The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

When Jiang Hang arrived at the crime scene earlier to examine the scene and the deceased's belongings, he only needed to pick up the lighter and feel its weight to confirm that something must be hidden inside.

After confirming that one of the utility knives in the crew's collection showed signs of being newly installed and not yet used much, Jiang Hang knew that the murder weapon was a utility knife.

After all, it's already evening, not the time when the film crew has just started work.

In order to complete the set design, the crew used everything in their toolbox that could be used on set.

There is no situation where the handle of a utility knife has fingerprints from many people using it, but the blade itself is brand new.

It's only possible that the murderer used that utility knife to kill Yoshiteru Kazami, then disassembled the entire blade and replaced it all with new ones.

Utility knife blades are consumables, so it's unlikely that anyone else on set would notice that more than ten blades were missing. Even the set's prop master would probably have had a hard time noticing the abnormal wear and tear on these props.

Therefore, after realizing that the murder weapon that the police had been unable to find was most likely hidden inside the lighter's liner, Jiang Hang had already figured out how to help Kogoro Mouri regain his confidence in deduction.

While having a heart-to-heart talk with Kogoro Mouri, he secretly took the lighter from Kogoro's body without him noticing.

Then, by using the seemingly tedious and fragmented information from Yoshino Koharu, he would give Kogoro Mouri a headache and make him crave cigarettes, thus naturally drawing his attention to the problem in the lighter.

If the other person doesn't notice, he'll try to steer the conversation towards why the lighter won't light, thus forcing Kogoro Mouri to discover the problem.

Under normal circumstances, it would probably be necessary to remind someone to go this far.

Fortunately, today's Kogoro Mouri is meeting an old classmate, and his mind works very quickly.

I realized the problem with the lighter's internal parts as soon as I started using it.

It seems that what happens next can be logically deduced by Kogoro Mouri.

He secretly patted Yuno Kiharu's back a few times, using some pre-arranged signals to signal her to cooperate at this moment.

These codes are all very simple.

Basically, there are seven or eight simple codes used in different situations, such as asking girls to divert other people's attention, pretend to be stupid, cooperate actively, and leave the place as soon as possible.

Sensing that Jiang Hang was asking her to cooperate with Kogoro Mouri in speaking, Yoshino Koharu was taken aback for a moment, but still followed Jiang Hang's instructions, expressing her surprise and then asking the question that had been bothering her.

“If the murderer used a utility knife to kill the victim, there should be fingerprints or other bloodstains on the knife,” Yuno Kiharu said, then shook her head slightly.

"The police also tested those utility knives with luminol, and no recent bloodstains were found on them. Would the murderer be that careful when committing the murder?"

Since Kogoro Mouri has already obtained the murder weapon, the next step is simply to deduce how the murderer erased the traces he left behind.

After all, none of the suspects have tested positive for luminol.

After thinking it over, he concluded that the murderer must have used some method to conceal his identity.

But what methods did they use to hide it?

Moreover, besides this problem, he himself became aware of a new one.

That is because the murderer wanted to stuff so many razor blades into the lighter's liner, so some of the cotton inside the lighter would have to be removed.

That cotton certainly won't be easy to dispose of.

As he flipped through the information that Yoshino Kiharu had gathered about the crime scene and its surroundings, he first confirmed that the suspects were not carrying any cotton or anything else unusual.

Then they searched through the document to see if there was anything else in it.

Jiang Hang also gave a timely reminder.

"Although the police conducted luminol tests on many people in the villa and on the suspected weapons, they certainly wouldn't test everything. There must have been something easy to hide, and there were many of them in the villa that were not easily noticed, that could have been used as a cover."

At this moment, it seemed that Shizuka Sakaki had thought of something before Kogoro Mouri. Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Hang pulled her back again.

Ok?

Jiang Hang told me to pretend to be stupid and not to say anything?

What does this mean?

Like Yuno Kino, Shizuka Sakaki was somewhat puzzled after receiving Jiang Hang's coded message, but out of trust in Jiang Hang, she chose to remain silent.

However, following Jiang Hang's instructions, she then began pacing back and forth on the other side of the room.

Kogoro Mouri was still deep in thought, but seeing Shizuka Sakaki pacing back and forth on the ground beside her, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a lot of conspicuous white tape stuck around Shizuka Sakaki's feet.

Because the tape was close to where the person died, some of it was stained with blood.

"Wait, how did this tape get stuck here? Didn't the police notice?"

Seeing that her actions had finally been noticed, Shizuka Sakaki breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She quickly explained the purpose of this thing to Kogoro Mouri.

These are the points used to help actors find their routes during filming. Since the camera position is fixed most of the time, the actors naturally need to be in the most conspicuous position in the frame to make the picture look better.

For actors who have been making films for decades, finding the camera position is naturally a basic skill. As long as they can see where the camera is, they can roughly know how to move.

However, many young actors, including idol Yoshiteru Kazami, lack this awareness.

For this reason, almost whenever the film crew used this villa for filming, the villa's floor was covered with all sorts of markings, and some tape even had labels indicating which actor was at which spot.

Although this room was used as the victim's rest room before the incident, it was also used as a filming location for an afternoon before the evening's filming, where the "famous detective" Yoshiteru Kazami analyzed the case in the rest room.

Almost all the tape in this room was prepared for Yoshiki Kazami alone.

The tape was originally supposed to be disposed of after tonight's filming, but due to the case, it hasn't been dealt with yet and has remained at the crime scene.

Several spots near the sofa were stained bright red because they were soaked in Yoshiteru Kazami's blood.

Upon seeing this scene, Kogoro Mouri suddenly had an epiphany and clapped his hands.

"That's right, it's tape!"

"The murderer must have wrapped the handle of the utility knife with tape before the incident, and after killing the victim, he would stick the blood-stained tape on the handle to the areas where the blood would flow before the blood flowed to the ground."

"When the police arrived, the blood had completely soaked the tape on the ground. After the police investigated the tape and confirmed that it was just used to mark the locations for filming, they did not suspect anything because they did not know what the murder weapon was."

"After the incident, the props team and the film crew probably wouldn't have noticed that there was an extra mark in the blood."

As Kogoro Mouri analyzed the situation, he also realized what to do with the remaining cotton in the lighter.

"There wasn't much cotton in the lighter to begin with, and it wasn't very noticeable. Plus, there were markings everywhere in this villa. He could just find a spot with lots of markings, stick the cotton on the floor with tape in the same way, and since the TV series might not even have a sequel, the crew would be even less likely to notice these things."

Having solved two problems at once, Kogoro Mori immediately felt much lighter, as if the mountain weighing on him had been lifted off his feet.

Next, he needs to find the tape containing the cotton in the villa, and the razor blades he has in his hand may still have the killer's fingerprints on them.

After all, it's not easy to remove the cotton from the lighter's inner liner while wearing gloves, and then neatly stuff the blade back into the liner.

In order to ensure speed, no matter how careful the murderer is, he will inevitably leave some flaws.

By comparing the two cases again, we can accurately determine who the murderer in this case is.

However, these fingerprints can only be considered the final, decisive evidence.

When the razor blade was found in the lighter, the culprit had already been identified.

This case clearly occurred without the perpetrator's prior preparation; otherwise, they wouldn't have used props from the film crew.

Among the current suspects.

Nagumo Shinsei and Amejo Ruri don't smoke, so they're definitely not familiar with the structure of this kerosene lighter.

Kasumi Nami's room and the smell of smoke on her body could temporarily serve as her alibi.

So, only Nan Yunxiao, who used to be a heavy smoker, was left, but chose to quit smoking after getting married.

"Brother Jiang Hang, could you please call Liuli in? I have something I'd like to say to her privately."

Jiang Hang nodded: "Okay, I'll go help."

Then, taking advantage of the moment when Kogoro Mouri turned around to look out the window, he swiftly and decisively injected a tranquilizer dart into the back of Shizuka Sakaki's neck, right in front of Shizuka and Yuno Koharu.

Watching Kogoro Mori skillfully find the most comfortable sleeping position before being anesthetized, Jiang Hang walked up to him.

"Let you show off your deductive skills and regain some confidence, that's enough. With me, the pure love warrior, around, don't even think about taking this opportunity to cheat on me, okay?"

Chapter 527: Chapter 523: I'll pretend to be the sleeping Kogoro?

Sakaki Shizuka and Koharu Yuno had thoroughly investigated the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Besides the argument between Kogoro Mouri and Yoshiteru Kazami, there were also various reactions from the crew members after they arrived at the theater.

This included Kogoro Mouri, who, in the eyes of the staff, was an old classmate of Ruri Amashiro, and was talking about his middle school days and his romantic experiences over the years in front of the crew.

Although these places are not described in great detail.

But Jiang Hang still knows Kogoro Mouri very well.

If Conan and Ran were here, he could restrain himself, but now that neither of them are present, Kogoro Mouri, who is easily swayed by beautiful women, will definitely appear very lewd in the eyes of others.

Although Kogoro Mouri always manages to stop at the last minute in the story, Jiang Hang can tell that Ruri Amashiro clearly has a lot of affection for Kogoro Mouri.

Moreover, she is already 36 or 7 years old and has never officially announced a relationship. She doesn't even have many rumors, which is why she is said to be following a healing route.

Isn't this a classic "loser" character from a school anime?

Moreover, she's the kind of ultimate loser who, despite having already suffered a complete defeat, still remains single or even unmarried for life for the male protagonist even after the story's ending.

Therefore, to prevent Kogoro Mouri from facing his second major ordeal in his middle age, Jiang Hang, as a warrior of pure love, felt it was best to intervene in advance and stop it all.

You seem to feel like you've been "sleeping" less lately, and you also think your daughter is even more amazing than you.

Since they're not here right now, let me let you experience what it's like to be asleep.

Seeing Jiang Hang suddenly attack Kogoro Mouri, Shizuka Sakaki and Yuno Koharu looked shocked.

What's happening here?

Jiang Hang was just guiding Kogoro Mouri through the deduction, so why did Jiang Hang suddenly turn against him after Kogoro finally figured out the truth?

A whole host of random guesses, such as the rivalry between famous detectives, instantly popped into the two girls' heads.

If they hadn't known Jiang Hang for so long and knew that what he had just shot was just a regular anesthetic needle, they would have suspected that Jiang Hang was trying to kill them to cover it up.

Jiang Hang then took out a button megaphone produced by Dr. Agasa from a hidden pocket at his waist.

This thing has a simple function: it can perfectly reproduce the speaker's voice quality, and at the same time, it can affect other people's hearing to a certain extent, thus changing the sound localization.

By attaching it to the inside of Kogoro Mouri's collar or even his pants, you can adjust the settings to make it sound like the voice is coming from Kogoro Mouri.

Don't be fooled by Conan's usual behavior of simply knocking out Kogoro Mouri with a tranquilizer dart and then "openly" standing behind Kogoro with his voice-changing bowtie to solve cases.

But in reality, the function of his bow tie voice changer has been updated and iterated several times, and his current voice changer has the same function.