A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 793 Target—Lin Wuming
“Another victim has been found.” Theristina put away her phone and said, “Because of his identity, the relevant information will not be made public, but you should have your own channels to verify this.”

"What was the cause of death this time?" Lin Wuming asked.

"Died of asphyxiation. According to the on-site investigation, the deceased was choking himself, and it appears that he strangled himself."

“Shokuhou,” Lin Wuming turned to look at the girl beside him, “can a human… do something like this?”

"How did they know?" Misaki Shokuhou rolled her eyes at him.

Normally, it is impossible for a human to strangle himself with his bare hands—this is determined by human biological characteristics.

Even if you are being manipulated by others, you cannot violate this basic fact.

“I’ve already arranged for an autopsy,” Theristina said with a sigh. “Perhaps we can find more clues.”

After sharing the information she had gathered, Theristina put away the candy box and left in a hurry, seemingly not expecting Lin Wuming to give her any clear answer.

Theristina was only there to report on the situation, because she knew that the alliance between herself and Lin Wuming was fragile. They had only temporarily joined forces for a common goal, and strictly speaking, there was not much mutual trust between them.

Moreover, while Theristina spoke with absolute certainty about whether her informants had truly died at the hands of Kihara Gensei, she wasn't entirely sure herself.

Theristina is only reporting the situation now because she feels threatened, trying to use Lin Wuming's help to find out the truth, just in case.

Theristina never dared to underestimate her grandfather, nor did she harbor any illusions because she was his granddaughter—the real Kihara never cared about blood relations.

After leaving the coffee shop, Theristina immediately regained her composure.

“I probably couldn’t fool Misaki Shokuhou just now, but it’s okay.” She took out the candy box again. “Because what I said was the truth. In any case, they will definitely take action.”

She poured out a candy, exactly the lemon flavor she liked, and Theristina smiled with satisfaction. Then she took out her phone and began contacting other intelligence providers…

……

The agent's voice came through the phone: "...The payment has been received, I'll transfer it to you now, and then it's time for the next target."

Ellie showed no joy or excitement, nor did she seem interested in checking her account balance.

The girl complained listlessly, "Why is there still more?"

"Don't worry, this should be the last one." The agent's tone suddenly became somewhat subtle. "Or rather... this series of missions recently has probably all been a prelude to this final target, right?"

Although the employers' information is anonymous, it can at least be seen that the employers for this series of commissions are the same person—if we are willing to investigate, it should not be difficult to find out the employer's true identity.

However, the agent had been in the industry for a long time, so he could tell that the other party was the type who was fearless and not worried about his true identity being exposed.

Rarely inquiring about an employer's information is a major taboo in the industry, let alone in this situation.

—The bigwigs who oversee the council, or those old guys from "Kihara".

Even with just experience, the agent quickly narrowed down the general area.

—Or rather, only those two types of important figures could designate this person as an assassination target, right?
“…Be careful, this mission target is not easy to deal with.” Shaking his head, the agent concentrated and read out a name, “Lin Wuming.”

“Level 5, eighth position, ‘Incomplete Telekinesis’?” Ellie immediately realized.

“Yes, it’s him.” Recalling the various legends about the “hero” and the “nameless director,” the agent couldn’t help but sigh, but immediately realized that they were still on the phone, so he quickly added, “But don’t worry too much. This mission is a bit special—the client doesn’t require that the target be killed. As long as an effective attack is successfully launched, that’s fine. As for whether he can be killed in the end… that’s not a requirement.”

"What does this mean?" Ellie asked, puzzled.

“That’s what the power of attorney says,” the agent shrugged. “My guess is that the client might have other plans, and we’re just one part of the whole operation. Or perhaps…”

The agent mentally crossed out the "overall director" option from the list, leaving only the name "Kihara".

"...The employer never intended to actually kill Lin Wuming from the beginning, but rather treated this attack as some kind of experiment."

"Is that so?" Ellie asked. "Then should we kill the target or not?"

“Just do it as usual,” the agent said. “I don’t think a Level 5 can be taken down so easily, right?”

Ellie didn't comment much on it, but simply accepted the task silently as always.

For her, it didn't really matter who the target was.

The agent, however, was a little worried and couldn't help but remind him, "Be careful, after all, it's a Level 5, which is a completely different concept from the targets you've encountered before."

Although Ellie is suspected in the industry to be the legendary "sixth one," her agent is well aware that this is most likely just a rumor.

However, because it would help him gain fame and expand his business, he did not deliberately try to refute the rumors.

In the end, it's just bragging. If you brag to the point that you believe it yourself, that's true folly.

As for Ellie, after hanging up the phone, she put it aside and continued to do her homework.

School will start soon.

Because of pranks, her summer homework was destroyed more than once, so she had to work on it in the last few days.

In order to graduate smoothly, Ellie never relaxed her studies for a moment.

As for the "part-time" task... it's not too late to do it after you finish your homework.

The agent will prepare the specific information about the target; Ellie only needs to take action.

For her, this mission was no different from any other.

It's just that the assassination target has become Level 5... But as long as he's still human, what does it matter how strong his superpowers are?

After all, a person dies when they are killed.

But over the next two days, Ellie fell into despair.

Indeed, in Ellie's eyes, there was no difference between level 5 and level 0; both would die if killed.

However, there is a world of difference between "anonymous council members" and "ordinary citizens".

Ordinary people don't have such tight security measures.

After two days of tracking and observation, Ellie found that she couldn't even get close to Lin Wuming!
(End of this chapter)