Miwako Sato / Conan, What Took You So Long?

Before he even knew what was happening, another sharp pain shot through the back of his neck. Then, apart from letting out a muffled cry at the beginning, he lost consciousness without making any other sound.

After doing all this, Jiang Hang calmly put away his Hidden Blade.

He glanced around and saw that the man was indeed in a very secluded place; no one had noticed the commotion he had just made.

It was practically a perfect "assassination".

Don't misunderstand, he didn't kill the man. In fact, in that situation just now, Jiang Hang, who had practiced countless times in the training space, almost instinctively used his hidden Hidden Blade, but fortunately he managed to control himself in the end.

What he just used was simply the Tranquilizer Dart function that had been loaded onto his Hidden Blade some time ago.

Compared to Conan's tranquilizer watch, which can only hold one needle at a time, Jiang Hang's Hidden Blade contains more than ten powerful Tranquilizer Dart.

Having experienced aerial assassination for the first time in real life, Jiang Hang let out a sigh of relief before speaking to Conan, who was stunned by a cry of pain on the other end of the phone.

"Sorry, I was dealing with the kidnappers and didn't hear what you just said. But I think the kidnappers kidnapped TWO-MIX because there were lyrics in their new song that were unfavorable to them, and they wanted to get the master tape."

Having already obtained the criminal memories of the kidnapper named Goshi Miyahara, Jiang Hang took advantage of Conan's lack of awareness to reveal the kidnappers' purpose.

"How did you know... wait, you've already found where the kidnappers are?" Conan, who had already been ordered around three or four phone booths by the kidnappers, was shocked again. "How did you find those kidnappers?"

Jiang Hang gave Conan an address and told him to just come over there.

"Recently, I've gained another capable assistant; it's what helped me find the whereabouts of these kidnappers."

"Also, you don't need to notify Inspector Megure and the others. I already called them and told them to come over here. I won't say any more. There's still another kidnapper I haven't dealt with. I'll go take care of that guy first and make sure the hostages are safe before we talk again."

Conan just hung up on him, and Jiang Hang, while Conan was still confused, simply hung up on Conan.

Chapter 196: Chapter 194: Miike Sato

We've already taken care of one of the kidnappers; dealing with the other one won't be too difficult.

Jiang Hang took off the clothes of the unconscious kidnapper and put them on himself.

After changing his clothes and putting on a wig and fake beard, Jiang Hang didn't bother with disguise techniques against these kidnappers. He simply used the key on Goshi Miyahara's body to open the warehouse door.

Then he turned to the side, and casually lowered his head to chat with another kidnapper in Goshi Miyahara's voice, exchanging a few meaningless words.

Despite using such a basic disguise, Jiang Hang's performance completely aroused no suspicion from the other kidnapper Kuroi Hokai.

He even quipped, "Make a phone call before you come over," before turning back to check on the two hostages.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Hang launched a "backstabbing" and sent Kuroi Hokai to sleep with his older brother.

This time, Jiang Hang did not extract any memories from Kuroi Hokai. It seems that when group crimes occur, Jiang Hang can only obtain criminal memories from the leaders of the criminal gangs.

It's also possible that if the ability to read skills has a cooldown period, then he can't use it a second time since he just used it once.

Jiang Hang noted this down and planned to conduct experiments on it later. He then spent some time putting the two kidnappers together and trying to wake up the two celebrities.

Just as he was busy waking up the two celebrities, several detectives arrived at the crime scene that Jiang Hang had told Inspector Megure about, looking quite vigilant.

When the first three police officers arrived and saw that drugs were being fed to the members of TWO-MIX, two of the detectives who had never met Jiang Hang immediately mistook him for a kidnapper and pulled out their service pistols.

Fortunately, another female detective with short hair remembered Jiang Hang and quickly told the other two police officers to put down their guns.

After the short-haired policewoman introduced herself to Jiang Hang immediately remembered her.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang Hang, I am Miike Sato, a detective from the Investigation Division One of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. These two are also detectives from the Investigation Division One, Nara and Shibayo."

Miike Sato is the most popular female police officer in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. She is also known as the "Flower of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department" and is the object of admiration for many police officers in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

When Jiang Hang chatted with Takagi Wataru, Takagi would occasionally mention Miike Sato's name.

He vaguely remembered that the two of them should have gotten together later on, but now their relationship should still be a purely professional one.

As for why Miike Sato knew him, Jiang Hang thought it was probably because he would occasionally go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to give a statement, and that's probably when he happened to leave an impression. Also, Takagi Wataru might have mentioned him to Miike Sato.

According to Miike Sato, the three police officers were investigating another case in the vicinity. After receiving Inspector Megure's call, they happened to be the closest to the location and were the first to rush over to provide support.

However, by the time they arrived, Jiang Hang had already dealt with the two armed kidnappers.

Jiang Hang greeted the other two criminal police officers and casually asked if they needed any help with the case they were in charge of, but they declined after thanking him, citing the confidentiality of the mission.

"I've heard Wataru Takagi mention your Your Name before, and now it seems you really are amazing. These two seem to have no chance against you at all," Miike Sato was currently investigating the two kidnappers.

One kidnapper was simply anesthetized, while the other kidnapper, whose clothes were ripped off, had some bruises on his body. It seemed that he was first tackled by Jiang Hang with great force before being anesthetized. But judging from these bruises and the extent of the kidnapper's injuries, Jiang Hang's strength was a bit too much, wasn't it?

Of course, the police officers didn't pay much attention to such trivial matters. It was already quite amazing that Jiang Hang could do this when facing two armed criminals.

Meanwhile, with Jiang Hang's help, Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano, who were in a coma, gradually regained consciousness.

After realizing they were out of the kidnappers' clutches, they immediately expressed their gratitude to the police officer and Jiang Hang who had rescued them.

Upon learning that the person who found their trail, dealt with the two armed kidnappers with astonishing speed, and rescued them was none other than the recently popular Eagle-Eyed Detective Jiang Hang, Minami Takayama couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"So Mr. Jiang Hang, you really do keep an eagle as a pet, and this eagle can even help you solve cases. You truly are a 'Eagle-Eyed Detective'."

After learning from Jiang Hang that it was the golden eagle named "Altair" that found their hijacked car, which allowed Jiang Hang to locate them, Minami Takayama even thought about writing a song for Altair as a token of her gratitude.

Under Jiang Hang's command, Altair has now landed on the railing. The golden eagle, which is nearly half a person tall, looks incredibly majestic.

If it were to spread its wings, its maximum wingspan could even exceed two meters, making it a true ruler of the skies.

However, seeing the golden eagle's obedient and docile manner towards Jiang Hang, not only the two members of TWO-MIX, but even the police officers standing nearby seemed somewhat surprised.

"However, why did these kidnappers come to abduct us? They seem to care a lot about our new song. Are they haters of TWO-MIX?" Shiina Nagano seemed a little confused about the identities and intentions of the two kidnappers.

No, no, no, most haters are just loud online. In real life, all the haters in your group combined probably wouldn't be enough to take down these two armed kidnappers.

Jiang Hang mentally complained, then spoke up to remind the two celebrities who had almost been killed because of his new song.

"What inspired your new song? Perhaps a lyric in your song just happened to hit a nerve with these two kidnappers."

After receiving Jiang Hang's hint, Minami Takayama immediately realized. "As for inspiration, this song came about when we were passing by a temple called 'Shouen Temple' during the New Year. We happened to hear two gunshots coming from next to the temple... Later, I heard that a mentally ill person had committed a shooting there, so after discussing it with Shiina, we decided to write it into the new song... Could it be that the two kidnappers did it for this reason?!"

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Jiang Hang looked at Miike Sato beside him.

"Officer Sato, I think investigating the shooting case that happened at Shouen Temple earlier this year might clarify the motives of these two kidnappers."

Chapter 197: Chapter 195: Conan, why are you so slow?

The matter concerning Goshi Miyahara and Kuroi Hokai is actually not too complicated.

Ten years ago, Goshi Miyahara, Kuroi Hokai, and another accomplice formed a robbery gang.

From ten to eight years ago, the three men committed several robberies in Japan, accumulating a total of over 500 million yen in stolen money.

Because of their meticulous modus operandi, the Japan police still don't know who planned those robberies back then.

Then, eight years ago, during their last robbery, an accomplice accidentally shot and killed an official at the scene. To avoid being discovered by the police, the accomplice quickly took a sum of money and left Japan.

As for Goshi Miyahara and Kuroi Hokai, having already made a considerable amount of money through robbery, they disappeared without a trace after that and stopped committing crimes.

However, eight years later, the accomplice abroad had squandered all the money he had robbed and even returned to Japan to ask Goshi Miyahara for a larger share of the money.

Of course, Goshi Miyahara could not accept such conditions. After discussing it with Kuroi Hokai, Satoshi Goshi Miyahara simply lured the man out and shot him dead near Shouen Temple.

Then, to create the illusion that the person had accidentally shot himself during an argument by showing signs of gunpowder on his body, he grabbed the other person's hand and shot him on the ground.

By the time the police arrived, the scene had already been completely disguised by the two of them. They had committed numerous robberies in the past without being noticed by the police, and they were professionals in clearing up clues.

When questioned by the police, Goshi Miyahara stated that he did not know the person and that he was suddenly threatened with a gun by the "mentally ill person" while walking on the street.

He rushed over to snatch the gun from the "mentally ill" man when he was distracted, but the gun accidentally went off and killed him.

Furthermore, Goshi Miyahara had also hired a skilled lawyer to assist him at the time. With the police unable to find any more evidence, the court ultimately declared Goshi Miyahara innocent and released him.

But what they didn't expect was that not only did the police not notice, but even Goshi Miyahara and his team didn't realize that there were other people at Shouen Temple that night, and that they had heard the two gunshots he fired!

What Goshi Miyahara didn't expect was that the person was actually a member of an idol group with amazing popularity, and even wrote about it in the lyrics.

After all, according to Goshi Miyahara's initial statement to the police, the two of them only "fired one shot" during an accidental altercation. However, if Minami Takayama and the others confirm that they heard two gunshots, the case of Shouen Temple might be brought back into the public eye after the release of her new song.

Even the police officers who initially suspected him might interrogate him again.

To prevent the release of this new song, Goshi Miyahara secretly broke into TWO-MIX's studio this week and caused some damage. He also sent several threatening letters. However, the two members of TWO-MIX did not realize this and still held the concert as scheduled.

With the release date of his new song fast approaching, Goshi Miyahara, feeling intensely uneasy, decided to take advantage of the concert to eliminate the two guys and leave Tokyo before the police noticed.

They will probably never forget, even in their dying days, that their meticulously planned annihilation scheme was ruined by the intrusion of a bunch of brats.

Of course, there's one more thing they might never figure out, even in their dying days: how exactly did Jiang Hang find them, given how cautious they had been?

After everything had settled down, Conan finally made his belated appearance.

Conan didn't expect to encounter a kidnapping case when he went out today, so he didn't bring his solar-powered skateboard. He had to run on his own for seven or eight streets, and he was already covered in sweat.

Of course, the main reason is that Conan shook off the police officers following him, so the police officers didn't know where Conan was.

Genta, Ayumi, and the other two were brought over by the police officers following behind them after Inspector Megure learned that the two hostages had been rescued. They are now leisurely sitting in the police car, drinking juice and watching the police investigate the scene.

Even after seeing Conan arrive breathlessly, Mitsuhiko complained to Conan, "Conan, why are you so slow? The two kidnappers have already been taken away by the police."

Conan almost couldn't catch his breath after being retorted by Mitsuhiko.

Then Genta looked at Jiang Hang, who was chatting and laughing with Inspector Megure not far away, and said with some regret, "This time, the Eel Rice Detective was one step ahead of our Detective Boys again. Conan, if you were a little faster, maybe our Detective Boys would have solved this case."

The Detective Boys members have stopped correcting Genta's unique way of addressing Jiang Hang, while Conan looks helplessly at Jiang Hang not far away.

As he rushed over, he had already noticed the eagle circling in the sky.

Conan recognized it immediately; it was the golden eagle that Jiang Hang had acquired from somewhere a month ago. With his sharp mind, he quickly realized that the "capable assistant" Jiang Hang mentioned on the phone was probably referring to this eagle.

Jiang Hang has managed to raise his eagle to this level without making a sound. It seems the gap between us has widened again.

Conan sighed to himself.

Just as he was pondering how "monster" Jiang Hang was, the two members of TWO-MIX, who had just finished being questioned by the police, appeared beside them with smiles on their faces.

"I heard about it from the police. Your Detective Boys really went all out to save me," Minami Takayama, taking a handkerchief from her pocket and wiping Conan's sweaty brow.

"We've already spoken to the police, and we'll go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to assist with their investigation after this concert. The police officer has agreed. So, are you interested in coming to the concert with me?"

"A concert!" Ayumi exclaimed excitedly upon hearing Minami Takayama's invitation. "Can we really go to the concert?"

After receiving a nod of approval from Minami Takayama, the group of kids immediately started cheering.

Chapter 198: Chapter 196: The End of the Kidnapping Case

Jiang Hang wasn't very interested in TWO-MIX's concert. After all, to be honest, he had only heard a few of the group's anime songs, and he had only just learned the group's name today.

Of course, Jiang Hang would be interested in an anime concert of the caliber of ASL.

Unfortunately, there isn't a concert of ASL's caliber, specifically dedicated to anime songs, yet in this world.

Jiang Hang felt that if he were to enter the animation industry in the future, he could first develop in this direction, and creating a brand new ASL seemed like a good option.

Currently, he has established a good relationship with the popular TWO-MIX, and there may be other collaborations in the future.

After giving Jiang Hang his usual compliments, Inspector Megure took the two members of TWO-MIX, who were eager to return to the concert venue, and Conan and the others away.

Takagi Wataru stayed behind to continue the on-site search, but Jiang Hang could tell what he was thinking from the way he was glancing absentmindedly in another direction.

"Hey, Wataru Takagi, what are you daydreaming about?" Jiang Hang nudged the future winner in life with his elbow.

As if his secret had been exposed, Takagi Wataru looked somewhat flustered. "Jiang Hang, don't talk nonsense. I wasn't spacing out... I was just thinking about the case."

Jiang Hang looked at Miike Sato was not far away.

"That must be Officer Sato, the one you always mention. Why don't you go say hello?" Jiang Hang began to urge him on.

"I don't mention Sato often... and we usually greet each other in the office," Takagi Wataru explained to Jiang Hang, looking a little awkward. "Besides, he has other work to do and is just helping out temporarily."

Looking at Takagi Wataru's cowardly appearance,

I don't know how he finally won over Miike Sato.

Just as Takagi Wataru was explaining this to Jiang Hang, Miike Sato suddenly walked over and greeted Takagi Wataru.

"Wataru Takagi, we're leaving now. You're in charge here."

"Huh?" Takagi Wataru was slightly taken aback. Because Jiang Hang had just exposed his secret, his tone became a little abnormal when he responded, "Yes, Sato, don't worry, I will definitely handle things here!"

Miike Sato glanced at Takagi Wataru with a slightly strange look, then nodded slightly to Jiang Hang beside her before turning around and leaving with the two detectives who had been there earlier.

After Miike Sato left, Takagi Wataru seemed to sigh at his performance.

He had been thinking that after finishing his work here, he might invite Miike Sato to have dinner at a nearby restaurant, but before he could even have that thought, Miike Sato had already left.

"Is Officer Sato and those detectives on some kind of secret mission?" Jiang Hang asked casually.