Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 603, Target: Alice!
PS: A super big chapter is coming up, give me some time to prepare, today I'll start with a super two-in-one 4900-word chapter!
It was true that Kashiwagi Jin didn't see Uesugi Muneyuki, but the Special Missions Division was also puzzled by Uesugi Muneyuki's late arrival at work today.

"Strange, Muneyuki is always very punctual. Why hasn't he come yet?" Minami asked Ikeda, sitting in her chair. She hadn't stayed overnight at Sakata Bridge because she was too tired. Seeing that it was already past nine o'clock and Muneyuki still hadn't appeared, Minami had no choice but to ask Ikeda.

Erena is always inseparable from Uesugi Muneyuki, and she was supposed to drive him to work today as well.

"I don't know. Zong Xue told me this morning that something came up at the University of Tokyo and that I should come to work by myself. He took a taxi and left." Ikeda Erena widened her innocent eyes, blinked, and indicated that I didn't know.

"Huh?!" Hearing Erena say that, the members of the Special Missions Division were speechless.

Going to the University of Tokyo? Taking a taxi? Are you serious?
The University of Tokyo is only a ten-minute walk from the Sakata Bridge Tower, so why would Uesugi Muneyuki take a taxi?

It's well known that taxis in Japan are notoriously expensive. The starting fare is 1000 yen, and it increases by 200 yen every few dozen meters. A taxi ride of more than ten kilometers can cost five or six thousand yen!

To be able to commute to get off work by taxi every day, one would need to be a high-level white-collar worker with an annual income of at least 1000 million yen.

Well, while Uesugi is indeed one, Uesugi Muneyuki doesn't have that kind of spending habit.

"Huh? Something happened at the university?" Minami instinctively looked at Ishihara Mikoto.

Is something wrong at the University of Tokyo?

No! Ishihara Mikoto shook her head innocently, which was a little funny. She had helped with almost everything at the University of Tokyo and even handled things on behalf of Uesugi. How could she not know whether Uesugi was alright or not?

"Now this gets interesting. Since everything's fine at Tokyo University and we're fine here, where exactly did Uesugi go?" Acting Department Head Nango Yui brewed a cup of Darjeeling tea and smiled at everyone. "Could it be that he's been bewitched by some woman and gone to do some side jobs for her at her request?"

"Hmph, he wouldn't dare?!" Miss Minami angrily waved her little fist, a wrinkle appearing on her nose. "He's just Uesugi, that's all. Without him, our Special Missions Unit will keep running just the same!"

"Can it really rotate the same way?" Kai Takashi complained.

“That’s right, I command you, Mikoto, you must immediately become as good at talking as Uesugi!” Minami pointed at Ishihara Mikoto.

"…………" Ishihara Mikoto looked at Minami speechlessly.

“Alright, since Chief Uesugi has something to do and he’s unwilling to talk about it, let’s go to the First Investigation Division and see if we can help with anything,” Okada Masayoshi said, trying to smooth things over.

"Seriously, where does Chief Uesugi make his fortune?" Date Chomune couldn't help but complain.

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Meanwhile, secret police facilities.

Uesugi Muneyuki's expression remained very serious throughout. After the autopsy was completed, he maintained a serious face, as if he was constantly thinking about something.

The situation is much worse than we imagined.

Nakamura's death was not just a terrible accident, but a premeditated murder!

This was not just a premeditated murder; it also involved a shocking secret!
As a public security informant and a secret investigative journalist for Bungei Shunju, Kenichi Nakamura has been investigating the long-standing mysterious organization "N-Net".

Recently, he finally made some discoveries. According to his investigation, among the incidents involving N.net, a bar hostess named Alice Nagase seems to have close ties with N.net. She was arranged to entertain more than one important person in Arakawa Ward. Kenichi Nakamura staked out her house for a long time and has many photos as evidence, including those of Minister Akimoto of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!
However, at this crucial point, Kenichi Nakamura died!
Based on the death flashback and Nakamura's recollection, the attacker undoubtedly launched the attack from the shadows, injecting a cyanide syringe directly into his body, killing him instantly.

Naturally, as an investigative journalist, Kenichi Nakamura wasn't doing the police's job for free. He wanted to keep these photos on file as important evidence to negotiate with the police and Wenyi Shunju, hoping to get at least 100 million yen and for the police to send him abroad to avoid trouble for three to five years.

He won't hand over the original unless a promise is made.

Everyone knows what these police officers are like.

Therefore, he did not keep the original photograph on his person, but instead placed it at a temporary lodging in Arakawa Ward, which was also one of his secret observation points.

Kenichi Nakamura revealed the location of the hidden original, and now the problem lies with Muneyuki Uesugi.

Is now the right time to speak out and reveal the inside story of Nexon?
Is the existing evidence sufficient to completely dismantle Minister Akimoto, and even the entire dark network behind him?
And... will the public security police support me?
Uesugi Muneyuki then turned his attention to the public security police who were searching for all the people, places, organizations, and files related to "arisu" and "Alice".

This group of people has a lot of authority, and their starting point is for the long-term stability of the country. However, it is undeniable that they are also very sycophantic. If I tell them this information, will they support my further purge of Minister Akimoto, or will they choose to... silence him?
The predecessor of the public security police was the Special Higher Police, a group with a notorious reputation, and no one knew what they would do.

Treat him to a meal, behead him, or take him in as a dog.

Uesugi Muneyuki has always been firmly in the position of the host, and the entire Chinese system and police organization treat him as an honored guest, respecting and relying on him. But if he really wants to pry open this whole thing, will they still trust and support him as before?

Moreover, such a major incident... let alone the Public Security Bureau, even the National Police Agency has no authority to investigate members of parliament and cabinet ministers!

The only thing that can truly move these people... is indeed the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Unit!

Criminal police, public security, cabinet, district prosecutor, ethnic minorities, the Imperial Household Agency… how can I skillfully utilize the power of these people?

Uesugi Muneyuki hesitated, but at the same time, he found it a little funny.

Getting anything done is so difficult!
In Japan, it's like this: to accomplish something, you might need a hundred conditions, but to fail to accomplish something, just one condition is enough. And Japan's bureaucratic system is adept at deceiving, delaying, and passing the buck. The Japanese also particularly like collective decision-making and collective execution, which leads to extremely low administrative efficiency.

Japan is the second most meeting-loving country in the world.

Japan is the country in the world that most likes to hold endless rounds of high-end business and administrative meetings in hotels. While many countries have started to hold online meetings and conduct business online, the Japanese insist on booking a hotel and having face-to-face talks round after round before they dare to make a final decision.

In Japan, at least 10%-15% of a hotel's annual revenue comes from room bookings, venue rentals, and beverage and catering services provided by large corporations, local organizations, and institutional entities that hold meetings at the hotel.

So there's a joke that Americans need sheep, and Japanese need wolves.

Americans are too free-spirited and unrestrained in their actions, with all sorts of ingenious ideas emerging one after another. Therefore, they actually need collective decision-making and execution to avoid all sorts of outrageous behavior and major mistakes. They are all like "wolves," so they need to be kept in check and taught to unite, cooperate as a team, and divide tasks.

The Japanese are too conservative and rigid in their actions. Everyone is trying to "integrate into the group," "hide themselves," and "read the room." Don't ask questions, because if you do, you have no opinion; don't bring it up, because if you do, you agree. Therefore, the Japanese actually need a "genius" to make decisions and lead them to break this "don't be the first to stand out, be a nobody" team atmosphere and truly lead this flock of "sheep" forward.

This is why, although the Japanese are very conservative, they are exceptionally tolerant of "geniuses." As long as they don't cross the absolute red line, they will not care about some issues, whether big or small, and even describe them as "geniuses all have quirks."

For example, if someone is particularly lecherous and is known as the "Queen of the Metropolitan Police Department," surrounded by countless beautiful women and clearly having a harem, Japanese society simply laughs it off and even uses it as a joke to create various memes and jokes.

Because their society needs this kind of person.

Let's just wait and see.

The police department's efficiency was beyond question. They immediately mobilized resources to conduct a comprehensive investigation of "Arisu" and its English spelling "Alice"—names, code names, registered companies, and even the names of bars and cafes in the database. However, the results were disappointing, with no findings that were clearly related to the case.

The trail seems to have gone cold with Kenichi Nakamura.

Uesugi Muneyuki wasn't surprised by this. He then asked, "What about Nakamura's residence? Was it searched?"

"Of course we searched!" Inspector Kinoshita nodded with a dark face, wondering what Chief Uesugi meant by this. Did he doubt the professional competence of the public security bureau?
"A search without a warrant, right?" Uesugi Muneyuki said, glancing sideways. "...We're not that rigid in our procedures." Inspector Kinoshita's voice trailed off.

In the absence of clear evidence and a search warrant, police officers, using their special authority, forcibly searched Nakamura's official residence, but found nothing. This result was not unexpected for Uesugi Muneyuki.

“An experienced informant like Mr. Nakamura wouldn’t keep truly important information in a place that’s easy to find.” At the situation analysis meeting, Uesugi Muneyuki calmly stated, “He must have a secret temporary hideout, or a ‘safe house,’ used to handle the most sensitive information and items.”

“But Tokyo is so big, how are we going to find it?” Manager Kaoru Ichijo frowned.

“The answer may still lie with him.” Uesugi Muneyuki’s gaze turned toward the morgue again. “Give me a little more time, and I also need assistance from the University of Tokyo.”

"Of course, we will give you all our support, please!"

After obtaining permission, Uesugi Muneyuki arrived at the University of Tokyo under the cover of the Public Security Police and immediately conducted a second, more detailed, secret autopsy.

This time, his focus was no longer on poisons, but on the traces of residue on Nakamura Kenichi's clothing fibers, shoe soles, nail dirt, and even hair and skin. Using a high-powered electron microscope and a spectrometer, he meticulously deciphered the last environmental information left by the corpse, much like an archaeologist.

Several hours passed, and just when everyone was about to lose patience, Uesugi Muneyuki finally looked up from the inspection table, a knowing glint in his eyes.

“Found it.” He held up a sealed sample bottle containing a few almost invisible particles. “The same rare diatom fossil particles and a specific type of freshwater cyanobacteria spores were found deep in the fibers of Mr. Nakamura’s trousers, in the soil layer of his shoes, and under his fingernails.”

He walked to the electronic screen and pulled up a hydrogeological map of the Tokyo area: "This combination of diatom fossils is only commonly found in the sediments of a specific section of the Sumida River where the Arakawa and Sumida Rivers meet in the upper reaches. As for the blue-green algae, it has only appeared in large quantities in this section of the river in recent years due to changes in water temperature and eutrophication."

He pointed to an area on the map that was partially surrounded by a river: "Combined with the metallic dust on his clothes, a kind of dust that is typical of the small metal processing plants nearby... I deduce that his temporary lodging should be in this area, in an old apartment or warehouse that can see or is close to the riverbank and is not far from the small factories."

“Water knows everything!” Uesugi Muneyuki pointed to an area near the Sumida River in Arakawa Ward: “There’s only one truth!”

"Nakamura's temporary lodging is somewhere within a five-kilometer radius of here!"

【That's right, water knows everything.】 Jun Arimura imitated Uesugi Muneyuki's movements and barely managed to mimic his pronunciation.

The cockroaches' move is pretty cool!

This precise, surgical-like reasoning once again shocked the police officers present.

This goes beyond the scope of ordinary forensic medicine; it's practically a modern-day Sherlock Holmes!
Sakikawa Nian's Sherlock Holmes!

If such a person can be used by our public security, why worry about the stability of important matters?

Without delay, the public security police immediately mobilized elite forces, preparing to rush straight to the area targeted by Uesugi Muneyuki.

“I’ll go too.” Uesugi Muneyuki’s tone was calm, but his statement left no room for argument.

“Professor Uesugi, this is too dangerous! We cannot guarantee that the scene is absolutely safe!” Inspector Kinoshita immediately objected.

“I need to confirm as soon as possible whether the environmental evidence at the scene completely matches my deduction, as this is related to the interpretation of subsequent clues. Moreover,” he paused, glancing at Sakura who had been patiently waiting beside him, “I have a better understanding of the killer’s methods and may be able to discover details that you have overlooked.”

Section Chief Hasegawa and Kaoru Ichijo exchanged a quick glance.

Uesugi Muneyuki's value and the power behind him made it impossible for them to simply refuse, and the professional skills he demonstrated were indeed crucial.

“…Alright.” Hasegawa finally nodded heavily, but then picked up his internal communicator and issued an unquestionable order to all personnel involved in the operation:

"Attention all personnel, the situation at the target location is unclear, and high-risk individuals are suspected. Repeat, the situation is unclear, and high-risk individuals are suspected! Level 1 alert is granted, all personnel... are armed! Force may be used if necessary!"

The moment the order was given, the atmosphere in the entire operation team suddenly became tense.

The red light flashed, and the machinery roared to life.

Inside the secret facility, the weapons cabinets were open, revealing rows of SIG pistols, SW small revolvers, and New South pistols.

The faint clanging of metal firearms, the click of bullets being chambered, and the solemn expressions on the team members' faces as they checked their equipment all foreshadowed that this would no longer be a simple search, but rather a potential armed raid into the shadows.

Uesugi Muneyuki remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard the dangerous command, and simply straightened his coat.

Miyawaki Sakura's heart was in her throat. Looking at Uesugi Muneyuki's calm profile and the tense atmosphere of the public security police around them, she realized that they were actively stepping into the center of an unknown and extremely dangerous vortex.

Sakura felt her heart pounding wildly.

Unlike normal people, Sakura didn't feel nervous or scared in this situation. Instead, she felt a strong excitement, a kind of excitement similar to her heart pounding!
She even felt a spasmodic stimulation and a slight pain in her lower abdomen, which made her blush with warmth!

So cool!

Stimulate! ! !

You'll never experience something like this in Kagoshima!

This is the kind of life I came to Beijing for! This is it!

Five or six major cases in the past year, each with new topics to discuss!

"I want to go too!" Sakura exclaimed excitedly, squeezing her legs together.

Inspector Kinoshita looked at her coldly, not even bothering to acknowledge her.

Who are you?

However, Uesugi Muneyuki said, "Take her with you. She's obviously not a police officer. Normally, girls would name someone Alice. You guys have a certain smell that's too likely to arouse suspicion. And I'm too famous. Taking Sakura with me might have a surprising effect."

Park Gakka once said: An undercover idol must look like an idol!
Sakura herself is a true idol; she can sing, dance, and act. Under these circumstances, who would believe she is a police officer?

"Is that so?" The police officers remained silent for a while, still not convinced.

However, they had to give Uesugi Muneyuki face. After much consideration, they said that Sakura could come along, but she had to stay in the car and change out of her police uniform.

Sakura had no reason to refuse, and she was so excited that she almost lost her composure.

Is this the kind of life Mr. Uesugi leads every day?
Thai pants are so hot!
And so, Uesugi Muneyuki and several police cars, like sharp swords, silently drove toward the targeted area along the Sumida River.

Target: Alice!!!

(End of this chapter)