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Chapter 91: Chapter 90: Hattori Heiji: I haven't even made a move yet, how come the culprit has already turned himself in?

Kimie Ikemura ultimately chose to turn himself in.

She must have had this idea after Jiang Hang stopped her.

To be honest, the police are in a difficult position to handle when they receive a confession like this.

You said you wanted to turn yourself in?

Okay, tell me what crime you committed?

You wanted to kill your own husband, but you gave up because someone stopped you, so you went to the police to turn yourself in.

In such a situation, most police officers would probably treat it as a joke, and some might even advise you to communicate more with your husband if you have relationship problems. If he has a tendency to commit domestic violence, the police will also conduct an investigation and mediation.

It was only after Kimie Ikemura confessed that he had purchased potassium cyanide and intended to commit murder that he was stopped, and the police realized that the problem was not as simple as they had imagined.

Then, just as Kogoro Mouri and his group were leisurely enjoying afternoon tea in the living room while waiting for dinner, Wataru Takagi arrived with a group of police officers to investigate the situation.

Presumably because no murder case had occurred and the "culprit" had turned himself in, Inspector Megure did not come over. Moreover, when Wataru Takagi arrived, he looked bewildered, as if he had no idea what the so-called "culprit" was all about.

However, when he saw Kogoro Mouri and Jiang Hang in this luxurious villa, Wataru Takagi realized that something was amiss.

This is the first time Jiang Hang and Kogoro Mouri have teamed up since the museum incident.

These two detectives have been making quite a stir in Tokyo over the past month. One is known as "Eagle Eye Detective," and the other as "Sleeping Kogoro," meaning that nearly half of the cases handled by their criminal investigation department are related to these two.

If these two continue to maintain this record, they might soon be known as the "Detective Twins of Beika Town".

Now that the two of them have joined forces again, it would be strange if nothing went wrong.

As for Kogoro Mouri, he was somewhat puzzled when he saw Wataru Takagi arrive with a group of police officers.

"Officer Takagi, what's going on here?" Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled.

“Detective Mouri,” Wataru Takagi greeted Kogoro Mouri, then briefly explained to him that the police had received a call from someone turning themselves in.

Then, to the astonishment of Kogoro Mouri and Heiji Hattori, Wataru Takagi took Kimie Ikemura away to give a statement and collect evidence.

"What's going on here..." Not only was Kogoro Mouri dumbfounded, but even Heiji Hattori, who considered himself a famous detective, was stunned.

He felt that Kogoro Mouri's recent behavior might be related to Shinichi Kudo, so he came along to see if he could find any clues about Shinichi Kudo from Kogoro Mouri.

As a result, he was having afternoon tea here for half an hour when a prisoner came to turn himself in?

At first, he habitually suspected that this was a trap set up in advance by the murderer, and prepared to reveal his identity as the famous Osaka detective to go to the crime scene to find clues and uncover the truth hidden behind the surface.

But the answer he finally got from the police was that no one was actually hurt from beginning to end. It was the criminal who was about to commit the crime who suddenly gave up the killing and turned himself in because someone stopped him.

What exactly is going on here?

Hattori Heiji was shocked; he had never encountered anything so bizarre since he debuted as a detective.

According to the basic detective routine, shouldn't it be that a murder case occurs first, then the detective calls the police and collects clues at the scene, then waits for the police to arrive and watch him show off his skills, and finally ends with him solving the mystery, finding the murderer, and arresting him?

For the first time in his life, Hattori Heiji questioned his own worth.

Who am I? Where am I now? Why did the criminal turn himself in before I, the famous detective, even made a move?

Seeing Heiji Hattori looking utterly bewildered, Conan let out a soft snort, indicating his indifference.

What a fussy guy. Once you get used to Jiang Hang's style, you'll get used to these unbelievable things he does.

However, while looking down on Heiji Hattori, Conan forgot that he himself wasn't much better than Heiji not long ago.

While Hattori Heiji was having an existential crisis, Conan ran over to Jiang Hang and asked him a question.

"Just like you. What was her motive?"

"Because of love, and years of deception," Jiang Hang simply said, leaving the rest to Conan's imagination. He had promised Ikemura Kimie to keep the secret, so he decided to let the matter remain unresolved.

Then he corrected Conan's statement: "It wasn't me who called the police, she turned herself in."

Conan didn't quite understand why Jiang Hang was emphasizing this point; to him, there seemed to be no difference between the two.

“There’s a big difference. The former requires me to make a choice, while the latter is her own choice,” Jiang Hang said, looking at Conan. “I’ve always hated making choices, so most of the time I’ll choose the easier option, but there are exceptions sometimes.”

Jiang Hang didn't say what he would do if he had the choice, because this was already the best outcome.

Conan understood Jiang Hang's meaning. He looked at Ikemura Kimie, who was giving her statement, and said, "Indeed, this is the best thing for her. She has stopped committing the crime and turned herself in. The circumstances are not serious. Even if she is sentenced in court, she won't have to stay in there for long."

"Moreover, her husband is a diplomat, and for the sake of his reputation, he will probably try to suppress this matter," Conan said. As the "victim," if Ikemura Isao is unwilling to make a big deal out of it, the police may not even file a criminal case, but treat it as a civil matter. At most, they might just detain Ikemura Kimie for a few days and then release her.

Of course, once this matter is over, divorce or other disputes will no longer be something these detectives need to focus on.

However, upon hearing Conan's words, Jiang Hang shook his head.

"No, Kimie Ikemura only chose to turn herself in in order to make this matter bigger. This is her 'final revenge' against that man, Isao Ikemura."

"The fact that a diplomat's wife has murderous intent toward her husband is a huge scandal, regardless of whether the diplomat himself has any problems. Unless that diplomat, Ikemura Isao, is a fool, his rivals will definitely seize this opportunity to kick him while he's down."

"I wonder what that diplomat, Ikemura Isao, will think when he wakes up from his dream and finds that such a big change has happened to his family. Perhaps for him, losing his current position is more desperate than death."

Thinking of this, Jiang Hang couldn't help but smile and looked at Conan: "But one thing I'm sure of is that your future father-in-law lost a case today because of me and didn't even get to eat dinner. He'll definitely give me a good scolding when he gets back."

Chapter 92: Chapter 91: What kind of famous detective can't fill in the blanks?

Conan, his face flushed, denied again that Kogoro Mouri was his future father-in-law, so Jiang Hang put him directly into Ran's arms.

At least when Jiang Hang did this, Conan's expression didn't show any reluctance.

After dealing with Conan, Jiang Hang felt the less-than-friendly gaze from Kogoro Mouri's side and gave him a slightly awkward smile.

However, it doesn't really matter to Kogoro Mouri. Knowing the importance of things, although his attitude doesn't seem very good now, and he might even mutter a few words about Jiang Hang being "unkind" to his daughter and Conan when he gets back, he won't really take it to heart. When Jiang Hang visits again later, he can just bring a bottle of wine, and the other party will probably start calling him brother again.

Compared to him, it was the gazes of the other members of the Chi family who rushed over upon hearing the news that made Jiang Hang feel more uncomfortable.

Takayoshi Ikemura still can't believe that his stepmother, with whom he had lived for twenty years and had never had any major conflicts with his father, would actually want to kill him!

Currently, Kimie Ikemura is being questioned by the police, and Jiang Hang, who prevented this tragedy from happening, is the only one who knows everything.

If the police hadn't stopped him, Ikemura Takayoshi might have gone to question Jiang Hang about what he had done.

A major change has occurred in the Chicun family, and as his son, Jiang Hang can understand his emotional state.

Moreover, being a detective is such a profession.

Seeking hidden truths, even those truths that not everyone can accept.

......

Because the suspect surrendered himself and did not cause any damage, Jiang Hang told Takagi Wataru after taking a brief statement and left the villa.

As he walked out of the villa, he glanced at the sky. It looked overcast, but it shouldn't rain anytime soon.

Preventing a tragedy should have been a cause for celebration, but knowing about Kimie Ikemura's situation, he couldn't feel happy at all.

He walked toward his office, but someone quickly caught up with him.

"Please wait!"

Jiang Hang recognized the voice as Hattori Heiji's and turned to look at him.

Hattori Heiji still looked somewhat confused, as if he hadn't quite figured out how Jiang Hang had managed to do all this.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must have discovered something was wrong with the other party back at the agency, which is why you followed them here... What clues did you use to find out that the other party wanted to kill her husband?"

Heiji Hattori is indeed a detective with the same style as Conan. Before receiving "education" from Jiang Hang, he was extremely persistent about the truth of everything and was also full of curiosity about anything he did not understand.

However, if we're talking about actual combat strength, without the equipment bonus, Heiji Hattori is still significantly stronger than Conan. If we put him back in the night a month ago when Conan was shrunk by Gin's drug, he might have been able to dodge Gin's first sneak attack, but if Gin were forced to pull out his pistol, he would probably be in a much worse situation than Conan.

In other words, the other party is more likely to court disaster than Conan in some respects.

Now that the other person was standing in front of him, Jiang Hang looked at the other person's questioning expression and his answer was simple: "I was just a little sensitive to some details, so I had some doubts. I didn't expect the other person to actually do such a thing."

"In the end, this is just basic reasoning."

This famous quote from Sherlock Holmes is a powerful weapon for Conan, but Heiji Hattori isn't fooled by it.

“Personally, I prefer Ellery Queen to Sherlock Holmes,” he shook his head, looking at Jiang Hang. “I only trust my own eyes and my own brain.”

"Although I came to Tokyo because of Kudo's disappearance and have been collecting information about him, I have also been keeping an eye on Ms. Ikemura, but I haven't found anything wrong with her at all. In this respect, I have lost!"

Heiji Hattori readily admitted his shortcomings: "You are indeed a very capable detective for stopping a murderer before he commits a crime. I apologize for my previous doubts about you!"

Jiang Hang didn't expect that the other party would come to apologize to him. In this respect, Hattori Heiji was indeed much more frank than Conan.

He waved his hand at the other person, indicating that he didn't care about these things: "This is what I should do, there's nothing to say about it."

Jiang Hang shifted the topic to Hattori Heiji: "What are your plans next? Continue searching for clues about Kudo Shinichi in Tokyo, or go home?"

Heiji Hattori sighed, "While we were having tea, I tried to probe Uncle Mori, but he really didn't seem to know where Kudo was. As for Ran Mori, she just looked worried. If Kudo had contacted her, she wouldn't have acted like that if she knew about him. So, this lead has ended here."

"Didn't you previously suspect that Detective Mouri solved cases because of his connection with Kudo? Don't you think so now?" Jiang Hang was quite curious about how the other party viewed Kogoro Mouri now.

Hattori Heiji frowned slightly: "To be honest, I also find it strange. Neither the other person's appearance nor their personality seems like that of a qualified detective, but perhaps this is a deliberate disguise."

Because he had previously misjudged Jiang Hang's abilities, he is now unsure what kind of detective Kogoro Mouri really is.

He rested his chin on his hand, muttering to himself, "Could it be that I was completely wrong before? I heard that Uncle Mori used to be a pretty good policeman... Maybe, from the beginning, Shinichi Kudo wasn't a great detective at all, and Uncle Mori was the one guiding him in solving cases. Now that Kudo has disappeared, is that why Uncle Mori has to take matters into his own hands?"

Hearing the other person's mutterings, Jiang Hang's lips twitched involuntarily.

It has to be said that these detectives have incredibly vivid imaginations. Conan previously imagined him as a member of the Black Organization, and now Heiji Hattori has even imagined Kogoro Mouri as the mastermind behind everything.

“But at least one thing is certain: Kudo is probably in real trouble, or even in danger.” After much speculation, Hattori Heiji couldn’t make any concrete guesses and could only shake his head at Jiang Hang.

"In short, there are no new leads to investigate if I stay in Tokyo any longer. Moreover, after this incident, I realize that I still need to hone my skills as a detective, so I plan to go back to Osaka soon."

As he said this, Hattori Heiji suddenly pointed at Jiang Hang, his expression unusually firm: "Next time we meet, I won't act like I did today!"

Do you mean that next time we meet, it won't be like today, where I solve the case and you're still eating snacks?

Hearing Hattori Heiji's words, Jiang Hang couldn't help but make this sarcastic remark.

Chapter 93: Chapter 92: A Wonton from Decades Ago

After stopping Kimie Ikemura's murder, the system awarded a three-star reward for the case.

From this mission, Jiang Hang acquired the skill of "Theft (Beginner)," which means that as long as he receives some training from the system, he can become a skilled thief.

Although thievery can be considered a basic skill of an assassin, Jiang Hang looked at the skills he had recently acquired: disguise, thievery, lock picking, rope gun...

"Why do I feel like my attributes are becoming more and more similar to those of Phantom Thief Kid?" Jiang Hang couldn't help but complain to his system. "Did you know I was about to clash with Phantom Thief Kid, so you specially gave me a thieving skill so I could know my enemy better than myself?"