A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1181 The experiment ends, the operation begins

Just now, during the experiment, after Misaki Shokuhou pointed a gun at her own temple and pulled the trigger, her "confession" left a deep impression on Lin Wuming.

Upon closer reflection, Misaki Shokuhou, who has always been a "master of mind reading," has indeed been too understanding; one could even say that she is more like a morally upright saint, almost always suppressing her own desires.

This was the first time Lin Wuming had ever seen her express her jealousy so openly in all the time they had known each other. This unusual scene left Lin Wuming somewhat bewildered—it turned out that Misaki Shokuhou was just an ordinary girl after all.

What followed was intense guilt and remorse...

After "experiencing" almost every procedure at the hospital, the doctor from the Underworld began instructing the head nurse to prepare the medical pod.

Lin Wuming finally couldn't bear to watch any longer and asked, "Is Misaki's condition... very bad?"

"Well, how should I put it?" The doctor from the Underworld had a strange expression. He flipped through the examination report, then finally spread his hands and shrugged. "Actually, it's the opposite—we can't find any problems at all, which is why we need to change the diagnostic method."

"Since nothing's wrong, there's no need to make such a fuss, is there?" Lin Wuming said speechlessly.

“Look at your expression now. Even if I tell you it’s nothing, you won’t be reassured, will you?” Doctor of the Underworld asked rhetorically, tapping his temple with his finger. “Besides, it’s the brain that’s been damaged—the only part I’m not confident I can fully heal—it’s never too much to be careful.”

"..." Lin Wuming was convinced. For the sake of his life and health, he couldn't be bothered by the trouble in a place like a hospital.

While the doctors and nurses were preparing the medical pod, Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou enjoyed a brief period of solitude in the ward.

"That's making a big fuss over nothing," Misaki Shokuhou finally retorted. "I'm really fine."

"Just bear with it a little longer," Lin Wuming comforted her, taking the girl's hand in his. "As long as I make sure you're not hurt, that's all that matters."

"What's wrong, Nameless Senior?" Misaki Shokuhou couldn't help but smile, her starry eyes full of laughter. "You've suddenly become exceptionally gentle and considerate."

—Because of some kind of guilt, Misaki Shokuhou's inner thoughts just now made me feel ashamed.

"Don't worry about that, Nameless Senpai," Misaki Shokuhou suddenly said.

"what?"

"Don't worry about what they were complaining about! It's all part of the 'experiment' plan, so don't take it to heart." Misaki Shokuhou waved her hand, showing a nonchalant expression.

Lin Wuming chuckled dryly—how could he not take it to heart?
If he didn't know, that would be one thing, but this time it was the girl herself who "said" it, so how could he not care?

Misaki Shokuhou narrowed her eyes and smiled, saying nothing more.

Lin Wuming was lost in thought. Looking at the girl in front of him, whom he already knew very well, his thoughts wandered freely... If, if at the very beginning, before things became complicated, Misaki Shokuhou had expressed her feelings like this, would he have given up on the other girls?

Misaki Shokuhou squeezed Lin Wuming's hand tightly: "It's too late now, Wuming-senpai, so stop thinking about those meaningless things."

"Yes, is it already too late?"

"After all, time can't be reversed, and we can't go back to the past," Misaki Shokuhou sighed with emotion.

—If I could go back to the very beginning when we first met… if I had struck first, things might not be like this now, right? It’s just a pity that there is no superpower or magic in this world to turn back time.

And so, complaining about how unnecessary it was, Misaki Shokuhou entered the medical bay.

At this moment, Shirai Kuroko, Misaka Mikoto, and the others finally arrived at the hospital.

Just as Misaka Mikoto had predicted, the "experiment" proceeded quickly. By the time they rushed back, the "experiment" was already over, and Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki had disappeared without a trace.

After some more trouble, they finally found their way to the hospital. Only after confirming that Misaki Shokuhou and Lin Wuming were both safe and sound did they relax and begin reporting on the current progress of the case—the special case concerning the disappearance of the "sisters."

Because their minds were focused on the "experiment," Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou knew that the girls outside seemed to be in trouble, but they didn't investigate further.

Now that the intelligence is more complete, and we even have the powerful support of O'Reilly, and the "experiment" is over, it's time to take action!

According to the information provided by Orelels, the location where the sisters were trapped has already been determined, so the next step is simple.

—Immediately mobilize and launch a rescue operation.

Just as Lin Wuming was about to take action, O'Reilly called him out of the ward.

“I’m not against a rescue operation, but it’s too risky—Othinus is right there!” Orelels warned.

“That makes sense…” Lin Wuming nodded casually, still fiddling with a few small steel balls in his hand.

"Now you know what a demon god really is, right?" O'Reilly said. "Not to mention you, even if the two of us, Right Flame and I, joined forces, we would not be a match for them, so please do not act rashly."

Lin Wuming turned to look in the direction of the ward: "But we definitely have to go. We can't abandon any of the Misaka sisters."

As for the demon god Othinus... we haven't figured out a good way to deal with him yet, so we can only rely on the "quasi-demon god" Orelus in front of us.

Orelus did not refuse—even if Lin Wuming did not agree, he still intended to go and save people!

His original goal was to persuade Lin Wuming to join forces against the demon god Othinus, and the plight of his "sisters" provided just such a reason. He was only worried that the current action was too hasty, not against the action itself.

In the corridor outside the ward, Lin Wuming and O'Reilly exchanged the intelligence they had gathered and made a rough plan for their next move.

"This time, you're not allowed to leave us behind and act alone again!" The ward door opened, and several girls stood behind it, looking at Lin Wuming together.

They demanded to act together, unwilling to be left behind any longer, and to remain in Academy City to oversee the main base.

Even Misaki Shokuhou volunteered – the diagnosis would be over in about ten minutes, and once it was confirmed that she was not injured, no one would have any reason to refuse her.

Sensing the girls' determination, Lin Wuming knew that he could no longer stop them this time.

“I’ll arrange the supersonic passenger plane…” Lin Wuming took out his phone and contacted the chairman of Aleister Group directly.

(End of this chapter)