The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Since Jiang Hang has such faith in his abilities, he can't let him down.

He immediately began making plans, pondering which direction to begin his investigation from.

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The next morning, Jiang Hang, who had spent the night studying psychology in his study space, saw a photo sent to him by Asagi Seishi as soon as he opened his eyes.

The photo shows Kube Rokuro looking listless, with red and swollen eyes, as if he had been beaten up.

Asagi was still asking Jiang Hang if he needed help figuring out how the other person's injuries were caused. Jiang Hang just smiled when he saw the photo and replied, "No need. I know what I'm doing. I'm sure Asagi has a pretty good idea too."

Besides Asano Minori, what surprised Jiang Hang was that Misumi Mikoto, with whom he had just exchanged contact information yesterday, seemed to have suddenly remembered that she hadn't paid him yet. So, she sent him a message early this morning asking how much the fee for yesterday's request was.

It is indeed his duty to charge for his services. Even if Jiang Hang could earn hundreds or thousands of times more money than the commission fee by doing something casually for someone, he would charge regular fees to those who came to him for legitimate purposes, except in special circumstances.

However, since the client this time is Mikoto Misumi and UDI behind her, if we want to maintain a good working relationship with them and continue to take cases from them, the fees naturally cannot be calculated in the normal way.

After a brief moment of thought, Jiang Hang gave his reply.

"For cases involving investigating extramarital affairs, I have a clear fee schedule, usually around 10,000 to 100,000 yen. But yesterday's case was a criminal case, which can enhance our agency's reputation. Also, as a special consultant to the Metropolitan Police Department, I can get some subsidies from them."

"If you really feel bad about it, please reimburse me for yesterday's gas expenses, and then treat me to a meal sometime later."

Although gas prices in Japan might be a bit higher than in China when converted to gasoline, the cost of living in Japan is much higher than in China. Yesterday, the gas cost me at most 1,000 yen, which is about the price of a convenience store bento box.

As for inviting someone to dinner, that's more of a polite formality. After all, Jiang Hang has heard "I'll treat you to dinner next time" countless times from before to after his transmigration, and in the end, he can count the number of people who actually treat him on one hand.

But Mikoto Misumi is an honest person, and she directly said that she could have a good rest for a day after this incident was over. As a celebration, she was going to go to a very famous yakiniku restaurant in Shinagawa with some of her colleagues tonight.

She sincerely invited Jiang Hang to come over for barbecue tonight, and promised to reimburse him for yesterday's gas expenses.

Faced with Mikoto Misumi's invitation, Jiang Hang hesitated only for a moment before accepting, as he also wanted to see how Rokuro Kube would react to seeing him.

After securing dinner for the day and assigning tasks to Shizuka Sakaki and Yuno Koharu, he headed to the Metropolitan Police Department to continue his investigation into the serial arson case.

However, although Jiang Hang had already told the Metropolitan Police Department about the suspect's physical characteristics and clothing, it was not an easy task to pinpoint a target in a city with tens of millions of people.

In addition to this arson case, there have been other criminal cases in other parts of Tokyo. Inspector Megure, who is in charge of the arson case, was called away by Jiang Hang yesterday to handle other cases. They have been busy all night dealing with those suicide websites, but they have not yet compiled all of them. Therefore, the progress of the arson case is still quite slow.

Upon seeing Jiang Hang's arrival, Inspector Megure looked somewhat aggrieved. After all, his team had put in a lot of effort for yesterday's case, but there was no progress in the arson case. They had also had a minor conflict with other teams because of yesterday's case, and this morning the section chief had called them in for a small meeting.

The meeting began by criticizing the team that was originally in charge of the charcoal suicide case, telling them to be more rigorous in their approach to the case and not to ignore any doubts in order to save time, which almost led to the loss of a murder case.

Afterwards, Inspector Megure was also mentioned. Although it was a compliment, it also implied that people in the same department should help each other more and not treat their colleagues as competitors. They should also share any case information in advance to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

“Yesterday was an unexpected situation. After all, the situation was quite urgent. If I had arrived even a little later, that girl’s life might have been in danger.” Listening to Inspector Megure’s mutterings, Jiang Hang patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder. “Besides, you are Matsumoto’s best subordinates. The officers in other groups don’t have your rich experience. When I encounter a case, the only police officer I can think of is Inspector Megure.”

Jiang Hang recalled the psychology he had studied the previous night and then applied it directly to Inspector Megure, giving him all the encouragement he could.

Having received Jiang Hang's praise, Inspector Megure seemed to have his fighting spirit rekindled.

To be honest, Inspector Megure's greatest talent over the years has actually been currying favor with powerful figures.

Before Yusaku Kudo went to the United States, Shinichi Kudo gained a foothold in the investigation department and became a police inspector with Yusaku Kudo's help. A few years after Yusaku Kudo went to the United States, Shinichi Kudo also grew up and helped him solve many difficult and unsolved cases.

Although Kudo Shinichi has been out of the public eye for the past few months, seemingly being targeted by someone, the arrival of the newly minted detective Jiang Hang and the sleeping Kogoro has almost seamlessly replaced Kudo Shinichi's original work.

With the combined assistance of four renowned detectives for over a decade, Inspector Megure's team boasts an astonishing case-solving rate, and in terms of the sheer number of cases, they far surpass others.

In particular, Jiang Hang, this low-key famous detective, usually doesn't like to show off and never speaks ill of the Metropolitan Police Department in public. He even voluntarily gave credit to the Metropolitan Police Department on several occasions. Before becoming a special advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department, he was even unwilling to appear on detective shows to promote his agency.

It's worth noting that the other detectives all have a tendency to like showing off to some extent. Shinichi Kudo is a young man, and Kogoro Mouri is somewhat flamboyant and vain. Only Yusaku Kudo has become much more composed after getting married, but as a world-renowned writer, it would be difficult for him to keep a low profile even if he wanted to.

Only Jiang Hang would say such comforting words at this moment.

“Brother Jiang Hang, I knew you were the one who understood me best,” Inspector Megure clenched his fists, his previously tired body now filled with passion again, ready to continue fighting those evildoers to the very end.

After giving Inspector Megure a bunch of inspirational platitudes, Jiang Hang rested his chin on his hand and fell into deep thought.

Psychology proved to be far more useful than he had imagined. Combined with Eagle Eye's meticulous observation skills, the subtle movements of those around him could not escape his notice. And it was precisely these subtle movements that allowed him to better grasp the thoughts in others' minds at that moment.

"What if we used it to simulate the psychology of a murderer during a crime?"

With that thought in mind, Jiang Hang laid out all the information and clues about the arson case in front of him, then closed his eyes and began to construct the suspect's thought process based on his image of the criminal.

This job is not easy. First of all, it takes one night of study, which is equivalent to about twenty days of study for an average person.

Psychology is a complex subject, and twenty days is enough to gain an understanding of its various aspects and then reach a basic level in one of them.

Secondly, to build a person's mindset, one must first have a sufficient understanding of the other person. Jiang Hang is currently relying on what he saw at the scene using his eagle eye, plus Yamada Ryo's eyewitness testimony.

There are still many uncertainties involved. Using this data to construct something is fine as a reference, but it's too much of a stretch to consider it as a clue.

As Jiang Hang pondered this, he began to gradually construct the image of the prisoner in his mind:

First, the perpetrator is a male around 30 years old and 178 cm tall.

What was the perpetrator's intention in choosing to set fires in different areas of Tokyo?

Does choosing to light a fire with a match instead of a lighter at the scene of an arson incident indicate that the person is conservative and old-fashioned?

He was carrying a murder weapon and was killing someone for the first time in Shimokitazawa. However, the other party must have made a decision long ago: if anyone might affect his actions, he would not hesitate to kill them to continue his plan.

From this perspective, the murderer must have been an extremist.

Of course, if he weren't an extremist, he wouldn't have gone so far as to run around Tokyo setting fires.

Wait... running around randomly?

Jiang Hang paused his thought when he reached this point.

A person who is both conservative and extreme will not use random methods to decide where he will commit his next crime.

The murderer must have decided on the area to carry out the crime based on some kind of criterion.

Jiang Hang unfolded a map of Tokyo on the table and then began to point out the four areas where the murderer had appeared on the map one by one.

First is Ikebukuro, located in the upper left of Tokyo.

Then there's the Asakusa Bridge in the upper right corner.

The third one, Tabata, is directly above Tokyo.

The fourth one, Shimokitazawa, is located to the lower left of Tokyo.

If the murderer was identified in the order of left, right, and center, then the next possible location would be the lower right of Tokyo.

However, this case cannot be simply explained by this pattern, nor is it in line with the killer's character.

“He must have had his own reasons for choosing the location to set the fire.” Jiang Hang shook his head, no longer thinking about his Kogoro Mouri-style reasoning, but instead pondering what the murderer might use as evidence for arson.

"What exactly did this arsonist want to do? Arson... Did the perpetrator suffer from fire injuries as a child, or does he have some special feeling for fire?" Jiang Hang traced the four locations on the map with his finger.

Perhaps it was just a fleeting moment of inspiration that made Jiang Hang realize that the strokes he was writing looked somewhat familiar.

It was at this moment that he suddenly realized the arsonist's true intentions.

The arsonist wanted to write a giant "fire" character in Tokyo!

Chapter 456: Chapter 452: It's common sense that a professional detective can't compete with a master detective.

Jiang Hang repeatedly gestured on the map to confirm that his idea was correct.

Currently, of the four locations where the perpetrator set fires, Ikebukuro is the point to the left of the fire, and Asakusa Bridge is a small section to the right of the fire.

From Tabata to Shimokitazawa, it's the stroke in the middle of the fire.

If the criminal truly intends to use Tokyo as a stage to write a gigantic "fire" character on it, then the most likely next location for his actions would be...

Jiang Hang began searching for a possible location where the perpetrator might commit the crime, located in the middle of the stroke from Tian Duan to Shimo Kitazawa.

Ichigaya, Yotsuya, Wakaba... these three places seem to be the most likely areas.

"Wait, Yotsuya?"

Jiang Hang suddenly remembered that Mikoto Misumi was going to treat him to dinner at a famous yakiniku restaurant in Yotsuya tonight.

Based on the timing of the perpetrator's previous acts, he will likely continue arson in the next day or two.

Thinking about this, Jiang Hang realized he would have to patrol the Sigu area more often these next few nights.

As for informing Inspector Megure about this, Jiang Hang felt there was no need to rush.

While his reasoning may seem flawless, Kogoro Mouri is always able to come up with seemingly ingenious but actually easily shattered deductions in cases. Only Conan, as the protagonist of the series, can make the correct deduction without hesitation.

His current reasoning is based on speculation about the mindset of the perpetrator when he set the fire.

Arsonists, especially serial arsonists, often have antisocial personality disorder to some extent.

They have a desire to take revenge on society and derive pleasure and satisfaction from it.

Then, the choice of arson, which is relatively more covert, indicates the person's introversion and repression, as well as their distrust of their own abilities, leaving them with no choice but to commit a crime through arson, the lowest-cost method.

It was also because of his distrust of himself that he carried a murder weapon with him, and when he realized that his actions had been noticed by a passerby, he killed the passerby without any regard for the consequences.

This is clearly not good news from any perspective.

The previous criminal might have simply wanted to set fire to see everything consumed by flames, but after the first murder, the criminal might gradually become confident in his abilities and think that killing is just as easy for him.

If the perpetrator is not arrested and brought to justice as soon as possible, his behavior may only become more and more unscrupulous, and he may eventually evolve from a serial arsonist into a serial killer.

Even his original arson plan would be altered because of this murder.

These are all uncertainties in the prisoner's psychology.

Therefore, he should not mention this guess to Inspector Megure until he is more than 90% certain, lest Inspector Megure's excessive trust in him lead to the possibility of the criminal going unpunished.

Besides, no matter how much you talk, it's not as good as actually doing things.

He'll stay near Yotsuya for the next few days to observe the situation. If there's an arsonist, he'll just take action and catch him without any problems.

However, it's not okay to mention Inspector Megure, but it's fine to mention it briefly to Wataru Takagi.

Anyway, Takagi Wataru hasn't passed the supplementary exam for police inspector yet, and his current position is still the patrol chief, so the impact won't be as great as Inspector Megure's. Moreover, Takagi Wataru's personality is usually quite gentle, so even if Jiang Hang makes some mistakes in his reasoning, it won't affect his trust in Jiang Hang.

With this in mind, Jiang Hang briefly mentioned the possibility of the arson case to Takagi Wataru.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Takagi Wataru immediately said that he would lead several police officers to patrol the Yotsuya area several times a night for the next few days, so that if a fire broke out anywhere, they would be able to get to the scene as soon as possible.

"Is there any situation in Yotsuya?" Just as Takagi Wataru told Jiang Hang that he would be patrolling Yotsuya that night, Sato Miwako suddenly appeared from the side.

Because of her relatively good cooperation with Wataru Takagi in recent cases, her relationship with Wataru Takagi in the investigation division has become much more harmonious than before.

Startled by Sato Miwako's sudden appearance, Takagi Wataru instinctively tried to play dumb and get away with it.

As for Jiang Hang, he had already noticed Sato Miwako's approach.