Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Hayami, I have a favor to ask you."

"Oh...? Tell me about it."

"The poison that shrunk Conan and Ai Haibara, and their blood—my intuition tells me that these things should be able to accelerate the debunking process of the Ajin."

"What could possibly be the connection between rejuvenation and immortality?" Hayami Shirou asked with a look of surprise, then said, "Leave it to me, I'll take your request."

Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise, and perhaps there really is a connection between the two.

Chapter 405 This kind of reason is not convincing to the world.

Chapter 405, Section 406: Such a reason is unlikely to convince the world.

Back at the office, Hayami Shirou intended to immediately go and complete Hasegawa Shirou's request, but as soon as he returned, he suddenly sensed a strong sense of resentment outside.

Pulling back the curtains a little, through the glass, you can vaguely see a hooded person staring intently in this direction.

Judging from her height and build, she appears to be a young woman.

He activated his Observation Haki and listened intently; her thoughts gradually came through.

'How could Makoto commit suicide? He's already transferred to a school in the countryside, and nobody there knows him.'

"...Makoto died because that guy exposed everything; it was all his fault!"

'No, Makoto couldn't have committed suicide; he must have been murdered.'

These contradictory thoughts caused Hayami Shirou to fall into deep thought.

The "Makoto" she was referring to was clearly Makoto Ito.

The girl who is very close to Makoto Ito has a somewhat morbid personality; judging from the description, she is probably Sekai Saionji.

Noticing Hayate Hayate's movements, he immediately took off his apron, lifted a corner of the curtain on the other side, and discreetly checked the situation outside the window.

"Mr. Hayami, should we call the police?"

"No need. She's just a high school girl who wants me to investigate the truth behind her friend's death."

"Huh...? How did you figure that out?" Ayasaki Hayate looked surprised and looked at the person outside the window again.

However, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see anything more.

"That's the difference between a detective and an assistant."

Hayami Shirou smiled and said again:

"Xiao Sa, could you please invite her in?"

"of course."

Ayasaki Hayate immediately opened the window and jumped out.

"Just go through the normal door! It's not like it's an emergency."

Hayami Shirou shook his head speechlessly, glanced at Saionji Sekai who was fleeing in a panic below, and casually closed the window.

There's no way she can escape from Ayasaki Hayate's grasp. So, we need to seriously consider whether or not to accept her request.

Tomorrow I'll accompany Ai Haibara to the prison gate to pick up her sister from prison. Nagi Sanzenin will also be going along.

In addition, we need to hurry up with Hasegawa's request and try to finish it by tomorrow night.

There are too many things to do tomorrow; unless I use shadow clones, I simply can't manage to be in two places at once.

But blatantly using shadow clones and appearing in two different places at the same time is really hard to explain if it gets discovered.

At the very least, Hayami Shirou is not ready to reveal his extraordinary abilities to the world.

Lost in thought, Saionji Sekai followed Ayasaki Hayate in, looking dejected.

“Mr. Hayami, I’ve brought her back. Just as you deduced, she’s a high school girl who wanted to commission us.”

"sit."

After Hayami Shirou gestured for Saionji Sekai to sit down, he sighed:

"Then tell me, what is the content of your request?"

Saionji Sekai looked down at the coffee table, remaining silent.

She was shocked when she heard the news of Makoto Ito's suicide during the day.

I remained in a daze for the rest of the day.

By the time I came to my senses, it was already evening.

Lost in all sorts of thoughts, I found myself here without even realizing it.

To be honest, she wasn't mentally prepared to accept the news of Makoto Ito's death, nor did she know what to say at this moment.

"Why did you expose the Zeyue family's affairs in the first place? If Makoto's name hadn't appeared on television, he wouldn't have chosen to commit suicide."

"There are many reasons, but to sum it up in one sentence, it's because I hate them."

The unexpected answer left Saionji Sekai's mouth slightly agape as he stared at Hayami Shirou with a look of utter astonishment.

"Just for that reason? Aren't you a detective? How can you put your personal likes and dislikes above the law?"

"Detectives are human too, and humans have things they dislike."

Hayami Shirou paused for a moment, then added:

"Moreover, I did not break any laws."

"Makoto was killed by you," Saionji Sekai muttered to herself, her emotions becoming somewhat erratic.

Seeing this, Shirou shook his head slightly and said seriously:

“His death has nothing to do with me. As a detective, I would never take any life lightly, not even the life of a scumbag.”

“He is indeed a good person!” Saionji Sekai couldn’t help but defend himself.

"Perhaps, but he has the blood of the Zeyue family, and he will turn into scum sooner or later."

"Absolutely not! I can guarantee it."

What guarantees do you have?

“I will use myself! I also have Zeyue family blood, but I will never do anything bad.”

"In that case, you probably wouldn't take your anger out on others because of your friend's suicide, would you?"

"Woo-woo..."

Saionji Sekai was speechless for a moment, never expecting that he would be waiting for him here.

"If you can find out the cause of Makoto's death, I will... I will forgive you."

"Didn't he commit suicide?"

“Absolutely not! I called Aunt Mengzi during the day and she said that three people died in Cheng’s class today.”

Saionji Sekai took a deep breath and said with extreme seriousness:

"Cheng committed suicide, while the other two people, one fell down the stairs and a ballpoint pen pierced his eye socket."

"Another incident occurred while riding the elevator. The elevator went out of control and plummeted from the seventh floor to the first floor."

"Three people from the same class dying on the same day—this can't be a coincidence; it must be murder!"

How can this be?

Hayami Shirou stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Leaving aside Makoto Ito's suicide for now.

The second person was accidentally stabbed to death by a ballpoint pen while falling down the stairs.

Such an extremely low probability event is something even an unlucky guy like Touma Kamijou would never encounter.

But if it's murder, there's too much of an element of accident.

The third person died in an elevator accident.

At first glance, it seems like a perfectly reasonable death.

In reality, elevators are usually suspended by three steel cables, each capable of holding the elevator up. Unless all three cables break simultaneously, it is absolutely impossible for it to fall.

Even if all three cables break at the same time, the elevator's safety speed limiting device will exert force during the descent, and the safety clamp will lock the elevator in place.

In addition, even if all devices fail, there is a hydraulic buffer device at the bottom of the elevator shaft to ensure that people are not injured.

Therefore, with multiple layers of protection, the elevator could not possibly fall, let alone cause any casualties.

Which school did Makoto Ito transfer to?

"Yomi Kita Middle School, Class 3-3".

"what……?"

The class name looks familiar; it seems like I've seen it somewhere before.

Got it!

In that instant, Shirou Hayami suddenly realized, isn't this the plot of "Another"?

If that's the case, Makoto Ito will truly be caught in the crossfire.

However, this makes it difficult to investigate.

After all, the reason that ghosts and monsters kill people is not convincing to the world, and it would ruin the reputation of the company.

Chapter 406 Risking the Detective's Career

Chapter 406, Section 407: Risking a Famous Detective's Career

"I'm sorry, I can't accept this request."

After pondering for a moment, Hayami Shirou shook his head slightly and declined her request.

This commission is impossible to accept. Once accepted, the murderer must be caught, and a mere coincidence won't convince anyone.

The murderer does not actually exist, so it is impossible to catch him.