The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Furthermore, the other detectives were able to control their facial expressions well, or simply prevent Da Shang Zhu Shan from seeing their expressions. Under such circumstances, Da Shang Zhu Shan could be said to have been completely outmaneuvered by Jiang Hang, and truly believed that the so-called "treasure" was just a joke left behind by predecessors.

This fact almost broke him.

The material Jiang Hang used came from the Blue Castle case, which was a case that Conan encountered when he went on a picnic and outing with Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys half a month ago. According to Conan, if they hadn't been lucky, they would probably have been left there.

In that case, there was also a rumor of a so-called "treasure," and the owner of the castle "coincidentally" left a riddle for people to solve. As a result, the former maid of the castle sacrificed her appearance in order to obtain the wealth in the castle, and underwent plastic surgery to become an old woman in her seventies or eighties. But who knew that the so-called treasure was just a joke.

Finally, Professor Agasa took a picture there as a souvenir. When Jiang Hang saw the picture later, he remembered the episode that had traumatized him when he was young. He found it interesting and saved the picture. He never expected it would come in handy today.

To be precise, this isn't just about this case; if Jiang Hang discovers any more mansions, castles, or villas with hidden treasures in the future, this rather ironic photo will still be used.

This explanation is more appropriate than the hateful answer that I took the treasure of the Twilight Villa thirty years ago.

As for the investigation after Da Shang Zhu Shan is released, I believe that by then, Jiang Hang will have already created a real secret room in the original Twilight Villa, ensuring that Da Shang Zhu Shan will not discover the truth.

The reason Jiang Hang was so certain was because he had just received the reward for this mission from the system.

Leaving aside the monetary reward and the skill training book that serves as an extra bonus for going out to investigate cases, the skill reward the system gave him this time was "Forgery (Intermediate)".

This skill is somewhat related to the disguise skill, but it covers a much wider range of content.

According to the system, it covers everything from the most basic counterfeit bags, shoes, and clothes to counterfeit money, as well as the imitation and aging of various art and antiques. It even includes the ability to use Photoshop to edit photos.

With his intermediate level of skill, Jiang Hang was already a powerful figure in the counterfeiting world. Once he mastered this skill, only the world's top appraisers would be able to see through his forgeries.

Perhaps in the future he can even take over the exhibition of artworks and art pieces at the Mika Art Museum.

With this skill, it would be a piece of cake for him to take some time to build a fake room in the Twilight Villa.

Back to Da Shang Zhu Shan, having lost his last hope of finding the treasure and burdened with a huge debt that could make an ordinary person depressed, Da Shang Zhu Shan's mindset changed several times in just a few minutes.

Having just awakened, he thought the mystery of the treasure at Twilight Villa had not yet been solved, so he wanted to find a way to exonerate himself and continue his search for the treasure.

After learning that the treasure riddle had been solved, his first thought was that it would be best to get out of prison, but even if he spent a few years in prison, with the treasure, he could simply move to another country and continue living his original wealthy life.

But after discovering that the so-called treasure was just a "joke," he stopped thinking about getting away with it and started thinking about how to escape the debts he was already unable to repay. To that end, he even began to think about escaping everything from prison.

Seeing that Ooshima Sukiyama had completely lost his spirit and was being taken away, Senma Kazuyo's gaze fell on Jiang Hang.

As an accomplice, she was also taken away by the police for questioning, but thanks to her good attitude in admitting her guilt, and with the help of Hakuba Saguru, she was able to say goodbye to the famous detectives who attended the party in a relatively dignified manner.

“I think the treasure hidden in the Twilight Villa is not Twilight itself, but rather other cases you’ve encountered in the past,” Chima Kazuyo said to Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang gave the other party a noncommittal smile: "That's the best explanation. Da Shang Zhu Shan has completely lost himself in the treasure. If he can come to his senses now, he might have a chance to make a comeback after he gets out of prison."

"But if he keeps thinking about the treasure and is constantly wondering in prison whether we took it, then he really has no hope for the rest of his life."

His gaze fell on the other detectives, as if to tell them that the treasure had been in the system's pocket for decades, and that he couldn't get it out himself except by honestly completing missions. He told them to stop thinking about the treasure.

At this point, seeing Oogami Shuzen's appearance, Senma Kōdai finally gave up the idea of ​​asking any further questions.

She sighed softly: "To be honest, this answer isn't too bad. Perhaps it's ironic that such an answer is the way to end the case. I personally quite like this way of ending it."

"Detectives who pursue the truth and justice are constantly corrupted by desires amidst temptations, and in the end, what they chase is just a mirage. I even want to create a work based on this theme."

Even though she was about to be taken away by the police, at this moment, Chima Kazuyo at least maintained her demeanor as a famous detective.

She paused, then looked at the other detectives: "This gathering was truly memorable. I'll never forget what happened last night."

Chima Kazuyo remarked, "But I suppose I won't have the chance to invite you famous detectives to a gathering again in the future."

In response, Harufumi Mogi shrugged: "That's true. I'm usually very busy in the United States. If I hadn't seen 'Kaito Kid' on the invitation, I wouldn't have made a special trip here."

He looked at Senma Kazuyo: "However, if the book you mentioned is successfully published, I might give you face."

The other detectives expressed the same sentiment.

After receiving this reply, Chima Kazuyo adjusted her glasses and said, "It seems that the next gathering will have to wait until I get out of prison. Mogi, I hope you're still alive and well by then, and that you don't get shot in the back one day."

She then turned specifically to the Phantom Thief Kid disguised as Kogoro Mouri: "Thank you so much for coming and helping me solve this mystery that has puzzled me for twenty years."

In response, Kaito Kid laughed a few times.

After greeting the several famous detectives, Chima Kazuyo was calmly led away by the police.

Seeing that the case was coming to an end, Ikumi Gunda shook her head slightly: "Is it over already? What a pity. I was really thinking of going up against that Phantom Thief Kid at the beginning, but I didn't expect that he didn't even show up in the end."

But at that moment, Hakuba Saguru, who had been standing next to Kaito Kid, revealed a strange smile.

"That's hard to say. Maybe that guy already infiltrated the party from the very beginning?"

He stretched out his hand, then produced a pair of handcuffs from somewhere and cuffed Kogoro Mouri's hands with astonishing speed.

Before Ran Mouri could react, he smiled at the handcuffed Kogoro Mouri and said, "Isn't that right, Mr. Kaito Kid disguised as Kogoro Mouri?"

As he said this, he even pulled a pistol from his pocket and pointed it at Phantom Thief Kid.

"Huh...huh?"

"But Father left home with me and Conan—" Ran was stunned. She quickly tried to go to "her father" to explain to Hakuba Saguru, but she had only taken one step when she felt someone tug at her clothes.

She turned around and saw Conan shaking his head at her.

Seeing Conan's expression, Ran looked suspicious. Then she heard her father's voice suddenly change to a slightly familiar one.

"As expected of Hakuba, you finally figured it out... When did you realize it?"

Even though he was handcuffed and had a gun pointed at him, Phantom Thief Kid remained calm and composed, seemingly without any tension.

Hakuba Saguru did not lower his guard just because Kaito Kid was handcuffed.

He looked directly at the officers around him and said, "Come over here, hold his hands and feet down, and then search him. Don't let him escape."

Only after doing all this did he answer the question posed by Kaito Kid.

“It’s simple. In the past, whenever an imposter Kaito Kid appeared, you were always the first to arrive at the scene. This time, someone sent out an invitation in your name, so I’m not surprised at all that you’ll come,” Hakuba Saguru explained to Kaito Kid.

"So from the moment I met all of you, I began to suspect that Kaito Kid might be hiding among you."

His gaze shifted to Jiang Hang: "At first I thought it was Mr. Jiang Hang, because my Watson had a rather special reaction to him, but then when we were playing mahjong in the afternoon, I started to suspect you."

"The rumored Kogoro Mouri is a slovenly man with a heavy smoking habit. When playing mahjong, you should loosen your tie and shirt for comfort. But even though you played mahjong all afternoon yesterday, your clothes were still very neat. The only possibility I can think of is that if you loosen your shirt, it might reveal your true physique and cause your identity to be exposed."

"Moreover, you didn't take out a cigarette once all afternoon, which is unlike a heavy smoker. From that point on, I was already suspicious of your identity. After dinner, although you may have realized this and started lighting cigarettes with Detective Mogi, a little careful observation would have shown that you didn't actually take a single puff."

He reached out and pulled out a pack of cigarettes, still mostly empty, from Kaito Kid's pocket, as if to tell the other party that this was the evidence.

“I told you, I will personally expose your true colors.” Hakuba Saguru said this, reaching out his hand toward Kogoro Mouri’s face.

Even Ikumi Gunta and Harufumi Mogi couldn't help but look at Kaito Kid, as if they wanted to find out what Kaito Kid, whose true face had never been seen by anyone for eighteen years, really looked like.

Faced with the flaw that Jiang Hang had pointed out to him yesterday afternoon, Phantom Thief Kid seemed somewhat helpless: "It's not difficult to fool you for a short time, but it's not so easy to fool you for a long time."

His gaze fell on Hakuba Saguru and Conan: "I was careless. It looks like I've lost this time."

Sensing the slight upturn of Hakuba Saguru's lips, Kaito Kid's next words caused the faces of the famous detectives to turn serious.

"However, I'm not planning to end things here. As a phantom thief, even when I'm about to close the show, I want to do it in a place with a larger audience. So, I'm sorry, now that the case here is solved, I should leave."

As Kaito Kid finished speaking, everyone inside the helicopter felt a momentary daze, and then the fatigue from not sleeping all night suddenly burst forth from their bodies.

"When did you drug me?" By this point, Hakuba Saguru had realized something was wrong, but at this moment, he didn't even have the strength to pull the trigger of his pistol.

Next, Conan collapsed first, followed by the women Yuno Koharu, Ikumi Gunta, Ran, and finally Saguru Hakuba, Harufumi Mogi, and the police officers standing around Kaito Kid.

Even Jiang Hang slowly collapsed.

Just before Hakuba Saguru collapsed and fell into a deep sleep, he only heard the last words spoken by Kaito Kid:

"After a busy night, you should all get a good night's sleep now, my dear 'lovers'."

Chapter 299: Chapter 297: Who is this Conan guy?

The people inside the helicopter slowly collapsed and fell into a deep sleep.

Kaito Kid, who was handcuffed by Hakuba Saguru, took out an inconspicuous lock-picking tool from his sleeve and easily removed the handcuffs from his hands.

As an escape expert, he can remove these ordinary handcuffs in less than 10 seconds.

After casually tossing the handcuffs aside, he looked at the other detectives in the helicopter to confirm that they were now asleep.

Then he breathed a slight sigh of relief, removed his disguise, and revealed his true appearance.

He looked at Jiang Hang, who seemed to be in a deep sleep, and a helpless expression appeared on his face.

"Shouldn't you be awake by now?"

"Don't tell me you drugged yourself and knocked yourself out."

As Kaito Kid finished speaking, Jiang Hang, who was lying in his seat and seemingly unconscious from being drugged, suddenly opened his eyes.

Looking at his energetic appearance now, there's no sign that he's been drugged.

"You've taken off your disguise, you look much better now. I wasn't quite used to talking to you while staring at Uncle Mori's face!" Jiang Hang greeted Kaito Kid in a fairly cheerful mood.

Kaito Kid's expression remained unchanged: "You already knew about the Twilight Mansion incident, didn't you?"

Jiang Hang knew that Phantom Thief Kid wasn't someone who cared about wealth, so he spoke more casually: "Actually, I didn't know about it much earlier; I only found out about this quite late."

"Besides, I just helped you, now is not the time to worry about this kind of thing."

In fact, the drug that knocked everyone out was administered by Jiang Hang when everyone's attention was focused on Phantom Thief Kid. Otherwise, with his entire body under control and several famous detectives watching him, it wouldn't have been so easy for Phantom Thief Kid to use the drug.

Those famous detectives probably never imagined that Jiang Hang, a mole, would infiltrate the detective gathering to capture Phantom Thief Kid.

Jiang Hang stood up from his seat and looked at the others, his action being to check if they were pretending to be asleep.

However, it was clear that these famous detectives hadn't expected this move under such circumstances.

The sedative Jiang Hang used this time didn't last as long as the one used in Da Shang Zhu Shan Zhong, but it took effect much faster. It was effective in three seconds, and the person would fall into a deep sleep within half a minute. Normally, it would take three or four hours for them to wake up. If Jiang Hang hadn't given Kid a dose of the antidote beforehand, Kid would be lying on the ground by now.

This group of famous detectives haven't closed their eyes since last night, and they probably won't wake up until the afternoon.

After noticing that Yuno Kiharu's sleeping posture was a little unladylike, he went to her side and helped her adjust her sleeping posture to be more ladylike.

Conan, who was lying on the ground, didn't receive the same treatment.

Jiang Hang only glanced at him before turning his gaze back to Kaito Kid.

Kaito Kid, however, walked over and picked up Conan, placing him on a seat to the side.

After doing this, he looked at Jiang Hang, and just as Jiang Hang had expected, he didn't care what the treasure of the Twilight Villa was.

Instead, he asked about Conan's identity: "Who is this kid?"

Kaito Kid first learned about Conan when he accepted Jiang Hang's invitation to rescue Shiho Miyano from the now-destroyed research institute.