Chapter 334

PS: Today there's only one update of 4400 words; I really couldn't write the next one — my head is full of the scene of my older brother being beaten to a pulp and executed. Ah, I feel terrible! Please understand.

By the time Uesugi Muneyuki returned home that day, it was already past three in the morning.

And the detective who had his chest cut open on the spot was still being resuscitated in the ICU when he got home, which shows just how critical the situation was.

Even if he pulls through, this guy will most likely be reassigned to desk duty; after being disemboweled, even if the wound heals, pneumothorax onset and PTSD psychological trauma are very likely to occur.

Today Ikeda Erena did not go home with Uesugi Muneyuki; she was originally supposed to go with the Metropolitan Police Department Inspection Bureau supervision officers, but at this moment Minami happened to arrive, so she had them wait a moment while she explained a few sentences. After Uesugi Hironori and his wife left, Watanabe Minami also took Erena away; they would spend the night making do in the Metropolitan Police Department's women's rest room, and the next day they would prepare the entire internal investigation procedure.

Erena would be temporarily suspended, preparing to undergo internal investigation, and because she killed someone, the Ministry of Justice also needed to initiate emergency investigation procedures.

"Mr. Uesugi~" Once they arrived home, Saito Asuka could no longer hold back; she threw herself into Uesugi Muneyuki's arms, on the verge of tears.

Holding her feels completely different from Ikeda — no, it should be said it's worlds apart.

Uesugi Muneyuki fell silent for a few seconds, then hugged the girl back; he distinctly felt Asuka's body trembling, so he gently stroked her back and whispered, "Relax, Ashushu, I'm not injured,"

not even a scrap of skin was broken."

"You're lying!" Asuka said angrily: "You're clearly injured! I heard it all! The skin on your stomach was cut, and your leg was strained too!"

"Hahaha, you also know this isn't a big deal, Ashushu." Uesugi Muneyuki laughed, and he patted the girl's head again: "Then I have a request, Asuka; I'll be recuperating at home these few days — could you come take care of me?"

The girl froze for a moment at Uesugi Muneyuki's request, then her eyes lit up, and she nodded frantically with unprecedented excitement and joy: "Mhm!!!"

"Then please go prepare a bath for me first." Uesugi Muneyuki ordered.

"Yes! Mr. Uesugi!" Asuka went off happily.

Every time Uesugi Muneyuki has a need for her and gives her an order is when Asuka is happiest; to the girl, being needed by Uesugi Muneyuki seems to fill her life with meaning in an instant, and today she barely obtained Uesugi Muneyuki's father's approval — although she doesn't say it, in her heart she is extremely happy.

From now on I must work even harder, serve Mr. Uesugi even more wholeheartedly!

The girl thought with satisfaction, then knelt by the tub and started running hot water into Uesugi Muneyuki's bathtub.

Outside the bathroom, Uesugi Muneyuki tore off the bandages wrapped around his waist; only a few hours had passed, and the wound on his waist from being slashed had already completely healed.

This was the Smoke Ghost's healing green smoke taking effect.

But there was no smile on Uesugi Muneyuki's face; he let his body sink into the soft sofa, looked up at the ceiling, and recalled what happened last night.

Already discovered by the Kansai New God? No, Mai Xuejie isn't certain either; she just warned him to be careful.

When it comes down to it, why?

Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but grumble inwardly, thinking it's no wonder Inner World people are so addicted to killing each other — because the returns are simply too high. Saijo Yasue had over a dozen lives on her hands and nearly drove herself into a dead end, while correspondingly, he had verified countless households in under two years, and in the end barely managed to execute her.

Why?!

In the end he even let Chiyou take the blame for the killing.

The Metropolitan Police Department will naturally protect Chiyou to the death — no question about that — but as expected, I still must go explore Kurosawa Shinai!

Wait for the New Year holiday, and go together with Mai Xuejie.

"Mr. Uesugi, the hot water's ready!" Saito Asuka came out of the bathroom and said sweetly.

"Thanks, Asuka; you go rest early!" Uesugi Muneyuki nodded with a smile.

"No!" Who knew the girl would suddenly shake her head.

"???" First time Uesugi Muneyuki had seen the girl talk back to him.

"Mr. Uesugi — I — I'm on winter break recently, don't have school!" The girl, wearing a Victoria maid black-and-white long dress, lowered her head with a red face, a hint of shyness on her cheeks; she fiddled with her fingers,

fingertips crossing and locking then releasing, and beneath the ankle-length skirt a pair of snow-white, pink-tinged white-silk jade feet were also tangled together: "That — Ikeda, she's not coming back tonight, is she?"

"???" Uesugi Muneyuki didn't understand for a moment, but looking at Asuka's expression he immediately got it, and couldn't help laughing, shaking his head repeatedly: "Ashushu! If you've got nothing to do, make me a late-night snack! Make me a bowl of ramen, pile on extra noodles and char siu, that kind?"

Having said that, Uesugi Muneyuki went straight into the bathroom.

Mmph! The girl is naturally happy to be needed by Uesugi Muneyuki, but she still couldn't help stomping her foot, her mouth curling up.

What the hell!

What does this count as?!

I'm clearly a super beautiful girl, super super popular at school! Super charming, okay! And I'll be 17 soon!

Why has Mr. Uesugi never been willing to look at me properly? Does he really only like big tall ones?

Wrong again; leaving aside the tall plump girl, Minami Elder Sister and that mother aren't some big tall large-breasted types either?

Does Mr. Uesugi dislike me? The girl thought this and felt very dejected.

That's not right either; how could Mr. Uesugi possibly dislike me?

The girl is especially good at reading the atmosphere; she can feel that Uesugi Muneyuki's protectiveness and affection for her isn't faked,

just as Hyakukawa Mai's liking for her isn't faked either.

Probably, Mr. Uesugi hasn't truly treated me as a woman?

He's still waiting for me to develop, waiting for me to develop into that tall plump girl — hmm, that's probably a bit difficult — he should be waiting for me to develop into someone like Minami Elder Sister or Mai Elder Sister!

A flame called passion reignited in Saito Asuka's heart.

Wait for me to grow up! Mr. Uesugi, wait until I'm 18!

At the same time, lying in the bathtub, soaking comfortably in the thick mist and hot water, Uesugi Muneyuki closed his eyes; he didn't know what Saito Asuka was thinking, but was considering what to do next.

Besides ensuring Erena lands safely and preparing to explore Kurosawa Shinai, Uesugi Muneyuki also thought about the Kabukicho business suspension rectification.

Because of the heavy casualties plus the nationwide uproar alarming foreign nations, all of Tokyo's Shinjuku Kabukicho suspended business for at least a week for rectification.

Who knows how much revenue will be lost behind this; I've also moved quite a lot of capital's cake.

It's too late now; tomorrow because of this, who knows how big a storm will be stirred up again — can that cheap adoptive father of mine hold out? And as the national hero who performed on the scene, how will the outside world evaluate me? How can I make use of this reputation?

When it comes down to it, it's still that my own strength is insufficient, and my influence and power haven't reached a sufficient scale, so I have to repeatedly weigh pros and cons, borrow the general trend, and preserve myself wisely instead of confronting head-on.

Wait for me to develop! Mai Xuejie, wait for me to gather the Zhū Mìzōng Míngwáng and incarnate as Jílè Āmítuó!

Uesugi Muneyuki hummed a song in the bathtub: "Hear you say, Neizhan Letaobo, roadside a lump, by A-bin

spun like a top~"

Sigh, I'm daydreaming again — dreaming that right now it's the World Championship global finals game four, do-or-die, down 1-2, Seras side-lane enters, steals big flash, engages four, miraculous comeback; dreaming of game five decider, meditate picks Justice Colossus Galio, hero arrives, lands, one punch shatters the scum-scum all-Chinese champion dream.

After taking a nice bath, when Uesugi Muneyuki came out, Asuka had already prepared the ramen, with delicious slices of char siu, pork soft bone, and naruto roll, along with seaweed, bean sprouts, and kelp placed on top: "Uesugi-san, please enjoy!"

"Thank you, Asuka." Uesugi Muneyuki wiped his hair and sat down, smelling the aroma of the ramen, looking at the sincere smile of the cute little maid Ashūshū beside him, thinking that there was still much he wanted to protect.

Come on, roll up your sleeves and work hard!

Uesugi Muneyuki began to eat the noodles heartily, making slurping sounds.

Asuka beside him also did not go to sleep; she just giggled while watching Uesugi Muneyuki eat heartily the late-night snack she made, with her clear, bright eyes reflecting the man's figure.

This simple, warm feeling, this peaceful daily life with Uesugi-san, is the only happiness Saito Asuka longs for.

The next morning after nine o'clock, Uesugi Muneyuki woke up to his latest Huawei Mate 30 Pro, which he had ordered overnight the previous night.

The phone also arrived, and after a simple setup, he inserted the SIM card.

Asuka had also gotten up and prepared breakfast; this morning was a Hokkaido-style seafood manhole cover rice with side dishes.

At this moment, the television was broadcasting last night's December 28 Kabukicho large-scale serial indiscriminate attack and murder case.

NHK's report was titled "Review of the Justifiability of Killing Initiated, On-site Officer States 'The Worst Situation in the Rikawa Area!'"

NHK exclusively released the on-site footage, in which Erena's decisive kick was replayed repeatedly, with the key moment blurred for 0.3 seconds, while simultaneously, Uesugi Muneyuki's sliced-open phone, chest clothing, and waist wound were continuously replayed.

"Regarding the killing behavior of the famous judo beauty policewoman in this case, the Metropolitan Police Department has already suspended her and initiated an internal investigation; simultaneously, the Ministry of Justice has announced it will gather the most outstanding judges to form the 'Special Investigation Room' to seriously examine whether this killing behavior strictly complies with the law."

"Vice-Minister of Justice Kai Mineaki, who graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, said to the camera: 'In the past ten years, heinous indiscriminate murder cases have occurred frequently; facing this situation, 92% of the police's self-defense actions in such cases"

"Ultimately received legal recognition; the Ministry of Justice will comprehensively consider the casualty extent, underlying causes, and serious impact of this incident to make a reasonable decision."

"Yes, for the safety of the people, we are considering whether we can appropriately relax the permission to use lethal force against serious offenders in the act."

"Regarding whether the management ordinances for male hosts and the sex work industry need to be changed, it is currently not convenient to disclose."

Kai Mineaki, father of Kai Toru, a member of the Special Mission Unit.

Uesugi Muneyuki picked up the remote control, thought for a moment, and switched to Fuji Television.

"A Blow That Stakes One's Career! At That Moment, Patrol Officer Ichijo Protected Tokyo!"

Fuji Television's stance was indeed pure, and moreover, very shameless.

They deliberately displayed the bloody scene at the crime site, especially the family of the detective who was disemboweled and is still being rescued in the ICU; the detective's wife faced the camera, weeping, saying she did not want her daughter to lose her father so early, begging Tokyo University Affiliated Hospital to save her husband; the daughter was crying while holding up her crayon drawing, which read "Dad is a hero."

Fuji Television's handling made it difficult for many to blame Ikeda Erena for using excessive force in her killing, especially when the wife's family came to cry and complain, the audience became furious, and some have already questioned why the police did not open fire earlier.

Subsequently, Fuji Television repeatedly replayed CG animations of the scene, deliberately making the visuals abnormally brutal and bloody, and repeatedly using CG animations to tell everyone that at that time, Saijo Yasue's knife was only 0.01 centimeter away from Uesugi Muneyuki's kidney, and if he did not act, Uesugi would be done for.

Legal experts also emphasized, stating that Article 7 of the Police Duty Execution Law permits the use of weapons against those threatening third-party lives, and excessive scrutiny could lead to police hesitating in law enforcement.

Then came another wave of emotional performance, repeatedly replaying Ikeda Erena's performance in subduing suspects in the Turtle Mountain Company building-sealing case and the Turtle Mountain Company second case, earning her great sympathy points.

As expected of you, Kameyama!

Uesugi Muneyuki nodded repeatedly, thinking that although Koyama Old Ghost is not a great person, being friends with him is actually not a bad choice.

As for media like NHK, which is neutral-leaning left, no matter how you try to please or cooperate, when trouble arises, NHK will still report the facts, at most delaying by one or two days or slightly biasing the description.

Fuji Television is completely different; Koyama President almost wrote "I am with Uesugi's group" and "I just support Uesugi" on his television station's sign.

Furthermore, Asahi Television focused on whether Ikeda Erena's kick that hard was necessary, conducting the most general survey, in which the younger generation believed "excessive force" accounted for the highest proportion, exceeding 30%, while those aged 40

years and above in Japan were below 10%, but everyone basically accepted Ikeda Erena's actions, believing that unavoidable, urgent measures can be understood.

It is worth mentioning that across all age groups, Ikeda Erena's support rate among "20s women" was the lowest, at only 46%, with opponents mostly expressing: "I always feel the perpetrator is pitiful," "She was also forced to do this," and "Although she was at fault first, but does that mean hostess clubs and the Metropolitan Police Department have no fault at all?"

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NTV then focused on the strange autopsy results of the deceased; forensic medical experts pointed out that the initial autopsy showed Ikeda Erena's kick only broke the deceased's nasal bone and caused severe concussion, theoretically unlikely to be directly fatal, but considering the deceased suffered from multiple severe X Disease conditions, mental confusion, and had undergone a prolonged pursuit struggle, being kicked to death is not entirely impossible, and further dissection is still pending.

TV Tokyo: Protest! Protest may increase consumption tax! Protest! Protest this year Costa Coffee's cup size reduced from 600cc to 580cc!

Wow, the panda at Ueno Zoo is really cute!

Shimokitazawa Curry Festival, dozens of specially formulated curries competing for the title of Curry King!

Finally, a small piece of gossip: the large-scale suspension of business in Kabukicho has caused industry insiders to worry, expressing that suspension may lead to damage to Kabukicho's brand IP value, the tourism industry will face direct losses of tens of billions in revenue, and may trigger future turmoil in the sex work industry exceeding hundreds of billions.

An unnamed person revealed that the Metropolitan Police Department's excessive interference in investigating Kabukicho may violate the constitution, and in serious cases, it could lead to an unfavorable business environment, or affect Japan's economic recovery and rebirth.

Uesugi Muneyuki furrowed his brow.

The content of TV Tokyo appears light and insignificant, but in reality, this is the most crucial point.

The entire Kabukicho shutdown has moved too many people's interests!

Surely someone will seize this opportunity to attack Ikeda Erena's killing behavior!

So, who will come out first?