The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Odagiri Toshiro's expression was rather unpleasant: "And I heard that yesterday evening, Inspector Megure of the First Division mentioned to you that you should pay attention to the movements of the Takashiro Group, but you ignored it?"

The head of the Fourth Division, sweating profusely, explained to his superior, "According to our previous intelligence, the leader of the Takashiro Group is seriously ill, and most of the members of the Takashiro Group have been poached by other gangs. There are no more than ten people left. Moreover, the intelligence provided by the First Division comes from a rookie detective who has only recently started his career, so we haven't verified this information..."

He then revealed that their four-person team had originally planned to disrupt an illegal transaction between two major gangs the previous night, in an attempt to deflect some of his responsibility.

“That detective may not be a newbie, but he’s not exactly a novice. He’s the one who discovered the Moon Shadow Island incident, and he also brought down the infamous president of the Koichi Intelligence Agency. I think you all know about these two things,” Matsumoto Kiyonaga, the head of the First Investigation Division and Inspector Megure’s superior, said to the head of the Fourth Division.

The head of the fourth section's expression immediately became somewhat subtle. He seemed to want to explain something, but was stopped by Toshiro Odagiri.

"I will handle the issues that arose in Section Four after this case. Right now, the important thing is to deal with this case. In short, I want you to resolve this incident as soon as possible to avoid causing any further negative consequences."

“In addition, this case also involves another mysterious organization, and we are ordered to investigate it as soon as possible,” he said, placing a set of data in front of everyone in the conference room. “This is the number of casualties in this incident last night. Have you noticed anything wrong?”

The data shows that the Gaocheng group, consisting of only ten people, had the advantage of a sneak attack, but their opponents were a large gang with hundreds of members. As a result, the final casualty ratio and the accounts of the participants in this 10 vs. 100 battle all revealed a strange atmosphere.

Three people died in the Takagi group. The group leader, Takagi, died from being shot after being old and exhausted. Two other group members also died on the spot after being shot in vital areas. The other seven people were all seriously injured to varying degrees, but they all survived.

On the other side, however, more than ten people were shot dead and nearly twenty others were seriously injured.

But the strange thing is that, in addition to those who were shot and seriously injured, dozens of people from the Kansai gang were knocked unconscious and lost their fighting ability after being hit in the back of the head by some kind of blunt weapon.

If we really have to talk about who won and who lost, the result of this battle could even be described as a major victory for the Takagi team.

According to the Takashiro group, they went there with the intention of mutual destruction from the beginning. In reality, apart from the initial successful sneak attack, they were quickly suppressed after the enemy reacted. Their group leader died in the enemy's counterattack.

Just then, someone used a smoke bomb. At first, they thought it was an enemy plot, but when they decided to make a final stand, they found that the situation seemed to be turning in their favor.

Even at the very end, their side actually had more people still standing, while the remaining members of the Kansai gang were either lying on the ground or fleeing in disarray.

The members of the Kansai gang who were knocked unconscious also stated that they were ambushed in the smoke after someone used a smoke grenade.

However, when dozens of people who had been ambushed were questioned, not one of them could clearly see what the attacker looked like; they could only roughly determine the attacker's physique.

Among these people, some said they were ambushed by a short man, some said they were ambushed by a tall man, some said the man seemed to be an old man, and some said it was a burly fat man. In short, there were all sorts of different stories, and it was impossible to find a single, consistent answer.

"Judging from the current situation, it seems that the leader of the Takagi-gumi sought help from a mysterious organization before this gang fight. However, it is likely that only the organization knows about this matter, and the other members of the Takagi-gumi are completely unaware of it," Toshiro Odagiri said solemnly, indicating that it was necessary to investigate the details of the mysterious organization as soon as possible.

While the bigwigs of the Metropolitan Police Department were having a meeting, Jiang Hang, far away at the Suzuki Manor, suddenly sneezed.

He knew nothing about gang warfare, nor did he know what the mysterious organization the Metropolitan Police Department was discussing was.

He was just a positive-energy detective who called Inspector Megure last night to give a heads-up, but found it had no effect by evening. So, in order to quell the dispute as quickly as possible, he casually threw a few smoke bombs into the crowd and then randomly picked up a stick to practice his knock-out technique on people in the smoke.

The reason he is currently at Suzuki Manor is because the "theft notice" from Kid, which he and Suzuki Jirokichi had been waiting for for a long time, has finally arrived!

Chapter 96: Chapter 95: I'm going to start slacking off.

Inside the Suzuki Estate, Jiang Hang calmly enjoyed afternoon tea in Suzuki Jirokichi's study.

Outside the window, a flock of pure white pigeons were being fed by the Suzuki family's butler, and occasionally a few pigeons would fly to the windowsill and coo.

Meanwhile, Suzuki Jirokichi sat behind his desk, staring intently at the notice from Kaito Kid that Jiang Hang had just handed to him.

To be honest, there's nothing special about this announcement.

Kaito Kid sometimes likes to use riddles to trick others and confuse the police.

But it seems he felt that the Mihana Art Museum, which was not a well-known museum, was not worth giving a riddle, so the notice only stated when the other party would come to collect the Suzuki family heirloom, "Dark Star".

“Although I had studied this guy carefully beforehand and knew that he would send out a notice before each theft,” Suzuki Jirokichi looked at the notice with some resentment on his face, “I still feel very uncomfortable after actually seeing the notice.”

"Jiang Hang, what are your thoughts now regarding that shameless thief?" He looked at Jiang Hang.

“I’m just an ordinary detective. I’m good at finding people or things, but setting traps or creating problems isn’t my forte. My task is to find the location of Phantom Thief Kid when he appears. After that, it’s up to you, Mr. Jirokichi,” Jiang Hang looked at the pigeons by the window and continued to Suzuki Jirokichi, “If I really want to give some advice, I heard that there’s a policeman in the Metropolitan Police Department who is specifically in charge of hunting down Kid. It’s said that he has been entangled with Kid for more than ten years. Although he has never been able to catch him, he has thwarted Kid’s theft plans a few times.”

Jirokichi Suzuki snorted: "I'm not going to report to those useless cops. After more than ten years, they still can't catch a petty thief who only knows how to play tricks. I think the two of us can catch that despicable thief."

Jiang Hang didn't say much about this, but continued to say to the other party: "Besides, I've always heard that Phantom Thief Kid is a person with a strong ability to disguise himself. He can change his appearance to that of another person in less than ten seconds. Maybe that guy will disguise himself as the two of us or someone else. So at least I think Mr. Jirokichi, you should leave a secret code with some trustworthy people."

After thinking about it, Suzuki Jirokichi also felt that for someone like Kaito Kid who could disguise himself as others at will, a code was the easiest thing to identify. So he immediately discussed a code with Jiang Hang.

They quickly devised a secret code to communicate with each other.

After doing all this, Jiang Hang gave the other person a wink, then stood up and walked to the window.

"Speaking of which, does your Suzuki family keep so many pigeons in their garden?" He looked at the pigeons on the windowsill, then at the butler who was feeding the many pigeons.

"They probably just happened to fall here. We can just chase them away," Suzuki Jirokichi waved his hand dismissively.

Jiang Hang also fanned the pigeons away with his hand, and then closed the window that had been open for ventilation.

Almost the instant he drew the curtains, a faint smile appeared on Jiang Hang's face.

Suzuki Jirokichi also stood up with a gloomy expression, still clutching the notice that Jiang Hang had handed him.

Besides the explanation about Phantom Thief Kid above, Jiang Hang also wrote the words "Kid is eavesdropping, we will play along" below.

What they just said was actually just giving Kidd false information by using pigeons to eavesdrop.

Now that the pigeons had been chased away by Jiang Hang and it was confirmed that the other party had no eavesdropping devices, Jiang Hang gave Suzuki Jiro a thumbs-up.

"As expected, I didn't choose the wrong person. That guy Kidd actually started his reconnaissance and eavesdropping as soon as he sent out the notice."

“If it weren’t for you, that kid might have overheard my entire plan,” Suzuki Jirokichi gave Jiang Hang a thumbs up, though his expression was somewhat puzzled. “But since he’s using pigeons to eavesdrop, that guy should be around here, right? It should be a good opportunity to catch him while he’s still in the vicinity, shouldn’t it?”

Because Jiang Hang easily discovered that Kidd was using a bugging device, and even set a trap for that arrogant guy.

Therefore, Suzuki Jirokichi now has a lot more confidence in Jiang Hang. He even feels that with Jiang Hang by his side, the Phantom Thief Kid is not a threat at all.

If the two of them continue to work together, they could even become a "phantom thief nemesis" duo that would strike fear into the hearts of all phantom thieves!

Jiang Hang shook his head: "It's not that easy. These pigeons might be carefully bred by Phantom Thief Kid. And even if he's nearby right now, given his disguise, finding him won't be an easy task."

“If we alert them now, they might give up the theft,” Jiang Hang pointed to Suzuki Jirokichi. “And which news story do you think is more appealing: ‘Phantom Thief Kid was caught while eavesdropping’ or ‘Phantom Thief Kid was caught red-handed by an advisor from the Suzuki Foundation while stealing a jewel’?”

“It must be the one in the back,” Suzuki Jirokichi clapped his hands suddenly, finally remembering his original intention.

He only sought revenge because Phantom Thief Kid stole his headlines. If he caught the thief now, there wouldn't be any audience, so where would he go to make a name for himself?

But if he could bring down the Phantom Thief Kid in front of everyone, that would be the most glorious moment of his life!

Thinking about this, even the elderly Suzuki Jirokichi felt a little excited.

However, Jiang Hang's thoughts at this moment were completely different from those of Suzuki Jirokichi.

In his eagle-eye view, Kaito Kid is like a firefly in the dark; he doesn't even need to look closely to know where he is.

But Jiang Hang has no intention of doing that.

He was planning to use Kid to max out his industry level first, so why would he need to capture Kid now? Wouldn't that just make the game harder for himself?

Moreover, Jiang Hang's move this time has already left a deep impression on Suzuki Jirokichi, and has also given the opponent a great advantage in this encounter. If Suzuki Jirokichi himself fails to seize this advantage, he cannot blame Jiang Hang.

So all Jiang Hang needs to do next is sneakily fish and let things slide, as long as he doesn't hold Suzuki Jirokichi back and makes sure Suzuki takes him along next time, that's enough.

Chapter 97: Chapter 96: The Tool Squad

By now, Jiang Hang has actually developed a nascent...tool team.

Takagi Wataru, the number one tool, is mainly used by Jiang Hang to gather information about the Metropolitan Police Department and, incidentally, to shift blame onto him for things Jiang Hang doesn't really want.

The second "tool person," Jirokichi Suzuki, is mainly responsible for providing funding. He works in perfect synergy with the third "tool person," Kid, who is responsible for providing traffic and generating buzz. With these two around, Jiang Hang doesn't need to worry about his industry level not improving.

As for number four, who Jiang Hang considers to be the most promising tool, it is naturally Conan, who was recently persuaded by Jiang Hang.

After giving Conan a "careful lesson," Jiang Hang waited for news from Conan's side.

Finally, the day before Kaito Kid's announced appearance, Conan, that perfect tool, finally called him.

According to Conan's words over the phone, he encountered a murder case and, after investigating from various angles, has learned the identity of the murderer and the method of the crime.

Even after he shared all the clues he could think of with Kogoro Mouri, the latter still couldn't find the real culprit.

Seeing that the police were already preparing to take the so-called criminal back and let the real murderer go unpunished, he then called Jiang Hang.

After learning all the case clues from Conan, Jiang Hang rushed to the crime scene and successfully identified the real culprit before Inspector Megure and his team brought the wrong suspect back to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Next comes the usual part: the murderer reveals their motive and when they will confess.

Although the whole process was somewhat tortuous, the result was ultimately good.

The only thing Jiang Hang wanted to complain about was that although the case was rated as three stars by the system, the system was probably not satisfied with his opportunistic "method of solving the case." It was also possible that his participation in the case was too low, which resulted in Jiang Hang only receiving 20 million yen in the end, without any other skill or item rewards.

Slightly disappointed, Jiang Hang accepted the 20 million. He had originally planned to invite Kogoro Mouri out for drinks. However, looking at Conan, who seemed to have lost all his dreams, Jiang Hang felt he needed to give him some psychological counseling.

We can't let such a dedicated tool like Conan be rendered useless!

After Jiang Hang found a random excuse to take Conan away from Ran Mouri, he listened to Conan complaining about how difficult things had been for him these past few days.

Since the diplomatic incident, Conan and his friends have encountered two murder cases.

In the previous case, thanks to Conan's ingenious reminders, Kogoro Mouri finally succeeded in finding the real culprit and cracking the culprit's modus operandi.

The next case was the one that Jiang Hang had just rushed over to handle.

"I've done my best. I've found all the clues and laid them out in front of him, but he still hasn't figured out who the real culprit is. If this continues, I'll die first!" Conan seemed completely unable to understand why such a person could exist in the world.

"That's perfectly normal. My former teachers often said things like, 'Obviously, A, B, and C are all wrong options, so the correct answer is D,' when explaining problems to us. Don't assume everyone else is like you." Jiang Hang suppressed the urge to complain and then coughed lightly. "I think Uncle Mori just hasn't found his rhythm yet. You can slowly cultivate Uncle Mori's abilities, and things will be easier later, won't they?"

Although the possibility is very low, and until then, you'd better just be my tool for now.

Jiang Hang added this sentence to himself.

However, Conan isn't stupid. He doesn't know if Kogoro Mouri still has room for improvement, but he knows that if he encounters a few more situations like this, he'll probably be so frustrated he'll vomit blood.

"I've already asked Professor Agasa. The tranquilizer he gave me before was for prisoners, so it might have side effects. But now I've had Professor Agasa modify the tranquilizer to reduce those side effects. I think as long as the frequency is controlled, Uncle Mori shouldn't have any problems."

Even at this point, Conan was still thinking about using tranquilizer darts to quickly achieve his goal.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hang realized that he had finally managed to persuade Conan to become his tool for solving cases, but now that he had only managed to get one case, Conan was already planning to quit.

It's not that simple!

However, it seems we still need to give them a little leeway. Jiang Hang rested his chin on his hand, feigning deep thought: "Come to think of it, the nickname 'Sleeping Kogoro' has started circulating over the past month. It would be strange if he suddenly stopped sleeping, and it might actually attract more attention..."

“But the frequency still can’t be too high. For safety’s sake, you should only use it once or twice a month, and the time should be spaced out. Create the illusion that ‘Sleeping Kogoro’ only appears when there are tricky cases. If there’s no other way, contact me to solve it,” Jiang Hang said. Although this would reduce the number of cases he could get by, if these cases didn’t give him skill rewards, his losses wouldn’t be that great.

Thinking about it carefully, the loss is probably only around 100 million per month.

Thinking of this "only," Jiang Hang couldn't help but touch his chest with a pang of heartache.

However, he managed to hide his emotions well, and then, seeing that Conan was still not very interested, he remembered that Kid was coming tomorrow, and told Conan about it.

"By the way, Phantom Thief Kid is coming to my art museum to steal something tomorrow night. It's going to be quite a spectacle. Do you want to bring your Ran along to join in the fun?"