A Scientific Urban Detective

After deciding to do a thorough cleaning at home, Lin Wuming and Hubei Toumi went to the supermarket together to purchase the necessary cleaning supplies and ingredients for making a strawberry cake.

By the time they walked out of the supermarket with their large bags, it was already one thirty in the afternoon.

It was just the beginning of the busiest time of day.

Because they bought a lot of things, Lin Wuming's telekinetic ability came into full play, making him the main force for carrying the goods.

Thus, a rather eye-catching scene appeared on the street—a young boy and girl walking in front, followed by bags of groceries floating in the air behind them, keeping pace with their steps.

"Wuming's telekinetic ability is really convenient and useful," Hubei Toumi said with a sigh.

"Yeah," Lin Wuming also looked back at the shopping bags floating behind him, "Only at times like this can I truly appreciate the benefits of telekinetic ability."

After the two walked along the sidewalk for a while, the attention focused on them lessened a lot. Basically, only passersby who encountered them for the first time would stop to observe for a while. As for the others, they had already become accustomed to it and shifted their gaze, refocusing on their own affairs.

After all, this was Academy City, where any unusual event could be explained by "superpowers." The residents living here had long developed incredibly resilient nerves and adaptability.

Even Lin Wuming himself, who had only recently transmigrated here, had already adapted to the atmosphere of the city. Now, he had learned to ignore the gazes of those around him and could naturally display his superpowers—as if it were an ordinary and normal phenomenon.

The afternoon street was calm and peaceful, a picture of tranquility.

Today was a rare day off, with no Disciplinary Committee activities, no various requests that "heroes" had to complete daily, and no need to rush to fight enemies from illegal experimental organizations. Plus, he had a "living map" to guide him, so there was no need to worry about getting lost…

There was really no moment more relaxing and comfortable than this.

Lin Wuming squinted his eyes in satisfaction, even the scorching afternoon sun felt so comforting.

Just then, a faint noise from afar broke the tranquility.

Next to the sidewalk was a main road in the city, with a constant flow of traffic, but it was also orderly.

But on this road, some unexpected situation seemed to have occurred…

"Wuming, did you hear something?" Hubei Toumi, who was equally sensitive to disturbances, immediately asked.

Lin Wuming turned to look at the end of the road: "The sound of sirens."

Perhaps because the head of the household was a security guard, Lin Wuming was very sensitive to the sound of sirens.

"I heard the sound of vehicles colliding," Hubei Toumi said, "and the roar of engines."

Combining their observations, they could basically rule out the possibility of a traffic accident.

"A street chase?" Lin Wuming guessed.

The roar of engines, the sound of collisions, and the shriek of sirens—obviously, the security forces were chasing fleeing criminals in the street.

The facts quickly verified their guess.

In less than twenty seconds, they saw a van with obvious collision marks on its front speeding away.

Not far behind it, as expected, was a car with flashing police lights, in hot pursuit.

"That police car looks familiar," Lin Wuming said.

"Of course, that's Ms. Kiyama's car!" Hubei Toumi said.

Lin Wuming said "Eh" and reflexively began to conjure a telekinetic block in front of him.

But he stopped just as he was about to act.

"At their current speed—is there a way to stop them without causing a car crash?"

Lin Wuming's telekinetic weight limit was about half a ton. A speeding van obviously exceeded this limit. But it was more than enough to stop the car.

However, stopping the car wasn't difficult. What was difficult was stopping the car without harming the people inside.

Because Lin Wuming didn't know what kind of case it was yet. What if it was a kidnapping case and there were innocent hostages in the car?

Hubei Toumi seemed to have thought of this as well. A brand new ribbon hung down from her hand, but she didn't launch an attack immediately.

The speed of the chase was very fast. The van flashed past the two of them in the blink of an eye, leaving a long whistling sound.

Then came Kiyama Harumi's police car…

"Wuming, catch them…"

Kiyama Harumi also noticed the two people on the side of the road and shouted without thinking.

"Wuming!" Hubei Toumi immediately grabbed Lin Wuming's arm.

"Let's go." Lin Wuming understood and directly used his telekinetic ability to lift the two of them and the shopping bags around them, flying them together to the roof of Kiyama Harumi's car.

With telekinetic ability as support, the two ignored the inertia and landed steadily on the roof of the speeding car.

"What are you doing, Ms. Kiyama!" They heard Ms. Tetsuimouto's voice from inside the car, "Why are you involving those two children!"

"Oops, I didn't mean to, I just called out subconsciously…" Kiyama Harumi responded, "But the car is going so fast, they probably didn't hear clearly, right? Don't worry about it, hurry up and chase after them for me!"

Hearing the conversation in the car, Lin Wuming knocked on the roof: "Ms. Kiyama, Ms. Tetsuimouto, we're here…"

Tetsuimouto Suzuri, who was driving, was so surprised that the car briefly lost control and swerved a few times on the road.

Kiyama Harumi quickly reached out to help her steady the steering wheel: "Be careful, Tetsuimouto! There are four people in the car now!"

Then, she opened the sunroof, poked her head out, and looked at Lin Wuming and the others with a complicated expression.

"You… you actually really came…"

"Of course," Hubei Toumi lowered her body, almost sticking to the roof of the car, "Didn't you ask us for help, Ms. Kiyama?"

"Okay, it's my fault…" Kiyama Harumi said with a wry smile, "Anyway, you must hold on tight, we're going to pull over…"

"Why are we pulling over?" Lin Wuming asked, "Aren't we going to catch up with the car in front?"

"Of course, ensuring your safety is the priority now!"

Lin Wuming stood directly on the roof of the car and spread his hands: "We're safe, there's no need to worry."

Although it looked very dangerous, only Lin Wuming himself knew that he had already used his telekinetic ability to firmly bind himself and the car under his feet together. This "binding" feeling gave him a strong sense of security.

So Lin Wuming wasn't worried about anything happening at all.

"Alright, alright, just squat down for me!" Kiyama Harumi scolded.

In fact, she also knew that Lin Wuming had superpowers as a backup, so he shouldn't be in danger, but as an ordinary person and guardian, she couldn't help but worry.

Lin Wuming didn't insist and obediently knelt down on one knee: "Ms. Kiyama, what kind of case happened? Are there hostages in the car in front?"

"Hostages? No, there aren't," Kiyama Harumi shook her head, "The car in front has three idiots who robbed an ATM at a self-service bank. The car only has three idiots and an ATM."