A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 117 Ready to begin

"Huh?" Everyone around looked over in surprise.

"What's so surprising?" said the cadre who made the suggestion. "The more the enemy wants to stop something, the more we must do it! This is the only way to fight!"

The researchers around were silent for a moment - that was true... but if they had a choice, they didn't want to be Lin Wuming's "enemy"!

After all, they are just "accomplices" at best, and so far they have done nothing and have not really harmed the experimental subjects.

If you surrender in time...

"Stop dreaming!" the cadre's cold tone shattered everyone's illusions. "You still want to quit at this point? You really think you can just fool around with the president... Humph! Even if the president is magnanimous, do you think you can be redeemed?"

He suddenly lowered his voice, his tone trembling slightly. "Even if you want to surrender yourself, you should find the security forces. But Lin Wuming is outside the door now! Do you think that evil star will accept surrender? Don't forget what happened to those two families before!"

Everyone was silent for a while.

Indeed, Lin Wuming's notoriety had long been spread in secret. Due to different standpoints, people's attitudes towards him were extremely polarized.

For the experimental subjects who are the "victims", especially the children who have confirmed that they have been persecuted, Lin Wuming is undoubtedly a great hero, and more reliable and trustworthy than the guard troops.

But to the perpetrators, Lin Wuming was nothing less than a murderer, a life-seeking villain. If they had a choice, they would rather surrender to the security forces—at least that way they could save their lives.

No one dared to bet that Lin Wuming would spare their lives after he rushed in.

"So, let's begin the experiment as soon as possible!" the cadre said. "Our experiment is undoubtedly great and valuable! 'Ideal Ability' is a power that surpasses Level 5. As long as the experiment succeeds..."

"Now that we have acquired the 'ideal ability', we no longer need to fear Lin Wuming?"

"How can it be that simple!" The officer couldn't help but roll his eyes. "How can a newly acquired ability be put into actual combat right away? There has to be some practice, right?"

Moreover—the cadres thought to themselves—the one who ultimately truly achieved the "ideal power" would inevitably be President Tundong, followed by the nine of us cadres. As for these small fry below, how could they possibly have earned such great power?
"The value of 'Ideal Capabilities' doesn't lie in their combat effectiveness," the cadre patiently explained. "Its very creation and existence itself is its greatest value. The important figures in the governing council will surely be interested in it."

He pointed his finger overhead and said, "As long as we can attract the attention of those important figures, we'll be safe. We are researchers who directly participated in and completed the experiment. We are valuable talents. The higher-ups won't sit idly by and let Lin Wuming do whatever he wants!"

In order to reassure their subordinates, the cadres quickly thought of a solution and racked their brains to come up with an explanation that sounded more reliable.

There was a murmur among the crowd, but soon everyone reached a consensus and nodded in agreement, thinking what the cadre said made sense. Or perhaps, they were just fooling themselves into believing it.

Now, since the guard force can't control Lin Wuming, then the higher-level governing council can only manage him.

"Alright," the cadre finished mobilizing everyone, clapping his hands and calling out, "Time is running out, so hurry up and start the final experiment!"

The many researchers below seemed to have seen a bright future. They worked hard, made promises, and threw themselves into their jobs.

Nine cadres from the "Talent Workshop" were divided into four groups of two or three, repeating the same "mobilization work" throughout the vast institute. Soon, the "Talent Workshop"—like a shot of adrenaline—began to operate at full capacity.

At the same time, the girls who were chatting and playing in the activity room were also taken to the laboratory.

The largest-scale experiment since the birth of "Talent House" is about to begin.

This massive research institute, occupying an entire city block, finally showed itself operating at full capacity...

Although it still looked quiet and deserted from the outside, Lin Wuming and Hufeng Toumi both had an inexplicable feeling that something was brewing in the silence.

"Something's wrong." Lin Wuming frowned and said, "Did they discover us?"

"But why didn't they send anyone out to drive us out?" Tiger Bee Toumi also felt that something was amiss. "And there wasn't any movement at all... Are there usually no people or vehicles coming in or out of here?"

They all felt that something was about to happen, but it looked eerily quiet from the outside, and they had no idea what was going on inside the buildings.

"We should prepare some investigative means." Lin Wuming reflected.

For example, a small robot with a camera. This is Academy City, where technology is thirty years ahead of the world. We can't always rely on close-up reconnaissance with the naked eye, right?
"Wuming, what should we do next?" Hufeng Toumi asked, "Let's go in and take a look?"

The scene gave people a very bad feeling, making the previous call for help even more credible.

Lin Wuming quickly made a decision: "Since we're here, let's go in and take a look!"

Tiger Bee Tou Mi untied the ribbon on his hair, wrapped one end around his hand, and stretched the other end straight, instantly turning it into a sharp blade.

Ready for battle, she took the lead and walked towards the gate.

Lin Wuming looked at the tall building in front of him again, quietly opened the storage box on the armrest of the wheelchair, and maneuvered the wheelchair forward.

"Tiger Bee, don't stay too far away from me after you go in." Lin Wuming once again reminded habitually.

His "bullet time" will only be passively triggered when encountering a fatal crisis. As long as the two are close enough, the "fatal threat" to the tiger bee's honey will most likely be included in the judgment, and he can deal with it together at that time.

"Oh?" Unexpectedly, this time, Tiger Bee Toumi raised an eyebrow. "Wuming, do you think... I need your protection? Just with that telekinetic barrier?"

The girl waved the rapier in her hand with a bad look on her face, as if she was ready to stab someone if they disagreed with her.

“…” The stinging pain and fear imprinted on the body were awakened. Although the relationship between the two was already very good, Lin Wuming’s mind inevitably recalled the painful experience of being stabbed seven times by this girl when they first dealt with each other.

"What I mean is... I need your protection." Lin Wuming didn't know what was wrong with this girl, but now was not a good time to argue, so he had to change his strategy and said, "Look, after all, I'm not good at dealing with close combat, and my fighting method is mainly long-range attacks. Once someone gets close to me, it will be very troublesome. So..."

(End of this chapter)