A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 70 Acting
"What's wrong, Shokuhou-san?" asked Hokaze Junko, the girl with two pigtails next to her.

Shokuhou Misaki was not lying. She was indeed visiting Hokaze Junko at the moment to create an alibi.

Her sudden soliloquy attracted the attention of the other children around her.

It's not just Hokaze Junko. In recent times, Shokuhou Misaki has also taken the time and energy to visit the Second Laboratory and has established good relationships with the other children.

——After entering Tokiwadai Junior High School, these are the members I will use to form the Shokuhou faction!

Facing the curious and concerned looks of the girls around her, Shokuhou Misaki didn't explain too much: "I've run into some problems with my research project. Sorry, that's all for today. I need to go back quickly!"

After saying that, she hurried away and ran towards the third laboratory.

The corridors inside the institute are densely populated with surveillance cameras.

Shokuhou Misaki didn't deliberately look at the cameras, nor did she try to avoid the surveillance range - even though the surveillance network map of the entire building was in her mind.

In fact, she just wanted these cameras to see her whereabouts.

——Theoretically, I should have known about the existence of "external brain", but I don't know much.

——So, I can’t overreact, nor can I not react…

While playing with the remote control in her hand, Shokuhou Misaki gradually slowed down her pace, lowered her head, and used her hair to cover her face to adjust her expression.

——It’s time to show off your acting skills, come on, Shokuhou Misaki!

Mustering her remaining strength, Shokuhou Misaki rushed into the laboratory of the third research room and shouted to the researchers inside, "Oh no! There's something wrong with that 'external brain'!"

"Don't be impatient, tell me slowly, what exactly happened?" A male researcher came over and asked in the laboratory.

Including this man, everyone in the laboratory wore an oval metal headgear. It looked extremely funny, but it was the standard equipment of the third laboratory - a mental defense device used to isolate Shokuhou Misaki's "mental control".

Of course, this stuff never worked.

From the beginning to the end, Shokuhou Misaki's superpowers exceeded the researchers' expectations, so the mental defense devices they painstakingly developed and equipped were unable to stop the invasion of "psychological control" from the beginning.

The researchers in the laboratory - who, of course, had long been under Shokuhou Misaki's control - were the perfect actors, acting out this drama with her.

"I just felt the 'external brain' suddenly start to operate, but I didn't give any instructions at all!" Shokuhou Misaki said, "Didn't I say that only I can use that device?"

"Don't be anxious, Shokuhou-san." The researchers breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, because they knew the "truth". The "external brain" was not prepared for Shokuhou Misaki from the beginning.

Rather, it is better to say that the mission of the "external brain" is to provide it for other people to use.

——I guess the "external computer" has started formal debugging?
The researchers in the laboratory all spoke up to comfort Shokuhou Misaki.

"Don't worry, it's probably a normal phenomenon during debugging, right?"

"It's also possible that the control system was hacked, but it's not a big deal. The technical staff there is very strong, and they will definitely be able to resolve the problem quickly. Don't worry, Shokuhou-san."

Pretending to accept the adults' explanation, Shokuhou Misaki lowered her head, almost unable to suppress a look of boredom. —This was their true reaction, so hypocritical it was disgusting...

Although Shokuhou Misaki has complete control over the Third Laboratory, she does not control these researchers 24 hours a day.

In fact, most of the time, these researchers were "free" and Shokuhou Misaki did not interfere with their thoughts and reactions.

The only ability she has open 24/7 is her "mind-reading ability".

Once you know people's true inner thoughts, it becomes much easier to manipulate their actions, and many times you don't even need to rely on superpowers.

Just like now...

The researchers present thought they had fooled Shokuhou Misaki and successfully concealed the truth about the "external brain".

Everyone was acting with all their heart and some were even pretending to conduct a real investigation.

"No!" Shokuhou Misaki gathered her emotions, then raised her head and shouted excitedly, "We can't let bad people with ulterior motives use my abilities! We have to drive that guy away!"

As she spoke, Shokuhou Misaki connected her brain waves directly to the "external brain" and tried to "burst" out level 4 mental power to fight against the invaders.

While carefully controlling her own output, Shokuhou Misaki observed the surveillance cameras in the laboratory through the eyes of others.

——You must be watching, that Kihara Gensei... It would be a headache if you didn’t see his wonderful performance.

Whenever this happened, Shokuhou Misaki would think of Misaka Mikoto, whom she had not yet met.

If I had a superpower like the "A Certain Scientific Railgun," I wouldn't have to work so hard to act. Just like I could deceive people, I could probably use the "A Certain Scientific Railgun" to easily fool these machines, right?

……

"Wow, that's quite something, Shokuhou-kun," Kihara Gensei, who was in another building, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. "You can log directly into the 'external computer' without any equipment. 'Psychological control' indeed."

However, Kihara Gensei had anticipated this result and did not attempt to fight against the mental power with the genuine "mental control". He immediately took the initiative to withdraw from the "external brain".

Anyway, the verification has been successful and the data he needs has been collected, so it is better not to expose the backdoor program too early.

With the withdrawal of Kihara Gensei, the collective psychological suggestion exerted on the crowd was also lifted.

At the door of the "Cai Gong Workshop", the crowd surrounding Lin Wuming and Hu Feng Toumi started a riot again, and more and more people began to think of retreating.

This time, no matter how much the cadres in the crowd instigated or even threatened, they were unable to unite the people's will and continue to put pressure on Lin Wuming.

On the other side of the human wall, Dolly and the police officer who were trapped indoors encountered a professional security force with stronger force - they wanted to forcibly take Dolly away and destroy her, and absolutely could not let her be exposed to the public!
In just a few tens of seconds, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Jing Ce was shocked and angry - he was only one step away from escaping, so how come so many people suddenly appeared?

Moreover, these strong men in uniform seemed to be about to use violence, which made the police even more panicked.

——Shokuhou Misaki is not around, Lin Wuming is blocked outside, and now only he can save Dolly!
Jingce looked serious and made a quick decision.

(End of this chapter)