Chapter 202: Go to Hell, You Scum!

Uesugi Muneyuki felt that the logic of this Department Manager Aonuma Shingo was deeply flawed.

He kept emphasizing how much he loved his family.

But by any normal logic, if he truly loved his family, he should have tried every possible way to secure those 80 million yen to leave for them! Now that it has turned into a traffic accident, and with Nippon Life refusing to pay, the insurance agent from Tokyo Marine Holdings has already calculated on-site that the traffic insurance payout is only around 7 million yen, and even that amount might not be paid in full, because Aonuma Shingo himself must bear a portion of the responsibility—who told him to be drunk and cross the road?

So, the insurance company pays a portion, the taxi company pays a portion, the driver who caused the accident pays a portion, and Aonuma himself bears a portion of the responsibility; and this is already out of humanitarian considerations.

Yet the behavior of the driver who caused the accident was the only one that seemed like he truly loved his family; after hearing this, he lay down on the ground, a 67-year-old man with graying hair, stating that he had no money and was dirt poor, telling them to do whatever they wanted, to sentence him to as many years as they liked, as it would just be a way to send him to prison for his retirement.

The police investigation revealed that the driver had already disposed of all his personal assets and given them to his family, leaving him with nothing but the 350,000 yen in his company account.

Of course, no matter what Aonuma chose to do, Uesugi Muneyuki would lay out all the facts and restore the truth of the matter.

I am merely a Forensic Pathologist; all I need to do is state the facts clearly.

At this moment, facing the agitated Mrs. Aonuma and the Aonuma daughter, who were staring at him with venomous eyes, Uesugi Muneyuki's expression remained indifferent: "I am simply stating the facts; this has nothing to do with whether he is your husband or whether you can receive the insurance payout."

After saying this, Uesugi Muneyuki prepared to turn and leave.

"I've had enough, I've really had enough!" Who would have thought that upon seeing this attitude from Uesugi Muneyuki, Mrs. Aonuma would suddenly scream hysterically; she wailed and roared by turns, then turned to the Detective of Shinagawa Station and demanded: "I want to apply for a 'marriage relationship termination' registration right now! I want to do it now!"

Having said that, she stormed off in a rage.

Hearing the mention of a "marriage relationship termination" registration, the expressions of all the men present changed.

A "marriage relationship termination" registration, in layman's terms, is a "post-mortem divorce." This type of divorce focuses on the rapid division of a husband's estate without having to bear the responsibility of supporting his parents, and it has become extremely popular in Japan in recent years; many housewives who have served their husbands and parents-in-law for a lifetime often hope for their husbands to die early so they can file for a post-mortem divorce, which not only allows them to claim the majority of the estate but also frees them from the shackles of caring for the elderly.

Regarding this behavior, Uesugi Muneyuki was noncommittal; after all, as a person from the Celestial Empire, he understood that a wife is not strictly obligated to support her parents-in-law after her husband dies, and while divorcing to take away the majority of a husband's assets is despicable, it is in accordance with the law.

However, in Japanese culture and law, a wife does have a responsibility to support her parents-in-law, and in traditional Japanese families, the husband, as the sole breadwinner, originally bore the duty of supporting the family; to have his surname, parents, and children abandoned by his wife after his death is a feeling that is hard to describe (if they were able to witness this scene).

The most ironic part is that this tactic was discovered by female graduates of the University of Tokyo Law Department, including the practice of waiting until retirement to divorce, and post-mortem divorce.

So, can everyone guess why Japanese men turn pale at the mere mention of a woman who is a "University of Tokyo graduate," why female students from Tokyo University are extremely unpopular in the matchmaking market, and why they have to pretend they are from Tokyo Woman's Christian University?

【Mariko??? Why?】 Sure enough, seeing his wife actually do this, Aonuma Shingo's face looked terrible: 【I loved you and Chiro so much; I worked early and late every day, why are you treating me like this?】

【Is money that important? Mariko? Chiro? I was so good to you, I supported the whole family by myself, why is money the only thing in your eyes? Why???】 Aonuma Shingo's expression was agitated, and at the same time, he immediately began to turn dark: 【Why didn't you cry? Why? Is money that important? Do you hate me, your husband, that much?】

【What is the point of telling me this now?】 Uesugi Muneyuki sighed: 【This is what you chose; it is time for you to pass on.】

It seems that this Mr. Aonuma Shingo's values were closer to those of a traditional Showa-era man, while Mrs. Aonuma was a new-age independent woman; caught in the confusion, he suffered a heavy loss.

At this point, everything was finished, and the subsequent matters were no longer for Uesugi Muneyuki to handle.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to a food stall today." Shimakawa Ren came before Uesugi Muneyuki, and the old man from Minato Ward scratched his head: "Although this result isn't great, it's still better than suicide."

"Isn't it a Ryotei???" Uesugi Muneyuki and Watanabe Minami exchanged a glance.

"There's a super great food stall near Shinagawa; I'll take you there." Shimakawa Ren hinted discreetly: "I'll treat you to a Ryotei next time; today Takeda is paying, representing Nippon Life, so give him some face, okay?"

"Alright then." Uesugi Muneyuki glanced sideways at this old man from Minato Ward, thinking that he probably had ulterior motives.

Nine times out of ten, it was about the insurance.

However, this was exactly what Uesugi Muneyuki wanted; today's case wasn't really a major one, but because of it, he now had a thick stack of business cards in his suit pocket, and the many insurance groups that came today had all asked for his phone number.

Perhaps, in the future, he could expand into other businesses in this area.

Insurance companies are all wealthy and powerful; although it is not easy to come across cases where one can absorb a large amount of "Soul," compared to the meager salary and benefits the Metropolitan Police Department provides, what the insurance companies offer is real money! 80 million yen is not treated as money, and they pay out as soon as they say they will; the Metropolitan Police Department could never do that.

However, just as Uesugi Muneyuki was planning to retreat, Police Inspector Mori from Shinagawa Station suddenly called out to him: "Uesugi, you... could you come over for a moment?"

"Is there something else? Isn't the matter already settled?" Uesugi Muneyuki was a bit puzzled.

"No, it's about the injury examination... Uesugi, just do our station a favor." Police Inspector Mori's face showed a look of pleading.

"Labor injury examination? Traffic injury examination? Who? Isn't Mr. Aonuma already dead?" Watanabe Minami couldn't help but ask: "Who else needs an injury examination? You local branches shouldn't come to Muneyuki-kun for everything; he is very busy!"

Yes, yes, yes, busy coming to the local area to interfere in our affairs, busy following this guy to eat at a food stall!

"It's about the injury examination for Mrs. Aonuma and Miss Aonuma!" Police Inspector Mori could only continue: "They showed us the scars on their bodies, and according to them, they only wanted to terminate the marriage relationship because they had been suffering from long-term domestic violence!"

"Ah???"

This time, it was Uesugi Muneyuki, Watanabe Minami, and Shimakawa Ren who were left dumbfounded.

Long-term domestic violence?

The duties of a Forensic Pathologist naturally include injury examination, including work-related injuries, traffic injuries, and injuries from fights; these parts are also the responsibility of a Forensic Pathologist, but in the environment of East Asia, especially Japan, as mentioned before, Japan basically has no work-related injury examinations, and traffic injuries and fight injuries are not common either. If Uesugi Muneyuki were to be responsible for this part, it would be like using a planet-destroying cannon to fight primitive people—a waste of resources, because even a student studying forensic medicine knows how to examine injuries.

Inside the small room, two female administrative officers and Miss Minami took the initiative to step forward to help, but they were rejected by the mother and daughter.

Mrs. Aonuma and the Aonuma daughter continued to stare at Uesugi Muneyuki with venomous eyes, and they took the initiative to show Uesugi Muneyuki the scars on their bodies.

Some scars were new, some had already healed, and some were old, chronic wounds that had formed scars after being beaten and healing repeatedly.

There was no need to check sensitive areas; just from the surface scars, with Uesugi Muneyuki's forensic skills, he could understand that unless there was a father-in-law or a plumber from outside who came to the house regularly to beat the mother and daughter, this was domestic violence!

Wait!

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly recalled a small detail from when the case first occurred; the first taxi driver Shimakawa Ren called had mentioned that after Aonuma Shingo got into the car, he started acting drunk and demanded to get out, punching the driver through the back of the seat and forcing the driver to let him out.

【Aonuma? What is going on here?】 Uesugi Muneyuki asked sternly: 【You committed domestic violence?】

【No, what domestic violence? This was just necessary discipline.】 Aonuma Shingo had originally been prepared to pass on, but upon hearing Uesugi Muneyuki's question, he showed a look of complete confusion: 【Didn't your father discipline you like this?】

【I am asking, did you hit people?】 Uesugi Muneyuki was so angry his face turned blue: 【Didn't you say you loved your family very much?】

【No, I really love them; I work very hard, I work hard to earn money to support the family, to buy them good things to use and eat, and I even take them out once a year.】 Aonuma Shingo still didn't understand, but because of the Death Soul Contract, he had to admit: 【As for the discipline, that is necessary; they eat my food and use my things, do they not allow me to discipline them?】

【No, whenever I drink, I can't control myself and want to pick a fight and hit someone... anyway, I forget it when I wake up the next day, who cares about that much...】

Speaking further, Aonuma Shingo said quite naturally: 【No, who told them to look so annoying? I work myself to the bone outside, begging everyone, being bullied by superiors, having payments withheld by clients, being looked down upon by subordinates, and those animals like Shimakawa, who specifically call me to pay the bill at drinking parties, forcing me to drink for a 30 million yen short-term loan—no, if I am not the master in my own home... where else can I be the master for once?】

【No, let me tell you, Mr. Uesugi, the 80 million must not be given to them; women turn bad once they have money. Who knows if Mariko will take my money and squander it everywhere, meeting some gigolo? I love them so much, how can she remarry? How can she terminate the marriage relationship? Absolutely not allowed!】

Only then did Uesugi Muneyuki finally realize what the truth of the matter really was.

This was a damned domestic abuser, and the "love" in his mouth was different from true "love"!

People often do one thing in secret, yet calmly describe it as something else.

This is perhaps because, when argued from different angles, one can always tell a different truth about an event.

The traffic accident is the truth, Shimakawa Ren and Department Manager Aonuma drinking is the truth, the "I love them very much" from Department Manager Aonuma's mouth is the truth, and the intense hatred Mrs. Aonuma and the Aonuma daughter have for Mr. Aonuma is also the truth!

But underneath all these "truths," the fact that he, a domestic abuser, had long-term engaged in domestic violence against his wife and daughter, venting the unhappiness he encountered in his workplace and life, and using alcohol to unleash his violence, was the real truth!

No wonder the mother and daughter hated him so much, no wonder he was determined not to let them get the 80 million in insurance claims, no wonder as soon as he died, Mrs. Aonuma couldn't wait to get a posthumous divorce!

"Go to hell, you piece of trash!" Uesugi Muneyuki said coldly.

"Eh? No, trash? Uesugi-san, are you talking about me? I clearly loved them so much..."

A rainbow light exploded, and the Wisdom King of Passion and Kongō Yasha Myōō raised their giant fists simultaneously, crashing them down with a boom.

"No, what are you doing? You shouldn't be punishing me, it was them who betrayed me!"

"Ahhhhh!"

The Dead Soul of Aonuma Shingo was shattered on the spot under the heavy fists of Uesugi Muneyuki, accompanied by screams, leaving only his desperate wailing in the air.

(End of chapter)