Murderous Intent on the Plane / The Final Step

Jiang Hang said this, then stroked his chin. "But it turns out to be a tourist attraction, so let's go check it out tomorrow."

Of course, it would be more convenient to just call that old bastard Toichi Kuroba after you get off the plane and ask him what unresolved issues he encountered in Hakodate.

However, seeing that Miyano Akemi and Miyano Shiho seemed quite interested in going there, I decided to go with them and take a look.

After hearing Jiang Hang's words, Miyano Shiho immediately turned to look out the window.

She was definitely overthinking it.

Jiang Hang certainly wouldn't say those ambiguous things without a reason.

After the plane took off, and a little while later, Jiang Hang figured it was about time to check on the female celebrity's health.

So he stood up, greeted the two girls, and indicated that he had to go upstairs to handle the case.

"You can sense that a case is about to happen up here?" Miyano Shiho found herself feeling no excitement at all.

Although she had a premonition, after all, Jiang Hang was particularly prone to encountering strange cases when he was alone.

Add to that Conan, who also has the talent of a famous detective, and the probability of the two of them going out together has already risen to almost 100%.

And this time, there's also the Kaito Kid.

Miyano Shiho originally thought that Jiang Hang would go to the flight attendant to change his first-class seat to business class after boarding the plane, but she didn't expect him to wait here for more than ten minutes after takeoff before preparing to board.

Jiang Hang waved his hand and said, "Actually, I noticed something was wrong as soon as we met. It's just that the poison the murderer used had a little trick up its sleeve, so it wouldn't take effect so quickly. Plus, that woman didn't seem to like me very much, so I had to slow down the investigation a bit."

"You two sisters can rest well in first class. I'll go up for a quick look around and it won't be long before I've taken care of things."

With that, Jiang Hang waved to the flight attendant next to him and then walked out.

Inside the first-class cabin, seeing her younger sister looking slightly depressed, Miyano Akemi didn't say much.

My younger sister has been outstanding since she was little, and she has always had high standards for boys.

Back then, it took Moroboshi... no, it should be Shuichi Akai a long time to gain her approval.

When Shuichi Akai revealed his FBI identity, she knew that her sister actually had a lot of opinions about him in private, and even rejected many other men.

She was initially worried that her younger sister, living in the organization, would have a hard time meeting any suitable men.

Fortunately, Jiang Hang appeared at this moment. He first saved her from Gin, and then, at her request, risked his life to rescue his sister safely from the research institute.

It's probably around that time that her younger sister developed feelings for Jiang Hang.

At first, Miyano Akemi was a little worried that there were too many girls around Jiang Hang.

But later she came to terms with it.

With Jiang Hang's background, even if his marriage isn't something he can decide alone, the heir to an organization that can shake the global economic landscape would never lack women if he wanted them.

But Jiang Hang is clearly not the kind of person who treats relationships casually.

At least we can tell a thing or two from Jiang Hang's current attitude toward those girls.

With Jiang Hang's keen observation skills, could he really have noticed any of the girls around him who liked him?

That's not necessarily true.

Perhaps Jiang Hang had already sensed it.

He was aware of his own situation, which is why he had always maintained a very restrained attitude in this regard, so as not to potentially hurt those girls in the future.

After realizing this, Miyano Akemi stopped objecting to her sister's feelings for Jiang Hang.

If his younger sister could take her relationship with Jiang Hang to the next level, then given Jiang Hang's personality, he would definitely be able to take good care of his sister's future.

I wonder if my younger sister will have the chance to be the first girl to break through Jiang Hang's closed heart.

Although it seems a bit difficult given my sister's slightly awkward personality.

However, with her helping out, they shouldn't fall too far behind the other girls.

And it's going to be a long trip, so it would be even better if more unexpected things happened on this trip to Hokkaido.

As she pondered this, Miyano Akemi also focused her thoughts on how she could help her younger sister improve her relationship with Jiang Hang during this trip.

Meanwhile, Jiang Hang was already on the upper deck of the plane.

As a country bumpkin in my past life, seeing this kind of double-decker airplane design was quite novel.

Especially since the upper floor is directly connected to the cockpit, and Kaito Kid is also here, it immediately reminded Jiang Hang of many grand scenes that would appear in Conan or plane crash movies.

For example, a plane crash might be caused by the actions of a criminal, and Conan and Kaito Kid would ultimately step in to save the day.

Jiang Hang pondered this, then greeted the passersby, including the Kaito Kid disguised as an unknown supporting character, before arriving at Conan's seat.

But as soon as he got to Conan's side, he saw the kid with a "resentful" expression.

He asked Jiang Hang in a low voice, "Didn't you say that gem was fake? But clearly, the Kaito Kid's pre-announcement was intended to take place on this plane from the very beginning."

Jiang Hang looked at Conan with a puzzled expression. "I haven't even read the notice, how would I know when he plans to make his move?"

"But isn't this even better? You can trick that guy before he can tell if the gem is real or fake."

Chapter 545: Danger on the Plane

Conan's expression became subtle after hearing Jiang Hang's words.

On the plane, he discovered that the notice that Kaito Kid had sent to Maki Juri was related to this flight, thus confirming that Kaito Kid was going to make his real move on this plane.

However, he already knew from Jiang Hang that the Star Sapphire that Miss Maki Juri was carrying was a fake, even though the famous detective was on the opposite side of the phantom thief.

But isn't it a bit unfair to do that?

However, Conan quickly thought of something else.

He stared at Jiang Hang: "With your eyesight, you should have already figured out who Kaito Kid disguised himself as to sneak into the plane, right? If you don't know, then I'll have to suspect that you are Kaito Kid in disguise."

Jiang Hang spread his hands, looking helpless. "Ah, there's nothing I can do. Before boarding the plane, that guy Kaito Kid came over and kowtowed to me, begging me not to expose his identity directly, so that he could maintain his image as a phantom thief in front of others."

"I thought about it, and since they've come to me for help, what can I say? After all, they've helped me before, so I can't be so heartless."

"So, considering that the gem was fake to begin with, I agreed not to make a move this time."

"But you're different. You've never been kowtowing to Kaito Kid, and I haven't directly told you Kaito Kid's disguised identity. So I can only hope that you can thwart Kaito Kid's plan on your own."

"Think about it, even if you knew beforehand that the gem was fake, if you can't even protect a fake gem, what will you do when you encounter a real gem in the future?"

Hearing Jiang Hang's words, Conan was finally certain that the Jiang Hang in front of him was definitely not the Kaito Kid in disguise.

It's impossible for Kaito Kid to say something as bizarre as kowtowing to Jiang Hang looking like him.

Only Jiang Hang would utter such irritating and provocative words.

Doing this kind of thing is also quite in line with Jiang Hang's personality.

After all, Jiang Hang had only shown a little enthusiasm during his previous encounters with Kaito Kid, but in the end, he basically abandoned his plan to kill him after thwarting Kaito Kid's operations.

After seeking out Kaito Kid to rescue Miyano Shiho from the research institute, he frequently teamed up with Kaito Kid to act together.

Just like that time at the Twilight Mansion, when Kaito Kid disguised himself as Kogoro Mouri, even he was completely fooled until later when he realized the problem.

After that, Jiang Hang seemed to completely disregard the nickname "Kid's Nemesis" that he was associated with.

He used various excuses to transfer all the cases related to Kaito Kid to the Mori Detective Agency through his two assistants, and for the past two months, he hasn't had any contact with Kaito Kid at all.

It's like a famous detective and a phantom thief reaching a reconciliation in private, each going about their own lives without disturbing the other.

Although Conan doesn't have the same obsession with Kaito Kid as he does with murderers, and he usually returns the stolen goods to their owners, he still wants to expose Kaito Kid's disguise and find out his true identity.

Therefore, he still had many regrets about Jiang Hang's approach.

"Alright, just leave this alone. I already have someone I suspect in mind."

Conan muttered to himself.

Don't be fooled by what Jiang Hang just said; most of it was probably fabricated by him, like the kowtowing.

However, one thing should be confirmed: Kaito Kid must have indeed spoken to Jiang Hang before boarding the plane.

Before boarding the plane, very few of them had gone to the restroom after leaving Jiang Hang.

In addition, there was a guy who rushed over at the last minute and boarded the plane, which looked quite suspicious.

Conan didn't turn his head to look at the guy sitting behind him, so as not to attract the other person's attention.

He now has a suspect, so the next step is to see how Kaito Kid plans to steal the gem and then leave before the plane lands.

"So, what brings you up here now?"

This is a new question that arises for Conan after he has solved the previous mystery.

Since Jiang Hang doesn't intend to get involved in this matter, he can simply sit comfortably in first class for a few hours and then show up when the plane lands.

What is the reason for Jiang Hang's early arrival?

"I just came to check on things," Jiang Hang said, then sat down in the empty seat next to Conan and continued to ask Conan about the relationships between the members of the theater troupe who had traveled by plane together that night.

"Why did you suddenly ask about this..." Conan said, then suddenly paused.

Could it be that Jiang Hang discovered something amiss among these people?

Conan pondered this.

He also recalled that before he ran into Jiang Hang, he had momentarily sensed a less-than-harmonious atmosphere during their conversation, and even vaguely felt a hint of murderous intent.

He hadn't thought much about it before, just that it was a conflict between a few people.

But now that Jiang Hang has asked, does that mean that Jiang Hang has also sensed that trend?

So while explaining to Jiang Hang, he decided to sort things out himself.

After Jiang Hang sat down, he started talking to Jiang Hang about the members of the theater troupe.

In reality, the crew couldn't possibly consist of only the current group of people; only the lead actors were invited to the celebration banquet in Hakodate.

According to Maki, the client in this case who was sitting Maki Juri to Kogoro Mouri on the plane, it was unnecessary for her to cultivate good relationships with those supporting characters.

You can tell her personality just from this one sentence.

As a well-known stage actor, although he may not be as famous as those TV stars, he is still considered a top star in the field of stage plays.

Such a person is naturally quite arrogant, so much so that after Jiang Hang refused to even look at her once and gave her the cold shoulder, she refused to even pretend to look at Jiang Hang.

It seems that dealing with her in private is not an easy task. I guess she will vent her dissatisfaction directly whenever something doesn't go her way.

"Sitting behind her are Ms. Miss Yaguchi. Maki Juri's assistant, and Miss Sakai, her makeup artist. They are responsible for handling various matters related to Maki Juri's work and life."

Next up are Ran and Sonoko.

"The one sitting at the very back is the male lead, Shinjo Isao, who arrived last," Conan said, observing Jiang Hang's expression as he spoke.

Because in his mind, this guy who appeared last and who didn't seem to have been invited by Maki Juri was the one that Kaito Kid was most likely to impersonate.

However, Jiang Hang certainly couldn't show any expression here, so Conan could only continue, "In short, although he seems to have no problems, based on some details, I think this Mr. Shinjo Isao should have a secret relationship with Ms. Maki Juri."

Therefore, the real Shinjo Isao should have already been arranged by Maki Juri to be at the villa in Hakodate to make preparations.

Conan didn't say this out loud, but Jiang Hang should understand what he meant.

"On the other side, from front to back, are Maki Juri's ex-husband, Narisawa Bunjiro, who seems to have not completely severed ties with her."

"Ban Toru, one of the directors and lead actors of the stage play, and his wife, Madam Tajima, who is also a stage actress."

After talking about the people who had gone to Hakodate with him, Conan analyzed the cases in his mind based on the cases he had experienced in the past.

Currently, these people have the closest relationship with Maki Juri, the female lead. Maki Juri's arrogant and flamboyant personality probably means that she has many people in the troupe who dislike her, and some may even want to kill her for various reasons.

So he asked Jiang Hang in a low voice, "Did you discover that someone wanted to kill Miss Maki Juri?"

Chapter 546: The Final Step

Hearing Conan's question, Jiang Hang shrugged. "It seems that's the case so far. And it looks like the murderer is only one step away from successfully committing the crime, which is why I came up to check on the situation."

Upon receiving this answer from Jiang Hang, Conan immediately became anxious.

What? The murderer has already started his operation and is only one step away from successfully committing the crime?

Although he had already sensed something from Maki Juri's arrogant personality and felt that such a personality would easily offend others in life, he still couldn't tell which of the people present was a suspect.

So what exactly did the murderer do before that?

Conan's mind raced through these questions, and he began to think about what Maki Juri and the people around her had done from before they boarded the plane until after they boarded.

First, before boarding the plane, Maki Juri was in the airport lounge with her assistant and makeup artist touching up her makeup. After meeting up with everyone, there was nothing unusual during the entire process until boarding the plane.