The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"From this moment forward, you are an assassin fighting to protect the free will of humanity. Welcome to the Japanese Brotherhood."

Chapter 395: Chapter 391: The Disappointment Before Departure

That night, countless people searched for Sakata Yusuke's whereabouts, and countless others couldn't sleep well at all.

When Jiang Hang met Hattori Heiji the next morning, his dark skin couldn't hide the dark circles under his eyes.

Clearly, Hattori Heiji didn't sleep much that night; he probably kept thinking about Sakata Yusuke whenever he closed his eyes.

However, because Jiang Hang's actions were so thorough, the police were unable to find any trace of Sakata Yusuke no matter how hard they searched.

Of course, to be honest, Jianghang does have some loopholes.

He drove his police car all the way from Meiji no Mori to the vicinity of Goji Sotaro's house, then parked the police car in an alley where no one was at the time and stayed there for about ten minutes.

If someone had passed by during those ten minutes and remembered both when the car was parked and where the police car was parked, and reported this to the police, then Jiang Hang's arrival at Sōtarō's residence ahead of schedule and his disappearance for ten minutes would have been exposed.

But who would deliberately remember the exact minute when a police car was parked on the side of the road? At most, they would only remember the approximate time, which wouldn't have a significant impact on Jianghang.

More importantly, even if someone does remember these things, they wouldn't tell the police about a police car unless they had a reason, making it even less likely for the police to notice them.

Unless Hattori Heiji suddenly becomes incredibly powerful again, and irrationally develops suspicion about Jiang Hang based on his so-called "detective instincts," and then starts to trace the murderer's methods and evidence based on his identity.

However, Hattori Heiji was not a charlatan. Even though he felt there was something wrong, he didn't really suspect Sakata Yusuke until Numabuchi Kiichiro confronted the police.

He trusted Sakata Yusuke, whom he had known for only a few years, so much that Jiang Hang would have done the same.

After all, although he always suffered setbacks at Jiang Hang's hands, he had known Jiang Hang for so long, and given Jiang Hang's remarkable achievements in the past few months, he simply couldn't doubt that a new generation of famous detective who had known Sakata Yusuke since his birth would actually take the initiative to protect a serial killer.

Under Jiang Hang's suggestive prompting, Hattori Heiji is now indeed placing the greatest suspicion on the mysterious organization that had contact with Goji Sotaro.

But matters related to the brewery are things that ordinary police officers can only access; even within the Japanese Public Security Bureau, only specialized personnel have access to such information.

Even though Hattori Heiji's father is the head of the Osaka police, investigating the brewery would be very troublesome. After all, given the brewery's style, if they really found out that someone was secretly investigating the organization, even if Hakuba Saguru's father is the head of the Japanese police, they probably wouldn't hesitate to take action.

Therefore, to prevent Hattori Heiji from doing something too reckless, Jiang Hang cautiously mentioned to him that Kudo Shinichi was currently unable to appear in the public eye because he was being targeted by this organization.

Hattori Heiji's eyes flickered after hearing this information from Jiang Hang, then he nodded slightly to Jiang Hang, indicating that he would be more careful during his investigation.

"Also, isn't there a mysterious organization behind that Numabuchi Kiichiro? I suspect that the two of them might be in contact with the same organization. You can continue to work on Numabuchi Kiichiro; perhaps you can get other useful clues."

Jiang Hang was somewhat trying to divert attention from this, since although Numabuchi Kiichiro was a low-level member of the brewery, he had never come into contact with any of the big shots in the organization, and at most he only knew about the training location.

If you want to investigate a winery, these things are certainly useful clues.

However, since Kiichiro Numabuchi was spared by the brewery, he estimated that those clues that might have exposed the brewery's information had most likely been dealt with by the brewery, at most leaving some insignificant things for the police.

For the next two days, Jiang Hang accompanied Hattori Heiji and the Osaka police to search for Sakata Yusuke's whereabouts during the day, and at night he prepared a brand new identity for Sakata Yusuke.

Having just transmigrated, Jiang Hang naturally had to rely on the system's help to acquire a new identity, but his current identity outside was no longer what it used to be.

Mihua Art Museum, Yingdu Photography Studio, Dabao Film Company, and the recently acquired cinema—these assets combined could allow the distillery to blackmail others countless times.

Once you've properly crafted Sakata Yusuke's image and then made him stop using his Osaka accent, creating a new identity for him won't be too difficult.

However, Yusuke Sakata still needs to keep a low profile these days. Disguise is a useful tool, but if something goes wrong in public, it could cause serious trouble.

Until Yusuke Sakata learns to disguise himself, he will naturally have to live the kind of life that Shiho Miyano had when she was first rescued from the organization.

Two days later, the Osaka police still had no new leads. In addition, since the perpetrator of this serial murder case was a police officer, the Osaka police department was unwilling to fully disclose the matter. With no results in sight, the search for Yusuke Sakata naturally had to be put on hold.

This certainly doesn't mean that the Osaka police have given up on the pursuit of Yusuke Sakata. Rather, half of the police force in Osaka has been focused on Yusuke Sakata these past few days, and if this continues, it will affect the normal operation of the police station. Since Yusuke Sakata hasn't come out, the Osaka police naturally have no choice but to withdraw those officers, leaving only a special task force to continue investigating Yusuke Sakata's whereabouts.

Jiang Hang didn't know what others thought about this decision, but it was clear that Hattori Heiji was somewhat dissatisfied with it.

"No matter what, even if no one continues to investigate Sakata Yusuke's case, I will continue to investigate until I catch him myself," Hattori Heiji made a firm promise to Jiang Hang at the airport before he left.

“The recent cases have made me realize my shortcomings. I’m going to go into seclusion and rethink my approach. I’ll come to Tokyo to see you once I’ve found my way,” Hattori Heiji said, while also apologizing to Jiang Hang, who had barely had a chance to explore Osaka Castle these past few days.

"I won't be able to show you around properly this time, but I'll take you around properly next time you come to Osaka."

Jiang Hang waved to Hattori Heiji, saying that he might come to Osaka again in the future, but he wouldn't do any sightseeing.

On this trip, he first encountered Genji Hotaru, a theft gang that had been operating for years, in Kyoto, and then immediately followed up with a series of murders in Osaka.

Although both issues have been resolved and Jiang Hang has received generous rewards for his mission, he has become somewhat sensitive to the word "travel" because he encountered two cases in a row while traveling.

When Hattori Heiji saw Jiang Hang off, a helpless expression appeared on his face.

Similarly, Shizuka Sakaki and the others also looked somewhat disappointed at this moment.

The reason for their disappointment is even simpler.

Jiang Hang and Heiji Hattori had been searching for the culprit all over Osaka these past few days, but they still couldn't find him.

This case is also the first one that Jiang Hang has failed to fully resolve since they met.

Although Jiang Hang only started investigating halfway through the case, and was also the first to figure out the culprit's identity, and Sakata Yusuke's escape had nothing to do with Jiang Hang, the sudden appearance of a crack in this invincible figure still made Sakaki Shizuka and the others feel quite regretful.

Seeing Jiang Hang's forced smile as he said goodbye to Hattori Heiji, Sakaki Shizuka and the others made a firm decision in their hearts: they would never forget this case, and they would work even harder to improve themselves after returning to Tokyo so that they could be of more help to Jiang Hang in the future.

Of course, they didn't know that Sakata Yusuke, whom they were so concerned about, had been secretly sent back to Tokyo by Jiang Hang overnight after the police tightened their investigation.

Chapter 396: Chapter 392: What gift do you want?

Jiang Hang had only been away from Tokyo for less than a week, but when he returned, he couldn't help but feel as if he had been in another world.

They had planned to go on a trip to relax, but then a series of murders happened in Kyoto, and then another in Osaka.

In total, he only had a little over a day to relax and rest. The rest of the time was spent either searching for clues and traveling, or thinking about what kind of lie he could use to deceive everyone.

Although he gets an extra reward for solving cases outside of Tokyo, as a homebody, he still prefers to stay in his own territory.

The thought of having to make regular trips to other places to complete challenging cases in different locations gave Jiang Hang a headache.

He even wondered to himself if he should try to negotiate with his own system again, asking them to change the monthly challenge to a quarterly one.

Of course, the assassin system, which already knew Jiang Hang's personality, was prepared to win without lifting a finger, but it still wasn't going to let its host live too comfortably.

Since you're planning to "rebuild" the Japanese fraternity, shouldn't you be traveling all over Japan looking for members who can join the organization?

So when Jiang Hang had this idea, a new prompt from the system appeared in his mind.

The challenge mission will remain unchanged. Jiang Hang still needs to complete at least one mission outside the city each month; otherwise, the rewards he receives for completing missions will be reduced the following month.

Meanwhile, to increase Jiang Hang's enthusiasm, he can receive an extra high-quality reward for every six consecutive months, or six times, of challenge tasks.

Since the system had already made this statement, Jiang Hang naturally had no choice but to temporarily suppress his otaku tendencies.

It's just that we have to go out once a month. From now on, let Shizuka and the others choose one out-of-town commission each month.

As for the content of the commission, the simpler it seems, the better. Ideally, it should be resolved on the same day and you can go home the next day, just like a short trip once a month.

After leaving the airport, Jiang Hang did not return directly to the office, but instead took the Miyano sisters to Professor Agasa's house.

As for Shizuka and the other girls, Jiang Hang gave them a break.

After all, Shizuka and the others had worked quite hard these past few days to find Sakata Yusuke's whereabouts. Jiang Hang told them to go home and rest for a day, so they wouldn't waste too much energy on Sakata Yusuke's case.

As for his trip to Professor Agasa's house, besides escorting Shiho Miyano and the others home, he also planned to retrieve the Animus.

After all, after Jiang Hang obtained the Animus device, he handed it over to Professor Agasa, wanting to see if Professor Agasa could figure out the principle of the device and recreate it in a short time.

However, now that the Animus has a new use, it's no longer possible for Professor Agasa to continue his research.

Moreover, the night before leaving Tokyo, Jiang Hang had temporarily left his golden eagle with Professor Agasa, so now he could bring it back with him.

When they arrived at Professor Agasa's house, his life was not much different from usual. He simply researched things at home and occasionally caused some explosions due to operational errors.

Fortunately, Dr. Agasa was quite careful when dealing with such a groundbreaking product as the Animus. At least when Jiang Hang arrived, his Animus device appeared to be intact.

Upon seeing Jiang Hang and his group return, Dr. Agasa excitedly began to chatter on about his various experiments with the Animus over the past few days.

"I tried accessing my memories from my youth these past few days, and the results were quite amazing. Many things that I had completely forgotten were now recalled thanks to this machine's capabilities. I can even move around freely in the past world to some extent. The functions of this device are truly astonishing!"

"However, there might be something wrong with my operation. So far, the only memories I can fully access are my own. I tried to trace my parents' memories through my DNA. Although I could access some, the content was very vague and fragmented, making it impossible to get a complete experience. Memories from earlier periods were completely unaccessible."

Even so, the capabilities of this instrument were already enough to amaze Professor Agasa.

Dr. Agasa even dared to confidently assure Jiang Hang that if the Pioneer Foundation behind Jiang Hang were to actually put this device up for sale, it wouldn't be long before the world's richest person would have to change.

In Dr. Agasa's view, both the operating system and the functions of the Animus itself are far beyond the reach of this era. The more he studies this device, the more he feels the shallowness of his own abilities. To this day, he still hasn't figured out how this device reads the memories of itself and even its ancestors from the DNA of the human body.

Is it really as Jiang Hang said, that humans can record and preserve all the memories of themselves and their ancestors in their DNA?

Although Dr. Agasa himself has invented many inventions that can be described as cutting-edge technology, compared with this device, Dr. Agasa truly feels that his previous inventions are not worth mentioning at all.

Listening to Professor Agasa marveling at the wonders of the human body, Jiang Hang couldn't help but twitch his lips.

He seemed to have mentioned to Professor Agasa before that this device was currently only a test version, and the memory reading function might not be very safe. It would be best to use it to test the virtual reality function first.

Unexpectedly, Professor Agasa, that guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who had confidently stated that he would carefully study it, ended up using the memory-reading function after only a week away. It seems he stayed in the memory space for quite a while.

However, Jiang Hang wouldn't question Professor Agasa about such a matter; instead, he was somewhat worried about whether Professor Agasa's body would experience any adverse reactions.

After all, if this first-generation device is used for too long, it may cause bleeding effects and hallucinations in reality.

While it allows one to master the abilities of their ancestors more quickly, it also places a significant burden on one's mental well-being. In the Assassin's Creed universe, there are indeed cases where people have suffered mental breakdowns and ultimately brain death due to this bleeding effect.

When Jiang Hang first got his hands on the Animus, he spent a long time studying it and even personally experienced the bleeding effect, although his symptoms were relatively mild.

Therefore, Jiang Hang, who values ​​his life, is now quite cautious about using Animus, using it for a maximum of two hours at a time, twice a day, and with at least an 8-hour interval between uses.

Judging from Professor Agasa's current appearance, he doesn't seem to have experienced any bleeding effects yet. This makes Jiang Hang wonder again if his easy occurrence of bleeding effects is a restriction specially created by the system to prevent him from becoming too addicted to the Animus and refusing to go out and take on commissions.

Of course, even if the system itself did this, it would never admit it.

In short, after carefully questioning Professor Agasa and confirming that the other party had indeed not experienced any hallucinations in reality, Jiang Hang finally felt relieved.

"Originally, I planned to have you continue your research to see if there were any areas for improvement, but the Foundation contacted me and said that a user recently experienced severe side effects. They asked me to stop testing the instrument for now and wait until the Foundation finds a way to improve it before putting it into use again."

Jiang Hang did not tell Professor Agasa about the Brotherhood. After all, Professor Agasa was obviously closer to Conan's side. If he told Professor Agasa about the Brotherhood and the legendary assassin Altaïr now, and Professor Agasa then told Conan, Conan would inevitably think something.

Besides, Yusuke Sakata is not suitable to be trained under Professor Agasa, as Conan, with his keen intuition, would easily notice the problem.

Therefore, Animus Jianghang will definitely have to be moved to another location.

As for where to relocate, Jiang Hang currently has two ideas.

One is the underground warehouse of the Mihua Art Museum, and the other is the abandoned second photography studio of Yingdu Photography Studio.

Both of these places could be transformed into secret training bases for the Brotherhood in the future.

The second studio is used to practice basic skills. It's quite normal for stunt performers to appear in a studio like Yingdu Studio, which shoots special effects works.