A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 717: Inappropriate Date Location

"Indeed." Tiger Bee Toumi nodded in agreement. "When they talk, they often tend to communicate directly through their minds without speaking."

"Huh?" Misaka Mikoto looked over in surprise, "So you have this problem too."

——I thought I was the only one being rejected by that queen bee.

"Of course, Shokuhou Misaki can communicate with me whenever she needs to," Tiger Bee Toumi said, "but between her and Mumei, there are secrets that only they know."

"..." Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but ask, "Don't you feel unwilling?"

"I abandoned that useless feeling from the beginning." Tiger Bee Toumi remained calm. "That's my exclusive domain. No matter how hard I try, it's useless. So it's easier to just give up."

In contrast, as an alternative compensation, Tiger Bee Honey has been trying to find its own unique field elsewhere.

There was no way, because Hufeng Toumi knew very well that her first meeting with Lin Wuming was really too bad, so from the beginning, she knew that it would be difficult for her to get along with Lin Wuming like an ordinary girl.

But due to various coincidences, Hufeng Toumi became the person closest to Lin Wuming.

In such a contradictory mentality and environment, Hufeng Toumi determined his direction early on - to give full play to his advantage in fighting and become Lin Wuming's partner fighting side by side with him.

So in many cases, she behaved calmly and composedly, because she only needed to make sure that she had a place by Lin Wuming's side.

Just like this time, he became a disciple of Kamiya Kaoru and learned skills to improve his strength, but in the final analysis, it was still to consolidate his own role positioning.

In this regard, Touma Tohru is fundamentally different from Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, which is also the important reason why she can always become the "ally" of one of the other two to fight against the third party.

Sure enough, after hearing Tomi Touma's "open-minded" remarks, Misaka Mikoto showed an expression of "difficulty in agreeing" for a moment, but then relaxed - in this way, she was no longer her main opponent.

——At least until the queen bee is dealt with, Tiger Bee is not a threat.

Shirai Kuroko observed the expressions of the two seniors while also paying attention to the information on her phone. Compared to the two more absent-minded seniors beside her, Shirai Kuroko was the only one among the three who remained fully focused, always keeping in mind the purpose of their trip.

"It's time to move, they are about to leave the tracking range of the locator." said Kuroko Shirai.

"Huh? Oh, okay." Misaka Mikoto came back to her senses and stretched out her left arm very naturally.

Hufeng Toumi frowned slightly, but did not hesitate at all in her actions - she also stretched out her right hand towards Shirai Kuroko.

Shirai Kuroko grabbed the two of them and activated "space movement".

In addition to the high-tech "gadgets" kindly provided by Tsuchimikado Motoharu, the reason why the tracking operation of the three of them was so smooth and not noticed by Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki was because of "space movement".

With the help of Shirai Kuroko's ability and the locator, Misaka Mikoto and Tomi Touma can track outside the line of sight. In this way, the probability of being exposed is naturally greatly reduced.

……

In the taxi, Shokuhou Misaki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sure enough... you refuse to give up." Looking out the window, Shokuhou Misaki said to herself.

"Are you talking about the Misaka sisters?" Lin Wuming asked.

Earlier, while in the Seventh Mist, I'd noticed the surrounding Misaka concentration was unusually high. "Hmph, the sisters are just spies and informants. The mastermind behind this is, of course... hehe," Shokuhou Misaki sneered.

The reason I didn't choose to continue shopping in the mall was actually partly because I noticed those sneaky Misaka sisters.

"Senior Wuming, how many have you found?" Shokuhou Misaki asked.

"Probably seven to ten. After all, they all look the same, and I'm not sure if I'm meeting the same person again." Lin Wuming recalled.

"From what I hear, there's a large group of at least twenty people," Shokuhou Misaki said. "Really? With such a high density, aren't they afraid of being exposed? How reckless!"

"How exaggerated..." Lin Wuming couldn't help but sigh.

Although he had anticipated this situation, when he actually encountered it in person... Lin Wuming was also filled with inexplicable emotion.

"Okay, don't think about those irrelevant things." Shokuhou Misaki stretched out her hands, cupped Lin Wuming's face and turned it towards her, "Now is my date."

"It's a date..." Lin Wuming said, "But the place we're going to next... is it really suitable?"

"Don't be so indecisive, Senior Wuming," the girl said seriously, "You've already made up your mind, right? If so, why are you still hesitating?"

"Besides..." Shokuhou Misaki's eyes sparkled, "I don't hate the upcoming journey. Rather, I'm the only one in this world who can accompany you there, right?"

It was undoubtedly the worst place for a date, but for Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki, that place had a special meaning.

……

"What? Where did they go?" Misaka Mikoto couldn't believe her ears, even though she was sure she had heard it clearly. "Where in the 10th District?"

Shirai Kuroko was also a little hesitant. After repeated confirmation, he spoke again: "Yes, if there is no problem with the locator, Wuming Senior and Shokuhou Misaki have entered the 'graveyard'."

"A cemetery..." Misaka Mikoto was a little confused. "Does this city have such a facility?"

Academy City is a city dominated by students, and its population age structure is frighteningly young.

Moreover, due to the characteristics of the "student" group, the city is destined to have a very mobile population, and the vast majority of citizens are "temporary residents" for about twenty years.

Therefore, except for a few cases of accidental deaths, the normal death population in Academy City is infinitely close to zero.

Even in the event of accidental death, the remains will be returned to the student's family after being rendered harmless and taken back to their hometown for burial.

Therefore, public facilities such as "cemeteries" have no fundamental basis for existence.

In Misaka Mikoto's opinion, special facilities for handling the remains of experimental subjects might be more "reasonable" than "public cemeteries".

"Yes, there are facilities like cemeteries." Tiger Bee Toumi suddenly said, "Because occasionally there are orphans without families or similar situations."

At times like these, the cemetery located in District 10 comes in handy.

(End of this chapter)