A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1076, Document C
The Academy City's Greenland branch responded quickly, even dispatching a helicopter instead of having Lin Wuming and his group drive back themselves.

On their way back to base, Lin Wuming and Wu He received the latest news from their respective headquarters and finally understood the latest developments in the situation.

The initial intelligence was wrong; Greenland was a false target. There were no clues about the "Queen's Fleet" there, only a trap—something Lin Wuming and his group had just witnessed.

Secondly, somewhat unexpectedly, according to feedback from headquarters, the Roman Catholic Church's real target was not Italy, but the French tourist city of Avignon; and the spirit they intended to activate was not "Queen of the Adriatic," but "Document C"!
This aligns with the events related to the "global mass protests"; Lin Wuming finally confirmed the source of his previous sense of unease.

The sequence of events differs from the original plot, and the information released earlier made no mention of the "Document C," so Lin Wuming was unable to confirm it.

But after receiving the latest intelligence, Lin Wuming suddenly understood all the previous anomalies and immediately confirmed the accuracy of the intelligence.

As for the differences from the original plot, that's normal—the original plot is for reference only, and Lin Wuming had already anticipated this; after all, didn't Houfang Zhishui also appear and leave earlier than expected?
"This is troublesome," Itsuki said with concern after receiving the information. "The effects of the 'C Document' are also quite troublesome!"

The "Document C" possesses the unique effect of rendering everything in the Roman Catholic Church as correct. Although it cannot change reality, it can forcibly accept various events as reasonable by influencing people's subjective will.

In the most extreme scenario, by activating the "C Documents," the Roman Catholic Church could forcibly change people's perceptions, converting them to Christians and viewing Academy City as an evil heresy that must be eradicated. Based on this, launching a new century crusade to annihilate Academy City worldwide is not impossible.

This is yet another conceptual spiritual garment following the "Apostolic Cross" and the "Queen of the Adriatic." It must be acknowledged that the Roman Catholic Church is a large and powerful organization, befitting its status as the largest Christian denomination.

Although the "C-Book" is not very harmful in direct terms and its effects are not as immediate as the other two spirit items, for a "city-state" like Academy City, which has limited self-sufficiency and is highly dependent on external trade, being blocked by the outside world and falling into a predicament of being surrounded by enemies would probably cause damage no less than being directly attacked by the "Queen of the Adriatic".

It's no wonder that after the Council of General Affairs learned the specific intelligence, they immediately notified Lin Wuming and urged him to go and stop the enemy's plot.

Lin Wuming himself was not in such a hurry, and even had the mood to exchange the information they each had with Wuhe.

Unlike the "Queen of the Adriatic" or the "Apostle Cross," the effect of "C Document" is not immediate. Even if it is successfully activated, there is a relatively long process between issuing the order and having a real effect on Academy City.

During this time, Lin Wuming believed that Chairman Aleister would definitely have a way to deal with it... and even Lin Wuming himself could come up with a few solutions.

If all else fails, it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask Misaki Shokuhou to step in and change people's minds again.

Of course, if possible, Lin Wuming also believed that resolving the issue before "Document C" was activated was the optimal solution.

Wu He said with great concern, "We've completely fallen into their trap. There simply aren't enough people to get to Avignon right now. To activate a spirit suit of this level, the Roman Catholic Church must have deployed a large force to guard it. I'm afraid we won't even be able to get close to the Papal Palace."

Compared to the lengthy preparation time of the "Queen's Fleet," the launch ceremony of "C Documents" was much simpler. As Wuhe said, at least for now, they couldn't muster enough manpower to go to France.

Even if Amakusa-style companions and Sister Osora abandoned their moving operations and rushed to France immediately, given the current transportation conditions, they would probably be slower than if they took a supersonic passenger plane.

—If the situation is urgent, wouldn't it be that only the nameless senior and I can take action directly?

Lin Wuming remained calm: "Don't worry, with me here, there won't be any problems. Not to brag, but at this stage, very few people can stop me." If the plot remains unchanged, the final boss of this event will be Zuo Fang Di.

The members of "God's Right Seat" are, frankly, already a very high-level configuration, but in Lin Wuming's opinion, the "Execution of Light" on the left side is nothing special; at least Lin Wuming can't figure out how he would deal with his psychic barrier.

Even the Rear Water, which could instantly kill the Left Side, has been defeated by Lin Wuming. Now, it's really hard for Lin Wuming to feel nervous about the Left Side.

If he didn't need someone to guide him, Lin Wuming felt he could have completed this mission solo.

The supersonic passenger plane accelerated rapidly, and the entire flight took less than twenty minutes to reach French airspace.

To save time, they did not follow the normal landing procedure, but instead airdropped directly from high altitude without even bringing a parachute.

Lin Wuming used his telekinetic powers to cushion the impact, and landed directly on the open ground near the Papal Palace with Wuhe.

Perhaps because the descent speed was too fast, the two men's high-altitude incursion did not elicit any response.

Moreover, after successfully landing, Lin Wuming looked around but didn't see a single person.

"Is the Papal Palace area a restricted area where unauthorized personnel are not allowed?" Lin Wuming muttered to himself.

“No, this place is actually a tourist attraction,” Wuhe shook his head, “but it’s very likely that it was temporarily closed off by the Roman Catholic Church and turned into a restricted area.”

After all, if we're going to launch "Document C" here, we definitely can't let unauthorized personnel get close.

“Even so,” Lin Wuming released his mental power to scan further into the distance, “it’s just too quiet…”

It's so quiet here that you can't hear a single sound. I remember the intelligence report mentioned that there were also large-scale protests against Academy City in Avignon. It shouldn't be this quiet.

"Did you notice what was happening in the city while we were in the air?" Lin Wuming asked.

"No... That's strange, there really isn't anyone here?!" After thinking carefully, Wuhe looked surprised. "There wasn't a single person on the city streets just now!"

This is undoubtedly unusual, considering that even without protests, the last thing a tourist city should have is people!

A city that should have been bustling with activity has become a ghost town with no one around. Such a bizarre situation is hard not to be concerned about.

(End of this chapter)