A Scientific Urban Detective

"It's said that the Advanced Equipment Research Institute has indeed been secretly providing equipment to other organizations—less legitimate ones," Misaki Shokuhou said mysteriously. "The higher-ups in the security forces were furious when they found out, so from that perspective, Anonymous-senpai is a hero for exposing the backroom deals."

At the same time, Misaki Shokuhou spoke directly into Lin Wuming's mind through "Mental Out": "Although the exact reasons are still unclear, current evidence suggests that Kihara Gensei's experiment has been halted."

"It seems our actions have had some effect," Lin Wuming responded.

During the previous revenge operation, Misaki Shokuhou and he had slipped in quite a bit of their own agenda.

Having finally caught the "Hound Unit" red-handed, giving them a legitimate excuse to retaliate, Lin Wuming naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity.

In the previous investigation, Misaki Shokuhou had also discovered some facilities and organizations involved in the "Level 6 Shift Project." This was a good opportunity to take them down as well!

After all, they shared the same boss as the "Hound Unit," and with a little investigation, it was always possible to find some connection.

Moreover, the investigation process of "Mental Out" was a black box. No one knew what she had actually found except for Misaki Shokuhou herself. It could be said that it was entirely based on her own judgment. What she said was what it was, and no one could question it.

This sudden wave of attacks seemed to have caught Kihara Gensei off guard, even halting the project's progress.

Lin Wuming's current willingness to accept the punishment and stay confined in Family Side was, to some extent, also to use the security forces' influence to prevent the "Hound Unit" from resorting to desperate measures and retaliating.

Because Lin Wuming's reputation and influence were greater than those of Komugi Torayasu, he essentially drew all the enemy's hatred onto himself.

After that, no one bothered Komugi Torayasu again. As for Misaki Shokuhou, she had hidden herself behind the scenes from the very beginning, so no one noticed her activities even more.

The information Misaki Shokuhou brought made Lin Wuming feel a little relieved—the enemy's reaction was as expected, and his efforts were not in vain.

"There's more good news," Misaki Shokuhou continued, "Rinko-nee has already contacted Hayabusa Hoshi, and he's willing to exchange his esper ability insights with Anonymous-senpai."

"That's great. This is truly a rare piece of good news lately." Lin Wuming perked up. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, there was no harm in exchanging ideas with an excellent peer.

Moreover, this could be considered a pit that Lin Wuming had dug long ago, and now it was finally time to fill it.

To achieve the grand goal of "saving all the Misaka sisters," Lin Wuming had to find every possible way to deceive Chairman Aleister, or more specifically, to deceive the monitoring of the "skillout network."

But the "skillout network" was invisible and intangible. No one knew if it was actually monitoring him, so Lin Wuming had been mentally sparring with the air all this time, which was really exhausting.

To conceal secrets and maintain his persona, he had to lie and act, digging many pits…

Now, being able to fill one of these pits was a good thing, saving him from contradictions later on, which might be seen through by that old fox.

"However," Lin Wuming looked around the room, "I can't leave here right now, so I can only ask Hayabusa Hoshi to come over."

"Don't worry, that's already been arranged with him," Misaki Shokuhou said. "If nothing unexpected happens, Hayabusa Hoshi should be here this weekend. Anonymous-senpai, please look forward to it!"

Lin Wuming looked forward to it earnestly.

As a level 4 esper, Lin Wuming had only interacted with Homura Mahiro before. That guy was indeed very strong, but in Lin Wuming's opinion, his esper ability wasn't very helpful to him.

In the end, Homura Mahiro's esper ability application was all about brute force. Although he also considered himself an all-rounder with "universal abilities," how should he put it?

Homura Mahiro's so-called "universal" was also built on sufficient output. Recalling the battle at the Artificial Atelier, Homura Mahiro often resorted to bullying, using his massive esper ability to drive all kinds of objects to smash over…

This alone meant that Lin Wuming couldn't imitate him.

Moreover, the relationship between the dark side "School" and Lin Wuming wasn't that harmonious. Although it wasn't to the point of being "hostile," it was obviously not a relationship where they could calmly discuss academics with each other.

"Hopefully, Hayabusa Hoshi, who can solidify body molecules, can give me some inspiration," Lin Wuming prayed in his heart.

…

"Lin Wuming, uh… you have a guest, so… how should I put it? Do you need to use the reception room?"

On Saturday afternoon, a call came from the guard room downstairs.

"Yes, please, teacher!" Although he felt that the teacher on duty at the guard room today sounded a little strange, Lin Wuming didn't pay too much attention. He perked up—he's finally here!

He quickly dressed neatly and left the room in his wheelchair.

Because Lin Wuming was still in confinement and couldn't go out casually, and the Family Side apartment was the security guards' private space, strangers were usually not welcome.

So, the compromise became this—the security room's reception room was specially opened for Lin Wuming, so that visitors from outside could meet him there.

"It feels like a prison visit…" Lin Wuming commented sarcastically.

And in fact, he was right—every move in the reception room was being monitored by cameras.

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But it didn't matter. Lin Wuming didn't intend to hide anything about asking Hayabusa Hoshi for advice on esper ability application this time…

"So… why is it you?" Seeing the visitor who had arrived in the reception room first, Lin Wuming couldn't hide the surprise on his face.

"I heard you were injured and then put in confinement, so I came to visit," the pale-skinned boy narrowed his crimson eyes. "What, not welcome?"

"Uh… it's not that," Lin Wuming didn't know what expression to make for a moment. "It's just a little sudden…"

—No wonder the teacher in the guard room sounded so strange on the phone just now.

"And who do you think I was injured because of?" Lin Wuming couldn't help but retort.

Having already realized the difference in strength between himself and Accelerator, Lin Wuming was too lazy to even adopt a defensive posture. He simply stopped his wheelchair opposite Accelerator.

"So, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"

"Didn't I say, I came to visit." Accelerator scratched his cheek awkwardly. "Look, I even bought coffee."

As he said that, he placed a plastic bag with a convenience store logo on the table. The bag contained a dozen canned coffees.

Seeing this scene, Lin Wuming finally confirmed that this guy was really here to "visit the sick."

"Wow…" Lin Wuming exclaimed softly, suddenly feeling like a prodigal son returning home, very touched.

—That Accelerator has actually become polite and understands human relationships!