Chapter 165: The Todai Case Solved!

Professor Tsuda voluntarily confessed, which meant that the Todai Professor Missing Wife Case, involving Todai, the Metropolitan Police Department, the District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Team, the United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the FBI, and the Cabinet Secretariat, was officially solved.

The chain of evidence for this case was actually incomplete, lacking the murder weapon, but with decisive evidence now found, even though Todai still hoped he would quibble, Professor Tsuda ultimately chose dignity; he was a proud man, extremely capable in academics, and although the students in the project team disliked that the professor himself was very stingy and rarely even treated them to meals, they had no doubts about Professor Tsuda's academic ability.

Otherwise, Professor Tsuda would not have been chosen as the person in charge of the PT multinational mega-project in cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.

Things changed too rapidly; in just over half an hour, the Todai Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry waste warehouse felt it had endured too much.

First, the District Public Prosecutors Office appeared, sealing off the scene, while Headquarters Chief Kirekawa made a scene in the warehouse but gained nothing.

Just as Todai breathed a sigh of relief, Uesugi Muneyuki made his grand entrance and fished "Tsuda's Wife" straight out of the iron barrel.

Amidst Uesugi Muneyuki's questioning, Todai's counter-questioning, and the crisis of an imminent head-on collision between the Metropolitan Police Department and Todai, Professor Tsuda voluntarily confessed.

His voluntary confession caused the situation at the scene to shift from initial silence to adding fuel to the fire, and finally to being filled with a sorrowful atmosphere; at the thought that a diligent, hardworking professor who viewed academics as his life had actually, without his knowledge, had all his family assets squandered by his wife in one go and still had to swallow his teeth and blood, even Police Inspector Kashiwagi and Police Inspector Kosaka could not help but cast sympathetic glances at Professor Tsuda, who was kneeling on the ground.

Was he wrong?

Of course he was; no matter what, murder is absolutely unforgivable.

However, having encountered such a situation, no one could just laugh it off, could they?

"So, it really was you, Tsuda." On the Todai side, President Komiyama subconsciously glanced at the entrance; the District Public Prosecutors Office had indeed completely withdrawn, and the aged president sighed heavily: "Reaching middle age, everything is difficult, but no matter what, you shouldn't have killed anyone. If you had difficulties, you could have told the school. As for your wife, what she did was too excessive, and if you had been honest with us, the school would have helped you."

"I'm sorry, President." Professor Tsuda knelt on the ground, weeping and shaking his head: "It is I who have failed the school; I don't want to cause any more trouble for the school!"

"Hey! Your so-called 'not causing trouble' is exactly what has caused the most and the greatest trouble for the school!" Professor Tsuda's superior, Department Head Furuya, said angrily.

Do you have any idea that you will ruin all of Todai by doing this?

Because of you, the District Public Prosecutors Office, the Metropolitan Police Department, the public, and even the United States are all paying attention to this matter!

"This is probably what they call 'the myriad unreasonable living beings all suffer,' right?" Seeing his own grandson actually find the decisive evidence, Uesugi Kuninori felt quite helpless and had a complex expression; he didn't know which side he should stand on for a moment, but as Professor Tsuda confessed, Uesugi Kuninori took the initiative to come before Uesugi Muneyuki: "Sometimes I really don't know what to say to you, Muneyuki, but... no matter what, justice is justice. You are right; murder is murder. No matter what hidden circumstances there are, a professor killing his wife is not worth forgiving. Let's do this: I, representing Tokyo University, apologize to you for the rudeness just now!"

After speaking, the grandfather slowly bent over toward Uesugi Muneyuki and bowed in apology.

This left Uesugi Muneyuki at a loss; no matter what, his grandfather was not a party involved and had no responsibility, nor was he Professor Tsuda's direct superior, so the grandson was startled and quickly bent over: "I am the one who should apologize, for the rudeness just now. I'm sorry, Grandfather, I shouldn't have yelled at you."

Uesugi Muneyuki was also very firm; he only emphasized that he shouldn't have yelled at his grandfather and apologized to his grandfather, without apologizing to Todai.

What do I have to apologize for?

"We are the ones who should apologize." Seeing that things had reached this point and there was no room for quibbling, and the person himself had admitted to the crime, the Todai president finally took the first step amidst hesitation; he led several School Board Members and bowed together toward the Metropolitan Police Department personnel: "I am deeply sorry. This time, it was we at Todai who caused trouble for the Metropolitan Police Department, for the whole of society, and for you all!"

And with President Komiyama formally bowing in apology on behalf of Todai, it meant that this head-on confrontation between Tokyo University and the Metropolitan Police Department ended with Tokyo University voluntarily conceding to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Tokyo University, had admitted defeat!

They had admitted defeat to the Metropolitan Police Department!

At this moment, the Metropolitan Police Department personnel behind Uesugi Muneyuki finally realized that they had won this high-pressure showdown!

Standing opposite them was Todai, which monopolized half of Tokyo!

This was Todai! The Todai whose president could scare this group of Metropolitan Police Department officers—who didn't even have the rank of Superintendent among them—into not daring to move an inch with just a single look.

Had they actually, truly admitted defeat to Uesugi Muneyuki?

But looking at the man's back, looking at the figure standing alone before the Metropolitan Police Department personnel, forcing half of the Todai high-level officials led by the president to collectively bow and apologize, looking at Professor Tsuda kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, the Department Head of Agriculture and Forestry who was full of unwillingness but could only beg for forgiveness, and Uesugi Kuninori, who as the Head of the House of the Yonezawa Uesugi Clan had taken the initiative to bow and apologize to his own grandson, the Metropolitan Police Department personnel had to admit: did they really win?

They won!

At this moment, in the eyes of the Metropolitan Police Department personnel, Uesugi Muneyuki was like a god.

Needless to say, for Eirina, in her eyes, Uesugi Muneyuki was the entire world!

Miss Minami suddenly understood why Ikeda Erena always looked at Uesugi Muneyuki with that infatuated, loving gaze, as if she could never see enough of him in a lifetime.

Because he, like this, was truly so handsome!

Strings of little stars appeared in her sweet almond-shaped eyes, and Miss Minami suddenly had a deeper experience: although she had had minor achievements in her work, she had always lived under her father's wings; the Metropolitan Police Department personnel feared her, were afraid of her, respected her, and obeyed her, but essentially, it was still because of her father's influence and power.

However, Uesugi-kun was different; at this moment, Uesugi Muneyuki had completely surpassed his father's and grandfather's generations, using his own ability to suppress Todai, using his own strength to force Uesugi Kuninori, the Head of the House of the Yonezawa Uesugi Clan, to bow, a lone hero who faced the pressure of the entire Todai by himself and still charged to the end!

Even for Watanabe Eiji, who was the Superintendent General, Miss Minami could not imagine her father daring to shout back at the Todai president, or forcing a Todai professor to confess by holding a decisive but incomplete piece of evidence.

This was truly...

But Uesugi Muneyuki really did it, and he succeeded.

Miss Minami's heart stirred, unable to control herself.

She was certain, she was absolutely certain, this was the man she wanted! This was her destined husband!

He is mine!

I will probably never forget this scene for the rest of my life.

As for behind Miss Minami, Kosaka Shinichiro and Kashiwagi Jin were also emotionally stirred; seeing the Todai group bow, they almost instinctively bent over to bow, but when their waists reached ninety degrees, they remembered: we represent the Metropolitan Police Department, we are detectives here to catch criminals and find evidence, why are we bowing?

A real man should be like this!

Kashiwagi Jin, the Department Manager of the Metropolitan Police Department's Second Division, looked at Uesugi Muneyuki's back, feeling unwilling but unable to help but be convinced.

Could it be that the Night Duty Assault Case really wasn't done by him?

For the first time, Kashiwagi Jin began to doubt his own judgment; this Star Inspector felt both envious and jealous, wishing that the person standing there was himself.

But Kashiwagi Jin knew that if it were him, he would absolutely not have the courage to go up and argue with the Todai high-level officials.

After all, he was also a Todai man.

At the same time, a different thought arose in the heart of Kosaka Shinichiro, the Department Manager of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division 1, First Division.

I can replace him!

So what if he didn't graduate from Todai? So what if he wasn't on the Career Track?

There is no reason why the Non-Career Track cannot defeat the Career Track!

Even if it was Todai, didn't they eventually bow to our Metropolitan Police Department?

My fate is determined by me, not by heaven!

Located at the very peak of the stage, in the waste warehouse filled with a foul odor, with Uesugi Muneyuki finding the key evidence and Professor Tsuda's voluntary confession, the Todai Professor Missing Wife Case was officially solved!

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"Sorry, Professor Tsuda, please come with us."

On the side of the Metropolitan Police Department, Police Inspector Kosaka and Police Inspector Kashiwagi officially arrested Tsuda Daisuke, a biology professor at the Agriculture and Forestry Department of Tokyo University; Police Inspector Kosaka put a hood on him, and out of respect for the privileges of Tokyo University, he was not handcuffed for the time being, but was instead taken to the Metropolitan Police Department to give a statement.

According to Professor Tsuda's voluntary confession, the murder weapon was fishing line, but the fishing line had already been disposed of by him; after the murder, he immediately took out his wife's passport and identification documents, disposed of them by tucking them into paper scraps and throwing them into a trash can, and threw away the fishing line as well; these items would not arouse the suspicion of the waste disposal personnel.

Subsequently, he stuffed his wife into a suitcase and then placed the suitcase inside a wooden crate, arranged for a visiting study to reserve enough time for disposal, spent three days disposing of the body, and only breathed a sigh of relief once he confirmed that it had been mostly taken care of.

Originally, Professor Tsuda did not intend to report it to the police; he planned to drag it out for a few more days, and once the Agriculture and Forestry Department disposed of the waste, everything would be dead without proof, but after his wife had been missing for three days, her circle of friends had already noticed her disappearance, and people had already called to ask; at the same time, his children also discovered their mother's disappearance; Professor Tsuda had originally deceived them by saying that his wife had decided on a whim to travel abroad, but he could not provide evidence or make contact, and facing his anxious daughter, Professor Tsuda decided to simply go to the Police Station with his daughter to report the case.

He had thought that reporting the case personally as a Tokyo University professor would make the Metropolitan Police Department hesitant, but he did not expect that precisely because he was a Tokyo University professor, the Metropolitan Police Department would attach such great importance to it that they personally intervened in local affairs and sent people to investigate.

As a result, it ended up like this!

However, after confessing, Professor Tsuda felt much more relaxed; his expression was comfortable, and he was willing to accept his defeat.

Turning himself in voluntarily also meant that Professor Tsuda intended to take on all the blame himself; before leaving, he entrusted Principal Komiyama and Department Head Furuya to take good care of his son and daughter, and at the same time sent an email to all his students, classmates, and all the residents of Oiwake Dormitory, expressing his apologies to everyone.

Having handled everything, it was already evening, and Uesugi Muneyuki also intended to take his leave.

But his grandfather, Uesugi Kuninori, stopped him; with white hair and white eyebrows, Uesugi Kuninori reached out and grabbed Uesugi Muneyuki's arm.

"Let's stop here, Muneyuki! If you keep investigating, it will be impolite!"

(End of this chapter)