The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

She doesn't actually dislike people like that.

When she saw Jiang Hang easily subdue the arsonist and then instruct her to put out the fire, she even felt a little bit of excitement.

However, after the case was closed, her rationality regained its dominant position.

"Haven't you ever encountered a case that even you felt helpless about?"

Jiang Hang pondered for a moment.

Since his debut, he has indeed had a smooth journey without encountering any difficulties or setbacks. In the beginning, he relied on the advantages of the plot to quickly pass through the cases, and later, as his basic abilities improved, he was able to solve cases efficiently with his professional knowledge and extraordinary skills.

If we're talking about setbacks, then in the eyes of outsiders, the only one is the case of Yusuke Sakata, which is the only case in which he failed to arrest the perpetrator and allowed him to escape.

This record can remain for a while, since he won't easily sacrifice his reputation unless Jiang Hang takes a liking to someone.

"As it stands, I haven't encountered one yet. After all, there aren't many people who can fake it in front of me," Jiang Hang said meaningfully.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki's body stiffened slightly, but then she felt that she wasn't pretending, so her plan shouldn't be discovered by Jiang Hang.

But the next moment, Jiang Hang's words sent a chill down her spine.

"Actually, after we met for the first time a few days ago, I went back and did some simple research on you."

"Investigate me?" Koshimizu Nanatsuki tried her best to keep a calm expression, although she knew that these pretenses would obviously not work in front of Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang didn't hide anything: "After all, I want to recruit you into my firm to work for me, so it's not strange that I want to know a little about your past beforehand."

Seeing that Koshimizu Nanatsuki was still trying to maintain her composure, Jiang Hang said something even more hurtful than the weather itself on this late autumn night.

"The Lavender Locked Room Murder Case—is it because of this case that you don't have much of a liking for those so-called 'famous detectives'?"

Upon hearing the words "Lavender Chamber," Koshimizu Nanatsuki couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. This was the most regrettable case of her life so far.

Even when she was young, she had already demonstrated her mental agility and was much smarter than most of her peers.

After starting school, her grades were always good. Starting from junior high school, because she was quick-witted, if anything happened in class, her friends would ask her what to do.

Later, by chance, she began to assist the police in solving cases.

Although I didn't encounter any major murder cases during my high school years, I still became a minor celebrity in Fukuoka.

At that time, she even thought she was omnipotent.

She will surely become a great figure who will be remembered in history in the future.

Then, just a year later, this unrealistic fantasy was shattered by the death of his best friend.

The Lavender Locked Room Murder Case.

The deceased was a wealthy young lady, and her friend worked as a maid there.

When the incident occurred, she went to check on it and, after confirming that the deceased had committed suicide, she didn't think about the case anymore.

Little did anyone know that shortly after she left, the arrival of another "famous detective" would destroy everything.

The famous detective discovered some signs of tampering on the window of the deceased's bedroom, and then publicized this discovery, even forcing the police to conduct a second investigation into the case.

As a result, her friend became the only suspect with the opportunity to commit the crime and was taken to the police station for questioning multiple times.

It was precisely because of these interrogations that her friend was looked at with suspicion by everyone around her.

During that time, her friend contacted her, but she was a little stressed about her studies at the time. So after learning about this, she simply asked about the case and told the friend that the evidence was insufficient and that she shouldn't be afraid of the police. She then stopped asking about the matter.

Ultimately, her friend, unable to bear the burden any longer, chose to end her own life.

It wasn't until she heard the news that Koshimizu Nanatsuki realized the magnitude of her mistake.

She wasn't someone favored by the gods; she was just an ordinary little person who couldn't even save her own best friend, let alone anything else.

More importantly, she still doesn't know who the famous detective is. She only knows from her friend's words before he committed suicide that he was a high school detective with a strange speech pattern and tone.

Since then, she has been secretly investigating those high school detectives, and even frequently appears on detective programs on Nichiuri TV, all in order to find high school students who meet these requirements as soon as possible.

Little did she know, her revenge plan was stopped by Jiang Hang just as it began.

At this moment, since Jiang Hang had already seen through everything about her, there was no need for Nanatsuki Koshimizu to pretend anymore.

She looked at Jiang Hang coldly: "I'm still looking for the detective who killed my friend last year. Since you know about this and still bring it up, does that mean you already know the high school student's true identity?"

Jiang Hang simply shook his head: "I haven't had any contact with the detective who killed your friend before, but if I have any news, I will contact you immediately."

Seeing that Koshimizu Nanatsuki's expression was becoming somewhat impatient, Jiang Hang added from the side.

“But I have something else on my hands. Although I haven’t found any evidence yet that it’s related to the Lavender Chamber case, I think you’ll be interested in this information.”

Nanatsuki Koshimizu remained unresponsive. Aside from the high school detective incident, she wasn't particularly interested in anything else these days.

It wasn't until Jiang Hang mentioned that so-called suicide website to her.

"The police officer who took our statements at the Metropolitan Police Department just now mentioned that I've been giving statements there for the past two days. In fact, I did help solve a case yesterday."

"The four people committed suicide by burning charcoal, but one of them was determined to have died of cold after an autopsy. She was killed by the real murderer and then faked as a suicide before being sent to that suicide site."

"During my investigation of this case, I discovered several suicide websites that the murderer frequently visited. He used these websites to lure underage girls to his home, where they were then imprisoned by him."

“Although the case has been solved, I have also discovered a 'suicide network' that is already quite large and may even have formed an industry chain behind this criminal and those websites.”

"This suicide network has probably been around for at least a few years. Their operations cover all of Japan and even show a tendency to spread to other countries. Their goal is to induce more people who have lost faith in the future and are disappointed with society to commit suicide in order to satisfy their perverse desire for control."

Jiang Hang could sense that Koshimizu Nanatsuki's face was turning pale.

“I’ve only just started investigating this suicide network, but my resources are limited, so I was thinking of asking you to investigate the suicide cases that have occurred in Fukuoka in recent years.”

"This naturally includes the two people who committed suicide one after another in the lavender locked room murder case. I believe you must also be concerned about whether this organization is interfering behind these suicides."

Chapter 459: Now that I've bought the AE86, I should take it for a spin on Mount Akina.

Jiang Hang made a request to Yue Shui Qi Tsuki that she could not refuse.

Although I haven't known Nanatsukoshi for long, she has the potential to be a great detective, and Conan and Heiji Hattori can serve as examples in this regard.

On the other hand, because of the death of important relatives and friends, they begin to hate the people who caused it all, and may even turn to crime. Jiang Hang has seen many such criminals in the past few months, and Sakata Yusuke is more or less the type of person.

Nanatsuko Koshimizu hasn't gone down that path yet, but judging from her behavior on the day she stopped the car, it's clear that she harbors a deep-seated prejudice against irresponsible detectives.

Taking both of these factors into account, it's actually quite easy to guess what Nanatsuko Koshimizu's current state of mind is.

If there was even the slightest suspicious aspect to her friend's death, she would investigate without hesitation.

She previously believed that the arrogant detective had made a wrong deduction, which led to her friend's unbearable burden and suicide.

So she began to try to find the detective's whereabouts.

Even if she hasn't done anything drastic yet, if she can't find out the detective's identity, she might actually resort to some extreme measures.

If that day really comes, Jiang Hang could use a similar method to Sakata Yusuke to get her out of trouble, but to be honest, even if Holmes acknowledges the legitimacy of private revenge when the law is ineffective.

But in Jiang Hang's case, killing one's target of revenge is never the best way to seek revenge.

To cause someone's beliefs to collapse, their spirit to break down, and their friends and family to abandon them, leaving them to live a painful life in the world, unable to find anyone willing to support them, is also a form of revenge.

Only when there are no other options and no way back will murder become an option for Jiang Hang to consider.

Yusuke Sakata was already at a point of no return; he had begun killing people. By the time Jiang Hang learned about the case, there were only two targets left for him to take revenge on.

Under those circumstances, only by allowing him to complete his final revenge could he calm down.

However, it's different for Koshimizu Nanatsuki. She hasn't taken that step yet, and there's still plenty of time for her to change her mindset.

As for watching someone take that final step into darkness and then pulling them out, taking advantage of their desperation to get them to join the fraternity, Jiang Hang, a mentally sound adult, couldn't do that.

In short, it's still a long way off before we discuss these things now.

Besides, as long as Koshimizu Nanatsuki agrees now, they will be comrades on the same side. If she wants to take revenge on that detective later, he might be able to provide her with some small help.

As expected, Koshimizu Nanatsuki's reaction was not unexpected by Jiang Hang.

“I need to know about those suicide websites first,” she said cautiously, not so easily believing what Jiang Hang said.

“It’s getting late today. I’ll compile some information and send it to you tomorrow morning. You can verify it yourself then. But to be honest, we can’t confirm right now whether your friend’s and that young lady’s suicides are related to these websites,” Jiang Hang emphasized to Yue Shui Qixi again, but was immediately interrupted by Yue Shui Qixi.

“I’ll investigate whether there’s any other conspiracy behind that case myself…” she said, then immediately added, “Even if there’s no connection, as long as such a website is real, I won’t let it continue to exist in this world.”

If what Jiang Hang said is true, and hundreds or thousands of people choose to commit suicide every year because of the inducements on these suicide websites, then she naturally cannot continue to remain indifferent.

Seeing that Koshimizu Nanatsuki had unconsciously clenched her fist, Jiang Hang knew that their conversation had reached a point where it was almost over.

Don't provoke them any further late at night. Wait until they've accepted what happened tonight before slowly discussing the Lavender Locked Room case.

After seeing the preoccupied Nanatsuki Koshimizu off to her car, Jiang Hang quickly returned to his office and lay down on his bed to begin his study session for the evening—the reward for the arsonist had been issued.

Besides the usual monetary rewards, Jiang Hang also acquired a skill that he had been longing for:

Riding (Beginner): Able to skillfully ride some common mounts and vehicles.

After acquiring this skill, Jiang Hang can legitimately declare that he has become a true veteran driver.

Before this, Jiang Hang's driving skills were only so-so. In addition, the AE86 itself is a car that is difficult to control. Even the best setting with all the features could not solve the problem. He could only slow down to be more stable.

But now that he has acquired this skill, Jiang Hang feels different.

Even if it's just a basic skill, after learning from a website in the system space and personally experiencing various car accident scenarios, he can be considered a genuine veteran driver.

Drifting and cornering through drainage ditches are not difficult skills for him to master.

......

Upon waking up and gaining new abilities, Jiang Hang, in a cheerful mood, asked Shizuka Sakaki about the lavender locked room case he had asked them to investigate the day before yesterday after he arrived at work.

Sakagi Shizuka had already prepared the information and immediately began to explain the process of the case to Jiang Hang in detail.

In general, it's a more detailed version of what Jiang Hang had previously found out. Unfortunately, they don't know anyone at the Fukuoka police station, and they can't use Jiang Hang's position as a consultant to the Metropolitan Police Department to ask the Fukuoka police for the case files from last year.

Therefore, in Shizuka Sakaki's investigation, the identity of the detective who made the wrong deduction in that case remains a mystery.

"This detective shouldn't be Ms. Koshimizu Nanatsuki, right? What are you investigating this detective for?" Sakaki Shizuka asked Jiang Hang with some doubt.

Jiang Hang briefly explained Koshimizu Nanatsuki's role in the case to her, and only then did she realize what was going on.

"I haven't found this information yet. I'll go check it again," Jiang Hang said, seeing Shizuka Sakaki's somewhat flustered appearance. He indicated that they had found enough clues for the case.

After all, both victims committed suicide, and the police only suspected Koshimizu Nanatsuki's friend. Although rumors of the murderer committing suicide out of guilt after killing the other victims were rampant at the time, the police ultimately treated the case as a mystery in their official records.

Even if he gets the police files, it probably won't change much. Koshimizu Nanatsuki is quite well-known in Fukuoka. If she can't find out the detective's identity from the police, then the police probably won't have any detailed information about the detective either. At most, a few police officers might remember his general appearance.

Since further investigation wouldn't yield much progress, it's time to stop.