The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Conan probably overheard what that woman said, so he wants to prove himself by catching Kaito Kid?

Jiang Hang felt he had discovered the truth.

"I almost caught Kaito Kid last night, but I wasn't prepared enough, and he managed to shake me off in the end," Conan said stubbornly, as if he were proud of catching his cousin.

Jiang Hang shrugged in response: "Fine, a bunch of people making such a fuss over a fake gem, you and Phantom Thief Kid must be really bored."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Conan's expression immediately changed.

"Is that sapphire star fake?"

“Yeah, it’s something you can tell at a glance.” Over the years, Jiang Hang has acquired a bunch of random skills, such as wine tasting and jewelry appraisal. However, since these are all skills that might be used in cases, Jiang Hang has basically upgraded them to the intermediate level.

"More importantly, the real thing is currently stored in my drawer at home. It's impossible for there to be two Sapphire Stars in the world."

These things were basically given to him by the system. Jiang Hang only glanced at them briefly and knew roughly what they were.

Since Jiang Hang wasn't going to provoke Kaito Kid anymore, these gems would just end up piling up in his drawer.

I never expected that when I went out this time, I would find that my gemstones had been counterfeited.

The thought that Kaito Kid was still secretly eyeing the fake gem, and the vaguely familiar scent he had smelled on the actress, made Jiang Hang find the whole thing quite interesting.

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

I've been lazy lately, and I need to get back to my normal update schedule.

Put some pressure on yourself and write another chapter before noon.

Chapter 542: Phantom Thief Kid's Surrender

After chatting with Conan for a while, it was clear that Conan's expression stiffened immediately when he learned that the gem Maki was wearing was fake and the real one was in his possession.

Conan, unaware that Kaito Kid was also near the airport and disguised as someone else, peering in from a distance, suddenly wondered if he had been tricked by Kaito Kid.

Did Phantom Thief Kid already confirm that the gem was fake, which is why he didn't use his real skills last night and instead just wandered around the scene before running away?

He went to so much trouble to pursue her, and today he's still worried about whether the gem will continue to be targeted by Phantom Thief Kid.

Now that he knows the gem is fake, Conan immediately loses his enthusiasm.

Judging from Conan's appearance, he'll probably sleep all the way to Hakodate after boarding the plane.

Jiang Hang didn't expose the truth; he simply threw Conan back to Ran and that was it.

After all, he was planning to catch up with Kaito Kid first.

As for that familiar bitter almond scent on the woman?

Let's wait a bit longer. After all, this woman just gave me a hard time, and judging from her personality, she seems to be a self-centered woman. Even if we don't intend to kill her, we should let her hold on a little longer.

After all, judging from the other party's condition, they haven't shown any symptoms of poisoning yet, so the poison probably hasn't even started to take effect.

As Jiang Hang thought this, he checked his "treasure bag," where all the poisons and antidotes were still on him.

As cyanide is the most common and classic poisoning tool in Conan, Jiang Hang also specially prepared a series of antidotes.

Moreover, with his advanced disguise skills, he wouldn't be detected even when going through security checks.

Besides, Japan's security checks are just perfunctory. If they were really strict, there wouldn't have been so many hijackings and poisoning incidents on airplanes.

In short, after briefly mentioning to Shiho Miyano that he had an old acquaintance he hadn't seen in a long time and making a "1412" gesture (the original code name of Kaito Kid), he temporarily left the crowd before boarding the plane, citing the need to use the restroom as an excuse.

Shiho Miyano helped carry Jiang Hang's luggage and sighed softly.

Another Phantom Thief Kid has appeared. Is Jiang Hang planning to ask Phantom Thief Kid for help again?

As she gradually came to understand Jiang Hang's thoughts, Shiho Miyano thought to herself.

Meanwhile, on Kaito Kid's side...

Kaito Kuroba is now covered in sweat again.

He had been observing the area around his target from a distance to confirm that it was still intact.

Even if a detective kid who looks exactly like him for some reason appears, he doesn't think he'll make a mistake.

Even if he is discovered, he can take the treasure and parachute out of the plane to leave calmly—at most, he might be a little disheveled while jumping into the deep mountains and finding his way home.

But at least in front of others, he won't lose his image as the Phantom Thief Kid.

Then he saw the person he least wanted to see.

Jianghang.

A guy who, for no apparent reason, can spot all sorts of disguises just by looking at them.

Over the past few months, he has thoroughly studied everything his father left behind, and even created several disguise techniques that he himself could not detect any flaws in.

But it's still useless.

As long as he stood in front of Jiang Hang, the other party could still easily see through his disguise, as if he had eyes that could see through things.

Although Jiang Hang doesn't seem to be a traditional detective, he's not as persistent as a certain police officer who has been chasing Phantom Thief Kid for over ten years when it comes to catching phantom thieves.

Basically, every time his disguise is exposed, they don't kill him; they even deliberately let him leave.

The most outrageous thing is that this guy is clearly a detective, but when he encounters something he can't handle on his own, he will deliberately come to me for help.

Kaito Kuroba even felt that the other party might have already known his true identity, which was why they could always find his location so accurately whenever they needed to find him.

In short, keep your distance from this guy, otherwise he'll target you and might even use the excuse of not arresting him to get you to do something for him.

Seeing that Jiang Hang had inexplicably gotten involved, Kuroba Kaito was already considering whether to retreat. Although the two groups of people seemed to be going to the same place, their purposes were probably different.

He could simply change his ticket and go to Hakodate to try and confirm the status of the gem.

He happened to remember that his father seemed to have left some unresolved matters in Hakodate, and he could take the opportunity to settle those matters during his trip there.

With that in mind, Kaito Kuroba began to consider changing his flight to a later one.

Then, as soon as he turned around, he saw a figure that had appeared behind him without him noticing.

And it was the guy he absolutely didn't want to see.

Seeing the smiling expression on the other person's face, Kaito Kuroba sighed deeply.

This guy, even though he was almost a hundred meters away, he still had to use binoculars to help observe the mouth movements of those people when they spoke. Yet Jiang Hang, even from over a hundred meters away, was able to see through his disguise, which he thought had no major flaws, in front of so many passersby at the airport.

Just how good are this guy's eyes?

Even the eyes of a real eagle wouldn't be this outrageous.

Since the other party has already appeared here, Kaito Kuroba can only helplessly raise his hand, indicating that you can do whatever you want.

"Don't be so formal. I just came to ask you about the situation. I didn't mean to do anything to you," Jiang Hang patted Kuroba Kaito on the shoulder. "These clothes you took from someone are pretty good. Do you return these clothes to the people you take from their homes?"

When asked this question for the first time, Kaito Kuroba could only slump his shoulders and explain to Jiang Hang, "I will definitely put it back at their house after cleaning it. I only ever borrow it, okay?"

"How come I remember that time at the Twilight Villa, you stripped Kogoro Mouri of his clothes and threw him in the convenience store warehouse, and then you just threw those clothes away? Kogoro Mouri still talks about it occasionally," Jiang Hang said, expressing his suspicion.

"Afterwards, I secretly returned an identical set of clothes, but that clueless old man didn't care about anything and didn't even notice that there was an extra set of clothes he had thrown away in his closet." Phantom Thief Kid spread his hands, indicating that he truly had a clear conscience.

As Kaito Kid muttered to himself, he didn't want Jiang Hang to keep asking him all sorts of nonsense. Instead, he asked Jiang Hang directly what he wanted to see him for this time.

"It's nothing, just wanted to catch up and maybe ask you for a small favor after you've done this job," Jiang Hang added casually. "Of course, I can reimburse you for all your expenses on this trip. If you'd like, I can even help you invite your childhood sweetheart for a romantic trip to Hokkaido. What do you think?"

Chapter 543: The Background of Phantom Thief Kid

So, this guy already knew his real-world identity all along, right?

Kaito Kuroba couldn't help but look at the young detective in the distance.

If he were to use the identity of this detective kid who looks exactly like him but has somehow turned into this little devil, would he be able to fool Jiang Hang?

Just thinking about Kaito Kuroba makes me think it's hopeless.

Judging from how Jiang Hang had that young detective completely under Jiang Hang's thumb, his identity was probably exposed to Jiang Hang long before.

With a helpless wave of his hand, he abandoned his final escape plan.

They already know my true identity. If I don't cooperate now, they'll probably come down to me in person.

At least Jianghang has a decent reputation, unlike that mysterious organization that he doesn't even know anything about now, and that would point a gun at him and start shooting the moment they met.

Now just listen to what the other person has to say.

At least Jiang Hang's meaning should be that as long as he agrees to help, he won't interfere with his operation on this plane.

As for the help I'll be providing later...

Kaito Kuroba also made his own demands.

"This flight is heading to Hakodate. I also have some things to take care of in Goryokaku, which is near Hakodate. If you want my help, you'll have to wait until I've finished dealing with those matters."

"Wulengguo?" Jiang Hang found the place somewhat interesting. Could it be a city shaped like a five-pointed star?

"It's just outside Hakodate. Since you already know my identity, you should also know that Phantom Thief Kid first appeared eighteen years ago. I can only be considered the second generation of Phantom Thief Kid now, right?"

"I'm going over there to see what the original Phantom Thief Kid still hasn't solved."

Kaito Kuroba looked at Jiang Hang, and Jiang Hang nodded.

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"Of course, if you encounter any trouble, I can help you out."

As for the original Phantom Thief Kid...

Not only do I know, but I also recently met with your biological father, who has been missing for many years and whose fate is unknown. He even asked me to take good care of you.

"But is there anything your father left you that hasn't been resolved?"

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba was startled again. This guy already knew that the first Phantom Thief Kid was his father?

Jiang Hang shrugged: "Kuroba Toichi, one of the world's best magicians ten years ago, died in an accident during a magic performance eight years ago. In the eight years that followed, the frequency of Kaito Kid's magic attacks suddenly dropped significantly until you reappeared in front of everyone as Kaito Kid a year ago, and things returned to normal."

"Back then, when Phantom Thief Kid made his moves, someone was probably impersonating him for your father. Although some of them looked pretty convincing, they weren't the real Phantom Thief Kid."