The Assassin Brotherhood and the Templars

Even in this case, Heiji Hattori hasn't suspected him yet. Jiang Hang, who met him on the first day, noticed something was wrong with him the moment they met and was the first to rush here.

Such observational and reasoning abilities are absolutely among the best that Yusuke Sakata has ever met.

He felt that even Heiji Hattori's father, the Superintendent General Heizo Hattori whom he respected immensely, did not seem to possess such meticulous observational skills.

More importantly, Jiang Hang is different from ordinary detectives.

Yusuke Sakata knew that if Heiji Hattori were here, he would definitely try to stop him from killing someone, and even if he arrived a step too late, he would do his best to persuade him to confess and turn himself in.

But Jiang Hang did not do it.

Since Jiang Hang knew about the mysterious organization that Sōji Munetaro had mentioned before his death, it meant that he had personally witnessed Jiang Hang kill Sōji Munetaro and only appeared quietly at the door of the room after Jiang Hang gave up on killing Okazaki Sumie.

Moreover, Jiang Hang didn't come to arrest him.

After briefly confirming his thoughts, Jiang Hang abruptly extended an invitation to him, seemingly wanting him to join the so-called international criminal organization as an undercover agent.

Even though Yusuke Sakata was prepared to trade his life for Jiang Hang's, he couldn't help but hesitate when he heard Jiang Hang mention the third path.

After all, no one would want to die in their twenties, the prime of their life.

Yusuke Sakata is certainly no exception.

But Jiang Hang just said that the organization is being watched by all the world's major intelligence organizations. Even the world's top spies can't get any valuable intelligence from that organization. What makes him think he can infiltrate that organization and get useful intelligence from it?

Moreover, if that organization is truly so unfathomable, how did Jiang Hang, a detective, get involved with such an organization?

Or perhaps Jiang Hang himself harbors some unspeakable secret?

Faced with Yusuke Sakata's question, Jiang Hang pondered for a moment.

Then he quietly spoke of the part of Assassin's Creed that he remembered most vividly.

"When others are blindly pursuing the truth, remember: all is vanity."

"When others are bound by morality and law, remember: everything is permissible."

"We serve the light, yet we toil in the darkness."

"We have not left many names in history, but our presence continues to linger in the shadows of history."

Jiang Hang raised his right hand, and with a slight exertion, the sharp hidden Hidden Blade pierced out from his wrist.

Yusuke Sakata knew that this consultant, Jiang Hang, had many strange and unusual qualities.

Besides this Hidden Blade, there's also the grappling hook device he demonstrated this afternoon, which allows him to climb dozens of meters high in just a dozen seconds.

He hadn't thought too much about it at first, but looking at Jiang Hang's current appearance, it seemed that these props might have some special meaning.

"If you want to know more, then follow me. This isn't a good place to talk. If we stay any longer, someone might come looking for you," Jiang Hang said, then sheathed his Hidden Blade and turned to walk out of the room.

If Yusuke Sakata hadn't followed, then it would have been as if nothing had happened.

Knowing Yusuke Sakata's personality, Jiang Hang knew he wouldn't reveal what he had just said.

Yusuke Sakata will be arrested by the police for murder. As for whether he will face the death penalty or a long prison sentence, that is not something Jiang Hang needs to care about.

But if Yusuke Sakata catches up, then this man who has lost everything in his quest for revenge will have the chance to start his life anew.

As Jiang Hang heard footsteps behind him, Jiang Hang knew that Yusuke Sakata had made his choice.

Does he want to continue living in this world?

Or perhaps he couldn't let go of the criminal organization Jiang Hang mentioned and decided to use the rest of his life to do something more meaningful for the world?

Or perhaps he was curious about the mysterious words Jiang Hang had just spoken, which made him feel a new world completely different from the past?

Jiang Hang didn't ask any questions, Yusuke Sakata didn't speak either.

In the luxurious villa of Sōji Munetaro, Jiang Hang, the famous detective in the eyes of the world, walked in front, while Yusuke Sakata, the serial killer, followed silently about two meters behind Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang stopped walking when they reached the back wall of the villa.

He first took out a powder from his pocket, then added some water and turned around to apply it to Yusuke Sakata's face.

"This is a disguise tool, but it's only a basic one. It can only be used temporarily. If you can pass the test, I will design a new look for you."

Jiang Hang was quick. He took the pile of stuff that looked a bit like mud after being wet and casually smeared it on Yusuke Sakata's face a few times. Yusuke Sakata's face shape and features changed, and at first glance, he didn't look like a person at all.

Only someone very familiar with him could discern his true identity from his physique, hairstyle, and voice.

However, given Jiang Hang's capabilities, these are not problems.

He stuck a simple gadget around Yusuke Sakata's neck. This thing was a simplified version of Conan's voice-changing bow tie; it could change the user's voice simply by sticking it around their neck.

The only drawback is that it lacks an adjustment function, unlike Conan's bow tie which allows you to freely choose your speaking voice.

As for the hairstyle, it was even easier to solve. Just pour some water on Yusuke Sakata's buzz cut, and then casually tousle it a few times, and you could completely forget what Yusuke Sakata looked like before.

Although Yusuke Sakata couldn't see his current appearance, the fact that his voice had changed significantly from usual was already quite astonishing.

Now, he is finally beginning to believe that there is indeed an even more mysterious organization behind Jiang Hang.

If Jiang Hang doesn't have any other powerful backers, why would he have so many amazing items?

After changing Yusuke Sakata's appearance, Jiang Hang looked at the nearly three-meter-high wall next to him, casually stretched out his hand and hooked the top of the wall with a grappling hook, then turned his head and gestured for Yusuke Sakata to climb out along the grappling hook.

After climbing over the wall, Jiang Hang carefully disposed of the traces of the grappling hook to ensure that no one would suspect him.

This place is some distance from the main entrance. Jiang Hang avoided everyone's sight when he came in, and now that he has Yusuke Sakata with him, he will naturally not let anyone else notice him.

After taking Yusuke Sakata away from Sōji Munetaro's residence, they found a suitable spot, and he whispered to Yusuke Sakata what he needed to do, while handing him another spare Yusuke Sakata.

"I need to deal with your situation now. If there's no important data on your old phone, just throw it away. If there's anything you're reluctant to part with, remove the SIM card now to prevent anyone from finding out your location through your phone."

"Call the first number in your phone, tell her my name, and she will arrange everything for you. When I get back tonight, I will tell you in more detail what you want to know."

Jiang Hang gave him Miyano Shiho's phone number.

After all, Miyano Shiho is currently the only person besides him who knows Yusuke Sakata's true identity.

In addition, Miyano Shiho's identity was enough to reassure him that she could help him. With Miyano Akemi's assistance, it would be virtually impossible for Yusuke Sakata to be found out.

Of course, if Yusuke Sakata doesn't do as he says and suddenly decides to turn himself in to the police, that's beyond his control.

But judging from Yusuke Sakata's current state, he wouldn't suddenly back out now that things have come to this point—even if he wanted to back out, he should at least figure out what's behind the Black Organization and Jiang Hang before he changes his mind.

After watching Yusuke Sakata leave, Jiang Hang headed back towards the main entrance of Sōji Munetaro's residence.

Since Yusuke Sakata has only been inside Goji's house for about twenty minutes, and Yusuke Sakata hasn't made any noise inside, the police officers at the door haven't noticed anything amiss.

Next, Jiang Hang will have to put on a show of acting skills to fool everyone.

He walked to the main gate, identified himself to the few policemen waiting there who were getting a little bored, and then directly asked Yusuke Sakata if he had been here before.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Jiang Hang's face immediately darkened.

Then, right before the astonished eyes of the police, he forced his way into the village chief's residence.

As the security guards at the entrance of Goji's residence came over to try and stop Jiang Hang easily broke free from their blockade and loudly asked them where Sōji Munetaro and Yusuke Sakata were.

Seeing Jiang Hang's sudden action, the police officers at the door also realized something was wrong, and they quickly followed Jiang Hang into the villa.

Although these security guards were used to being intimidated by Sōji Munetaro, they were still somewhat intimidated when facing real police officers.

Seeing that Jiang Hang seemed to have a high status, they hesitated for a moment, but still told Jiang Hang the truth.

Anyway, they've done their best to stop them, and even if their boss yells at them later, they can say that the other person forced their way in.

However, as the security guards followed Jiang Hang to the study on the second floor, the gradually spreading smell of blood instantly made everyone present tense.

Upon seeing the body of Sōji Munetaro lying on the ground, with a dagger protruding from his chest and completely lifeless, the security guards' exclamations made the entire villa exceptionally noisy.

Coincidentally, just as Jiang Hang led the police and security guards to discover the body of Sōji Munetaro, Heiji Hattori received a phone call.

As soon as the call connected, he heard Heiji Hattori.

"This is terrible! The culprit is Sakata! We just discovered the whereabouts of Numabuchi Ki'ichirō, and he has confessed to everything!"

"Sakata is the biological son of Coach Inaba, who died in that car accident. He learned the truth about what happened back then from Numabuchi, which is why he wanted to avenge his father. Where are you now? I'm on my way to Sōji Munetaro's house. If I'm not mistaken, Sakata will definitely take this opportunity to make a move against Sōji Munetaro!"

Faced with Heiji Hattori's reasoning, Jiang Hang remained silent for a moment before saying to Heiji Hattori, "I just realized this possibility, which is why I hurriedly drove away. I'm at Sōji Munetaro's house now."

Jiang Hang heard Heiji Hattori's voice suddenly stop as if something had choked him, and then he continued, "Sōji Munetaro is dead, Okazaki Sumie is here too... but she's still breathing. It seems that Sakata, for some reason, didn't kill her in the end."

Upon learning the final outcome of the case, Heiji Hattori gritted his teeth and then asked, almost word by word, about Yusuke Sakata's whereabouts. "Damn it... Where is Sakata now? Have you caught him?"

At this moment, Heiji Hattori felt no sense of defeat at having Jiang Hang find the answer first; all he felt was sadness and anger towards Yusuke Sakata.

He wanted to ask Yusuke Sakata in person if he had forgotten his honor as a police officer.

Jiang Hang's answer, however, plunged his heart into despair.

"Judging from the state of the blood around Sōji Munetaro's body, he must have been killed not long ago. I'm still a bit too late... Sakata isn't at the crime scene now. He probably ran away after killing Sōji Munetaro."

"How could this be? How could Sakata be that kind of person!" Heiji Hattori's voice suddenly rose even higher than before, as if he simply couldn't believe it was true.

But when he thought about how Yusuke Sakata had killed four people in just one week, Heiji Hattori's voice dropped again, sounding somewhat dejected.

To put it simply, Yusuke Sakata is to Heiji Hattori what Heiji Hattori Takagi Wataru is to Conan —diligently investigating crime scenes and providing Conan with a lot of help.

Everyone in the Investigation Division One trusted him a lot, and they all had a good relationship with him.

Suddenly one day, Takagi Wataru became the real culprit in the murder case and fled after the crime.

Let alone Yusuke Sakata Heiji Hattori so many years, if such a scene actually appeared in the Conan anime, the audience would probably curse the author to death.

At this Heiji Hattori Yusuke Sakata has really fled to avoid punishment.

If this were true, he vowed in his heart that no matter the cost, he would personally bring Yusuke Sakata back!

Chapter 390: Chapter 386: The Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Knight Order

With a police car sirens blaring, Heiji Hattori arrived at Sōji Munetaro's residence in just ten minutes, a journey that normally takes more than twenty minutes.

Upon arriving at the crime scene, his eyes reddened as he tried to find traces left by Yusuke Sakata and figure out the direction Yusuke Sakata had fled.

However, Jiang Hang's Eagle Eye is comparable to those professional criminal investigation instruments in terms of observation.

As he led Yusuke Sakata away, he scanned the scene several times with his Eagle Eye to make sure no important clues were left behind.

In this situation, if Heiji Hattori can still find any useful clues, then he's truly cheating.

Heiji Hattori searched Sōji Munetaro's residence thoroughly, but still couldn't find out where Yusuke Sakata was.

Up to now, Heiji Hattori has only managed to deduce how Yusuke Sakata brought Okazaki Sumie and Sōji Munetaro to meet, and then how Sōji Munetaro was killed.

How Yusuke Sakata left the house remains a mystery to this day, with absolutely no clue as to how.

Instead, he found several emails on Sōji Munetaro's personal computer that seemed rather strange. The emails revealed that Sōji Munetaro, an Osaka Prefectural Assemblyman, was secretly engaging in some shady underground deals with a mysterious criminal organization.

Although Heiji Hattori wasn't really focused on this at the moment, he still noticed the serious expression on Jiang Hang's face when he saw the emails.

"I think the Osaka police should be more cautious in their investigation, and it would be best to let the Japan Public Security Bureau handle these matters," Jiang Hang proactively reminded Heiji Hattori.

Although the Black Organization has become less intimidating in the later stages of the Conan storyline, it is still not a friendly organization composed of benevolent people.

If you really push them too far, they're capable of strafing the Tokyo Tower with armed helicopters, so they wouldn't feel any psychological pressure taking down a few police officers and detectives in Osaka.

The reason why Vermouth and the mysterious boss of the Black Organization were so friendly to Jiang Hang was entirely because the Pioneer Foundation, which stood behind Jiang Hang, had already given them a painful lesson decades ago.

Furthermore, their subsequent investigation into the Pioneer Foundation uncovered even more unbelievable "truths," which completely dispelled their idea of confronting the Pioneer Foundation head-on.

The current boss of the Black Organization probably just wants to maintain the current relationship with Jiang Hang. As long as Jiang Hang doesn't obstruct their organization's plans, they're willing to pay a price, even if it means paying some protection money to the forces behind Jiang Hang.

However, the fact that this matter was handled by Vermouth, a woman who shuttled back and forth between the Black Organization and her godson Shinichi Kudo, has made the relationship between Jiang Hang and the Black Organization somewhat delicate.

Vermouth has probably already guessed that Shinichi Kudo shrunk into Conan Edogawa after taking the organization's poison. She should also know that Jiang Hang knows Conan's true identity, but she and Jiang Hang have maintained a tacit understanding and haven't exposed this fact.

If Conan and Jiang Hang really clash with the Black Organization in the future, this woman will most likely choose to remain neutral, and may even lean more towards Conan's side to ensure that Conan's life is not in danger.

But if Conan were replaced by Heiji Hattori, the outcome would be quite different.

Jiang Hang had no doubt that if the Black Organization knew that Heiji Hattori was going to investigate them and sent Vermouth to deal with it, Vermouth would not hesitate to take action against Heiji Hattori.

Therefore, he has the power to deal with people from the Black Organization at will. Conan can continue to investigate the Black Organization's information by relying on Vermouth's "background," but it would be better for Heiji Hattori not to investigate the Black Organization's affairs too deeply.

However, judging from Heiji Hattori's current single-minded focus on capturing Yusuke Sakata, it's unclear how much of Jiang Hang's advice he actually heeded.

The investigation lasted for four or five hours, until nearly 10 p. m., when Heiji Hattori finally left Sōji Munetaro's house with a sigh.

Okazaki Sumie had naturally regained her senses during this time.

But she was strangled unconscious by Yusuke Sakata as soon as he revealed his true colors. She had no idea what happened after that, and she didn't even know why Yusuke Sakata spared her life after killing the other four people without any mercy.

Although the feeling of escaping death made her feel relieved, she was still a little panicked.