A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1174 Crazy Experiment

Looking at the mountain of documents piled up on his desk, Lin Wuming couldn't help but smile bitterly. Apart from this futile effort, he seemed to have no idea what else to do.

Continuing to improve his strength is indeed a serious matter, but apart from the plans that Misaki Shokuhou and Ellie are currently devising, Lin Wuming himself cannot think of any other ways to improve his strength in the short term.

"Are you alone today?" Lin Wuming asked, looking at the girl in front of him.

As is customary, Shirai Kuroko usually acts together with Misaka Mikoto.

After overcoming the initial awkwardness, Misaka Mikoto stopped worrying about Shirai Kuroko's feelings for Lin Wuming and resumed her previous way of getting along with Shirai Kuroko.

“We’re not always together, though. My sister is currently in training,” Shirai Kuroko said. “I’m here today for Shokuhou-san—Mimei-senpai. Shokuhou-san said her experiment is ready and asked me to take you there.”

Is the experiment ready?

Lin Wuming was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that it referred to something that helped him improve his strength.

“Okay, let’s go now.” Lin Wuming nodded, then got up and walked to Shirai Kuroko, naturally extending his arm.

Shirai Kuroko was also taken aback for a moment, then reached out and took his arm, asking with some curiosity, "Nameless-senpai, aren't you using a wheelchair today?"

“That’s not really necessary,” Lin Wuming said with a wry smile. “I only just realized that I seemed to be bound by some power, which is why I ended up like that…”

With Lin Wuming's current strength and mental capacity, there's absolutely no need for him to conserve computational power by "giving up walking on his legs." Using a wheelchair is simply a subconscious habit.

Shirai Kuroko, unsuspecting, took Lin Wuming and initiated "spatial teleportation".

Soon after, Lin Wuming and Shirai Kuroko arrived at an abandoned school in the Fifth School District.

Because of the school's relocation, the high school was now deserted. However, precisely because it was a relocation rather than abandonment, the school buildings were still well preserved and not completely abandoned.

After delivering Lin Wuming to his destination, Shirai Kuroko did not leave but stayed behind, wanting to observe this special "experiment".

Misaki Shokuhou didn't tell her the specifics of the "experiment," but since she was specifically asked to pick up Lin Wuming, the "experiment" must be related to Lin Wuming.

Since it was an experiment by an unknown senior, Shirai Kuroko certainly had a reason to stay.

Misaki Shokuhou, however, did not want Shirai Kuroko to stay and observe. Moreover, not only her, but in fact, apart from herself, Lin Wuming, and Ellie, Misaki Shokuhou did not want anyone else to see the contents of the upcoming "experiment".

But Shirai Kuroko is also Lin Wuming's girlfriend, so they can't just rudely drive her away.

Judging from the chosen venue, this "experiment" was not anything particularly sophisticated, and there was no reason to prevent others from observing.

—That's the problem, it's so troublesome! I'm fed up with having to carefully maintain my balance like this!

Misaki Shokuhou's mood worsened—this was the Crystal Palace of an unknown senior, why did she have to maintain the balance here?

Because of the special and dangerous nature of this "experiment," the specific details of the experiment are kept secret from the public, including Misaka Mikoto, Toumi the Tiger Bee, and Shirai Kuroko.

Rather, it was a secret specifically kept from them—because as lovers, they were the ones most concerned about Lin Wuming's safety, and if they knew that the experiment was essentially about "killing Lin Wuming," they certainly wouldn't agree. So the girls only knew that Misaki Shokuhou and Lin Wuming were collaborating on an "experiment" related to superpower development, but no one knew the specifics.

In order to achieve her goal, Misaki Shokuhou launched a surprise attack today, deciding to start the experiment without notifying anyone else.

As for Shirai Kuroko, she just happened to encounter Shokuhou Misaki, who was sneaking around, while she was patrolling nearby, which is why Shokuhou Misaki sent her to pick up Lin Wuming.

Yes, this "surprise attack" also included Lin Wuming himself. In order to ensure that her goal would be achieved, Misaki Shokuhou did not give Lin Wuming much time to prepare.

"Ahem, Shirai-kun, please excuse us for a moment," Misaki Shokuhou said directly. "Because this experiment is quite dangerous, no one else can be in this school except for me and the nameless senior."

She raised an eyebrow, but Shirai Kuroko ultimately nodded in agreement.

Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou are both Level 5 espers. If their espers were to erupt, they would indeed cause considerable damage, especially Lin Wuming's Nen ability.

Shirai Kuroko decided to move a little further away.

But that wasn't enough. Misaki Shokuhou wanted to get rid of her completely, rather than keeping her at a distance and continuing to observe her.

"Shirai-san," Misaki Shokuhou called out to Shirai Kuroko, who was about to teleport outside the classroom, "Could you please go find Misaka-san?"

"Big sister? What do you want with her?" Shirai Kuroko asked, puzzled.

“They received some information and found it somewhat important,” Misaki Shokuhou said somewhat vaguely, “but right now the ‘experiment’ of the nameless senior is more important, so that information has been put on hold for the time being.”

“The information concerns the sisters,” Misaki Shokuhou explained, “so I’m worried that Misaka might act impulsively on her own… so I hope you can bring her along too, and we can discuss it together after the ‘experiment’ is over.”

This was a very good reason, and Shirai Kuroko agreed and immediately began to take action.

"Alright, Nameless Senior, now it's just us left." Misaki Shokuhou breathed a sigh of relief. "If we don't want them to worry, let's get started as soon as possible."

As she spoke, Misaki Shokuhou invited Ellie, who was hiding in the next classroom, to enter the classroom.

"So you just wanted to get rid of Hei Zi..." Lin Wuming clicked his tongue in amazement.

“Yeah, otherwise Shirai-san will definitely stop us when the ‘experiment’ starts later, right?” Misaki Shokuhou said. “If Misaka-san comes, she’ll definitely stop us too, so we have to hurry and take advantage of the time when they’re not around…”

Beside her, Ellie, who had just walked in, was pale-faced—the worst had happened; it wasn't just Misaki Shokuhou who had gone mad, but Lin Wuming had also gone mad!

Listening to their conversation, Ellie discovered that Lin Wuming clearly understood the essence of the so-called "experiment".

"Find a way to kill yourself"—Lin Wuming knew the risks involved and was prepared to die in case of an accident.

You could say they're a couple for good reason? Even their crazy tendencies are similar. Despite being Level 5, they're both fearless.

(End of this chapter)