Chapter 382

"Section Chief, how did you find out?"

On the way, Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but ask, he and Kashiwagi Jin exchanged a glance, both feeling a bit guilty.

The Special Investigation Headquarters, bypassing the Investigation Division 1 Chief Sugishita Ukyo, who is the Special Investigation Headquarters Chief, to conduct a private investigation—this is a major taboo in official circles, an illegal search!

Of course, Uesugi Muneyuki and Kashiwagi Jin can explain, saying they haven't had time to report yet, or that it's still just reasonable suspicion without evidence, but being caught red-handed is still embarrassing, and hearing Sugishita Ukyo's words, he already knows about the hidden camera and scanner!

"Because someone, secretly with their back to me, did something." Sugishita Ukyo smiled kindly, he showed his watch: "Well, although I don't have eyes in the back of my head, my watch can reflect, I can see what the person behind me is doing, Kashiwagi, I saw your secret discussion with Uesugi-kun, hiding evidence will get you prosecuted by the prosecutors office!"

"............"

Kashiwagi Jin was speechless.

"As for the scanner, Uesugi-kun, don't forget, I came from the Life Safety Division, I've been on the isolated island of the Metropolitan Police Department for twenty years,

I've handled countless such cases, I can tell at a glance what you're holding in your hand and what those few people are busy with." Sugishita Ukyo said with a half-smile: "So you're also investigating this case, huh."

"Section Chief, you——" Uesugi Muneyuki and Kashiwagi Jin exchanged another glance.

Ah, turns out we've been hovering on the edge of illegal search all along.

That's fine then.

"Alright, let's go in." Sugishita Ukyo said, he lifted his head to look at the burning bar ahead, nodding slightly: "Looks, the secret to cracking this case is right in this bar, naturally, Uesugi-kun, Kashiwagi-kun, investigation tired, let's have a drink, quite normal, right?"

"Not normal at all, isn't investigation supposed to prohibit drinking?" Uesugi Muneyuki retorted.

"Then let's have some ginger ale." Sugishita Ukyo suddenly stared at Uesugi Muneyuki: "And, most importantly, whether this investigation succeeds or not may depend on you."

Neon tendrils crept wetly across the damp asphalt of Shibuya back alley, finally converging into a piercing, hostile pink-purple light pillar, violently nailed to a matte black iron door with no markings.

The air was filled with the complex mix of expensive cigars, cheap perfume, and some more hidden sweet greasy scent, stirred by strong electronic beats, pounding the eardrums, psychedelic laser light balls rotated, slicing the writhing figures on the dance floor into fragments, projected onto the walls, like a shadow play of demons dancing in chaos. The bar counter was a relatively quiet island in this chaos, yet far from pure land.

"Hey, isn't this the Metropolitan Police Department's Uesugi-san? Big star!" The bartender was obviously shocked to see Uesugi Muneyuki here.

"Well, investigation tired, came to relax." Uesugi Muneyuki said relaxedly: "One lemon cola, sorry, drinking is prohibited during investigation."

"Ginger ale." "One lemon water, please." Sugishita Ukyo and Kashiwagi Jin both ordered.

The bartender was a lean Korean man, movements sharp as if wound up, smiling with wrinkles but young, with the small eyes typical of Koreans, wearing big sunglasses, he recognized Uesugi Muneyuki with a surprised expression, immediately turned his head to look toward the inside of the bar counter, near the bartender's cash register terminal, a man in a well-tailored dark suit was lowering his head to operate his phone. The screen's light illuminated his slightly tense face. He seemed completely unaware of the new bar patrons a few steps away.

"Good! Uesugi-san! And these two, coming right up!" The bartender immediately shouted loudly: "Uesugi-san, how did you know about this place?"

The dark-suited man in the distance twitched his expression, immediately put his phone away, but then he relaxed with a smile, gesturing to the bartender that his expression didn't need to be so tense.

What a joke, they're at least seven or eight meters apart, the bar lighting is extremely dim, and he's still holding his phone sideways, if Uesugi Muneyuki could see that, there'd be a ghost!

Don't panic, everything is under our control!

And Uesugi Muneyuki seemed not to have noticed what the dark-suited man was doing, he smiled and chatted with the bartender: "Oh, I heard from Marquis Suruga's secretary that Marquis Suruga likes to drink here, he was drinking here last night, right? His blood tested with super high BAC."

"Ah, this is really sorry, please forgive us for not being able to disclose customer privacy, if Uesugi-san and these two gentlemen are here for that, please forgive us for not receiving you!" The Korean bartender immediately smiled: "If you want to investigate, please still produce a search warrant."

"No, we're just tired from investigation, came to have a drink only." Sugishita Ukyo said calmly.

....."

Kashiwagi Jin felt depressed because he realized he had been exposed, thinking he should have never invited Uesugi Muneyuki along.

This guy is too famous!

Meanwhile, Uesugi Muneyuki's expression remained carefree and smiling as he sipped his lemon cola.

Seeing Uesugi Muneyuki utterly unsuspecting here, the dark-suited man relaxed his vigilance, continued chatting on his phone.

【Phone screen shows: Goods arrived at top-floor suite—11:30 clear scene special 'package'·】Hironaka Mariko messaged Uesugi Muneyuki and the dark-suited man rapidly back and forth: 【This place may have already been noticed by police VIP】

Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes flickered.

Goods? Top-floor suite? Clear scene? Package?

Police noticed?

【Dig deeper!】Uesugi Muneyuki said to Hironaka Mariko.

Hironaka Mariko immediately shuttled between the two again.

"This time you actually let the renowned Uesugi Shougenshou personally investigate, Marquis Suruga's case must have results by now?" Indeed, the bartender began trying to make conversation: "Speaking of which, it's really a pity, such an excellent young master, how did he just meet with an accident?"

"What results, where from results, I'm a forensic pathologist, forensic pathologist, if you want me to solve cases, you at least need to give me a corpse to autopsy? Without a corpse, how can I do forensics?" Uesugi Muneyuki seemed to be complaining, inadvertently revealing some important information: "Looks like it really was an accident, still need to wait for Tokyo University's situation, really, Marquis Suruga personally summoned me this time, looks like I'll disappoint people."

【Night Hawk not exposed, already arranged emergency evacuation to the Philippines·Seems police haven't discovered the issue yet】Hironaka Mariko again said in Uesugi Muneyuki's ear.

Target? Philippines?

Uesugi Muneyuki's heart gave a heavy thump in his chest, he moved his gaze without changing expression, raised his wine cup and took a sip, the cold liquid slid down his throat, but couldn't suppress the fire rising in his heart.

He suddenly asked Sugishita Ukyo: "By the way, where's that Saeko Coach? I didn't see her tonight."

Sugishita Ukyo never expected Uesugi Muneyuki to ask that, the Investigation Division 1 Chief thought for a while, decided to answer seriously,

He felt Uesugi Muneyuki wouldn't ask for no reason: "Oh, she was released home due to insufficient evidence, after all, she had an alibi."

After a while, Hironaka Mariko came over and whispered: 【Night Hawk confirmed not exposed, can be kept for next time—but still suspicious·or it's a revenge action, no mistake!

Uesugi Muneyuki sucked in a breath of cold air, that Saeko Female Trainer, is Night Hawk!

Wait! Wait!

Uesugi Muneyuki's brain began gradually connecting the whole case,

Mai Xuejie chose to let her familiar deliberately disguise as Saeko Female Trainer.

The hidden camera in the fitness room yoga studio, the footage transmission was for this!

Suruga Ryohei got drunk here last night and obviously overindulged in lust!

Kashiwagi Jin investigated and found that Saeko Female Trainer would invite female yoga members to drink here to blackout.

A female member named Chihiro hasn't been seen since,

Goods arrived, top-floor room, special packaging, note VIP?

Or for revenge action?

Countless clues and messages arranged and integrated in Uesugi Muneyuki's mind, each clue gradually lined up in his mind's eye, those code words, those contents, those details and many seemingly coincidental but actually strange performances, rapidly formed a complete evidence chain!

He understood completely! He fully understood!

He understood why there was a hidden camera in the gym! He understood why Mai Xuejie had the demon disguise herself as the Sayakura Female Trainer, deliberately leaving a flaw to make Suo Giin suspicious and cause the police to doubt and not close the case!

He understood why the yoga female cadet was invited to come drink to the point of blacking out, and why Suo Giin Ryouhei himself was here the night before!

I get it!

Uesugi Muneyuki instantly felt a deep, unfathomable, black and unknown iceberg, finally revealing a small corner.

But this is not enough, far from enough, this is only a bit of his speculation, with no evidence!

No evidence, cannot solve the case, no evidence, cannot apply for a search warrant.

But Uesugi Muneyuki glanced at the obviously guarded stair passage, besides, in the shadowy end of the bar, a sturdy bodyguard who had always sat still like a sculpture, his gaze like a searchlight, seemed to have just swept over the position where he had stayed. In that gaze there was no drunkenness, only cold scrutiny and a hint of hardly noticeable vigilance.

Need to find a way.

Uesugi Muneyuki thought for a moment.

Got it!

Just decided it's you, go on, Smoke Ghost!

Three people sat on this side of the bar counter, when the drinks had been about three-quarters finished, suddenly, a spray of thick smoke burst out from the ceiling light cover!

The smoke alarm suddenly sounded, the sharp cry quickly arousing chaos throughout the venue, men and women on the dance floor, the waiter preparing to serve drinks, and the bodyguard monitoring the surroundings all instantly fell into disarray.

"Where's the fire?" The dark-suited man also jumped in shock, he instinctively put away his phone, speaking into the earpiece: "Who set off the smoke! Don't move, nobody move! Protect the VIP and leave first!"

"Hurry!!!"

However, his attitude was of no use, the scene was still in chaos, someone accidentally knocked over the alcohol cabinet, and at that moment, in the thick smoke, someone suddenly bumped into him.

Phone gone.