The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

It was noticeable that when she uttered "Go to hell," a subtle expression appeared on the faces of Jiang Hang and Mizunashi Rena beside her.

Rena Mizunashi, with the professional ethics of a TV host, explained to Shizuka Sakaki in a very professional manner: "I think it's not the Japanese word for 'go to hell,' but rather the English word for 'shine.'"

Upon hearing Rena Mizunashi's explanation, Shizuka Sakaki's originally rosy cheeks instantly turned bright red, even spreading all the way to her ears.

I should have listened to Jiang Hang and really studied English properly!

At the memorial service, she had to ask Jiang Hang to translate because of her poor English. Now, only a few days later, she has made such a low-level joke again.

This is so embarrassing, and it's the kind of super embarrassing scene that will be repeatedly brought up and humiliated throughout her future voice acting career!

Unless she permanently quits the internet, her subconscious thought of "go to hell" is destined to stay with her forever.

Just as Shizuka Sakaki was feeling embarrassed about her social failure, Jiang Hang, who was standing next to her, seemed to realize something and repeated the words "go to hell" to himself.

Hearing Jiang Hang start to criticize her so harshly, Shizuka Sakaki even felt like she couldn't continue recording the show. She looked at Jiang Hang pitifully, only to see a thoughtful expression on his face.

Rena Mizunashi could also sense the sudden change in Jiang Hang's attitude, and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Jiang Hang, have you noticed something?"

Jiang Hang's brows relaxed slightly, and he nodded gently to Mizunashi Rena.

"I was just thinking that while 'shine' is indeed a positive word for Americans, when translated into Japanese Romanization, it becomes a rather offensive line."

“Indeed, you would only say something like that if you have extremely malicious intent towards someone.” Rena Mizunashi nodded in agreement.

Jiang Hang, on the other hand, extended his speculation to this point.

He pointed to Robert's identification information: "The description mentions that he can use his Japanese for simple communication, but he probably only knows the Romanized pronunciation."

Rena Mizunashi seemed to realize something as well. This was a clue that Vermouth hadn't provided her with, but according to what Jiang Hang said, it seemed there was indeed some possibility.

Sensing that the audience seemed somewhat confused, Rena Mizunashi coughed lightly and said, "It seems that the audience is very eager to know Mr. Jiang Hang's discovery. Why don't you explain it to them in detail?"

Jiang Hang nodded calmly: "The word 'shine' is written on the back of this group photo. It must have been something that Mr. Robert left behind before he left."

"Perhaps he felt that this was his own way of praising Misa Takeda."

However, I saw in the information that Mr. Robert has the ability to conduct simple daily conversations in Japanese.

If Mr. Robert had primarily used Japanese in his interactions with Misa Takeda at the Takeda residence, then Misa might have genuinely interpreted "shine" as meaning "go to hell."

Just like in Chinese pinyin, siren looks like a dead person at first glance, but in English, as the source of the name 'Siren', it also means 'steam whistle', 'charming', and 'seduction'.

If a foreigner who has just learned Chinese pinyin uses the word "siren" to describe someone, it's highly likely that the word will be misinterpreted.

Jiang Hang's explanation elicited gasps of surprise from the audience.

"So, perhaps Misa Takeda misunderstood Mr. Robert's message, which is why she became disheartened and ultimately chose to commit suicide?" Although this wasn't Vermouth's standard answer, hearing it from Jiang Hang made Rena Mizunashi feel that it was highly credible.

Even she, an undercover agent, couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow for the deceased Ms. Takeda Misa.

Jiang Hang remained silent for a while, but ultimately did not give a definite answer: "This is just my speculation based on the fact that Ms. Takeda Misa suddenly committed suicide shortly after Robert left. There is no evidence, it can only be said to be a hypothesis."

"Ms. Misa Takeda has been gone for three years, and it is impossible to verify what she was thinking back then."

"And even if my hypothesis is correct, this can only be considered the last straw that broke the camel's back. What we need to figure out now is the origin of this tragedy, which is the argument that led Misa Takeda to resign from the hospital and have suicidal thoughts."

Rena Mizunashi glanced at the time; only about 10 minutes of the half-hour Q&A session had passed. "There is still plenty of time before the Q&A session ends, Mr. Jiang Hang, please continue to think slowly."

"Actually, I only have two questions left now. One is what secret Shinichi Takeda discovered that made him treat his wife and daughter so brutally."

"The second question is whether the death of Negishi, who recently died at the Spider Mansion, is related to the suicides of Misa Takeda and Kinuyo Takeda two years ago."

Hearing Jiang Hang's words, Mizunashi Rena shrugged and shook her head slightly: "Although I really want to say it, you have to deduce these kinds of clues that directly involve the core of the case yourselves."

"As a host, at most I can tell you whether your reasoning is correct after you make a hypothesis."

At this point, it's actually a bit like the game of Turtle Soup—you're given a scenario and an outcome, and then you have to guess the detailed process in between.

Jiang Hang didn't hold back either, directly asking questions based on what he had previously investigated.

"In that case, I'll be direct. Is Takeda Misa Takeda Shinichi's biological daughter?"

Rena Mizunashi was wondering how long it would take Jiang Hang to find the key point, but unexpectedly, Jiang Hang asked this rather bold guess with just the first question.

Unfortunately, according to the rules of the show, she can only give Jiang Hang the correct answer now.

She began to realize that the task Vermouth had given her, which was meant to make things difficult for Jiang Hang, was probably not going to be completed.

This recently famous detective's intuition and thinking ability are just too sharp.

Thinking this to herself, Rena Mizunashi shook her head helplessly, then asked Jiang Hang, "Why did you ask such a question right from the start?"

Jiang Hang answered frankly: "When the couple quarreled, the father vented his anger on his own daughter, making her go to the hospital for stitches. After that, he, as the father, did not show any concern whatsoever."

"After Misa Takeda's mental breakdown and suicide, her mother Kinuyo Takeda also passed away along with her daughter."

"Given this situation, it's not surprising that people suspect Kinuyo Takeda of having an affair and that Misa Takeda isn't their biological daughter."

Rena Mizunashi narrowed her eyes, still somewhat unwilling to give up the idea of ​​leading Jiang Hang astray: "So, are you trying to find Takeda Kinuyo's affair partner next?"

Chapter 439: Chapter 435: No one can be right all the time.

"Takeda Kinuyo's affair partner... there's no need to rush that. I already have a slight clue," Jiang Hang narrowed his eyes. Of course, he could tell that Mizunashi Rena was trying to lead him to the fact that Takeda Kinuyo's affair partner was the recently deceased Negishi.

In fact, this is the first guess that most normal people would make after receiving these clues.

After all, according to normal logic, the cases selected by the program team must have been carefully chosen.

Since this case involves three "suicide" cases spanning three years, there must be some connection between these three cases.

Since Jiang Hang, the detective, has deduced that Kinuyo Takeda's infidelity was the key factor leading to the suicide of the mother and daughter, then Negishi, who had a long-term close working relationship with Shinichi Takeda and mysteriously committed suicide three years later, seems very much like Kinuyo Takeda's affair partner.

Following this line of reasoning, the most likely person to make the move would naturally be Takeda Shinichi, the "victim" who had been cuckolded for many years.

In fact, Shizuka Sakaki and the others had considered this possibility at the beginning.

However, after learning from Jiang Hang that Takeda Misa's real biological father was actually the second son of the Takeda family, they gave up on this speculation.

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's response, Rena Mizunashi knew that the famous detective in front of her was not so easily tricked.

But she didn't feel too frustrated. After all, the task wasn't mandatory to make Jiang Hang lose face on the show. She had already done what she could, but Jiang Hang just wouldn't budge. What else could she do?

On the contrary, seeing the organization suffer a setback even gave her a secret sense of satisfaction.

Having been an undercover agent in the organization for so long, she was like a dancer on the edge of a cliff, where the slightest misstep would send her plummeting into the abyss.

Now, there's someone who even the organization can only secretly do small things behind her back, but doesn't dare to directly kill her. If she weren't afraid of being misunderstood by the organization, she would have even invited him to dinner after the recording of this program.

Therefore, after receiving Jiang Hang's reply, Rena Mizunashi simply nodded slightly: "It seems that Mr. Jiang Hang already has his own ideas. So, what questions would you like to ask next?"

Jiang Hang carefully examined the information about the Takeda family in front of him, hoping to find something they hadn't been able to investigate before.

At the same time, he didn't forget to make his assistant's presence known.

He looked at Shizuka Sakaki beside him: "Is there anything else that you find suspicious, or what do you think of Kinuyo Takeda's affair partner?"

Sakaki Shizuka looked at the information in front of her with some hesitation.

She knew more than 80% of the information on it and had discussed it in detail with Yuno Kiharu and Midori Imai, while the remaining less than 20% was something she didn't know before.

Logically speaking, the key points of the case might be more likely to be found in the information she didn't know, but she was also worried that her questions would be completely unrelated to the truth of the case, and that she would be wasting her time asking questions.

Jiang Hang may have taken this into consideration, which is why he gave her a chance to show herself.

Knowing all along who Kinuyo Takeda's affair partner was, answering this question was practically a free point for her.

However, Shizuka Sakaki is still quite thin-skinned. She already felt embarrassed for asking about Miyuki Aida when she already knew the answer, but since they were the ones who contacted Miyuki Aida themselves, she didn't feel too much pressure telling her.

Now, to let her present Jiang Hang's findings as her own deductions in front of so many people...

After hesitating for a moment, she honestly addressed the camera, saying, "I feel that Ms. Kinuyo Takeda's affair partner is not the deceased Mr. Negishi, because the information shows that Mr. Shinichi Takeda only started working with Mr. Negishi eight years ago. At that time, Ms. Misa Takeda was already a teenager, which is more than ten years ago. Therefore, Ms. Kinuyo Takeda's affair partner should be someone else... but I can't deduce who it is."

This was a judgment she made based on the existing clues, and it was plausible to say it out loud, but she felt a little embarrassed to say it again.

After Shizuka Sakaki's explanation, the audience realized that since there was a difference of more than ten years in time, it seemed that the deceased Negishi was indeed not Kinuyo Takeda's lover.

However, this approach not only failed to solve the problem but also created more doubts.

Who exactly was Kinuyo Takeda's father with when she had Misa Takeda?

Was Negishi's death a suicide or a homicide? Was it related to the case three years ago?

Listening to Shizuka Sakaki's words, Jiang Hang knew that she was embarrassed to directly reveal Ryuji Takeda's identity. He muttered to himself that girls were indeed much more thin-skinned than him, then nodded slightly and picked up where Shizuka Sakaki left off.

"I already have a general idea in mind, but I remember there's an audience guessing segment at the end of the show, right? I'd like to wait until then to share my guess. What do you think?"

Rena Mizunashi nodded: "It seems you are very familiar with the process of our program. This is indeed one of the questions in our reasoning segment this time, so the audience can take this opportunity to think about this question. If you can answer all the questions correctly in the following reasoning stage, you will have the opportunity to win a surprise grand prize provided by our program team!"

After Rena Mizunashi finished interacting with the audience, Jiang Hang continued, "Let's get back to Mr. Negishi's suicide case. Does the production team have any more detailed information about Mr. Negishi?"

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's question, Mizunashi Rena nodded with some regret.

"I'm sorry, our program team has tried to collect information about Mr. Negishi, but he had no family or children. Most of the people he frequently contacted during his lifetime were unwilling to talk about him when the program team interviewed him. Even the Takeda family didn't know much about him, only that he was Shinichi Takeda's most trusted collaborator."

Upon receiving this answer, the audience felt that this case seemed much more difficult than those in previous episodes.

After all, the guests invited in the previous episodes were mostly mystery novelists or crime drama actors, so the cases chosen by the production team could not be too difficult for the sake of the show's effect.

To put it bluntly, it was a case where "the Japanese police alone could catch the culprit."

Now, faced with a case that even the Japanese police can't solve, the audience members, who are at best mystery novel enthusiasts, are naturally getting into a brain-teasing phase as they have to deduce and judge almost all the clues themselves.

There wasn't much of a reaction from Jianghang.

Although he could only be considered a mystery enthusiast before his transmigration, he gained so many abilities after transmigrating. His learning ability was also greatly enhanced in the learning space of the system, and with the addition of meditation methods to improve mental strength, his mental power is now completely different from what it used to be.

Even if he might not be as quick-witted or have a flash of inspiration as a proper detective like Conan or Heiji, he still has the Hawkeye ability, which is like a cheat code, as well as the ingenious ideas of a time traveler. The combined strength of these factors in Conan's world is probably only comparable to Yusaku Kudo, who has the highest level of reasoning ability.

While the audience below the stage were grumbling about how difficult the case was, Jiang Hang sensed something inexplicable in Mizunashi Rena's words.

Why was he unwilling to talk about Negishi during the program's interview?

The other members of the Takeda family were not familiar with him either, only knowing that he was Takeda Shinichi's most trusted partner.

This passage may not seem particularly special at first glance, but a little thought about the collaboration between Shinichi Takeda and Negishi reveals its incongruity.

Who is Takeda Shinichi? He is the current head of the Takeda family.

What does the Takeda family do? They have survived from the Sengoku period to the present day by making puppets.

If this were on a TV program, Shinichi Takeda might be labeled a "puppet sage."

As a partner of the Takeda family, Negishi's task was to sell the Takeda family's puppets to various places, which is what is known as sales.

Moreover, he was one of the top salespeople in the industry.