A Scientific Urban Detective

The man in the black suit knew that the female of the "Yin-Yang Duo," Honeycomb Toumi, was more skilled in combat. As a Level 4 esper, her combat power was among the best in all the dark side organizations.

But as a team, the one who truly made the decisions was never the "muscle" or the "weapon." The "brain" of this team was the boy in the wheelchair.

Through professional intelligence analysis, it was not difficult to conclude that this boy named Lin Wuming had a calm and precocious personality. Although he still looked like a child, his inner self was no different from an adult.

He acted prudently, planning before acting; once he made a decision, he would never waver, doing everything possible to achieve his goal.

Just like this contest with "Black Moon Technology," after encountering an assassination attempt in the early stages, Lin Wuming remained calm and made full use of the protection of the security forces. He was able to endure staying at home for more than half a month, never stepping out of the house, in order to lull the enemy into a false sense of security.

When the enemy's vigilance relaxed, he suddenly took the initiative to attack, and deliberately chose remote and unmanned routes, as if throwing himself into a trap, to lure the enemy to launch an attack first.

Then, at the moment the battle began, he swiftly defeated the dark side "Hunters" hired by "Black Moon Technology" with lightning speed, and together with Honeycomb Toumi, went straight to the enemy's lair, destroyed the entire organization, and rescued the more than two hundred test subjects imprisoned there.

The entire battle lasted less than two hours, and a sizable "Black Moon Technology" was uprooted!

This efficiency, this result, not to mention the security forces, even any other dark side organization would find it difficult to do better.

Without a doubt, this was talent!

In fact, if his methods in the underground training ground had not been too brutal, Lin Wuming should have been an undisputed hero. Having made great contributions, he could have openly accepted awards from the security forces, and even from the Board of Directors.

Instead of being in this awkward situation where he was being promoted through media publicity while also being closely watched.

"How do I know what you're saying is true?" Lin Wuming asked in turn.

The man in the black suit was overjoyed. He knew that when this question was asked, it meant that things were almost successful.

"I can prove it." Izumii Aisu suddenly pushed the door open, with a stern expression and a serious look on her face. "What this guy said is true."

"Teacher Izumii!" The two young boys and girls in the ward greeted her together.

"...Izumii..." In contrast, the man in the black suit looked much more bitter.

The two guards at the door also poked their heads into the room, showing a helpless expression towards the man in the black suit—after all, this was a uniformed security officer, and there was no way to stop her.

"You're back so quickly, Captain Izumii," the man in the black suit said with a wry smile.

In order to distract this woman, he had specifically asked someone to report an illegal smuggling ring, so that the security forces would have to work overtime for a surprise raid.

"Because I didn't participate in the raid today," Izumii Aisu said, "Since I knew you were up to no good, how could I possibly remain indifferent?"

Previously, when Misaka Mikoto came, she mentioned that there were "suspicious people" looking for Lin Wuming in the hospital. Upon learning of this news, Izumii Aisu immediately launched an investigation and quickly identified the target "suspects."

Those "suspicious people" were naturally members of the dark side organizations, but they had no malice towards Lin Wuming; they were more like people from the human resources department, preparing to recruit Lin Wuming.

Just as the man in the black suit had just said, the dark side organizations and the security forces of Academy City were not opposing forces. Specifically, each different dark side organization might have different stances and attitudes, but the "dark side organizations" as a whole, and the "security forces" were two sides of the same coin, a kind of "colleague" relationship in a sense.

Because of this, Izumii Aisu could not directly take violent measures to drive away the people from the dark side. Moreover, she had to admit that joining a dark side organization could indeed allow Lin Wuming to escape his current predicament; if Lin Wuming was willing, she could not deprive him of his right to choose.

"Wuming, what he said is the truth," Izumii Aisu looked at the boy on the hospital bed, "But you must know that nothing is all good without any bad. A place like the dark side is probably more severe than you imagine."

"But he really has talent and will definitely be able to adapt to that environment," the man in the black suit had already switched to persuading Izumii Aisu.

Izumii Aisu was Lin Wuming's guardian, and it was visibly apparent that she had a profound influence on Lin Wuming.

"Moreover, Lin Wuming's case..." the man in the black suit mentioned the most crucial point.

Although he would not be sent to a juvenile detention center, the strict guardian supervision system, coupled with compulsory education and psychological counseling, as well as electronic shackles... were already very harsh for a minor.

Especially for a well-deserved "hero."

It was precisely because she knew that the security forces were "in the wrong" on this point that Izumii Aisu still tacitly allowed the dark side people to contact Lin Wuming, giving him the opportunity to choose.

But at the same time, Izumii Aisu was not idle—she went to seek outside help.

The security forces were the maintainers of rules and order, and in this city, only one type of person had the supreme authority above "rules."

—The Board of Directors, the actual rulers of Academy City, the group of people who formulate and manage the rules.

"Yun Chuan, please come in," Izumii Aisu turned her head to look at the door.

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A middle school-aged girl entered the ward.

Facing the dark side black-suited men, Yun Chuan Seria didn't even raise her eyelids, looking lazy and relaxed.

She directly took out a document from her bag and handed it to Lin Wuming: "That's it, you and Honeycomb are already registered members of Judgment, take a look and sign and stamp it if there are no problems."

"Judgment?" the man in the black suit said in surprise.

"Is there a problem?" Izumii Aisu asked rhetorically, "According to convention, esper students join Judgment, and we adult teachers form the security forces—these are the two major institutions that maintain the order and security of Academy City."

As for the dark side organizations, they never appear in the descriptions of the "surface world."

"So, the matter in the basement..." Lin Wuming looked at the document and asked.

"That's classified, it's been sealed indefinitely," Yun Chuan glanced at him, "You need very, very, very high permissions to see that part of the information."

Izumii Aisu turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window, as if she didn't care about what was happening here.

This was the result of discussions and compromises between the two major institutions of the security forces and Judgment.