The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

It turns out that such a large dam only had two or three staff members.

Moreover, judging from the bottles of liquor and the numerous snacks in the office, it was clear that none of the few staff members on the dam were working diligently due to the cold weather.

After all, the dam had only been built a few years ago, and the equipment was not yet worn out. These workers would never have imagined that someone would want to blow up the dam for no reason. In a place where there was nothing to do, it was perfectly normal to take a break and fish.

Shaking his head, Jiang Hang glanced at the staff in the office, none of whom were awake, and returned to the dam. He waved to Shiho Miyano, who was taking pictures, indicating that he had finished his investigation and it was time to leave.

"So how's your reconnaissance going?" Shiho Miyano asked Jiang Hang while checking if the photos she had taken were good.

Jiang Hang nodded and frankly told the two that there were some bombs scattered around the place.

"Has the bomb been installed?" Miyano Akemi looked at the dam with a worried expression.

After all, there are still quite a few tourists on the dam.

Moreover, if such a large dam were to be blown up, how much damage would it cause to the downstream area?

What exactly did that prisoner want to do?

"Don't worry, with me here, those bombs won't be able to blow us up."

"Although I brought a set of diving equipment from the police station, it's still too conspicuous to use it now. I'll come back alone later to confirm it."

"Now, let's pretend to be ordinary tourists, stay here for a while, and then visit those suspected targets one by one."

I chatted with the two women for a while, and then let them take some more photos.

The Miyano sisters do indeed have excellent acting skills.

Even knowing that there was a bomb planted in their location, they didn't seem to show any strange reaction.

After spending some time on the dam, they left like any other tourists.

However, as soon as Jiang Hang started the car, Shiho Miyano quickly realized that Jiang Hang was not driving back to Kitazawa Village, but was driving upstream along the dam.

“There is a suspect living there. He is the only young man who chose to stay near Kitazawa Village after the new Kitazawa Village was established, but he never moved into Kitazawa Village. Instead, he built a wooden house on the mountainside near the old Kitazawa Village and lived there.”

"If we're talking about feelings for the old Kitazawa village, I think no one has feelings for it more than him."

Listening to Jiang Hang's description, it's true that he had the feeling that he was willing to become a demon for the sake of his beloved village. No wonder Jiang Hang regarded him as a suspect.

"But won't they get suspicious if we just go there directly like this?"

“It’s alright. Although he has been living in that wooden house, he still has a studio and a shop in Kitazawa Village. I’ve already consulted about that shop online beforehand, so there won’t be any problem going there now.”

Jiang Hang's words piqued Shiho Miyano's curiosity, making her wonder what kind of shop the "suspect" owned.

After a drive of more than ten minutes, Shiho Miyano finally spotted a wooden cabin with signs of human habitation amidst the vast expanse of white snow.

Near the cabin, you can see traces of the snow that the cabin's owner had left when passing by the house.

There was also a car parked on the side of the road.

It looks like the car hasn't been driven today, because you can clearly see the snow that hasn't been cleared from the car.

Chapter 580: Eliminating a Suspicion

After briefly observing the surroundings of the cabin, Jiang Hang led the Miyano sisters to knock on the door.

A short while later, a burly, unkempt adult male opened the door of the wooden cabin.

Seeing the still somewhat puzzled look on his face, Jiang Hang nodded to the other person and explained his identity.

Suddenly, a look of realization appeared on the man's face.

"Oh, you're guests. Please come in and have a seat."

He used the alias Jiang Hang had used, and then invited Jiang Hang and the others into his wooden house.

The furnishings inside the wooden house were very messy.

You can see all sorts of wood chips and failed pieces that were halfway through carving everywhere.

Seeing the interior of the wooden house, Shiho Miyano could naturally understand what kind of shop this person ran in Kitazawa Village.

So this person is a woodcarver?

Although it's hard to tell from the other person's appearance, judging from the quality of the finished products displayed on the shelf, the other person's craftsmanship is good. While not top-notch, they are certainly a very skilled craftsman.

"This is where I usually live and where I usually work, so it's a bit messy. Please don't mind."

The man rummaged through the room and found a few disposable cups. He poured some hot water for Jiang Hang and the others, which was the only drink available there.

“I rarely receive special orders from tourists, and I know my own skills, so may I ask why you contacted me?”

Jiang Hang nodded: "Of course, no problem. It's actually quite simple."

"Because we came here for tourism and wanted to create some special memories in the places we visited, I saw your shop's information when I was searching for Kitazawa Village online."

“Mr. Muto Takehiko, your Muto family has been engaged in wood carving for generations, right?”

Muto Takehiko nodded, and also nodded sheepishly: "That's true, but to be precise, it can't really be called a generation."

“My parents did not actually inherit this family craft. I inherited it from my grandmother, and it doesn’t have a particularly long history, maybe only a hundred or two hundred years at most. It’s just that other people in the village said that after the shop opened, in order to promote it.”

There is indeed a significant difference in the way it is promoted between a product that has been passed down through generations and one that has lasted for one or two hundred years, with a generation in between.

It's clear that Mr. Takehiko Muto is an honest person.

However, you can know a person's face but not their heart.

The more honest and kind a person appears on the outside, the more twisted they can be when their inner thoughts erupt.

Jiang Hang waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care. He was just looking for a reason to contact these people, and the wood carving was just a pretext.

"In any case, I think leaving behind a special wooden sculpture of a special person is a special memento. And my request is not high. I just want Mr. Muto to do his best."

Hearing Jiang Hang say this, Mutō Yueyan nodded. After all, the price Jiang Hang offered was very generous. He was only staying here because he missed his homeland and didn't want to move into the current Kitazawa Village. That didn't mean he was a hermit.

If he were truly a hermit, he wouldn't be running a shop in Kitazawa Village to make a living.

"So, what would you like me to carve, sir?"

Jiang Hang took out several pictures he had prepared in advance and handed them to the other party.

Shiho Miyano leaned closer, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Is that me and my older sister when we were little?

However, it is not a real photo, but a Q-version character portrait drawn by Jiang Hang in a cartoon style.

Moreover, the art style looks a bit dated, giving the impression of the 1990s.

"Let's do it this way for now. If it turns out well, I'll come back to order more from you."

Muto Takehiko gestured to the picture, thought for a while, and then nodded to Jiang Hang, indicating that the cartoon character was fine and the price didn't need to be as high as previously mentioned.

"The carving will take about a week. Is that alright with you, sir?"

Jiang Hang thought about it. Although he wasn't sure if he would be back in a week, he could ask the other party to send the wood carvings to Tokyo even if he did.

After discussing the wood carving and paying the deposit, Jiang Hang began to ask the other party some questions about Beize Village.

At first, this man in his thirties was unwilling to express any opinion.

However, with Jiang Hang's words and some information about the past of Kitazawa Village, Muto Takehiko finally expressed his own attitude.

"Initially, many of us were against it. After all, we've all lived there for so long. Even if a dam is to be built, why does it have to flood our village?"

"But because one guy secretly signed the consent form in advance and then took the money and moved away, everyone gradually couldn't hold on anymore. In the end, even though there were still those of us who didn't want to move, we were targeted by the residents of the whole village who agreed to move."

Muto Takehiko was indeed still unable to let go of it. His originally calm mood suddenly became extremely agitated, and his face turned a little red.

It's unclear whether the dissatisfaction stems from the relocation itself or from the forced submersion of Beize Village.

Jiang Hang calmed the other person down a bit, and then continued to ask about the situation in Beize Village over the years.

Since he had already said those even more extreme things, Muto Takehiko was now able to talk more smoothly about other things.

After chatting for only a short while, Jiang Hang gleaned a lot of new information from the other person.

They also learned the names of many people who were unwilling to leave Kitazawa Village in the first place.

Jiang Hang thanked the other party when it seemed there was nothing left to talk about, told them to take their time carving, and not to worry about the time. Then he left with the Miyano sisters.

After getting into the car, Shiho Miyano finally voiced her doubts.

How do you know what my sister and I looked like when we were little?

Although it's a cartoon character, she can definitely tell whether it's a drawing of herself or not.

Because I grew up looking at your face.

Jiang Hang muttered this to himself, then took out his phone and took a picture of himself.

Then, a few minutes later, a photo of him as an hour later appeared in front of the two of them.

Then Jiang Hang made some adjustments, and a chibi version of himself as a child appeared on the phone.

"It's a filming algorithm that simulates childhood. It's not particularly advanced, but it was definitely inspired by Conan."

As Jiang Hang said this, he pointed at Shiho Miyano: "If you could shrink like Conan because of Aptx4869, you would probably become like that too."

"And because it's a cartoon character, I didn't color it, so you don't have to worry about leaving any traces that the organization will find out."

There are very few people in the world who know what the Industrial Treasure looked like when it was a child.

The person who took care of Shiho Miyano when she was a child and even discovered Ai Haibara in the original work is now just a pile of ashes.

Shiho Miyano stared at the photo in Jiang Hang's hand, then suddenly asked him, "Then why didn't you use your own photo?"

“I don’t lack these things, but those of you who grew up in the organization probably don’t have many photos left from your childhood, so these things can indeed serve as nice souvenirs.”

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Shiho Miyano immediately fell silent.

After a long while, she whispered a thank you to Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang then began to analyze the situation for the two girls.

"It seems that Muto Takehiko is not the murderer. If he were the murderer, it would be too easy for him to be exposed."

The other party's style of doing things and personality were completely different from the counter-investigation ability shown by the murderer.

The other party's car hasn't been started today either.

So it's almost certain now that he's not the perpetrator in this case.