Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 9: Green Ghost, Red Ghost, Black Ghost, and White Ghost

The first time Uesugi Sosetsu smelled the stench of a corpse in his life, he would never forget it. This was not a physiological stench, but a genetic stench, an inaccessible stench deep in the human genes. This smell was like a steel nail, deeply piercing into the human head, penetrating the brain, and leaving humans with an unforgettable bad feeling. Even if it was pulled out, the pain would not stop, but would be super-doubled.

In fact, the stench of a corpse is worse than almost any other unpleasant smell; it has almost become a materialized form of spiritual corruption.

This kind of mental corruption almost ignores defense. Wearing several layers of plastic clothing is of no help at all. Perhaps only special protective clothing and gas masks can fight it to some extent. Ordinary clothes and rubber gloves are completely unable to stop it at all.

It also has a terrifying adhesion property. It will penetrate the surface of the skin and linger inside the human body for a long time. No matter how many times you take a shower or how much perfume you spray, you cannot get rid of this smell.

Even after a month or so, the smell will still faintly appear in the nasal cavity, making people lose their appetite and feel extremely miserable.

According to legend, the stench of corpses is a fear signal engraved deep in human genes. In the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years since human evolution from ancient times to the present, humans have encountered countless cases of finding corpses of their own kind in the wild. For humans who eat raw meat, drink blood, and farm with knives and fire, this is an extremely dangerous sign, meaning that there is a deadly threat nearby and they must be vigilant.

This alarm engraved deep in our genes has been passed down to this day.

Uesugi Sosetsu thought that it was no wonder that those policemen were standing outside and didn't come in, it turned out that they also really disliked this smell!

Damn Old Deng, just wait for me.

When Uesugi Munesetsu was trying to control his physical discomfort, the bluestone under his right hand suddenly flashed with light, and a soft, cool, minty feeling immediately drove away all the stench and physical discomfort. The corpse odor factors floating in the air were dispelled by the power of the bluestone and could no longer touch Uesugi Munesetsu himself.

Well, Uesugi Sosetsu randomly gave the stone in his right hand a name. Considering that it always emits a sky-blue light, he called it azureite.

Professor Okochi didn't react at all. It seemed that the old man was used to it.

"Where's the body?" Uesugi Souyuki was protected by the power of the azurite and was immediately freed from the stench of the corpse, which made him feel much better. He also asked the firefighter next to him, "Where is the body?"

Uesugi Sosetsu's super fast adaptability surprised Ohkouchi and the firefighters next to him, and the policemen standing outside the house were even more amazed.

This kid isn't even afraid of the stench of corpses. Maybe he's born to be a forensic scientist!
"Here." The firefighter, also fully armed, pointed to the closet.

The furnishings in the apartment are simple, with typical civilian Japanese-style decoration, tatami on the floor. The simple Japanese-style structure of one bedroom and one living room is not very clean, and many corners show signs of disrepair. The old-fashioned chandeliers and stoves seem to have gone back to the Showa era.

Seeing the scene in the closet, even Professor Ohkouchi, who was always experienced, narrowed his pupils slightly.

There were two old people lying in the closet. The male one was wrapped in a blanket, pressing on the female one. They both had gray hair and bulging bodies, and it seemed that they had been dead for some time.

The body of the elderly man had begun to rot, and flies and maggots were still clearly visible even after being handled by firefighters. The reddish-brown and black corpse fluid had soaked through the blanket, emitting a foul odor.

But the body of the elderly woman was generally intact, with only slight signs of decay. Her abdomen had dissolved, the subcutaneous tissue was light green, and there were some scars on her body, which were obviously new injuries.

Uesugi Sosetsu and Professor Okouchi looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces.

Die alone?

But there were two more bodies of elderly people at the scene.

Suicide for love? Mass suicide?

But the degree of decay of the corpse...

Uesugi Sosetsu thought about what he had memorized from the forensic medicine books.

After a person dies, the glycogen in the muscles of the corpse decreases and the lactic acid increases. Lactic acid will affect the activity of adenosine triphosphate in the human body, causing the muscles of the corpse to contract and the joints to become rigid. At this time, the corpse will become like a stone and rigor mortis will occur.

However, rigor mortis will begin to wear off around 20-24 hours after death as the proteins in the body begin to break down, and the body will begin to decompose.

Generally speaking, the decay of a corpse starts from the gastrointestinal tract. The lower abdomen begins to dissolve first, the cornea also begins to become cloudy, the subcutaneous tissue of the human body begins to appear light green, and a large amount of corrupt gas is produced. At this time, the corpse is called a "green ghost."

As the decay accelerates further, the green color will begin to fade, the rotten smell will attract flies to lay eggs, the corpse will appear reddish-brown, and a large amount of decaying gases will cause the corpse to begin to swell highly. At this time, the corpse is called a "red ghost". Of course, it also has a scientific name called "giantism".

As the corruption continues, the body's internal organs, soft tissues and muscles begin to melt, forming a dark brown liquid that flows out of the body. The body at this point is called a "nigger."

As all the skin, organs, soft tissue and muscles dissolve, leaving only the bones, the corpse is now called a "white ghost."

Therefore, the changes of the corpse are a gradual process of decay from rigor mortis - green ghost - red ghost - black ghost - white ghost.

But the scene before them made both Uesugi Sosetsu and Professor Okouchi frown.

The male corpse above is obviously a red ghost, while the female corpse below is still a green ghost.

The time of death doesn't seem to match.

Apparently, Professor Ohkouchi had the same opinion. Uesugi Sosetsu almost instinctively wanted to awaken the dead soul, but before he raised his hand, he gave up the idea.

What was he going to communicate with the dead souls for now? The last time he communicated, it was triggered inexplicably, and Uesugi Munen didn't understand the mechanism.

What if communicating with dead souls requires consuming extra “po”? What if communicating with dead souls has a time limit?
It is better to wait and redeploy to understand the specific situation.

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the condition of the body, Uesugi Sosetsu came out of the apartment.

At this time, except for a few police officers, the outside was already full of onlookers, most of whom were community aunties and old ladies in their forties, fifties, seventies and eighties. People were discussing the matter in a flurry. The police who came from the surroundings pulled up the yellow line, put their hands behind their backs, and said nothing in the face of various inquiries.

"How is it? My great forensic doctor, brother Uesugi, can you confirm whether it was suicide or homicide?" Seeing Uesugi Soyuki coming out, Inspector Tanaka immediately came up and asked eagerly. Lao Deng nudged Uesugi Soyuki with his shoulder and gestured around with the corner of his mouth.

Thirty or forty people had gathered around, all waiting for the police's answer. "What exactly happened?" Uesugi Munen didn't answer the question directly. Instead, he asked, "Why do you say it's possible that he was murdered? But you can't be sure?"

"This is the situation." Seeing this, Chief Ito took the initiative to describe the information that their police had.

The two deceased were the male owner, Masato Ishizaka, 79 years old, and the female owner, Hiroko Ishizaka, 75 years old. Their children had passed away, and they had no relatives or friends. After retirement, the couple lived in this civilian apartment, living on their pensions and odd jobs.

This couple is somewhat famous in the Jiaoban because the hostess was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, commonly known as senile dementia, a few years ago. She often cannot find her way and cannot recognize people. When asked about place names from decades ago, the Jiaoban know her. Every time the male host comes to the Jiaoban to take people away, bowing and apologizing subconsciously has become a part of his life.

But the problem is not that simple. According to what we know, the hostess not only suffers from Alzheimer's disease, but also has hypertension, diabetes, arrhythmia, salmonellosis, atherosclerosis, colitis, arthritis, lichen planus, gout and myocardial infarction.

All these were taken care of by the male owner alone, so the couple lived a very difficult life.

"What you mean is that it is possible that the male host really couldn't bear the pressure, so in extreme circumstances he chose to marry the female host and then commit suicide?" Uesugi Muneyuki understood.

"Yes, we have such suspicion." Inspector General Naito nodded immediately: "You saw the scene, right? Do you think it's a bit strange? It looks like... Mr. Ishizaka is holding Ms. Ishizaka down? Um... suffocating?"

"If that's the case, then it's true. In that case, there is a motive for murder." Another inspector general, Kuwahara, also said, "So this is the case?"

"Not really. We just asked the neighbors nearby, and they all said that the couple loved each other very much. Mr. Ishizaka never had any complaints. No matter how hard or troublesome it was, he did his best to take care of his sick wife." Policewoman Miss Kosaka expressed the opposite opinion: "The residents around here all said that Mr. Ishizaka was a good man!"

"Brother Uesugi, did you find anything? Was the autopsy result a suicide or a homicide?"

Several policemen were arguing over the matter. Inspector Tanaka, Chief Ito, and Miss Takasaka thought it was suicide, while Inspectors Kuwahara and Naito believed it was homicide, meaning that the husband could not bear to take care of a wife who was sick all over and had Alzheimer's disease, so he killed his wife first and then committed suicide to end his painful life.

After hearing this, Uesugi Sosetsu understood what was going on.

So the key to this matter is whether the husband died for love with his wife, or did he kill his wife first and then commit suicide?

Judging from the superficial autopsy results just now, it should be the latter, because one was already a "red ghost" and the other was still a "green ghost", which means that the time of death of the two people was not consistent, and the interval between deaths should be more than one day.

In addition, the woman suffers from Alzheimer's disease, so it is reasonable that the male owner really can't stand it.

Next, all we need to do is... Uesugi Sosetsu returns to the scene.

The azurite shone, and as the light condensed, the dead souls of the master and mistress were awakened under the will of Uesugi Sosetsu.

In the green light, the spirits of the male and female host rose up. Unexpectedly, before Uesugi Sosetsu could ask, the gray-haired female host was struggling to feel her pocket. When she found that she couldn't touch her pocket, she became anxious and cried, shouting intermittently: [The real person... the candy... is gone, the candy... can't be found...]

[The sugar has always been here, Xiaohao, right here.] The equally old male host also had tears in his eyes. He hugged his wife tightly and pointed at his mouth with his finger: [The sugar has always been in my mouth! Look!]

[Woo woo woo…the sugar is still there…real people…like it]

The man comforted his wife, then smiled seriously at Uesugi Sosetsu and said, "I'm sorry, my wife made you worry."

[Mr. Ishizaka, I am Uesugi Muneyuki, a forensic pathologist at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. It is unfortunate that we meet under these circumstances. I have some...special abilities. I awakened you just to ask you a question...]

Uesugi Sosetsu briefly recounted what he knew.

[What?] Who knew that before Uesugi Muneyuki finished speaking, the male host was already furious. He was like an aging lion, bursting out the last bit of energy he had carefully stored while his life was lingering: [You actually said that I... killed Xiaohao? How... despicable! How could I have killed Xiaohao? ! These thieves of the national tax money! Are they still unwilling to let us go after this? What did we do wrong? We have done our best not to cause trouble to society! ]

[So, you committed suicide?] Uesugi Sosetsu's expression remained unchanged. He found that the power of the law of contract had been triggered.

[No, my wife died of natural causes.] The male owner, Mr. Ishizaka, mentioned this incident and closed his eyes in pain: [I wanted to wake my wife up that morning, but when I called her, unlike usual, she didn't respond.]

[I know, I have always known that there will be such a day. Xiaohao was sick all over, so I decided to commit suicide by taking poison. I was ready. I was ready to leave this world with my wife.]

Mr. Ishizaka smiled sadly: [My wife is my life. If she dies, I will not live anymore.]

[You committed suicide by taking poison? What kind of poison did you take?] Uesugi Sosetsu asked.

【Sleeping pills.】

[Japan stipulates that sleeping pills can only be prescribed in large quantities by a nearby doctor. Otherwise, you can only buy one pill at a time. One pill only has 1mg. You need to take at least 100mg of sleeping pills to quickly kill yourself. How did you prepare such a large amount?] Uesugi Sosetsu frowned.

[Didn't I tell you? I was ready.] Mr. Ishizaka still smiled sadly: [I don't know how you did it, but I really committed suicide. Now that you know, please help us. I don't mind, but I don't want my wife to be hurt a second time!]

The contract is made.

The spiritual communication was suddenly interrupted at this point, and Uesugi Sosetsu felt a sense of fatigue, and the light of the bluestone on his right hand disappeared.

The male owner said that he committed suicide by taking sleeping pills at the same time, and the female owner died of natural causes, so why do the times not match?

Uesugi Sosetsu looked at the stacked corpses again. The male owner on top had turned into a red ghost, while the female owner on the bottom was still a green ghost.

Uesugi Sosetsu was still thinking when it started to drizzle outside. There were crackling lightning and thunder, and the pale light of the lightning shone on the rotting body of the male owner.

The young forensic doctor was stunned for a moment, and suddenly, he looked around the cabin in the north and south directions.

Got it!

He knew what was going on!
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