Chapter 796 Information on the Killer
Mi Yi Aiyu expressed doubt about Killer Ellie's strength and whether she could complete the mission of assassinating Lin Wuming.
Although still far from Shokuhou Misaki, Mi Yi Aiyu, who had been quietly observing in the dark, had already gathered a lot of information.
So she deeply understood Lin Wuming's true strength and formidable nature.
It could be said that even among Level 5s, Lin Wuming was one of the hardest to kill—assassination was almost second only to Accelerator's Vector Manipulation.
Now, could that frail, pitiful girl really accomplish such a significant task?
Mi Yi Aiyu now highly suspected that the girl was a bait deliberately released by Kihara Gensei.
“After all, look, that girl even ran off to commit suicide,” Mi Yi Aiyu complained, “If Hojo Ayasuzu hadn’t been there, that guy would have been dead today. How could she continue the mission?”
“This… I also find it a bit unbelievable,” Yumizuru Hyouka showed a puzzled expression, but still said, “But… I think that Ellie still has strength. Because there are rumors that she is the Sixth.”
“The Sixth?” Mi Yi Aiyu was stunned for a moment, finding it utterly absurd. “That mysterious Level 5 whose true identity is unknown? How is that possible?”
Mi Yi Aiyu naturally did not believe it: “There are many rumors about the Sixth, the most widespread being the 'Darkness Buster' theory. Could this so-called buster be the killer?”
Yumizuru Hyouka shrugged: “Actually, I don’t believe it either—there have always been many rumors about the Sixth. But for such a rumor to spread, and not be debunked for so long, it must somewhat prove her strength, right?”
It must be said that the title of “Sixth” was still quite intimidating.
For most ordinary citizens in Academy City, Level 5 Espers naturally possessed a certain deterrent power.
At this time, Yumizuru Hyouka and Mi Yi Aiyu could view this rumor relatively objectively only because they had dealt with genuine Level 5s, and more than one Level 5 at that.
If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have such high discernment. Therefore, Ellie's reputation in the industry was actually quite well-known.
During their conversation, the two had already arrived at Huangquanchuan Aisui's apartment door.
Coincidentally, Lin Wuming, Hu Feng Toumi, Shokuhou Misaki, and Misaka Mikoto were all at home at this time.
After explaining their purpose, Shokuhou Misaki and Misaka Mikoto both took it seriously and immediately asked Hojo Ayasuzu for the specific situation.
However, from Hojo Ayasuzu's description, Shokuhou Misaki found that the girl named Ellie posed no threat, and at that time, she was indeed filled with despair and truly wanted to commit suicide.
“Seriously, since you were there, why didn’t you observe more carefully?” Shokuhou Misaki couldn't help but complain to Mi Yi Aiyu, “Hojo Ayasuzu's ability can only make general directional judgments, but your Psychometry can see more clearly, right?”
“Huh?” Mi Yi Aiyu responded impolitely, “Do you think I'm like you, a Level 5, who can activate my ability and snoop around anywhere, anytime? Sorry, I'm just a Level 3 Esper, I can't do such high-difficulty things.”
“Killer…” Hu Feng Toumi ignored the argument between the two psychics and showed a reminiscent expression, “It's been a long time since I've seen such methods.”
Since Lin Wuming publicly ascended to become a Level 5, there had been no assassination attempts against him for a long time.
“Senior Wuming, what should we do next?” Misaka Mikoto then asked.
Lin Wuming, however, was very calm: “Since we already know what that girl looks like, the next thing to do is simple—investigate her identity and find out where she is.”
“Mhm, this shouldn't be difficult.” Misaka Mikoto nodded. “Then what?”
“Then… we'll know after we meet this so-called killer.”
Lin Wuming said somewhat nonchalantly. To be honest, he didn't really take “killers” to heart.
As early as two years ago, Lin Wuming had already experienced multiple assassination attempts against himself.
He wasn't killed back then, let alone now.
And the so-called Sixth was even less worth caring about; Lin Wuming could confirm it was a fake—if they wanted to act convincingly, they should at least change their name to “Aihana Etsu,” right?
Even if, for argument's sake, that Ellie was the legendary “Sixth,” the current Lin Wuming would not be too wary.
Lin Wuming's current strength was established; being merely “a mere Level 5” no longer posed a threat to him.
“Not to mention, that Ellie seems to be suffering from bullying from her classmates,” Lin Wuming looked at Yumizuru Hyouka, who had brought the first-hand information, “I can't imagine a legendary killer actually enduring such bullying.”
Yumizuru Hyouka in front of him was an example; her personality was also extremely reclusive and introverted, but she never fell to the point of being bullied.
In a large environment like Academy City, “the strong” who possessed power would never fall to such a state no matter what.
So Lin Wuming felt there must be some misunderstanding.
“Senior Wuming,” Yumizuru Hyouka stammered, “Do you think there’s a problem with the information I collected?”
“No, I trust Yumizuru Hyouka's investigation, after all, you are a professional,” Lin Wuming said, “After all, exceptions and individual cases always exist. That's why I said to go and meet that Ellie directly; everything will have a result then.”
If she was truly a killer and had indeed accepted the mission to assassinate him, then it would be a straightforward battle to resolve the problem cleanly.
If the “killer” claim was just a rumor and Ellie was merely a pitiful girl suffering from bullying, Lin Wuming wouldn't mind lending her a hand to help her escape her original terrible living environment.
Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki exchanged glances and nodded silently together.
None of the girls present tried to dissuade Lin Wuming.
In terms of the actual situation, directly confronting her was indeed the best solution.
Currently, they didn't have the time and energy to negotiate; resolving the problem quickly and cleanly was the optimal solution.
…
It turned out that although Saten Ruiko and Haruue Erii had been accepted into the group, when things actually happened, Lin Wuming and the others still subconsciously ignored them.
Otherwise, if they had exchanged information with Saten Ruiko, they could have easily obtained more information.
Not just information about Killer Ellie, but also about her schoolmate, Caochi Liangzi.
Just as Lin Wuming's side was discussing how to deal with the suddenly appearing killer, Caochi Liangzi came alone to the Hospital late at night to visit Kiyama Harumi.
