A Scientific Urban Detective

Of course, although my hand was numb and I was startled, Kanzaki did not get electrocuted; after all, Misaka Mikoto was only startled and reacted instinctively, so the actual damage from the electric current was similar to the static electricity on a sweater in winter.

However, through Kanzaki's reaction, Misaka Mikoto immediately realized instinctively—this is the person I'm looking for!

In other words, this purple-haired, twintailed girl definitely knows the girl who looks like me!

"I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else!" Kanzaki immediately let go, bowed in apology, and then turned to run.

"Hey, wait! Don't run!" Misaka Mikoto was not willing to let her leave and immediately chased after her.

Thus, the two chased and fled, using the pedestrians on the street as cover, and Kanzaki was never caught.

That is, until they met Lin Wuming…

Seeing Lin Wuming successfully holding back Misaka Mikoto from afar, Kanzaki breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Oh, is that Misaka Mikoto, Onee-sama?" Dolly's voice suddenly came from her ear.

Kanzaki didn't even turn her head and directly delivered a chop to her head: "Where did you run off to! You made me mistake someone; if it weren't for Wuming-senpai, something terrible almost happened!"

"Don't worry, since Misaka Mikoto is my prototype, she must be like me and won't harm Kanzaki-chan!"

"It's not that simple…" Kanzaki retorted, "Anyway, we have to go back and tell Shokuhou-chan about this."

I almost caused a disaster… Kanzaki knew that Shokuhou Misaki had plans for their future, and the most critical and difficult thing to deal with was Dolly, who had a special identity.

Whether or not to reveal Dolly's identity to Misaka Mikoto, and whether it was even possible to reveal it to her, had to be decided by Shokuhou Misaki.

If handled carelessly, it could very likely endanger Dolly's safety.

Compared to Kanzaki, who felt troubled and had a headache, Misaka Mikoto's mood was not so heavy, after all, she only had suspicions and no concrete evidence to prove that her clones existed. She only came out today to try her luck and didn't really expect to find anything.

In fact, it would be enough if the purple-haired, twintailed girl stood in front of her and said, "You're mistaken, that girl just looks a little like you and there's no relationship at all."

So, at this time, Misaka Mikoto was trying to persuade Lin Wuming to call that girl back.

Seeing that she was still unwilling to give up questioning Kanzaki's whereabouts, Lin Wuming shook his head and had no choice but to continue trying to change the subject. Fortunately, he had a ready-made excuse.

"Ahem, never mind that for now, Misaka-san," Lin Wuming coughed and put on a very serious expression, "You said you've been active in this area all morning today?"

"Y-yes?" Misaka Mikoto was a little confused, but seeing the Discipline Committee armband on Lin Wuming's left arm, she seemed to understand something and quickly said, "I didn't do anything bad, and chasing that girl just now wasn't malicious, and I didn't hurt anyone!"

"You misunderstood…" Lin Wuming was a little dumbfounded, "I just wanted to ask you if you've noticed any suspicious people or things? You should have heard some rumors, right? Starting last night, there have been continuous explosion incidents in the city, and we are conducting an investigation."

Lin Wuming was telling the truth, but asking Misaka Mikoto for information was just a random excuse, just to divert the girl's attention, and he didn't really expect to get any clues.

"Explosion? I encountered one, just a while ago." Unexpectedly, Misaka Mikoto said lightly.

As if she was saying which store she had just visited.

"Mhm… mhm?" Lin Wuming suddenly widened his eyes and looked over, "What did you say?"

"An explosion, I encountered one, about half an hour ago." Misaka Mikoto repeated.

"Wait, really an explosion?" Lin Wuming immediately perked up, "Half an hour ago? Where?"

Lin Wuming didn't doubt that Misaka Mikoto was lying, and while asking, he took out his phone to check his email—if there was another explosion, headquarters would definitely send a message.

But after searching the mailbox, he didn't see any news about an explosion.

"No…" Lin Wuming frowned, feeling confused.

"If you're looking for news reports about the explosion, there probably aren't any, right?" Misaka Mikoto guessed his thoughts and said, "Because it didn't explode, of course it won't be reported."

According to Misaka Mikoto, she discovered the explosion half an hour ago and properly "disposed" of it.

"It was a soda can hidden in a park trash can," Misaka Mikoto explained, "The explosive device was disguised as a discarded soda can. If I hadn't been drinking a drink nearby, I probably wouldn't have noticed its abnormality in time, right?"

Lin Wuming asked again: "Were there other people nearby at the time?"

Misaka Mikoto nodded: "There was a rest area in the park, with benches and vending machines, and many students were resting there. Oh, and there were two Discipline Committee members patrolling there, just like Wuming-senpai."

"If it's convenient, please take me to the scene to take a look," Lin Wuming said.

Hearing that there were two Discipline Committee members at the scene at the time, Lin Wuming was even more certain that it was the work of the "Bomb Man".

—No wonder we haven't encountered any attacks all morning, so he was looking for other targets!

It's no wonder, there are many Discipline Committee members, and even though headquarters has issued reminders and warnings, there are still many members like Lin Wuming who deliberately display their "Discipline Committee" identity.

"It seems things are really serious?" Misaka Mikoto said thoughtfully, "No wonder, after all, the power of that explosive device is not small. If you were hit by it, it wouldn't just be a little pain."

Although she said so, Misaka Mikoto's expression didn't waver at all, and she was obviously not scared.

Compared to being attacked at close range, Misaka Mikoto's expression showed more curiosity and eagerness to try.

—She became interested in this explosion attack against the Discipline Committee.

For this reason, she even forgot her original purpose and left the "purple-haired, twintailed girl" behind.

"Come with me, it's not far away, in the small park behind this street." Misaka Mikoto took the initiative to lead the way forward.

Lin Wuming quickly followed, and then remembered Tora-Bachi Toumei and the others in the branch office's rest room, so he prepared to send her a text message to explain the current situation.

"Who are you!" Tora-Bachi Toumei's voice came from directly in front of them.

Lin Wuming looked up and saw Tora-Bachi Toumei and Kouhaku Miori walking towards them.

Tora-Bachi Toumei had also seen Dolly, and unlike Lin Wuming, she was very good at observing humans, so she immediately saw that the girl walking with Lin Wuming was not Dolly herself!

Although this girl looked very similar to Dolly, no, it could even be said that they were exactly the same, but they were definitely not the same person.

—Wuming is face-blind, could he have been deceived by her?

So Tora-Bachi Toumei stared at Misaka Mikoto with a serious expression and questioned, "Who are you?"