21st Century Necromancer

Because Chen Yu had requested a proper burial for the deceased, Misumi Mikoto did not have the authority to make such a decision on her own, so she invited him to personally visit UDI and discuss the matter with Director Kamikura himself.

After arranging a meeting time with Misumi Mikoto, the four of them finished their meal, and naturally, Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi took their leave, while Rokuro Kube offered to escort Misumi Mikoto home.

Leaving the restaurant, Hiromi Jounouchi strolled alongside the road, arm in arm with Chen Yu, as she seemed in no hurry to return home so soon after dinner.

Chen Yu certainly had no objections. After all, as long as the Meow Star People, Audis, had fish, it could easily be pacified. At worst, he could bring home a portion of salmon later... no, he had used salmon too many times. It was better to try something different, to give it a change in diet.

"Mr. Chen Yu, what are you thinking about?" Seeing Chen Yu lost in thought, Hiromi Jounouchi asked out of curiosity, "You've been silent since we left the restaurant. What's on your mind?"

"Nothing much, just thinking about the deceased called Xiao Sanmao that Dr. Misumi mentioned." Chen Yu's expression was somewhat somber, and he reflected with a touch of wistfulness, "To be able to calmly think, and come up with the most likely method to send out a distress signal in such a situation, knowing full well that death is inevitable, that girl...

no, I should say that person was truly courageous and smart.

"Yet such a smart and brave girl wanted to commit suicide due to the despair and pressures of life, and in the end, was deceived and killed by that kind of person... Hiromi, don't you find it ironic and regrettable? Especially since her body now lies cold and alone in UDI's evidence storage, without even the chance of a proper burial."

Chen Yu's words were undeniably heavy, casting a somber mood over Hiromi Jounouchi as well.

Being a woman, her feelings were obviously quite delicate, and she felt a deeper connection to the matter. Hiromi Jounouchi could imagine the kind of courage and resolve it must have taken for that girl to write down a call for help just before her death, solely to save another girl who had been kidnapped, a girl whom she only knew from chatting online.

Thinking of this, Hiromi Jounouchi felt a pang of sympathy and looked up at Chen Yu, asking, "So, Mr. Chen Yu, is that why you made such a request to Dr. Misumi, because you wanted to do something for the girl?"

"Yes." Chen Yu nodded, sighed deeply, and then said, "If just because she's unclaimed, she can't even have a proper burial, wouldn't that be too pitiful? While she was alive, no one remembered her or paid attention to her; I don't want such a brave and smart girl to become an unknown, lonely ghost after death.

Burying her properly, at the very least, allows the girl she saved to come and pay respects, letting her know she is remembered."
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"I understand, Mr. Chen Yu." Hiromi Jounouchi nodded, giving Chen Yu a smile full of encouragement and support, "I support your idea. Let's go together when the time comes. A girl so brave shouldn't just be left to lie cold in the evidence storage."

"Thank you, Hiromi!" Chen Yu firmly grasped Hiromouchi Jounouchi's hand, deeply touched and consoled that she understood and supported his thoughts.

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"So this is the famous UDI, huh? It looks quite impressive! Surprisingly bigger than I expected," said Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi, who had arrived at UDI—the National Institute of Unnatural Death Investigation—as planned, admiring the research institute initially established with funding from the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.

Chen Yu couldn't help but compliment Kube Rokuro, who was standing beside him.

Upon hearing Chen Yu's compliment, Rokuro just smiled shyly and led Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi further inside.

As a national research institute, UDI's work obviously isn't just limited to forensic autopsies; it also encompasses many other related tasks. In addition to dissecting bodies, it also involves various analyses of physical evidence and studies into causes of unnatural deaths—that's part of UDI's work as well.

However, the work that Kube Rokuro and Misumi Mikoto were in charge of was limited to just the autopsy part. As for why they frequently got involved in cases, it was simply because they both loved conducting field investigations and were all too keen to delve deeply into a case, detective-style.

It wasn't that such an approach was bad—in fact, thanks to the investigations carried out by Misumi Mikoto and Kube Rokuro, the truth had come to light in several cases, bringing justice and vindication to the deceased. But this kind of thorough exploration could sometimes put them in danger.

After all, they were just ordinary people, and they couldn't guarantee their own safety when confronted with danger.

But when Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi arrived at UDI's office, Chen Yu couldn't help retracting his prior thoughts, as he saw Misumi Mikoto in front of him, stabbing a knife into a chunk of meat that was hanging up. Watching her exert so much effort, Chen Yu had no doubt she could stab someone to death with a single thrust.

"What... what are you doing?" asked Chen Yu, turning to Kube Rokuro with confusion, since the scene before him was quite baffling.

"Ah, Doctor Chen!" Misumi Mikoto stopped her actions and walked over to him upon his arrival. "Welcome to UDI. We are conducting an experiment on wound trauma, estimating the type of wound a kitchen knife could inflict when stabbed into the human body..."

Seeing the shiny kitchen knife in Misumi Mikoto's hand, and even though such metal objects could no longer harm Chen Yu, he still stepped in front of Hiromi Jounouchi, shielding her, and said to Misumi Mikoto, "Dr. Misumi, could you please put the knife down before we continue talking?"

"Um... ah! I'm so sorry, so sorry!" Misumi Mikoto then realized that she was still holding the shiny kitchen knife while speaking with Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi, which was undoubtedly very impolite. She quickly put down the knife and explained to Chen Yu, "I got a bit carried away with investigating this case, my apologies! That was rude of me!"

Seeing Misumi Mikoto hastily apologizing, Chen Yu raised his hand to indicate it was okay and instead asked her with concern, "May I know what kind of case requires you to investigate in such a way...?"

"It's an old case from half a year ago. A woman was found murdered in her home, and her husband is suspected as the killer. But based on the comparison between the wounds on the victim and the weapon, I believe her husband is not the murderer. However, the prosecution is firmly convinced that he is the perpetrator.

Therefore, I hope to gather more evidence to prove the innocence of the victim's husband," Misumi Mikoto explained the case details to Chen Yu and also her reason for doing this.