The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Only someone very familiar with him could discern his true identity from his physique, hairstyle, and voice.

However, given Jiang Hang's capabilities, these are not problems.

He stuck a simple gadget around Sakata Yusuke's neck. This thing was a simplified version of Conan's voice-changing bow tie; it could change the user's voice simply by sticking it around their neck.

The only drawback is that it lacks an adjustment function, unlike Conan's bow tie which allows you to freely choose your speaking voice.

As for the hairstyle, it was even easier to solve. Just pour some water on Sakata Yusuke's buzz cut, and then casually tousle it a few times, and you could completely forget what Sakata Yusuke looked like before.

Although Yusuke Sakata couldn't see his current appearance, the fact that his voice had changed significantly from usual was already quite astonishing.

Now, he is finally beginning to believe that there is indeed an even more mysterious organization behind Jiang Hang.

If Jiang Hang doesn't have any other powerful backers, why would he have so many amazing items?

After changing Sakata Yusuke's appearance, Jiang Hang looked at the nearly three-meter-high wall next to him, casually stretched out his hand and hooked the top of the wall with a grappling hook, then turned his head and gestured for Sakata Yusuke to climb out along the grappling hook.

After climbing over the wall, Jiang Hang carefully disposed of the traces of the grappling hook to ensure that no one would suspect him.

This place is some distance from the main entrance. Jiang Hang avoided everyone's sight when he came in, and now that he has Sakata Yusuke with him, he will naturally not let anyone else notice him.

After taking Yusuke Sakata away from Sotaro Goji's residence, they found a suitable spot, and he whispered to Yusuke Sakata what he needed to do, while handing him another spare cell phone.

"I need to deal with your situation now. If there's no important data on your old phone, just throw it away. If there's anything you're reluctant to part with, remove the SIM card now to prevent anyone from finding out your location through your phone."

"Call the first number in your phone, tell her my name, and she will arrange everything for you. When I get back tonight, I will tell you in more detail what you want to know."

Jiang Hang gave him Shiho Miyano's phone number.

After all, Shiho Miyano is currently the only person besides him who knows Yusuke Sakata's true identity.

In addition, Shiho Miyano's identity was enough to reassure him that she could help him. With Akemi Miyano's assistance, it would be virtually impossible for Yusuke Sakata to be found out.

Of course, if Yusuke Sakata doesn't do as he says and suddenly decides to turn himself in to the police, that's beyond his control.

But judging from Sakata Yusuke's current state, he wouldn't suddenly back out now that things have come to this point—even if he wanted to back out, he should at least figure out what's behind the distillery and Jiang Hang before he changes his mind.

After watching Yusuke Sakata leave, Jiang Hang headed back towards the main entrance of Sotaro Goji's residence.

Since Yusuke Sakata has only been inside Goji's house for about twenty minutes, and he hasn't made any noise inside, the police officers at the door haven't noticed anything amiss.

Next, Jiang Hang will have to put on a show of acting skills to fool everyone.

He walked to the main gate, identified himself to the few policemen waiting there who were getting a little bored, and then directly asked Yusuke Sakata if he had been here before.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Jiang Hang's face immediately darkened.

Then, right before the astonished eyes of the police, he forced his way into the village chief's residence.

As the security guards at the entrance of Goji's residence came over to try and stop Jiang Hang, Jiang Hang easily broke free from their blockade and loudly asked them where Goji Sotaro and Sakata Yusuke were.

Seeing Jiang Hang's sudden action, the police officers at the door also realized something was wrong, and they quickly followed Jiang Hang into the villa.

Although these security guards were used to being intimidated by Sotaro Goji, they were still somewhat intimidated when facing real police officers.

Seeing that Jiang Hang seemed to have a high status, they hesitated for a moment, but still told him the truth.

Anyway, they've done their best to stop them, and even if their boss starts yelling later, they can say that the other person forced their way in.

However, as the security guards followed Jiang Hang to the study on the second floor, the gradually spreading smell of blood instantly made everyone present tense.

Upon seeing the body of Goji Sotaro lying on the ground, with a dagger protruding from his chest and completely lifeless, the security guards' exclamations made the entire villa exceptionally noisy.

Coincidentally, just as Jiang Hang led the police and security guards to discover the body of Sōtarō Goji, Heiji Hattori received a phone call.

As soon as the call connected, he heard Hattori Heiji's extremely anxious voice on the other end.

"This is terrible! The culprit is Sakata! We just discovered the whereabouts of Numabuchi Kiichiro, and he has confessed to everything!"

"Sakata is the biological son of Coach Inaba, who died in that car accident. He learned the truth about what happened back then from Numabuchi, which is why he wanted to avenge his father. Where are you now? I'm on my way to Goji Sotaro's house. If I'm not mistaken, Sakata will definitely take this opportunity to make a move against Goji Sotaro!"

Faced with Hattori Heiji's reasoning, Jiang Hang remained silent for a moment before saying to Hattori Heiji, "I just realized this possibility, which is why I hurriedly drove away. I'm at Goji Sotaro's house now."

Jiang Hang heard Hattori Heiji's voice suddenly stop as if something had choked him, and then he continued, "Gouji Soutaro is dead, and Okazaki Sumie is here too... but she's still breathing. It seems that Sakata, for some reason, didn't kill her in the end."

Upon learning the final outcome of the case, Hattori Heiji gritted his teeth and then asked, almost word by word, about Sakata Yusuke's whereabouts: "Damn it... Where is Sakata now? Have you caught him?"

At this moment, Hattori Heiji felt no sense of defeat at having Jiang Hang find the answer first; all he felt was sadness and anger towards Sakata Yusuke.

He wanted to ask Yusuke Sakata in person if he had forgotten his honor as a police officer.

Jiang Hang's answer, however, plunged his heart into despair.

"Judging from the state of the blood around Goji Soutarō's body, he must have been killed not long ago. I'm still a bit too late... Sakata isn't at the crime scene now. He probably ran away after killing Goji Soutarō."

"How could this be? How could Sakata be that kind of person!" Hattori Heiji's voice suddenly rose even higher than before, as if he simply couldn't believe it was true.

But when he thought about how Yusuke Sakata had killed four people in just one week, Heiji Hattori's voice dropped again, sounding somewhat dejected.

To put it simply, Yusuke Sakata is to Heiji Hattori what Wataru Takagi is to Conan—diligently investigating crime scenes and providing Conan with a lot of help.

Everyone in the First Investigation Division trusted him a lot, and they all had a good relationship with him.

Suddenly one day, Takagi Wataru became the real culprit in the murder case and fled after the crime.

Let alone Hattori Heiji, who has known Sakata Yusuke for so many years, if such a scene actually appeared in the Conan anime, the audience would probably curse the author to death.

At this moment, Hattori Heiji just wants to get to the crime scene as soon as possible and personally confirm whether Sakata Yusuke has really fled to avoid punishment.

If this were true, he vowed in his heart that no matter the cost, he would personally bring Sakata Yusuke back!

Chapter 390: Chapter 386: The Assassin Brotherhood and the Knights Templar

With a police car sirens blaring, Hattori Heiji arrived at Goji Sotaro's residence in just ten minutes, a journey that normally takes more than twenty minutes.

Upon arriving at the crime scene, his eyes reddened as he tried to find traces left by Yusuke Sakata and figure out the direction he had fled.

However, Jianghang's eagle eye is comparable to those professional criminal investigation instruments in terms of observation.

As he led Yusuke Sakata away, he scanned the scene several times with his eagle eyes to make sure no important clues were left behind.

In this situation, if Heiji Hattori can still find any useful clues, then he's truly cheating.

Heiji Hattori searched Sōtarō's residence thoroughly, but still couldn't find out where Sakata Yūsuke was.

Up to now, Hattori Heiji has only managed to deduce how Sakata Yusuke brought Okazaki Sumie and Goji Soutarō to meet, and then how Goji Soutarō was killed.

How Yusuke Sakata left the house remains a mystery to this day, with absolutely no clue as to how.

Instead, he found several emails on Soutaro Goji's personal computer that seemed rather strange. The emails revealed that Soutaro Goji, an Osaka prefectural councilor, was secretly engaging in some shady underground deals with a mysterious criminal organization.

Although Hattori Heiji wasn't really focused on this at the moment, he still noticed the serious expression on Jiang Hang's face when he saw the emails.

"I think the Osaka police should be more cautious in their investigation, and it would be best to let the Japanese Public Security Bureau handle these matters," Jiang Hang proactively reminded Hattori Heiji.

Although the Black Organization has become less intimidating in the later stages of the Detective Conan storyline, it is still not a friendly organization composed of benevolent people.

If you really push them too far, they're capable of strafing the Tokyo Tower with armed helicopters, so they wouldn't feel any psychological pressure taking down a few police officers and detectives in Osaka.

The reason why Vermouth and the mysterious boss of the brewery were so friendly to Jiang Hang was entirely because the Pioneer Foundation, which stood behind Jiang Hang, had already given them a painful lesson decades ago.

Furthermore, their subsequent investigation into the Pioneer Foundation uncovered even more unbelievable "truths," which completely dispelled their idea of ​​confronting the Pioneer Foundation head-on.

The current boss of the distillery probably just wants to maintain the current relationship with Jiang Hang. As long as Jiang Hang doesn't obstruct their organization's plans, they're willing to pay a price, even if it means paying some protection money to the forces behind Jiang Hang.

However, the fact that this matter was handled by Vermouth, a woman who shuttled back and forth between the brewery and her godson Shinichi Kudo, has made the relationship between Jiang Hang and the brewery somewhat delicate.

Vermouth has probably already guessed that Shinichi Kudo shrunk into Conan Edogawa after taking the organization's poison. She should also know that Jiang Hang knows Conan's true identity, but she and Jiang Hang have maintained a tacit understanding and haven't exposed this fact.

If Conan and Jiang Hang really clash with the winery in the future, this woman will most likely choose to remain neutral, and may even lean more towards Conan's side to ensure that Conan's life is not in danger.

But if Conan were replaced by Heiji Hattori, the outcome would be quite different.

Jiang Hang had no doubt that if the brewery knew that Hattori Heiji was going to investigate them and sent Vermouth to deal with it, Vermouth would not hesitate to take action against Hattori Heiji.

Therefore, he has the power to deal with people from the Black Organization at will. Conan can continue to investigate the Black Organization's information by relying on Vermouth's "background," but it would be better for Hattori Heiji not to investigate the Black Organization's affairs too deeply.

However, judging from Hattori Heiji's current single-minded focus on capturing Sakata Yusuke, it's unclear how much of Jiang Hang's advice he actually heeded.

The investigation lasted for four or five hours, until nearly 10 p.m., when Hattori Heiji finally left Goji Sotaro's house with a sigh.

Sumie Okazaki had naturally regained her senses during this time.

But she was strangled unconscious by Yusuke Sakata as soon as he revealed his true colors. She had no idea what happened after that, and she didn't even know why Yusuke Sakata spared her life after killing the other four people without any mercy.

Although the feeling of escaping death made her feel relieved, she was still a little panicked.

On the one hand, they didn't know how to explain it to the police and were worried that the police would suspect them.

On the other hand, she was also afraid that Sakata Yusuke might change his mind at any time and come back to deal with her as well.

It's likely that she would live in the shadow of Yusuke Sakata for the rest of her life until she heard the news of his arrest.

This can probably be considered the "punishment" that Yusuke Sakata left for Sumie Okazaki.

"I'm sorry, I was planning to take you to have a good time in Osaka these past two days, but I didn't expect this to happen today, and you even got to see the Osaka police make a fool of themselves."

At the entrance of Sōtarō's residence, Hattori Heiji, looking somewhat haggard, apologized to Jiang Hang.

It seems there's no way to deduce Sakata Yusuke's whereabouts through reasoning. The only remaining option is to use the most basic method: set up checkpoints at Osaka's train stations, airport, and major roads to inspect passing vehicles, and then issue a nationwide warrant for Sakata Yusuke's arrest.

Even Heiji Hattori knew that Yusuke Sakata had always been an outstanding police officer before this. After becoming a murderer, he was even more aware of the police's actions than ordinary police officers. Catching Yusuke Sakata under such circumstances would really depend on luck.

As the one who started it all, Jiang Hang didn't pretend to comfort Hattori Heiji after hearing his apology. He simply patted Hattori Heiji on the shoulder and told him to go home and get some sleep.

After taking the unwell Hattori Heiji home, Jiang Hang returned to his hotel.

He first went back to his room, and sure enough, he saw Shizuka Sakaki and the others waiting for them to return.

"How's the case going? We only found out when we watched the news tonight that Officer Sakata was actually the murderer in this case. None of us can believe it's true..." Shizuka Sakaki asked Jiang Hang in disbelief about the progress of the case.

Jiang Hang did not intend to let these girls know the truth about the case, otherwise he would not have specifically asked Shiho Miyano for help.

He shook his head at the girls: "He ran away after killing that Goji Sotaro. As a policeman, he is very good at counter-surveillance techniques. So far, the police have not found any useful clues. He may have prepared an escape route beforehand. Maybe he has already left Osaka."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's explanation, the girls couldn't help but show expressions of disbelief.

Besides being surprised by Sakata Yusuke's deep scheming, it was also the first time they had encountered a case that even Jiang Hang had failed to solve.

In the past, no matter what the case was, Jiang Hang was always able to catch the murderer in a very short time, and on more than one occasion, he even prevented the tragedy from happening before the murderer could commit the crime.

Over time, Jiang Hang's status in their hearts almost rivaled that of legendary detectives in mystery novels.

Unexpectedly, there was a time when Jiang Hang was powerless to help.

"Are you going to investigate the scene again tomorrow? We'll come and help you then." Shizuka Sakaki looked at Jiang Hang's expression with some concern, worried that the failure of this case might have a negative impact on Jiang Hang's mentality.