A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 850 The Middleman: Shirai Kuroko

"..." Shirai Kuroko looked at the man in front of her speechlessly. "If you want to see the nameless senior, why don't you just go find him directly?"

“No, no, no, Shirai-kun and Mr. Lin Wuming have an extraordinary relationship, so I don’t find it difficult,” Kohei Koryo explained. “But for outsiders, ‘Director Wuming’ is not someone you can just meet whenever you want.”

After hesitating for a moment, Gao Pinghongliang lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Also, I actually have a secret I want to discuss directly with Mr. Lin Wuming, so I hope to keep it as secret as possible..."

"Why me?" Shirai Kuroko asked. In terms of intimacy, there were clearly more suitable people than her, unless…

"The one you're trying to avoid is Shokuhou Misaki?" Shirai Kuroko stared intently at her.

Gao Pinghongliang no longer concealed anything and simply nodded: "You guessed right, but please rest assured, I absolutely have no intention of harming your interests. It's just that whether or not to make this public... I think it's better to leave it to Mr. Lin Wuming to decide."

"So mysterious..." Shirai Kuroko frowned, also somewhat unsure of what to do.

"Please help me, Shirai-kun!" Seeing this, Kora Takahira quickly bowed his head again and pleaded, "You might not be interested given your family background, but I'm willing to pay one million yen as a reward, regardless of whether it succeeds in the end!"

“It’s actually more suspicious now,” Shirai Kuroko said with a straight face.

With a heavy sigh, Gao Ping Hongliang finally relented and confessed, "Alright, I won't hide it anymore. Don't laugh at me, but my purpose is actually very simple: I just want to cling to the coattails of 'Director Wuming'."

As a border management officer with real power, he also did his fair share of things like using his position to seek personal benefits.

Although these were all minor incidents that were harmless and not enough to warrant punishment from the secret service, the fact that they had made a mistake would inevitably leave a trace.

Once someone has leverage over you, you'll lose control of many things. At that point, you might actually be targeted by secret organizations.

Gao Pinghongliang knew what was important, and having been in the underworld for so long, he was well aware of how terrifying the secret service organizations were.

To avoid suffering the same tragic fate, he took active steps to save himself.

"I swear I'm telling the truth!" Gao Ping Hongliang swore here. "And what is there to worry about? I'm just an ordinary person, while Mr. Lin Wuming is an invincible Level 5. How could I possibly pose a threat to him?"

"So," Shirai Kuroko's attitude finally softened a little, "you really have something important to discuss with the Nameless Senior?"

"That's right, absolutely true!"

"Is it mandatory for me to introduce you?"

"Shirai-kun is the most suitable person I can think of."

"I see..." Shirai Kuroko stroked her chin thoughtfully.

—I've tried my best to keep my distance, but there are special circumstances now, so I have no choice but to meet with the nameless senior.

As for whether this Kohei Koryo is reliable or not... Shirai Kuroko couldn't tell, and she didn't care. Just as the man himself said, the difference in strength was huge, and he couldn't possibly hide it from the nameless senior and Shokuhou-kun.

“Alright,” Shirai Kuroko nodded. “I can pass on your message, but whether or not the nameless senior is willing to see you is beyond my control.”

“Of course I understand.” Gao Ping Hongliang nodded quickly. “I will pay you the full amount of the reward…”

“Don’t do anything unnecessary.” Shirai Kuroko refused again. “Tell me what you want first, and when do you want to see Nameless-senpai?” “The sooner the better! To be honest, it’s quite urgent,” Takahira Kora hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Actually, someone wants to see Mr. Lin Nameless—someone from outside Academy City. Because she keeps saying she wants to see ‘Lord Lin Nameless,’ I think she might actually know Mr. Lin Nameless, so I don’t dare to rashly expel that girl…”

"Someone outside wants to see the nameless senior?" Shirai Kuroko frowned.

As far as she knew, the nameless senior was an orphan who grew up in Academy City, right? Where did this "acquaintance from outside" come from?
"Wait, you just said 'young girl'?"

……

Leaving aside the unexpected incident involving Shirai Kuroko, after she took her leave, the other girls also got up and left to meet up with Lin Wuming in the park.

After an afternoon of intensive training, Lin Wuming put away his pistol and turned to head home.

Since it was Lin Wuming's first time walking in the park on foot, he inevitably wandered around a few times. When he arrived at the exit, he met up with the girls who had come to visit.

Seeing Lin Wuming waving and greeting them, Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki's eyes lit up and they let out a small gasp.

—An unnamed predecessor who did not use a wheelchair!

It's a rare state where you have to look up to make eye contact, not bow your head!
"Greetings, Mr./Ms. Anonymous."

The two Level 5s were momentarily distracted, while Hufeng Toumi was used to it, so it was Fanfeng Junzi who greeted them first.

"Hello, senior!" Haruharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko greeted her immediately.

However, because she was hiding something from Lin Wuming, Saten Ruiko felt inexplicably guilty. For a moment, her mind went blank, and she blurted out, "Senior Wuming, you've gotten taller, haha..."

Misaki Shokuhou rolled her eyes as she walked towards Lin Wuming: "You've had a tough training session, Wuming-senpai. How did it go?"

"It's about what I expected," Lin Wuming replied, "but there's nothing surprising about it."

Just as I was about to say a few words of encouragement, Misaki Shokuhou suddenly exclaimed "Eh!"

—Nameless senior…does he also want to use the "Imagine Mage"?
Just in case, and to ensure he could pass the ability level test with a 100% success rate, Lin Wuming planned to use "Fantasy Master" as a backup plan.

Then—Shokuhou Misaki suddenly realized—Mukei-senpai probably wouldn't say anything to Saten-kun, right?
After all, they all need to use "Fantasy Master".

—Saten-kun, get ready to confess directly to the nameless senior!
Misaki Shokuhou immediately changed her mind and notified Ruiko Saten.

"Huh?" Upon hearing the voice that suddenly rang in her mind, Saten Ruiko exclaimed in surprise, then realized what she was doing and quickly covered her mouth.

—What's going on, Shokuhou-kun? Why all of a sudden…?

—Because now is the most opportune time, believe me, the nameless senior will definitely agree!
Misaki Shokuhou urged, saying directly, "Nameless-senpai, Saten-san has something she wants to discuss with you..."

“Nameless senior, we’ve finally found you!” A new voice suddenly interrupted her.

(End of this chapter)