Chapter 604

The next day, in a secret Public Security facility not open to the public somewhere in Tokyo Metropolis, the atmosphere was solemn and heavy.

When Uesugi Muneyuki entered the conference room under the guidance of the staff, his gaze was immediately drawn to the figure standing beside Section Chief Hasegawa and Detective Kino.

Miyawaki Sakura had taken off yesterday's disheveled and private tempting attire, and put on a fitted female Public Security Police desk duty uniform.

The navy-blue tailored suit was paired with a knee-length tube skirt of the same color, perfectly outlining her elegant figure, honed from idol training, slender yet not lacking in strength.

The white silk shirt had its collar fastened strictly with a tie, but instead it accentuated her long, delicate neck and her clean, refined cheeks.

Most striking were her straight long legs beneath the skirt, clad in black stockings with extreme flesh-showing quality; the delicate texture of the stockings softened the rigidity of the uniform, presenting on her a strange beauty woven from asceticism and temptation.

On her petite beautiful feet she wore a pair of brand-new black suede pointed-toe slim high heels, making her already tall figure appear even more upright; standing there, her posture was flawless, as if she was born to belong here, not on the stage.

This outfit, while conforming to the solemnity of being a police officer, also, due to her idol-level beauty and figure, and that carefully chosen, subtly lustrous black ultra-thin Lycra stockings, exuded a unique, pulse-racing formal allure.

Uesugi is a uniform fetishist!

Xiao Yinghua in a police uniform looks very formal, but that special black stockings and suede pointed-toe high heels add a touch of not-too-proper air to her, giving her a rather special charm, making one unable to resist wanting to lift this female police officer up high or press her down onto the body.

She's too good at it.

Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze lingered on her for a moment, his eyes flashing with undisguised appreciation and a hint of astonishment, but he quickly regained his usual composure, giving a slight nod.

"Professor Uesugi, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come." Section Chief Hasegawa stood up and shook hands with him solemnly.

"Let me introduce, this is Kino Tōya, this is Deputy Chief Tsukawa, this is Deputy Chief Ozawa."

Several elite Public Security Police officers greeted Uesugi Muneyuki.

As for Superintendent Ichijo of the Metropolitan Police Department, he is already quite familiar with Uesugi Muneyuki.

"No need for formalities, Section Chief Hasegawa. I have always been very interested in cases that challenge conventional cognition." Uesugi Muneyuki spoke in a flat tone, but his gaze had already turned toward the stretcher vehicle covered with white cloth on one side of the room.

After the pleasantries, everyone moved to the adjacent temporarily set up sterile examination room. Uesugi Muneyuki put on gloves, his expression focused and stern, as if he had instantly entered another realm. He did not perform a lengthy full autopsy, but focused on examining the almost imperceptible subtle subcutaneous hemorrhage point on the lateral abdomen of Nakamura Kenichi's corpse, and extracted surrounding skin tissue and deep muscle samples.

He used the portable high-sensitivity mass spectrometer he carried and some equipment provided by Public Security to conduct a rapid analysis. The process did not last too long, but each of his actions was precise and efficient.

Xiao Yinghua watched from outside as Uesugi Muneyuki examined calmly, her eyes sparkling with little stars.

Moreover, what made her feel proud was that since she brought Uesugi here, the originally arrogant and hard-headed Public Security Police officers who liked to threaten her at the drop of a hat have all done a complete 180-degree turn.

That is respect, that is anticipation, that is fear, that is a kind of inexplicable trust!

Because the legendary forensic doctor Uesugi Muneyuki is here!

And I am the one who unlocks Uesugi's key!

Eh, it could also be the keyhole…… Xiao Yinghua's face flushed with a blush, it is said that Uesugi Muneyuki is well-endowed and skilled, Mai-sama praised him endlessly, she actually also wants to try.

Women are actually lustful too, but the vast majority of Guo Nan have not experienced this feeling!

Bathed in Uesugi's halo, Xiao Yinghua's eyes now have light.

"The conclusion is very clear." Uesugi Muneyuki took off his mask and gloves, his voice breaking the silence of the examination room: "The deceased died of acute respiratory and circulatory failure caused by cyanide poisoning."

"The toxin was not ingested or inhaled, but through a high-pressure injection device, directly penetrating clothing and injected into muscle tissue." He pointed to that tiny bruise: "This is the injection point. The perpetrator used a modified device that appears to be driven by compressed gas, capable of completing subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of a small amount of liquid in an extremely short time. The sound of rain and clothing muffled the slight sound and sting of the injection."

He then explained in clear and professional language how cyanide inhibits cytochrome oxidase, leading to intracellular asphyxiation, and explained why it presents symptoms similar to acute myocardial infarction: "... myocardial cells are extremely sensitive to hypoxia, such a high concentration of cyanide ions flooding in instantly causes severe coronary artery spasm and extensive myocardial necrosis, pathologically indistinguishable from acute myocardial infarction. If not specifically tested for cyanide ion concentration, it is easy to be misled."

After this explanation, with rigorous logic and solid evidence, the present Public Security elites, including Hasegawa and Ichijo who had only heard of his academic ability but never witnessed it, all showed expressions of admiration. This kind of precise and efficient judgment far surpasses their regular forensic doctors.

Returning to the conference room, Section Chief Hasegawa took a deep breath, exchanged a glance with Ichijo Kaoru, as if he had made up his mind.

"Doctor Uesugi, your professional ability is astonishing. If so, we will no longer conceal." Hasegawa said in a deep voice: "The deceased Nakamura Kenichi is one of our very important informants, an undercover investigative reporter, who has been secretly investigating certain extremist groups and underground economic networks related to the YKC48 parent company."

"Speaking of which, he still has a connection with you, Nakamura Kenichi was a reporter for Weekly Bunshun, and once clashed with our Security Department Foreign Affairs Public Security when investigating something, he sabotaged our Public Security operation and caused a certain country's spy to successfully escape; afterward, half to compensate us, half because we demanded it, he became our Public Security informant."

Uesugi Muneyuki glanced at Xiao Yinghua, lost in thought.

The lackey attribute of Public Security Police is indeed too strong, but these people are actually doing work, it's just that the current international situation doesn't really need them to act as they used to: "Understood."

Kino supplemented, his tone heavy: "Before death, he exerted all his strength to utter three syllables—'Arisu'."

"'Arisu'?" Uesugi Muneyuki frowned slightly.

"Yes. We initially speculated it might be a person's name, such as 'Yuki'." Ichijo Kaoru said, "But currently there is no clue that can correspond to it."

Miyawaki Sakura also timely showed a confused yet focused expression, as if she was making an effort to think.

Even if acting, Xiao Yinghua must act convincingly enough!

Awesome, this kind of big scene, finally finally I have a spot too, mua?

Mr. Uesugi, Mai-sama, thank you!!!

Uesugi Muneyuki pondered for a moment, his fingers lightly tapping the desk surface: "'Arisu'…… besides a person's name, it could also be a code, an organization's acronym, or…… an abbreviation of a place name? Even possibly not Japanese, but a transliteration from another language."

His gaze swept over everyone: "Considering the high-tech assassination means used by the perpetrator, and his modus operandi resembling 'Shadow', this 'Arisu' likely represents not a simple individual, but a team code of a highly organized and technically capable group. Or, it could be the code of a key figure, this person possibly having some secret connection with the group you are investigating, or with the Imperial Palace incident I am concerned about."

The conference room fell into contemplation. The internal personnel list and suspicious organization list held by Public Security did not show a significant match for "Arisu". Meanwhile, Uesugi Muneyuki's proposed possibility of a "technical group" or "key figure code" has directed the investigation toward a broader and more complex field.

"It seems we need to re-examine all clues with pronunciation similar to 'Arisu', whether person, place, or organization." Section Chief Hasegawa finally concluded: "Professor Uesugi, thank you for providing the key direction and autopsy results. We hope to continue receiving your assistance afterward."

Uesugi Muneyuki gave a slight nod: "As long as information sharing is sufficiently sufficient, I am happy to provide professional opinions."

"But I suddenly thought of something." Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly said: "Is there a possibility, I mean, could it be that Nakamura actually didn't speak Japanese?!"

"You didn't say he clashed with you Public Security because he was Foreign Affairs Police?"

"Since it's Foreign Affairs, could it be that what he said is not 'Arisu' at all, but 'Alice'?"

"What the heck???"

……………………

At the same time, Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward, Sakurada-mon Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters.

With the return of the Special Mission Unit, another world-famous big name Star Inspector has also returned.

The story of Section Chief Jin Kashiwagi of Section 3, Search Division One, Metropolitan Police Department, is resuming serialization!

"Strange, the Special Mission Unit has returned, why didn't Section Chief Uesugi come today?" Kashiwagi Jin first came near the Special Mission Unit to peek, finding that from Management Officer to Section Chief to Date Nagamune all arrived, yet he didn't see Uesugi's shadow.

Uesugi, my arch-nemesis! My soul's light, my life's fire!

Without seeing you, conducting investigations is no fun!

Have you forgotten the days of old, when we investigated together, solved cases together, faced off arguing, and debated with suspects without rest?

"Hey, Kashiwagi, you're back?" At that moment, Police Inspector Shiratori Sho of the Second Division saw Kashiwagi Jin, laughed, and slapped his shoulder: "How envious, you can take annual leave!"

Both of them graduated from the University of Tokyo, so they naturally got along better.

"If possible, I'd rather not take it." Kashiwagi Jin didn't want Shiratori to discover his affair with Uesugi, so he could only pretend to be just passing by: "It's not because of Lawmaker Kurokawa..."

"Hey, didn't the higher-ups say not to bring it up again?" Shiratori Sho is a conservative who doesn't want to cause trouble, so he immediately changed the subject, speaking meaningfully: "How was it? Where did you go to play?"

"I went to Kusatsu (Hot Spring) for two days." Kashiwagi Jin felt a bit proud, laughing.

"Wow, that's great, I also want to go with Saeka..." Shiratori Sho looked full of envy, then whispered teasingly: "By the way, how was it? Did you have fun playing with your sister-in-law?"

However, Kashiwagi Jin's face looked a bit embarrassed.

I didn't go to the hot spring with Meisa.

He went with Saeka Nagase, introduced to him by Hayakawa Nanami, as for Kashiwagi Misa, he left her at home.

Anyway, Meisa doesn't like going out either, and the two of them together actually have nothing to say, so it's better to just play separately.

But he couldn't say it outright, so he could only respond with a couple of sentences to send Shiratori Sho away, subconsciously pulling out his mobile phone.

Strange, it's been several days already.

Alice still hasn't replied to my message?

(Chapter End)