The Two Sides' Investigative Directions

Then I found a place to sit and started researching the real estate group online.

More than ten minutes later, the other party finally called Jiang Hang back.

"Hello, this is the Yagami Detective Agency. I had some urgent business to attend to. Did you call to request an investigation?"

"Detective Yagami, can we meet now?"

There seemed to be a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then they arranged to meet at a coffee shop not far from the detective agency.

After some disguise, Jiang Hang patiently sat in the coffee shop. After waiting for five or six minutes, he saw a man wearing a leather jacket who looked a bit like a young Takuya Kimura walk into the coffee shop.

"Sorry, I'm a bit sweaty from rushing here," Takayuki Yagami, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a tissue after sitting down.

It's clear that the other person had engaged in some strenuous exercise beforehand.

After calming down, Takayuki Yagami ordered a soda and asked Jiang Hang, "So what question do you want to ask?"

Jiang Hang smiled, having never been asked this question before.

"What I want to consult about is actually very simple. It's about the case that was declared innocent and released yesterday, and the case that you, Yagami Lawyer, took over three years ago that made you decide to leave the legal profession."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Takayuki Yagami, who had been wearing a polite smile, immediately became serious.

"Who are you? Why are you investigating these matters?"

And how did the other party know that yesterday's case was resolved with his help?

Although Shintani isn't very reliable, he was the one who won the case yesterday. How could he be so sure that yesterday's case was related to him?

Takayuki Yagami looked around and wondered what items in the cafe might be useful if he were to get into a fight with the hostile customer opposite him.

"Perhaps you have heard of my name," Jiang Hang said, sizing up Takayuki Yagami.

This face does indeed look quite righteous and awe-inspiring.

Moreover, he is clearly a trained fighter, and he seems to be even stronger than Ran Mori. He might be a master who is close to Kogoro Mouri.

Actually, his appearance, which was somewhat similar to Takuya Kimura, made Jiang Hang wonder if he had somehow wandered into the plot of some movie or TV show.

With that thought in mind, he took out his business card and handed it to the other person.

"My name is Jiang Hang, and I'm a detective like you."

Jiang Hang?

Takayuki Yagami paused for a moment upon hearing the name.

Since everyone here is a detective, they will naturally have some understanding of the situation within the industry.

If the most famous detective in Tokyo in the previous six months was Shinichi Kudo, who was still a high school student, then the most famous detectives in Tokyo in the last six months are naturally two suddenly rising stars.

The Sleeping Kogoro and Eagle-Eyed Detective Jiang Hang.

In the past six months, we have heard news from time to time about how they have helped the police solve some murder cases.

However, Takayuki Yagami was never a jealous person. After what happened back then, he now just wanted to be a detective and earn a little money.

Although he is currently living a meager life, barely scraping by and relying on his savings for every meal.

He took the exquisite business card, completely unable to connect the seemingly ordinary man in front of him with Jiang Hang.

His eyes were full of doubt.

I've seen you on TV.

"It's just a little disguise. I don't like to appear on shows with my real face, and I'm doing the same thing to you now," Jiang Hang waved his hand, then immediately performed a face-changing act for Takayuki Yagami.

Jiang Hang's previous disguise speed wasn't actually that fast; at least he couldn't completely disguise himself as another person with a single smoke bomb like Kaito Kid.

However, as Jiang Hang's disguise skills improved to a higher level, coupled with his increasingly stronger physique, his disguise speed also became faster and faster.

He simply pinched his face a few times, and a face that bore a resemblance to Takayuki Yagami appeared before the other person.

After seeing the incredulous look on Takayuki Yagami's face, Jiang Hang changed his appearance back to his previous disguise.

It took Takayuki Yagami quite a while to recover.

"Now I know why you've made such a big name for yourself. This ability to disguise yourself should be a great help in your investigations."

Although Takayuki Yagami has not yet witnessed the opponent's Eagle Eye, this move was already quite impressive.

This ability would make it far too easy to gather intelligence. If he had this ability, he would have already disguised himself as Kyohei Hamura's subordinate and subtly probed into what connection the other party had with the recent serial murders and eye-gouging cases.

"It's just a technique developed from a battle with a phantom thief, nothing special," Jiang Hang waved his hand, then revealed his intention.

"As you know, I'm currently an advisor to the Metropolitan Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, so I'm here on behalf of some police friends to help investigate this case and the police officers who might be involved. So if you know anything, we can exchange some information. What do you think?"

Jiang Hang revealed a little information, which made Takayuki Yagami frown.

"So, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department itself feels there's something wrong with this case?"

Jiang Hang didn't mince words, since it was all the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's problem anyway. "After all, the Organized Crime Countermeasures Division recently had a few moles exposed, so it's normal that we don't trust it."

Such secret information within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department would naturally not be leaked casually, and to save face for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the existence of those moles had to be concealed.

Upon hearing these secrets, Takayuki Yagami immediately felt a great deal of pressure.

No wonder Kyohei Hamura was acquitted so easily; could there be problems within the police force?

But at the same time, he gave a bitter laugh.

"To be honest, I don't actually know much useful information. I just named the real culprit who disappeared into the darkness 'Mole'."

The reason he was able to get Kyohei Hamura acquitted was not because he knew much about the case, but simply because the other party deliberately revealed a flaw, and he was used by them.

That's why he was certain that even if Kyohei Hamura wasn't the real culprit, he must be connected to the case.

He sighed and continued recounting his recent experience.

He had just been gathering intelligence at the three crime scenes.

However, several days have passed, and even in the most recent case, no useful clues were left at the crime scene.

Even during his investigation, his phone was stolen by a thief who had recently been roaming Kamurocho. He chased the thief across half of Kamurocho before finally getting his phone back.

This is why the other person was panting heavily when they ran over.

After listening to Takayuki Yagami's complete understanding of the case and his current investigation progress, Jiang Hang's gaze fell on the other party's recovered phone, and then he quickly looked away.

"Since you've provided me with a lot of information about the Matsugane Family, I'll give you some information in return."

Chapter 610: The Directions of Both Sides' Investigations

Jiang Hang smiled as he looked at Takayuki Yagami seemed a little embarrassed but still listened intently to the information.

He briefly explained that the two gangs had powerful backers.

The real estate developers from the Kyorei Association didn't attract much attention from Takayuki Yagami, but he listened very carefully to the situation from the Matsugane Family.

Jiang Hang knew the reason for the other party's different attitudes.

Because Takayuki Yagami can be considered a member of the Matsugane Family to some extent.

During his investigation into Takayuki Yagami's identity, he discovered that the guy's family had experienced a tragedy when he was young, and he lost his parents in that incident. After that, he drifted to Kamurocho and was adopted by Mitsugu Matsugane, the leader of the Matsugane Family at the time.

Then, the other party provided assistance to Takayuki Yagami along the way, enabling him to complete his studies and eventually become a lawyer.

It was precisely because of this background that Jiang Hang initially believed that Takayuki Yagami and his Genda Law Office were law firms that specialized in working for the Mafia.

However, subsequent investigations into Genda Law Office led Jiang Hang to temporarily abandon this idea.

It seems that the leader of the Matsugane Family really didn't intend for Takayuki Yagami to do dirty work for him.

It could even be said that after Takayuki Yagami became a full-fledged lawyer, they deliberately reduced their meetings. Even after Takayuki Yagami resigned from his lawyer position and became a detective making a living in Kamurocho, their interactions were far less frequent than before.

It's clear that Mitsugu Matsugane is deliberately avoiding letting his identity affect Takayuki Yagami's development.

Therefore, when Jiang Hang mentioned that the rise of the Matsugane Family might be due to Kyohei Hamura being courted by a powerful force, and considering Kyohei Hamura's current de facto leadership position in the Matsugane Family, he was also carefully observing Takayuki Yagami's attitude.

It seems that Takayuki Yagami was indeed unaware of the changes in the Matsugane Family over the past few years. He even showed an incredulous expression after hearing that the Matsugane Family had now completely become the power of Kyohei Hamura.

"But Matsugane is still the leader of the Matsugane Family. Even though Hamura has never liked me, he still follows Matsugane's orders, right?" Takayuki Yagami said with a frown.

Jiang Hang shrugged. "Who knows? I don't really know much about Japan Mafia culture, but there's one thing I do know."

"These days, most people who get involved in organized crime, except for a small minority, are actually after money. If they can't make money Mafia, why would they follow their boss?"

"As for following instructions, that's probably just empty talk."

"When two people share the same goal, they will naturally follow the team leader's instructions. However, if their goals conflict, then the team leader will probably decide to hand over the decision-making power to Kyohei Hamura after careful consideration."

Jiang Hang's description of the Mafia is factual.

Although Takayuki Yagami himself knew that there were many heroes with a chivalrous spirit in the Mafia, they were indeed a very small minority.

The vast majority, arguably over 99%, of Mafia members join Mafia solely for money.

Now that Kyohei Hamura has control of the Matsugane Family's finances, the Matsugane Family's underlings will naturally gather under his command.

As for those who were unwilling to obey him, they would naturally be kicked out of the Matsugane Family one by one.

Just like another employee in his detective agency now, Masaharu Kaito, who was once a member of the Matsugane Family who was at odds with Kyohei Hamura.

In an armed robbery, the perpetrator lost 100 million yen that was kept in the organization while protecting his underlings, and was eventually expelled from the Matsugane Family.

To this day, the 100 million yen has not been recovered, but Takayuki Yagami has always felt that there must be a conspiracy here, and that it might be a trap deliberately set by Kyohei Hamura.

At this moment, reminded by Jiang Hang, he finally realized that the Matsugane Family now was probably not the Matsugane Family he once knew.

Mitsugu Matsugane, the former leader, may have long since become a puppet in the Kyohei Hamura.

"So, you mean the person behind Wakagashira Hamura is the real culprit who did all this?"

Jiang Hang nodded noncommittally.

"During your investigation, you felt that Kyohei Hamura was definitely related to this case. I know that Kyohei Hamura's initial funding came from a big shot. Combining these two pieces of information, we can at least confirm that even if the big shot behind Kyohei Hamura is not the real culprit, he still occupies an important position in this matter."

Takayuki Yagami quickly pressed on, "So, do you have any clue about the identity of that 'mole'?"

Jiang Hang shook his head.

"I've only been handling this case for less than half a day, so naturally the investigation hasn't reached that stage yet."

"I see... But then again, since that mole was able to do this much, it's clear that we won't find a weakness so easily."

Seeing that Takayuki Yagami looked somewhat disappointed, Jiang Hang suddenly shifted the topic to Shintani Lawyer.

"By the way, speaking of which, you seem to have a good relationship with Shintani Lawyer at Genda's office?"

"That's the lawyer who just won his case yesterday with your help."

Takayuki Yagami was taken aback for a moment.

Then he answered honestly, "Whether it's good or bad, I would say that ever since I joined the law firm, Shintani Lawyer has never liked me. And I don't really like his condescending attitude as a senior colleague. But after knowing each other for so many years, I think we can be considered friends."

"But even now I don't know why Wakagashira Hamura would let the other party be his defense lawyer."

Jiang Hang stroked his chin. "Probably just because he thinks the other party is easy to control. After all, you should be the lawyer he knows best, and you should also know about your previous work environment. Perhaps he even heard your evaluation of that Shintani Lawyer?"

A slightly embarrassed smile appeared on Takayuki Yagami's face, suggesting that he had indeed privately complained about the Shintani Lawyer.

"Although it's not nice to say it like this, it's true that Shintani Lawyer has a rather soft personality. If Wakagashira Hamura knew from the beginning that he had a way to get an acquittal, then finding a lawyer with a weak personality would indeed be more in line with his own requirements."

But following Takayuki Yagami's evaluation of Shintani Lawyer, Jiang Hang suddenly dropped another bombshell.

"But I think your friend isn't as cowardly as you imagine."

Takayuki Yagami asked, somewhat puzzled, "What do you mean by that?"

"To make it easier to find clues, I have learned some basic hacking techniques. You may have heard that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's internet cleanup campaign over the past month or so is actually somewhat related to me."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Takayuki Yagami gasped in shock, his expression turning even more astonished as he looked at Jiang Hang.

Internet cleanup campaigns are not uncommon, but the forceful crackdown by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department this past month is quite rare.

This crackdown not only targets the increasingly serious problem of online fraud, but also shuts down various dark web networks, and even dismantles an intelligence network that Takayuki Yagami used to gather information.

Furthermore, it's said that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department will implement new cybersecurity measures next year, and I wonder what they will look like then.

But Takayuki Yagami was completely unaware that Jiang Hang was also involved in this matter.

He wouldn't completely believe Jiang Hang's modesty.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they only used the adjectives "slightly" and "simple." Judging from Jiang Hang's attitude, it certainly doesn't seem simple.

But the other party also said that he had only been handling the case for less than half a day. According to Jiang Hang, he had already hacked into Shintani Lawyer's computer in that half day.

"I'm not exactly a detective who pursues procedural justice, so in order to ensure that I find out the truth as quickly as possible, I do use some special and not-so-legitimate methods. I think you can understand that, Mr. Yagami."