The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

After everything had settled down, Conan finally made his belated appearance.

Conan didn't expect to encounter a kidnapping case when he went out today, so he didn't bring his solar-powered skateboard. He had to run on his own for seven or eight streets, and he was already covered in sweat.

Of course, the main reason is that Conan shook off the police officers following him, so the police officers didn't know where Conan was.

Genta, Ayumi, and the other two were brought over by the police officers following behind them after Inspector Megure learned that the two hostages had been rescued. They are now leisurely sitting in the police car, drinking juice and watching the police investigate the scene.

Even after seeing Conan arrive breathlessly, Mitsuhiko complained to him, "Conan, why are you so slow? The two kidnappers have already been taken away by the police."

Conan almost couldn't catch his breath after being retorted by Mitsuhiko.

Then Genta looked at Jiang Hang, who was chatting and laughing with Inspector Megure not far away, and said with some regret, "This time, the Eel Rice Detective was one step ahead of our Junior Detective League again. Conan, if you were a little faster, maybe our Junior Detective League would have solved this case."

The Junior Detective League members have stopped correcting Genta's unique way of addressing Jiang Hang, while Conan looks helplessly at Jiang Hang not far away.

As he rushed over, he had already noticed the eagle circling in the sky.

Conan recognized it immediately; it was the golden eagle that Jiang Hang had acquired from somewhere a month ago. With his sharp mind, he quickly realized that the "capable assistant" Jiang Hang mentioned on the phone was probably referring to this eagle.

Jiang Hang has managed to raise his eagle to this level without making a sound. It seems the gap between us has widened again.

Conan sighed to himself.

Just as he was pondering how "monster" Jiang Hang was, the two members of TWO-MIX, who had just finished being questioned by the police, appeared beside them with smiles on their faces.

“I heard about it from the police. Your Junior Detective League really went all out to save me,” Minami Takayama said, taking a handkerchief from her pocket and wiping Conan’s sweaty brow.

"We've already spoken to the police, and we'll go to the Metropolitan Police Department to assist with their investigation after this concert. The police officer has agreed. So, are you interested in coming to the concert with me?"

"A concert!" Ayumi exclaimed excitedly upon hearing Minami Takayama's invitation. "Can we really go to the concert?"

After receiving a nod of approval from Minami Takayama, the group of kids immediately started cheering.

Chapter 198: Chapter 196: The End of the Kidnapping Case

Jiang Hang wasn't very interested in TWO-MIX's concert. After all, to be honest, he had only heard a few of the group's anime songs, and he had only just learned the group's name today.

Of course, Jiang Hang would be interested in an anime concert of the caliber of ASL.

Unfortunately, there isn't a concert of ASL's caliber, specifically dedicated to anime songs, yet in this world.

Jiang Hang felt that if he were to enter the animation industry in the future, he could first develop in this direction, and creating a brand new ASL seemed like a good option.

Currently, he has established a good relationship with the popular TWO-MIX, and there may be other collaborations in the future.

After giving Jiang Hang his usual compliments, Inspector Megure took the two members of TWO-MIX, who were eager to return to the concert venue, and Conan and the others away.

Takagi Wataru stayed behind to continue the on-site search, but Jiang Hang could tell what he was thinking from the way he was glancing absentmindedly in another direction.

"Hey, Takagi, what are you daydreaming about?" Jiang Hang nudged the future winner in life with his elbow.

As if his secret had been exposed, Takagi Wataru looked somewhat flustered: "Jiang Hang, don't talk nonsense. I wasn't spacing out... I was just thinking about the case."

Jiang Hang looked at Sato Miwako, who was not far away.

"That must be Officer Sato, the one you always mention. Why don't you go say hello?" Jiang Hang began to urge him on.

“I don’t mention Sato often... and we usually greet each other in the office,” Takagi Wataru explained to Jiang Hang, looking a little awkward. “Besides, he has other work to do and is just helping out temporarily.”

Looking at Takagi Wataru's cowardly appearance,

I don't know how he finally won over Sato Miwako.

Just as Takagi Wataru was explaining this to Jiang Hang, Sato Miwako suddenly walked over and greeted him.

"Takagi, we're leaving now. You're in charge here."

"Huh?" Takagi Wataru was slightly taken aback. Because Jiang Hang had just exposed his secret, his tone became a little abnormal when he responded, "Yes, Sato, don't worry, I will definitely handle things here!"

Sato Miwako glanced at Takagi Wataru with a slightly strange look, then nodded slightly to Jiang Hang beside her before turning around and leaving with the two detectives who had been there earlier.

After Sato Miwako left, Takagi Wataru seemed to sigh at his performance.

He had been thinking that after finishing his work here, he might invite Miwako Sato to have dinner at a nearby restaurant, but before he could even have that thought, Miwako Sato had already left.

"Is Officer Sato and those detectives on some kind of secret mission?" Jiang Hang asked casually.

Takagi Wataru shook his head: "I'm not too sure about that either. I only know that it seems to be related to a case that happened last year. I wanted to help her before, but Sato declined."

Jiang Hang had only asked casually. As an important character in the story, Sato Miwako probably wouldn't encounter any danger. He figured he should go back and finish the previous request before going back to the agency to slack off.

After the case was completed, the system upgraded Jiang Hang's "Aura Concealment" ability from the beginner level to the intermediate level.

If the basic level of aura concealment merely eliminates a person's presence, making it difficult for those with a keen sixth sense to notice Jiang Hang's existence, then the intermediate level of aura concealment makes it so that people subconsciously ignore Jiang Hang's presence even when he stands in front of them.

Even when Jiang Hang turned the aura-concealing effect to the maximum, the electronic devices that were filming him encountered some "supernatural" obstacles and had difficulty capturing his true face.

Jiang Hang could imagine that once the ability to conceal his presence was upgraded to a higher level, he might be able to completely disappear from the world after activating the skill, leaving no trace of him.

Aura Concealment is an "innate skill," similar to Eagle Eye and Mind's Eye, and cannot be leveled up in the training space using skill training books. Therefore, it's unknown when this skill can be upgraded to a higher level.

This idol kidnapping incident did not cause much of a stir outside the public due to the cover-up between the management company and the police.

But Jiang Hang's reputation has indeed grown even stronger within the Metropolitan Police Department and entertainment companies.

Even Jiang Hang could sense that in the past few days, many of the calls to his agency were from so-called big stars making requests to him.

Of course, Jiang Hang's style of accepting cases remains the same as before: he won't accept cases seeking evidence of infidelity or looking for leverage against competitors.

In addition, Jiang Hang does not accept any requests related to finding codes, solving riddles, or requiring long-distance travel. If he does encounter such a request, Jiang Hang will even take the initiative to introduce the client to the Mouri Detective Agency.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, guessing riddles and codes is really too difficult for Jiang Hang. Let's leave these things to Conan to solve.

Several days had passed since the kidnapping, and Jiang Hang had been living a normal life without incident for the past few days.

During the day, he would take on a few commissions, visit a tokusatsu company, and when he had free time, he would go to the mahjong parlor next to Musashino Animation to play a couple of rounds of mahjong. At the same time, he would chat with producer Jun Watanabe about industry matters, laying a good foundation for his future entry into the anime industry.

It has been almost two weeks since Shiho Miyano was rescued from the brewery, but she still hasn't gone back to investigate it.

Similarly, he didn't know if the distillery had taken any special action.

As for Conan, he still encounters a murder or kidnapping case every two or three days. At the same time, almost every time a case occurs, he goes to Professor Agasa's house to inquire about the progress of Shiho Miyano's antidote development.

Of course, since Jiang Hang hasn't told Shiho Miyano about the white-collar job yet, Shiho Miyano's progress in this regard isn't particularly significant.

Just as Jiang Hang was preparing to continue slacking off, a morning news report shattered the tranquility of his life.

A policeman was shot and killed by a handgun on the street.

Moreover, this police officer was none other than one of the other two detectives who appeared with Miwako Sato.

Chapter 199: Chapter 197: The Deaths of Two Policemen

Nara Sawaji was the name of the policeman who was killed. Jiang Hang had initially met this policeman through Sato Miwako.

He remembered that the three police officers had been secretly investigating a case before. Even Takagi Wataru didn't know which case they were investigating, only that it must have happened last summer.

Just a few days later, Nara Sawa was suddenly murdered, and Jiang Hang immediately thought of the case he had investigated before his death.

Therefore, after seeing this news, Jiang Hang made a phone call to Takagi Wataru.

However, since Jiang Hang, who had only met Nara Sawa once, could guess that there might be some connection between the two, the police officers who were more familiar with the deceased could naturally also think of this.

However, during the phone call, Takagi Wataru did not reveal much information to Jiang Hang, only telling him that they had now strengthened the protection of Sato Miwako and another police officer, Shiba Yoichiro.

Hearing that Takagi Wataru seemed reluctant to bring up the matter, Jiang Hang knew that it concerned the dignity of the Metropolitan Police Department. If Takagi Wataru were to rashly leak information to him, a detective, and it became known, Takagi might not even be able to keep his police identity.

After telling Takagi Wataru that he could contact him if needed, Jiang Hang hung up the phone and continued watching the news broadcast on TV.

The news about Osamu Nara's death has been fully reported. Following this news is the announcement that Hollywood star Chris Vineyard has announced her retirement from acting after completing filming her latest movie.

The news started with a police officer dying in the line of duty, then quickly changed to an actor deciding to retire from acting. Jiang Hang glanced at the celebrity's face, then turned off the TV and stopped watching the subsequent gossip.

Nara Sawa Osamu's death did not generate much discussion. To be precise, most people were just watching to see how long it would take the Metropolitan Police Department to catch the real culprit.

If there's no new information from the Metropolitan Police Department, it probably won't be long before many people remember this police officer who died in the line of duty.

In comparison, the online discussions these past few days have focused more on how much of a loss Chris Vineyard, a highly skilled actress who has had virtually no scandals outside of acting, is to the world film industry after her retirement.

Just five days after people began paying attention to what Chris Vineyard would do after retiring from acting, and television stations started airing films featuring Chris Vineyard and her mother Sharon Vineyard, a second tragedy occurred.

Yoichiro Shiba was shot and killed with the same handgun in the underground parking lot when he got up in the morning to prepare for work.

If Jiang Hang's initial assumption was merely speculation, then after the deaths of two police officers, Sato Miwako, who had previously investigated a case with them, suddenly became the most likely target for the killer's next move.

Jiang Hang could clearly feel the dark cloud hanging over the Metropolitan Police Department.

If the police cannot resolve this case quickly, they will face considerable criticism in the coming days.

Inside the Metropolitan Police Department, Inspector Megure is undoubtedly the most agitated person right now.

Nara Sawa was a friend he had known for decades, and Inspector Megure even spoke to him on the phone shortly before Nara Sawa was shot and killed by the murderer.

Now that both police officers, Nara Sawaji and Shiba Ichiro, have been murdered by the killer, the most likely person to be targeted next is naturally Sato Miwako, who has been secretly investigating a case from last year with the two of them recently.

As Miwako Sato's superior, how could Inspector Megure not feel anxious right now?

The Metropolitan Police Department has just held a special meeting regarding this case.

Firstly, because of the connection between the deceased, the police quickly identified the murderer as a person involved in, and even the murderer, the case from last summer.

Inspector Megure briefly recounted the case that Sato Miwako and her team had been investigating last year.

“Last August, a surgeon named Yasushi Nino from the University of Tokyo Hospital was found dead in his home. According to the initial case file, Nino had experienced a surgical accident that led to the death of a patient before his death. During the investigation, the police also found a letter of apology that Nino had kept.”

"At the time, the three police officers in charge of this case were Miwako Sato and her colleague, along with Officer Tomonari who led the investigation."

"At the time, no other clues were found, and Officer Youcheng died of a heart attack while investigating the case, so the case was ultimately ruled a suicide."

"However, it seems that Tamaki Nino, the younger sister of Yasushi Nino, was always dissatisfied with the fact that her brother was judged to have committed suicide, so she may have harbored hatred towards the police who made that judgment."

"At the same time, Officer Tomonari's son, Tomonari Makoto, also became suspicious of the police because of his father's death. He felt that it was Sato Miwako and the other two who failed to take his father to the hospital in time, which led to his father's death." After mentioning the two suspects with motives, Inspector Megure paused slightly.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to stop speaking, a middle-aged man sitting at the desk stood up and finished what Inspector Megure hadn't said.

"Besides Tamaki Nino and Tomonari Makoto, there were also witnesses who saw Tamaki Nino arguing with another person before his death." The middle-aged man who spoke was Superintendent Toshiro Odagiri of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and his face looked particularly cold at this moment.

"After the police investigation confirmed that the person who had argued with Nino Yasushi and even blackmailed him was my son, Toshiya Odagiri."

After voluntarily placing his son in the position of a suspect, Toshiro Odagiri's expression remained unchanged: "After discovering his extortion and threats against Yasushi Nino, I asked Inspector Nara to conduct a secret reinvestigation of last year's case. If the murderer who killed the two of them is my son, I will personally send him to prison and then resign from the Metropolitan Police Department."

After Toshiro Odagiri's decisive act of sacrificing his own family for the greater good, Inspector Megure continued his story after a while.

"According to the current investigation, neither Yasushi Nino nor Toshiya Odagiri has a clear alibi for the time of the incident. In addition, according to the CCTV footage near the crime scene, we found that Makoto Tomonari was seen near both crime scenes."