A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 935 The Spread of Rumors
"Phew... I finally managed to fool them." After confirming that Misaka Mikoto had left the classroom and had no intention of suddenly turning back, Shokuhou Misaki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She sat back down and wiped the sweat from her forehead with her gloves.

—Thankfully, Misaka Mikoto is usually carefree and didn't notice her nervousness.

The so-called "rumor" was indeed caused by someone eavesdropping on the conversation at the tea party. However, as the organizer of the tea party, how could Misaki Shokuhou, who has the title of "Queen," not even do the most basic work of keeping secrets and easily let people overhear their conversation?
While it may not be said that it was intentional, Misaki Shokuhou certainly allowed this situation to occur.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Seeing that she looked tired, someone immediately offered her wet wipes, tea, and snacks.

Were you arguing with Misaka-san just now?

“No,” Misaki Shokuhou took the teacup and moistened her throat. “We just had a friendly chat, and nothing unpleasant happened.”

The girls around them, of course, didn't believe this. They were convinced that something must have happened between the two Level 5s in the few minutes that had just been lost.

Ah~~ It's not so easy to fool people here either. It seems I need to remember to synchronize and correct the memory information next time, otherwise it will be easy to discover the lost time.

Misaki Shokuhou silently reflected on her thoughts.

"Your Majesty," a student boldly asked, "rumor has it that you have declared war on the nameless senior, is that true?"

Sure enough, someone finally couldn't help but ask.

“It’s fake,” Misaki Shokuhou replied with a smile.

A collective sigh of disappointment immediately filled the air.

"The Daihasei Festival is an event organized by schools," Misaki Shokuhou continued leisurely with a sigh, "so it should be said that it's a showdown between our Tokiwadai Middle School and a certain high school."

"Huh?!!" The tone of the voice next to me suddenly went from low to high.

……

"Damn it! We found out! These little troublemakers are always spreading gossip!" The head of discipline slammed his fist on the table in frustration. "They don't do any real work, they're always spreading this kind of gossip!"

The strategy for this year's Daihasei Festival was finally formulated with great difficulty, but before it could be implemented, it was already at risk of being ruined. How could anyone not be angry?

As determined at the previous meeting, this year is the best, and perhaps only, chance for Tokiwadai Middle School to ascend to the top of Academy City.

It would be a great injustice if a mere rumor shattered one's dreams.

"In short, the first thing to do is to block the news," the dean of students immediately decided. "We can't let this rumor spread, especially not to the high school or Lin Wuming!"

The saying goes, "Three men can make a tiger," and "Many mouths can melt metal." The most troublesome thing about rumors is that if many people say them, even if they are false, they may become true!
……

"What? Tokiwadai Middle School has declared war on me!" In the doctor's office, Lin Wuming looked at the Soul Chaser of the Underworld with a surprised expression. "Did I hear that right? Where did you get this unreliable news, Doctor?"

“Don’t underestimate the doctor’s connections and intelligence network,” said Mingtu Zhuihun while operating the testing equipment. “I’m only telling you this because it concerns you.” “This is obviously fake news, isn’t it?” Lin Wuming retorted. “I haven’t offended Tokiwadai Middle School, why are they declaring war on me?”

"Are you sure you didn't offend them?" Doctor Mingtu asked rhetorically. "Don't blame me for being nosy, but with your relationship with those girls and your terrible handling of the situation, it's really easy to make enemies. Love turning into hate is nothing new; I've seen many cases like this in the hospital."

Lin Wuming looked over speechlessly and realized that the doctor was increasingly fond of joking about this with him.

And the worst part is that what they said is right, so you can't refute it!

Seeing Lin Wuming fall silent, the Netherworld Soul Chaser Doctor continued, "Alright, you don't need to be so nervous. I don't think that's the real intention behind the message. Their real target should be the upcoming Great Star Festival. The so-called declaration of war should be a showdown during the Great Star Festival, right?"

"It's the Great Star Festival again..." Lin Wuming said, "They really take this event very seriously."

“Of course, it is a grand annual event after all,” said the Doctor of the Underworld. “And students are usually very enthusiastic about these kinds of events, right? On the contrary, you, Lin Wuming, have no interest in these youthful activities. You are really not like a young person.”

“Hehe,” Lin Wuming chuckled dryly, “I’m definitely not the only one who’s not interested in such large-scale events. Doctor, you can’t generalize.”

"Alright, you're so young, don't always look so gloomy." Doctor Mingtu patted Lin Wuming's shoulder hard. "Do your best during the upcoming Great Star Festival, don't lose to those junior high school students, especially since they're all girls!"

"Doctor..." Lin Wuming looked over speechlessly, "You know what the situation is like outside right now, do you really still have the mind to care about the sports festival?"

Even if we don't have a formidable enemy at hand, we have at least incurred the wrath of the Roman Catholic Church, and the enemy could attack at any time.

Moreover, Lin Wuming knew that the guy on the right side of the fire had the strength and ambition to start World War III.

But right now, Lin Wuming didn't have a particularly good way to deal with his right hand...

It's no wonder that Lin Wuming felt immense pressure.

It wasn't that he was arrogant enough to think that he had to deal with the Right Flame himself; it was just that Lin Wuming knew the original plot and what the Right Flame might do next—at this stage, he was the only one seriously considering this issue.

In this situation, Lin Wuming would inevitably have to think about how to deal with this threat.

As the saying goes, "ignorance is bliss," and now the more than two million citizens of Academy City are already immersed in the enthusiastic atmosphere of the "Daihasei Festival," simply because they have no idea what will happen next.

But Lin Wuming had already unconsciously entered a "battle-ready state," preparing for the upcoming battle. As such, it was inevitable that he would feel anxious.

The Underworld Soul-Chasing Doctor also noticed his psychological problems, but didn't say much.

After all, with that "psychological expert" by his side, who is the real professional "psychologist," Lin Wuming doesn't need to worry about his psychological problems.

"All I have to do is take good care of your health," muttered the Netherworld Soul Chaser, then looked at the test results and announced, "Alright, you can be discharged now."

"Really?" Lin Wuming wasn't surprised at all. "I knew it."

(End of this chapter)