A Scientific Urban Detective

There was no doubt that Sakura and Ryoko represented Chairman Aleister.

According to the agreement between Lin Wuming and Chairman Aleister that day, Chairman Aleister would tacitly approve and even support Lin Wuming's actions to a certain extent. After resolving the "Misaka Sisters" incident, he would have to hand over half of the total number of Misaka Sisters—that is, ten thousand—to Chairman Aleister for care and protection.

In return, this "Misaka Corps" of ten thousand would work for Chairman Aleister in the future, helping him realize his "global network" plan.

Due to the unrestrained activities of Lin Wuming and his group these days, which destroyed many experimental institutions, this gave Chairman Aleister enough "reason" to launch the plan "reasonably and legally."

Take action against the "Mass Production Ability User Project" and the "Absolute Ability User Evolution Project"—under the guise of cracking down on illegal experimental institutions, and then the Misaka Sisters can be transferred discreetly and reasonably to various parts of the world.

Of course, Mikoto Misaka initially disagreed with this—wasn't this still selling out the Misaka Sisters!

But after calming down and thinking carefully, she finally agreed to the agreement and did not blame Lin Wuming in the slightest.

Because Lin Wuming had already done everything he could. Putting herself in his shoes, Mikoto Misaka didn't think she could come up with any more constructive suggestions.

That's how it was decided when discussing the plan before, and now that she saw eight thousand Misaka Sisters standing in front of her, she had even less objection.

Misaki Shokuhou was also dissatisfied with the agreement with Chairman Aleister, but she could communicate with Lin Wuming more directly and frankly, so she appeared more calm.

Facing these two women representing Chairman Aleister, Misaki Shokuhou chose to retreat to the second line, silently watching them from behind Lin Wuming—handing over the leadership of the negotiation to Lin Wuming.

"Regarding that agreement, how does the Chairman plan to implement it?" Lin Wuming asked.

"Please rest assured," Sakura said with a smile, "The Chairman does not intend to treat them as consumables, but as formal employees like us."

"Doesn't sound that great..." Runko Kanzaki, as a young lady from a wealthy family, couldn't help but complain.

"Well, it's already good enough." Lin Wuming nodded in agreement. After all, he was originally a working person, so he could recognize reality very well.

"Having a stable job and corresponding treatment is already very good, you should be content," Lin Wuming suddenly said with some inexplicable emotion.

At this time, there is no need to consider issues such as illegal child labor. Chairman Aleister's ability to provide a job and recognize their value as human beings is already a great support.

As for more, neither Lin Wuming nor Mikoto Misaka and Misaki Shokuhou dared to expect it.

The relationship between Chairman Aleister and them was not good enough to that extent. If he unilaterally gave too much, it would make people feel uneasy.

But Lin Wuming also had his own concerns: "Having a job is a good thing, but the employer is the Chairman, which is a bit..."

To be honest, it's very unsettling.

"The Chairman said that even if it's for the smooth implementation of his plan, he will protect them well—this is a matter of direct interest, I believe you can understand," Ryoko said.

Lin Wuming nodded: "That's true."

Facing Chairman Aleister, Lin Wuming only believed in "interests". Only when interests were aligned could the two sides establish basic trust and cooperation.

Chairman Aleister was obviously very clear about Lin Wuming's concept, so he specifically instructed the two people who came to negotiate.

Sakura and Ryoko looked at each other and nodded secretly. Then, like performing an opera, they took turns saying—

"The eight thousand people in Warehouse One."

"And two thousand of the three thousand people in Warehouse Two."

"Will be taken over by the Chairman, and arrangements will be made immediately to adjust their bodies."

"Body adjustment?" Mikoto Misaka asked, "What does that mean?"

"As clones," Sakura explained, "because of rapid growth and development, their bodies have many defects from the beginning."

Ryoko continued: "In other words, their natural lifespans are very short, or they may be killed by a common cold."

"In order to solve this problem and make them truly natural people," finally, the two said in unison, "their bodies need to be adjusted and treated..."

Because it involved a huge scale of ten thousand people, even the medical facilities in Academy City could not cope with so many patients at the same time.

Therefore, it was reasonable to distribute the Misaka Sisters to cooperative institutions around the world and use their strength for treatment and recuperation...

Chairman Aleister told Lin Wuming these planned details without reservation, and Lin Wuming certainly wouldn't be polite and told Mikoto Misaka and the others when he returned.

Not knowing whether it was because he discovered that Lin Wuming already knew his plan, Chairman Aleister seemed to have no intention of keeping it secret and directly chose to be frank.

In the face of such a straightforward and open scheme, Lin Wuming had no other choice but to cooperate...

"In exchange," Ryoko continued, "the Chairman will provide the basic living resources for the remaining ten thousand people."

Hearing this promise, the girls all showed slight expressions; their moods were complicated, but they all felt a sense of relief.

At least, the biggest problem that plagued them for the moment was temporarily solved.

"He's actually so generous?" Lin Wuming couldn't help but mutter.

You know, that clause was not actually included in the agreement Lin Wuming reached with Chairman Aleister that day.

Lin Wuming had never had high expectations for Chairman Aleister.

Lin Wuming cooperated with Chairman Aleister's plan, "giving away" ten thousand Misaka Sisters, in order to exchange for Chairman Aleister's support for his plan, at least not to oppose or even become an enemy.

As for providing resources to take care of the other ten thousand Misaka Sisters, Lin Wuming had indeed never thought about it.

"Please note that this is not free," Sakura said seriously.

"He really has cunning power," Misaki Shokuhou muttered.

So, Lin Wuming also knew the other party's true intentions.

Sakura and Ryoko didn't care about Misaki Shokuhou's superpower, they continued with normal expressions: "The Chairman means—since Lin Wuming is so enthusiastic about cracking down on illegal experimental institutions, then there are several tasks here that are very suitable for you to do."