The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

However, Shimashiro Kimie had also searched online this afternoon for information about Jiang Hang's exploits and knew that his skills were definitely much better than what he was currently displaying.

If it weren't absolutely necessary, Shimashiro Kimie really wouldn't want to be an opponent of someone like that.

But she also had to admit that the moment she had the urge to kill, she was already destined to become his opponent.

In short, let's delay as much as possible.

Jiang Hang glanced at the warehouse in the darkness, which had been burned down and then rebuilt, and did not continue to provoke the other party on this topic.

"Miss Shimashiro Kimie, tomorrow is the Mermaid Festival. Will you be very busy tonight? I remember that it's just you and your great-grandmother at your shrine. You usually have to take care of your great-grandmother. You must be very tired lately."

When suddenly asked this question, Kimie Shimashiro first nodded, then shook her head.

"To be honest, when I first took on these tasks, I was definitely very busy, but I gradually got used to it over time."

"Compared to most of the year, I don't have much to do at the shrine. It's only during the Mermaid Festival that I feel my value."

As she said this, Shimashiro Kimie seemed to remember something and said earnestly to Jiang Hang, "By the way, Mr. Jiang Hang, I have already asked Great-Grandma about the Dugong Arrow for you. Great-Grandma said that if you are selected tomorrow, the Dugong Arrow will be given to you as a gift from our Mermaid Island."

"If you are selected tomorrow, please remember to keep it safe."

Chapter 514: Chapter 510: The Mermaid Festival Begins

Upon hearing what Shimashiro Kimie said, Jiang Hang couldn't help but smile.

It seems like the other party is planning to give me special treatment.

However, he didn't care much about such a backdoor.

But given the other party's attitude, Jiang Hang felt that he could still save them.

"Although I only arrived at Mermaid Island today, I do think the scenery here is quite nice, and I hope that the Mermaid Festival on the island can continue in the future."

He said to Shimashiro Kimie, "Excuse my bluntness, but compared to having your great-grandmother perform the ceremony every year, what will happen to the festival on your island if one day your great-grandmother has some health problems?"

Looking at the silent Shimashiro Kimie, Jiang Hang continued, "This afternoon, you told us that your great-grandmother was simply long-lived and had not actually eaten any mermaid flesh, nor was it as outrageous as those outsiders claimed. So what I'm saying is something that the residents of your island should consider."

"While it's good to maintain tradition, when it really comes time to make changes, we still have to keep looking forward."

After a while, Shimashiro Kimie slowly said, "I have thought about making changes, but those tourists come to the island because of the great-grandmother, and everyone on the island is counting on the annual mermaid festival to attract more tourists. If the changes don't satisfy everyone, then it would be a disservice to everyone's hard work over the years."

Jiang Hang shrugged: "Actually, the world has changed. It's been three years since that case involving the suspected mermaid remains."

"Three years ago, perhaps because of the rumors of immortality, many important people came to the island, such as former prime ministers or prime ministers."

"But three years have passed now. Do you think those important figures still care about these things?"

"Perhaps those big shots have already found out the truth about that corpse from back then, and confirmed that there is no such thing as immortality on this island. They just feel that there is no need to make these things public."

"Tourists who come to the island now may initially have some ideas because of the rumors of immortality, but most of them know that immortality has nothing to do with them."

"They come here simply to experience the island's scenery and the lively festival. If possible, they might stay here for a few more days to see if living here can help slow down aging."

"To be honest, most tourists probably don't care whether the person presiding over the festival is a girl or an old lady whose exact age they can't even say. No matter how mysterious the island's residents make it sound, they just treat it as a story that goes with the attraction."

Jiang Hang casually cited some stories and legends about tourist attractions he had visited in his previous life.

In later generations, which tourist attraction doesn't have a few legends about gods and ghosts? If it weren't for these stories that later generations pieced together and forcibly fabricated, it would seem as if the attraction wasn't so authentic.

However, the people on Mermaid Island still adhere to traditions from decades ago. They themselves haven't even figured out why they've persisted with the Mermaid Island festival for so many years, even though Mermaid Island had always been in a state of semi-death before.

What truly brought Fish Island into the public eye was the case three years ago.

"Letting your great-grandmother retire peacefully is actually not a bad thing for your island."

After listening to Jiang Hang's explanation, Shimashiro Kimie clearly showed some interest.

However, after persisting for so many years, being told that all those years of persistence had actually been of little use made her feel quite sad.

"Or, you can take your time and try to talk to the older people on the island about your ideas. I think you can gain some insights from talking to them."

After Jiang Hang spent an afternoon probing, he basically confirmed that the older people on the island probably knew the truth of what happened back then, but no one was willing to tell this cruel truth to the woman in front of him, leaving her to bear all the pressure alone.

This is actually unfair.

That's why Jiang Hang said that, suggesting the other party go and confirm with the older people.

After he said all that, Shimashiro Kimie seemed to recall the case from three years ago, and her eyes changed again.

“Mr. Jiang Hang, thank you for your reminder. I will give your suggestions a good consideration. However, preparations for this year’s festival are almost complete. Even if we want to make changes, it will be at least a matter for next year or later.”

With that, Shimashiro Kimie gave Jiang Hang a slight bow and then made a gesture of taking her leave.

Watching the other person turn and leave, Jiang Hang stroked his chin.

Could it be that after realizing that the Mermaid Festival might continue even without her or that 130-year-old woman, as long as the tourists wanted to see it, the other party decided to take a gamble?

Then his advice would have the opposite effect.

"Let's take another look," he said, glancing back at the warehouse before returning to his room without further ado.

When he returned to his room, he was somewhat surprised to find that Shizuka Sakaki and Yuno Koharu were both waiting for him there.

Seeing him return in civilian clothes, Sakaki Shizuka first asked Jiang Hang with some suspicion, "You didn't solve this case while you were out, did you?"

They originally came to Jiang Hang's room to invite him to have some late-night snacks together.

After all, there are many seafood specialties here, and they taste pretty good. It's rare for them to let loose and they're planning to have a few more seafood feasts.

However, when they finally found Jiang Hang, they discovered that he wasn't even in the room.

So the two girls started making a bet about Jiang Hang's whereabouts.

Mu Chunyuna felt that Jiang Hang's calm expression throughout the afternoon meant he must have found some crucial clues, and perhaps he would have already solved the case by the time he returned.

Sakaki Shizuka recalled Hattori Heiji's reasoning and concluded that Kadowaki Saori was probably hiding somewhere on the island and would likely reappear after the festival next year.

She felt that since Jiang Hang had already figured out how the dugong arrow was lost, the case was practically over, which was why Jiang Hang could so easily let them relax on the island.

She felt that Jiang Hang probably didn't go out because of Kadowaki Saori's case. Perhaps he was interested in the mysterious mermaid corpse case from three years ago and wanted to investigate the truth behind it.

Hearing the two girls' discussion, Jiang Hang simply shrugged.

"What you're saying is all right, but also all wrong."

"I roughly know where that client is, and I also have some leads on the case from three years ago."

"But it needs to be pointed out that the case three years ago is also the main reason why Kadowaki Saori is now missing. If any of you can guess it, I'll consider you amazing."

Hearing Jiang Hang continue to play the riddle-maker, the two girls couldn't help but frown and begin to ponder the connection between the two events.

Lacking crucial information, they naturally couldn't deduce anything useful and could only hope that Jiang Hang could give them some more hints.

"You already know where she is, so why don't you just bring her back?" Yuno Kiharu pressed.

Jiang Hang smiled but didn't say anything, instead letting the two girls continue to deduce, which was also a way to train their associative abilities.

"In short, everything should be clear by tomorrow. If you can't guess, just wait patiently."

In the end, none of them got to have the late-night snack.

After all, there would be all sorts of activities starting early in the morning for the festival the next day, so they naturally needed to save up their energy to spend on the festival.

The next morning, Hattori Heiji still had dark circles under his eyes, looking like he hadn't slept well again.

But you can't blame him.

He spent yesterday afternoon and evening outside investigating and questioning the island's residents.

Although he could vaguely sense that there was indeed some secret hidden in this mermaid festival on the island, he didn't have Jiang Hang's cheat code, nor did he have Shiho Miyano to warn him in advance.

He pondered all night but couldn't come up with anything.

He originally planned to go to bed early so he could be in better shape to analyze the case the next day.

Then he discovered that Jiang Hang had suddenly gone out late at night.

Later, with the help of Kazuha, he learned from Jiang Hang's two assistants that Jiang Hang had basically solved all the mysteries and connected the case from three years ago with the disappearance of Kadowaki Saori.

Now he was completely unable to sleep.

What exactly happened back then that would affect us three years later?

I can't figure it out, no matter how I think about it, I can't understand where Jiang Hang discovered what clue.

But naturally, he couldn't bring himself to ask Jiang Hang for the answer, so he could only rely on his own investigation to deduce the truth.

This also made his dark circles even more severe.

Fortunately, he has naturally dark skin, so you can't really see his dark circles unless you look closely.

"Ugh... I'm so sleepy. What are your plans for today?" Hattori Heiji asked, yawning repeatedly as he ate his breakfast.

Seeing Jiang Hang sitting there calmly, drinking his morning tea with great energy, Hattori Heiji just wanted to go back to his room for another nap.

Then he heard Kazuha constantly telling him about the day's arrangements, her voice like a lullaby, from what to do in a certain place in the morning to what to do in a certain place in the afternoon.

The Mermaid Festival officially began at 6 p.m.

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji had already fallen asleep again at the dining table.

"...If we get to draw the arrow tonight, we can get the Dugong Arrow. I wonder if there's any magic in it..." Kazuha Toyama muttered to himself about his plans, then turned to see Heiji Hattori, who was completely unresponsive.

Jiang Hang took the initiative to help the other party out of the predicament.

"He must be exhausted from running around these past few days, let him sleep a little longer."

"He should be more energetic by noon."

Despite her complaints, Kazuha Toyama still took the half-asleep Heiji Hattori back to his room.

Even this morning's itinerary was changed from playing around to staying at the hotel to wait for Hattori Heiji to wake up.

"Childhood sweethearts are so wonderful," Jiang Hang muttered to himself.

But then he thought about it again. Shimashiro Kimie was one of his childhood friends, and she had burned her mother to death with her own hands.

It seems that childhood friends like Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha are relatively rare.

While muttering to himself, Jiang Hang was dragged by the two girls to participate in various festival games.

Since it's already winter, many classic summer festival events can't be held in winter.

But it's not bad in winter either.

It's like the signature winter seafood soup of Mermaid Island.