A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 826: Settlement of Accounts after Autumn
Although Lin Wuming has weathered this crisis—the process was somewhat bumpy, but the final outcome was acceptable—it does not mean that the incident is over.

Simply taking a beating without fighting back has never been Lin Wuming's style; retaliating immediately is the way to go! However, this situation is rather special, involving Level 6 evolution, which adds many interfering factors to the event. Therefore, while Lin Wuming is unconscious, the girls do not act on their own.

The rights and wrongs between Kihara Gensei and Lin Wuming are too numerous to be explained in a few words.

For example, strictly speaking, it was actually Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou who initiated the operation against Kihara Gensei.

However, this was also because that old fox Kihara Gensei had indeed been secretly eyeing them, which was why Lin Wuming wanted to strike first as a preventative measure. Not to mention the factor of the "external brain-device" was also involved...

In short, it's pointless to try to distinguish right from wrong now—the so-called "enemy" is simply a matter of life and death, straightforward and straightforward, requiring no further consideration.

“Before that,” Lin Wuming said, squinting like Misaki Shokuhou, “it’s time to talk to our partners.”

Theristina, the "ally" in this joint operation against Kihara Gensei, behaved rather subtly in the incident three days ago.

It's not that she did nothing.

In the operation three days ago, from the moment Lin Wuming and the others met Ellie until the very end, when Lin Wuming transformed back into a human from his "psychic angel" state, the entire process took no more than two hundred seconds.

It's normal that Therese didn't have time to take action in such a short period of time.

The problem is, Theristina actually took action.

When Lin Wuming and his team were investigating the whereabouts of the assassin Ellie, it was Theristina who provided some crucial information.

Then, in the area surrounding the convenience store where the incident occurred, Theristina, in the name of the "Advanced Situation Rescue Team," issued an evacuation order in advance, causing nearby residents to avoid the area.

This is why, even though the "angel" was about to appear, there weren't many casualties during that day's events.

Furthermore, Kiyama Harumi's journey to the scene of the incident was also based on information provided by Theristina, but ultimately he still couldn't make it in time.

In other words, although Theristina herself did not appear at the scene of the incident, she took just as many actions as she did.

Even in retrospect, It turns out that Theristina actually had the full picture of the incident from beginning to end.

The intriguing part is that while Theristina didn't directly help Lin Wuming, her actions couldn't be considered wrong. From a fair perspective, even Lin Wuming had no reason to punish her; in fact, he should thank her for helping evacuate the crowd and reduce collateral damage.

So Lin Wuming simply said he was going to find her to "have a chat"...

Theristina was clearly prepared for this, and the next day she met with Lin Wuming and the others openly in the guard unit's office.

Half an hour later, Lin Wuming and his group left the guard unit.

"Shokuhou, do you think what she said is true or false?" Misaka Mikoto asked immediately.

“Of course it’s the truth,” Misaki Shokuhou answered without hesitation. “She is, after all, a member of the Kihara clan, and she wouldn’t be foolish enough to lie to someone else.”

"From this perspective, she seems to be fine," Misaka Mikoto said.

During the conversation just now, Theristina recounted her actions and experiences that day in detail, without hiding anything.

This aligns with the findings of the joint investigation by Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, and there are no discrepancies.

Furthermore, Theristina made no secret of her ambition—to prove herself and become a recognized "Kihara" by defeating Kihara Gensei. She then offered to support Lin Wuming and his group's revenge operation, and immediately produced a pile of information—all details of Kihara Gensei's recent whereabouts.

“That woman,” Tiger Bee Honey suddenly said, “is using us as weapons.”

It was clearly a case of "using someone else to do the dirty work," and Therese Tina made no attempt to hide it.

“Of course I know that,” Misaki Shokuhou nodded, “but this way we can ensure that the information she provides is true and reliable. What do you think, Nameless-senpai?”

"Whether it's true or not, we'll know once we go and see for ourselves," Lin Wuming said.

Lin Wuming's purpose in seeking out Theristina was precisely for this information.

He didn't care what Theristina's ulterior motives were; her willingness to provide information was enough.

After all, it's best not to entrust the task of "revenge" to others.

Because it is known that Kihara Gensei has a habit of brainwashing and creating "stand-ins," information about his whereabouts may not be true.

According to the information provided by Theristina, at least fifteen different individuals can be identified, all of whom have reliable evidence to prove that they are "Kihara Gensei".

Faced with this situation, Lin Wuming's approach was quite simple.

"Tomorrow is the first day of school," Lin Wuming asked, "Do you have anything to do?"

The girls all shook their heads in unison.

“Then I’ll have to trouble you,” Lin Wuming continued, “accompany me on a trip around here.”

Lin Wuming flipped through the documents in his hand, thinking carefully. This was something he was good at, and he had done it many times before when retaliating against assassination attempts against him.

"Let's visit every single place mentioned here."

Lin Wuming acted swiftly and decisively, not caring that his strength had not yet recovered. Anyway, with these girls around him, even if he encountered danger... no, they wouldn't let him be in danger.

Unless Kihara Gensei can replicate the miracle from last time and temporarily organize and implement another Level 6 evolution experiment, there is no way to stop them!
As it turns out, it really couldn't be stopped.

Kihara Gensei almost completely gave up resistance, allowing Lin Wuming and the others to capture them.

That's right, "they"—all day long, Lin Wuming and his companions ran all over the city and captured a total of thirty "Kihara Gensei".

Without exception, they were all brainwashed "stand-ins".

The reason why the number was much larger than expected was not only because new clues were discovered during the investigation, but also because some of them were provided voluntarily by Yun Chuan Juya.

Before Kihara Kagura left Academy City, he handed over all the information he possessed to Kumokawa Mariya. Because Kihara Pathology and Kihara Gensei were cooperating, he also found some information about the latter while investigating Kihara Pathology.

At this time, as part of the apology, Yun Chuan Juya gave it to Lin Wuming.

And so, after a long day of running around, Lin Wuming and the girls finally returned to Family Side in the evening.

(End of this chapter)