The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Chapter 219: Chapter 217: I won't bother you two with your affairs.

Upon seeing Ran standing not far away, even while dressed in a mascot costume, Shinichi Kudo's body stiffened.

He had thought countless times about how he would reunite with Xiaolan if he could return to his original form.

Who would have thought that when he finally appeared before Ran as "Shinichi Kudo," Ran had forgotten everything from the past.

Thinking about this, Shinichi Kudo's feelings became conflicted.

But he quickly remembered what Jiang Hang had just said: "It's not a coincidence."

With his intelligence, he naturally figured out the implied meaning in the Jianghang dialect in the blink of an eye.

Two months ago, he and Ran came to this amusement park. They parted ways that evening because of the Black Organization, and Ran never saw "Shinichi Kudo" again after that day.

Xiaolan got separated from Uncle Mori and the others after arriving at this amusement park. It was probably in the evening that she remembered the day they parted ways, which is why she found this place.

Shinichi Kudo remembers that he parted ways with Ran in this area on that day, but now Ran is relying on her memory to come here to find his whereabouts.

In other words, after he and Xiaolan parted ways that day, Xiaolan was worried about him and followed the direction he left in to find this place?

Shinichi Kudo could picture the worried expression on Ran's face after she lost track of him, and he also saw Ran's anxious look when she couldn't contact him, all from Conan's perspective.

Thinking of this, a strange emotion welled up in Shinichi Kudo's heart.

He walked to Xiaolan's side and whispered her name.

Xiaolan hesitated, glancing at Jiang Hang, who was still giving Kazato Kyosuke emergency treatment.

Kyosuke Kazato is her attending physician, while Jiang Hang is a famous detective she met yesterday who seems to be on par with her father, Kogoro Mouri.

Although she didn't know what had just happened, it seemed that Kyosuke Kazato was still seriously injured.

She didn't know what was going on, but when she saw Kyosuke Kazato's face, she couldn't help but feel a sense of tension.

What caught her attention even more was the boy next to Jiang Hang, dressed in a mascot costume, who looked somewhat tired.

In her old photo album, almost half of the photos feature this boy.

Although the boy never came to see her after she lost her memory, she would feel a sense of peace whenever she looked at the boy in the photo album.

Through her father and Sonoko Suzuki's explanation, she learned that the boy's name was "Shinichi Kudo," and that he was also a very skilled high school detective.

However, she also learned from Sonoko Suzuki that Shinichi Kudo had disappeared two months ago.

The last time she met Shinichi Kudo before losing her memory was at this amusement park. After learning this news and seeing the news about Dorobiga Amusement Park on TV, she decided to come and see it.

Today, accompanied by Sonoko Suzuki and her father, she spent the day at this amusement park, vaguely recalling many things from her last visit here with Shinichi Kudo.

As darkness fell and she passed by the Ferris wheel, memories of what had happened suddenly flooded her mind, and she followed those memories to this spot.

She didn't know why she came here, after all, Shinichi Kudo had been missing for two months, and in the memory that suddenly appeared in her mind, she was ultimately unable to find Shinichi Kudo's whereabouts.

After arriving at this place, Xiaolan felt lost and confused, seemingly unsure of what to do next.

She never expected that, under such circumstances, Shinichi Kudo, who had been missing for two months, would suddenly appear in front of her.

Looking at Shinichi Kudo dressed in a mascot costume not far away, she asked hesitantly, "Are you... Shinichi Kudo? And what just happened here?"

Her gaze kept shifting back and forth between Shinichi Kudo and Jiang Hang, as if trying to figure out what their relationship was.

"In short, Kyosuke Kazato is the real culprit in this case. Because you saw his true face before you lost your memory, he wanted to kill you before you regained your memory. Of course, because I stopped him, he wanted to kill me to silence me," Jiang Hang explained to Xiao Lan in a simple and straightforward manner.

"He was just unlucky; his pistol exploded when he was about to take action, which led to the situation we see now."

Listening to Jiang Hang's extremely straightforward explanation, Xiao Lan still seemed to have many doubts, but before she could speak, Jiang Hang directly handed her over to Kudo Shinichi.

"As for this guy's situation, let him explain it to you himself."

He looked at Shinichi Kudo, who was dressed in a mascot costume beside him: "Now that the culprit has been caught, I won't interfere with your affairs."

Not only Shinichi Kudo, but even Ran, who hadn't yet regained her memories, suddenly blushed.

Jiang Hang, on the other hand, was not prepared to miss any opportunity to instigate.

He leaned close to Shinichi Kudo and whispered to him, "Your Ran lost her memory because she felt she had hurt Officer Sato. But now the culprit has been caught, and Officer Sato is not in any danger. Perhaps all it takes to help Ran regain her memory is a simple trigger to stimulate her."

"A simple...opportunity?" Shinichi Kudo looked at Jiang Hang's strange expression and felt that Jiang Hang couldn't possibly say anything good.

"This is a freebie, isn't it? Didn't you hear the stories of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty when you were little?" Jiang Hang said, then whispered a reminder to Shinichi Kudo.

"Don't forget, in our estimation, you'll probably only stay in this state for about an hour before you revert back to normal. And it's very likely that your body will develop some resistance to baijiu, so who knows when you'll be able to change back next time."

He looked at Shinichi Kudo, whose expression had become somewhat hesitant, and then patted him on the shoulder: "I'll handle things here, so don't waste your precious time."

"Your last amusement park trip didn't end well, so this time you should take Xiaolan and continue your date."

For Shinichi Kudo, this is indeed an incredibly precious time.

Therefore, after hearing Jiang Hang's last words to him, Shinichi Kudo nodded to Jiang Hang.

"Then I'll leave this to you."

Chapter 220: Chapter 218: The Unlucky Friend Comes True

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is in a somewhat awkward position right now.

These days, they have tried every means to find the whereabouts of the "suspect" Yu Chengzhen. Three days after they issued the arrest warrant for Yu Chengzhen, a small hotel owner finally provided the Metropolitan Police Department with information about Yu Chengzhen.

Upon receiving this information, they dispatched officers as quickly as possible and successfully apprehended You Chengzhen.

However, when Inspector Megure arrested and interrogated Tomonari, he directly told the police that he had been framed. To this end, he even showed the police two audio recordings with altered voices that he had saved on his phone.

The two audio recordings were made before Shiba Ichiro was shot and before Sato Miwako was attacked.

According to Tomonari Makoto, he also received a call from an unknown number before Nara Sawa was shot. However, he didn't think much of it at the time and didn't record the call. It wasn't until he heard that Nara Sawa had been shot that he realized it might be a conspiracy against him. So, after that, he would record the call before he received any calls from unknown numbers.

However, just as Kyosuke Kazato, a psychologist skilled at understanding people, predicted, Tomonari was a man with an extreme personality. After believing that his father's death was caused by other police officers, he lost all trust in the police profession. Therefore, even though he realized that the murderer wanted to frame him and might even harm him, he never had the idea of ​​notifying the police or assisting them in solving the case.

Kyosuke Kazato also anticipated the reaction from the police leadership.

While Inspector Megure didn't completely believe Tomonari's claim that he "didn't trust the police and therefore didn't think of contacting them," he did think that Tomonari might have been framed.

However, some high-ranking officials in the Metropolitan Police Department naturally wouldn't easily accept Yu Chengzhen's explanation.

In their eyes, both of these phone recordings could have been deliberately made by You Chengzhen. As long as You Chengzhen cannot produce more conclusive evidence to prove his innocence, he will remain the prime suspect in this case.

Because this case concerns the reputation of the Metropolitan Police Department, they even subtly reminded Inspector Megure and his team, who were in charge of the interrogation, that they could use some "special" methods to interrogate Tomonari.

If things proceed exactly as Kyosuke Kazato intended, there's a good chance that Tomonari Makoto will become his scapegoat.

Of course, all his plans have now fallen through.

Just as You Chengzhen's interrogation reached a bottleneck, Jiang Hang called and told him directly that the real culprit in this case had been caught red-handed.

Then, without much effort, Inspector Megure and several of his officers found Kyosuke Kazato, who had tried to shoot Jiang Hang but ended up crippling himself.

The rest of the work is quite simple.

Previously, the Metropolitan Police Department had not suspected Kyosuke Kazato, who was about to become the department's psychological consultant. However, now that Kazato was illegally possessing a handgun and had a corresponding motive for killing Yasushi Nino, if the Metropolitan Police Department still couldn't find any clues from Kazato, then all of them might as well resign.

Having found the real culprit and prevented a wrongful conviction, Inspector Megure naturally praised Jiang Hang once again.

As for the fact that the Metropolitan Police Department's previous suspicions were completely misguided, as long as Jiang Hang doesn't say anything, no one else will know.

Kogoro Mouri, who rushed over upon hearing the news, still looked somewhat anxious.

He initially believed the culprit was Tomonari, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after Inspector Megure called to tell him that Tomonari had been caught.

However, the next moment Xiaolan suddenly got lost and disappeared. Even though they went to the amusement park to make an announcement to find her, they still haven't found her.

Then he learned from Inspector Megure that the culprit was not Tomonari, but Kazato Kyosuke, whom they had never suspected at first.

Meanwhile, Kyosuke Kazato, in order to prevent Ran from remembering him after regaining her memories, encouraged him to bring Ran to the amusement park, while also hiding in the amusement park looking for an opportunity to make a move on Ran.

If Inspector Megure hadn't told him that Kyosuke Kazato had been captured by Jiang Hang, Kogoro Mouri's blood pressure would have soared.

He just thought Xiaolan was with Jiang Hang right now, so he rushed over in a hurry.

When he arrived at the scene, he only saw Jiang Hang, Inspector Megure and the others, as well as the pitiful-looking Kyosuke Kazato. He didn't see Ran at all.

"Jiang Hang, didn't you see where Xiao Lan is either?" Kogoro Mouri asked Jiang Hang anxiously, afraid that he would hear news of Xiao Lan's accident from Jiang Hang.

"Don't worry, Ran is fine, but she's a little emotionally unstable right now, so I let her rest nearby for a while," Jiang Hang told Kogoro Mouri not to worry. "I've already confirmed that Kyosuke Kazato came alone, so Ran is definitely safe."

As he said this, Jiang Hang pointed to Altaïr, which was circling in the sky, indicating that it was watching over Xiao Lan's safety from the sky.

Upon hearing the direction Jiang Hang pointed out, Kogoro Mouri immediately rushed in that direction to check on Ran's safety.

Jiang Hang did not stop him, after all, Kogoro Mouri was also concerned about his daughter's safety.

Despite his seemingly carefree and irresponsible nature, Kogoro Mouri is actually quite reliable when it comes to his family and friends.

He was even a little curious about how Kogoro Mouri would react when he saw Ran chatting happily with a "mysterious doll" on the side.

Anyway, he had just made a simple disguise for Shinichi Kudo, who was dressed as a mascot, so there was no need to worry that Kogoro Mouri would discover Shinichi Kudo's true identity.

To Jiang Hang's surprise, only a few minutes later, Kogoro Mouri turned back the way he came.

According to him, Xiaolan was chatting with another person dressed as a mascot on a nearby seat. He originally wanted to go over and take Xiaolan away, but seeing that Xiaolan seemed to be having a good time with the mascot, he decided not to disturb her.

"Now that the culprit has been caught, Ran might be able to recover her memories better without me, her terrible father, by her side." Kogoro Mouri sighed helplessly at Jiang Hang.

Chapter 221: Chapter 219: Vermouth's Thoughts

Meanwhile, Shinichi Kudo is slowly telling Ran about their past.

Ran listened quietly to Shinichi Kudo's words.

She already knew from Shinichi Kudo that he had to go into hiding for the past two months to avoid being discovered by a dangerous organization because he was investigating it.

Even though Shinichi Kudo still has to wear that cute mascot headgear to avoid being recognized when he speaks, Ran can still feel a strong sense of security as long as she can hear him speak, even through the mascot costume.

She could feel that being with him was making her slowly remember many things she had forgotten.

However, what Ran and Shinichi Kudo didn't know was that, besides Jiang Hang observing them from the sky with Altaïr, there was another person silently watching them from the Ferris wheel not far away.

This person is Vermouth, who recently made some secret deals with Jiang Hang.

Of course, she couldn't appear here in her original form, so she had put on a disguise for herself.

“That’s enough,” Vermouth said softly, looking at Ran on the bench and the rather cute doll next to her.

She didn't know whether the person hidden in the costume was Conan or Shinichi Kudo, but that didn't matter. As long as the two of them could continue like this, that was enough for her.