Riding the Kaito Kid Hype / The Detective Branch Is Established ...

For Tokitsu Junya, Natsuki Kosimizu's side is no longer her primary target.

After all, the other party is a detective, and judging from their style of doing things, they are the kind of detective who craves fame. With their resources, it wouldn't be too difficult for them to destroy a detective's reputation in the public eye and make them infamous.

Now that she realizes that her friend's suicide, and even the case that was the cause of the case—the wealthy young lady who committed suicide after becoming addicted to drugs—may be linked to Ptantom, a criminal organization that lures others into the abyss, she has completely forgotten about this organization. She is determined to bring this criminal organization hiding behind the scenes down with her life.

Meanwhile, Kaito Kuroba, who was listening to Jiang Hang and Natsuki Kosimizu's conversation, finally sensed the impending trouble.

Of course, he was never one to shy away from trouble, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to inherit his father's "legacy" and become the second-generation Kaito Kid.

This time, however, the commotion that Jiang Hang is about to cause sounds quite significant.

Asahikawa may not be considered a big city, but in Hokkaido, it is second only to Sapporo.

As a result, Jiang Hang now says that Asahikawa is rotten to the core.

The city's elites collude and conspire, and even places like schools have become havens for corruption.

The descendants of those former landowners, driven by their own curiosity, constantly use various means to induce others to commit crimes, and they revel in seeing the crimes committed by those they have lured drag more innocent people down with them.

This organization developed and was established in Asahikawa using this almost perverse method, and gradually moved online. Taking advantage of the fact that people's emotions are more easily stirred up online, they searched for their "followers" online, making those with dark hearts willingly become their pawns.

The dozen or so Suicide Website that Jiang Hang has dismantled in recent days are basically all of this type.

These websites may not have a direct connection with Ptantom, but they were all influenced by the organization to varying degrees during their creation. Ptantom's direct associates also use these websites as platforms or springboards to lure more people into their traps.

Perhaps this criminal organization is far smaller and less powerful than the Black Organization and zoo, which are themselves international terrorist organizations, but in terms of its depravity, Ptantom may be even more disgusting than the Black Organization and zoo!

Jiang Hang has been staying in Asahikawa these past few days. He has not only made contact with a local landlord family that is currently considered innocent, but he has also set up a detective branch here and brought in helpers from abroad and other places.

Clearly, after realizing that the root of Ptantom lay in Asahikawa, a city that was already beginning to decay, Jiang Hang decided to tear down the city's roof.

In the process, who knows how many important figures will be involved? Even though Jiang Hang recently saved the lives of many high-ranking officials in Hokkaido, he still owes a huge favor to the Governor of Hokkaido, Yuichiro Asakura.

But when that time really comes, I doubt many people will be willing to help.

To be honest, when considering this situation, Kaito Kuroba even had an urge to stay and help.

After all, he's still just a 17-year-old high school student, and deep down he yearns for these things.

"So, you were just saying all this to me on purpose, weren't you?" Kaito Kuroba said to Jiang Hang without any doubt.

Instead of saying it online, he waited until he and Natsuki Kosimizu were both present before explaining it together. He wasn't stupid, so of course he could understand Jiang Hang's underlying meaning.

"After all, you are the number one celebrity in the Japan phantom thief world right now. Wherever you appear, you will attract more attention. If we can temporarily focus that attention on the city of Asahigaoka and then expose the darkness of the city to the world, then it won't be so easy for those people to cover it up."

In a riverside café, two detectives and a phantom thief are seriously discussing how to get the phantom thief to better use his sexuality.

Kaito Kuroba first nodded, then shook his head.

"Although I really want to help you, and I know you can definitely produce a suitable gem as bait, too many people are watching Kaito Kid's identity."

"I've been missing from school for almost a week recently. It's already quite troublesome to deal with all the inquiries. Although I have helpers to cover for me, it's not convenient for me to disappear for a few more days to come to Asahikawa to make preparations if it weren't for the holidays."

Kaito Kid's actions always appear slick and sophisticated, behind the scenes he requires countless hours of practice, meticulous planning of his heists, and backup plans for various unforeseen circumstances.

If it weren't for this caution, he would have been arrested by Inspector Nakamori long ago.

Jiang Hang nodded in agreement.

Kaito Kid usually makes his move on a full moon night, because only on a full moon night can he verify the authenticity of the Pandora Gem, which is said to grant immortality.

This particular time, along with his student status, actually limited the scope of Kaito Kid.

Only when the night of the full moon happens to fall on a weekend or holiday does he have the opportunity to travel to more distant places.

Just like the several times Kaito Kid's actions abroad in the movie, they all happened during Kaito Kuroba's winter or summer vacation.

Of course, sometimes, to cover up his actions, Kaito Kuroba would also act at other times to confuse the police.

To be honest, it was also Inspector Nakamori, the person in charge of Kaito Kid, only considered the short term and never observed Kaito Kid's modus operandi from a long-term perspective. He even wholeheartedly believed that the second-generation Kaito Kid, who reappeared after many years, was the same Kaito Kid from before.

Even after studying for so long, he still didn't know why Kaito Kid was so obsessed with the appearance of the full moon, and he was completely unaware of the existence of the Zoo, which had once been an enemy of the first Kaito Kid.

It would be strange if someone with such a brain could capture Kaito Kuroba.

Jiang Hang nodded in response, knowing that Kaito Kuroba was concerned.

"I know you're worried, so I'll help you solve these problems. Besides, this isn't something that can be solved in a day or two. I opened the detective branch in Asahikawa to better investigate the crimes in this city."

"The full moon just passed this month, and the Kaito Kid has appeared in Hokkaido for two consecutive months makes him a suspect. Let's wait a while longer. During this time, you, Koshimizu, and that Sakurako Kujo can try to find and win over those who are not completely corrupted as helpers."

"By the time of the Spring Festival break, the TV station I recently bought should be almost up to standard, which will make it easier for them to cooperate with our operations."

Chapter 601: The Detective Branch Office is Completed

After discussing a general plan with Kaito Kid, Kaito Kuroba school for almost a week, left first.

However, he didn't go straight home. Instead, he went to Hakodate again at Jiang Hang's invitation.

After all, there was still a prisoner Takuzo Axe River had been painstakingly digging in the Mount Hakodate for three or four days, waiting for a result.

As Jiang Hang checked on the other party's excavation progress from time to time, the situation of the Axe Jiang family was getting worse and worse.

After all, thanks to Conan's reminder, Sonoko Suzuki realized the current weakness of the Fue family. As the daughter of a capitalist, it would be strange if she didn't take this opportunity to make a fortune.

Now, Takuzo Axe River has gone all in, placing all his hopes on the "treasure" left by his ancestors.

If they can find the treasure, then there is still hope for Axe River.

Otherwise, all will be lost.

And in the next few days, this mental torment will finally come to an end—they are finally about to discover the entrance to that "treasure".

It is important to have Kaito Kid arrive at this moment to break Takuzo Axe River's spirits, give the Onoe family a grand funeral, and bring this incident to a complete conclusion.

After Kaito Kid left, the new detective branch was completed in just three or four days thanks to the money. Apart from a slight smell of renovation, the place was ready for normal use.

The NPC staff that the system had assigned to him were already in place.

Although he may seem like an NPC character who would leave little impression after just one meeting, this is a characteristic that a normal "assassin" should have.

As for someone like Jiang Hang, unless he uses disguise techniques to approach his target, his current demeanor is still quite memorable if you interact with him normally.

After all, he has already developed his high-level assassin bloodline to its fullest extent. If he were to improve it any further, he would be on the same level as the Greece demigod Cassandra.

This genetic advantage alone is enough to make Jiang Hang stand out from most ordinary people, not to mention that Jiang Hang also has the ability of Eagle Eye.

Even a novice Eagle Eye person would find it difficult to lie openly when faced with those eyes.

However, precisely because Jiang Hang is now the most easily noticeable presence in the crowd, it is even less likely that people will think of him once he conceals all his presence and disappears into the darkness.

In short, Jiang Hang had a brief exchange with the NPC assassin who had suddenly appeared, and this sparring took place in front of Natsuki Kosimizu and the Miyano Sisters.

After all, it should put them at ease to assign such an important role to someone they had never heard of before.

The rewards given by the system were indeed genuine.

This NPC is quite powerful.

He possesses a rudimentary Eagle Eye and also brings with him an eagle that he personally raised according to the setting.

In direct combat, they are proficient in various melee weapons, including Hidden Blade, and are also competent in firearms.

Without any constraints, taking Heiji Hattori, who is wielding a sword, in a one-on-one life-or-death battle shouldn't be a problem.

Of course, the most important thing is the ability to gather information and infiltrate.

If it's an assassination, unless you always carry a professional security team with you, there are probably very few people who can stop such a professional assassin.

Unfortunately, according to Jiang Hang's private conversation with him, he was only here to serve as the head of the detective agency's branch office. His "upper-level" authority, or the system, only granted him the relevant operational permissions; he would not be carrying out any assassination missions.

But this is already pretty good. After all, Jiang Hang doesn't really want to build an assassin organization that can kill people all over the world yet. Using the guise of a detective to gradually infiltrate intelligence organizations around the world and become a *** is a good option.

After all, he is now both an assassin and, in the eyes of another group of people, a Templar Knight.

In the Assassin's Creed universe, perhaps only Cassandra has come close to achieving the feat of simultaneously wielding both order and freedom.

Cassandra lived for two thousand years, supposedly carrying water all the time, but because she was a character who appeared later, it seems like this Greece demigoddess was just carrying water for nothing for two thousand years.

To maintain a balance between order and freedom, in the history of Assassin's Creed, the Templar Knight have held an absolute advantage for more than 80% of the time over two thousand years. The Assassin Brotherhood like a rat in the gutter, forced to hide in the sewers and rely on assassination to survive.

Finally, during the French Revolution and the British Industrial Revolution, with the development of the times, the tide of freedom temporarily overwhelmed order.

Then, the plot suddenly shifts to the reasons for the ultimate failure of the French Revolution and the innocence of the Templar Knight, attributing it to the excessive freedom and indulgence of the Brotherhood.

Meanwhile, the Rooks in London, after more than a decade of stability, were destroyed by the extremist assassin Jack the Ripper. Ultimately, the Assassin Brotherhood had no choice but to eliminate Jack the Ripper, and once again lost its voice.

Anyway, if Jiang Hang really wants to go that far, he'll definitely follow Cassandra's example.

After fighting this NPC, named "Naoto Fujibayashi" by the system and described as a descendant of the Fujibayashi family, one of the three great ninja families of Iga during Japan's Sengoku period, Miyano Shiho still felt that this guy's origins were somewhat strange.

But since this person was sent by the Pioneer Foundation, she decided to set aside her suspicions for the time being.

If we're really going to have any doubts, then the reason why Jiang Hang, the Foundation's heir, suddenly appeared in Japan is more worthy of suspicion.

"In short, I'm leaving this place to you. Fujibayashi is just someone to attract attention. To uncover the dark clouds over Asahikawa, we'll need your help and that Miss Kujo's strength. If anything unexpected happens, just contact me or Fujibayashi."

The branch office here uses the surname "Fujibayashi" as its name, but the Brotherhood's mark is discreetly placed on the office's business card.

Furthermore, according to Jiang Hang's arrangements, everything about this detective agency would appear to be unrelated to him or the Pioneer Foundation.

Then the firm's revenue can be directly transferred from the system to his hands.

Natsuki Kosimizu nodded earnestly.

She has already met with Sakurako Kujo and the somewhat timid-looking boy beside her in the past few days.

The confrontation between detectives doesn't require many words; they only need to observe each other to understand each other's general situation. After Jiang Hang confirmed that Sakurako Kujo was trustworthy, Natsuki Kosimizu, who had the same goal as her, also temporarily formed an alliance with her.

Chapter 602: The Test for Natsuki Kosimizu

A detective's skill level cannot be determined solely by the number of cases they solve.

Take Jiang Hang, for example. He only transmigrated here more than half a year ago, and even just looking at the number of official cases he's handled in the last six months, Jiang Hang can't compare to Conan's side.

After all, he either doesn't take those low-end investigation and tracking jobs, or he hands them over to Shizuka Sakaki and the others to practice on. As for murder cases, even though Jiang Hang has tried his best to take advantage of Conan, the Shinigami Elementary Schooler, is still much more powerful than him, the newly appointed death god. Moreover, Jiang Hang will try his best to save those who shouldn't die and end the case before it even begins.

However, to be honest, the number of cases a detective has completed can roughly indicate how quickly he can solve cases and his reputation in the local area.

Like Shinichi Kudo, Heiji Hattori, and Saguru Hakuba, who lives abroad and only occasionally comes back to Japan, these high school detectives have handled over a thousand cases since their debut.

The three of them are roughly in the same league as detectives.

Their fathers, apart from the White Horse Superintendent General who never made a move, were both obviously stronger than their sons. Of course, neither of them are officially recognized as detectives now.

As for Jiang Hang, although he had only handled a few dozen formal commissions, less than a hundred, in addition to these formal commissions, he could easily handle ten or so random commissions that refreshed on the commission board every day when Jiang Hang had free time.

In addition, in the past month or so, he has carried out countless major operations with the cyber police, which have significantly cleaned up the online environment in most parts of Japan.

If all of these were included in his resume, then Jiang Hang would have completed nearly a thousand cases in the past six months.

With his approachable background, helpful personality, and the excellent relationship he has maintained with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department over the past six months, he is indeed one of the most well-known detectives in Japan.

As for the other detectives who went to the Twilight Mansion before, two of them were blinded by money and failed to uncover the truth about the Twilight Mansion after investigating for several years, which just shows that their skills were not very good.

Ikumi Soda has a background in forensic medicine, is more skilled than Mafia detective Harufumi Mogi, but she is not a particularly famous detective.

Then there are those who aren't detectives but are doing detective work all the time. However, the skill levels of these "part-time detectives" are too wide, with Yusaku Kudo at the top and ordinary police officers at the bottom.

In the middle are Mikoto Misumi and Ito Nakado from the Unnatural Death Research Institute, as well as Chihiro Ayasato as a lawyer.

Ordinary forensic doctors and lawyers don't go to the crime scene to conduct on-site investigations; they rely on their professional expertise to find the truth of the case.

Natsuki Kosimizu, her current skill level is roughly between professional and amateur, somewhere between second and third tier.

He might be a bit stronger than Tokiyo Senma and Shukuzen Oogami, but not by much.

Although it has potential, it has not yet been fully developed.

After all, the fact that she spent so much time trying to find out Tokitsu Junya's identity means that she has no say in the official channels and her own ability to open boxes is not enough. She can only rely on the fact that the other party's accent is a bit strange to find his whereabouts.

As for the number of commissions she has completed, even though she is now a college student, she only helps out occasionally and has only completed about a hundred commissions.

It could be said that her greatest strength lies in her descent into darkness in order to avenge her friend, making her a very suitable member of the Brotherhood.

Therefore, she naturally doesn't need to fall into darkness again.

Whether it's Tokitsu Junya or Ptantom, including the local police who conducted illegal interrogations, Jiang Hang has the ability to make them get what they deserve.

That's why Jiang Hang asked Natsuki Kosimizu to cooperate with Sakurako Kujo's actions as much as possible.

Although Sakurako Kujo is a professional taxidermist, she also possesses professional forensic skills and competent reasoning abilities.