The Deaths of Two Police Officers / The Idea for an Electric Hidden Blade

Takagi Wataru shook his head. "I'm not too sure about that either. I only know that it seems to be related to a case that happened last year. I wanted to help her before, but Sato declined."

Jiang Hang had only asked casually. As an important character in the story, Miike Sato probably wouldn't encounter any danger. He figured he should go back and finish the previous request before going back to the agency to slack off.

After the case was completed, the system upgraded Jiang Hang's "Presence Concealment" ability from the beginner level to the intermediate level.

If the basic level of Presence Concealment merely eliminates a person's presence, making it difficult for those with a keen sixth sense to notice Jiang Hang's existence, then the intermediate level of Presence Concealment makes it so that people subconsciously ignore Jiang Hang's presence when he stands in front of them.

Even when Jiang Hang turned the Presence Concealment effect to the maximum, the electronic devices that were filming Jiang Hang encountered some "supernatural" obstacles and had difficulty capturing his true face.

Jiang Hang could imagine that once the ability to Presence Concealment was upgraded to a higher level, he might be able to completely disappear from the world after activating the skill, leaving no trace of him.

Presence Concealment is an "innate skill," similar to Eagle Eye and Mind's Eye, and cannot be leveled up in the training space using skill training books. Therefore, it's unknown when this skill can be upgraded to a higher level.

This idol kidnapping incident did not cause much of a stir outside the public due to the cover-up between the management company and the police.

But Jiang Hang's reputation has indeed grown even stronger within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and entertainment companies.

Even Jiang Hang could sense that in the past few days, many of the calls to his agency were from so-called big stars making requests to him.

Of course, Jiang Hang's style of accepting cases remains the same as before: he won't accept cases seeking evidence of infidelity or looking for leverage against competitors.

In addition, Jiang Hang does not accept any requests related to finding codes, solving riddles, or requiring long-distance travel. If he does encounter such a request, Jiang Hang will even take the initiative to introduce the client to the Mouri Detective Agency.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, guessing riddles and codes is really too difficult for Jiang Hang. Let's leave these things to Conan to solve.

Several days had passed since the kidnapping, and Jiang Hang had been living a normal life without incident for the past few days.

During the day, he would take on a few commissions, visit a tokusatsu company, and when he had free time, he would go to the mahjong parlor next to Musashino Animation to play a couple of rounds of mahjong. At the same time, he would chat with producer Watanabe Jun about industry matters, laying a good foundation for his future entry into the anime industry.

It has been almost two weeks since Miyano Shiho was rescued from the Black Organization, but she still hasn't gone back to investigate the Black Organization.

Similarly, he didn't know if the Black Organization had taken any special action.

As for Conan, he still encounters a murder or kidnapping case every two or three days. At the same time, almost every time a case occurs, he goes to Professor Agasa's house to inquire about the progress of Miyano Shiho's antidote development.

Of course, since Jiang Hang hasn't told Miyano Shiho about the white-collar job yet, Miyano Shiho's progress in this regard isn't particularly significant.

Just as Jiang Hang was preparing to continue slacking off, a morning news report shattered the tranquility of his life.

A policeman was shot and killed by a handgun on the street.

Moreover, this police officer was none other than one of the other two detectives who appeared with Miike Sato.

Chapter 199: Chapter 197: The Deaths of Two Policemen

Harusawa Osamu was the name of the policeman who was killed. Jiang Hang had initially met this policeman through Miike Sato.

He remembered that the three police officers had been secretly investigating a case before. Even Takagi Wataru didn't know which case they were investigating, only that it must have happened last summer.

Just a few days later, Harusawa Osamu was suddenly murdered, and Jiang Hang immediately thought of the case he had investigated before his death.

Therefore, after seeing this news, Jiang Hang made a phone call to Takagi Wataru.

However, since Jiang Hang, who had only met Harusawa Osamu once, could guess that there might be some connection between the two, the police officers who were more familiar with the deceased could naturally also think of this.

However, during the phone call, Takagi Wataru did not reveal much information to Jiang Hang, only telling him that they had now strengthened the protection of Miike Sato and another police officer, Yoichiro Shiba.

Hearing that Takagi Wataru seemed reluctant to bring up the matter, Jiang Hang knew that it concerned the dignity of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. If Takagi Wataru were to rashly leak information to him, a detective, and it became known, Wataru Takagi might not even be able to keep his police identity.

After telling Takagi Wataru that he could contact him if needed, Jiang Hang hung up the phone and continued watching the news broadcast on TV.

The news about Harusawa Osamu's death has been fully reported. Following this news is the announcement that Hollywood star Chris Vineyard has announced her retirement from acting after completing filming her latest movie.

The news started with a police officer dying in the line of duty, then quickly changed to an actor deciding to retire from acting. Jiang Hang glanced at the celebrity's face, then turned off the TV and stopped watching the subsequent gossip.

Harusawa Osamu's death did not generate much discussion. To be precise, most people were just watching to see how long it would take the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to catch the real culprit.

If there's no new information from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, it probably won't be long before many people remember this police officer who died in the line of duty.

In comparison, the online discussions these past few days have focused more on how much of a loss Chris Vineyard, a highly skilled actress who has had virtually no scandals outside of acting, is to the world film industry after her retirement.

Just five days after people began paying attention to what Chris Vineyard would do after retiring from acting, and television stations started airing films featuring Chris Vineyard and her mother Sharon Vineyard, a second tragedy occurred.

Yoichiro Shiba was shot and killed with the same handgun in the underground parking lot when he got up in the morning to prepare for work.

If Jiang Hang's initial assumption was merely speculation, then after the deaths of two police officers, Miike Sato, who had previously investigated a case with them, suddenly became the most likely target for the killer's next move.

Jiang Hang could clearly feel the dark cloud hanging over the Metropolitan Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

If the police cannot resolve this case quickly, they will face considerable criticism in the coming days.

Inside the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Inspector Megure is undoubtedly the most agitated person right now.

Harusawa Osamu was a friend he had known for decades, and Inspector Megure even spoke to him on the phone shortly before Harusawa Osamu was shot and killed by the murderer.

Now that both police officers Harusawa Osamu and Yoichiro Shiba, have been murdered by the killer, the most likely person to be targeted next is naturally Miike Sato has been secretly investigating a case from last year with the two of them recently.

As Miike Sato's superior, how could Inspector Megure not feel anxious right now?

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has just held a special meeting regarding this case.

Firstly, because of the connection between the deceased, the police quickly identified the murderer as a person involved in, and even the murderer, the case from last summer.

Inspector Megure briefly recounted the case that Miike Sato had been investigating last year.

"Last August, a surgeon Tamotsu Jinno from the University of Tokyo Hospital was found dead in his home. According to the initial case file, Tamotsu Jinno had experienced a surgical accident that led to the death of a patient before his death. During the investigation, the police also found a letter of apology that Tamotsu Jinno."

"At the time, the three police officers in charge of this case were Miike Sato, along with Officer Tomonari led the investigation."

"At the time, no other clues were found, and Officer Tomonari died of a heart attack while investigating the case, so the case was ultimately ruled a suicide."

"However, it seems that Tamotsu Jinno Rin Jinno, was always dissatisfied with the fact that her brother was judged to have committed suicide, so she may have harbored hatred towards the police who made that judgment."

"At the same time, Officer Tomonari's son, Makoto Tomonari, also became suspicious of the police because of his father's death. He felt that it was Miike Sato two who failed to take his father to the hospital in time, which led to his father's death." After mentioning the two suspects with motives, Inspector Megure paused slightly.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to stop speaking, a middle-aged man sitting at the desk stood up and finished what Inspector Megure hadn't said.

"Besides Rin Jinno and Makoto Tomonari, there were also witnesses who saw Tamotsu Jinno arguing with another person before his death." The middle-aged man who spoke was Superintendent Toshiro Odagiri of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and his face looked particularly cold at this moment.

"After the police investigation confirmed that the person who had argued with Tamotsu Jinno and even blackmailed him was my son, Toshiya Odagiri Tamotsu Jinno."

After voluntarily placing his son in the position of a suspect, Toshiro Odagiri's expression remained unchanged. "After discovering his extortion and threats against Tamotsu Jinno, I asked Inspector Nara to conduct a secret reinvestigation of last year's case. If the murderer who killed the two of them is my son, I will personally send him to prison and then resign from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

After Toshiro Odagiri's decisive act of sacrificing his own family for the greater good, Inspector Megure continued his story after a while.

"According to the current investigation, neither Tamotsu Jinno nor Toshiya Odagiri the time of the incident. In addition, according to the CCTV footage near the crime scene, we found that Makoto Tomonari was seen near both crime scenes."

"To this day, the police we sent out to look for Makoto Tomonari have not found his Makoto Tomonari, so at present, Makoto Tomonari is the most suspicious of the three of them."

Inspector Megure said this, he shifted the topic back to Miike Sato: "No matter who the murderer is, his next target is very likely to be Miike Sato. We must arrest him before he succeeds!"

Chapter 200: Chapter 198: The Idea of the Electric Hidden Blade

Jiang Hang did not inquire further Takagi Wataru the serial killings of police officers from Takagi Wataru, but he was still somewhat concerned about the case.

Since Miike Sato is considered an important supporting character in the Conan story, Jiang Hang had specifically talked to Conan about the case these past few days, wanting to know if Conan had any connection to it.

To Jiang Hang's surprise, although Conan was aware of the incident, it seemed that it had no connection to Conan at the moment.

On the contrary, Kogoro Mouri received a request from out of town yesterday, so he took Ran and Conan and left Tokyo. They are expected to return in a couple of days.

Jiang Hang silently mourned for the client who had invited Kogoro Mouri.

Since Conan isn't in Tokyo right now, it seems this case has nothing to do with Conan. After all, although Conan is involved in a large portion of the murders in Tokyo, not all murders are connected to Conan.

Jiang Hang made this judgment subconsciously.

So he stopped worrying too much about the incident and went to Professor Agasa's Professor Agasa to discuss with him what functions his second Hidden Blade should have.

After all, as an "assassin," Jiang Hang had used a single- Hidden Blade for so long that he would occasionally want to experience the feeling of using Hidden Blade.

Furthermore, with the addition of the Rope Dart function to the Hidden Blade rewarded by the system, as well as the Tranquilizer Dart function that Jiang Hang himself added, adding any new functions to the single Hidden Blade would make it too complicated and inconvenient to operate. Therefore, a second Hidden Blade is also a necessary choice.

Jiang Hang certainly doesn't have the brilliant minds of Professor Agasa and Miyano Shiho, but with his Hidden Blade Proficiency, he is top-notch in the design, manufacture, and application of Hidden Blade.

He could quickly assess the general feasibility of the modification ideas proposed by Professor Agasa.

According to their current idea, some simple long-range attack methods can be added to the second Hidden Blade. If necessary, in addition to powerful Tranquilizer Dart, some electric shock devices can also be added to the Hidden Blade.

"As for the electric shock device, we can just use the personal electric shock device you prepared for your two assistants. But since we're already using electric shock equipment, I'll think about whether we can add the function of launching electric shock bullets. That way, you'll also have a long-range attack method," Professor Agasa discussed the feasibility of electric shock bullets with Jiang Hang before throwing himself back into his new research.

If Professor Agasa were to actually attach an electric shock bullet to his Hidden Blade, it would indeed be a formidable weapon. Whether it's a person or a sophisticated electronic device, a single electric shock bullet could render them immobile.

After basically confirming the development direction of the second Hidden Blade, Jiang Hang went to Miyano Shiho's research lab.

He had been holding the APTX4869 pill that Miyano Shiho had given him for over a week, so Jiang Hang brought a bottle of Lao Bai Gan a type of Chinese liquor) with him today.

"You mean, this bottle of baijiu contains a special ingredient that can turn that 'famous detective' back to his original form?" Miyano Shiho looked at the ordinary bottle of Lao Bai Gan that Jiang Hang handed her, her expression slightly peculiar.

If the speaker hadn't been Jiang Hang, who hadn't personally witnessed the power of Lao Bai Gan, she probably would have found it hard to believe that a bottle of sorghum liquor, which costs only a few thousand yen and is something anyone could buy, could actually be the antidote for APTX4869.

Jiang Hang coughed lightly. "Anyway, you can study it first. I'm just providing a possible idea, and it won't take much time to study it."

Seeing Jiang Hang's serious expression, Miyano Shiho assumed that the Pioneer Foundation had actually made some progress on APTX4869, and nodded, indicating that she would analyze the ingredients in the baijiu.

"Did you tell Kudo about this?" She put the baijiu aside. "That guy comes here every two days to ask me about the progress of the antidote's development."

Unlike in the anime, where Miyano Shiho's body has shrunk like Conan's, Conan, knowing that she is in the same situation as him, will not urge her.

However, because Jiang Hang rescued Miyano Shiho in advance, she did not take the Apotoxin 4869 and her body shrunk. Therefore, as the only person who took the Apotoxin 4869 and shrunk, Conan not only had to urge Miyano Shiho to develop an antidote, but also had to frequently come to the research institute to have his blood drawn by Miyano Shiho for research and examination.

"Let's talk about it after he gets back to Tokyo," Jiang Hang shook his head and mentioned to Miyano Shiho that Conan was now out with Kogoro Mouri taking on cases. "With his help, Kogoro Mouri is quite famous now. If he were to suddenly revert to his original form, many people would probably be suspicious."

"Anyway Conan has been shrunk for more than two months, and Ran is now maintaining a tacit understanding with him, so there's no need to rush to tell him about this now."

Miyano Shiho was naturally aware of Conan's exploits during the month he shrunk. It was also because the organization hadn't expected that someone who took the Apotoxin 4869 would shrink. Otherwise, if the organization had investigated not only the Kudo Residence but also the people around Shinichi Kudo, they probably would have noticed something amiss.

"The life of a famous detective is indeed very busy," Miyano Shiho said, then glanced at Jiang Hang. "After the last idol singer kidnapping case, I heard that you helped the police solve another kidnapping case yesterday?"

"It's just a regular kidnapping case, nothing to talk about," Jiang Hang said casually, then shifted the topic to the Black Organization. "Yesterday I also took a look at Tokiwa Eisaku. It seems the Black Organization is protecting him quite well. He's been working in the research institute, and there are two snipers protecting him outside. I guess there are even more the Black Organization members lurking inside the research institute."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang mention Tokiwa Eisaku and the organization, Miyano Shiho's expression changed slightly.

"I think it's too early for you to investigate him now. The organization will definitely not lower its guard so easily. They might be investigating you like crazy right now. It's best if you don't contact those people during this time," Miyano Shiho said with some concern.

Miyano Shiho has been under the control of the Black Organization since she was conscious, so the Black Organization is the biggest shadow hanging over her head. Tokiwa Eisaku is a leading figure in the medical field within the organization, and the organization attaches the highest level of importance to him. She is really worried about what will happen if Jiang Hang goes to investigate and is discovered by the people infiltrated by the organization.

Chapter 201: Chapter 199: Have Conan Heiji Hattori evolved?

When Jiang Hang's Presence Concealment was only at the beginner level, he didn't have to worry too much about being noticed by others. Now that his Presence Concealment has been upgraded to the intermediate level, he naturally has even less to worry about.

After hearing Miyano Shiho's concerns, Jiang Hang reassured her. "I always do thorough preparation before conducting any investigation. Honestly, even if you stood in front of the Black Organization members now, they probably wouldn't recognize you."

Of course, Jiang Hang didn't speak too confidently. After all, although Gin couldn't see through Jiang Hang's disguise, Gin was still a man who could recognize Miyano Shiho by a single hair. Perhaps he could even recognize Miyano Shiho now based on his intuition.

Of course, Miyano Shiho wouldn't stop worrying about the organization just because Jiang Hang said a few words casually.

"Since last week, I've had a bad feeling. I even dreamed that an important executive in the organization had started investigating me," Miyano Shiho said with a hint of unease, recounting the dream she had a few days ago.

She even considered carefully who the organization might send to investigate her at this time.

"Had a nightmare?" Upon hearing Miyano Shiho's words, Jiang Hang carefully examined her face. After activating Eagle Eye, he indeed noticed that Miyano Shiho's mental state seemed to be slightly worse.

Then, naturally, it's time for the "Meditation sleep technique" to make its appearance. Once you learn the Meditation Method, whether it's Takagi Wataru stays up late dealing with various cases, Koharu Yoshino who has developed a psychological trauma from seeing bloody corpses, or Shizuka Sakaki who has to attend an audition the next day, they all get extremely high-quality sleep. Moreover, after using the Meditative Sleep Method for a month, their mental state is much better than that of ordinary people.

After teaching the Meditative Sleep Method to Miyano Shiho, who was under increasing pressure, Jiang Hang chatted with Miyano Shiho for a few more minutes, telling her not to worry about the Black Organization before returning to his office.

On the second day at noon, Conan and his friends returned to Tokyo.

What surprised Jiang Hang was that Kogoro Mouri actually received a normal job during his trip out of town, and there was no murder involved. After spending a day helping the client resolve the job, they returned.

"So what's with that surprised look on your face? Do you think something bad is bound to happen wherever I go?" Conan said to Jiang Hang, somewhat speechless.

Jiang Hang responded with an affirmative look.

Seeing Jiang Hang's attitude, Conan sighed helplessly, "Okay, this time it almost turned into a disaster, but Heiji Hattori and I discovered the client's son's suicidal tendencies in advance, and then we stopped him together."

Upon hearing that something had actually almost happened, and that Heiji Hattori was involved, Jiang Hang immediately became interested.

The two Grim Reapers Heiji Hattori and Edogawa, met and surprisingly, no murder occurred. In fact, the two of them even joined forces to prevent someone from committing suicide. How come this plot sounds so fantastical?

Jiang Hang thought about the few cases that Heiji Hattori appeared in that he could vaguely remember, and it seemed that none of the victims committed suicide.

"Heiji Hattori? You've run into him again. So, has he figured out your true identity yet?"

Conan shook his head somewhat uncertainly. "I think he still has some doubts about what you said back then. This time, Uncle Mori was able to get this request because he made the suggestion to the client."

"Moreover, during the process of resolving the case, that guy tested me several times. Although I managed to cover it up each time, he certainly wouldn't believe me so easily."

Conan sighed helplessly. Heaven knows why Heiji Hattori was so concerned about "Shinichi Kudo".

"After all, he's a high school detective on par with you. If he could be fooled by a few words I make up, he'd probably just be a mediocre detective."