"You said they are in despair? That's interesting." Munakata put the puzzle together, his eyes fixed on the puzzle pieces on the table. "It's strange that a bad guy suddenly becomes a good guy. I wanted you to judge whether they are really good or bad, but I didn't expect them to be desperate."

Munakata picked up another puzzle piece and asked, "Are you sure there won't be any mistakes?"

Hinata Hajime nodded, then he lowered his head to look at the puzzle on Reiji Munakata's desk.

When Munakata Reiji was about to move the puzzle to the lower left corner, Hinata Hajime said, "This one is in the right corner."

"Huh?" Reiji Munakata looked up in surprise, and he and Hinata Hajime looked at each other.

"Just saying." Hinata Hajime turned his eyes away.

Reiji Munakata didn't care. He moved the puzzle in his hand to the right and successfully put the puzzle in the position that Hinata Hajime had mentioned before. Awashima Seri, who was standing next to him, didn't even look at him. As the vice-captain of Scepter 4 and Reiji Munakata's assistant, she didn't think there was anything wrong with her boss playing puzzles in the office.

"Thank you for your help." Munakata Reiji said, "The commission fee will be transferred to your account later. Awashima, send this gentleman back."

"yes."

Hinata Hajime didn't care much. He turned around and followed Awashima Seri out. Awashima Seri sent Hinata Hajime out of the Scepter 4 headquarters, but as soon as they stepped out of the door, they heard a noisy sound.

"Let me see my son. I haven't seen him for a long time."

An elderly man grabbed the guard's sleeve, his cloudy eyes filled with expectation, "Please, that's my only child."

"No matter what crime he has committed, please let me meet him."

Awashima Seri frowned slightly and walked over. "What's going on?"

"Deputy Captain!" The guard quickly saluted Awashima Seri, then spoke, "This person said he came to see his son, but..."

The guard hesitated a bit, as if he was saying something that he was not comfortable saying in front of the old man.

Awashima Seri raised her hand to signal him to shut up, then turned to the old man, "Are you here to see your son? Who is your son?"

"His name is Miyagi Satoshi, and he's a carpenter."

Awashima Seri frowned instantly, and Hinata Hajime next to her was also a little surprised.

They had just interrogated Miyagi Satoshi in the special prison, and when they came out they met Miyagi's father who was looking for his son. Both Awashima Seri and Hinata Hajime felt that it was a bit too coincidental, but after thinking about it, those evil people would have no relatives willing to care about them after doing such a series of bad things.

It was also surprising that Miyagi Satoshi's father was willing to come and see him after hearing the news that he had been arrested.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hinata." Awashima Seri and Hinata Hajime apologized, "Due to the unexpected situation, I can only send you here."

Hinata Hajime smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry about me, Ms. Awashima, it's more important to take care of your work first."

"Thank you for your understanding." After Awashima Seri completed the application for Reiji Munakata, she brought Miyagi Satoshi's father into the office.

Watching Awashima Seri leave, Hinata Hajime and the people in the security room nodded, then turned around and went out alone.

[That's also the ability of the Fragment of Despair? It turns a bad guy into a good guy or something.]

【Um.】

[I don't think it's a bad thing.] Hinata Hajime muttered in his heart as he walked, [If all the bad people in this world were turned into good people by the fragments of despair, then wouldn't there be no such terrible thing as crime anymore?]

[Extreme kindness is not normal.]

[It's just talk.] Hinata Hajime put his hands in his pockets, [If there were only one kind of people in the world, and everyone had the same personality, it would be really boring.]

[In short, if we want to find a way to get the fragment, just like what happened to Anna, if we don’t deal with it quickly, there will be terrible problems.]

【Um.】

Hinata Hajime stretched his back and exhaled, "Let's get to work."

When he returned home, the reward for this commission had already arrived. Just as Suho-sama said, it was very safe and the reward was high. Hinata Hajime sat on the chair and transferred one-third to Suho-sama, saying that it was a commission for introducing the job.

Half an hour later, Zhou Houzun returned the money with three words: Not needed.

Looking at the message on his phone, Hinata Hajime shrugged. He turned on his computer and began to hack into Scepter 4's surveillance system.

When entering Scepter 4 before, although it was not voluntary, Hinata Hajime had a general understanding of their system by "taking a look". Although Hinata Hajime felt that this was not a good idea, there was no other way. If he did not use this method, the channel for him to contact these criminals would probably be... to send himself in.

However, Hinata Hajime didn't want to live in prison.

Switching the surveillance camera to the guard area, Hinata Hajime happened to see Miyagi Satoshi meeting his father.

While listening to their conversation, Hinata Hajime retrieved Miyagi Satoshi's information, including his father.

According to the information, Miyagi Satoshi's hometown is in a small village in Hokkaido, which is far away from Tokyo. Miyagi Satoshi went out to wander when he was young and never returned to Tokyo. Perhaps for this reason, Miyagi Satoshi's father was willing to come and see Miyagi Satoshi.

The father still has no idea what terrible things Miyagi Satoshi has done.

Then Hinata Hajime opened the message from the elderly man.

Miyagi Satoshi's father was named Miyagi Shin, who was indeed a traditional carpenter. He was very popular in his hometown village and served as the village chief for many years. He retired when he was old. His wife died 20 years ago, and his son was his only relative.

After reading their basic information, Hinata Hajime yawned. The conversation between them was not very meaningful. It was mostly about the longing between father and son for each other after not seeing each other for many years.

It was not until the time was up that Awashima Seri had someone take Miyagi Satoshi back.

The old man was unwilling to leave.

"Little girl." The old man looked worriedly at Awashima Seri, "What crime did my son commit? What did he do to be arrested?"

Awashima Seri sat down opposite the old man, "Don't you know what he did?"

"I don't know." The old man shook his head. "My son went out to roam when he was very young. He hasn't been back for more than ten years. I don't know what happened to him outside. Every time I tried to contact him, I didn't even have a phone number. Until today, a policeman told me that he was arrested."

If an unauthorized person is caught and his or her identity can be traced, his or her family will be notified.

"So you don't know that he has some peculiar powers?"

"Strange ability?" The old man frowned. "I'm not sure, but when he was a child, he did seem to say that he was different from others, and that he would use this ability to make a lot of money. I always thought he was just a kid's fantasy after watching cartoons."

"…Is it because I didn't believe him at that time?"

Awashima Seri quickly said, “It has nothing to do with this.”

"No, I think there must be a connection!" the old man muttered, "When he was young, he didn't want to learn from me. He told me that the world was developing too fast and carpenters would be eliminated sooner or later. He said that he had other abilities and he would definitely be able to stand out with them. I discouraged him at that time and forced him to learn carpentry from me."

"Later, he ran away when I wasn't paying attention. I only knew that he bought a ticket to Tokyo, but I couldn't find him at all."

As he spoke, the old man began to cry, "It's all my fault."

Looking at the surveillance camera, Hyuga Hajime tilted his head slightly, "Running away from home?"

Miyagi Satoshi meant that he learned carpentry because he wanted to be like his father, so he became a carpenter. However, a place like Tokyo is no longer suitable for traditional carpenters to survive, but he still admires his father.

But according to the old man, Miyagi Satoshi never wanted to be a carpenter since he was a child, and he was forced to learn carpentry.

"The fragment of despair not only distorted the personality, but also distorted the memory?" Hinata frowned, "Even such a past must be twisted into truth, goodness and beauty?"

“That’s a bit too much.”

"But even so, in the criminal's heart, he is indeed a very good person. No matter in the past or now, he is a good person through and through, with a happy family and harmonious neighbors." Kamiya Izuru added.

Hinata Hajime looked at the information and said, "Come to think of it, Miyagi Satoshi has a wife and children, right? But he never seemed to say anything about his wife and children."

“Forgotten.”

"well?"

"The Despair Fragment will clear the bad memories from his mind, and as a mark of his evil deeds, his wife and children will naturally not appear in his past."

Hinata Hajime was stunned. "Wait a minute, so this means that he is now a pure good man. He doesn't know what he has done and doesn't even remember that he has a wife and children."

"But now he is paying the price for what he did."

"In the eyes of the public, he deserves his punishment and must be punished, but in his own eyes, he thinks he is a good person and that he was wronged, and that this has led to many incidents... Is this what Fragments of Despair mean?"

“Yes.”

Hinata Hajime leaned back in his chair. He was silent for a few seconds before speaking, "I think it's not bad."

"That is, let them look back at what they have done as good people." Hinata Hajime said awkwardly, "If it is just education, it is impossible for them to know how terrible the things they have done are, and Scepter 4 can only keep them imprisoned.

Kamijū Izuru is feeling Hinata Hajime's emotions. Although he cannot empathize with Hinata Hajime now, he can occasionally sense some of Hinata Hajime's emotions in this state.

So, he really thought this might be better.

These people are punished briefly in the form of fragments of despair, whether it is despair or confusion, this is the price they pay for committing crimes.

"We can try." Kamukura Izuru replied, "We can find desperate hosts and make them panic and despair even more."

"Are you okay?" Hinata Hajime looked at the special prison on the screen. "I remember you said that fragments of hope can be easily contaminated by despair, and despair can also be easily transmitted to other people."

"It's okay." Kamizuru said.

"It is nothing but despair."

Hinata Sou smiled and stood up. "Okay! Then let's go travel to Hokkaido this afternoon!"

"I heard that there is a very delicious fish set meal in Hokkaido. Oh, by the way, you can take Jusuke with you. The guy there is better at eating than you think."

Hinata Hajime's voice was full of joy, as if he was really looking forward to this trip to Hokkaido. Even Kamukura Izuru knew that in this state, he actually knew the types and origins of those foods, as well as how they tasted, better than anyone else.

But he is still full of expectations.

During these days when he couldn't control his analytical ability, Hinata Hajime still did not become an indifferent person.