A Scientific Urban Detective

Kanzaki Kaori was right about one thing: as a "swordsman," Kohachi Mitsu was extremely sensitive to threats.

She was the only one present who truly understood how powerful and terrifying Kanzaki Kaori really was.

It was precisely because she was constantly on edge that she had reacted so defensively just now.

As for Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou, they certainly knew that Kanzaki Kaori was strong, but only on the level of information and data; they didn't have any real, personal experience of it.

As everyone knows, book knowledge and practical experience are two different things, and the gap between them can often be unimaginably huge—the so-called "ignorance is bliss" describes this situation perfectly.

Kanzaki Kaori was clearly very self-aware, and she immediately realized what the misunderstanding was about, so she immediately placed her Seven Heavens Seven Swords behind her back to show that she meant no harm.

After all, she wasn't here to fight.

—That's right, the main reason I came here to see Lin Wuming instead of Stiyl is because I'm stronger.

Kanzaki Kaori thought to herself.

This morning, the two of them split up, one to find Lin Wuming to explain the situation, and the other to find Touma Kamijou to solve the problem.

The reason why Kanzaki Kaori came to find Lin Wuming was because Lin Wuming and the girls around him were too strong. If negotiations broke down and a conflict erupted, it was likely that only Kanzaki Kaori, as a "Saint," would be able to handle it.

Fortunately, after several actual encounters, Kanzaki Kaori discovered that Lin Wuming was indeed very calm and not at all like the blood-soaked, murderous butcher described in the intelligence reports.

It was also thanks to Lin Wuming's intervention just now that Miss Kohachi Mitsu didn't attack.

—If I had known this, Stiyl should have been the one to negotiate here; if I had gone to Touma Kamijou's side, I probably wouldn't have made things so ugly.

But thanks to the stimulation just now, the originally heavy and silent atmosphere was broken, and the conversation could finally continue.

But just then, Lin Wuming's phone rang suddenly.

"Please wait a moment," Lin Wuming interrupted Kanzaki Kaori's thoughts, "I'll take this call first…"

For various reasons, not many people know Lin Wuming's private number, so the people who call him are basically those who really have something to discuss, and he can't refuse to answer.

"Unknown call, who is it?" Kohachi Mitsu was behind Lin Wuming and could directly see the phone screen. It was an unregistered number.

"I don't know, it's a strange number," Lin Wuming shook his head, "It's a landline number, it should be someone I know calling."

In fact, Lin Wuming already had some premonitions in his heart.

"Hello, hello, is this Lin Wuming?" A familiar voice came from the other side of the phone after he answered.

"Ah, it's you, I knew it…" Lin Wuming clicked his tongue, "Touma Kamijou, so your phone broke again?"

"You guessed it, so I can only use this landline to call you, Lin Wuming!" Touma Kamijou seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then began to ramble on, "Actually, I wanted to call you yesterday, but because a lot of things happened, I forgot for a while; after I settled down, there was no electricity or telephone in the room, and it was also very late, so I didn't bother you—by the way, I don't live in the original apartment anymore—and then it was this morning…"

As if reporting his itinerary for the past two days, Touma Kamijou spoke endlessly.

Before Lin Wuming could speak, someone seemed to have become impatient.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point!" Stiyl's voice was faintly heard from the receiver.

Then, there was Touma Kamijou's protest: "The situation is very complicated, how can I explain it clearly to Lin Wuming without explaining it from the beginning?"

"You idiot, don't you understand?" Stiyl roared, "We already met that Lin Wuming yesterday! No, we met him even earlier, before we met you, you idiot! So, omit all the nonsense and get straight to the point!"

"Huh? You guys already know each other?" Touma Kamijou exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on?"

"This shows that everything I said just now is true!" Stiyl said impatiently, "Hurry up and confirm it, I'm still worried about leaving that child alone in the empty house!"

"Touma Kamijou, is that Stiyl next to you?" Lin Wuming took the initiative to ask.

"Yes, you guys really already know each other?"

"Let's just say we've dealt with each other," Lin Wuming said, "There's also a girl named Index."

"Yes, she's with me now, I plan to protect her," Touma Kamijou said, "Could it be that this fire magician is telling the truth, they are actually companions?"

"That's what they told me," Lin Wuming said, "I haven't found any flaws on their side yet."

"I see…"

"Get to the point!" Stiyl urged again from over there.

"Is that Stiyl?" Kanzaki Kaori also approached, noticing that Kohachi Mitsu was staring at her, so she simply placed the Seven Heavens Seven Swords on the ground to show that she meant no harm.

Lin Wuming saw this and simply set the phone to speakerphone.

"Right, get to the point…" Touma Kamijou said, "Lin Wuming, I remember you're very familiar with that Queen Bee from Tokiwadai Middle School, right? Can you help me contact her? I have a question I want to ask an expert—regarding brain science."

Everyone's eyes on Lin Wuming's side converged on Misaki Shokuhou.

"Pfft, Queen Bee, her reputation precedes her!" Mikoto Misaka even laughed out loud.

Misaki Shokuhou kept a straight face and didn't react.

—He wants to ask about the memory storage capacity of that Index, right? He discovered it really early this time.

Misaki Shokuhou said directly in Lin Wuming's mind—since she already knows the answer, she'll leave this guy to Wuming-senpai to deal with as he pleases.

"Just say it directly, that Queen Bee is right next to me," Mikoto Misaka continued.

"Huh? Is that the Bili… uh, is that the Railgun Princess from Tokiwadai?" Touma Kamijou also suddenly remembered that he was talking to Lin Wuming, so he quickly changed his words.

Looking at the monk's face rather than the Buddha's, after all, she's also a… companion of Lin Wuming.

Silently envying him for a moment, Touma Kamijou no longer delayed and began to explain the situation.

It turned out that Index was a rare "hypermnesia" patient, also known as "complete memory ability"—her brain didn't have the function of "forgetting."

The Anglican Church used her talent to record and store all the precious and dangerous knowledge of 103,000 magic books in her brain.

That's why she got the name "Index Librorum Prohibitorum" Index.