A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1005 Meeting with Misaka Misuzu

"So..." Lin Wuming wasn't surprised to hear Misaka's confession, but continued to ask, "Actually, it was you who led Auntie to this place?"

“Yes.” Misaka 9988 nodded in agreement. As she spoke, Misaka 9988 cautiously observed Lin Wuming’s expression.

Unfortunately, what's here is just a psychic clone of Lin Wuming. Although it has a face, due to limitations in operational precision and resolution, its facial expressions are not clearly visible.

Having failed to gain anything from the observation, Misaka 9988 quickly gave up on this futile effort and instead asked, "By the way, when will Nameless Senpai arrive? Is it really alright for us to continue watching from here?" Misaka asked, pointing to her mother, who was in danger not far away.

Just as she said, not far from where they were hiding, Misaka Misuzu was harassed by several people who looked like delinquents.

However, because it was inconvenient for her to show herself directly, she was unable to offer any help to Misaka Sisters, even though there were more than one hidden around.

Similarly, Lin Wuming was only present as an avatar at this time, and it was inconvenient for him to show himself unless absolutely necessary.

“I think…” Lin Wuming carefully observed the situation and said thoughtfully, “Auntie doesn’t seem to be in any danger.”

From at least a third-party observer's perspective, the scene on the other side looks more like Misaka Misuzu and the delinquents having an equal conversation; both sides are evenly matched, rather than one side being bullied.

Strictly speaking, Lin Wuming's clone does not possess the senses that normal humans have; its only means of observation is telekinesis scanning.

Through telekinetic scanning, Lin Wuming was able to gather all kinds of intelligence within his observation range.

This naturally includes the audio information of their conversation.

At this moment, Lin Wuming's true form, who was following Kihara's brainstem here, suddenly became serious and then couldn't help but speed up.

"What happened?" Kihara Brainstem asked slowly.

“The Misaka Sisters are about to be exposed. As expected of Misaka’s mother, her intuition is truly sharp!” Lin Wuming asked again, “I wonder if Chairman Aleister would mind if Misaka Mikoto’s parents knew about this secret.”

"Hmm...I see." Kihara's brainstem quickened its pace in response. "Then we should definitely take this seriously."

Lin Wuming glanced at it and became even more certain that Kihara Brainstem's trip was not only to protect Misaka Misuzu, but also to track and monitor her.

It was fortunate that Misaka Mikoto and her friends aligned their interests with Academy City this time, preventing internal strife; otherwise…

Lin Wuming shook his head slightly. With a major battle imminent, it was not a good omen for his own camp to have internal strife first.

In short, thankfully the worst-case scenario didn't happen. So there's still a chance to salvage the situation.

The first thing to do is to divert Misaka Misuzu's attention and dispel her suspicions.

At this moment, Misaka Misuzu is asking those suspected delinquents something—asking them if they have seen anyone nearby who looks like Misaka Mikoto.

Indeed, based on the conversation he overheard, Lin Wuming realized that Misaka Misuzu had begun to have doubts.

Because she asked about "someone who looks a lot like Misaka Mikoto", not whether she had seen Misaka Mikoto herself!

Because this place is very close to "Misaka House", it is inevitable that people will witness the Misaka Sisters' active presence.

The risk of exposure had increased significantly, which was why Lin Wuming was so anxious. However, what relieved Lin Wuming somewhat was that the sisters weren't just "similar" to Misaka Mikoto; they were practically identical. Moreover, they always wore Tokiwadai Middle School uniforms when going out, and apart from the military night-vision goggles they wore, there was no difference between them.

Therefore, people in the vicinity have never seen a girl who looks like Misaka Mikoto, but have only encountered the real "Railgun".

In addition, Misaka Mikoto is rumored to enjoy wandering around secluded and dangerous places at night, and is especially famous among delinquents, so it's not surprising to see her in such an alley.

Even when they see "Railgun" from afar, the delinquents will deliberately avoid her in advance; how could they dare to get close enough to observe her closely?

So much so that over such a long period of time, no one realized that the person they encountered here was not actually Misaka Mikoto herself!
Misaka Misuzu was clearly not satisfied with this reply, but she had no better options.

In any case, if someone were to tell others that they suspect they've seen a fake daughter, probably not many people would believe them. They'd probably all say they're just seeing things.

After politely thanking them, Misaka Misuzu finally let the delinquents leave.

That's right. In the conversation just now, Misaka Misuzu was the one who took the initiative the whole time; as for those seemingly fierce delinquents, they were all very well-behaved and obedient!

Besides Lin Wuming's orders—forbidding all armed groups of incapacitated individuals from acting recklessly and even requiring them to act as volunteers—the most important thing is that they are neither blind nor stupid.

The woman who suddenly appeared in front of me looked exactly like Misaka Mikoto from "A Certain Scientific Railgun"—she was practically a grown-up version of Misaka Mikoto.

Even the most clueless person could guess that she must be a member of Misaka Mikoto's family!

Already fearing the power and violence of the "Railgun," they were even less likely to offend the woman in front of them, so they obediently cooperated and answered every question.

It was precisely because they sensed the relaxed atmosphere that the Misaka Sisters had been observing from the sidelines, refraining from offering assistance...

Finally, Lin Wuming arrived at the scene and saw Misaka Misuzu in person.

As for Kihara's brainstem, it has disappeared without a trace. Perhaps it has gone into hiding to observe in secret again?

"Phew..." After letting out a long sigh and calming down to organize his thoughts, Lin Wuming maneuvered his wheelchair forward.

At the same time, Lin Wuming used his clone to tell Misaka 9988, "Notify Mikoto to wear a pair of military night vision goggles when she comes over."

Now the only option is to reverse the order of things and have Misaka Mikoto imitate her sisters; in short, let's just get by for now.

Upon seeing Lin Wuming arrive, the delinquent youths paused for a moment, bowed to him, and then left even faster.

"You saved me! Thank you so much!" Misaka Misuzu, who had also noticed Lin Wuming moving towards her, smiled with her eyes crinkling, revealing a delighted expression. "If you hadn't appeared in time, I would have been in danger!"

"..." Lin Wuming looked at the other person speechlessly, "I'm glad you're alright, Aunt Misaka."

"Auntie... those boys were calling me 'sister' just now." The other person immediately looked hurt.

"Please have some self-respect. Are you Aunt Misaka Misuzu? I know Misaka Mikoto."

(End of this chapter)