21st Century Necromancer

Because Hiromi was worried that Classmate Shirai would commit suicide before Mr. Chen Yu found him, she kept watching his live stream on her mobile phone, monitoring his condition closely.

Fortunately, Classmate Shirai was still following his original plan since he had said he'd kill Person X when the number of viewers reached one hundred thousand, which meant he didn't have an immediate tendency to commit suicide.

Upon learning of Chen Yu's deduction, Misumi Mikoto also agreed to cooperate by delaying as much as possible, as Chen Yu had suggested, until he could locate Classmate Shirai.

Although the number of people watching the live stream continued to rise, the rate of increase wasn't very fast. Hiromi estimated the speed of the increase and thought that it likely wouldn't reach one hundred thousand before nightfall. As she felt somewhat relieved, she also quickened her pace, hoping to find Classmate Shirai as soon as possible alongside Chen Yu.

However, despite Hiromi's desire to find Classmate Shirai quickly, it was regrettable that after she and Chen Yu left Suikawa High School and had tracked him for a distance, the blood trail on the ground became fainter and fainter, making their search significantly more difficult.

"Mr. Chen Yu, shouldn't we just ask the police for help? Can you still find any traces that Classmate Shirai left behind?" Hiromi, following behind Chen Yu, became slightly discouraged after crossing another street and couldn't help but suggest to him.

"The police won't be that efficient, I have no expectations for the efficiency of the Japanese Police," Chen Yu shook his head. He had already lost any expectations of the Japanese Police's efficiency and style of work when he saw the police called by Misumi Mikoto at the school were from the juvenile affairs department.

It truly opened his eyes that it was officers from the youth division who came for what was clearly a criminal case, not the criminal police.

Moreover, Chen Yu had his own agenda, and the presence of the police would interfere with his actions.
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"And I want to give Classmate Yokoyama a chance for revenge. It would be quite inconvenient if the police were present," Chen Yu didn't hide his intentions from Hiromi, believing she would also support this decision.

Indeed, after hearing Chen Yu's explanation, Hiromi did not stop him but felt surprised by his actions, "Mr. Chen Yu, didn't you tell me just yesterday that for a Necromancer, there is no distinction among the dead? That all things will eventually succumb to death, and in the face of death, all lives are indistinguishable? So why are you prepared to do such a thing today?"

"Unity of All Things, Life will ultimately return to death equally, but while they are still alive, there exist differences and anomalies," Chen Yu looked at Hiromi and smiled at her, "As a Necromancer, I will treat the death of every life equally and fairly. Death does not discriminate, bestowing it equally on every life. But a Necromancer is also human, with likes and dislikes.

I detest that Student Xiaochi and want to teach him a memorable lesson. Given my position, I don't have the right to beat him up, so I might as well let those who have that right harness the power of revenge."

"So what do you plan to do?" Hiromi looked at Chen Yu, her eyes filled with anticipation and satisfaction, but also some worry. She feared that Chen Yu might cause another death, "While that Student Xiaochi indeed deserves a lesson, Mr. Chen Yu, you're not thinking about killing him, are you?"

"Kill him? No, Hiromi, you've got it wrong. Killing that animal would be letting him off too easily. I want him to live and atone for the crimes he committed," said Chen Yu, his eyes very serious, conveying a determination Hiromi had never felt from him before.

"Mr. Chen Yu, you…" Though Hiromi also deeply detested Student Xiaochi, she was puzzled by the emotions Chen Yu was displaying and didn't understand why he suddenly harbored such intense malice towards Xiaochi.

But Jounouchi Hiromi didn't press further, realizing that this wasn't the time to get to the bottom of things, the priority was to find Classmate Shirai.

Although the bloodstains became fewer and fainter as they got farther from the crime scene, thanks to his superhuman senses and the Necromancer's special abilities, Chen Yu was still able to follow the correct path, and quickly found a yellow basketball hoop.

"Mr. Chen Yu, look!" Jounouchi Hiromi shouted to Chen Yu, pointing at the basketball hoop—it was evidently identical to the one they'd seen in the gym equipment room that was used for storing basketballs.

Chen Yu rushed to the hoop and the moment he saw the bloodstained bottom, he understood that this was the tool Classmate Shirai had used to transport Classmate Yokoyama's body. Since he had discarded it here, the body and Shirai himself must be nearby.

Frowning, Chen Yu surveyed the surroundings and spotted a set of steps next to the hoop. He realized instantly that Classmate Shirai had definitely gone down there, and couldn't have gone far.

However, just as Chen Yu was searching for Classmate Shirai and Classmate Yokoyama, Jounouchi Hiromi suddenly became anxious, "Mr. Chen Yu, hurry up, we're running out of time! The viewership is approaching a hundred thousand, Dr. Misumi is already explaining Yokoyama's cause of death!"

Hearing Jounouchi Hiromi say this, Chen Yu could not care about anything else. He fully expanded his senses, covering the surrounding area within a radius of five hundred meters, seizing everything within that space in his mind, and searched for Yokoyama's corpse's aura: "Found it!"

Chen Yu said and quickly dashed down the stairs, running towards a residential building nearby, and Jounouchi Hiromi, seeing this, hurriedly followed him.

Chen Yu didn't go to the front door to knock; he knew well that Shirai wouldn't answer the door at such a time. Thus, he went around to the back of the building, climbed over to the balcony, smashed the glass door, slid it open, and barged in.

Following close behind, Jounouchi Hiromi also quickly clambered over the balcony and rushed into what was presumably the house where Classmate Shirai and Classmate Yokoyama were hiding.

True enough, inside, Chen Yu found Classmate Shirai, who was at the computer, with Classmate Yokoyama's body behind him. At that moment, Shirai had already placed a knife to his own neck, ready to commit suicide.

Without hesitation, Chen Yu charged forward, striking Shirai under the ribs and pinching the nerves in his elbow, causing a numbing pain that made him unable to grip the knife, which clattered to the floor.

Chen Yu kicked the knife away and with a backhand, grabbed Shirai's collar and hurled him to the ground. At the same time, Jounouchi Hiromi rushed over, saw that Chen Yu had subdued Shirai, and quickly stepped forward to shut off the live video broadcast that was still streaming.