Toichi Kuroba's Appearance

It was clear that Kazumi Sanada had been persuaded after Jiang Hang's explanation.

Miyano Shiho hand, was watching Jiang Hang intently as he drove the test from the passenger seat.

This guy says he'll let the law decide, but he probably already understands the current Japan legal system, which is why he says such things.

In Japan's court system, controversial cases like these really come down to a battle of wits between prosecutors and lawyers.

If Jiang Hang really wants to recruit Mako Miyoshi, who has excellent magical talent, into the Assassin Brotherhood, finding her a good lawyer could significantly reduce her charges or even lead to her acquittal.

Of course, Jiang Hang's final choice will depend on the reaction of that Mako Miyoshi later.

Before long, the car stopped in front of the shopping mall where Mako Miyoshi was shopping with Fumino.

Thankfully, it wasn't the shopping mall where the incident happened yesterday, otherwise Jiang Hang would have felt quite embarrassed.

Under Eagle Eye's instructions, when they found Mako Miyoshi, who was helping Fumino try on clothes, the girl first showed a look of surprise on her face, but then quickly became calm.

"You truly are a master detective. I only brought Fumino here to try on clothes, and you've already uncovered the truth?"

Chapter 500: Chapter 496: The Appearance of Toichi Kuroba

It seems that when Mako Miyoshi learned that the detective hired by her teacher's wife was Jiang Hang, she already knew that her secret would be discovered.

Therefore, when she saw Jiang Hang and his group approaching, there was no trace of avoidance in her eyes.

"But Fumino is still changing her clothes. I also made plans with her to take her to a restaurant she's been looking forward to for a long time."

"Even if you want to capture me, let me spend this last time with Fumino."

As she said this, she looked at Kazumi Sanada behind Jiang Hang, whose expression was complicated.

"Or are you just eager to send me to prison right now?"

"But in your current state, if we were to hand Fumino over to you, she wouldn't be able to enjoy her birthday these next few days."

Hearing that his junior sister was concerned about Fumino, whose father she had just taken away a week ago, Kazumi Sanada couldn't help but want to ask his junior sister why she cared so much about Fumino, yet still wanted to kill their teacher.

However, this place is clearly not suitable for making noise.

Jiang Hang stopped him, then calmly spoke to Mako Miyoshi.

"I think it's almost time to eat. I think we can help Fumino buy her clothes first, and then we can go to that restaurant you mentioned for a meal. I think we can talk about you at the dinner table."

Seeing Jiang Hang's seemingly unconcerned appearance that she wasn't trying to cheat, Mako Miyoshi's eyes showed a hint of relief, but also a touch of doubt.

After all, few of the famous detectives in her mind were so easy to talk to.

However, Mako Miyoshi herself had no intention of running away. After getting Jiang Hang's permission, she sat back down in her original seat and waited for Fumino to change her clothes.

Jiang Hang then turned to Kazumi Sanada and said, "Don't keep a straight face. You should be able to see by now that she didn't intend to kill your teacher's daughter, otherwise she wouldn't be so calm."

"That meal later will probably be the last meal between you two, senior and junior. No matter what happens after that, she will never appear in front of you again. Besides, she is currently preparing for her birthday tomorrow, so you should relax a little for now."

Kazumi Sanada nodded with a complicated expression.

Although he couldn't show a happy expression due to his personality, he could still maintain a poker face, which was the expression Fumino was familiar with about him.

It might not be so easy to fool adults, but it's still possible to fool Fumino.

Not long after, Fumino, who had changed her clothes, also came out of the fitting room.

Watching her proudly display her outfit, and then looking in surprise at Kazumi Sanada, who usually lived alone, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and show a look of astonishment.

However, being a child, she also showed a happy expression after realizing what was happening.

"Brother Ichisan, what brings you here! Are you here to go shopping for clothes with Fumino too?"

Kazumi Sanada managed a slight smile, then nodded.

Jiang Hang knew that he was still a little hesitant at this moment, so he simply squatted down and said to Fumino, "Your mother has some things to do at home right now."

"Your third brother also said he wanted to get you an even prettier dress, so we came out together to pick out a birthday present."

Upon receiving this answer, Fumino's expression immediately brightened even more.

"Okay, then we'll go buy clothes elsewhere later. Tomorrow, many of my classmates and Conan from the next class will be coming to my birthday party. I'll ask Brother Yisan and Sister Mazi to perform some magic tricks for everyone. They're sure to have a lot of fun."

Jiang Hang hadn't really paid much attention to this child at first.

He was so surprised to hear Conan's name from the other person that his lips twitched.

How come Conan is involved here too?

Looking at the little girl's age and the elementary school near her home...

It seems she might actually be a classmate of Conan in the same grade.

Jiang Hang didn't show any expression on his face, but instead continued to question the little girl in front of him.

"The Conan you're talking about, you wouldn't mean Conan Edogawa, would you?"

"Hey, big brother, you know Conan too?"

Sure enough, this little girl knows Conan. Judging from her expression, she might even be the number one fan of the Detective Boys.

Jiang Hang nodded to Fumino: "I have some connections with Conan's parents, and I'm practically his older brother. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

However, he then shook his head. "But Conan probably won't be able to attend your birthday party tomorrow, because he was injured while exploring outside yesterday and is still in the hospital. I just visited him this morning."

He looked up and briefly explained the connection between Kogoro Mouri and Conan to the two magicians who knew nothing about it.

So if it weren't for Fumino's friend being injured, the person investigating them now would be the equally famous Sleeping Kogoro.

Mako Miyoshi shook her head slightly; it seemed that no matter what, she wouldn't be able to get through the day smoothly.

Upon learning that Conan was injured and hospitalized, Fumino's face immediately fell, as she had been looking forward to her birthday party the next day.

However, Jiang Hang quickly added to the list.

"If you're worried about Conan, how about we buy you a birthday present and take you to visit Conan after lunch?"

Upon hearing this, Fumino nodded vigorously again, indicating that she was going to meet Conan that afternoon.

It seems this little girl really likes Conan.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a world of science fiction; the children are all incredibly precocious.

Shinichi Kudo fell in love with Ran at first sight when he first met Ran in kindergarten, Heiji Hattori also fell for Kazuha when he was very young after seeing her in a kimono.

In short, thanks to Conan, Jiang Hang easily got along with the little girl in front of him. Even though they had only known each other for less than half a day, Fumino was already calling Jiang Hang" brother" very fluently.

Even Mako Miyoshi and Kazumi Sanada, who were standing to the side, were somewhat surprised that Jiang Hang was so good at dealing with young girls.

The rest of the process was quite simple. The group accompanied Fumino to buy a birthday present, and at Jiang Hang's suggestion, Fumino also picked out a small gift to use as a greeting gift when she visited Conan in the afternoon.

Of course, there was no need to inform Conan about this.

Let's just consider it a little surprise for Conan, who's been flirting and being all lovey-dovey with Ran in the hospital.

The only interesting thing was that when Jiang Hang passed by several seemingly unrelated passersby, he would always nod and greet them very politely.

Jiang Hang explained that those people were people he had helped casually before. As a detective, he would naturally remember all the clients he had accepted, regardless of the size of the case.

Only Miyano Shiho found Jiang Hang's explanation somewhat strange.

For some reason, although she didn't feel any danger, she always had a strange feeling about the people Jiang Hang had just greeted.

When Jiang Hang spotted them and greeted them, they all seemed somewhat surprised.

However, Miyano Shiho didn't think much of it.

Even now, she herself is unaware of her dependence on Jiang Hang.

It seems that as long as Jiang Hang is by her side, she doesn't need to worry about most dangers; she just needs to let Jiang Hang take the lead.

Jiang Hang found a secluded spot on the edge of the restaurant that Fumino had been looking forward to and sat down. He then gestured for Miyano Shiho to take Fumino to the restroom to freshen up or to take her to a nearby store to buy her some small toys.

In short, it's about spending more time to give these two people some space to talk.

Miyano Shiho understood Fumino.

After Fumino left, the expressions of the two senior and junior disciples at the table immediately turned cold.

Kazumi Sanada finally asked the question he had wanted to ask from the very beginning.

Did Miyoshi Asako ever harbor murderous intent towards Fumino?

Mako Miyoshi nodded without hesitation.

"I did have that thought at first, but in the end I still couldn't bring myself to do it to Fumino."

"After all, I had already experienced the same story back then, losing my only support at my age, so much so that every time I see Fumino now, I can't help but think of myself back then."

"So how much do you know now? Do you need me to tell you the whole story?"

Jiang Hang shook his head slightly. "If it's true that Kichiro Kinoshita, who was killed by your teacher, was your brother, then both we and the teacher you killed actually knew this."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's explanation, Mako Miyoshi was taken aback.

He then gave a wry smile.

"So that's how it is. No wonder he obeyed my orders so easily, putting his hands behind his back and letting me tie him up, and even swallowing the poison I gave him without hesitation. So he already knew all along?"

She looked at Kazumi Sanada: "So, you already knew I was behind all of this the day that guy died?"

Kazumi Sanada nodded and explained how he had covered for her in front of the police these past few days, and how Jiang Hang had learned about her true identity as the culprit from the teacher's last words.

Mako Miyoshi shook her head, a hint of confusion appearing in her eyes.

She originally felt that her revenge was very satisfying, and even though the detective in front of her had found out, she had nothing to regret.

But after learning that all of this was actually the other person's way of atoning for their sins by voluntarily being killed by her, she felt a mix of emotions.

"If I hadn't seen that guy talking to me with that poker face he'd always taught us, even though he knew he was going to die, I wouldn't have said that I would kill Fumino after killing him, so that they would both go to hell, just to see a look of regret on his face."

"I never imagined that it was because I wanted him to leave this world in a painful way that he left such a last message."

Having figured out why she had been discovered, Mako Miyoshi couldn't help but sigh.

However, after knowing all this, if she were to choose again, she wouldn't know what choice she would make.

After thinking for a long time, she said in a low voice, "That guy, when he was young, was jealous of his juniors and tried to ruin their reputation more than once."

"Afterwards, he racked his brains to cultivate a disciple who was even more outstanding than himself, but in the end, out of jealousy, he personally eliminated the other party."

"To solidify his position in the magic world, that guy did far more despicable things in his youth than just these."

"In his later years, having achieved great success, he realized that he had personally caused the death of his most outstanding disciple and watched the death of his rival who had suppressed him for decades. Now he began to regret what he had done and wanted to atone for his sins with his own life?"

"He even specifically asked you, his most valued disciple in his later years, to cover for me?"

"What's so special about this? Does he think he can become a Buddha overnight by doing this?"

"If I had known he was planning this, I would have made that guy live with guilt forever, and he would never be free from it until his death."

When she said these words, a hint of resentment could be heard in Mako Miyoshi's tone.

After venting her inner dissatisfaction, Mako Miyoshi looked much more tired.

"In short, since my final performance was ruined by my anger towards that guy, I'll turn myself in after spending this day with Fumino."

Kazumi Sanada muttered a few words, and it seemed that he wanted to repeat what Jiang Hang had said to him in the car earlier.

But Jiang Hang stopped Kazumi Sanada's movement.

Don't give people hope now.

Especially now that Mako Miyoshi has just learned the truth and her emotions have not yet stabilized.

He will take care of these things when the time comes.

But he would only tell Mako Miyoshi everything when everything had finally settled down.

Kazumi Sanada wanted to say something more comforting, but at that moment Miyano Shiho returned with Fumino and a bunch of small toys.

Mako Miyoshi quickly wiped her eyes, while Kazumi Sanada also composed himself once again.

Jiang Hang was also watching the guy who was once again putting on a disguise not far away.

This was the fifth time already, and he felt that the other party was probably inviting him over for a chat.

So he stood up and said, "You guys chat here. I think I've spotted a friend I know. I'll go say hello and ask the waiter to hurry up with our order."

Amidst the puzzled looks of the others, Jiang Hang walked out of the restaurant and followed his friend until they reached a secluded alleyway where no one else was around.

"Even if you want to test my judgment, there's no need to be in such a hurry. Or do you want an explanation from me on behalf of your good son?"