A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 961 Network of Connections
"This is a war!"

Faced with Lin Wuming's violent remarks, the three guards standing at the door were speechless; the current situation had indeed exceeded their expectations.

Moreover, the three of them came to understand the situation, not to interrogate or accuse.

As mentioned earlier, Lin Wuming never ordered the guards to do anything. However, since both sides had the same goal, cooperation was the most reasonable and normal course of action.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, the guards could no longer stay and immediately turned and left.

Soon after, almost all of the headquarters' guards were mobilized, determined to apprehend all the suspects as quickly as possible.

When it comes to apprehending criminal suspects, the security forces are the most professional. Especially with detailed intelligence, their operational efficiency reaches a new level.

Moreover, the guards don't care about the difficulty level of the suspects they apprehend, nor do they care about whether there is a reward. All "criminals" are within their capture range!

This is why Lin Wuming believed that the final reward he paid was only around ten million yen.

Because many targets will be intercepted by the guards and disciplinary committee members; and the number of people who are actually captured by armed groups of incapacitated individuals and ultimately exchanged for bounties... will not be too many.

Lin Wuming's true purpose was simply to have the armed groups of powerless individuals scattered throughout Academy City serve as auxiliary forces for the guards and disciplinary committee.

In theory, the armed group of powerless individuals and the guard forces are more like cats and mice—not exactly enemies, but close enough. However, Lin Wuming's actions have resulted in a remarkably "perfect" cooperation between the two sides.

To be precise, the guard forces and the armed incapacitated groups were simply doing their own thing, with clear boundaries and no interference between them. It was good enough that there was no conflict over the bounty, let alone any "cooperation".

However, in objective reality, the two, one orthodox and the other unorthodox, one primary and the other secondary, after doing what they were good at in their respective fields, actually achieved a result greater than the sum of its parts.

The situation was similar for the Dark Side organization. With the mediation of Lin Wuming and his group, it formed a linkage with other organizations and forces, giving full play to the powerful characteristics of the Dark Side organization.

During this process, all Lin Wuming did was watch the big screen in this conference room, and then make phone calls here and there, or ask Kofumi and Misaka Mikoto next to him to make phone calls...

It was through this most basic method of building a "network of connections" that Lin Wuming achieved this success single-handedly.

As Yomikawa Aiho just said—to mobilize and bring under control almost all of Academy City's violent institutions.

To be fair, Lin Wuming's method was only slightly better than "basically relying on shouting for communication".

Commanding a war by telephone... it's obvious that it wouldn't be very efficient.

Fortunately, the situation on the enemy's side wasn't much better.

Although Lin Wuming treated them as an entire "army," the truth was that among these thousands of suspects, the vast majority were lone wolves or small groups of only a few people.

The only large-scale organization is the rebellious secret service group "Block".

Their only consensus seems to be on "taking action today".

The concept of "cooperation" between them... well, it should be said, is nonexistent. In fact, because they are "in the same industry," it is common for them to hinder each other and even engage in internal strife.

It was precisely because of this that Lin Wuming's plan was able to be implemented so smoothly.

As time passed, Lin Wuming, who was in the conference room, became increasingly silent.

The "war" to "eliminate the invaders" went very smoothly; at the beginning, they still needed to frequently call the relevant personnel and organizations to deploy troops or coordinate conflicts.

However, as time went by, the various factions in Academy City figured out some tricks of the trade and were able to cooperate more freely with other factions.

With the number of target suspects decreasing, Lin Wuming and his team became less busy.

Lin Wuming sat in the center of the room, looking up at the large screen. No one knew what he was thinking. At the conference room door, the security forces, disciplinary committee members, and even representatives from the secret service and the armed group of powerless individuals silently watched Lin Wuming.

For a moment, no one spoke to break the silence.

It wasn't until Haruhi Shiori's voice rang out through the loudspeaker in the conference room that the conversation truly began.

"Real-time data update, the number of suspects is now zero!" Shiori Haru clapped and cheered. "Congratulations, Nameless Senior! All suspects have been apprehended. We've won this battle!"

"..."

Whether it was a misperception or not, the people present seemed to feel that Lin Wuming sighed, as if he was still dissatisfied with the result.

Then she quickly regained her composure, calmly nodded, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Chuchun."

"Not at all, it's the nameless senior who's the one. You've really worked hard," said Shiori Haru, shaking her head.

“I didn’t work hard at all,” Lin Wuming said with a hint of disdain. “I was on the phone the whole time, and I couldn’t even leave this conference room—what’s so hard about that?”

Those familiar with Lin Wuming know that in the past, when faced with such cases, Lin Wuming would often personally take action and defeat the enemy.

But this time, he chose to stay in the background, directing from behind the scenes, and leaving the task of charging into battle to others...

“But that’s really amazing!” a security guard exclaimed. “To quell a massive riot that swept across the entire city without leaving the building… that’s unheard of. Even the chairman of the board probably couldn’t do something like that.”

—Nameless senior, this time you're really going to become famous.

Misaki Shokuhou also arrived at the conference room door at some point.

Separated from the crowd, Misaki Shokuhou didn't rush to squeeze in, but instead transmitted her words directly into Lin Wuming's mind.

—Actually, I arrived a while ago. But seeing how busy the nameless senior looked, I didn't rush in to disturb him.

During this time, Misaki Shokuhou was not idle either. She first found the captured suspects according to the original plan and collected information from their minds.

Because she knew Lin Wuming very well, Misaki Shokuhou knew his plan at a glance.

Misaki Shokuhou knew that, apart from her own Shokuhou faction, she couldn't offer Lin Wuming any more help in terms of "connections".

Therefore, proceeding according to the original plan can also provide Lin Wuming with a reference from another perspective.

As it turned out, Lin Wuming's plan was very successful—this conclusion could be drawn from the continuous stream of suspects being sent to the headquarters prison.

Thanks to having so many "samples", Misaki Shokuhou also gained a lot.

—An anonymous senior, let me state the conclusion first.

Misaki Shokuhou fiddled with the remote control, exchanging glances with Lin Wuming across the crowd.

—The ability you're hoping for, Nameless Senior… doesn't exist.

—Is that so… I knew it…

Although he didn't reveal any flaws in his expression, Misaki Shokuhou, who knew him well, could still sense the deep sense of loss in Lin Wuming's heart.

This "great riot" that swept through the entire Academy City has no real "culprit" or "big boss"!

(End of this chapter)