Chapter 415

As Uesugi Muneyuki had expected, on that day, the whole world was stirred up into a global media storm!

Almost all media focused their attention on this pursuit that brought Tokyo's traffic to a near standstill for almost an hour, especially since this news material was as fully loaded as the last one in Kabukicho, because the Metropolitan Police Department was to conduct a routine flower offering apology ceremony in the morning, so there were already many media at the scene.

From Watanabe Eiji reading out the apology and swearing never to give up the investigation, to Uesugi Muneyuki identifying the culprit on the spot, the Ghost Guest appearing and causing chaos throughout the venue, consecutively knocking down several plainclothes police before escaping on a motorcycle, the Traffic Mobile Unit's highway pursuit, gunfire and intrusion into a kindergarten, the Heroic Superintendent rescuing the young children, and then to the SAT's siege of the ruins, and finally the Special Mission Unit again exerting force in the sewers to capture the suspect, the whole plot was wonderfully exciting,

with twists and turns.

Even the entire process had live footage.

The first to report was the Asahi Shimbun, with the front-page headline: "Toshima Ward Ghost Captured! Fifteen-Year-Old Case Solved: The Continued Activity of the Special Mission Unit, Uesugi Forensic Examiner Continuing the Myth, and the Excessively Heavy Price"

"Fifteen years later, the historically severely impactful Toshima Ward mass murder case, which successive generations have emphasized, has finally been solved! The capture of the Ghost Guest is the result of the Metropolitan Police Department's persistent investigation and the Special Mission Unit's renewed activity, and the heroic deeds of Uesugi Forensic Examiner and Okada Superintendent have achieved another historic accomplishment! Let us offer them our highest praise!"

"However, this victory comes with the deaths of Yamada Officer and Kikuchi Officer, Okada Superintendent's serious injury, and the shocking situation of the suspect intruding into a nursery school. From the scene footage, we can see that the police's initial response delay, and the lack of crisis awareness when facing fully armed criminals,

as well as the time-consuming DNA family investigation system's enhancement, have all been highlighted as urgent problems for the future."

The headline of the Yomiuri Shimbun was: "Victory Built on Sacrifice! The Determination of the Special Mission Unit and the Heroic Path"

"After Uesugi Forensic Examiner successfully identified the culprit, the police deployed the Traffic Mobile Unit, SAT, and armored vehicles and helicopters for this purpose. We can understand this as a response to the suspect's danger, but the result is that two officers were shot dead in front of the public, and young children were placed in danger."

"In the end, if it weren't for the Special Mission Unit's renewed activity and Uesugi Forensic Examiner and Okada Superintendent's efforts to turn the tide, this should have been a disastrous failure."

"Perhaps the Metropolitan Police Department should increase investment in forensic criminology to identify high-level criminals at an early stage. After achieving such a great victory and sacrificing two martyred officers, now is the best time for reform!"

The Mainichi Shimbun conducted an in-depth report on this matter: "Deep Reliance on the Special Mission Unit and the Signals Missed by the Police."

The Mainichi Shimbun naturally affirmed the tremendous role of the Special Mission Unit in this matter, and frankly stated that regardless, solving the fifteen-year-old case is a major victory for the police. However, Tokyo has only one Special Mission Unit, and only one Uesugi Muneyuki. The Mainichi Shimbun believes that now, while the police organization overly relies on Uesugi Muneyuki's abilities, Japan seems not to have cultivated others with Uesugi Muneyuki's abilities,

and such a great burden entirely relying on Uesugi Muneyuki alone—what if he becomes incapacitated? What then?

We need more Uesugi Muneyuki!

The Mainichi Shimbun thus called out.

As for the reaction of international media, it should pay more attention to other aspects.

BBC News headline: "Tokyo Mass Murder Case Ghost Captured 15 Years Later, Heavy Price Paid!"

"Japanese police finally apprehended the notorious Toshima Ghost," putting an end to one of the country's most chilling cold cases. However, this pursuit, which resulted in two officers martyred, one heroic superintendent seriously injured, and a kindergarten thrown into panic,

has raised serious questions about tactical preparedness and the enormous resources needed to apprehend a fugitive who evaded the system for nearly fifteen years through loopholes. We must not only ask: if not for Uesugi Muneyuki's activity, would this person still be fleeing in the sewers now? How much more must the police pay?

The New York Times headline: "Exposing the Contradictions in Japanese Police Through This Arrest: Persistence? vs Prevention?"

"Uesugi Forensic Examiner's extraordinary ability and Okada Officer's pure courage and effort to save the children are undoubtedly a triumph of the human spirit—however, the scene where armored vehicles and helicopters failed to control the suspect before he reached the kindergarten, and the exposure of his mixed-race DNA clues being shelved for years due to database limitations, reveal a dangerous gap between Japan's renowned investigative resilience and its investment in proactive, intelligence-led policing."

It is worth noting that Japanese media firmly believe that it is precisely the American genes on his person that led him to commit the kindergarten shooting crime, resisting arrest and killing in one go, while American media believe that it is precisely the Japanese genes on his person that led him to become a perverted, antisocial, emotionless, twisted individual with no respect for children.

Reuters' neutral focus report: "After 15 Years, Japan Again Nailed Its 'Ghost'"

The Chosun Ilbo's report is: "'Toshima Ward Ghost' Captured, Fifteen Years of Obsession"

Korean media somehow learned that the Ghost Guest drank large amounts of Korea's "Clean Dew" liquor at the scene, and besides repeatedly emphasizing that our Republic of Korea's liquor is good, they also emphasized that the killing behavior has nothing to do with our liquor!

The overseas Chinese media across the sea also reported this matter, but the entire text was more in the style of spring and autumn annals, except for the sentence "This arrest brought comfort to the traumatized families, displaying the response speed of elite units such as SAT and the bravery of individual officers," they made no mention of the Special Mission Unit's Uesugi Gang at all.

The vast majority of the text focused on the Ghost Guest's ferocity, Tokyo's disorder, mainly emphasizing the Japanese police's delayed response and deficiencies in gunfighting ability, search ability, and forensic ability, besides implying that the Japanese system has serious problems and insufficient gun control levels, they also continuously implied that all this is caused by the US Forces Japan system, and we do not have these problems,

"After the decline of Japanese society, a large number of 'Invincible Individuals' have gradually emerged—this is the double collapse of national system collapse and the shattering of the public security myth. Our station respectfully reminds all recent visitors to Japan: on safety matters, please never be careless. This is the overseas Chinese media report!"

All media unanimously praised Watanabe Eiji's fifteen years of persistence, Uesugi Muneyuki's on-site identification and the Special Mission Unit's brave突袭 in the sewers, the Traffic Mobile Unit's activity and SAT's tactical suppression that finally brought the demon to justice, viewing it as a symbol of the Japanese police's indomitable spirit.

But they also unanimously focused on the martyred young officers Kikuchi Yamashiro and the two, the seriously injured child-rescuing hero Okada Superintendent, the terrifying moment the kindergarten encountered, these unavoidable news focal points and the nearly failed final victory, focusing on the police's sluggish response and tactical lag.

This fifteen-year-long bloody pursuit and the final shocking and heart-pounding chase battle, under the global media's spotlight, have been repeatedly scrutinized, becoming the front-page headlines of all news and a topic of public discussion, with everyone waiting for the Metropolitan Police Department to hold a press conference to thoroughly release all information.

And just on the day after the incident, after going through a series of procedures and convincing the families, the Metropolitan Police Department finally, in the name of administrative autopsy, prepared to dissect the essences of the two martyred police officers to confirm the cause of death.

Unfortunately, Uesugi Muneyuki merely rested for one day that day, and the next day he had to return to work.

Naturally, dissection of this sort is handled by Ishihara Mikoto and the Forensics Division's forensic pathologists; Uesugi Muneyuki does not do it (in fact, his dissection skills are not as good as Mikoto's), he just found an excuse to come to the Forensics Division to loaf around and rest a bit, and by the way, visit these two unfortunate martyred police comrades, expressing respect and mourning for their sacrifice.

However, just as the dissection began, Ishihara Mikoto spoke up: "Wrong! Wrong wrong!"

"What's wrong?" the Forensic Pathologist Nakadō beside her casually replied: "I have no problem here, did you find other lesions? Or is it because of internal bleeding or myocardial infarction?"

"No, it's indeed death from a gunshot piercing the heart, but—wrong!" Ishihara Mikoto shook her head repeatedly, she dug out the bullet from Kikuchi Fūma's chest: "This is wrong, Uesugi, come over here!"

"What's up?" Uesugi Muneyuki was originally playing with his phone and reading news nearby, hearing Mikoto-nee's call he immediately came over: "What did you find?"

"Muneyuki, you should know I went to the United States for exchange study, right?" Ishihara Mikoto used tweezers to pick up a blood-stained bullet head: ". 45 caliber, M1911A1, all these are correct, but——in the previous report, the bodies of the two martyred police officers were wearing NIJ Level III bulletproof vests, right?"

"Right." Uesugi Muneyuki nodded curiously, yes yes.

"Wrong wrong!" Mikoto saw Uesugi Muneyuki showing no reaction, so she had to emphasize: "According to design standards, NIJ Level II can resist. 44 Magnum (full metal jacket) and. 357 SIG (full metal jacket) high-speed handgun bullets! Even if a. 45 caliber handgun can penetrate the protective layer, it can at most only embed part of the bullet inside the body, impossible to pierce the heart!"

"I don't understand these gun things at all." Uesugi Muneyuki still had a puzzled look: "Isn't it said that the culprit might have used special AP

rounds?"

"Yes, if it were special AP rounds, it would indeed be possible, but" Mikoto showed the bullet head to Uesugi Muneyuki: "This is just an ordinary. 45 bullet."

Uesugi Muneyuki: "?"

He stared at the bullet head on Mikoto's tweezers, falling into thought.

Seeing Uesugi Muneyuki silent, Ishihara Mikoto had to explain in more detail: "Standard NIJ Level III bulletproof vests should completely block standard. 45

bullets, causing only deep bruising, impossible to directly hit the heart!"

Uesugi Muneyuki: "???"

He suddenly realized something: "Mikoto-nee, you mean?

Broad Ishihara Mikoto glanced at Uesugi Muneyuki, not daring to say it out loud, just lightly nodded: "Muneyuki, you should have figured it out by now?"

Uesugi Muneyuki's expression changed dramatically, he glanced at the dissection table where Kikuchi Officer was shot through the bulletproof vest and pierced in the heart, then glanced at the adjacent dissection table where Yamada Officer was similarly shot through the bulletproof vest, piercing the lung and causing massive bleeding leading to death.

"??????"

At that moment, Nakadō Forensic Pathologist also understood something, he clipped the bullet head and placed it together with Mikoto's bullet head.

Completely identical.

Both are ordinary. 45 standard issue bullet heads!

Yes! Yes—yes? Is this right? This seems wrong though!

Uesugi Muneyuki had already made an association, for one must know, Mikoto and Yamada came from two completely different police stations!

"I will immediately have the research department send people over there!" Uesugi Muneyuki's expression changed abruptly, and he immediately said to Mikoto and Nakadō: "Before this, this matter must not be told to anyone for the time being!"

"Okay!" "Understood!" Mikoto and Nakadō both had solemn expressions.

Uesugi Muneyuki looked at the shattered bulletproof vest, then at the corpses of the two martyred police officers on the autopsy table and the V-shaped incision marks on their chests, as well as the two bullet heads that he himself did not recognize, but Mikoto said were not AP bullets but ordinary. 45 caliber standard bullets.

If Mikoto-nee's judgment is true, then this shocking discovery will trigger a police storm greater and more terrifying than the Ghost Guest!