A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 79: Collectors of the Guatai Series

"...Wuming-kun?" Yomikawa Aiho's voice came from my ears, "Why did you suddenly lose focus?"

Lin Wuming broke free from his fantasy of the future and nodded, saying, "Well, I've reflected on it a little, and I really shouldn't have spent all the money."

Now he only has 235 yen left in his account, which is too much to even afford a bottle of drink.

The main reason was that he bought a lot of limited edition products in the store at one time, which made the store owner think that he was an avid fan of the "Gua Tai" series and specially introduced a fan forum to him.

After returning home, Lin Wuming logged into the forum and saw more links to limited edition peripheral products...

In the next three days, Lin Wuming placed orders and bought more "Guatai" to take home, and now they are all piled up in a corner of his room.

Huang Quanchuan Aihui said helplessly: "It is a good habit to properly plan your money... But I don't mean to blame you. Wuming, it's good that you have a hobby."

In Huang Quanchuan Aihui's opinion, having such a lovely hobby can just heal Lin Wuming's heart.

Although the "Guatai" series is a bit childish, it should be childish and full of childishness! If Lin Wuming's hobbies are also violent and bloody, it would really be a headache.

"Don't worry about the money," said Huang Quanchuan Aihui, "If it's not enough, I can give you some pocket money."

"Uh, that's not necessary." Lin Wuming shook his head and refused.

At this moment, there was a rough kicking sound at the door. It was Tiger Bee Toumi who came back.

Lin Wuming quickly opened the door and let her in.

"Lin Wuming! How many frogs did you buy?" Hufeng Toumi squeezed into the house carrying a pile of cardboard boxes that were taller than her body, and immediately started complaining loudly.

"I didn't expect it to be such a big box!" Lin Wuming quickly stepped forward to help take the cardboard box. "Thank you for your hard work!"

The cartons look big, but they are light and don't weigh much, so only one girl, Tiger Bee Tou Mi, can carry them all back by herself.

After unpacking it, I discovered that the huge cardboard box was filled with bubble bags and pearl cotton. In the center of these layers of protection, the original packaging of the Quata doll, which was only the size of a book, was placed.

"This is over-packaging!" Tiger Bee Toumi complained, "Why is it so exaggerated?"

"So careful, so this is a very rare species?" Lin Wuming muttered, feeling a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

This batch of goods were purchased from other fans of the "Guatai" series on the forum. It can be seen that in the eyes of true fans, these dolls and figures are probably really valuable, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Wuming also became careful. He put the doll back as it was, protected the packaging box again with pearl cotton, and then went to open a cardboard box.

Tiger Bee Toumi watched with interest from the side, and was also very curious about what he had worked so hard to carry up.

This time it was a blue "Gua Tai"; then in the third cardboard box was a yellow "Gua Tai"...

For those who are not familiar with the "Guatai" series, these are just frog dolls with different colors.

Tiger Bee Toumi quickly lost interest: "Why would Wuming like these childish toys? Aren't boys usually supposed to like dinosaurs or robots?"

Lin Wuming opened the box and inspected the goods while replying, "It's not that I like them, it's an investment. Didn't you see that they were all limited editions and collector's editions? And I didn't even open the packaging." Huang Quanchuan Aihui understood: "Are you planning to wait for them to go up in price before selling them?"

Lin Wuming nodded: "About the same."

——You can't just say it's to win over Misaka Mikoto, right? Logically, I don't even know her yet.

Tiger Bee Toumi complained, "Who would collect something like this? It's not jewelry or antiques."

Lin Wuming said: "Maybe, if it really has no collection value, it wouldn't be sold for collector's money, right?"

Huang Quanchuan Aihui looked at him for a long time and felt that Lin Wuming was not lying - he really wanted to collect and sell them, but the "investment" products he chose were a bit strange.

But if you think about it carefully, Lin Wuming is only a fourteen-year-old boy. Before this, he grew up and lived in orphanages and experimental institutions for many years. It is normal for him to make such a strange choice.

Seeing the thoughtful expression on Huang Quanchuan Aihui's face, Lin Wuming knew that she must be imagining something again; but this was also one of the goals he wanted to achieve.

After the inventory was completed, Lin Wuming moved this batch of goods into his room and piled them in the corner to build a wall.

Although his little hobby was a bit strange, it did not cause any trouble to the other two, so this little episode was quickly overlooked.

Everything is still peaceful at Aiho Yomikawa's home.

But at the same time, there were undercurrents inside the "Talent Lab". Without the ordinary researchers and experimental subjects noticing, the entire experimental institution quietly underwent a major reshuffle.

Because the First Research Laboratory, which was under investigation for "illegal detention", was abandoned, the "Cai Ren Fang" took the initiative to cut ties with it and opened the entire experimental building to the guard force for inspection.

After suspending business for rectification, conducting internal self-inspection, accepting inquiries and paying fines, they finally passed the test.

Among them, the third laboratory, "Internal Evolution," where Shokuhou Misaki worked, was the most peaceful. Because Shokuhou Misaki was one of the esper users of the Guard Corps, this relationship also allowed the researchers in the third laboratory to be considered partners of the Guard Corps, which naturally avoided a lot of trouble.

As a result of the strict inspection by the guard force, the indirect result was that the situation of the experimental children in the "talent house" became better.

Although compared with other experimental institutions, the experimental subjects in the "Talent House" actually live quite well - after all, those who are responsible for taking care of them are indeed a group of grassroots researchers who like and care about children.

But this is still a laboratory where many confidential research projects are carried out. Generally speaking, the activities of the experimental subjects are strictly restricted on weekdays.

Only Shokuhou Misaki and Mitsuari Ayumu, two psychic-type psychics, can move around "freely".

However, in the past few days, the adult researchers have been busy with meetings and inspections and have no time to take care of the children in the institution.

So, Shokuhou Misaki seized the opportunity and ran to the second laboratory to meet with the children there.

Because she has decided to recruit them all into her future faction, Shokuhou Misaki is paying close attention to the Second Laboratory.

This time she insisted on staying in the "Talent House" partly for this reason.

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