Chapter 464

Something is off.

Before Kashiwagi Jin could react, Uesugi Muneyuki outside the door had already spotted the problem.

This guy Kurozaki Ryūji, in reality, had a normal romantic relationship with Okada Miki—though he's a scoundrel, previously a delinquent on motorbikes, now a biker gang member, hasn't committed major crimes but has at least three recorded priors for gambling, assault, extortion, and theft,

but that doesn't matter.

What matters is, first, although the news exposed him heavily, Kurozaki at most knew Okada's apartment address—how did he know the room number? Did he go door to door? What a joke—Japanese people would've called the police long ago.

Second, Kurozaki Ryūji never clearly explained how he got into Okada's apartment. According to him, during his first visit to extort, Okada Miki recognized him. To prevent him from spilling the beans, she gave him 200,000 yen and reunited with him at home for sex. After that, he kept coming back to extort, and each time he had sex with Okada Miki. Regardless of whether it was consensual, Okada Miki couldn't have opened the door for Kurozaki while she was sneaking around with Koizumi Ryosuke.

So how did he get in?

This case seems to have some hidden trick.

Uesugi Muneyuki pondered, and taking advantage of the interrogation pause, he signaled he wanted to go in and ask a question.

"How did you find out the room number?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked.

"What room number? I don't understand what you're saying." Kurozaki Ryūji naturally recognized Uesugi Muneyuki, and he turned his head away.

"I'm asking you—tell me the truth! How exactly did you find out Okada-san's apartment room number! And how did you get into the apartment this morning! Answer truthfully!" Uesugi Muneyuki roared, grabbing Kurozaki Ryūji's collar and unleashing his ability without hesitation.

Aizen Myōō, Kongō Yasha Myōō, and Great Virtue Wisdom King appeared simultaneously.

Contemplating himself, the central channel flowed within his body, a bright point appeared in his heart.

Esoteric Buddhism, the Vajra Heyuru Gaka Dharma Gate!

Uesugi Muneyuki forcefully raised his Qi to the throat chakra, and a sound erupted violently, short, and explosively.

Hey! (Hih!)

Simultaneously visualizing sound waves like thunder or blazing fire, radiating from every pore of his body, destroying all obstacles!

This sound is called the "Vajra Chant" or "Wrathful Mantra Tone," its function and realm are very similar to the "Lion's Roar," one of the root mantras of Vajra Heyuru Gaka (Blood-Drinking Honored One, a type of wrathful honzon), symbolizing: with the irresistible power of the Vajra, shattering all demonic obstacles,

just as the Lion's Roar can shake a hundred beasts, cut through delusional attachments, and awaken practitioners drowning in the darkness of ignorance to their innate Buddha-nature.

After being roared at by Uesugi Muneyuki, Kurozaki Ryūji felt his soul and body on the verge of collapse, and finally blurted out instinctively: "There's someone? There's someone!"

"Who?" Uesugi Muneyuki didn't even want to kill him in the Metropolitan Police Department: "Speak up, or even if you're dead, I can still force you to talk."

"No, I don't know him! It's someone I met at the Cherry Blossom Sparrow Club—he told me Miki's apartment number, and he's the one who said I could keep getting money from Miki!" Kurozaki Ryūji screamed: "It's all, all his teaching! That day I was just showing off to others saying I'd slept with the Heroic Superintendent's wife, and then a person in a black down jacket came up and told me this."

"You don't know him?" Uesugi Muneyuki frowned.

"I know him, ah, I don't know him, oh no, I do know him, well, how should I put it—we've met a few times, played mahjong together, but we're not close,

we only recently met—I don't even know his name, I only know he's called Fujita! Oh right, the method of using a hard card to open doors was also taught by him!" Kurozaki Ryūji started spouting nonsense: "Anyway, after I recognized Miki at the time and was bragging to people that I was an old acquaintance of the Heroic Superintendent's wife, Fujita just...

"Oh right, right, I remember his inner lining had a chest pin—"

Kurozaki Ryūji described the chest pin in detail.

After hearing it, Uesugi Muneyuki felt the chest pin's style was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall where he'd seen it—until the other person mentioned the special pattern on the chest pin.

A flash of electric current shot through Uesugi Muneyuki's mind's eye.

I recognize this chest pin's emblem!

Akasaka, Hirate Sarina! That agent! Myself and Mai Xuejie in front of the Futodai Building— that agent displayed the chest pin that forced Mai Xuejie to react!

Uesugi Muneyuki immediately reported this to Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji, Criminal Investigation Department Chief Uchimura Kanji, and Division Chief Sugishita Ukyo.

Kurozaki Ryūji is indeed the main perpetrator, but behind this main perpetrator there might be an instigator, or even a mastermind.

This case isn't that simple—it might require further investigation.

However, this time Watanabe Eiji and Uchimura Kanji both remained silent, especially Watanabe Eiji, who unusually did not endorse Uesugi Muneyuki's proposal: "Muneyuki, it's not that we don't want to support you, but Muneyuki, you know? The case broke out yesterday morning, and by noon we'd already issued a nationwide manhunt! Right now, the news media outside are all reporting this one-door double corpse case and the news of National Hero Okada Masayoshi fleeing!"

"The real culprit is already caught—we just need to immediately give the entire nation an explanation, and immediately, based on Kurozaki Ryūji's confession, fully retract all warrants against Okada Masayoshi, clear Okada of all suspicion—we must announce swiftly, swiftly, more swiftly that the culprit has been brought to justice. If we keep investigating now, won't Okada still be suspected of hiring a killer, instigating murder?" Watanabe Eiji earnestly told Uesugi Muneyuki: "It's not that we won't let you investigate, but we must immediately announce externally that we've caught the killer. The rest? Well, we can quietly look into it slowly."

"I think the same, Uesugi-kun—could you please, for the organization, for the Special Mission Unit, and also for Okada-san, consider this?" Criminal Investigation Department Chief Uchimura Kanji also said.

Uesugi Muneyuki fell silent for a moment, recalling the pitiful Gangyou, thinking of Minami, and wondering whether Kurozaki Ryūji actively sought out that person to learn the tricks and methods, or was tricked by that person into becoming a clueless gunman.

Looking into this will take time, but Okada can't wait—he's already suffered a tremendous wrong, and if not clarified immediately, then when the prosecutors' 48-hour window arrives and judicial proceedings begin, how much more trouble will he have to endure?

Can his body take it?

"Alright, I understand." Uesugi Muneyuki told Division Chief Sugishita Ukyo: "But regarding the case's documents and files, please allow us free access."

"No problem." Seeing Uesugi Muneyuki relent, Watanabe Eiji and Uchimura Kanji both exhaled in relief.

Unbeknownst to them, Uesugi Muneyuki's aura and power had already grown strong enough to pressure the Metropolitan Police Department's higher-ups.

"Count me in too!" At this moment, Kashiwagi Jin stepped forward, proudly emphasizing: "I was present during Kurozaki's arrest! I contributed to the clue search! Chief Uesugi, don't think you can ditch me and go solo."

Kashiwagi Jin's performance this time was indeed impressive (in everyone's eyes, including Uesugi Muneyuki's), his "never give up until hitting the south wall" attitude made several people laugh, especially Uesugi Muneyuki.

"Rest assured, Section Chief Kashiwagi—from now on, any 'good thing' will definitely include you."

Just like that, on that morning, the Metropolitan Police Department suddenly released the latest report on the Okada apartment double corpse case to the public.

This report shocked all citizens following the case!

The continuous earth-shattering reversals in the Okada Masayoshi case were like a high-octane, plot-twisting, absurdly bizarre suspense blockbuster, plunging all of Japan's media into unprecedented chaos, excitement, and self-reflection.

The tone of news reporting underwent even more violent swings, like a rollercoaster.

Yesterday afternoon's news still looked like this:

《NHK Evening News》（previously）: ". The Metropolitan Police Department's young lion, Superintendent Okada Masayoshi, displayed unparalleled courage and dedication in the nursery attack incident—his recovery tugs at the nation's heart—"

《NTVNEWS24》（after the incident）: "Breaking Emergency Bulletin! National Hero Superintendent Okada's residence shocks with double corpses! His wife and a male victim killed! Superintendent Okada suspected of major crime, on the run! Metropolitan Police Department has issued a warrant!!" Footage shows flashing police lights outside the apartment and reporters' chaotic on-site reporting, the anchor's face written with shock and disbelief.

《Weekly Shincho》（online edition, early release）: "The 'Young Lion' mask collapses! Heroic Superintendent suspected of wife-killing and husband-killing! Exclusive exposé on wife Miki's 'cold-hearted' remarks and Superintendent Okada's unknown pressures!"

By late last night, the tone had shifted to this:

《Asahi Shimbun》:"The baffling double corpse case: despite initial evidence pointing to Superintendent Okada, the Metropolitan Police Department urgently adjusted its pursuit strategy, emphasizing 'safe apprehension,' sparking outside speculation about case complexity."（Tone begins to turn cautious）

《TBS News》:"Exclusive insider: Special Mission Unit deployed Legendary Forensic Doctor Uesugi Muneyuki for secret investigation! Sources say overturning evidence was found at the scene, possibly pointing to another true culprit! Special Mission Unit thawed=Special Mission Unit Chief Okada suspect cleared?"（Begin releasing reversal signals）

Online public opinion also shifted from a one-sided "know the face but not the heart," "police force's shame" outrage, to faint voices like "Could there be a wrongful conviction?" and "Wait for the official conclusion," but more so confusion and waiting.

By this morning, when the Metropolitan Police Department officially released the announcement, all media and online public opinion made a 180-degree turn:

《Fuji Television》 finally made a bright appearance (emergency insertion): "【National Hero】 Shocking Wrongful Conviction!! True Culprit Caught! Metropolitan Police Department Announces Complete Withdrawal of All Charges Against Inspector Okada Masayoshi!! Frame-Up Plot Exposed!! All Citizens Owe the Special Mission Unit an Apology!"

《Mainichi Shimbun》: "From Hero to 'Murderer' and Back to Hero: Inspector Okada Masayoshi's 24-Hour Journey Through Hell! The Power of Science Finally Cleared His Name, Exposing the Vile Crimes of His Ex-Boyfriend Kurozaki Ryūji."

《Bungei Shunjū Online》: "Exclusive Full Retrospective: How the Hero Was Tortured in Purgatory—A Detailed Breakdown of Kurozaki Ryūji's Frame-Up Tactics,

Lady Miki's Greedy Betrayal and the Metropolitan Police Department's Initial Misjudgment."

Social media exploded completely! "#OkadaMasayoshiSorry", "#MetropolitanPoliceDepartmentOwesHimAnApology", "#KurozakiRyūjiGoToHell" and other topics topped the charts.

Netizens' emotions shifted instantly from previous outrage to immense sympathy, guilt, and extreme anger toward the true culprit. The media's earlier "fanning the flames" was also brought out for criticism, with many media figures self-mocking, "Our faces were slapped left and right."

The editorial of 《Tokyo Shimbun》 stated: "」「Hero」 and 「Criminal」 Label Games: The Okada Masayoshi Case Exposed the Media and Public's Impulsiveness and Cruelty in Pursuing 【Speed-Run Truth】, We Rush to Forge Heroes, Even More Rush to Destroy Them, Yet Often Overlook the Intricate Complexity of the Facts Themselves. Uesugi Muneyuki's Rigor and Kashiwagi Jin's Relentless Struggle Ultimately Saved Reputation, But the Trauma Left to the Parties Involved and the Lessons Left to Society Are Profoundly Deep."

The top comment below was: "Caused by long-term speed-run consumption."

ANN News Anchor, while summarizing, wore an expression of embarrassment and emotion: "The bizarre twist of this matter surpasses all screenwriters' imagination. It forces us to reflect: in the age of information explosion, how to maintain caution and rationality. At the same time, we extend our deepest apologies and respect to Inspector Okada Masayoshi for the injustice and immense suffering he endured. He is a true hero, having endured the most severe trial."

That afternoon, the Metropolitan Police Department released the second case bulletin, its content carefully orchestrated, throughout portraying Okada Masayoshi as a "Perfect Victim," while skillfully concealing or downplaying certain details unfavorable to the Metropolitan Police Department and Okada Masayoshi.

At the same time, Watanabe Eiji also placed a call to Financial Services Agency Commissioner Okada Masahide.

Although the case had been "perfectly" resolved, this commissioner's thoughts ran deep as the sea; he needed to confirm whether his "answer sheet" truly earned full marks.

"Commissioner Okada, I am Watanabe Eiji. Regarding the follow-up handling of your son Masayoshi's case, as well as the Metropolitan Police Department's external statement, I hereby submit the final report to you."