I'm a Pokémon Master from School City (by mistake)

Hearing her senior, who had just woken up, showing concern for her, Chu Chun felt even worse.

"Misaka-senpai should be more concerned about herself," Haru said, whether out of anger or regret. "Misaka-senpai was the one who was injured the most!"

"But as soon as I get up, I start asking others questions. It feels like I don't care about my own health at all."

"Hahaha~" Chiyo's laughter was dry and stiff, but it carried a sense of sincerity and comfort.

Touch the head of early spring.

"You're very good. The fact that people like us can be targeted by those guys and remembered by those bastards shows that you're very good."

Chiyo wasn't exaggerating when she said that. As a grassroots law enforcement officer, such things are always unavoidable. To some extent, the criminals' hatred of you is also a kind of honor and a symbol of your ability.

If no one hates you and no one wants to take revenge on you, that's not a good sign.

"Misaka-senpai is really something!"

Although Chu Chun was happy, she was still a little angry and said, "Next time you should pay attention to yourself first."

Chiyo didn't respond but changed the subject, asking, "Where are the others? Surely you're not the only one?"

"Oh~ Mikoto-senpai and Shirai-san went to eat." Hatsuharu explained, "Saten-san was called away by Mako and the others."

In early spring, she explained things and also mentioned Touma.

During this time, Touma also came to visit. Although he was also injured, he recovered relatively quickly.

It's like every time I come, I'm in a sorry state. It means that I bring gifts, but I always encounter all sorts of strange reasons, and not only do I need to heal my wounds, but the gifts also get ruined.

“Oh…” Chiyo shook her head and said, “That guy is both the luckiest and the unluckiest person.”

"That's it~"

Haru didn't doubt Chiyo's words at all. She looked at Chiyo and thought for a long time, then seemed to have made up her mind and said, "I also want to become someone as excellent and reliable as Misaka-senpai, someone who is willing to risk everything for others."

If I previously felt that Chiyo was somewhat unapproachable and a bit cold and aloof...

"what?"

Chiyo didn't know why Haru suddenly said that. She remembered that Haru had said something similar to Kuroko before.

"You've already become that kind of person."

"Chiyo!" "Big Sister?"

Kuroko and Mikoto also happened to arrive at the hospital. Seeing that Chiyo had already gotten up, they quickly came over to check on her condition.

They exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Seeing that Chiyo was in relatively good spirits, Kuroko felt a little relieved. She had barely sat down when Chiyo asked, "Speaking of which, how's the Imagine Mage thing going?"

"Big Sister!" Hei Zi said somewhat unhappily, "Rest is most important for you right now, so don't worry about work."

"The doctor said that you should rest and relax."

“This is relaxing for me,” Chiyo said directly. “Only when things are resolved can I sleep peacefully.”

"Kuroko, you don't want me to be unable to sleep every night because of these things, do you?"

"Chiyo!" Mikoto said, a little annoyed, "You've only just woken up. Do you know how worried everyone has been about you these past few days? Even for everyone's sake, you need to rest and recover properly."

Mikoto is really, really, really afraid that something like this will happen again.

"Get some rest~" Chiyo said, "I'm not running! I just want to find out what's going on. You can't not let me know even the smallest thing, can you?"

Chiyo had something else to say, it seemed she had to get involved in this matter.

There's no ignoring it.

“That’s right…” Seeing Chiyo’s persistence, Kuroko had no way to refute her and could only say, “The investigation into the Phantasmagoria has reached a point where there is nothing left to investigate.”

Heizi quickly explained the current situation.

With the increasing number of people using the Phantasm, it has been proven that the Phantasm can indeed lead some people to be more prone to retaliating against society when faced with certain situations. Moreover, the main force spreading the Phantasm is also delinquents, which has brought great trouble to the work of the disciplinary committee.

But the problem is...

"Can't you find the source?" Chiyo said. "And you don't even know what caused the coma?"

Hmm, it seems like the end of the era for Gensokyoku is approaching.

How can we subtly suggest to them that Kiyama Harumi was behind this?

Chiyo had a bit of a headache.

These problems are easy to solve if you take action yourself.

The problem is that her current situation is not suitable for her to personally take charge of solving the problem, but she believes that things have already come to this point, and some mastermind behind the scenes will definitely not let her sit idle.

Did you conduct any investigation while you were at the hospital?

Chiyo thought for a moment and asked, "I remember there were people in this hospital who fainted because of Gensou no Mitsu."

“I did ask,” Mikoto said. “There were absolutely no conclusions, no answers about the cause of the coma or the operating mechanism of the Imagine Breaker.”

"I see." Chiyo thought for a moment and asked, "Did you look at the medical records?"

"What?"

Mikoto and Kuroko spoke in unison.

“It’s the medical records.” Chiyo asked, “Since they all fainted for the same reason, there must be some connection between them, right?”

"Check the medical records for anything similar, and conduct an investigation based on that similarity."

Chiyo thought for a moment and said, "Actually, this matter is not independent. You can think of it as a series of cases. Since it is a series of cases, these cases must have something in common. These commonalities can be the things that the criminals are really after."

"What you're really after?" Mikoto countered. "What do you mean by that?"

“Every cause has an effect.” Chiyo explained, “We use cause and effect to hypothesize a cause and then get a result, and then use the existing result to deduce the original cause. So, regarding the matter of the Imagine Might and Magic, we base it on three different hypotheses: first, money; second, charity; and third, revenge.”

"Based on what we know now, we can rule out money directly, because the investigation so far shows that the perpetrators either bought it from others or accidentally downloaded it online. They profited from the purchases but basically spent the money themselves, while the online downloads were free."

Chiyo countered, "So you think the person behind this is after money?"

Kuroko and Mikoto shook their heads. They had investigated some things with Chiyo and even tried to seduce delinquents themselves, but it was indeed difficult to trace the source of the leak further back.

"Does the other party feel they've made enough money?" Mikoto asked tentatively.

“Don’t underestimate people’s greed.” Chiyo shook her head and said, “Where in the world is there such a thing as having enough money?! If I can earn 10 dollars, why should I only earn one dollar? Even if I have to give up some profits, why should I let these street thugs who are not related to me earn those profits? There is no such thing as giving up profits in the world, only converting those profits into other profits to achieve other goals.”

Kuroko and Mikoto wanted to refute, but couldn't find a reason to do so. They felt that Chiyo's words seemed to have a certain...

This is beyond the scope of the curriculum.

Chiyo didn't really care whether they could understand or not. It wasn't that JD.com would make it a course that students had to learn starting from junior high school.

Successors to future high-ranking figures in Japan, like Kuroko and Mikoto, will eventually come into contact with such people, and someone will tell them about it, but that will happen sooner or later, not now.

Chiyo had no interest in breaking it down, dissecting it, or explaining it with examples; she quickly moved on to the next hypothetical scenario.

“Charity is even more out of the question,” Chiyo said. “This piece of junk could never be used for charity.”

Chiyo can say without reservation that, whether in her past or present life, whether in China or abroad, 90% of her so-called charity work has only two purposes.

Accumulating wealth and evading taxes.

Why are so many wealthy people so enthusiastic about charity?

Because of a kind heart?

Wrong! Because it allows for legitimate tax avoidance while also gaining the favor of the ignorant masses.

Of course, these words cannot be said aloud, otherwise it will lead to another argument.

However, the consequences of the fantasy master also made Mikoto and Kuroko agree with Chiyo's words.

"So it's revenge?" Chiyo asked herself again, "It's definitely not. There are many people who use the Imagine Breaker, but not many of them directly take revenge on society. Moreover, many of them are delinquents, but most of them profit from selling the Imagine Breaker rather than using the ability to take revenge directly. Even if they use the ability to commit crimes, most of them are for money. Things like drawing eyebrows or playing with bombs are a minority. And many of them fall into a coma."

"Does falling into a coma count?" Kuroko asked, seizing on this crucial point. "Wouldn't that be considered revenge against society?"

"You could say that," Chiyo said, not completely denying it but expressing her own thoughts.

"Personally, I think putting these people into a coma is more like a kind of insurance measure. The people who developed and announced it should know about the side effects of the Fantasy Master, and they should also know that once it is announced, there will be no way to control what people do after using it."

"Therefore, it is best to put these people into a temporary coma, and then wake them up after we have achieved our goal."

Well, that's not actually the case, but it makes it easier to understand.

Chapter 107 Don't Investigate the Wrong Case!

"As expected." Kuroko said with an "I knew it" look, "I really need to figure out how the Imagine Breaker works, and how exactly can one improve their abilities."

Mikoto and Haru both nodded in deep agreement, as if this was the direction of their investigation for the next period of time.

"what?!"

Chiyo suddenly found herself unable to continue her shouting.

Seriously? Seriously?! He's practically making it obvious!

Go check your medical records! They contain records of your brainwaves! Everyone's brainwaves are the same, so check that!

Why can't I just say it myself?!

Chiyo was exasperated. She could only feign curiosity and suppress her urge to complain, saying, "Why are you researching how the Imagine Breaker works?"

"How can you conduct an investigation if you don't study how it works?" Kuroko retorted.

"Forehead..."

Chiyo was speechless.

She found this part of the plot very confusing when she first watched it, and it became even more confusing after she started working and gained work experience.

I know this plot point is foreshadowing what's to come with my sister.

Can...

"Do you know what kind of feeling this investigation gives me?" Chiyo couldn't help but complain, "It's like you know the victim was killed by a chainsaw killer, but instead of investigating the killer, you study how the chainsaw works."

"If you thoroughly research a chainsaw, know its working principle, and can even design one, what can you do? Are you a mechanical engineer? Even if you know its working principle, you can't investigate anything."

In terms of solving the case, this part of the plot is completely useless!

In the end, what was the truly useful part? It was when the Underworld Soul Chaser called Mikoto and Kuroko to his clinic and showed them strange things in the patients' medical records that suspicions were placed on Kiyama Harumi.

The research on the Phantasm Master wasn't entirely useless; its only use was allowing Hatsuharu to use it and get herself killed. As for the internet and the theory of mainframes and extensions, they were all pointless.

All the brainwaves were consistent with those of Kiyama Haruo, which was sufficient evidence to summon him.

It can only be said that Haruhi Suzumiya is a member of the main group and is protected by the heavens, and at the same time, Haruhi Suzumiya is not a vicious person.

Otherwise, in early spring, one would either be tied up as a hostage or have to queue up to receive the Meng Po soup (a soup that erases memories of past lives).

"this..."

The three of them were also a bit confused by Chiyo's words. They felt that something was wrong but couldn't quite put their finger on it. They wanted to persist but didn't know what they were persisting for.

He stood there stunned for quite a while.

"Could it be..." Mikoto pondered for a long time before finally saying in a very uncertain tone, "It's like... um, the chainsaw killer you mentioned... it needs forensic research..."

Forensic pathologist? Ha!

Do you want to listen to what you're saying?

Chiyo said speechlessly, "The forensic doctor only needs to tell his colleagues the cause of death, the time of death, and the characteristics of the murder weapon. The forensic doctor only needs to know that a chainsaw was used, when the person died, where the fatal wound was, whether there were any signs of struggle during the process, and some basic information about the victim before and after death. The other detectives don't study the working principle of chainsaws. They just need to know that it was a chainsaw, where the chainsaw came from, where it went, who used it, and who had the chainsaw on the day of the incident."

"So you don't need to study how the Imagine Breaker works at all. Just know that it's useful. If you were the court, you would study the victims, study what they have in common, look at their medical records and files to find clues."

Chiyo stated bluntly, "All the clues are not based on the principles of that broken Gensokyoku. With such a large number of people falling into a coma, the clues must be on the patients."

Chiyo felt she needed to explain things more clearly.

"I can make a lot of inferences based on the information we have right now, even without leaving the hospital. The Fantasy Master is an audio device. We don’t know how it works yet, but it’s definitely an audio device that stimulates the brain to enhance abilities. This should also be an important reason for the coma."

"Therefore, the direction of the investigation should be to collect the medical records of those who have clearly been or are suspected of being in a coma due to the use of Imagine Breaker, with a particular focus on brain examinations, to see if there are any similarities, and to think about why they are similar."

"Well..." Chu Chun wanted to ask something else.

But Chiyo interrupted her, saying, "Don't bother with that. Just ask a neurosurgeon or someone who specializes in brain research what kind of situation this could cause."

Then there's no need for any further explanation; all that's needed is to follow the clues and catch the culprit.

If you really want to know how it works, just ask the murderer.