"Hey, hey, hey? Isn't the Phantom Hand an urban legend?!"

Ruizi was the first to jump up.

"Is this really true?"

"Yes, there are indeed."

Frightened by Lei Zi, Shigefuku Shoho hurriedly nodded.

"When I first heard about it, I thought it was an urban legend. Later, I actually found someone who was selling the Fantasy Hand and bought it for 100,000 yuan..."

"Aren't you afraid of being cheated?"

Misaka Mikoto looked at Shigefuku Shoho in surprise. After all, for students like them, 100,000 is not a small amount of money. Shigefuku Shoho lowered his head in embarrassment and answered in a mumble.

"At that time, I was thinking about revenge on Tokiwadai, even if I was deceived..."

"So you used the Illusion Hand, and your ability level increased?"

"Yes……"

"Um……"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng touched his chin and then looked at Chong Fu Shengfan again.

"Then how do you think about this, Miss Shigefukusho? I can choose not to hand you over to the security guards and the discipline committee, but instead, you have to cooperate with me."

"cooperate?"

Faced with Fang Zheng's words, Chong Fushengfan felt a little uneasy.

"What kind of cooperation is this?"

"I'm very interested in that Fantasy Hand. I want to see how it works and whether there are any side effects... Of course, I will sign an experimental contract with you. Is there a problem?"

"This...this...no."

After much deliberation, Chong Fushengfan finally lowered her head and agreed. After all, she didn't want to be caught by the security guards!

"Is this really okay? After all, she attacked several Tokiwadai students."

Although she always disrupts order on a daily basis, Misaka Mikoto is somewhat uneasy about this aspect.

"Don't worry."

Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"I will report this matter directly to the security officer. As long as I get permission, it will be fine."

When we go back, we can just manipulate the tree diagram designer to issue a license to ourselves. It’s no big deal.

"Is that so? That's good."

Hearing this, Misaka Mikoto and Saten Ruiko both breathed a sigh of relief. Although they also sympathized with Shigefuku Shoho's situation, they still felt that it was not appropriate to let her run away like that. Since Fang Zheng said that he could get permission, the two of them were of course relieved.

After encountering such a thing, it was obviously meaningless to continue shopping, so Fang Zheng took Shigefuku Shoho back to the research institute, and Misaka Mikoto and Saten Ruiko also followed. They were also very curious about the fantasy hand that could enhance their abilities. After all, the fantasy hand had always been just a rumor, and they didn't expect that there would actually be such a thing... It also made them quite interested.

After returning to the research institute, Fang Zheng immediately arranged for Chong Fushengfan to undergo a series of tests and physical examinations, and then began to collect data.

Soon, Fang Zheng got what he wanted.

"How is it, Mr. Fang Zheng?"

When Fang Zheng returned to the office, Misaka Mikoto and Saten Ruiko, who had been impatient for a long time, also came over, as well as Shirai Kuroko. After learning about the "Fantasy Hand" from Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko also hurried to the research institute.

"Well, I have basically figured out the principle of this so-called phantom hand."

"Really?"

"That's right."

Fang Zheng looked at the data on the paper and pointed at some of them.

“In short, it’s a good idea.”

"……?"

"Do you know?"

Fang Zheng put down the data in his hand and looked at Misaka Mikoto and others with a smile.

"In fact, at the beginning, people did not prohibit the use of stimulants in the Olympics, and even encouraged the use of stimulants."

"Why?"

Hearing Fang Zheng suddenly change the subject to something completely unrelated, the three of them were stunned for a moment, but soon Fang Zheng continued talking.

"In fact, since ancient times, people have been taking various plants or drugs containing stimulants to increase their strength. And in the beginning of modern times, taking stimulants was not considered cheating, and was even considered a scientific way to improve. Even in the Olympic marathon, there were athletes who relied on injecting stimulants and taking whiskey to win the championship, and they were also officially recognized."

"Is there such a thing?"

The three of them were a little surprised by this. After all, what Fang Zheng said... they had never heard of it before.

"Of course, it was not until the 1860s that people realized the dangers of stimulants. In fact, the idea of ​​using drugs to enhance physical abilities is not wrong. After all, a long time ago, our ancestors lived a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood. Their bodies were not as agile as cheetahs or as tough as elephants. Using tools and drugs to enhance oneself is actually a normal thing."

Having said this, Fang Zheng patted the documents at hand again.

"But now, it's no longer that era, so... the idea is good, but the means are wrong."

"So Mr. Fang Zheng, what you mean is that the Fantasy Hand is something like a stimulant?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Shirai Kuroko's expression changed slightly, and Fang Zheng nodded.

"That's about right. Although I don't know how the other party did it, I have figured out the principle of the Fantasy Hand. It actually creates a resonance reaction between the ability users in some way... In simple terms, it's like using these ability users to connect their brains together, connecting their brains from single machines to a cloud computing network. You should all know that the computing power of the brain is proportional to the degree of ability, so the reason why Shigefuku Shoho was able to upgrade from Lv2 to Lv4 is because she obtained excess computing resources from other people's brains."

"That sounds great, any questions?"

After hearing this, Ruiko Saten said that it seemed to be no problem. If it was before, Ruiko Saten might not be able to understand the relationship between ability and brain computing ability. But after gaining the ability, Ruiko Saten found that her brain was really stupid.

To be honest, she had put a lot of effort into memorizing those formulas, equations and theorems. If she continued, Riri Saotome might feel that her brain would explode one day and she would become a fool.

"The problem is that this is an uncontrollable process, just like your computer's CPU is always running at overspeed. Indeed, this will improve your computer's performance. But on the other hand, if there is not enough heat dissipation protection, the CPU will eventually overheat and burn out."

“Hey hey hey!?”

Hearing this, the three of them screamed immediately, and Shirai Kuroko frowned with a serious expression.

"Will there be any danger to life?"

"It's hard to say at the moment. After all, the other party uses a method similar to cloud distributed computing. I can only say that there should be no problem in the short term, but for a long time, only... God knows."

Fang Zheng shrugged, but soon changed the subject again.

"But, actually, none of this matters. I'm more curious about the motive behind this thing."

"……motivation?"

"Yes, you see, we all know that athletes take stimulants to improve their bodies and achieve good competitive results, thereby winning championships, medals, money and status. But they are just users, they do not produce stimulants themselves. So, what is the motivation of those who produce stimulants?"

"Isn't it about improving abilities? After all, this is the policy of Academy City."

Misaka Mikoto said that this didn't seem to be a problem, but Fang Zheng shook his head.

"That's true, but if that's the case, why didn't they submit it through normal procedures, but spread it privately? Was it for money? But I asked Shigefu Shengfan, and she said that those people seemed to be making money for themselves, which means they were not the funding channel for the manufacturer behind the scenes. This is very strange. Logically speaking, if the other party encountered a financial crisis, then it would make sense to sell the semi-finished products to recover funds for further research. But since the funds have not been recovered, this kind of private wholesale and retail with a big discount is very problematic. The other party doesn't seem to care how much money this thing can make, but hopes that it can be spread on a large scale as soon as possible."

Having said this, Fang Zheng looked at Shirai Kuroko who had a serious expression.

"Leave this to your Discipline Committee members. I think that many of the incidents that have occurred during this period are due to the inmates' ability levels not matching the records in the library."

"That's exactly what happened."

Shirai Kuroko nodded.

"Let's not talk about the Tokiwadai hunter for now. In fact, the criminal in the bank robbery that you encountered before, Mr. Fang Zheng, was the same. His ability level in the library was only Lv1, but in the previous bank robbery, he was clearly at Lv3, and in a series of other cases..."

"I suggest that you ask these people. If their ability improvement is related to the Fantasy Hand, then immediately catch the person who sold the Fantasy Hand to them, and then trace it up layer by layer. You will definitely be able to trace it back to the source. After all, privately selling something that has not been reviewed and approved is also a criminal act."

At this point, Fang Zheng shook his head. He really didn't understand why the guards and discipline committee members in the animation looked stupid. To be honest, Fang Zheng had thought about this question when he was watching the animation. Logically speaking, the abilities of so many people did not match the records in the library, and Misaka Mikoto and the others also had doubts. So, wouldn't it be better to just ask a question or let the discipline committee arrange an interrogation? Wouldn't it be possible to find out the truth?

In the end, when the truth was revealed, these people shouted, "Wow, the Fantasy Hand is actually real!"

However, you have been arresting the users of the Fantasy Hand for several months!

It's ok that the discipline committee members are all children who can't think of anything, but are the security guards also all idiots who just eat and do nothing?

Oh, it seems to be true.

"I understand. Then Mr. Fang Zheng, you..."

"Don't worry, I will find a way to eliminate the Illusion Hand. Don't worry, just leave it to me."

Although Fang Zheng is not proficient in this area, doesn’t he still have the little angel?

After all, she is first-rate when it comes to information manipulation.