A Scientific Urban Detective

"I don't believe it!" Frowning, Touma, with her Honeybee-Colored Penetration, broke through the not-so-strong telekinetic barrier and rushed forward, forcefully grabbing the wheelchair handles and pushing Lin Wuming towards the bathroom. "So, hurry up and take a shower!"

"Hey, I just showered last night..."

"It's okay, just let me feel at ease, another shower won't hurt." Touma urged.

Saying that, she unceremoniously shoved the wheelchair into the bathroom and closed the door.

"Don't worry, I won't come in!" Touma shouted from outside the door.

Then, the sound of the door being locked was heard.

"...Tch! What's a boy got to lock the door for!" Touma couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Oh right, my phone!" Lin Wuming's voice came from behind the bathroom door.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it for you!" Touma replied loudly.

Saying that, she returned to the dining table, put the dishes and utensils into the dishwasher, then took Lin Wuming's phone and returned to the door, sitting down on the floor directly in front of the bathroom entrance.

She looked ready to wait for the person inside to come out.

Because the urging was rushed, she didn't give Lin Wuming a chance to prepare a change of clothes.

What kind of expression will Wuming have when he comes out?

Touma thought to herself.

Forcing Lin Wuming to take a shower was a completely spur-of-the-moment decision.

Because in Touma's impression, she had never seen Lin Wuming show an embarrassed or flustered expression. He was always so serious and earnest, never smiling.

It made him seem like he wasn't a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy.

Although rarely, Touma had interacted with people her age. She also went to school properly. But compared to the boys in school, even the older middle school boys, Lin Wuming was much more mature and composed.

Rather than a teenager, Lin Wuming gave the impression of being one of the school's teachers.

Casually sitting cross-legged on the floor, feeling the coolness of the floor on her entire thigh, Touma was of course aware of how "revealing" her current attire was, with only a pair of underwear on her lower body.

Although it was just a moment of carelessness this morning, a moment of absentmindedness, Lin Wuming's completely indifferent reaction was still too disrespectful.

"That's it!" Pinching her chin, Touma suddenly snapped her fingers, finally understanding why she felt unhappy.

No matter what, if you covered her cheeks and the scars on her hands and feet, just looking at her overall appearance, she was also a school beauty-level beauty, yet that Lin Wuming didn't even notice!

Thinking of this, Touma looked down again, seeing the crisscrossing scars on her arms and legs, and fell silent—because she was used to it, she always subconsciously ignored the ugly scars on her body.

But in reality, the scars don't disappear just because she ignores them.

Perhaps, I really can't be considered beautiful in my current state.

Touma suddenly regretted it a little. Was it a mistake to be so "open and honest" with Lin Wuming in the hospital, showing him more of the hideous scars on her body...

But upon closer reflection, Lin Wuming's gaze towards her at the time didn't have any pity or discrimination, only appropriate surprise and regret.

Or rather, his attitude and gaze had never changed from beginning to end.

And this was what truly made Touma feel uncomfortable!

Although she acted very open-minded, she had always been concerned about her scars.

So, even though she knew that Lin Wuming didn't show any strange expression towards her body... no, or rather, it was precisely because there were no emotional fluctuations that made Touma feel unhappy.

Therefore, Touma wanted to "retaliate" a little.

For example, because he didn't have a change of clothes, he could only wrap himself in a bath towel when he came out—even Lin Wuming, who had always been calm and composed, would show an embarrassed expression at that moment, right?

I've already taken the lead in being open and honest, there's no reason for him to still wrap himself up so tightly!

A slight prank made Touma feel a burst of pleasure in her heart, and she couldn't help but think darkly, perhaps Lin Wuming also had many scars on his body due to injuries and experiments. In that case, neither of them would laugh at the other, fair and square!

The time came to nine o'clock in the morning, and Academy City gradually became lively at this time. Students immersed in the holiday happened to go out during this period and began a new day of activity.

Along with this, the frequency of various incidents soared.

According to the pattern of the past few days, Lin Wuming's phone should be busy at this time...

Just thinking about it, she saw the phone placed on the floor in front of her suddenly vibrate, and then the familiar ringtone roared.

Touma's eyes were like swords, fiercely glaring at the phone, and she let out a heavy sigh, but in the end, she resisted the urge to destroy it.

Prepared, she answered the phone.

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Because it was a girl's voice, the person on the other end of the phone was surprised for a while, and then heard that Lin Wuming was busy and couldn't answer the phone.

So many jokes, or things like looking for cats, people, or wallets, were not said.

Using this method, Touma unceremoniously helped Lin Wuming reject many requests for help. Her tone also became more and more stern and impatient.

It would be fine if they were just trivial matters, but there were even people calling to joke around, prank, or chat and talk!

Touma's head was buzzing, and she hung up all of them.

"Lin Wuming!" Hanging up another phone call, she couldn't help but shout towards the bathroom, "How can you endure so many annoying calls every day!"

"...You get used to it!" Lin Wuming's voice faintly came from the bathroom.

To be honest, Lin Wuming handed the phone to Touma, in fact, also with the intention of letting her help block some trivial requests. Whether it was escaping reality or being hypocritical, if it were Lin Wuming himself, he probably wouldn't have the heart to reject those calls for help—even if they were just boring trivial matters.

Touma continued to urge, "Lin Wuming, hurry up and finish your shower, or I won't be able to resist smashing this phone!"

"Calm down, calm down a little!" Lin Wuming knew that this girl meant what she said, and quickly reassured her, "This is a gift from Teacher Yomikawa, please be merciful, I'll be out soon!"

Seeming to feel her anger, the phone suddenly became quiet again, and for a while, no more calls came in.

Touma put down the phone and muttered helplessly, "This troublesome game should be stopped, how long is Wuming going to keep doing this for?"

At this time, the doorbell suddenly rang from the direction of the entrance hall.

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