The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"Is this the Aoi-ya Ryokan? It looks pretty good. I wonder what the service is like inside. I hope it won't disappoint."

"Honestly, we're here to investigate a case, Dad, don't start thinking about resting now!"

......

Hearing this voice, Jiang Hang looked at Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri not far away with some surprise.

Of course, there's also the famous elementary school student Conan, the Grim Reaper.

What a coincidence!

After mentioning the suicide website to Conan, he didn't really expect Conan to provide any clues. After all, Conan was currently living under someone else's roof, and whatever cases he encountered depended on what cases Kogoro Mouri could handle.

Therefore, Jiang Hang did not tell Conan about the suicide forest.

Unexpectedly, Kogoro Mouri has once again brought Conan here by sheer coincidence.

"So, has another case occurred here, and it's a murder, no less?"

Jiang Hang muttered this to himself, then walked over and greeted Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri in a very open and generous manner.

"It's you! You didn't come here because you received the same case as us, did you?" Kogoro Mouri's attitude towards his fellow detectives was generally not very friendly, unless the other party was of the opposite sex.

As for Jiang Hang, a fellow resident of Beika Town like himself, Kogoro Mouri naturally had even less affection for him.

It's worth noting that recently, thanks to the mysterious title of "Sleeping Kogoro," he has gradually gained considerable fame in various places and can now be considered a famous detective.

But coincidentally, less than a kilometer away from his Mori Detective Agency, there was an even more famous Pioneer Detective Agency. Jiang Hang, a rookie detective whose debut time was less than a fraction of his, was already much more famous than him.

Ironically, many of these deductions were made by Jiang Hang in front of him.

If the client really invited both Jiang Hang and Kogoro Mouri to come together, then Kogoro Mouri himself wouldn't be confident of taking control of the case from this client.

Hearing Kogoro Mouri's question, Jiang Hang shook his head frankly: "I only came here to investigate the situation of this suicide forest for some personal reasons. I did not receive any commission myself."

Knowing that Jiang Hang had no cases, Kogoro Mouri immediately laughed: "What? You should have said so earlier! Since you're interested in this Suicide Forest, I'll help you look for it after I've solved my client's case. As soon as I take action, I'll be able to find out the truth immediately!"

Ran Mouri tugged at her father's sleeve, then stepped forward and apologized to Jiang Hang somewhat apologetically: "That's just my father's personality, Jiang Hang, don't take it too seriously."

At that moment, another young man whom Jiang Hang had never seen before suddenly appeared behind Kogoro Mouri.

"What? You're the famous eagle-eyed detective Jiang Hang? Can I get your autograph? Wait, something's not right. I just saw you on TV yesterday, and you didn't look like this at all. Are you some imposter who popped up out of nowhere?!"

Chapter 461: Chapter 457: The Long-Haired Corpse Whose Time of Death Was Disguised?

Since Jiang Hang chose to appear on television in a disguised form, he must have already anticipated that his clients might react in this way when he goes out to handle cases in the future.

Jiang Hang did this for a simple reason: he didn't want too many people to know about his image; it was simply his personality.

Even with his disguise skills, which could fool over 99% of the people in the world, he certainly wouldn't think of sticking a fake skin on his face if he could sunbathe in his original form.

Besides, while a detective's fame might bring more cases, it's not necessarily a good thing for a detective.

Whether they are criminals who have not yet committed crimes or criminals who have already committed crimes, once they realize that there is a famous detective by their side, they will only act more cautiously, making it more difficult for others to find clues to the case than usual.

In fact, to avoid their flaws being discovered by those famous detectives, they might even directly target the detectives.

For example, Kogoro Mouri became a household name as a detective in the later stages of the manga, and he could be recognized wherever he went, which naturally brought them a lot of danger.

If you removed their protagonist aura, who knows how many times they would have died.

Even if Jiang Hang wasn't afraid of these things, he didn't want to cause himself any trouble just because of his face.

At this moment, Jiang Hang looked at the young man behind Kogoro Mouri who looked just as unreliable as Kogoro Mouri, curious about his identity.

Kogoro Mouri wasn't keen on answering Jiang Hang's question, but Ran Mouri kindly answered for him: "This is Officer Misao Yamamura, a police officer from Gunma Prefecture. We met him in the Togami Forest and then came here in his car."

Mountain Village Mantra?

The name Jiang Hang sounded somewhat familiar.

Before time travel, when I was watching Conan on short videos, it seemed like there really was such a guy.

Although he doesn't appear many times in the Detective Conan manga, he is still quite well-known within the manga.

This guy isn't good at anything else. He has absolutely no talent for reasoning, and as a police officer, he's unusually timid and cowardly in some supernatural places. But he's really lucky.

He should still be a police inspector at the moment.

After interacting with Conan a few times, he became a genuine police inspector thanks to Conan's help in solving cases, although the decisive factor was actually his professional status.

As mentioned before, Japanese police are divided into professional, semi-professional, and non-professional groups.

Non-professional officers, like Inspector Megure, rise step by step from ordinary police officers, honing their skills on the front lines of cases for more than ten or twenty years, and finally reaching the position of inspector is the end of their career. In fact, most non-professional police officers may not even be promoted to inspector before retirement.

Take, for example, the protagonist of the famous crime drama Furuhata Ninzaburo. He solved countless mysterious murder cases during his police career, but in the end, he was only a deputy inspector.

This is a unique feature of Japan: no matter how outstanding an individual's abilities are or how many merits they have made, at most they can only slightly accelerate their promotion, but they cannot break this rule.

As for the professional police officers, they start as assistant inspectors and, after a year of assessment, can become inspectors. Their starting point is already the highest rank that Inspector Megure, a non-professional police officer, can reach in his lifetime.

Yamamura Misao's ability to become a police inspector at such a young age, even in Gunma Prefecture, might seem less prestigious than a police inspector in the Metropolitan Police Department. However, if Yamamura Misao were to be transferred to Tokyo someday, his rank would remain unchanged. This is similar to Kuroda Hyoue, who appeared later in Detective Conan. He was initially the head of the First Investigation Division in Nagano Prefecture, but was later transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department to continue serving as the head of the First Investigation Division.

Therefore, although it may sound unbelievable, Yamamura Misao is indeed one of only about ten "professional elites" in all of Japan each year.

It's no wonder that people outside say all Japanese police officers are useless and incompetent when it comes to someone who has almost no sense of reasoning and whose only role in cases is to make jokes.

Yamamura Misao isn't very famous yet. If he were to be exposed in public in the future, people might suspect that there's some kind of shady dealing involved in the professional group's assessment.

Of course, these are all speculations made by Jiang Hang based on the criticisms of Shancun Cao by those content creators in his previous life.

You have to see a person's true abilities for yourself to know.

Since Yamamura Misao can become an elite member of the professional group, he should at least have some expertise in certain areas.

Who knows, maybe the other party is actually a master of playing dumb to outsmart others?

With this in mind, Jiang Hang put aside his inner complaints and began to demonstrate his disguise skills to this police elite.

To be precise, it should just be a makeup technique.

He wouldn't go so far as to create a fake human skin just to prove his identity to a policeman.

His makeup skills alone are enough to prove his ability.

Sure enough, after seeing Jiang Hang simply reach into his pocket, take out some powder, pat it on his face, and gently pinch it to make some simple adjustments to his appearance, Yamamura's exclamations of surprise never stopped.

"What kind of magic is this? No wonder you're the famous Hawkeye Detective! No, I think you should be called the Detective of a Hundred Faces!" In less than half a minute, this elite police officer had completely put aside his doubts and trusted Jiang Hang completely.

Even Jiang Hang couldn't help but think that this guy was too easy to fool. He hadn't even shown him anything real yet, and the other party was already staring at him with admiration. Who knows if the other party would kneel down and beg to become his apprentice if he saw those more advanced skills?

Seeing Conan's somewhat speechless expression, Jiang Hang decided to ask Conan later if he had always been like this.

But for now, let's ask Yamamura Misao what he's here for?

Is it another suicide in the vicinity, or has some kind of murder occurred?

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's question, Yamamura Misao seemed to have absolutely no sense of secrecy. He even began explaining the reason for his visit in front of Kogoro Mouri, another famous detective.

Not long ago, an employee of the Aoi-ya Ryokan discovered a body in the forest while out gathering the last of the autumn vegetables.

As a suicide hotspot that has suddenly "flourished" in recent years, there are quite a few corpses in Toujin Forest. Although the Gunma Prefecture police have tried many methods, they have not achieved much so far. Therefore, the police can only come here to make a record when they find a corpse.

As for why Inspector Yamamura Misao made a special trip for this body, it's because quite a few problems have been discovered with the body so far.

"The deceased appears to have died by suicide, but there are still a few questions. First, there were car keys on the deceased, but no driver's license was found." Yamamura Misao honestly stated the plot he had obtained.

"I have cigarettes, but I can't find a lighter."

"Most importantly, he died in the summer, but he was wearing a sweater from autumn and winter. I came here specifically to investigate these things."

As Yamamura Misao said this, Kogoro Mouri was frantically making faces at him, as if telling him not to say any more.

But Yamamura Misao seemed to ignore Kogoro Mouri's winking and gesturing.

Or perhaps he misinterpreted Kogoro Mouri's winking as something else entirely.

"It's quite a coincidence, actually. I was checking to make sure no clues were overlooked in this case, while Detective Mori was also hired by the owner of this hotel to investigate the truth of another case. And according to our reasoning, the common thread between these two cases is likely the victim who committed suicide four years ago!"

As he spoke, he recounted the case information he had discussed with Kogoro Mouri in the car—

The request that Kogoro Mouri received came from the owner of this inn, Yoshiro Toda.

According to the owner, about five years ago, he was suddenly greeted by a strange guest one day.

They were men dressed in red, with hair pulled back, and looking somewhat weathered.

He spent 100,000 yen at the Aoi-ya Hotel, then handed the owner a briefcase and a letter, asking him to do some things for him.

"I'll give you 100,000 yuan. You keep this briefcase and envelope safe for me."

"Even if I die a year later, someone will come and collect it."

"If I'm the one picking it up, give me the briefcase. If it's not me, give the envelope to someone else. And don't forget my red coat and long hair!"

Yamamura Misao really did have a bit of talent; he vividly simulated the words spoken by the person who committed suicide, and even gave people the feeling of a vengeful spirit returning to life.

However, this kind of thing might scare Ran Mouri, who is afraid of ghosts, but it obviously wouldn't scare Jiang Hang.

He nodded, indicating that Yamamura Misao should continue, as this level of ghost story posed no challenge for him whatsoever.

Yamamura Misao continued speaking:

"The body we recently discovered was that of a man with long hair. Furthermore, the boss only hired a detective to investigate after learning about this man's body. Therefore, it seems that both cases involve the same person."

Jiang Hang was referring to the newly discovered body.

Meanwhile, Yamamura Misao continued to explain his "reasoning".

"If that's all there is to it, then there's a problem."

"Why would someone who paid 100,000 yen five years ago to have these briefcases stored away commit suicide a year later on his way to retrieve them?"

Just listening to Yamamura's description, Jiang Hang could already sense the strong undercurrent of homicide.

"So you did an autopsy on that body?" Jiang Hang's first question immediately caught Yamamura Misao off guard.

After a long while, Yamamura Misao shook his head somewhat awkwardly: "There have never been many forensic doctors. We have tried our best to apply, but we still haven't been able to get one. So the body is still at the police station waiting for someone to claim it. If no one claims it, it will probably be disposed of after a while."

At this opportune moment, Jiang Hang gave UDI a good opportunity to advertise, promoting the research institute that was established solely to eliminate unnatural deaths.

Hearing that such a powerful organization already existed in Tokyo, Yamamura Misao, though not a qualified police officer, could still do the job of a messenger.

I believe that after this case is over, when he returns to the police station and chats with people, he will be able to spread the word about UDI.

But for now, let's focus on this case.