Chapter 483: , Find the Key to Decryption!

Late night, Chiyoda Ward, a certain restaurant,

"Don't worry, today I'm treating, hurry up and eat, you've been exhausted all day, you must be hungry, right?"

Maho Yamaguchi was still crying, when Misa Kashiwagi placed a bowl of curry pork cutlet mixed-fried shrimp tempura set meal worth 1380 baht (excluding tax) in front of her, the small idol who had just moved to Tokyo and experienced great ups and downs finally wiped her eyes, and with difficulty said "Thank you."

Maho Yamaguchi originally thought there would be physical evidence and testimonies, and the suspect's confession, so she could at least get a relatively fair result from the Metropolitan Police Department, however, whether it was Inspector Shiratori or Inspector Kashiwagi, or even Inspector Shimano and Inspector Itami who were rushing to the Special Investigation Headquarters, what they displayed in this matter was really whether the Metropolitan Police Department still had any humanity?

All previous trust, goodwill, and confidence in the police's professional abilities were shattered on the ground.

If it weren't for Misa Kashiwagi proactively inviting her out to eat together and saying many comforting words, Maho Yamaguchi would really feel like the sky had collapsed.

The placard girl from Fuji TV's "Hand of God" is gone!

I was attacked by annoying fans instigated by my peers!

Imasaki-san and those two peers are dead!

The Metropolitan Police Department still considers me, the victim, to be suspicious!

All of this made Maho Yamaguchi feel extremely desperate, and only after Uesugi Muneyuki on the frontline made a new judgment was she temporarily cleared of suspicion, which seemed like a good thing, but thinking about how she is currently trapped in a situation suffering from police suspicion and team exclusion, lost her important variety show appearance, and has a dim idol future, Maho Yamaguchi couldn't help but shed tears again.

We——.. YKC48.... will become... what in the future?

"Alright, don't be sad, sorry, Miss Yamaguchi, I'm here representing my husband to apologize to you." Misa Kashiwagi sincerely bowed her head: "Ren he, actually isn't a bad person, it's just—he's sometimes very stubborn—I heard him say, it was when he was investigating today, it seemed like the management and members there thought it was you———"

Misa Kashiwagi clearly cut off the conversation, she felt the meaning was about the same.

After hearing this, Maho Yamaguchi gave a bleak smile, and didn't continue the topic: "Um, Kashiwagi-san, may I ask how the situation is now?"

"I don't know, just now Headquarters finished the meeting, Special Mission System Management Officer Watanabe Minami has already gone to the Special Investigation Headquarters to meet with Uesugi Chief,

believe results should come out soon." Misa Kashiwagi comforted: "After all, that's Uesugi Chief."

Is Uesugi·Chief what?

Maho Yamaguchi felt somewhat uneasy in her heart, but she suddenly remembered something: "Um, I heard he and that Face of the Metropolitan Police Department, that is Watanabe Management Official already·

"Yes, Superintendent Watanabe Minami is already engaged to Uesugi Chief." Misa Kashiwagi nodded, then suddenly said very seriously: "Um, Miss Yamaguchi, I've heard about you and Uesugi Chief, but——even in the near future and for a long time to come,

you'd better not mention these matters, otherwise Uesugi Chief might have to avoid suspicion due to this, and the public might further stir up controversy."

"I, I understand"

Maho Yamaguchi was still hoping Uesugi Muneyuki would clear her name, hearing Misa Kashiwagi's kind reminder, she indicated she understood.

Miss Kashiwagi, truly a good person! The Metropolitan Police Department considers her and Uesugi-san as human!

While eating the delicious curry pork cutlet mixed-fried shrimp tempura rice bowl, Maho Yamaguchi finally felt some comfort, at least now she feels much better, her heart warm and cozy.

Besides this matter, the two of them had nothing else to say, the small idol who just moved to Tokyo and the Assistant Police Inspector with a take-home annual salary of 7 million who barely qualifies as a management position are actually two people from different worlds.

However, if Maho Yamaguchi knew what Misa Kashiwagi was thinking in her heart, she would probably truly realize a fact.

There really isn't a single human in the Metropolitan Police Department!

Seeing Maho Yamaguchi's expression improve, Misa Kashiwagi also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Stabilizing Maho, preventing her from complaining about her husband, is the main purpose of her inviting her to this meal! Although Ren Kashiwagi's investigation found that management and members almost all thought it was Maho Yamaguchi's problem, but if this interrogation method receives a complaint, it still needs to be punished.

Persuading Maho to retreat, preventing her from getting entangled with Uesugi, is the secondary purpose of her inviting her to this meal!

After all, too many monks, not enough porridge!

Misa Kashiwagi was calculating in her heart, seeing Maho easily accept the advice, she also revealed a hint of a smile on her face.

Small idols are still the best!

At the same time, late night, public facilities near the Special Investigation Headquarters in Setagaya Ward, a guesthouse.

At this moment, Uesugi Muneyuki was standing on the balcony of the guesthouse room, thinking about what to do next.

Actually, Imasaki's manager also didn't know who the other party was, he was very clear he was silenced, sent by those above, but didn't know who exactly.

The "above" referred to by Imasaki should be two aspects: first, Kansai Yoshimoto Kogyo, second, YKC Operations Company responsible for YKC48 operations.

Whoever it is, being able to obtain choline alfoscerate and high-purity fentanyl for injection to cause death, is absolutely not an ordinary person.

Yoshimoto Kogyo has already whitewashed for thirty years, it wouldn't resort to such means.

And Imasaki clearly mentioned, it's these few days when the Financial Services Agency suddenly strengthened inspections and supervision, causing the entire YKC Operations to be in a state of high tension, therefore the lost documents caused the parent company's high vigilance, and as a key middle-level person, Imasaki couldn't retrieve the key documents nor clarify how they were lost, therefore he was silenced.

Then connecting back to the Okada case, where Kurozaki Ryūji encountered that acquaintance's chest pin.

Uesugi Muneyuki finally managed to connect all the events together.

The situation is like this.

It's very clear, this matter involving Okayu is not entirely accidental, the exposure of Okayu Miki's matter is clearly intentional by Okayu's father, but Kurozaki Ryūji's appearance was accidental, and after he proactively revealed he was Okayu Miki's ex-boyfriend, he was used by the behind-the-scenes black hand, ultimately leading to Okayu Miki's death and Okayu Masayoshi nearly suffering reputation ruin.

Okayu Masayoshi's painful ordeal triggered his father Okayu Masahide's stress reaction, after learning about the chest pin matter from his own mouth, it triggered the Financial Services Agency's crazy retaliation, and the Financial Services Agency's retaliation led to high tension in YKC Operations, causing Imasaki to lose documents and be silenced.

And Maho Yamaguchi in this process suffered an unwarranted disaster, precisely because she was replaced by Hirate as the placard girl led to her being attacked, and Hirate replacing Maho obviously also had forces behind it pushing.

No, it's even possible the behind-the-scenes black hand intentionally wanted to magnify this matter, to make the Metropolitan Police Department shift its focus, confuse the investigation direction, for example, like the deaths of those two small idols.

To be frank, those two small idols actually were involved in the pillow business with operations, but they knew nothing, do these two people have to die?

Of course not, but dead people can't reveal secrets, likewise, dead people can disrupt the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation direction, pushing this matter onto the drug-taking trio silver gathering above.

What a terrifying method, what a fierce loophole!

If it weren't for the current party Imasaki telling me these things, Uesugi Muneyuki would also find it very difficult to analyze the connection among these three seemingly unrelated cases from the myriad clues, especially related to the Okada case.

So, the question arises, who exactly is the behind-the-scenes black hand?

The answer is very clear.

In the National Diet, the former Secretary General, now General Affairs lawmaker Yuasa Masamichi and his son Yuasa Yang, who are called the "Meat Kasaya Nio"!

Because among all those who can connect the events together, it's that badge on the chest pin.

How laughable is it, this all actually holds up without flaw, if it weren't for Yuasa Yang paying special attention to Hirate Sarina, therefore his subordinates proactively showed Mai Xuejie the badge on his chest pin requesting special treatment and thus caught his own attention.

This is the key to decrypting everything!

Moreover, if it's a National Diet member of this level, obtaining choline alfoscerate is indeed not difficult.

However, involving the incumbent National Diet member, the police system's high level (even up to the National Police Agency) will inevitably receive calls or hints from the political circle "big shots", the content possibly being "must investigate lawfully and fairly" (empty talk), or possibly "handle cautiously, pay attention to maintaining social stability and image" (subtext: don't expand it).

The senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department are themselves part of the bureaucratic system. Investigating this case thoroughly could offend an entire faction and ruin their own political careers; the opponent is a high-IQ criminal backed by a powerful legal team and resources, and the crime scene has been carefully staged.

Uesugi Muneyuki's own collected evidence must be flawless, forming a perfect closed loop, in order to withstand the most scathing cross-examination in court.

Any procedural flaw could lead to key evidence being excluded, resulting in total defeat, especially in investigations involving National Diet members and their relatives, where legal procedures are stricter (such as requiring Diet approval to initiate an investigation against a member personally); every step must be lawful and compliant, otherwise it will give opponents leverage.

But now there is a most troublesome problem: who exactly did it?

Imasaki does not know, and Uesugi Muneyuki naturally does not either, but based on the current situation, a certain degree of planning can already be carried out.

First, this person must be connected to and trusted by the Yuasa father and son as a yakuza member, or at least a somewhat shady, ruthless gray-market figure,

simply knowing how to use amber choline and high-purity fentanyl for injection killing, and knowing how to stage the scene, indicates the opponent is undoubtedly experienced.

Second, this person certainly has some counter-surveillance and operational capabilities, and according to Imasaki's description, the opponent is relatively tall,

strong and vigorous, easily subduing him, and even after the two young idols appeared, he dealt with them without breaking a sweat.

Finally, even if the perpetrator is known, Uesugi Muneyuki still needs to scientifically link this person to the killer through evidence and means, possibly requiring certain illegal methods to first apprehend and then supplement evidence—this is why he seeks help from public security police.

Lastly, the most troublesome part is that the Yuasa father and son seem to have some connection to the New God of Kansai behind them?

The New God of Kansai has always remained largely inactive, but his shadow has continually loomed over Uesugi Muneyuki and Mai Xuejie, making him recently afraid to leave Tokyo.

And—Sakura.

Was that document really stolen by Sakura? If not, then who? If yes, why did Sakura do it?

Uesugi Muneyuki raised his head and gazed at Tokyo's midnight, colorful night sky, feeling overwhelmed, a tangled mess.

And just at that moment, his hotel door suddenly rang.

"Who?"