At dawn the next day, Hinata Hajime was ready to leave. Maori Ran woke up once in the hospital, but her mood was quite unstable and her words were full of negative words.

In the end, only Suzuki Sonoko could accompany her in the ward, while Mouri Kogoro and Kisaki Eri, who had stimulated her, could only sit outside the ward.

When Hinata Hajime was about to leave, Edogawa Conan grabbed his sleeve.

"Brother Hinata." Edogawa Conan looked at Hinata Hajime, "Take me with you."

"Aren't you worried about Xiaolan?"

"It's because I'm worried that I want to find out the truth." Conan Edogawa glanced at the closed ward, "Ran's mood changes are obviously wrong, but there are no drug residues in her body. In the end, the doctor can only let her do psychological treatment."

"Xiao Lan is not someone so weak as to need psychological treatment. She is very strong."

Hinata Sou sighed, "Even if I told you not to go, you would still go investigate on your own, right?"

"Of course!"

"Come on then." Hinata Hajime walked out of the hospital, and Edogawa Conan followed behind him. On the side of the road, Edogawa Conan took out his skateboard, and his target was: Akiha Iceland's home.

I hope I can see the autumn leaves in Iceland smoothly.

The family of Akiha of Iceland lived in a relatively remote place. When they arrived at the place, Hinata Hajime was a little confused. Why did the family of Iceland live in such a place? There were no neighbors around. Even if it was lonely, it was too lonely.

"This place is too desolate. I didn't expect there is such a desolate place in Tokyo." Edogawa Conan jumped off the skateboard and then looked at the only house nearby. "This is it."

"Um."

Hinata Hajime signaled to Edogawa Conan to follow him, and then he rang the doorbell.

Soon, a person opened the door a little. She didn't look very old, but her eyes were numb. She looked at Hinata Hajime strangely, and then whispered, "Who are you?"

"Hello, I'm Hinata Hajime, a teacher, and I'm here for a home visit. Is this the Iceland family?"

Edogawa Conan: ...

It would have been fine if this man, as a policeman, just checked information without permission, but he even pretended to be a teacher and entered the home of a single mother and daughter.

All he could say was...well done.

"Oh, it's the teacher. Come in and sit down. Come in and sit down." The woman quickly opened the door and welcomed the two people in.

They originally thought that this was all going well, but after entering the house, Hinata Hajime and Edogawa Conan realized that this was just the beginning.

The room was in a mess, extremely messy, with clothes scattered everywhere, strange stains on the sofa, cracks on the TV, and withered flowers in the vase. As soon as you stepped into the room, you could smell a strange odor. When Hinata Hajime saw this situation, he directly stopped Edogawa Conan.

"Wait for me outside."

"Huh?" Conan Edogawa was stunned for a moment.

"Iceland Akiha shouldn't be at home, so there's not much use for you to come in."

Conan Edogawa frowned, but after seeing the situation in the room, he finally listened to Hinata Hajime's opinion.

Besides, he is just a first-grade elementary school student, and the difference in physical strength is too big. If anything goes wrong, Hinata Hajime will need to protect him.

After entering the house, Hinata Sou found a place that was not too dirty and sat down. The next moment, the hostess brought tea to Hinata Sou, but there was no water in the teacup, and it was even stained with years of dirt. Hinata Sou took a look and then looked at the woman in front of him.

The woman didn't seem to think there was anything wrong and just smiled and invited Hinata Hajime to have tea.

It's totally the rhythm of a horror movie.

"Teacher, what are you doing here?" the woman asked him. "Why don't I remember what I learned there?"

"I'm here to visit your home. Is Iceland Akiha here?"

The woman tilted her head. "Iceland Akiha, who is that?"

"Huh?" Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment, "Isn't she your daughter?"

"Daughter? Impossible, I don't have a daughter." The woman closed her eyes. "Did you remember it wrongly, teacher? My name is Bingdao Yanting. I just got married and I don't have any children yet. My husband said: This is the most beautiful name. Eh? Where is my husband? I remember he went to work. Why hasn't he come back yet?"

The woman looked out the window and asked, "Why hasn't he come back yet?"

"He said he would buy me a new skirt when he got his salary today, the skirt I have always liked."

As she spoke, the woman began to cry, "Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Hinata stood up, "Ms. Iceland?"

"I told you I don't have a daughter!" Kotobuki Hōdō suddenly yelled at Souji Hinata, "Who are you? Why are you at my house? Is it because of you that he doesn't come home anymore? Get out of here, get out of here!"

"I'm going to wait here for him to come home."

Hinata Hajime was in a daze until he was blown out. Even though Edogawa Conan was outside, he could hear the hysterical screams of the woman inside.

Hinata Hajime stared at the door, and after a moment he picked up the phone.

"Hinata-kun, I found out!" Nanami Chiaki said, "Hyōdō Akiha's mother, Hyōdō Kotonoha, has a hereditary mental illness. Her condition deteriorated rapidly after her husband's accidental death. Since no one is taking care of her, she has been living here ever since."

"Where are her relatives?"

"Hyōdō Kotonoha's immediate family members have passed away, and the remaining relatives are unwilling to take care of a mentally ill person, so no one has ever taken care of him, causing Hyōdō Akiha to live with his mother all this time."

Edogawa Conan took a deep breath and said, "Ice Island Akiha has always lived in this kind of environment?"

"That's right." Nanami Chiaki said helplessly, "She started taking care of her mother when she was very young, but because she had no income channels, her mother didn't even have the money for treatment."

In the end, it was delayed again and again until it got to this point.

"In that case, is it because Akiha Iceland has been wearing the school uniform all the time? I see messy fabrics everywhere in the house, and they look unwearable." Hinata frowned, "In such an environment, it's normal for Akiha Iceland to not be at home."

"But the question now is, where is she?" Edogawa Conan frowned, "If we can't find her, we can't proceed to the next step."

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Nanami Chiaki's voice was a little low, "I'm checking the surveillance. Unless she is staying in a place without surveillance, I will definitely find her."

"Wait a minute!" Edogawa Conan raised his hand, "Check surveillance? Road surveillance? Have you applied for it?"

Hinata Hajime looked at Edogawa Conan, and after a moment he spoke, "Well, although saying this doesn't seem to be in line with my identity as a policeman, but if the other party doesn't notice it, this incident can be regarded as never happening, and there is no need to apply for anything."

Edogawa Conan: ...

Okay.

"Found it!" Nanami Chiaki suddenly spoke up, "She's at this location now. I'll send you the address. Go over there quickly. I'll keep an eye on her movements."

"good."

Hinata Hajime soon received an email from Nanami Chiaki. After opening the email, Hinata Hajime found that it was another edge location. He put a Bluetooth headset on his ear so that he could communicate with Nanami Chiaki all the time, and he quickly moved towards that location.

"Has she been there all along?"

"Well, I found out that she went to this place last night and never left." Nanami Chiaki confirmed her location through surveillance. "Yes, she has been here the whole time."

That place was not much better than this one, it was at most a residential building. Hinata Sou thought that this might be another place that Akiha of Iceland rented. When entering the previous house, Hinata Sou took a closer look at the clothes on the ground. He was sure that none of those clothes that were so awful that they could no longer be worn were what a high school student would wear.

After going upstairs, Hinata Hajime and Edogawa Conan arrived on the third floor.

Hinata Hajime pressed the doorbell. "Hello, is anyone there?"

He heard some movement in the room, and this movement should be from a living person.

"Icelandic classmates?"

Hinata Hajime heard someone coming, and with a click, the door opened a crack, and Hinata Hajime saw the girl's face in the gap.

The pair of dark pupils stared straight at Hinata Hajime. The door was hung with a chain from the inside, and it seemed that it could be closed at the next moment. However, compared to the cautiousness of Iceland Akiha, Hinata Hajime saw something else.

For example, when they looked at each other, Akiha Iceland seemed to smile.

It's like saying: You're finally here.

【Let go. 】

Hinata Hajime let go of his consciousness, he took two steps back, and the next moment he heard footsteps behind him. Edogawa Conan was signaled by Hinata Hajime to hide immediately.

The next moment, two policemen came upstairs. They were wearing police uniforms. They looked at Hinata Hajime at the stairs and were all stunned for a moment.

"Mr. Policeman, it's him!" Iceland Akiha suddenly spoke up, "He's the one who's been following me and knocking on my door. Help me!"

"Huh?" Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment.

Two policemen came up quickly and stood in front of Iceland Akiha, "Miss, are you sure it's him?"

"Yes, it was him, otherwise I wouldn't have called the police." Iceland Akiha said timidly, "I moved here from home, but I was still followed. This person is so scary. Mr. Police, please protect me. I'm so scared."

"I didn't." Hinata Hajime retorted.

He wanted to take out his police ID from his pocket, but he froze the moment he put his hand in his pocket. He didn't have his police ID with him.

This is not the jurisdiction of Beika Town, and the policeman who came is not the familiar Inspector Megure. It is almost impossible for Hinata Sou to make them believe that he is a policeman.

Even if they believed it, the police still had to bring Hinata Hajime to the police station to confirm his identity with a skeptical attitude.

The moment he was taken away, Hinata Hajime looked at Akiha Iceland who was standing at the door.

At the moment their eyes met, he saw Iceland Akiha smiling at him, and that smile was very similar to her crazy mother at home.

[She deliberately waited for me to come.] After getting on the police car, Hinata Sou spoke calmly, [She called the police in advance. This time I didn’t bring my police ID, and even if I did, the police would have to confirm my identity in different jurisdictions.]

[If you had your hand on her, or even tried to force her, and she just pretended to be a little weak, you would have nothing to say.]

[Yes.] Hinata Sou sighed, [What on earth does that girl mean?]

Conan Edogawa still stayed where he was. He was not sure whether he had seen the short Conan in Akihabara, Iceland before. He just hoped that he was not discovered.

On the other side, Conan Edogawa hid behind a trash can. He covered his mouth tightly to prevent himself from making any sound. Because Akiha Iceland did not return to the room, she leaned against the door and lit a cigarette. She did not smoke, but just watched the cigarette burn little by little, and the smoke slowly dissipated in the air.

"So desperate." Iceland Akiha looked at the cigarette in his hand, "When will my mother remember that I am actually her daughter? I can't go home, and my mother won't take medicine."

"...and a strange man is following me."

"I wish I could disappear like this cigarette."

With a click, the door closed, and Conan Edogawa carefully came out from behind the trash can. He processed what he had just heard in his mind, and after a moment he let out a long breath. Just as he was about to leave, with a click, the door opened again, and Conan Edogawa instantly hid back to his original position.

He saw Iceland Akiha carrying a bag. She was in a bad mood and her black-framed glasses couldn't hide her red eyes.

After watching Akiha Iceland go downstairs, Conan Edogawa frowned slightly. He followed behind Akiha Iceland, quietly watching what she was going to do.

It was a cold winter, but she was wearing very thin clothes, still the same college uniform as always.

Conan Edogawa watched her leave this floor, and then walked to a shopping mall. She walked alone to the top floor of the mall. She kept looking down, and her eyes became redder with every glance.

High up, feeling uncomfortable, crying, a hopeless life.

Edogawa Conan rushed out directly, "Sister, what are you going to do?!"

Iceland Akiha was frightened by Edogawa Conan, and she subconsciously stepped back. Countless people looked over, and Iceland Akiha rushed out quickly with red eyes. Edogawa Conan wanted to follow her, but was blocked by the people here, and finally lost him.

“Damn it.”

Akiha Iceland is a proud person. Although she is very lonely, her pride makes her choose not to die in obscurity even if she dies.

While at the mall, she was clearly trying to find the best spot to jump.

Strong suicidal desire, could it be that she was contaminated by something unknown like Xiaolan? And because her family was too cruel, there was no one who discovered and helped her.

In the police station, Hinata Hajime's identity was being verified. He sat on a chair and all his belongings were taken away for investigation. After confirming that he did not follow the girl and there was no bad information in his phone, and after confirming that he was really a policeman, the two policemen brought by Hinata Hajime kept apologizing to Hinata Hajime.

"I'm sorry! I would do such a thing."

"No, you are just following the rules." Hinata Hajime said quickly: "This is the normal process, I know it very well, so there is no need to blame yourself."

"Mr. Policeman, are you tracking down the person who followed that girl, or are you reminding her to be careful?" The policeman looked at Hinata Hajime, "Your jurisdiction is not here. Even if you are on vacation, you can't be here specifically to look for her."

"Ah." Hinata Hajime smiled, "Yes, I did come to remind her because I saw her seemed a little uneasy on the road."

After a perfunctory cover-up, Hinata Sou finally left the police station. He let out a long sigh, feeling that today was really unlucky.

At this moment, Hinata Hajime's returned phone rang, and the caller was Conan.

"Conan?" Hinata Hajime asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, but Akiha might be in trouble!" Conan Edogawa shouted, "I lost her, and according to her current behavior, she is likely to be crushed by something like Xiaolan, and she is likely to commit suicide."

"What did you find?"

"I stopped her from committing suicide." Edogawa Conan ran through the crowd while looking for Akiha Iceland, "We must find her as soon as possible."

Hinata Hajime frowned slightly, and he quickly contacted Nanami Chiaki, "Nanami, did you hear what I just said?"

"I heard it." Nanami Chiaki said, "When Hinata-kun was at the police station, I went to investigate the things in Akiha's house. I found that she had taken a depression test on the Internet last night. Although it was not a regular test, the result was severe depression and a strong tendency to commit suicide."

"From the options, we can see that she was in a state of depression for a long time because of the loss of her father at a young age and the problems of her mother."

"So it's possible that she committed suicide."

Hinata Sou nodded, "Can you find her location?"

"I'm checking."

"good."

However, Hinata Hajime still felt strange.

If she wanted to commit suicide, why did she smile like that? And why did she lie that Hinata Hajime was the strange man who was following her?

It couldn't be that she committed suicide to prevent Hinata Hajime from disturbing her.