A Scientific Urban Detective - Chapter 610: #610 - Encounter in the Dark

"Maybe it was just my imagination?" Misaka Mikoto said quickly after Lin Wuming's search yielded nothing. "After all, we're not just any ordinary people; it's normal to be recognized on the street and get a few extra glances."

"That's true," Lin Wuming nodded, then added, "But it's still better to be careful. After all, even those weird magicians have started popping up. Who knows what kind of strange tricks they have up their sleeves."

"Don't worry, Wuming-senpai, don't forget I'm also a Level 5, one of the strongest espers in this city," Misaka Mikoto said. "Even if we do encounter enemies, they're the ones who should be worried. There's no need to be so cautious all the time, scaring yourself."

As they spoke, they arrived at the entrance of Tokiwadai Middle School's Seventh District dormitory.

Unfortunately, even though she had tried to slow down as much as possible…

Misaka Mikoto waved goodbye reluctantly. "Remember to save breakfast for me tomorrow morning, I'll hurry over!"

"Don't worry," Lin Wuming waved back. "You don't need to rush either, breakfast during summer vacation will be a bit later, you can take your time."

After watching Misaka Mikoto enter the dormitory building, Lin Wuming turned around and once again used his telekinesis to scan the surrounding environment.

Still nothing.

Only then did Lin Wuming feel relieved and head home.

His actions just now were only a precaution. After all, this was Tokiwadai Middle School's dormitory area, with a high level of security. Usually, nothing would happen.

After Lin Wuming left, Shirai Kuroko's figure appeared from behind a corner, cautiously watching Lin Wuming's retreating figure.

"That was close, as expected of Misaka-senpai and Wuming-senpai, I almost got caught," Shirai Kuroko wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

At that moment, her phone rang suddenly, and Shirai Kuroko answered the call.

"Misaka-senpai! Yes, I haven't returned yet, because of some Judgement activity…" Shirai Kuroko turned to look at the dormitory area. "Because it's not curfew yet… No need to cover for me, don't worry, I'll be there soon…"

After hanging up, Shirai Kuroko didn't immediately return to the dormitory. Instead, she found a blind spot where the surveillance cameras couldn't see, and confirmed that no one was around.

Then, she lifted the hem of her uniform, revealing the purplish-blue skin on her abdomen.

"I can't let Misaka-senpai see this…" she muttered to herself, Shirai Kuroko took out the first-aid spray issued to Judgement members, and sprayed it generously on the injured area of her abdomen. "Luckily the injury isn't serious, and it shouldn't have damaged any internal organs…"

After treating her injuries, Shirai Kuroko straightened her clothes, then wrinkled her nose: "I have to take a shower immediately after returning, should I say I used a newly bought shower gel? No, given the relationship between Misaka-senpai and Wuming-senpai, she might recognize the scent of this spray… it seems I can only cover it up with perfume."

When I get back, I'll pretend to accidentally spill a bottle of perfume.

Shirai Kuroko finalized her plan, and after feeling confident that everything was foolproof, she started walking towards the dormitory.

Because the act of walking inevitably involved the injured muscles in her abdomen, the waves of dull pain made Shirai Kuroko frown.

"Damn it, what exactly is that woman's ability? She can accurately predict my teleportation location," Shirai Kuroko pressed her abdomen, and couldn't help but recall the encounter that had just happened.

Things happened very suddenly. Shirai Kuroko was just conducting a routine observation operation, but suddenly discovered that there was someone else also following Misaka-senpai and Wuming-senpai!

The other party was an ordinary-looking girl, unremarkable overall, but she was very skilled and experienced in tracking and surveillance - the reason being, the observation points she chose actually highly overlapped with her own!

Once or twice could be explained as coincidence, but three, four, or even more times, encountering each other in almost the same locations, could only mean that the other party was indeed following them!

A sneaky person like that was obviously not a good person.

Of course, Shirai Kuroko couldn't let the other party's conspiracy succeed, so she decisively took action…

Well, in fact, the one who attacked first was actually the other party.

Moreover, that girl, she was also an esper, and she could "predict" Shirai Kuroko's "teleportation" landing points!

Apart from the initial "first strike kill", all of Shirai Kuroko's subsequent attacks were accurately dodged by the other party, she even turned around and captured the moment of Shirai Kuroko's teleportation, preemptively attacking the landing location.

The bruise on Shirai Kuroko's abdomen was caused by her kick.

In the end, it was Lin Wuming's telekinetic scan that ended this short and intense encounter.

That girl had also predicted the telekinetic scan in advance, so she withdrew immediately.

Because she was wary of the other party's strange ability, Shirai Kuroko didn't dare to entangle herself any further, and took the opportunity to leave together.

"Rather than an esper ability, could it be magic?" Shirai Kuroko now knew about the existence of magic, so she suspected that the other party was a magician who had infiltrated from outside, specifically looking for trouble with Wuming-senpai, and she had to find a reason to tell Wuming-senpai.

"Perfect, now I have a reason to go to Wuming-senpai…"

…

"The smell of blood, Tsurigane, did you go kill someone again?" Haruaki Urami looked up from the sofa towards the entrance. "Eh, you're injured? Akakawa, quickly bring the medical kit!"

"Don't worry, it's just a minor injury," Tsurigane Saryou said with a tense face, taking off her shoes smoothly and walking into the house.

If one didn't actually see a steel needle stuck in her abdomen, with the oozing blood staining the nearby clothes red, probably no one would be able to tell that she was carrying such an injury?

"You walked all the way back like this?" Shirakinu Tazuhi also ran over, seeing the steel needle in Tsurigane Saryou's abdomen, she couldn't help but feel a wave of phantom pain.

"Don't worry, the wound isn't deep, it's just a hole," Tsurigane Saryou said. "I adjusted the way I exerted force when walking, it won't worsen the injury."

"Why didn't you deal with it in time? You have the habit of carrying first-aid medicine with you, right?" Haruaki Urami took the medical kit and came to Tsurigane Saryou, but felt at a loss.

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"Just pull it out directly? It feels like it will be very painful," Akakawa Reifu said. "Do you want to use anesthesia?"

Tsurigane Saryou adjusted her breathing: "Don't worry, I said this is just a minor injury—the steel needle shot out using teleportation directly appeared here, but it just happened to block the wound… so I didn't dare to pull it out easily outside. Now that I'm home, it's easy… to deal with!"

As she spoke, Tsurigane Saryou moved quickly and decisively, pulling out the steel needle.

Then, she skillfully cleaned the wound, sutured it, applied medicine, bandaged it, and finally gave herself a shot of tetanus.

"Done."

As for her companions, they could only watch from the side, unable to intervene at all.

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