Chapter Five: Believers Share the Weight

Twelve minutes after Hengyuan’s announcement, the first phone accident occurred. A delivery rider’s device gained fourteen kilos and tore his handlebars sideways. Twenty-seven phones punched through the floor of a bus. A brokerage charging cabinet fell from a wall and injured six people. Not every investor was affected. Short sellers, casual readers, and people who placed orders for spouses without believing the claims carried ordinary phones. Weight came to those who believed in the accident-free battery and invested—or persuaded others to invest—because of it. Xu named the rule belief-weight. “The architect spreads a lie and divides secret-weight among believers,” she said. “Victims become load-bearers without becoming accomplices.”