The Hidden Treasure on Mount Hakodate / The Fukushiro Father and Son

It has to be said that, looking at this gang leader who had already been beaten down, he still managed to maintain his last bit of toughness, and only revealed who was behind him after all his underlings had been wiped out.

Even at this point, the other party still didn't directly reveal Takuzo Axe River's name. Instead, they mentioned a lawyer who usually contacted them, saying that they were the ones communicating with the other party to accept the mission. As for who the other party's superiors were, they refused to say.

Jiang Hang couldn't help but think that although the thugs in Hakodate were indeed not very capable, their leader still had some backbone.

But the other thugs didn't seem to have that kind of backbone.

Jiang Hang was more ruthless with the others, but he only managed to make them temporarily unconscious.

But now, a few minutes have passed, and several thugs have gradually regained consciousness.

Seeing the fear and terror in the eyes of several of them, Jiang Hang knew that he could expose the gang leader's lies simply by asking a few of the more timid thugs.

So he patted the gang leader on the shoulder and said, "Your personality isn't suited to be a boss. You'd better find a proper job after you disband your gang."

Then he delivered a chop to the back of the neck, knocking the man unconscious on the spot.

Although he had some admiration for Jiang Hang, and while knocking out the group of thugs, Jiang Hang had already used his abilities to glean the information he wanted from them, confirming that it was all the work of that arrogant but incompetent guy Takuzo Axe River.

The purpose was to give him a warning, so that he wouldn't have any inappropriate thoughts about the Fujiang family's secret treasure.

But the malice these thugs had just shown to us wasn't fake.

If they actually succeed, the three of them will have to stay in the hot air balloon for at least several hours before they are finally released.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, so Jiang Hang still has things to do now.

After knocking the gang leader unconscious, Jiang Hang flicked his wrist slightly, and a gleaming Hidden Blade appeared before the terrified thugs.

"Your boss is quite principled. Can you be like him?"

"Actually, I am also a very moral person. I have heard that in your underworld, there is a custom of cutting off the little finger if you do something wrong."

"I originally wanted to make a move against your boss, but I thought I should give you underlings a chance."

"So, would any of you be willing to cut off your little finger for the mistakes your boss has made?"

Jiang Hang ignored the thugs who might actually be willing to cut off their little fingers for their boss, and instead walked up to one of the thugs who looked the most panicked.

"You look so nervous, are you scared?"

As he said this, Jiang Hang grabbed the other person's hand, and the Hidden Blade lightly grazed the other person's little finger.

Even though it was just a minor cut, the pressure from the slight bleeding on his little finger was so intense that the thug couldn't take it anymore and begged for mercy.

"Is there anything you want to say to me? I can give you a minute."

Feeling the sharpness of the Hidden Blade, the thug's will to survive was almost at its maximum.

He probably revealed the fact that his eldest brother was doing dirty work for the Fujiang family at the fastest speed in his life, and he embellished everything he knew.

He even revealed that he had secretly sold information about the treasure to a Japanese international arms dealer, who is now also interested in the treasure and may come to Japan after the new year to collect the Star Prism Blade.

He probably knew he couldn't stay in the organization any longer, so he simply revealed all the shady things he had done to Jiang Hang.

Hearing the other party's self-disclosure, Jiang Hang looked around with satisfaction. Some of the thugs lowered their heads in shame, seemingly having done similar things.

Others glared angrily at the guy, seemingly surprised that he was actually a traitor.

Having successfully stirred up internal conflict within the organization, Jiang Hang withdrew.

Jiang Hang put away his Hidden Blade, stood up, and said to the thugs who had begun to regain their mobility, "Since someone has so frankly told the whole truth, then I won't target your little fingers. You should thank your brother for his sacrifice."

Jiang Hang's expression changed slightly as he praised the rabble with a mocking tone.

"I'm giving you one minute to get out of my sight."

As soon as Jiang Hang uttered those words, the thug who had been lying on the ground and threatened by Jiang Hang with his Hidden Blade was the first to get up.

Although he was beaten black and blue by Jiang Hang, if he didn't run away quickly, he wouldn't be able to escape at all later.

The remaining thugs quickly helped each other and limped away from Goryokaku. The thug leader was also carried away with the help of several people.

Having done all this, Jiang Hang, unconcerned about what the organization would become in the future, returned to the hot air balloon launch point. After nodding to the staff to indicate that the matter was resolved, he used the communicator to ask Miyano Akemi and Miyano Shiho above if they had made any discoveries.

Miyano Shiho seemed a little embarrassed on the communicator.

Because they had been focused on Jiang Hang below the whole time, they had no interest in paying attention to any clues about the secret treasure.

After all, Jiang Hang's fighting skills are already high, and his fighting style is also very entertaining and powerful. It's quite a sight to see him fight these small fry. If it were filmed and uploaded to YouTube, it would probably be mistaken for a new martial arts star making a movie.

Fortunately, Miyano Shiho reacted quickly.

"We're still trying to find our bearings and haven't found anything useful yet. How about we lower the hot air balloon down first and talk about it again after you come back up?"

Jiang Hang blinked. He really wanted to say that the only high place around was Mount Hakodate, so why bother finding a general location on Mount Hakodate?

Even if there is an error, it would only be within a few hundred meters, which is not a problem for Jiang Hang, who has Eagle Eye.

But since Miyano Shiho has said so, he'll go up again.

He did not allow the hot air balloon crew to lower the balloon.

As a genuine master assassin and part-time detective, Jiang Hang was able to come down using that rope, so coming back up would naturally be no problem for him.

So, amidst the even more astonished gazes of the staff, Jiang Hang greeted them and then, gripping the ropes with his bare hands, began to climb towards the hot air balloon at an astonishing speed.

Jiang Hang could climb up a meter or two per second, and in just over a minute, he had already climbed to the top of the hot air balloon.

"I'm afraid only you could do something like this, so I wouldn't be surprised," Miyano Shiho couldn't help but remark, looking at Jiang Hang who still seemed relaxed and didn't even break a sweat.

To be precise, it was because she had personally experienced the past of those ancient assassins in that Animus device, and also learned from Jiang Hang that the genes in these "assassins" were different from those of ordinary people, which gave them greater strength and regenerative abilities.

It can be said that it was Jiang Hang's reminders that prompted Miyano Shiho to begin researching the genes of Shinichi Kudo and other ordinary people.

Nowadays, the research and development of Apotoxin 4869 is indeed increasingly focusing on human genes.

In Miyano Shiho's mind, perhaps Shinichi Kudo also had similar genes flowing in his body, which is why he didn't die after taking the Apotoxin 4869, but only turned into a child.

Thinking about it this way, perhaps Jiang Hang will experience the same phenomenon after taking Apotoxin 4869?

Anyway, Miyano Shiho has drawn several vials of blood from Jiang Hang, but so far she hasn't found much useful information.

On the contrary, those who confirmed their genes earlier seemed to have a different reaction to Apotoxin 4869.

This made her wonder if her parents had used their own genes as a reference when developing the product.

In short, putting aside these research matters for now, because she had studied Jiang Hang's genes, Miyano Shiho had great confidence in Jiang Hang's physique.

Let alone climbing up the rope with bare hands.

Even if Jiang Hang were to perform a 100-meter parachute descent, he would likely not be in any danger.

After complaining about Jiang Hang's inhuman physique, Miyano Shiho gave up her position and let Jiang Hang, a proper detective, investigate.

Jiang Hang casually picked up the photo of the real Star Prism Blade and compared it to the edge of the Goryokaku at the top and bottom. Although it might not be able to match perfectly because there was no real one, it should at least be 90% accurate.

After all, he didn't know from what height Saburo Axe River had observed back then.

However, as mentioned earlier, an error of a few hundred meters is not a problem for Jiang Hang's Eagle Eye, let alone the fact that this is just finding a specific location on a line segment of at most one hundred meters above and below.

At roughly the same angle, the position of the hilt corresponds exactly to Mount Hakodate, several kilometers away.

"This is about the right spot," Jiang Hang gestured for the staff below to stop adjusting, then pointed to a lush forest in the Mount Hakodate at a parallel angle to the ground.

"I have a feeling that this puzzle is a little too easy?" Miyano Shiho is still thinking about the other Star Prism Blade. She feels that they have determined the location with just one Star Prism Blade, which seems a bit too easy.

Jiang Hang shrugged at this.

"Perhaps the mystery was always this simple?"

"Sonoko Suzuki and Conan are probably still focused on studying the characteristics of the other Star Prism Blade, but after going around in circles, they'll eventually come back to us, won't they?"

Jiang Hang pointed to Mount Hakodate: "No matter what, Hakodate, including Goryokaku, has undergone great changes before and after the war."

Goryokaku was transformed from a military training camp into a park in the early 20th century. It underwent several renovations in the 1960s and 1980s, and is now quite different from the military fortress occupied by Toshizo Hijikata and the park occupied by the Saburo Axe River more than a century ago.

"Over the years, the only place in Hakodate that can still hide secrets seems to be Mount Hakodate, which has never been fully developed. So, no matter what clues we haven't found yet, now that we've found Mount Hakodate, let's go take a look. Perhaps the secret of the remaining Star Prism Blade will be needed there?"

When Miyano Shiho heard Jiang Hang say this, she also felt that it was indeed a possibility, so she didn't say anything more.

"In that case, shall we go to Mount Hakodate now?"

Jiang Hang shook his head. "Weren't you guys planning to go to Mount Hakodate to see the night view? It's still early, let's go and cause trouble for the current head of the Axe family."

He briefly explained to Miyano Shiho why those thugs were bothering them.

Including how they were discovered by that group of thugs.

When they heard that the thugs didn't recognize Jiang Hang from the photo at all, they were simply jealous and envious of Jiang Hang's actions of coming to Goryokaku to ride a hot air balloon at this time.

So these thugs thought they'd come here on purpose to cause trouble, and also to find out who Jiang Hang was. When they learned from the staff that the person they wanted to cause trouble was Jiang Hang, Miyano Shiho couldn't help but show a suppressed laugh on her face.

Jiang Hang's online defenses have ensured that he won't be exposed online, but flaunting his wealth offline still easily attracts envy.

"But he doesn't want to give away any more of the secret treasures his ancestors hid, so he sent someone to threaten you? That Takuzo Axe River is quite bold," Miyano Shiho sighed, shaking her head.

They didn't dare to lay a hand on Sonoko Suzuki, but they didn't consider that Jiang Hang was someone even Sonoko Suzuki, this rich young lady, gave them face. At the very least, he could be considered a friend. Yet they still dared to secretly send people to cause trouble for Jiang Hang.

Isn't he worried that after Sonoko Suzuki finds out that Jiang Hang has been threatened, she will cause the Suzuki family to launch a heavy attack on the Jiang family?

No wonder the Axe River family has fallen to the point of having to sell their assets to make a living. They're really doomed with this family head. Even if he manages to keep the treasure all to himself, it will probably only allow the Axe River family to barely survive for another year or two.

"Let's go to the Fu Jiang family's place first. It should be quite lively there by the time we get there."

Let's speed up the updates for the Assassin's Creed section this month. The goal is to update both books to 400,000 words this month!

Chapter 562: The Father and Son of Fucheng

Jiang Hang wasn't in a hurry to cause trouble for the Takuzo Axe River. Instead, he lingered in the sky for a while, enjoying the scenery of the entire Hakodate City one last time, before finally coming down.

At the same time, this can be seen as Jiang Hang giving Takuzo Axe River some time to prepare.

After all, those thugs he let go must have already managed to contact Takuzo Axe River.

The person who should be nervous now is obviously Takuzo Axe River.

Knowing that he has the strength to easily take on ten people Takuzo Axe River once, what will the other side think?

Should we hurry up and find out his background, then come over and apologize to him?

Or perhaps he should steel himself, and after finding the treasure, decide to overturn the entire chessboard, take the money, and abandon his ancestral legacy to run away?

Jiang Hang himself would prefer to see the latter option.

After all, if Takuzo Axe River had chosen the former, as a magnanimous person, he would naturally have had to "forgive" the other party's rudeness.

The truth is, after receiving the call from that group of useless thugs and learning that they had all been taken down by Jiang Hang single-handedly, Takuzo Axe River was indeed quite panicked.

"What? Ten people, all taken down by one person?!"

On the other end of the phone Takuzo Axe River wiped his forehead; it sounded like a guy who was not to be trifled with.

However, his current thought was not to find out Jiang Hang's background; he simply believed that Jiang Hang was still just an ordinary detective with a slightly higher combat ability.

To be honest, he actually knows a few people like that.

Moreover, they are also people who have some connection with the secret treasure.

It could even be said that without the other party's consent, he wouldn't have been able to so easily release information about those treasures and attract others to search for them.

"I understand. That's settled then. Since you're no match for Jiang Hang, then withdraw. I'll arrange for more people."

When faced with the hesitant words from the other side expressing a desire to receive an advance on medical expenses, Takuzo Axe River became rather unfriendly.

He clicked his tongue and then said to the other side in a dissatisfied tone, "I only asked you to find Jiang Hang to keep an eye on them, just to annoy him a little and warn him. It was your own fault for being useless, going up to provoke him and getting killed. How dare you come back to me for money after that?"

However, considering that these thugs were henchmen he had painstakingly recruited and had indeed done a lot of dirty work for him over the past two years.

Although the other side's operation was not satisfactory this time, we cannot suppress them indiscriminately; we must still let them continue to work for us.

So, after a pause, he didn't mention the medical expenses, but told them to go to his lawyer and collect a small fee from him so he could have a nice meal that night.

After hanging up the phone, the injured thug looked at the red and swollen areas on his body.

The 10,000 yen per person fee is really just a token gesture.

Why bother going to the hospital? Just go home and apply some medicine and make do.

Fortunately, Jiang Hang didn't go too far. The most serious injury was just a dislocation; there wasn't even a fracture. Otherwise, the medical expenses alone would have drained their organization's funds.