I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

"It's strange."

Misaki Mikoto was doubtful.

Her husband's body was clearly here, but she had no intention of taking it back.

"...Could it be that Mrs. Kobayashi is the murderer?"

According to Tomoya Aki's inference based on Misaki Mikoto's, the murderer is likely a first-time offender and may also be a female.

"Don't say such creepy things. Although it is possible, but..."

Not only did she kill her husband who was in the late stage of cancer, she also dismembered his body. Mrs. Kobayashi, who looked so gentle just now, didn't seem like such a crazy person.

But her actions seemed a little abnormal.

While they were discussing this, Officer Mori from the Nishi Musashino Police Station came to UDI again.

"Has Mrs. Kobayashi, the deceased's surviving relative, been here?"

It seems that the police are on the lookout for Mrs. Kobayashi.

Everyone looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy at the moment.

It cannot be ruled out that the crime was committed by someone else, and the police also have reason to suspect the deceased's family members.

After finding the hospital where the deceased Kenji Kobayashi was hospitalized, the police learned that although the deceased had undergone surgery and chemotherapy there, the cost of each of his treatments was delayed.

Considering that the deceased had been undergoing long-term treatment for a serious illness, it is very likely that his family members could not bear the mental and financial burden and had a motive for murder. The deceased's wife was also included as one of the suspects.

"That's the worst possible scenario."

Aki Tomoya frowned and thought about it.

This is arguably the worst possible inference.

Tadaharu Mori contacted the family of the deceased this morning. After learning the whole situation at the hospital in the afternoon, he had doubts about the family of the deceased. He and his men did not find Mrs. Kobayashi at the deceased's home.

Now that he knew that Mrs. Kobayashi had left UDI, he immediately turned back.

"I'm going to go out and get some fresh air..."

Aki Tomoya could understand the logic behind the police's suspicion, but he felt a little uncomfortable.

Could it be that the economic and mental burdens could crush such a seemingly gentle person?

The police's reasonable suspicion is actually quite scary.

Even though he had had such doubts before, he still found it difficult to accept such a thing in his heart.

"Ami-kun is still very young. I have been working in the Inspection Office for 24 years and have come across many cases like this. It is difficult for many people to survive in this world, and there are many people who are forced into desperate situations."

It is somewhat surprising that someone like Makoto Sakamoto could say such profound words.

After all, he is a veteran who has been working in this industry for so many years and has encountered too many cases.

"But Amaki-kun is different. He has the courage to come here, and he is a student at the University of Tokyo. He must have a bright future ahead of him."

The more misfortune you see, the more you, the luckier you are, will cherish everything you have now.

UDI Research Institute, unnatural death, sometimes the truth makes people helpless.

……

On the afternoon of July 27, police found Mrs. Kobayashi, who had attempted suicide, at the home of the deceased Kenji Kobayashi.

After sending her to emergency treatment, police began searching her house.

However, no evidence was found in Mrs. Kobayashi's home to show that she had killed her husband.

There was only her last suicide note, the words of which were full of despair, and her last words to her daughter who was working in Osaka and had not yet returned.

She hopes her daughter can bury her ashes together with her husband's.

On the morning of July 28, Mrs. Kobayashi woke up and denied killing her husband when questioned by the police.

But because she was still a suspect and they were afraid she might commit suicide again, she was placed under police custody.

During this period, Aki Tomoya asked for some leave, and the director approved it, thinking that he might have suffered a blow recently.

And on July 30th, he returned to UDI.

"I have investigated without permission. Mrs. Kobayashi had been working to pay for Mr. Kobayashi's medical expenses during that period. She did not notice her husband was missing because she thought he was in the hospital. After Mr. Kobayashi disappeared, the hospital called their home every time, but no one answered the phone."

Because it was really hard to accept, Aki Tomoya went to investigate for two days without permission.

He found out where Mrs. Kobayashi worked and confirmed that she had an alibi.

I believe the police would also be aware of this kind of thing, and Mrs. Kobayashi might have been cleared of suspicion by now.

"By the way, this morning I saw two newly-mailed letters outside of Kobayashi's residence. One was written by Mr. Kobayashi before he died, and the other was unsigned. I handed both over to the police."

When Aki Tomoya said this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was really done by Mr. Kobayashi's wife, he would still find it a little hard to accept it psychologically.

"The director came this morning to say that the police thanked us from UDI for providing the clues and asked us who we are. So it's you. Did you take leave to be a detective?"

Tokai Lin Yuko looked at Aki Tomoya in surprise.

What he did was shocking. People originally thought that this college student asked for leave because of some kind of incitement, but they didn't expect that he was going to find out the truth on his own.

Misumi Mikoto also praised with admiration: "We in forensic medicine need people like Amaki who are obsessed with the truth!"

"Dr. Sancheng, you are too kind. I just can't accept the horrifying fact. I say it's for the truth, but in fact, it's just to make myself feel better."

To be honest, he shook his head. He was not looking for the truth, but just wanted to find a truth that he could accept.

An old couple in Tokyo live with their daughter in Osaka. The husband is seriously ill, and the wife works illegally to pay for the medical expenses. Doesn’t this fact sound touching?

And if it is really like that, the wife is overwhelmed and kills her husband in a state of collapse, it is pitiful, lamentable and tragic...

"I took the liberty of reading the suicide note that just arrived from Mr. Kobayashi. It says that he asked someone to kill him."

Mr. Kobayashi was instigated to agree to have someone kill him.

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Chapter 205 Let’s Go Back Together (2/6)

"I'm sorry that I can't let you continue to drag me through the rest of my life. I have to go first. Please live well..."

Those were words that Akitomo could never forget.

He seemed to understand Mrs. Kobayashi's unusual behavior.

It is impossible to accept this fact without taking the body back.

As Mrs. Kobayashi herself said in her suicide note, she hoped that her daughter would take her body back on her behalf and bury their ashes together.

At the same time, I feel sorry for my husband, who has been a burden to our daughter who works in Osaka.

"But this is a deception. What was sent along with Mr. Kobayashi's suicide note was a mockery from the murderer!"

Tomoya Aki's sudden anger startled Makoto Sakamoto next to him and two people from the Misumi class on the other side.

"In his suicide note, Mr. Kobayashi said he didn't blame anyone else but himself. He never imagined how the beast he trusted would treat his body!"

After reading Mr. Kobayashi's suicide note, he felt full of regret.

The old man knew that if he continued to delay, he would only create a huge burden on his family and he would not live long.

The suicide note was full of apologies, to his family, to the doctors who treated him, and even to the people who killed him.

The unsigned letter placed in the mailbox along with the suicide note was a boast of the murderer's first crime, explaining how he deceived a seriously ill old man, how he gained his trust, and how he induced him to give up his life.

Comparing the two letters, Aki Tomoya became extremely angry.

He handed the two letters to the Arashi Musashino Police Station.

He was able to find out all these things, and so were the police. They are still watching Mrs. Kobayashi, fearing that she would become depressed and continue to commit suicide.

It makes me angry just thinking about it, why do such beasts exist?

But precisely because it was his first crime, a bastard like this would inevitably leave some flaws.

And to be honest, this guy is really too arrogant.

The only people who can have contact with patients are nurses, doctors, or the same patient, and a medical representative.

The police quickly identified the suspect.

Before Mr. Kobayashi disappeared from the hospital, a pharmaceutical representative had close contact with him.

When the police came to his door, the guy jumped off the balcony of his apartment out of guilt, breaking both legs and suffering intra-abdominal bleeding. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and was also kept under surveillance.

Mrs. Kobayashi was accompanied by her daughter when she came to UDI for the second time. They also contacted people from the funeral home and prepared to take away the body for cremation.

"I once thought about giving up and complained privately that it would be great if he died. But when I heard him say that it would be better to just die, we had a big fight about it. After I went back, I was scared of my own thoughts..."

Mrs. Kobayashi looked at her husband's quiet face that would never wake up again and spoke to her daughter beside her.

"After I heard that he was dead, I was actually relieved. I even thought, that's great, he's finally dead... It's really too much, so I thought I couldn't forgive myself for that, so I might as well go and accompany him."

She was so tired, really so tired. Mr. Kobayashi's death actually made her feel relieved.

But at the same time, a sense of guilt came over me.

"You are so despicable, Kenji. Is it because you thought of this that you told me to keep living? If you want to die, just die. Don't try to be cool at the end. It would be so nice if I were by your side at that time..."

She had already read the suicide note, and her guilt was suddenly reduced a lot. Her thoughts were in line with what her husband said in the letter. In fact, after his death, many people could relax. He didn't want to be a burden to others when he was alive, and he didn't want to continue to drag down the living after his death.

Thinking of this, I felt much better.

The deceased gave her a reason to live, and Mrs. Kobayashi's choking expression made people feel complicated.

"Mom, stop talking!"

"Let's go back together, dear..."

The body was taken away by the funeral home and prepared for cremation.

Mrs. Kobayashi and her daughter who returned from Osaka thanked the people at UDI for restoring the body and allowing them to see its complete appearance for the last time.

"I think Mr. Kobayashi has tried very hard to live on. When he wrote the last part of his suicide note, he was worried about Mrs. Kobayashi."

But it was precisely because he did not want to continue to be a burden to others that Kenji Kobayashi gave up his life. The reason why the medical representative was able to succeed in instigating was also because Mr. Kobayashi was also tired and felt that he was a burden to others, so he let others kill him.

Even though the medical representative said that it was Mr. Kobayashi himself who decided to die, she could not hide her ugly and twisted heart. She was later prosecuted by the prosecutor who had evidence. The pharmaceutical company behind the medical representative was also sued by Mr. Kobayashi's two survivors.

……

On Sunday, when he had a rest, Tomoya Aki slowly simplified and told others what he had seen and heard in UDI. It was also by chance that someone asked him to come out, so he was able to share his feelings with others.

"Senior, it's surprising enough that you asked me out, but I didn't expect you to be interested in my work at the Forensic Institute."

"I wanted to collect materials, and I happened to be interested in various aspects. I was surprised that you came out."

The two people surprised each other.

On one hand, the people who were invited to come out were surprised, while on the other hand, the people who agreed were frightened.

Kasumigaoka Utaha just tried to make contact, but she didn't expect that she could really get Aki Tomoya to come out, and heard some things about forensic medicine from him.

"After listening to you, I have thought of the title of my next book, "Forensic TAKI", the testimony of the voiceless, their listeners..."

"Stop, this light novel won't sell!"

Aki Tomoya interrupted quickly.

Let’s not complain about the title of the book first. Will the fat otakus in Japan like this type of book?

Can a corpse be their wife?

Do I have to rely on Eriri to turn the corpse into something cute...

"Who said we should send it to Fuzugawa? We can just send it to the publisher of the popular novel."

Of course, Kasumigaoka Utaha knew that if she really wrote it, she would probably die violently, and there was a high probability that Machida Sonoko would not agree.