The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

As the police arrived at the scene and temporarily sealed off the entire hotel, Jiang Hang rushed to the entrance of the Mihua Hotel.

Because Jiang Hang's reputation has been growing recently, and Inspector Megure has been occasionally helping him out, the ordinary police officers have also come to know Jiang Hang, who has a good relationship with Inspector Megure.

When the police learned that Jiang Hang had come specifically to investigate the cause of the explosion, they assumed that Inspector Megure had contacted him, and let Jiang Hang into the hotel directly.

Jiang Hang didn't go to Inspector Megure first, but instead went to Conan to find out what was going on.

Conan was hiding in an empty restaurant. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Hang coming over, and then he quickly told Jiang Hang the information he had just discovered.

"When that man was on the phone, he called himself 'Tequila,' and also called the person on the other end of the line 'Vodka,' and mentioned Gin's name, so I thought he might be related to that organization," Conan said, clenching his fist involuntarily.

“The man mentioned that he would be meeting them that night, so I put a listening device on him.”

"I was originally planning to use him to track them down to their headquarters, but I never expected something like this to happen."

Conan was somewhat frustrated when he finally found another clue, only to have it fall apart right at the beginning.

Chapter 140: Chapter 139: As expected of Eagle Eye Detective, he easily discovered clues we missed.

Aside from knowing that the man codenamed Tequila had conducted a mysterious transaction here and that he was going to meet Gin and Vodka later, Conan didn't get any more information.

"Could it be that Gin was behind it?" Conan subconsciously thought of the organization's style. Maybe Tequila had offended the organization in some way, which is why Gin dealt with her in this way.

However, he quickly denied this guess: "No, it shouldn't be Gin and his group who did it. When Tequila was on the phone, he said something like, 'I heard you guys have suffered a lot abroad.' Judging from that, he and Gin and Vodka probably haven't seen each other for a while."

"And if Gin were to make a move, it would obviously be more appropriate to wait until they meet at night... Could it be someone else in the organization who did it to him?" Conan muttered to himself as he began to ponder deeply.

Jiang Hang was somewhat interested in what Tequila had said about "suffering abroad," since although Gin was always catching undercover agents in the story, he himself didn't seem to have really suffered many setbacks throughout the entire series.

Could it be that Gin has been out hunting down undercover agents all this time?

He was quite curious about which undercover agent was so capable that even Gin had suffered a setback. Of course, he never imagined that the culprit behind this was himself.

Seeing that Conan had no more information, Jiang Hang decided to go and ask Inspector Megure about the situation at the scene.

The entire Mihana Hotel is now under martial law, and everyone who came to attend the "Full Paradise Games Launch Event" is being held inside the hotel for investigation and interrogation.

Inspector Megure was conducting an investigation near the crime scene.

Inspector Megure was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Hang, but out of trust in Jiang Hang, he greeted him and then recounted the details of the bombing incident.

"The explosion occurred inside the bathroom, and the perpetrator must have planted a high-explosive bomb somewhere in that bathroom."

"Then, according to our police investigation, the president of Mantendo received a threatening letter two days ago, which told him that if he did not cancel the press conference, the other party would take necessary measures. However, the president thought it was a prank and did not contact our police." As he said this, Inspector Megure handed the threatening letter, which was used as evidence, to Jiang Hang.

"Therefore, we have initially determined that this was a group of terrorists retaliating against Full Paradise Company, and the victim just happened to trigger a bomb planted by that terrorist group."

"The bomb disposal team is currently searching the entire hotel to see if the terrorist group has planted any other bombs." After briefly explaining the current intelligence the police had, Inspector Megure led Jiang Hang to the crime scene.

The crime scene was, to say the least, extremely gruesome.

The entire bathroom was blown open, leaving a two-meter-high hole. The victim's body was also pulverized in the explosion. At present, the police cannot even confirm the victim's identity, and can only conclude from the fact that the victim was in the men's bathroom that he was likely a man.

Seeing this scene, even Jiang Hang couldn't help but exclaim how tragic it was. Among all the people in the distillery who had code names, this guy named Tequila must have died the most tragically.

"Judging from the briefcase fragments left at the scene, this person is likely an employee of Mantang, because their company's briefcases all have the company's metal logo on them. I am currently having the president of Mantang investigate their employees, and I estimate that we will be able to identify the victim soon."

Jiang Hang looked at the trademark and a hint of suspicion arose in his heart.

Although people from the distillery might use various identities to disguise themselves in real life, according to Conan, this Tequila was there to make a deal with someone, so it's impossible that he was an employee of the Full Paradise Company.

If he wasn't mistaken, the people trading with the tequila were likely employees of Full Heaven, and their trading method involved exchanging briefcases.

Tequila brought his briefcase to the restroom, probably to inspect the goods, but he probably never expected to encounter a bomb.

Given the current situation, it's unlikely that they'll be able to figure out exactly what they were trading.

Jiang Hang's gaze fell on the trademark that had been bent by the explosion. In his eagle-eye view, the trademark was radiating a light that represented a clue.

Is the key to solving this bombing case this trademark?

As if noticing that Jiang Hang's gaze was fixed on the trademark, and sensing something amiss, Inspector Megure couldn't help but feel curious.

"What's wrong, Brother Jiang Hang? Did you find something?"

He and Takagi Wataru, who was standing around him, also focused their attention on the bent trademark.

“There’s something wrong with this trademark,” Jiang Hang said, but didn’t specify what the problem was.

In fact, Jiang Hang was also quite helpless. He could tell that there was something wrong with this thing through Eagle Eye, but he really couldn't figure out what was wrong with it for the time being.

It's a pity that Conan wasn't next to him; otherwise, with Conan's deductive reasoning skills, he would probably have discovered the clues on the trademark very quickly.

He was standing beside Jiang Hang, and because Jiang Hang's judgment had never been wrong, Takagi Wataru also focused all his attention on the trademark and began to ponder it.

Soon, Takagi Wataru seemed to have realized something, and his eyes widened suddenly.

"I know where the problem is! You truly are eagle-eyed detective; you spotted this detail right away, something we hadn't noticed before!"

Jiang Hang was surprised to hear Takagi Wataru suddenly praising himself. He hadn't even sorted out his own thoughts yet, how come Takagi Wataru had already discovered the key to the problem before him?

At this moment, Inspector Megure also played the role he most often plays in the story.

He looked at his subordinate with a bewildered expression: "Takagi, what do you know?"

Takagi Wataru pointed to the logo that was bent in the direction of the text: "Inspector Megure, did you notice? This logo is in the opening of the briefcase. If the bomb was planted in the bathroom, then under the impact of the explosion, even if the logo bent, it should be bent inwards towards the briefcase."

"But now that it's bending outwards, it means the impact of the explosion didn't come from the outside in, but rather from the inside out of that briefcase!"

"So the bomb that terrorist group planted wasn't randomly placed in the bathroom to kill people, but rather it was placed in the victim's briefcase. As soon as the victim opened the briefcase, it probably detonated automatically, causing what we see now!"

After making this deduction, Takagi looked at Jiang Hang and said to him with admiration.

"Jiang Hang, you must have noticed this a long time ago, which is why you specifically reminded us of it!"

Chapter 141: Chapter 140: Thanks to you, Brother Jiang Hang

Faced with Takagi Wataru's flattery, Jiang Hang suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

He had been misled by Inspector Megure and genuinely believed the bomb was planted in the bathroom, so he didn't realize what was going on.

With this thought in mind, he maintained a calm expression on his face.

“I think the most important thing right now is to go to the counter and ask the staff who handle luggage. Maybe they remember this man and it could help your investigation,” Jiang Hang said to Inspector Megure and Wataru Takagi, pretending to be deep in thought.

"There might even be some bombs hidden in those stored briefcases."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's suggestion, Inspector Megure's expression immediately changed, and he quickly ordered an investigation into the hotel's luggage storage area.

"It's all thanks to you, Brother Jiang Hang, that we were able to find the truth about the bomb explosion so quickly!" Inspector Megure thanked Jiang Hang again after giving instructions.

Jiang Hang waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing to worry about: "I just pointed out the potential problems, but it is you police officers who can truly solve them."

Hearing this, Takagi Wataru seemed a little embarrassed, while Inspector Megure patted Jiang Hang on the shoulder.

“I know you’re being modest, Jiang Hang. We will always remember the help you have given to our police.”

Jiang Hang could only respond with a polite but slightly awkward smile from Inspector Megure.

Soon, useful information came from the clerk at the storage counter.

Because the hotel had just held a game launch event before the explosion, and only one person came to pick up their stored luggage at that time, the waiter quickly remembered what that person looked like.

"A man over 40 years old, with a muscular build, about two meters tall, wearing a black suit and a hat, who looked a bit fierce, and spoke with a Kansai accent."

This is the information the police obtained from the waiter, and it's not much different from what Conan described.

Jiang Hang couldn't help but mutter a complaint to himself.

You might say the distillery is low-key, but most people in the organization always wear black clothes and hats, no matter where they are. It would be a miracle if this kind of "keep away" attire could actually hide them during the day.

Moreover, judging from their various methods of eliminating undercover agents, there's absolutely no indication that they intend to be discreet.

Despite all that the distillery has done, the entire organization remains shrouded in mystery. Most people who have dealt with the distillery don't know which organization they are dealing with, and even the countless undercover agents who have infiltrated over the years still don't understand the organization's purpose.

It's no wonder that later in Detective Conan, there were claims that "the Black Society was fabricated by a global intelligence organization to swindle funding."

For someone with such distinctive features as agave, the search didn't take much time at all. Soon, the president of the company told the police officer that there was no such person in his company.

The case had actually been resolved quite well by this point.

From the police's perspective, it was clear that this massage parlor was a result of someone from the Mantang Company exchanging their briefcase with the victim's briefcase to achieve their own goals, while simultaneously blowing up the victim.

Because only one person had come to collect their luggage, and the staff remembered the number of the luggage he retrieved, and according to the staff, these storage numbers were issued sequentially, the police only needed to investigate the people before and after that number to find out who had left the briefcase at the storage counter.

Soon after, Kogoro Mouri, Ran Mouri, and two staff members from Mantendo were brought before the police.

"Brother Mori, what are you doing here?"

Inspector Megure was even more surprised to see Kogoro Mouri looking so drunk.

Ran Mouri stepped in to explain for her father: "The latest game released by Mantang is a detective game. My dad is a consultant for the game, so he was invited to the game launch event today. He was so happy to receive the money last night that he drank a little too much."

As she said this, Ran Mouri took out the number tag of her luggage and showed it to Inspector Megure: "I heard you were investigating the number tags near number 98, so I took a look and came over."

Ran Mouri has both her and Kogoro Mouri's number plates, which are 96 and 100 respectively.

"How come yours went straight from 96 to 100?" Inspector Megure asked, somewhat surprised, looking at the two number plates.

"Just after my dad got his number, three people said they were going to be late, so I told them to go and check their luggage first," Ran Mouri explained.

Inspector Megure naturally trusted Ran Mouri, and immediately pointed to the other two staff members holding number 97 and 99, asking, "Are you saying the two who cut in line were these two?"

Mao Lilan nodded.

"There's another person. Judging from their tone of voice, the three of them should know each other."

Although she had only met them once, Ran Mouri was certain that none of the three people were the middle-aged man who was two meters tall and dressed in all black.

Jiang Hang noticed with his eagle eyes that one of the bespectacled men with a parted hairstyle seemed somewhat unsettled and was constantly sweating.

When Inspector Megure went to question the two staff members of Mantendo about the remaining person, the last staff member walked over with a pale face, as if he already knew that he could not escape.

"I swapped briefcases with that person, but... but you must be mistaken, I know nothing about the bomb!"

Under Inspector Megure's gaze, the pale-faced man recounted his story.

His name is Hideaki Nakajima, a designer in the development department of Manten Games.

He had recently come into contact with a strange organization, but he never intended to kill them. His briefcase probably contained information that they had asked him to find.

"It must be...it must be someone who switched my number plate. How could I do such a thing!" After becoming the prime suspect in the eyes of the police, Hideaki Nakajima no longer cared about hiding anything and told them everything he knew about the mysterious organization, repeatedly stating that he would never do something like planting a bomb in a briefcase.

Upon hearing that he had previously met with members of that organization at a bar called "Cocktail" on the top floor of the "Big Black Building" on Mihua Street, Jiang Hang felt he needed to deal with this incident as soon as possible.