A Scientific Urban Detective

"Public phone number? There's no prohibition against that." Captain Haya said first, hearing Lin Wuming's request.

Izumikawa Aiho turned her head back in surprise and glanced at him: "Why do you want to do that? It'll be a lot of trouble."

"The facts prove that some people are indeed seeking help from me through this number." Lin Wuming explained, "Besides, my phone number has already been exposed, hasn't it? Dark organizations, even those illegal experimental institutions, have obtained my number. It's unreasonable that those who really need help can't find me, isn't it?"

Captain Haya clicked his tongue: "Wuming, do you want to be Academy City's superhero?"

"With great power comes great responsibility." Lin Wuming shrugged.

"Don't overestimate yourself, you little brat!" Izumikawa Aiho scolded, "You're only Level 3, what kind of hero are you trying to be? I can suppress ability users of that level all by myself!"

Lin Wuming smiled: "Level 3 is enough. I'm not trying to save the world, I just want to help some unfortunate children."

It wasn't that he was arrogant. After experiencing the 'Dark May' and the 'Artificial Intelligence Factory,' Lin Wuming discovered that the 'violence' he possessed was enough to deal with them.

After all, they were still 'experimental institutions,' not dark organizations specializing in combat. Apart from the hired security forces, their overall combat power was very limited.

As long as he didn't encounter those bizarre ability users, Lin Wuming's current combination of Nen ability and 'bullet time' was more than enough to cope.

Moreover, Lin Wuming had Tora-Fuu Honey as a partner, and their lethality was already seriously overflowing.

Unless he encountered an experimental institution led by a 'Kihara,' it shouldn't be a problem. But then again, the 'Kihara' bunch were all shrewd people, and they wouldn't be caught by the handle by Lin Wuming, this publicly acting 'hero.'

Moreover, from another perspective, Lin Wuming's proposal here also meant tying the Anti-Skill forces to his side.

Publicly announcing his number to accept requests for help also meant that the Anti-Skill forces could monitor the content of the calls at any time to keep track of Lin Wuming's actions. Giving them a reassurance was also equivalent to buying himself a kind of insurance.

If he really encountered a dangerous situation that he couldn't handle, as long as he held on for a while, he could wait for the Anti-Skill forces to provide subsequent support.

"You..." Captain Haya frowned, "Don't go too far, brat!"

After careful consideration, Captain Haya actually agreed with Lin Wuming's cooperation proposal.

Especially after personally 'assessing' and confirming the boy's composure and reliability, the proposal seemed even more tempting.

In terms of investigating and combating 'illegal experiments,' the Anti-Skill forces had always faced a huge problem—they couldn't take action without evidence, and without taking action, it was often difficult to find conclusive evidence...

The organizational form and personnel composition of the Anti-Skill forces also meant that it was difficult for them to send undercover agents to conduct secret investigations.

Eventually, they fell into a deadlock like a vicious cycle.

At this time, Lin Wuming's proposal undoubtedly solved a considerable part of the problem.

"Alright, if you really want to be a hero, we won't object. Right, Ms. Izumikawa?" Captain Haya asked, turning to the front.

"Tch, why are you asking me when you've already agreed?" Izumikawa Aiho said unhappily, "But Wuming, don't blame me for not reminding you, this will really be a lot of trouble."

Lin Wuming nodded silently. Of course, he knew the consequences of doing so. Not to mention, after publishing his phone number, there would definitely be a lot of bored people calling to make harassing calls and report a lot of false information, right?

Also, those real illegal experimental institutions might also take this opportunity to 'fish' and try to eliminate him.

However, these things were already within Lin Wuming's expectations. At that time, with the help of the Anti-Skill forces, he could use their prestige to eliminate most of the problems.

In the end, Lin Wuming decided to do this to cover for Shokuhou Misaki. That is, to justify the "lie" he had just said.

—Since someone questioned where Kinuhata Saiai got my number from, then I might as well just announce it directly, and use a reversal of cause and effect to perform a temporal trick. Then any similar situation will be reasonable.

Without needing to go through procedures, the Anti-Skill forces acted swiftly and held a press conference that afternoon.

At the press conference, facing dozens of media reporters and representatives sent by who-knows-which organizations, Lin Wuming braced himself, put on a straight face, and talked eloquently, telling everyone present the prepared statement that had been repeatedly revised beyond recognition.

In this version of the story, the Anti-Skill forces played a leading role. Lin Wuming heard about the "Artificial Intelligence Factory" from Izumikawa Aiho of the Anti-Skill forces; Kinuhata Saiai also chose to call the police directly, but it happened to be heard by Lin Wuming, who was 'hateful of evil' and extremely disgusted with illegal experiments, so he took the lead in taking action.

Because the Anti-Skill forces needed to gather their troops, their reaction was a little slow. They arrived at the scene after Lin Wuming and successfully prevented the further deterioration of the situation...

This version of the statement magnified the initiative of the Anti-Skill forces and, to a certain extent, endorsed Lin Wuming's private actions.

However, reporters familiar with press conferences could tell at a glance that this story had been 'revised' and was the version announced to the public after the Anti-Skill forces unified their statements.

As media reporters who pursued news and 'truth,' they certainly couldn't let it go. After the press conference, they tried to block Lin Wuming and asked about the 'truth.'

Taking this opportunity, Lin Wuming told the version he had told Captain Haya and made his phone number public, asking the reporters to help him spread it.

Of course, some experienced reporters still suspected that the version Lin Wuming was telling now was not the truth, but that was enough.

As a news report, an officially published version and a 'leaked through private channels' version were already impactful enough.

Especially Lin Wuming's decision to make his phone number public and announce that he would accept requests for help from all victims of illegal experiments—just slightly hyping this news could be considered a big news story!

That night, after the interview content was reported, Lin Wuming's phone unexpectedly became busy...

Fortunately, the first batch of calls were mainly for fun, with no real requests for help and no "false alarm" calls.

By the next day, the content of the calls had changed to support and support Lin Wuming, just like chasing a star.

As the interview reports spread, more and more people knew about Lin Wuming and his phone number. Finally, a formal request came to the door...