Chapter 587: , astonishing past events! (Third update!)

PS: Still can't do it? I didn't expect that the external battle against Taelo Bo would actually become a reality.

PS2: For the new month, I'm asking for a monthly ticket, duck~

Among the two or three hundred onlookers gathered outside, there were many wealthy and powerful individuals watching.

Right in front of the Nagano Prefecture Police Headquarters, Chief Yamato and over a dozen detectives, as well as even more patrol officers from various police stations.

Right in front of Minami E Rei Na Asuka Makoto, and also Mai-senpai, who had arrived with Momoko Ōzono and Erika Ikeda.

This also includes Tokugawa Narimitsu, an official of the Imperial Household Agency standing behind us, and Aki Kimura, the villa's property rights holder who has already arrived at the scene.

Uesugi Munesetsu spoke, as always confident, resolute, and with a hint of sorrow.

"Actually, the true owner of this villa is none other than the deceased, Miss Shimizu Mizuki!" Uesugi Munesetsu shouted loudly.

His statement instantly stirred up a storm!

"What?" "How is that possible?" "Impossible! Our country's real estate registration is extremely detailed!" "How could property registration be wrong?"

Immediately, heated discussion broke out around them.

Even Minami and Asuka looked on with puzzled expressions.

"Quiet, everyone, please listen to me first." Uesugi Munesetsu gestured for everyone to be silent, then picked up one piece of evidence and said to Chief Yamato: "Chief Yamato, regarding why we were able to quickly identify the victim, it's because Miss Shimizu Mizuki had fainted from anemia and starvation nearby some time ago, was discovered and rescued by the Karuizawa Police Station, and her name was registered, correct?"

"Yes." Chief Yamato also felt puzzled by Uesugi Munesetsu's judgment, but regarding Miss Shimizu Mizuki's identity, there is no doubt—there were on-duty patrol officers and police officers who could testify at the time.

"Very well, then we have two questions." Uesugi Munesetsu held up two fingers: "First, why did Miss Shimizu appear in Karuizawa? And why did she enter this villa? Moreover, she easily bypassed the villa's fence, picked the lock, and got inside."

Subsequently, Uesugi Munesetsu lifted several convenience store bags with his other hand, containing leftover bento boxes and some daily necessities: "Second, since Miss Shimizu fainted due to being penniless and starving, where did she get the money to buy these convenience store items? Everyone, don't you find this contradictory?"

"Indeed." Hearing Uesugi Munesetsu say this, Chief Yamato also found it reasonable—if she had fainted from hunger before, where is her money coming from now? The villa's security is thorough, the fence is locked, and property patrols are regular—so how did she bypass the fence and pick the lock to get in?

"Yes, these two answers have troubled me for a long time, but one thing reminded me." Uesugi Munesetsu nodded, then said to everyone: "That is, why did Miss Shimizu come to Karuizawa? What was she actually looking for?"

"Thinking about this, the answer is almost within reach!"

"Because Miss Shimizu is not the first time she's come to this place! She has come here many times before! Therefore, she knows how to bypass the fence! She knows where to pick the lock! And considering her mother, Shimizu Saeko, died of breast cancer six months ago, and her biological father is unknown... everyone, do you understand now?" Uesugi Munesetsu paused slightly, then finally shouted: "Because Miss Shimizu is the illegitimate daughter of the villa's former owner, Kunio Nakajima!!!"

"Miss Shimizu's mother was Nakajima's mistress, so she definitely came to Karuizawa as a child, stayed in this villa, and not just once! So after her mother's fatal illness, she had nowhere else to go, and following her vague childhood memories, she came to Karuizawa to find her father's villa! And she picked the lock and entered!"

"This is the truth behind Miss Shimizu's so-called 'illegal tenant' and 'reverse possession'!" Uesugi Munesetsu said calmly: "Because, she is the true owner of this villa!"

"Nonsense! You're absolutely talking nonsense!" The villa owner, Aki Kimura, couldn't hold back—this twenty-something woman with wheat-colored skin and a world-weary face found Uesugi Munesetsu's judgment utterly baffling. She interrupted him: "That's right! This villa did indeed belong to Uncle Nakajima before, but since he suddenly fell ill and died nine years ago, the villa was already sold to my father, and now I am the current holder!"

"Dr. Uesugi, I respect you greatly, but don't you think your reasoning is entirely based on speculation?" Aki Kimura snapped.

Sure enough, Uesugi Munesetsu's speculation was like a castle in the air, and its content was too fantastical. After hearing Aki Kimura's words, everyone shifted their attention back to Uesugi Munesetsu.

Dr. Uesugi, your deduction needs evidence.

Uesugi Munesetsu couldn't help but laugh, then lifted the convenience store bag in his hand: "This is exactly the second point I want to ask—if Miss Shimizu had no money, then where did she get the money to buy these bento boxes and daily necessities from the convenience store? Did it grow from the ground? Fall from the sky? UN aid? No, no, no—I think this money came from the Kimura family and Miss Kimura herself, right?"

"…………" Aki Kimura's eyes trembled, as if she had seen a ghost!

"Then another question arises: why would you give her money?" Uesugi Munesetsu continued holding the convenience store bag, slowly approaching: "Obviously, because she discovered something, right? Let me think—what could connect Miss Shimizu and your Kimura family? It's this villa."

"How strange—when facing an illegal intruder, you have plenty of ways to make her leave: private bodyguards, calling the police, suing in court—all legal methods to evict her. But you didn't do any of that; instead, you gave her money. Sure, helping someone in trouble is normal—people have kindness and a instinct to help the weak—but letting her continue living in the villa? Absolutely impossible!" Uesugi Munesetsu continued.

The onlookers nodded in agreement—yes, giving money is possible, but aside from bleeding-heart leftists, no one would let a complete stranger live in their home long-term.

Especially Japanese people—Japanese social relationships are like concentric circles, with moats and walls layer upon layer, and the innermost circle is one's own home—not close friends or family, but absolutely no one would allow a stranger to live in their house, let alone a stranger.

"Now, considering the villa's history, things become very simple." Uesugi Munesetsu coughed a few times and began to tell a story.

"Miss Shimizu Saeko was the mistress of the villa's former owner, Kunio Nakajima, and they had a daughter, Miss Shimizu Mizuki. Besides this daughter, Nakajima had no other children, and his wife later died—so Miss Shimizu Mizuki is Nakajima's sole heir."

"Nine years ago, Kunio Nakajima suddenly died of a sudden illness. Your father, Kimura Eizo, Nakajima's business partner, took advantage of his position and an unknown opportunity, forged documents, and transferred the villa into his own name."

"Naturally, this document is problematic, but the dead can't speak—so if 'adverse possession' continues for ten years, one can apply to the Legal Affairs Bureau for title confirmation."

"As for adverse possession, you've really played this game well."

"However, in the ninth year, Miss Shimizu Mizuki, left desperate after her mother's death, used her childhood memories to find this place."

"She quickly realized the issue: this villa is clearly her father's, so why is it now the Kimura family's property? She may have found definitive evidence at home—perhaps a letter, old photos, old documents, or property papers—anyway, she discovered the problem."

"At this time, Miss Kimura, you happened to come to Karuizawa for a summer retreat and discovered Miss Shimizu inside the villa."

"When you confronted her, Miss Shimizu wasn't begging pitifully—she was calm, pulled out the evidence, and told you: 'I know the truth about this villa. If you dare call the police, I'll make everything public.'"

Uesugi Munesetsu said sternly: "Now it's complicated—you can't call the police to evict her, because once you do, the police will first verify the complainant's ownership status, and the villa's past title transfers will be exposed to the light, revealing your illegal occupation."

"You can't sue in court either—any legal process would require you to produce legal proof of ownership and trace its source, which is nothing short of walking into a trap."

"As for violent eviction, the Kimura family, as holders and managers of the Hope Fund, is a well-known wealthy family. Once you involve a private security company or the yakuza, it's like getting covered in dung—you'd be lucky not to be extorted, let alone expect them to help evict someone?"

Uesugi Munesetsu said with a half-smile: "How painful, how painful—clearly only a few months remain until 'adverse possession' is complete, but then Miss Shimizu returned and found evidence... this has created a fragile balance between you: Miss Shimizu holds evidence of your family's crime, while you hold the fact of her illegal entry—but there's no doubt, the crime she holds against you is far more serious than her trespassing—serious by at least 114,514 times, wouldn't you say? This won't just land your father in prison, but will reduce your family's wealthy lifestyle to ashes!"

"So, this is how it happened." Uesugi Munesetsu pointed inside the villa: "Miss Shimizu was 'suicided'."

When Uesugi Munesetsu calmly and clearly pointed out that the Kimura family had illegally occupied Nakajima's property and murdered Miss Shimizu Mizuki—who was actually Nakajima's illegitimate daughter—to silence her, the scene fell into silence.

Everyone's gaze focused on Aki Kimura, whose face had instantly turned deathly pale.

"Nonsense! Complete nonsense!"

However, the response was a clear, angry female voice—Aki Kimura's voice, carrying the restrained fury of someone well-educated: "Dr. Uesugi, I've long admired your name, I respect you greatly! But... if your so-called detective work is just framing innocent people, then I will reject all your accusations!"

"You're good at making up stories? Then I ask you! I ask you!!"

"First, you claim our villa illegally occupied Uncle Nakajima's? That's an insult! My father bought it through proper procedures from Uncle Nakajima, with complete transaction documents and bank records as proof! You can't slander my father's integrity just because a strange girl died in our home!"

"Second, you say our 'adverse possession' is only a few months short—this is pure coincidence! Our family lives in Tokyo year-round; this Karuizawa villa is just for vacation use, and while we admit it's poorly managed, that could never be a motive for murder! It's absurd!"

"Third, that girl named Shimizu Mizuki—we don't even know her! She illegally broke into our home and died inside—we are the victims! You don't investigate how she managed to pick the lock and get in, but instead accuse us here—isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Her rebuttal was logical and emotionally charged, instantly swaying part of the onlookers' doubts toward the Kimura family. Yeah, where's the evidence? Just based on temporal proximity and speculation?

Everyone's gaze shifted back to Uesugi Munesetsu, waiting to see how he would respond to this fierce attack.

Uesugi Munesetsu's expression remained unchanged.

"Miss Kimura, your defense is impressive, but forensic science and logical reasoning are never built on mere 'claims'."

"Since you insist on going to the end, then... let's continue."

"You want evidence? Then I'll give you a tooth~"

Chapter End