Chapter 103: , The Major Case Is Finally Solved

After communicating with Uesugi Muneyuki, Saijo Yasue's nearly invincible psychological defense finally collapsed; she voluntarily confessed to the case with an expression of being unable to hold it together and a state of relaxed joy.

"That's right, I did it all," Saijo Yasue admitted to the arriving detectives and confessed the sequence of events.

After repeatedly slaughtering small animals, Saijo Yasue began to feel bored; the usual dissection of frogs, pigeons, and stray cats could no longer satisfy her needs, and as for pigs, cows, and sheep, she had not failed to try those before either.

Over the past few months, she had traveled through most areas of Chiba City and had recorded many inconspicuous locations in detail, but at that time, she had not truly intended to take action.

There were two reasons that truly made her harbor this thought.

First, Doi Yuan's physique was a bit chubby, like a little white pig; in Saijo Yasue's perception, since he was a little white pig, wouldn't it be normal to carve him up just like slaughtering livestock?

Second, Doi Yuan would often come to find her younger brother, Saijo Akito, to play after school; because this brat would always knock on the door forcefully and shout loudly, at a certain moment, Saijo Yasue suddenly felt that this guy was such an eyesore, and she believed that this brat was hindering the normal operation of the world and had to be corrected.

"There wasn't any special reason, I just wanted to, so I did it," Saijo Yasue said quite calmly.

This attitude of hers gave the police a deeper understanding of the extent of this person's madness.

Especially since her detailed and explicit description of the killing process made the detectives' teeth itch with anger, yet they could do nothing about her.

She actually knew that secret transactions occasionally occurred in the C2 Warehouse, which could disrupt the direction of the investigation, and there were faucets inside to wash the corpses and wipe away traces.

She was simply a natural-born criminal.

The first time she truly experienced it, it gave her great satisfaction; she even did a few indescribable things on the spot. She had originally intended to completely dismember Doi Yuan like a little white pig, but due to physical and time constraints, she only carefully cut off the other party's head, washed away the blood, cleaned up the traces, and stopped there.

Extreme cruelty permeated with extreme calmness, and she had no psychological pressure when committing the crimes.

"Then why did you commit the second case?" Police Inspector Kosaka asked sternly. "What relationship did you have with Kawanishi Ayaka?"

"No relationship," Saijo Yasue answered calmly. "I don't know her."

"I chose her because... she just happened to pass by. I know that if I acted against an acquaintance a second time, it would easily arouse suspicion." After finishing, Saijo Yasue couldn't help but laugh: "Aren't you all just a bunch of idiots?"

The teeth of the several detectives opposite her were trembling.

Although the weather station of the second case was also rarely visited, it was not as safe as the environment of the first case. Saijo Yasue tricked Kawanishi Ayaka into the women's restroom to kill her, then carried her to the vicinity of the weather station to dismember her.

Although she was an elementary school student, and although the Kawanishi Ayaka she chose was petite and frail, Saijo Yasue was still exhausted; in her own words: "I was exhausted to death."

Uesugi Muneyuki outside had a grave expression; to a certain extent, this explained why she only targeted elementary school students—because with her physique and methods, she could at most deal with elementary school students, and any older, she would have no confidence.

The second case also brought Saijo Yasue huge satisfaction, but compared to the first time, the feeling was much worse. Moreover, there was a problem that followed, which was that Chiba Prefecture began to impose martial law, especially in the crime scene of Chiba City; Saijo Yasue realized that it was impossible for her to have another chance to commit crimes there.

But she couldn't help it.

So she chose the Edogawa Ward of Tokyo, which was adjacent to Chiba Prefecture and had no martial law.

The third case was more thrilling than the second, because although she had scouted the location many times, she was still not familiar enough with the surrounding environment and could not grasp the surrounding situation. Plus, she was very tired from the second case, so the third case was done very sloppily compared to the first.

In fact, during this period, she had already prepared to commit the fourth case, but the police did not give her the chance. Saijo Yasue confessed that she had found a cable television facility of a TV station in the mountains of Haraichi in the south, where there was also no one, and she was preparing to commit the crime there.

After finishing speaking about her experiences, Saijo Yasue sighed with satisfaction and closed her eyes.

On this side, the elite backbone of the Metropolitan Police Department immediately mobilized.

Very quickly, they found the murder weapon of the serial murder case in a tree hole near the cable television facility in Haraichi that Saijo Yasue had mentioned—a German-made Zwilling J. A. Henckels boning knife.

The Metropolitan Police Department did not dare to be slow and immediately sent this Zwilling knife to the Chiba Prefectural Police Headquarters for comparison by Uesugi Muneyuki and the members of the Forensics Division who had rushed over from Tokyo.

Facing the hundreds of pairs of expectant eyes below the stage, Uesugi Muneyuki carefully identified the Zwilling knife and slowly nodded: "That's right, this knife is the murder weapon. The wound, the blade length, and the cutting angle are completely consistent."

After the legendary genius Forensic Pathologist finished this sentence on stage, the entire conference room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop; only the low, rumbling sound of traffic outside could be heard.

The next second, the cheers ringing out inside the conference room completely drowned out the sound outside!

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah~~~~"

"We won!"

"Finally got it done!"

"The Chiba Prefecture Serial Murder Case has been solved by us!"

At this very moment, whether they were Career Track or Non-Career Track, from the main headquarters or local branches, or detectives, Public Security, or Field Unit, or Administrative Unit, everyone hugged each other and cheered to their hearts' content.

From the first serial murder case until now, twenty-some days and nights; from the establishment of the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters until now, over two hundred hours; from the arrest of Saijo Yasue until her confession, over four hundred minutes—all the police officers had endured unimaginable pressure.

Fortunately, the hard work finally paid off! Finally, they successfully turned the impossible into the possible and brought the criminal—15-year-old Saijo Yasue—to justice.

Now that both human and physical evidence were present, the Japan police could finally boldly and firmly announce that they had not failed the expectations of the citizens, had not failed the attention from home and abroad, and had not failed the huge sacrifice of TV Tokyo specifically preempting an episode of an animated series for them.

They had solved the case!

Even Police Inspector Yukinoshita Hachiman of Chiba Prefecture couldn't help but weep with joy, squatting on the ground and wiping his tears, while several old Chiba Prefectural Police officers who had previously had the suspect Ikawa Botaro snatched away from them by Public Security rushed out of the conference room door in excitement, grabbed the "Chiba Prefecture Serial Murder Case Special Investigation Headquarters banner," tore it down fiercely, feeling vindicated, and almost stepped on it a couple of times.

"Everyone, please wait a moment!" Just at this time, Okada Keibu came onto the stage, signaling everyone not to be in a hurry to be happy. He walked to Uesugi Muneyuki's side and said loudly: "This time, our Metropolitan Police Department was able to solve the case in just over a week after the third case occurred; we really have to thank Advisor Uesugi from the Medical and Dental University!"

"If it weren't for Advisor Uesugi overcoming all opposition and insisting on adjusting the investigation direction, and if it weren't for Advisor Uesugi repeatedly giving accurate suspect profiles, we would never have been able to successfully solve the case in just over a week!"

After finishing, Okada Keibu turned around and picked up the green tea in his hand: "This is for you. On behalf of everyone in this headquarters, the families of the victims in this case, and all the people who have been affected, thank you, Advisor Uesugi!"

"Thank! You!" Seeing that Okada Keibu had said as much, everyone in the Special Investigation Headquarters also followed suit and bowed to Uesugi Muneyuki to express their gratitude.

Even Police Inspector Kashiwagi Jin, who was the most unconvinced and hated Uesugi Muneyuki's style the most, had to admit that the reason they could solve the case so quickly was largely due to Uesugi Muneyuki's wild imagination and groundless judgment.

Uesugi Muneyuki paused slightly after hearing Okada Keibu's words, reached out to take the green tea, and said loudly to everyone: "My judgment was correct, but I must also thank everyone for your painstaking efforts and tireless fighting. Without your diligent investigation, there would not be this moment of solving the case. I am just a Forensic Pathologist; what I need to do is to make things clear, and you are the ones who execute them."

"I am very happy to have been able to participate in this case, and I am even happier to have met all of you who can understand me."

"Although the time we spent together this time was very short, I will not forget the time we experienced together, because in this short time, we were one in body and mind!"

"One! Mind!" All the police officers raised their hands, some laughing heartily, some shouting with arms raised, some looking relaxed, some rolling their eyes helplessly, but all followed Uesugi Muneyuki and shouted together in a slightly chuunibyou way.

"Looking forward to our next cooperation!" Uesugi Muneyuki shouted excitedly again.

This time, no one responded to him.

You guy still want to come back?

…………

That evening, Tokyo, Edogawa Ward, Kasai Police Station, behind the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah~"

The cheers erupting here were no less than those at the front line. The high-ranking police officials present were overjoyed, hugging each other to show their joy. Even the Investigation Division 1 Chief of the Criminal Division couldn't help but hug the Counselor of the Public Security Division from the Public Security side fiercely.

On the large table in front of the Special Investigation Headquarters were two wine barrels like large drums, with writing on them respectively.

"A toast to the officers of the Metropolitan Police Department for solving the Chiba Prefecture serial murder case!"

"Commissioner of the National Police Agency, Kaneko Takuro."

"A toast to the officers of the Metropolitan Police Department for solving the Chiba Prefecture serial murder case!"

"Superintendent General, Watanabe Eiji."

Minami, with a cloth headband tied around her head, picked up a wooden mallet amidst the gaze of the crowd and smashed it down hard onto the sake barrel.

"Boom~"

The wooden lid shattered, the fragrance of sake overflowed, and the applause and cheers rose in waves.

It was over, everything was over; with witnesses, physical evidence, and testimonies all in hand, the next step of prosecution was a matter for the District Public Prosecutors Office! The Metropolitan Police Department had delivered a perfect answer for this case.

Father, we won again~

Uesugi, it was you who did it again~

Minami wore a silly, happy smile.

However, at this very moment, a male administrative officer came to Minami's side and said a few words.

"What?" The look of joy on Minami's face immediately faded a little.

"The District Public Prosecutors Office has already gone to Chiba?!"

(End of chapter)