Chapter 399

Uesugi Muneyuki himself has a passive, non-resistant, non-responsible attitude toward Fuji TV's pleasure house reception; in short, since Fuji TV is willing to provide reception and the female anchor herself is willing, Uesugi Muneyuki is happy to accept it—he himself previously had a strong desire for this, and after being with Eirina and stabilizing his relationship with Minami, he basically no longer goes out to play the field, which is a fact, but occasionally experiencing Fuji TV's female anchors is fine, anyway he never takes it to heart, just playing friendly matches, so he doesn't have to take responsibility, and Turtle Mountain Company will handle everything for him.

As for President Kameyama, he's also happy to deepen his binding with Uesugi Muneyuki through this relationship, after all, Uesugi Muneyuki is not from the entertainment industry, Fuji TV's influence over him is limited, and it's impossible to give him much money (for such TV show appearances, there are general rules for remuneration, Fuji TV can occasionally make exceptions but shouldn't constantly violate regulations).

Previously, President Kameyama worried that Uesugi Muneyuki might designate a specific female anchor who herself might not be willing, but in fact, there was never a case where a female anchor was unwilling.

What a joke—we just don't want to receive those greasy middle-aged old men (like Nakai Masahiro); who wouldn't want to hang out with young peerage handsome guys? Besides, we can ride his popularity to get a big score and leave President Kameyama with a good impression!

At Fuji TV, female anchors who want to be with Uesugi Muneyuki have to line up, and Uesugi Muneyuki has actually only touched a few female anchors; after he tried Tei Reiji and felt it was good, Tei Anchor almost became Uesugi Muneyuki's sole designated exclusive pleasure house reception.

"Uesugi-san, it's been a while since I last introduced Fuji TV's new projects to you inside the studio, hasn't it?" Ebihara Yuka had received Uesugi Muneyuki before; for some unknown reason, after dating Uesugi Muneyuki, she feels nothing when doing it with others (especially with Koyama Old Ghost), which makes this already twenty-seven or twenty-eight-year-old female anchor feel uneasy; she proactively said: "If you have time, may I find an opportunity to share Fuji TV's new plans and creativity with you?"

"Next time, next time for sure." Uesugi Muneyuki smiled and nodded at the few female anchors; among these four blossoms, Ebihara Yuka's appearance is relatively ordinary but she has great temperament, Hisaka Akiko is very sweet and lovable in appearance, Tei Reiji has a unique gentle charm and workplace beauty, as for Sakuma Minami, her facial features are exceptionally outstanding, somewhat like Ueto Aya, beautiful and moving, with a slight touch of girlish charm.

"Oh no, not necessarily next time either." Uesugi Muneyuki said this before realizing he had already promised Tei Reiji, so he quickly added: "I promised Tei Anchor, we'll see later, after all we come to record every month, so there will definitely be opportunities in the future."

After Uesugi Muneyuki finished saying this suggestive remark, he didn't say anything else, then again slightly bowed his head toward Tei Reiji: "No need to see me off, Tei Anchor," and calmly continued forward, leaving the hallway.

Seeing Uesugi smile at her, Tei Reiji's heart pounded wildly in his chest, blood surged, his response, his "I promised Tei Anchor" and that meaningful gaze all indicate he hasn't forgotten himself! Moreover, he responded to her probe! Next time will definitely be her designation again!

A huge joy and hope instantly flooded her. She suppressed the urge to leap with joy, struggled to keep her face calm, but the light leaking from the corners of her eyes and brows and that slightly upturned, genuinely heartfelt curve of her mouth's corner revealed her inner ecstasy and pride; she felt she had never been this close to that midnight news anchor!

Ebihara Yuka's face instantly turned somewhat ugly; she clearly heard "next time for sure," "not necessarily next time either," and saw Uesugi Muneyuki's completely different attitude and gaze toward Tei Reiji. Her carefully prepared probe was completely ignored, while Tei Reiji—why does she alone enjoy pleasure house reception?! And "I promised Tei Anchor"? A huge sense of crisis and jealousy made her gaze toward Tei Reiji full of scrutiny and resentment.

Sakuma Minami's brilliant, radiant smile froze on her face; Tei Reiji taking the initiative and receiving a special response left her stunned,

that "not necessarily next time either" stabbed her like a needle. Her gaze toward Tei Reiji is no longer purely competitive, but filled with strong inquiry and hostility, "Introducing the studio's new projects?" How could she not know?

What's behind Tei Senpai's rocket-like promotion?!

Hisaka Akiko merely opened her mouth slightly in surprise, looked in the direction Uesugi left, then looked at the obviously "changed" Tei Reiji.

She keenly felt that Uesugi Muneyuki's attitude toward her, a fellow trainee, seems somehow different. This made her gaze toward Tei Reiji full of complex curiosity and a hint of hostility.

It's a pity, there are only so many anchor positions, I won't give up!

Tei Reiji turned around, facing the three female anchors with different expressions. She felt Ebihara's gloom, Sakuma Minami's confusion, and Hisaka Akiko's surprise. At this moment, her heart was filled with unprecedented confidence. She wore that confident smile, still retaining the sweet aftertaste from facing Uesugi just moments ago, her tone relaxed even carrying a hint of victor's composure: "Ah, just that I was fortunate enough to be received several times by the station chief, Uesugi Mr., for work reporting, I didn't expect Uesugi Muneyuki to like designating me." She lightly dismissed 【pleasure house reception】 as 【work reporting】, but everyone knows it's not that simple. She elegantly adjusted her suit cuffs, "I'll go change first, you all have worked hard."

Saying that, Tei Reiji stepped off in those black high-heeled shoes that seemed to carry the rhythm of victory, posture straight, steps light and quick. Her legs in flesh-colored pantyhose moved firmly and powerfully, each step as if stepping on the hearts of her rivals.

She is no longer a passive waitress for opportunity; she took the initiative and obtained that key figure's "next time for sure," the midnight news anchor position, she is determined to get it, and this backstage brief clash she only achieved a temporary victory.

The broadcast of this episode of Fuji TV's "Hand of God" also caused a huge uproar among the Japanese public, the old case from 15 years ago was brought up again, the episode recorded a 28% viewership rating, and Kanto residents began re-analyzing this case, proposing more hypotheses about the identity of the "Ikebukuro Phantom Guest," online a heated fierce discussion erupted, everyone agrees with Uesugi Muneyuki's "the killer might be a white father black mother single-parent family" standard setup, but opinions are divided on Uesugi Muneyuki's belief that the killer fled overseas and is a mentally ill person strongly craving family.

Some think the killer is already dead, some think the killer might have believed in some cult, some think the killer didn't continue committing crimes, which shows he's not mentally ill but an impulsive criminal; in short, this topic has again sparked huge heat.

NHK therefore interviewed Sato Kenichi's mother; this mother is now 87 years old, while Sato Kenichi's father died of stomach cancer six years ago; facing the reporter's interview, the mother wept uncontrollably; for 15 years, she has never given up searching for the true killer,

even until three years ago when her body was still okay, she persisted in distributing flyers everywhere to find new clues, even if there was only a one-in-a-million chance, she was unwilling to give up.

When the reporter asked her whether she agrees with Uesugi Muneyuki's judgment, Satou Grandma thought it very possible, she emphasized her son was a good person, usually rarely had conflicts with others, what she liked to boast about most was selling all her stocks when she realized Japan's economy was overheating, as well as her children being complete and the family being happy and fulfilled; probably because of this she occasionally offended the killer, ultimately unfortunately meeting her demise.

Finally, Satou Grandma cautiously asked the Metropolitan Police Department, can she live to see the day the case is solved?

NHK's report undoubtedly exerted huge pressure on the Metropolitan Police Department, however Fuji TV's reporting of this case is indeed approved by the Metropolitan Police Department; the Metropolitan Police Department aims to, by letting Uesugi Muneyuki appear on screen and at this time point of the original criminal case's longest retroactive period of 15 years, emphasize that our police organization will forever protect the people, and will forever investigate some historical major murder cases.

Late February, the Metropolitan Police Department's Sakurayamon, Special Mission System Office.

"What the hell??? Winning means opening it?"

Inside the office, Date Nagamune shouted at the screen, he was extremely grief-stricken pounding the desk, furious and defeated: "My inventory! My equipment!"

"What's wrong?" Uesugi Muneyuki came over and glanced, discovering it was originally Date Nagamune's CSGO account banned by the official: "You opened crates for gambling?"

"No! It's all because I'm too skilled! So some shameless people reported me, resulting in my account being banned!" Date Nagamune shouted tearfully: "I've hoarded so many stickers! Wah wah wah!"

Uesugi Muneyuki glanced at Date Nagamune's ID "I forever love Shirakawa Mai," a 31-3 KDA in one match and a 4.58 rating,

remained silent for a while, decided not to bother with him.

"Speaking of which, in a few days, isn't it the 15th anniversary memorial for the Toshima ward family-of-four massacre? Uesugi-san, I and my girlfriend also watched this episode of your program, hey yah, back then I was only twelve or thirteen when I heard about this case, how terrifying!" Kai Toru casually said: "It's said there are also many people in the headquarters who hold a grudge over this case."

"Not just that, even his father cared a lot, fifteen years ago he happened to be the Investigation Division 1 Chief, and for not being able to solve this case he felt deep shame." Minami Ojou-sama held a cup of hot coffee, sighed: "Strange case, clearly there are so many clues and so much evidence, yet the case remains unsolved."

"Having a case that can't be solved is quite normal; criminal cases are already considered pretty good, don't you think about the financial fraud cases of Investigation Division 2, especially online fraud, you guess what the solve rate is?" Okada Keibu laughed: "Only 15%, if every case could be solved that wouldn't be normal! Again, not everyone is Uesugi!"

"Speaking of which, the 15th anniversary flower offering ceremony, is the Metropolitan Police Department going to routinely perform that? You know, that one." Uesugi Muneyuki took the schedule from Ikeda Erena's hands: "Red bean paste private mosaic!"

"Well, besides that, there's really nothing else we can do, right?" Minami Ojou-sama couldn't help but laugh.

"Eh? Do we also have to go?" Ishihara Mikoto took the schedule, discovered there was indeed the Special Mission System's name.

"Yes, we also have to go." Minami Ojou-sama nodded easily: "Don't worry, it's just routine flower offering and bowing, nothing will happen!

Just treat it as outdoor duty relaxation.

"Then I can relax~"