A Scientific Urban Detective

"What do you mean, 'even me'?" Himegami Aisa raised an eyebrow.

"Do you know something?" Before Misaki Shokuhou could offer an explanation, Yomikawa Aiho's voice came from a distance, "As I thought, you're all here!"

"You've been running around causing such a ruckus these past few days, and it was all for this place?" Yomikawa Aiho walked up and looked at the few familiar teenagers with exasperation.

"Yomi... Yomikawa-sensei, good evening!" Mikoto Misaka said nervously, bowing in greeting—among those present, she was the least familiar with Yomikawa Aiho, and thus was very conscious of her role as a security guard.

"Good evening, Misaka Mikoto." Yomikawa Aiho responded, unsurprised by the group before her since she already knew Mikoto Misaka had been hanging out with Lin Wuming and the others recently.

Unsure how to deal with the security guard who had come to their door, Mikoto Misaka didn't dare say much, and quietly retreated behind Lin Wuming, poking his shoulder with her finger: "Wuming-senpai, what should we do now?"

She was very uneasy because Mikoto Misaka was the only one who didn't know the specifics of their plan.

"Don't worry," Lin Wuming patted the girl's hand, reassuring her, "We deliberately left clues so Yomikawa-sensei could find us."

"I knew it... I knew it..." Hearing his words, Yomikawa Aiho couldn't help but sigh and rub her forehead, "I knew you've been secretly doing something, but you've always been good at keeping secrets; you shouldn't have left such obvious clues."

As a result, Lin Wuming "accidentally" left a clue that was practically a flashing neon sign, allowing Yomikawa Aiho to find the place directly and accurately.

"I'm very sorry, Yomikawa-sensei," Lin Wuming first lowered his head in apology, then said, "Because the matter is of great importance, I had no choice but to resort to this in order to ensure secrecy. Please forgive me."

"So, you're planning to involve Yomikawa-sensei?" Mikoto Misaka muttered.

But at this point, she couldn't say much more. And she also believed that Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou wouldn't do anything to harm the Sisters.

"Yes, after our discussion, the final conclusion is—" Misaki Shokuhou explained, "This time, we simply don't have enough strength to handle this ourselves, so we must borrow more power."

Anti-Skill was without a doubt the only trustworthy and reliable force in Academy City.

Plus, Lin Wuming's guardian was a security guard, and Misaki Shokuhou also knew her very well, so...

"It's nice that you trust me," Yomikawa Aiho frowned and scratched her head, "But can you first tell me what exactly is going on? You being so mysterious is making me, your teacher, very uneasy!"

Two Level 5s, plus three Level 4s, two Level 3s—a luxurious lineup of all Tokiwadai students, plus Lin Wuming, whose ability to "cause trouble" was in no way inferior to a Level 5...

Such a group "plotting" something really put a lot of pressure on Yomikawa Aiho, an ordinary security guard.

"Sensei, please prepare yourself mentally and then take a look at this—" Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou exchanged a look, then moved aside from the doorway to allow Yomikawa Aiho to see the scene behind the door.

"..."

At first glance, Yomikawa Aiho thought there was something wrong with her eyes, or that she was seeing a prank image.

But after noticing the vast number of "Mikoto Misakas", each with their own different little actions, and responding to her gaze, Yomikawa Aiho finally understood.

"Hiss... A clone army?" She turned to look at the original Mikoto Misaka, "That urban legend is true?"

At the same time, she also noticed the Dolly sisters who were quietly following behind Misaki Shokuhou: "So, you two are also..."

Although she had thought they looked very similar to Mikoto Misaka before, she hadn't thought about "clones" from the start, so she had ignored the problem.

But now, observing them closely again—sure enough, the Dolly sisters were also clones of Mikoto Misaka!

Recalling the time they appeared, Yomikawa Aiho suddenly understood the course of events.

"I see, the Artificial Institute was conducting relevant research back then!"

"Although it was only assisting with the 'Mass Production Ability User Project', the Artificial Institute was indeed directly related to clones at the time," Misaki Shokuhou nodded, then also bowed in apology, "I'm very sorry, Yomikawa-sensei, because the matter was of great importance, we also held back information from the security guards at the time."

"I can understand..." Yomikawa Aiho said with a wry smile, "So, now you've determined that you can trust us security guards?"

"It's just that we trust Yomikawa-sensei," Lin Wuming said, "The only security guard I know who is trustworthy and reliable is Yomikawa-sensei."

The implication of his words was clear—not all security guards were trustworthy.

"Actually, you can trust Anti-Skill a little more," Yomikawa Aiho said, "Wuming, you should know us well."

"It's because I know, that's why..." Lin Wuming shook his head, and suddenly asked, "Yomikawa-sensei, do you really think all security guards are like you?"

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Misaki Shokuhou then spat out two letters: "DA."

Yomikawa Aiho also fell silent, without asking how she knew.

DA—"Disciplinary Action", such a heterogeneous group hidden within the security forces, also existed.

Yomikawa Aiho had heard about it before, but because she was definitely not the type to be accepted by "Disciplinary Action", her knowledge of it was very limited.

If it was "Disciplinary Action" with its morbid concept of upholding "absolute justice", it was hard to say how they would deal with these clones who "shouldn't exist."

Clearly, Lin Wuming and the others wanted to save these clones, and wouldn't allow them to be destroyed as part of the "evidence."

—No wonder the children were so careful.

Yomikawa Aiho felt bitterness in her heart—to bear such a heavy secret and go to such lengths, as expected of Wuming?

"Speaking of which," Yomikawa Aiho shook her head, sorting out the confused thoughts in her mind, and asked, "How many people are there, I mean these children..."

After learning that there was a division-sized number in front of her, and another twelve thousand behind them, Yomikawa Aiho could only exclaim subconsciously.

The number was too large, the matter too big, honestly, Yomikawa Aiho felt that she couldn't handle such a big trouble!