The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

He looked at the photo of Yoshiro Kinoshita in the basement.

“One day I came up with a new magic idea, so I came here to try it out. Then I saw Asako cleaning up photos of Kinoshita, and she looked very sad.”

"It wasn't until later, when I asked my teacher, that he told me the truth about what happened back then after a long silence."

Just like Jiang Hang's reasoning, only the reasoning has changed slightly.

Tsukumo Motoyasu wanted Kinoshita Yoshiro to cooperate with him in marketing their magic, as the master and apprentice's achievements in the magic world had surpassed Kuroba Toichi's. He also somehow found out that Kuroba Toichi was preparing a new magic trick.

He wanted his disciple to replicate the magic trick ahead of time and spread the rumor that Kuroba Toichi had stolen their creation, hoping to avenge the humiliation of being stepped on in the past through his disciple.

In the end, Kinoshita Yoshiro rejected Tsukumo Motoyasu's proposal, wanting to defeat Kuroba Toichi through fair and square means.

In the end, blinded by desire, Tsukumo Motoyasu believed that the disciple he had painstakingly taught had betrayed him and joined Kuroba Toichi's camp.

Driven by this twisted mindset, he destroyed the opponent's magic props and killed his own disciple.

And after that, he continued to try to train the next more obedient Kinoshita Yoshiro to challenge Kuroba Toichi.

It wasn't until eight years ago, when Kuroba Toichi was also killed in a magic accident and lost his greatest rival, that Tsukumo Motoyasu gradually let go of his obsession.

It can be said that it was after Kuroba Toichi's death that Tsukumo Motoyasu, who had been single all along, married his current wife seven years ago, and subsequently had his only daughter, Tsukumo Fumino, and began to repent for what he had done.

Until he met again, he saw Kinoshita Yoshiro's sister, who was looking for him as Miyoshi Asako to become her apprentice.

Chapter 499: Chapter 495: Let the law decide.

Sanada Ichizo's mood had already unconsciously darkened when he got to this point in his speech.

It seems that Tsukumo Motoyasu had already recognized Miyoshi Asako's true identity at that time.

Later, probably through some reason, he realized that the other party also knew the truth of that year, and probably became his disciple in order to avenge his brother.

It was around that time that Tsukumo Motoyasu, having let go of his obsession with Kuroba Toichi, was already prepared in his heart to trade his life for another's.

Furthermore, after realizing that Sanada Ichizo might be aware of his junior sister's problem, he reminded him not to stop Miyoshi Asako's revenge.

Sanada Ichizo had followed Tsukumo Motoyasu for so many years, and when he learned that his idol and mentor had actually done so many despicable things in the past, he was obviously quite shocked.

However, he still chose to follow his teacher's instructions and did not reveal what he knew on the day his teacher died.

Although he did not specifically cover for Miyoshi Mako during the police search, he deliberately left the crime scene briefly before the police arrived, giving Miyoshi Mako about a minute to clean up the scene.

That's why, after the police finally determined that his teacher had committed suicide, he locked himself in his room for several days. It wasn't until he heard that his teacher's wife wanted to hire a detective to investigate the matter that he came out of his room again, wanting to persuade the detective to back down.

Little did he expect that the detective his teacher had invited would be Hawkeye Detective, who had made a name for himself in Japan in the past six months.

In just ten minutes, in addition to confirming that his teacher had indeed died from murder, he also deduced from the carefully wiped photo of Kinoshita Yoshiro in the basement that Kinoshita Yoshiro, who died 14 years ago, was also an important figure in this case.

Even without the coded message left by their teacher, the other party would probably have been able to find the real culprit by talking to these disciples for a while longer.

After recounting what he knew, Sanada Ichizo finally voiced his doubts.

"But now that Ma Zi has already taken her revenge, who else is she going to target? Could it be Master's wife?"

Jiang Hang shook his head and asked Sanada Ichizo a question in return.

"Isn't Miho Mako still quite young this year?"

Sanada Ichizo paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes, my junior sister became your student at the age of 16 and officially debuted at 18. She is only 20 years old now."

It seems this guy with pockmarked skin is quite particular; he even waited until he turned 20 to make his move.

Having just handled a case involving a minor, Jiang Hang is now somewhat sensitive about the age of minors.

"If she was 20 years old, how old was she when she lost her brother 14 years ago?"

Upon hearing this, Sanada Ichizo immediately understood.

Today happens to be the birthday of my teacher's daughter, Fumino!

Did Miyoshi Asako, after killing her teacher, also intend to harm Fumino, who was the same age as her when she lost her brother?!

Thinking that Fumino was still being taken out to buy clothes by Miyoshi Asako, Sanada Ichizo suddenly became anxious.

He had promised his teacher that he would take good care of Fumino and ensure that she could grow up safely.

He didn't know why Jiang Hang could remain so calm even though he already knew.

Is he really so sure that Miyoshi Asako won't take advantage of this opportunity to make a move against Fumino?

Seeing that Sanada Ichizo was about to lose his temper, Jiang Hang told him to calm down.

"Don't worry, when she took Fumino shopping, I didn't see any murderous intent in her eyes."

"Moreover, if the other party really wanted to make a move against Fumino, she had many opportunities to kill Fumino in the week before I received the commission."

"Unless my arrival made her uneasy, she might want to kill Fumino before I solve the case and complete her revenge."

Jiang Hang shook his head: "But in that case, it would be pointless for her to fake your teacher's suicide. Besides, I don't think she would have had the chance to do it. I've been keeping an eye on her the whole time."

Although it may seem like Jiang Hang's side hasn't done anything, in reality, when Miyoshi Asako suggested that she could take Fumino out to buy clothes and become the only suspect to leave the scene, Jiang Hang had already asked Altaïr in the sky to keep an eye on her for him.

If the other party shows even the slightest murderous intent towards Fumino, Altaïr in the sky will thwart her plans.

Don't underestimate Altaïr's combat power. As a reward from the system, Altaïr is inherently very intelligent, and with its aerial advantage, dealing with several armed elite mercenaries is no problem for it.

After all, Hawkeye's enhancement is effective against Altaïr, and with its agility and flight speed far exceeding that of humans, it's more worthwhile to consider how to take out Ran Mouri and Makoto Kyogoku with bullets rather than trying to hit Altaïr with bullets.

"Besides, I'm not the only one eyeing that woman..." Jiang Hang exclaimed.

Jiang Hang's sudden remark left Sanada Ichizo somewhat puzzled.

But judging from Jiang Hang's calm demeanor, Sanada Ichizo knew that Jiang Hang had already made preparations, and there might even be another unidentified person protecting Fumino in the dark.

He wanted to ask more questions, but Jiang Hang waved him off.

"This is not something you should know. Otherwise, if you accidentally let it slip when you go to sweep your teacher's grave one day, your teacher in the afterlife will probably not have a peaceful life."

This might sound offensive, but if souls truly exist in this world, then Tsukumo Motoyasu, who finally let go of his obsession and chose to repay his debt, might actually become a vengeful spirit out of resentment after learning that Kuroba Toichi never actually died.

Yes, Kuroba Toichi.

Although Jiang Hang only saw a man with multiple layers of disguise through Altaïr's eyes, even Hawkeye could only see the first two layers of disguise.

But in this world, Jiang Hang couldn't think of anyone other than Kuroba Toichi who possessed a more refined disguise than himself, Kaito Kid, and Vermouth, the three masters of disguise.

Although the mystery of Kuroba Toichi's life and death had not been fully revealed before Jiang Hang's time travel, the hints from various places allowed readers to guess that Kuroba Toichi was definitely not dead. It's just that he was even more cunning than Conan and had completely hidden himself away.

Even if he wanted to see his son, he would probably only do so secretly from a distance before leaving again.

Now that Kuroba Toichi is appearing around Miyoshi Asako and Fumino in this disguise, it seems that the relationship between Tsukumo Motoyasu and Kuroba Toichi is much more complicated than he imagined.

It is estimated that after learning of Tsukumo Motoyasu's suicide, Kuroba Toichi had already come to investigate in advance and uncovered the truth of what happened back then.

So you're secretly preparing to protect Fumino now?

As Jiang Hang thought about this, he couldn't help but think of the matter of Kujuku Shichie contacting Kogoro Mouri.

A week later, Nanami suddenly wants to hire a detective to investigate. Could there be other people involved?

Jiang Hang obviously couldn't find any evidence for these things.

He won't know the reason for all this unless he can find Kuroba Touichi and have a proper talk with him.

But given the other party's cautious attitude of hiding for eight years, even a few glances from Altaïr in the sky would trigger his instinct to hide, making it unlikely that even seeing him would be easy.

Fortunately, Hawkeye can still see through the other party's disguise and mark them. Unless the other party completely escapes Altaïr's detection range, he will not be able to avoid Jiang Hang's visit.

"We'll talk about Kuroba Toichi's matter after this case is over. Let's go check on Miyoshi Asako first," Jiang Hang thought to himself, then patted Sanada Ichizo on the shoulder, signaling him to come with him.

On their way upstairs, they ran into Tsukumo Shichi, who had just brewed tea.

Seeing the three of them come out of the basement, and Sanada Ichizo still looking unhappy, she didn't know what had happened and couldn't help but ask nervously.

Could it be that the person who killed her husband was her husband's most valued disciple?

Jiang Hang dispelled her worries.

“You’re overthinking it. Mr. Sanada has provided us with a very important clue, and I also have a hypothesis now, but we need to verify it, so we need to go out for a while.”

"When we get back, you'll know exactly how your husband passed away."

Since they hadn't brought Wen Nai back yet, Jiang Hang decided not to tell her the truth to avoid making her worry too much, and instead asked her to wait patiently at home for a while.

"Are we going to arrest Miyoshi Asako now?" After getting into Jiang Hang's car, Sanada Ichizo hesitated for a while before asking Jiang Hang.

After all, his teacher had indeed done something wrong back then, and even if he knew the truth, he was not to tell anyone, so that Miyoshi Asako could successfully complete this revenge and end the grudges of that year.

He only revealed everything he knew because he was worried that Miyoshi Asako might harm others.

Now that Jiang Hang knows the whole truth, he is worried about Wen Nai, but he also feels a little regretful for his junior sister whose talent is slightly better than his own.

Sensing the contradiction in Sanada Ichizo's tone, Jiang Hang casually said, "Although I am a special advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department, strictly speaking, I do not have any law enforcement authority."

"You might not know this, but for some reason, I was reported yesterday by a victim I rescued for having no right to enforce the law and for making violent threats."

"Fortunately, with the help of everyone at the Metropolitan Police Department and the other party's future father-in-law, the other party very kindly forgave me. Otherwise, I would probably be ordered to stop my detective work now. Speaking of which, I was planning to thank the other party properly when they get married," Jiang Hang said with a relaxed expression.

He's not a petty person; he just likes to share these happy things.

Not to mention Sanada Ichizo's subtle expression, even Miyano Shiho, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Jiang Hang with a strange expression.

Jiang Hang changed the subject and continued, "In short, I'm just an ordinary detective, I don't have the power you imagine."

"The arrests are the job of the police, while the convictions are the responsibility of the courts and prosecutors."

He looked at Sanada Ichizo through the rearview mirror: "So what about you? What are your thoughts on this case? Do you want me to personally take your junior sister to the Metropolitan Police Department, or do you want me to let her go?"

This question clearly stumped Sanada Ichizo; it seemed he hadn't expected the famous detective in front of him to pose such a question so directly.

Is this a test?

Sanada Ichizo pondered for a while before shaking his head, indicating that he didn't know what to do either.

On one hand, there are the mistakes the teacher made back then, and on the other hand, there are the teacher's special instructions before his death.

On the other side were his teacher's wife, who looked haggard these past few days, and a little girl named Fumino who was unaware that her father had passed away.

Being caught in the middle, he was indeed under a lot of pressure.

"No matter what, there is no right answer to this kind of thing."

"So you should tell the police everything without hiding anything, and let the law decide the final outcome."

"The case of Miyoshi Asako, who committed murder for revenge, and Tsukumo Motoyasu, who voluntarily atones for his sins with his death, would likely be quite controversial even in court."