A Scientific Urban Detective

"Huh?" Everyone around looked over in surprise.

"What's so surprising!" the cadre who made the suggestion said. "The more the enemy wants to stop something, the more we must do it! This is the only way to fight!"

The researchers around fell silent—what he said was true… but if they had a choice, they wouldn't want to be Lin Wuming's 'enemy'!

After all, they were, at most, 'accomplices,' and so far, they hadn't done anything, hadn't really harmed those test subjects.

If they stopped and surrendered in time…

"Don't dream!" the cadre said coldly, shattering their fantasies. "You want to quit at this point? Do you really think President Stupid… Hmph! Even if the president is magnanimous, do you think you'll be saved?"

He suddenly lowered his voice, with a hint of tremor in his tone: "Even if you want to turn yourselves in, you should find the security forces. But Lin Wuming is outside the door right now! Do you think that killing star will accept surrender? Don't forget what happened to those two families before!"

Everyone fell silent.

Indeed, Lin Wuming's fearsome reputation had already spread in secret. Because of their different positions, people's attitudes toward him were extremely polarized.

For the test subjects who were the 'victims,' especially the children who had confirmed that they had been persecuted, Lin Wuming was undoubtedly a great hero, and more reliable and trustworthy than the security forces.

But for the 'perpetrators,' Lin Wuming was a complete murderer, a death-bringing star. If they had a choice, they would rather surrender to the security forces—at least that way they could save their lives.

No one dared to gamble that Lin Wuming would spare their lives after breaking in.

"So, start the experiment as soon as possible!" the cadre said. "Our experiment is undoubtedly great and valuable! 'Ideal Ability' is a power that surpasses Level 5. As long as the experiment is successful…"

"We won't have to be afraid of Lin Wuming if we obtain 'Ideal Ability'?"

"It's not that simple!" the cadre couldn't help but roll his eyes. "How can a newly born ability be put into actual combat immediately? There has to be a practice period, right?"

Moreover—the cadre thought to himself—the one who truly obtains the 'Ideal Ability' in the end will definitely be President Stupid, and then the nine of us cadres. As for these little guys, what qualifications do they have to obtain such great power?

"The value of 'Ideal Ability' is not in combat power," the cadre explained patiently. "Its birth and existence itself is the greatest value. Those big shots in the Board of Directors will definitely be interested in this."

He pointed his finger above his head: "As long as we gain the attention of those big shots, we will be safe. We are the researchers who directly participated in and completed the experiment, valuable talents. The higher-ups will not sit idly by and let Lin Wuming run wild!"

In order to stabilize their subordinates, the cadres racked their brains and came up with an explanation that sounded relatively reliable.

There was a buzz of whispers below, and soon people reached a consensus, nodding together, feeling that what the cadre said made sense. Or rather, they were just deceiving themselves into believing this statement.

Now that the security forces can't control Lin Wuming, they can only let the higher-level Board of Directors manage him.

"Okay," the cadre said, having completed the mobilization, clapping his hands to call everyone's attention. "Time is tight, hurry up and take action, and start the final experiment!"

The many researchers below seemed to see a bright future, and they all mustered their energy, promising loudly and throwing themselves into their work.

The 'Artificial Atelier' had a total of nine cadres, divided into four groups of two or three, repeating the same 'mobilization work' in the huge research institute.

Soon, the large research institute of the 'Artificial Atelier' was like being injected with a shot of stimulant, operating at full power.

At the same time, the girls who were chatting and playing in the activity room were also taken to the laboratory.

The largest experiment since the birth of the 'Artificial Atelier' was about to unfold.

This large research institute, which occupied an entire block, finally showed what it looked like when it was running at full power…

Although from the outside, it was still a quiet and deserted scene, both Lin Wuming and Tora-Hachi Tome inexplicably felt that some kind of event was brewing in this silence.

"Something's not right," Lin Wuming said, frowning. "Have they discovered us?"

"But why haven't they sent anyone out to drive us away?" Tora-Hachi Tome also felt that the situation was a bit abnormal. "And there's no movement at all… Are there usually no personnel or vehicles entering or leaving here?"

They both felt that something was about to happen, but from the outside it looked terrifyingly quiet, and they didn't know what was happening inside these buildings.

"We should prepare some reconnaissance methods," Lin Wuming reflected.

Like small robots with cameras or something. This is Academy City, with technology that is thirty years ahead of the world, so we can't just rely on visual reconnaissance every time, right?

"Wuming, what do we do next?" Tora-Hachi Tome asked. "Go in and take a look?"

The feeling on the scene was very bad, making the help call just now even more credible.

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Lin Wuming quickly made a decision: "We've come all this way, let's go in and take a look!"

Tora-Hachi Tome untied the ribbon from her hair, wrapped one end around her hand, and straightened the other end, instantly turning it into a sharp blade.

Ready for battle, she took the lead and walked towards the gate.

Lin Wuming once again looked at the tall building in front of him, while quietly opening the storage box on the armrest of the wheelchair, and driving the wheelchair forward.

"Tora-Hachi, don't stray too far from me after we go in," Lin Wuming once again, habitually, exhorted.

His 'bullet time' is only passively triggered when he encounters a fatal crisis. As long as the two are close enough, the 'fatal threat' to Tora-Hachi Tome will likely be included in the judgment, and he can deal with it together at that time.

"Oh?" Unexpectedly, this time Tora-Hachi Tome raised her eyebrows. "Wuming, do you think… I need your protection? Just with that Mental Barrier?"

The girl waved the rapier in her hand, her expression unkind, with a fierce look that she would stab him immediately if she disagreed.

"…" The stinging pain and fear branded on his body were awakened. Although the relationship between the two was already very good, Lin Wuming's mind inevitably recalled the painful experience of being stabbed seven times by this girl the first time they met.

"I mean… I need your protection," Lin Wuming didn't know what was wrong with this girl, but now was not a good time to argue, so he had to change his strategy and said, "You see, after all, I'm not good at close combat, and my combat methods are mainly long-range attacks. Once someone gets close, it will be very troublesome. So…"