Chapter 188: Uesugi Muneyuki

The depth of Miss Minami's schemes left Uesugi Muneyuki speechless.

Things had progressed to the point where the two were very close to being engaged; if not for the fact that Uesugi Muneyuki's older brother, Uesugi Sadanori, was getting married at the end of the year, the two could have already been preparing for the engagement ceremony.

The Old Nobility had many rules; only after the older brother officially married and established his own household could the younger brother branch out to form his own line, so Uesugi Muneyuki had to be later than Uesugi Sadanori. If nothing went wrong, Watanabe Minami would attend the wedding ceremony at the Tokyo Imperial Hotel with him as his fiancée, followed by the formal engagement.

Therefore, in theory, Miss Minami was already in a position to manage Uesugi Muneyuki's private life.

Uesugi Muneyuki knew he had to find time soon to resolve this issue with Miss Minami: setting aside his intimate relationship with Eirina and the fact that he had already become an Underworld Companion with Senior Mai, the massive need for Princess Connect brought about by the Dead Soul Contract, as well as the cultivation of Chakra, meant he very much needed women by his side.

This was another difficult problem to handle, just like the issue with Saito Asuka; both were obstacles Uesugi Muneyuki had to overcome.

Yet, Uesugi Muneyuki had never imagined that Miss Minami had actually already helped him solve this problem in advance!

Good news came from Sakata Bridge: Miss Minami did not reject Ikeda Eirina and Saito Asuka, and even proactively promised to leave them a place in the home after marriage.

Bad news came from Sakata Bridge: Miss Minami had already secretly completed the construction of a unified front within the Metropolitan Police Department. In the future, there would be Asuka at home, Eirina for field assignments, and Minami at the headquarters and various official, formal venues.

She was planning to use the cost of sharing a part of herself to completely sever the roots of Uesugi Muneyuki going out to hunt in the wild!

But Uesugi Muneyuki had nothing to say; in fact, to a certain extent, this was already an active concession on Minami's part.

At this moment, Uesugi Muneyuki could only keep his head down and make his fortune; watching Eirina and Asuka cheering and jumping for joy, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

Minami had proposed a condition they could not refuse, and she had also proposed a condition he could not refuse.

Just after thinking this, he saw Minami secretly give him a "V" sign, her face wearing a brilliant smile and an expression of asking for credit.

Are you satisfied with this, Muneyuki-kun?

Uesugi Muneyuki, of course, could only express his satisfaction. She had considered things for him to this extent; what else could he possibly be dissatisfied with?

He seemed to have fallen into a giant web made of honey.

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The turmoil at Sakata Bridge began quickly and ended quickly, concluding with Uesugi Hironori's active retreat, and Saito Asuka also followed Watanabe Minami's requirements, basically not leaving the house during this period except to go to school.

As for Eirina, after being restricted, the tall beauty started to seem a bit repressed; her face always showed a suspicious flush, and she liked to cling to Uesugi Muneyuki whenever she had nothing to do. Even if it was just rubbing against him, she was happy to do it, and her work attire began to change from suit trousers to suit skirts. Moreover, Eirina would sometimes change into garter stockings underneath while at work, which was very convenient for doing things~

Uesugi Muneyuki stated that it was indeed much more convenient!

After lunch, the two would always disappear for a period of time, then reappear in the afternoon looking refreshed. It was just that facing the knowing, half-smiling gaze of Section Chief Minami, Eirina felt even more embarrassed, yet the more stimulating and indulgent experience kept her deeply immersed.

Handle +1!

Just like that, time arrived in June. The heat of the discussion surrounding the Tokyo University professor wife-murder case finally began to fade, and following that, Uesugi Muneyuki's phrase "FX Predator" and "I need a paid long vacation" once again became national buzzwords. The fact that he could make Tokyo University proactively admit defeat also made the whole of Japan, and even the upper class, realize his capabilities.

Once, twice, three times—following the Fuji TV Case to the Chiba Case to the Todai Case, after Uesugi Muneyuki "brushed his face" three times in a row, he finally became a fairly famous celebrity. Regardless of anything else, relying solely on the fame and national buzzwords accumulated from these few cases, Uesugi Muneyuki could at least sweep through all the Golden Time programs of the five major television stations, and it wouldn't be difficult to earn ten or twenty million yen a year from guest appearances.

But this was an overdraft of a one-time nature. Uesugi Muneyuki had no interest in debuting in the entertainment industry, and doing so would be equivalent to cashing out his so-called "national favorability" all at once. Repeatedly playing out stale memes on programs, following scripts, showing his face, and acting like a broken record answering questions would really lower his favorability.

This was not what he wanted.

It was also not what the Metropolitan Police Department wanted; for a month, Miss Minami had been both proud and annoyed as she declined countless invitations from television stations.

The second biggest beneficiary of the Todai Case was the Metropolitan Police Department; this goes without saying. Relying on this case, Watanabe Eiji once again carried out a series of personnel adjustments within the Metropolitan Police Department. If the former Criminal Investigation Department Chief Mouri Takayoshi was still a subordinate vassal of Watanabe Eiji, then the current Criminal Investigation Department Chief Uchimura Kanji was Watanabe Eiji's sycophant, obedient to his every command.

And the third biggest beneficiary was the Tokyo University Faculty of Law.

In one month, the Tokyo University Faculty of Law received over 200,000 divorce consultations, of which over 40,000 entered the stage of formal paid legal aid, and in the end, about 5,800 families initiated divorce lawsuits with the assistance of the Tokyo University Faculty of Law.

This matter left even the Cabinet unable to laugh or cry. Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki smiled bitterly at the press conference, saying that the FX Predator, Tsuda's Wife, not only had her foreign exchange position liquidated, but also caused Japan's divorce rate to "liquidate." However, regarding a reporter's question on "whether Uesugi Muneyuki was the culprit behind the surge in Japan's divorce rate," Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda sincerely said, "Whether to marry or whether to divorce is a freedom granted to citizens by the Constitution; we should not interfere. Creating an environment suitable for marriage and child-rearing for the citizens is what we politicians should do."

Tokyo University directly twisted the direction of the entire case, and the Faculty of Law instead gained both fame and fortune; the reputation of the Tokyo University Faculty of Law once again resounded throughout Japan.

At the same time, Tokyo University also made the greatest possible effort regarding Professor Tsuda's matter. They collected a total of 130 signatures from professors and associate professors, over 800 students from the Agriculture and Forestry Department, plus over 3,000 alumni from the Tokyo University Alumni Association, requesting that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Tokyo District Court show leniency.

Not only that, Professor William from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States also collected a collective signature from over a hundred Puritans.

Uesugi Muneyuki heard wind of it from Police Inspector Shiratori, saying that originally Professor Tsuda would have been sentenced to 22-25 years. After Tokyo University's efforts, he would probably be sentenced to 18-20 years, and then Professor Tsuda would appeal; the second trial should reduce the sentence to 15-18 years. After entering prison to squat for a few years and continuously operating on the issue of chronic illness, he would apply for medical parole and get out.

Uesugi Muneyuki felt quite helpless after hearing this.

This is Tokyo University, Ashikaga Wei said so.

If it weren't for him insisting on the three crimes of passion killing and so on being punished together, Tokyo University could have even let Professor Tsuda avoid eating a single day of prison food.

But Uesugi Muneyuki ultimately didn't say anything, because first, he respected the existing order and rules unless they were too outrageous, and second, because Professor Tsuda was indeed very pitiful. Apart from the passion killing and destruction of the corpse, he had been conscientious, strict with himself, and lenient with others for over a dozen years, and in the end, he even single-handedly cleared the accounts of the Tokyo University Agriculture and Forestry Department for ten years. He did not resent Uesugi Muneyuki's discovery, and even when asked afterwards, he repeatedly expressed, "I am convinced," "Uesugi's technique is truly too amazing," and "It is no injustice to lose."

Tokyo University respected Uesugi Muneyuki's request and did not tamper with the charges, and also reduced half the tuition fees for all 20-plus students under Tsuda, many of whom in their senior year even had a portion of their money refunded.

After the turmoil gradually subsided, the Metropolitan Police Department took the opportunity to announce new personnel appointments.

The former Life Safety Division Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, Police Superintendent Sugishita Ukyo, was transferred to become the Investigation Division 1 Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department!

This was a decision that made people's jaws drop, causing huge waves within the Metropolitan Police Department and even attracting attention from the outside world.

You must know that Sugishita Ukyo was already 56 years old this year, and as mentioned earlier, according to the workplace customs of the Metropolitan Police Department, after 55, one would no longer be considered for key positions with real power like Investigation Division 1 Chief.

The Division 1 Chief had always been the face of the Metropolitan Police Department!

Moreover, according to past practice, the position of Investigation Division 1 Chief was generally held by a Non-Career Track officer, while Sugishita Ukyo was not only a Career Track officer but also a graduate of the Tokyo University Faculty of Law, and had previously worked in Investigation Division 2.

Both inside and outside the Metropolitan Police Department, people were a bit confused by this appointment, and a whole bunch of Non-Career Track veterans around 50 years old who had been eyeing the Division 1 Chief position after the fall of Division Chief Oshima were even more indignant.

That chair, everyone was staring at it!

But times were different now; Watanabe Eiji's position as Director General was as solid as a rock. Everyone only dared to grumble behind his back, while on the other hand, they expressed their loyalty to Watanabe Eiji, saying, "We police officers are like the stars and the moon, surrounding you, Director General, who are like the sun!"

At the same time, there was another personnel transfer that attracted the attention of the whole society.

The Metropolitan Police Department announced to the outside world that due to the Special Mission Unit's activity in the few months since its establishment and its vital role in multiple cases, through "friendly consultation" with the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Uesugi Muneyuki would officially hold two positions, joining the Metropolitan Police Department to serve as a Forensic Examiner for the Special Mission Unit. His treatment would refer to the Assistant Police Inspector level for Career Track entrants. At the same time, Uesugi Muneyuki would still serve as a Forensic Pathologist in the Forensic Pathology Department of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, but would no longer bear specific duties, belonging to a "secondment."

No one opposed this decision, because this guy Uesugi was simply too strong.

With the two positions combined, Uesugi Muneyuki's annual salary would be 25*13 (hospital salary) + 28*17 (Metropolitan Police Department salary) = 8.01 million yen.

Of course, after deducting all taxes, National Pension, Welfare Pension, Public Servant Pension, etc., the income Uesugi Muneyuki could actually get his hands on would be about 5.9 million yen, and after officially joining, the extra money from autopsies would definitely be gone.

Considering Uesugi Muneyuki's actual large amount of overtime pay and various allowances and subsidies, the money he actually received would be even more, and he was only 23 years old this year; his future was limitless.

At the same time, Watanabe Eiji also brought Uesugi Muneyuki a piece of good news.

The old guy Eiji had fought for a budget of 80 million yen a year for the Special Mission Unit from the National Police Agency!

(End of chapter)