A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 788 A Girl with a Little Bit of Schemes

"How beautiful!" Saten Ruiko looked up at the night sky, her face illuminated by the colorful lights of the fireworks. "The fireworks festival—I made the right choice coming here."

“What’s the big deal? I can do that too…” Frenda, whose competitive spirit had been ignited, pulled out a few rockets and made a move to ignite them.

The girl next to him quickly stepped forward to stop him.

However, before that, Flanda was already unable to move, and the igniter in her hand ultimately failed to start.

"Confiscate this for now." Lin Wuming used his telekinesis to take the rocket and igniter from the girl's hand. "Let's make things a little less trouble for the guards tonight."

"I...I understand," Frenda said. "Let me go!"

Lin Wuming shook his head helplessly, then released the telekinetic power that was binding Frenda.

Is it any wonder she's a girl from the ANBU? She's just too unruly and reckless.

"Don't worry, Nameless-senpai." Shirai Kuroko stepped forward, patting her chest, and said, "I'll keep an eye on this guy!"

From the moment Shirai Kuroko saw Frenda, who had come with Saten Ruiko, at the fireworks display tonight, she had been on guard against her.

Officially, as a member of the Disciplinary Committee, Shirai Kuroko is naturally on the opposite side of Frenda, who comes from an ANBU organization; personally, their companions—Misaka Mikoto and Mugino Shizuri, both Level 5s—have many conflicts, and because of this, Shirai Kuroko naturally wouldn't have a good impression of Frenda either.

Shirai Kuroko had every reason to be wary of this seemingly cute blonde girl.

If it weren't for Saten Ruiko's sake, Shirai Kuroko definitely wouldn't have gone with Frenda.

"I'm sorry, I'll help keep an eye on her too," Saten Ruiko quickly added, also apologizing.

—It seems that inviting Frenda to watch the fireworks together is not a good idea.

Saten Ruiko reflected in her heart.

—A friend of a friend isn't necessarily a friend. Especially Frenda, who in some ways could even be considered an adversary.

Fortunately, the nameless senior didn't mind... probably because it was Kinuhata's favorite.
Saten Ruiko guessed correctly; the reason Frenda was able to blend into this circle so easily was indeed because Kinuhata loved it the most.

At least in Frenda's view, "a friend's friend can also be a friend"—that's how her circle of friends expanded.

Furthermore, based on Kinuhata Saiai's description and her several personal encounters, Frenda concluded that Lin Wuming would not attack her without reason, and that it was safe to stay by their side.

Frenda and Saten Ruiko became friends without any ulterior motives; their friendship was simply formed because of "canned mackerel."

However, this does not prevent Flanda from taking this opportunity to build a good relationship with Lin Wuming's "Nameless Force".

Frenda thought it through very well. There was actually no irreconcilable conflict between the two major forces, "Tools" and "Nameless"—aside from the personal grudges between Mugino and Misaka Mikoto.

Moreover, in the foreseeable future, there is no possibility of conflict between the two major forces. On the contrary, the "nameless director" is very likely to become the employer of the "props".

Therefore, it's never a bad thing to build a good relationship with your employer beforehand.

Frenda, who was adept at interpersonal relationships, knew even better that as long as she didn't touch the core circle of the "Nameless Force"—that is, the relationship network between Lin Wuming himself and the three girls, Toumi the Tiger Bee, Misaki Shokuhou, and Mikoto Misaka—she wouldn't have any problems and wouldn't be excluded from this circle.

As it turned out, Frenda's judgment was correct.

Among this large group of people, only Shirai Kuroko, who had a strong sense of justice, remained wary of him; as for the others, they at least acquiesced to his presence.

Because the "disorderly opening" incident was resolved in advance, the fireworks display tonight proceeded without incident and ended smoothly. Everyone dispersed and went home.

Instead of going to Family Side with Lin Wuming and the others, Saten Ruiko chose to go back with Frenda.

"Oh dear, it was truly unforgettable." Saten Ruiko was very satisfied with tonight's fireworks.

“In that case, I can continue showing it to you,” Frenda said eagerly.

Before parting, Lin Wuming kept his promise and returned the confiscated rocket.

"There's no one to stop us, come on, come on!" Frenda encouraged. "Don't worry, there won't be any danger. We can just go to the river to release them."

Saten Ruiko was somewhat tempted—she genuinely felt that there was still more to enjoy.

"Although it's smaller in size, in terms of power, my carefully prepared explosives are definitely not inferior!"

"Power? That's not the point, is it?" Saten Ruiko suddenly regretted it. If she remembered correctly, Frenda's rockets were supposed to be weapons used in combat!
"Pretty much, pretty much, the principle is the same." Frenda had already run to the riverbank. "And I've made some adjustments so that it can produce a very spectacular effect."

"When exactly was this adjustment made..." Saten Ruiko muttered to herself.

Moreover, she was quite skeptical of the spectacular effect Frenda described—she didn't know whether it was the exploding fireworks that were spectacular, or whether the target being attacked would be blown up in a spectacular way...

"There shouldn't be any small boats or anything like that nearby, right?" Saten Ruiko quickly looked around, worried that Frenda's bomb might accidentally injure innocent civilians.

As she looked around, Saten Ruiko suddenly noticed something on the bridge next to her...

“That girl…” Saten Ruiko pointed at the bridge and shouted, “Is she going to jump?”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the figure on the bridge fell forward—plunging headfirst into the river.

"Oops……"

Without a second thought, Saten Ruiko immediately ran along the riverbank.

"Tears!" Frenda, forgetting to ignite the rocket, hurriedly followed.

Saten Ruiko became even more anxious when she saw that the girl had not moved at all after falling into the water.

Without thinking twice, she kicked off her shoes and ran into the river.

"Don't go down!" Frenda shouted. "Can't you see? That guy jumped down on his own, and he didn't struggle—it's suicide!"

"Even so..." Saten Ruiko plunged completely into the water, "we can't just stand by and watch someone die..."

"I just can't do anything with you..." Frenda looked at the river, reluctantly took off her shoes, and then removed the various flammable and explosive materials she was carrying.

Just as Frenda was preparing to go into the water, she heard several more splashes. It turned out that other kind-hearted people had bravely jumped into the water and rescued both girls.

Saten Ruiko was not a strong swimmer and had not received any water rescue training, which meant that she not only failed to save the girl who jumped into the river, but almost lost herself as well.

However, unlike the girl who attempted suicide, Saten Ruiko did not want to die at all, so she struggled desperately, which attracted the attention of the others on the bridge and was eventually rescued.

(End of this chapter)