A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 950 Intersection of Events
“…I see, I understand. I need to go over there…Okay, then you can meet me here.” Lin Wuming said to Hu Feng Toumi on the other end of the phone, “Before that, remember to take Black Night Seabird to the hospital first.”

"Is that Tiger Bee? Did something happen to her?" Misaka Mikoto asked, somewhat concerned. "I think I heard words like 'battle'."

“Yes, she just fought with the Black Night Seabird,” Lin Wuming said.

"Black-faced seabird?"

“I know!” Shirai Kuroko said. “She was one of the survivors of the ‘Dark May’ project. Like Kinuhata Saiai, she is now a Level 4 esper, and her ability is to manipulate nitrogen.”

"You know a lot of details..." Misaka Mikoto said, somewhat dumbfounded.

“Because the research institute she collaborates with is suspected of illegal human experimentation, we conducted a surprise inspection there three months ago,” Shirai Kuroko glanced at Lin Wuming beside her. “That girl is the only contracted collaborator of the research institute, and the research institute is located in the original 'Black Moon Technology' building, so I paid a little attention to it.”

“That’s true,” Kofumi Miwa nodded repeatedly as if she remembered something, and said with a sudden realization, “No wonder Shirai-kun was so concerned about that case back then.”

Lin Wuming continued, "In this way, the situation becomes very clear—the so-called human experiment subject is probably Black Night Seabird herself, whose left arm and part of her nerves have been cybernetically modified."

“Just as I thought…” Shirai Kuroko and Kofunomi exchanged a glance. “Kuroya Umi-kun cooperated with the experimental modification voluntarily, so no problems were found in the end…”

"Then," Misaka Mikoto asked, "why did that Black Night Seabird attack Tiger Bee? Or did she also join the Dark Side, and someone wanted to harm Tiger Bee?"

“Her target wasn’t the tiger bees, it was actually me,” Lin Wuming shook his head. “So someone really wanted to get back at me, didn’t they? Someone wanted to assassinate me.”

Lin Wuming spoke calmly, as if discussing tonight's menu with the same casualness.

"Assassination?" The girls around her were all in a panic. "Is it true? She wants to assassinate Nameless?"

“No, Black Night Seabird was also coerced,” Lin Wuming said. “The ones who really wanted to carry out the assassination were probably the anti-Academy City forces, right? There’s no need to be surprised. The chairman’s intelligence report just now, and the case that Accelerator is handling, both point to this.”

“But…” Misaka Mikoto still seemed unable to accept it, even though she knew that Lin Wuming was already used to things like “assassination.” But from her own perspective, she still couldn’t accept it.

Lin Wuming interrupted her, saying, "None of that matters. There's something far more urgent right now—Mikoto!"

"Nameless senior!" Misaka Mikoto's spirits lifted. "What do you need me to do?"

“According to the intelligence provided by the Black Night Seabird, the enemy seems to know that the success rate of directly assassinating me is not high, so they have adopted a more roundabout method…” Lin Wuming said, “Can you help me find Kinuhata Saiai?”

"Kinuhata Saiai," a figure immediately flashed into Misaka Mikoto's mind, "that tomboy under Mugino Shizuri?"

“Yes,” Lin Wuming nodded, “Ever since the destruction of ‘Black Moon Technology,’ Kinuhata Saiai has been taking care of the experimental survivors. This time, the enemy seems to be planning to use them as hostages to assist in the assassination operation… so I’m a little worried about Kinuhata Saiai’s situation.”

Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko exchanged a glance. Such coercion was indeed effective on the nameless senior—just look at his attitude towards Kuroya Utori earlier. Not only did he not pursue her attempt to assassinate him, but he even asked Tobi-bi to take her to the hospital for treatment.

"What was Kinuhata's favorite number again?" Misaka Mikoto muttered. "It's okay, Ruiko should know. I'll ask her."

Since developing "phone number location technology," Misaka Mikoto's ability to find people within Academy City has increased dramatically.

Just then, a muffled explosion suddenly rang out in the distance. The sound was faint, even less loud than a car tire blowout, and at Lin Wuming and his companions' distance, it probably wouldn't even be enough to "startle" them.

However, Lin Wuming and his team were all highly perceptive professionals who immediately realized that it was a standard "explosive explosion," not the sound of an ordinary object like a balloon or tire exploding.

In addition, Academy City is going through a turbulent time, and hearing an explosion at this time... So the group of friends ran towards the direction from which the explosion came.

As they got closer to the location from which the explosion was heard, the number of pedestrians and vehicles in the vicinity became increasingly scarce.

This is quite in line with the usual characteristics of Academy City—such extraordinary events tend to occur in remote and deserted areas.

For those who want to cause trouble, such an arrangement is certainly advantageous, as it avoids attracting attention and potentially causing their actions to fail.

However, Lin Wuming and his group actually quite liked this kind of occasion because they could go all out and have a good time without worrying about affecting innocent pedestrians around them.

Of course, all of this is based on having sufficient strength.

Lin Wuming's strength is beyond doubt. Before approaching the scene of the incident, he had already used his Nen ability to conduct advance reconnaissance.

Misaka Mikoto performed a similar operation, and her electromagnetic wave scanning range was even wider than Lin Wuming's telekinesis.

"Mikoto!" Lin Wuming suddenly slowed down and reached out to stop the girls beside him.

"..." Misaka Mikoto seemed to be stunned for a moment before she came to her senses, "Nameless Senpai!"

“You and Hei Zi occupy the high ground,” Lin Wuming pointed to a building nearby, “keep an eye on this area and don’t let any suspicious people escape.”

"what?"

Just as Shirai Kuroko was about to say something, Misaka Mikoto grabbed her arm: "Alright, Kuroko, let's get moving! Don't let the enemy escape!"

The two teleported away, and Lin Wuming looked at Gu Fameiwei again.

“Don’t worry about me,” said Kofumi Miwa. “I’m a seasoned disciplinary committee member now, so I’ve seen a lot, haven’t I?”

"Or is it that," Kofumi turned to look at him, "that what happened earlier must also be kept from me?"

"It's not quite what you imagine, but..." Lin Wuming continued walking, "Please be prepared, it might be a bit bloody."

Whether you are crushed to death by "nitrogen armor" or crushed to death by a high-speed flying "human sandbag", neither of these are normal ways to die.

The five kidnappers responsible for kidnapping and supervising Kinuhata's favorites met a truly gruesome end.

(End of this chapter)