A Scientific Urban Detective

“It's time for us to leave too.” Takitsubo Rihou also heard the police sirens, so she said decisively, “Frenda, don't count down, just detonate it.”

With a loud bang, the tall factory building collapsed on the spot, completely burying the secret laboratory.

Before the security forces arrived, the three members of “Item” had quietly left.

In the next block where the explosion occurred, a van was parked somewhat abruptly by the roadside. It looked very conspicuous on this road where almost only heavy-duty trucks passed.

After the three girls from “Item” got into the car, the van started silently and drove away from here.

Mugino Shizuri, who had returned to the car earlier, was getting a little impatient, but seeing Kinuhata Saiai and the others return on time, her expression improved significantly, and she didn't say much about it. Instead, she started discussing where to celebrate the successful completion of this mission.

Frenda, who loved excitement, enthusiastically offered various suggestions. Because Mugino Shizuri said she would treat, she recklessly listed all the most expensive restaurants.

Then she received a chop to the head from Mugino Shizuri.

“Hey, newbie, is there any store you want to go to?” Mugino Shizuri turned to ask Kinuhata Saiai.

The latter was very bewildered. She had just escaped from the laboratory not long ago, and she wasn't particularly wealthy. She didn't have the time or money to go to those high-end restaurants.

“Listen to me, Kinuhata! Just pick one of the store names I just mentioned.” Frenda vigorously recommended, “You're the newbie, Mugino will definitely grant your request!”

This time, although she was glared at fiercely by Mugino Shizuri, Frenda did not suffer a chop to the head.

Obviously, Mugino Shizuri also acquiesced to her statement.

Kinuhata Saiai looked at Frenda somewhat awkwardly—she couldn't remember any of the store names just now.

After hesitating for a moment, Kinuhata Saiai decided to give up trying to remember and was about to ask Frenda to repeat them again.

At this moment, Takitsubo Rihou, who had been quietly watching them, suddenly raised her hand and said, “I wanted to say this earlier, but is there a phone ringing?”

“Indeed, there's been music playing all along.” Frenda also nodded, “Isn't that Mugino playing background music?”

“Huh? How could I play music so softly?” Mugino Shizuri said.

The three of them looked at Kinuhata Saiai together.

The latter was stunned for a moment before belatedly realizing something. She quickly got up and found a cell phone from under the seat cushion.

Sure enough, it was her phone ringing.

Kinuhata Saiai blushed a little.

Because it was her first time having a cell phone, and she had almost no one to contact usually, the phone was like a useless decoration to her.

When she went out to perform the mission just now, in order to facilitate the operation and avoid being disturbed, Kinuhata Saiai had directly left her phone in the car. Afterwards, she completely forgot about it, and didn't have any particularly special feelings about the phone ringing.

But the moment she saw the caller ID, Kinuhata Saiai's eyes lit up, and the expression on her face became much brighter.

“It's Kobayashi-niichan!” The girl said happily.

“Lin Wu Ming?”

The other three members of “Item” also immediately became interested. They had long heard the name of that “hero,” but had never had the opportunity to meet him.

Even Mugino Shizuri, who had the most resentment towards Lin Wu Ming, was very interested in this person with a rather legendary experience, and who was also someone Kinuhata Saiai greatly admired.

“Don't just stand there,” Takitsubo Rihou urged, “hurry up and answer the phone!”

Kinuhata Saiai came back to her senses and frantically answered the phone.

“Hello? This is Kinuhata Saiai, may I ask if this is Kobayashi-niichan?” she asked cautiously.

Because it wasn't a face-to-face conversation, she couldn't be sure if it was really Lin Wu Ming on the other end. In addition to her anticipation, she also felt a little uneasy.

“Pfft, the way you answered that phone, you're too serious…” Frenda complained from the side, while desperately trying to get closer, wanting to hear the specific content of the call.

“…It's me, good afternoon, Kinuhata.” Lin Wu Ming's voice came from the receiver, “Sorry to bother you.”

“No, no, no, super not at all!” Confirming that it was Lin Wu Ming himself, Kinuhata Saiai became even more excited, “I happen to be super free next, Kobayashi-niichan can say anything you want!”

Kinuhata Saiai knew that Lin Wu Ming was not a talkative person who liked to chat, so he must have something to ask for when calling her.

“What I want to ask is, can you contact Kihara Yuiitsu?” Lin Wu Ming stated his purpose.

“Eh~” Before Kinuhata Saiai could respond, Frenda instead shouted out first, “In the end, you actually want to find someone else? That's so disappointing!”

“Are you with friends?”

Lin Wu Ming on the other end of the phone also noticed the commotion around her, so he asked.

“No, super don't worry about it.” Kinuhata Saiai quickly reached out and pushed away Frenda, who was trying to cause trouble, while answering, “I'm very sorry, Kobayashi-niichan, Kihara Yuiitsu hasn't contacted us since she left, so…”

“Ah, I guessed as much. Thank you, don't worry about it.” Lin Wu Ming said.

Kinuhata Saiai took the initiative to ask, “Does Kobayashi-niichan have something to ask Kihara Yuiitsu for?”

“Yes, super power related to manipulating gas—I want to ask for some advice on this.”

“You can ask me about that, right?” Kinuhata Saiai's eyes lit up.

“Because the performance is more inclined to penetration and tearing damage, I think Kihara Yuiitsu's ability is more in line…” Lin Wu Ming explained, “But you're right, can you help me as a super power consultant, Kinuhata?”

“Of course, I'm super willing!”

……

“Kinuhata Saiai said she's coming over right away.” After hanging up the phone, Lin Wu Ming said to the others beside him.

“A level 4 'Nitrogen Control' great ability user,” Fūhou Misaka sincerely admired, “Wu Ming-kun's connections are really amazing.”

It felt like no matter what kind of case he encountered, Lin Wu Ming could always find a super power user with similar abilities in time to be a consultant; and they were all level 3 and level 4 high-level ability users!

You should know that before becoming a Judgement member, Fūhou Misaka had almost never seen a living level 4 great ability user in reality.

In just over ten minutes, Kinuhata Saiai came running from afar in a hurry.

The reason why she came so quickly was because Mugino Shizuri had the driver drive her directly to this vicinity.

Seeing that there were other people beside Lin Wu Ming, Kinuhata Saiai's footsteps suddenly slowed down. But then she noticed that including Lin Wu Ming, they were all wearing Judgement armbands, so she understood.

“Kobayashi-niichan, is there a case happening?” Kinuhata Saiai asked directly, “Do you suspect it's related to Kihara Yuiitsu?”

“That's not the case.” Lin Wu Ming shook his head, “Just like I said on the phone just now, I'm just looking for a super power consultant to help us provide some ideas.”