Chapter 161: ，Explosion within an Explosion

Iron heart and black bile, the prosecutor in a suit and tie...

Early in the morning, when a row of high-end black cars pulled up to the gate of the University of Tokyo Hongo Campus, and groups of prosecutors in suits carrying briefcases lined up and ignored the security guards' attempts to stop them as they entered the campus, a super hurricane had already become inevitable.

And Professor Tsuda, who had driven to the Hongo Campus, witnessed the appearance of this group of people the very first moment!

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department?

The appearance of this group of people made Professor Tsuda feel as if his chest were being crushed by a giant boulder; he tried hard to breathe, but he couldn't catch his breath at all, his entire being gripped tightly by the throat of fate. He grabbed his phone from his pocket, wanting to unlock the screen, but his hands were shaking so much he couldn't get a grip, and it took three tries before he managed to unlock the screen saver.

When he looked up again, the cardiopulmonary arrest was not yet over!

News reporters and television stations!

Following closely behind the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department were reporters from Japan's major newspapers, as well as program teams from NHK, NTV, and Asahi Shimbun!

The District Public Prosecutors Office, why did the District Public Prosecutors Office come?

Professor Tsuda really couldn't hold it together anymore; he hurriedly dialed the phone number of University of Tokyo President Komiyama.

"Ah ah ah ah ah~" When Professor Tsuda first opened his mouth, he could only make "ah" sounds, but he gradually adjusted himself.

"President, the District Public Prosecutors Office is here! It's the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department, the media... the media is here too!" Professor Tsuda said to President Komiyama on the phone.

"What?!" President Komiyama, who was still brewing coffee at the time, jumped up from his seat as if he had ascended to heaven.

"It's that PT matter, they are here to investigate PT!" Professor Tsuda's voice carried immense agitation: "President!"

President Komiyama immediately put down the phone, thought for a moment, and then picked it up again.

Soon, the phone of Commissioner Kaneko Takuro, who was leisurely brewing morning tea and eating natto at the National Police Agency, rang.

Ever since the Chiba Case, Commissioner Kaneko had entered a state of semi-retirement. The supreme power of the National Police Agency had been split in two: one part was held by the Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat, Onoda Kimiaki, and the other had fallen into the hands of Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji. Although the Public Security faction had fallen into a disadvantageous position, the confrontation with the Criminal faction still continued; it was just that Security Department Chief Kudo Tsuyoshi was no longer qualified to go head-to-head with Watanabe Eiji, and could only let the younger brother of Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki, the Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat Onoda Kimiaki, take on this burden.

Commissioner Kaneko was now just waiting to retire and go to the Yokohama branch of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, where he had already made arrangements to become a director.

However, when he saw that name on his phone, Kaneko Takuro shuddered.

Senior Kuninori?!

As soon as he answered the phone, the familiar thunderous voice of Uesugi Muneyuki's grandfather, Uesugi Kuninori, blasted into his ears: "Little Kaneko!!!"

But distant water cannot quench a near thirst; just as Uesugi Kuninori was interrogating Commissioner Kaneko about what on earth was going on and how he had provoked the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department, the University of Tokyo had already been forced to face the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department.

The terror of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department has already been mentioned previously, so it will not be repeated here.

Everyone in the Biology Department of the Agriculture and Forestry Department was mobilized and began to urgently destroy all kinds of data and documents.

At the office building that was just opening, University of Tokyo President Komiyama led over a dozen high-level officials from various departments of the university, several Division Directors, and a small number of School Board Members as they stood in battle array.

President Komiyama was going all out; he wanted to personally buy time for his subordinates!

Tap~ tap-tap-tap-tap-tap~

The dense sound of leather shoes mixed with a cold, sinister wind as a large group of men in suits carrying briefcases made their entrance. They moved against the morning light like greedy, bloodthirsty beasts in the dark, having caught the scent of blood and launching a fierce attack.

And as the person in the lead gradually revealed his true face, President Komiyama's face twisted in pain after he saw who it was.

The person in the lead was none other than the Chief of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department, Kirekawa Ryoichi!

How did this disaster star get drawn here too?

Special Investigation Headquarters Chief Kirekawa was tall and thin, about 50 years old, and had always operated on the principle of being ruthless in his cases, preferring to kill the wrong person rather than let one go. Any political faction or financial clique, or any party or association he got his hands on, would have a piece of meat bitten off by him!

This was a mad dog, and yet the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department needed exactly this kind of mad dog! They did not fear liquidation, nor did they fear the powerful; in their eyes, politicians, financial cliques, academic cliques, and associations were all sources of their career achievements!

What was even more fatal was that he was a graduate of Keio!

"I am the Chief of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department, Kirekawa. I will now be conducting a financial audit of your school." Special Investigation Headquarters Chief Kirekawa walked quickly to the University of Tokyo President, his eyes radiating a bloodthirsty aura: "I am truly happy to be able to conduct a thorough audit of your school's accounts in my lifetime. When we at the District Public Prosecutors Office received the news, I decided to come personally."

"We at the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department really hope to be able to help you! Really! We are also very saddened by the disappearance of Tsuda's Wife, but please do not worry, we are here to help you!"

The faces of the University of Tokyo high-level officials were all very ugly, especially when they saw out of the corner of their eyes that filming was taking place below, and that there were people holding microphones, ready to come up and interview them as soon as the District Public Prosecutors Office began their operation. Every high-level official at the University of Tokyo knew that they were defiling this sacred institution, and that they were bringing shame upon the greatest and most supreme academic sanctuary in this country!

"Come on~ Public Prosecutors, show the University of Tokyo some attitude!"

Following the angry shout of Headquarters Chief Kirekawa, the dozens of men in suits and the few women in suits behind him were spirited, their backs straight, heads held high, like black clouds pressing down on the city.

"Next, we will conduct a special inspection of the PT Project!" Headquarters Chief Kirekawa walked slowly in front of President Komiyama, his expression carrying a hint of playfulness: "Please treat me well!"

"............" President Komiyama did not say a word.

And once the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department began their operation, the large group of reporters and television stations behind them surged forward!

"President Komiyama, is it true that University of Tokyo professors are involved in embezzling PT Project funds?"

"President, may I ask why the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department is here?"

"President, has there been any progress in the Tsuda's Wife disappearance case? Can you tell us more about it?"

"Have you already obtained key evidence? President, if the matter is true, how does the University of Tokyo intend to handle it?"

"In recent years, the University of Tokyo's ranking in the QS has been declining year by year, and this matter is now linked to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is ranked first. Does this mean that the University of Tokyo's status in Japan will be threatened?"

"President? President!"

Facing the questions of numerous reporters, President Komiyama and the others could only remain silent and have security guards come up to disperse the crowd.

But there was no doubt that they could imagine how explosive tomorrow's front-page headlines would be, and how much the investigation by the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department might involve?

"Damn it!" Finally reaching a more private place, President Komiyama could no longer control himself. He punched the fire cabinet in the hallway and roared at everyone: "Immediately mobilize the alumni association and all departments! Now!!!"

The University of Tokyo, which had always been as stable as a mountain, finally broke its defense under the appearance of the District Public Prosecutors Office and the muddying of the waters, and it was a massive, severe breakdown!

You people, are you trying to destroy Japan?!

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On the other side, the appearance of the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department did not exceed Uesugi Muneyuki's expectations.

He knew that once Miss Minami had managed to let the District Public Prosecutors Office discover the PT payroll, their appearance was certainly just a matter of time; he just hadn't expected them to come so quickly, or for Special Investigation Headquarters Chief Kirekawa to lead the team personally.

This meant that the District Public Prosecutors Office also placed special importance on the Todai Case.

It made sense, after all, it involved the United States and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. If they couldn't close the case here quickly, then the FBI would come over, and for the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department, which was established by Five-Star MacArthur, that would be an utter disgrace.

But the appearance of the District Public Prosecutors Office also meant that the Metropolitan Police Department had to hurry, otherwise...

"Bang~" The door to the Metropolitan Police Department Special Investigation Headquarters was pushed open, and Detective Okada came in from outside holding a document. In the room, Miss Minami and Eirina, both wearing standard police uniform skirt suits, silk stockings, and high heels, looked toward him.

"Did you get it?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked.

"Yeah." Police Inspector Okada looked extremely exhausted, as if he hadn't slept all night: "Investigation Division 2 has found it."

Police Inspector Okada handed the documents to Uesugi Muneyuki: "Tsuda's Wife has been consistently wiring money to an overseas FX account."

"FX account, what is that?" Eirina was the first to not understand.

"FX is an abbreviation for foreign exchange," Okada Masayoshi explained: "It is what is commonly known as the foreign exchange market!"

"Tsuda's Wife converted the professor's salary into foreign currency; were they planning to save up enough money to move the whole family to Singapore, Australia, or Canada?" That was the first reaction of the young lady Minami.

"No, Tsuda's Wife injected large sums of money into the FX market through OTC over-the-counter trading. Although there is no way to track every single transaction, the total amount of yen she wired out from her own account is nearly 1 billion!" Okada Masayoshi held up the documents and continued: "We cannot check the records of overseas profits and losses, but judging by the fact that she kept wiring large amounts of foreign currency and continuously injecting it into the FX account, it is very likely that she..."

"She very likely lost all their savings trading currency." Uesugi Muneyuki had already found the answer: "No wonder, now there is a motive for murder. It is very likely that Professor Tsuda discovered something. Do you all remember? When the report was filed at the time, when Professor Tsuda spoke about the conflict with his daughter, wasn't it that Professor Tsuda's daughter, Tsuda Emi, wanted to attend the Keio University School of Medicine and needed her mother to provide 50 million yen, but the mother firmly refused? It seems now that it wasn't that she wouldn't give it, but that she couldn't!"

So that was it!

Eirina and the young lady Minami suddenly realized.

"If it was for this reason that Professor Tsuda realized he needed to check the accounts and then discovered the terrible financial situation at home, then what happened that night makes perfect sense." Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze was like lightning.

FX Warrior Tsuda Takako?

Subsequently, news from Kashiwagi Jin also arrived.

Investigating interpersonal relationships was this brother's forte. Kashiwagi Jin quickly found out that Professor Tsuda did not know any Yakuza in society or anyone capable of disposing of a body, and the nearby crematorium had no unusual findings since the disappearance of Tsuda's Wife.

Then came the news from Kosaka Shinichiro.

"Uesugi, we noticed on our end that after the District Public Prosecutors Office arrived, Professor Tsuda first went to check the waste warehouse!"

"Waste warehouse, what waste warehouse?" Uesugi Muneyuki stood up immediately and asked sternly: "Are you sure?"

"I am sure, it is the waste warehouse located behind the laboratory building." Kosaka Shinichiro continued: "He didn't go in, he just took a look at the entrance and left."

A bolt of lightning flashed through Uesugi Muneyuki's heart.

Understood! Everything is understood!

(End of this chapter)