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Forensic medicine holds a very high place in his heart.
No matter how harsh the conditions, there are always people who persevere, and whenever I think of these people, I feel a deep sense of respect.
He respected him, but he didn't look down on him in the slightest. However, this was a very real problem.
"Also, do you understand what your father meant? According to him, he could tell at a glance that I was the kind of person who was just working part-time here and would eventually go into the medical field. But you, Kube-kun... still don't know what you really want to do. You're just going with the flow and making do. If you keep going like this, you could end up doing anything."
In fact, Professor Kube didn't need to know more. When his son told him that another medical student who was working part-time was from the University of Tokyo, he chuckled to himself.
To make comparisons, you need to find similar people, but you have to find the right ones.
Professor Kube knew from just the name "Todai" that the man was definitely different from his son.
The two of them may be doing the same thing here, but with completely opposite purposes.
Kube Rokuro had no goals; he felt that whatever he did was fine, so he just made do.
Aki Tomoya only provided him with convenience through part-time work, but part-time work is just part-time work, and he will still enter the university hospital in the future.
"To be honest, your father's words were harsh, but your wavering attitude—sometimes seeming like you want to stay here, sometimes like you want to do something else—shouldn't you just get back on track? At least he's telling the truth: clinical medicine has a brighter future than forensic medicine."
After Aki Tomoya spoke, Kube Rokuro fell silent.
He remained silent with his head down, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
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Ten people died in the fire, and one person survived.
Because the body was burned and deformed, their height was estimated by measuring the bones.
When someone's appearance is completely unrecognizable, you need to look for clues that can prove their identity.
For example, regarding dental conditions, if someone has received dental treatment at a hospital, there will be a record, which can be compared to confirm their identity.
If there are injuries, medical conditions, or surgical scars, they can also be compared.
Through information from the teeth and the identifiable code of the pacemaker on the heart of one of the deceased, the identities of the five victims were successively confirmed.
The most troublesome body was the one known as Number Nine, which showed signs of being bound and had undergone what appeared to be an endoscopic procedure.
The only survivor currently receiving treatment in the hospital is also temporarily considered a suspect in the murder because of this incident.
Five bodies have already been claimed, but the remaining bodies still require further investigation.
"Simply comparing dental treatment records isn't enough; across the country, there are still many private dental clinics..."
Although there is an option to compare dental records, not everyone has undergone dental treatment or received a dental diagnosis at a large hospital.
Even in private dental clinics, not everything is digitized; many records are still kept on paper.
"It was possible. One of the original goals of UDI was to digitize dental treatment data nationwide. If we had succeeded back then, it wouldn't be so difficult now..."
Director Kamikura Yasuo's face was somewhat gloomy.
When UDI was first established, he also thought about creating a nationwide dental database to promote public awareness of forensic medicine.
However, that was ultimately just an idea. It was already difficult enough to raise the funds needed to establish UDI, so there was no way to push the project forward.
So in the end, nothing came of it.
Dentistry and forensic medicine, or rather, there are people who are dental forensics.
Just like in this fire incident, in order to confirm the identity of the deceased, DNA was compared with the police DNA database, but not everyone's DNA record is in the database.
Since DNA testing is not an option for identification, dental records can be used for comparison, as long as there are records of treatments at hospitals.
Teeth can be used to identify not only charred corpses but also skeletonized corpses.
This is one approach. After experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake, Yasuo Kamikura witnessed countless deaths that could not be identified and were labeled as unidentified. This inspired him to establish a nationwide dental care database.
His idea is good, but it's not the right time yet. Building UDI has already taken a lot of effort.
But just because it can't be achieved now doesn't mean it can't be achieved in the future.
Because the era of big data is inevitable and will only continue to advance, it will eventually become a completely data-driven era, and then affect all walks of life.
As the days went by and one body after another was claimed, only the identity of the ninth victim remained unconfirmed.
All the other dead have been claimed, but the identity of No. 9 remains unconfirmed.
The work suddenly stalled, and everyone was wondering what was wrong.
The deceased had signs of what appeared to be an endoscopic surgery, so in theory, they should be able to be identified as a suitable candidate in the hospital, just like the previous bodies.
To this day, their identity has still not been confirmed.
"You've confirmed everyone else's identities so easily, so who exactly are you, Mr. Number Nine?"
Mikoto Misumi has been racking her brains lately to confirm the identity of the ninth victim.
But we still have no clue.
"We haven't missed anything, right? There are endoscopic surgery scars on the side of the abdomen..."
"That mark looks quite similar to a gunshot wound."
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What is identified as a scar from endoscopic surgery could be another type of injury.
If it's a surgical scar, theoretically, the patient information from various hospitals should be enough to easily identify a matching person.
However, despite searching for so long, they were still unable to confirm the identity of the deceased.
If something is missing, we should consider whether there are other factors that we haven't taken into account.
The wound on the side of the abdomen, apart from the endoscopic surgery, is very similar to a gunshot wound.
Therefore, they re-examined the wound and confirmed that it was a gunshot wound.
After realizing it was a misjudgment, Mikoto Misumi was extremely annoyed.
Because gunshot wounds are so rare, I didn't think of it that way and assumed it was a scar left by endoscopic surgery.
After learning it was a gunshot wound, they quickly found someone who matched their identity.
After comparison and confirmation of the deceased's identity, the case suddenly seemed to be developing into a gangland revenge killing.
The ninth victim was a former Yakuza member, meaning a member of the Yakuza.
After the case involved triad organizations, everyone started speculating.
Gang shootout and revenge killing?
To cover up the murder, he set fire to the house, burning everyone else to death as well?
The people of Japan are also suffering terribly today!
"The gang members are in just as much trouble as that dismemberment case from before!"
They had previously dealt with cases linked to the Yakuza, also known as triad organizations.
That was when Aki Tomoya had only been at UDI for two months, and it was a dismemberment case.
Based on that dismemberment case, he also gave an idea to a female senior student to create a work, but he changed the background and other details.
"What dismemberment case?"
Kube Rokuro, who was standing next to him, asked a question.
He wasn't sure what Aki Tomoya was referring to now.
Then the former explained the dismemberment case to him in detail.
"...So, this really was a gangland feud. The victim was retaliated against by a rival organization after being released from prison. How cruel!"
If it really was a revenge killing, then many innocent people would have been implicated.
Those people are innocent.
"Not necessarily. Before the case is solved, anything is possible."
Aki Tomoya shook his head.
This is just a possibility; the final outcome will depend on the final investigation.
The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed, whether it was caused by human error or an accident. Without complete evidence, speculation remains just that—speculation.
Perhaps spurred on by his father, Kube Rokuro began his investigation with great enthusiasm.
He seemed to be trying to prove something.
Seeing Kube Rokuro turn into a detective, Aki Tomo didn't stop him. As long as he didn't betray him, whatever he did was none of his business.
After the deceased's identity was confirmed, the deceased's parents came to claim the body.
Looking at his son's body, the deceased's father bit his lip to endure, his clenched fists trembling slightly, his eyes red and his expression agitated.
His wife, standing beside him, couldn't help but cover her face and weep.
They hadn't been in contact with the deceased for a long time. To be specific, it was from the time their son joined the gang until the deceased was released from prison. The first message they received from their son was the devastating news that he had died.
"Damn it, you even dragged others into this! You cursed bastard!"