The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Now that they see something is missing from the Buddha statue, they instinctively assume that they must have accidentally lost it while carrying it down.

If it really is their fault and they get held accountable by their superiors, these junior police officers won't be able to withstand the pressure from above.

Several police officers immediately wanted to go upstairs to check the situation on the other side, but Jiang Hang stopped them.

"Don't worry, I know where that white hair is. It will definitely appear on the Buddha's forehead when this Buddha statue is officially returned to Shanneng Temple."

With that in mind, Jiang Hang prepared to call Conan.

However, perhaps it's true that great detectives are naturally on the same wavelength. Jiang Hang had just taken out his phone when Hattori Heiji called first.

As soon as the call connected, Jiang Hang heard Hattori Heiji hurriedly telling him about their discovery.

"Jiang Hang, the Buddha statue is at Yulong Temple. We found Foguang Temple by following the instructions on the coded map, but there was a stone tablet marking Yulong Temple as a branch temple not far from the entrance of Foguang Temple. It's likely that the leader of Genji Hotaru used this method to tell us the true location of the Buddha statue!"

"Where are you now? We're about to head to Yulong Temple. If you hurry, we might be able to meet at the foot of the mountain."

Listening to Hattori Heiji's long explanation, Jiang Hang made no attempt to interrupt.

Only after Hattori Heiji finished speaking did he say in a somewhat calm tone to the person on the other end of the phone, "Just come over here, I'm at Gyokuryu-ji Temple right now."

Jiang Hang could clearly sense that Hattori Heiji on the other end of the phone took a few quick breaths after he said those words.

"Why did you go straight there? Wait, when did you get to Yulong Temple?"

"Since you all went to other places, I simply came here to visit Yulong Temple. I've only been here a short time, maybe ten minutes or so."

Jiang Hang paused rhythmically at this point, and this pause completely whetted Hattori Heiji's appetite.

Then, in a joking tone, he said to Hattori Heiji, "Anyway, you'd better hurry up and come over. The police in Kyoto are really worried because something is missing from the Buddha statue. You'd better come over and return that white hair to its rightful owner."

"The sooner we return that Buddha statue intact, the sooner these police officers can finish their shift and get some rest."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Hattori Heiji, who was holding his phone, felt a chill run down his spine.

Was Jiang Hang doing this on purpose?

When they asked Jiang Hang if he wanted to go to Yulong Temple with them to investigate, he refused without much consideration. But only an hour later, this guy actually found the whereabouts of the Buddha statue.

Could it be that Jiang Hang had already seen through the true secret of that coded map?

Seemingly guessing what Hattori Heiji was thinking, Jiang Hang gave a subtle smile and said softly into the phone, "Don't worry, although I did find the Buddha statue, it was only with the help of Ms. Yami and Ms. Ai. After all, I'm not very good at things like ciphers."

"If you had found this place first, you would definitely have been able to find the location of the Buddha statue much faster than I have."

Jiang Hang wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like he heard a grinding sound coming from the other end of the phone.

To avoid Hattori Heiji's first reaction upon arriving by car being to fight him, Jiang Hang decisively hung up the phone, no longer wanting to further agitate Hattori Heiji.

Chapter 374: Chapter 370: Hattori Heiji: This time I've lost so thoroughly again.

When Hattori Heiji, who was panting slightly after running all the way to Yulong Temple, saw Jiang Hang sitting comfortably in the sun at the entrance of the main hall of Yulong Temple, and the Buddha statue next to him that was missing a white hair, his feelings at that moment were truly mixed.

Thanks to Jiang Hang's reminder, Hattori Heiji quickly deciphered the "jade" character displayed by the temple after arriving at Yulong Temple, and also guessed where the Buddha statue was hidden.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

Even if he thinks quickly now, he can only follow behind Jiang Hang and eat the leftovers.

Thinking about it this way, I'm still really unwilling to accept it.

I've been working so hard for so long, and these past few days I've been losing a lot more hair than usual.

Having finally teamed up with Conan to crack the secret of that coded image, Hattori Heiji thought he could finally make a name for himself in front of Jiang Hang.

To their surprise, the coded map did not directly point to the location of the Buddha statue, and the stone tablet left over from the former branch of Yulong Temple was not very conspicuous on the street, so they searched for more than half an hour in Foguang Temple without finding any clues.

They only discovered the existence of the stone tablet when they couldn't find anything at Foguang Temple and went to investigate the area around the temple.

When they deduced that the Buddha statue was indeed in Yulong Temple and called Jiang Hang to inform him, they heard the "good news" directly from Jiang Hang.

Although the Buddha statue was indeed found successfully, Hattori Heiji felt that he was completely caught in Jiang Hang's scheme.

Seeing Jiang Hang stand up, dust himself off, and greet him, Hattori Heiji directly asked him, "Did you already see through the secret in the cipher map and guess the location of this Buddha statue?"

Seeing Hattori Heiji's misunderstanding expression, Jiang Hang still answered quite "honestly": "I have said before that I am not good at solving puzzles. I just think that the leader of the Genji Firefly would not hide that Buddha statue in a place too far away. Yulong Temple is always the most likely place."

"Besides, I didn't discover the location of this treasure; didn't I already make it very clear on the phone?"

Jiang Hang looked at the Miyano sisters not far away. They were indeed the ones who made the greatest contribution to this operation. Otherwise, if Hawkeye hadn't been able to see the treasure location directly, he probably would have had to spend even more time to come up with the key word "jade".

Heiji Hattori naturally wouldn't completely believe Jiang Hang's nonsense.

However, it is true that Jiang Hang is not good at solving puzzles, but his statement that Yulong Temple is the most likely hiding place is purely hindsight.

However, Heiji Hattori still believes that Jiang Hang is actually very good at solving puzzles, and that he had already used his expertise in the "hypothetical principle" to make some deductions about the leader of the Genji clan, which ultimately led to the successful discovery of the Buddha statue's whereabouts.

Since the diplomat incident and the Holmes fan gathering incident, Hattori Heiji has suffered two consecutive setbacks at Jiang Hang's hands. This is probably the period in his life during which he has suffered the most setbacks.

Therefore, upon returning to Osaka, Hattori Heiji humbled himself and asked his father for guidance.

After a period of seclusion and "training," he and Conan, in another case involving a large conglomerate, discovered someone's intention to commit suicide based on some minor clues, and ultimately prevented a tragedy from happening.

Having averted a tragic event, Hattori Heiji regained some confidence. Naturally, he wanted to show Jiang Hang what it meant to be a man who had changed a lot in just three days.

Unfortunately, the final outcome was no different from the previous cases he solved with Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang resolved the case with the same nonchalant attitude as always, but his performance in this case was nothing short of a disaster.

“I’ve lost completely this time. You were the one who caught Genji Hotaru and found the missing Buddha statue. I feel like I didn’t play any role in this case at all,” Hattori Heiji said with a hint of helplessness.

But it seems he has no intention of backing down.

Conan is still holding his breath, wanting to teach Jiang Hang a lesson, not to mention Hattori Heiji.

It's no easy task to completely win over these two famous detectives.

Jiang Hang had no doubt that this Osaka detective, who was even more optimistic than Conan, would soon recover from his brief setback and make a triumphant return.

As for how long it will take for the other party to adjust their state, it can't possibly take several years.

It wasn't until Heiji Hattori personally admitted to Jiang Hang that he still needed to accumulate more experience and that the small-bodied Conan and the girl Kazuha Toyama arrived at the entrance of Gyokuryu-ji Temple.

When they arrived, they saw Hattori Heiji carefully taking out the white hair and pressing it onto the empty forehead of the Buddha statue.

Jiang Hang is not someone who understands Buddhism, and probably doesn't have any affinity for it.

In his eyes, this Buddha statue with the addition of a white tuft of hair did not seem to have changed much compared to before.

He even felt that if he randomly picked a piece of jade and shaped it into the shape of this white hair, it wouldn't look out of place.

However, Jiang Hang was clear on one point: without this white hair, the price of this Buddha statue would drop by at least half.

After all, those buyers who are willing to acquire such stolen antiques are not fools.

They conduct numerous investigations to determine the authenticity of these antiques and artifacts, ensuring that even if only one aspect is a forgery, they have a way to detect it.

Collecting such risky items is fine if no one finds out, but if they are, they're in big trouble.

Under such circumstances, they would certainly not be willing to spend a lot of money to collect a Buddha statue with obvious flaws.

It is likely that the leader of the Genji Firefly clan was unwilling to sell this already valuable Buddha statue at a low price, so he kept it and planned to sell it at a higher price after finding the white hair.

But even the people of the Genji Firefly clan could not have imagined that this Buddha statue would stay in the Genji Firefly's headquarters for so many years, and even when the leader of the Genji Firefly clan was about to pass away, its whereabouts were used as a tool to decide on the next leader.

Unfortunately, the main members of the Genji clan eventually fell apart and even fought to the death because of this Buddha statue.

However, now that the Genji Hotaru's people have been captured, and with the white hair being installed, once the Buddha statue is returned to its rightful owner, this case will be completely closed, and Jiang Hang can finally enjoy the rest of his Kyoto trip.

Chapter 375: Chapter 371: Turning Towards Osaka

After returning the long-lost Medicine Buddha statue intact to Shanneng Temple, Jiang Hang received the reward for the case amidst Master Longyuan's words of gratitude.

They catch the serial killer, dismantle a notorious criminal gang that has been on the run for over a decade, and recover a Buddha statue that has been lost for many years for Shanneng Temple.

The first two were grouped together as a four-star mission, while the last one was counted separately as a three-star mission.

There's nothing special about the skill books rewarded by the three-star missions, but Jiang Hang was taken aback by the "Special Fighting Skill: Bajiquan" obtained from the four-star reward.

Not long after he transmigrated, he obtained the skill of fighting techniques from the system. After using a lot of skill books, he has already upgraded his fighting techniques to the advanced level.

To be honest, after acquiring advanced fighting skills, although the system reminded him that there was still a lot of room for improvement, advanced fighting skills were already sufficient in this world. To advance to the master level, he would need to learn fighting techniques from all over the world and integrate them to form his own style.

To further improve his fighting skills, the effort and time required would probably be hundreds of times greater than raising them to an advanced level. He would also have to go around learning from others. Therefore, Jiang Hang, who was originally a lazy bum, hadn't practiced any new fighting skills in the training space for a long time.

It's estimated that even the system couldn't stand his slacking off attitude, so this time they simply put these skills into his hands and made him work harder.

"When exactly does an assassin need to use Bajiquan to deal with an enemy?" Jiang Hang complained.

But after carefully examining the task rewards, they are actually quite appealing.

After all, the skills produced by the system have always been of guaranteed quality. The Bajiquan he obtained came from Li Shuwen, the sharpshooter from the neighboring Moon Studio, who was known for his "unmatched fists".

If you keep practicing this according to the system's instructions, you can develop internal energy.

As for the ultimate potential that this boxing style can achieve, that goes without saying.

Even in the increasingly chaotic world of the moon, Grandpa Li was considered one of the pinnacles of both boxing and marksmanship.

Even if Jiang Hang is only one-tenth of the opponent's level, he could easily beat Kyogoku Makoto and sweep through the Blacksmith Company without any problem.

If there's anything negative to say, it's that while the Bajiquan system provides is incredibly powerful, it's also genuinely difficult to learn.

After all, in the setting, Chinese martial arts require an A-level inherent skill rating on the skill panel to be considered as having mastered the basics.

With just this A-level rating, Jiang Hang would probably have to spend more effort to master Bajiquan to the beginner level than he would to master advanced combat skills.

In short, I'll study it slowly after this trip is over and I'm back in Tokyo.

Having accepted the reward, only one day remained of my trip to Kyoto.

Heiji Hattori was once again dealt a blow by Jiang Hang. He originally wanted to go back to Osaka to train in seclusion, but after chatting with a few girls for a while, Kazuha Toyama quickly integrated into their social circle.

Right now, Shizuka Sakaki's assistants aren't in a good mood either.

After all, they didn't play any significant role in this cipher puzzle-solving "activity".

It was Miyano Akemi who first discovered that the coded map might be related to the map of Kyoto, and then the two of them deduced the location of the Buddha statue in Gyokuryu-ji Temple. They can be said to be the biggest contributors to finding the Buddha statue.

Although Conan and his friends failed to find the cipher map, he and Hattori Heiji were the fastest to solve the riddle. To be honest, they were just a little unlucky and didn't find the stone tablet of the branch temple of Gyokuryu-ji Temple in time.

But it would be embarrassing for the three of them to tell anyone.

The Buddha statue had nothing to do with them, and they had only deciphered part of the coded map. The final location they found was four or five streets away from Foguang Temple, so it was clearly impossible to find anything there.