A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1106 The Silence Before the Storm

After Kakine Teitoku took his leave, Shokuhou Misaki finally arrived at the hospital ward, albeit late.

Accompanying her were Junko Hokaze and two Misaka Sisters who appeared to be acting as her bodyguards.

Looking at the group of girls crammed into the ward, Lin Wuming suddenly bowed to them and thanked them.

"Thank you so much for protecting me this time! You've worked so hard!"

After Lin Wuming thanked the girls, an eerie silence fell over the ward.

No one responded. Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto even turned slightly to the side, as if trying to avoid thanking them.

—Because I truly feel unworthy of such praise, strictly speaking, the victory over the Wind Ahead was mainly due to the power of Kazakiri Hyouka; and then there was the defensive line formed by the many Misaka Sisters.

Even Kakine Teitoku—though he didn't achieve any substantial results, he did slow down the advance of the wind—achieved results that are more worthy of gratitude than theirs.

The joint assassination attempt by Shirai Kuroko and Tomi was more of a reactive response to protect Lin Wuming, as the wind in front of them no longer posed a threat to Lin Wuming.

As for Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto... these two Level 5s really just stood by and watched the whole thing, playing almost no real role.

Even without them, if Lin Wuming were to fight personally, he probably wouldn't have allowed the wind in front to succeed.

This battle felt more like an opportunity they had asked Lin Wuming for in order to prove themselves.

The result was...

Since they were family members, Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto naturally felt unworthy of such praise.

But in Lin Wuming's view, it was these girls who defeated the wind in front of him and saved him, so he needed to thank them.

After a brief silence, a team of fully armed guards entered the ward, finally breaking the awkward atmosphere.

After all, she was an enemy who had single-handedly conquered most of the city. Although they tacitly allowed Feng Qian to receive treatment at this hospital, the supervision of her still had to be personally overseen by Chairman Aleister.

The minor commotion that this caused at the hospital is best left unmentioned.

Moreover, with the end of the battle, the city outside also returned to its former vitality and liveliness.

Many citizens and tourists regained consciousness after their sudden fainting spells, causing considerable commotion and chaos.

This time, even the guards and disciplinary committee members had just woken up and were still in a state of chaos, unable to figure out the situation, so they were naturally unable to maintain order.

In order to stabilize the situation, Chairman Aleister personally took over the city's various functions, which suppressed the boiling situation and made people temporarily ignore the abnormal coma incident.

As a member of the overall council, and even known as the "vice chairman," Lin Wuming was no exception. Before he could even go home after being discharged from the hospital, he was forced to go to work.

Because the Wind at the Frontline had conveniently eliminated two overseeing directors during their invasion, a backlog of matters had inevitably accumulated, urgently requiring attention. Lin Wuming, also a director but relatively free without a fixed position, became the most suitable troubleshooter.

As the final day of the Great Star Festival unfolded, the cleanup work that Lin Wuming was responsible for was finally brought to a temporary end.

Just like the previous six days, Academy City remained vibrant and bustling, as if everyone had forgotten what happened last night.

Students, citizens, relatives, and tourists were in high spirits, and the atmosphere throughout the city was elevated to a new level due to the approaching closing ceremony. Everyone was busy, rushing around, doing their own thing, but... it seemed that no one really knew what they were busy with.

It's like an engine idling at full speed, giving it its all, but not knowing what to do.

Of course, objectively speaking, people are not really doing nothing; to be precise, everyone is playing their original roles.

The athletes competed fiercely, the spectators cheered enthusiastically, and tourists strolled through the streets and alleys, fully experiencing the charm of this city of the future...

Everything was actually normal; there was nothing wrong with it.

However, a faint sense of unease and tension lingered in everyone's hearts, surfacing in their subconscious. The specific reason was unclear, but everyone vaguely sensed that something was about to happen.

Compared to last night, the world has undergone some irreversible change...

Some well-informed individuals knew that the matter was related to Christianity, or more precisely, to the Roman Catholic Church.

Strangely, the Roman Catholic Church is also very silent today, seemingly having forgotten about the man named Wind Ahead.

There were also rumors that something unexpected had happened within the Anglican Church in England, so the Roman Catholic Church had turned its attention there...

This rumor is true. Or more accurately, it wasn't just the British Puritans who suffered an accident, but Britain itself.

Because Aleister's beloved ace, "Fantasy Breaker," is in the UK, he has also paid considerable attention to the situation there.

However, starting yesterday, the British Puritans unilaterally lost contact...

Recalling the time he traveled from Europe to England and heard about the submarine tunnel terrorist attack, Lin Wuming immediately thought of the corresponding event in the original story.

—This is much earlier than expected. Could it be that their second princess has already launched a coup?

Even if that were the case, Lin Wuming couldn't care less about England, which was far away. Right now, there were countless things to deal with within Academy City.

As for Touma Kamijou, well, he's on his own. According to the original storyline, he'll definitely be able to turn misfortune into good fortune and resolve the incident perfectly.

What Lin Wuming really needs to worry about now is that the main storyline seems to be accelerating.

The Right Flame has made an early appearance. Not only him, but the entire Right Seat of God has also shown up, and two of them have even been defeated and captured.

Other events are also happening ahead of schedule, and now, if even the Second Princess's rebellion is brought forward...

"Is the next thing to happen a world war?" Lin Wuming muttered to himself.

……

"World War? It seems you are well aware of the seriousness of the situation, Lin Wuming." O'Reilly was observing Lin Wuming from a distance, and with his extraordinary eyesight, he accurately read Lin Wuming's lip movements.

"It seems my judgment was flawed from the start. Lin Wuming was fully aware of the seriousness of the situation from beginning to end." After careful observation, realizing that Lin Wuming didn't seem to be lying intentionally, O'Reilly reflected to himself, "He wasn't a troublemaker who escalated the situation, but rather a victim who was forced into it!"

(End of this chapter)