The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Thinking about this, Jiang Hang felt somewhat fortunate.

At the same time, he began to think to himself that the other agencies didn't seem very reliable, and that he really needed to keep these things under his own control.

After the acquisition of the movie theater is completed, it looks like he'll have to work overtime for a while to earn some money to set up a suitable agency and sign Shizuka Sakaki and the others himself.

However, that was all that Jun Moriya was willing to say; he ultimately did not reveal the name of the person in charge of this matter.

Although he now trusts Jiang Hang more because of the Furuya Rei incident, he doesn't know Jiang Hang's personality or what Jiang Hang is thinking, as this is their first meeting.

If Jiang Hang learns from him the identities of those who are seeking revenge on Shizuka Sakaki and does something excessive, even though he has been in the underworld for so many years and his spirit is completely different from before, he is still a policeman no matter what.

However, what he didn't know was that Jiang Hang never intended to take revenge on those who wanted to harm Sakaki Shizuka.

Jiang Hang's idea from the beginning was to make the Oda-gumi disappear from the world. If possible, it would be even better to make the Muddy Sandy Gang, a gang that likes to shift blame, suffer a big defeat.

Therefore, after receiving confirmation from Jun Moriya, Jiang Hang did not pursue the matter further.

Moriya Jun's attitude was also very clear: Now that you've finished asking your questions, don't stay here any longer, get out of here right now.

Looking at Moriya Jun, Jiang Hang reached into his pocket again.

This time, he took out a photograph.

A photo that shows half of a face in profile, and while not particularly clear, it's sufficient for identification.

"This should be what you wanted. I was originally going to hand it over to the policeman I deal with regularly, but after thinking about it carefully, I think it's better to leave it to you to handle."

Jun Moriya looked at the photo in disbelief. Judging from the person's clothing and the surrounding street scene, it was the mysterious figure who had met Oda Taisei at the movie theater that night.

If he could find out the other party's identity, he could probably find out the mole in the Metropolitan Police Department. Unfortunately, out of caution, he was unable to see the other party's true face.

Unexpectedly, what he couldn't do, Jiang Hang, the detective who suddenly appeared, accomplished with ease.

Looking at this photo, Jun Moriya remained silent for a long time.

Then he let out a soft sigh.

"Who exactly are you...?"

"Didn't I already tell you when we met? I'm just an ordinary detective," Jiang Hang replied to Moriya Jun again.

"If you encounter any problems, feel free to call my office."

Chapter 259: Chapter 257: Ryosuke Takayama Wants to Be a Good Person (4000 words)

As an ordinary detective, Jiang Hang left the old rental house after handing the photo to Moriya Jun.

He still has a lot to investigate; he has only just figured out the Oda Group's methods of revenge against Shizuka Sakaki.

Moriya Jun silently stared at the photograph on the table and the business card Jiang Hang had given him.

Although he felt that he might not be of much use to the business card Jiang Hang had given him, he still put it away.

As for that photo, putting everything else aside, the person's back view and clothing in the photo correspond to the person he saw in the movie theater tonight who was secretly meeting with Oda Taisei, so its credibility is quite high.

Moreover, Jiang Hang knew the name Furuya Rei, and there was no problem with his reason for investigating the Oda Group, at least for now they were on the same side.

In other words, if he were to hand the photo over to his superior and have him investigate the man thoroughly, this "who is the mole" game, which has cost lives, could probably come to an end.

Perhaps the Metropolitan Police Department can use that undercover agent to set a trap for Oda Taisei, luring him into a trap.

After that, once the Oda Group is dealt with by the police, he, who has been an undercover investigator for almost ten years, can probably retire honorably.

Thinking about this made him feel much more relaxed.

He had even begun to imagine his life after he regained his police officer status.

However, when he thought about his current situation, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Before he can regain his police identity, he will need to undergo more than just ordinary psychological treatment.

......

While the undercover agent on Moriya Jun's side was relaxed, the other undercover agent seemed rather agitated.

As an undercover agent planted by the Oda Group within the Metropolitan Police Department, Ryosuke Takayama has been working in the department for almost ten years.

Compared to Jun Moriya, who was constantly risking his life in the underworld and fearing the exposure of his undercover identity, Ryosuke Takayama had undoubtedly had a more comfortable life in the past few years.

He previously worked in the Third Investigation Division, which was in charge of investigating theft cases. In the Metropolitan Police Department, the Third Investigation Division was practically a graveyard for rookie police officers. Almost all the officers there started to obsess over those thieves after being tricked by them. Trying to get promoted in such an environment was a nightmare start.

However, he was quite lucky. He wasn't assigned to work under Inspector Nakamori, who had been chasing after the Phantom Thief Kid for over ten years without success, nor did he have to follow Inspector Qian Xing around the world chasing after some monkey-faced Lupin III. He also didn't have much to do with those other random Phantom Thieves.

Furthermore, because he was in the Third Investigation Division and could not provide any convenience to the Oda Group, he almost forgot during that time that he had infiltrated the Metropolitan Police Department under the instructions of the Oda Group.

After all, on one side are upright police officers who enjoy the respect of others, and on the other side are criminal gangs who are disliked by others. Faced with these two choices, I believe that no normal person would hesitate.

Ryosuke Takayama also wanted to be a good person.

Before being "adopted" by Oda Taisei, he was an orphan who made a living by stealing. His work in the Third Division, catching all kinds of thieves and burglars, was almost like him atoning for his past deeds.

He himself had thought more than once that if he continued to work in the Third Investigation Division, he might actually be able to work until retirement without having to mention anything about the Oda Group, and then the incriminating evidence against him held by Oda Taisei would become unimportant.

However, reality did not go as he expected. A few years ago, after the Metropolitan Police Department announced the establishment of a new Organized Crime Countermeasures Department to specifically combat violent gangs in Japan, he finally passed the Metropolitan Police Department's review at the request of the Oda Group and became one of the first police officers in this department.

His life changed completely after that.

Originally, he wouldn't need to meet with Oda Taisei for several months or even half a year, but after joining the countermeasures department, he had to contact Oda Taisei almost every few days.

With the occasional information from the Oda Group about other yakuza gangs violating their deals, he quickly established himself in the department. While helping the Oda Group eliminate many difficult opponents using legitimate means, he also left a reliable and capable image in the eyes of all his colleagues within the Metropolitan Police Department.

The better his image was with the Metropolitan Police Department, the more incriminating evidence he left in Oda Taisei's hands, which ultimately led him to become increasingly entangled in this path.

During the operation launched by the countermeasures department against the Oda group the day before yesterday, Takayama Ryosuke, who knew that if anything happened to the Oda group, he would only face certain death, informed Oda Taisei during the operation.

This incident ultimately led to the fact that both Superintendent Onodera Riki, the person in charge of the Oda Group's operations, and Oda Taisei, both from the countermeasures department, knew that there were moles among their subordinates.

The current contest between the Oda Group and the Countermeasures Department is to see who can find the "traitor" first. Whoever finds the traitor first will gain the upper hand.

In this matter, Ryosuke Takayama seems to be quite lucky again.

Even he himself did not expect that the head of the Security Department would approach him and say that he would transfer him to the Internal Investigation Division to find the mole hidden in the Metropolitan Police Department.

Ryosuke Takayama had heard of this department. If the Third Investigation Division was a hell for new recruits, then the Internal Investigation Division, which was specifically for personnel within the Metropolitan Police Department, could be described as a fast track to promotion and advancement.

This is equivalent to having him, an undercover agent, investigate other undercover agents. In a sense, he is already in an invincible position.

However, this "good news" did not excite Ryosuke Takayama.

In fact, Takayama Ryosuke felt no joy at all, only a sense of helplessness.

If Oda Taisei were to find out about this, who knows what the other party would want to do with his identity.

The idea that eliminating Oda Taisei would reveal his true identity as an undercover agent was on his mind, but the evidence in Oda's possession prevented him from taking any rash action.

Just then, his phone vibrated, indicating that he had received an email.

Ryosuke Takayama opened the email with some annoyance.

The email came from an unfamiliar email address, but as soon as he saw "same time, same place" in the email, Takayama Ryosuke knew that the email was sent by Oda Taisei.

This is to ask him to go to a pre-arranged movie theater the following evening.

This afternoon, Oda Taisei asked him to find the mole within the Oda Group. Although he had already told Oda Taisei that this matter was confidential, only Inspector Onodera, who was in charge of contacting the mole, knew the mole's true identity. If he rashly investigated this matter, he would only attract attention.

However, Oda Taisei's tone was very firm, so he could only ask them to hand over the list of everyone who participated in the operation that day so he could search the Metropolitan Police Department.

However, even Ryosuke Takayama himself wasn't optimistic about whether such a search would be effective.

Before he could even go to the movie theater to retrieve the list, and after experiencing the complicated looks he received from his colleagues in the Countermeasures Department, Superintendent Onodera, the only one in the department who knew the identity of the "inside man," found him the next morning.

Superintendent Onodera was previously a superintendent in the Investigation Department. Ryosuke Takayama worked under him for several years when he first joined the Metropolitan Police Department. Later, it was Onodera who transferred Takayama to the newly established Countermeasures Department. It can be said that he was a "direct descendant" of Superintendent Onodera's faction.

After the mole incident, Inspector Onodera and the Security Department, after some analysis and judgment, finally chose Oda Taisei, who was usually diligent and capable and had a sense of "justice" in his eyes, to be in charge of finding the mole.

However, Onodera probably never imagined that he sent Moriya Jun into the yakuza to become an undercover investigator ten years ago. If others knew this, it would probably be a strange thing. But who could have imagined that even earlier, before it was incorporated into the Mud Sankai, the Oda Group, which had just risen to prominence, had already taken precautions and sent Takayama Ryosuke to the police academy, and step by step he has reached his current position.

Amidst Takayama Ryosuke's somewhat reserved demeanor, Onodera first congratulated him on joining the Internal Investigations Division and told him not to worry about the opinions of his colleagues. Then, he got to the main topic.

“My inside man contacted me this morning, saying he already has information about that Oda Group mole, so this matter will be over soon. But don’t worry, you will definitely get credit for this case,” Onodera patted Takayama Ryosuke on the shoulder. Takayama Ryosuke was a junior he thought highly of. In Japan, a country that values ​​personal connections, it was only natural for him to want to promote him.

However, he did not notice that after he finished speaking, Ryosuke Takayama's expression underwent a subtle change.

However, having been a mole for ten years, Ryosuke Takayama quickly assessed his own emotions.

At least for now, he hasn't been exposed yet; otherwise, Superintendent Onodera wouldn't have congratulated him as soon as he entered the room.

It seems that Inspector Onodera hasn't yet obtained any more crucial information from that inside source...

Thinking about whether he had given himself away, Ryosuke Takayama feigned surprise: "Do you already know the identity of that mole, Inspector? Who is he?"

When asked about this, Inspector Onodera gave Ryosuke Takayama a look, seemingly telling him not to ask.

"You stay in the Metropolitan Police Department and wait for my message. Keep an eye on them and don't let that traitor find a chance to escape or contact the Oda Group. This is our best chance to crush the Oda Group in one fell swoop!"

Upon receiving a reply from Superintendent Onodera, Ryosuke Takayama confirmed that the other party was likely unaware of his identity.

But if he's being told to wait for news in his office, does that mean Inspector Onodera is about to head somewhere to meet his informant?

Thinking of this, Ryosuke Takayama's expression became conflicted.

Although he still doesn't know where he slipped up, if Inspector Onodera really finds out his identity, he's really doomed!

What other ways does he have to avoid revealing his identity?

Given that the inside man probably already had some crucial evidence, almost instinctively, Ryosuke Takayama thought of the simplest solution.

Find and eliminate the person before Inspector Onodera meets with his informant.

The situation is now very clear: either he sits here waiting to die, or the informant who knows his identity dies before him.

As Inspector Onodera left his office, likely to meet with his informant, Ryosuke Takayama, who had always longed to be a good person, gritted his teeth and finally took out his phone to call Oda Taisei, whom he didn't want to contact.

On the other end of the phone, Oda Taisei congratulated him on being accepted into the internal investigation team.

Ryosuke Takayama had no idea how Oda Taisei knew about this matter, given that he had only just taken office that day. He simply explained the current situation to Oda Taisei in as calm a tone as possible.

"My identity may have been discovered by that mole."

His words immediately stunned Oda Taisei, whose face turned extremely ugly on the other end of the phone.

He wanted to use Takayama Ryosuke's identity to investigate the mole in his gang, but he didn't expect that the mole would find out Takayama Ryosuke's identity before they did.

Oda Taisei's expression improved considerably after hearing Takayama Ryosuke mention that Onodera Riki was about to meet with the mole.

"I understand. Leave this to me. You, the rising star of the internal investigation team, don't need to get involved."