The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Weren't we just talking about the lyrics? How come everyone's suddenly grabbing their phones and maps and starting to gesture?

Are all detectives the same?

Chapter 370: Chapter 366: The Mystery of the Buddha Statue's Whereabouts

At this moment, apart from Jiang Hang, who knows almost nothing about Japanese history and still looks like he has nothing to do, everyone else is busy deciphering the code and has not noticed the expressions on the faces of Toyama Kazuha and Ayumi.

Jiang Hang's feelings are quite complicated right now.

We might have been able to see an even more spectacular show, but it was interrupted by Akemi Miyano's sudden inspiration and ended up like this.

But seeing how hard everyone was working, Jiang Hang thought it wasn't right for him to continue being a slacker here.

So he simply took out his own phone and started tapping around on it in a very professional manner.

It has to be said that Conan's mind really works very fast.

Even though Akemi Miyano had thought of this idea beforehand, and Shiho Miyano's intelligence was no less than Conan's, as a genius who grew up within the organization and was always busy studying, Shiho Miyano obviously didn't know as much about Japanese customs as Heiji Hattori and Conan.

In this respect, the two of them might not even be as fast as the assistants on the side.

"This cabinet has five layers. The fifth and fourth layers have patterns on them, while the other four patterns are on the steps between the second and third layers. If I'm not mistaken, these might refer to Gojoji, Shijoji, and one of the streets between Nijiji and Sanji in Kyoto. The acorn pattern on the outside of the cabinet might be the key. Is there any street between these two streets that is connected to acorns? I remember a children's song called 'Acorns Rolling,' and the first line is 'Acorns roll into the pond.' This Oikeji Street fits that description perfectly."

This is the reasoning process of Conan and Heiji Hattori, who have clear thinking.

As he spoke these place names, he marked them on the map.

The assistant team, however, abandoned their speculations about the cabinet and focused entirely on the patterns on it: "If the tengu pattern refers to Karasuma Road, then the road to the right of Karasuma Road that's related to goldfish must be Fuyacho Road, right? After all, there's a saying that 'goldfish feed is wheat bran,' which I've seen in books. But what road does the cicada pattern represent? We haven't seen any road names related to cicadas on the left side of Karasuma Road..."

Shiho Miyano could discern even less in a short time. Although she, like Conan, realized the meaning of the cabinet, she had hardly ever heard nursery rhymes and had no way of associating the acorn pattern with the road to Michi. What she could see after that was almost entirely based on guesswork.

A few minutes later, Conan and Hattori Heiji had matched all the roads with the patterns on the cipher map, although some of the explanations of the patterns sounded rather forced to Jiang Hang, a Chinese man.

For example, loach is the main ingredient in Yanagawa Nabe, a classic Japanese dish. The character "Yanagi" corresponds to Yanagawa Street.

There is a type of cicada called the oil cicada, and the word "oil" corresponds to the oily path.

The most outrageous thing is the purple flower, which Conan explained is in another children's song called "Spring River Road," which contains the lyrics about violets, so it can be connected with the river road.

Watching Conan's serious reasoning and Hattori Heiji's nodding in agreement, Jiang Hang, who was watching from the sidelines, could only say that the imagination and knowledge of these famous detectives were indeed beyond the reach of normal people.

But thanks to Conan's efforts, after connecting the patterns on the map according to their colors, a neat "王" (king) character appeared before them.

"Add this last point, and it becomes the character 'jade,' and this place is probably where that Buddha statue is now."

As Conan said this, he found the position on the map where the last dot of the character "玉" should fall.

"This is... Foguang Temple?"

Although Foguangji Temple may not be as well-known as other historical temples in Japan, such as Kiyomizu-dera, Honnoji, and Kinkaku-ji, Foguangji Temple is still a very famous temple.

But in Kyoto, it is quite well-known.

After all, the road in front of the main gate of Foguang Temple is called Foguang Temple Road and it was included in the song "Ball Song". Any Kyoto child who can sing this song will definitely know about Foguang Temple.

However, it's rather audacious of the leader of the Genji Firefly to hide that Buddha statue here.

According to the confessions of Saijo Taiga and Sakura Seizo, who have been detained by the police, the leader of Genji Hotaru passed away three months ago due to illness. In the past three months, they have not been able to decipher the secret on the cipher map or find the Buddha statue.

If the leader really hid the Buddha statue in this somewhat famous temple, wasn't he completely worried that other travelers or monks might accidentally discover the statue in the temple?

Conan isn't thinking about that right now; instead, he plans to go to Foguang Temple to check on things there. It would be best if he could find the Buddha statue there directly.

Heiji Hattori didn't even have time to eat. After struggling for more than a day, there was finally a glimmer of hope for a solution. What did it matter if he missed a meal?

"Aren't you coming with us?" Conan asked Jiang Hang before leaving.

Jiang Hang was genuinely curious about the whereabouts of the Buddha statue, but he glanced back at the Miyano sisters and their assistants, who were still racking their brains to figure out the meaning of the pattern.

His assistants and Shiho Miyano are still working hard. If he, their pillar of support, were to leave with Conan now, it would probably dampen their confidence.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hang shook his head at Conan: "It looks like they'll be studying this for a while longer. I'll wait for them here. If you really find the Buddha statue, contact the Kyoto police station directly and let me know. I'll come over and see what makes that Buddha statue, which has been missing for so many years, so precious."

For so many years, the leader of the infamous Japanese theft gang, Genji Hotaru, had been eyeing this thing, and even in his death, he was still thinking about using it to decide the next leader of Genji Hotaru.

Although the entire Genji Firefly clan fell apart after his death due to the position of leader, it is precisely because Saijo Taiga was willing to harm several acquaintances he had known for many years for the sake of that Buddha statue that its value is all the more evident.

If he could buy or rent this Buddha statue for a little money and put it in his art museum for exhibition, and then spend money to hire some screenwriters to write a script about the Buddha statue's experiences over the past few years and make it into a movie, wouldn't the industrial level of his businesses rise by leaps and bounds?

Unfortunately, according to the abbot of Shanneng Temple, this Buddha statue is normally consecrated only once every twelve years, and only during this period can tourists from outside the temple see the Buddha's face.

Moreover, this custom has been continued since the establishment of Saneng Temple, and has a history of hundreds of years.

This Buddha statue is a true treasure of Shanneng Temple, an item that is absolutely not for sale. Jiang Hang could only give up his little thoughts about it.

Chapter 371: Chapter 367: You took people out to play, and you chose the headquarters of a criminal organization, didn't you?

Seeing that Conan and Heiji Hattori had found clues and started taking action, the Miyano sisters and their assistant team also sped up their pace considerably.

Although Conan and his friends have taken the lead so far, until the very last moment, who knows who will ultimately find the Buddha statue?

Besides, who can guarantee that the place Conan and his friends have analyzed is definitely where the Buddha statue is hidden?

The boy detectives on the side were still a bit stunned.

Isn't Conan with them? Even if he found a clue, shouldn't he be leading them along? Why is he suddenly following a dark-skinned older brother he's never met before?

Mitsuhiko reacted faster. After a moment of hesitation, he immediately approached Jiang Hang and asked, "Brother Jiang Hang, if Conan finds the whereabouts of that Buddha statue, then the reward should be ours, right?"

Jiang Hang stroked his chin and pondered for a moment. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with letting the kids in the Junior Detective Club receive the reward; on the contrary, it would save him time in choosing gifts.

Kids are easily satisfied.

I found a restaurant that sells eel rice for Genta, spent some money to get him a yearly membership card, bought some high-tech gadgets for Mitsuhiko, and finally bought Ayumi some pretty dolls and clothes to satisfy the wishes of the three of them.

As for Conan?

Conan is already quite old; he probably wouldn't care about such a small gift.

Even if you're going to give something as a gift, it certainly can't be anything too vulgar.

If Conan really wants it, then he'll send Conan a complete set of Huanggang exam papers and the "53" textbook from neighboring China, as a reminder that even though Conan's body has shrunk, he shouldn't forget to study hard.

Once the winery problem is solved and the antidote to his body is found, he might even be able to get into a good university and pursue further studies.

Thinking this, Jiang Hang nodded to Guangyan to indicate that there was no problem.

Watching the kids in the Junior Detective League cheer and jump for joy as if they had already secured the championship, Jiang Hang walked over to the Miyano sisters and his assistant to check on their progress.

It seems that the progress on both sides is not too different, with both sides having basically completed about 60-70% of the reasoning.

After all, the main streets of Kyoto are only about the size of two children's songs.

Even if those patterns don't seem to have any obvious features, it's still a viable method to use exhaustive search to apply them to these streets.

However, the assistant team still revealed their lack of experience at the last moment. After finding out the street names represented by the patterns, they still failed to notice that the cabinet on the cipher map was also an important clue.

It's like a coordinate map. Although they managed to figure out the X coordinates of these streets by guessing, they couldn't confirm the Y coordinates. So, although the location they ultimately identified was near a temple, it wasn't Foguang Temple.

Seeing the hesitant and uncertain looks on Shizuka Sakaki's and Midori Imai's faces, Jiang Hang said nothing.

His current role is that of a referee; if he were to remind them, it would be considered cheating.

Moreover, they probably wouldn't want to steal the fruits of other people's intellectual labor.

Besides, they wouldn't so easily admit that their reasoning had a flaw before personally verifying it.

At worst, it's just a wasted trip. Anyway, Kyoto is full of tourist attractions, and each temple has its own unique characteristics.

Just like the Kiyomizu-dera Temple with its clear waters and the classic streets outside, the Kinkaku-ji Temple with its glittering gold exterior, and the Yamano-ji Temple with its priceless and precious Buddha statue that can only be seen once every twelve years.

Even if you go to the wrong place, it's not like you've made a completely wasted trip.

Shiho Miyano's side was much more straightforward, because the X and Y axes were already determined. Although the location of the dot of the character "玉" (jade) seemed a bit far from Foguang Temple, Foguang Temple was the only place in that area that looked like a place to hide things.

She didn't have any intention of cheating or not; she simply took the map and went to Jiang Hang to ask if Conan and Heiji Hattori had finally identified this place.

After receiving Jiang Hang's affirmative answer, Shiho Miyano smoothed her hair slightly, whispered a few words to her sister, and then sat down quietly to the side.

"Aren't you going to go and take a look?" Seeing that Shiho Miyano had no intention of moving, Jiang Hang became a little curious.

“Those two have already gone. I’m not confident that I can find the Buddha statue before them, even though I found the answer almost ten minutes later.”

The three assistants treat Conan like a child, and because of Jiang Hang, they don't have a very accurate estimate of Heiji Hattori's reasoning ability, so they still think about competing with Conan in speed.

However, Shiho Miyano knows Conan's true identity. Now she still occasionally draws a vial of blood and a hair from Conan to conduct experiments. Because of this, Conan now avoids her slightly when he encounters her.

Although she had never heard of Heiji Hattori before, since he was recognized by both Jiang Hang and Conan, his level couldn't be too bad, even if it was poor.

She's not a professional detective; this was just an occasional experience with Jiang Hang to try out the deduction process. She's already done quite well to get this far.

It seems that Shiho Miyano really has no interest in the mysterious gift he mentioned.

“In that case…” Jiang Hang scratched his head. Conan and Heiji Hattori had gone to Foguang Temple, the three assistants had gone to another temple, and the Detective Boys had also scattered to play elsewhere because Conan had left. So there was no need for him to stay here any longer.

"How about we go to the lair of Genji Hotaru now? That abandoned temple is on Mount Kurama, north of Kyoto. It's far from the city center, so there shouldn't be many tourists. It might be quieter than other famous temples." Jiang Hang extended an invitation to Miyano Shiho and Miyano Akemi, thinking that he had organized this trip specifically to help Miyano Akemi relax.

Akemi Miyano didn't care, but Shiho Miyano resisted the urge to roll her eyes at Hang Jiang.

When other people go on vacation, they visit famous tourist attractions. But Jianghang is different. They ignored the already arranged travel plans and took them directly to the headquarters of a criminal gang to relax.

But Shiho Miyano, who already knew about Jiang Hanggang's straight-male personality, didn't say anything in the end.

After all, it's much better to bring them along than to leave the sisters in the tour group and ignore them yesterday.

Chapter 372: Chapter 368: Jade Dragon Temple

Gyokuryu-ji Temple is located on Mount Kurama in the northern suburbs of Kyoto, about a half-hour drive from the city center.

The mountain isn't entirely devoid of life. In fact, the most famous temple on Mount Kurama is Kurama-ji, which was founded by the disciples recruited by Jianzhen after his return from his eastward journey during the Tang Dynasty. It has a history of over 1,200 years and is considered one of the oldest existing temples in Kyoto.

Kurama-dera Temple was also the place where Minamoto no Yoshitsune, or Ushiwakamaru, trained in his youth.

According to legend, after Minamoto no Yoshitsune was sent to Kurama-dera Temple as a child, he secretly slipped out of the temple one night and wandered around the mountain. There he met the legendary great demon, Ura Tengu, and learned superb martial arts from him.

To be honest, the place Hattori Heiji mentioned this morning is actually right here.

After all, Gyokuryu-ji Temple is located on this mountain, which is also where Minamoto no Yoshitsune trained in his childhood. It is indeed very likely that the leader of the Minamoto clan's Firefly had hidden the Buddha statue inside Kurama-ji Temple. It's just a pity that Hattori Heiji obviously failed to find the Buddha statue.

Finding a car on Himegami Group's territory was quite easy for Jiang Hang.

Half an hour later, Jiang Hang and his two companions drove to the foot of Anma Mountain.