The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"You're such an impatient man, Gin."

Chapter 174: Chapter 172: What exactly is the Brotherhood?

Vermouth was certain that Gin wouldn't contact her unless there was a specific reason.

And now that gentleman has just sent her an email, Gin has called her directly. Anyone can guess why he called.

After the phone rang ten times, Vermouth could almost picture Gin's cold expression on the other side of the world before she finally answered it.

"It's rare for you to contact me first, Gin."

After a brief delay, once he confirmed that Vermouth was the one who answered the phone, Gin immediately asked her if the Boss had entrusted her with the investigation of the Brotherhood.

"You've been ripped off by them twice, and now you're looking for revenge?" Vermouth directly reopened Gin's old wounds.

However, Gin's tone on the other end of the phone remained cold, still asking her if she had received the mission.

“The boss just emailed me, and now you’re calling me. It seems that the ‘Brotherhood’ has made you lose your mind,” Vermouth admitted. Since the man had put her in charge of the organization, it was up to her to decide who to tell.

Gin ignored Vermouth's sarcasm and directly asked Vermouth to participate in the investigation of that organization.

"As long as you complete the tasks assigned to you by the organization, you can continue your investigation if you want. But let me warn you first, no matter how long you investigate, you probably won't find out anything about that organization." Vermouth continued to pour cold water on Gin's enthusiasm.

Gin seemed to have sensed something from Vermouth's words.

"Do you know anything?"

“That’s a secret, I think you understand,” Vermouth said with a smile.

Gin fell silent. Vermouth was the man's beloved woman, and given her words and the man's somewhat unusual attitude, he quickly understood what Vermouth meant.

This is not only Vermouth's secret, but also that man's secret.

It seems that organization is involved in quite a few things.

After getting the information he wanted from Vermouth, he hung up the phone immediately.

He's already made enemies with that "brotherhood," so getting him to give up won't be that easy.

He planned to investigate all possible sources within the organization that might have been exposed recently, starting with the bar that had just been bombed.

On the other end of the phone, Vermouth seemed slightly displeased to see Gin hang up immediately.

"He didn't even say thank you after asking me the question. What a heartless man."

As she said this, she looked again at the email that the man had sent her.

The other party didn't ask her to go to Japan to investigate the Brotherhood right now, and she wasn't very interested in it, so she decided to wait until she finished filming her current scene.

Just then, she seemed to notice the car that had been following her from the beginning through her rearview mirror.

Vermouth couldn't help but sigh at this.

"Is it those annoying FBI kittens again? Don't they ever get tired of following me around every day?"

With that in mind, she increased her speed, intending to use a minute to shake off the guy following her.

The car chasing Vermouth noticed her sudden acceleration, and the blonde woman driving seemed to be preparing to speed up and catch up, but was stopped by the man wearing a black knit hat sitting in the back.

"There's no need to chase after her. Now that she's already found you, even if you catch up with her, what can you do to her anyway?"

The blonde woman seemed somewhat disheartened upon hearing the man's words, but she gave up on the idea of ​​catching up with Vermouth now.

"So what should we do now, Shuichi?"

The man wearing a knitted hat appears to be checking the news on his phone.

The latest one is about an explosion at a pharmaceutical company in Japan.

“I have a general idea of ​​what happened. It looks like that organization has done something big in Japan. We have to leave the United States.”

If Jiang Hang were here now, he would probably recognize this man very quickly.

Shuichi Akai is an FBI investigator who was also an undercover agent infiltrating the Black Organization. However, his undercover identity was exposed during an operation two years ago, forcing him to return to the FBI.

It is worth mentioning that he initially infiltrated the organization through his relationship with Akemi Miyano and the introduction of Shiho Miyano.

More than a month ago, he received the last email from Akemi Miyano, and today, he noticed that there was some kind of problem with the research institute where Shiho Miyano worked.

As an excellent FBI agent, he instinctively felt that something was wrong, so he made the decision to go to Japan.

Meanwhile, news that Gin's mission had failed once again due to the dubious "Brotherhood" gradually spread within the organization, seemingly under its deliberate control.

For most members of the brewery, this matter had nothing to do with them. In fact, as long as they were sure that Gin wouldn't find out, those who disliked Gin would even mutter "serves him right" behind his back.

However, for another group of spies who had infiltrated the organization, this news forced them to take it seriously.

After all, Gin's skills are already top-notch within the organization, and he has an exceptionally keen sense for traitors. A significant portion of the undercover agents killed within the organization were discovered by Gin.

Therefore, they usually pay close attention to Gin's affairs, and now that Gin has actually suffered two consecutive setbacks at the hands of a mysterious organization, this is important intelligence.

However, these undercover agents seemed to be confused about the situation. They had been undercover for so many years, and they still hadn't figured out the details of this organization. How come there was now another "Brotherhood" that seemed even more mysterious than this organization?

After these undercover agents relayed this intelligence back to their respective intelligence organizations, the leaders of those organizations also began to have doubts about this "Brotherhood".

Where did this thing come from? They've never heard of it before.

If they were to investigate, aside from knowing the organization's name, they wouldn't know where to begin.

But if we don't investigate, this is the most valuable intelligence that those undercover agents who haven't found anything in years have sent out. What if we miss out on a big fish if we don't investigate?

With this in mind, intelligence organizations around the world have all begun to secretly investigate the mysterious organization known as the "Brotherhood".

Chapter 175: Chapter 173: Am I being used for publicity too?

Intelligence organizations from around the world have been planting spies in the distillery in an attempt to take down this transnational criminal organization, and the distillery's top management is naturally aware of this situation.

But precisely because the distillery is a large-scale transnational criminal organization, its higher-ups also know that eliminating all undercover agents is unrealistic.

Therefore, in some cases, the distillery will deliberately leak some less important information to attract the attention of intelligence organizations.

This time, the brewery chose the same method, only leaking some information unrelated to the brewery, and letting intelligence organizations around the world help the brewery find clues about the Brotherhood.

It's conceivable that many of these intelligence agents from around the world will follow the same path as Gin and Vodka.

Meanwhile, as the only place where the "Brotherhood" has ever appeared, Tokyo is likely to be a very lively place in the near future.

As the instigator of all this, Jiang Hang was completely oblivious to the consequences.

He never expected the brewery to be so ruthless, directly involving intelligence organizations from around the world in the search for the Brotherhood. Even if those intelligence organizations found nothing in the end, it would still be a profitable deal for the brewery.

Now that Jiang Hang has completed his task of earning 1 billion yuan in half a month, he has entered a pleasant period of slacking off.

Every day, I would casually take on a few simple commissions. After finishing them, I would either watch the latest anime at the agency, or go to the art museum to bond with my eagle. If I was in a good mood, I could also go to the tokusatsu company to check on Gomera's post-production and ask about the Ultraman script's progress and how the suit design was going.

Currently, both Gomera and Ultraman's pre-production plans are progressing smoothly. If all goes well, the Ultraman crew can officially begin filming after Gomera's release.

Imai Midori is now working as an "intern screenwriter" in the Ultraman production team, recommended by Jiang Hang. The important plots, main characters, and monster settings are definitely left to the veteran screenwriters who have been making tokusatsu for ten years to conceive and discuss. Imai Midori is mainly responsible for the lines of some extras and their character settings.

Although the job was very simple and could be done without even thinking, Midori Imai, who was taking on screenwriting work for the first time, seemed to enjoy it immensely.

Even a minor character who might only have one line in the show would have a character profile written out of more than a thousand words by Midori Imai, which would then be reviewed by professional screenwriters and even director Daisuke Mikami.

It has to be said that in terms of interpersonal communication, Midori Imai is a natural talent. Even a screenwriter who is usually very strict seems to soften his tone when facing Midori Imai, his diligent "disciple".

According to Daisuke Mikami, Midori Imai's writing is indeed very interesting, and he looks forward to seeing the day when Midori Imai grows up.

While Midori Imai was constantly improving her level in the Ultraman crew, even Shizuka Sakaki, who was originally the worst off among the Shirobako Five, received news that she had gotten a voice acting role.

However, Shizuka Sakaki's expression seemed somewhat ambiguous after returning from the audition.

Under Jiang Hang's questioning, Shizuka Sakaki recounted her experience at the audition.

This time, Shizuka Sakaki chose to audition for a mystery anime that will air next season.

Shizuka Sakaki originally wanted to try to get a small role by relying on what she had learned from Jiang Hang during this time, but because she was the only voice actress who worked part-time at a detective agency among all the voice actresses who participated in the audition, this caught the director's attention.

She still remembers the surprised look on the animation director's face when she mentioned Jiang Hang's name after he asked her which detective agency she worked part-time at.

After all, the names of Phantom Thief Kid and Hawkeye Detective appeared quite frequently on TV recently. Especially after Phantom Thief Kid easily stole a gem again under police blockade a few days ago, Jiang Hang's popularity was inexplicably hyped up again.

In the following audition, she only briefly demonstrated her passable basic skills and didn't even show off her rudimentary voice-changing techniques. Yet, as a newcomer who hadn't joined a voice acting agency, she was immediately chosen by the animation director to be a supporting character in the animation with a small role but some memorable scenes.

Of course, Shizuka Sakaki knew that Jiang Hang's fame was a significant factor in the director's decision, so she did not accept the voice acting role. Instead, she returned to the agency and told Jiang Hang about it.

"Moreover, since my audition, several voice acting agencies have called me, saying they want me to join their agencies. I've never heard of any of those agencies, and it sounds like they're only contacting me because of you, Jiang Hang. So I turned them all down," Shizuka Sakaki even went out to answer a call from a voice acting agency while explaining things to Jiang Hang.

Hearing Shizuka Sakaki's words, Jiang Hang was also a little surprised. He never thought that he would be the one being used for publicity.

However, the status of detectives in this world is much higher than in the world before he transmigrated. There are detective programs specially produced by TV stations for detective fans, and crime dramas have always been a very popular genre. In addition, the animation industry releases several mystery anime every season. Who wouldn't want to ride the wave of popularity of a famous detective?

"So what are your thoughts?" Jiang Hang looked at Shizuka Sakaki and asked her what she thought about it. "This is your debut role. Most voice actors start from minor roles without even a name and work their way up to leading roles. But you're starting out as a supporting character with a name. That's ahead of most voice actors."

He didn't actually care if someone tried to ride on his popularity; on the contrary, he was quite interested in the animation: "I have some funds available for investment recently. Since that animation production team wants to ride on my popularity, it shouldn't be a problem for me to take a place on the production committee, right?"

Sakaki Shizuka seemed to have long been used to Jiang Hang's extravagant style. She sighed and said to Jiang Hang, "I guess we should just forget about it. The thought of those people using your name to create hype makes me feel weird."

"Isn't Ultraman about to start filming? You promised me you'd voice the monsters, you won't go back on your word now, will you?"

Chapter 176: Chapter 174: A Sudden Commission

For Shizuka Sakaki, Jiang Hang is both her boss and her mentor, and she is unwilling to see Jiang Hang's fame used to promote herself.

Although this was the first voice acting role she had ever received, she ultimately called and turned it down under these circumstances.

"I never expected my first voice acting role to turn out like this; it's really a mixed feeling..."

That evening, in an izakaya, five girls who hadn't seen each other for over a month gathered together. Shizuka Sakaki drank fruit wine while telling her friends about her experiences that day.

"After all, you're participating in the voice acting for a mystery anime. It's normal for the animation production team to want to use a real-life famous detective's assistant as a gimmick," Miyamori Aoi comforted her friend, telling her not to be discouraged.

Shizuka Sakaki is not discouraged at all. She even told them that she has been practicing voicing monsters recently: "Although it sounds a bit strange to use a monster as my debut work, maybe it will leave a more lasting impression."

Upon hearing Shizuka Sakaki's words, Aoi Miyamori couldn't help but retort, "Is Jiang Hang really that heartless to make you voice a monster?"

Because Shizuka Sakaki is currently working as Jiang Hang's assistant, and Midori Imai has a very good relationship with Jiang Hang, they both know that Jiang Hang is very wealthy. He recently acquired an art museum and then acquired a tokusatsu company to enter the tokusatsu industry.

"This was actually just a joke Jiang Hang made to me before, but after thinking about it carefully, I felt that this kind of voice acting was quite challenging, so I took the initiative to take it on from Jiang Hang."

"But Shizuka-senpai, are you really okay? I can't even imagine what it would sound like if you made a monster's sound..." Misa Toudou added from the side, seemingly a little worried.

Upon hearing Misa Todo's words, Shizuka Sakaki wore a smug expression.