The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"Who knows? But after firing that incompetent and disloyal producer, the company is indeed lacking a capable producer who can keep things in check. And putting aside Himegami's underworld background, she is indeed a very good producer," Jiang Hang paused, then sighed helplessly.

"Actually, the producer at Musashino is quite capable. He can solve things while playing mahjong in the mahjong parlor all day. I really wanted to poach him, but unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving the animation industry."

Sakaki Shizuka trusted Jiang Hang's judgment. Since Jiang Hang said that Himegami Sakura was capable and trustworthy, she naturally had nothing to say.

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's next words, Shizuka Sakaki's eyebrows twitched involuntarily: "Jiang Hang-kun, Aoi has told me several times that besides the producer, there are also animation general affairs officers, directors, and even 3D directors that you have tried to poach. Even if Dabao Films is really short of people, you don't need to keep looking for people from Musashino Animation."

"Xiao Kui also told me that if Jiang Hangjun continues like this, Musashino Animation might blacklist you after this collaboration."

Jiang Hang's expression instantly turned awkward.

"Ahem, that's because I think the work atmosphere at Musashino Animation is pretty good, and the people there are quite capable, so I just asked a few questions casually."

He actually wanted to acquire the entire Musashino Animation studio, then provide them with ample funding to produce even better animations.

Even though the production committee system still restricts him, with the accumulation of his assets and the excellent working atmosphere at Musashino Animation, Jiang Hang believes that he should be able to break free from the production committee system and make a big splash in the animation industry within one or two years.

Unfortunately, Masato Marukawa, the owner of Musashino Animation, did not have such ideas. Even Jiang Hang's idea of ​​investing in the company was politely rejected, and his attempts to poach people from Musashino also failed repeatedly.

In short, the animation company should wait until he makes a name for himself in the tokusatsu industry before making any moves.

However, after explaining the poaching to Shizuka Sakaki, Jiang Hang coughed a few times to make his expression more serious.

Seeing that Shizuka Sakaki was tidying up the tea in the reception room, Jiang Hang told her to stop for a moment.

Then, Jiang Hang suddenly blurted out something that almost made Sakaki Shizuka's hand tremble and spill the tea she was holding onto herself.

"Sakaki, for the next few days, don't go home after get off work. Just stay at the office."

Chapter 241: Chapter 239: Shizuka Sakaki, targeted by the Mud Ginseng Association

Just now, when Himegami Sakura was chatting with Jiang Hang, before the conversation ended, Himegami Sakura mentioned the name of the Muddy Sand Gang, Tokyo's number one yakuza gang, and she also directly indicated that the Muddy Sand Gang might take revenge on Sakaki Shizuka in the near future.

Jiang Hang was momentarily stunned when he received this news from Himegami Sakura.

After all, the person who should have been confronting the Muddy Sand Association was him. He had spent several days investigating the Muddy Sand Association in order to investigate Kyosuke Kazato's case. After the case was closed, he handed over the criminal evidence he had collected to Inspector Megure.

Even if the Muddy Ginseng Association has an undercover agent in the Metropolitan Police Department who knows about this, the Muddy Ginseng Association should be looking for him, so how did he get involved with Shizuka Sakaki?

But soon, Jiang Hang remembered the library case where Shizuka Sakaki, with his prompting, helped the police find the body hidden above the elevator.

The perpetrator in that case, librarian Hideji Tsugawa, worked for the Muddy Drug Association, where he was responsible for transporting and storing drugs.

In that case, although he was the one who finally caught Tsugawa Hideji, his presence in the whole case was not very prominent. Tsugawa Hideji did not know Jiang Hang's identity until he was arrested by the police, and the police would not release Jiang Hang's name, who assisted in the arrest of drug dealers.

Just like the Tsukikage Island drug incident last time, but his name was not published in the news reports about Tsukikage Island. Apart from the police, the only people who knew about his existence were Asagi Minori, who had asked him to come, and Nishiki Ken, who surrendered to the police after being "educated" by him.

The other drug dealers on Moonshadow Island probably still don't know why Ken Nishiki, their former accomplice, suddenly had a brain fart and turned himself in to the police.

However, Shizuka Sakaki was different. She did appear in the Tsugawa Hideji murder case and was even photographed by some onlookers in the library.

Furthermore, Tsugawa Hideharu will likely talk about Sakaki Shizuka with the drug dealers who come to visit him in prison. Perhaps, in an attempt to shift the blame, he might pin the responsibility for the drug deal being discovered by the police on Sakaki Shizuka.

If that's the case, then what Himegami Sakura reminded her of is very likely true, and there's a good chance that Sakura Shizuka was targeted and angered by the Muddy Association.

Jiang Hang didn't know how the Mud Ginseng Society planned to retaliate against Sakaki Shizuka, but now that he knew of this possibility, he naturally had to find a way to protect Sakaki Shizuka.

When it comes to protection, the best way is naturally to keep Shizuka Sakaki within his sight at all times.

So Jiang Hang didn't think much of it and told Sakaki Shizuka to stay at the office for the next few days and not go home.

However, it seems that what he just said caused a rather subtle misunderstanding in the young girl, Shizuka Sakaki.

Seeing Sakaki Shizuka instinctively take a few steps back, cover her chest with her hands, and turn red in the face, Jiang Hang realized the ambiguity in his words, which made it sound as if he had some ulterior motive towards Sakaki Shizuka.

To protect his image, Jiang Hang quickly explained the reason to Sakaki Shizuka.

He never intended to hide this from Shizuka Sakaki. He wasn't Conan; if he wanted to protect Shizuka Sakaki, she would have to cooperate. Shizuka Sakaki also needed to have a clear understanding of the situation regarding the Mud Ginseng Association.

After Jiang Hang told Sakaki Shizuka about the mud-gathering, the girl's face turned slightly pale.

"The Mud Ginseng Association...is that the one that's always in the news?"

The largest violent gang in Tokyo, and they also have a presence in other cities in Japan. In the eyes of most people, the Mud Sankai is associated with notorious and infamous words.

Aside from the time she was searching for wontons from decades ago for the head of the Takashiro-gumi, Shizuka Sakaki had almost no dealings with these yakuza organizations. Even when she and Yuno Kiharu took on a commission from a gang leader, they were extremely cautious in their interactions with him, not daring to have any conflicts with him.

After the library case was closed, she was happy that she had not embarrassed the famous detective Jiang Hang. However, she did not expect that she would be targeted by the Muddy Association, Japan's number one yakuza group.

Compared to a fierce tiger like the Muddy Coven, the Takashiro Group, which only occupies a few streets in Beika Town, is as docile as a newborn kitten in its presence.

Murder, arson, kidnapping, extortion—these thoughts flashed through Shizuka Sakaki's mind. She had even heard that the Mud Ginseng Association used various forms of coercion and enticement to force women into prostitution. If these things happened to her... Just thinking about them sent chills down Shizuka Sakaki's spine.

Seeing Shizuka Sakaki's expression, Jiang Hang told her not to be too nervous.

"In short, just stay in the office for the next few days. I'll contact Takagi and Inspector Megure for help. Don't worry, the Muddy Sankai is just a yakuza gang after all, and it's unlikely to spend too much energy on you. It'll be fine once this period passes."

Jiang Hang's words of comfort had some effect, but it was clear that Shizuka Sakaki's mood had dropped considerably after learning about the incident.

Jiang Hang didn't have any good solutions to this, so he could only try to resolve the issue with the mud association as soon as possible.

After get off work, Jiang Hang first went home with Shizuka Sakaki to have her pack his clothes and luggage, and then they returned to the agency together.

While Shizuka Sakaki was cleaning the guest rooms, Jiang Hang implemented numerous defensive measures within the agency.

Besides smoke grenades, tear gas, and sleeping gas, there are also various poisons with different effects.

Unless the Mud God Association directly bombards his office with RPGs, anyone who dares to break into the office will not be able to leave standing up.

It's unlikely that the Mud Ginseng Association is a brewery, so even if they wanted to retaliate against Shizuka Sakaki, they wouldn't resort to using an RPG for something like this.

Moreover, if Jiang Hang didn't need to maintain his "Templar Knight" image in front of Vermouth, he probably would have directly brought Vermouth over to help, and he believed the brewery would certainly not mind stepping on the head of the Muddy Ginseng Association.

Chapter 242: Chapter 240: Conan in a Dilemma

When Conan, who had been busy helping Ran regain her memory since the Kazato Kyosuke case and hadn't been to Jianghang's place for a while, arrived at Jianghang's office, he found Jianghang setting up various traps and administering drugs.

When Conan heard that Shizuka Sakaki might be targeted by the Muddy Sand Association because of a case, he slightly raised his chin.

"The Mud Ginseng Association... It seems you've met a troublesome opponent this time."

In Conan's eyes, the mysterious Black Organization is naturally the enemy he is most anxious to eliminate. However, the guns and explosives that Kazato Kyosuke acquired recently were provided by the Muddy Sand Association. For Conan, who wants to become the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, both the Muddy Sand Association and the Black Organization are criminal organizations that he needs to eliminate.

For Conan, the best way to deal with the Black Organization is to find its secrets and eradicate it completely, exposing it to the light of day.

But if it were a mud-and-ginseng gathering, even Conan wouldn't know where to begin.

“I’ve handled some cases involving the Mud Ginseng Association before, but none of them have been able to effectively strike at them,” Conan sighed to Jiang Hang. “If I had to describe it, the Mud Ginseng Association is like an eel in normal times; it’s hard to find any dirt on them, and even if you do find something, they’ll instantly turn into a gecko and abandon their tail without hesitation.”

Over the years, there have been quite a few small gangs or minor figures abandoned by the Mud Sankai. However, as long as the Mud Sankai remains the largest yakuza group in Japan, it will continue to earn unimaginable wealth every day, and countless small gangs will still try to infiltrate the Mud Sankai.

Even though Japan's yakuza have gradually declined in recent years due to various crackdowns, the Mudsankai is still the most profitable organized crime group in the world. Even Japan's large conglomerates may not be able to surpass the Mudsankai in terms of profits.

Seeing Conan deep in thought about how to find the Mud Ginseng Society's weakness, Jiang Hang shrugged.

"This matter is not completely confirmed yet. I plan to investigate and confirm it a bit." At least for now, Jiang Hang has not found any suspicious people near Shizuka Sakura. The matter of the Mud Ginseng Association was only told to him by Sakura Himegami. He will have to find out the specific truth himself.

Furthermore, Conan thought that Mud Ginseng would be difficult to deal with, but in Jiang Hang's eyes, this kind of underworld was much easier to handle than the mysterious winery.

The Muddy Sand Association is the largest yakuza group in Japan. Where its territory is located, and who its leaders and executives are, are not big secrets. The police can't do anything about the Muddy Sand Association because they lack evidence, but someone can go undercover as an assassin to cause trouble for the Muddy Sand Association without needing any evidence.

He doesn't need to completely destroy the massive Mud Sansei organization; he just needs to find the person who wants to deal with Shizuka Sakaki and then take care of that guy.

"Let's not talk about the Mud Ginseng Association anymore," Jiang Hang said, shifting the topic to Conan after finishing the discussion. "Your Ran's memories should be mostly back by now, right?"

Almost a week has passed since Kyosuke Kazeto was arrested, and Jiang Hang has only heard that Xiao Lan has returned to school.

"The doctor said there are basically no problems. She has remembered almost everything she needed to remember," Conan said, spreading his hands, but he also looked a little troubled.

"She's remembered everything else, but as for the fact that I'm Shinichi, I'm still not sure if Ran has remembered anything. And I don't feel comfortable asking Ran about it..."

Jiang Hang found Conan's explanation quite interesting.

"Tell me what's going on?"

Originally, Conan had been keeping it a secret from Ran, not letting her know that he was Shinichi. However, under Jiang Hang's encouragement, Conan almost reluctantly admitted that he was Shinichi Kudo. After Ran learned about Conan's situation, she tacitly stopped mentioning it.

Now that Ran has lost her memory once, it seems that the positions between Conan and Ran have been reversed.

Although Xiaolan's memory has gradually returned and her personality has returned to normal, the doctor also indicated that there is a possibility that some memories may not be recovered.

Then Conan couldn't confirm whether Ran had remembered that she was Shinichi, so he could only keep these things to himself.

This is a very subtle mindset. On one hand, Conan feels that if Ran doesn't regain her memories, it won't be awkward for him to continue interacting with her as Conan. On the other hand, Conan also hopes that Ran can remember everything, so that he can feel at ease.

In this situation, Conan has been unable to confirm whether Ran has remembered that she is Shinichi, which means he is in a very delicate situation, making Conan feel like he is about to vomit blood.

"You usually live with Xiaolan, haven't you noticed anything wrong?"

When Jiang Hang asked him, Conan shook his head: "I haven't noticed anything wrong in daily life. I tried to test Ran a little, but she didn't seem to have any special reaction. I've been thinking about this for the past few days and it's giving me a headache, but I still can't figure it out."

Seeing Conan struggling with the question of whether Ran had remembered him, Jiang Hang made no attempt to help.

In the early to mid-stages of the manga, Ran struggled for a long time with the question, "Is Conan really Shinichi?" Now, let Conan experience that feeling for himself.

However, after hesitating for a while, Conan remembered the purpose of his visit.

He took out an invitation from his person and handed it to Jiang Hang.

"This is the invitation that Uncle Mori received today, along with a check for two million yen. I think you probably received it too, but I know you don't want to leave Tokyo to handle cases elsewhere, so I guess you probably didn't even glance at the invitation and had your assistant deal with it."

"Two million?" Jiang Hang was stunned for a moment, then quickly remembered that this morning, Yoshino Kiharu had called him to tell him that a client had sent him a check for two million to ask him to go to Nagano Prefecture to handle a case.

However, two million yen is the income Jiang Hang could earn by casually completing a one-star commission after the agency is upgraded to level 3.

Jiang Hang didn't want to go out anyway, and he was busy with the release of Gomela and the acquisition of Yingdu. So, over the phone, Jiang Hang directly told Muchun Yuna to refuse the commission and send the check back to the person.

But judging from Conan's long-awaited visit, it seems that this request is quite important.

Thinking this, Jiang Hang took the invitation from Conan and examined it.

Chapter 243: Chapter 241: Twilight Villa

Jiang Hang first called Yoshino Kiharu to confirm that the invitation letter he received today with a check for two million yen was sent by the same person as the invitation letter Kogoro Mouri received. Only then did he look at the invitation letter that Conan handed him.

The invitation itself doesn't seem particularly special in terms of its design or content.

Jiang Hang only glanced at it briefly before discovering that the invitation was not signed by the person who commissioned it, and at the end of the invitation were the words "Forsaken by God, Child of Illusion" written in a strange font.

The client stated in the invitation that they had heard Kogoro Mouri was a famous detective, so they wanted to invite him to dinner to discuss solving a mystery that had remained unsolved for over a century.

The invitation was written in a mysterious way, which even piqued Jiang Hang's interest.