A Scientific Urban Detective

In truth, Bowhunter knew about the affiliated organizations. From the fragmented conversations over the past few days, it wasn't difficult to deduce the existence of the support organizations under the "School."

However, she didn't know any further details; moreover, those affiliated organizations were complete strangers to her. If she really had to interact with them... it would be quite difficult.

Therefore, Bowhunter decided to honestly take the bus.

At least, bus routes and timetables could be found online, and she wouldn't need to interact with anyone throughout the entire journey, making her feel much more relaxed.

Bowhunter's destination was the target's office, the place where he used to work and steal important information.

This was mentioned in the mission request, so it wasn't a particularly important secret.

Bowhunter quickly determined the bus route to her destination, then got up and walked quickly to the nearest bus stop.

"Legs and a bus... she's going to travel in such a primitive way?" Tamari Umi clicked her tongue. "How long will that take?"

Bowhunter could travel however she wanted, but as a tracker who had to keep pace with her, Tamari Umi was getting impatient.

"However, it's already remarkable that a child her age can plan a route and not get lost on her own," Yobou Banka said. "At least she's more reliable than a certain powerful esper!"

Because of her petite appearance, Bowhunter looked even younger than her actual age, like a fourth or fifth-grade elementary school girl, making people want to take care of her.

Of course, the main reason was that, while investigating information about Lin Wuming, Yobou Banka accidentally discovered his strange weakness—he was terrible with directions.

This so-called weakness had almost no impact on his combat ability, so it was of no practical significance to Yobou Banka.

But that didn't stop him from seizing every opportunity to mock that directionally challenged guy.

Bowhunter didn't know that she had surpassed the "hero" Lin Wuming in some respects. She waited for the bus she wanted to take and swiped her card to board.

The bus pass that Teacher Toomine Eri had obtained for the girls was Bowhunter's only possession at the moment.

Without logistical support, or even money, Bowhunter was preparing to complete her first mission after joining the dark side organization empty-handed.

Because many things hadn't been explained to her clearly—and Bowhunter herself wasn't good at communicating, so even if she had doubts, she wouldn't actively ask—this test mission had really been turned into a "solo" difficult mode without relying on any external forces.

Arriving at the research institute where the target used to work, Bowhunter used her low profile to sneak in quietly.

No one noticed.

But in fact, there were also members of the "School's" affiliated organizations lying in wait here. As long as she revealed her identity, she could enter openly and investigate everything she was interested in.

Bowhunter moved around inside the research institute like an ordinary little girl who had accidentally wandered into the wrong place.

Soon, she found the target's office.

Of course, it was already empty, and it had been ransacked by the affiliated organization members who had arrived earlier, leaving only scattered papers all over the floor.

Even if there had been clues here, they had been almost completely destroyed.

After all, the affiliated organizations under the dark side were made up of small-time thugs from armed ability-nullifying groups, so you couldn't expect them to have the professional search skills of detectives or security guards.

But Bowhunter didn't care at all about the messy scene. What she was looking for was the target's scent.

Although she had failed in super-power development, Bowhunter also had her own talent—she possessed an extremely keen sense of smell and could accurately track targets through their scent.

That's why Bowhunter had come to the place where the target had stayed for a long time, to obtain his scent information.

Next, it was time for her to become active as a professional hunter.

Bowhunter didn't touch anything in the office. She just walked around inside, then left the room and followed the scent trail out.

—Target locked, the prey can't escape!

The corners of Bowhunter's mouth turned up, and she couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile—finding and locating the prey meant that the hunt was already half successful!

Of course, Bowhunter's method had a fatal flaw: she could use it to find the target, but she couldn't produce any evidence to prove that this person was the target.

If the guard unit were handling the case, they would definitely spend more time and energy building a chain of evidence before they could convict him.

But now Bowhunter was a member of the dark side organization. She didn't need evidence, as long as she could complete the mission.

Following the scent, Bowhunter arrived at a public parking lot near the research institute, and then used it as a starting point to continue tracking.

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Entering hunting mode, Bowhunter displayed stamina and endurance far beyond what a girl of her age should have, actually managing to close the distance traveled by the target driving a sedan little by little with her own two legs.

The "School" trio behind her didn't continue to run around with her, but instead entered a van and used a robot controlled by Yobou Banka for unmanned tracking.

Because she no longer had to work hard to run around in person, Tamari Umi didn't continue to complain, and could evaluate Bowhunter's actions relatively objectively and fairly.

As observers, they could see that the target of this mission was under Yobou Banka's control the entire time, so they knew very well—the path Bowhunter was taking at this time was exactly the target's escape route!

She hadn't taken a single wrong turn!

Honestly, that alone was enough for Bowhunter to gain a foothold in this world.

What's even better was that, because of Bowhunter's personality, she was also particularly careful to maintain a low profile when walking on the road, and could almost instinctively avoid various "troubles."

For example—nosy security teachers or disciplinary committee members who came over to ask questions.

For members of the dark side organization, this kind of "talent" was undoubtedly very useful.

Next, what made Tamari Umi and Yobou Banka啧啧 admire was that Bowhunter also used the materials she collected along the way to make herself a blowgun as a hunting weapon.

Of course, because she was penniless, the key materials were stolen from convenience stores and small shops.

After making three more blowgun "ammunition," Bowhunter hung a decorative advertising flag that she had also stolen from a store on the blowpipe, disguising this dangerous weapon as a flag, and carried it brazenly on her shoulder, parading through the streets.

By this time it was noon, and Bowhunter's lunch was bread and drinks from a convenience store, along with various flavors of jam as side dishes.

After replenishing her energy, the girl shouldered the flag and continued her mission.