A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 960 This is War
"So many incidents broke out at the same time this afternoon, there must be something wrong!" Lin Wuming was also getting serious.

Although it was just his own speculation, Lin Wuming was convinced that there must be some connection behind all the cases that happened today—there must be a "culprit," a so-called "big boss," manipulating everything behind the scenes.

Moreover, it's not hard to guess who this person is—the first suspect is undoubtedly the Roman Catholic Church.

After all, Lin Wuming had dealt with them quite a bit recently, and the grudges he had made with them were quite significant—even the Rear Water had been defeated by him.

Both publicly and privately, the Roman Catholic Church has ample reason and sufficient power to cause trouble.

However, since there is no concrete and credible evidence yet, it can only be his guess.

The real mastermind is not easy to catch, but the suspects who are committing crimes within Academy City are easy to identify.

Intelligence from different sources, once gathered and analyzed, can quickly lead to fairly accurate conclusions.

One by one, the suspects were identified and then locked onto by the highly developed public surveillance camera network in Academy City, leaving them nowhere to hide.

“Well,” Lin Wuming looked at the map marked with dense red dots and couldn’t help but gasp, “there are so many… it’s time to close the net.”

The number of suspects was greater than expected, but this also allowed them to be apprehended in one fell swoop!
Chu Chun Shiri, who was still on duty at the 177th branch of the Discipline Inspection Commission, thoughtfully categorized these thousands of targets into four levels based on their importance and degree of danger.

“Gu Fa Meiwei,” Lin Wuming said, “tell Hei Qi Mianliu for me to issue bounties to all armed groups of people without ability. Give them the D-level targets, and each target will be worth 100,000 yen.”

"100,000 yen? Isn't that too high?" Kofumi asked as she dialed the number.

“Not high, not high at all.” Lin Wuming squinted at the large screen on the wall in front of him. “Hasn’t Chu Chun Shiri already calculated it? The maximum bounty that can be claimed is no more than ten million yen. I can cover that amount myself.”

For a mere ten million yen, one can mobilize a group of armed, powerless individuals spread throughout the entire city; this deal is extremely worthwhile.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Wuming picked up his phone himself: "Next, let's entrust the twelve most difficult A-level targets to the person who is best at this kind of thing..."

The Dark Side organization is undoubtedly the most professional "bounty hunter" in Academy City.

For these A-level targets, Lin Wuming offered a high price of ten million each.

I believe that even a young lady like Mugino Shizuri would be willing to earn some extra money.

Moreover, this bounty wasn't just entrusted to "Props." For some reason, the Dark Organization seemed to have received some orders today, and they were all willing to follow Lin Wuming's commands.

Since that's the case, Lin Wuming won't stand on ceremony and will simply let these professionals do what they do best.

As for this portion of the bounty, Lin Wuming had already made a decision—he would simply ask Chairman Aleister for reimbursement.

Anyway... the cooperation of the secret service organization definitely involved his instructions.

Lin Wuming didn't bother to think about Aleister's intentions. In any case, the two of them were in a relationship of mutual exploitation. As long as they could achieve their goals, they could continue to exploit each other.

As for levels B and C in the middle, there won't be too many of them, and the level of danger won't be too high, so there's no need to worry about them. As usual, the guards and disciplinary committee members will be enough to handle them.

"Also, Mikoto," Lin Wuming said vaguely, considering that the meeting room was being used by the security forces, "tell 'they' not to be too high-profile, to protect themselves, and not to get involved." In fact, by fully mobilizing the ten thousand Misaka Sisters within Academy City, it would be possible to capture all these thousands of suspects in one fell swoop.

However, the existence of the Misaka Sisters cannot be revealed at this stage, so they cannot be too high-profile.

So, for the next while, the people in the meeting room were busy making phone calls, literally mobilizing their respective "connections".

Before long, the guards were also alerted, and Huang Quanchuan Aihui and two other guards who knew Lin Wuming came to the conference room to find out what was going on.

After figuring out what Lin Wuming had done, even Huang Quanchuan Aisui was taken aback.

"Nameless... are you trying to start a war?"

Thinking about it carefully, almost all the violent institutions in Academy City were wiped out by Lin Wuming's operation this time.

Although no direct orders were given to the guards, Lin Wuming's plan left them with very little room to maneuver; it seemed they had no other option but to cooperate with his plan.

Unless they are able to relinquish their functions and obligations as guards.

Lin Wuming sat in an office chair, using the wheeled chair as a wheelchair.

Wow…

Lin Wuming slid smoothly to the front of the big screen and patted the screen: "Chuchun, please help me switch to the big map... yes, the one with the target markers."

Then, Yomi Kawa and the others were startled by the dense red dots on the map.

“The data is still being updated in real time,” Lin Wuming said. “Based on the intelligence I have, the number of suspects that can be confirmed has already reached…”

Lin Wuming glanced at the numbers on the screen: "One thousand one hundred and ninety-two people. Although the vast majority of them are just thieves and robbers, there are also dangerous individuals who have attempted assassinations or are planning terrorist attacks."

"There are so many?" Huang Quanchuan Aihui muttered to herself.

“This number is still rising,” Lin Wuming said. “We are currently in the preparation period for the Great Star Festival, which is the time of year with the most visitors from outside the region.”

In fact, the annual Daihasei Festival is also the time when various technological spies and anti-Academy City forces are most active.

Strictly speaking, apart from the betrayal of a top-tier secret service organization and the attempt to assassinate Lin Wuming, this year's cases are not particularly outrageous; they are even within the "acceptable" range.

However, unlike previous years, for some reason, all kinds of cases seem to have erupted on the same day this year, which is why the map is covered with red dots.

"Behind these people," Lin Wuming pointed to the big screen, "there must be a real mastermind directing everything!"

Only in this way can we explain the current abnormal situation.

"You're right, Professor Huang Quanchuan, this is a war!"

(End of this chapter)