A Scientific Urban Detective

Lin Wuming publicized his phone number and actively accepted various commissions, becoming a "grassroots hero" in the public eye, ultimately to cover for Misaki Shokuhou. He wanted to sever the connection between Misaki Shokuhou and his previous raid on "Facility of Artificial Intelligence", rescuing Dolly and Keisaku Kihara; to prevent interested parties from making the correct association, and to facilitate Misaki Shokuhou's continued infiltration into the "Facility of Artificial Intelligence".

But on closer thought, all of this was just Lin Wuming's wishful thinking. Since their meeting in the hospital ward last time, he had not directly communicated with Misaki Shokuhou again.

All of the above were Lin Wuming's own speculations based on Keisaku Kihara's reaction that day.

"Don't let it all be a waste of effort in the end…" Lin Wuming muttered, "That would be a huge loss."

Frankly speaking, Lin Wuming didn't like those commissions at all. Given the time and energy, he would rather stay at home and play games.

So before entering the kitchen, Lin Wuming left his phone in the living room—he was also afraid of suddenly hearing the phone ring again.

His activity in the past few days was completely Lin Wuming channeling his "previous life's" working spirit, treating it as a mandatory job to grit his teeth and persevere.

Although everyone called him a "hero", in Lin Wuming's own view, what he did was actually a "Jack-of-all-trades", and a free one at that…

In fact, Lin Wuming even hoped that Mitsumi Hachisuka would really turn off his phone, so that he could be completely quiet…

To Lin Wuming's relief, no calls for help came in until they finished dinner. If nothing else happened, today's task could be considered a complete success.

After several days of rushing around busily, Lin Wuming finally had some leisure time for after-dinner entertainment.

"Let's play games, let's play games!" He started the machine with great enthusiasm.

Aisaka Awaki immediately accepted the challenge—after these days, she could finally fight without holding back!

Aisaka Awaki had realized that competitive and fighting games were indeed more enjoyable and interesting to play with Lin Wuming.

When playing games with Mitsumi Hachisuka, or the neighbor and colleague next door, she had to be careful to let them win sometimes, otherwise, every time it would be a one-sided crushing, which could easily discourage them.

But playing against Lin Wuming, she didn't need to worry about that, and even she was the one who needed to be given a handicap. So she could go all out and use all her strength to have a hearty battle.

Mitsumi Hachisuka was not interested in games, and knew that she was no match for the two of them, so she simply didn't bother to join in the fun, and consciously went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

The three of them lived under the same roof, and they were not related to each other before. Aisaka Awaki covered all the expenses that required money, such as rent, utilities, and even purchasing, so Lin Wuming and Mitsumi Hachisuka consciously took on various housework chores.

The kitchen was Lin Wuming's domain, and Mitsumi Hachisuka would not overestimate herself and interfere, so all she could do was to clean up the dishes after the meal.

Of course, since the apartment was equipped with a very useful dishwasher, what she really had to do was just to transfer the dishes from the table to the dishwasher.

As the machine started running, the sound of water flowing and a slight hum could be heard from inside.

After staring at the dishwasher for a while, Mitsumi Hachisuka felt a little bored, so she returned to the living room to watch the two of them play fighting games.

Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Mitsumi Hachisuka went to answer the door.

"Huh? Another online shopping package?"

Hearing her voice, Lin Wuming turned his head and shouted, "It should be mine, my stuff has arrived."

"Eh… Don't tell me it's again…" The two women showed speechless expressions.

"It's that." Lin Wuming nodded, preparing to end the game as soon as possible to go downstairs to get the delivery.

The Famliy Side apartment building was strictly managed, and the security mechanism was very tight. Even express delivery packages or food deliveries could only be delivered to the downstairs gate, and idlers who had not been invited were not allowed to enter.

"I'll go get it for you." Mitsumi Hachisuka had already changed her shoes and was ready to go out.

"Thanks, I'm counting on you!"

After the girl left, Aisaka Awaki asked, "Wuming, how much money have you spent these days?"

"I just received this month's level 3 scholarship…" Lin Wuming said.

The implication was—this month's "salary" was all spent!

After all, Aisaka Awaki covered all the food and accommodation, and the hospitalization expenses were also reimbursed by the Academy City, so Lin Wuming's daily expenses were almost zero. The considerable amount of scholarship in his hand became completely disposable funds.

So, Lin Wuming invested them all in buying various limited edition "Gekota" series products…

The story began three days ago.

That afternoon, when Lin Wuming received a call for help and set off alone to meet the client, he passed by a toy store.

On the window poster of the toy store, there was a large advertisement for the complete set of limited edition "Gekota" series dolls.

The iconic smiling frog shape instantly caught Lin Wuming's attention.

Although Lin Wuming didn't have any special interest in these frog-shaped dolls, he knew that this was what "Railgun" Mikoto Misaka liked the most!

Mikoto Misaka's feelings for "Gekota" could even be said to be obsessive and fanatical.

—If I have the opportunity to meet Mikoto Misaka, it would be nice to cater to her preferences and use Gekota dolls to brush up her favorability.

Previously, there was no opportunity to encounter the famous "Gekota" series of products. Now, suddenly seeing it on the street, it suddenly aroused Lin Wuming's memories.

However, Lin Wuming was not a fan of the "Gekota" series, and he was not clear about the details. If he rashly bought something, it might overlap with the items that Mikoto Misaka already had, thus losing its value.

What really moved Lin Wuming was the words "limited edition" on the poster.

Limited edition means limited quantity, which means "precious", even a fanatical fan like Mikoto Misaka may not be able to collect all of them.

Sending out these precious "limited edition" items will definitely have a better effect!

Of course, even aside from the natural preference for the original heroine, Lin Wuming had a more realistic plan in doing so.

—Mikoto Misaka is after all a level 5, the third-ranked esper in Academy City.

If necessary, a doll or other peripheral goods can hire her to take action once, which is really cost-effective.

As long as he doesn't get involved in the messy magic side events later, having Mikoto Misaka, a powerhouse, as a backer should be stable in Academy City.

Furthermore, Lin Wuming felt that if his "Jack-of-all-trades" job were to continue for a long time, having "Railgun" as an external aid could also solve many problems…