Chapter 826: Settling Scores After the Autumn Harvest
Although Lin Wuming has overcome this crisis—the process was somewhat tumultuous, but the final outcome was acceptable—it doesn't mean the incident is over.
It has never been Lin Wuming's style to only take a beating without fighting back; retaliation is his immediate response! However, this situation was quite special, involving Level 6 evolution, which added many interfering factors to the incident. Therefore, while Lin Wuming was unconscious, the girls did not act on their own.
The grievances between Kihara Gensei and Lin Wuming cannot be explained in a word or two.
For example, this time, strictly speaking, it was Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki who initiated the action against Kihara Gensei.
But this was also because Kihara Gensei, that old fox, had indeed been secretly coveting them, which is why Lin Wuming wanted to preempt him. It was a preemptive strike, not to mention the factor of the “External Brain” mixed in...
In short, it's meaningless to distinguish right from wrong now—the so-called “enemy” is a life-and-death relationship, simple and clear, without needing to consider too much.
“Before that,” Lin Wuming narrowed his eyes, just like Shokuhou Misaki, “it’s time to talk to Our partner as well.”
Terestina, the “ally” in this joint operation against Kihara Gensei, performed somewhat subtly in the incident three days ago.
It's not that she did nothing.
In that operation three days ago, from the moment Lin Wuming and the others met Ellie until the end, when Lin Wuming transformed back into a human from his “Angel” state, the entire process did not exceed two hundred seconds.
It's normal for Terestina not to have time to act in such a short period.
But the problem is, Terestina actually did take action.
When Lin Wuming and his team were investigating the assassin Ellie's whereabouts, it was Terestina who provided some key information.
Then, in the area around the convenience store where the incident occurred, Terestina also issued an evacuation order in advance under the name of the “Advanced Skill Rescue Team,” causing nearby residents to avoid the affected area.
This ensured that even though the “Angel” was almost appearing during the incident that day, it did not cause too many casualties.
Also, Kiyama Harumi rushing to the incident site was also intelligence provided by Terestina, though she ultimately didn't make it in time.
In other words, although Terestina herself did not appear at the incident scene, the actions she took were by no means few.
Even in hindsight, Terestina actually had a complete grasp of the incident from beginning to end.
However, it's very subtle that Terestina did not directly help Lin Wuming's side, but her actions cannot be considered wrong. From a fair perspective, even Lin Wuming has no reason to sanction her; he should even thank her for helping to evacuate the crowd and reduce collateral damage.
So Lin Wuming just said he wanted to “talk” to her...
Terestina was clearly prepared for this and met Lin Wuming and his team openly in the Anti-Skill office the next day.
Half an hour later, Lin Wuming and his group left the Anti-Skill.
“Shokuhou, do you think what she said is true or false?” Misaka Mikoto immediately asked.
“Of course it’s true,” Shokuhou Misaki replied without hesitation, “She is a member of the Kihara after all; she wouldn't be foolish enough to lie in front of others.”
“It seems she has no problem then,” Misaka Mikoto said.
During the conversation, Terestina revealed all her actions and experiences from that day, without any concealment.
This was consistent with the results of the joint investigation by Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, with no discrepancies.
Furthermore, Terestina did not hide her ambition—to prove herself by defeating Kihara Gensei and become a recognized “Kihara.”
Then, she stated that she could provide support for Lin Wuming's revenge operation and immediately produced a stack of documents—all concerning Kihara Gensei's recent whereabouts.
“That woman,” Hu Feng Toumi suddenly said, “is using us as weapons.”
It was an obvious case of “using another's hand to kill,” and Terestina had no intention of hiding it.
“Of course I know that,” Shokuhou Misaki nodded, “but this precisely guarantees that the information she provides is true and reliable. Unnamed Senior, what do you think?”
“Whether the intelligence is real or not, we’ll know by checking it directly,” Lin Wuming said.
Lin Wuming's purpose in coming to Terestina was precisely for this intelligence.
He didn't care about Terestina's ulterior motives; her willingness to provide information was enough.
After all, “revenge” is best not left to others.
Because Kihara Gensei is known to have a habit of brainwashing and creating “doubles,” information about his whereabouts might not necessarily be true.
According to the intelligence provided by Terestina, at least fifteen different individuals could be identified, all with reliable evidence proving them to be “Kihara Gensei.”
Faced with this situation, Lin Wuming's method was also simple.
“Tomorrow is the first day of school,” Lin Wuming asked, “Do you have anything to be busy with?”
The girls, of course, shook their heads in unison.
“Then please bear with me,” Lin Wuming continued, “and accompany me on a trip.”
Lin Wuming flipped through the documents in his hand, thinking carefully; this was indeed what he was best at. He had done this many times in the past when retaliating against assassination attempts.
“Let’s visit every place mentioned on this list.”
Lin Wuming was decisive and acted immediately, regardless of his current unrecovered strength. Anyway, with the girls around him, even if they encountered danger... no, they wouldn't let him encounter danger.
Unless Kihara Gensei could replicate the miracle from last time and temporarily organize another Level 6 evolution experiment, otherwise, they couldn't be stopped!
It turned out that they indeed couldn't be stopped.
Kihara Gensei almost completely gave up resisting, allowing Lin Wuming and the others to capture them.
That's right, “them”—throughout the day, Lin Wuming and his group ran all over Academy City, capturing a total of thirty “Kihara Gensei.”
But without exception, they were all brainwashed “doubles.”
The reason the number was much higher than expected, besides tracing new clues during the pursuit, was also partly due to Yun Chuan Ju Ya's active contribution.
Before Kihara Kagun left Academy City, he handed over all the intelligence he possessed to Yun Chuan Ju Ya. Because Kihara Pathology and Kihara Gensei were cooperating, when investigating Kihara Pathology, he also found some intelligence about the latter.
This was now offered by Yun Chuan Ju Ya to Lin Wuming as part of her apology.
Thus, after a full day of rushing and busyness, Lin Wuming and the girls finally returned to Family Side in the evening.
