My Condition Has Been Terrible Lately, So I've Decided to Take a Few Days Off / Stay Here and Don't Move

After following Jiang Hang into the antique shop, Jiang Hang reminded him to be careful of certain areas.

With the Eagle Eye effect, Jiang Hang could clearly see everything in the room even without any lighting equipment.

It's clear that Sakura Masazo did a good job with the shop's security measures, probably because he was likely a member of the Genji Fireflies clan. As a thief, he naturally knew better than most how to guard against shoplifters.

This shop is full of traps; you might just walk a few steps or bump into something that could trigger an alarm.

These traps are effective against ordinary thieves, but they are not very effective against Jiang Hang.

Sakura Masazo did not sleep in the shop at night, so after avoiding those traps, Jiang Hang's investigation was quite bold.

After easily avoiding the traps, he took Conan directly to the store's warehouse to search for the book he had noticed that night that shone with golden light in Eagle Eye.

It didn't take Jiang Hang long to find the book, and as he expected, it was indeed the "Gikeiki".

Upon seeing the book's title, Jiang Hang knew that half of the case was already solved.

He showed the book to Conan didn't have any Eagle Eye. He used his phone and turned the brightness down to the lowest setting to barely see his surroundings.

"The Gikeiki ... That shopkeeper clearly said he didn't have this book here, so it seems your deduction is correct," Conan said, opening the cover of the Gikeiki.

The book was not missing anything, and on the title page, Conan clearly saw that someone had written the name "Ise Saburou" with a pen.

"Ise Saburou ...that's also the name of a Minamoto no Yoshitsune," Conan said, looking at Jiang Hang. "So, they really are members of the Genji Fireflies."

He remembered that a page had been torn out of the Gikeiki in Jiang Hang's hand. If they were not mistaken, the torn page should also have the name of another member of the Genji Fireflies, or even be the book that one of the five Genji Fireflies members who had been killed had once owned.

"If that's the case, then Saijō Taiga really is the culprit in these serial murders," Conan concluded. He looked at Jiang Hang, who was still searching around, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you still looking for?"

"Check if Genji Fireflies's gang's ledgers are kept with him. After all, he runs an antique shop, and after committing the crime, Genji Fireflies may have used his connections to find sellers."

Jiang Hang offered an explanation, but it was clear that Sakura Masazo hadn't hidden something so important in his shop. After thoroughly scanning the shop with his Eagle Eye and finding no other clues, Jiang Hang shook his head.

"It seems we won't find anything here, so let's investigate the used bookstore in Saijō Taiga next."

Seeing that Jiang Hang had only spent ten minutes browsing the antique shop before confidently concluding that there were no useful clues, Conan wondered if Jiang Hang was being too confident. However, considering Jiang Hang's superhuman observation skills, Conan ultimately said nothing, only muttering to himself, "That Jiang Hang guy is a real freak."

Jiang Hang kept the evidence, restored the antique shop's equipment and facilities to their original state, and after confirming that no clues had been missed, he left the antique shop with Conan.

Unlike Sakura Masazo's antique shop, when Jiang Hang and his group arrived near Saijō Taiga's used bookstore, they found that the bookstore was still open.

From afar, Jiang Hang noticed through his Eagle Eye that there were still quite a few people inside the used bookstore.

Jiang Hang immediately became alert, thinking that he might be able to find more useful clues here.

Chapter 359: I've been feeling really bad lately, so I've decided to take a few days off to recharge.

I went to the hospital for a check-up a few days ago, and the results haven't come out yet. Although I feel that I'm only 26 years old and shouldn't have any major problems, my sleep quality has been really bad these past few days. When I wake up, my whole body aches.

Lately, for this reason, my mind goes blank when I'm in front of the computer, and the quality of what I write has dropped significantly. So I've been thinking about it and decided to take a break for a few days, get back into the swing of things, and then update again.

Chapter 360: Chapter 356: Don't move around here.

Seeing the brightly lit old bookstore, Jiang Hang immediately grabbed Conan.

"There are people in the bookstore, and more than one. Be careful here, I'll go check out what's going on."

Conan listened to Jiang Hang say this, and then saw Jiang Hang disappear into the darkness like a ghost.

This guy must have been a phantom thief before. He was standing right here a moment ago, and now he's disappeared without a trace.

Conan looked at the bookstore in the distance. Although his eyesight was already considered excellent among ordinary people, he still couldn't tell how many people were inside the bookstore.

Conan mentally complained about Jiang Hang's mysteriousness, but still hid to the side as Jiang Hang had instructed.

Anyway, he looks like a child, so he's not likely to attract attention.

Meanwhile, in Jiang Hang, he lurked in the darkness and quickly arrived near the old bookstore.

With his Eagle Eye, he quickly figured out the current situation in the used bookstore.

Besides Sakura Masazo and Saijō Taiga who were talking, there were two or three other young people in the bookstore. Judging from their respectful manner towards Saijō Taiga, they should be lower-ranking members of Genji Fireflies's theft gang.

He leaned closer and began to listen to the conversation between the two people.

When he arrived, the two had been chatting for a while, but coincidentally, they were talking about Heiji Hattori and the Buddha statue.

"... That detective is quite famous in the Kansai. With his abilities, he might actually be able to solve the mystery left behind by the leader."

"But there's one thing I have to make clear to you. That detective's identity is no ordinary one. You should know from the magazines that his father is the Superintendent General of the Osaka Prefectural Police. Now those cops are already watching us. Even if we want to take action against him, it's best to wait until he finds the whereabouts of the Buddha statue before we make our move. Then we can sell the Buddha statue in the shortest time and run away with the money."

Sakura Masazo expressed his opinion to Saijō Taiga in a rather forceful tone.

It sounds like Saijō Taiga wants to get rid of Heiji Hattori as soon as possible, but Sakura Masazo disagrees with this plan and wants to continue using Heiji Hattori to do their work.

Of the main members of the Genji Fireflies, only he and Saijō Taiga are still alive, and all the dead members were eliminated by Saijō Taiga.

Of course, all of this was actually part of Sakura Masazo's plan. He started by approaching Saijō Taiga and asking him to deal with the other members of the Genji Fireflies. Finally, the two of them went together to find the Buddha statue and the whereabouts of the Byakugo.

Sakura Masazo knew, of course, that after Saijō Taiga dealt with all the other members of the Genji Fireflies, he probably also had the idea of dealing with him as well and then taking possession of the Buddha statue for himself.

But that didn't matter; he knew that Saijō Taiga wouldn't lay a hand on him now.

Despite Saijō Taiga holding a higher position than him within the Genji Fireflies, the once-famous thieving group in Kyoto had effectively ceased to exist after the death of its Genji Fireflies.

In the end, Saijō Taiga is just a martial artist with exceptional fighting skills. Even if he finds the Buddha statue, he probably won't be able to find a buyer.

After all these years, Genji Fireflies's stolen goods were all handled by him, and only he could sell them for a higher price. If Saijō Taiga wanted to make more money, he would never have dared to lay a hand on him before seeing the money.

Sakura Masazo had already planned everything out. Once they found the Buddha statue and contacted the seller, he would immediately run away from Japan after receiving his share of the money, leaving Saijō Taiga no chance whatsoever.

Saijō Taiga seemed somewhat dismissive of Sakura Masazo's reminder.

He was completely different from the gentle bookstore owner he was during the day; his eyes were arrogant and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

"Ise Saburou, wasn't this plan originally yours? Are you regretting it now, just because that guy with the Byakugo has a cop father?" In a private setting, Saijō Taiga still used the code name from the Genji Fireflies organization to refer to Sakura Masazo.

"How could that be? We're only one step away from getting the Byakugo and finding the Buddha statue. I don't want anything to go wrong at this crucial moment!" Sakura Masazo said in a deep voice.

"Nobody wants accidents to happen, but who do you think caused this situation?" Saijō Taiga sneered. "If you hadn't been so clever as to tell that high school detective about the Sannō Temple incident, wanting to use his abilities to find the Buddha statue for us, we wouldn't have had to take such a big risk."

When Saijō Taiga used those words to shut him up, Sakura Masazo's face immediately turned red.

"I originally wanted the monk from Sannō Temple to find the Eagle-Eyed Detective, who's quite famous in Tokyo lately, to investigate. But who knew that Eagle-Eyed Detective was so arrogant and refused the commission without even asking a question."

"Just then, I ran into a detective who was investigating Genji Fireflies, so I thought I'd give him a shot. Who knew that while I was just sitting quietly in the shop, I would run into a detective investigating us who turned out to be that brat who secretly took the Byakugo back then!"

Besides, you already knew about this, didn't you? If you had told me about this important matter sooner, I wouldn't have made such a silly mistake!

Jiang Hang, who was eavesdropping outside the bookstore, felt a bit uneasy when Sakura Masazo suddenly mentioned him.

However, neither Sakura Masazo nor Saijō Taiga, who were in the room, expected that their sincere invitation to Jiang Hang would not have been successful. Instead, Jiang Hang went around in circles and finally came to them on his own initiative.

Inside the room, Saijō Taiga shrugged and spread his hands. "I'll say it again, you should give up the idea of using that detective to help you find the Buddha statue. We've been searching for three months and still haven't found it. Do you really think that detective is so amazing that he can find the Buddha statue for us in just one or two days?"

"If he finds it, that's fine. But if he doesn't find it and instead becomes suspicious of us during the investigation, all our hard work over the years will be completely wasted."

"To be on the safe side, the sooner we resolve that detective's matter, the lower our risk of being exposed."

"I'll put my words here: now that I've seen with my own eyes that the Byakugo is in that detective's hands, I'm going to find an opportunity to get it back tomorrow."

"As for that detective... well, that depends on whether he's lucky enough to survive!"

When he said this, a cruel look appeared on Saijō Taiga's face, showing that he didn't care about human lives at all.

Chapter 361: Chapter 357: Mr. Jiang, a Kind-hearted Citizen

Following the usual pattern, after Jiang Hang completed the eavesdropping and learned the criminals' purpose, he should have gone back to tell Heiji Hattori and Conan what he had heard there.

Then, when Saijō Taiga makes his move against Heiji Hattori tomorrow, he will gracefully resolve the incident and explain how his identity was exposed and discovered to Saijō Taiga's astonished gaze.

Interspersed in the middle is a Heiji Hattori searching for his first love, while simultaneously discovering clues and successfully finding the whereabouts of the Buddha statue during the process of subduing Saijō Taiga and his gang, ultimately leading to a happy ending for everyone.

All of this content, if put together in an animation, would be enough to make a theatrical film.

If Jiang Hang were bored, he might actually do something like that.

But it's already quite late today, almost 2 a. m.

Jiang Hang thought about it and realized that he originally just wanted to take his company's employees on a vacation. Why did he have to spend all his time on Genji Fireflies, the theft organization that he was causing internal strife with?

He wanted to sleep in late tomorrow and continue enjoying his vacation; he didn't want to spend too much energy being Hattori Heiji 'Heiji Hattori.

Anyway, the Gikeiki that Sakura Masazo has now proven his identity as a member of the Genji Fireflies, while Jiang Hang has also recorded the conversation between the two of them with a bugging device.

With the evidence in hand, it seems that only Taiga Saijo and Masazo Sakura remain as the main members of the Genji Fireflies, based on the conversation between Saijō Taiga and Sakura Masazo.

The leader they were talking about appeared to have passed away some time ago, and before his death, he had given the other members a coded map showing the whereabouts of the Buddha statue.

As for the other members, they had already been killed by the two of them, in order to get more money after finding the Buddha statue.

If that's the case, then the remaining main members of Genji Fireflies are all in this used bookstore. If they can capture Sakura Masazo and Saijō Taiga here, then this gang of thieves who have been committing crimes in Kyoto for many years will be completely eliminated from the stage of history tonight.

What about the coded diagram related to the whereabouts of the Buddha statue?

Please, the murderer has already been caught and the case has been solved. No one will interfere with their research on the cipher map anymore.

If Conan Heiji Hattori were willing, they could study that cipher map while eating and sleeping. With the combined intelligence of Hattori and Conan, it would only take them a few days at most to decipher the cipher.

Anyway, the Buddha statue has been stolen for eight years, and the Buddhist abbot of Sannō Temple isn't even worried about it, so there's even less reason for Jiang Hang to be anxious.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hang stopped pretending altogether.

From Conan's perspective, Jiang Hang, who had blended into the darkness and was difficult to spot, suddenly swaggered out and walked directly to the entrance of the used bookstore.

"What is Jiang Hang trying to do?" Conan was still confused and couldn't figure out why Jiang Hang was suddenly acting so openly.

But the next moment, after seeing Jiang Hang skillfully pick the lock and open the door, and then hearing a commotion coming from the old bookstore, Conan finally understood what Jiang Hang meant.

He stared in disbelief in the direction of the used bookstore.

Jiang Hang's way of thinking is really hard to understand.

When he was about to go out that night, he said he was just going out to scout things out and conduct some covert investigations. How did the investigation turn into an arrest in the blink of an eye?

Luckily, I went out with Jiang Hang tonight. Otherwise, if I woke up tomorrow morning to hear that Jiang Hang had wiped out the Genji Fireflies criminal gang, I would probably sit on my bed and question my life for the whole day.

Conan can now even imagine Heiji Hattori's reaction when he hears about this tomorrow.

Conan thought to himself as he quickened his pace toward the location of the used bookstore.

He wasn't worried about Jiang Hang's safety.

Given Jiang Hang's current skill level, he only needs to worry about whether the prisoners will do anything reckless in front of Jiang Hang.

He was worried that if he arrived too late, he might not be able to figure out the true situation and purpose of Genji Fireflies's theft team— Jiang Hang was good at everything, but he didn't care about the details of the case or the motives of the murderers.

For Conan, these things are the most important in a case. He must figure out why these criminals made these choices, and then use his words to break down their psychological defenses and make them sincerely repent for their crimes.

This will also allow him to find the murderer more quickly or prevent the murderer from committing the crime in advance when he encounters similar cases in the future.

This Genji Fireflies gang has stolen a huge number of antiques and artifacts over the past decade.

Then, a few years ago, they suddenly disappeared without a trace. Then, this month, a series of murders occurred due to infighting within the gang. What exactly happened during this period? Without sufficient evidence, Conan can only make some guesses and cannot be completely certain.

Therefore, he had to leave one person alive who could speak before he could take down all of Jiang Hang's group, so that he could completely resolve his doubts.

However, even though Conan tried his best to quicken his pace, he was still a step too late when he arrived at the old bookstore.

In the cluttered secondhand bookstore, Sakura Masazo and Saijō Taiga, two key members of the Genji Fireflies, had already been dealt with by Jiang Hang using Tranquilizer Dart. They probably didn't even see clearly who attacked them.

As for the remaining few scoundrels, even if they had weapons, they were no match for Jiang Hang.

Just as Conan uttered the words "Spare him," Jiang Hang delivered a steady chop to the back of the neck of the last remaining conscious henchman, causing him to collapse unconscious on the ground without any doubt.

"What did you say?" After easily taking down the group, Jiang Hang put away his Hidden Blade and looked at Conan with some confusion. "Why do you look more anxious than I am?"

Looking at Jiang Hang's relaxed expression and the Genji Fireflies members lying on the ground, Conan's lips twitched. "What I mean is, should we leave someone behind to ask them about the organization's specifics? After all, we actually know quite little about that Genji Fireflies theft organization. But it seems unnecessary now..."

"That was my oversight. I'll definitely remember next time," Jiang Hang said to himself, though he was inwardly complaining.

It's already 2 a. m. If he asks any more questions and they find out some new clues, he probably won't be able to sleep tonight. He should just leave these things to the police. Maybe the police who come later will get an extra bonus this month?

Thinking this, Jiang Hang took out his phone from his pocket and dialed the police as a concerned citizen.

Chapter 362: Chapter 358: Suffering a loss is a blessing, Brother Hattori!

Jiang Hang, after all, held the official position of Metropolitan Police Department Special Advisor. Therefore, after he revealed his identity, a team of police officers quickly arrived at the unassuming secondhand bookstore in Saijō Taiga.

To his slight surprise, he saw a familiar face among the group of police officers.