A Scientific Urban Detective

“What a pain, I knew I shouldn't have gotten involved in these things…” When alone, Lin Wuming didn't bother with face-saving or others' opinions, complaining to himself.

There was no helping it. The “fishing” strategy was his own idea, and choosing to patrol outside instead of investigating data at headquarters was also his own decision. The situation had developed to this point, and he really felt like he was suffering the consequences of his own actions. He couldn't blame anyone else.

—Honestly, if I could, I wouldn't have chosen to become a Disciplinary Committee member in the first place. This job is not easy at all…

“Tsk, why hasn't that damn bomber appeared yet? Come over and throw bombs to kill me!” Lin Wuming muttered, “Wouldn't a fair and square duel be great? But that guy always sets bombs to scheme against others, so he probably won't reveal his true face in front of us, right?”

As he walked, the number of pedestrians around him gradually increased. He had arrived at the bustling commercial district—the “safe zone” that Lin Wuming had suggested using to avoid danger not long ago.

Seeing the lively scene of people coming and going here, Lin Wuming increasingly felt that his previous suggestion was a mistake.

“Well, next time I encounter danger and battles, I'll try to avoid densely populated areas as much as possible.” Lin Wuming shook his head, preparing to return to the branch office activity room.

“Wuming-senpai!”

Just then, a girl's call suddenly came from not far away.

Moreover, this voice sounded somewhat familiar.

However, just like Lin Wuming wasn't good at recognizing faces, voice recognition wasn't his forte either. Being able to distinguish that it was “the voice of someone he knew” was already the limit.

But at this time, the distance between the two sides was already very close. Lin Wuming saw a girl with purple pigtails waving and running towards him—the one who had just called him.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Wuming recognized that this girl was Keizaku Misaka, who had changed into her casual clothes.

The clothes have changed… Lin Wuming thought to himself, otherwise he should have been able to recognize her immediately.

In Lin Wuming's impression, Keizaku Misaka only had two classic outfits—one was the evil little nurse image in the original work, and the other was the patient uniform image she currently wore in the Artificial Intelligence Factory and the hospital.

Therefore, Keizaku Misaka, who had changed into normal clothes like an ordinary girl, made Lin Wuming feel a little strange.

“Wuming-senpai, help me!” Keizaku Misaka didn't have the ability to read minds, so she didn't know what Lin Wuming was thinking. She was only concerned with hurriedly telling him about her situation.

Hearing her request for help, Lin Wuming immediately became serious: “What trouble did you encounter? Could it be the remnants of the Artificial Intelligence Factory…”

“Ah? No?” Keizaku Misaka was also surprised by Lin Wuming's imagination, “How could that kind of thing happen?”

In any case, the “Artificial Intelligence Factory” no longer existed.

Although she didn't trust the adults in the security forces, Keizaku Misaka trusted Misaka Mikoto's judgment very much.

“Wuming-senpai doesn't need to worry, the Artificial Intelligence Factory is no longer a threat.” She even comforted Lin Wuming, and then remembered the trouble she was facing, “Let's not talk about these things, Wuming-senpai, please cover for me!”

As she said that, Keizaku Misaka was about to leave Lin Wuming's side, as if there was some terrible person behind her that she needed to avoid.

“Cover for what? What exactly did you do?” Lin Wuming was completely confused and quickly reached out to grab the girl to prevent her from leaving.

“Eek! I mistook someone for someone else. I sneaked out to play with Dolly today, but we accidentally got separated…” Keizaku Misaka said quickly.

“Eh? What did you say, got lost!” Lin Wuming couldn't help but exclaim. That was Misaka sister Unit 0! God knows if there were any research institutions staring at her!

“Don't be nervous, Dolly is fine, we have cell phones to contact each other!” Keizaku Misaka said, “But the problem is, I was also in a hurry just now, and as a result, I mistook someone for someone else…”

Mistook someone for someone else? Mistook Misaka sister Dolly…

Lin Wuming immediately widened his eyes and looked in the direction she came from.

“So, the person chasing you now is…”

Keizaku Misaka threw off Lin Wuming's hand: “In short, Wuming-senpai, you have to help me shake off that person, and remember not to expose Dolly's existence!”

After saying that, Keizaku Misaka buried her head and ran forward again, disappearing into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Wuming saw a short-haired girl with tea-colored hair running over from the opposite side of the road, constantly looking around as if she was looking for something.

“Misaka… Mikoto…” Lin Wuming murmured the girl's name.

Even if Lin Wuming was face-blind and not good at recognizing people, with Dolly laying the foundation in front, Lin Wuming had already remembered Misaka Mikoto's face in reality.

Moreover, unlike the long-haired Dolly, the girl who appeared in front of him at this time had short hair, and almost perfectly overlapped with the classic image in Lin Wuming's memory!

—Except for the fact that she wasn't wearing the Tokiwadai Middle School uniform.

“I finally met the person herself…” Lin Wuming couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ said ⊥ at ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥⊥ book ⊥⊥ bar ⊥⊥ first ⊥ hair!

Having transmigrated for so long, the actual “true. heroine” of the original plot—Misaka Mikoto—finally appeared before his eyes.

Unless Dolly and Keizaku Misaka were playing a prank together, cutting their hair short and disguising themselves as Misaka Mikoto's main body; otherwise, the “short-haired Misaka” who appeared at this stage was undoubtedly Misaka Mikoto herself!

Seemingly noticing Lin Wuming's gaze, Misaka Mikoto looked back very敏锐ly, and then made some kind of decision, walking straight towards Lin Wuming.

“Excuse me,” Misaka Mikoto looked directly into Lin Wuming's eyes and asked, “Have you seen a girl with purple pigtails? Can you tell me which direction she ran in?”

“I did see her,” Lin Wuming nodded. Seeing the girl in front of him show an excited expression, he then asked, “However, what's wrong with that girl? Did she… annoy you? Why are you chasing her?”

From Lin Wuming's response, Misaka Mikoto realized that this boy was probably someone who knew the purple-haired girl.

“Please don't misunderstand, I don't have any malice, and that girl didn't do anything wrong.” Misaka Mikoto quickly explained, “It's just… there are some things I want to confirm with her.”

“Something to confirm?” Lin Wuming certainly wouldn't let Keizaku Misaka be caught by her, “That child is frightened, and probably doesn't want to face you, right? If you don't mind, you can have me relay any questions to her.”

“Huh? Frightened?” Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but exclaim, “Why? I didn't do anything!”

Lin Wuming shrugged: “After all, offending a Level 5 and being chased by her in the street is quite terrifying for a stranger who meets her for the first time.”

“So you've already recognized me?” Misaka Mikoto scratched her head and smiled cheerfully, “Nice to meet you, Lin Wuming-senpai!”

This time, it was Lin Wuming who was surprised: “You know me?”