A Scientific Urban Detective

"Huh?" Hearing Lin Wuming's request, Satén Ruiko paused for a moment before realizing, "I see, Senior Wuming wants to continue as an undercover agent, dismantling those scam organizations that use ability enhancement as a guise?"

Despite discovering that Lin Wuming didn't share her interests, Satén Ruiko wasn't disappointed. Instead, she pinched her chin and began to think seriously.

"As expected, no," Lin Wuming had already prepared himself, so he wasn't disappointed. "The last situation had a considerable amount of chance involved."

"No, that's not it," Satén Ruiko shook her head. "It's not that there aren't any. On the contrary, there are plenty. After all, this is Academy City, and urban legends about superpowers are the most common."

"Huh? Is that so?"

"Yes," Satén Ruiko nodded seriously. "On urban legend websites, you can see different news about ability enhancement almost every day… Of course, everyone knows that such news is more like boasting and lies than urban legends, so no one takes it seriously."

As for the last "Honor Student" training class, the real attraction for students to sign up was, in the end, intensive training in ordinary courses, not superpower development.

Kuroko Shirai found the urban legend website that Satén Ruiko mentioned with great understanding. Lin Wuming leaned over and took a few glances. As expected, they were all obviously fake information, not even worth a second glance.

Lin Wuming wrote down the website address, deciding to visit it from time to time in the future, hoping to find something.

After sending the two girls away, Lin Wuming looked at Kazari Uiharu, who had stayed behind, "Do you have any tasks today? Speaking of which, don't you have to leave with Shirai-san?"

"Not really," Kazari Uiharu shook her head. "I'm just helping to lead them. I'm still a newbie myself."

It seemed that leading a group of younger newbies these past few days had exhausted Kazari Uiharu both physically and mentally. At this moment, she was taking a break from her busy schedule, hiding in the reference room, enjoying a rare afternoon tea time.

But before Kazari Uiharu could finish the tea in her cup, a broadcast interrupted her leisure time again.

"Uiharu-san, Wuming-san, new mission, please immediately…" The chairman's voice came from the broadcast system.

Looking in the direction of the sound, there was a surveillance camera next to the speaker of the broadcast system in the corner of the wall.

The headquarters building was the chairman's domain, her sight and will were everywhere… Sometimes, this was very annoying.

"Forget it, you don't need to come over," Seemingly seeing Kazari Uiharu's resentful expression from the camera, the chairman quickly changed her words, "I'll just say it directly, there's a new mission for you, and Hachiwaki-san will also participate. Remember to pick her up at the hospital later."

"What mission? Is it urgent?"

"No, the mission is not difficult," The chairman said, "The reason for choosing your group is just because you have a good relationship with the mission target, which is more convenient."

"So, what exactly do you want us to do?" Lin Wuming asked.

"Go to this address," The chairman sent a location coordinate via email, "Escort two young ladies home."

Lin Wuming glanced at the coordinate information and didn't feel anything special, but Kazari Uiharu suddenly realized, "Are we going to pick up Misaka-san and Shokuhou-san?"

"That's right, those two future Tokiwadai Middle School young ladies."

Only then did Lin Wuming remember that Shokuhou Misaki had indeed mentioned to him that she would be attending a charity event today.

As the rising Level 5s of Academy City, and both beauties who have been confirmed to join Tokiwadai Middle School, Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki can be said to be the most perfect image ambassadors.

Therefore, they naturally receive various event invitations.

Various interviews, forums, charity events, and even variety shows produced by Academy City, will try their best to invite these two current top stars to participate.

There is a big momentum to package these two Level 5s into top idols of Academy City.

Fortunately, both Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki are the type who don't have to worry about academic performance, so they can take a lot of time to participate in these activities.

On the other hand, whether it is the program side, the school, or even the Academy City official, they are happy to see this happen.

Tokiwadai Middle School, in order to enhance its influence, even issued school uniforms to them in advance. Not to mention Misaka Mikoto, who is currently enrolled in school, Shokuhou Misaki has already appeared in Tokiwadai Middle School uniforms.

In fact, the two of them can completely refuse this kind of charity event. After all, they are Level 5s, and even the Board of Directors would not go against Level 5s for such a small matter.

However, on the matter of "popularity", Shokuhou Misaki, who knows the plot of the original work, has always harbored resentment, she cannot accept that she is inferior to Misaka Mikoto.

--No matter how you think about it, the "Mental Out" user, herself, should definitely be more popular than that little girl who only knows how to discharge electricity and fire railguns.

Therefore, Shokuhou Misaki is unwilling to let go of any opportunity to increase her influence. Not to mention, increasing influence also helps her recruit members when she forms the Shokuhou Faction in the future, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

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As for Misaka Mikoto, she was simply aroused by her competitive spirit and was unwilling to show weakness in front of Shokuhou Misaki.

After all, for some unknown reason, Shokuhou Misaki naturally has some kind of hostility towards Misaka Mikoto, and she can't help but say a few sarcastic remarks when the two meet.

This makes Misaka Mikoto feel very uncomfortable, and her character of becoming stronger when encountering the strong is destined that she cannot be the first to withdraw from this game of chicken.

The result has become the current situation…

On the way to the mission destination, as an insider, Lin Wuming roughly introduced the situation of the two Level 5s.

Logically speaking, the two dignified Level 5 espers should belong to the strongest humans in Academy City, and even the world, and do not need protection.

But nothing is absolute, Shokuhou Misaki belongs to the very specialized type of esper. As a master in the field of psychology and spirit, she is a weakling in terms of physical fitness and frontal combat ability.

In addition, the mastermind of the original Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Tsunori Junzo, is still missing, which is a threat that cannot be ignored for Shokuhou Misaki.

Therefore, every time she goes out for activities, the organizer and Tokiwadai Middle School will pay special attention to the protection of Shokuhou Misaki, and will specially invite security forces or Anti-Skill members to act as bodyguards.

And this time, it happened to be the turn of Anti-Skill to perform the task. So the chairman thought of Lin Wuming and Hachiwaki Toumei at the first time -- anyway, they lived in the same building as Shokuhou Misaki, so they could just escort them home along the way.

As for Kazari Uiharu, she was actually just an extra… Of course, there was no need to say these words.