The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

Jiang Hang seemed somewhat surprised after learning that this case was still a follow-up to the incident in which the police officer shot him.

After all, in Jiang Hang's impression, Conan's cases are basically solved before the next one appears. Even if a new case appears before a previous one is solved, it will definitely be closely related to the previous case.

After learning that Conan had been taken away from Tokyo by Kogoro Mouri to take on a case elsewhere, he subconsciously assumed that Conan wouldn't be involved in the case of the police officer being shot.

It was this subconscious impression that led to Jiang Hang's oversight in his judgment.

Conan clenched his fists tightly: "Ran has lost her memory of everyone. Even the doctors can't be sure when she'll regain her memory. It could be a few days, it could be a few months, or she might never regain it."

"It was because Ran got involved in this case that Inspector Megure told us about the situation," Conan explained to Jiang Hang in detail about the three suspects from the police's side.

After learning that two of the three suspects identified by the police in this case were relatives of police officers, including the son of a police superintendent, Jiang Hang understood why the Metropolitan Police Department was trying to cover up the case.

"After the shooting, the hotel was sealed off for gunpowder reaction tests on everyone," Conan told Jiang Hang, not too optimistically, about the situation at the crime scene.

"However, no gunpowder residue was found on anyone in the hotel, including two of the three suspects. The other suspect had already left the hotel from the surveillance footage at the entrance before the incident, so he also did not have time to commit the crime."

"Either the two suspects who stayed in the hotel used some method to avoid the gunpowder reaction, or the suspect who left the hotel later returned to the hotel by other means to carry out the operation."

Conan paused for a moment before continuing, "Or perhaps the real culprit isn't one of those three."

"The bomb has been investigated by the police. It's the kind of bomb that's connected to a cell phone and will automatically explode whenever it senses an incoming call."

"At the same time, at the crime scene, the police found a flashlight with Xiaolan's fingerprints on it. If I'm not mistaken, the flashlight was probably turned on beforehand and deliberately placed in the bathroom by the murderer. After Officer Sato entered the bathroom, the murderer detonated the bomb, plunging the hotel into darkness. At that moment, he could use the flashlight to pinpoint Sato Miwako's location and shoot her."

"However, the murderer probably didn't expect that the flashlight would fall into the hands of someone else, which is why he left the scene in a hurry after firing the shot," Conan sighed. "And Ran probably felt that because she took out the flashlight, the murderer found out Officer Sato's location, which caused her to suffer from amnesia."

Listening to Conan's explanation, Jiang Hang was trying hard to recall. After all, Ran's amnesia was a major event in Conan's story. If it were made into an anime, it would have to be a special episode, even if it wasn't a movie. However, after thinking for a while, he still couldn't remember any plot related to it.

Now, besides blaming himself for not watching enough Conan before he transmigrated, all he can do is catch the culprit in this case as soon as possible.

"Now that Officer Sato is out of danger, did she see what the criminal looked like?" Jiang Hang asked Conan.

Conan shook his head: "Officer Sato said that she was facing away from the murderer at the time, and lost consciousness after being shot. I'm afraid the only person who knows the murderer's true identity now is Ran, who was facing the murderer at the time... But Ran doesn't recognize anyone now, so she definitely can't recognize who the murderer is."

Chapter 203: Chapter 201: The Eavesdropping Device in the Cactus

Miwako Sato is out of danger, but she hasn't seen the killer's true face. Ran Mouri, who might have seen the killer's face, has lost her memory due to the trauma.

It's fortunate that these two people are not in mortal danger, but it also means that the murderer has once again hidden himself.

Jiang Hang is now thinking about what he would do if he were the murderer.

The target he wanted to kill didn't die, and his true identity might have been seen by others. As the murderer, he probably couldn't know that Xiaolan had lost her memory.

In this situation, the murderer doesn't have many options.

He either needs to eliminate Ran before she wakes up and reveals his true identity, or he needs to escape Tokyo and even leave Japan before his identity is exposed.

With the shooting just now taking place, Ran and Miwako Sato's hospital room is practically surrounded by Tokyo police. To attack Ran under these circumstances, "his" skills would have to be at least on par with Kaito Kid.

Obviously, the murderer doesn't have that kind of skill, so logically "he" should have already run away by now.

But that would be too un-"Conan" style.

Jiang Hang has watched Detective Conan for so many years and has never seen a murderer successfully escape. In fact, almost all murderers end up staying at the crime scene and courting death, only to be caught by Conan after he finds clues.

In addition to what Conan just said, this case may also be an inside job by the police. Using the plot of "Conan", the culprit may already know that Ran has lost her memory, and "he" may even be planning to stay and find an opportunity to get rid of Ran before she regains her memory.

Thinking about this, Jiang Hang seemed to have a complete story in his mind.

Ran possesses crucial clues but has lost her memory. Conan diligently gathers clues to find the true culprit, while the murderer also seeks an opportunity to harm Ran. The film includes gunfights or high-speed chases, various explosions, and large-scale scenes. Finally, at a critical moment, Conan successfully finds the true culprit and restores Ran's memory, bringing the case to a perfect conclusion and providing some sweet moments for fans of the pairing. Thus, a fresh theatrical film is born.

Of course, Jiang Hang had recently made a wrong judgment based on his own "impression," and now he couldn't say for sure whether the murderer had already left Tokyo.

"Let's go first and check on Xiaolan's condition. Then we'll go to the hotel where the incident happened yesterday to check on her."

After buying a bouquet of orchids at the flower shop, Jiang Hang took Conan to Mihana Hospital.

Outside the ward, Jiang Hang saw several police officers under Inspector Megure's command.

Besides Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki, Sonoko Suzuki is also in Ran's hospital room, talking to her about the past.

Kogoro Mouri was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Hang arrive, but when he saw Conan standing next to Jiang Hang with his hair not completely dry, he knew that it was Conan who had told Jiang Hang about this.

Normally, he would probably say a few words of disdain to Conan, but now Kogoro Mouri just nodded sullenly at Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang greeted everyone in the ward and placed the bouquet of orchids on Xiao Lan's bedside.

The bouquets delivered to the ward, including the one sent by Jiang Hang, only amounted to two, proving that only a few people knew about Xiao Lan's hospitalization.

From Xiao Lan's unfamiliar and confused gaze, Jiang Hang realized that she no longer remembered him.

He gave Ran a kind smile and greeted her. Then he walked aside and asked Eri in a voice Ran couldn't hear, "I heard about what happened last night from Conan. Is Ran feeling any better now?"

Eri Kisaki shook her head sadly: "The doctor said that we need to observe her for another one or two days before we can know for sure, but she still hasn't remembered anything from the past."

Jiang Hang glanced at Suzuki Sonoko by the hospital bed. She was holding a photo album and telling Xiaolan who the people in the photos were and when they were taken.

It has to be said that although Sonoko Suzuki often swoons over boys, her friendship with Ran is exceptionally strong. The fatigue on Sonoko's face shows that she didn't sleep well last night because of Ran's amnesia.

Jiang Hang silently scanned the entire ward with his eagle eyes, his gaze finally settling on a seemingly inconspicuous cactus placed on the windowsill.

The cactus itself was nothing special, but the person who brought it to the ward seemed to be no ordinary person.

Jiang Hang walked up to the cactus and examined it. Then he asked the people in the ward who had brought the cactus there and when.

"A cactus?" Kogoro Mori glanced at the cactus Jiang Hang was referring to. "Hmm... hasn't this always been here?"

Eri, however, remembered it clearly: "This morning, a female nurse came and gave Ran a brief check-up, and then she put this cactus there."

The two of them seemed a little confused as to why Jiang Hang suddenly brought up cacti, but Conan, who knew Jiang Hang's abnormal observation skills, immediately walked nervously to Jiang Hang's side.

Sure enough, the next moment Jiang Hang pulled a small listening device out of the soil of the cactus.

When Jiang Hang picked up the bugging device and gestured to everyone, the faces of everyone in the ward immediately turned grim.

No one marveled at Jiang Hang's observation skills at this moment. Kogoro Mouri reacted immediately: "I'm going to find Inspector Megure right now. That nurse is definitely a prime suspect!"

Soon, Inspector Megure arrived and took the bugging device away as evidence. Kogoro Mouri and the other police officers on duty at the door could all remember what the nurse looked like that morning.

Almost everyone thought that finding the nurse would lead to the real culprit in the case, including Conan.

After all, who else but the murderer would risk planting a listening device in Xiaolan's hospital room at this time?

It didn't take long for Inspector Megure to locate the nurse using the hospital's surveillance footage.

Surprisingly, the nurse was on leave and hadn't come to work at the hospital at all. When Inspector Megure called her, she was relaxing at home watching TV, seemingly completely unaware of what had happened that morning.

In the subsequent investigation, the nurse's family members were able to testify that she had stayed at home since morning and had not gone out at all.

This lead was cut off as soon as it was discovered, which only made the whole case more confusing.

Chapter 204: Chapter 202: I've solved more cases than Jiang Hang

The mysterious nurse simply vanished without a trace, and the crucial lead to the listening device went cold, leaving Inspector Megure and his team somewhat frustrated.

Jiang Hang was frowning as he pondered who had disguised themselves as the female nurse and placed the listening device in Xiao Lan's ward.

He always felt that this couldn't have been done by a criminal.

He had reviewed the hospital's surveillance footage. The "nurse's" disguise was indeed very effective; at least in the surveillance footage where Eagle Eye couldn't be used for inspection, he couldn't find anything wrong.

The police had just conducted a thorough search of Sato Miwako's room, and Jiang Hang was also asked by Inspector Megure to check it out, but they found nothing in Sato Miwako's hospital room.

Moreover, if the murderer really had such a powerful ability to disguise himself, he wouldn't need to worry about Ran seeing his true face at all. Wouldn't it be more reasonable for him to simply disguise himself and find an opportunity to get rid of Sato Miwako?

His gaze lingered on the cactus. Why did the "nurse" specifically choose a cactus instead of some other green plant?

At least other green plants should be much more understated than cacti.

Kogoro Mouri seemed to want to throw the unsightly cactus away, but Ran said she didn't mind.

"It's okay, just leave it there."

Now that the listening device inside the cactus has been removed, she figured it wouldn't matter if the cactus remained on the windowsill.

Hearing Ran say that, Kogoro Mouri didn't force him. Right now, besides catching that despicable murderer as soon as possible, all he could think about was hoping that his daughter could regain her memory as soon as possible.

When the middle-aged man learned that Jiang Hang was going to investigate the hotel where the incident had occurred the previous night, he silently gave Jiang Hang a grateful look.

Before leaving, Jiang Hang also met with Kyosuke Kazato, the psychologist in charge of Xiao Lan's treatment.

He was a rather refined-looking doctor, who appeared to be in his early thirties.

The doctor looked somewhat surprised after learning Jiang Hang's identity and that Jiang Hang had found a listening device in the ward within five minutes of entering.

"I've heard of Sleeping Kogoro and Detective Hawkeye for a long time. I didn't expect that you two famous detectives are so close in private. It's truly an honor for me to know two of you."

He extended his right hand and shook hands with Jiang Hang, then added that he usually enjoys reading detective novels and that Jiang Hang could come to the hospital to see him if he ever experiences any psychological stress.

Jiang Hang smiled and responded to the other party before leaving Mihana Hospital with Conan.

"Um... is that Mr. Jiang Hang also a very famous detective? And why does it seem like Conan and him have a very good relationship?" Ran, lying on the hospital bed, asked Sonoko with a hint of curiosity.

For some reason, she felt a strange sense of familiarity when she looked at Conan, but she didn't understand why.

Kogoro Mouri answered for Ran: "Conan's parents are old friends with Jiang Hang, so he often goes to Jiang Hang's office to play. It seems that Jiang Hang even took Conan as his apprentice. Sometimes when Conan plays outside too late, you will go to his office to bring Conan back."

"As for Jiang Hang, he's a famous detective, but of course, he's still a bit inferior to your father. In terms of the number of cases, your father far surpasses him," Kogoro Mouri said shamelessly to his amnesiac daughter. Even Eri Kisaki couldn't help but give him a strange look.

As Kogoro Mouri said this, he also observed Ran's expression, hoping that his words would leave an impression on her.

Unfortunately, his explanation did little to improve Xiaolan's situation.

According to his father, Conan is just a smart elementary school student who lives in their home.

But why did she subconsciously feel that the child was trustworthy?

Aside from Conan, Ran has only ever had this feeling for one other person.

Her gaze fell on the photo album in front of her. In the photos, besides her and Sonoko, there was another boy smiling at the camera.

Sonoko Suzuki told her that the boy's name was Shinichi Kudo, and that he was her childhood friend who had grown up with her since they were little.

But since the two of them went to an amusement park two months ago, Shinichi Kudo has disappeared, and the police have not been able to find his whereabouts.

Sonoko Suzuki didn't say much about Shinichi Kudo's situation. After all, Ran had already lost her memory, and she couldn't bring herself to worry about someone who had been missing for more than two months.

Ran silently looked at Shinichi Kudo in the photo album. Although she couldn't remember anything, she felt trust in the boy who had been missing for more than two months, and she didn't seem to be too anxious about his disappearance.

It was as if she knew perfectly well that the other party was not in any danger at the moment.

Having lost her memory, Xiaolan began to ponder deeply.