The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

However, as for self-satisfaction and such... well, Shizuka Sakaki didn't see any in Jiang Hang. She didn't know much about these things. After learning about Director Ochiai, she now only felt that Jiang Hang was a truly good person.

She seems quite lucky to be able to work for such a firm and with such a boss.

Thinking of this, Shizuka Sakaki couldn't help but say to Jiang Hang, "Jiang Hang, I suddenly feel like you're one of those righteous heroes in a TV drama."

She felt this was a compliment, and also a way to express her admiration for Jiang Hang.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hang's expression suddenly changed.

Seeing Jiang Hang's appearance, Shizuka Sakaki thought helplessly that her director's unique characteristics were about to be revealed again.

For some reason, the other party is always unusually sensitive to certain strange things. For example, he doesn't allow others to call him "Director" and insists on calling him by his name. Also, when she imitated an anime character's voice to say to Jiang Hang the morning before last, "Let's work harder today, Detective," he immediately told her never to speak like that in front of him again.

“The term ‘partner of justice’ cannot be used carelessly; it could lead to serious trouble,” Jiang Hang warned Shizuka Sakaki with extreme caution.

"I know a hero of justice who killed his father when he was a child, killed his teacher when he grew up, his wife died after he got married, and finally he died himself. Moreover, he couldn't even see his daughter one last time before he died. Can you imagine how tragic that is? He also had an adopted son who inherited his ideals, but he died in even more tragic ways, forty or fifty different ways. Can you imagine how tragic it is to be a hero of justice?"

In various animations, the heroes of justice are almost synonymous with the word "misery".

Sakaki Shizuka's lips twitched slightly. At first, she thought Jiang Hang was seriously telling her about the people he knew, but when he talked about forty or fifty ways to die, she realized something was wrong. How could anyone have so many ways to die?

"Jiang Hang, are you talking about some anime or game plot? Such a development would never happen in reality... Besides, aren't the heroes of justice pretty good too?"

Your "Isn't it fine?" is a classic loser's statement. No wonder you couldn't debut in the anime for so long; if you hadn't met me, you probably would have been miserable until then.

Jiang Hang thought to himself, "That's what I'm complaining about."

"In short, please don't give me any more 'partner of justice' labels. Just treat me as an ordinary, positive-energy detective," Jiang Hang said to Shizuka Sakaki with a serious expression.

"Yes, yes, I understand, Director, oh no, Jiang Hang-kun." Sakaki Shizuka smiled at Jiang Hang.

She suddenly found Jiang Hang's deliberately feigned "frustration" quite amusing.

Chapter 32: Jiang Hang's Ambition

In one day, Jiang Hang successfully earned 20 million yen from the system by completing various trivial small tasks and daily sign-in rewards.

After more than ten days of signing in, the sign-in reward increased from one million yen to two million yen. It is unknown when the next sign-in reward increase will take place.

Then, in the evening, Jiang Hang, who stayed up until 2 a.m. before returning to the office, earned another 10 million yen from the exploration missions. However, recently, Jiang Hang had already explored almost the entire area within a 10-kilometer radius of the office, and the golden feather collection missions had temporarily reached a bottleneck. Going out to explore at night was no longer enough.

Therefore, while Jiang Hang is carrying out his exploration mission, he also helps a few girls who are being harassed by drunkards on the street, and then stops a group of thugs from extorting money in a dark alley.

While Tokyo in this world isn't bad in terms of public safety, considering it's a world full of famous detectives, it's not surprising that Jiang Hang, with his eagle eyes, discovers three or four such cases in one night.

Of course, to avoid getting into trouble, Jiang Hang disguised himself somewhat while performing his act of heroism. In addition, his keen eye kept a close watch to ensure no one noticed him, so no one discovered his identity.

If Jiang Hang didn't only possess the advanced hidden blade skill and a basic combat skill, he would have wanted to directly interfere in those more clandestine illegal transactions.

However, the Yakuza is a huge force in Japan. Even though the lower levels of the Yakuza have gradually declined, the big shots at the top have long been spread throughout all aspects of Japan, with annual incomes exceeding several hundred billion US dollars.

A single move could have far-reaching consequences, and Jiang Hang certainly doesn't want to provoke such a behemoth.

Even when the agency was established, he submitted a so-called "payment" to a certain group in Beika Town on the advice of the intermediary.

This is of course illegal. But even if yakuza are legal in Japan, can truly legal yakuza still be considered "violent groups"? The big bosses at the top may not care about the most basic things like protection money, but the smaller organizations at the bottom, which have been struggling in recent years, are very envious and will naturally not give it up.

He can choose not to pay this so-called fee, but if the other party discovers that he doesn't have any powerful backing, their members might frequently cause trouble in the future.

The detective industry is a mixed bag. If you're not good enough, you need to rely on connections and relationships to help you. A detective agency that is frequently targeted by troublemakers is unlikely to attract any business unless the detective's professional skills are exceptional.

Of course, if it were a famous detective like that, these people would absolutely not dare to cause trouble. After all, it would be an easy task to deal with a detective like that, who even the police have to curry favor with.

However, Jiang Hang is still a long way from becoming a famous detective like that, so he should just play the role of an honest little detective on the surface. As for these yakuza gang matters, all he can do now is call the police anonymously. In short, let the Japanese police have a headache.

......

Two more days passed. After Eri met with Director Ochiai, Jiang Hang didn't know what they talked about, but the director officially accepted the commission and said on the phone that if nothing unexpected happened, there would be a result soon.

Jiang Hang also continued to pay attention to this matter.

Sure enough, after Eri Kisaki made her move, the discussion about the art museum quietly rose without anyone noticing.

In the past few days, online public opinion, and even the middle-aged women on the commercial street, seem to have started to pay attention to the upcoming demolition and renovation of the art museum into a hotel. There have even been television stations that interviewed some passersby who had visited the Mihana Art Museum to ask for their opinions.

The answers you get from these interviews are, of course, nothing fancy. They'll just say they feel it's a pity, and that they had some wonderful memories of being in that art museum at a certain time.

The TV station later interviewed the former owner of the Mika Art Museum. He also expressed his surprise at what had happened and regretted selling the museum. Finally, he firmly stated that he would discuss with the company of the victim, the owner of the Mika Art Museum, whether there was a plan to preserve the museum.

Gradually, these opinions on the internet began to converge.

Director Ochiai, who committed murder, broke the law and needs to be punished, but the Mihana Art Museum also holds precious memories for two or three generations over the past 50 years and should not be demolished and converted into a hotel.

Under such public opinion, it will probably soon attract the attention of some lawmakers who are looking for a way to make their presence felt, and eventually the government will step in and announce that the art museum will be preserved.

Jiang Hang speculated on the possible developments that might follow. Of course, Eri would definitely go directly to discuss things with the other party.

As for the final outcome and what plans Eri had prepared, Jiang Hang patiently awaited the result.

The matter at the art museum has finally come to an end. In the past few days, because of the incident at the art museum, he, the "famous detective," has gained some fame, and even the number of cases he has been handling has suddenly increased.

The once quiet agency suddenly became bustling with all sorts of cases, and this kind of activity is likely to continue for some time as things unfold.

Yoshino Koharu and Shizuka Sakaki were busy, while Jiang Hang spent his days traveling to various corners of Tokyo to complete all sorts of requests.

In the end, Jiang Hang stopped accepting one-star level commissions and only considered accepting commissions with a difficulty level of two stars or higher.

Watching his reputation and money increase rapidly, Jiang Hang felt both pain and enjoyment.

Even if a lazy bum has to be diligent, he will still try his best to seize any opportunity to slack off.

After maintaining full power for two days, Jiang Hang slightly reduced the number of commissions and adjusted his working hours. After solving three two-star lost item commissions in a morning, he decisively chose to close early, preparing to spend half a day relaxing in his own office.

Sitting comfortably in his office chair, sipping an ice-cold Sprite and enjoying a pleasant episode of a new anime, Jiang Hang looked towards the two girls' seats.

Yoshino Koharu, utterly lacking any ladylike manners, lay half-reclined on the sofa, reading Agatha Christie's mystery novels, looking as if she might fall asleep at any moment.

For some reason, this girl gets sleepy whenever she reads a mystery novel, no matter how convoluted the plot or how captivating the theme. But she's wide awake when she stays up late reading romance novels. Cough... Jiang Hang said that this was what Koharu Yuno herself said, and it had nothing to do with him.

As for Shizuka Sakaki, she was in a low mood and didn't want to talk because she failed her audition again yesterday.

Jiang Hang didn't offer much comfort; at this point, any words of comfort would be meaningless. All Jiang Hang could do was treat them to a big meal tonight and use the food to suppress their grief.

However, looking at her pitiful appearance, as if she were "wronged but unable to say anything," Jiang Hang almost wanted to buy an animation company so that Shizuka Sakaki could fulfill her wish of playing a lead role.

However, animation studios don't seem to be cheap. With the money he has, he could probably buy a hentai production company... and then get Shizuka Sakaki to voice the main character... that sounds pretty awesome.

He had secretly observed the hentai anime in this world, and found that many familiar works were missing. He didn't know if it was simply a butterfly effect, or if these hentai stories actually happened in this world... Anyway, let's skip this topic.

However, Jiang Hang was certain of one thing: if he used the budget meant for mainstream anime to produce adult anime without regard to cost, with the standard anime production cost of around 1000 million yen per episode, he could easily afford it, given that the system's big spender was acting as his financial backer!

He could even produce a super-large-scale production. He could simply work on more commissions every day, create a top-tier hentai anime with episodes costing 40 to 50 million yen, and then make a whole series to satisfy the crazy desires of otaku all over the world.

If things continue like this, he might eventually become a legendary "father of hentai" and be revered by countless otaku.

Oh no, this future is just too wonderful. Just a little bit more, just a tiny bit more, and Jiang Hang would have shouted "Take off!" in his heart.

Ultimately, considering the existence of the River Crab Divine Beast, Jiang Hang decisively abandoned this unpleasant idea. If he really did it, the heartbroken girl would probably actually come and stab him to death. He was still young and didn't want to follow in Makoto's footsteps.

Even if we really have to do these things, we have to do them secretly, and absolutely not let anyone find out...

It was only at this moment that Jiang Hang suddenly realized that his focus seemed to have shifted slightly.

No, I was clearly concerned about Shizuka Sakaki, so why did I suddenly start thinking about these things?

Chapter 33: Jiang Hang's Dark History

When someone becomes famous, even if they are essentially a nobody, all sorts of troubles will still begin to appear in their life.

Just like Jiang Hang, who had worked hard for three days and originally planned to slack off for half a day, four audacious brats ran into his office when he wasn't paying attention.

Especially the chubby boy who kept shouting "eel rice, eel rice," which startled Yoshino Koharu, who had just fallen asleep while reading a mystery novel.

That's right, the people who came were the infamous four-person group of teenagers who were courting death, and they will become a five-person group in the near future.

With a group of children around, Jiang Hang definitely wouldn't be able to continue watching anime.

After all, he didn't want kids to run up behind him and innocently ask, "Big brother, are you still watching anime?" or "Big brother, isn't this a magical girl anime that only girls can watch?" while he was watching those late-night cartoons.

After all, Jiang Hang still remembered that when he was a child, if he saw Cardcaptor Sakura and Cat's Eye on TV, he would be too embarrassed to watch if his parents were around. At most, he would secretly watch those cartoons with a blush on his face when no one was home.

What impressed Jiang Hang most was that because his family was home one day, he missed the final episode of Cardcaptor Sakura. The next day, he secretly asked his female classmate who was sitting next to him at the time if she had seen what the last episode of Cardcaptor Sakura was about.

Then his female classmate gave him a strange look, as if to say, "You're a boy, and you watch Cardcaptor Sakura?"

Jiang Hang, who was concerned about saving face, mastered the trick of "creating a friend out of thin air" without any instruction. He told the other party that it was his (non-existent) sister who asked him to help ask, and he managed to get away with it.

It wasn't until Jiang Hang grew up that he realized that anime featuring cute girls were what otaku loved, while anime about men sweating and youthful energy were the real target of fujoshi (female fans of male-male romance).

These little boys probably won't understand the charm of yuri anime for another ten years. It's really pitiful.

No, it seems there's nothing pitiful about this one.

Jiang Hang thought to himself, then sighed silently.

"Okay, we were planning to go for barbecue today, but eel rice seems like a good option too. Let's go out for eel rice tonight." He had already said he would treat them to eel rice, and he, as an adult, couldn't possibly lie to children about something like this.

Unlike Genta, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi were very curious about Jiang Hang's agency. After arriving at Jiang Hang's agency, they ran around everywhere.

"Big brother's detective agency seems to be much better than Conan's detective agency, doesn't it?" Children are always so straightforward.

If Kogoro Mouri were to hear this, that petty middle-aged man would probably start eyeing Jiang Hang again.

Conan was also silently observing the agency.

As Mitsuhiko said, Jiang Hang's detective agency was meticulously designed, both in terms of its interior decoration and the furniture arrangement.

Jiang Hang must have spent a lot of money at the renovation firm to be able to hire such a designer.

Moreover, Conan astutely noticed that the agency had indeed opened not long ago, just as Jiang Hang had said, which could be determined from the dust accumulated in some hard-to-clean areas.

Was the money to open the firm provided to Jiang Hang by the other party's family, or did Jiang Hang earn it himself?

Conan was thinking this to himself, while at that moment Mitsuhiko noticed the E-san outfit hanging to the side.

"Wow, are these clothes from your collection, big brother? They look amazing!"

The silver-white clothes, red cape and belt, and the eagle-beak-shaped hood, with their exquisite craftsmanship, give it a classic style.

"Hmm, it's pretty good, isn't it? There's only one like this in the whole world!" That's for sure. There's no Assassin's Creed game in this world, so this Uncle E's outfit is definitely one of a kind.

Jiang Hang didn't say anything about the assassin, after all, Conan believed in Sherlock Holmes' famous quote—"If you eliminate the impossible, then what remains is the truth."

And this led to the classic line, "There is only one truth."