The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

“As expected, it wasn’t that easy to find,” he said, without showing any disappointment, and put the gem back in his pocket.

Now that it has been confirmed, he will return the gem in two days.

He is keen on stealing gems, but he often only keeps the gem in his possession for a short while, as if he only wants to admire it for a period of time before returning it to its owner. It is precisely because of this style that his opponents are completely unable to figure out his intentions.

However, just as he put the gem back in his pocket, he heard a noise behind him.

He turned around alertly, and then saw the face he least wanted to see.

Jiang Hang, the eagle-eyed detective at the Mika Art Museum who saw right through his own disguise and has recently been dubbed "Kaito Kid's biggest rival."

"It's you?" Kidd's expression turned serious. "What are you doing here?"

That time at the Mihua Art Museum, Jiang Hang casually "let him go," and even said that he was an "interesting thief."

Of course, Kidd was skeptical of what Jiang Hang said when they first met.

However, Jiang Hang later clearly revealed all the mechanisms on his body, including his ultimate technique that he had never used before, which the other party saw through at a glance.

Only then could Kidd confirm that Jiang Hang had truly seen through all his pretense.

For this reason, he has rekindled his fighting spirit over the past month, even though he had been a little lax in his daily training. He wants to be able to make a "disguise" that the other person won't be able to detect when they meet again.

He never expected that this man would suddenly reappear in front of him.

Could it be that they're trying to arrest me?

A detective who can easily see through all his disguises and tricks is indeed the most formidable opponent he has encountered since his debut.

Kaito Kid cautiously surveyed the surrounding area, preparing to unleash tear gas, smoke bombs, and sleeping gas on Jiang Hang should he spot anything.

While Kaito Kid maintained a cautious attitude towards Jiang Hang, Jiang Hang's situation was much more relaxed.

The commotion he made just now was deliberately to alert Kid, otherwise, with his assassin's footsteps and scent concealment, even Gin, a man with a keen sixth sense, wouldn't have been able to detect him.

"Because a wealthy old man keeps coming to me every now and then to talk about capturing Phantom Thief Kid, and I happened to know that you were going to make your move at midnight tonight, so I came here to wait for you." Jiang Hang spread his hands and explained to Kid.

Of course, Kidd knew who the wealthy old man Jiang Hang was talking about was—Suzuki Jirokichi, the advisor to the Suzuki Group. However, he still hadn't figured out why Suzuki Jirokichi cared so much about him.

But now it's clear that Jiang Hang's problems are more important for him to consider.

Judging from Jiang Hang's words, he seemed to have been waiting here for a while. So, did he already know from the beginning that I would come here after stealing the gem?

He's waiting for me here, but what is his purpose?

Jiang Hang's words were exceptionally frank.

"Kaito Kid, let's make a deal."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Kidd's face revealed a strange smile: "Oh, the famous Hawkeye Detective, would you need to make a deal with a 'thief' like me?"

“We’ve recently run into a not-so-interesting criminal organization, so I wanted to give them a little trouble.” Jiang Hang looked at Kidd and gave him a brief explanation. “But my teammates don’t seem to be very good at it. I thought you seemed pretty good at stealing, so I came over and recruited you into the group.”

Jiang Hang continued looking at Kaito Kid: "You must also have a tough criminal organization to deal with, right? In exchange, once I've taken care of this organization, if you need any help, I can come and assist you."

Jiang Hang didn't know much either. He only remembered that there was a mysterious criminal organization on Kaito Kid's side, and it had been clarified that this mysterious organization was not the same as the Black Organization.

But Kidd didn't think that way. When he heard Jiang Hang mention the criminal organization, a look of surprise flashed across Kidd's face.

He disguises himself as Phantom Thief Kid for two reasons: to investigate the "reason for his father's disappearance" and to stop the actions of a mysterious organization.

The only people who know these two secrets now are his father's assistants from back then. His previous opponents never thought of this reason, but Jiang Hang actually figured it out.

He was certainly tempted, after all, he had investigated Jiang Hang's affairs afterward, and if he could have such a teammate to help him, he would certainly be able to face that organization with much less difficulty.

But he quickly suppressed that thought; he had no intention of asking others for help right now.

To some extent, Conan and Kaito Kid have similar personalities.

He was more curious about what Jiang Hang wanted him to steal than the mysterious organization he was supposed to face.

"Tell me about that so-called criminal organization. If you're just asking me to steal some trivial things, I'm not going to play along." Kidd didn't make any definitive statements, intending to listen to Jiang Hang's explanation before making a decision.

Jiang Hang bluntly told Phantom Thief Kid, "I'm going to 'steal' someone from a research institute."

Chapter 162: Chapter 160: Are you Shiho Miyano?

The next day, around dusk.

Jerez Pharmaceuticals.

Gin is investigating the researchers who are about to leave the research institute, checking if they have anything they shouldn't be carrying when they leave.

He had just been ordered by the organization to imprison Sherry in the gas chamber of the research institute. According to the organization, this was their last chance for Sherry.

Knowing he was about to kill another member of the organization, Gin's expression was colder than usual.

It might also be because the research institute had a comprehensive alarm system. He stayed at the institute for several days and, despite always having a cigarette with him, he didn't get to smoke a single one, which made him a little irritable.

To the researchers, this silent man seemed poised to transform into a bloodthirsty beast at any moment.

They didn't dare to talk to this man who exuded an aura of death, and after being roughly examined by Gin, they hurriedly slunk away from the research institute.

Vodka, standing beside Gin and being his loyal follower, showed utter disdain for the researchers.

These researchers could barely be considered as non-staff members of the brewery; all they knew was that they were working for a large corporation with immense power, and nothing else.

After that group of researchers left, there weren't many people left in the entire research institute.

After the last group leaves tomorrow, only the two of them, Shirley, and some lower-level staff members responsible for maintaining the institute's operations will remain in the research institute.

"Big brother, these guys don't know anything about the organization's secrets. They're not worth your worry. Leave this to me."

When his younger brother volunteered, Gin shook his head.

“That ‘fraternity’ mentioned Sherry’s name. Miyano Akemi’s fate is still uncertain. If they have designs on Sherry, these next two days will be their last chance.”

He would never forget his previous failure, so after receiving the mission from the organization, he began to guard against the "Brotherhood" that he could not investigate by any means.

Upon hearing that his older brother was actually wary of that Brotherhood, Vodka's expression turned extremely ugly.

It was this so-called brotherhood that caused them to spend more than half a month investigating around the world, almost leading to a conflict with a group of terrorists in the Middle East, and nearly costing him his life in Italy.

Vodka will never forget what he went through in those two weeks. When has he ever suffered such a loss since joining the organization?

However, the organization would not rashly start a war with gangs or terrorists because of the two of them, so Vodka could only blame the fraternity for this.

"Brother, if that Brotherhood really has designs on Sherry, I don't think that woman has any intention of backing down. Even if we lock her in the gas chamber for two days, it won't make a difference. Why don't we just kill her now and be done with it? That way, when that organization comes over, all they'll see is her corpse."

Vodka never hesitated to kill women, and he even offered to take the blame: "If the organization blames me, I definitely won't implicate you, brother. Besides, I've heard that quite a few people in the organization want to see that woman die, like Tokiwa, and Vermouth..."

He stopped speaking before he could finish, because he saw Gin's unfriendly gaze.

Vodka couldn't tell whether his older brother was unhappy because he suggested killing Sherry now, or because he had mentioned some names he shouldn't have. In any case, he wisely kept quiet.

After a long while, Gin finally gave his answer.

"Anyway, there are only two days left. Let that woman enjoy her last moments of life in the gas chamber."

"Have those people raise the security level in the research institute to the highest level. I don't want anything to happen in the last two days."

He said this, and then added, "Before the official order is given from above, any other organization members who want to enter the research institute must notify me."

......

In the gas chamber where Shiho Miyano was imprisoned, even though her hands were handcuffed to the cold pipes beside her, her face remained calm.

She had prepared for this long ago.

Gin and Vodka are not near the enclosed gas chamber now, because they know she cannot escape from it.

The only exit from this gas chamber is the large door that's sealed off from the outside... and maybe the garbage chute next to it that's too big for an adult to squeeze through.

Shiho Miyano's gaze fell on the garbage chute to the side. Gin had noticed that garbage chute when he imprisoned her here.

But he seemed to only glance at the size of the garbage chute before turning his attention elsewhere.

If she could return to how she looked when she was five or six years old, perhaps she could escape from this garbage dump.

Wait... turning back into a five or six-year-old's appearance will allow me to escape from the garbage dump?

She suddenly remembered what had happened to the famous high school detective Shinichi Kudo, and considering that there had only been one case of unusual symptoms when she experimented on mice, she unconsciously reached for the place where she hid her medicine with her other hand.

A complex smile appeared on her face.

"So I have one last chance?"

Now that she has taken the drug she had secretly hidden, there is a more than 99% chance that she will die from her own drug, which is the way she originally planned to die.

But now there seems to be less than a one percent chance that she will revert to her childhood form like that white mouse, or perhaps we should also add "Shinichi Kudo".

"This is a really low probability..." she muttered to herself, while taking the capsule out and putting it to her lips, seemingly hesitating whether to swallow it now.

But at that moment, she suddenly sensed some movement coming from the garbage chute next to her.

The capsule was almost in her mouth when, after sensing the movement around her, she instinctively hid it again.

Her gaze was fixed intently on the garbage chute.

There was no sound from the garbage chute for a long time, and she was starting to think she was just imagining things.

However, just as she was about to take the pill again, a child of about five or six years old poked his head out of the garbage chute, looking rather disheveled.

Upon seeing Shiho Miyano handcuffed to the side, the child's face seemed to be filled with astonishment.

After a long while, the five- or six-year-old boy finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"Are you Shiho Miyano?"

Chapter 163: Someone will come to rescue you soon.

The person emerging from the garbage dump was, of course, Conan.

Neither Phantom Thief Kid nor Jiang Hang could shrink their bodies to the size of a six-year-old child.

According to Jiang Hang's original plan, Conan was just to stay outside the research institute and provide backup. Then, he and Kid would work together, one as an assassin and the other as a phantom thief. Conan would draw fire in front while Kid sneaked into the research institute to rescue people.

Conan, however, stated that in his current body, he can go to many places that even adults cannot.

However, after Jiang Hang used his eagle eyes to determine that Shiho Miyano had been imprisoned in a gas chamber and could be given drugs at any time, and discovered the garbage chute that could only accommodate a child, he changed his original plan.

Conan felt that crawling through the garbage chute was somewhat undignified, but since it was related to the Black Organization, especially since Shiho Miyano was likely closely connected to the drug that caused his body to become like this, he took the initiative to make the request.

Conan initially thought his search might not be of much use.