A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 497 Sympathies

After feeling the pressure on his body disappear and regaining his freedom, Sha Danshan stretched his body while looking at the "ability generation" device on Kimura Haruo's head.

But she wasn't particularly surprised. After all, nowadays, even FIVE_Over, which can mimic level 5 superpowers, has been developed. This device, which can only produce level 2 superpowers to level 3 superpowers, seems very ordinary.

"Have you calmed down? Then let's have a good talk, Sadafumi-san." Kiyama Haruo said, "Your things are in the drawer of the cabinet. If you are worried, you can take them back."

Sha Danshan opened the drawer and saw her cell phone, remote control and panda doll. However, she just took them out, checked them and put them beside the bed. She did not take the opportunity to pick up the "token" and activate her ability.

Nodding, Kiyama Haruo continued, "Very good, you are willing to trust me. Then we can continue our discussion. What I want to ask is, Mr. Shadanshan, why did you go to that research institute?"

Sha Danshan remained silent, as if thinking about how to answer.

Kiyama Haruo didn't wait for her and continued, "Just consider it my guess—your target is Kihara Gensei."

This is actually not difficult to guess, after all, that is Kihara Gensei's research center.

After being told this, Shadanshan did not hide it any further: "Yes, I came here for Kihara Gensei."

"Well," Kiyama Haruo nodded, then shook his head. "It's a pity you're late. Kihara-sensei... Kihara Gensei has already abandoned that research center."

"Abandoned?" Recalling the desolate scene he had seen in the research center, Sha Danshan accepted this explanation. "It's no longer there?"

"Of course, nominally, that research center still belongs to Kihara Gensei," Kiyama Haruo continued. "But as you can see, aside from the essential staff who keep the facility running at a minimum, it's long been deserted. Furthermore, the facility, used as bait by Kihara Gensei, is actually a massive trap in itself."

"trap?"

"Yes," Kiyama Haruo nodded, "Of course, his target is not you."

"Who is that?" asked Sha Danshan who was curious about this.

"Lin Wuming, or Shokuhou Misaki and Misaka Mikoto." Kiyama Haruo mentioned a few names that made Sha Danshan feel concerned. "You should know them, right? After all, they are from the same school."

"Of course I recognize him," Sha Danshan said with a strange expression. "You know so much. So, what is your relationship with that research center and Kihara Gensei?"

During the conversation, the woman almost said the word "Teacher Kihara" more than once out of habit, but then changed her words and called him by his name. She was also very familiar with the research center and knew the secret that Kihara Gensei had turned the research center into a trap.

It is obvious that she has a close relationship with Kihara Gensei.

"My name is Haruo Kiyama," Kiyama introduced himself. "I'm a teacher—an incompetent teacher."

Although it was only a brief moment, Sha Danshan accurately captured the expression of regret on the face of the woman who called herself "teacher".

It was because of seeing this side of Kimura Haruo that Sha Danshan felt that he could trust her a little more.

"As for this place," Kiyama Haruo continued, looking around, "it's my secret base. You could also consider it my research lab."

After a careful inspection, Shadanshan discovered that this so-called "secret base" was actually just an ordinary house. It was just filled with many instruments and equipment by Mushan Haruo, giving it a bit of a "laboratory" feel.

Haruo Kiyama took out a drink from the refrigerator nearby as a treat.

Then he looked at Sha Danshan and said, "Sha-san, can I assume that you're looking for Kihara Gensei for some negative reason? Simply put—for revenge?"

"Why do you say that?" Sha Danshan asked back.

"If it weren't for that, you wouldn't have had to sneak in like this," Kiyama Haruo explained. "Also, it's just... intuition, right? I get the feeling that you and I are the same type."

"Same kind..." Sha Danshan smiled and asked her in return, "According to this, Mr. Kiyama Haruo wants to seek revenge on Kihara Gensei?"

Kiyama Haruo shook his head expressionlessly. "No, although I do have reason to hate him, revenge is out of the question—I don't have that ability. I went back there simply to obtain some information and equipment to save my students."

——Save the students?
Sha Danshan couldn't help but be secretly moved. If Kimura Haruo was really trying to "save people", then she and herself were really "the same kind".

As Sha Danshan gradually let down his guard, the atmosphere between the two became increasingly relaxed and harmonious.

However, just in case, Shadanshan took the opportunity to quietly grab the remote control and summon the shadow of Shokuhou Misaki to determine whether Kiyama Haruki was lying.

Kiyama Haruo glanced at the computer screen. "You activated your ability—psychological? No, two mixed together... Can you use multiple abilities?"

Kimura Haruo's tone couldn't help but rise, completely different from her calm and indifferent appearance just now - her curiosity as a researcher was aroused.

Such high literacy and knowledge, a strong curiosity, and a room full of equipment...

Sha Danshan looked at the woman in front of him and said, "Teacher Mushan Haruo, you are actually a researcher, not a teacher, right?"

"In this city, these two identities don't conflict..." said Kiyama Haruo. "But you're right, I'm also a researcher specializing in brain science and AIM diffusion fields."

After a brief pause, as if for emphasis, she added, "Besides, I'm also an incompetent teacher."

"Even though I'm incompetent, I'm still a teacher?" Sha Danshan pondered. "You care more about being a teacher than a researcher."

"Yes." Mushan Haruo sighed and told Shadanshan the story of what he had encountered - or the "accident".

Perhaps because he had been feeling depressed for so long, Kimura Haruo longed to talk to someone else, and his "kindred spirit" Shadanshan was undoubtedly the best person to talk to.

Or maybe, Shadanshan is also a student, and as a teacher, Kimura Haruo naturally has a better impression of her and is more willing to trust her.

In short, Kiyama Haruo did not hide anything - including the tragedy of the "explosion experiment to analyze the laws of uncontrolled abilities" and the fact that she broke with Kihara Gensei in order to save her students and has been fighting alone until now - she told everything one by one.

(End of this chapter)