Chapter 262: Uesugi is the MVP, Shiratori is a passenger who won by lying down

Inside the green room, Uesugi Muneyuki briefly briefed Police Inspector Shiratori of the Second Division on the sequence of events and several key pieces of evidence, including the emergency inhaler, two mobile phones, the surveillance footage, and the real-time clock inside Fuji TV's current recording equipment.

The dignified, tall, rich, and handsome Police Inspector Shiratori, a graduate of the Tokyo University Faculty of Law, acted like a lackey in front of Uesugi Muneyuki, who was several years his junior, nodding repeatedly before handing the matters over to his subordinates one by one, while he himself began chatting with Uesugi Muneyuki on the side.

A few words, a few pieces of evidence, and a terrifying murder case was solved just like that.

To be serious, the Metropolitan Police Department hadn't actually done anything!

A thought naturally surfaced in the minds of everyone present.

Uesugi is the MVP, Shiratori is a passenger who won by lying down.

Uh, that might not be entirely accurate; specifically, Uesugi Muneyuki himself is also a member of the Metropolitan Police Department, he just happens to belong to the Special Mission Unit.

Soon, the agent for the Umbrella Duo also arrived. This agent from Yoshimoto Kogyo was so terrified by what had happened that he was completely disoriented, his legs trembling, and he was stuttering and unable to speak, until Uesugi Muneyuki came before him and placed the emergency inhaler in front of him: "Whose emergency inhaler is this? Is it Miyahara's or Miyano's?"

"It... it's obviously Miyahara's." Once the agent said this, it was the final word: "This style is something Miyahara always carries with him!"

"When Miyahara is nervous or preparing for a performance, he uses his thumb nail to scratch this part of the inhaler. Look, there's a scratch here; this is definitely Miyahara's item."

With this, the Comedian murder case was officially nailed down.

At this moment, several plainclothes detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department also arrived at Fuji TV: "May we access your station's surveillance and recorded footage?"

"Of course you can!" President Kameyama was impatient: "However, our station has one small request..."

Of course they had to give the Metropolitan Police Department access; this was the most important link in the chain of evidence for this case!

Moreover, once the Metropolitan Police Department had to borrow Fuji TV's surveillance and recorded footage, it meant something—it meant that in this case, our Fuji TV played a well-deserved, decisive, pivotal, and indispensable key role. If little brother Uesugi was able to solve the case smoothly, it was inseparable from our Fuji TV's assistance.

The Metropolitan Police Department negotiated with Fuji TV and finally obtained permission from President Kameyama to use the recorded program footage and the station's internal surveillance footage as part of the chain of evidence.

Having obtained Fuji TV's permission, Police Inspector Shiratori immediately signaled the Fuji TV staff to take them to retrieve the surveillance and footage. With Miyano having already confessed, these actions were actually just going through the motions, but to collect evidence and convict legally, these procedures had to be followed.

Especially since Ikeda Erena had already handcuffed the person before the main force of the Metropolitan Police Department arrived, this part was slightly problematic, but Police Inspector Shiratori quickly came up with the charge of "assaulting an officer" to pin on Miyano, legalizing Erena's actions.

Thus, everyone went about their business. With these things having happened, the program naturally could no longer be recorded. Everything ended here, and everyone used dark and inscrutable expressions to express their exhaustion to one another.

The most troublesome ones were the people from Yoshimoto Kogyo. With one top-tier Comedian dead and the other a murderer—and one who had confessed on the spot—a large number of programs, already recorded shows, upcoming movies and dramas, and subsequent commercial activities would almost all have to be changed. Moreover, it was Yoshimoto Kogyo unilaterally breaching contracts, which, for the "Century-old Yoshimoto," was nothing short of an industry storm.

That was just a minor issue; the more troublesome parts were yet to come. For example, since their artist committed murder inside Fuji TV, Yoshimoto also needed to give the Fuji Sankei Group an explanation. For instance, how to explain the heap of advertisements involved and the cooperation with Dentsu Entertainment to their partners, and for another, how to apologize to the whole of society for such a heinous incident, stating that individual actions should not be elevated to the company level.

A group of agents had already rushed out to make phone calls.

Of course, two other people rushed out at the same time.

Fuji TV's President Kameyama and Department Director Abiru slipped out quietly after settling everything. Until they were certain there was no surveillance and no one eavesdropping, the two finally couldn't help but laugh maniacally, their sorrow flowing backward like a river.

"Abiru, this is truly the best variety show ever!" President Kameyama jumped up and down, his mouth splitting open from laughing.

"The best? It's going to crush Kohaku!" Department Director Abiru was already laughing so hard his mouth had split open, blood dripping from the corners of his lips: "Today we are going to take down Kohaku again! Hahahahaha~"

"Hahahahahahaha ah hahahahahahahaha~"

The two Fuji TV executives felt a beginning more wonderful than ever before. Please cheer for me, applaud for me.

As industry insiders, they could already sense the storm to come.

This episode didn't need to be broadcast immediately after recording. With such a major case, print media would start reporting it tomorrow, followed by major news outlets and self-media. Immediately after, the Metropolitan Police Department would hold a press conference. After the Metropolitan Police Department's conference, it would definitely be Yoshimoto Kogyo's apology conference. At that time, Fuji TV would follow up by announcing that the entire content of the case had been recorded and would be released on a chosen day, which would definitely attract the attention of all of Japan! By then, after fishing for enough emotion and absorbing enough traffic, why not put out a three-hour exclusive SP?

Hmph hmph~ What garbage Kohaku, what National Broadcasting Association, they are nothing but stepping stones for my Fuji TV!

The only problem was that this matter did indeed involve a real murder case. The Ministry of Justice, the Metropolitan Police Department, the victim's family, and the involved company, Yoshimoto Kogyo, all needed to be handled. Especially the District Public Prosecutors Office; after the Metropolitan Police Department submitted the case, the District Public Prosecutors Office could decide whether to initiate a public prosecution. Fuji TV needed to make the District Public Prosecutors Office process the paperwork faster; otherwise, if it dragged on for a few months, the heat would die down.

After President Kameyama and Department Director Abiru finished celebrating, they were still somewhat unsatisfied. Department Director Abiru thought for a moment and simply asked in a low voice: "President, how about... we sign a long-term contract with Uesugi Muneyuki, and then arrange for a desperado to come to the Odaiba Building every year? Let Uesugi-kun come once a year for a murder mystery reality show?"

President Kameyama was silent for a while after hearing this, then suddenly shook his head under Department Director Abiru's surprised gaze: "No."

"President?" Department Director Abiru was very surprised that his genius idea had not been approved by the President.

A murder happening by chance was a pleasant surprise for Fuji TV, but that didn't mean there would be murder reality shows all the time in the future!

The audience's taste is always getting more discerning. If it's so explosive from the start, it's hard to say if it will still get this much attention and be watched by so many people if it doesn't happen again!

Then who will fill the gap in ratings that our Fuji TV lacks?

"What you said, I have also considered before." President Kameyama had calmed down, however. He smiled and patted Department Director Abiru on the shoulder: "Dead people don't matter; if the Odaiba Building becomes a haunted building, it will have even more topic value. After Hironaka died, it even spawned new spirit-hunting programs and exorcism live broadcasts."

"Then is the President worried that such things happening too often will easily attract the attention of the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Police Department?" Department Director Abiru felt annoyed that his genius idea had not been approved by the President: "Or is the President worried that Uesugi-kun's ability is too strong and he will discover that all of this is our station's design?"

"Yes, and no." President Kameyama still shook his head: "Uesugi-kun's ability is indeed very strong, that is a point of concern, but have you ever thought that if it's always a murder reality show, the audience will get tired of it."

"Ah?" Abiru was shocked by Kameyama's view: "How could the audience not like it?"

"If you film too much, they won't like it." President Kameyama said coldly: "I've been a producer at this station for so many years, don't I know? If it's just pure murder cases and simple deduction, people will get tired of it after watching a few times. Rather than designing it ourselves, it would be better to cooperate with the Metropolitan Police Department in the future, film and record the investigation and forensic processes of other cases on-site, and then turn them into programs. That would be much better than always messing around with murder cases inside the Odaiba Building."

"Real-life cases are always more bizarre than what our own screenwriters and scriptwriters design, and the fewer people who know about such things, the better. Otherwise, the more people who know the inside story, the more uncontrollable it becomes. By then, if a rival station buys off someone in the know and exposes it, it would be counterproductive."

"So that's how it is, as expected of the President!" Department Director Abiru was completely convinced by President Kameyama: "Then we'll stick to the old way, focusing on discussing cases and the interaction between Shirakawa Mai and Uesugi Muneyuki, occasionally supplemented by other content like the two of them traveling to create highlights. The chemistry between these two is very good, I think the public would be very happy to see something happen between them, right?"

"Except for the Soul-series brothers, Miyazaki Hidetaka and Miyazaki Takataka." President Kameyama added.

"Hehehehe~" The two middle-aged lecherous men laughed together.

"Are the green rooms all arranged?" President Kameyama thought of something: "We must fully utilize our Fuji TV's advantages!"

"They're all arranged!" Department Director Abiru nodded: "Oh, there's one more problem, President. Regarding the matter with Yamaguchi mentioned earlier, it seems she does indeed have something going on with Uesugi Muneyuki, but Uesugi Muneyuki doesn't care about this Trainee at all. Instead, it's that Miyawaki Sakura from YKC48 who seems to be particularly favored by Uesugi and Bai Chuan."

"Very good, then that's it. Anyway, the program needs two sign-holding girls, so we will appoint Miyawaki Sakura as a regular guest, and as for the other one, we can just change to different young female Idols at any time." President Kameyama smiled confidently: "Many people will come looking for our station."

"Hehehe~ Hehehehehehe~" The laughter became increasingly lewd and sleazy.

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Meanwhile, as the finishing work was currently underway, Uesugi Muneyuki was briefing the detectives of Investigation Division 1 on exactly what to search for, which footage to clip, and the reasons why call logs and recording times could serve as evidence.

Yamaguchi Maho leaned over without changing her expression.

"Ah, you are... Yamaguchi, is something the matter?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked.

"That... Uesugi-san, thank you very much!" Yamaguchi Maho bowed and thanked him very earnestly. The girl had played an excellent vase today, and she had even left behind a lying trope; she was very satisfied with this.

But once satisfied, she couldn't help but want more.

How could she become famous quickly?

Who knew that the handsome medical university student from before was actually a descendant of Lord Kenshin, a man who stirred up thousands of clouds and winds, and the Uesugi Forensic Examiner who dominated the Metropolitan Police Department and harvested all the traffic in Kanto?

Uesugi is the MVP, and she counts as a passenger who won by lying down!

(End of chapter)