Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 39, Learning from a Master

Early the next morning, Uesugi Munesetsu arrived at Otsuka Police Station in Bunkyo Ward.

At this time, five months had passed since his first visit to Otsuka Police Station. The entire police station, from top to bottom, had already treated Uesugi Sosetsu as a non-staff member of the police station. Coming here was like coming home for him. There were acquaintances greeting him everywhere. If he found a place to sit down, a female police officer would bring Uesugi Sosetsu a cup of hot barley tea.

I have to say that, in fact, most of the female police officers in the police station are of average appearance, but when they wear this police uniform, their temperament rises to more than one level. Coupled with the right makeup, as long as they are not too ugly, they can show a different style.

Uesugi Sosetsu thought that this was just like the stewardess. In the old days, stewardesses were actually out-and-out aristocratic waitresses, all of whom were highly educated female elites. Most of them were graceful, elegant, and good-looking. However, after the 1980s and 1990s, aviation technology continued to advance and became popular. The profession of stewardess gradually changed from aristocratic waitress to ordinary, and the quality began to become uneven. However, due to historical filters and special makeup and dressing, stewardess uniforms are still crazily sought after, and this profession still contains huge bonuses in the eyes of some people.

Unfortunately, Uesugi Sosetsu was also a fan of this. When he was a few years old in his previous life, he was amazed by the beauty of the stewardess on a plane and he could never forget her ever since.

"Hey, little brother Uesugi, you're here?" Tanaka Laodeng arrived early today, with his hair combed neatly and a big smile on his face. "No one else is looking for you today?"

"Why did you come so early today, Mr. Tanaka?" Uesugi Sosetsu also greeted the old man.

"I happened to get up early today to send my daughter to school, so I came early." Tanaka Laodeng pulled out a seat and sat down, made himself a cup of coffee, and prepared to write a report.

Yes, after actually getting in touch with the police force, Uesugi Sosetsu understood that even as a criminal policeman with the heaviest field work in the scene, most of his time had to be spent submitting reports, writing materials and conveying orders up and down, rather than searching.

The essence of a policeman is a civil servant, and the essence of a doctor is also a civil servant. They just happen to have policing and medical duties.

Uesugi Sosetsu thought that it was no wonder that although the on-site police were responsible for handling a series of police affairs, the administrative police still occupied most of the important positions and were more likely to be promoted.

"Is Mr. Tanaka's daughter in junior high school? High school now?" Uesugi Sosetsu asked casually. He was waiting for Ikeda to arrive.

"She's in junior high school, Nanmo San, and her grades aren't very good. She always fails in English and math. Every time I talk to her, she says that as a Japanese, why should she learn English? It's useless anyway." Tanaka Laodeng also complained with Uesugi Muneyuki: "If you don't study hard, how can you have a future? She likes Shirakawa Mai so much, doesn't she know that Shirakawa Mai graduated from the University of Tokyo? Like you, little brother Uesugi, at least you graduated from Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Without a famous school, how can you become a full-time employee in the future? How can you marry a good husband?"

"You can't force someone to study, Tanaka-san." Uesugi Sosetsu thought that senior Mai was really popular.

Mai Shirakawa's performance in the Fuji TV drama in April was so outstanding with her perfect looks, outstanding acting skills, unique bookish feeling and angelic temperament that the ratings for the first episode reached 18%, and continued to rise. The ratings for the final episode exceeded 30%, breaking various records in one fell swoop. She also won the Best Actress Award from the Japanese Drama Academy for this drama.

"The Old Bookstore Incident Notebook" is a TV series adapted from a light novel. The original work is set in Kita Kamakura and tells the story of a shy young, beautiful, black-haired female proprietress in a used bookstore and various old books. Unlike the original work, in order to meet the needs of the audience, the TV series deleted a lot of the plot of the male protagonist of the original novel, reducing him from the male protagonist to the male supporting role, strengthening the role of the female protagonist and downplaying the love color.

However, the substantial reduction in the original role of the male lead means that the acting skills required of Senior Mai have been raised to a very high level. After all, as we all know, if the role is not enough, the romance can make up for it. The reduction of a large number of romance scenes means that the performance of the female lead must be able to support the entire drama. She must play the role of a goddess with beauty, talent, and temperament, and she must also show the shyness of a girl and her lively and smart sense of intelligence and cannot fall into the category of a nerd. This is not easy.

The whole society is full of expectations for this top student from Tokyo University and goddess who is the cash cow of the firm.

The first episode premiered in an old and simple bookstore. The sunlight came through the window and lit up the shaking dust in the air. The heroine on the wooden floor between two rows of bookshelves was wearing a plain white dress. She gently lifted her black hair like a dark cloud behind her ears. Her intellectual and shy face under the black-framed glasses looked at the words on the book intelligently and attentively. Her white fingertips stroked across the paper. The lavender next to her bloomed in the mist of coffee. The heroine played by senior Mai was immersed in reciting Natsume Soseki's works word by word on the bench.

The simplest dress, the most elegant temperament, the most girlish shyness, and the most intelligent eyes.

Everyone knew that this drama was going to be a hit.

Men like this drama because Mai-senpai perfectly portrays the image of a real "goddess" in their fantasies.

Women like this drama because Mai-senpai plays the “heroine” role they really want.

The elders like this drama because it contains literary classics and tells stories from ancient books, which suits the appetite of traditional conservatives.

Although Uesugi Muneyuki himself was very busy, he still watched the entire drama and recommended it to his whole family, which received unanimous praise.

"If there is no other way, we can only send her abroad, to the UK to study for a one-year MBA or something like that... How much does that cost?" Tanaka Laodeng kept on talking: "I have been saving money for her tuition, but she doesn't study hard, what can we do?"

"Master of Business in the UK? Then you need to prepare 1000 million first." Uesugi Sosetsu said with interest, "The tuition fee is at least million a year. The most troublesome thing is that the prices in London are very high, and the cost of living there is not cheap."

"Stop talking, stop talking." Tanaka Laodeng did some calculations and a bitter face popped up: "Instead of calculating these, it's better to calculate when I can be promoted to police captain. Brother Uesugi, the 10 million I'm short of includes 20,000 from you."

This old man Deng was beaten up by Xuxuyuan and still holds a grudge against him today. Uesugi Sosetsu shook his head when he heard this.

"Although I also think that there is no point for girls to study, unless they can read to the level of Shirakawa Mai...but my little brother, as a person who has been through this, I have to give you some advice. An outstanding Chinese man like you should not be deceived by some weird women." Tanaka Laodeng thought about it and felt a little embarrassed.

The boss killer, Erena Ikeda, has been in Otsuka Police Station for several months and everything has been going smoothly. There is no doubt that the young man in front of him is capable and talented, but if he really has feelings for Ikeda, it would be too cheap.

From Tanaka's perspective, apart from his good looks and hot body, is there anything about Ikeda that makes him even a little bit worthy of little brother Uesugi?

"What do you mean by weird woman?" Uesugi Sosetsu had a playful expression on his face when he heard this, and he quickly signaled to Lao Deng with his eyes.

"Hey, Namo San, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? I'm talking about Chi..." Tanaka Laodeng was about to say something else, but his many years of experience as a criminal policeman and the look in Uesugi Sosetsu's eyes made Laodeng react immediately.

The big thing is bad!

Sure enough, as soon as he turned around, Tanaka Laodeng saw Ikeda Erina standing behind him.

At this moment, Erina's face was as black as ink. Her original sunny temperament was gone, replaced by an endlessly surging sea of chaos in the dark vortex. There was a flame burning in her light brown eyes, and her sharp eyes wished she could tear Tanaka Laodeng into pieces!

Even though she wasn't very smart, Erina realized that this old man was flattering Uesugi Sosetsu and saying bad things about her!

Fortunately, before she exploded, Uesugi Sosetsu immediately came to greet her: "Ms. Ikeda, you are finally here, let's get started. I have already asked Sudo-san to arrange the room, and he is waiting for you to come."

"...Change your clothes." Ikeda Erena suppressed her anger and grievance and threw a stack of clothes to Uesugi Sosetsu.

Before leaving, Erina glared at Tanaka Laodeng fiercely.

This matter is not over yet!

A man and a woman went out one after another, leaving Tanaka Lao Deng in a mess in the criminal justice department, holding his head, wanting to cry but unable to. Uesugi, you plotted against me!!!
This time, he is doomed to die!

————I am the dividing line between absolute body and absolute death————

Each police station has a configuration similar to that of a training room, also known as a "dojo", which is equipped with wooden floors, tatami mats, cushions and various training props. Although it is not as luxurious and spacious as the Metropolitan Police Department, it is completely sufficient for Uesugi Sosetsu and Ikeda Erena.

After informing the police station in advance, the two of them borrowed an independent training room. The room was not very big, about 30 square meters, and the decoration was a little old but very clean. Uesugi Souji changed into the training clothes that Erina threw to him and sat down neither quickly nor slowly.

Special training starts today.

After waiting for a while, when a figure flashed by, Uesugi Sosetsu's attention was instantly attracted.

Erina has changed her clothes.

She took off her usual women's suit and trousers and put on a complete and slim-fitting white karate training suit that would make your nose bleed!
Although it is obviously a loose training suit, it looks slim and seductive on Ikeda Erina, showing off her slender and beautiful figure to the fullest. The confident and arrogant eyes under her refreshing short hair make her look more heroic. The black ribbon around her waist and the open neckline make her towering figure look like she is climbing a dangerous mountain!

This figure is really explosive!
And only Uesugi Sosetsu could see this outfit that was enough to make a man's nose bleed.

It has been a while since Ikeda Erena wore this outfit. Her expression looked a little unnatural and shy, with a blush on her face.

Just as Uesugi Sosetsu was looking at her, she was also looking at Uesugi Sosetsu.

No matter how reluctant Erena was, she had to admit that Uesugi Sosetsu had delicate and natural features and was very handsome from any angle. He had a tall figure, a cold temperament, and was full of righteousness. He was exactly her favorite type. When they were together in private, Uesugi Sosetsu could always show a gentle smile and make considerate gestures, which made Erena unable to control herself.

Professional, handsome, and with a natural air of nobility.

It seemed that he had said before that he was from some noble family, and that he was a descendant of Uesugi Kenshin. Although Erena didn't understand how the history books clearly stated that Uesugi Kenshin was a monk who never had sex with women, and she didn't understand what noble family meant, but judging from the reactions of the director and others, Uesugi Sosetsu should be of an extraordinary family.

She originally hated men, but it was him who made her realize that there are still normal men in this world.

Now, he wants to call me Master.

Hehehe~ Hui Lingna felt a little proud when she thought of this, thinking, so what if I was born into a noble family? So what if I was a forensic genius?
Isn't he going to ask me to teach him karate and judo?

He still needs me very much!

Ikeda Erena recalled the gossip in the police station and the eye drops that Tanaka Nodo had just given her. Thinking of their envious and jealous looks, she felt a lot better.

The two of them each had their own thoughts and did not speak for a while.

Uesugi Sosetsu admired the tall beauty's attractive figure under her training clothes. Seeing that she was looking at him without any response, he took the initiative to ask, "Is there any ceremony required? For example, etiquette for becoming a disciple?"

"Ah? Oh, this, you don't need it for now." Her daydreaming state was interrupted. Ikeda Erena came back to her senses, her cheeks slightly drunk and her eyes sparkling. She swallowed her saliva involuntarily and coughed twice, wanting to return to her usual indifferent and arrogant state, but then she realized that there was no need for this in their private interactions, so she smiled brightly and nodded.

Seeing Erena's relaxed and natural smile, Uesugi Sosetsu felt as if a ray of sunshine from the Iberian Peninsula shone into his heart. The two smiled at each other, and Erena took the initiative to say, "Before that, Uesugi-kun, let me ask you, how much do you know about karate?"

Uesugi Sosetsu had naturally done his homework in advance.

Karate originated in the 14th century. At that time, some Hu Jianhua people in the Celestial Empire obtained entry and exit permission from Mazu and moved to Ryukyu in order to seek a livelihood. The traditional martial art "Tang Shou" of the Celestial Empire was thus spread to the Ryukyu Kingdom. After more than a hundred years of development in Ryukyu, Tang Shou gradually evolved into three schools, which is the predecessor of karate.

In 1872, Japan annexed the Ryukyu Kingdom and Karate was introduced to Japan. There are two theories at this time. The first is that in order to de-Celestialize Japan at that time, the name of Karate, which clearly bore the imprint of the Celestial Empire, was changed to Karate. The second is that Mr. Funakoshi, the inheritor of Karate at that time, took the initiative to change the name to Karate to avoid controversy.

Uesugi Munen checked a lot of information and he tended to believe that the first statement was more likely, but there was no solid evidence.

In short, something that originated in the Celestial Empire became "local martial arts" after being modified in this way.

Karate quickly became popular throughout Japan and became the third largest national martial art after judo and kendo. It was included in school curriculum and physical training. As time went on, karate gradually formed four major schools, namely Shotokan, Wado, Goju-ryu and Ito-ryu. However, karate at this time had not completely broken away from the performance nature of "traditional martial arts". Everyone advocated "stopping at the right time" and "praising each other within the circle". During the performance, they would kick wooden boards, break bricks with their heads, and break stones with their chests.

Don't ask. If you ask, it's that I don't show off my skills. If you ask, it's that my five-whip lightning combo can kill people. If you ask, it's that I was careless and didn't dodge.

It was not until after the war that a successor of the Shotokan-ryu named Masutatsu Oyama decided to completely transform karate into a combat sport with practical nature and significance. He founded the "Kyokushin-ryu" and decided to give up the fancy moves behind closed doors and instead truly connect with the international community and compete with Muay Thai, European and American kickboxing, American wrestling, aikido and judo.

At that time, everyone in the karate circle refused to have a "full contact match" with Kyokushin, so Oyama Masuda simply contacted foreigners, and the young and energetic Thai Muay Thai resolutely accepted the challenge. In 1964, the two sides had the battle of the century at Lumpinee Stadium, one of the three major Muay Thai stadiums in Thailand. Both sides revised the rules for actual combat, making concessions to Muay Thai as well as applying them to karate.

Muay Thai sent out three Muay Thai champions, and Kyokushin also sent out three great disciples. The two sides fought this "battle of fate" and ended with karate winning over Muay Thai 2:1.

(At that time, karate had no countermeasures against Muay Thai's knee strikes and elbow strikes, so it relied on close-range gambling-like punching and kicking techniques to win the game.)

This one battle shocked everyone, and karate began to be truly recognized as a fighting technique and has since spread throughout the world.

Uesugi Sosetsu's words left Ikeda Erena stunned.

There are some things she hasn't even heard of!

"Anyway, let's start by teaching you the posture." Ikeda Erena took the initiative to come behind Uesugi Sosetsu and held his wrist.

"Okay, Master Ikeda!"

　Masutatsu Oyama is a Korean, and his story is quite interesting.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)