The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"what game?"

Conan also sat down on a chair to the side, waiting for Jiang Hang to speak.

"The hotel we're in right now has actually met the conditions for a 'locked room mystery' scenario, haven't you realized that yet?"

Sure enough, Conan and Heiji Hattori immediately got into the zone when it came to reasoning.

“Indeed… in this remote location far from the city, there are wolves and bears that roam around here at night,” Hattori Heiji nodded.

Conan added from a nearby chair, "Besides, the signal here is very poor, and Mr. Kanaya has taken away the cell phones of those participants. If someone destroys these means of communication, we will be trapped in this hotel for a while."

After Conan finished speaking, he felt something was off. Could it be that Jiang Hang had discovered something again?

Why do I always encounter these kinds of things whenever I'm with Jiang Hang?

Up to this point, Conan didn't feel that this had anything to do with him at all. Instead, he was wondering to himself how Jiang Hang could find problems no matter where he went.

"Let's make a hypothetical scenario: in the current environment, if a murder were to occur, who would be the murderer and who would be the victim?"

Jiang Hang now directly began questioning Hattori Heiji and Conan.

He knew he couldn't deduce anything from the existing information, so he might as well throw the problem to the two famous detectives and let them help him deduce it.

Moreover, since Jiang Hang was the one who raised the question, he didn't need to express his own opinion. At most, he only needed to share the information he knew and then wait for Conan and Hattori Heiji to express their thoughts.

Then, Jiang Hang saw these two mystery enthusiasts start racking their brains to figure it out.

Heiji Hattori found this "hypothesis" very interesting. He would occasionally think about such things, but this was the first time he had discussed it with someone like this, so he began to think about it seriously.

Conan, on the other hand, believed that Jiang Hang must have discovered something again, so he racked his brains to consider who among the group of people at the gathering was most likely to be the murderer.

As for Jiang Hang, he felt extremely gratified to see another powerful general added to his army of tools.

Looks like he can finally slack off again.

Chapter 125: Chapter 124: A Discussion Between Two Crime-Solving Tools

“If a murder were to occur in this situation, Mr. Kanaya, who invited everyone to this gathering, would most likely be the culprit,” Hattori Heiji naturally said, pointing out Kanaya Hiroyuki, who was the most probable candidate.

This possibility has appeared countless times in all sorts of stories.

However, he quickly shook his head: "No, Mr. Jin Gu has already held several such gatherings in the past few years. Now everyone knows that they were invited here by Mr. Jin Gu. If something happens, the police will suspect Mr. Jin Gu immediately. If he really wanted to take action against someone, he probably would have had the opportunity a few years ago. He wouldn't have deliberately chosen this time period."

Hattori Heiji pointed to himself, then to Jiang Hang: "Mr. Jingu is a friend of my father. He knows I'm a detective, and he also knows that you, Jiang Hang, are a well-known detective recently. So unless Mr. Jingu has a personality with an extremely strong desire to perform, he wouldn't deliberately do something when both of us are present. Therefore, I think the possibility of Mr. Jingu being the 'murderer' is not high."

"Moreover, as the owner of this hotel, and given that he has now collected all the participants' cell phones into his room, if 'the hypothetical murderer' wants to completely transform this hotel into a 'locked room mystery,' Mr. Jin Gu is actually the most likely target for the murderer."

Based on this assessment, Hattori Heiji reduced the likelihood of Kanaya Hiroyuki committing the crime while increasing the likelihood of Kanaya Hiroyuki being a victim.

Before Jiang Hang could even ask Conan what he thought after listening to Heiji Hattori's analysis, Conan jumped out to refute one of Heiji's points: "No, Mr. Kanaya is indeed someone who really likes to show off and perform."

“Mr. Jingu published a book analyzing Sherlock Holmes, which contains many of his own unique perspectives, even completely contradicting mainstream views. Ordinary people wouldn’t write these things down and publish them, but since Jingu published that book, it means he really wants to show his ideas to everyone,” Conan said, expressing his thoughts.

"Moreover, according to Mr. Jin Gu himself, he started holding such gatherings a few years ago. At each gathering, he would pose a difficult question and say that as long as the question could be answered, he would give the person the first edition of 'A Study in Scarlet.' As a result, over the years, no one was able to solve the question he posed. Instead, more and more people knew that he had such a treasure."

Heiji Hattori understood Conan's meaning: "You mean Mr. Kanaya never actually intended to give that book away, but simply wanted to show off his collection to others?"

Conan nodded: "That's very possible. I even think that Mr. Kanaya might have pretended to be a 'Sherlock Holmes fan' just to show off because he got his hands on 'A Study in Scarlet'."

“I noticed that when Mr. Jin Gu was speaking to everyone tonight, although he dressed up as Sherlock Holmes, his distinctive mustache made him seem more like the 'Poirot' detective from Agatha Christie’s novels.”

"In addition to this hotel built according to the 'island model', I think Mr. Jingu may have been an Agatha Christie fan in the past, but only recently 'became' a Sherlock Holmes fan."

Conan's analysis seemed to convince Hattori Heiji, who nodded: "Your analysis is indeed reasonable. In that case, the chances of Mr. Kanaya becoming a 'murderer' or a 'victim' have increased."

"Mr. Jingu might kill someone because they discovered his secret; or he might kill the murderer because the murderer knew his secret and, as a Sherlock Holmes fan, could not tolerate it."

Listening to Conan and Heiji Hattori's analysis, it seems that they have already confirmed that Hiroyuki Kanaya is a member of the case: either he will commit the murder, or he will be killed; he is arguably the most tragic figure in this discussion.

But at that moment, Heiji Hattori suddenly asked Conan, "Conan, you're really amazing. At such a young age, you've not only read the entire Sherlock Holmes collection, but you also know so much about Agatha Christie's novels?"

Conan immediately deflated: "Haha... because my goal is to become an excellent detective like Shinichi and Jiang Hang, I read a lot of other novels in my spare time, so I know a little bit about them!"

Jiang Hang chimed in at the opportune moment: "Now that you've largely confirmed Mr. Jin Gu as a person involved in the case, disregarding the method of murder, who would he want to kill, or who would kill him?"

He hasn't fully exploited the case-solving value of these two "tools" yet, so how can he allow internal conflicts to arise? If you're going to suspect each other, solve the case first.

As expected, after glaring at Conan for a while, Heiji Hattori obediently continued to become a tool for solving cases and analyzing information.

“Apart from Mr. Kanaya, I only observed the others briefly and don’t know much about them… Wait, I remember you talked to each of them, Jiang Hang. Could it be that you were gathering intelligence back then?” Hattori Heiji said, sounding somewhat surprised.

"As a detective, isn't this basic?" Jiang Hang once again threw out the "basic method," and then began to briefly talk to Hattori Heiji and Conan about what he had observed while chatting with those people.

“Mr. Kanaya’s novel was published at the same time as Mr. Fujisawa’s, so Mr. Fujisawa is the most likely person to know Mr. Kanaya’s secret,” Hattori Heiji analyzed. “If Mr. Kanaya is the murderer, then Mr. Fujisawa is the most likely victim.”

"If Mr. Kanaya is the victim, the most likely culprits are Mr. Fujisawa and Kento Toju, the president of the Kyoto University Mystery Club."

Jiang Hang nodded quietly, pretending that he had already thought of it.

Hattori Heiji continued, "Let's leave Fujisawa aside for now. According to you, that Toju Kento is an extremely fanatical Sherlock Holmes fan."

"Everything he learns is geared towards Sherlock Holmes, and he displays an attitude that no other detective is worthy of comparison with Sherlock Holmes. If he discovers Mr. Jingu's affair, he might do something to Mr. Jingu because of his own biases."

That concludes our discussion of the case.

Because from Jiang Hang's eagle-eye perspective, the person whom Hattori Heiji considered to be "highly likely to be the murderer" had already begun to take action.

Chapter 126: Chapter 125: Did Sherlock Holmes teach you how to kill people?

Including Jiang Hang's explanation time, Hattori Heiji and Conan had been discussing for almost an hour.

The discussion was moved to Jiang Hang's room because the waiter wanted to turn off the lights in the lobby.

Jiang Hang glanced at the clock hanging to the side; it was almost midnight.

I bet the other party members are still in their rooms working on those 1000 Sherlock Holmes questions.

During this time, Heiji Hattori and Conan have analyzed the people most likely to kill "Yuji Kanaya" and their motives.

Because Heiji Hattori had already suspected him once before, Conan became much more low-key afterward, basically only saying a few words occasionally.

But no matter how much Conan disguises himself, the amount of knowledge he possesses is definitely not something a child should have.

It would be fine if Conan could keep quiet, but it would be strange if he could shut himself up when others made their deductions.

At first, he couldn't help but chime in a few words, but later even Jiang Hang could sense that Hattori Heiji sometimes deliberately omitted things and had Conan fill them in.

It seems that even if Heiji Hattori hasn't yet come to suspect that Conan is Shinichi Kudo, he'll definitely keep this strange kid in mind.

Conan, you should take good care of yourself.

As Jiang Hang was thinking this, his gaze suddenly fell on the garage behind the hotel.

An hour ago, he had noticed that Toju Kento had started making various preparations in his room, and now, Toju Kento had finally taken action.

Jiang Hang stood up and looked at Conan and Hattori Heiji standing to the side.

"I heard some noise coming from the garage. I'm going to go check it out. Do you want to come with me?"

"Is there any noise from the garage?" Hattori Heiji, of course, hadn't heard anything.

He had only replied casually, but when he saw Conan's slightly widened eyes, he immediately realized what he meant.

During that hour-long discussion, they didn't just discuss the killer's motive; they also discussed potential locations in the vicinity where the killer might have committed the crime.

First, there's the cliff behind the hotel. After killing someone, they would simply throw the body off the cliff to destroy the evidence, making it quite difficult to find the body.

Besides the cliff, the garage behind the hotel is also a more suitable location for the murder than the hotel itself.

If someone commits murder in a hotel, it's easy for the victim to be discovered if they cry for help before dying.

However, the garage is some distance from the hotel, and the location where the hotel was built means that strong winds are always blowing outside, making it difficult for noise to travel from the garage to the hotel. As long as you don't make too much noise, you won't be noticed.

When Jiang Hang suddenly said he heard a noise from the garage, Hattori Heiji was somewhat surprised by Jiang Hang's keen hearing, but at the same time, he felt a chill run down his spine.

They've been discussing for ages who would commit a murder if it happened. Could something have really happened?

Could Jiang Hang's words really be that accurate?

Seeing that Jiang Hang and Conan had quietly left the room, Hattori Heiji hurriedly followed.

The hotel has a side door that leads directly to the garage.

There was no moon today, and with the strong winds blowing outside, it all felt ominous.

As they approached the garage, Conan and Heiji Hattori finally heard the sounds coming from inside.

The speaker was Hiroyuki Kanaya.

"Didn't you say you had something to discuss with me? Let me make this clear first: if you're trying to bribe me or cheat, then you don't need to say anything more. If you can't even pass the first hurdle, you'll have even less hope of solving my riddle in tomorrow night's reasoning quiz!"

Because Jiang Hang's actions were timed perfectly, the conversation inside the garage had only just begun when the three of them arrived.

After Hiroyuki Kanaya finished speaking, another man's voice came from inside the garage.

"Of course not. I wanted to discuss your recently published book, 'Eileen Adler's Mockery.' I feel that the views expressed in that book are not what a Sherlock Holmes fan would say... In fact, to me, what you wrote in the book is completely incomprehensible!"

Upon hearing the person's voice and tone, Conan and Heiji Hattori immediately recognized him as Kento Toju, whom they had just discussed as potentially having a motive to kill due to his extreme admiration for Sherlock Holmes!

Almost as soon as they heard this, Heiji Hattori and Conan, those two impulsive guys, were ready to rush into the garage to stop the other party.

Of course, their actions were immediately stopped by Jiang Hang.

"Wait a little longer," he whispered to the two impulsive young men. "It's not time for that yet."

Since Conan and Heiji Hattori don't have Hawkeye, they certainly can't check the situation inside the garage just by standing outside like he can.

If they barge in now, they'll only let Toshiyuki, this extreme Sherlock Holmes fan, escape unscathed.

Given Toshihiko's extreme tendencies, who knows if he'll immediately devise a new murder plot after being stopped this time?

Jiang Hang didn't want someone he had gone to the trouble of saving once to die at the hands of the same prisoner a while later.

Jiang Hang's words did have some effect, and the two of them quieted down for the time being and continued to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two people in the warehouse.

Upon hearing Kento Toto's voice, Hiroyuki Kanaya seemed somewhat annoyed.

"What are you talking about? Of course I'm a Sherlock Holmes fan!"

"If you think there's anything wrong with my thoughts and opinions, then just say it directly. What does your current attitude mean?"

Toju Kento let out a sinister laugh: "What kind of Sherlock Holmes enthusiast are you? You just want to show off your book to us. How dare someone like you call yourself a Sherlock Holmes fan? I absolutely cannot forgive you!"

He seemed to have done something, because Hiroyuki Kanaya, who was in the warehouse, let out a gasp.