The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

It will take a lot of time to communicate with those suspects, and they may also need to use their hacking skills to find people connected to Kinoshita Yoshiro.

Even after identifying Miyoshi Asako, it's still necessary to use some reverse psychology to trick her or Sanada Ichizo into revealing the truth.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that those messy last words might still have some effect, after all, not all prisoners are as experienced as him.

Jiang Hang muttered something in a voice only he could hear, and then, under the filming of Shizuka Sakaki, gently pried open the other's tightly clenched hand.

The other person had been dead for nearly ten hours, and the body was already quite stiff. However, Jiang Hang, who was familiar with human anatomy, did not use much force and saw what the other person was clutching tightly in their hand before they died.

That was a wedding ring.

Well, this time the hint is quite direct.

The deceased's wife is not currently at home and is indeed highly suspected of being the real culprit in this case.

However, it cannot be ruled out that this was a deliberate illusion created by the murderer.

From Jiang Hang's perspective, this family did not seem to be living a very happy life.

The family's savings were either swindled away or Shibata Shiro gambled it all away, so conflicts between the couple were bound to erupt frequently.

Therefore, Shibata Shiro's wife had quite a strong motive for killing her husband.

If the murderer knew Shibata Shiro, they might have used this method to cover it up.

After confirming that there were no other clues on the deceased's body, Jiang Hang stood up and restored the deceased to his original position, patiently waiting for the police to arrive.

The police in Shizuoka Prefecture were much more efficient than those in Tokyo. About ten minutes later, the Shizuoka Prefectural Police arrived at the apartment building with the bell ringing.

Seeing the police arrive suddenly, many residents in the apartment building were curious and asked which apartment had been the site of the incident.

Upon learning that the incident occurred at the Shibata family's residence, the apartment residents initially showed surprise, but then their expressions became increasingly nonchalant.

Jiang Hang, who was greeting the police at the door, roughly judged the situation by observing the attitudes of the tenants who were watching nearby.

He was indeed a gambling addict, and he often stayed up all night gambling and playing mahjong with another gambler downstairs, losing all the family's money and even having to sell household items to continue gambling.

As a result, arguments and fights would break out in the Shibata household almost every week or two because of this.

Clearly, Shibata Shiro was not only a gambling addict, but also a domestic abuser.

As Jiang Hang thought this, he greeted the police officer with the coral-shaped haircut who looked somewhat familiar as he arrived.

The other party's name was Yokomizo Sango. It seemed that he had dealt with Kogoro Mouri quite a bit before, and even seemed to admire Kogoro Mouri very much.

So much so that when he heard Jiang Hang reveal his family background and learn that he was the Hawkeye Detective Jiang Hang, who was on par with Kogoro Mouri and whose influence was even greater than Kogoro Mouri due to various news media reports, Yokomizo Sango couldn't help but show a scrutinizing look on his face.

He seemed to be pondering whether Jiang Hang could compare to his idol, Kogoro Mouri.

Feeling the other person's gaze, Jiang Hang couldn't help but mutter to himself, "You're not going to test me, are you, Mao Li, here to test me too?"

Chapter 508: Chapter 504: Are police now using this method to torture prisoners?

Fortunately, Inspector Yokomizo Sango did not intend to test him.

After confirming that the person in front of him, who did not quite resemble his image, was indeed the famous detective who was on par with Kogoro Mouri, Inspector Sango Yokomizo quickly turned his attention back to the case, wanting to know if the other party had discovered anything at the crime scene before they arrived.

Perhaps he also wanted to use this case to see if Jiang Hang was really as efficient and accurate in solving cases as the legends suggested.

Jiang Hang nodded in agreement and explained to the police officer why he had suddenly come from Tokyo to Shizuoka Prefecture and why he was at the scene of the victim's death.

After clearing himself of suspicion, he then recounted his findings upon arriving at the crime scene.

"Hmm... The deceased was attacked from behind with a wooden knife while eating breakfast. The TV was on in the living room, so the deceased was probably watching the news before he died. That means the time of death was around 7 a.m. this morning?"

After listening to Jiang Hang's analysis, Yokomizo made this judgment.

Then he saw Jiang Hang shake his head.

“I don’t think 7 a.m. is the time of death, because I saw that the daily newspaper that the deceased had subscribed to this morning was still in the apartment building downstairs. If the person was killed while watching the morning news, that newspaper should obviously be in his home.”

Jiang Hang gave a relatively accurate answer: "After 5 o'clock and before 6 o'clock, this should be the actual time of death of the deceased."

"Then we also have to consider that the deceased regained consciousness some time after the attack and struggled to crawl to the kitchen to call the police, which means that the actual time of the attack may have been before 5 a.m.."

Yokomizo listened to Jiang Hang's explanation and felt that there were some problems with it.

"Isn't it a bit too early to have breakfast at 5 a.m.?"

After all, judging from the food on the dining table in the living room, the deceased must have eaten quite a lot before his death, and this can be determined through a subsequent autopsy.

Jiang Hang nodded.

"But didn't you police officers notice the neighbors' discussion when you arrived?"

"This Mr. Shibata Shiro doesn't have a very good reputation in this apartment building. According to the neighbors, he often stays up all night playing mahjong in the apartment downstairs, sometimes until three or four in the morning, or even all night long."

"If he finished playing mahjong and returned home around this time last night, it wouldn't be strange if he was going to eat something before going to sleep."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's explanation, Yokogawa's expression became much more serious, and he immediately sent his men to ask the nearby neighbors about the situation.

After all, according to Jiang Hang, there might have been some arguments at the place where Shibata Shiro used to play mahjong, and perhaps someone he played mahjong with killed Shibata Shiro for some reason.

Jiang Hang did not stop the other party's actions, and then immediately revealed the more important last words: the wedding ring in the deceased's hand.

After all, at present, Shibata Shiro's wife, whose whereabouts are currently unknown, is the prime suspect.

After all, all the clues pointed to her.

At four or five in the morning, who would cook a midnight snack for a gambling addict?

In any case, based on the traces observed by Jiang Hang using Eagle Eye in the kitchen, only the telephone in the entire kitchen showed signs of Shibata Shiro's use; the rest of the kitchen showed traces of another middle-aged woman, who was about 40 years old.

Another thing is the wedding ring that the deceased was clutching tightly in her hand before she died.

And the fact that the deceased's wife is not currently at home.

But according to the usual 3-choice rule in Conan's studies, one is his wife, one is his mahjong partner, and the other should be Hattori Shizuka, who is making her first appearance beside him.

Among the three suspects, the one who seems the most obvious at the beginning is often not the murderer in the end.

Following this line of thought, the friend who often played mahjong and gambled with Shibata Shiro is more likely to be the real murderer.

Of course, while Jiang Hang was searching for the other gambler downstairs in Henggou, he also wanted to find the deceased's wife, whose whereabouts were currently unknown, and see how she would react upon discovering the news of the deceased's death.

If the wife can no longer be contacted, then the situation is simple; just issue an arrest warrant.

If the other party obediently returns, then the case can be further investigated and studied.

However, this case was indeed much simpler than Jiang Hang had imagined.

After a brief questioning, he basically ruled out the gambler who spent all his time gambling with the deceased.

At first, the gambler tried to cover up their illegal casino, but after Jiang Hang pointed out their activities without reservation and revealed that he was also a prime suspect in the murder, the gambler honestly confessed his crimes.

This gambler does occasionally use some tricks to deliberately make the deceased lose money, but generally speaking, after losing a few times with him, they will basically never come back.

Perhaps because the deceased had practiced swordsmanship since childhood, he was much more prone to getting carried away than the average person.

He lost almost all the money he had brought with him, but because he saw a little bit of success in the gambling game, he thought that he was just having bad luck and that he would definitely be able to win it all back next time.

This is why, in just a few years, tens of millions of yuan in savings were continuously won away by others.

But the deceased insisted on putting on a brave face, saying that this small amount of money was nothing to a kendo champion like him.

Although the gambler had recently become aware of the other family's situation due to the argument at the Shibata family's home, he couldn't bear to part with such a lucrative target. Instead, he kept trying to please him, telling him not to care so much about winning or losing at the gambling table, and that it was okay to occasionally run up some debts.

A gambler who only hopes to profit from the dead is unlikely to harbor murderous intent towards the deceased due to a mere argument.

Jiang Han's keen eye couldn't detect any lying in the other party's expression, which basically confirmed that what the other party said was true.

Of course, the suspicion of the other gamblers in the casino cannot be completely ruled out.

However, at that moment, another of Yokomizo Sango's subordinates came to report on how he had contacted the deceased's wife and learned of her reaction after she learned that her husband had been murdered.

"The voice sounded somewhat panicked, but since it was over the phone, it was impossible to accurately determine whether the other person was nervous because they were worried that their killing of their husband would be exposed, or if they were genuinely panicked because of their husband's sudden death."

Yokomizo nods: "So what are they saying now? Do you know where she is now, and how long it will take for her to come back?"

"According to the woman named Kyoko Shibata, she prepared a meal for her husband around four or five in the morning and then arranged to go golfing with her friends. She is still at the golf course now."

"The other party said they would be back from the golf course now, but it would take about 40 minutes."

Yokomizo nods, seemingly thinking that since the other party dares to come back, he must be quite confident, which might reduce suspicion a bit.

But Jiang Hang has a different opinion.

"I think it would be best to send someone to bring her back. Otherwise, if she flees to avoid punishment, it could cause a lot of trouble."

The golf course where the other party was located was in the suburbs of Shizuoka Prefecture, and there were many ports nearby.

If the other party wanted to escape, the police force required would probably be much larger than what we have now.

When Yokomizo Sango heard Jiang Hang's suggestion, he felt there was no problem with it and immediately said that he would have headquarters find someone to bring the other party back.

However, at this moment, Jiang Hang raised his hand, indicating that he could help the police with this task, as long as one policeman accompanied him.

Originally, Yokomizo's gaze toward Jiang Hang was somewhat hesitant.

After all, although the person in front of them is a special advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department and can be considered one of their own in a sense, is it really appropriate to ask him to do this kind of thing?

Jiang Hang stated directly that it only took him less than two hours to drive from Tokyo to Shizuoka Prefecture.

If the deceased's wife did not intend to flee, he could bring her back here within half an hour.

If the other party has already fled to avoid punishment, he can start the investigation directly in the place where the other party fled, without wasting any more time.

Jiang Hang's request was ultimately granted.

After all, the other party has already searched almost all the clues at the scene, so it can be said that the real culprit in this case is more than 90% the deceased's wife.

Therefore, Yokomizo Sango decisively stated that he would have his men remain at the crime scene while he went with Jiang Hang.

Upon hearing this, Shizuka Sakaki hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not utter the words of advice.

What used to be a 40-minute drive, Jiang Hang said, only takes him half an hour to make a round trip.

Since the inspector in front of him understood, he should also understand what this concept means, so he must have made full preparations.

Before leaving, Jiang Hang briefly spoke a few more words to Sakaki Shizuka, telling her to wait for him to return safely, before turning back to Hattori Shizuka.

“Ms. Chibo, I’m afraid we won’t be able to get your photo from the police until after the case is closed. I hope you don’t mind.”

Hattori Shizuka gently shook her head: "To witness Mr. Jiang Han's exquisite skills has truly broadened my horizons. I only hope that you can catch the real culprit as soon as possible and end this tragedy."

It was clear that she wasn't in a good mood at the moment.