The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Eagle-eyed detective Jiang Hang possesses disguise skills no less than those of Phantom Thief Kid, which is why he is able to expose Phantom Thief Kid's disguise time and time again.

There are also rumors that Jiang Hang, who is active in Beika Town, does not look the same as the Jiang Hang on TV. This is probably because Jiang Hang wanted to avoid making his name too obvious and arousing the suspicion of criminals in advance.

Regardless, one thing is certain.

That is, Jiang Hang is an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department, and he has a very powerful family background.

Hattori Kou looked at the business card in his hand.

He knew that this business card wasn't something just anyone could get their hands on.

Perhaps, in a critical moment, the contact number on this business card could save his life.

He put the business card into his wallet and then stopped asking Jiang Hang why he was investigating the case or for whom.

This is no longer important.

On the contrary, the Gongli Society does indeed need a famous detective like Jiang Hang to help them solve the truth of this case.

"Mr. Jiang Hang, I would like to introduce you to the head of the Kajihei Group. I am just an ordinary reporter and cannot guarantee anything to you, so I'm afraid you will have to discuss the following matters with him personally."

Chapter 613: The Forgotten Case

After Hattori Kou made a phone call, and after waiting in the room for more than ten minutes, several security guards in black suits rushed into the room and extended an invitation to Jiang Hang in a fairly polite manner.

At the same time, they seemed to want to conduct a body search on Jiang Hang to make sure he wasn't carrying anything dangerous.

Hattori Ko briefly mentioned their identities to Jiang Hang, hoping Jiang Hang would cooperate.

However, Jiang Hang did not allow the other party to search him.

If it's an amusement park or any public place where everyone has to cooperate with the inspection, being searched is no big deal, since Jiang Hang has plenty of ways to smuggle his belongings in without being discovered.

But if he had to negotiate with the mastermind behind a group of gangsters and be searched, Jiang Hang felt that they were looking down on him.

"Are you sure you want to search me?" Jiang Hang asked the burly security guards.

"This is a necessary measure to ensure Lord Kajihei's safety," the security guard said, maintaining a polite demeanor towards Jiang Hang, but his attitude remained firm.

"So, if I take you all down with my fists, do I still have to be handcuffed before I can meet your boss?"

Jiang Hang's words left these people looking puzzled.

And the confusion on these people's faces.

Jiang Hang's response was much simpler.

Head, throat, chest, abdomen, legs and feet.

Five security guards, five different attack positions, each only needing to strike once, in less than ten seconds, these five security guards, who looked much stronger than Jiang Hang, were rendered incapable of fighting by Jiang Hang's bare-handed attack.

"Don't worry, I've stopped. I'll just rest on the bed for ten minutes or so," Jiang Hang replied to Hattori Kō, who was staring in disbelief, after doing all this, which didn't even qualify as a warm-up.

At this point, Hattori Kou realized that Jiang Hang truly had no intention of targeting him or the Gongli Association.

Otherwise, with the opponent's outrageous fighting ability, he could probably have fought his way from the nightclub's main entrance to his room without having to sneak in so stealthily.

He naturally couldn't say anything more to Jiang Hang, so he quickly led the way and took Jiang Hang to the office on the rooftop.

In the office, several leaders of the Gongli Association were also present. Seeing that only Jiang Hang and Hattori Kō had come over, they were about to ask questions when Hattori Kō walked over and quietly explained the situation to them.

Sure enough, after hearing about Jiang Hang's exaggerated skills, they looked at him with a hint of fear.

One of them even looked like he was about to pull out a handgun from his pocket as a deterrent.

However, their movements were all stopped by the bald old man in the wheelchair.

“It’s alright. I was also curious to see just how skilled this famous eagle-eyed detective in Tokyo really is. It seems he lives up to his reputation.” He didn’t seem to care at all about his security guards being easily defeated by Jiang Hang with their bare hands. Instead, he showed Jiang Hang his goodwill.

"With such strength, it's no wonder you were so confident in coming to Kamurocho to investigate these cases," Kajihira Shigeru praised Jiang Hang's abilities.

"The Konrekai is indeed an organization that I built up in private. Since you've investigated this far, you must already know about my conflict with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare."

"Since you've become interested in this series of cases and come to me, this old man would like to ask you to help investigate some things. Of course, the truth of this matter is also related to these cases that are happening now."

Kajihira Shigeru looked at Jiang Hang in a kind tone, and at the same time dismissed those around him, leaving only his confidant pushing the wheelchair and Hattori Kō, the reporter.

After exchanging a brief conversation with Hattori Kou and having his trusted aide prepare tea for Jiang Hang, he continued, "Let's start with the commercial spy I sent to the new drug development center."

"His name is Duanmu Heng, and he was formerly the deputy director of the New Drug Development Center."

"It was only because of my money that he completely sided with me. In order to bring down the new drug development center as soon as possible, he did a lot of things for me."

"He drove away capable researchers and leaked important research data. You could say he's a terrible scoundrel. He did a great job of completing the task I gave him."

In order to gain Jiang Hang's trust, he revealed the dirty deeds he had instructed Jiang Hang to do.

"Until six months ago, the emergence of ADDC9 disrupted all of our plans. After seeing the potential benefits of the new drug, high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare abandoned us without any verification. And Duan Yumu was mysteriously murdered a few months ago."

Jiang Hang frowned slightly upon hearing this.

No wonder he couldn't find anything about this deputy director when he was investigating the new drug development center; it turns out he had already died six months ago.

He asked, "So, Duanmu Heng was the earliest victim of the Gongli Society?"

It's just that the other party probably didn't get their eyes gouged out, otherwise the police would definitely have linked this matter to them.

Shigeru Kajihira nodded: "That makes sense. According to the police, this was an accident that happened after a dispute among a group of drunks. And because there was no surveillance footage at the scene, the police have not yet caught the real culprit."

Jiang Hang nodded, and then asked the other party again: "So, you think the New Drug Development Center was behind this attack on Duanmu, and that it was a premeditated murder?"

“Yes, that’s what I think,” Kajihira Shigeru said after a long silence, then revealed the last piece of information that Duanmu had given him before his death.

"Before Duanmu died, he expressed a suspicion to me that the ADDC9 that the development center is now producing is fake, that it cannot cure Alzheimer's disease at all, and that it will cause very serious side effects."

"Although Duanmu doesn't have any direct evidence, one reason is that the timing of this paper's appearance was too coincidental. It just happened to emerge right when the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare was about to announce the closure of the New Drug Development Center. Another reason is that he sensed some hidden information from the director of the development center and several researchers."

"In order to get the money I prepared for him as soon as possible, he was busy investigating the truth about ADDC9, and then he was murdered."

Kajihira Shigeru looked at Jiang Hang: "I want to know the truth behind this."

"Do you want to confirm whether the New Drug Development Center was behind all of this?" Jiang Hang asked rhetorically.

Kajihira Shigeru made no attempt to conceal his purpose: "Yes, I need to confirm this. No matter what the inside story of the serial eye-gouging murders is, if Duanmu really was the one who did it, then I can shut down the new drug development center."

"Even if ADDC9 is genuine, it won't stop my development plans."

"If this cannot be proven and the new drug development center cannot be shut down, then the 1000 billion I invested will have been completely wasted."

Jiang Hang looked at Kajihira Shigeru in front of him.

If the members of the Congregational Church were present, he probably wouldn't have said such a thing to avoid upsetting their leader.

But now that only the four of them are present, there's no point in hiding these "truths."

This is indeed a profit-driven guy. He has only one goal: to bring down the new drug development center and recoup his losses.

“100 billion? That’s quite an investment. No wonder the Kyoreikai and Kajihei Group have been at odds with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the past year,” Jiang Hang nodded. Even though he had the backing of the Pioneer Foundation, he certainly wouldn’t let it go if someone really swindled him out of 100 billion.

Not to mention someone like Shigeru Kajihira, who has connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles.

"There's definitely more to that new drug development center than meets the eye. Anyone who crosses it will likely face its retaliation. That's what happened to Gongli, and it's also happened to Duanmu. So, Mr. Jiang Hang, are you willing to take on this commission and investigate the truth behind all of this?"

To be honest, these are all very common provocations, but Jiang Hang shrugged: "I don't need your commission. I have already accepted the commission for this case, so I will definitely investigate the truth of this case to the end."

"Since the serial eye-gouging murders and Duanmu Heng's death are both inextricably linked to this new drug development center, I will immediately investigate it to find out what they are trying to do."

After exchanging views with the ambitious Shigeru Kajihira, Jiang Hang knew that this was all the information the Kajihira Group and Kyoreikai could gather.

The rest of the bulk of the profits went to that cutting-edge new drug development center.

Is ADDC9 genuine?

The truth behind Duanmu's death.

The relationship between the series of cases and the new drug development center.

Why do these serial killers gouge out the victims' eyes?

Was there any instruction from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare behind these events?

Is there anything fishy going on in the Organized Crime Control Division of the Metropolitan Police Department?

“Looks like there’s still a lot to investigate,” Jiang Hang said. Amidst the friendly yet somewhat wary farewells from the gang leaders of the Gongli Society, Jiang Hang refused to leave through the main entrance and instead chose to disappear silently into the night.

Seeing that they had lost Jiang Hang's trail with just a turn of his head, these guys who had been in the underworld for decades couldn't help but touch their necks.

If one day, they really do encounter such an assassin who comes to kill them.

Can they withstand the enemy's assassination attempt?

I'm afraid that's impossible.

But unfortunately, they have no means of countermeasures.

Even now, they are not sure if the Jiang Hang who appeared in front of them is his real appearance.

"Jiang Hang... is a truly terrifying man. Fortunately, he is not our enemy right now."

.......

After leaving the nightclub, Jiang Hang went to the teleportation point to restore his appearance, and then headed to Chiyoda Ward, where the Metropolitan Police Department is located, under the cover of night.

It was already eight or nine o'clock at night.

But an agency like the Metropolitan Police Department certainly doesn't lack people to do the work.

Upon seeing Jiang Hang's arrival, the police officers who were familiar with him greeted him warmly.

Jiang Hang, on the other hand, went directly to Takagi Wataru, who was sitting in his office.

"Hey, Jiang Hang, you're back from Hokkaido? I thought you were going to stay longer before coming back."

Jiang Hang isn't a big star, so he naturally wouldn't reveal his whereabouts. And since the Kamurocho case involves two different departments of the Metropolitan Police Department, the Criminal Investigation Department naturally wouldn't publicize that they asked Jiang Hang for help.

“Something came up, so I came back early,” Jiang Hang said, then looked at Takagi Wataru.

“I was asked by a friend to investigate a case that was ruled an accidental homicide six months ago and the perpetrator has not yet been found, so I want to look at the case file and see how the police investigated the scene at that time.”

Takagi Wataru didn't think much of it. After all, if the culprit was found, the case would be sealed, and there might be some procedural troubles in retrieving the files.

However, for a case where the perpetrator has not yet been found and is still under investigation, it is not so troublesome to look through the case files.

However, when Takagi Wataru searched for information about this case, a look of doubt appeared on his face.

"This case is from the Countermeasures Department, and it looks like it might be a bit troublesome. Jiang Hang, as you should know, our Criminal Investigation Department and Countermeasures Department are two separate departments. If you want to investigate this case, you might need to talk to the Countermeasures Department first."

Jiang Hang chuckled lightly: "It's precisely because there might be problems with the Countermeasures Department that the Criminal Investigation Department needs to step in."