The Rotten 100 Million Yen

In other words, if Jimbo Masao wanted to get rid of the phone, that period was his best opportunity.

But this isn't a bustling city center; it's a hotel near the forest, the only inhabited place in the vicinity.

If this were a city full of skyscrapers and electronic devices, even with Eagle Eye, finding a cell phone would require a lot of effort. But in this forest, finding an abandoned cell phone among a pile of leaves and bushes would be a piece of cake for Jiang Hang.

Once we find that phone, everything will be solved.

And Jiang Hang did not spend too much time on this.

In less than fifteen minutes, Jiang Hang found a cell phone at the garbage dump behind the hotel parking lot.

The phone's lock screen password was exactly the same as the password on the deceased's other phone.

This phone just has a lot more contact options.

When Jimbo Masao saw that Jiang Hang had found the phone, his expression completely lost its luster.

That document contained the contact records between that guy and him, and everything he had just said was instantly overturned.

Faced with such irrefutable evidence, he finally lost all hope of turning the tables and could only honestly tell Misao Yamamura and Jiang Hang about his situation.

Five years ago, he and the long-haired man worked at a candy factory. By chance, they learned about some of the factory's shady dealings and secrets.

Using this leverage, they successfully extorted 100 million yen from the candy factory. However, because the candy factory eventually called the police, they had to change their identities and go into hiding. They didn't even dare to use the money casually, but instead let the long-haired man take the money and leave first.

They then agreed to meet in the vicinity and figure out how to get rid of the money.

According to Jimbo Masao, the long-haired man also wanted to keep the money for himself and even threatened him, so he had to kill the long-haired man. In the end, he found that the long-haired man did not bring the money with him, but had left a briefcase at the hotel earlier.

He believed that the long-haired man had put the money in the briefcase, and in order to find the briefcase, he had sneaked into the hotel and stayed there for more than four years.

But even after the long-haired man's body was discovered, he still couldn't find out the whereabouts of the briefcase from the hotel owner Toda Yoshiro.

It was only when he overheard Toda Yoshiro planning to pay the famous detective Kogoro Mouri that he came up with this plan. He found someone who looked somewhat like Kogoro Mouri to impersonate him and steal the briefcase.

But he never expected that the briefcase contained not money at all, but just a newspaper from five years ago.

He couldn't understand any of the coded messages in the newspaper. Furthermore, the man impersonating Kogoro Mouri, seeing that he couldn't get the money, said a lot of nasty things to him and even said he would go to the real Kogoro Mouri to expose what he had done. Left with no other choice, he could only kill the man and then stage it as a suicide scene.

By stuffing hair into the newspaper, he wanted to create a cursed atmosphere at the suicide scene, making people connect this suicide case with the recently discovered long-haired corpse. If it became a rumor of a curse, that would be best; even if such a rumor didn't spread, it wouldn't arouse suspicion about him.

But who would have thought that Jiang Hang, the famous detective, had such a sharp eye? Not long after the imposter's body was discovered, Jiang Hang had already locked onto him, and the series of evidence he presented afterwards was too much for him to handle.

Jimbo Masao "honestly" recounted his psychological journey, but Jiang Hang couldn't help but shake his head when he heard the obvious attempt to exonerate himself in his words.

"You said you thought the long-haired man might not want to share the money with you, but if he really didn't want to, he wouldn't have come here to meet you in the first place."

A look of disdain appeared on Jiang Hang's face.

"Meeting someone in this place, which was only recently rumored to be a suicide hotspot, probably means you were planning from the beginning to kill the man after getting the money and then keep it all for yourself."

"You just didn't expect that the long-haired man might have anticipated your actions, so he made preparations in advance and didn't bring the money with him. I guess he also told you that he put the money in this hotel."

"That's why you were so annoyed when you killed that man and came to the hotel to see the letter from him cursing you."

"If that's the case, then you probably never intended for this imposter Kogoro Mouri to live from the beginning, otherwise you wouldn't have prepared the props for his suicide in advance."

"But you still didn't expect that this time you would not only be tricked by the long-haired man from five years ago with this newspaper again, but also by this fake Kogoro Mouri with a cell phone. You found the cell phone on the other person, but you didn't expect that the other person had another cell phone on him. It was because that cell phone only had one person's contact information that I was able to confirm that the cell phone on this person's body must have been switched like the items on that corpse."

After Jiang Hang ruthlessly exposed him, Jimbo Masao's expression turned ferocious again. He had already confessed and tried to save some face, but Jiang Hang ruthlessly exposed him.

Even though there were many people around, he still wanted to rush to Jiang Hang's side and teach him a lesson.

Anyway, he has already killed two people. Even if he is not sentenced to death, he will probably spend most of his life in prison.

Rather than that, he might as well be even more unrestrained.

But clearly, he chose the wrong target again.

Jiang Hang has been proficient in Bajiquan for some time now, but he has never really found a chance to use it.

The arsonist who killed the man last time didn't get his chance, but this time he finally did.

Watching Jimbo Masao break free of Misao Yamamura's restraints with a ferocious expression, he lunged towards his position.

Jiang Hang bent his body slightly downwards, assuming a fighting stance, and faced Jimbo Masao head-on.

Even though Jimbo Masao had already killed two people, he should have been the one with the stronger killing intent. However, when he saw Jiang Hang facing him like a man-eating beast, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

No matter what, he was still just a human being. Even if he killed many people, his murderous aura was still too weak in the face of wild beasts that relied on instinct to survive and had to hunt countless times in their lives.

From Misao Yamamura's perspective, he only felt that after Jiang Hang exposed Jimbo Masao's embarrassment, he angrily broke free from his grasp.

Then, just as Jimbo Masao lunged at Jiang Hang to attack him, Jiang Hang countered with an unusually fierce elbow to the shoulder and another punch to the chest, directly subduing the originally aggressive Jimbo Masao.

To be precise, the word "uniform" is too mild.

Because Jimbo Masao was knocked unconscious on the spot by Jiang Hang's punch.

Seeing that Jimbo Masao had completely lost his ability to fight, Jiang Hang put away his fists and gained a preliminary understanding of the fighting power of this Bajiquan from Master Li on the next moon.

The essence of Bajiquan, which is also Li Shuwen's strongest technique Fierce Tiger Climbs the Mountain, should originally involve two punches and one elbow. However, when facing an enemy of this level, he had already tried to restrain the force of the punch and elbow and did not aim at the opponent's head or chest.

Even so, the guy should have broken one or two ribs by now. If that last punch really lands, he'll probably be killed on the spot by Jiang Hang's one move.

"Although his combat power is strong, he uses too much force. It's clear that he can't be used as a regular tactic," Jiang Hang couldn't help but sigh to himself.

Looking at the entire Conan, probably only Makoto Kyogoku, with the highest combat power, could relatively smoothly block the first two blows of this Fierce Tiger Climbs the Mountain. Even Shuichi Akai and Toru Amuro, two formidable figures, would probably have a hard time withstanding it.

But even for Makoto Kyogoku, it probably wouldn't be easy to withstand that final punch from the Fierce Tiger Climbs the Mountain.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Hang's newly learned Bajiquan can indeed be considered a dragon-slaying technique that is not very useful in this world.

"Under normal circumstances, ordinary fighting techniques are perfectly sufficient. Let's keep Bajiquan as a trump card. Otherwise, every time I use it, I'll have to kneel down in front of those suspects and beg them not to die in front of me."

Jiang Hang muttered to himself as he quickly went to the side of the unconscious Jimbo Masao to check on his condition.

After taking that punch and elbow, the other person will probably have to stay in the hospital for half a month.

Of course, Jiang Hang is a man of great martial virtue. Since he was the one who caused this, he is certainly willing to pay the medical expenses.

At worst, we can just take one percent of the reward from this commissioned task.

As for Jimbo Masao, he might have to thank him too.

Because for at least the next two weeks he can enjoy high-level patient treatment in the hospital.

Once his injuries have healed somewhat, he will have to undergo police interrogation and detention. For a long time to come, he probably won't be able to enjoy a more comfortable life than these two weeks in the hospital.

Chapter 468: Chapter 464: The Rotting One Hundred Million Yen

Although Jiang Hang's attack was somewhat heavy-handed, the Jimbo Masao, was a serial killer who had already murdered two people. In the end, Jinbo only managed to break free from the clutches of police officer Misao Yamamura and attempt to attack Jiang Hang, which is why Jiang Hang swiftly and decisively subdued him.

Jiang Hang, after all, held the position of advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and he was not short of money. He directly covered Jimbo Masao's hospital expenses, so even if this matter reached the ears of the upper echelons of the Gunma Prefecture Police Department, it would not cause any ripples at all.

As long as Jimbo Masao is still alive and doesn't appear to be disabled, that's fine.

After the officers from the Gunma Police Station drove the unconscious Jimbo Masao to the hospital in a police car, Jiang Hang didn't even need to go to the police station with them. He just needed to stay in Gunma for the next few days and be able to get to the police station as soon as possible if anything happened.

This is the advantage that Jiang Hang's current identity as a famous detective brings him.

Jiang Hang is quite satisfied with this convenience.

As for Misao Yamamura, he gained a great deal of merit in his short police career because of Jiang Hang. Although it was a mistake to let Jimbo Masao break free from his grasp and attack Jiang Hang, overall, as a policeman, he successfully captured the murderer Jimbo Masao during a follow-up visit, so his merits definitely outweighed his mistakes.

However, Misao Yamamura still seemed to have some sense of shame; despite his dereliction of duty, he maintained his dejection for at least half an hour.

But once he regained some of his composure, the first thing he said to Jiang Hang made Jiang Hang almost lose his composure.

"Teacher Jiang Hang, can I become your apprentice and learn the kung fu you used to deal with that guy just now?"

Looking at Misao Yamamura's idol-like gaze, Jiang Hang suddenly felt a headache coming on.

He really didn't expect that Misao Yamamura was actually a kung fu enthusiast.

According to him, he developed the idea of becoming a policeman when he was a child after watching a crime drama starring Yukiko Fujimine.

In addition, he was born during the last golden age of Hong Kong kung fu and martial arts films. If those kung fu moves hadn't looked so exaggerated and surreal, he might be dreaming of becoming a martial arts actor now.

Having just witnessed Jiang Hang's boxing skills, even in a brief glimpse, Jiang Hang's strength displayed in that instant completely won him over. Now, all he wanted was to stay by Jiang Hang's side, build a good relationship with him, and see if he could learn anything from Jiang Hang.

Originally, Misao Yamamura was supposed to go back with the other police officers from the police station, but because he wanted to get closer to Jiang Hang and build a good relationship, and because he had been forced to drink a lot of alcohol by Kogoro Mouri in the afternoon and was still not completely sober, he decided to stay at the hotel tonight and return to the police station to report for duty tomorrow morning.

For someone in his professional group, this kind of thing is nothing. As long as Misao Yamamura can continue to complete his work, he won't be in any trouble if he takes a short rest.

Jiang Hang was a little unaccustomed to Misao Yamamura's sudden attentiveness towards him.

"You probably used Bajiquan on that guy just now," Conan couldn't help but complain to Jiang Hang after finally getting rid of Misao Yamamura's flattery. "I've heard that Bajiquan is one of the most ferocious martial arts styles in China. The Bajiquan master Li Shuwen from the last century even had the saying 'No two punches can be hit twice with a single punch.' I didn't quite believe it before, but now that I've seen how you just made your move, I'm starting to believe it."

"But when did you learn Bajiquan? I've never seen you use it before." Conan's judgment was still very accurate. Some of the fighting techniques Jiang Hang learned in the system space were assassin's fighting techniques, and some were free fighting techniques. They were indeed quite different in style from Bajiquan, which is a fast-paced and wide-open style of boxing.

"Actually, I've been practicing all along, but I was always at the beginner level before. To avoid embarrassing myself by using it, I didn't dare to use it. In the last few months, I've made some progress and can barely get to the beginner level, so I thought I could give it a try." Jiang Hang casually made up a story, then shook his head at Conan.

"However, the power of this fist technique is much higher than I thought. It seems that I won't be able to use this fist technique to fight people casually in the future, otherwise I might really kill someone if I'm not careful."

This kind of boxing technique is obviously not something that can be taught to just anyone.

In his previous life, there was a saying in Bajiquan: "One year of Bajiquan can kill a person." This refers to the fact that when people practice Bajiquan for the first year or two, they cannot yet control their movements freely and their attacks are not gentle or forceful enough. In actual combat, they are prone to losing control of their strength and causing death or injury.

Misao Yamamura, who doesn't seem very reliable, is even less suited to learning a martial art like Bajiquan.

Conan nodded in agreement. Although he hadn't practiced any martial arts, Ran and Kogoro Mouri were experts in karate and judo, respectively. Having been exposed to these skills since childhood, he could still discern quite a bit from them.

Jiang Hang had clearly held back at the last moment, but even so, Jimbo Masao was beaten to the point of being half-dead. If Jiang Hang hadn't held back, it wouldn't have been surprising if he had killed him with one blow.

This move is fine as a last resort, but using it as a regular method would be too risky and exciting.

"I don't want to see you get arrested by the police one day for killing someone while fighting back too hard," Conan reminded Jiang Hang at the end. "As for that Officer Yamamura, you can teach him some grappling techniques if you want. A policeman needs to have some fighting skills. I'm a little worried that if he encounters other cases, he might be used as a breakthrough by criminals."

That concludes our discussion of Bajiquan.

After finishing talking about Misao Yamamura and Bajiquan, Conan suddenly brought up another matter with Jiang Hang: "Oh right, there's one more thing, which is that newspaper in that briefcase."

Upon hearing Conan mention the newspaper, Jiang Hang's expression turned serious.

According to what Jimbo Masao said before he fell into a coma, that newspaper was indeed the code left by the long-haired man five years ago. If we can find a way to decipher the code, we can probably find out where the hidden 100 million yen is.

Unfortunately, Jiang Hang knew absolutely nothing about Japan sumo culture, let alone what problems he could find in this newspaper that recorded sumo.

Moreover, Jiang Hang has always been accustomed to thinking in the worst possible way.

If this newspaper contains a code, that would be easy; we just need to figure out how to decipher it.

Anyway, he's a foreigner and doesn't understand these Japan customs. He already said this from the beginning, so it's not surprising that he can't solve the mystery for a while.

But if this newspaper was also something the long-haired man deliberately placed there to annoy Jimbo Masao before his death, then their investigation would be completely stalled.

Jiang Hang had already mentioned this at the beginning, but judging from Conan's words now, he seems to still think that this code is not simply a way for the long-haired man to vent his dissatisfaction about reunion.

That's why Conan is now holding his breath, eager to reveal the code in front of Jiang Hang and find out where the hidden 100 million yen is.

"Have you found anything?" Although the police took the newspaper back to the police station as evidence, Jiang Hang still had the photo on his phone.

Jiang Hang looked at the newspaper again but still couldn't find anything useful.

"After eighteen years of rigorous training, Akagimaru has emerged victorious in his first tournament... What secret code is hidden within this victory?"

Conan probably already had some ideas in mind, so Conan seemed much more relaxed. "I have an idea, let's go take a look now."

It was already night, and the sight of two people, one adult and one child, heading to the Togami Forest, a suicide hotspot, with some hoeing tools, all without notifying anyone else, seemed rather eerie and terrifying.

However, Jiang Hang and Conan hadn't really thought about such a thing at all; right now, they just wanted to find that 100 million yen as soon as possible.

As they walked along the road, Jiang Hang's expression grew increasingly serious as he watched them venture deeper into the forest.

In any case, the 100 million yen that the long-haired man extorted from the candy factory was in cash, and that 100 million yen has not circulated in the market to this day. In other words, the long-haired man had absolutely no chance to exchange the money for something of value and then hide it.

The most likely scenario is that he dug a hole and buried the 100 million yen, and then sealed it off for five years.

Five years is a very insignificant period of time for antique gold and will not have much impact on its value.

But paper money is different. Even with some simple insulation measures, it is still not an easy task to keep it safely in the ground for five years.

"I hope those banknotes don't all rot and get moldy. But if I do see that, I'll have to take a picture and go to the hospital. Then I'll personally show the picture to Jimbo Masao so he can see the result of all his years of hard work. In the end, all he got was a pile of useless pieces of paper."

This fact is obviously more entertaining than the fact that Jimbo Masao almost got the money.

Listening to Jiang Hang's deduction, Conan himself wasn't too sure either.

However, as a detective, what he needs to do is actually very simple: to find the truth based on the existing clues. As for what the final truth is, that's none of his business as a detective.

After a brief silence, Conan began to explain his reasoning to Jiang Hang.

To be honest, Conan's deductions aren't that complicated, and they don't actually have much to do with sumo wrestling. You just need to know a little about the rules of sumo wrestling.

Conan's reasoning is based on Akagimaru's position in the team during the victory five years ago.