Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 95, Journey to Chiba

The Special Investigation Headquarters naturally had no objection to Uesugi Sosetsu's request, so Inspector Higurashi of the 13th Section of the First Investigation Division and Inspector Okada, the special operator of the Superintendent General, received orders to accompany Uesugi Sosetsu to Chiba Prefecture tomorrow.

At this point, from the establishment of the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters on Monday night to the major breakthroughs made on Thursday and Friday, the Metropolitan Police Department finally breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone was smiling, eating more happily, and sleeping more soundly.

But Miss Minami has some objections.

After several days of high-intensity searches, everyone was a little tired, so Minister Maori decided to let everyone take a short break that night and arrange a vehicle to go to Chiba Prefecture the next morning.

That night, Miss Minami took the initiative to invite Uesugi Sosetsu to dinner. She drove Uesugi Sosetsu to a small restaurant called "Kabayaki Nana Dojo".

The shop owner was a middle-aged man in good spirits. When he saw Uesugi Sosetsu and Watanabe Minami sitting down, he readily used his long chopsticks to pick up two lumps of light brown semi-fluid from a plastic box and put them into the cup: "Welcome!"

"What is this?" Uesugi Sosetsu looked at the light brown semi-fluid in two small glass cups and felt that it looked like snot.

"This is mozuku, an appetizer." The boss said with a smile, "The color of today's mozuku isn't very pretty, but I can guarantee that it's absolutely delicious."

Oh! It’s seaweed!

Only then did Uesugi Sosetsu recognize what this thing was.

"You are not Japanese, are you, Uesugi-san?" the shop owner said with a silly smile, and then asked with great interest: "How is it going? Is there any progress in the serial murder case? Oh my, it's really scary."

Uesugi Sosetsu wondered how come this boss also knows me?

"Unfortunately, the current search results are still confidential to the Metropolitan Police Department, so I cannot disclose them." Uesugi Sosetsu said softly.

"Hey! How dare you come to eat without any results?" The owner immediately changed his face: "Don't you see, this incident has caused a mess outside! Our business has been affected! You guys take so much tax from me every year, you have to stand up!"

The owner's attitude was very bad at first, and he yelled several times. Then, when Uesugi Muneyuki and Watanabe Minami were about to show their displeasure, he immediately picked up two clay pots from behind the bar and said, "Yo, to cheer you up, I'll give you this dish for free today. Come on, take one from our store!"

“Matsutake mushroom and sea eel soup!”

The two clay pots look like teapots, and combined with the small bowls given by the boss, it feels more like drinking tea.

The soup tastes sweet and refreshing, with a slight fragrance of matsutake, and it is very memorable. The eel meat is steamed into snow-white and sandwiched between the matsutake.

"Hi, this is Matsukawa's flatfish sashimi, please enjoy~" The boss brought a series of set meals.

Flatfish sashimi, grilled saury, grilled turnip, crab roe, and eel egg roll.

Finally, a big box of fragrant eel rice was served.

Uesugi Sosetsu boasted beautifully, then smiled and said to Miss Minami beside him: "Are you angry?"

“No way!” Miss Minami had a complicated expression.

"Oh." Uesugi Sosetsu really asked once, and then lowered his head to show off his fandom, which made Miss Minami so angry that she felt a little dizzy. She didn't eat like a lady anymore, as if the grilled eel was Uesugi Sosetsu's meat, and she bit it hard.

"Are you angry?" Uesugi Sosetsu asked again.

“I’m not angry!” Miss Minami replied immediately, wrinkling her nose, narrowing her eyes and showing a “threatening” expression.

If you ask again, I’ll beat you!
"It seems that you are still angry." Uesugi Sosetsu shook his head and put down his chopsticks: "Anyway, you don't plan to go to the scene, so there is no need for me to call you."

"I may not plan to go! But you can't not call me!" Miss Minami finally couldn't help it and said angrily, "I supported you so much in front of Uncle Mori and Brother Okada, and you didn't even mention me at this time?"

"You're not going."

"Then you have to name them too! And then I'll be the one to reject them!"

Miss Minami's pretty face is full of confusion.

With a click, Uesugi Sosetsu didn't give her time to hesitate and grabbed her little hand.

"The right person should be placed in the right place."

"I'm here for everything, you don't have to be afraid. I've got you at the back, so I don't have to be afraid."

Uesugi Sosetsu's tone was calm and confident.

This kind of statement is so strong that it cannot be refuted.

But this kind of strength is most effective on Miss Minami!
Miss Minami naturally looked down on those timid yes-men. As a favored child of heaven, she had her own ideas since childhood, and she looked down on those who were too weak.

What about those that are too strong?

I'm sorry, but Miss Minami doesn't like those kinds of strong men. She likes to control the situation in her own hands.

She gazed into the confidence in Uesugi Sosetsu's eyes, felt his determination, and understood that it was best for her to stay behind.

Yan from the Metropolitan Police Department held his hand tightly in return and nodded slightly.

"Then I'll wait for your good news here."

"Yeah." The two smiled at each other, and the slight conflict before was resolved.

The two sides are still habitually fighting for dominance between the partners, but the two continue to deepen their tacit understanding - internal conflicts are resolved internally.

"By the way, why did you mention Okada brother?" At this time, Watanabe Minami remembered the strange mention of Uesugi Sosetsu. Inspector Higurashi could understand it as the two were old partners, but why did he mention Okada Masayoshi?
"Because he is one of ours, but I don't know much about him."

…………

The next day, after a night's rest, Uesugi Sosetsu felt much better. He looked at Inspector Okada who was driving in front of him and pretended to be looking down at documents.

He had a deeper reason for naming Okada Masayoshi, and this information came from Fuji TV's female anchor Hironaka Mariko.

[Isn't this guy Okada?] Hironaka Mariko's Curse said with a sly smile: [Look at him like this, he still hasn't regretted it?]

[That Okada? What does that mean? ] Uesugi Sosetsu asked curiously.

[That’s Okada Masayoshi! He’s a well-known man in the industry, the son of the head of the Financial Services Agency, but he chose to get married to a supermarket saleswoman in Hachioji City!] Hironaka Mariko said nonchalantly: [Last year, the industry was in chaos, and his father almost announced that he would sever ties with him. To this day, the father and son have not said a word to each other in public.]

[So exciting?] Uesugi Sosetsu raised his eyebrows: [Does the supermarket saleswoman look like Matsushima Nanako or Uchida Yuki?]

[She looks like Noriko Sakai.] Hironaka Mariko said nonchalantly: [Haha, for low-educated women from the countryside, beauty is their core competitiveness. It’s good to be pretty.]

[A professional group crazy about love? It's rare.] She looks like Noriko Sakai, that's fine.

Uesugi Sosetsu and Hironaka Mariko chatted for a while, and then Inspector Okada in front of them took the initiative to speak: "Uesugi-san, why did you ask me to make a special trip?"

"Oh, Watanabe said you want to be transferred to the Investigation Division in the future." Uesugi Sosetsu held up the document and said, "This is a good stepping stone."

"It's true what Watanabe said." Okada Masayoshi showed a bitter smile on his handsome face: "In fact, going to the front line is hard work, but it will help you get promoted quickly."

"Isn't it said that administrative positions are promoted faster than field positions?" Uesugi Sosetsu was a little interested when he heard this: "People who sit in the offices of the police department are all heavenly officials, and people like us who go to the field are called coolies. Aren't heavenly officials much better than coolies?"

"That's what you said, but we have you, Uesugi-san, right?" Inspector Okada said meaningfully, "This way, the on-site trouble will trump the administrative trouble."

So that's how it is, Uesugi Sosetsu understood.

Because he came, he got some credit.

Of course, if you have made contributions, you will be promoted quickly! Even faster than the officials sitting in the office!

"Promotion requires sufficient reasons, Uesugi-san, your skills are the best reason for promotion." Inspector Okada said this, feeling a little embarrassed: "You should know something about me, right?"

"Yeah." Uesugi Sosetsu nodded.

"Anyway, my relationship with my family is severed now. I have to cover the expenses of the whole family with my own income. It's a bit tight. There will be a lot of field subsidies for field work. If I can be promoted to superintendent, I can also make an extra 50 million a year." Inspector Okada said the truth a little embarrassedly: "I used to be a young master, but I didn't expect that life would be so difficult. Miki said that she couldn't survive without a month."

A female supermarket salesperson spends 50 a month?
Uesugi Sosetsu raised his eyebrows: "How much do you get a year?"

"About 520 million. I joined the Metropolitan Police Department when I was 23, so I have 4 years of experience."

"Isn't that enough?" Uesugi Sosetsu spoke very directly.

A professional police captain living in debt?

And spending 50 a month is a bit outrageous, right?

Although the previous article mentioned that a normal single-income family in Japan needs 600 million yen a year to live a relatively decent life, this standard is based on a married couple of four. If it is just a young couple, 50 yen is considered more than enough.

"My mother would secretly give me some money from the living expenses my father gave me." Inspector Okada nodded: "I heard from Watanabe, is it the same for you?"

"Haha, yes, who doesn't rely on his father completely?" Uesugi Sosetsu felt deeply sympathetic when he thought of the tower where he lived.

The two men chatted with each other and finally got to know each other better.

"Anyway, the Metropolitan Police Department needs your help again this time." Inspector Okada was not willing to talk about his own affairs. He changed the subject calmly: "Are you confident about this investigation, Uesugi-san?"

"If you ask about confidence, I definitely have it." Uesugi Sosetsu nodded: "In fact, we have already roughly figured out the streets and schools where the murderer might live."

"Yes, Inage Junior High School in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture." Seeing that Uesugi Sosetsu was so confident, Inspector Okada also felt an inexplicable sense of confidence.

This legendary genius forensic doctor seems to be naturally very contagious. If he says yes, it is yes. If he says there is, there is!
When the vehicle arrived in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, it was drizzling.

In the azure mist, the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters team gathered. Several police inspectors including Shinichiro Kosaka, Jin Kashiwagi, and Sho Shiratori were already waiting for them.

Seeing people coming, a special search meeting was immediately held at the front.

At the meeting, the star police inspector Kashiwagi Hitoshi slammed a bunch of photos on the table and punched in: "This is simply insane!"

The photos all show a large number of animal dismemberment incidents that occurred in Chiba Prefecture before. The Chiba Prefecture Police Headquarters has been trying hard to cover up the matter. Now that it has been dug up, the scene is horrific.

And his technique is extremely delicate. No matter whether it is a pigeon, a frog or a stray cat, he can behead it with one knife!

The murderer seemed to have some special hobbies, and the dismemberment scene was extremely horrifying.

Everyone felt that they were not far from the real murderer!

"What about the school?" Uesugi Sosetsu ignored Kashiwagi Hitoshi and turned his gaze to Inspector Kosaka of the First Department.

"We have communicated with Inage Junior High School and want to understand the cause of the animal dismemberment incident in the school, but the school does not allow us to enter to search." Inspector Kosaka was also distressed: "The school believes that this involves the school's honor and the personal privacy of students, especially minors."

Is the school’s attitude still so tough?
The last Inspector Shiratori also put his hands in his pockets and watched Inspector Kosaka flipping through his notes: "According to our investigation, the female student noticed in the surveillance video should live within 15 kilometers of the school, but..."

"But?" Uesugi Sosetsu looked up.

"But we don't have reliable evidence and can't apply for a search warrant. Although there are some abnormalities and strange events in the surveillance footage, this time..."

"There is not enough evidence of a connection between the two. We can't even convince the stray dogs on the roadside, let alone apply for a search warrant from the district prosecutor." Uesugi Sosetsu pulled the corner of his mouth.

The school took a firm stance and refused to allow the investigation. We had no key evidence, only inferences, and could not apply for a search warrant based on a few ordinary passing videos.

"We can't search like this." Inspector Higurashi also spoke up, pinching his chin. "Besides, schools have been closed recently, so it's hard for us to stop people on the street and ask them questions. Furthermore, if we don't have solid evidence and let the outside world know that we suspect a minor is a serial killer, public opinion will explode!"

"Damn it, it's almost there, is there nothing we can do?" Inspector Okada gritted his teeth and said, "The Minor Protection Act should protect minors, not murderers!"

“It’s not that there is no solution.”

At this moment, two uninvited guests knocked on the door of the second conference room of the Chiba Prefectural Police Headquarters.

He is Superintendent Ichijo and Captain Five of the Public Security Bureau of the Metropolitan Police Department!

"Counselor Uesugi, let us, the Public Security Bureau, take care of the internal investigation of the school." Superintendent Ichijo raised his chin slightly. "Otherwise, you won't be able to come up with a solution even if you talk to these criminal department members for a few more hours."

"You! What on earth are you police officers doing?!" Kashiwagi Ren was so angry that he was about to rush forward, but was held back by Kosaka and Higurashi: "You guys showed up at this time? Haven't you embarrassed us Japanese police enough before?"

Inspector Ichijo didn't bother to pay attention to the star police inspector. He just looked at Uesugi Sosetsu and gestured, "Do you need our help?"

Reply, yes or no?

Uesugi Sosetsu thought for a moment and made a decision immediately.

"Then I'll leave it to you, the police!"

"very good!"

(End of this chapter)