A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 257 So, Become an Idol

"So..." Accelerator began to think seriously, "Should we find an opportunity to publicly demonstrate our strength?"

"Show it to the public. The more people who see it, the better." Lin Wuming said, "Let the world witness your strength together. As long as you don't kill anyone, you will definitely become the object of people's admiration and pursuit!"

"Humph, admiration, admiration?" Accelerator said disdainfully, "I don't care about such things."

Lin Wuming laughed: "Although fans and supporters can be troublesome sometimes, they are surprisingly useful most of the time."

"As long as you display enough charm to convince your fans," Lin Wuming said, "they will in turn defend you and even help you fend off those lesser-ranked challengers."

"Huh, is this true?" Accelerator was surprised.

"It's true. Fans and supporters are basically irrational. They even value the title of 'Number One in the World' more than you do. They won't let any random cat or dog come along and try to steal your traffic."

"Hmm..." Accelerator frowned slightly, and for the first time since the conversation, he showed an expression of serious consideration, "I will think about it."

Chatting is chatting, but as a level 5 esper, Accelerator's IQ is obviously not a problem, and it is impossible for him to be easily persuaded by a stranger he only met once.

Before this, Accelerator was just chatting and complaining with Lin Wuming with the idea of ​​"chatting" and "listening to some suggestions".

In fact, he didn't take Lin Wuming's suggestion seriously at the beginning.

But as Lin Wuming persisted in his persuasion and convincing, and indeed came up with a seemingly credible plan, Accelerator was finally moved.

Without any more perfunctory remarks, Accelerator began to seriously consider Lin Wuming's suggestion.

Lin Wuming smiled and said, "My journey to becoming a 'hero' was probably similar. Look, I'm just a Level 3 user with strong abilities, yet I've already gained such a reputation. If it were you, becoming a household name as 'Number One in the World' would be just around the corner."

"You might have other troubles by then, but these endless challengers won't appear again. Your fans, and even the Academy City officials, won't allow the 'Number One in the World' to spend all day fighting with delinquents."

"I... will think about it carefully." Accelerator nodded seriously.

Too much is as bad as too little. Lin Wuming shut up in time and didn't say anything more.

Just like that, while deep in thought, Accelerator led Lin Wuming out of the maze-like alley.

"Although my abilities are limited," Lin Wuming said before saying goodbye, "if you need help, you can contact me."

"Contact you?" Accelerator looked back.

"After all, I am also a 'hero'. No matter what kind of commission it is, as long as you find me, I will do my best to respond." Lin Wuming said.

"Hehe, that's a nice thing to say." Accelerator waved his hand and turned to leave.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped: "If, I really want to show my strength publicly, I will consider leaving you the best viewing position, Lin Wuming."

"I'll look forward to it." Lin Wuming responded as if talking to himself while sitting in a wheelchair.

For good people, "moral kidnapping" is always a useful tactic.

Even if he has no morals, we must put him on a moral high ground, and then...

Lin Wuming closed his eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief. The setting sun's rays shone on his body, finally bringing him a hint of warmth.

He made the right bet - at this stage, Accelerator can still be considered a "good guy".

Or more accurately, an "ordinary person".

In this case, there is room for maneuver in Touma's proposal - it is not necessary to defeat Accelerator, there should be other ways to save the Misaka sisters.

"We can't let our guard down like this..." Lin Wuming muttered to himself, and then as if realizing something, he immediately shut up and didn't say another word.

If we re-examine Accelerator's experience through the lens of conspiracy theory, those so-called "challengers" who were not up to par were most likely sent by the "Absolute Esper Evolution" project team. They were trying to force Accelerator to agree to participate in the experiment!

In the original work, Accelerator wanted to obtain "absolute power" because he was tired of the endless challenges and tried to end the battle once and for all.

And at that moment, the "Absolute Ability Evolution" plan suddenly found him...

Therefore, Lin Wuming had reason to believe that Accelerator had already been targeted by them at this time.

Since Lin Wuming can use words to persuade Accelerator to change his mind, then other people can also use some methods to persuade Accelerator and influence his decision again.

——Just in case, I should try to interact with him as much as possible.

In short, it would be great if we could stop Accelerator from participating in the "Absolute Ability User Evolution" plan.

Because of the pleasant communication, Accelerator helped Lin Wuming out of the maze-like alley.

After successfully escaping, Lin Wuming watched Accelerator's receding back, while considering whether to follow him secretly and find his residence so that they could "encounter" each other again in the future.

But the thought only flashed through his mind - the risks and benefits were completely disproportionate.

Accelerator just doesn't want to be disturbed, so he uses his super powers to block out external junk information, but that doesn't mean that Accelerator is really deaf and blind and can't detect that someone is following him.

Moreover, Lin Wuming felt that with his ability to recognize roads, even if he tracked the person's address, he had no confidence at all whether he could find this place accurately next time.

"Okay, let's stop doing unnecessary things..." Lin Wuming patted his face. "At least, things have made some initial progress, so it can be considered a gain."

Lin Wuming turned around and drove the wheelchair in another direction. His troubles were temporarily resolved, so it was time to return to his original task - now he was in the mood to deal with these trivial matters of life.

"Going to the supermarket to buy groceries... So, how do I get back to the supermarket?" Lin Wuming subconsciously took out his mobile phone and prepared to navigate back to the supermarket.

Of course, his phone didn't respond.

"Oh, yes, the power has been cut off..." Lin Wuming came to his senses belatedly, otherwise he would not have gotten lost in that maze of alleys.

Thinking of this, Lin Wuming immediately turned the car around and chased after Accelerator.

"Accelerator, please stay!"

This time, there was no calculation or ulterior motive, it was purely for the purpose of asking for help.

(End of this chapter)