Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 92, turning the impossible into possible!

Theatrical crime, a concept proposed by Japanese social critic Yukio Akatsuka, refers to an interactive crime form that is similar to a stage play, with society as the stage, criminals as the protagonists, police as supporting roles, and news media and the public as the audience.

Japan has many famous unsolved cases, such as "The Glico Morinaga Incident" and "The 300 Million Yen Robbery", which are theatrical crimes. The criminals don't really care whether they can gain any actual benefits. What they care most about is satisfying their inner desires through crimes.

For example, in the case of the 300 million yen robbery, the serial numbers of the 300 million yen banknotes were actually announced by the Japanese police to the entire banking system and all large and medium-sized enterprises in Japan. As long as the criminals used the money in a formal place, the police would receive a report immediately.

However, none of the 300 million yen has been spent so far, which means that the criminal did not commit the crime entirely for money.

In addition, another characteristic of theatrical crime is that the criminals will rehearse many times before committing the crime, and after the crime they will not be able to help but return to the scene to appreciate their masterpiece.

In the famous "Imperial Bank Incident", the criminal rehearsed the crime twice before actually committing the crime at the Imperial Bank.

The first time the criminal successfully deceived the Ebara branch of Yasuda Bank, saying that dysentery had broken out nearby. He forged the identity of an epidemic prevention expert from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and the bank employees believed it, so they all drank the "disinfectant liquid" provided by the criminal.

Nothing happened, which means that this was the first rehearsal and the liquid was not poisoned. Although the bank employees were very puzzled as to why the Metropolitan Police Department and the Health and Epidemic Prevention Department did not send anyone, they did not take it to heart.

The second time, the criminal went to the Nakai Branch of Mitsubishi Bank and used the same trick to ask the bank employees to drink "disinfectant liquid". However, this time he met a more cautious branch manager, who repeatedly asked to confirm with his superiors and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Seeing that he failed to deceive them, the criminal made up an excuse and left.

The rehearsal failed, and the criminal had apparently learned enough lessons. He sorted out his words, forged a more convincing identity, collected official news and fabricated reliable information that was nine true and one false. Finally, in the third operation, he successfully poisoned 11 people with cyanide and took yen and some checks from the scene.

Uesugi Sosetsu used this example to allow everyone to understand the portrait of the murderer as quickly as possible.

"First, we need to review the surveillance footage, Minister Maori." Uesugi Muneyuki said in a deep voice, "Since this is a theatrical crime, the criminal must have rehearsed repeatedly near the crime scene beforehand. And didn't it mention that the murderer has a certain anti-reconnaissance ability?"

"If that's the case, then if he wants to be familiar with the nearby surveillance cameras, he must have scouted the area beforehand."

Uesugi Sosetsu said: "Since all three crimes were committed by the same person, the surveillance video must have recorded this person repeatedly scouting the area near the crime scene before, and even showed up to admire her work afterwards."

"Hmm..." Criminal Minister Mao Li smiled bitterly, "This is the easiest. Although it has been more than half a month since the first case, we may have to review hundreds of surveillance cameras and a month's worth of video, but this is hard work and it's easy to do."

As mentioned in the previous article, the Japanese police are best at the human wave tactic, which is nothing more than hard work. The 300 million yen robbery case can be investigated for several months. What's the big deal about watching some surveillance? If watching surveillance can solve the case, the Metropolitan Police Department can order thousands of police officers to watch the surveillance together tomorrow.

no problem.

"Secondly, there is another characteristic of theatrical crimes, which is that they are likely to have been rehearsed before the crime was actually committed." Uesugi Muneyuki continued, "Did you notice a detail? The second case occurred in a remote place, and the third case occurred in the women's restroom."

"Based on this alone, we cannot be sure that the perpetrator is a female student, Uesugi-kun. This is too counterintuitive!" Minister Mori still frowned.

"That's not what I'm talking about." Uesugi Munen interrupted Minister Maori's resistance: "I'm saying that we should investigate whether there were any strange things happening in Chiba Prefecture before the incident?"

"That could be the murderer rehearsing. The public security investigation is only going in the direction of violent extremist organizations."

"That's fine. I will instruct the Chiba Prefectural Police Headquarters to conduct further investigation." Minister Maori finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, we need to change the way we investigate. Students who were passing by after school should not be excluded from the investigation. Minister Maori, can we ask Chiba Prefecture, especially Chiba City schools, to allow us to enter the schools to assist in the investigation?"

However, after hearing Uesugi Muneyuki's request, Minister Maori shook his head and said, "Mr. Uesugi, regardless of whether your inference has any evidence, do you know what kind of waves it will cause if we, together with the Special Investigation Headquarters, turn the search to the school and suspect that it was a minor who committed the crime?"

"The area of minors has always been one of the biggest forbidden areas of the law. Any search of schools by us will cause panic among all parents. Behind every school is a school board, and behind the school board are a large number of local political families and corporate organizations."

"Moreover, you said the murderer was a female underage student." Minister Maori couldn't help but shook his head vigorously after hearing this: "Let's not talk about anything else. An underage female student? Someone with rich experience in killing, disposing of corpses and counter-reconnaissance? Uesugi-kun, do you really know what you are talking about?"

"If I dare to say this at the joint special investigation meeting, the National Police Agency will send in a new officer to replace me tomorrow, and I will be on the front page of the newspaper the day after tomorrow." Minister Maori shook his head: "I'm sorry, I can't do that!"

"Tsk!" Uesugi Sosetsu was very angry about this, but he had nothing to say.

He couldn't get hard this time because he himself was extremely confused about the result.

Let’s wait for the bodies from Case 1 and Case 2 to be delivered first.

"Wait a moment."

Soft voices were heard quietly.

Miss Minami, who was standing beside him, listened to Uesugi Sosetsu's entire discussion and judgment. The Metropolitan Police Department calmed down a little and took a deep breath.

Her size 80 jade feet wrapped in 33D thickened black winter tights trembled unconsciously. Following Uesugi Sosetsu's words, her heels fell off the shoe uppers, and the tip of the shoe was hooked by her toes, lifting it up one by one.

As soon as Uesugi Sosetsu finished speaking, Watanabe Minami took the initiative to speak. Her soft voice resonated with Uesugi Sosetsu as soon as it appeared.

"Well, I don't know much about detective work, but I have an idea..."

Uesugi Sosetsu raised his eyebrows slightly.

He could hear that Miss Minami's voice was a little trembling, and he could also tell that she was a little nervous.

Having been a young lady for a long time, the daughter of the Superintendent of Police for a long time, and Inspector Watanabe of the Personnel Department for a long time, Miss Minami is accustomed to giving orders and being bossy, and she is accustomed to treating her father's authority as her own.

Maybe what Uesugi Sosetsu said last time had an effect. She wants to try to express her own opinions and try to break away from her father's halo.

This was her first time to actually participate in a detective investigation.

Uesugi Sosetsu gave her an encouraging look, and Miss Minami felt it.

She hadn't said a word the whole time, completely immersed in Uesugi Sosetsu's reasoning show, following Uesugi Sosetsu's judgment and reasoning to sort out the entire case word by word.

Her voice was soft and contained an inexplicable warmth that was reassuring, and her voice was the complete opposite of Uesugi Sosetsu's low, confused tone.

"Uesugi-kun just said that the murderer might be a female, an underage female student."

"I know your first reactions are all impossible."

"But did you notice that in the second and third cases, the murderer attacked people by surprise? Even in the first case, although the victim was a man, he showed no signs of resistance?"

If Uesugi Sosetsu's words tended to be low and serious, there was a sense of unquestionable decisiveness in their decisiveness.

Miss Minami, on the other hand, tends to be healing, defusing sharpness with elegant and tranquil words, making it acceptable.

In terms of detective ability alone, Miss Minami cannot compare to those frontline non-professional teams and patrol officers.

But in terms of her familiarity with rules and regulations and her ability to communicate in language, Miss Minami is no less capable than any bureaucrat or politician.

"You all think it's impossible that an underage female student committed the crime, but have you ever thought about what kind of person can make an elementary school student let down his guard to the greatest extent?" Watanabe Minami said softly, "Of course it's an underage girl in uniform. Being female means she's less dangerous, and being in uniform means she's in school and on the right track in life. If a boy were to ask an elementary school student, it would seem strange, but if a girl asks, it's natural and reasonable. If you're more polite, the child won't be on guard."

"So, Uesugi-kun's opinion may be a bit extreme, but it may be because of this reason that the public security and Chiba Prefecture have never been able to find the murderer."

"I think Uesugi-kun's judgment should be correct, because after eliminating all the wrong answers, the answer that seems the most unlikely is the truth!"

"Uncle Maori, Brother Okada, Uesugi has always been a man who makes the impossible possible. I have witnessed it with my own eyes. Let's believe him, okay?"

Watanabe Minami's words finally moved Minister Mori and Inspector Okada. Although they didn't say anything else, Uesugi Sosetsu could feel that they were no longer so resistant to the fact that the criminal was an underage female student.

Watanabe Minami, this woman might be the gift given to herself by Lord Kenshin Shinko Shinkoku from Bushi-in-dono.

Uesugi Sosetsu thought so.

The support she gave him, every crisp word was like air, giving Uesugi Sosetsu a wonderful feeling.

It feels like there is always someone supporting and protecting me behind my back, it’s so great!

In the end, Minister Mori reluctantly agreed to Uesugi Sosetsu's request to change the direction of the investigation, shifting the focus from "25-40 year old men with Yakuza background" to "women wearing school uniforms and looking particularly young." Although he did not explicitly say that they were minors, the meaning was conveyed.

When I came out of the office, it was already dawn outside.

"That's all I can do for you, Uesugi-kun." Miss Minami smiled brightly at Uesugi Sosetsu, a little playful and a little proud: "The rest is up to you, the man who makes the impossible possible! Go and charge into the battlefield that belongs to you!"

“Hi!” Uesugi Muneyuki looked at Miss Minami, who was tired and wanted to fall asleep. The corners of his mouth curled up, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand, and said very seriously: “Just wait and see how I perform next!”

"Well, I believe you!"

Uesugi Sosetsu and Watanabe Minami held each other's hands tightly, and they both felt the strength coming from each other.

The strength of the partner makes them become one!
(End of this chapter)