The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Chiba Kazunobu nodded. This information had already been released by Da Bao Films, so as a tokusatsu enthusiast, he naturally knew about it: "What's next? I heard that those classic monsters that appeared in Gomera will also reappear in Ultraman. Is that true?"

Jiang Hang opened his mouth, but under the watchful eyes of Chiba and Shin, he suddenly changed the subject: "You'll know when it airs on TV early next year. Let's talk about this case now."

Chapter 315: Chapter 313: Nicknames and titles should be a bit cringeworthy.

Having been tricked by Jiang Hang several times, Takagi Wataru knew Jiang Hang's nature very well. He knew that Jiang Hang liked to manipulate people's mentality in these kinds of situations.

However, Chiba Kazunobu, who didn't interact much with Jiang Hang, exclaimed "Eh!" when he first encountered this situation, seemingly not quite understanding.

Takagi Wataru, on the other hand, had already skillfully picked up the case records in his hand and was telling Jiang Hang about the case he had found.

"The deceased was discovered to be acting strangely by spectators during a fighting game match."

"Simply put, the deceased was fighting another player when he was just one hit away from finishing off his opponent, but he suddenly stopped and didn't knock him out. Then, Conan and Jodie, who were standing closest to the deceased at the time of the incident, discovered his death."

Chiba Kazunobu, a self-proclaimed otaku, added from the side: "The game they're playing is 'Super Warrior Spirit,' a motion-sensing fighting game that's been quite popular in the last six months. It requires you to sit on a game console and wear the game device on your body. Then, the character's movements in the game are controlled by your own movements. And to make it more realistic, when you're attacked by an opponent, the attack you receive is also transmitted to the player through the game device."

"With the addition of several directional keys and skill keys, the game is quite difficult. Although you can beat the computer after some practice, it's easy for skilled players to find your weaknesses and take you down with a combo when you're up against them."

It's clear that Chiba often plays this type of game in arcades during his time off. If Takagi Wataru hadn't interrupted him, he would probably be talking about his favorite character in that game by now.

"Ahem," after being reminded by Takagi Wataru, Chiba Kazunobu returned to the case.

"In this fighting game, there is a powerful character named Caesar, and the deceased was also the strongest Caesar user in this arcade. It is said that the deceased has never lost a single game using this character in this arcade. Because he lived in Beika, he was also known as 'Beika's Caesar Emperor'."

Chiba Kazunobu's expression showed some amazement when he mentioned that his opponent had never lost a single game, because he had played the game himself and knew how difficult it was to operate.

Jiang Hang's lips twitched. Such a cringeworthy nickname really sounds like the style from Japan.

Takagi Wataru couldn't help but retort, "There's no need to say this kind of thing out loud. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the case."

Chiba Kazunobu scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Sorry, I said some useless things."

Jiang Hang shook his head, indicating that it didn't matter: "The truth might be hidden in these details. Didn't you say that he was the best at that game in this arcade? And the deceased liked to humiliate those who were worse at the game than him. Maybe we can find some clues from his past opponents."

"Have you investigated the people who fought with the deceased at the time of the incident?"

Chiba Kazunobu nodded and told Jiang Hang about the deceased's opponent: "After arriving at the arcade, the deceased first played against Ran. After defeating Ran, who was playing the game for the first time, he mocked her and told her not to sit in his 'reserved seat.' Then he played against another expert in the game, Shimizu Takaho, because that player only played another character named Lucas, known as 'Beihu's Undefeated Lucas.'"

As Chiba Kazunobu recounted the information about the other party, he glanced at the notes in his hand: "According to the veteran players in the arcade, the two of them only faced each other a long time ago. The deceased won that time and they agreed to settle their score again today. I just didn't expect something like this to happen."

"Besides Shimizu Takaho, there are many other players in the arcade who were humiliated by the deceased. We are currently questioning them one by one about what they were doing at the time of the incident."

Takagi Wataru pondered carefully: "Do you think the murderer did it inside the arcade, or injected the victim with poison elsewhere, and the poison took effect after the victim arrived at the arcade, causing death?"

It seems that Wataru Takagi thinks the latter is more likely.

"The investigation team has not yet found the murder weapon. And if the murderer did it in the arcade, there are security cameras around here. If someone left after the incident, it would be easy to be noticed."

"In short, we still have to wait for the forensic experts to come and determine the cause of death before we can know."

However, Jiang Hang simply shook his head at Takagi Wataru's idea: "Although it is still unclear what kind of poison the murderer used, according to my tests, the murderer used a very fast-acting poison. The victim probably died within half a minute to three minutes after being injected with the poison."

"If I had to choose, given the extreme toxicity and the difficulty of obtaining the poison, I think tetrodotoxin is very likely the poison used by the perpetrator in this case. You can tell the forensic experts my guess when they arrive."

While Jiang Hang was analyzing the poison in the deceased, another employee of the arcade knocked on the office door.

"Um... Officer and Mr. Jiang Hang, that somewhat overweight officer asked me to call you over."

"Inspector Megure called us over?" Takagi Wataru asked curiously. "Did he discover some information?"

The waiter answered cautiously, "Because there are security cameras installed in the arcade, and one of them just happened to be pointing at where Oto was sitting. The police officers are probably going over to check the surveillance footage now..."

After he finished speaking, he seemed to want to take Takagi Wataru to the monitoring room.

He had only taken a few steps when Jiang Hang called him back.

"Please wait a moment."

The waiter stopped and looked at Jiang Hang with some confusion: "Mr. Jiang Hang, is there anything else?"

At this moment, Jiang Hang's expression became somewhat serious.

"There seems to be something stuck to your right shoe."

"Really?" The waiter quickly looked at the sole of his right shoe and found a piece of chewed gum stuck there.

"Ugh...another customer is littering with chewing gum in the arcade. Honestly, how many times have I told them not to litter..." The waiter complained helplessly, reaching out to remove the piece of chewing gum from the sole of his shoe.

But at that moment, Jiang Hang suddenly grabbed his hand.

"Be careful, this isn't chewing gum. If you're not careful, you might end up like that Mr. Oto."

Chapter 316: Chapter 314: The Murder Weapon Hidden in Chewing Gum

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, the waiter froze in place: "Wh...what?"

Takagi Wataru, who had been unconcerned at first, suddenly became alert: "Hey, Jiang Hang, could this be...?"

Meanwhile, in Jiang Hang's place, after stopping the waiter's actions, he carefully tore off the piece of chewing gum while wearing gloves.

There was a half-smoked cigarette still attached to the chewing gum. As Jiang Hang slowly turned the cigarette toward where Takagi Wataru could see it, both Takagi Wataru and Chiba Kazunobu beside him showed surprised expressions.

Because on that seemingly ordinary cigarette, the tip of a thin needle was faintly visible!

"This is it!—"

Jiang Hang nodded and handed the chewing gum and cigarette to Takagi Wataru: "Take this to the forensic department for analysis as well. If I'm not mistaken, this is the murder weapon used by the killer."

After Jiang Hang mentioned that this might be the murder weapon, Chiba Kazunobu's eyes immediately became wary as he looked at the waiter. He even touched the handcuffs on his back, as if he was ready to handcuff the waiter at any moment if he made any move.

However, Jiang Hang waved his hand, ruling the other party out as the murderer: "Don't be nervous, he shouldn't be the murderer. When I reminded him just now, he looked very natural and didn't show any abnormality."

"And when he reached for a piece of chewing gum, he didn't look like he knew there was deadly poison under his feet. Even the most composed killer would hesitate in this situation."

"It's a really clever way to handle it. In a noisy arcade, no one would notice a piece of chewing gum stuck to someone's foot. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't care."

"If you're unlucky, even the person with the chewing gum stuck to their foot might have an accident because of the poison on this needle," Jiang Hang said, then looked at the waiter who looked somewhat frightened after hearing his words, "Excuse me, what's your name?"

"Mr. Jiang Hang, I am truly grateful to you this time. If it weren't for you, I might have gotten into trouble." He wiped his forehead and thanked Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing to worry about: "I just wanted to test whether you, Mr. Izushima, were the murderer. There's no need to thank me."

He looked at Takagi Wataru beside him: "Let's go to the monitoring room and see if we can find any other clues. If we can see the moment the murderer made the move directly on the surveillance footage, then this case will be solved."

If the case can be solved using surveillance footage, Jiang Hang could easily piggyback on a case.

However, he himself knew that it would be strange if he could easily solve the case by relying on surveillance footage when he encountered Conan.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the monitoring room, the first thing they saw was Inspector Megure's somewhat regretful expression.

"Inspector Megure, have you found anything here?" Although he already knew the result, Jiang Hang still asked. At the same time, he also asked Takagi Wataru to tell Inspector Megure about the poisoned needle, as well as Conan, who had secretly sneaked into the monitoring room at some point.

"As expected of Jiang Hang, you've already found the murder weapon before we've even made any progress on our end." Inspector Megure himself didn't believe Jiang Hang could be the murderer, and quickly launched into his usual flattery.

However, he knew he was in the process of handling a case, so he quickly changed the subject back to the case.

“Come and take a look too,” he said, making room for Jiang Hang in front of the surveillance camera. “This is the angle captured by that camera.”

Jiang Hang turned his gaze to the screen, which was a large monitor pointing at a large area.

He knew that in order to attract more players, the arcade had set up a screen in a prominent place. When players were playing against each other, the large-scale battle games would be projected onto this screen in the center of the arcade for everyone to watch.

As a popular game in the arcade, the "Super Warrior Spirit" game consoles were placed at opposite ends of this large screen, deliberately creating a sense of opposition between the two sides.

Unfortunately, the camera was positioned too centrally. While it could clearly see who was watching the game on the screen, it only captured a corner of the game consoles on either side, and you could only vaguely see half of the people sitting on the consoles.

Inspector Megure has now retrieved the surveillance footage back to the time when the deceased arrived at the arcade.

The deceased first provoked Xiaolan on another machine, and then humiliated Izushima Jun, who was taking game coins out of the machine. However, during this process, Izushima Jun did not make any special moves, so it was impossible for him to take out a poison needle and stab the deceased.

Even after reviewing the surveillance footage once, Inspector Megure couldn't help but remark upon seeing it again, "What a despicable guy..."

After the deceased was on the game console, not many people approached his right side.

One is Judy, playing a racing game on the arcade machine to the right of the deceased, and the other is Shimizu Takaho, the opponent who ran to the deceased's side before the duel.

The two suspects were also in the monitoring room at the time, being questioned by the police.

Inspector Megure leaned close to Jiang Hang and whispered, "Brother Jiang Hang, that teacher Judy from abroad has Ran's testimony that the other party, who was playing a racing game, absolutely did not have time to commit the murder. So if there really is a murderer, Shimizu Takaho is the most likely one."

“A witness just told us that Shimizu Takaho’s sister started a relationship with the deceased last year, and he had always opposed his sister’s relationship with the deceased. If this is the reason, then he has a motive for murder.”

It seems Inspector Megure has his own opinion on the culprit in this case, but his face shows some hesitation: "But look here, Shimizu Takaho is already dueling with the deceased, but even at this point, the deceased's shoulder can be clearly seen moving, and it only suddenly stops when the game is almost over. That is to say, after Shimizu Takaho walked away, the deceased was not dead. According to the spectators, he was even pressing Shimizu Takaho during the duel."

"Furthermore, if the murderer used a poisoned needle, the victim should have reacted when he stabbed the needle into the artery in his arm. It's impossible that he was just sitting there playing a game console. So, we can only rule out Shimizu Takaho as a possible suspect."

"Or, Brother Jiang Hang, do you think of any way to insert a poisoned needle into the victim's artery without attracting the victim's attention?"

It's clear that Inspector Megure is completely out of his mind right now.

He probably thought the same as Takagi Wataru before, that the murderer might have committed the crime outside the arcade, but now that Jiang Hang has found the so-called "murder weapon," he has no idea how the murderer committed the crime without being noticed.

Chapter 317: Chapter 315: He is the murderer.

Jiang Hang did not answer Inspector Megure's question, but suddenly turned to look at Shimizu Takaho, a fellow expert gamer who had fought against the deceased Kengo Oto before his death.

"Mr. Zhishui, could you explain what you are doing at this moment?"

He pointed to the scene on the surveillance video that he had stopped. In the video, Shimizu Takaho, after chatting with Oto Kengo, suddenly bent down and squatted down to pick something up on his way back.

However, because the surveillance footage was not very clear, and there were also many spectators who had gathered around after hearing that there was going to be a high-level gamer match, it was not very clear what Shimizu Takaho was doing in the surveillance footage.

When Jiang Hang asked him this question, Shizumi Takaho's expression didn't change at all. Instead, he looked at Inspector Megure beside him and said, "Officer, I've already explained my actions, haven't I? Do you have any other questions?"

Inspector Megure quickly whispered to Jiang Hang, "Brother Jiang Hang, he just explained to us that his lighter fell on the ground, so he went to pick it up."

Jiang Hang placed his hand on the bridge of his nose, seemingly not believing Zhi Shui Gao Bao's explanation.

"Is that really the case?" Jiang Hang asked Zhishui Gaobao.

At this moment, Takagi Wataru also sensed that something was wrong.

According to Jiang Hang, the murderer killed the victim with this needle, then stuffed it into a cigarette, stuck it to chewing gum, and threw it on the ground to dispose of the murder weapon.

Based on the current situation, Kengo Obō, who made this action in the surveillance video, is highly suspicious.

However, just as Inspector Megure just said, how exactly did he manage to insert the poison needle into the victim's body without attracting the victim's attention?

He had already examined the needle; it was just an ordinary thin needle. The needle marks on the deceased's body proved this. Such a thin needle would definitely cause pain and cause a struggle when it pierced a person's body.

But the deceased not only did not struggle at all, but almost defeated him in the subsequent game battle, only dying from the poison during the final knockout stage.