Urban Legends About Jianghang / The Mud Ginseng Society Has Been Having a Rough Time Lately

Faced with Miyano Shiho's curiosity, Jiang Hang thought to himself, "It's because his system's transmigration system malfunctioned that he ended up here."

Of course, Jiang Hang couldn't tell Miyano Shiho that he originally wanted to go to 15th-century Florence to become Da Vinci's best friend. So after thinking for a while, Jiang Hang looked at Miyano Shiho with a serious expression.

"Because I'm an otaku, I came to Japan just to better watch anime and play games. Detective work is just a side job and hobby for me. My biggest goal is to build my own ACG empire in Japan."

Aside from the system he can't talk about, and the things that a shut-in like him can't directly tell women, this is arguably Jiang Hang's most genuine thought right now.

However, it seems that Miyano Shiho is completely uninterested in Jiang Hang's "ambitions".

Ignoring Jiang Hang's words, Miyano Shiho Jiang Hang him to leave her laboratory, saying, "I need to continue my research."

It's clear that Miyano Shiho's personality and mental state have changed considerably since she first arrived here.

After meeting with Shinichi Kudo that evening, Ran's mental state began to improve dramatically.

On the very night she met Shinichi Kudo, she regained many of her past memories, and even the tone of her voice gradually changed from the softness she had when she had amnesia back to her original tone.

As Kyosuke Kazato confessed to his crimes, and Miike Sato was successfully discharged from the hospital and treated by another doctor, after a few days of recuperation, Ran's memory was basically fully restored.

With this, the case, which concerned the reputation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, came to a complete end.

Chapter 224: Chapter 222: Urban Rumors About Jiang Hang

With Ran regaining her memories, Jiang Hang's life returned to normal.

Every morning at seven o'clock sharp, I am woken up by my own system, and then spend an hour completing my Daily Training tasks.

After Shizuka Sakaki and Koharu Yoshino arrive at work, Jiang Hang will check how many requests he needs to take on today.

If there are many commissions, he will just take on a few and do them. If he is too busy for several days in a row, he will choose to take a day or half a day off to rest.

If his agency doesn't have any commissions, after finishing his work, he'll go back to his agency to watch new anime, spend money on mobile games, and then go to the tokusatsu company to check on the preparations for Ultraman and the editing of Gomera.

However, as Jiang Hang hasn't made any big headlines recently, and many of Jiang Hang clients are no longer being accepted, the firm's clientele has gradually stabilized.

At night, he would usually play games in the agency until late, then put on a simple disguise and go out to do exploration missions, while also "upholding justice".

With the intermediate level of Presence Concealment and the assistance of the Rope Dart, Jiang Hang can now move freely across the rooftops of skyscrapers in Tokyo, a city filled with high-rise buildings. With Spider-Man 'Altair help, he can arrive at the scene within minutes whenever he discovers something happening nearby.

Originally, Jiang Hang only went to help people in danger, but as his strength increased, he would occasionally disrupt illegal transactions between gangs.

After persisting in this way for more than two months in Jiang Hang and helping many people in danger late at night, urban legends have recently begun to circulate online that "if you encounter danger while walking on the streets of Tokyo at midnight, a man dressed in all black with a hood that obscures his face will appear to help you."

Initially, this rumor was just people who had received help from Jiang Hang their experiences online and wanting to express their gratitude to him.

However, as time went by, in Japan, a country with legends of "eight million gods" and various monsters, no one had ever truly seen Jiang Hang's face. In addition, Jiang Hang's appearances and departures were always silent and ghostly, and even those who had been saved by Jiang Hang could hardly recall the events. As a result, the legend eventually began to develop in the direction of the supernatural.

It seems that because Jiang Hang's style is too bizarre, there are almost no positive comments on the internet so far. The best evaluations are that Jiang Hang is called "a ghost of the night" or "a black-clothed monster". Some people even regard Jiang Hang as an evil god or monster that brings disaster. Therefore, he only appears when others are in danger.

Jiang Hang, who didn't intend to be discovered by anyone, found these rumors somewhat amusing but didn't experience any other emotions.

However, recently, when he went out at night to complete exploration missions, he would occasionally encounter some reckless young people trying to carry out dangerous activities, hoping to lure him, the "monster who brings disaster," away.

Some of these people are genuine enthusiasts of paranormal rumors, wanting to know if the recent rumors of a "black-clad monster" are true, but others have more complex intentions.

Those people were members of certain violent gangs in Tokyo. Unlike those who had been saved by Jiang Hang, they had suffered a lot of bad luck because of Jiang Hang's appearance. Although they still hadn't seen Jiang Hang's true face, these gangsters wouldn't easily believe that a "monster" had ruined their plans.

So recently they have been deliberately making some moves to lure Jiang Hang out and then give him a "deep lesson".

However, Jiang Hang was not about to be fooled by those people's poor acting skills. He didn't hesitate to take action against those who wanted to take revenge on him.

With the effect of intermediate-level Presence Concealment, he no longer needs to use smoke bombs to ambush ordinary people. He can simply pick up a stick and leave those guys with an unforgettable memory.

After Jiang Hang did this more than once, those people, after weighing the gap between their own strength and Jiang Hang's, ultimately chose to report it to their superiors.

A clear hierarchy—this is the current state of Japan's Mafia, or rather, Yakuza.

In addition to a leader, a large gang usually has several or even more officers. These officers usually have their own smaller gangs, and these smaller gangs also have the same system of "leaders and officers". This layered division has led to the current situation.

If the smaller gangs under these officials want to gain the protection of the larger gangs, they must pay "fees" or "membership fees" regularly. For the top gangs, they don't even have to do anything; the membership fees they receive each month are already an astonishing amount.

Of course, only a very small percentage of people in the Mafia can make money passively. For most low-level gangs, the monthly tax payments alone are enough to make them worry.

While Yakuza legal in Japan, they are also prohibited by law from engaging in illegal activities.

But it's easy to understand: if someone joins Mafia, how could they not engage in illegal activities?

Unable to pay their dues through normal means, the lower-level gangs have no choice but to resort to various methods to make money.

The bigwigs in those gangs only care whether the monthly tribute has arrived, not how the money was obtained.

If the police were to catch them doing these things, the bigwigs at the top wouldn't dare to go against the police for such a thing; they would be considered generous enough to hire a lawyer for them.

Of course, their membership fees weren't paid for nothing. Each gang had its own territory. On their own territory, no matter how much protection money they collected or how much illegal business they engaged in, aside from being arrested by the police, if any other unsavory forces entered their territory and they couldn't handle it, they could ask the big shots above them for help.

Now, Jiang Hang, this guy who suddenly appeared, is just that kind of person in their eyes. Since they can't deal with Jiang Hang, all they can do is report to the gang above them and ask for support.

Chapter 225: Chapter 223: The Nisame Association is a bit troubled lately.

This world controls the Tokyo underworld order, and the largest gang is the Nisame Association.

Most of the gangs that were "harmed" by Jiang Hang were gangs that accepted the protection of the Nisame Association.

One can imagine that when reports of "mysterious men in black repeatedly disrupting their transactions on their turf" came to the attention of the Nisame Association's top brass, the expressions on their faces were not very pleasant.

The past few months have not been very comfortable for the Nisame Association Festival participants.

The Nisame Association has had some bad luck these past few months. More than two months ago, the Japan Public Security Bureau somehow found evidence of their arms deal, and they had to pay a heavy price to settle the matter.

Then, the excellent drug supply channel on Moon Shadow Island was discovered by the Japan police. They not only lost a large amount of drugs, but the people on Moon Shadow Island also revealed their Nisame Association under police interrogation. It took them a lot of effort to resolve this matter, but one of the Nisame Association's executives was imprisoned as a result, and they almost lost control of the entire Tokyo drug market.

After spending almost a month, they finally regained control of Tokyo's drug market. However, the director of the Beika Library, Director Tsugawa, was found to be involved in drug trafficking by the police for murder. As a result, they lost a large amount of drugs again and were once again targeted by the police.

Not long after the incident Director Tsugawa, another member of the organization fell into trouble. The reason for his downfall was that he sold bombs and weapons to that guy Kyosuke Kazato, which resulted in the deaths of two policemen and serious injuries to another.

After the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department lost face because of this case, the officer who supplied Kyosuke Kazato with weapons naturally had to suffer as well.

What made the Nisame Association's higher-ups even more uneasy was that, as the largest gang in Tokyo, they naturally knew that their every move was being watched by the Japan police. But recently, they realized that in addition to the police, there were several hidden forces that were blaming the Nisame Association for a lot of trouble.

To this day, they still haven't figured out which organizations are smearing them, and can only vaguely guess that it's a few mysterious organizations that have recently gathered in Tokyo.

One of them is a mysterious organization whose members are named after alcoholic beverages. Because this organization originated in Japan, the higher-ups of the Nisame Association know a little about it. The other organization is a mysterious multinational organization that recently entered Tokyo. Its members are all codenamed "animals." They seem to have entered Japan in search of a mysterious gem.

Besides these two organizations, they recently learned that an even more mysterious "Assassin Brotherhood" has also entered Japan. However, this organization is so mysterious that even they have not been able to find anything about it so far.

A group of "drunkards," a group of "animals," and now a group of "assassins" have emerged. These guys have attracted a whole host of monsters and freaks to Tokyo. It looks like the Nisame Association's revenue will plummet this quarter. And in this turbulent time of internal and external troubles, their gangs are being thrown into chaos by a mysterious guy. Naturally, the Nisame Association's higher-ups are not in a good mood.

They didn't take Jiang Hang seriously. After all, judging from the reactions of the other gangs, he was just a guy with decent skills.

Compared to Jiang Hang, who is considered "insignificant," the higher-ups at the Nisame Association are now more concerned about the seemingly unstable situation in Tokyo.

"Just find a few assassins to help them take care of that guy," the Nisame Association made its final decision almost without much discussion among its higher-ups regarding Jiang Hang's matter.

Jiang Hang, of course, had no idea that he hadn't yet gone to cause trouble for the Nisame Association; on the contrary, the Nisame Association had already set its sights on him.

Even if he knew about this, he wouldn't have any special reaction.

After all, the Black Organization that used to hide in the shadows and constantly smear the Nisame Association is now trembling with fear at the background that the system created for him. A Nisame Association that is out in the open doesn't really exert that much pressure on Jiang Hang.

After settling into a comfortable daily life, Jiang Hang is now more concerned about the Gomera movie, which will be officially released next week.

The promotion for Gomera is currently in full swing, but what worries the staff at Daibao Films is that during the release of Gomera, two other popular tokusatsu series will release a theatrical version of Masked Superman and a brand new special episode of Great Edo Warrior Daishogun.

In comparison, although Jiang Hang was willing to spend money on the production and promotion of Gomera's popularity was indeed far behind those two popular works.

Jiang Hang didn't have any good solutions to this gap in popularity.

All Jiang Hang could do was give the crew a break after the film was released in Gomera, and then focus all of Daibao Films' energy on the production of Ultraman.

Even Jiang Hang himself felt that, sandwiched between these two popular tokusatsu films, the box office performance of this last Gomera movie in the "old era" might not be very optimistic.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, the morning news on television reported that the lead actor of "Great Edo Warrior Daishogun," Saburo Hoshimaru, had been arrested on suspicion of murdering actor Takeshi Ibukuro.

With this happening, not only were the special episodes that were originally scheduled to be released postponed, but even the tokusatsu series "The Great General" has had its broadcast temporarily suspended.

Upon seeing this news, Jiang Hang couldn't help but sigh.

This case is from the Ace Attorney series. Unlike Conan, which already had over a thousand episodes before he traveled through time and was still ongoing, Ace Attorney's storyline isn't very long. Jiang Hang still remembers most of the Ace Attorney stories, and he also knows the truth behind this case.

Saburo Hoshimaru was not the murderer; in fact, Takeshi Ibukuro died in an accident.

To be precise, Takeshi Ibukuro was preparing to take revenge on someone and wanted to frame Saburo Hoshimaru, but he died unexpectedly during the process of revenge.

A month after he acquired Daibao Films, he visited Eito Studios the Great General series was filmed, several times under the pretext of cooperation. He even chatted with Takeshi Ibukuro, hoping to "poach" him to his Daibao Films.

Unfortunately, his verbal skills were too weak; he not only failed to recruit the other party, but also failed to prevent the other party from encountering this accident.

Jiang Hang had originally planned to call and ask if Ryūichi Naruhodō needed his help, but unexpectedly, it was Chihiro Ayasato who called him first.

Chapter 226: Chapter 224: A Conviction Rate of 99.9%

Ayasato Law Firm.

If Jiang Hang hadn't been able to stop Xiao Zhongda from killing Chihiro Ayasato, this place would now be called Phoenix Wright Law Firm, Ryūichi Naruhodō Maya Ayasato would be living a shameless cohabitation life with Chihiro Ayasato's sister, Ayato Maya.

However, due to Jiang Hang's obstruction, and without the experience of "Xiao Zhongda," Ryūichi Naruhodō is still a newbie in the legal profession. Therefore, he can only continue to work quietly under Chihiro Ayasato as a novice lawyer, occasionally handling some simple legal matters assigned by Chihiro Ayasato.

Jiang Hang, who knew about Ryūichi Naruhodō's potential, had suggested to Chihiro Ayasato that some cases could be handed over to Ryūichi Naruhodō to solve, but he had a different attitude towards Chihiro Ayasato.

According to her, after Phoenix Wright won his first criminal defense case, she was aware of his talent, but it was still too early. He needed at least two or three more years of training before he could become a lawyer who could truly stand on his own.

Upon hearing Chihiro Ayasato's words, Jiang Hang couldn't help but mentally remark. "If we look at it from the game's timeline, three years later, Ryūichi Naruhodō has already experienced more than ten courtroom reversals, and was even framed in a case, resulting in his lawyer's license being suspended for several years."

Considering that Ryūichi Naruhodō spent his entire life studying law before obtaining his lawyer's license, and that he probably only received instruction from Chihiro Ayasato died at the hands of Xiao Zhongda, it's not hard to understand.

Although Phoenix Wright was able to turn the tide in court for several years and could be considered a seasoned lawyer, the lack of guidance from his mentors meant that he still appeared immature and naive in some areas, making him vulnerable to sabotage.

Now, Chihiro Ayasato says she wants to train Phoenix Wright for a few more years. After diligently accepting her guidance, Ryūichi Naruhodō will probably become more experienced when he graduates in three years.

Of course, Jiang Hang's visit to Ayasato's office this time was not to discuss how promising the future of Ryūichi Naruhodō, this spiky-haired young man, was.

Upon arriving at the agency, Jiang Hang immediately saw the girl dressed as a shrine maiden. He knew that this was Chihiro Ayasato's younger sister, Maya Ayasato, who was diligently training as a "spirit medium." He had already met her during the previous Xiao Zhongda incidents, and he had even treated Maya to a bowl of ramen back then.

Before the helpless- Chihiro Ayasato speak, the still somewhat naive girl looked at Jiang Hang expectantly. "Mr. Jiang Hang, you will definitely help the Great General, right? I believe the Great General won't kill anyone!"

Seeing that this naive girl was trying to recommend the Great General to him, her rival, Jiang Hang glanced at Chihiro Ayasato.

Chihiro Ayasato Aya sighed softly, feeling somewhat helpless about her younger sister's personality.

"I'm so sorry, it's Maya Mayoi is too stubborn. Ever since I heard this morning that the actor who played the Great General, Saburo Hoshimaru, was arrested on suspicion of murder, she has been pestering me to take on this case."

If the person she was pestering was Ryūichi Naruhodō, the plot would probably have returned to its original trajectory. However, it is clear that because of Jiang Hang's interference, Maya and Phoenix Wright, a couple that Jiang Hang quite liked before his transmigration, do not seem to have much progress yet. Therefore Maya Ayasato immediately sought help from her sister.

As a composed and mature lawyer, Chihiro Ayasato certainly wouldn't take on a case as casually as Ryūichi Naruhodō. However, this morning, her younger sister kept pestering her to learn about the case, Chihiro Ayasato naturally thought of Jiang Hang, the famous detective who was currently enjoying great popularity.

"I haven't looked into this case yet, but since Saburo Hoshimaru has been arrested by the police, I estimate that the prosecutor's office will soon file charges against him," Chihiro Ayasato explained to Jiang Hang. "In Japan, if a criminal case is prosecuted by the prosecutor's office, the probability of being convicted can be as high as 99.9%."

Jiang Hang was naturally aware of this data; in fact, many Japan crime dramas use this 99.9% probability as one of their selling points.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Conan frequently encounters cases that stump the police, making it seem like they might easily commit wrongful convictions if they're not careful. In most cases, Conan solves the crime on the spot Conan gets the perpetrators to confess before the police even have a chance to use modern investigative techniques to thoroughly examine the scene.

Indeed, many murder cases are disguised as suicides or disappearances by the perpetrators. For example, Kyosuke Kazato killed Tamotsu Jinno last year. The police investigation found no signs of foul play, and because Inspector Tomonari, who was in charge of the investigation, had passed away, it was ultimately ruled a suicide. And since it was a suicide, there was naturally no good criminal prosecution.

In addition, there are cases where it is known to be a murder case, but the murderer can never be found. In these cases, there is also no legal proceedings.

The actual cases of wrongful arrests are relatively rare. Even if the police initially target the wrong person, they can usually rule them out during subsequent investigations. Furthermore, the number of people who are wrongly arrested is already small, and the number who can prove in court that they were arrested by mistake is even smaller. Combining all these factors, we get the truth behind the so-called 99.9% conviction rate.

And most importantly, under the influence of the world, almost all the tricky cases that occur in this world are related to those so-called "famous detectives".

Not to mention Conan, even Jiang Hang, a third-rate detective, seems to be enjoying similar treatment recently. However, his system hasn't given Jiang Hang a formal response to this matter yet.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hang couldn't help but look at Ryūichi Naruhodō.

He remembered that this guy had taken on more than ten or twenty murder cases, always acting as the defendant's lawyer. But when he counted all those defenses, it seemed that only in one case was his defendant actually the real killer.

He alone dragged down the prosecutor's office's conviction rate of 99.9%, and it's really a wonder that he always manages to run into these wrongful convictions.

From a certain perspective, Phoenix Wright's level of unscientific behavior is comparable to that of Conan.

Is this what it means to be "the darling of the world"? Jiang Hang couldn't help but mentally complain again, hoping that he wouldn't end up on such a path in the future.

When the topic turned to the 99.9% conviction rate in criminal cases, Chihiro Ayasato seemed somewhat dissatisfied, but she didn't say much more to Jiang Hang on this subject.

She gently rubbed her younger sister's head and then made a request to Jiang Hang: "I'm going to the detention center to meet with that Saburo Hoshimaru and see what kind of person he is. I hope that you, Jiang Hang, can investigate the truth of this case before the Public Prosecutors Office formally files charges against Saburo Hoshimaru. Of course, I will cover the commission fee for this case."

Chapter 227: Chapter 225: Keisuke Itonokogiri, a policeman on the verge of disaster.

Because Chihiro Ayasato was killed by Xiao Zhongda after the prologue of Ace Attorney's story, Jiang Hang really didn't know that Chihiro Ayasato was also a siscon.

Seeing how doting Chihiro Ayasato is on Chihiro Ayasato Maya Ayasato, Jiang Hang is now completely confused about how the original couple Ryūichi Naruhodō and Maya Ayasato, will develop in the future.