Shirou's clones number 30 million

The next moment, a pair of hands suddenly reached out from the wide-open window of the classroom below and pulled him back inside as he fell through the air.

Although the person who saved Taisuke Sawanaga only appeared briefly, Makoto Ito clearly saw that his hair was a very striking blue.

......

"Why did you save me?! There's nowhere left for me on this planet."

"I'm sorry, I was just following orders."

Ayasaki Hayate breathed a sigh of relief, finally not having let her superior down.

Soon, faculty and staff arrived and took Ze Yongtai into custody.

Prior to this, Ayasaki Hayate had been hiding in the shadows, continuing to secretly monitor the two's every move.

Of course, it is very difficult for one person to monitor two people at the same time, especially after school when the two families live in completely different directions.

Therefore, before the mission even began, he had already paid to hire four people to take over the shift.

Five people take turns monitoring two people.

Of course, because those four people are too old to disguise themselves as students and enter Sakakino Academy, they are currently waiting outside the school.

During class, Ayasaki Hayate finally had a little free time, took out her phone and dialed Hayami Shirou's number to report on her work for the day.

"Mr. Hayami, just as you predicted, my surveillance target, Taisuke Sawanaga, was planning to commit suicide by jumping off a building today, but I saved him."

"You did a great job, keep up the good work."

Hayami Shirou breathed a sigh of relief at this.

After all, if someone were to actually commit suicide, there would definitely be rumors that "they were actually driven to their death by the famous detective."

Therefore, those involved in these cases can die, but they cannot commit suicide at this time.

For this reason, Shirou Hayami is currently doing the same work.

Of course, unlike Hayate Ayasaki, who couldn't be in two places at once and had to hire people, he used shadow clones.

“Mr. Hayami, I can save them for a while, but I can’t save them forever. How about we find a psychologist to counsel them?”

"Psychologists aren't omnipotent either; these are things that they can only figure out on their own."

In fact, Shirou Hayami had considered using hypnosis from the beginning to turn them into good people who were wholeheartedly devoted to doing good.

But this approach goes against his long-held principles.

If it's only used when gathering evidence, it can be considered a time-saving approach. But to directly change someone's personality is simply unconvincing.

Therefore, this idea was only considered and then abandoned.

“I’ll talk to their parents. It’s best for the parents to handle this matter.”

“Mr. Hayami, I think transferring schools is imminent. The longer they stay at Sakakino Academy, the more painful it will be for them.”

"Okay, I'll handle the transfer with their parents."

......

That evening, Ito Makoto returned home, exhausted.

When he saw Taisuke Sawaei jump off the building that morning, he thought of the same thing and had been looking for an opportunity to commit suicide.

However, in a city like Tokyo, it's really hard to find a secluded spot.

If there were people involved, it would definitely be stopped.

After school, I couldn't find a suitable place from the school gate all the way home.

Welcome back.

The sudden sound startled Makoto Ito. He looked up and saw his mother and sister sitting on the sofa with their suitcases already packed next to them.

"I'm sorry, Makoto, it's all my fault."

"No, Mom didn't do anything wrong. It's all that bastard Dad's fault."

As he spoke, Makoto Ito glanced at his younger sister beside him, a thoughtful look on his face.

It looks like my sister will be living at home from now on.

That's right, her father is about to be executed, she will definitely be brought back.

Looking back now, I realize that the reason my father ignored me and took my sister away alone was definitely because he had ulterior motives towards her.

That beast, scum, pervert, deserved to die!

"Mom, will Xiaozhi be living with us from now on?"

“Hmm.” Ito Moeko was silent for a few seconds, then said again, “Makoto, I resigned today. Let’s move to the countryside. Information spreads more slowly there, and most of the neighbors are relatives.”

At that moment, Makoto Ito realized that if this was the case on his side, his mother must be in a similar situation.

Do we know anyone in the countryside?

“Yes,” Moeko Ito said softly. “My parents live in the countryside. I haven’t been able to contact them all these years because living in Tokyo is too shameful.”

"I see. Then, let's go to the countryside together."

Makoto Ito did not object. Since things had already come to this, he thought it might be better to move to the countryside and see how it goes.

If life in the countryside isn't good, you can always find plenty of sparsely populated places there.

"Yes, thank you."

"No, it's me, thank you, Mom."

Chapter 396 I Thought Shinichi Kudo Was Here to Show Off

Chapter 396, Section 397: I thought Shinichi Kudo was here to show off.

The following day, Makoto Ito and Taisuke Sawanaga transferred schools one after another, and the whole family left Tokyo for the countryside.

And Ayasaki Hayate's mission naturally came to an end.

After watching the two families board the trains heading to the countryside, Ayasaki Hayate immediately returned to Hayami's office.

With the detective out, the place was naturally deserted.

Ayasaki Hayate, who can't stay idle, checked her mailbox and then started cleaning her room.

This is a three-story self-built house. The detective agency is located on the second floor and has a total of nine rooms.

However, apart from the residences of Ayasaki Hayate and Hayami Shirou, as well as the living room, kitchen, and bathroom, all the other rooms were empty.

When Ayasaki Hayate asked Hayami Shirou why there were so many empty rooms, his answer was:

I was planning to hire a few more assistants, but I didn't expect you to do all the work of everyone else by yourself, so naturally there's no room for you.

Ayasaki Hayate did not actually agree with this statement, taking it as a joke.

Because he had not heard of Hayami Shirou having any other assistants.

For the four years before I arrived, I had been handling all the requests on my own.

The third floor above the detective agency and the first floor below it both belong to Shirou Hayami.

The first floor is divided into three shops, which have already been rented out.

A flower shop, a bookstore, and a coffee shop.

The third floor is empty and uninhabited.

When Ayasaki Hayate has nothing to do on weekends, she will go to the third floor to clean.

All the rooms were empty, without a single piece of clutter, just like the four empty rooms on the second floor.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Ayasaki Hayate immediately put down the rag and ran quickly to open the door.

"Hello, this is Hayami Detective Agency."

When the door opened, a young couple appeared outside.

Is that guy there?

The young man poked his head into the doorway, glanced at the empty living room, and looked disappointed.

"What? That guy isn't here."

"Are you here to see Detective Hayami? Please come in."

After welcoming the two into the living room, Ayasaki Hayate served them each a cup of black tea, then took out paper and pen and asked:

"May I ask your names, and what is the purpose of your request?"

"We're not here to commission anything, we're just here to see that guy. By the way, who are you? His assistant?"

"Yes, my name is Ayasaki Hayate. I started working as Mr. Hayami's assistant a year ago. Do you two know Mr. Hayami?"

"Ah... let's say we know each other. But he's always the one who comes to me; I rarely come here to see him."

The young man smiled and continued:

"The last time I was here was about five years ago. Back then, there were still quite a few residents here, and this living room was even a shared space. Only the room over there belonged to that guy."

"Now it seems he's bought this place. Not bad..."

Ayasaki Hayate seemed to be deep in thought. So this used to be a rental house. No wonder there were so many empty rooms.

So, after buying this place, Mr. Hayami didn't occupy any other rooms, but was just reminiscing?

Or is it just a matter of habit?

"May I ask how we are addressed?"

"My name is Kaito Kuroba, and this is my girlfriend, Aoko Nakamori. We're getting married on the 18th of next month, and I've come to invite Hayami to the wedding."

As they spoke, Nakamori Aoko understood and presented them with two invitations.

“I understand. I will immediately relay the good news to Mr. Hayami when he returns.”

Ayasaki Hayate solemnly accepted the invitation, then asked again:

"I wonder how Mr. Kuroba and Mr. Hayami met?"