Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 82, Uesugi Sosetsu becomes a son-in-law and adopted son?
The news brought by his wife made Uesugi Hironori's mind race. Uesugi Hironori, who looked carefree but was actually smart and capable, immediately realized that this was an unusual signal.

It seems that Watanabe Eiji's family also has only one daughter, right?

Could it be that Watanabe Eiji's family also wants to take Xueshoumaru over to be a son-in-law or adopted son?
Uesugi Yuken fell into deep thought.

Compared with the Watanabe family, our main family is inferior, or to put it bluntly, we are marrying above our station.

Watanabe Eiji's father, Watanabe Kazuo, was once the president of the National Railways, his uncle Watanabe Gokyu even served as the Minister of Labor, Health and Welfare, and his wife Mori Michiko (now called Watanabe Michiko) is the daughter of the Mori family, a powerful political family.

Compared with Watanabe, the Uesugi family actually has no powerful people, and they are not very rich. The professors at the University of Tokyo are mainly noble.

"Did she say anything else?" Uesugi Yuken asked.

"No, Michiko just asked. I said Xuesongmaru is not engaged yet and has no ideal partner at the moment. Then Michiko said she knew, that's it." Uesugi Tomoko was also a little uncertain, but she still wanted to fight for it: "Isn't this better than some country bumpkin from Akita?"

"That's true, and it's not an insult to Eiji that the main family sent the second son of a famous family to marry into the family." Uesugi Yuken said proudly: "Who made him only have one daughter? Who made him only have one daughter~~~"

The man was quite proud, and the woman couldn't help but raise her head and smile proudly. Uesugi Tomoko was most proud of having given birth to two sons: "It's because you didn't work hard, otherwise I wouldn't have only two sons."

"Hehehe~ It's hard to say whether there are only two or not!" Uesugi Yukenori made a joke. This is also what he is most proud of.

"Oh Dana Sa!"

The couple told a little dirty joke, and then seriously discussed how to "sell" Uesugi Sosetsu to a good place and at a good price.

The trend of adopting sons was completely blown to ancient Japan from the Celestial Empire. By the 13th century at the latest, Japan had begun to show signs of large-scale "adoption" in order to fill the loopholes in the primogeniture system.

As early as the Kamakura period, people did not have the concept of primogeniture, and the territory was divided into several parts according to the number of children. As the number of family members increased, the great heroes who originally followed the founding shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo soon discovered that after a few generations, the vast territories they had been granted were cut into pieces. In the later period, some families even had several towns outside the city divided into more than a thousand parts, belonging to more than a dozen different branches.

It was at this time that the Japanese began to realize the importance of the primogeniture system.

But after the establishment of the primogeniture system, another problem arose - what should be done with other sons besides the eldest son?
This trend just happened to cater to the need for adoption. The adoption system was already prevalent in Japan, and no one could guarantee that every marriage would result in a son. If there was no son in the family, then one had to try to adopt a child, give him one's own surname, and let him take on a position such as head of the family to maintain the authority of the father's family.

However, adoption does not involve blood ties after all. How can we deepen the relationship between the adopted child and the original family?
Thus, the "son-in-law adopting son" system came into being, that is, adopting a son without inheritance rights from other families, and then marrying a daughter to him. The two sides formed a close relationship, and the family bloodline would be passed on to the next generation through the daughter, which could be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Yes, even in Japan, which has the most conservative culture, most people believe that children born to their daughters are related to them by blood.

Some people may think that this is the "son-in-law" in China?

A bit similar, but not correct. The emphasis of a son-in-law is on the "son-in-law", while the emphasis of an adopted son-in-law is on the "son". In the Japanese environment, an adopted son-in-law has an extremely close relationship second only to that of biological children. He is the legal heir to the family business with independent inheritance rights. The identity of an adopted son-in-law is to first adopt and then marry a daughter. The son-in-law becomes a son, and the daughter becomes a daughter-in-law.

Therefore, sending the second son to another family to be a son-in-law or adopted son is a very normal thing and there is nothing shameful about it.

What's more important is that one cannot actually "choose" one's biological son, but one can "choose" one's adopted son-in-law. One cannot completely control the character and ability of one's own children, but one can control the character and ability of an adopted son-in-law. This has led to the system of adopted sons-in-law becoming more and more popular among politicians and businessmen in modern times. Sometimes, they would rather give up their biological sons and adopt a capable adopted son-in-law to inherit the family business.

The Japanese are very stubborn about passing down their family names.

The Yonezawa Uesugi family already has Uesugi Sadanori as the heir to the family head, and Uesugi Munesetsu, as the second son, cannot inherit the family business. Therefore, both Uesugi Hironori and Uesugi Tomoko think that sending Uesugi Munesetsu out to be someone else's son-in-law or adopted son is a win-win choice, as he can inherit a ready-made family business and gain benefits for the family.

At this time, Uesugi Munen had no idea that his family had agreed to sell him for a good price.

He was sitting in the living room of the garden house watching TV and texting with Ikeda Erena, Watanabe Minami, and Shirakawa Mai.

It seemed that Shirakawa Mai had no work today and had time to chat with him. Naturally, Uesugi Sosetsu answered all of Mai's questions, but because of the screen between them, Uesugi Sosetsu always felt that he seemed to be more rational, unlike when they were face to face and felt a little dizzy.

Senior Mai's tone was a bit strong, with a hint of guidance from a senior to a junior. Uesugi Sosetsu agreed readily and took the opportunity to ask some questions about the entertainment industry. Senior Mai chatted briefly and the two sides agreed to talk in detail when they had time.

It seems that senior sister Mai is not very difficult to get along with, Uesugi Sosetsu thought.

There are rumors in the industry that the goddess senior is quite aloof, and has rarely been photographed by paparazzi in any street activities, shopping or travel photos. It's as if she has disappeared after returning home.

But after they got to know each other, Senior Mai was quite enthusiastic towards him. Maybe she really treated him as her junior.

Miss Minami asked him what he had for dinner, and then showed Uesugi Sosetsu the charcoal-grilled eel rice, grilled chicken meatballs, and baked cookies she had made.

It was very pleasant to chat with Miss Minami. We were relaxed and had a lot of fun throwing jokes at each other. She even said that she would ask Uesugi Sosetsu to treat her next time she went to the racecourse.

As for Master Erena, the tall beauty is full of resentment now. Because he had to go to the racecourse today, Uesugi Soyuki canceled his training activities with her. After the last date, due to work reasons, the two had fewer opportunities to meet, and Erena became more worried. Every word she sent was weighted. Uesugi Soyuki believed that if he said now that he wanted to meet, Erena would rush over immediately.

Uesugi Sosetsu could only respond carefully, saying that he was busy recently and they could discuss what to do on the next day off.

After chatting with Erina for a few words, Uesugi Sosetsu received a message from Watanabe Minami: "Watch TV, the public security department is preparing to hold a press conference."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Sosetsu immediately switched the TV to NHK.

At this time, Uesugi Hironori and Uesugi Tomoko also changed their clothes and came out.

On the TV screen, a spokesperson from the Planning Division of the National Police Agency's Security Department was making a report in front of the camera. The audience was filled with journalists, and behind him was a banner that read "Chiba Prefecture Murder and Dismemberment Case."

It has been exactly 11 days since the murder and dismemberment case in Chiba Prefecture was reported missing, and the Japanese Public Security Bureau finally held a press conference.

At this time, this case has attracted the attention of the entire Kanto region. The five major TV stations except Tokyo TV have all aired special programs and sent special reporters to Chiba Prefecture to understand the situation.

Even some journalists from overseas have reported on this incident.

When facing reporters, the Chiba Prefecture Police Headquarters could only helplessly tell reporters that the matter had been taken over by the public security department.

The reporters then contacted the public security department of the Metropolitan Police Department, who said that the case is still under further investigation and that they will hold a press conference as soon as there is a result.

Due to the police's secrecy requirements, the outside world could only wait. During this period, countless speculations were sparked on the Internet, including that it was a vendetta, an accidental death, a cult ritual, a gang fight, and so on. Under great pressure from public opinion, the police were finally forced to hold a press conference in advance.

"Recently, our public security department has solved a major murder case." The head of the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Department, wearing a well-fitting suit, said to the camera: "It is the Chiba Prefecture murder and dismemberment case that everyone has been concerned about."

"According to our investigation, this incident is related to the local gang Futaba Group in Chiba Prefecture."

There was an uproar below.

This incident is actually related to a violent group?
Superintendent Ichijo, the director of the Security Department, said coldly: "Based on the DNA test of the shoe prints and saliva from the cigarette butts that were dropped at the scene, we have matched a criminal with a criminal record in the criminal database."

"Igawa Koutarou, formerly known as Ishibashi Hayashi, is a former member of the gang Futaba-gumi."

"According to the interrogation and investigation, the Futaba Group had conducted drug transactions in the C2 warehouse at the Chiba City Pier before the incident. Therefore, we have reason to believe that Junpei Doi's death is related to the Futaba Group."

"According to reliable inferences, the deceased should have witnessed the secret transaction in the warehouse when he was out, and was accidentally discovered by the gang and killed."

Superintendent Ichijo briefly introduced the case: "A few days ago, our police conducted a search of the Futaba Group and have arrested the group leader Takakura, and members Kazama, Sakurada, Sato, Kawamura, Matsusaka, etc. I believe the case will be solved soon."

There was a burst of admiration from the audience.

"As expected of the police." "The Metropolitan Police Department has been standing up lately." "So efficient, is this the police?" "It was actually done by a gang? They attacked a child, are they crazy?"

A reporter raised his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Kuroda from the Asahi Shimbun. I'd like to ask Superintendent Ichijo, if that's the case, why don't the gangs just throw the bodies into the sea, but keep the heads and bodies?"

"The criminal psychologists in the Organizational Countermeasures Department believe this is a form of warning." Superintendent Ichijo replied coldly.

But his answer was obviously not very convincing.

"Who is the murderer? Is it the Igawa Koutaro mentioned earlier?" Another reporter also caught something that the police did not make clear.

The police officer's face didn't look good.

In fact, the police also wanted to convict Igawa Koutaro and directly declare it a homicide to be over with.

However, Koutaro Igawa had a perfect alibi. On the day of the incident, he was working odd jobs selling hot dogs on the street in Funabashi City. He was basically under roadside traffic surveillance the entire time and had no time to commit the crime at all.

Although the public security department has great power, it is no longer the pre-war Special Higher Police. If the other party sends the case for inspection and has sufficient evidence to defend themselves in court, the public security department itself will be in big trouble.

"The murderer is still under investigation and there is no doubt that he is a member of a violent gang." This was the only answer he could give.

"The murderer has not been identified and the murder weapon has not been found. Is it too arbitrary to just say that it was done by a violent group?" the reporters kept insisting.

"It was done by a violent gang." said a police inspector coldly.

"What's the basis?"

"The footprints and cigarette butts at the scene are our evidence. We also confirmed during the interrogation that the Futaba Group did conduct drug transactions in the C2 warehouse. During the search of the group, we found large controlled knives and a small amount of anesthetic samples. Considering the autopsy results, it must be someone who is skilled in knife handling and corpse handling. We have every reason to believe that this was done by a gang."

"but……"

The police's attitude was very tough: "It was the violent gang Futaba Group who did it."

Uesugi Sosetsu watched the entire press conference in front of the TV and frowned.

In his opinion, the police's inferences were generally correct, and it was also reasonable to kill and silence the gang members who were caught during a transaction, but there were still a few details in this matter that could not be explained.

For example, the warning is far-fetched. How could you leave a corpse at a transaction location as a warning? Doesn't this tell everyone that there is something wrong with this abandoned warehouse?

The whole family was attracted by this case. Uesugi Yuken even asked, "Xuesong, why didn't the Metropolitan Police Department ask you to perform the autopsy?"

"The Metropolitan Police Department doesn't care about Chiba Prefecture!" Uesugi Muneyuki was at a loss whether to laugh or cry at this question: "Father, the Metropolitan Police Department is a local agency. Cases in Chiba Prefecture are handled by the Chiba Prefecture Police Headquarters."

"Oh, yes, I always confuse the National Police Agency and the Metropolitan Police Department." Uesugi Yuken patted his head.

"In short, we can announce that we have identified the murderer. As long as we find the missing murder weapon, the case will be solved." Several senior public security officials stood up and bowed: "Please rest assured, everyone. Everything is under our control..."

At this moment, Uesugi Sosetsu's phone suddenly rang.

It's Miss Minami!

"Hey, Uesugi-kun, where are you now? Can you come to the Metropolitan Police Department right away?" Watanabe Minami's voice was anxious and a little shaken: "Someone in Chiba Prefecture has reported a case!"

"A nine-year-old female elementary school student went missing and her body was found at a weather station!"

"Huh?!" Uesugi Sosetsu stood up from his seat and looked at the screen at home.

Almost at the same time, someone hurried into the press conference and whispered the news in the ears of the public security police.

Another elementary school student was brutally murdered, again in Chiba Prefecture!
A police officer asked: “?”

Public Security Counselor: “???”

The senior public security officials who were watching the press conference from behind the scenes: “???????”

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