Chapter 282: The Metropolitan Police Department Gets a Big Raise

It was already past four in the afternoon when they returned to the Sakata Bridge Tower. The rays of the setting sun spilled softly onto the streets of Bunkyo Ward. The scent of cooked rice wafted from the tower's kitchen, and various electrical appliances were working in an orderly fashion. Ishihara Mikoto and Saito Asuka, this pair of "cheap" mother and daughter, were cooking together, using various ingredients purchased from the supermarket to prepare a delicious meal.

In fact, ever since the Special Mission Unit was established, the Metropolitan Police Department would send over fresh cafeteria ingredients every few days, counting them toward the Special Mission Unit's budget. Generally, Asuka was responsible for receiving them, which could be considered one of the perks of the Special Mission Unit—for instance, various pre-made beef bowls, semi-finished eel, chicken cutlets and pork cutlets, chashu for ramen, pork cartilage, narutomaki, and so on.

This greatly reduced Uesugi Muneyuki's living expenses and also allowed Saito Asuka's culinary skills to be well-practiced.

The "cheap" mother and daughter were preparing food in the kitchen, while Uesugi Muneyuki helped out on the side. He wasn't very skilled at cooking, but since Mikoto-san and Asuka were both busy, he felt a bit embarrassed to just be idle by himself. Even if he didn't help much, he at least stood by to talk with them and help fetch some seasonings.

And, incidentally, to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

In front of the gas stove in the kitchen, Ishihara Mikoto and Saito Asuka had both changed into the special work uniforms that Uesugi Muneyuki had previously commissioned. The "cheap" mother and daughter wore pink and sky-blue dresses respectively. This set of dresses was designed like a flight attendant's uniform; worn on the Forensic Beauty, it revealed a touch of capable charm, while worn on the Chosen Girl, it revealed a touch of pure sweetness.

Ishihara Mikoto had pinned up her medium-long brown hair, revealing her slender, fair neck. Paired with that foxy, exquisite face, a unique, gorgeous, domestic-wife aura gushed out—beautiful enough to be suffocating. Especially with the unique, bewitching charm in her brows and eyes mixed with her professional aura, and her full, red lips, she exuded the unique temperament of a mature woman.

Saito Asuka, meanwhile, had tied her long, jet-black hair with a headband, letting it fall behind her head. Her small face looked extremely cute with her serious and earnest expression, especially her slightly puffed-out cheeks. Her "first love" and youthful vibes were maxed out; she looked exactly like someone who had walked out of a 2D anime.

The simple dress hem reached only fifteen centimeters above the knees, and a plain little apron was tied around her waist, outlining the slender waists and perky buttocks of the two women. Ishihara Mikoto's pair of beautiful legs were wrapped in a pair of newly changed flesh-colored pearlescent silk stockings; her long, shapely legs radiated an alluring luster under the wrapping of the stockings.

Saito Asuka, on the other hand, was still wearing slightly thick 60D black velvet tights. The girl's rather delicate legs were protected by the tights, leaving only slight wrinkles at the ankles and knees, with only a hint of sweet flesh-color showing through at the heels.

One pink and one blue, one flesh-colored and one black—like a dream, like an illusion.

Moreover, what was hilarious about this pair of "cheap" mother and daughter was that Ishihara Mikoto was actually shorter than Asuka. Mikoto-san was only 157 centimeters tall, and she usually wore high-heeled shoes of at least 5cm to prop herself up, while Asuka was around 160cm, but because she usually wore small leather shoes, she looked shorter than Mikoto.

"Speaking of which, is our Special Mission Unit going to have new people joining soon?" Ishihara Mikoto said casually while cooking. The woman's voice trembled slightly; she naturally knew what the outcome would be when she followed Uesugi Muneyuki home at night, and she was full of anticipation for it.

"Yes," Uesugi Muneyuki nodded.

"April 1st next year? Normally, a unit has ten people, right?" the Forensic Beauty asked curiously, "Will we fill the quota?"

"No, we won't fill it all at once. Three people will join next month or before the New Year," Uesugi Muneyuki nodded.

"Who?" The Forensic Beauty blinked, her right foot in a flesh-colored silk stocking slightly tiptoeing out of her slipper, revealing the sole of her foot wrapped in a mesmerizing pearlescent glow.

"Igarashi Hayato, Non-Career Track, formerly of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police. He is the son of Igarashi Masataka, the former Division 2 Chief and current Executive of Mitsui Real Estate, and also the younger brother of Igarashi Aiko from the Yokohama Case. It is said he isn't very smart, but he is super strong in other aspects—a sunny, cheerful big boy."

"Date Nagamune, Non-Career Track, former Third Class Sergeant of the Self-Defense Forces. He is the legitimate son of the Uwajima Date Clan and the only legitimate grandson of grandfather Date Munetada... It is said he is an 'Idol' fan. He will start as a Patrol Officer."

"Kai Toru, Non-Career Track, Police Sergeant, a detective in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Nakane Police Station of the Metropolitan Police Department. His father is the Administrative Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Kai Mineaki. He seems to be a troublemaker with an overabundance of justice, constantly having conflicts with his superiors and colleagues, but nothing ever happens because he has a high-ranking official as a father."

"Tsk tsk tsk, all second-generation elites," the Forensic Beauty remarked with a side-eye, "All children of high-ranking officials, old nobility, and corporate executives. Little brother, they are probably all coming for you, right?"

"You can drop the 'probably'," Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but laugh, "They are indeed coming for me."

Beside them, Asuka swallowed hard as she listened. Although the girl didn't understand much about social affairs, she knew at least that these were definitely super big shots.

School was a small society. As a prestigious school, Tsukuba University High School was also full of hidden talents, and there was no shortage of luxury cars parked at the gate every day after school. Many classmates and alumni had secretly inquired about the background of Asuka, the transfer student, but they hadn't gained much. After stalking her and seeing her live in a tower mansion, they knew her family had at least some financial foundation, so they didn't have any other ideas.

Today, Uesugi Muneyuki had appeared in person to pick her up. With Asuka's observational skills and ability to read the room, she knew it was unlikely anyone would bully her in the future.

But... it seemed she was getting further and further away from Mr. Uesugi!

The girl pouted, looked at her own meager body, and thought of her mediocre academic performance and her family background, which provided no support and instead dragged her down; she was truly on the verge of tears.

She could only handle the ingredients more carefully and meticulously, thinking about how to clean more diligently, and using her pocket money to buy the clothes and silk stockings that Uesugi Muneyuki liked to wear for him.

After all, this was one of the few values she could bring him.

"I'm full!" At past six in the evening, after Uesugi Muneyuki, Ishihara Mikoto, and Saito Asuka finished dinner, the moment he tidied up the bowls and chopsticks and put them into the dishwasher, Uesugi Muneyuki wrapped his arms around the Forensic Beauty's waist from behind, letting her head of beautiful hair rest against his chest: "Mikoto-san~"

"You're always in such a rush! Rush, rush, rush!" Ishihara Mikoto pinched his hand in jealousy, a look of shyness and joy appearing from time to time on her foxy, gorgeous face.

"Don't think about going back tonight," Uesugi Muneyuki hugged his Forensic Beauty, his smile becoming ambiguous, "So, please let me have a full meal now; I'm a bit hungry."

"Didn't you just finish eating?" Ishihara Mikoto feigned ignorance, smiling beautifully with eyes like silk. Ripples danced in her foxy eyes, and a thick, inseparable affection radiated naturally.

"Aren't you hungry?" Uesugi Muneyuki kissed her lips from behind.

After intertwining for a good while, Ishihara Mikoto pushed him away, panting, and chided coquettishly: "Asuka is still here!"

"It's fine, you're used to it anyway, and she's used to it too." Before the words had even faded, the Forensic Beauty was scooped up by Uesugi Muneyuki, and he chuckled: "Wasn't it the same last time?"

Having said that, the man carried his Forensic Beauty toward his bedroom, fearing she might change her clothes.

At this level of indecency, Saito Asuka, who was sitting in the living room wearing the same uniform but in sky blue, couldn't bear to look. She snorted in disgust and deliberately turned the TV volume to the maximum, pretending not to see this pair of "dogs."

However, after a short while, even with the TV volume turned to the maximum, Asuka was still so angry that she covered her ears.

This is really enough!

Mr. Uesugi, when will you finally treat me like a woman?!

Before, it was that annoying fat woman... and Minami-san, who would come occasionally, which was fine, since we formed an alliance. How come now my "cheap" mother has also started invading the life between me and Mr. Uesugi?

I can't live like this!

Don't come to pick me up from school anymore, goodbye!

There is no place for you in this house! There is no room for you in this house!

Ahhhhh~ ahhhhh!

Asuka tried hard to ignore the sounds coming from the TV and other places.

There is no room for you in this house, don't come here ever again!

The girl thought to herself that she couldn't just sit and wait for death. She was the one who had the advantage of being close to the water, so how did she become more and more passive?

She must take the initiative!

————The following is omitted————

Time came to the end of October, and a piece of good news suddenly spread throughout the Metropolitan Police Department!

Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji officially announced that after difficult struggles with the Ministry of Finance, and coupled with the Metropolitan Police Department's perfect performance in a series of major and important cases over the past few months, the annual comprehensive budget plan submitted by the Metropolitan Police Department had officially been passed by the Cabinet!

In short, the Metropolitan Police Department was going to have a comprehensive pay raise!

This pay raise covered the vast majority of the "Field Unit" of the headquarters and police officers who had previously worked in the "Field Unit." The raise standard ranged from 7,000-8,000 yen for the lowest level of newly joined Patrol Officers to 20,000-23,000 yen per month for the highest level of Police Inspector in the Field Unit!

The pay raise would begin on April 1st of next year! And it would gradually spread from the headquarters to the Police Station and Koban Chief levels!

Once this news came out, the Japanese police world cheered and boiled over. The police officers applauded Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji, worshiping this Superintendent General who had the best reputation, the strongest ability, and the highest comprehensive criminal case clearance rate in forty years.

At the same time, the new candidate for the Prefectural Police Chief of Kanagawa Prefecture had also been finalized, and it was another of Watanabe Eiji's direct subordinates who would serve as the new Headquarters Chief.

People began to discuss whether Watanabe Eiji could be considered the Superintendent General with the greatest power, the most stable position, and the most influence since the Cold War?

However, this Superintendent General's term was also coming to an end; he would probably be preparing to step down either in April or October of next year, right?

Who will be the one to pluck this peach in the future?

But regardless, the salary increase in hand is real!

It was also at this very moment that the prestige and influence of Watanabe Eiji during his tenure reached its peak.

And at this time, another piece of good news arrived.

The District Public Prosecutors Office has completed the evidence collection and will formally file a public prosecution against Miyano Hiroyuki, the suspect in the Yoshimoto Kogyo entertainer murder case.

And this means that the reality show, in which Legendary Forensic Uesugi personally participated in the recording and personally solved the case on-site, will be officially broadcast on Fuji TV in a few days!

Can't wait, can't wait~ Can't wait, can't wait~!

(End of this chapter)