A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 827 New Urban Legend
"Ah~~ We're finally home!" the girls cheered in unison, then rushed to the living room sofa.

Although we didn't encounter any significant battles today, running across more than half of the school district in one go, such extensive maneuvering brought a different kind of fatigue.

Even the energetic Misaka Mikoto felt exhausted and collapsed on the sofa when she got home, unwilling to move.

Not to mention Misaki Shokuhou—although she was being moved around in a wheelchair by Junko Hokaze, the whole day's ordeal had exhausted all her strength.

On the contrary, Junko Hokaze still didn't feel tired. After cheering and celebrating with the others, she quickly got up from the sofa and even had the energy to help Lin Wuming prepare dinner.

As for Toumi the Tiger Bee, who always exercises regularly, she certainly wouldn't be defeated by this level of activity. Moreover, since she lives in this house, she has this advantage. Toumi the Tiger Bee didn't stay in the living room for long. She calmly returned to her room and then went into the bathroom.

After washing up and changing, I returned to the living room feeling refreshed.

At this time, Lin Wuming had also prepared today's dinner.

Although his Nen ability was still somewhat lacking, preventing him from performing more than ten operations simultaneously as before, Lin Wuming's culinary skills made up for it. Therefore, his cooking efficiency was not affected.

"Alright, let's get ready to eat." Lin Wuming called to the girls, "Let's have a small celebration to mark the success of today's operation."

"Success?" Misaka Mikoto asked doubtfully. "But didn't we fail to capture the real Kihara Gensei? All we found were stand-ins wearing masks."

“That’s enough,” Lin Wuming said. “This public execution is enough to make Kihara Gensei’s social life dead.”

In today's operation, Lin Wuming and his group did not actually kill anyone.

Every "Kihara Gensei" they found had their disguise exposed and then been brainwashed by Shokuhou Misaki—to obtain information and expose Kihara Gensei's conspiracies.

Of course, it's impossible for so many "Kihara Gensei" to appear at the same time. Only one person is openly active. There seems to be a scheduling mechanism among them, arranging different stand-ins for public activities according to actual needs.

Today, I made a public appearance—giving a speech at a university in District 5.

Lin Wuming and his group, along with two other "stand-ins" they found elsewhere, barged into the speech venue and exposed the "stand-ins'" disguises in front of everyone.

They intended to stage a drama of "the real and the fake Kihara Gensei," but they discovered that the person giving the speech on stage was actually a "stand-in"!
The inability to find Kihara Gensei's true form, while frustrating for Lin Wuming, also had an unexpected effect.

The simultaneous appearance of three "Kihara Gensei" and the fact that they were all imposters in makeup created a huge shock to the audience at the speech.

Some people even livestreamed the entire process online, sparking heated discussions across the internet.

Then, people naturally began to doubt whether Kihara Gensei really existed.
Kihara Gensei was a well-known figure, a respected elder in Academy City's scientific research community, and held a very high social status. However, the greater his prestige, the more impactful the event was when three imposters appeared simultaneously and were exposed in public.

No decent family would hire body doubles like this, especially three at once!

Furthermore, the fact that this truth was revealed by the "hero" Lin Wuming himself has only fueled speculation. Moreover, due to the influence of "Director Wuming," there was no one to regulate the information, allowing it to spread freely online.

Public opinion quickly spread, and by the time Lin Wuming and his group returned home, there were even urban legends saying that "Kihara Gensei" was not a real person at all, but an image presented to the outside world by an organization, which is why he was able to achieve so much on his own!
At this point, even if Kihara Gensei himself was not harmed in the slightest, he was effectively dead and could not expect to appear in public again for some time.

Lin Wuming believed this was a victory for his side.

"But that doesn't solve the fundamental problem, does it?" Misaka Mikoto asked. "The enemy is hiding in the shadows, making them even harder to find."

“I know,” Lin Wuming sighed, “but we don’t have time. School starts tomorrow, so the operation has to be put on hold.” The main problem is the lack of leads; the operation has stalled.

Misaka Mikoto was well aware of all this, but helplessly, she could only accept reality...

Just then, Misaka Mikoto's phone rang.

"It's Kuroko!" Misaka Mikoto suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly answered the phone, "...Sorry, I'm at Nameless-senpai's house...Yes, yes! Sorry...Please, please help me..."

After hanging up the phone, Misaka Mikoto looked worried and sighed, "Current hours..."

With the start of the new semester approaching, dormitory access control has become even stricter.

As habitual offenders who violate curfew, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko are under close surveillance by the dormitory supervisor.

Shirai Kuroko just called to remind me.

"Then let's eat quickly, I'll take you home later," Lin Wuming said.

"I really want to skip a grade, I might as well just go straight to high school," Misaka Mikoto muttered.

“Impossible,” Misaki Shokuhou rolled her eyes. “We all signed contracts when we enrolled, agreeing to attend Tokiwadai Middle School for three years.”

That's understandable, after all, they are Level 5. As long as they wear Tokiwadai Middle School uniforms, they are the best representatives of the school!
The Tokiwadai Group is unlikely to pass up this opportunity to increase its influence.

While it wouldn't be difficult for Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki to break a contract given their abilities, there's really no need to do something like that over such a trivial matter.

Feeling her good mood was ruined, Misaka Mikoto ate her dinner with some annoyance.

Immediately afterward, another phone rang, and she reflexively looked at her phone.

Then I breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's mine." Lin Wuming took out his phone and said with some surprise, "Saten Ruiko?"

The girls around the table quieted down and looked over with great interest.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, Saten Ruiko had come for the "urban legend".

Many urban legends about Kihara Gensei have emerged today, and of course, they did not escape Saten Ruiko's ears.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Saten Ruiko could also be considered a party involved in this incident, so she immediately thought of the source of the urban legend and called to verify it.

"And there was another complaint," Lin Wuming added after hanging up the phone. "Zuo Tian complained that we forgot to bring her along again during the operation..."

Losing the chance to witness the birth of the "urban legend" filled Saten Ruiko with resentment.

(End of this chapter)