A Scientific Urban Detective

“This time, even knowing the plot, there's no solution.” After considering various options, Lin Wuming could only admit this fact.

Feeling Lin Wuming's genuine intention to retreat, Shokuhou Misaki became somewhat anxious: “Don't give up, Wuming-senpai! Haven't you already saved many people? Even me… Are you just going to give up on saving the 'Sisters'?”

“You…” Lin Wuming said with a wry smile, “You should know…”

In reality, Lin Wuming wasn't that great. The achievements he had made as a “hero” were largely exaggerated.

Apart from “Black Moon Technology,” which he proactively destroyed for self-preservation, the other research institutes—"Explorer" and "Talent Manufacturing"—were not personally destroyed by Lin Wuming.

"Explorer" was destroyed by Kouga ninja Tsurigane Charyou, and Lin Wuming only went to meet them afterward.

"Talent Manufacturing" was destroyed by Shokuhou Misaki. Although Lin Wuming ran to fight the “Item” members at the last moment, he didn't contribute to destroying “Talent Manufacturing” or saving the experimental children within.

After all, even without Lin Wuming's intervention, according to the original plot, those two research institutes would still be destroyed, and the experimental subjects inside would be saved.

Therefore, Lin Wuming simply happened to be there at the right time and took advantage of those two events.

Or rather, it was precisely because Lin Wuming knew the original plot that he was able to seize those two events. Otherwise, there were quite a few illegal experimental institutions in Academy City, so it wouldn't necessarily be these two…

It could be said that Lin Wuming's intervention was most valuable in saving a few children who would have died in the original plot—Ryugo Chisa, Dolly, and Shiratori Tsumu… Other than that, it had no impact on the overall situation.

“Even so, Dolly and the others were saved because of Wuming-senpai, weren't they?” Shokuhou Misaki said, “Why do you deny your accomplishments so much?”

——There's no doubt that Wuming-senpai's title of 'hero' is well-deserved!

Faced with Shokuhou Misaki's undisguised and straightforward praise, and the emotions directly transmitted to his mind, Lin Wuming suddenly felt much more invigorated.

The previously low and depressed mood was swept away, like the feeling after a storm.

For Lin Wuming, a transmigrator, affirmation from a character in the original work, especially someone who knew all the truth, was his greatest encouragement.

“What strange things are you talking about again? Don't always say half and hide half, it's really unpleasant!” Houchi Mitsubachi shouted from the side again.

Because this was in Shokuhou Misaki's “mental meeting room,” where Shokuhou Misaki was like the master of everything.

Therefore, whenever Shokuhou Misaki felt that the content of the conversation was not suitable for Houchi Mitsubachi to know, she would automatically block Houchi Mitsubachi's “hearing”...

As a result, in Houchi Mitsubachi's subjective experience, the conversation between the two people in front of her was always intermittent, making it incomprehensible.

Only at this time did Lin Wuming react and realize that Houchi Mitsubachi didn't hear the full content.

“Sorry, Houchi, I was negligent…” Lin Wuming quickly apologized to appease her emotions.

He then said to Shokuhou Misaki, “Houchi is fine, you don't need to be so wary of her.”

“Really? Is she really trustworthy?” Shokuhou Misaki didn't hide her suspicion.

“Yes, you can completely trust her on these matters.” Lin Wuming nodded, then thought for a moment and changed his wording, “Moreover, not just her, Shokuhou, you are also trustworthy.”

The implication was that—with Shokuhou Misaki in control, even if Houchi Mitsubachi was careless, there was no need to worry about her leaking any important information.

Shokuhou Misaki was very satisfied with this answer and raised her head: “Since Wuming-senpai said so, then tell her the truth—of course, only the part related to the Misaka Sisters.”

As for Lin Wuming's memory information and his secret identity as a “transmigrator,” these most important pieces of information, of course, could not be told to Houchi Mitsubachi.

“Eh? The legendary Level 5 clone, could it be the Misaka Mikoto we met today?” Houchi Mitsubachi was shocked by these truths, but not much, after all, she had already guessed as much, “So there are even more clones besides Dolly… No wonder you guys are so serious.”

What truly surprised Houchi Mitsubachi was the “Mass Production Ability User” project involving 20,000 Misaka Sisters, and the subsequent “Absolute Ability User Evolution” project, because it was too unimaginable, it made people calm down due to a lack of realism.

“I see, so you were discussing how to defeat Accelerator just now.” Houchi Mitsubachi suddenly understood.

While accepting the information, Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki also took the opportunity to popularize Accelerator's strength to her.

“Indeed, he's a tricky enemy.” Houchi Mitsubachi also frowned. Not to mention anything else, just the indiscriminate reflection of all attacks was already unsolvable.

At least, in principle, “Vector Transformation” was immune to all physical attacks, including her assassination, of course.

“Yes,” Lin Wuming nodded and sighed, “So how to defeat Accelerator, or take a non-combat approach to break the situation, is something that must be carefully considered next.”

After some complaining and Shokuhou Misaki's encouragement and praise, Lin Wuming finally cheered up and prepared to face the problem head-on.

He began to seriously rethink the solution.

How to defeat Accelerator—furthermore, continue to delve into the potential of "Bullet Time" and seek a breakthrough.

Or, take a different approach and adopt other methods besides combat…

In the end, “defeating Accelerator” was only a means and not the goal. What they had to do was “save 20,000 Misaka Sisters,” and combat was not a necessary process.

“Shokuhou.” While thinking, Lin Wuming called out.

“I'm here~ Please command, Wuming-senpai.”

“Please collect as much information as possible about the 'Mass Production Ability User' project.” Lin Wuming said, “No matter what we do, this information is essential.”

“Don't worry, I've been doing it.”

After gaining enough confidence and seeing that Lin Wuming had also cheered up again, Shokuhou Misaki left in a hurry.

Looking at her hurried appearance, it was unknown what she was busy with.

Lin Wuming had the intention to ask her, but he only thought about it and gave up.

The current situation was that Shokuhou Misaki was the real brain and decision-maker of their “alliance”; Lin Wuming knew his place and was very clear that his role was only a database providing information to Shokuhou Misaki.

Or, to use a novel trope as an analogy, Shokuhou Misaki was the so-called “protagonist,” and the original plot brought by Lin Wuming was her “golden finger.”

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