A Scientific Urban Detective

Before dinner, their discussion mainly revolved around intelligence sharing and analysis, which was Shokuhou Misaki's forte. The only person present who could keep up with her pace was Lin Wuming.

Misaka Mikoto herself was utterly bewildered, understanding only bits and pieces, and felt like she was missing a lot of crucial information, making her feel excluded.

This made her very uncomfortable.

Of course, Torafune Mitsu and Kazakiri Hyouka, who were also present, didn't understand either, but they had positioned themselves as "support roles" from the start and didn't have such an urgent need to grasp the intelligence.

Kazakiri Hyouka knew very well that if she wanted, she could obtain all the information she desired from the Queen with the simplest and most direct method; as for Torafune Mitsu, she didn't even bother to listen to the intelligence being discussed. All she wanted was to act alongside Lin Wuming and fight side by side, and she didn't care about anything else.

But Misaka Mikoto was different. She couldn't allow herself to lose to Shokuhou Misaki, who was also a Level 5, not to mention that Misaka Mikoto felt that she was also an expert in the field of intelligence, so she naturally couldn't tolerate such a situation even more.

However, what made Misaka Mikoto feel particularly helpless was that precisely because her "Railgun" naturally repelled Shokuhou Misaki's "Mental Out", the result was that she couldn't participate in the "secret meeting", which led to a lot of secret information not being shared…

Thinking of this, Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but want to sigh.

Now, the "intelligence analysis" phase was finally over, so it was time for the specific action phase.

Compared to the field of intelligence, Misaka Mikoto was more skilled in "action"!

As for a certain sports idiot, what she was worst at was "action".

Therefore, Misaka Mikoto's enthusiasm soared.

“I've already asked the Sisters to monitor Director Sherbin's location,” Misaka Mikoto's eyes sparkled. “When do we strike?”

“……” The result, however, was met with an almost speechless gaze from Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki.

“Wh…what's wrong?” Misaka Mikoto scratched her head.

“When…when did you ask the Sisters?” Lin Wuming thought for a moment and asked.

“Just now during dinner,” Misaka Mikoto replied. “Didn't Last Order come down to eat together? I asked her for help while I was at it.”

“As expected of my number one thug, your way of thinking is so straightforward,” Shokuhou Misaki retorted.

“I haven't joined the Shokuhou Faction yet, okay?” Misaka Mikoto reminded her, but they had argued about the same topic more than once, so she couldn't be bothered to react any further.

Then, Misaka Mikoto looked at Lin Wuming with a serious expression: “Now that we have indeed grasped the evidence and know the target's location, why aren't we taking action? According to Senior Wuming's past style of doing things, at this time, speed is of the essence, and we should just charge straight in and take him down in one fell swoop, right?”

In the end, Misaka Mikoto was actually imitating Lin Wuming's style of doing things!

This gave Lin Wuming the feeling of being hit by a boomerang.

Indeed, he had shown the characteristics of "retaliating for every grievance" and "not letting revenge wait overnight" in previous encounters with attacks.

But after all, there was a bit of a "maintaining character" purpose in it, and the things he encountered at that time were directly related to Lin Wuming, so even if the reaction was a bit excessive, it could be understood.

But now, Director Sherbin's matter, strictly speaking, has no direct relationship with Lin Wuming and the others. After all, he didn't directly send someone to attack Lin Wuming and the others.

Therefore, even if Lin Wuming and the others wanted to take action against Director Sherbin, they would lack a justifiable reason.

Not to mention that the other party was still an incumbent director with high position and power.

If they really did something to him, they might even become a real "wanted criminal", and even the security forces would no longer be able to favor them.

“And in the end, it's Shadan Sen who has a grudge against Director Sherbin,” Shokuhou Misaki continued. “If we rush up so actively, wouldn't we become pawns in her hands?”

“Then…” Misaka Mikoto's enthusiasm was immediately dampened a lot. “After talking for so long, we're still not going to do anything?”

“Sigh…” Shokuhou Misaki sighed exaggeratedly. “Misaka-san, as an older sister, you need to be more composed! Don't forget, you have 10,000 Sisters under your care now. If you're so rash and reckless, what if something unexpected happens and affects the Sisters?”

As soon as these words came out, Misaka Mikoto really calmed down completely.

Seeing that this Super Electromagnetic Gun was like a battery that had run out of power, completely wilted, and slumped weakly on the table, Lin Wuming shook his head and said, “Ahem, even so, we still need to take action.”

“Eh?” Misaka Mikoto perked up.

“After all, I'm the type who retaliates for every grievance,” Lin Wuming spread his hands. “Now that we know that Director Sherbin is the one who is in charge of developing FIVE_Over, the fact that someone used FIVE_Over to attack me and Torafune before can finally be traced back to the source.”

“Not to mention, if our previous reasoning is correct,” Lin Wuming continued, “Sherbin is likely to obstruct Shokuhou's plan to become the 'Eternal Princess' and then become a director.”

Since the "Eternal Princess" would become Director Sherbin's target, then Shokuhou Misaki, who aspires to this, would sooner or later become his target.

Therefore, even without considering Shadan Sen's situation, Lin Wuming and the others had sufficient reasons to launch an operation against Director Sherbin.

“However, before that…” Lin Wuming finished the tea in his cup. “I have to add another insurance, wait for my news tomorrow.”

The next morning, Lin Wuming asked for leave from school and went straight to the "Building Without Windows".

Without any accidents, Lin Wuming successfully met with Chairman Aleister.

The chairman, who had been immersed in a huge test tube for many years, seemed to have no concept of "sleep". Although Lin Wuming came suddenly, Chairman Aleister was still in that calm and indifferent state, quietly suspended in the huge test tube.

“It's rare that you would take the initiative to come to me, student Lin Wuming.”

“I'm here to turn in a task,” Lin Wuming said. “You asked me to investigate the inside story of the recent large-scale parade, and I already have the results.”

“I know.” Unsurprisingly, Chairman Aleister responded calmly, “But that's no longer important.”

“Not important?”

“I don't care about parades or strikes. My only purpose is to prevent this city from becoming chaotic. Facts have proven that parades will not shake the stable environment of the city.”

Lin Wuming's heart skipped a beat, feeling very disappointed: “In other words, you don't actually need to know the reason for the strike?”

“I don't care about such trivial matters,” Chairman Aleister said.

“Even if the parade intensifies and eventually becomes uncontrollable, you don't care?” Lin Wuming pressed.

“You don't need to threaten me like that, student Lin Wuming,” Chairman Aleister said. “I said, I don't care about these trivial matters. As long as the order of this city can be maintained, you can handle other trivial matters yourself.”

Lin Wuming showed a smile without any concealment: “Then, according to your meaning, even if I launch an investigation into a director…”

“Even if you want to get rid of a director,” Chairman Aleister nodded slightly, and a string of small bubbles rose in the huge test tube. “Yes, these are all trivial matters.”