A Scientific Urban Detective

#246 - Resting

Chapter 246: Resting...

"I remember that girl, Ruiko Saten, wasn't she one of the children you rescued from the Dark May Project?" Captain Hya asked. "Do you know her current situation?"

Lin Wuming thought for a moment, clicked his tongue, and finally took the initiative to reveal, "Captain Hya, do you want to ask if Ruiko Saten has any connection with the dark side?"

There was another moment of silence, and then a wry smile was heard from the other end of the phone: "Okay, you guessed right. So, can I understand that you have already answered?"

"I'm just speculating," Lin Wuming said. "I tentatively asked her, but didn't get a clear answer. And I didn't continue to ask—because I didn't want to get too involved with the dark side organizations."

Captain Hya didn't doubt Lin Wuming's answer. After all, Lin Wuming was someone who had rejected an invitation from a dark side organization—knowing something about the dark side organizations, while also being reluctant to get too involved with them, this was precisely the most fitting answer for his position and persona.

"In fact, we received another report, inside another shopping mall not far from where you and the suspect fought," Captain Hya explained. "There was also a battle there, one side being the suspect, Mito Takifuji, and the other being a four-person team, which included Ruiko Saten."

Therefore, the security forces could almost confirm that the dark side group "Item" had helped a lot in capturing the suspect this time.

But why they offered to help was very strange. After investigation, the only entry point was the relationship between Ruiko Saten and Lin Wuming.

Therefore, in order to complete the investigation, Captain Hya decided to directly ask Lin Wuming.

Of course, because it concerned a dark side organization, according to convention, this part of the investigation could adopt the "black box clause"—glossing over the details, only looking at the final result, without delving into the process.

But for a serious and responsible investigation, all links must be investigated clearly to form a complete chain of evidence.

In fact, the security forces could completely pretend not to know and muddle through. Since this also belonged to a kind of unspoken rule, the higher-ups would not be dissatisfied because of it; rather, being able to be muddled like this could reduce a lot of trouble.

But for someone as serious as Captain Hya, even if the final investigation result could not be made public, he still had to find out the truth.

"Okay, at least all the puzzle pieces are now complete," Captain Hya said. "Thank you for your answer, Lin Wuming."

"So Ruiko Saten joined the dark side?" After hanging up the phone, Tora-Bane Toumi asked in surprise, "When did you know, Wuming? When did you probe her?"

She carefully recalled today's experience, but didn't find anything suspicious.

"We didn't say it explicitly, after all, things related to the dark side cannot be made public, and I was just suspecting," Lin Wuming explained. "It wasn't until Ruiko Saten brought back the culprit that I was certain… Didn't I say something like 'Even if you join the dark side, you shouldn't treat a girl as a gift'?"

However, at that time, Lin Wuming was just muttering to himself in a low voice, so no one else heard clearly.

"That child, I remember she was promoted to a Level 4 esper soon after coming out," Aiho Yomikawa also said with a look of emotion. "Excellent talent, and the dark side guys snatched her up again!"

But she could only sigh like this, and couldn't do much else. It's not easy to join a dark side organization, and it's even harder to leave.

After instructing Lin Wuming and Tora-Bane Toumi to stay at home and rest well, Aiho Yomikawa hurriedly left to continue working.

After that, besides Misaka Mikoto calling to inquire about Lin Wuming's injuries, nothing else disturbed them.

After finally being free, Lin Wuming walked around the house a few times, re-familiarizing himself with the operation of the wheelchair.

Then, having nothing to do, he skillfully came to the TV in the living room, took out the full set of equipment, and turned on the game.

"Tora-Bane, want to play together?" Lin Wuming waved the controller at the girl on the sofa next to him.

"I don't like playing games," Tora-Bane Toumi said, or more accurately, she wasn't good at playing games.

But then, she sighed again and said, "Okay, there's nothing to do anyway…"

Saying that, Tora-Bane Toumi leaned forward from the sofa and took the game controller from Lin Wuming's hand.

Taking into account Tora-Bane Toumi's gaming experience, Lin Wuming chose a two-player cooperative game, which wasn't too goal-oriented or utilitarian, so even if you weren't familiar with the controls, you could still experience the fun of the game.

Tora-Bane Toumi quickly got into the state and was able to fully experience the fun of video games—recently, Lin Wuming or Aiho Yomikawa would often call her to play games together, so even if she didn't like it, her skills had already been trained.

With a certain level of operating skills, it was natural to be able to experience the fun of the game even more.

At the beginning, Lin Wuming was also focused on playing the game, and by the way, he cooperated with Tora-Bane Toumi to help her pass some levels. But soon he realized that he didn't need to help at all, and Tora-Bane Toumi could pass the game on her own.

So, Lin Wuming's main pleasure became observing the girl next to him who was concentrating.

Tora-Bane Toumi was keenly aware and noticed Lin Wuming's gaze immediately, but only glanced at him, and quickly put her attention back on the tense and exciting game screen.

"Don't slack off behind me," the girl urged. "Help me, this level is almost impossible to pass!"

"Coming, coming." While responding, Lin Wuming operated the controller to move his character.

Just then, a knock on the door suddenly rang.

"Who is it, at this time?" Tora-Bane Toumi frowned. It was rare to experience the fun of the game, and when her feeling was just right, she was suddenly interrupted, which made her feel very upset.

"Hmm," Lin Wuming extended his esper ability. "It's okay, it's Misaki Shokuhou."

Saying that, he directly used his esper ability to open the door.

"Wuming-senpai… I heard you were injured again." Misaki Shokuhou was also not polite and walked straight in.

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Misaki Shokuhou came down from her apartment upstairs, so she walked into the living room directly wearing indoor slippers.

Seeing Lin Wuming sitting back in the wheelchair, Misaki Shokuhou sighed softly, muttering: "It's actually true…"

"Of course it's true," Lin Wuming said. "I just came back from the hospital, shouldn't you have known it already?"

"Why would I have known it already?" Misaki Shokuhou retorted. "I'm not a precognitive ability user."

However, Misaki Shokuhou also knew what Lin Wuming meant—under the effect of the "Mental Out" ability, to others, she was equivalent to possessing a certain degree of "predictive ability."

As long as she activated her ability…

Misaki Shokuhou pressed the remote control at Lin Wuming to check his series of experiences today.

Without Lin Wuming having to explain it again, all the events were presented in Misaki Shokuhou's mind.

Whirr…

Tora-Bane Toumi suddenly stood up, dropped the controller, and stared unkindly at this uninvited guest who suddenly broke in.

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