Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 97, Dragnet

It's just fucking outrageous.

The elite police officers of the First Investigation Section looked at the information on the table, and more or less they had a new opinion of this group of public security police.

Putting aside other things, how did this group of police officers get so much inside information from Inage Junior High School when there was no search warrant and the school was closed and the school explicitly refused the police investigation?
Damn, how many channels do these police officers have behind the scenes? If our criminal department could have this kind of thing... many cases would be much easier to handle!
"Thank you for your hard work." Uesugi Sosetsu briefly browsed through the documents.

It's almost certain. Judging from all the current information and evidence, it's definitely her!
"You're welcome." This is exactly what Inspector Ichijo wanted to hear from Uesugi Souji.

The Public Security Faction initially believed that Uesugi Muneyuki was undoubtedly a member of the Criminal Faction, because he had a strong Criminal Faction color, was recommended by the Criminal Faction, had close relations with the Criminal Faction, and was also seen together with Director Watanabe's only daughter.

But after the serial murders, the public security department conducted a detailed investigation and found that Uesugi Sosetsu himself did not have any factional color. He was a person who said what he thought and admitted what he thought.

So the public security faction immediately adjusted their thinking, and that's why the superintendent and the fifth generation captain took the initiative to ask if they needed help.

We, the police, are willing to help you because we are giving you face. Otherwise, even if these criminal gangs take the initiative to ask for help, do you think our police will pay attention to them?
"Great! If we can identify the suspect, the subsequent search will be much easier!"

Inspector Shinichiro Kosaka of the First Department excitedly grasped the information that the public security officers had obtained through unknown means: "As long as we investigate her interpersonal relationships based on her activity trajectory..."

"Very good! Let's officially begin the search!" Inspector Sho Shiratori of the Second Division also stood up: "Request support from this office immediately!"

"Yes!"

"Be careful, this is illegal information." Beside Uesugi Sosetsu, Inspector Okada held up the information given by the public security department: "We are going to conduct a legal search. Advisor Uesugi hopes that you will not have preconceived ideas. What we need to do is to find evidence of Yasue Nishijo's murder!"

"Now start grouping!"

"Relationship Division, Inspector Kosaka of the First Department, you will lead the team to investigate Yasue Nishijo's interpersonal and family relationships."

"The murder weapon team..."

"Travel Team..."

Inside the conference room, large groups of men in suits stood up collectively and divided themselves into groups. The black, grey, blue and brown suits formed a murky landscape. It was solemn and depressing in the rain outside the window in Chiba Prefecture, and the detectives were all ruthless.

A female middle school student actually made our Japanese police officers look like a bunch of fools!
If it weren't for Advisor Uesugi who made the impossible possible, we police officers really don't know how much time we would have wasted on the Yakuza!
We must avenge all the humiliation of the past!
"I beg you all, please make sure to find evidence that Yasue Nishijo committed the crime! As representatives of the 80,000 police officers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, please search carefully and don't miss any clues!"

Inspector Okada made a prompt decision: "Please!"

"Hi!!!"

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Two days later, at the Chiba Prefecture Police Headquarters, the Chiba Prefecture Serial Murder Case Special Investigation Headquarters front line.

After two days of investigation, the elites of the first search section at the front organized the collected intelligence.

"The suspect is Yasue Nishijo, a student in Class C of the first year of high school at Chiba City Inage Junior High School." On the stage, Inspector Sho Shiratori of the Second Department told the more than 200 criminal police officers and public security police officers who were listening below about their findings.

The big screen showed a photo of Yasue Nishijo. This first-year high school girl had short hair, big eyes, a wide forehead, more whites in her eyes than pupils, a solid body that wasn't fat, and slightly thin lips.

Next to the photo of Yasue Nishijo were a large number of surveillance images captured by the Special Investigation Headquarters. Although the surveillance images were a bit blurry, after repeated comparisons, the police had confirmed that the person who appeared in the surveillance images and behaved abnormally and was wearing the female school uniform of Inage Junior High School was Yasue Nishijo herself.

Moreover, according to the Shinkansen subway records investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department, it was confirmed that Yasue Saijo did have a large number of records of riding between Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo. Although this cannot be used as direct evidence, it is enough to prove something.

The new progress in the case made the detectives present very excited.

Shiratori Sho continued.

"Yasuie Nishijo was born in Chiba Prefecture, in a family of four. After her parents divorced, Yasuie Nishijo chose to live with her mother. However, her mother worked two jobs to support the family and had almost no time to take care of her daughter. According to our visits, Yasuie Nishijo was found by former neighbors more than once and was verbally abused by her mother."

"According to the investigation, when she was in kindergarten, Yasuie Nishijo's mental state was not stable. She lacked response to the outside world, was very aggressive, and could not understand the good intentions or bad intentions of others. She was once advised to see a doctor."

"Afterwards, because her mother really didn't have time to take care of her, Nishijo Yasuie was sent to live with her grandparents, who worked at a livestock farm and aquaculture farm in the countryside. According to vendors in the market, Nishijo Yasuie often helped her grandparents kill chickens, ducks and fish during that period. She may have been gifted, and she had already developed excellent slaughtering skills at a young age. And according to eyewitnesses in the market, Nishijo Yasuie was very calm when slaughtering livestock, with no fear or sympathy. To her, slaughtering was as common as driving a screw in a factory."

"Living with her grandparents for a short period of time seemed to stabilize Yasuie Nishijo's mental state and she occasionally showed joy, but her mother soon reunited with someone else and Yasuie Nishijo had to return to live with her mother and had a new brother."

"After that, Nishijo Yasue entered Inage Junior High School. She was a loner by nature and didn't have many friends. Her grades were not good either, but other than that, she didn't show any other strange behavior."

"It wasn't until last year that Yasue Nishijo's grandparents died one after another within a year. It was after their death that Yasue Nishijo's behavior began to become a little abnormal."

The more than 200 police officers in the audience listened to Inspector Shiratori's story, and gradually a look of understanding appeared on their faces.

The people around him looked at Uesugi Sosetsu with completely different eyes.

Oni Uesugi! God Uesugi! Devil Uesugi! Angel Uesugi!
He really found it! By the grace of Bishamonten!

If Uesugi Sosetsu had not given a specific judgment and found a specific person, the Investigation Division would never have associated a high school girl with the murderer of three murders!
However, Uesugi Sosetsu's imaginative method of solving the case by first giving a portrait of the murderer and then working backwards to find clues changed everything.

Based on Nishijo Yasuie's past experiences as described by Shiratori Sho and the comments of people around her, it is 99.99% certain that this person is the murderer!
However, if Uesugi Sosetsu had not first provided a portrait of the murderer and the possible scope, the Metropolitan Police Department would never have thought of this direction and would not have searched for evidence based on the inference that "JK is the serial killer."

Could this guy be Yasue Nishijo's accomplice and mentor?

Uesugi Muneyuki didn't care much about the surprised, admiring, and doubtful looks around him. He still frowned and said, "These intelligence are just supporting evidence, not something that can be used as decisive evidence. Inspector Shiratori, have you found any decisive evidence in the past few days of searching?"

When the elites of the Investigation Section heard Uesugi Sosetsu asked this, their faces turned a little ugly.

Shiratori Sho could only shake his head: "No, we have neither found the murder weapon used by Yasue Nishijo, nor the decisive evidence linking her to these murders."

"That's useless." Uesugi Sosetsu shook his head coldly: "How can we convict someone based solely on past experience and mental health records?"

The elite members of the Investigation Division on the stage remained silent.

The Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division is the face of the department. This group of people are either gold-watch elites with a bright future in the professional group, or they are non-professional group members who have worked their way up through internal competition and have strong professional abilities. Each of them is very arrogant.

However, Uesugi Muneyuki, who was sitting in the audience, proved that he was more awesome than them. For a moment, the elites of the Investigation Section were speechless.

The second meeting room was silent for a while, and Uesugi Munen frowned and asked, "Where does Saijo Yasuie live?"

"She lives in XX building, Gantou-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture."

The search lesson was well prepared.

"Is she still in Chiba?" Uesugi Sosetsu continued to ask.

"Yes, according to our confirmation, she is at home." Inspector Shiratori nodded.

"Report to the headquarters, apply for a search warrant, search Yasue Nishijo's home, and see if there are more discoveries and key evidence." Inspector Okada next to Uesugi Sosetsu took the initiative to say.

Everyone below nodded.

Uesugi Munesetsu naturally also agreed to search his own residence directly.

However, they still did not have conclusive evidence in their hands, and it was almost impossible to apply for a search warrant when facing minors.

But there was no other solution at the moment, so everyone discussed it and decided to report to the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters.

Thirty minutes later, in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Kasai Police Station, and Chiba Prefecture Serial Murder Case Joint Special Investigation Headquarters.

Good news came one after another from the front. After Uesugi Sosetsu and others sent all the news from the front via fax, even the female police officer in the General Affairs Section who was responsible for serving tea and water knew that the murderer was most likely this person.

But there is no direct evidence!
The director of the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters, Takayoshi Mori, urgently convened a discussion with the senior police officers above the rank of superintendent of police present.

How can we search Yasue Saijo's residence without violating any regulations?

The senior police officers present discussed it for a long time but could not find any special regulations to cite.

Until someone spoke up.

He is the Kobe Counselor of the Public Security Bureau of the Metropolitan Police Department and a Superintendent.

"No need to go to so much trouble, Chief Mori, look, the phone at the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters is ringing." The public security counselor said politely.

Everyone present stopped discussing and looked at the landline phone on the table in confusion.

The phone didn't ring!
"Director Mori, your phone is ringing. A resident of Inage District has made an anonymous report that the Nishijo residence at XX-chome XX-building, Gantou-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture is related to the current murder." The public security counselor Kobe repeated calmly, "I heard it."

Criminal Minister Mao Li's face changed a lot when he listened to the public security's words. Looking at the arrogant look on Counselor Kobe's face, he hesitated for a long time before picking up the landline phone that was not ringing at all.

Picking up the receiver, Minister Maori counted silently to five seconds and then put the receiver down.

"We received a report from the public that a suspicious person was seen at the local Xijiao residence, and it may be related to the recent murder case."

"We, the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters, cannot ignore this."

"Search headquarters, move out!!!"

(End of this chapter)