The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Shortly after Hakuba Saguru left, the real Kogoro Mouri was brought over by another policeman, looking dejected.

According to the police officer, they received a call this morning from the gas station employee who was disguised as Kaito Kid.

The employee said that he was drugged and tied up by a mysterious person whose face he did not see yesterday morning, and did not wake up until this morning.

Although after checking, he found that there was no financial loss at the gas station, besides him, a great detective named Kogoro Mouri, who was said to be from Tokyo, was also drugged.

When questioned by the police, Kogoro Mouri said that he had also fainted in a daze, and when he woke up, he found that his suit had been stolen, and he was lying in the gas station's rest room wearing only his underwear. All the documents that could prove his identity had also been stolen.

The police in Nagano Prefecture had heard some stories about Kogoro Mouri.

However, the Nagano Prefecture police remained somewhat skeptical of this guy who claimed to be the famous detective Kogoro Mouri but didn't even know when he had been drugged.

Then, in order to prove his identity, Kogoro Mouri first called Ran and Conan to try to contact them. However, Ran and Conan had been staying at the Twilight Villa all day, and their phones had run out of battery that morning. In addition, when he called the police, Ran and Conan had already been drugged by Jiang Hang, so he couldn't get through to them at all.

Even more tragically, although he remembered his wife's phone number, he couldn't get through to her because she was in court that day.

Aside from these people, Kogoro Mouri, with his careless personality, would never bother to remember other people's phone numbers.

If we're being honest, Yoko Okino is probably an exception, but how could Kogoro Mouri possibly bother his idol with something like this?

Before Hakuba Saguru arrived, he briefly explained the situation to the police in Nagano Prefecture. Knowing that many famous detectives had come to Nagano Prefecture the day before, they contacted the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and finally confirmed that this seemingly unreliable middle-aged man was indeed the famous detective who had recently become very well-known.

"That bastard Kaito Kid, how dare he scheme against me like that! If I run into him again, I will definitely not let him off easily!" Kogoro Mouri muttered after meeting with Jiang Hang.

Because his suit was taken off by Kaito Kid, he was now wearing a gas station employee uniform, which looked quite presentable.

Listening to Kogoro Mouri's words, Jiang Hang couldn't help but mutter to himself: I think the next time you meet that Phantom Thief Kid, you'll still get played like this time.

For ordinary people without Hawkeye or any special abilities, it is indeed difficult to tell the difference between the real and fake Kaito Kid with his superb disguise skills. If Kaito Kid were to deliberately plot against someone, even Jiang Hang would have to be careful, let alone others.

Fortunately, before leaving, Kaito Kid removed his disguise and left behind Kogoro Mouri's clothes and identification.

Otherwise, if he had already been tricked and lost an expensive suit for nothing, and would have had to go back to Tokyo to replace all sorts of documents, Kogoro Mouri's mood probably wouldn't be very good lately.

"Where are Xiaolan and that kid? They should be alright now, right?" After putting on a brave face for Jiang Hang, Kogoro Mouri became concerned about his daughter's condition.

Chapter 302: Chapter 300: I'm sorry, I'll sell to you again next time.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's nervous expression, Jiang Hang simply told him about what happened last night to put his mind at ease.

"They're just under the influence of Kaito Kid's drug right now, they'll wake up soon."

Just as Jiang Hang was talking about the mastermind behind the case, Conan walked out of the clinic with a grim expression.

Compared to the other detectives who were dealing with Jiang Hang for the first time and therefore only had some doubts in their hearts, Conan, who already knew about the connection between Jiang Hang and Phantom Thief Kid, quickly realized the truth of the matter after waking up.

Jiang Hang not only used the cases he had encountered before to deal with the suspects, but he also helped Phantom Thief Kid escape. Such behavior is a disgrace to detectives!

Conan, who originally intended to confront Jiang Hang, carefully examined Kogoro Mouri, who was dressed in a gas station employee uniform, and realized that the man in front of him was the real deal after not shaving for a day.

Conan swallowed back the question he was about to ask Jiang Hang, and just gave Jiang Hang a look, as if to say that he needed to give Jiang Hang an explanation after this incident.

However, Jiang Hang completely ignored Conan's subtle glances.

Jiang Hang knew that Conan simply wanted to ask him why he helped Kaito Kid knock them out.

In reality, Conan's desire to capture Kaito Kid wasn't that strong in this incident. After all, to be honest, the Twilight Mansion case was actually caused by Oogami Kisuke and Senma Kazuyo using Kaito Kid's fame to lure the group of famous detectives there. It had nothing to do with Kaito Kid himself; in fact, Kaito Kid could be considered a victim.

Furthermore, Conan lived at the Mori family's house for three months. Perhaps he had already discovered that Kogoro Mori had just been impersonated by Kaito Kid, but he didn't expose him because he wanted to see what Kaito Kid was planning to do, just like Hakuba Saguru.

So even if Kaito Kid escapes in the end, it's not a regret for Conan.

Conan probably just feels that his act of betraying his teammate without prior notice was a bit unethical.

Jiang Hang couldn't very well say to Conan, "Sorry, I'll sell you again next time."

Compared to that, he might as well have said something like, "I, Jiang, have never needed to explain my actions to others," when Conan questioned him.

There was no need to dwell on the matter of Kaito Kid. Now that Conan had woken up, Ran and Yuno should have woken up as well.

Hakuba Saguru is a pretty kind guy. Even though he's nowhere to be found, he still arranged a car for them to go back to Tokyo tonight before he left.

Of course, if someone doesn't want to leave Nagano Prefecture so soon, they can stay and explore for a few more days.

However, it's clear that neither Kogoro Mouri nor Ikumi Yata are in the mood to stay in Nagano Prefecture any longer. One was tricked by Kaito Kid from the very beginning, and the other was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

So that evening, after having a quick bite to eat, they returned to Tokyo.

Upon returning to Tokyo, the first person to say goodbye was Ikumi Gunda.

Her office was located in a rather remote area, and it looked more like a specimen room and private research institute than a detective agency, which was more in line with her identity as a former forensic pathologist.

When they parted, Ikumi Gunda smiled and greeted Yuno Kiharu, and then the two of them went to the side to whisper to each other.

Jiang Hang didn't deliberately try to eavesdrop on their conversation when they parted, but thanks to his superhuman physical abilities, he still vaguely heard Ikumi Gunta tell Yuno Kiharu that if she didn't want to work for Jiang Hang anymore, she could switch to his side at any time.

Then Jiang Hang saw Muchun Yuno quickly waving her hands in refusal, and then turning her head to look at him somewhat embarrassedly.

Jiang Hang couldn't help but roll his eyes at Ikumi Gunda's blatant poaching of talent.

Yoshino Kiharu was an excellent assistant he had painstakingly trained. With his guidance and the system's assistance, in another year or two, Yoshino Kiharu might even be able to debut as a detective on her own. How could she possibly go to Ikumi Gunda's place to be an assistant now?

Moreover, his treatment here is not bad, and he has never mistreated Yoshino Kiharu. How could she be poached by someone else so easily?

Although Jiang Hang felt that Yoshino Kiharu wouldn't leave, and knew that Ikumi Gunta was mostly joking, he still thought it was necessary to have a good talk with Yoshino Kiharu when he got back.

“Then we’ll meet again next time,” Ikumi Gunta said with a smile to Yuno Kiharu, then walked up to Jiang Hang and extended her hand. “But perhaps we’ll meet again soon.”

Jiang Hang didn't really understand what Ikumi Gunda was saying, but he still reached out and shook her hand gently.

After saying goodbye to Ikumi Gunta, Jiang Hang first took Yuno Kiharu home, and then said goodbye to Kogoro Mouri and the others before returning to the Pioneer Agency alone.

To Jiang Hang's slight surprise, when he returned to the office, he found that the lights were on.

Jiang Hang glanced around downstairs and saw Shizuka Sakaki sitting on the sofa in the office, practicing her pronunciation while waiting for them to return.

Jiang Hang glanced at the time; they had already eaten dinner and it was almost midnight.

When Jiang Hang opened the door to the agency, Shizuka Sakaki immediately walked towards him and said the standard line, "Welcome home."

"Would you like something to eat? We happen to have some snacks that Ms. Miho brought over earlier. If you're hungry, you can have a little bit."

After thanking Shizuka Sakaki, Jiang Hang asked her, "Why haven't you gone home yet? Didn't I tell you these past few days that you should rest at home and not come to work?"

After being asked this question by Jiang Hang, Shizuka Sakaki looked a little embarrassed.

"Actually, it's nothing..." Her gaze shifted slightly in another direction, avoiding eye contact with Jiang Hang. "It's a case I took on before. The client called yesterday with new requests, and I thought that since I had already accepted the case, I should resolve it for the client as soon as possible."

"So I went out to investigate on my own these past two days, and finally managed to resolve the case tonight. After that, I stayed at the office to write case notes, and I just finished writing them just now."

"After I finished writing the case record, I saw that it was already so late, so I just waited for you to come back at the office."

Chapter 303: Chapter 301: Jiang Hang, Advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department (4k)

Honestly, it's really heartwarming to arrive home late at night after a long car ride only to find someone waiting for you.

Unfortunately, Jiang Hang's mind didn't wander in any other direction.

After having some snacks and explaining the case to Shizuka Sakaki, he hailed a taxi and took her home. Nothing particularly unusual happened during the process.

However, when Jiang Hang saw Shizuka Sakaki off at her apartment building, he noticed a subtle change in her expression.

Jiang Hang thought that this was probably because Shizuka Sakaki felt regretful for not being able to attend the famous detective gathering with him.

After the case at Twilight Villa was closed, Jiang Hang returned to a relatively peaceful life.

Gomera, which has been in theaters for several days, continues to perform well and has received consistently positive reviews. With no competitors in the market, it looks like it will break even soon.

The Ultraman production team officially started filming. With Jiang Hang's huge investment, Da Bao Film and Television completely upgraded the filming equipment and locations in just one month, and also recruited a lot of new employees.

Furthermore, now that Da Bao and Ying Du have joined forces, and with the filming of Ultraman suspended, before Ying Du prepares for the filming of the next Ultraman series or a new series, Ying Du's employees have temporarily entered the Ultraman crew to assist with the filming.

Moreover, Jiang Hang would often go to the Ultraman production team to help out when he had nothing else to do.

After acquiring the versatile skill of forgery, Jiang Hang's hands-on ability has improved dramatically. He can easily help the props team, and he can even recreate the designs of classic monsters and Ultraman based on his own impressions.

In addition, he can also work part-time as a martial arts instructor, and if the opportunity arises, he can even make a cameo appearance as a monster character who gets beaten up by Ultraman inside the suit.

Under his exemplary leadership, the Ultraman crew's filming progress was incredibly fast. The props team even hired more than ten new people and worked overtime to create city models and modify monster suits, but they still couldn't keep up with the crew's filming schedule.

If things proceed as planned, Ultraman should be able to officially appear on television screens between the end of this year and the beginning of next year.

After Jiang Hang spent a few days on set, his identity as a "special advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department" was finally confirmed.

Normally, when the Metropolitan Police Department hires a detective as a special consultant, such an exceptional case would be announced with a press conference.

However, because Jiang Hang is a low-key and trouble-averse person who doesn't like dealing with reporters, and because this matter wasn't exactly an honor for the Metropolitan Police Department, after a brief discussion, they decided to keep things simple. All Jiang Hang needed to do was go to the Metropolitan Police Department to go through the motions and greet the bigwigs there.

After completing the process, Jiang Hang naturally received a specially customized consultant badge and a document proving his identity, thus officially becoming a consultant for the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Speaking of which, the last detective to receive a similar honor was probably Detective Morihiko Dan more than twenty years ago. Although there was no such thing as a Metropolitan Police Department consultant back then, as a detective, he had the same powers as a police officer. He could even carry a gun when handling cases. It's just a pity that he passed away more than ten years ago due to a serious illness." After Jiang Hang received the consultant's certificate and badge, Wataru Takagi mentioned the events of decades ago to Jiang Hang.

"I only heard Inspector Megure mention it occasionally. I heard that when he first became a police officer, he assisted the other party in many cases."

"Speaking of which, Inspector Megure has really met a lot of famous detectives over the decades. From Detective Dan when he first became a policeman, to Mr. Yusaku Kudo more than ten years ago, to Shinichi Kudo in recent years, and now Mr. Mori and you, Jiang Hang. It feels like so many years have passed."

As Takagi Wataru said this, he unconsciously rested his chin on his hand: "It seems that about ten years ago, there was a very famous high school detective who would occasionally deal with Inspector Megure, but then that high school detective suddenly disappeared."

Listening to Takagi Wataru's words, Jiang Hang couldn't help but twitch his lips. From what Takagi Wataru said, it seemed that Inspector Megure was able to get to the position of police inspector entirely by luck and always managed to get close to famous detectives.

Is this a case of a changing cast of famous detectives and the ever-present Inspector Megure?

Jiang Hang didn't voice his own complaints, and continued listening to Takagi Wataru.

He was currently following Takagi Wataru around the Metropolitan Police Department, looking around. After becoming an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department, he naturally had to meet with the people in the main departments and learn in detail about the affairs of those departments.

"However, Jiang Hang, since you've only been in the industry for a short time, although you've helped the Metropolitan Police Department solve many cases, for various reasons, some departments might not be so friendly to you... I hope you won't mind." Takagi Wataru said this to Jiang Hang in a low voice.

Takagi Wataru then whispered to Jiang Hang about the organized crime countermeasures department that had recently been found to have an internal mole.

This newly established department, which had been in operation for less than two years, originally wanted to make a big splash in order to gain a foothold within the Metropolitan Police Department.

Who knew that this newly established department would be infiltrated by two moles, and the First Investigation Division would be the one to clean up the mess and catch the moles. The subsequent investigation was then hijacked by the Public Security Bureau, which was above them, and the Countermeasures Department was sidelined on the grounds that the Oda Group was suspected of endangering national public safety.

This has led to the entire countermeasures department feeling somewhat ashamed within the Metropolitan Police Department.

This case can be considered crucial in enabling Jiang Hang to become an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The people in the countermeasures department couldn't say that the investigation section was cleaning up his mess, and they dared not speak out against the Ministry of Public Security, but they still needed a place to vent their emotions, so Jiang Hang became an innocent bystander.

Jiang Hang shrugged indifferently at Takagi Wataru's words.

As long as the First Investigation Division and the Second Investigation Division welcome him, that's enough. These two divisions are the most important for him to farm mission rewards in the future. He can't be bothered with the other nobody.