A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 853 The Nun Who Came from Afar

As the surrounding scenery shifted continuously, it became clear that Shirai Kuroko's abilities had significantly improved. Each "spatial teleportation" consistently covered a distance of over 100 meters, and there was no hesitation between consecutive activations, as effortless and natural as breathing...

Lin Wuming silently assessed the superpowers of the girl beside him.

Because he didn't know what else to do.

After the brief conversation, Shirai Kuroko remained silent, only activating "spatial teleportation." Even Lin Wuming could detect the girl's unusual behavior.

But thinking about it carefully, it's understandable. It was indeed a bit embarrassing to have been seen by someone in front of the park.

Unlike herself, who was inconsistent in her work, Shirai Kuroko was serious about her job as a "disciplinary committee member." She truly had her own sense of "justice" and earnestly upheld this belief.

So, in Shirai Kuroko's opinion, the fact that Misaki Shokuhou and the extra characters almost came to blows just now must have been quite improper.
Moreover... Lin Wuming was unsure what kind of feelings Shirai Kuroko had for Misaka Mikoto, and whether she still harbored heavy feelings for "Onee-sama" that went beyond friendship, just like in the original work.

—If that's the case, then I'd probably have a rather strange "love rival" relationship with her... which would be even more awkward.

However, Lin Wuming also knew that he couldn't remain silent forever; he had to say something eventually.

Especially after he discovered that the direction he was heading was the schoolyard, he could no longer ignore it.

"Shirai-san..."

“No need to be so polite, Nameless Senior,” Shirai Kuroko immediately interrupted him, pausing slightly before continuing, “Just call me Kuroko… um, like my sister.”

“Just like Mikoto…” Lin Wuming nodded thoughtfully. “I understand. So, Kuroko, where are you planning to take me? It’s not to the Academy Garden…”

"Please rest assured, it's not inside the school grounds," Shirai Kuroko said. "It's just that Mr. Takahira Kōrō happens to be waiting for us nearby."

"That's truly remarkable," Lin Wuming said casually. "How did Mr. Gao Ping come up with the idea of ​​asking you for help?"

"Because he happened to be here for a meeting, specifically regarding the recent information leak from the Academy Garden..." Shirai Kuroko explained, then suddenly thought of something, "Huh? Thinking about it, could it be that he specifically came to this meeting to find me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Wuming was also taken aback: "It shouldn't be that bad, right? Would he really go to such lengths?"

“I think it’s quite possible.” Recalling the man’s fawning expression she had just seen, Shirai Kuroko said, “After all, that guy was really trying to please you, senpai.”

"Trying to please me..." Lin Wuming clicked his tongue, "It's not impossible to understand, but..."

He glanced at the girl beside him and asked someone to pull strings to find this "messenger of justice." That Gao Ping Hongliang hadn't done his homework either.

Even if Lin Wuming doesn't mind being a little more flexible and accommodating in certain matters, he probably can't help with many things right now because he has to consider Shirai Kuroko's feelings.

—This naive girl doesn't understand the complexities of the adult world, which is why she agreed to help so easily, right?

Shirai Kuroko, unaware of Lin Wuming's inner thoughts, suddenly spoke up: "Speaking of which, Mr. Takahira Kora was also asked to do so by someone from outside Academy City who wanted to see Senior Wuming..."

“I know, you already said that.” Lin Wuming nodded.

“Although I didn’t ask for too many details,” Shirai Kuroko said, “she seems to be a beautiful girl.”

"Huh? A beautiful girl?" Lin Wuming's thoughts were a beat slow to process. Then he met the gaze of the girl next to him—Shirai Kuroko was observing him very seriously.

"Ahem," Lin Wuming quickly coughed and explained, "Lately I've become a little sensitive to the term 'beautiful girl'..."

It wasn't interest in the positive sense; quite the opposite, Lin Wuming now couldn't help but associate "beautiful girl" with "trouble."

It's a bit rude to say, but the very people causing this troublesome situation are the beautiful girls closest to Lin Wuming.

Just a few minutes ago, those stunningly beautiful girls, who were exceptional in every way, almost had a street brawl!

“No need to explain,” Shirai Kuroko said, turning her gaze back to the front of her eyes. “I don’t care.”

After a pause, the girl added, "I won't tell my older sister either."

"Actually, it wouldn't matter if I told them," Lin Wuming could only smile wryly, feeling that the more he explained, the worse it would get.

"Is it because Shokuhou-san is here?" Shirai Kuroko said. "There are no secrets in front of her, so you, Mumei-senpai, are used to not keeping secrets either."

“These are two different things,” Lin Wuming explained seriously. “Not wanting to deliberately hide things is not the same as having no secrets.”

Shirai Kuroko gave a soft snort, but did not continue arguing: "We've arrived."

On the road outside the schoolyard, a city SUV with police livery was parked.

Upon noticing the arrival of Lin Wuming and Shirai Kuroko, a man in a dark blue uniform of the security forces quickly got out of the car to greet them.

"Is she a nun?"

Lin Wuming didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, asking who Gao Ping Hongliang was and who wanted to see him, only to receive a reply that she was a "nun".

"Is she a silver-haired nun?" Lin Wuming immediately asked, as that was the only nun he knew.

"Silver hair?" Gao Ping Hongliang was also a little confused. "No, it's a girl with short black hair, who looks like a college student."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "However, I noticed that her hair seems to have been dyed, so it might have originally been silver hair."

“Then that’s not it. I don’t know that nun.” Lin Wuming shook his head. Dyed hair could be explained, but he didn’t believe that Index would be willing to cut her long hair short.

"But she insisted on seeing you!" Gao Pinghongliang said anxiously, quickly explaining, "I've seen a lot of people, so I can tell she's not lying..."

“I know I didn’t mean to question you, please don’t get agitated,” Lin Wuming said. “Is there any other information?”

“For example, her name, or a photo,” Shirai Kuroko added from the side. “You shouldn’t have forgotten these basic details, right?”

“Of course.” Gao Pinghongliang quickly retrieved a tablet from the car. “Her name is Osora Aquinas, she’s Italian. I checked, her passport information is correct. Here’s her photo and video footage of her entering the gate…”

—So it was her?
Lin Wuming suddenly realized that he knew... no, he should say he "knew" that woman, Osora Aquinas.

(End of this chapter)