A Scientific Urban Detective

Having heard that Lin Wuming wanted to find Kaibara Gakuei, Runko Kakine, who had been quietly by Misaki Shokuhou's side as a follower, suddenly raised her hand and said, "I, I can help too!"

Unlike Misaki Shokuhou, who would only be entering the school next academic year, Runko Kakine was already attending Tokiwadai Middle School—she had to rush back to the dormitory later—in theory, she also had a better chance of contacting the Chairman.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Kakine-san," Lin Wuming said smoothly.

With the surface-level reasons also negotiated, the four of them returned upstairs with a pile of drinks.

Back at home, seeing Aihō Yomikawa still drinking by herself, Lin Wuming decided to go back to his room to rest first.

Unexpectedly, Mitsuari Ayu followed him all the way in, pushing her wheelchair.

"Wuming," the girl's expression was serious, "I'm going to the hospital for the second phase of treatment tomorrow."

"Don't worry, with the doctor's skills, there won't be any problems," Lin Wuming turned to comfort her.

"Of course I know that, I trust Doctor Sakurai," Mitsuari Ayu rolled her eyes at him, "I mean, this time I need to be hospitalized for a week, and there won't be anyone to partner with you during this time, so don't mess around!"

"Haha, what are you worrying about," Lin Wuming laughed immediately, "Don't worry, I never take the initiative to cause trouble."

Mitsuari Ayu sighed helplessly, having absolutely no confidence in Lin Wuming.

Mitsuari Ayu had always been very clear that Lin Wuming and that Misaki Shokuhou obviously had a secret between them that only they knew, and it was of great importance, they didn't trust any other means of communication besides Misaki Shokuhou's mental dialogues.

This also led to Mitsuari Ayu knowing some things, but very limited.

Unless that Misaki Shokuhou was willing to kindly share information… Even so, it was another matter whether Mitsuari Ayu was willing to accept it.

So, Mitsuari Ayu knew something had definitely happened, and with her understanding of Lin Wuming, he would definitely take some kind of action, do something.

From Mitsuari Ayu's standpoint, she had no interest in investigating the causes and consequences of the matter, nor would she stop Lin Wuming from taking action. Mitsuari Ayu only had one request, that she must act as a partner and act with Lin Wuming.

So, in the week she was hospitalized and unable to move freely…

"In the next week, Wuming, you can't take any action!" Mitsuari Ayu strongly demanded, "You must wait until I am discharged from the hospital!"

"I won't take any action," Lin Wuming said, "But if there really is a sudden situation, there's no way around it, right?"

"Then you must contact me immediately!" the girl said immediately.

"No, you're receiving treatment," Lin Wuming clicked his tongue.

"I'm your partner, I'll rush over there, no matter what!" Mitsuari Ayu said firmly, "You don't have to worry about that. But, if you don't notify me…"

The girl leaned forward, reaching her arms around Lin Wuming's neck from behind.

But rather than a hug, it felt more like a threat to Lin Wuming, as if she was strangling his neck.

"In short, you're not allowed to act on your own without notifying me."

The voice in his ear showed a strong will. Although he knew she was a "companion," it still gave him a creepy feeling.

……

—He's just like a demon! No, he is a devil!

Amai Ao was so nervous that his breathing almost stopped. He wanted to do something to relieve the tension, but he found himself like a frog stared at by a snake, unable to move.

The man across from him sat casually in the chair—that was originally Amai Ao's position—playing with a pen on the table in his hand.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous," Although he was also wearing a white coat, the impression this man gave was very different from that of a researcher. He didn't look at Amai Ao, his eyes were fixed on the pen in his hand, as if he was talking to the air, "Look, although you have failed, you have not lost your job because of it, isn't that good news?"

"Yes… Yes, sir."

The man shrugged: "You were too hasty, you actually put all the experimental subjects into production in one go… A full 20,000 individuals, how did you manage to get enough resources."

Hearing this, Amai Ao could only show a bitter expression. Indeed, this was his gamble—betting that the "Mass Production Ability User" project still had a glimmer of possibility of being put into actual combat, betting that his investment was large enough that Academy City would not be willing to give up on this project easily.

The so-called "Mass Production Ability User" project was a grand plan to clone and replicate 20,000 "Misaka Sisters" using the gene map of the current third-ranked Level 5 Mikoto Misaka, in an attempt to form a "Railgun Corps".

Amai Ao was the general manager of this project, and he had devoted everything to it.

However, after the first Misaka Sister was born, they discovered the biggest problem—the clones failed to inherit the powerful Level 5 ability of the original gene source, Mikoto Misaka.

The initial No. 0, Dolly, was still okay, showing a strong Level 3 ability talent, but the mass-produced individuals after that were all Level 2 or even Level 1.

Although it was slightly better than ordinary people who were useless, but… In the end, they were still worthless "defective products".

At this point, the "Mass Production Ability User" project could be officially declared a failure.

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However, Amai Ao, who had already invested everything, was like a gambler who had lost his mind, still dreaming of making a comeback and refusing to leave the table.

So, in his last desperate attempt, he barely scraped together all the resources and produced all 20,000 "Misaka Sisters" in one go.

Then… He became even more certain of the fact that he had failed.

It was against this background that Kikyo Yoshikawa, who also worked in this project team, was so depressed and annoyed that she went to Aihō Yomikawa to drown her sorrows.

But Kikyo Yoshikawa was just a staff member in the project team, and in the final analysis, she was just a senior wage earner, so even if the project failed, she would only face unemployment.

As the president of the company, Amai Ao faced a hellish situation of the company going bankrupt, personal credit bankruptcy, and loan sharks chasing debts. He could directly consider going to the rooftop to pick a good spot.

But even so…

Amai Ao felt the dual stiffness of his body and mind, and he was thinking again—would it have been easier to simply jump off last night?

Because the man in front of him was so terrible and bizarre.

Kihara Suuta, judging from the name, was a member of the famous "Kihara Family".

As a researcher, Amai Ao had of course heard of this group, not only the various scientific research achievements they had made, but also the urban legends that were even more exaggerated than those achievements.

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