Edogawa Conan ultimately could not escape the fate of picking up corpses.

After picking up a corpse, fighting wits and courage with the thief Kid, and watching a bomb blow up a building, Edogawa Conan came back. Although he was a child, the expression on his face was more sorrowful than that of an adult.

Is it really my fate to be unlucky?

Edogawa Conan is in self-doubt.

"You're not hurt, are you?" Hinata Sou asked, "Why is it so dangerous? Aren't you detectives? Why do you feel it's harder than being a police officer?"

"If something happened, I wouldn't have come back. Don't worry, everyone is fine, and the criminal has been caught." Edogawa Conan said as if it was a matter of course: "But I always feel that something is wrong. Maybe the Black Organization is involved in this matter. As expected, I should have investigated it more at that time."

Hinata Hajime felt that the name sounded familiar. He thought about it for a long time, and then finally remembered it.

During the Wishing Stone Incident, Hinata Hajime once encountered an undercover agent of the Black Organization, who participated in the Wishing Stone Game out of despair because someone close to him was killed.

However, after the Wishing Stone incident, Hinata Hajime never paid any attention to this organization again, and the organization did not bother him.

So he forgot about it.

“Do you care about this organization?”

"Of course, maybe they are planning something unspeakable. Those evil people who kill without blinking an eye don't think human life is precious." Conan Edogawa sighed, "They are not celebrating the New Year."

Hinata Hajime smiled helplessly, "Maybe it will work."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. What are you going to do, Hinata brother? Today is New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is New Year's Day. How do you want to celebrate?"

"I don't know." Hinata Hajime leaned back in his chair. "In the past, I would celebrate the New Year with my friends. Although I am often away due to work, I would receive messages from them on my phone. This year, I cannot contact them. I hope they can have a good New Year too."

Conan Edogawa held his face in his hands and sighed slightly at what Hinata Hajime said, "I'm talking about you and how you plan to live, not about others."

"Because there's nothing much to say." Hinata Sou sighed, "Besides, I have another problem that needs to be solved more urgently than the New Year. My mind is now completely occupied by that problem, and I can't think about New Year's Eve and the New Year at all."

"What's the problem?"

"Questions that children should not know."

"Hey, even though I look like a child, I'm actually almost an adult. Don't always treat me like a child, you bastard!" Edogawa Conan was angry.

Hinata Sou thought for a moment, "...I have a friend."

"People who usually say I have a friend are talking about themselves." Edogawa Conan twitched his lips, "You wouldn't do that, would you? Brother Hinata, do you still remember that you are a policeman?"

"Can't police officers have emotional problems?" Hinata Hajime complained.

"So it's an emotional problem." Edogawa Conan suddenly realized.

Hinata Sou slowly lay down, like a hamster who didn't want to face reality, his whole body exuding an aura of escape.

No matter what, I can't tell this to Conan Edogawa.

After all, for normal people, no one can understand themselves and their emotional problems.

He can only think about it and deal with it by himself.

Kamiya Izuru doesn't care about most things, even feelings, because this world is too simple for him. He can judge the direction of a matter with the most ordinary tone and the most casual look. There are no thorns in his future, but because of this, he will not have any nostalgia.

Hinata quietly closed his eyes and thought: he could not give Kamukura Izuru permanent satisfaction.

Kamizuru didn't care, but he couldn't help but care.

It's not just about the future, but also about the emotional issues between the two of them that Kamiya cannot understand.

It's so tiring to think about this kind of thing.

"We should eat soba noodles on New Year's Eve."

"Yes, I went to the supermarket this morning and bought some soba noodles, but they were a bit bad." Hinata Hajime said in a low voice, "I was thinking about all sorts of things, and I overcooked the soba noodles without paying attention. The bottom was mushy and there was a lot of salt. When I ate it, I felt like I saw a black and white bear."

"Black and white bear?"

"A synonym for despair."

“…How tragic.”

Conan Edogawa looked at him, "You want to be alone at home during the New Year?"

"There's nowhere to go." Hinata Sou sighed, "I'm thinking about finding a place to stay for the night, but it seems that everyone will be resting at home, and the stores will not be open. I forgot to buy food, and I don't know what to eat tonight."

Edogawa Conan twitched his lips.

He finally understood to what extent Hinata Hajime was troubled by a certain problem of his.

This can be considered a serious impact on life.

“But there’s still some soba noodles left.”

"... Continue to experience the taste of despair?"

Hinata Sou continued to lie on the table, "Please don't remind me, I will remember the smell."

"Are you coming to Xiaolan's place to celebrate the New Year?"

"Compared to this, Conan." Hinata Hajime reached out and poked Edogawa Conan's forehead, "Aren't you going home? It's New Year's Day now, and you're staying at your sister Xiaolan's house every day."

Conan Edogawa covered his forehead and asked Hinata Hajime for help. "My parents are abroad. If they don't come back, I can't live with them. To be honest, they have been abroad for a long time. I can only see them a few times a year, and every time I need to go abroad to find them."

"So are you going or not?"

"No." Hinata Hajime refused. "I'm sorry to bother you guys anymore. Besides, if I go, I'll be forced to drink by Mr. Maori again. I don't want to go through that again."

After waking up, I found that I had given myself a difficult problem, and I was struggling with it for several days but couldn't find the answer.

One question like this is enough!

Conan Edogawa tried to persuade him for a while, but to no avail, so he left with a sigh.

Hinata Hajime sat alone in the empty living room for a while. After a while, he looked at the time. It was just half past ten, which meant that some shops should still be open.

"Okay, let's go buy some ingredients." Hinata Hajime stood up.

He put on his thick coat, wrapped a dark towel around himself, and opened the door.

As soon as he opened the door, the cold air outside instantly came in. Hinata Sou took a deep breath and then walked to the nearby vegetable market.

I bought some dishes as planned, and on the way back I saw a small fish shop and picked out some fresh ones. Hinata Hajime planned to make the sukiyaki that he hadn't eaten before on New Year's Eve.

Emotional problems can be put off until later, but it will be bad if they affect your daily life.

And Nanami is watching.

Previously, Nanami asked him what happened because he made a fool of himself due to his lack of concentration.

"But, I can't finish it by myself." Hinata Hajime looked at the food he bought and worried, "Sukiyaki is better to be eaten by a group of people. If I'm alone, if I put a little more food, there will be leftovers. Tomorrow is New Year's Day, and it's not good to eat leftovers."

"Yeah, it's really lonely being alone." Nanami Chiaki watched Hinata Hajime fiddling with the dishes. "It's a pity that I can't come out and eat sukiyaki with Hinata-kun."

"No, I'm happy as long as Nanami is here." Hinata Hajime picked and washed all the vegetables, so he only had to cook them in the evening.

Nanami Chiaki looked at Hinata Hajime, "I think Hinata-kun should agree to Conan-kun and celebrate the New Year with everyone."

"It's really disturbing, and what will you do if I go?" Hinata Hajime put the vegetables in the refrigerator, "Should I let you continue playing games, Nanami? We are companions. Even though we can't contact each other, we are still together. How can I leave you alone?"

Nanami Chiaki couldn't help laughing when she heard what Hinata Hajime said, "Hinata-kun really likes to worry. If you worry too much, girls will not like you."

"……ah."

Hinata Chuangxiang: I don’t dare to be liked by girls now.

After all, he has a time bomb in his body.

[You really like to worry. You will fill in things that you shouldn't worry about with your mind as if the world is about to be destroyed.] Kamukura Izuru calmly agreed with Nanami Chiaki, [In this regard, you should learn from that lucky guy.]

Hinata Hajime twitched his lips, "Let me ask you, the lucky guy you are talking about is Komaeda or Naegi?"

【Komaeda Nagito. 】

[Please spare me.] Hinata Hajime wailed, [In terms of brain supplementation ability, I can't compare to him.]

【You didn’t buy eggs.】

Kamuzuru Izuru's sudden change of topic made Hinata Hajime stunned for a moment, [What?]

【Sukiyaki.】 Kamuzuru said: 【You didn’t buy eggs.】

"Ah!" Hinata Hajime ran out quickly, grabbed his coat from the hanger and rushed out of the room, "The supermarket must not close! I haven't bought eggs yet!"

…

The eggs were bought at the last minute before the supermarket closed.

After returning home, Hinata Hajime felt that he had been very forgetful recently, so after saying goodbye to Nanami Chiaki, he went back to his bedroom to sleep.

He thought he would sleep for two hours and then get up, but he didn't expect that when he opened his eyes again, it was already dark.

Hinata Hajime pressed his temples and got out of bed. The moment he opened the door, he saw the warm light. Nanami Chiaki was sitting on the screen and waved to Hinata Hajime, "Hinata-kun, good evening."

"Good evening, what time is it?" Hinata Hajime glanced at his watch and found that it was already ten o'clock. "It's so late, why didn't Nanami call me?"

"Because it seems that Hinata-kun is sleeping very soundly, I think it is a good decision to let Hinata-kun sleep a little longer." Nanami Chiaki said with a smile: "It seems that you seem to be particularly tired recently, and you can't sleep well at night. You even have dark circles under your eyes. Hinata-kun, don't work too hard."

Hinata Hajime blinked, then nodded helplessly, "...Okay."

But it's time to cook now.

Hinata Hajime went to the kitchen, prepared the soup base and ingredients, and brought them to the living room.

Although he was the only one eating, Chiaki Nanami turned on the TV and the two of them watched the TV program together.

This is something Hinata Hajime hasn't seen in a long time.

In their world, Hinata Hajime and Naegi Makoto have teamed up several times and destroyed many lairs of the Desperate Remnants. Those who were liberated would forget about despair and celebrate the New Year happily. Although Hinata Hajime was very busy at work and he often had to travel on business during New Year's Eve, he did see the happy smiles of those people.

That's the best reward.

He took a bite of beef and felt the gravy and egg blending in his mouth. At this moment, the window outside suddenly lit up. The moment Hinata Hajime looked out the window, fireworks exploded.

The colorful fireworks looked like a painting in the night sky. Hinata Hajime could see many people on the street coming out just to watch the fireworks.

A ding-dong sound reminded him that it was already midnight.

"Hinata-kun." Nanami Chiaki smiled and raised the Usagi doll, "Happy New Year!"

"Ah, Happy New Year." Hinata replied.

New Year, it’s great that he can spend the New Year in such a peaceful way.

At this moment, Kamizuru, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.

He said: [Chuang, happy birthday.]

Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment.

Yes, Hinata Hajime's birthday is January 1st, the first day of the new year, but he doesn't care much about his birthday. Until now, his companions don't know that the beginning of the new year is his birthday.

Kamijou Izuru was not born on the same day as Hinata Hajime, so today is indeed Hinata Hajime's birthday alone.

【Do you know? 】

【Um.】

[But, you never said happy birthday to me before.] Hinata Hajime used chopsticks to fiddle with the lucky bag in the bowl, […Today is the first time.]

[Isn't that enough?] Kamuzuru Izuru sat by the mirror lake, [At that time, there was no need to say happy birthday to you.]

Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment, and after a while he took a bite of the lucky bag in the bowl that he had been ravaging for a long time. Nanami Chiaki was looking at the fireworks outside the window and didn't seem to notice that Hinata Hajime was absent-minded.

In fact, Hinata Hajime and Kamijou Izuru only spent one New Year together.

That year, they ambushed in a border town in order to find out the location of the Desperate Remnants.

On the highest roof, they watched together as people hung up colorful lights to celebrate the New Year. Although they didn't dare to set off fireworks, the lit lights made up for everything. The children ran around happily even though there was thick snow outside.

They just sat there, watching this rare bustle on Hyuga Souzen's birthday.

At that time, Hinata Hajime didn't have time to care about the so-called New Year and birthday, but seeing this picture still made him feel warm.

Hinata Sou thought: There is really no need to say happy birthday.

Because he is already satisfied enough.