A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 796 Intelligence about the Assassin
Honey Ant Lover expressed doubts about the abilities of the teenage assassin Ellie, and whether she could actually complete the mission of "assassinating Lin Wuming".

Although she is far inferior to Misaki Shokuhou, Mitsuhiko Aiyu, who has been secretly observing, has already quietly gathered a lot of information.

Therefore, she was well aware of Lin Wuming's true strength and formidable power.

It can be said that even in Level 5, Lin Wuming is one of the hardest to kill – his assassination skills are almost second only to "Vector Manipulation" in terms of difficulty.

Now, can that thin, pitiful girl really accomplish such a heavy task?
Miyu is now very suspicious that the girl might be bait deliberately released by Kihara Gensei.

"After all, look, that girl went and committed suicide," Mii Aiyu complained. "If Hojo hadn't been there, that guy would be dead today. How could he have continued the mission?"

“This… I also find it a bit unbelievable,” Bow and Arrow Tiger said with a puzzled expression, but still said, “But… I think that Ellie is quite capable. Because there are rumors that she is the sixth one.”

"The sixth one?" Honey Ant Lover was stunned, finding it utterly absurd. "That mysterious Level 5 whose true identity is unknown? How is that possible?"

Honey Ant Lover, of course, did not believe it: "There are many rumors about the sixth one, the most widespread being the saying of 'the nemesis of the Dark Division.' Could this so-called nemesis be an assassin?"

Bow and Arrow Tiger shrugged: "Actually, I don't believe it either—there have always been a lot of rumors about the sixth place, but the fact that such a rumor has been circulating for so long without being debunked proves her strength to some extent, right?"

It must be said that the title of "sixth place" is quite impressive.

For the vast majority of ordinary citizens in this city, Level 5 superpowered individuals naturally possess a certain deterrent effect.

At this point, Bow and Arrow Tiger and Honey Ant Lover were able to view the rumor relatively objectively simply because they had dealt with genuine Level 5s, and more than one Level 5 at that.

Others wouldn't have such a high resolution. Therefore, Ellie is actually quite well-known in the industry.

During their conversation, the two arrived at the entrance of Yomikawa Aiho's apartment.

As it happened, Lin Wuming, Tiger Bee Toumi, Shokuhou Misaki, and Misaka Mikoto were all at home at that moment.

After explaining their purpose, Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto took it seriously and immediately sought out Hojo Ayane to inquire about the specifics.

However, from Hojo Ayane's description, Shokuhou Misaki discovered that the girl named Ellie posed no threat and was indeed filled with despair, genuinely wanting to commit suicide.

"Honestly, since you were there, why didn't you look more carefully?" Misaki Shokuhou couldn't help but complain to Aiyu Mitsuhiko. "Hojo-chan's ability can only determine the general direction, but your 'psychological perforation' can see much more clearly, right?"

"Huh?" Honey Ant Loves retorted without any politeness, "Do you think I'm like you, a level 5, able to use my abilities to spy on others anytime, anywhere? Sorry, I'm just a level 3 strong ability user, I can't do such difficult things."

“Assassin…” Tiger Bee Toumi ignored the argument between the two psychological ability users and instead showed a look of reminiscence, “It’s been a long time since I’ve used such a method.”

Since Lin Wuming publicly advanced to level 5, there have been no assassination attempts against him for a long time.

"Nameless senior, what should we do next?" Misaka Mikoto asked in turn.

Lin Wuming remained calm: "Now that we know what the girl looks like, the next thing to do is simple—investigate her identity and find out where she is."

"Hmm, this shouldn't be too difficult." Misaka Mikoto nodded. "And then?"

"Then... you'll know once you meet that so-called assassin." Lin Wuming said somewhat casually. To be honest, he didn't really care much about the "assassin" thing.

Two years ago, Lin Wuming had already experienced several assassination attempts against him.

They weren't killed back then, let alone now.

As for the so-called sixth person, they are even less worth paying attention to. Lin Wuming can confirm that they are fakes. If they want to make it look more convincing, they should at least change the name to "Lan Huayue".

Even if we assume that Ellie is the legendary "sixth one," Lin Wuming wouldn't be too wary of her now.

Lin Wuming's current strength is already considerable; he is only at the "level 5" level and no longer poses a threat to him.

"Not to mention, Ellie seems to be suffering from bullying by her classmates," Lin Wuming said, looking at the archer Tiger who brought the firsthand information. "I can't imagine that a legendary assassin would endure such bullying."

The archer hunting tiger in front of us is a case in point. She is also extremely withdrawn and introverted, but no matter what, she has never been bullied.

In an environment like Academy City, a "strong person" who possesses power would never stoop to such a state.

Therefore, Lin Wuming felt that there must be some misunderstanding.

“Nameless Senior,” Tiger Hunter stammered, “do you think there’s a problem with the intelligence I’ve gathered?”

“No, I trust Tiger Hunter’s investigation; after all, you’re a professional,” Lin Wuming said. “There are always exceptions and isolated cases. That’s why I said we should go see Ellie directly, and then everything will be clear.”

If she really is an assassin and did accept the mission to kill me, then it's the perfect time to start a fight and resolve the issue cleanly and efficiently.

If the rumors about the "killer" are true, and Ellie is just a pitiful girl suffering from bullying, Lin Wuming wouldn't mind lending her a hand and helping her escape her terrible living conditions.

Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki exchanged a glance and nodded silently together.

None of the girls present tried to dissuade Lin Wuming.

In reality, going directly to their door is indeed the best solution.

Nowadays, they don't have the time or energy to deal with others; the best solution is to resolve the problem quickly and efficiently.

……

As it turns out, although they had accepted Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari into the group, when things actually happened, Lin Wuming and the others still subconsciously ignored the two of them.

Otherwise, if they exchanged information with Saten Ruiko, they could easily obtain more intelligence.

It wasn't just information about the assassin Ellie, but also about her classmate, Ryoko Misaki.

Just as Lin Wuming was discussing how to deal with the assassin who suddenly appeared, Misaki Ryoko came to the hospital alone late at night to visit Professor Kiyama Haruo.

(End of this chapter)