Chapter 793 Target — Lin Wuming
"Another death has occurred," Terestina said, putting away her phone. "Due to his identity, the relevant information will not be made public, but you should have your own channels to confirm this matter."
"What was the cause of death this time?" Lin Wuming asked.
"Suffocation. According to the on-site investigation, the deceased choked his own throat, seemingly strangling himself."
"Shokuhou," Lin Wuming turned to look at the girl beside him, "Can humans... do such a thing?"
"How would this person know?" Shokuhou Misaki rolled her eyes at him.
Normally, it is impossible for a human to strangle himself with bare hands—this is determined by human biological characteristics.
Even if he was manipulated by others, this basic fact cannot be violated.
"I've already arranged for an autopsy," Terestina sighed, "Perhaps we can find more clues."
After revealing the information she had, Terestina put away her candy box and left in a hurry, seemingly not expecting Lin Wuming to give any clear answer.
Terestina was only there to report the situation, because she also knew that the alliance between herself and Lin Wuming was inherently fragile. Both sides were only temporarily cooperating for a common goal, and strictly speaking, there was not much mutual trust.
Moreover, Terestina, despite her confident words, was not entirely sure whether her informants truly died by Kihara Gensei's hand.
It was only because she felt threatened that Terestina proactively reported the situation, attempting to use Lin Wuming's power to uncover the truth of the matter, just in case.
Terestina never dared to underestimate her grandfather, nor would she harbor illusions because she was his granddaughter—the true Kihara never cared about blood relations.
After leaving the cafe, Terestina immediately regained her composed expression.
"I probably couldn't hide it from that Shokuhou Misaki, but it doesn't matter," she said, pulling out her candy box again. "Because everything I said was true; no matter what, they will definitely take action."
Pouring out a lemon-flavored candy, her favorite, Terestina showed a satisfied expression, then took out her phone and began to contact other intelligence brokers...
...
The agent's voice came through the phone: "...The payment has been received. I'll transfer it to you now, and then for the next target."
Airi showed no sign of joy or excitement, nor did she have any desire to check her account balance.
The girl complained indifferently, "Why is there more?"
"Don't worry, this should be the last one," the agent's tone suddenly became a bit subtle. "Or rather... this series of tasks recently, perhaps they were all paving the way for this last target?"
Although the employer's information was anonymous, at least it could be seen that the employer for this series of commissions was the same person—if they were to investigate, it shouldn't be difficult to uncover 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 confident and not at all worried about their true identity being exposed.
Rashly inquiring about employer information was already a major taboo in the industry, let alone in this situation.
—The adults of the Board of Directors, or those old geezers from Kihara.
Even relying solely on experience, the agent immediately narrowed down the general scope.
—Or rather, only those two types of important figures above 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 focused his attention and read out a name, "Lin Wuming."
"The Sixth of Level 5, 'Incomplete Telekinesis'?" Airi immediately reacted.
"Yes, it's him."
Recalling the various legends about the "hero" and the "Nameless Board Member," the agent couldn't help but sigh, but immediately realized he was still on the call, so he quickly added, "But you don't need to worry too much. This commission is special—the employer does not demand that the target must be killed. As long as an effective attack can be successfully launched, whether he is ultimately killed... the mission does not require it."
"What does that mean?" Airi asked in confusion.
"That's what the commission states," the agent shrugged. "My guess is that the employer might have other arrangements, and we are just one part of the overall operation. Or perhaps..."
The agent mentally crossed out the "Toku Ko Ri Shi" option he had just listed, leaving only the name "Kihara."
"...The employer never intended to truly kill Lin Wuming from the beginning, but rather treated this attack as some kind of experiment."
"Is that so?" Airi asked, "Then should I kill the target or not?"
"Just do as you normally would," the agent said. "I imagine a dignified Level 5 shouldn't be so easy to take down, right?"
Airi didn't comment much on this, simply accepting the task as usual.
For her, it made no difference who the target was.
The agent, however, was a bit uneasy and couldn't help but warn, "Be careful, after all, he is a Level 5. He's not the same concept as the targets you've encountered before."
Although Airi was also suspected in the industry to be the legendary "Sixth," as her agent, he naturally knew that this was most likely just a rumor.
However, because it was beneficial for gaining fame and expanding business, he usually didn't deliberately refute it.
Ultimately, it was just bragging. If he bragged so much that he even believed it himself, that would be true foolishness.
As for Airi, after hanging up the phone, she put her phone aside and continued to bury herself in her homework.
School was about to start soon.
Because of pranks, her summer homework had been destroyed more than once, forcing her to rush to finish it in these last few days.
To graduate smoothly, Airi never relaxed for a moment in her studies.
As for the "part-time" mission... it wouldn't be too late to do it after finishing her homework.
The specific intelligence on the target would be prepared by the agent, and Airi only needed to take action.
For her, this mission was no different from before.
It was just that the assassination target had become a Level 5... but as long as he was still human, what difference did the strength of his esper ability make?
After all, if a person is killed, they die.
However, in the next two days, Airi still fell into despair.
Indeed, Level 5 and Level 0 seemed no different in Airi's eyes; if they were killed, they would die.
However, there was a world of difference between an "Nameless Board Member" and an "ordinary citizen."
—Ordinary people don't have such stringent security measures.
After two days of tracking and observation, Airi found that she couldn't even get close to Lin Wuming!
