The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"The eldest son, Shinichi Takeda, inherited the family's puppet business, and since he took over, the Takeda family's situation has been steadily improving. I did some research and heard that a puppet he makes by hand can now sell for over one million yen."

"However, his marriage and family life are not so good."

"The two people who committed suicide in the warehouse a few years ago were his daughter, Misa Takeda, who was found hanging in the warehouse three days after she was discovered. Shortly after, his wife, Kinuyo Takeda, also hanged herself in the same place shortly after her daughter's death. The police have not yet found the reason for their suicides."

"The second son, Ryuji Takeda, is currently working in Tokyo because he did not inherit the family business. However, he, his wife, and their two daughters have been taken back to their hometown in Puppet Peak and have not yet returned to Tokyo."

"The third brother, Takeda Yuzo, used to run a company, but it went bankrupt three years ago due to poor management. After that, he returned to Puppet Peak and made puppets with his eldest brother."

"Including their mother, the Takeda family is now comprised of just these few people."

"As for the third person who recently committed suicide in the Takeda family warehouse, his name is Negishi Toshihiko. He was a businessman who had always maintained a cooperative relationship with the Takeda family and was usually responsible for helping to sell and transport those puppets."

"As with the previous two cases, although the police still could not find out the reason for the victim's suicide, they could only treat it as a suicide because no traces of other people were found at the crime scene."

Chapter 409: Chapter 405: Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru have disappeared?

After listening to Shizuka Sakaki's account of the current situation of the Takeda family, Jiang Hang pondered for a moment.

"In other words, in the three suicide cases that have occurred in the past three years, the victims were all people who had close relationships with Shinichi Takeda?"

The first victim was his daughter, the second was his wife, the most recent victim was his business partner, and now this Shinichi Takeda has personally sent a letter of request to ask him for help. No matter how you look at it, the deaths of these people are all inextricably linked to this man.

As for this commission.....

Jiang Hang rested his chin on his hand and continued to express his thoughts: "And I have a question. After his wife and daughter committed suicide three years ago, did he hire a detective to investigate their affairs during that time? If so, I would like to know about the detective he hired back then."

"If he didn't hire a detective three years ago, then there are probably a lot of problems... Why didn't he hire a detective when the police couldn't find anything about his wife and daughter's accident, but then suddenly thought of hiring a detective to help him investigate three years later after his partner died? I think that's probably the most important reason for this case."

If the other party has hired a detective, then start with the detective from three years ago. If they haven't, then this client is probably not entirely clean themselves.

"Did you hire a detective three years ago? I know, but these kinds of things are usually quite private, so it probably won't be easy to find out," Shizuka Sakaki nodded to Jiang Hang, explaining the direction of her current investigation. "We're still trying to see if we can contact people the deceased knew or were familiar with before they died, to see if we can get more information about the deceased from them. Kazuha also said she would continue to help us."

Having worked under Jiang Hang for several months, both Shizuka Sakaki and Yuno Koharu are now skilled at intelligence gathering. They can casually fabricate numerous identities to obtain the identities they need.

Now that they had already chosen their investigation directions, Jiang Hang didn't say anything more. All he needed to do was patiently wait for their findings.

In the following days, no more cases occurred in Jiang Hang's life.

In the short span of ten days, from the time he was about to return from his trip to Kyoto until his return from Osaka, Jiang Hang encountered several cases in succession.

First, there was the bus robbery during his first meeting with Shuichi Akai, then the Genji Firefly case in Kyoto, followed by the serial murders in Osaka, and then the stadium threat incident as soon as he returned to Tokyo.

In addition, now that he has become an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department, Inspector Megure would come to him for help every now and then. Although the frequency of cases involving Conan is just that high, and Jiang Hang can benefit from these cases, if the cases continue to come in so frequently, Jiang Hang feels that he will not have enough time.

Moreover, it is foreseeable that after these few days, the next period will probably be busy again.

One is the Spider Mansion in Tottori Prefecture, another is a memorial service for a famous director that Vermouth will attend, and if the Metropolitan Police Department gets some more cases, the number of cases Jiang Hang has solved this month will almost exceed the limit.

But to be honest, Jiang Hang hasn't had a particularly leisurely time these past few days.

During the day, besides the small commissions that come to his door, Jiang Hang also has to go with Ayato Chihiro to meet with the people from the TV station to see what prices they offer. The rest of the time is spent in the art museum using the Animus 1 to explore Altaïr's memories, looking for memories that can be used as teaching materials for Sakata Yusuke to practice. At the same time, he also has to teach Sakata Yusuke how to disguise himself and Miyano Akemi how to stealth techniques.

In the evenings, when things are a bit more relaxed, I watch one or two of director Akira Sakamaki's films to avoid being completely clueless when asked questions at parties. After going to sleep, I continue learning Bajiquan in the training space.

On the fourth night after Jiang Hang returned from Osaka, while he was playing games and watching a movie, Inspector Megure's call for help disrupted Jiang Hang's plans for the night.

"During the transport of the prisoner, the murderer escaped?" Jiang Hang's lips twitched as he listened to Inspector Megure's anxious voice on the other end of the phone.

This sounds pretty outrageous, but when it comes to Japanese police officers, it doesn't seem... too strange.

The problem is that the police officers escorting the prisoners this time were none other than Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi.

“I didn’t want to bother you, but when the criminal escaped, Sato was still in contact with me. However, after they chased him to the vicinity of an abandoned building, they suddenly disappeared and didn’t contact us for several hours. I suspect that they have fallen into the hands of the murderer, so I came to ask you for help,” Inspector Megure’s words revealed a helpless and anxious expression.

After learning that Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako were missing, Jiang Hang was still a little puzzled as to how the two of them could have caused the murderer to escape. But no matter what, it was clear that he could no longer continue his game.

After typing "My friend is missing, I have to go find him" in the public chat, Jiang Hang ignored the question marks filling the screen of his teammates and immediately put on his gear and went out to find Inspector Megure.

When Jiang Hang drove to the abandoned building where Inspector Megure was located, police officers from various precincts of the Metropolitan Police Department had already gathered around. At a glance, Jiang Hang even felt that the scale of the search was almost comparable to the number of people investigating Sakata Yusuke in Osaka.

It can only be said that Sato Miwako, the "flower of the Metropolitan Police Department," is indeed quite popular. Even the police officers who had already gone off duty have now come back to work overtime to search for her because of the news of her disappearance.

Seeing Jiang Hang arrive, Inspector Megure wiped his forehead and began to explain the situation to Jiang Hang in detail.

"So, before entering this abandoned building, Sato and Takagi were still in contact with you, but after entering the building, the contact was cut off, right?"

“We’ve already searched this place thoroughly, and the forensic team is currently examining it with their tools, but we haven’t found them yet. They’ve likely been taken elsewhere by that criminal!” Inspector Megure explained the situation to Jiang Hang with a serious expression.

Normally, the escape of a prisoner and the disappearance of the two police officers escorting him would be considered a scandal for the Metropolitan Police Department. However, Jiang Hang is now practically a member of the Metropolitan Police Department, and his abilities are commendable while he keeps his mouth shut. That's why Inspector Megure sought Jiang Hang's help in a moment of desperation.

Jiang Hang nodded slightly, and at the same time activated his Eagle Vision to begin inspecting the building from top to bottom.

Chapter 410: Chapter 406: It would be normal if Conan were involved.

This abandoned building actually only has four floors, and because it is about to be demolished, the entire building is basically empty, with nowhere to hide.

Such a place should have been quite easy to search. In fact, Jiang Hang only took a short walk around before confirming that Sato Miwako and the others were indeed no longer in the building.

The problem was that the building was full of police officers searching for Sato Miwako. When Jiang Hang activated his Eagle Eye, even the messy footprints on the ground were beyond his ability to see.

Therefore, Jiang Hang could only try to find clues left by Sato Miwako and her group in places with fewer footprints.

After searching the first floor, Jiang Hang and his group quickly arrived at the rooftop.

After scanning the area, Jiang Hang's gaze quickly fell on the old, detached drainpipe on the side of the rooftop.

Perhaps because the building had been abandoned for a long time, the police officers only did a brief inspection of the drainpipes before paying little attention to the area.

Jiang Hang hadn't paid much attention to the crooked drainpipe until his eagle eye swept around it and he suddenly noticed a number of unusual footprints. He immediately went over to examine them closely.

These footprints are special because among a large group of messy adult footprints, the sudden appearance of a few children's footprints naturally makes them stand out.

As for the identity of these children's footprints, Jiang Hang's first thought was that they belonged to the group of mischievous kids from the Junior Detective Club—after all, in Jiang Hang's memory, the only group of children who would appear at various crime scenes were the Junior Detective Club.

He compared them carefully again and found that there were four children's footprints that he could distinguish, three boys and one girl, which actually matched the number of Conan and his friends.

After seeing these familiar things through the eagle's eyes, Jiang Hang could even imagine part of the plot:

After school, the mischievous Junior Detective League members were thinking about where to go on an adventure, so after Conan's protests were ignored, they went to this long-abandoned building.

Then, by sheer coincidence, the police car carrying the prisoners stopped nearby. The prisoners seized the opportunity to escape the police car, stormed into the building, and in the chaos, took Ayumi hostage...

As for the drainpipe, Jiang Hang activated the Revealing Eagle Eye, which has a stronger search capability than the regular Eagle Eye, and sure enough, he found a trace of human damage on the drainpipe.

To be precise, someone used this drainpipe as a means of transportation to jump directly from this building to another building that is only two or three meters away.

Following the direction of the drainpipe, Jiang Hang, with his eagle-eye camera, even saw a sign of damage on the side entrance of the safety passage of the building opposite.

In other words, the assailant escaped directly from the rooftop of this building into the building across the street, and it's highly likely that Sato Miwako and the others followed after him.

Thinking about this, Jiang Hang touched his chin. At first glance, this part seemed to have many flaws, but it wasn't strange at all when it happened to Conan.

The fact that Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi disappeared without a trace is really strange. Their fighting power is above average, so it's impossible that they just died so easily. There must be a reason for their disappearance, and the addition of Conan, the "Death God Elementary School Student," is the best reason.

Jiang Hang pondered for a moment, but there was still something he didn't understand.

Logically speaking, Sato Miwako and the others have been missing for several hours now. If it were really related to Conan, with Conan's incredible efficiency, the culprit would have been forced to kneel down and weep in repentance several times over. It wouldn't have escalated to this point.

Jiang Hang wanted to take out his phone to call Conan and ask if the Junior Detective League was up to their old tricks again, but then he thought about it. The culprit in this case was someone Conan had spent so much time trying to defeat but hadn't been able to. What if Conan and the others were secretly following the culprit?

There are many similar scenes in various works: you're chasing someone and are about to find out the truth of the matter, but you forget to put your phone on silent, and a phone call comes in and alerts the culprit.

Now that Jiang Hang can't get through to Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru by phone, even if Conan has his phone, he's not going to be that useless teammate himself.

But regardless, this is at least a breakthrough.

Jiang Hang pointed to the building across the street and asked Inspector Megure for a question.

"What is that building? Have you searched it?"

"Ah, that's the Beika Art Museum, but it's closed now. It seems they're planning to demolish it and turn it into a supermarket in the next few days. The area around the museum is currently sealed off, so it's not normally possible to get in."

"However, just in case, we have sent people to communicate with the construction company several times, and they have confirmed twice that there is no one else in the art museum."

"Brother Jiang Hang, have you noticed any problems?"

Art museum?

Jiang Hang, who owns an art museum, couldn't help but take another closer look at the building across the street.

It has to be said that compared to the Beika Museum of Art, the Beika Museum of Art looks much more shabby; from the side, it's just an old, ordinary building.

However, it turns out that art museums are indeed not profitable.

The Beika Museum of Art, with its more luxurious decor and even comparable features to national-level art museums, almost had to close down and be converted into a hotel. However, the Beika Museum of Art is not so lucky. It seems that it will soon become a complete ruin.

However, putting aside such comparisons for the time being, Jiang Hang frowned as he listened to Inspector Megure's words.

The museum staff have already checked twice.

Jiang Hang looked at the deliberately damaged entrance to the safety passage not far away, and confirmed twice that they had not discovered this place.

Why do the staff at the Beika Art Museum sound like they're just giving the police the runaround?

Jiang Hang didn't say much. He had basically confirmed that Conan was involved in the case, so the personal safety of Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako should be guaranteed.

What he needs to do now is catch up with Conan and the others' investigation progress.

Having made his decision, Jiang Hang looked at Inspector Megure beside him and nodded slightly: "I have some ideas that I need to confirm."

"Inspector Megure, you can continue with your work. I'll contact you if I find anything."

Before Inspector Megure could react, Jiang Hang raised his hand and pulled hard, sending him flying several meters across to the entrance of the emergency exit of the Beika Art Museum, which was about to become history.

Chapter 411: Chapter 407: Sato Miwako Locked in the Toilet

Enter the museum through the safety passage on the side of the top floor.

Because the museum is slated for demolition soon, the artworks inside have already been completely removed.

It's nighttime now, and I'm walking alone in the empty art museum. With every step I take, I can hear the echoes around me. I bet a timid person wouldn't dare to walk here alone.

However, with his eagle-eye ability, Jiang Hang's eyes are essentially equipped with night vision goggles. Apart from being slightly darker than normal, they do not affect his actions in the slightest.

Because not many people have been here, Jiang Hang was able to spot the footprints on the ground more effectively when using Eagle Eye Scan.

Similar to what I saw on the building next door: the footprints of four children, two adult men, and one adult woman.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is the Junior Detective League plus Miwako Sato, Wataru Takagi, and the escaped criminal.

In the darkness, relying on his eagle eyesight and using his assassin's footwork, Jiang Hang silently tracked down to the entrance of a men's restroom.