Chapter 285: Slap, get back to work!

Starting from 7:30, the explosive scenes that followed were even more heavyweight.

Beginning with Mai's suggestion to go on location.

"I smell a corpse!" Uesugi Muneyuki's urgent cry on location appeared simultaneously with the edited footage of the Odaiba Building lockdown case.

The pixelated corpse and the terrified Sakura, crawling on the ground with hands and feet moving in unison: "Mai-sama●Mai-sama●Mai-sama●Mai-sama●Mai-sama●Mai-sama●~"

"The cause of death is an asthma attack, death by asphyxiation."

"But it wasn't an accident... it was murder!"

A Judo move, Chodai Sotogari! The former Odaiba Building female Judo officer is still by the side of Forensic Examiner Uesugi!

"Partner, murdered by a partner?"

"The evidence is the Emergency Inhaler~" "Between the two calls, why isn't this incoming call on your mobile phone?"

Linking the Yokohama Case, exposing the dealings between Miyano Hiroyuki and the Kudo-kai, the parts involving both sides taking private jobs for money laundering and black money, exposing the mystery of the Ghost Call on the spot, and the love-hate relationship of the Umbrella Duo.

The entire story had no dull moments; later on, a lip-reading expert provided analysis, a lung specialist specially invited from the Tokyo University Affiliated Hospital explained the asthma issues, and until the content was revealed, members of the Metropolitan Police Department Public Security and the Public Prosecutors Office explained the entanglements between the Violent Group and the entertainment industry in the Yokohama Case.

Finally, because Yoshimoto Kogyo agreed to release all the content, Fuji TV still put in a good word for Yoshimoto Kogyo, stating that Yoshimoto Kogyo was also a victim in this matter.

From the Yokohama Case to the Yoshimoto Case, the entire chain of evidence was connected; Fuji TV then used visual demonstrations and a collaboration with Nintendo to have Mario Muneyuki jump on blocks, stringing together a series of cases since his debut.

From this point on, the ratings for this episode of the Fuji TV program officially reached their peak!

Average ratings of 43%, peak ratings of 48%! Average ratings in the Kansai region were 37.8%, with peak ratings of 41.2%!

Throughout the Odaiba Building, applause erupted like a crashing wave; starting from the first row, all the guests and audience members stood up, countless gazes fixed on the location of President Kameyama, looking at the greatest Fuji TV president in history!

Greatness, no words needed!

President Kameyama smiled exceptionally brightly; he had no doubts about the success of the entire program, but he wasn't quite sure exactly how high it would reach.

For a Golden Time variety show on Sunday night, 12% is considered passing, 15% is excellent, and 20% is a phenomenal hit.

But for this program, Fuji Media behind Fuji TV and the higher-level Fuji Sankei paid a great price, so the required average rating was 25% for passing and 30% for excellent.

I did it!

Department Director Abiru, sitting behind Kameyama, couldn't wait any longer and hugged him: "President, I want to kiss you!"

"Disgusting, you guy, Abiru!" President Kameyama pushed him away without a second thought; he first hugged and celebrated with several Managing Directors and board members of the Fuji Board of Directors, then accepted congratulations from Fuji TV's biggest partners, Dentsu and Hakuhodo, greeted the sponsors of Fuji TV one by one, and amidst the thunderous cheers, President Kameyama walked onto the podium.

Behind him, the pre-produced video and PPT rose up.

A new variety show series! Uesugi Muneyuki X Shirakawa Mai! This station already has a verbal agreement to continue cooperation! This station is very confident that it can keep Uesugi Muneyuki performing at this station long-term!

Future large-scale serial drama project!

Development and promotion of merchandise!

Endorsements and beverages, as well as a collaboration with the Yonezawa Uesugi Clan!

Gentlemen, please trust our Fuji TV, trust our ratings and traffic capability, and smash us with your advertising and sponsorship fees!

At this moment, President Kameyama and Uesugi Muneyuki on the big screen behind him were the center of the Odaiba Building, the focus of the entire Kanto region, and the object of most attention from the entire Japanese media.

Most of the audience in front of their TVs let out a long sigh; they had waited too long for this moment. Ever since Fuji TV started airing the trailers, everyone had been waiting, waiting until they felt like ants were crawling on them, waiting until they wished they could go smash the Ministry of Justice and the Public Prosecutors Office.

Some even began to suspect that this program would be stillborn or have a bad ending.

Now it had finally aired successfully, and it finally did not fail everyone's expectations, exploding one after another, from the very beginning exposing Uesugi Muneyuki's privacy and his special relationship with Mai, to the suggestive, ambiguous questions about his private life, the determination and intensity after the murder broke out, the slightly stiff pointing out of the killer, to cracking the alibi mystery; revealing the relationship between this case and the Yokohama Case made the nation recall the magnificent Kanagawa Great Search and Yokohama Tank Road in September.

So this is how he solves cases?

"He is truly charming..."

"He's even more handsome, more dashing, and more attractive in person than on TV..."

"If only I were the one standing on that stage; that Yamaguchi really got lucky! How could she meet Uesugi back then and even have done it with him?"

"Damn it, I also really want to do it with a handsome Peerage..."

The YKC48 theater was similarly chaotic; this was the true inner portrayal of many small Idols who had barely managed to squeeze into this vanity fair. Whether it was traffic or memes, regardless of looks or specific social influence, as long as they could cling to Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai, these small Idols would be set for life.

As the protagonists of this matter, Sakura and Yamaguchi Maho sat in front of the TV and watched the program from start to finish, but their thoughts were different. Sakura had already received an offer to be a regular guest on Fuji TV, and her Agent treated her like a treasure, while Yamaguchi did not receive an invitation to continue appearing, feeling dejected in her heart.

Even worse, the atmosphere within the group had changed because of this incident. Yamaguchi could feel the jealous, hateful, and vicious gazes around her. Except for her best peers who joined at the same time, other members ignored her, calling her a "Pillow Business" idol behind her back, saying she only got a prime-time spot by sleeping her way to the top.

"Hearing you say~ watching the civil war, watching Top Esports, Abin is a lump, being spun like a top by brother~"

Just at this moment, Sakura's phone rang; it was Agent Imamura!

"Miyawaki! You're in luck!" Agent Imamura was very excited: "Yoshimoto called, wanting to invite you to become a spokesperson for Yoshimoto!"

"Eh??? ！！!"

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According to statistics from relevant agencies a few days later, after the Fuji TV God's Hand SP finished airing, the sales of Yoshinoya's extra-large double beef bowl with onions + 130 yen for pork assorted soup increased by 230%, and Yoshinoya's business sales even rose by 35% over these few days.

This made the top management of Matsuya and Sukiya curse, thinking, how much money did Yoshinoya give you, we'll give double!

However, Yoshinoya didn't give Uesugi Muneyuki any money at all; he just liked eating there.

And because of this, many women began to openly enter Yoshinoya to eat, saying they wanted the big set meal from the program that day. This behavior was considered "fangirling" rather than "having a huge appetite," which finally gave many women who were embarrassed to enter Yoshinoya or had large appetites an excuse to have a hearty binge.

But just at this time, Watanabe Eiji expressed with some annoyance, have you finished with these transition variety shows? If you're done, can you start paying attention to the new system and personnel allocation of the Special Mission Unit?

Slap~ get back to work!

After all, performing Autopsy and solving cases is Uesugi Muneyuki's main job. At the same time, this cheap father-in-law's term was nearing its end. Although the previous cases were all glorious, who doesn't want a little more credit? Especially in the last few months of his term.

The waves outside did not affect the peace of the Special Mission Unit. In mid-November, Metropolitan Police Department Sakuradamon, Special Mission Unit office.

"Sumimasen~" an internal female officer rushed in panting, holding a large cardboard box: "Sumimasen~ everyone, please make way!"

"Excuse me, this is your delivery~" The large box was placed on the desk of Chief of the Special Mission Unit Watanabe Minami, immediately attracting the attention of Eirina, Minami, Okada, and others. As for Mikoto, she was assisting with testing at the Forensics Division.

"Delivery?" Miss Minami was very frustrated recently: "Judo officer, get to work receiving the delivery!"

"Hai~" Eirina had once again made a strong impression thanks to God's Hand SP and was considered a minor celebrity within the Metropolitan Police Department. She knew Minami was angry, so she didn't argue with her.

It was written on it: Kanagawa, Yokosuka City.

"This is... a delivery for Sugishita Ukyo of the Special Mission Unit~" The internal female officer placed the cardboard box on the desk and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

I'm exhausted; I came to the Metropolitan Police Department to be an office lady, not a porter!

Why not arrange for male detectives to do it?! This is truly disrespectful to women!

"Division Chief Sugishita Ukyo???" Okada Keibu leaned in and complained: "You've got the wrong place, right? This is the Special Mission Unit, not Investigation Division 1! Division Chief Sugishita Ukyo isn't here! Although our Special Mission Unit belongs to Investigation Division 1, the office location is wrong."

"Eh? But... the mailing address says Metropolitan Police Department Special Mission Unit," the female administrative officer pointed at the delivery slip: "Look."

"It really does, and there's even a specified delivery time on it," Eirina also widened her eyes: "What is going on?"

"Excuse me~" Just at this moment, Investigation Division 1 Chief Sugishita Ukyo walked in slowly while holding a cup of black tea: "There is no mistake; I am the one who arranged it."

"Why are documents from Kanagawa Prefecture being sent to the Metropolitan Police Department? Sugishita-san, this is the Metropolitan Police Department, not the Kanagawa Headquarters, and surely these aren't your personal items, right?" Miss Minami shouted: "Even though the Special Mission Unit is a department of Investigation Division 1, don't treat us like errand runners! Kora!"

"No, it isn't." The little old man Sugishita Ukyo smiled and shook his head politely: "Inside is a cold case involving issues with the Kanagawa police, so I would like to ask Uesugi-kun to help take a look."

"After all, the only unit in the entire Metropolitan Police Department with a reasonable excuse to interfere in local affairs is the Special Mission Unit, right?" Sugishita Ukyo stood with his hands behind his back: "That is what Onoda told me."

"Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat Onoda, is it?" Okada Keibu clicked his tongue in wonder. With Watanabe Eiji covering the sky with one hand in the Metropolitan Police Department, the fact that the position of Investigation Division 1 Chief—the face of the Metropolitan Police Department—was not held by the Watanabe faction was precisely because Sugishita Ukyo had the support of Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat Onoda.

"Yes, that is exactly so." Sugishita Ukyo nodded, the Division Chief's expression gradually turning serious: "Regarding this case, the family reported it to the police nine times in succession and explicitly stated who the murderer was, but the Kanagawa Headquarters refused to open a case or dispatch officers, and even forcibly classified the case as a suicide."

"Therefore, I would like to ask Uesugi-kun to help look into what is actually going on with this case."

"A cold case, is it?" Miss Minami thought to herself how annoying it was and that she didn't want to deal with it, but for the sake of her performance record, she had no choice, and the incoming Kanagawa Headquarters Chief was also her father's direct subordinate.

"Yes, it is a cold case, and it is a cold case that Kanagawa University issued a Forensic Pathologist report for, certifying it as a suicide." Sugishita Ukyo nodded.

"In today's Japan, the only one capable of directly challenging a forensic report to draw attention and conducting a convincing re-examination is Uesugi-kun, isn't it?"

"The victim's family has been continuously appealing for help for five whole years; please, you must give them an answer~"

(End of chapter)