: "Are you here for work?"

"I'm going to trouble Professor Ohkouchi and Uesugi again this time." Tanaka was wearing a suit coat. As usual, a detective might not wear a police uniform once a year. "We'll talk about the details on the way."

Professor Ohkouchi did not move after hearing this. He slowly wrote the other party's research report until he finished the last line. He took off his reading glasses and hung them on his chest, then nodded to Uesugi Muneyuki: "Let's go."

After getting in the police car, Uesugi Sosetsu was already eager to try, and Inspector Tanaka began to describe what had happened.

"There are two deceased persons, the place of death is in a house in Ichimachi, Yamabuki-cho. The husband is called Ishiba Masato, 79 years old, and the wife is called Ishiba Hiroko, 75 years old. The cause of death is currently unknown. According to the description of the neighbors, the couple had a good relationship on weekdays and did not do anything suspicious."

"Two days ago, the neighbors around the deceased began to smell a bad odor. They thought it was from the sewer or garbage, but the odor lasted for a whole day and didn't go away, so someone called the police. The patrol officers from the Koban area came to deal with it and found the couple dead in the house. The situation was a bit strange, so I asked the professor and brother Uesugi to help take a look."

Inspector Tanaka's introduction was brief and to the point. Professor Ohkouchi did not say anything, so Uesugi Sosetsu had to take the initiative to answer, "Is this a civil case or a criminal case?"

What this means is that the police have to judge whether the deceased committed suicide or was possibly involved in a criminal case?
"It could be a criminal case." Inspector Tanaka concluded.

Uesugi Sosetsu became interested after hearing this and wanted to ask more questions, but Inspector Tanaka couldn't explain it. The first person to come into contact with the body at the scene was the patrol officer, and some things could only be known after asking in person.

In Tokyo, the police organization is generally divided into three levels, namely Koban - Police Station - Metropolitan Police Department, which can be roughly understood as Police Station - Public Security Bureau - Public Security Department, but this division is a bit rough and not entirely correct. The Koban of the Japanese police is far inferior to the police station. The so-called Koban is mostly just a one- or two-story small house on the street, with three or five patrolmen stationed in it to patrol the surrounding areas. These patrolmen are often the lowest-ranking inspectors and patrol chiefs, riding bicycles through the streets, and have no case-handling function at all.

If we use one sentence to describe the situation in Jiaoban, it is "small matters, big help; big matters, small help." It is common to see grassroots police officers on Jiaoban working all day to find a cat or dog, sweating profusely to help an old lady cross the road. For most matters like asking for directions, inquiring about policies, and looking for lost items, the police officers on Jiaoban are often warm and hospitable and willing to lend a hand.

However, when they really encounter the so-called "case", the only thing the Koban can do is report it. They can't do anything and are unwilling to do anything.

It is normal to pass the buck even at the police station level. For example, the different registered permanent residences of the deceased, the places of the incident and temporary residences lead to different jurisdictions, which leads to the police stations passing the buck to each other. It is very common to ask the reporter to report the case to other police stations, as no one wants to get involved.

Does that mean that there will be police officers from the transfer police and other police officers from the police station coming to conduct the on-site inspection?

Uesugi Sosetsu became interested and wondered if he could meet the legendary policewoman.

"So who was at the scene?" asked Uesugi Sosetsu.

"Yes, Captain Ito, the one you know, Kuwabara, and another inspector general Naito. Oh, and Miss Kousaka is here too." Inspector Tanaka said casually without any suspicion.

There really is a female police officer!

Uesugi Sosetsu nodded in his heart. Although he had no intention of having anything happen with a public official, it was good to have a female police officer on the scene.

There is a deep secret hidden in Uesugi Sosetsu's heart - he is a heavy control freak of uniforms and stockings.

However, no one should know this secret except for his several temporary girlfriends. He has always kept it very secret.

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At the end of the residential area of Yamabuki-cho 2-chome Street in Bunkyo Ward, a yellow line symbolizing danger has been drawn, a police car is parked at the door of an apartment building, and several policemen are talking.

"Is everything okay over there, Tanaka?" The chief officer Ito is already fifty years old, with white hair on his temples, sagging cheeks due to middle-aged obesity, and a baton in his hand.

"Yes, Tanaka-san has gone to see Professor Okochi and Uesugi-san." Patrol Chief Kuwahara was the busiest. He had to maintain the scene, deal with problems from the neighbors, and talk to the chief officer: "Uesugi-san is the one we mentioned to you last time, the amazing Chinese rookie forensic doctor!"

"Oh? They are Chinese? But why would Chinese become forensic pathologists?" said Naito, the slender patrol chief with messy hair. He is less than 7 years old and is considered a fresh force among the police. "It is said that medical schools are for children of rich people, but children of rich people become forensic pathologists? It smells bad, the income is low, and it is tiring. It is a typical k job... Isn't this the same as us police officers?"

"Naito?" Ito Koban-chan narrowed his eyes with a smile on his face: "I'm still working now!"

"Oh, sorry, sorry!" Inspection Chief Naito quickly apologized unconvinced, thinking to himself that this is how your life will be like, and I was planning to get promoted one or two more levels!
Don’t let anything happen, don’t let anything happen, just close the case normally.

"Hello, hey, hey, Mr. Kuwahara, have you seen the forensic doctor? What kind of person is he?" At this time, the only female police officer present, Inspector Takasaka, said.

There are not many female police officers in Japan, and even fewer female police officers who can be on the front line, especially in the Koban activities. In this case, women are taken care of. Chief Inspector Kuwahara quickly gestured exaggeratedly, "Super handsome and stylish, okay? Young, calm, and born into a famous family. A famous family, very handsome, tall, and very professional~"

"Hey, is it true? Is it true?" Sure enough, Kuwahara's words instantly aroused the interest of the people around him. Seeing this, he simply told the whole story again: "I tell you, Tanaka-san must have said it was suicide at the beginning, because there were too many such cases, and he was almost fooled by that family. In the end, the righteous Uesugi-san shouted that it was murder, but Tanaka still didn't believe it, so the two sides made a bet..."

Inspector Kuwahara retold the scene in vivid detail. When he mentioned that Tanaka Laodeng had his gold coins exploded by Uesugi Kodeng, several policemen including the chief officer gasped with satisfaction and could not help but hum.

There are still many good people in this world!

Just as he said this, the car arrived. The policemen who were whispering to each other immediately shut up. Inspector Kuwahara hurried to open the door for Inspector Tanaka and said enthusiastically: "Thank you for your hard work!" "Professor Okouchi, Mr. Uesugi, we are troubled by you again this time." Inspector Tanaka took the initiative to open the car door for Professor Okouchi.

"Death by loneliness?" Professor Okochi got out of the car and understood everything after just one look.

At this time, another young man in a white coat also got off the car. He had a cold and handsome face, tall figure, eyes as sharp as a knife, and a temperament as clean and surging as a waterfall from the mountains. Uesugi Sosetsu's figure was shining brightly under the dim sky and could not be looked directly at.

So handsome!

Handsome! The guy in the white coat! Handsome!
Among the large crowd of onlookers, the middle-aged and elderly women started screaming first, and then it was the turn of the only female police officer, Kosaka.

Is this the Chinese? So handsome!

Compared to these middle-aged stinky uncles, I don’t know how much better they are!
She was already thinking about how to get Uesugi's phone number.

However, Uesugi on the opposite side was deeply disappointed when he saw the only female police officer at the scene.

Needless to say, her appearance, with small eyes, a wide forehead, a big face and a round chin, was so good-looking that he would never take a second look at her. The police uniform, narrow skirt, stockings and high heels that Uesugi Sosetsu had imagined did not exist at all. The female field police officer was wearing standard field police uniform, long pants, leather shoes, a tight blue shirt and a thick field vest. The thick vest with four pockets contained a notebook (police officer ID), a radio communicator, a baton and a whistle.

That is to say, the police hat on his head has a bit of a uniform feel.

so disappointed.

All in all, there was neither a strong uniform style nor enough "feminine power", which made Uesugi Sosetsu deeply disappointed.

Tanaka Laodeng immediately read something from Uesugi Sosetsu's expression, and pressed Xiaodeng's shoulder: "Are you disappointed? You are lucky to meet a female police officer in the field, Namo San!"

"Didn't I hear that there are a lot of beauties in your team?" Uesugi Sosetsu asked naturally.

"There are a lot of beauties, but they are all in the office, and we are on-site, so it's a big deal to have a woman. You really think this is a Japanese drama." Tanaka Lao Deng smiled wickedly, "There are really a lot of beauties in Sakuradamon (Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters), but it's really unfair for you to be with us, little brother Uesugi, and I advise you not to really make a move on the female police officer, okay? From the looks of you, you don't have any plans to get married in the near future, right?"

Japanese police are divided into two types based on their functions: one is on-site police and the other is administrative police. The former are actually involved in specific detective matters such as front-line patrols, case handling, tracking, investigation, and surveillance, while the latter can be understood as administrative bureaucrats who do not directly participate in front-line case handling, but only participate in management and clerical work, indirectly providing services to the former.

Those on-site suspects account for less than 38% of the 40 police officers in Japan (the world's police force seems to be even larger), while those on administrative suspects account for more than 50%. In addition to these two types, there are also pure civilian personnel. Naturally, this type of people are completely isolated from detection.

"Marriage is hell. If I can, I would rather not get married for the rest of my life." Uesugi Sosetsu felt that he might not be able to explain it clearly to Tanaka Ryuto, so he added, "Marriage is too heavy. I want to fly freely."

"Then you'd better not attack the female police officer!" Tanaka Laodeng said with a smile: "You don't want to be forced into marriage by the police station, do you?"

"Forced marriage?" Uesugi Sosetsu was stunned.

Seeing that there was still time and the firefighters were preparing props inside, Tanaka Laodeng chatted with Uesugi Sosetsu for a while.

Female police officers in the field (especially those who are involved in front-line investigations or patrols on the scene) have always been particularly difficult to marry. Needless to say, the reason is clear enough. Therefore, many female police officers in the field either say that they are civilian clerks or simply say that they are civil servants when attending social gatherings and social gatherings (this is not considered a lie).

At this time, in order to help their subordinates get married, the entire local police station will work together. When a female police officer in the field has a relatively stable relationship, the criminal department of the police station will mobilize together to call the man. A group of police officers who have been fighting on the front line of investigation for a long time will use the momentum of interrogating criminals, saying things like "I heard that you were dating XXX from our station?" "This matter can't be ended so easily" and "Take responsibility for us, you guy" to force marriage.

This kind of forced marriage almost never fails.

And if the man dares to dump his girlfriend, then the matter will become a big deal. The police station will not let it go, and it is very likely to affect the man's company and family.

"That's why I never touch public officials." Uesugi Sosetsu squinted his eyes: "Sure enough, it's very troublesome."

"You'd better not touch him." Tanaka Lao Deng looked at Xiao Deng with malicious intent. Xiao Deng, who had been blackmailed of 20,000 yen for a meal and was scolded by his wife when he got home and made to eat rice with soy sauce and seaweed for three days, said: "I think you have changed women a lot, little brother Uesugi. When the time comes, count me in as the one who forces you to marry me!"

Lao Deng and Xiao Deng looked at each other and saw the malice in each other's eyes.

Go to hell, you little Deng.

I'm sure you won't die first, you stinky old bastard!

“Hehehehehe~” “Hehehehehe~”

In the first round of confrontation, Tanaka Laodeng and Uesugi Kodeng ended in a tie.

After the small talk, as the firefighters prepared the protective clothing and tools, Tanaka Laodeng signaled that they could begin.

As they approached the apartment, an indescribable smell rushed into Uesugi Sosetsu's nostrils. Uesugi Kotobukiya frowned instantly. A very, very strong mixture of rotten eggs mixed with internal organs and feces, a sweet and fishy smell mixed with the smell of decay hit him in the face.

Come on!

　Because I was interested, I looked up a lot of information about the Japanese police. It turns out that the situation at the patrol and local branches is really a bit difficult. I can only say that it is not easy to work at the grassroots level.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)