The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

At that moment, Jiang Hang felt as if he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

Chapter 12: What kind of detective is Jiang Hang?

The next day, when Shizuka Sakaki and Yuno Koharu arrived at his agency one after the other and signed a one-month trial contract, both the two girls and Jiang Hang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Starting today, you two are members of the Pioneer Detective Agency. Shizuka Sakaki, if you're working part-time, you'll be the receptionist for now. That means when I'm not at the agency, if a client comes to the office, you'll be responsible for greeting the client and figuring out their needs before I return."

He then looked at Yuno Kiharu: "You'll be my assistant for now. When Shizuka Sakaki isn't around, you'll be responsible for receiving guests. Otherwise, you'll just need to maintain the normal operation of the agency."

The so-called normal operation of the agency is really just cleaning the office regularly and ordering takeout at mealtimes. If you really want to add something, you could also add the agency's external publicity. Since Yoshino Kiharu was able to revitalize a declining tourist town, promoting a detective agency shouldn't be too difficult for her.

Actually, one person could easily do both jobs, but since Jiang Hang has hired two people, they need to make sure that both sides have something to do.

After explaining their respective responsibilities, Jiang Hang said to both of them at the same time, "Of course, in addition to being my receptionist and assistant, you are now also my assistants. If any cases occur in the future, I will take you to the crime scene for on-site investigation. If you feel that you cannot adapt to the environment of the crime scene, just tell me."

Of course, at this point, neither of the two girls would say they were incapable; whether they were capable or not would only be known after actually experiencing the murder scene.

After assigning tasks to the two of them and exchanging contact information, Jiang Hang decided not to waste any more time, looking at the various system commissions that were constantly being refreshed on the bulletin board.

"You guys can get used to the office for a while. I'll go out and see if I can get any commissions. If you get hungry at lunchtime, just order takeout and put it on the office's bill. You can also buy groceries and cook in the office kitchen, just remember to keep the office clean. If you feel that the office is missing anything, just send me a message."

After saying that, Jiang Hang left the two bewildered girls at the agency and went to work in the shopping district.

Watching Jiang Hang's dashing departure, Yoshino Koharu and Shizuka Sakaki exchanged bewildered glances.

Clearly, the two men were extremely confused about the job.

They're not stupid; they know perfectly well whether a job is easy or difficult.

According to Jiang Hang, they had almost nothing to do all day; they just sat in the office waiting for clients to come in.

"Isn't this a bit too easy?" This thought flashed through the minds of both girls simultaneously.

Considering the astonishing salary Jiang Hang offered, if Jiang Hang hadn't left the agency immediately after explaining the situation, the two girls would have even begun to suspect that Jiang Hang wanted them to do something strange.

The two girls were completely baffled, until Shizuka Sakaki broke the deadlock.

"Um... hello, I'm Shizuka Sakaki. We'll be working together from now on..."

Yoshino Koharu also quickly responded.

"Hello, hello, I'm Yuno Kiharu. Please take care of me from now on."

Two girls of similar age can easily find common ground, and since their boss Jiang Hang wasn't around, they quickly struck up a conversation.

Of course, they mainly talked about their overly easy jobs.

One was a recent graduate who had applied for jobs 30 times but failed every time, and the other was a future voice actress who just wanted to find a part-time job and came here to try it out. Even after the two of them knew each other's situations, they still couldn't figure out what Jiang Hang's mentality was in hiring them.

However, the final conclusions varied greatly. Some speculated that Jiang Hang discovered the hidden abilities of the two individuals with a detective's intuition, while others suggested that he simply brought in two beautiful girls to create a facade. Still others suggested that Jiang Hang was after their bodies, but he hadn't revealed his true intentions yet.

But when they talked about it, there was one thing they were sure of—Jiang Hang was definitely a rich man.

The firm's luxurious decor, coupled with Jiang Hang's lavish attitude, both demonstrate this point.

"I heard that the annual rent for this office is over ten million yen... And I heard from the real estate agency that our boss is planning to buy the whole floor soon, which will cost several hundred million yen. I'll never earn that much money in my life," Yuno Kiharu whispered to Shizuka Sakaki, telling her the news she had heard from the real estate agency yesterday.

Regardless of Jiang Hang's true identity, as long as he pays her a salary and allows her to continue living in Tokyo, he will be her benefactor. That's how simple and honest Yono's thinking is.

Sakaki Shizuka didn't think much of it. Jiang Hang's wealth was irrelevant to her. Her dream was still to debut as a voice actress and, in the future, create an anime with her friends.

After chatting for a while and gradually becoming more familiar with each other, Yoshino Kiharu also began to think about her job.

After all, Jiang Hang had said that she would also be responsible for the agency's publicity and promotion. Although advertising in newspapers and distributing flyers on the street were the simplest and most effective methods, Mu Chunyuno felt that in addition to these channels, they should also look for other publicity methods.

"However, no matter how much you promote a detective agency, the most important thing is still the detective's own skills." While Yoshino Koharu was still racking her brains for ways to promote the agency, Shizuka Sakaki directly hit the nail on the head.

Immediately, Yoshino Kiharu seemed to deflate.

What Shizuka Sakaki said is true. No matter how well an agency operates in the public eye, it's useless if the detectives themselves aren't capable enough and can't solve any cases.

"But how do we know if Jiang Hangjun is actually a good detective? I asked around, and this detective agency just opened a few days ago. Jiang Hangjun only recently started working as a detective... I did hear Jiang Hangjun mention yesterday that he assisted the police in solving a gang robbery case involving several hundred million yen the day before yesterday."

Yoshino Koharu seemed to have thought of something and quickly took out her phone to check if there was any news like that in the past few days.

Soon, Yuno Kiharu found a related news article: "Found it... the Maple Leaf Gold Coin robbery case. The gang members who committed the robbery were arrested by the police the day before yesterday. However, the police did not provide specific information about the details of the case, only stating that with the help of a helpful citizen, three fugitive gang members were successfully arrested..."

"If this enthusiastic bystander is Jiang Hang-kun, then perhaps Jiang Hang-kun really is a very skilled detective," said Kiharu Yuno.

Meanwhile, Shizuka Sakaki recalled her first meeting with Jiang Hang yesterday, and how sharp, eagle-like eyes he had. Someone with eyes like that couldn't be a second-rate detective, could he?

However, until Jiang Hang actually led them to the crime scene, they could only continue to speculate.

Chapter 13: The Client with Ulterior Motives

While the two girls were discussing what kind of person Jiang Hang was in the office, Jiang Hang continued to promote positive energy.

Upgrading a law firm isn't actually that difficult; one requirement is completing enough cases, and the other is accumulating enough reputation.

Upgrading a level 1 agency requires him to participate in a case of two stars or higher and gain 1000 reputation points. The Maple Leaf Gold Coin case is a three-star case and also provides Jiang Hang with 800 reputation points. Therefore, the agency is now on the verge of being upgraded.

As for those trivial requests in the bulletin board, they're really more like daily tasks in the game.

New commissions are constantly being refreshed, and old commissions will quickly disappear from the bulletin board if they are not completed in time. Each completed commission will bring Jiang Hang between 5 and 20 reputation points.

Although not many, every little bit counts, and without any major cases, this reputation still adds up to a considerable amount.

After taking an elderly woman who had accidentally fallen to a nearby hospital, and with her children rushing to the scene to express their gratitude, Jiang Hang's detective agency was successfully upgraded to a Level 2 agency.

Jiang Hang glanced at the upgrade requirements for a Level 3 firm.

Five cases with two stars or higher, and 5000 reputation points, are basically five times the amount earned by a level 1 firm.

"Congratulations on the upgrade of your agency level. The agency upgrade reward has been issued. Please check it yourself."

The system has given out quite a few rewards this time. First, the scope of the agency's bulletin board for exploration commissions has been expanded to within two kilometers. At the same time, it has also enabled the notification function when a case occurs within fifty meters of the host. In other words, as long as the system issues a notification, it means that a case has occurred within fifty meters of Jiang Hang. This is a rather useful function, and since Jiang Hang has to complete exploration tasks every day, there is always a chance that he will encounter a case during the exploration process.

In addition to the huge Japanese yen reward that Jiang Hang was already used to, the personal reward also included a "disguise (basic)" ability.

As new knowledge filled his mind, he knew he had learned a new skill.

Disguise is a common ability among assassins, and it is quite useful when they want to assassinate a target or track and steal intelligence.

Basic disguise skills allow Jiang Hang to perform some simple disguises when he is prepared, and also include some knowledge about disguise, although it is only a crude one.

This level of disguise is so poor that a normal person could spot it up close. Moreover, he can only disguise himself as a man with a similar build, and his voice disguise is also crude. Compared to Kaito Kid's incredible disguise and voice-changing skills, his disguise is really not up to par.

However, his skill level is still at the beginner level. Perhaps when his disguise skill becomes advanced, he will be able to achieve perfect disguise like Kaito Kid.

However, for the time being, this is a skill that is not very useful to Jiang Hang now, unless someone asks him to undertake a tracking mission, in which case this skill will come in handy to prevent being discovered by the other party.

However, his firm has only been open for two days, and although he has advertised in the newspaper, no clients have come to his office to handle his cases yet.

Of course, Jiang Hang doesn't make a living by commissioning clients. All he needs to do now is keep an eye on the bulletin board to see if Conan, Ran Mouri, and the others appear.

This is something that Jiang Hang suddenly had a flash of inspiration about today.

Although his detective agency wasn't close to the Mouri Detective Agency, the straight-line distance was less than a kilometer, which was within the scope of the case notice board. If a client came to the Mouri Detective Agency to ask them to handle a case, he could see it from his home. If the case was suitable, he could try to solve it before Conan could make a move.

Of course, it's a bit unfair to do that. For Jiang Hang, the best way would be to intercept the client before they even arrive at the Mouri Detective Agency, so that it wouldn't matter if Kogoro Mouri and Conan didn't know.

Just as Jiang Hang was thinking this, his phone rang.

It was Shizuka Sakaki on the phone, and Jiang Hang answered.

"Jiang Hangjun, a client has come to the firm. Can you come back now?"

Jiang Hang was somewhat surprised. He had just been wondering when his firm would finally welcome a client and officially open for business, but he hadn't expected it to happen so soon.

I don't know if it was an effect of my reputation reaching 1000, or if it came from seeing the advertisement in the newspaper.

"Okay, I understand. Shizuka, you can also entertain the guests and make a note of what kind of request they have. I'll be back at the agency in ten minutes."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Hang opened the bulletin board. If it was a genuine entrustment, then the other party's entrustment information should be visible on the bulletin board.

The commissions on the bulletin board are arranged from highest to lowest level. No matter what, a normal commission should be of a higher level than helping an old lady cross the street.

Sure enough, a one-star commission appeared on the bulletin board.

"For personal purposes, Abe Yutaka needs to find a detective to help him create an alibi. This is a one-star request. Completing the request will earn you 50 reputation points."

Judging from where this commission was created, it was in his own office, so it must be this guy.

What's intriguing is the client's motives.

The announcements displayed by the system reflect the genuine expectations of others, and Jiang Hang still trusts the system in this regard.

He never imagined that the bulletin board would have this use. Wouldn't that make him a valuable asset to clients with ulterior motives in the future?

Thinking of this, Jiang Hang's spirits lifted. In the Conan storyline, there are quite a few clients who like to deliberately conceal information and trick people.

If the commission on the bulletin board is correct, it seems that the commissioner is hiding some unspeakable secret.

They want me to create an alibi for them? I never expected that my first official case would be a trap. Did I absorb their bad luck by being too close to Conan, or did their agency simply lure the client who was supposed to be with Conan to my side?

That's interesting. Let's go back and figure out what's going on first.

With this in mind, Jiang Hang quickly returned to his firm.

The client, named Yutaka Abe, is 42 years old. He wears black-rimmed glasses and appears to be a refined and gentle person. According to him, he is also the president of a company, which would be considered a successful person in the eyes of most people.

Shizuka Sakaki did a good job; she recorded almost all of the client's requests.

Simply put, Abe Yutaka wants to follow someone for the next three days. If he can do so without being discovered and record where the person goes during those three days, he will receive a reward of 50 yen.

Don't be fooled by the system's promises of tens of millions of yen in rewards; 50 yen might not seem like much. In reality, the average monthly salary for an average office worker in Japan is roughly that amount. Earning 50 yen by tracking one person for three days is a job that many people would be willing to do.

"Stalk them..." Jiang Hang pondered to himself.

If Abe Yutaka wants him to provide an alibi, does that mean Abe Yutaka wants to kill the person Jiang Hang is following within these three days, and then use Jiang Hang to prove his innocence?

Chapter 14: A Cunning Plan

"Mr. Abe, if you don't mind, could you tell me why you're following this Mr. Negishi Masaki?"

Jiang Hang looked at the photo on the document; it was of a middle-aged man who looked somewhat fierce.

If Jiang Hang really had to rely on first impressions, this person would seem more like the murderer.

However, as it turns out, the seemingly amiable middle-aged man in front of him was more likely to become a murderer; indeed, appearances can be deceiving.

“Of course, no problem,” Abe Yutaka said, his expression unchanged, as if he had prepared his answer long ago.