A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1012 Paranoia and Escape
Misaka Misuzu accidentally stumbles into a meeting of a suspicious group and is immediately put in danger!

But the final result was no surprise, because Lin Wuming's timely intervention successfully saved Misaka Misuzu, allowing her to escape this ordeal unharmed.

Looking at the "suspected gang of thugs" that he had easily defeated, Lin Wuming couldn't help but frown.

These people... are far too old. Calling them "delinquents" is no longer appropriate; they are clearly adults.

Moreover—what concerned Lin Wuming even more was that among the dozen or so thugs who were defeated, there seemed to be several magicians.

Although his skills were not refined, Lin Wuming did possess magic and could discern magical fluctuations to some extent. He clearly sensed that someone had attempted to cast a spell during the battle.

However, Lin Wuming's movements were too fast, giving the enemy no chance to react. He wiped out all the enemies in a few seconds, so that the mages among the enemies had no chance to exert their strength.

"Nameless classmate?" Seeing the boy who suddenly appeared in front of her, Misaka Misuzu seemed to come back to her senses and realize what had just happened. "You just... saved me?"

"Auntie, please be careful and don't go to such remote places again," Lin Wuming advised.

Misaka Misuzu showed a relaxed expression, but still complained, "I didn't expect this either. The safety of Academy City is really worrying! I never thought there would be such a vicious criminal hiding in the corner!"

“No, I think they must be outsiders who just arrived today.” Lin Wuming used his telekinesis to retrieve temporary ID cards representing visitor status from the defeated enemies—which made it unsurprising that a magician was among them.

“This happens every year at the Daihasei Festival. It’s not uncommon for outsiders to be mixed in, including spies or saboteurs who are anti-Academy City forces,” Lin Wuming explained calmly.

“Besides, their target wasn’t you, Auntie,” Lin Wuming said, grabbing two of the lightest-wounded enemies and questioning them before concluding, “It was just that your sudden intrusion provoked them.”

“It’s not my fault, is it? I was just walking around sightseeing normally,” Misaka Misuzu argued. “Anyway, it’s all these bad people’s fault!”

“You’re right,” Lin Wuming nodded in agreement.

While dealing with Misaka Misuzu, Lin Wuming took out his phone and notified the security forces to come and arrest her. He then sent an email to Kamijou Touma, telling him to be careful.

Because through questioning, it was discovered that these people's real target was Touma Kamijou!

This was admitted by the enemy himself, without even waiting for Lin Wuming to take any extreme measures.

Although he didn't know where Touma Kamijou had offended his enemies, Lin Wuming wasn't worried about his safety—sending him an email as a warning would be enough.

Seeing Lin Wuming handling the affairs at hand in an orderly manner, Misaka Misuzu did not interrupt him.

Only after Lin Wuming finished his work and put his phone away did Misaka Misuzu ask, "Wuming-kun is really reliable... Would you protect Mikoto like this too?"

“Mikoto…” Lin Wuming smiled, “Don’t worry, Mikoto can handle enemies of this level on her own, and it’s more than enough.”

To be honest, if that situation really happened, the real concern would probably be with the enemy.

"Oh dear~" Misaka Misuzu smiled and looked over. "I'm afraid that won't do, Mumei-kun. Have you noticed that you're always avoiding the issue? As a man, that's not acceptable!"

—Aunt Misaka is absolutely right, don't you think? Nameless Senpai~
Misaki Shokuhou also rushed to the scene. She had received a message from a member of the faction saying that their guest, Aunt Misaka, had disappeared from their sight—they couldn't find her!

Therefore, Misaki Shokuhou had no choice but to personally go and find the person...

"Mom, are you alright!" Misaka Mikoto arrived quickly and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that her mother was safe and sound.

Seeing the large group of boys and girls who had quickly gathered, Misaka Misuzu felt guilty for making such a fuss, so she promptly apologized and offered her apology.

At that moment, Lin Wuming also received a call back from Kamijou Touma.

After receiving the email, Touma Kamijou realized that Lin Wuming had also become involved in his case, so he decided to stop hiding it and share information with Lin Wuming in order to cooperate in the future, or at least avoid misunderstandings and internal conflicts caused by poor communication.

Of course, he also told Lin Wuming everything about the spirit armor "Thrusting Hang Sword" and reminded him to be careful with it.

Lin Wuming certainly knew what the "Thrusting Hang Sword" was all about, and as far as the outcome was concerned, it was not something to worry about.

However, judging from the commotion on Touma's side, Lin Wuming realized that their progress seemed to be going very poorly.

"Kamijou, do you need...?" Lin Wuming's heart stirred, and he was about to speak.

But Misaki Shokuhou interrupted her: "Is that Kamijou-senpai? Is there something he needs?"

Misaki Shokuhou deliberately spoke loudly, so that Touma Kamijou could clearly hear the girl's voice through the phone's speaker. Therefore, he quickly said, "It seems that you're also very busy, Mumei. Then I won't bother you any longer. Keep in touch if there's any news!"

After saying that, Touma Kamijou chuckled and hung up the phone.

Lin Wuming turned to look at Misaki Shokuhou. He was certain that the girl had spoken up on purpose.

—That's right, they did it on purpose! And it seems that Kamijou-senpai is quite sensible.

Misaki Shokuhou looked straight at her.

—Nameless senior, you were just about to help them, weren't you? That's not our plan. Whether it's "Thrusting Sword" or "Apostle Cross," it won't affect the overall situation, so we don't need to worry about it... This was your own decision, senior.

Lin Wuming remained silent for a moment, and finally could only admit—you're right.

Misaki Shokuhou snorted lightly—no one would say that the nameless senior was running away from anything, but senior, you are indeed getting more and more involved in other people's business these days, and it seems that you want to do everything yourself; if you continue like this, you will put too much pressure on yourself and you will collapse!
Lin Wuming has always had the habit of handling everything himself. Even though Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto are both Level 5 with sufficient strength, and Tomiko Tora is a Level 4 Ability User with strong combat power, Lin Wuming would never let the girls rush to the front line to fight alongside him if possible.

It was fine before, but recently, as Lin Wuming's own strength has improved, this tendency has become more and more obvious.

Not long after developing the "psychic clone" application, Lin Wuming became even more obsessed with it. He would take on many tasks that were not even worth using at Level 5 and handle them personally, enjoying it immensely.

Just watching Misaki Shokuhou do this makes me feel physically and mentally exhausted.

(End of this chapter)