A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 864 Tsuchimikado in Action
"Tsk, what big event... It's just asking me to attend a meeting anyway," Lin Wuming said dismissively. "Form over substance, a waste of time."

Aiho Yomikawa said, "That's the General Council! Do you know how many people would kill to participate in a meeting you consider a waste of time?"

Lin Wuming said, "But it's undeniable that it's a waste of time! I don't have any real power, so there's no point in me attending those meetings. It would be better to have Yun Chuan Juya attend in my place."

Although Lin Wuming rose to power by stepping over former Director Xie Erbin, in reality, apart from the corresponding industries under Director Xie Erbin's name, Lin Wuming did not actually inherit much political legacy—that kind of thing had long been divided up by other directors who were eyeing it covetously.

Since there are only economic benefits, it would be better to entrust the entire process to Yun Chuan Juya.

“Nameless senior, you can’t spoil that guy too much,” Misaki Shokuhou reminded him. “Not everyone is as indifferent to power as you are.”

"Power..." Unable to contain himself any longer, Lin Wuming scoffed, making no attempt to hide his impatience and disdain.

The title of "Nameless Director" can bring some convenience and benefits—Lin Wuming does not deny this and is happy to accept it.

However, if he were to match this title and actually play the role of some "nameless director," he would rather decline.

Lin Wuming knew better than anyone that within the realm of Academy City, there was only one absolute power core—Chairman Aleister.

As for the General Council... in the end, it was just a group that was haphazardly put together under the premise that Chairman Aleister was willing to relinquish power.

Aleister President himself said that there is "much to add" to the role of a board member.

Therefore, Lin Wuming always only cooperated directly with Chairman Aleister and did not pay much attention to the General Council.

In Lin Wuming's view, the identity of "overall director" is more like a target to attract enemy fire.

In the original storyline, when the Wind Ahead invaded Academy City, it easily dispatched three board members; later, it was countered by mercenary Stephanie Gorgieparez, who killed two more of them...

It's a profession with a high mortality rate, and it doesn't seem very reliable.

Lin Wuming took the phone, glanced at the "Fantasy Master" icon, and then checked the caller ID.

— Tsuchimikado Motoharu still hasn't replied. I don't know if he's asleep or if he's too busy to answer the phone.

……

It was understandable that Tsuchimikado Motoharu didn't receive Lin Wuming's call, since he didn't have his cell phone with him at all.

As a seasoned spy, Motoharu Tsuchimikado certainly knew how unreliable modern communication tools like cell phones were.

Therefore, when carrying out truly secret missions, Tsuchimikado Motoharu tends to prefer not to carry a cell phone.

Although doing so might cause him to miss some messages, this inconvenience is completely tolerable compared to being suddenly exposed by a ringing phone during an operation, or having his location pinpointed by radio signals.

Needless to say, tonight he was on a mission for the Puritans. For professionals in the magical field, magic is far more useful than modern technology.

Even though Tsuchimikado Motoharu can't easily use magic now, he can still manage using the pre-prepared communication technique.

"But then again, no one will contact us anyway." Tsuchimikado Motoharu strolled along the dark country road at night.

At this very moment, Tsuchimikado Motoharu is outside the walls of Academy City. Through a special route he has secretly mastered, Tsuchimikado Motoharu can leave Academy City at will without going through any procedures or having a tracking chip implanted under his skin.

"What a blunder! We should have prepared a means of transportation." Since no one was around, Tsuchimikado Motoharu complained loudly, completely oblivious to the fact that no one was around. "Even a bicycle would have been fine!"

It's quite a distance from Academy City to the seaside, and it's already late at night. The last bus has already passed, so he has no choice but to walk to his destination.

Before this, Tsuchimikado Motoharu had already walked for almost two hours, so it's no wonder he couldn't help but complain.

"I hope I don't make this trip for nothing, Kanzaki-neechan..." Tsuchimikado Motoharu muttered.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu is still diligently completing the mission assigned by headquarters—to find Kanzaki Kaori's whereabouts.

Of course, if a saint wants to hide her whereabouts, it is almost impossible for an ordinary magician to find her.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu was able to pinpoint a destination entirely through speculation—in other words, by "guessing".

According to information from headquarters, in order to cooperate with the Roman Catholic Church's forces in retrieving Sister Ossola Aquinas, not only the Puritans but also the Knights have sent personnel.

Those powerful knights crossed the ocean in their physical bodies, coming from the island nations of the West to this island nation of the East.

The landing site is on the coastline closest to Academy City.

That was also Tsuchimikado Motoharu's destination, because...

"If I'm not mistaken, Kanzaki will probably go there too, right?" Tsuchimikado Motoharu muttered to himself. "We are all members of the Church of Necessary Evil, so of course we know best what kind of actions those violent members of the Knights Faction will take."

The situation in Britain is quite unique, with a highly developed magical culture that is jointly controlled by three major factions: the Royalists, the Puritans, and the Knights.

As a faction of knights who wield absolute violence, their modus operandi is predictable.

In terms of the power structure of secular regimes, the knights were the so-called "army"—once the "army" was mobilized, it was impossible to end the conflict without bloodshed.

As for the specifics of this operation, even if Tsuchimikado Motoharu had to guess, he could have known that these knights who had crossed the ocean definitely wanted to kill everyone involved in the incident.

—Including Orsola Aquinas, who belonged to the Roman Catholic Church, and the Amakusa Cross Church, the local sect that supposedly kidnapped her.

As for the truth, the knights don't care. Their arrogance dictates that they will only do what they believe is right.

What is "right" and "just" is entirely up to those noble and powerful knights to judge for themselves...

It sounds unreasonable, and in fact it is. This pride, even arrogance, has become a hallmark of the Knights.

What's worse, they do have the power to be arrogant.

It's worth noting that even the recently formed Knights Defenders of the Faith in the Roman Catholic Church drew inspiration from the British Knights of the Order of the Holy Roman Empire. And to this day, it remains an immature and half-baked entity…

It's no exaggeration to say that every member of the Knights Order is capable of literally taking on a hundred enemies.

(End of this chapter)