I Have an Assassin System, and I'm Raising Its Host to Become the World's Greatest Detective

Normally, Jiang Hang would prioritize requests from Beika City and put them on the bulletin board. Now, if needed, he could naturally set the priority area for requests to Shimokitazawa.

Looking at it this way, Shimokitazawa that because Jiang Hang rarely comes to Shimokitazawa, all sorts of requests can be found here.

Putting aside the usual requests like finding lost kittens, helping old ladies cross the street, and taking drunk people home from izakayas, Shimokitazawa naturally has a lot of requests for various underground bands and performance venues due to the popularity of bands.

For example, if a venue wants to find a resident band, or a band wants to find its missing guitarist, these are all requests that Jiang Hang can accept.

Jiang Hang also found the request from the relatives of the deceased last night to find the real arsonist. However, these requests were not only about catching the arsonist, but also included revenge.

Jiang Hang obviously couldn't bring the murderer to the victim's relatives and friends after catching him so they could vent their anger, so he had to give up on these requests.

Unfortunately, after searching through all the other cases, Jiang Hang found none that were related to this one. He had no choice but to take a few officers and go to the neighborhood to ask people about what happened last night.

Since no decisive evidence can be found at the scene of this type of case, the rest depends on luck: searching the vast Shimokitazawa for someone who remembers what happened last night.

Once they get busy, they're busy from morning until evening.

After catching a few thieves and helping some performance venues solve some minor problems, Jiang Hang also found quite a few new clues.

The intelligence came from an underground performance venue about 100 meters away from the crime scene. The person who provided the intelligence was a female high school student. According to her, around 10:30 pm last night, on her way home from the performance venue, she saw a person with the smell of gasoline walking out of a nearby alley.

Judging from the time and place, that person is the new culprit in this case.

Unfortunately, it was quite late, and the person was wearing a hat. If Jiang Hang hadn't taken the initiative to ask, and offered to treat the person and their friends to dinner as a reward, the person probably wouldn't have remembered this incident.

Finally, through a series of attempts in Jiang Hang, coupled with the delicious food at the restaurant, the other person gradually recalled the general appearance of the person they had seen the previous night.

His height and build were roughly in line with Jiang Hang's assessment.

He was wearing a hat, probably had a beard, and long hair. He was holding what appeared to be a brown leather jacket, from which the smell of gasoline was most likely coming from.

Because the girl only briefly encountered the suspect, the question of how he left Shimokitazawa remains unanswered.

But if the girl really looked at him a few more times out of curiosity, the murderer who had just killed someone and had his fill of lust might actually find another opportunity to stab her.

It's already pretty good as it is.

Overall, the main point is that Jiang Hang's previous deductions included the impression of a long-haired, bearded man wearing a leather jacket.

This image has already narrowed down the range of suspects considerably, but under Japan's current household registration system, it is still not easy to pinpoint the real culprit.

However, this was originally the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's job, and Jiang Hang's ability to find so many clues has greatly accelerated their investigation.

"Anyway, thank you for the clue. If you can think of any other clues, feel free to call me anytime," Jiang Hang handed a business card to the blue-haired girl in front of him who had provided him with the clue, and didn't forget to give his firm a shout-out. "If your family has anything they want to investigate, they can also contact the firm during working hours."

Hearing Jiang Hang's words, the girl who had just gotten a free meal from Jiang Hang seemed to show a hint of interest on her face.

Sensing that the other party might be planning to make up clues to get a free meal, Jiang Hang's lips twitched slightly.

Judging from her appearance and makeup, this girl must come from a well-off family. But she looks like she hasn't had a proper meal in days.

Although Jiang Hang didn't care about this small amount of money, he was used to taking advantage of others, so he was a little unaccustomed to being taken advantage of by others.

Jiang Hang then added that the murderer was suspected of multiple crimes, including serial arson and murder, and would at least face life imprisonment if caught. If the clues provided were correct, there would be a reward when the murderer was caught. However, if the clues provided were wrong or even fabricated, and ultimately misled the police investigation, he might even have to bear criminal responsibility.

Although Jiang Hang's words were clearly exaggerated, they still startled the blonde girl who was sitting on the other side and was his blue-haired friend. She quickly stood up and took the initiative to say on behalf of her friend that she would never do such a thing.

The girl, whom Jiang Hang considered somewhat disdainful, also pouted with a hint of regret, seemingly lamenting that she had lost another way to freeload a meal.

After finishing his meal, Jiang Hang waved goodbye to the two girls at the restaurant entrance.

"I wish you success in forming your own band. If I have the chance in the future, I will come here to watch your performance," Jiang Hang said, which was not exactly polite.

In fact, he was quite interested in these two girls who had very different personalities but a particularly harmonious relationship.

Of course, this interest doesn't have any unhealthy connotations.

Although Jiang Hang was certain he didn't know the two girls, based solely on his years of experience as an anime otaku, he still had a vague feeling that they might be the protagonists of some youth anime.

In fact, he did see the requests for help from the two girls on the agency's bulletin board:

"We finally formed a band, but two days before our first official performance, we suddenly couldn't contact the band's guitarist and lead singer. Can you help me find the lead singer or find another talented lead singer?"

This kind of commission has a comic book feel to it.

Even more crucially, this commission, which looks like it's only worth one or two stars at most, is listed as a three-star commission in the bulletin board.

Although Samsung's commissions are nothing to Jiang Hang, just think about what kind of Samsung commissions Jiang Hang has taken on before.

Maple Gold Coin Case, a three-star commission; ordinary murder cases are also three-star commissions.

Now, even a request to find a lead singer is a three-star request. If it's not a system malfunction, then it means that the person who posted the request is no ordinary person. For example, Jiang Hang saw a four-star request on the bulletin board before, "Prevent Otonokizaka Academy from closing down," and a five-star request, "Let Ran know Conan's true identity."

"With such vibrant hair colors, a warm and generous female lead, and a scheming and expressionless second female lead, and their goal is to form a band, it all feels like an anime. The next development should be that the female lead finds new band members and then officially debuts."

"Because they're connected to the main characters in the anime, the commissions they issue are much higher in star rating than usual," Jiang Hang muttered to himself, then couldn't help but ask the system in his head.

"System, beings like you who transcend timelines should be able to know about this, right? Can you tell me if my analysis just now was correct?"

"Or how about you just give me the anime series that happened after I transmigrated as a reward for the commission? I personally wouldn't mind at all."

However, the system in his head did not respond to Jiang Hang's question.

Jiang Hang didn't think much of it after waiting for a while and still not receiving a response. He just assumed that the aloof system didn't want to talk to him about such boring things, so it simply didn't reply.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about this. I've been infected with Conan's death aura myself. What if I go to a concert and discover some kind of murder case? It'll probably give those girls a psychological trauma. After all, not everyone has the mental fortitude of those kids in the 'Detective Boys'," Jiang Hang muttered to himself before heading home.

But at the restaurant entrance, the scene is quite different.

The blonde girl Nijika Ijichi, looked at her friend with some confusion.

"Liang, did we just mention to this famous detective that we're going to form a band?"

The blue-haired girl, Ryo Yamada, shook her head expressionlessly. "It wasn't mentioned, but since the other party is a famous detective, it's normal for them to be able to deduce this kind of thing."

"That detective is really amazing," Nijika Ijichi couldn't help but exclaim, then said to her friend, "But he said he'd come to our concert in the future. Once we find the band's lead singer and officially debut, should we call and invite him over?"

Ryo Yamada touched his stomach, which was full for the first time in days, and nodded without hesitation in affirmation.

But in places unknown to Jiang Hang.

In the dimensional forums that serve as communication channels for various systems in high latitudes, a question post quietly appeared.

"[High Reward] Are these two people anime characters? I need an answer urgently!"

Chapter 448: Chapter 444: I, with my Assassin System, will train my host to become the world's number one detective.

To Jiang Hang's surprise, after he finished his daily tasks the next morning, he suddenly received a special reward in his mind.

"Complete daily tasks to trigger special rewards and gain access to the anime 'Bocchi the Rock!'."

"?"

Looking at this reward that seemed to have appeared rather abruptly, Jiang Hang couldn't help but scratch his head.

He just casually made a few comments yesterday, and his system didn't react at all. How come it sent him an anime without saying a word today?

Could it be that my own system brother has a hidden arrogant side?

Jiang Hang muttered a few words to himself before turning his attention to the special reward.

He glanced at the plot briefly and already knew pretty much what was going on.

It turns out that the two girls he met yesterday were actually characters from an anime. Although the main character was another girl with social anxiety, the two of them were important members of the main character's band.

"I knew it. Only missions related to the main character's team have a higher star rating than normal missions," Jiang Hang muttered to himself, while also pushing his luck by making a request to the system in his head.

"Since you can send me other anime, how about you send me a complete Detective Conan manga, System Brother? I watched the first hundred or so episodes on TV when I was a kid, but I don't remember any of the later daily cases."

If Jiang Hang could really get his hands on the complete Conan manga, he would be able to do whatever he wanted in this world.

Unfortunately, the system in his head was adamant about this.

"Please do not delude yourself into thinking you can become the world's strongest detective by using such a shortcut."

Jiang Hang was not surprised to receive this answer.

After all, although the system he obtained was a bit too generous in terms of monetary rewards, it wasn't the kind of system where you could become invincible just by mindlessly signing in.

Aside from his Eagle Eye and Assassin Bloodline, which are supernatural powers, all the other skills Jiang Hang currently possesses were learned through solid practice within the system space.

His mastery of poison-making skills led him to die hundreds of times in the system space in one night. His passive skill 'Mind's Eye,' which allows him to dodge bullets, although enhanced by supernatural power, was also acquired through countless attempts to kill him in various ways within the system space.

Judging from the fact that he can only learn things on his own in the system space, instead of the systems in other novels that directly instill "decades of experience" into other people's heads, and can even instantly and perfectly acquire muscle memory, the system in his head is like a strict master.

He treats his host (apprentice) very well, but at the same time, he has high expectations of him.

In fact, the Assassin System's goal for its current host is exactly what it told Jiang Hang before—to make Jiang Hang the most famous detective in this world.

A youth campus story like Bocchi the Rock! is just a tiny part of a story in this world where crimes happen frequently. Even if the plot is completely rewritten, it won't capture much of the world's essence. Therefore, sending it to Jiang Hang won't have much impact on his path to becoming a famous detective or the lives of those anime characters.

But if it's related to a case, it's a different story.

To become the world's best detective, one can rely on memories from a past life to build a reputation when one's abilities are insufficient in the early stages, but this method is obviously no longer viable later on.

Jiang Hang's Eagle Eye ability is now comparable to a human microscope, and he has gradually cultivated a group of capable assistants around him.

Furthermore, during Jiang Hang's learning process in the system space, his intelligence and thinking ability were subtly improved. If Jiang Hang still had to rely on his memories from his previous life to solve cases, wouldn't that prove that the system was incapable of nurturing its host?

As it turns out, the Assassin System's training program is quite effective.

Although the cases Jiang Hang is currently facing are mostly cases he has no recollection of, he can still rely on his own abilities to find the truth behind the cases, only the methods he uses may not be as orthodox as those of traditional detectives like Conan and Heiji Hattori.

And when he received a response from his own system, he was able to roughly deduce the reason.

"I'm supposed to be Assassin System, but after transmigrating to the wrong world, I've managed to train my host into the world's number one detective... That's pretty much the feeling," Jiang Hang muttered to himself, and then gave up on his plan to continue relying on the Conan manga to cheat.

Besides, with his interference, the main storyline of Detective Conan has already become a complete mess. Compared to the Conan storyline, he is more worried about whether the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Knight Order, which he made up on the spot, will cause some big scandal behind his back in this world.

Because of the reward he received, Jiang Hang stayed in the office watching anime after completing his daily Daily Training routine. The investigation into the arson case was almost complete, and even if he went to the scene again, he wouldn't be able to find anything useful from the remaining ruins.

Now, besides having Altair wander around Tokyo at night to see if he can catch the culprit in his next crime, all he can do is wait for news from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Of course, Jiang Hang didn't keep this information from him. Last night, he forwarded the case information to Natsuki Kosimizu and asked for her opinion.

Natsuki Kosimizu also sent back a rather long case analysis around noon today. However, most of it consisted of Natsuki Kosimizu's speculations about the perpetrator's personality and family, without any very rigorous reasoning. It can be considered as a reference standard for finding the perpetrator, but it would be too easy to cause problems if you took it directly as fact.

Therefore, Jiang Hang also responded to Natsuki Kosimizu's analysis, expressing his gratitude while also trying to win her over.

The result was predictable: the other party politely declined.

In fact, Jiang Hang had already begun using his recently acquired hacking skills to search for news and information about Natsuki Kosimizu online.

These things are actually not easy to find, but he still managed to find some information from news articles in some gossip magazines.

For example, many of the cases that Natsuki Kosimizu helped the Fukuoka Prefectural Police solve during her high school years were reported in the newspapers, such as kidnapping, theft, and fraud. Although it cannot be compared with someone like Shinichi Kudo, who solved dozens of murder cases for the police in just one year of high school, it is still a very impressive resume compared to those ordinary high school students.

With this resume alone, it will be much easier for Natsuki Kosimizu to become a policewoman in the future.

Judging from her attitude, she doesn't seem to have any intention of becoming a police officer, or even any plans for the future.

Jiang Hang made a rather bold speculation in this regard.

Either the other person hasn't really decided whether they want to continue down the path of detective work, or they feel that they may have no future.

What does it mean to have no future?

It simply means that she might sacrifice her future to accomplish something.

Amidst this chaotic information, Jiang Hang astutely spotted a news item from a year ago.

[Is the suspect in the Lavender House Locked-Room Murder suspected of committing suicide out of guilt? A close friend speaks out, stating it could not possibly be her!]

In this news article, Natsuki Kosimizu's image was prominently displayed in a corner.

In the news, Natsuki Kosimizu, who had just started university, stated with certainty in an interview that the truth of the case was that the deceased chose to commit suicide due to various pressures, and that it was not a homicide as the police believed, misled by another high school detective, nor could it have been killed by her friend.

Upon seeing this news, Jiang Hang's gaze sharpened.

The look of disgust on Natsuki Kosimizu's face when she thought he was an irresponsible detective the day before yesterday seemed to be related to the case.

Is it because that so-called high school detective made a mistake in his reasoning, deducing an innocent person as a suspect in the case, which ultimately led to the death of that innocent person, who happened to be a close friend of Natsuki Kosimizu, that she reacted this way?

After thinking for a moment, he decided to conduct a further investigation into the so-called Lavender House Locked-Room Murder.

This news is local news from Fukuoka, and it seems that Natsuki Kosimizu deliberately chose this channel to speak out in order to seek justice for her friend.

However, as of now, the police in the area where the case occurred have not responded to the news, which means that they still believe that the murderer in that case was Natsuki Kosimizu's friend.