A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 854 The Thoughtful Gao Ping Hongliang

Upon hearing the name "Osora Aquinas," Lin Wuming had a vague impression of her—a character who appeared in the original story, originally a librarian and intelligence analyst belonging to the Roman Catholic Church; because she found a way to decipher the "Book of Law," she ended up being hunted down and eliminated by the Roman Catholic Church itself, and was eventually saved by Kamijou Touma and Amakusa-style Cross Church, and joined the Church of Necessary Evil of the Anglican Church for protection.

Because she was a character with a significant role in the original story, Lin Wuming had a deep impression of her.

However, the video footage is of little reference value—Lin Wuming only knows her name but not her appearance; even if he remembers her appearance in the original work, he cannot recognize her now.

"Senior Wuming, do you know her?" Shirai Kuroko, who had been silently observing Lin Wuming, immediately noticed something amiss.

"I wouldn't say I know her," Lin Wuming shook his head. "I've only heard the name before, so I guessed it might be her... But why would she come looking for me? Something's wrong, isn't it?"

Finally, Lin Wuming muttered to himself. He had no dealings with the Roman Catholic Church and had never met Sister Osora before, so he couldn't understand why she was so determined to see him.

Of course, it's not surprising that Orsola Aquinas came to Academy City; it just fits the original storyline perfectly.

"Nameless senior?" Shirai Kuroko continued, "What should we do next?"

"Where is Sister Osora now?" Lin Wuming asked.

Although he was somewhat surprised at first, Lin Wuming quickly came to his senses. In the original story, Osora came to Academy City to escape the pursuit of the Orthodox Church.

The reason she was being hunted down seemed to be because she had found a way to decipher the Book of Law.

When it comes to the Book of Law, Lin Wuming is familiar with it—after all, it is the only "magic" he has mastered.

Therefore, it's not entirely without reason that Sister Osora specifically requested to see him.

"You'd like to see her?" Gao Pinghongliang asked happily. "I'll take you there right away!"

The man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he might have guessed wrong, as long as Lin Wuming was interested in her, it was better than having worked for nothing.

"Where did you take that girl?" Shirai Kuroko asked.

“In the tenth school district,” Gao Ping Hongliang said quickly. “Don’t worry, I have people protecting her…”

Kohei Koryo wasn't such a reckless person. It was one thing for him to take it upon himself to bring people into Academy City—it wasn't unusual for one or two people to illegally enter such a large city, as long as nothing went wrong, everything would be fine; but if something really did happen…

Gao Pinghongliang came to claim credit, not to seek death.

“I specifically hired the Dark Guard to escort Miss Osora,” Takahira Koryo explained.

While it was called an escort, it also implied "monitoring" and "escorting." In case the woman was lying, or Lin Wuming refused to acknowledge her, the secret organization could make her disappear.

"Don't worry," Gao Ping Hongliang said, "I specifically chose an all-female dark organization, so there won't be any problems."

"You've thought of things quite thoroughly in these details..." Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but retort.

Now that things have come to this, Shirai Kuroko has roughly seen through this man's little scheme.

—Could it be that this guy mistakenly believes that the nun named Osora also has an unusual relationship with the Nameless Senior? Is that why he's deliberately avoiding Shokuhou-kun...? The relationship between Lin Wuming and the several beautiful girls around him is already an open secret.

At least in the eyes of those who are interested, it is an established fact that Lin Wuming has many "female confidantes".

If there's one, then two, then three, then having a few more "beauties" seems quite reasonable.

Given this context, it's not surprising that Gao Pinghongliang, who was eager to curry favor with Lin Wuming, encountered a beautiful young woman who came to see him... leading to some kind of misunderstanding.

"No wonder he specifically sought me out, this guy is really hardworking..." Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but complain.

Indeed, in the eyes of outsiders, among the "nameless forces," only Shirai Kuroko and Lin Wuming had a close enough relationship, but not to the point of being "ambiguous," making her a perfect candidate to act as the messenger.

Thinking of this, Shirai Kuroko looked at Lin Wuming with mixed feelings.

Lin Wuming hadn't thought that far ahead, and instead expressed his approval of Gao Pinghongliang's approach: "Although it was acting on his own initiative, at least he thought things through comprehensively enough."

"...Nameless senior, you're a disciplinary committee member too!" Shirai Kuroko looked at him with a helpless expression.

"Ahem. That's true, so don't do things like that again! At least don't bring people into Academy City so casually," Lin Wuming quickly added.

Although Lin Wuming's stance is also on the side of "maintaining order," it is not so rigid and has a relatively flexible bottom line.

Or perhaps it's due to preconceived notions—in the original story, isn't border control in Academy City practically non-existent? All sorts of characters can come and go as they please.

Of course, Lin Wuming also knew that it was just survivor bias. Besides, those who successfully invaded Academy City were basically superhuman beings. It would be a miracle if the city walls and border troops could actually stop them.

However, this also meant that, subconsciously, Lin Wuming didn't take the matter of "smuggling into the country" particularly seriously.

Gao Pinghongliang naturally nodded repeatedly in apology, indicating that he would not make the same mistake again.

"By the way, which secret service did you contact?" Lin Wuming asked again. "It's not some 'prop,' is it?"

The only all-female secret service organization Lin Wuming could think of was this one, but they didn't seem like the type suitable for "bodyguard" missions at all.

“I’ve considered them too,” Gao Ping Hongliang said, shaking his head as he drove. “But they’re too expensive, honestly, a bit too much for me. And I’ve heard they’re quite dangerous—after all, there’s a Level 5 here, not someone an ordinary person like me can hire.”

As he spoke, Gao Ping Hongliang discreetly observed Lin Wuming's expression to make sure he wasn't dissatisfied before continuing, "However, I did find an A-level dark organization—the recently rising 'Corpse Eater Squad.' They're quite reliable and have a high mission completion rate!"

"So it was them," Lin Wuming murmured to himself.

Indeed, at least outwardly, the "Corpse Eater Squad" is an all-female secret organization; and as far as he knows, Kiyotaro Maru doesn't seem to have joined the "Corpse Eater Squad" yet. Instead, the ninja girl from the Tsukishō Charyo, who has explosive combat power, has taken her place.

In terms of strength, the "Corpse Eater Squad" is indeed trustworthy. However, their behavior in the original story was so comical that Lin Wuming subconsciously overlooked them when seriously considering several secret organizations...

(End of this chapter)