A Scientific Urban Detective

"This money is all I earned with my own intelligence." Keisaku held the money box tightly in her arms with a nervous look, watching the security teachers who broke in with vigilance.

After thinking about it, she still felt uneasy, so she handed it to the liquefied shadow beside her.

The small liquid metal doll directly swallowed the suitcase into its body... making its body look like a rectangular suitcase.

"I assisted a research institute in improving the formula of room-temperature liquid metal." Keisaku pointed to the liquefied shadow and said, "And I have also applied for a patent. This money is the patent usage fee they paid me!"

Then, out of a desire to show off, Keisaku wanted to show off in front of Dolly, so she deliberately took all the money out and brought it to the ward in cash...

When she said these words, Keisaku was actually a little guilty, because she didn't earn this money entirely on her own.

Although she did improve the formula of liquid metal, in the end, this "research" was conducted for her own sake from the beginning—she wanted to improve the practicality and combat effectiveness of the "Liquefied Shadow" as much as possible, so she found a research institute in the field of basic materials to cooperate with under the assistance of Misaki Shokuhou.

She didn't know how Misaki Shokuhou operated it, but it was clear that she was the one who had something to ask for, wanting to ask the research institute to help develop suitable liquid metal; but in the end, it turned out that the other party paid to buy the patent right to use the liquid metal.

So, to be precise, not all of this money was earned by Keisaku on her own. At least half of the credit should go to Misaki Shokuhou.

Of course, there was no need to confess this kind of thing in front of others.

The security teacher immediately called to verify and quickly confirmed Keisaku's statement.

This completely cleared her suspicion.

"Then, please take a look at this video, Keisaku-san..." The security teacher turned to the expert for consultation.

Keisaku said "Oh" and cooperated obediently.

"This looks really like my ability..." After watching the video, Keisaku was also a little speechless, but she quickly said, "But this is really not me!"

Saying that, she pointed to the small doll next to her: "And this liquid metal is very expensive. Even if I am the developer, I only got this little bit. It is impossible to make such a large doll."

The new formula of liquid metal is still in the laboratory preparation stage, the output is very limited, and the cost is extremely high. The reason why Keisaku's patent usage fee was only 20 million yen was because she exchanged most of the reward for this liquid metal.

According to her, a liquid metal the size of an adult's body would cost nearly 100 million yen. There is really no need to use such an expensive prop to steal a mere 100 million yen in cash.

"Of course, if you don't pursue performance, there are other cheaper formulas that can be used," Keisaku added, "Maybe that's the case?"

"Have someone go to the sewer entrance to try to sample and analyze it." The security guard responded quickly.

Then he continued to ask: "Keisaku-san, which research institute are you cooperating with? We are going to investigate there next."

Soon, the security teachers who had obtained new clues left in a hurry, but this time they did not continue to bring Lin Wuming and the other three with them.

The Judgment trio stayed in the ward and did not leave immediately.

Miwei Kofuku looked at the small doll with interest, and felt very novel and admired when she saw it looking alive.

"Amazing, the movements are so agile and realistic, almost no different from real humans."

"Because I control it as another body." Keisaku said.

This was also the inspiration she got in the previous battle. As a "manipulation type" superpower, the easiest way to exert the ability user's strength is the "human body" itself.

For example, Lin Wuming, in his opinion, the most convenient way to use the intangible and immaterial thought power is as an extension of his hands and feet—so there are those menacing "tentacles".

The object that Keisaku manipulates is more specific—it is liquid metal with a physical body.

Therefore, for her, the most natural application is to turn liquid metal into a human form like herself, and then manipulate it like manipulating her own body.

Just like now, Keisaku seems to be sitting quietly and dignifiedly on the bed, without any movement; but in fact, the little doll at her feet is very lively, using its height advantage to run around the ward.

"Keisaku," Lin Wuming said suddenly, "Actually, you can make a doll the size of an adult, right? Even if there is not enough liquid metal raw material."

The little doll stopped, seemed to be silent for a while, and then began to expand and grow bigger, like blowing a balloon.

—No one stipulates that dolls must be solid.

The enlarged doll's movements were a little slow, and Keisaku controlled it carefully, and some parts would dent and become distorted if she was not careful.

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"This has no combat power at all." Keisaku shrugged and said.

"It's okay, Keisaku-chan is already great!" Dolly clapped and encouraged her.

"A level 4 esper can only do this," Lin Wuming looked at the doll in front of him and said, "To be like what you saw in the video, you must not only have enough liquid metal, but also be manipulated by a esper of the same level... Is there a second level 4 'Liquefied Shadow' in Academy City?"

"No, in fact, there isn't even one." Keisaku corrected awkwardly, "Wuming-senpai, I'm only level 3, I don't know why you always think I'm level 4..."

Influenced by Misaki Shokuhou, Keisaku is also hiding her true strength. But it's not entirely intentional—it's just that she hasn't retested her ability level and updated the library information.

"Okay..." Lin Wuming patted his forehead and didn't explain much, "Find a chance to retest, I believe you have reached level 4."

Besides Misaki Shokuhou, no one else knows that he is a "time-traveler". Of course, Lin Wuming would not take the initiative to expose himself.

"Actually, what I want to say is, are there other types of superpowers that can do similar things?" Lin Wuming said his thoughts, "Even if it's not a superpower, can we remotely control liquid metal robots just by relying on technology?"

Lin Wuming wasn't just guessing randomly for no reason. You must know that before he traveled through time, liquid metal robots had already been born in the laboratory in that world without "superpowers"—although they were still in a very rudimentary and primitive state, it at least meant that it was possible to do this using scientific technology.

Academy City's technological level was already very high, known as "thirty years ahead of the outside world."

—According to the setting in the movie Terminator, Skynet will appear in thirty years, wouldn't liquid metal robots be even more a matter of course...

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