21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 91 Laid to Rest (Please recommend, please favorite)

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.

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.