Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 89: Is Tokyo the hive of gangsters?
Before performing the autopsy, Uesugi Sosetsu had already determined through his eloquence and analysis of existing reports that the serial killer was the same person, and at the same time raised two questions.

First, when Chiba Prefecture was under full martial law and any adult male would be under surveillance, why could this serial killer easily bypass various surveillance and investigations and come to Tokyo to continue committing crimes?

Second, judging from the results of the on-site investigation, it is obvious that the serial killer seemed to have reasons to continue committing crimes, so he committed crimes under such circumstances.

"The methods of committing crimes are becoming more urgent and cruder." Below, Inspector Higurashi of the 13th Department of Investigation Division nodded: "This shows that the serial killer may have some kind of compulsion that forces him to keep committing crimes."

"But how did he manage to get from Chiba Prefecture to Tokyo?" The Edogawa Ward detective representative also said: "We briefly checked the video, paying special attention to suspicious men aged 25-40 with a strong build, but we found nothing."

"Yes, judging from the scene, the murderer is still very familiar with the surrounding environment." Inspector Yukinoshita Hachiman from Chiba Prefecture was now unshaven and had black eyes. He was almost on the verge of collapse after three consecutive cases.

After discussing with everyone, the head of the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters and the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division, Mao Li Longyi, who was sitting on the stage, decided to ask Uesugi Muneyuki again: "Advisor Uesugi, what you have said so far is the inference that can be confirmed. Do you have any other inferences that you can share with us?"

"When can the autopsy be performed?" Uesugi Muneyuki did not directly answer Minister Mori's questions, but instead put forward his own request.

"The bodies of the two victims in the first and second cases are with the public security department. The headquarters is communicating with the police. The body of the third case should be delivered in the early morning." Minister Maori raised his hand and glanced at his watch. "The family of the victim is emotionally agitated and refuses to perform an autopsy. The prosecutors are communicating with the family. After the negotiation is successful, we will arrange for you to perform the autopsy as soon as possible."

"Tell me what you think first."

Uesugi Munen nodded. Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, he slowly stood up and pointed at the victims of the three cases: "First of all, I have some thoughts on the three cases."

"Generally speaking, it is very strange for a serial killer to repeatedly target elementary school students. According to common sense, there are only three reasons for killing: for money, for sex, or for revenge."

The army of criminal police below nodded one after another. Generally speaking, there are only these three types of murders.

"I just read the files of the first two cases. The families of the two victims were not very wealthy, and there were no signs of abuse. As for hatred, Chiba Prefecture and the public security police have also investigated the families of the victims. They are ordinary dual-income families. There is no enemy, and no disputes were found."

Uesugi Sosetsu said in a deep voice: "So, I think the initial inference of the public security police was reasonable."

"That means killing people for no reason!"

"In the first case, there is reason and evidence that the victim may have accidentally witnessed the gang's transaction and was killed while out playing. Let's not discuss why the gang left the body at the scene instead of destroying it. The judgment made at the beginning is correct."

"However, the emergence of the second and third cases has triggered a thought in my mind." Uesugi Muneyuki frowned and said, "If the unreasonable murder in the first case was to cover up the fact of the narcotics transaction, then the victim in the second case also witnessed the transaction and was killed? Well, assuming that the victim in the second case really happened to witness the transaction and was killed at the weather station where few people go, then in this case, the gang dared to trade in the park openly? And it happened to be witnessed by an elementary school student? This is unreasonable, right?"

At this point, Uesugi Munen couldn't help but sneer: "My words are a bit blunt, everyone present please be mentally prepared."

"If the third case is still the unfortunate result of witnessing a gang deal and being killed, then I suggest that everyone present here resign now and sell lunch boxes on the street or do valet parking. Because if this is true, then your existence is just a waste of the people's tax money. Instead of constantly eating the government's rice, it is better for everyone to resign and save some budget expenses."

Sure enough, as soon as Uesugi Sosetsu said this, the army of detectives below were shocked.

Half of the people who were familiar with Uesugi Sosetsu were amused by him and could not help but smile bitterly and shook their heads repeatedly. They thought that now even the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters has been established, with thousands of police officers and hundreds of police captains mobilized to hold meetings. If this problem cannot be solved, everyone's future will be over, and the honor of the Japanese police will also be in jeopardy.

To some extent, what Uesugi Sosetsu said was true.

The other half of the detectives who were not familiar with Uesugi Sosetsu were angry, especially Yukinoshita Hachiman, the police representative who came from Chiba Prefecture.

It has been more than two weeks since the case broke out on October 10. They have not had a good night's sleep or a day's rest in these two weeks. They have been working around the clock, checking thousands of suspicious persons and searching all the streets near the crime scene.

As a result, all the efforts were now negated by Uesugi Sosetsu's one sentence.

How could this not make them angry?

We have all tried so hard, who are you?

"Hey! What's wrong with you, the on-site consultant?"

"What are you trying to do by suddenly saying something so weird? If you don't understand, don't pretend to understand!"

"We don't have time to waste with those guys from your headquarters."

"proceed if you can!"

There was a lot of noise and shouting below. Seeing this, Criminal Department Minister Mao Li gave his counselor a look, and the counselor of the Criminal Department immediately stood up and slammed the table: "Quiet!"

Who knew that Uesugi Munsetsu wasn't finished yet: "If you are not convinced, then I would like to ask a question."

"From the first case, the second case, and the third case, if they were all done by gangs to cover up their actions, then... is Tokyo the base of the underworld?"

“…………”This time, there was no sound from below.

In addition to hurting the hearts of hundreds of detectives below, Uesugi Sosetsu's sharp remarks also forced them to face a question: Was this really done by a violent group?

Yes, after so many years of crackdowns, violent gangs have long been like rats in the sewer. When the leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi celebrated his birthday, the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters deployed nearly a thousand police officers with guns outside to "celebrate his birthday", making the old leader tremble even when he spoke. In his birthday speech, he repeatedly emphasized "don't hurt anyone", "don't shoot", and "don't do anything illegal".

Did the police make a mistake?
But there is so much circumstantial evidence in the first case...

At this time, the voice of Uesugi Muneyuki on the stage sounded again: "So I personally tend to believe that the first case is doubtful for the time being, and the second and third cases have nothing to do with gangs." "Then since there is no reason to kill, and killing without reason has nothing to do with gangs, I tend to believe that the serial killer has his own problems. He is likely to suffer from mental illness, or he has encountered some extreme force majeure events in his life that caused him to want to retaliate against society, so he chose to use this method to satisfy his needs."

"The above are my personal opinions." Uesugi Muneyuki finally added: "If you think what I said makes sense, you might as well think about it according to my logic. If you think what I said is unreasonable, you can just treat it as listening to a play and watching the parade of the oiran in Yoshiwara and laugh it off."

There was silence below.

Miss Minami beside her couldn't help but roll her eyes.

What a cold joke.

Is this the descendant of the feudal lord's clan? It's a unique old joke. No wonder he and his father can chat so well.

Sure enough, among the many police officers at the scene, the older ones such as Minister Maori laughed dryly, while the younger detectives did not understand at all.

"Okay, thank you for your conclusion, Advisor Uesugi." Minister Maori stood up and said, "Indeed, I think what Advisor Uesugi said makes sense. If the first case is indeed related to a gang, then it is impossible for gangs to be involved in the next two cases. Tokyo has never been a den of gangsters."

"But according to consultant Uesugi's analysis, the murderer of the three cases is undoubtedly the same person. The targets were all elementary school students, and they all cut off their heads. Whether there is any special meaning in this may be the key to solving the case."

"Also, everyone, this serial murder case has already caused extremely bad effects at home and abroad. Now it has spread to the capital to commit crimes. The whole country is watching us. Perhaps what Advisor Uesugi said is right. The criminal is very likely to commit crimes again. If the criminal is allowed to commit crimes under our noses again, then every one of you here will suffer unspeakable shame!"

"This case concerns the prestige of the Japanese police. At this moment, please abandon the consciousness of non-professionals among regions, branches and professional groups, and the idea of competing for credit. Work together, do not conceal information, and solve this case as soon as possible!"

"Yes!!!"

Hundreds of police officers below responded loudly.

The Joint Special Investigation Meeting was disbanded.

The police were divided into three groups. The first group, led by Inspector Hitoshi Kashiwagi of the Third Department, investigated all the interpersonal relationships of the family of the deceased in the third case.

The second group, led by Inspector Sho Shiratori of the Second Department, visited all nearby personnel to inquire if there were any suspicious signs or persons.

The third team is led by Inspector Kosaka from the first department and is responsible for a thorough investigation of the entire Sendai Horikawa Park.

As for the police from the local branch, their biggest task is to watch the surveillance. Moreover, the surveillance videos in key areas have been taken away by the Metropolitan Police Department. All they can get are the cameras at least three kilometers away from the crime scene.

The police in Chiba Prefecture were considered too incompetent and were excluded from the key search scope. Their task was to check the vehicles, subways, Shinkansen and key roads that had recently traveled from Chiba Prefecture to Tokyo.

They say that they should not discriminate between regions, departments of the department, and professional and non-professional groups.

The results showed that key positions were led by professional teams, key surveillance videos were observed by the Metropolitan Police Department itself, and local bureaus and local branches were all doing hard and thankless work.

No wonder local branches don’t want to seek help from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Uesugi Sosetsu complained in his heart.

But after doing this, he suddenly didn't know what he should do.

The body hasn't been delivered yet, so there's nothing he can do?
Eh? Where is Miss Minami?
Uesugi Sosetsu walked around the Special Investigation Headquarters for a while, but didn't see Miss Minami, and the police were all busy. He walked around like an idle person, bought a bottle of Suntory low-sugar oolong tea from the vending machine, and drank it in one gulp.

"Uesugi-kun!"

Just after showing off his tea, he saw Miss Minami standing in front of him. She had already changed into her police uniform. There was a hint of pride in her sweet, smiling eyes as she handed a room card to Uesugi Sosetsu.

"What is this?" Uesugi Sosetsu took the room card.

"Here's the room card for the hotel next door, next door!" Miss Minami grabbed Uesugi Souji and came to the window.

It’s really next door. There is a hotel no more than 50 meters away from the police station.

"You've been tired all day, go and have a good rest. I don't think you would like to squeeze into a makeshift bunk bed with a bunch of middle-aged uncles." Miss Minami said directly, "I've booked a hotel for you, go and have a rest first, and I'll let you know when the body arrives. As the saying goes, even if you win, you still have to tie your head tightly (don't be arrogant when you win, and don't be discouraged when you lose). How can you not have a good rest?"

"What about you?" Uesugi Sosetsu held the room card in his hand, his expression somewhat moved.

It turned out that she had booked a temporary hotel for me.

"I'm a police officer. I'm going to stay here. But don't worry, female police officers have a special lounge and don't have to squeeze with male police officers." Miss Minami patted his shoulder and motioned for him to go and rest.

Uesugi Souyuki took the room card and went to a nearby hotel. When he opened the door, he saw a box of freshly cut fruits on the table. On it was written in beautiful handwriting: "Gluttonous Uesugi-kun, are you hungry? It's this late, don't eat staple food. Eat some fruit. You need to supplement your vitamins if you stay up late!"

The man smiled helplessly.

This young lady has really arranged everything for him.

(End of this chapter)