A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 799 Searching for a Way to Kill Oneself
"A soul...?" Kihara Pathologist seemed somewhat lost in thought. "Does the so-called soul really exist?"

“Of course, the soul exists! I am not human, this body…” The clone looked down at its own body, “Even if it is destroyed, it will not die like a human. Therefore, I believe that the only way to achieve complete death is to destroy the soul.”

Kihara Pathology didn't hesitate, but nodded and said, "In short, it's about killing you—that's the wish, isn't it?"

“What I want is utter death,” the clone emphasized.

"What a pity, it's clearly a very interesting creation." Kihara Pathology sighed, "I never imagined that there were such terrifyingly persistent people outside our clan, who actually created a being like you."

“But it doesn’t matter,” Kihara Pathology then said, “You just want to die, there’s nothing simpler than that.”

"Are you sure?" the clone questioned.

If one could truly "commit suicide" like a normal human, the clone wouldn't be so troubled, and there would be no need to pin one's hopes on the Kihara clan's mad scientists.

“Don’t worry,” Kihara Pathology said with an unprecedentedly sweet smile. “I am Kihara Pathology, an expert in ‘giving up.’ Your wish is simply to ‘give up life,’ and I can help you achieve that.”

"What do we need to do?" the clone asked.

Kihara Pathology did not answer directly, but instead stated his conditions: "Now it's my turn—a fair trade."

The clone frowned in a very human-like manner, displaying a wide range of facial expressions, almost indistinguishable from a normal human.

"You say it."

"Go and kill Lin Wuming."

The clone's face revealed an even more complex expression: "Lin Wuming, that Level 5, 'Incomplete Mind Control'? The legendary hero, the Nameless Director?"

In the end, the clone had a look on its face that said, "Are you kidding me?"

"Why, can't you do it?"

"You should know the strength of a Level 5 better than I do."

"Isn't this perfect?" Kihara said. "Lin Wuming is powerful enough that he might be able to help you fulfill your wish during the battle."

The clone sneered: "This assumption is meaningless. I am a cyborg, not a combat robot. You shouldn't have any expectations of my combat abilities."

“Even without calculation, we can conclude that I cannot kill Lin Wuming; and Lin Wuming may be able to easily destroy this body, but he cannot truly kill me.”

“Don’t worry about your combat strength. You have unlimited potential,” Kihara Pathology said. “I will help you raise your combat strength to level 5—believe me, this is not a difficult thing for the Kihara clan.”

"As for killing Lin Wuming..." Kihara Hyorin thought for a moment, then changed his words and said, "You just need to do your best. We also know that Lin Wuming is very difficult to kill, so you are just one link in the chain. Just do your best."

"You guys?" The clone tilted its head. "You're planning to murder Lin Wuming?"

"It wasn't murder, it was just an experiment."

"As expected of the Kihara clan..." The clone shook its head.

"Are you very interested in this experiment?" Kihara Pathologist asked.

“No,” the clone said, “what you do is none of my business, as long as you can make sure you keep your promise.”

Kihara Pathology pointed to the ceiling: "This research institute regularly uploads important data to the airship server for storage. The airship's movements are unknown, and data exchange can only take place on a specific day each month. It is because of the backup there that you cannot die completely."

"Do you know the airship's patrol route?" the clone asked.

“I don’t know,” Kihara Pathology shook his head. “But I have a way to delete specific information from the database.” “In addition,” Kihara Pathology continued, “the death plan I’ll customize for you can bypass Misaki Ryoko herself.”

"..." The clone remained silent.

“In other words,” Kihara Pathology said, “your physical body doesn’t need to perish with you—you don’t actually want Misaki Ryoko herself to die, do you?”

"how do you know?"

“If that weren’t the case, you wouldn’t need to cooperate with me,” Kihara Pathology said. “If you could sacrifice Misaki Ryoko herself, you could achieve your goal on your own, right?”

After saying that, Kihara Pathology took out a document from the storage compartment of his wheelchair: "After you leave here, you can go to this place—you shouldn't need my help to escape from here, right?"

"The DNA mapping analysis laboratory affiliated with Pinyu University?" The clone looked up from the document. "I remember that laboratory has been abandoned."

“Yes, it’s precisely because it was abandoned that it’s easy to make use of.” Kihara nods. “The equipment prepared for you is right there. With your intelligence and the performance of your current body, you’ll be able to quickly transform it into combat power. You can look forward to it.”

Before leaving the solitary confinement cell, Kihara Pathologist once again remarked with a sigh, "If you regret it, please tell me anytime."

"How could that be?" the clone sneered.

"What a pity," Kihara Pathologist shook his head and sighed.

At least this time, Kihara Pathologist genuinely felt sorry for him.

Throughout the negotiations, Kihara Pathologist did not utter a single lie.

Including her assessment—that clones are indeed an interesting and promising creation.

It's worth noting that Kihara Shiki had long coveted the talent of Charen, a subordinate of Yakumi Hisako.

In her opinion, Ryoko Misaki's clone, after her training, might not be inferior to Shiro.

However... that was not Kihara Pathology's area of ​​expertise, and it required a huge amount of resources, so she did not insist.

Now that we have achieved our predetermined goal, and even managed to kill two birds with one stone, that is enough. We really can't ask for more.

……

The next morning, Misaki Shokuhou hurriedly arrived at Family Side.

"Nameless senior, we've found her." Sitting down in her familiar seat at the dining table, Misaki Shokuhou unceremoniously moved her breakfast in front of her, saying, "The whereabouts of that assassin, Ellie."

“No rush,” Lin Wuming said as he came out of the kitchen. “We’ll go find her after we finish breakfast.”

The initiative is now on our side.

The unexpected exposure of the assassin Ellie has given Lin Wuming's side the initiative.

Once we can capture Ellie and confirm that she is the assassin tasked with killing Lin Wuming, the next step is simple—just follow the clues and investigate to the end.

Lin Wuming, Misaki Shokuhou, and the others were all familiar with this.

Perhaps all this action will ultimately fail to trace back to that old fox, Kihara Gensei, but at least it will weaken his strength and influence, so it can't hurt.

(End of this chapter)