The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"Here?" Jiang Hang glanced at the spot where the footprints disappeared, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

How did chasing a criminal end up in the toilet?

However, the museum staff did not take the police's words seriously. At most, they simply checked whether the door locks downstairs had been opened. They did not go to the top floor to confirm. They never expected that someone would "fly" into the museum from another building.

After Jiang Hang entered the restroom, he was quickly drawn to a series of low voices coming from the deepest stall.

The person speaking at this moment was none other than Sato Miwako, whose whereabouts were on the minds of most of the single police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Don't worry, as long as you are truly innocent, our police will definitely be able to clear your name in the end. Don't you have to catch a flight to see your daughter tomorrow at noon? You should get some rest now."

Hearing Sato Miwako's voice, and then the dejected voice of a strange man, Jiang Hang blinked.

It seems that the situation in this case is quite different from what he expected.

When he reached the last stall in the restroom and saw the two people handcuffed to either side of the toilet, Jiang Hang's lips twitched slightly.

At this moment, Sato Miwako in front of him used her handcuffs to handcuff her own hands to the prisoner's hands. However, the problem was that Sato Miwako probably did not check the situation carefully when she took out the handcuffs to handcuff the prisoner. She did not even notice that the prisoner's hands were passing through the toilet pipe. As a result, the two of them were forced to get stuck on opposite sides of the toilet.

And it's quite obvious that Miwako Sato probably forgot to bring the key to the handcuffs, so the two of them are now stuck in this awkward position.

The art museum has been closed for several months, and most of the places that needed cleaning have been cleaned. Now there's no odor in the toilets. Otherwise, it would be unbearable to stay in such an environment for a few hours.

"That's quite a unique look, Sato." Seeing that Sato Miwako was unharmed, Jiang Hang couldn't help but say this to Sato Miwako, who was focused on persuading the "suspect".

"First you escorted prisoners with Takagi and they escaped. Now you've made this blunder of getting yourself under control. No wonder Inspector Megure couldn't contact you. It turns out you're afraid of getting this out and getting yourself killed!"

If Jiang Hang had made these mistakes so carelessly, he would definitely have been too embarrassed to let others know. The best solution would have been for Takagi Wataru to sneak back to the police station, retrieve the spare key, and unlock the doors for them.

Of course, judging from Sato Miwako's attitude towards the suspect and the fact that they haven't been able to get out of this predicament after all this time, it's estimated that this case is still a wrongful conviction. Right now, Takagi Wataru is leading Conan and the others to try to find the truth of the case.

Such a thought flashed through Jiang Hang's mind.

On the other side, the suspect was startled when he suddenly saw a man whose eyes seemed to glow in the darkness appear in front of him. He almost bumped his head into the toilet.

Although Sato Miwako was also startled, she quickly breathed a sigh of relief after recognizing Jiang Hang's voice.

"Jiang Hang, it's you. I didn't expect Inspector Megure to ask you for help. I really feel bad for them."

Jiang Hang shrugged: "Inspector Megure values ​​you subordinates a lot. There are probably a lot of people outside investigating your whereabouts. It's quite impressive that you've been hiding here without saying a word. Tell me in detail, what exactly is going on with you?"

The suspect seemed hesitant, as if he wasn't sure who Jiang Hang, this suddenly appearing man, was, but Sato Miwako didn't have so many concerns.

Although the way she was meeting Jiang Hang was a bit awkward, since Jiang Hang had already found out, there was no point in hiding it anymore. So she honestly explained the situation to Jiang Hang.

According to Miwako Sato, the matter was not complicated.

This case is indeed a criminal case. The victim, Mami Muranishi, was found dead in her own bathroom this morning. The cause of death was strangulation.

Secondly, the entrance door and the room windows were both locked from the inside, and the door chain was also hung from the inside.

Of course, this was not a locked room, because when the handcuffed suspect, Higashida, was found that morning, he was drunk and asleep on the victim's bed in the bedroom.

Moreover, Dongtian's fingerprints were found on the door lock, door chain, and even the electrical wire used to strangle the victim. All the evidence pointed to Dongtian, who had been drunk the previous night.

More importantly, Dongtian and the victim were in a superior-subordinate relationship. In fact, yesterday when he was drinking at the bar, he mentioned to the bar owner and his friends that he wanted to find an opportunity to teach that woman a lesson.

Based on these clues, the police naturally suspected that Higashida, who was drunk the previous night, became increasingly angry after getting drunk and eventually broke into Muranishi Mami's house and strangled her to death under the influence of alcohol, so they arrested him.

Higashida was initially quite well-behaved, but on their way back to the Metropolitan Police Department, they were involved in a car accident. Sato Miwako got out of the car to check on the situation, and Takagi Wataru, because of the suspect's consistently honest attitude, relaxed his guard and allowed him to escape from the car. He then slipped all the way to this place before she subdued him.

"Is it just because he started claiming his innocence, and you think there are indeed some problems with this case, plus you're embarrassed to tell others about your current situation, that you simply let Takagi Wataru secretly investigate the truth of this case without Inspector Megure and the others knowing?" Jiang Hang concluded after listening to Sato Miwako's explanation.

Chapter 412: Chapter 408: Jiang Hang, the Lock-Picking Prince

"To be precise, there's also the fact that Mr. Higashida needs to catch a flight to go abroad to attend the wedding of his daughter whom he hasn't seen for many years before noon tomorrow. However, all the current evidence points to Mr. Higashida, and we are acting on an arrest warrant. In this situation, even if Mr. Higashida is truly innocent, it will take a lot of time to apply for a reinvestigation of the case according to the procedures. Therefore, Mr. Higashida will definitely miss his flight tomorrow noon."

Sato Miwako then recounted Higashida's situation, stating that they were only doing this to buy time, and that as long as they could find the real culprit tonight, everything would still be alright.

So this is your reason for sending Takagi Wataru with a bunch of kids to investigate the truth? You really trust that guy Takagi completely, without knowing Conan's identity.

Jiang Hang thought to himself, "That's what I'm complaining about."

Takagi Wataru certainly has abilities, but looking at the entire Detective Conan series, in order to highlight Conan's abilities, the reasoning abilities of the Japanese police, especially Inspector Megure and Takagi Wataru, who appear frequently as ordinary police officers, can only be described as having some ability, but not much. It would be quite good if they could be compared to Kogoro Mouri in his normal state.

Aside from consistently providing Conan with useful case information at the scene, the value of Japanese police officers is primarily reflected in their use of force.

This applies even to Amuro Tooru, who is an undercover police officer.

When Amuro Tooru first appeared, he was a detective, but after Bourbon's true identity was revealed, he became quite intimidating.

However, after Conan revealed his identity as a public security officer, Amuro Tooru's status suddenly became somewhat delicate.

To maintain his public persona in all aspects, Amuro Tooru works as a waiter at a restaurant. After get off work, he first has to finish his work for the Japanese Public Security Bureau, then he has to finish the work assigned by the brewery. Finally, as Kogoro Mouri's disciple, he occasionally has to make his presence known to Kogoro Mouri.

In the theatrical version, he even transforms into Nobi Zero. When faced with problems that he and the Japanese Public Security Bureau cannot solve, he will even try to shift the blame to Kogoro Mouri to drag the all-powerful Conan into the case, making Conan work for him for nothing.

However, there's no need to tell Sato Miwako these thoughts that you're internally complaining about.

Anyway, Takagi Wataru still has Conan, who has the protagonist's aura, by his side. If nothing unexpected happens, they will definitely be able to find the real culprit before the plane takes off tomorrow.

Seeing Sato Miwako's somewhat embarrassed expression, Jiang Hang couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Is the truth behind all that trouble for the single police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department who have been searching for so long really that simple?

But thinking about it carefully, this does indeed fit the positive image of Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato.

When they made this choice, they didn't expect Inspector Megure to go through so much trouble because of their disappearance. They also didn't expect that Inspector Megure was actually a very reasonable person. When there were still doubts in the case, Inspector Megure would definitely be willing to help withstand the pressure from the Metropolitan Police Department and let his subordinates restart the investigation.

At most, they'll just have Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako write a self-criticism afterwards.

However, it's already too late to say all this now. If what was originally just a minor matter of self-criticism has now been complicated by involving Inspector Megure, and it turns out that Higashida is indeed the murderer, and that it was all a deliberate facade, then Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako might even have to take the blame for him.

"Anyway, it's been too torturous for you to be locked up here all this time. I'll take care of the handcuff issue first."

Hearing Jiang Hang's words, Sato Miwako thought that Jiang Hang was going to help her get the key to the handcuffs from the Metropolitan Police Department. She nodded quickly. Takagi Wataru couldn't show his face right now, but Jiang Hang, who had been invited by Inspector Megure, was fine.

She quickly told Jiang Hang where the handcuff key was, but Jiang Hang simply shook his head.

"No need for all that trouble, this kind of lock is no match for me."

Seeing the two people handcuffed to the toilet, Jiang Hang didn't hesitate. He took out a wire he had prepared beforehand from his sleeve, twisted it into the shape he needed with practiced ease, and casually poked it a few times in the keyhole of the handcuffs. Before Sato Miwako's astonished eyes, he opened the police handcuffs.

The entire process took less than half a minute.

Although the skill of picking locks may seem useless in ordinary times, having this skill in a critical moment can be quite impressive.

Sato Miwako's gaze towards Jiang Hang became somewhat strange.

Is this the kind of skill a famous detective like you should possess? Even the most master thieves might not be able to pick locks as efficiently as you.

But now is clearly not the time to dwell on how Jiang Hang acquired this lock-picking skill.

After being handcuffed to the toilet for several hours, Sato Miwako was finally able to move freely and immediately stood up to stretch her body.

As for the potential suspect, Higashida, he glanced at Sato Miwako and Jiang Hang beside him, hesitated for a moment, and then obediently stood still.

He was well aware that he had already escaped once, and if this policewoman hadn't been willing to give him a chance, he would probably be in detention by now, with no chance to prove his innocence.

Right now, the most important thing for him is whether he can get to the airport on time tomorrow to attend his daughter's wedding. If these police officers can do that, it wouldn't be too much for him to kneel down and thank them on the spot.

Sato Miwako certainly didn't need anyone to thank her like that; she simply didn't want to see any wrongful convictions or miscarriages of justice occur in front of her.

After stretching her body a little, Sato Miwako suggested to Jiang Hang that he go find Takagi Wataru.

“I’m actually a little worried about how Takagi’s investigation is going. I hope that when I see him, he’ll have found some new clues at the crime scene.” She turned to look at Higashida. “I’ll ask you one last time, you really didn’t kill Ms. Muranishi Mami, did you?”

Having come this far, Higashida could only nod vigorously: "Absolutely not. Although Ms. Muranishi and I have conflicts, it's just that our work philosophies differ."

"Although I was drunk last night, I'm sure I went straight to bed and fell asleep as soon as I got home. It's impossible for me to have gone to her house in the west of the village and killed her in that state. There must be some misunderstanding here!"

Miwako Sato nodded: "I also hope that your daughter's father won't be absent on the most important day of her life because of his crime of murder. So let's set off now."

Chapter 413: Chapter 409: A Crime Scene Full of Suspicious Points

Although the area is now teeming with police searching for Sato Miwako, it is already late, and with Jiang Hang acting as a human radar, it wouldn't be difficult for the three of them to avoid the police's sight and reach the crime scene.

Watching Jiang Hang effortlessly evade the movements of several groups of police officers as if he possessed X-ray vision, Higashida, the suspect, had little reaction yet, but Sato Miwako gained a lot of new insights into Jiang Hang, the newly appointed consultant of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Has the detective industry become so complicated that, in addition to solving cases, one also needs to be skilled in martial arts, lock picking, and counter-surveillance?

Besides, Sato Miwako also knew that Jiang Hang was a rich man who owned various film and television companies and art museums. She wondered why someone so wealthy would suddenly come to Japan to become a detective.

However, Shiratori Ninzaburo in their First Investigation Division is also the young master of the Shiratori Group. He can go home and inherit the family business whenever he wants. However, Shiratori Ninzaburo really wants to be a policeman. For this reason, he even passed the special civil service exam. He was a police inspector in his first job after entering the Metropolitan Police Department. Now, he is not even 28 years old and he is already a full-fledged police inspector. In a few more years, he will probably be the head of their First Investigation Division. Maybe he will even have the opportunity to become a department head or even go higher in the future.

With the example of Shiratori Ninzaburo as a precedent, Sato Miwako wasn't too bothered by Jiang Hang coming over to be a detective.

Watching Jiang Hang skillfully evade the police patrol routes, she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "It seems the Metropolitan Police Department's investigative capabilities still need improvement. Dozens of police officers were searching the area, yet not a single one of them noticed the three of them."

If the three of them are criminals, then even if they complete their crimes, the police might not be able to react in time.

It didn't take long for Jiang Hang and his group to arrive at the crime scene.

However, it seems that Takagi Wataru and his group are not here yet; they are probably still conducting investigations elsewhere.

Jiang Hang looked at the iron gate in front of him, then turned to look at Sato Miwako beside him in a questioning manner.

Sato Miwako knew that Jiang Hang was asking her whether she should just pry the door open.

She nodded without much hesitation, not knowing whether Takagi Wataru had already come here to search again.

If Takagi Wataru had come before, he would have asked the landlord of this apartment building for the key to open the door. If they come here now to ask the landlord for the key again, it would be a bit too frequent. Moreover, if the landlord calls the police to verify their identities, their plans would be completely ruined.

In addition, they are currently accompanied by Dongtian, a suspect who should have been escorted to the detention center, so it's better to keep a low profile.

"Then be careful, don't make any big movements, don't get noticed." Sato Miwako wanted to carefully remind Jiang Hang, but the moment she nodded, Jiang Hang had already taken out white gloves, put them on, and then easily opened the door to the crime scene with a wire.

After he finished doing all this, he tossed a spare pair of white gloves to Dongtian behind him: "Put on gloves before you go in, so that nothing goes wrong later."

If Higashida isn't the murderer, and he went in without gloves and touched something, and that thing turned out to be a crucial clue, then Higashida would be completely unable to explain himself.

Sato Miwako also solemnly reminded Higashida not to do anything unnecessary. After Higashida nodded timidly in agreement, they entered the room.

As is customary, Jiang Hang first went to see the crime scene.

The crime scene in this case was the bathroom, but according to Miwako Sato, the victim's body was likely murdered in the room and then taken to the bathroom by the killer.

However, the reason for this is still unclear, and Higashida himself, as the suspect, knew nothing about what happened last night and could not provide any useful clues.

Instead, a lot of evidence unfavorable to Higashida himself was left at the scene.

The room was locked from the inside, and Higashida was found sleeping inside. His fingerprints were on the door lock and the murder weapon, and he had made remarks while drinking the night before about teaching the victim a lesson. All of this seemed to point to Higashida as the murderer. It was for this reason that the police issued an arrest warrant for Higashida after investigating the scene for a day.

But in Jiang Hang's view, if we assume that Dongtian is not the culprit, then the crime scene reveals something quite intriguing.