A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 449 The Purpose of the Shadan Fan
Jiezhai Xuezi said meaningfully, "Misaka-san really thinks highly of that nameless senior."

"Of course, Wuming-senpai is the hero who saved me." Perhaps because she was mentally relaxed, Misaka Mikoto was very frank at this time.

If it were any other time, Jiezai Xuezi would definitely take the opportunity to gossip and carefully inquire about the relationship between Misaka Mikoto and that "unknown senior", but now...

"Speaking of which, that nameless senior..." Jiezhai Xuezi narrowed her eyes, taking the opportunity to ask because she still remembered her elder sister's mission, "Although he has the title of hero, there are also rumors that his style of action is a bit... extreme, such as excessive use of violence."

"Hmm..." Misaka Mikoto fell into deep thought.

In fact, in her opinion, "abuse of violence" is not a problem at all - after all, Misaka Mikoto herself is the same type.

But the problem is that Lin Wuming is not simply "abusing violence". He and classmate Hufeng do have a record of killing, and the number is not small!
As her relationship with Lin Wuming's gang gradually deepened, Misaka Mikoto also became aware of these "dark histories".

However, the villains killed by Lin Wuming and Hufeng Toumi were those who deserved their punishment, and Misaka Mikoto had never witnessed those scenes with her own eyes, so she didn't care much about them.

——But how can I explain this to Jie Zhai Xue Zi?

To an uninformed outsider, Wuming Senior's worst offense was probably just "abuse of violence," not even close to "killing someone with his own hands," right? Therefore, it's best not to let others know about his sealed dark history.

"Well, everything Wuming-senpai does is for a reason, and it's just. So there's no problem." Misaka Mikoto said.

"Eh~" Jie Zhai Xue Zi seemed to have sensed something from the brief silence and spoke in a long tone, "It seems that the deeds of that nameless senior were even more extreme than 'abuse of violence'. The news reports really concealed part of the truth."

"That's true," Misaka Mikoto didn't deny it. "It's definitely more exciting than what's reported in the news."

Lin Wuming is best at "destroying illegal experimental institutions", and most of those "illegal experiments" are impossible to report publicly for various reasons.

It is not surprising that news reports use vague writing style.

Misaka Mikoto meant that the truth behind those cases was even more extreme than what was reported in the news.

But Jie Zhai Xue Zi read out another meaning...

"Sister, I have confirmed once again that your speculation is correct."

The next morning, the first thing Jie Zhai Xue Zi did when she arrived at school was to go straight to the medical clinic to report the situation to her elder sister Sha Danshan.

"There's a clear discrepancy between the news reports and even the urban rumors about Lin Wuming and the truth," Jie Zhai Xue Zi said quickly. "This was admitted by Misaka herself. While she didn't reveal the truth, she did confirm that Lin Wuming's deeds were even more extreme than what's known to the outside world!"

"Sister, you guessed correctly—the Academy City officials are deliberately protecting Lin Wuming!"

Not long ago, Sha Danshan gave Jie Zhai Xue Zi a task, which was to use the convenient identity of "roommate" to obtain information about Lin Wuming from Misaka Mikoto.

There is no need for any particularly detailed or confidential information, just to understand how big the gap is between the rumors about Lin Wuming and the truth.

Because based on various clues and the information he already had in his hands, Sha Danshan came to a conclusion that Lin Wuming was receiving some kind of special "favor" and care in this Academy City.

No matter how excessive his actions are, he will not be held accountable, and official forces may even come forward to cover them up.

In a sense, Lin Wuming enjoys privileges in this city!

This "privilege" was exactly what Sha Danshan wanted. Sitting on the hospital bed, Sha Danshan narrowed his eyes, stroking the panda doll in his arms, and fell into deep thought.

After a while, seeing that her elder sister had not responded, Jie Zhai Xue Zi said again: "How about I ask for more details? Misaka-san is in a good mood now, so she should be easy to talk to."

"No, that's not necessary." Sha Danshan said with a smile, "We have enough information. There's no need to take any more risks. You've done a great job."

"I'm glad I could help my elder sister." Jie Zhai Xue Zi also laughed.

She is happy to do this kind of task as it does not harm others.

After all, Jiezai Xuezi and her sister Shadanshan came to Tokiwadai Middle School with the same purpose.

"But," Jie Zhai Xue Zi asked in a low voice, "is this information really helpful to our investigation?"

"Of course it's useful," Sha Danshan picked up the panda doll and kneaded the metal ball hidden inside its chest. "With this information, we can openly enter the juvenile reformatory and conduct an investigation!"

Jie Zhai Xue Zi's eyes also lit up: "In other words, Sister Ye Xiao's..."

Before she could finish her words, Sha Danshan put his finger on her lips and said, "Shh, it's not time to celebrate yet."

"I understand."

Nodding with satisfaction, Shadanshan stood up from the hospital bed and said, "Misaka-san has arrived at school, right?"

"Huh? Yes." Jiezai Xuezi nodded quickly, "Onee-sama, are you looking for Misaka-san?"

"Just... borrow something from her~" Sha Danshan adjusted his glasses as he passed by the mirror at the door of the health room, holding a panda doll in his arms.

After leaving the health room, this "Empress of the Health Room" has turned back into the innocent and pure sick beauty.

Because the sisterhood needed to be kept confidential, after waiting for a few minutes, Jie Zhai Xue Zi sneaked out of the health room.

Then he rushed towards the classroom.

On one side is her beloved elder sister, and on the other side is her good friend whom she met with great difficulty. Jie Zhai Xue Zi does not want either side to be hurt.

Although Misaka Mikoto is a powerful level 5, to be fair, Jiezai Xuezi still thinks that her elder sister Sadaman is more powerful, so she is very worried that Misaka Mikoto will be hurt.

When she rushed to the classroom, she learned from her classmates that Misaka Mikoto had been called away by senior Sadamo Osamu not long ago and no one knew where she had gone.

Feeling anxious, but remaining calm on the surface, Jiezai Xuezi thought for a moment and decided to contact Misaka Mikoto via cell phone.

To her relief, the call went through smoothly and no conflict broke out between Misaka Mikoto and Sadamo Ougi.

Sounds like... just playing games?
When Jiezai Xuezi found them, she saw that Shadanshan and Misaka Mikoto had skipped their morning self-study and came to the amusement hall in the school garden to "gamble".

(End of this chapter)