A Scientific Urban Detective

Recently, Misaki Shokuhou had been running around, exhausting herself, using every ounce of her strength, only to find Touma's whereabouts, and then nothing more.

If Lin Wuming's memory and information hadn't confirmed the existence of the "Mass Production Ability User" project and the twenty thousand Misaka clones, Shokuhou Misaki would probably have been fooled, mistakenly believing that the "Misaka Clone" experiment ended there, right?

But now, having already seen the script, Shokuhou Misaki certainly wouldn't be so easily deceived.

"So~" Shokuhou Misaki looked at Lin Wuming, propping her chin with one hand and gesturing with the remote control in the other, "Senior Wuming, do you really not remember any other more crucial information?"

Lin Wuming couldn't help but roll his eyes, retorting, "You probably know better than I do what's in my memory, of course I don't know!"

"This is troublesome…" Shokuhou Misaki sighed and shook her head, saying, "With my connections, the investigation has already reached its limit. The higher-ups are definitely wary of my abilities and won't let me easily contact those involved in important projects."

"Mental Out" is powerful, but it has its limits after all.

That's why Shokuhou Misaki came to Lin Wuming to discuss whether to inform Mikoto Misaka about the existence of the "Misaka Sisters" and bring her in to investigate together.

If "Mental Out" is particularly effective against people, then Mikoto Misaka's Level 5 "Railgun" is a top-tier hacker for electrical systems and modern information networks.

In Academy City, this ultra-modern metropolis, Mikoto Misaka's influence might be even greater—as long as the researchers at the relevant research institutions are still using computers and networks to work, they will leave clues and be discovered.

"The risk is too great," Lin Wuming shook his head, rejecting Shokuhou Misaki's proposal, "It's not worth involving Mikoto Misaka now just to find that laboratory."

Lin Wuming believed that if they joined forces with Mikoto Misaka to investigate the "Misaka Sisters" incident, it would inevitably be noticed by Chairman Aleister, and it was uncertain what measures he would take in response.

Therefore, Lin Wuming felt it was better to save this only chance for the most critical moment—to allow Mikoto Misaka, this Level 5 powerhouse, to play a decisive role.

"But that would be too sudden, do you think that Mikoto Misaka would be able to react in time?" Shokuhou Misaki's face was full of disbelief.

In the original story, Mikoto Misaka's reaction after learning the truth could be described as courageous, but it was difficult to call it "calm and rational"… Of course, as a party involved, it was a bit demanding to expect her to remain rational.

Shokuhou Misaki was very worried about what Mikoto Misaka would do if the truth was suddenly revealed and her mind was greatly shocked.

Completely unpredictable—Shokuhou Misaki didn't like people and things that were beyond her control.

That's why she advocated telling Mikoto Misaka the truth in advance, so that she could have a process of accepting reality and calming down.

"But the problem is, how do you plan to reveal the truth to Mikoto Misaka and still stabilize her, preventing her from reacting too strongly and being discovered by Chairman Aleister?" Lin Wuming retorted.

He raised his hand and waved it in front of him—with the "Aerial Network," an invisible monitoring network, any unusual behavior could be discovered by Chairman Aleister.

Shokuhou Misaki fell silent, this was indeed an unavoidable problem.

The reason why the two of them could "conspire" here so unscrupulously was entirely based on the superpower of "Mental Out."

The "Aerial Network" cannot read minds.

If Mikoto Misaka wasn't a Level 5 "Railgun," it would be fine to tell her the truth about the "Mass Production Ability User" project through "Mental Out."

Even if she jumped up in surprise, they could use "Mental Out" to control her body, forcibly making her "unobtrusive" and pretending that nothing was wrong.

Then there would be plenty of time for her to calm down and adjust her acting skills enough to deceive the surveillance.

That way, they wouldn't have to worry about the risk of exposure.

Unfortunately, Mikoto Misaka was immune to the effects of "Mental Out"…

So there was no way to use this safest method to establish secret contact with her and tell her the truth.

Apart from that, there was a risk of leaking information through any other means of revealing information about the "Misaka Sisters."

Especially since Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki were being closely watched by the higher-ups, and Shokuhou Misaki had been explicitly warned not to investigate the Misaka clone incident any further.

Under these circumstances, if they dared to talk or act recklessly, even the Anti-Skill would probably take action to sanction them.

"…Damn it, she really is the person I hate the most! Troublesome in every sense of the word," Shokuhou Misaki complained.

"It seems that I can only take a little risk and directly investigate the research and facilities related to the 'Misaka Clones'!" Shokuhou Misaki said, "Anyway, I already know part of the truth, so even if I dig deeper, it probably won't arouse their vigilance, right?"

Lin Wuming advised, "Be careful and stay safe above all else."

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"Senior Wuming," Shokuhou Misaki suddenly stood up and walked to Lin Wuming, "You've been so negative since just now~ This isn't like your style."

"My style?" Lin Wuming smiled, "What style do I have…"

"As a 'hero,' Senior Wuming, shouldn't you be the most proactive in taking action to save the unfortunate girls when you discover them?" Shokuhou Misaki said, "But the current Senior Wuming doesn't seem to be showing that kind of vitality and sharpness."

This time, Lin Wuming finally fell silent. But in front of "Mental Out," remaining silent was meaningless.

Giving up resistance, Lin Wuming honestly replied, "Because I have almost no way to deal with this… Whether it's the Misaka Sisters or Accelerator…"

According to the original story, the "Mass Production Ability User" project and the "Absolute Power Evolution" project were actually one; wanting to solve the former and save all the Misaka Sisters was almost impossible, because Accelerator… was unsolvable!

Under Accelerator's control, "Vector Transformation" became an almost invincible and omnipotent superpower. Because he could control vectors, he actually controlled everything in this material world!

Unless "occult" elements were introduced, using magic, a completely unscientific force, could it be possible to defeat Accelerator.

Just like in the original story, Touma Kamijou's "Imagine Breaker" couldn't be considered a scientific or "superpower" force in the final analysis.

The later attacks that also made Accelerator suffer were basically caused by "magic."

And at this point in time, the "Magic Side" hadn't appeared publicly so frequently, and even if Lin Wuming wanted to contact them, he couldn't find an opportunity. Not to mention, as an esper, he probably couldn't master the power of "magic" at all—even if he was a transmigrator.

Therefore, it could be concluded—in the "superpower" system, Accelerator was unsolvable!

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