A Scientific Urban Detective

#612 - Professional stalker

——Lin Wuming… he shouldn't be too serious, right?

Tsurigane Charyou pondered silently—an ordinary girl with no special traits suddenly becomes capable of fighting evenly with a Level 4 spatial ability user after a year… Would Lin Wuming believe something like that?

The more Tsurigane Charyou thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, but she wasn't ready to back down.

Even if the lie is exposed, it doesn't matter. Like I mentioned earlier—Lin Wuming is very tolerant of girls.

Moreover, it's better to take the initiative, no matter what, than to let Shirai Kuroko report it first and expose me!

“According to Senior Wuming's activity patterns since the summer vacation, he leaves the house at 7:30 in the morning to buy groceries…”

“I know that,” Shiraiginu Teika responded immediately. “The supermarket opens at eight o'clock, so that's the perfect time to pick out the freshest ingredients!”

“Yes, it's really hard on you to buy groceries every day,” Tsurigane Charyou said.

“It's their fault for not being able to get up,” Shiraiginu Teika shrugged. “And you always have to leave early.”

“Sorry for the trouble, I'm leaving!” Tsurigane Charyou swallowed her breakfast in a few bites, grabbed her schoolbag, and ran out the door.

The good news was that Lin Wuming's schedule hadn't changed today. He was still leaving Family Side around 7:40, preparing to go to the supermarket.

Although it was a bit later than the previous few days, it was still within the margin of error and acceptable.

The bad news was that she ran into a "fellow traveler" again.

The spatial ability user, Shirai Kuroko, whom she had clashed with fiercely yesterday, was also hiding in the corner, secretly following Lin Wuming!

Both of them were experts, so upon discovering each other, Shirai Kuroko also noticed Tsurigane Charyou.

“!”

The two exchanged glances from afar.

——I can't start a fight in front of Senior Wuming, and I can't let Shirai Kuroko report me first!

Tsurigane Charyou quickly sorted out the situation and took action.

——I'm definitely not a match for a spatial ability user in terms of speed, so…

“Senior Wuming, long time no see!” Tsurigane Charyou put on her glasses—Sakurai Ryoko suddenly ran out of her hiding place and shouted as loudly as she could.

Looking again, Shirai Kuroko had already disappeared from the corner.

——Good, she didn't come out to interfere with me.

Tsurigane Charyou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“You are…” Lin Wuming turned around and looked at the girl who had suddenly jumped out and called out to him.

“Uh… it's me, Senior Wuming!” Knowing that Lin Wuming wasn't good at recognizing people, Tsurigane Charyou prepared to introduce herself. “I am…”

“No need, I remember.” Lin Wuming certainly remembered the style of his alma mater's uniform, and for some reason, he remembered the face of the girl in front of him very clearly. “You are Sakurai Ryoko.”

“Yes! Senior still remembers me!” Sakurai Ryoko revealed a very happy expression.

Lin Wuming raised his hand to stop the girl from speaking. “I thought you wouldn't appear in front of me again…”

“Eh?” Sakurai Ryoko felt that the situation was not good. Lin Wuming's reaction exceeded her expectations, but now that things had come to this, she could only bite the bullet and continue acting. “I just happened to run into Senior…”

Lin Wuming shook his head and said, “You may not know this, but I know two model girls. Their names are Sakura and Ryoko.”

“I don't know them.” Sakurai Ryoko tilted her head and looked over, somewhat puzzled, not knowing what Lin Wuming meant by suddenly bringing up this topic.

“I know, what I want to say is,” Lin Wuming said, “they also have another identity—members of the dark organization 'Personnel'. And they told me that Sakura and Ryoko are just their code names, common fake identities in the industry, which can be used to easily obtain 'official' documents.”

Lin Wuming clasped his fingers together and looked meaningfully at the girl in front of him. “So, Sakurai Ryoko, or should I call you—Sakura and Ryoko, do you have anything you want to say now?”

Good psychological qualities and professional ethics allowed Sakurai… no, allowed the ninja Tsurigane Charyou to not reveal the slightest flaw, still maintaining a perfect expression.

Just like an ordinary female junior high school student who can be seen everywhere.

However, whether it was just her imagination or not, Lin Wuming always felt that the girl opposite him had a hint of mystery and composure in her smile.

From an unremarkable passerby, she had transformed into a confident protagonist.

“In the end, I still couldn't hide it from you, Master Wuming!” Tsurigane Charyou took off her glasses, and her entire demeanor changed. Then, she bowed forward. “Please allow me to reintroduce myself—my real name is Tsurigane Charyou, and I am…”

“I know, during the exploration of the Border Research Institute,” Lin Wuming didn't recognize this new face, but he remembered the name—after all, it was a named character in the original story. “You were the one who killed everyone in the research institute back then, right?”

“That's what I did…” Tsurigane Charyou suddenly became a little worried that Lin Wuming would bring up old scores.

“There's no need to worry about the past,” Lin Wuming waved his hand and asked, “First, explain why you approached me disguised as Sakurai Ryoko?”

“To avoid being wanted by the Guardian Force. According to my observation, hiding next to Master Wuming is the safest.” Tsurigane Charyou honestly confessed.

Thinking about it carefully, that was indeed the case!

Lin Wuming was also very speechless. He was stunned for a moment before continuing, “Forget it then. Anyway, the warrant for your arrest has already been lifted, right? So why are you looking for me again?”

In fact, Lin Wuming had already guessed that there was something wrong with this Sakurai Ryoko when Sakura and Ryoko reminded him last time.

However, Lin Wuming had already graduated from Sakugawa Middle School, and Sakurai Ryoko hadn't shown any particular purpose, so Lin Wuming was too lazy to pursue it.

Until today, when Sakurai Ryoko appeared in front of him again, Lin Wuming finally couldn't help but expose her.

Tsurigane Charyou secretly breathed a sigh of relief—as expected, Master Wuming was very tolerant of girls.

What made Tsurigane Charyou even more fortunate was that she had indeed prepared an excuse in advance.

This is professionalism!

“Actually, it's like this,” Tsurigane Charyou said. “Master Wuming must also know that I have been looking for a way to improve my ability level. Unfortunately, what I can usually find are useless false advertisements, or obviously absurd illegal experimental institutions…”

Lin Wuming immediately understood: “You really never get tired of this… Okay, which illegal cram school did you discover this time?”

“In the 10th District, it's a chain training school called 'Misawa Juku'.” Tsurigane Charyou took out the information she had investigated from her bag. “Misawa Juku is a large national chain of cram schools. The one in Academy City is just one of its branches.”

——Misawa Juku… Okay, it's finally here!

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