Chapter 379

Special Mission Unit Management Officer Watanabe Minami, Special Mission Unit Chief Okada Masayoshi, Special Mission Unit Staff Member Ikeda Erena, Female Police Sergeant, Kai Toru Police Sergeant, Igarashi Hayato Patrol Officer, Date Patrol Officer, and Uesugi Muneyuki's Forensic Assistant Ishihara Mikoto all rushed to the Special Investigation Headquarters.

It is worth mentioning that with Uesugi Muneyuki officially joining Tokyo University's integrated master's-doctoral program and taking a position as a Part-time Clinical Research Physician at the affiliated hospital's Forensic Medicine Department, Ishihara Mikoto naturally also received his recommendation to serve as his Forensic Assistant, joining Tokyo University Hospital alongside him as a Research Assistant.

This truly drove everyone mad with jealousy; although a Tokyo University Hospital Research Assistant (RA) earns a mere 100,000-150,000 yen monthly, Mikoto herself, like Uesugi Muneyuki, draws two salaries, and that is Todai! The nation's highest institution of learning and highest symbol of medicine, Todai!

While Uesugi Muneyuki's future prospects are limitless, the Forensic Beauty's status will visibly rise with the tide.

Tsk tsk tsk, this woman really sold herself for a good price! The Metropolitan Police Department's female internal staff were nearly driven insane with jealousy.

Suo Masao looked at the arriving Uesugi Muneyuki with a complex expression.

To strike at the Japanese police and retaliate for the losses in the Kabukicho case, he seized on Uesugi Muneyuki as a breakthrough and fired the Bunshun Cannon hoping to kill this man with one shot; unexpectedly the shot missed, Weekly Bunshun ran into major trouble, and now his own son has had an incident forcing him to specifically request Uesugi Muneyuki to investigate.

Truly, time and fate; when fortune comes heaven and earth lend their strength, when fortune goes the hero is not free — such is the vicissitude of joy and sorrow.

"In any case, I entrust my son's matter to you." Suo Masao, believing Uesugi Muneyuki had not discovered he was the mastermind, bowed deeply with an extremely sincere attitude and extremely humble expression: "Please, you must give my son's matter a truth! This absolutely cannot be an accident! Someone definitely wants to murder my child! Definitely!"

"I understand your grief, and I understand your emotions, but the specifics still require me to conduct further measurement and analysis." Uesugi Muneyuki's face showed no change, he nodded faintly: "Incidentally, please also do not obstruct the investigation."

"Certainly, certainly!" Suo Masao bowed again, hurriedly signaling his secretary to follow him; this old fox feared provoking Uesugi Muneyuki's displeasure at this moment, making him follow normal procedure.

The Diet Member left, and immediately a subordinate complained to Deputy Chief Itami: "Truly an old fox, so fierce before, now so polite — our First Division is really being looked down on!"

"Expecting everything from the Special Mission Unit, then what do they need our First Division for?"

"For such a trivial matter they set up a Special Investigation Headquarters — is this what a Diet Member is? We police are just like this."

"This is Japan; a Diet Member's son is still a Diet Member, a president's son is still a president."

The urgently summoned officers complained one after another, clearly very dissatisfied with this matter.

First Division's Kosaka Shinichiro Police Inspector, familiar with Uesugi Muneyuki, approached on his own: "Welcome back, Forensic Examiner Uesugi."

"Oh ho, Kosaka-san, when will I see you in that position?" Uesugi Muneyuki, having officially enrolled and joined Tokyo University this morning, carried a rather self-satisfied air; he pursed his lips, gesturing toward Investigation Division 1 Chief Sugishita Ukyo.

"Hey! Uesugi-kun, that joke cannot be made!" Kosaka Police Inspector was startled, hurriedly emphasizing: "If preparations are done, let's start the investigation!"

"Wow, really, for an accidental accident they've made such a huge mobilization!" Kai Toru couldn't help complaining, hands behind his back in an inverted triangle stance: "Heard it? Uesugi-san, Management Officer, Chief, the Diet Member's meaning is if we don't investigate out what he thinks, don't investigate out that this isn't an accidental event per his hopes, we'll be in trouble... TMD, the old man thinks the Special Mission Unit is a good place, result what kind of thing, the moment I entered I became inactive, emergency reviewed by the Ministry of Justice, hit by the Bunshun Cannon, and now named by a Diet Member — where is this High Plain of Heaven, this is Avici Hell, hell~"

The Police Sergeant's grumbling made Minami, Okada Police Inspector, and Kosaka Police Inspector all glare at him.

What nonsense is this brat spouting? Truly no sense of propriety!

However, this brat's father is the Administrative Vice-Minister; everyone unsatisfied can only swallow it.

Except...

Smack! Uesugi Muneyuki delivered a knife-hand strike directly to Kai Toru's head, smiling: "Say another word and I'll transfer you to General Affairs, to spend every day reviewing and issuing documents with the former Face of the Metropolitan Police Department, Kashiwagi's wife."

"Nani!!!" Hearing Uesugi Muneyuki say this, Kai Toru clutched his head and protested indignantly: "Impossible! You can't do this, Uesugi-san! You don't have this authority! Even if you're the Management Officer's fiancé, it's no good!"

This brat's meaning is simple: even if you have the Superintendent General behind you, so what? My father is the Ministry of Justice Administrative Vice-Minister, same rank!

"Are you sure?" Uesugi Muneyuki smiled faintly: "Kai, guess — that day when I went to the Ministry of Justice with Ikeda, did I or didn't I consult with Vice Minister Kai?"

"Hiss!" Hearing this, Minami, Okada, Mikoto, Kosaka, and even Kai himself all sucked in a cold breath.

Could it be Uesugi Muneyuki obtained Vice Minister Kai's paternal authorization?

Good fellow, finally someone who can handle this brat!

"Kai, you're done for!" Okada Police Inspector laughed.

Sure enough, Kai Toru's face showed shock at this news, instantly becoming frantic: "On what grounds does that old man interfere with my work?! What qualification does he have to point fingers at my superior! Even my last piece of territory proving my independence, completely cutting ties with him, must be polluted?!"

"If you want to prove your ability, work hard properly, don't act like this all day." Uesugi Muneyuki said.

"Hyai!" Under everyone's gaze, this time Kai Toru brought out twelve-tenths motivation, instantly transforming from a slacker second-generation official into an energetic non-career-track workhorse!

He wants his own kesa too!

Thus, the investigation work officially began.

Uesugi Muneyuki first exchanged a few words with Investigation Division 1 Chief Sugishita Ukyo.

"From the current view, no matter what, this case is unquestionably an accidental accident." Sugishita Ukyo addressed everyone: "First is the equipment issue, then the deceased's hangover plus use of delay-drugs issue, then look at this."

The gym's surveillance and recordings all indicate it was Suo Ryohei who actively requested Female Trainer Sayaka to increase the weight.

"However, I have one point that bothers me." Sugishita Ukyo said to Uesugi Muneyuki and the others: "That is Trainer Sayaka... that day she has an alibi at Chiba Prefecture Disneyland, so then, who is that Trainer Sayaka appearing in the surveillance?"

"Although this appears unrelated to the case, my intuition tells me something else may be hidden here." Investigation Division 1 Chief Sugishita Ukyo thought a moment, addressed everyone: "Since Uesugi-kun has come, let's go to the scene again."

"I'm going with you!" At this moment, Kashiwagi Jin suddenly squeezed forward: "I'll go with Division Chief and Uesugi-san, the rest — Itami you continue watching surveillance, Kosaka you handle further investigation!"

Kashiwagi Jin's impatient behavior made Uesugi Muneyuki and Sugishita Ukyo feel a bit strange, but no one said anything, so the investigation formally began; the group gathered their things and headed to Ebisu Gym once more.

"Erena, Mikoto-nee, and... Kai, you three come with me." Uesugi Muneyuki gestured: "As for Minami, you stay on standby at Headquarters."

"Then Management Officer Watanabe, when I go to the scene, Special Investigation Headquarters is entrusted to you and Okada." Sugishita Ukyo nodded.

"Good, leave here to me." Minami Ojou-sama naturally had no reason to go to the scene; she was still wearing the standard winter police uniform coat suit skirt stockings heels.

Thus, the group once again rushed to the gym.

However, Uesugi Muneyuki encountered an unexpected person at the gym.

Nippon Life Insurance Claims Department Manager Takeda Hironobu and several fellow Nippon Life Insurance Claims Adjusters.

"Uesugi-san, long time no see."