Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 585, A Shocking Past! (Third Update!)
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Among the two or three hundred onlookers outside, many were wealthy and powerful people.

Right in front of Inspector Yamato of the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters, a dozen detectives, and even more patrol officers.

Right in front of Minami E, Rena, Asuka, Mikoto, and Mai-senpai who had already arrived with Ozono Momoko and Ikeda Eisa.

This also includes Tokugawa Shigemitsu, the Imperial Household Agency Councilor, who is right behind him, and Kimura Aki, the villa's owner, who has already arrived at the scene.

Uesugi Muneyuki spoke, his voice as confident and resolute as ever, tinged with a hint of sadness.

"In fact, the actual owner of this villa is the deceased, Ms. Yamashita Mizuki!" Uesugi Muneyuki said loudly.

His statement instantly caused a huge stir!

"What?" "How is this possible?" "Impossible! Our country's real estate registration system is extremely detailed!" "How could the property registration be wrong?"

A heated discussion immediately broke out among those around them.

Even Minami and Asuka looked at him with suspicion.

"Quiet, everyone, let me explain." Uesugi Muneyuki gestured for everyone to be quiet. He first picked up one of the pieces of evidence and said to Inspector Yamato, "Inspector Yamato, the reason we were able to quickly identify the deceased is because Ms. Yamashita Mizuki had fainted nearby some time ago due to anemia and hunger. She was found and rescued by the Karuizawa Police Station, and her name was registered, right?"

"Yes." Inspector Yamato was also puzzled by Uesugi Muneyuki's judgment, but there was no doubt about Yamashita Mizuki's identity, and there were patrol officers and police officers on duty at the time who could testify to this.

“Very well, so we have two questions.” Uesugi Muneyuki held up two fingers: “First, why did Ms. Yamashita appear in Karuizawa? And why did she enter this villa? Moreover, she easily bypassed the villa’s wall and picked the lock to get inside.”

Then, Uesugi Muneyuki picked up several convenience store bags with his other hand, containing leftover bento boxes and some daily necessities: "Secondly, since Ms. Yamashita fainted from hunger because she had no money, where did she get the money to buy convenience store supplies? Gentlemen, don't you think there's a contradiction here?"

“That’s true.” Hearing Uesugi Muneyuki say that, Inspector Yamato also thought it made sense. She had fainted from hunger before, so where did she get her money now? The villa had very good security, the walls were locked, and the property management patrolled regularly, so how did she get around the walls and pick the lock to get in?
“Yes, those two answers gave me much to think about, and something reminded me.” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded and said to everyone, “That is, why did Ms. Yamashita come to Karuizawa? What is she looking for?”

"With this in mind, the answer becomes obvious!"

"Because this isn't Ms. Yamashita's first time here! She's been here many times before! Therefore, she knows how to get around the wall! She knows where to pick the lock! And considering that her mother, Yamashita Saeko, died of breast cancer six months ago, and her biological father is unknown... everyone, do you understand?" Uesugi Muneyuki paused slightly, then finally said loudly, "Because Ms. Yamashita is the illegitimate daughter of the previous owner of this villa, Nakajima Kunio!!!"

"Ms. Yamashita's mother was Mr. Nakajima's lover, so Yamashita must have come to Karuizawa and stayed at this villa when she was a child, and more than once! That's why, after her mother passed away from a serious illness, she had nowhere else to go and chose to come to Karuizawa based on her vague childhood memories, to find her father's villa! And she broke in and moved in!"

"This is the truth behind what Miss Yamashita called 'illegal tenant' and 'abuse of rights'!" Uesugi Muneyuki said calmly, "Because she is the true owner of this villa!"

"Nonsense! You're absolutely talking nonsense!" Kimura Aki, one of the homeowners present, couldn't hold back any longer. This woman in her twenties with tanned skin and a world-weary face was utterly baffled by Uesugi Muneyuki's judgment. She interrupted Uesugi Muneyuki: "That's right! This villa did indeed once belong to Uncle Nakajima, but before Uncle Nakajima suddenly passed away from an illness nine years ago, the villa had already been sold to my father. Now I am the owner of this villa!"

“Dr. Uesugi, I respect you, but don’t you think your reasoning is entirely based on conjecture?” Kimura Aki said angrily.

As expected, Uesugi Muneyuki's speculation was like a castle in the air, and the content was too bizarre. After listening to Kimura Aki's words, everyone's attention shifted to Uesugi Muneyuki.

Dr. Uesugi, you need evidence to support your inferences.

Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but laugh. He lifted the convenience store bag in his hand and said, "That's exactly the second question I wanted to ask. If Ms. Yamashita is penniless, then where did she get the money to buy all sorts of bento boxes and daily necessities? Did it grow on the ground? Did it fall from the sky? Did it come from UN funding? No, no, no, I think this money was given to her by the Kimura family and Ms. Kimura, wasn't it?"

"…………" Kimura Aki's eyes widened in shock, as if she had seen a ghost!
"So here's another question: why did you give her money?" Uesugi Muneyuki continued carrying the convenience store bag, slowly approaching. "Obviously, it's because she discovered something, right? Let me think, the thing that connects Ms. Yamashita with your Kimura family is this villa."

"How strange. You have so many ways to get rid of an intruder. You could have used your private bodyguards, called the police, or sued her in court. You could have legally expelled her, but you didn't. You even gave her money, but that's a stretch. It's normal to give money to someone in trouble. People have a kind and helpful nature. But to let her continue living in the villa is absolutely impossible!" Uesugi Muneyuki continued.

The onlookers nodded in agreement. Indeed, it was possible to give money, but apart from brainless leftists, no one would let a complete stranger stay in their home for an extended period.

Especially for the Japanese, their social relationships are like concentric circles, with layer upon layer of moats and walls. At the very center of each circle is their own home. They would never let anyone stay in their home unless they were a close relative or family member, let alone a stranger.

“Considering the history of the villa, things become quite simple.” Uesugi Muneyuki coughed a few times and began to tell a story. “Yamashita Saeko was the mistress of the previous owner of this villa, Nakajima Kunio. The two had a daughter, Yamashita Mizuki. Apart from this daughter, Nakajima Kunio had no other children, and his wife later passed away. Yamashita Mizuki is Nakajima’s only descendant.”

"Nine years ago, Kunio Nakajima suddenly passed away from an acute illness. Your father, who was also his partner, Eizo Kimura, took advantage of his position and the fact that no one knew about it to forge documents and transfer the villa to his own name."

“Of course, this document is problematic, but the dead can’t speak. As long as the ‘bona fide encroachment’ period reaches 10 years, the rights can be confirmed at the Legal Affairs Bureau.”

"I've really shown you how to handle the issue of adverse rights and misappropriation."

"However, in the ninth year, Miss Yamashita, who had nowhere else to turn after her mother's death, found this place based on her childhood memories."

"She quickly realized the problem: the villa clearly belonged to her father, so why was it now the property of the Kimura family? She probably found solid evidence in the house—it could be a letter, some old photos and documents, or some property documents. In short, she discovered the problem."

"At this moment, Ms. Kimura, you have just arrived in Karuizawa to escape the summer heat and discovered Ms. Yamashita in the villa."

“When you confronted her, Ms. Yamashita did not plead and beg, but calmly presented evidence. She told you that she knew the truth about this villa and that if you dared to call the police, she would expose everything to the public.”

Uesugi Muneyuki said with a serious expression, "This is troublesome. You can't call the police to drive her away. Once you call the police, they will first verify the identity of the person who called the police as the owner, and the past property transfer records of the villa will be exposed. Your encroachment will be completely exposed."

"You can't take the case to court. Any legal proceedings will require you to produce legal proof of ownership and trace the source of the property, which is tantamount to walking into a trap."

"As for violent expulsion, the Kimura family, as the holders and managers of the Yangwang Foundation, is a well-known wealthy family. Once they get involved with private security companies or the Yakuza, it's like getting smeared with excrement. They're lucky if they're not extorted themselves, let alone expect them to help expel people?"

Uesugi Muneyuki said with a half-smile, "It's so painful, so painful. There were only a few months left before the 'benevolent trespassing' happened, and then Ms. Yamashita came back and found evidence... This has created a fragile balance between you. Ms. Yamashita has evidence of your family's crimes, while you have evidence of her illegal trespassing. But without a doubt, the charges Ms. Yamashita has are far more serious than the illegal trespassing, at least 114514 times more serious. This will not only put your father in jail, but will also wipe out your family's current life of wealth!"

“So, that’s how it happened.” Uesugi Muneyuki pointed inside the villa: “Miss Yamashita was ‘committed suicide’.”

When Uesugi Muneyuki calmly and clearly pointed out the Kimura family's encroachment on Nakajima's property and their murder to silence her due to threats from Yamashita Mizuki (who was actually Nakajima's illegitimate daughter), the scene fell silent.

All eyes were focused on Kimura Aki, whose face had turned deathly pale.

"Nonsense, utter nonsense!"

However, his response was a crisp, angry female voice. Kimura Aki's voice carried the restrained anger characteristic of a well-educated person: "Dr. Uesugi, I have long admired your name and respect you greatly! But... if your so-called case-solving is all about innocent framing, then I will reject all your accusations!"

"You're good at making up stories? Then let me ask you! Then let me ask you!!!"

"First of all, you're saying our villa was an encroachment on Uncle Nakajima's property? That's an insult! My father bought it from Uncle Nakajima through legal procedures, and we have complete transaction documents and bank records to prove it! You can't smear my father's innocence just because a strange girl died in our house!"

"Secondly, the 'adverse appropriation' you mentioned, which occurred a few months apart, is purely coincidental! Our family lives in Tokyo year-round, and we only use the villa in Karuizawa for vacations. It's true that we neglected its management, but how could that be a motive for murder? It's utterly absurd!"

"Third, we don't know that girl named Yamashita Mizuki at all! She broke into our house illegally and died inside. We are the victims! Instead of investigating how she was able to break in, you're here accusing us. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"

Her rebuttal was clear and logical, delivered with great emotion, instantly shifting some of the onlookers' doubts to the Kimura family's side. Indeed, where was the evidence? Was it merely based on the proximity of the dates and speculation?

All eyes turned once again to Uesugi Muneyuki, to see how he would deal with this fierce offensive.

Uesugi Muneyuki's expression remained unchanged.

“Ms. Kimura, your defense is brilliant, but forensic science and logical reasoning are never based on ‘claims’.”

"Since you're determined to see this through, then... let's continue."

"You wanted evidence? Well, here's your teeth~"

(End of this chapter)