Why Does Jiang Hang Look So Bad in Photos?

He nodded, then continued looking at the photo of someone riding in a hot air balloon.

Although Saburo Axe River was indeed a fervent Shinsengumi fan, he collected a large number of antiques and artifacts related to the Shinsengumi during the war.

However, according to historical records, this Star Prism Blade was only used by Toshizo Hijikata for one night.

It should be noted that among the collection of the Saburo Axe River, although there is no "Izumi no Kami Kanesada" which is the most famous of his, there is a sword that Toshizo Hijikata has left a greater reputation in history.

Aside from its association with Goryokaku, the Star Prism Blade wasn't even a proper sword used by Toshizo Hijikata. It was merely a weapon he used to defend himself when he was resting in Goryokaku and faced a sudden assassination attempt because he didn't have any other weapons with him.

After that night, Toshizo Hijikata returned the Star Prism Blade to the merchant who had presented it to him, and without much trouble, it eventually ended up in the hands of the Saburo Axe River.

Even if Saburo Axe River was from Hakodate and had a deeper affection for Goryokaku, there was no need for him to bring this sword and make such a special gesture in Goryokaku.

As he pondered this, Jiang Hang, standing in the center of Goryokaku, couldn't help but slightly raise his head.

Although it snowed yesterday, the weather is pretty good today.

"Do you find it strange that Saburo Axe River is riding a hot air balloon while holding a Star Prism Blade sword?"

Miyano Shiho was standing nearby, also noticed the problem.

However, she also felt that the secrets of the other six Star Prism Blades had not yet been solved. The secret treasure could not be unlocked by just one blade and a photo.

But in Jiang Hang, he didn't think that way.

This picture was sent to him specifically by Toichi Kuroba.

Since Toichi Kuroba had already found the whereabouts of that secret treasure, then this knife was clearly the most crucial clue.

As for the other six Star Prism Blades, they might have some use, but Jiang Hang felt they probably wouldn't lead to the final clue.

Considering that the whereabouts of the true Star Prism Blade had disappeared for decades, and that even Takuzo Axe River, the heir of the Onoe Family, should not have seen the blade's whereabouts.

Jiang Hang has reason to believe that the clues on the six Star Prism Blade may ultimately point to the hidden location of the real Star Prism Blade.

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Hang felt that the process seemed quite reasonable.

The six broken Star Prism Blade are combined to form the location of the real Star Prism Blade, and then the real Star Prism Blade is used to find the location of the secret treasure.

The person who designed this series of puzzles must have felt that their puzzles were flawless until their death.

Therefore, based on the transparent bottom design of that hot air balloon, and the design concept of the hilt of the Star Prism Blade being a 1:1 scale with the Goryokaku...

Is it necessary to go into the air to find out the hidden location of the treasure more clearly?

At this very moment, Miyano Akemi seized the opportunity to ask Jiang Hang a question.

"Since Jiang Hang, you think there's something wrong with this photo, why don't we take this opportunity to try it out ourselves?"

Miyano Akemi was referring to imitating Saburo Axe River's behavior by going to find a hot air balloon to experience what it felt like.

"It shouldn't be that complicated... but if you want to try it, then go ahead and give it a shot," Jiang Hang originally wanted to wave his hand to indicate that it wasn't necessary.

After all, it's almost certain that the answer to the puzzle lies in finding it high in the sky.

Jiang Hang simply glanced around casually.

In Hakodate, the only place with an elevation is Mount Hakodate.

With just a little calculation using high school math knowledge, one can roughly determine the approximate height and direction of the so-called treasure.

Next, all they need to do is search the area around Mount Hakodate.

But it's still early, not even noon yet, so this treasure hunt can't end so soon.

If he goes to Mount Hakodate to find that treasure now, won't he be dragged shopping by these two idle women this afternoon?

Let's play a little longer now, and when we pinpoint the location of Mount Hakodate in the afternoon, we can go there to find the treasure and also enjoy the night view of Hakodate City from the mountain, thus ending this fulfilling and peaceful day.

Chapter 558: Why is Jiang Hang so unphotogenic?

At this point in time, it's naturally not easy to set up a hot air balloon on short notice.

But Jiang Hang has money and connections.

It was indeed his first time in Hokkaido, and he didn't know anyone here.

But he had just prevented a plane crash last night that could have led to a dispute between two major international and domestic financial conglomerates, and the airline still owes him a huge favor.

He still has the phone numbers of many airport managers on his phone. Last night, these people said that he could contact them if he encountered any problems in Hokkaido.

Jiang Hang originally thought he would never need to use these favors in his life, but he didn't expect to encounter something that was right in his field so soon.

After all, the departments that coordinate and manage hot air balloons are nothing more than fire, police and aviation departments.

The police have the title of advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the influence of Inspector Megure.

The aviation sector has connections with airlines.

Jiang Hang wasn't short of money, so it was just a hot air balloon. He simply called the other party to explain his needs and the price he was willing to pay, and the airport arranged everything for him without hesitation.

Moreover, the hot air balloon test flight in Goryokaku Park originally required the approval of the tourism department, so this was just a convenient way for them to complete the procedures.

The hot air balloon Jiang Hang requested was delivered in less than an hour.

It also came with a team of professional hot air balloon staff.

Jiang Hang didn't need to worry about anything else. He just needed to watch the staff complete the preparations for the hot air balloon and confirm that the weather and wind direction were fine before he could take the hot air balloon ride and experience it with peace of mind.

Hakodate is already a tourist city, and the night view of Hakodate after a snowfall and the snow- Goryokaku Park are also major attractions.

Therefore, at this time, making such a big commotion in Goryokaku naturally attracted the attention of many people, who were even preparing to take out their phones to take pictures.

When faced with people taking photos with their phones, Miyano Shiho tried to hide herself.

After all, she hadn't expected so much trouble to happen today when she went out, so she relaxed her disguise a little.

It would be a real problem if these photos were leaked online.

Jiang Hang took out his jammer from the side and set the parameters for Miyano Shiho and Miyano Akemi as well.

These were all plans he had designed after he got his hands on the device.

Not only him and the Miyano Sisters, but also Yusuke Sakata had already left a backup system in Tokyo to ensure that Yusuke Sakata's image would not appear in any surveillance cameras or mobile phone photos.

In addition, there's Shizuka Sakaki and Koharu Yoshino.

Their data parameters are also recorded there, and Jiang Hang can directly enable the blocking whenever needed.

"You have way too many random self-defense techniques," Miyano Shiho, looking at her appearance on camera, which had been subtly altered to resemble someone else.

She also had a basic understanding of computer technology, which is why she was able to clearly understand the extent of Jiang Hang's control over the network.

However, Jiang Hang had never demonstrated this ability before.

Looking back now, Jiang Hang only started showcasing his hacking skills in the last two months, especially after he spent nearly half a month in seclusion at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's cybersecurity unit.

After completing his seclusion, Jiang Hang's skills far exceeded Miyano Shiho's expectations.

To be honest, even if Jiang Hang suddenly pulled out a groundbreaking artificial intelligence technology for her now, she wouldn't be surprised at all.

Instead, she would only ask Jiang Hang whether he could install these miscellaneous multi-functional systems or artificial intelligence on her research institute to save her time and trouble.

"Don't worry, your research institute will definitely have similar technology in place. Even if you don't disguise yourself, you don't need to worry about your secrets being discovered."

Jiang Hang can't produce artificial intelligence yet. Although his current technology can achieve basic artificial intelligence, that kind of artificial intelligence seems to have the risk of getting out of control. It would be better to create some data programs that have no intelligence and can only rely on big data on the Internet to iterate themselves.

Jiang Hang didn't want his actions to cause humanity in the future to have to abandon the internet and return to the local area network era due to the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence.

They chatted nearby while waiting for the hot air balloon to complete its final checks.

Among the crowd of onlookers, Jiang Hang also sensed some unfriendly stares.

However, he didn't take it to heart.

After all, compared to the major gangs in the Kanto Kansai regions, there really aren't any big Mafia with special backgrounds in Hokkaido.

At best, they are just branches of second or third generation members or later members of some Yakuza.

In Tokyo, Jiang Hang has beaten up quite a few Mafia.

When he went out at night dressed in his embroidered suit, his favorite place to go was Kabukicho.

Another one is Kamurocho, which is located next to Kabukicho and is said to have split off from the original Kabukicho. Now it is Kamurocho with Kabukicho in various aspects.

Because of their thriving sex industry, these two places are naturally also hotspots for all sorts of shady gangs and hooligans.

These two streets, which together are only about the size of Beika City, house the headquarters of several large yakuza organizations. Including their branch offices, you can find a yakuza office every few dozen meters along these two streets.

To be honest, if you include all sorts of messy Mafia feuds, the number of murders on these two streets is no less than in Beika City.

However, while these Mafia are fighting for territory, they also try to cover up their Mafia. They only take the matter to the local police station when things get too big to hide.

Moriya Jun, who had previously worked for Jiang Hang and had been an undercover agent in the Mafia for nearly ten years, is now working as a henchman in a second-generation organization called the Nisame Association in Kamurocho after being absorbed by several Mafia.

Given his personality, he'll probably spend his entire life as an undercover agent until he dies.

When Jiang Hang was working there, he would occasionally give the other party some small credit, which could be considered as a small help to this guy who hadn't even been a policeman for a fraction of the time he had been an undercover agent.

Compared to real Mafia that deal with blood and violence every day, the yakuza in Hokkaido are indeed a bit lacking. They're probably only at the level of a small gang that recently appeared in Kamurocho calling itself the Keihin Alliance.

What? You say you don't know who the Keihin Alliance is?

It's okay if you don't know.

The name Keihin Alliance sounds quite intimidating.

But in reality, it was just a temporary group formed by a few third- or fourth-rate thugs and a bunch of marginalized people who couldn't get into Mafia.

They were just wiped out by Jiang Hang a few days ago.

Upon closer investigation, it turned out that this group of thugs had no territory, no firm, and no background whatsoever.

They simply rely on their numbers to collect protection money from lone individuals.

In Jiang Hang's mind, these thugs who had their eyes on him were pretty much nothing special.

If these guys are blind, Jiang Hang wouldn't mind changing into the "Assassin's Creed Jack the Ripper" outfit he just got tonight to help clean up the atmosphere in Hakodate.

He only paid a little attention to these guys, and casually marked one of them who looked like the leader with Eagle Eye, and then stopped paying attention to them.

These thugs are actually in a difficult position right now.

These "Hakodate thugs" were affiliated with the Fujiang Group. They did dirty work for the group in return, and in return, the group handed over some of its assets to them to collect protection money.

In previous years, I did live a pretty carefree life.

However, as the Fujiang Group declined, the money they received from the Takuzo Axe River decreased, naturally leading to the emergence of many disloyal individuals.

Although everyone is still following Takuzo Axe River, quite a few people have secretly leaked information about the Onoe Family's secret treasure to other powerful forces.

Until today, this guy Takuzo Axe River, suddenly said that the so-called treasure would be found soon, and told them to find a detective named Jiang Hang to keep an eye on his every move.

These thugs from Hakodate would naturally have no idea about Jiang Hang's background.

But even the information about Jiang Hang on the surface was enough to make things difficult for these thugs.

He is not only a famous detective, but also a special advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

If I've offended them, they won't go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for help, will they?

However, as the leader of the gang, he still made a decision.

Try to find.

He knew the secret of the Onoe Family's treasure; Saburo Axe River had indeed hidden away a large portion of his wealth before the war ended.

Even if it wasn't some game-changing weapon, the gold and jewels there must have been a considerable sum.

What's wrong with messing with a consultant from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department if we can find this treasure?

Even if the Superintendent General's own son were here, they would still have to take this gamble.

But then another problem arises.

Why is there no consistent image of Jiang Hang in the photos online?

Sometimes he has double eyelids and a high nose bridge, sometimes he has single eyelids and a double chin, and you can even find a square-faced version of Jiang Hang online.

Each one seems real, yet none of them seem to have a definitive answer.

The only thing that can be used as a reference seems to be a few pictures of people from behind.

However, finding someone in a city based on these silhouettes is not an easy task.

Their only thought was to wait in Goryokaku for someone who looked similar to Jiang Hang's back.