A Scientific Urban Detective

"The abandoned school's warehouse?" Frenda asked in surprise upon hearing Kinuhata Saiai's words. "In the end, is your living situation really that pitiful?"

"Why are they boys' uniforms?" Takitsubo Rikou asked the question that Mugino Shizuri really wanted to ask for her.

Kinuhata Saiai looked down at her attire. Her upper body was a white short-sleeved shirt, and her lower body was black capri pants, with ordinary sneakers on her feet. As for the decorative bow tie, she didn't wear it because she found it troublesome.

"This is more convenient for movement," Kinuhata Saiai said, "And… I don't like skirts."

Because inside the research institute, all the girls uniformly wore robe-like dresses for the sake of distinction. Now that she had finally escaped the research institute, she naturally had no fondness for skirts whatsoever.

The three members of "ITEM" didn't delve into the reasons behind this. After all, they were in the dark side, and the reason of "convenient for movement" was enough.

Although Frenda and Mugino Shizuri themselves were mostly the skirt-wearing type, considering Kinuhata Saiai's role and position, she really needed to pay attention to ease of movement.

Takitsubo Rikou, among the three, was a sportswear fanatic, so she was on the pants side. At this time, seeing that there was finally an ally, she felt very happy.

"Well, let's put aside clothing preferences and styles for the moment." Mugino Shizuri waved her hand. "But let's forget about these cheap uniforms. Your taste needs to be improved. Go change into something else at the store downstairs later."

Arranging things on her own, Mugino Shizuri suddenly looked at the other party: "What? Do you have any objections?"

"No," Kinuhata Saiai shook her head. "I have super no objections. I follow your arrangements."

Mugino Shizuri nodded, and Frenda next to her smiled brightly for some reason.

Kinuhata Saiai's concept of money was still very simple, basically remaining at the level before she entered the research institute a few years ago. But even if only relying on instinct, she could realize that she was somewhat incompatible with this room and the other three people in the room. In order to integrate into this group, the level of clothing on her body probably did need a super upgrade, right?

"Come, sit down and have a drink." Mugino Shizuri beckoned her to sit down and poured her a cup of tea as well.

Kinuhata Saiai very obediently walked over, moved a chair for herself, sat next to Mugino Shizuri, and then picked up the teacup.

Mugino Shizuri nodded, satisfied with this obedient newcomer.

"Very good, Kinuhata Saiai, now that you've joined our 'ITEM'…"

"Has it already been decided that she's joined?" Frenda complained from the side.

Then she let out an "Ouch" as she was subjected to Mugino Shizuri's hand-chop punishment.

"…Then," Mugino Shizuri's gaze never left Kinuhata Saiai's face, "let's take this as your first mission—tell me, what exactly happened inside 'Black Moon Technology' on that day."

"Huh?" This time it was finally Kinuhata Saiai's turn to be surprised. "Super… why?"

She originally thought that she would encounter some kind of difficult situation or a strict assessment, but she didn't expect that the other party would actually ask about this matter.

Moreover, looking at Mugino Shizuri's appearance, it didn't seem like she was "just asking casually."

"I just want to understand the situation." Mugino Shizuri shrugged. "Don't be nervous, just tell us about the situation at the time."

Seeing that Kinuhata Saiai still looked confused, Takitsubo Rikou stepped forward to explain: "Actually, the day before you escaped from Black Moon Technology, we received that mission."

"That mission?"

"The mission to destroy Black Moon Technology and destroy the 'Dark May Project'," Frenda said. "In the end, before we could even make a plan, the mission target suddenly destroyed itself…"

"Ah?" Hearing this, Kinuhata Saiai was also greatly surprised. "So… so that's how it was…"

"That was a rare mission with a high reward," Frenda continued, "In the end, because we couldn't complete that mission, we didn't get the corresponding reward, and Mugino has been brooding over it ever since… Ouch!"

"You're the one who's been brooding over it." Mugino Shizuri retracted her hand-chop and said to Kinuhata Saiai, "Just out of curiosity, I want to know what exactly happened that day."

"Okay." Having learned the reason, Kinuhata Saiai breathed a sigh of relief. "But I want to super state one thing. I was only obeying Kobayashi-niisan's orders at the time, leading everyone to escape outwards. As for what actually happened in the underground training ground where the battle took place, I don't know."

Because of the security forces' information blockade, and since that day, Kinuhata Saiai had no chance to see Lin Wuming again. Therefore, she didn't know what happened in the depths of the underground that day either.

Her advance statement made Mugino Shizuri frown, somewhat dissatisfied, but considering that the girl in front of her was just an ordinary person before this, she couldn't demand too much.

"Even so, it's fine. Just tell me everything you know."

Kinuhata Saiai nodded and began to tell her story.

However, just as she stated earlier, because she only participated in leading the other test subjects to escape from the research institute, the content she could tell was very limited.

Perhaps in the eyes of the person involved, that was a thrilling and unforgettable experience, but to the three members of the dark side, it was really a bit bland.

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Because Black Moon Technology's main combat power was concentrated in the underground training ground at the time, the children did not encounter any substantial obstacles when they escaped.

Even Kinuhata Saiai herself, now when she recalled it, felt that there was nothing particularly commendable.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Mugino Shizuri also revealed a disappointed expression.

"Too weak! That Black Moon Technology is simply too weak!" Mugino Shizuri sighed, with a somewhat heartbroken expression. "To actually be breached so easily, and the only ones who actually took action were two people—that hero and his partner…"

"It's Lin Wuming and Komori Toumi." Knowing that Mugino Shizuri didn't remember their names, Takitsubo Rikou whispered a reminder from the side. "A Level 3 telekinetic and a Level 4 'Absolute Penetration'. According to recent intelligence, their combat power is very strong!"

"Even so," Mugino Shizuri snorted, "they are not as good as us in all aspects. If we had launched an attack immediately on the day we received the mission, we could have completed this mission first, right?"

Because she learned from the intelligence that the research object of the "Dark May" plan, that Accelerator's "Vector Manipulation", Mugino Shizuri chose to be more cautious and collect information first before launching an operation, out of prudence and respect for another Level 5.

Anyway, the client had given them a very generous amount of time and wasn't in a hurry.

As a result, after being so cautious, the next day when she came back to her senses, she discovered that the mission target's research institute had actually been destroyed by someone!

And it was done quite thoroughly—all personnel related to the plan were wiped out without exception, and the data room was also set on fire and destroyed.

As for those surviving Black Moon Technology staff members, they were all used to decorate the facade, and were even unrelated people who didn't know about this plan at all.

Mugino Shizuri repeatedly researched it for a long time, but in the end, she couldn't find a place where she could deliver a final blow—the mission target was completely resolved, and there was no room for them to intervene.

Therefore, that generous reward was completely out of their reach.