A Scientific Urban Detective

"Hey," Accelerator glared over, his expression unfriendly. "Even though I'm not 'Mental Out,' I can still tell the difference between goodwill and malice. You're not thinking anything good, are you?"

"You misunderstand. It's a good thing," Lin Wuming quickly said. "I was praising you in my heart."

Accelerator clearly didn't believe him, but he didn't dwell on it.

It was obvious that Accelerator wasn't good at talking to people.

To make matters worse, Lin Wuming wasn't any better.

Silence quickly engulfed the reception room, and neither of them seemed inclined to speak.

Before the atmosphere became too awkward, Lin Wuming racked his brains, desperately trying to think of something to say.

"Recently, someone came to me," Accelerator said first.

"Oh? What did they want?" Lin Wuming asked, following the topic.

"They asked if I was interested in Level 6."

Lin Wuming's pupils constricted slightly. "Level 6... That's a distant topic for me. So, how did you answer?"

Accelerator said casually, "It seems you don't want me to accept their request."

"Of course. You're already impossibly strong. If you advance to Level 6, wouldn't I have even less chance to defeat you and take that armband?" Lin Wuming pointed to the 'Number One Under Heaven' armband on Accelerator's right arm.

Accelerator stared into Lin Wuming's eyes for a long time, then said, "Don't worry. I didn't pay them any attention."

"Can I ask why you didn't agree?" Lin Wuming asked.

Accelerator flicked the pristine armband. "Like you said—I'm already number one under heaven, the strongest. What's the point of taking another step and becoming even stronger?"

Accelerator wore an expression of someone who was lonely at the top.

"Besides," Accelerator sneered without concealing his disdain, "it's hard to say whether those guys are telling the truth or not. The research institutions in this city... Wuming, you should know best what kind of garbage they are."

Lin Wuming nodded, speaking seriously, "I respect your choice!"

"Well, that's that." Seeming to have said everything he wanted to say, Accelerator stood up to leave. "Take care of your injuries, and get stronger soon, Lin Wuming."

"I don't need you to tell me that," Lin Wuming rolled his eyes.

After Accelerator left, the security guard teacher peeked his head in from the guardhouse at the door. "He's gone?"

"Yes, no need to be nervous, teacher," Lin Wuming rubbed his temples. "Tell the other teachers to stand down too."

While he was talking to Accelerator, there were more than a dozen fully armed security guard teachers lying in ambush outside the reception room, afraid that Lin Wuming and Accelerator would start fighting again.

"It seems you and Accelerator really are friends," the security guard teacher said, looking at the coffee on the table. "He even bought a gift to visit you."

"It's more of an apology than a visit, isn't it?" Lin Wuming said. "My injuries were caused by him, after all!"

The alert was lifted, and Family Side returned to its usual peaceful state.

Lin Wuming also took the coffee, preparing to return to his home upstairs.

"Wait, Lin Wuming. It's a good thing you don't have to go back yet," the security guard teacher called out to him again. "You have another visitor."

After thinking for a moment, the teacher added, "It's a normal visitor, Kouki Umihara."

"Ah, it's him. He's finally here!" Lin Wuming said. "Teacher, please let him in quickly!"

A moment later, a young man with flaxen hair and wearing a suit-style uniform arrived at the reception room, led by the security guard teacher.

It was Kouki Umihara himself.

With fair skin and outstanding looks, perhaps because of his age, his body hadn't fully matured yet, he looked even more beautiful than girls his age.

He was the direct embodiment of the word 'young nobleman'.

As expected of the grandson of the Umihara Board Member, his bearing was extraordinary. Even when he came to this unfamiliar place and faced the security guard teacher, he was calm and polite.

Seeing Lin Wuming already in the room, Kouki Umihara observed and recognized him. After seeing the wheelchair he was sitting in, he immediately revealed a relieved expression.

"Thank you for the invitation, Lin Wuming," Kouki Umihara walked up and shook hands with Lin Wuming.

"Not at all. I'm the one who should be thanking you for making the trip, Kouki Umihara," Lin Wuming responded. "As you can see, it's not convenient for me to go out right now, so it's great that you could come."

Because he trusted Kouki Umihara very much, the security guard teacher didn't linger. Seeing that the two were talking happily, he left the reception room, leaving the space to them.

"I'm really very sorry. Fanfeng and Shokuhou have invited me many times, but for various reasons, I only had the chance to accept the invitation now," Kouki Umihara said. "This isn't me making excuses. It's just that the first month of the school year is really a bit busy."

Mainly because of the Daihasei Festival—Academy City advocates student autonomy. Activities like school festivals and sports festivals are basically organized by the student councils of each school.

And Kouki Umihara is still the student council president at his school, so he does have many affairs to manage.

Of course, part of the reason was also that he did have some concerns, worried that the invitation might have some conspiracy behind it.

After all, Kouki Umihara is the grandson of the Umihara Board Member. His extraordinary status is objectively there, and people often approach him with all sorts of purposes, so he can't help but be more vigilant.

But there was no need to say these things.

"Lin Wuming, I've long heard of your reputation as a 'hero,' and you're also a telekinetic user, so I'm also looking forward to exchanging ideas with you on the application of telekinesis," Kouki Umihara said. "Thanks to this opportunity, I have the chance to ask you for advice."

"Uh... there's really no need to be so polite," Lin Wuming chuckled awkwardly—is this what children from noble families are like? This doesn't seem like a middle school student at all, but rather a proper member of society?

"I'm just a Level 3 Power User," Lin Wuming said. "I really do want to ask you for advice."

"Haha, let's not be so polite to each other. Let's learn from each other and make progress together," Kouki Umihara laughed heartily. "Also, Lin Wuming, I'm really not saying polite words. Although you're only Level 3, in our telekinetic user circle, you are one of the strong candidates for the strongest telekinetic user."

"There's such a circle?" Lin Wuming asked in surprise. "Why haven't I heard of it?"

"Probably..." Kouki Umihara thought for a moment, "Because Lin Wuming hasn't been to school yet?"