21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 359 DNA Extraction (Seeking monthly tickets, seeking subscriptions)

After obtaining vital clues and directions from Chen Yu, Misumi Mikoto and Tokairin Yuko did not delay and, dragging Kube Rokuro with them, quickly hurried to the police station to find Officer Maori, who was frantic over the case.

Although Miyoshi Yoko had only been a minorly famous photo idol at first, for the entertainment industry, even if she had been just a minor photo idol who couldn't even rank among the third-rate ones initially, the occurrence of such a bizarre case with the victim being a once relatively well-known figure naturally attracted all major entertainment magazines like sharks to blood, and they covered the story extensively.

The police capturing a suspect based on DNA evidence found at the scene, only for the suspect to have a perfect alibi, struck a chord with these entertainment magazines. They were ecstatic, rampant with baseless speculation, acting as if they all morphed into Reiwa Holmes, just short of stepping up and directing the police on how to crack the case.

In such circumstances, social attention and public pressure were all focused on the police, and from the top-down hierarchical pressure within the police system naturally fell on Officer Maori, who was responsible for the case, with his superiors even setting a deadline for solving it.

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If he could solve the case smoothly and on schedule, preserving the police's dignity and image in front of the major media, then all was well—commendations and a raise were to be expected, and even a promotion for Officer Maori wouldn't be out of the question.@@@@

Although he had already reached the peak in terms of police rank as a career officer, the police system had many other positions, some of which were lucrative and specifically designed to reward meritorious officers.

Of course, that was all predicated on solving the case—if they couldn't...

Upon hearing this, Yamada Yonegoro finally understood what was going on, but new doubts arose as he asked Misumi Mikoto, "Then, in that case, why was I the one caught by DNA matching, and not that person? Even if my DNA changed, it shouldn't be that the DNA matching results point to me, should it?"

"Regarding that..." As Yamada Yonegoro expressed his doubts, Officer Maori touched his nose and began to explain, "The DNA matching work was assisted by Tokyo University Medical School Hospital, which used records from the national healthcare system to conduct the comparison.

Our country's establishment of a DNA database is also a recent endeavor, so it's very likely that it is your current DNA that has been entered into the DNA database.

As for the other person's DNA records, if he lived frugally and seldom visited the hospital due to good health, there's a high probability that his DNA record is absent from the DNA database. After all, the coverage of this database is not very extensive, and we have encountered situations where we couldn't find any data."

"So you're saying that because I often went to the hospital for check-ups, I ended up leaving records and data there?" Yamada Yonegoro, after hearing Officer Maori's explanation, was at once amused and dismayed. Because of his favorable economic status, he had annual medical check-ups, which had ironically implicated him; facing such truths and facts was almost too bitter to cry over.

However, as the conversation went on, Yamada Yonegoro's mood relaxed somewhat, and he became less fearful of the gleaming needle in Misumi Mikoto's hand. But then he remembered another important matter and quickly asked Misumi Mikoto, "You're a doctor, right? Doctor, I want to ask, if my DNA has been overlaid, will it affect my children?"

"This..." Misumi Mikoto blushed slightly but still explained earnestly, "If a considerable amount of time has passed, it's possible that your sperm's DNA could also have been replaced. Theoretically, your children, conceived with your wife after your DNA was replaced, carry, in terms of DNA, the donor and your wife's DNA, not your own. If you are concerned about this, we can check your sperm's DNA for you."

"Please make sure to check it for me!" Yamada Yonegoro begged Misumi Mikoto earnestly, as his youngest son had been born just two years ago.