The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"We can't imitate Muto's handwriting. What if the police start investigating?"

"What era are we living in? Why bother with all this?" Yamao Keisuke snorted, as if he was wondering who the person who went to jail for eight years was.

"They should have a computer and a cell phone, right? You can just use those things to make a will for them."

"You just need to remember to wear gloves so you don't leave your fingerprints on them."

Hearing Keisuke Yamao's reminder, Shogo Hikawa's face turned slightly red. He hadn't thought of that at all and had been mocked by Keisuke Yamao again.

"Of course I know that, I'm just checking. Shall we go over now?"

"That's about it. I have a little gunpowder left. Let's bring it all over and deliver it to Muto's house."

Keisuke Yamao checked the bombs he had planted.

You can't see it if you're a little further away in the dark.

Even if someone were to pass by at this time, they wouldn't be able to spot the bombs he had planted on the dam unless they looked closely.

After resting for a few more minutes, the two of them got back into the car and drove towards Kitazawa Village.

After the other party left, Jiang Hang, who had been following behind them and observing their actions, also emerged from the darkness.

"Brother Muto is really unlucky to have such a troublesome group of elementary school classmates."

There were only five students in their batch.

The two embarked on a path of crime and planned to pin all the blame on Takehiko Muto.

The remaining two women are a single mother and a son who has been in a coma for eight years for unknown reasons.

The other was the younger sister of Yamao Keisuke, who was killed when he returned from robbing a jewelry store eight years ago.

Regardless of any secrets involved, it can only be said that the students in that elementary school back then were quite talented.

"But Brother Muto just took my order today, so we can't let you guys affect him."

Thinking this, Jiang Hang, who had sent Altaïr to follow the two men, also disappeared back into the darkness and headed towards Mutō Takehiko's hut.

It's clear that the order he gave was quite popular; even though it was already past midnight, the lights in Muto's hut were still on.

Jiang Hang walked over and knocked on the door.

A commotion erupted inside the cabin, and half a minute later, Muto Takehiko, covered in sawdust, ran over to open the door.

"Who is it? Oh...is it Mr. Daigoro?"

Jiang Hang used the name Daigoro to conceal his identity here.

It's not just a joke about Kogoro Mouri, but also the name of a detective in another mystery novel.

Jiang Hang nodded to the other person.

"Mr. Daigoro, is there something you need so late?"

Muto Takehiko asked Jiang Hang this question.

Jiang Hang, on the other hand, escaped by revealing his own business card.

This time, it's his real identity.

The business card also bears the phrase, "Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

"This, this is?"

He blankly accepted the business card, which looked rather unusual.

Then he saw the two Chinese characters “Jiang Hang” written on the business card.

Jianghang?

Why does this two-character name sound so familiar?

The next moment, Jiang Hang nodded to the other party and revealed his identity.

"I'm sorry, I had to conceal my true identity because I was investigating a case."

"My profession is actually a detective."

Upon hearing this, Takehiko Muto immediately recalled it.

Isn't this the famous detective who often appears in the news?

But why would the other party appear here at this time?

Also, what case was he investigating when he came to Kitazawa Village under a false name?

As a middle-aged person who has never done anything outrageous except for opposing the Kitazawa Dam online.

It's really hard to feel at ease when a guy who seems to be a famous detective suddenly shows up at his house in the early hours of the morning.

Jiang Hang waved to the other person, telling them not to be nervous.

"It's not a big deal, really. After some investigation, I found out that someone is planning to kill you and even tries to pin some crimes on you, so I came here to warn you."

Seeing that Muto Takehiko seemed completely stunned by these words, Jiang Hang asked him, "Would you mind if we went inside to talk first?"

Muto Takehiko then subconsciously stepped aside, allowing Jiang Hang to enter the wooden house.

Only then did he realize what Jiang Hang had just said.

"Someone wants to kill me?"

"Wait, Mr. Jiang Hang, what's going on? This is not something you can joke about!"

He questioned Jiang Hang.

After pouring himself a cup of hot water, Jiang Hang turned around and said to Muto Takehiko, "The two people who are coming to kill you will be here in about 20 minutes. If you don't believe me, just wait another 20 minutes."

As Jiang Hang said this, he looked at the wooden carving that had been slightly shaped on the other person's workbench.

It seems the other party was indeed staying up all night carving his two custom-made wood carvings.

Perhaps seeing Jiang Hang's overly calm attitude, Muto Takehiko was no longer as nervous as before.

He sat down next to Jiang Hang and earnestly asked him what exactly happened.

"It's not that complicated. Your two old classmates have something hidden inside the ruins of the old Kitazawa village, so they plan to make a commotion tonight so they can get it out smoothly."

"And you are one of the few people in Kitazawa who live outside and still oppose the Kitazawa Dam."

"So it's only natural that you're the one to take the blame."

Muto Takehiko listened to Jiang Hang's explanation with a blank expression.

Although he was a bit slow to react, he wasn't stupid.

He only needed to think for a moment to figure out who that person was.

"Could it be that guy, Yamao Keisuke?"

"That guy spent eight years in prison, and he's only been out for less than six months now. What is he up to now?"

"Could the remaining student be Hikawa Shogo?"

"I heard that the two of them have been getting quite close lately. If anyone is planning to do something, it would definitely be the two of them."

"But what exactly are they planning to do?"

Muto Takehiko asked Jiang Hang for a question, seemingly having confirmed the other party's identity, but he was unclear about their purpose.

"Perhaps when your two old classmates come over, you can ask them in person."

Muto Takehiko looked somewhat dejected.

Although he didn't know what they were planning to do, Jiang Hang's attitude seemed to confirm that they were going to kill him soon.

This did leave him feeling somewhat uneasy.

After all, we've known each other for over 20 years. Although we've had our share of conflicts and our relationship has cooled down, it shouldn't be enough to make the other person want to kill you, right?

He was completely unable to calm down right now and could only ask Jiang Hang what his plans were.

"It's snowing outside, and the police are expected to take a while to arrive. Until then, I'll stay here to protect your safety."

"As for you, just continue to treat me as your client. When they come over, just communicate with them normally."

Hearing Jiang Hang's words, Mutō Yueyan gave a wry smile. Even if those two really came, what could he say?

If he could, he would indeed prefer that all of this was just Jiang Hang making things up, so that he wouldn't have to worry about his two old classmates having murderous intent towards him.

He was concerned about his two old classmates, but they were now focused on figuring out how to pin the blame on him most effectively.

Just over ten minutes later, Jiang Hang saw the two people who had driven to the vicinity of the cabin through Altaïr's shared vision.

“They’re coming. You probably won’t see him again for the next ten or twenty years. If there’s anything you want to say to them, you can take this opportunity to talk to them one last time.”

As Jiang Hang said this, Mutō Takehiko's expression became even more complicated.

And he did indeed vaguely hear the sound of a car nearby.

The sound of cars was still quite noticeable deep in the mountains on a winter night.

Upon hearing this sound, Muto Takehiko visibly became restless.

After a while, no one came to knock on the door, and Muto Takehiko himself wanted to go over and find out what was going on outside.

"Don't worry, they're probably discussing how to deal with you right now. They probably thought you were asleep, which is why they came over like this."

"They're probably a bit confused to see that the light in your room is still on."

"I think they're probably planning to come knocking on the door now."

Jiang Hang pointed to the door.

Three seconds later, a dull knocking sounded on the door.

Muto Takehiko turned around in shock to look at Jiang Hang.

Is this the intuition of a master detective? How could he time things so precisely?

Jiang Hang gestured for Mutō Takehiko to open the door.

Muto Takehiko gritted his teeth, and when the second knocking sounded, accompanied by Hikawa Shogo's voice, which he hadn't heard for years, calling out "It's me," he still stood up.

He wanted to see what his two old classmates were planning to do to him.

Under the snowstorm, Takehiko Muto opened the door and saw Shogo Hikawa and Keisuke Yamao standing in front of him.