Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 13: Shocking the Police Station for a Whole Year (Part )

"Go, go now!"

Uesugi Sosetsu looked down at the wax mummy. After he roared a few times, the scene was completely silent except for the constant sound of sirens nearby. Under the dark sky of Tokyo, the neon colors and the noisy distant view set off the loneliness under the bridge.

Like a drop of water falling into a clear and clean lake, Uesugi Sosetsu's words set off a huge wave, but he himself did not think so. After trying to communicate with the spirit, Uesugi Sosetsu withdrew his hand, but saw that none of the police officers present moved, so he could only say impatiently: "Go, hurry up, do as I say!"

No one moved at the scene. After several seconds, Tanaka Laodeng, who had opened his mouth wide, finally closed his jaw and said, "Uesugi... Uesugi, how did you determine that..."

"Send someone to investigate first, don't delay the case! As for the reason, I will naturally tell you. First send someone to the Meteorological Bureau to investigate, and then visit the surrounding communities, quickly." Uesugi Sosetsu repeated it again.

The image of Ai-Gan Myo-O that blessed him was glowing red, and the wrathful Myo-O opened his third eye. Uesugi Sosetsu's words were filled with a vivid and infectious aura that made everyone present obey subconsciously.

"Kuwabara, just do as brother Uesugi says." Tanaka Ryuto ordered his subordinates.

"Okay, you guys, come here and do as Uesugi-san tells you." Kuwahara immediately instructed the patrol officers in charge and the patrol chiefs who were maintaining the scene.

"Very good, you guys, go now, Kobayashi, you are responsible for 1-chome, Yoshinaga, you are responsible for 2-chome, Fukagawa, you..." The patrol chiefs who were assigned by their subordinates immediately distributed the tasks, and the new patrol officers and patrol chiefs who had been working for several years began their own errands.

Seeing that the task had been assigned, Uesugi Sosetsu nodded and began to explain the reasons for his judgment.

"This is not a recent corpse. This corpse has been dead for several years." Uesugi Muneyuki said to Inspector Tanaka and the remaining patrol chiefs, "The reason why the corpse is generally intact is that it has waxed. You must have heard that some ancient desert countries have corpses that have not decayed for thousands of years, right?"

"But why hasn't the body rotted?" Tanaka climbed up and said puzzledly, "Tokyo is not a desert. The body will start to rot in just one or two days. Didn't you say the same thing last time, Uesugi?"

Uesugi Sosetsu closed his eyes and nodded: "Yes, normally, corpses will decay. It is very rare for the whole body to turn into wax and become a mummy, so I have to explain it here."

He held up three fingers and said, "First, after death, the blood circulation in the body stops and water is no longer replenished, so the water in the skin starts to evaporate and the body gradually becomes dry. On the other hand, the human skin is thin, so as long as the temperature and water are suitable, the body will gradually begin to rot."

"However, if the body is in a low temperature and continuous dry environment before decay occurs, the leatherization of the body, that is, waxification, will occur before decay. At this time, the outside of the body will close, and as the water continues to lose, the body will lose the conditions for decay and turn into a wax mummy."

Uesugi Munen pointed at the body on the ground and said, "So it became like what you see."

"I see." Tanaka Laodeng seemed to understand, "But what does this have to do with your previous judgment, little brother Uesugi?"

"Tokyo has a typical temperate monsoon climate. The temperature is too high, and the cell and microbial activity is high. It is impossible for a corpse to turn into wax at this time. Therefore, we can conclude that the deceased must have been lost in winter. In the winter in Tokyo, the temperature is cold enough to last for more than a month, so the corpse has enough time to turn into wax. This is one reason." Uesugi Muneyuki nodded and continued, "Then there is the issue of humidity. If the humidity of the environment where the corpse is located is high enough, even if the temperature is very low, as long as it is not frozen, the corpse will still rot. However, you should pay attention to the surrounding environment."

Everyone looked up and saw that both sides of Yongping Bridge were full of high-rise buildings. In the magnificent night scene, only the small residential area near the bridge was there, and the wind was blowing constantly under the bridge.

"Oh! I understand. What Uesugi means is that there is always wind here, constantly drying the bodies. As long as we can find out which winters in the past few years had little rain and control the humidity, the bodies will not have a chance to rot." Inspector Tanaka suddenly realized.

"Yes, that's why I asked you to check which years have strong winds but little rainfall." Uesugi Sosetsu nodded repeatedly.

Wow!
There were exclamations all around.

This is too powerful, little brother Uesugi. Naoki Tanaka feels that he has been working on cases for 20 years and has been doing nothing. When Lao Deng thinks about it carefully, it is really the case.

"There are so many roads! We'll have to search them thoroughly~" The policemen around also sighed.

This is called professional!

But before he could finish his exclamation, Tanaka Laodeng had another question: "Winter disappearance and strong wind year are fine, but why did he disappear from home and have a psychological disorder? Why wasn't it suicide or a fall, or maybe a criminal case? Didn't he have a lot of scars on his body?"

"Yes, yes." Inspector Kuwahara next to him also came over. He found that he also began to like listening to Uesugi Sosetsu's storytelling: "Why?"

"It's not normal for an adult in his thirties to freeze to death in a bridge tunnel in his pajamas." Uesugi Sosetsu went on to explain, "No matter what the situation of an adult is, it should be instinctive to have enough food and clothing. Humans are not cats or dogs. Even if they run away from home, they will actively seek possible help, or at least try to avoid dying so quickly."

"So, you think the deceased had mental problems?" Tanaka Laodeng stroked his chin and understood a little: "Yes, it is very strange that he would come out in pajamas in the middle of winter and crawl into the bridge hole under the bridge, but..."

"You mean the scars on the body?" Uesugi Munen pointed at the scars on the surface of the mummy: "This is self-inflicted."

"what?"

"Pay attention. Generally speaking, fingers have a larger surface area and are more likely to dry out and become waxy. At the same time, if the body is dehydrated and abraded, the water loss from the wound will accelerate. The wound will harden and turn dark brown after drying." Uesugi Munen said in a deep voice: "There are many such tiny scars on the surface of the hands of the corpse, including some scars on the body. They can be identified with the naked eye. Some scars were left before death, and some scars were left during the death process."

"When people get hurt, they die. When people get hurt, they feel pain and want to find ways to relieve the pain, but the deceased didn't seem to care at all. This shows that he is most likely an adult with a mental disorder who is prone to hurting himself. He suddenly had an attack and left home on a winter night. He couldn't find his way in his pajamas and subconsciously wanted to find a dark and narrow place to hide. He froze to death under the bridge pier. It was winter and the weather was very cold. The body was frozen stiff. This is a valley section in the terrain. There was a strong wind passing by at the time. The body turned into wax due to the constant blowing."

Uesugi Sosetsu concluded: "How far can a mentally disabled person walk in the freezing winter? As long as we investigate the nearby streets, we will definitely find the true identity of the missing person!"

Wonderful, wonderful~
Inspector Tanaka simply didn't know what to say.

Yes, that’s right.

All right!

Is this little brother really a genius? !
After these words were spoken, all the policemen around were amazed and shook their heads repeatedly, admiring him beyond words.

Even the crowd around were speechless.

Professor Ohkouchi had put on gloves and was ready to check again, but after listening to Uesugi Sosetsu's complete retelling, the old professor was unable to refute anything for a moment. He sighed and silently took off his gloves.

He felt that there was no need to come to the scene again in the future. With the child's ability, he could complete the autopsy independently.

Perhaps this is the path that suits him. After just one hour of waiting at the scene, a new discovery was made. A new patrolman excitedly said, "Found it, Inspector Tanaka, we found the family of the deceased!"

"The deceased, Takao Yokoshima, was 33 years old and suffered from mental disorders. He disappeared in the winter five years ago and his family thought he was dead... I didn't expect his body to be here!"

"We got in touch as soon as we asked. Inspector, do we need to ask the family to come to the scene to identify the body?"

"Of course, what nonsense." Tanaka Laodeng naturally wanted to get off work quickly: "Invite them here immediately."

After arranging these things, Deputy Inspector Tanaka and Chief Inspector Kuwahara looked at Uesugi Muneyuki as if he were a monster: "You are right, little brother Uesugi! Namo San! Are all the new forensic doctors nowadays monsters? You are too strong. If all forensic doctors were like you, we wouldn't be needed as police officers."

"Thank you, Tanaka-san." Uesugi Sosetsu said calmly, "I'm just a forensic doctor. What I have to do is to make things clear... Um, when can it be finished?"

"Wait a moment, until the family comes to identify the body. As long as they can match and the family has no further requests, you can withdraw. Others will naturally take care of the rest." Tanaka Laodeng let out a long sigh and patted Uesugi Munen's shoulder eagerly: "It's only eight o'clock in the evening, little brother, you helped me save half the night!"

"That's right. Go home before nine o'clock, and you might even be able to have a hot meal prepared by your wife." Uesugi Munen raised his eyebrows. "But remember to pay me my overtime pay, 2000 an hour from five to eight, and the autopsy fee last time and this time."

"Sure!" Tanaka Laodeng thought that this was easy to say, it's not his money anyway!
Just report it casually, and report half a day's overtime pay to Brother Uesugi.

Well, for me, I will definitely sign up to work overtime until the early morning, and I can also take half a day off.

Namo San, ever since I met this little brother, my life seems to be getting better and better.

It seems that my luck has finally turned for the better. I was just saying that I have been unlucky recently and have always had accidents, but now I have met such a talented person like Brother Uesugi. This is probably the case of "blessings often go hand in hand with misfortunes, and misfortunes often go hand in hand with blessings."

Lao Deng was really happy.

On the other hand, Uesugi Sosetsu was in a very bad mood.

He did not absorb any soul during the autopsy this time. One reason was that the body had been dead for a long time and the power of the contract could not awaken the dead soul. Moreover, according to the power of the contract, the mentally ill person did not even have a formed dead soul after death.

This is the reason why Uesugi Sosetsu judged that the deceased was a mentally ill person - after the wife of the Ishizaka couple was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, her soul became very weak.

An excellent forensic scientist must have the courage to make judgments!
After a while, the family members came.

An elderly couple with gray hair came to the scene, supporting each other. They recognized their son immediately and said, "Yes, this is Goff."

"Sorry, we are very sorry." Inspector Tanaka and several other police officers bent down together.

"It's okay. We have already accepted the fact that he left. We just didn't expect that he would stay under the bridge pier for five years." The Yokoshima couple seemed very calm about the fact that their son died. Mrs. Yokoshima put her hands forward and bowed to express her gratitude: "I'm sorry that my child has caused you trouble. I'm really sorry! Thank you very much."

"No, this is our duty." Tanaka Laodeng super-changed his form and made a standard mournful expression: "The forensic doctor has determined that the cause of death was hypothermia. Do you need further information on this?"

“No need.” Mr. Yokoshima shook his head firmly. He sighed deeply, “For Gaofu and our family, living has always been a painful thing. Since Gaofu has become a Buddha, please don’t bother him anymore.”

"In that case, just sign the document." Deep down, Tanaka Laodeng didn't want to create any more trouble. Seeing that the couple had no intention of further investigation, he asked the parties to sign the document and then ordered the subordinates to do the follow-up work.

"Close the team!"

However, although the case was over, the police at the scene were left with an extremely deep memory of Uesugi Muneyuki. The next day, his story began to spread among the koban and police stations throughout Bunkyo Ward.

There is a super awesome forensic doctor at Tokyo Medical and Dental University!
As long as a superficial autopsy is performed, what happened at that time can be perfectly restored!

Really, I saw it with my own eyes!
He is a talent that only appears once in a decade, no, once in a century!

The name of Uesugi Sosetsu came along with the drizzling May day.

A few days later, at the Metropolitan Police Headquarters in Sakuradamon, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

The computer screen stopped at a certain point in the case report, and a pair of slender legs crossed under the desk responded. The delicate pink skin could be vaguely seen through the matte flesh-colored stockings, reflecting an attractive luster under the natural light from the window.

The soft lines of the stockings extended to above the woman's knees, barely covered by the dark blue police uniform.

The standard uniform of the Metropolitan Police Department's female civilian police officers is both beautiful and restrained, outlining the majesty of the police and the elegance of the workplace. The dark blue uniform jacket, the police badge on the shoulder and the golden tassel are like stars in the night sky, shining brightly. In the middle of the white shirt, the light blue uniform tie creates a slight contrast and is eye-catching.

The woman had a golden police rank on her chest. She looked to be in her early 20s, but her rank was the level that Tanaka Ryuto had fought for all his life - Inspector.

With one hand supporting her face, her long, smooth black hair fell from her ears, and a look of slight interest appeared on her pretty face, which was filled with the arrogance and aloofness of "No Trespassing". Although this scene could not be seen by outsiders, it still did not affect the fact that she was a beauty that was enough to make people breathtaking at first sight.

The information was reflected in those sweet and arrogant eyes as the mouse slid open. The woman remained calm, maintaining the elegance and composure that suited her status.

"Uesugi Muneyuki, intern forensic pathologist at Tokyo Medical and Dental University."

"A promising surgeon is not suitable to switch to the forensic department to specialize in treating dead bodies, showing extraordinary talent."

"It seems to be Chinese?"

"Interesting, really interesting."

　My heart aches, and I feel like I will never love again.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)