Chapter 920

Osaka Prefecture, the western capital guard post of Japan, Japan's second-largest center, the peak of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ambition and the place of his death, the last witness of the Toyotomi administration.

At this time, Osaka was in chaos, and Uesugi Muneyuki's proposal about the news of "corpses" being discovered in Osaka provoked a collective resistance from Kansai people: Our Osaka has no problems! The problem is Kobe, what does it have to do with us Osaka?

However, in reality, the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters launched a city-wide search on the day Uesugi Muneyuki announced the news, especially focusing on searching various stores and strongholds related to animal protection organizations, and the Osaka West District also became a key search target for the police.

Osaka West District is a famous slum in Japan, where many homeless people live, and many of them were once regular workers who eventually became unemployed due to the bubble economy and industrial shift, falling into homelessness, so this place always reeks of urine and stench. However, the West District also has many so-called "low-price areas," just like the poor and remote countryside of East Bai in a certain country might have a big bowl of pork trotter rice for 8 yuan, Osaka West District can see drinks retailing for less than 100 yen, grilled chicken skewers for 60 yen, bento for 200 yen, ramen for 280 yen, and even guesthouses for 1000 yen a day—things absolutely unseen elsewhere.

Many people like to use this argument to say that Japan's prices are actually not high.

But in fact, it's unnecessary, just like it's basically hard to see buns under 3 yuan in the Magic Capital, but East Bai sells them for 8 mao in many places, neither can truly represent price levels.

Uesugi Muneyuki dare not come to Osaka many times, so mainly Okada Masayoshi comes.

In Shosuke Nao's reception room, Okada Masayoshi has already come several times.

Because Minami Ojou-sama is present, Okada only had to take on the responsibility of running back and forth between Kobe and Osaka, and had to repeatedly come to Osaka to see Shosuke. The first time was to verify the activity status of the "Cat's Investigation Team" in Osaka, the second time was to supplement some details, and the third time was to come with the Special Mission Division to seek more verification on the problems in front of the newly discovered evidence.

By the fourth time, he himself couldn't even tell whether he was here to handle the case or to see her.

And just as Uesugi Muneyuki was still waiting for Professor Ken's news, Okada Masayoshi had already come to Osaka once again.

Shosuke Nao immediately came out to greet him, sat opposite him, wearing a light pink knitted sweater and an off-white long skirt, today she did not tie up her hair. The afternoon sunlight poured in from the floor-to-ceiling window outside, gilding her side profile with a thin layer of gold, she poured Okada Masayoshi a cup of black tea, and when the teapot was set down, the rim emitted an extremely faint sound, like delicate porcelain touching each other.

She looked at him, half-smiling, and said: "Mr. Okada, you are always punctual whenever you come. More punctual than those guests I have appointments with." "I only hope Miss Shosuke won't blame us for giving you trouble." Okada Masayoshi appeared somewhat fatigued, and he politely took the teacup: "This time, thank you for your trouble."

"Not at all, actually if it weren't for me, I think Uesugi Chief could also find out where the problem lies? By then, I might only then encounter big trouble, and the one who should say thank you is me." Shosuke Nao smiled slightly, two nice dimples appearing on her face, she indeed had the typical noble young lady demeanor, even her smile was standard with eight teeth: "You are always so punctual."

Okada Masayoshi held that cup of black tea, feeling a bit embarrassed, and said: "Having gotten used to the work habits at the Metropolitan Police Department, time cannot be off by much, this is the same for everyone."

"But it's still different, I can feel it, you are somewhat different from them, Mr. Okada." Shosuke Nao smiled and said: "For example, that Nanxiang Sang, I know his name, and also that Uesugi Chief, he is quite impolite, but this is probably just the difference between genius and ordinary people."

"Your observation is indeed very meticulous, Miss Shosuke." Okada Masayoshi said when mentioning Uesugi Muneyuki, squeezing out a smile.

"I also understand your affairs, Mr. Okada, I inevitably think more about the affairs of this country in my heart. I used to think justice was a matter of course, but later I realized it needs someone to fight for it." Shosuke Nao sighed: "Uesugi-san said it right, I just want everyone to think I am very loving, when those people repeatedly come to my door, asking me for money, asking me to donate, asking me to buy various insurances, I feel not offense, but a kind of lofty pleasure, they demand me, ask me to give alms, this makes me deeply happy inside."

"I used to not understand why those old people would spend several million yen on health supplements, now I understand." Shosuke Nao laughed, showing her teeth: "So-called reading ten thousand scrolls is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."

"So-called knowing mistakes and correcting them is the greatest good." Okada Masayoshi also smiled and said: "And moreover, Miss Shosuke has been working hard to help us, you gave us many clues one by one—that cat, that organization, those contact persons' information. If you hadn't told us those, we might still be groping in the dark night until now."

"Mr. Okada doesn't need to comfort me, unfortunately, I have only made a tiny contribution." Shosuke Nao gently shook her head, her gaze falling from his face to the courtyard outside the window, in the courtyard, the cat called Qilin, a British Shorthair Silver Gradation big cat, was lying beside the stone lantern, its tail slowly sweeping over the fallen leaves on the moss.

"It is precisely these tiny contributions that can ultimately accumulate into the results of solving the case, so-called making the highest vow, forming medium ties, enjoying low blessings, nothing is not like this." Okada Masayoshi felt somewhat emotional, having experienced too much, and then stood up: "Well, I'm about to take my leave."

Shosuke Nao turned her head to look at him, her gaze calm and focused: "Sir, are you returning to Kobe?"

"Yes, Uesugi Chief is waiting there for the appraisal results from MIT in the United States." Okada Masayoshi stood up.

"Then, after the case is concluded, will you return to Tokyo?" Shosuke Nao said gently.

"Of course, I work there." Okada Masayoshi hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded.

"Oh, then I'll see you off." Shosuke Nao nodded, her face showing nothing.

In the luxurious suite of Kobe Port Okura Hotel, the winter afternoon sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling window, casting a long patch of light on the dark brown wooden coffee table.

The tea had already been brewed, the matcha paste brought by Minami Ojou-sama from Tokyo was being steeped in the hotel's teapot, the water temperature controlled just right so as not to scald the tea leaves.

Her posture maintained her usual composure, spine straight, feet together, fingers resting on the teapot's handle, each movement carrying a kind of effortless, naturally cultivated elegance.

Uesugi Muneyuki sat opposite her, with a cup of tea in front of him, the tea liquor bright amber in color.

He glanced at the hanging clock on the wall—three thirty in the afternoon.

Now, it's afternoon tea time!

Only Ikeda Erena took the teacup and directly gulped it down, while the previous generation's face of the Metropolitan Police Department, Kashiwagi Misa, was dressed in a wool sweater and tube skirt, facing Minami Ojou-sama, she always felt guilty.

Lao Ren, on the other hand, paid no attention to anything, he sat restlessly beside her, standing up for a moment, sitting down for a moment: "Uesugi, hasn't MIT come out with results yet?"

"Perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow, at the latest the day after tomorrow." Uesugi Muneyuki was quite calm.

"Too late!" Kashiwagi Jin was impatient: "Clearly knowing who it is, yet doing nothing…"

Minami lifted her own teacup, not drinking, just holding it in her hand to feel the warmth of the cup wall: "Okada's side, he should still be at the Shosuke residence. Erena finally found an opportunity to interface, she angrily said: "I always feel that young lady is always so self-important! Truly high and mighty!"

Uesugi Muneyuki did not respond, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Eat some red bean paste, Reina-chan!" Minami Ojou-sama laughed at Erena for not understanding high society.

What high society needs most is decorum, and this is what Shosuke Nao does correctly, in a sense, Uesugi Muneyuki is too direct and sharp, if it were Minami Ojou-sama herself, she would definitely explode.

The teacup's phone vibrated.

The caller ID on the screen showed "Omnipotent Batman Ken!", Uesugi Muneyuki picked it up, pressed the answer button, turned on the speaker: "Ken, have you got the results?"

"Not yet come out, but there's a strange point I need to tell you about." Tanaka Kenji's voice came from the speaker. Minami put down her teacup, her body slightly leaned forward, her gaze fell on that phone.

Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze withdrew from outside the window, fell on the phone screen on the teacup: "Speak."

Tanaka Kenji's tone carried a kind of complexity, between excitement and confusion, like a person who has spent a lifetime in scientific research, discovering some unexpected things in the data, that feeling of wanting to confirm yet wanting to deny: "Three girls, each missing one internal organ. First, the kidney was taken away. Second, the spleen was taken away. Third, the lung was taken away."

"But the boys' internal organs are all still there." The sound of paper flipping came from the other end of the phone, probably as he was flipping through those few pages of report: "It was completely removed, using surgical means. The blood vessels were ligated with absorbable surgical sutures, the technique very professional. Consistent with the way you previously described the heart being taken from that adult female corpse."

Uesugi Muneyuki's fingers gripping the phone tightened slightly: "Three girls, each taking one internal organ. Three different organs. Is there any pattern to this sequence?"

Tanaka Kenji's voice on the other end paused for a moment.

"Yes. The pattern is—there is no pattern. The three organs appear to have no obvious connection, no sequencing pattern, no anatomical position pattern. If one must find a common point, it might be…… these three organs are all paired organs. The spleen only has one, but taking it away and taking away the kidney and lung, and recalling what you previously said about taking the heart, five viscera minus four equals."

Five viscera minus four?

Strange ritual?

Uesugi Muneyuki unconsciously fell into deep thought.

Since one is missing, why not take the boys' internal organs too?

Wait a moment!

In Uesugi Muneyuki's mind, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared.

Could it be?

"Kashiwagi, come here for a moment!"

"Huh?" Lao Ren heard Uesugi Muneyuki calling him, instinctively leaned over: "What's wrong? Dissection is not my forte……""No, just…… I have a question……"