The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

It is highly toxic and fast enough to cause death. If ingested orally, it will cause nerve damage and lead to suffocation within three minutes. The other party's method of directly stabbing a person's neck with a thin needle can also kill them quickly.

At the same time, due to its difficulty in detection, cyanide has become the most frequently appearing poison in various detective novels, and it is unclear when it started.

“This thing is no good. You should get rid of it as soon as possible. Of course, I don’t recommend that you just throw it in the trash,” Jiang Hang handed the bag containing the poison needles to the still unsettled Ikemura Kimie.

Seeing the incredulous look on Ikemura Kimie's face, Jiang Hang looked at the diplomat Ikemura Isao, who was unaware that he had just been on the verge of death.

If he wasn't mistaken, Ikemura Kimie must have given the other party sleeping pills beforehand, and then deliberately arranged the study to look the way it does now, so that it would be easier for her to take action when she led his group into the house.

At that point, no normal person would suspect that she, who entered the house with everyone else, was the real murderer.

It must be said that her plan was quite good.

Unfortunately, once Jiang Hang saw the other party's true intentions from the notice board, her success was impossible.

At this moment, Conan noticed that Ikemura Kimie and Jiang Hang seemed to be talking about something, but because Ikemura Kimie had his back to him, he couldn't see the other's expression.

He instinctively felt that Jiang Hang was saying something important to the other person and wanted to sneak over to eavesdrop, but before he could get close, Jiang Hang shook his head slightly and gave him a warning look.

What exactly is this guy doing?

Conan has now been completely driven to the point of obsessive-compulsive disorder by Jiang Hang. He feels an unbearable itch in his heart, but he just can't figure out what exactly happened.

While Conan was looking at Jiang Hang with a "resentful" gaze, Jiang Hang turned his attention back to Ikemura Kimie.

"I don't know what conflict you had with your husband that made you want to kill him. But I don't think you would do something like this for a few hundred million yen in insurance, would you?"

He could tell that the other party wasn't a heartless beast like Abe Yutaka, who would turn on his friend for money.

He has now found evidence that the other party committed the murder, but he wants to know the other party's motive.

Kimie Ikemura remained silent.

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to compromise, Jiang Hang took out his phone from his pocket.

“I hope to prevent this tragedy from happening, but if you are unwilling to say anything, I can only let the police handle this case.”

Hearing what Jiang Hang said, Chicun Gongjiang seemed somewhat surprised. She originally thought that after this detective discovered her affairs, the only thing waiting for her was to be arrested by the police. But judging from what he said, it seemed that he did not intend to notify the police directly.

After hesitating for a moment, Ikemura Kimie said to Jiang Hang in a slightly trembling voice, "Can we talk alone? I don't want too many people to know about this..."

Seeing that the other party had relented, Jiang Hang nodded and put his phone away.

Then he spoke much louder, so that Kogoro Mouri and his group next to him could hear him.

“Since Mr. Ikemura is so tired, it’s really not good to disturb him. Why don’t we go downstairs and wait for him to wake up before discussing the investigation with him?”

Kimie Ikemura forced a smile.

“Mr. Jiang Hang is right. It seems my husband won’t wake up until evening. I’ll have the housekeeper prepare dinner for everyone. We can discuss this matter in detail after dinner.”

Her expression was a little off, but Kogoro Mouri didn't seem suspicious at all. On the contrary, he was happy to be able to get a free meal there that night.

"In that case, thank you for your help!"

Hattori Heiji seemed to sense something was amiss, but seeing that the sleeping diplomat Ikemura Isao was breathing steadily and didn't seem to be in any trouble, he observed him for a while and, after concluding that the other man had indeed fallen asleep due to overwork, nodded in agreement.

Conan was the only one who noticed the problem, but he couldn't figure out the answer at all, and in the end, he was pulled away by Ran Mouri.

Kimie Ikemura locked the door again. She first led everyone to the living room of the house, and then had the housekeeper bring out some high-end desserts.

By this time, her complexion had finally returned to normal.

She glanced at Jiang Hang, who seemed to have a normal complexion, whispered a few words to her butler, and then left the living room.

A moment later, the butler whispered a few words in Jiang Hang's ear, and Jiang Hang stood up and walked out of the living room.

Of course, after leaving the living room, Jiang Hang grabbed Conan, who was trying to follow him, from behind.

"Your stalking is way too obvious, Conan, isn't it?"

Conan knew he couldn't fool Jiang Hang, so he immediately backed down.

"I just want to know what you talked about with that Mrs. Ikemura. You're definitely going to talk to her now, so it shouldn't be a problem if you take me along, right... Jiang Hang, Big Brother!"

In the end, Conan called out "Big Brother" to Jiang Hang almost word by word.

Although he sensed that there were many problems with Kimie Ikemura, he believed that if he continued his investigation, he would definitely be able to discover key clues.

But the key point is that by the time he finds the clues, Jiang Hang might have already solved the problem!

After much internal struggle, Conan decided that it was acceptable for him to give in temporarily.

Then Jiang Hang beat him up again.

"The way they call out is completely devoid of emotion, and it sounds disgusting."

You were the one who told me to call you "Big Brother," and now you're complaining? Who's the really disgusting one here?

Conan, who had been beaten up again, grumbled to himself indignantly.

After hitting Conan, Jiang Hang's expression turned serious.

"Then let me ask you something, but I'm only saying it hypothetically."

"If a woman kills her husband of decades, what do you think her motive would be?"

Chapter 90: Chapter 89: A Request from a Prisoner

Conan was startled by Jiang Hang's "what if".

He just felt that something might have happened between Ikemura Kimie and Katsuragi Sachiko, but who knew that Jiang Hang would discover something even more astonishing!

He stared wide-eyed at Jiang Hang: "What? Mrs. Chicun wants to kill her own husband?"

“I already said it was just a hypothetical scenario,” Jiang Hang glanced at Conan, who was making a big fuss, and told him not to speak so loudly. “This matter will not happen again. The important thing now is to deal with the aftermath.”

Through Jiang Hang's words, Conan quickly realized that Jiang Hang probably already knew about Mrs. Ikemura's plan to kill her husband.

Although it's unclear how Jiang Hang discovered it, since Jiang Hang now says that this matter will not happen again, and Diplomat Ikemura Isao is still alive and well... Could it be that Mrs. Ikemura originally planned to kill her husband in the study and then rely on these detectives to create an alibi?

Conan was simply unaware of the problem before, but now that he knows, he instantly understands the methods the perpetrator might use.

"I thought you discovered some connection between Mrs. Ikemura and Sachiko Katsuragi... I didn't expect you to discover this..." Conan muttered, seemingly annoyed that he had completely gone in the wrong direction.

Upon hearing Conan's words, Jiang Hang's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

He knew that Conan wouldn't speak carelessly, so if Conan thought there was a connection between the two, then there might really be something going on.

Jiang Hang originally planned to send Conan back directly, but since he heard Conan's suspicion, Jiang Hang asked Conan how he had figured it out.

Conan also briefly shared his thoughts.

"But now it seems that Mrs. Ikemura was probably preoccupied with something, which is why she was so impatient with Miss Sachiko..."

Conan's words were a denial of his own speculation, and then he looked at Jiang Hang.

"Anyway, how do you want to handle this matter? Don't you usually call the police when you encounter this kind of thing?"

"Can we generalize about this? Let me figure out her motives first. Anyway, leave this to me. You should go back to your sister Xiaolan!"

After escorting Conan back to the living room, Jiang Hang headed towards the room where Kimie Ikemura was.

It seems that the other party has indeed given up the idea of ​​killing her husband, otherwise the time when Jiang Hang was chatting with Conan would have been her second chance.

Of course, Jiang Hang had been watching the other party with eagle eyes the whole time, and only after seeing that the other party had no such intention did he talk so much to Conan.

Kimie Ikemura is currently kneeling quietly in the tea room.

Seeing Jiang Hang walk in, she nodded slightly to him, indicating that he should sit down.

"I thought my plan was flawless, but I underestimated you..."

"Tell me about your situation. I just asked the housekeeper. Although you remarried back then, and Ikemura Takayoshi is the son of Ikemura Isao and his ex-wife, you've had a relationship for twenty years now. Why would you think of doing something like this?"

Kimie Ikemura sighed, and then began to tell Jiang Hang her story.

Jiang Hang quickly figured out the grudges and feuds that had been going on for twenty years.

Twenty years ago, Kimie Ikemura's ex-husband, who was also a diplomat, was framed and imprisoned by Ikemura Isao, a rival of his, but she knew nothing about it.

After that, her life plummeted to rock bottom, and she was eventually deceived by Ikemura Isao with sweet words and remarried to him, where she remains to this day.

Over the years, she had almost forgotten about her ex-husband. However, not long ago, through an accident, she learned about the despicable methods that Ikemura Isao had used back then. Her ex-husband had been wrongfully imprisoned fifteen years ago.

After revealing his motive for murder to Jiang Hang, Ikemura Kimie seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

But Jiang Hang felt that the other party seemed to be hiding something.

He had no evidence, but through his advanced disguise skills, he sensed that the other party seemed to be deliberately hiding something.

"Is that all?" Jiang Hang asked, looking at the other person.

Kimie Ikemura nodded.

"Yes, Detective, I've told you everything..."

However, Jiang Hang did not agree with what the other party said. After Conan mentioned Katsuragi Sachiko to him, a doubt arose in his mind.

And now he has raised this suspicion.

"Then I have one last question, why do you and Sachiko Katsuragi look so alike?"

He had actually noticed this before. Ikemura Kimie was already fifty years old this year, but in the eagle-eye view, her facial contours and some details of her eyebrows and eyes were almost exactly the same as those of Katsuragi Sachiko.

But there are just too many people who look alike on the Conan set. If Conan hadn't pointed out something suspicious, he might not have made the connection between the two.

Sure enough, after Jiang Hang asked this question, Ikemura Kimie was startled.

Her gaze toward Jiang Hang even turned somewhat fearful.

"I didn't expect you to see through it all. You truly deserve to be called the 'Hawk-Eyed Detective' that Detective Mori talked about. I was originally planning to keep this secret forever..."

"Yes, Katsuragi Sachiko is my daughter, born to my ex-husband. After we divorced, she was taken away by her husband's relatives, and I haven't seen her in the past twenty years... I didn't even know she had changed her name to Katsuragi Sachiko."

"The reason I even know the truth about what happened back then is because Ikemura Isao strongly opposed to Katsuragi Sachiko marrying into the Ikemura family. I felt something was wrong, and after repeatedly asking him, I finally learned it from him." Ikemura Kimie's expression became somewhat agitated.

“I am not a good wife, nor a good mother... but I know that my daughter and Guishan are truly in love. The grievances of our generation should not affect their future.”

“But I also know that Ikemura Isao would never allow the two of them to be together... He’s afraid that his shameful deeds back then will be discovered and he’ll lose his position as a diplomat,” Ikemura Kimie said slowly. “So, from that time on, I had the idea of ​​killing him, but in the end, you stopped me.”

“Having done this, I can no longer stay at the Ikemura family... So I will turn myself in to the police, but I hope you can keep this a secret for me. I don’t want Sachiko to know that her mother is this kind of person.”

After saying this, she bowed deeply to Jiang Hang, indicating that she had nothing left to hide.