Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Ran's face instantly turned red: "It's so rude of you to talk like that, Conan. You shouldn't be saying these things now..."

"Hahahaha—" Hideaki Oda burst into laughter. "Quite a few people have tried to scare me with this legend, but I'm not afraid at all. Just wait and see, I'll definitely attract a lot of customers!"

Chu Ming looked at the president who was spouting nonsense and couldn't help but shake his head. He was too naive. How could what others said be the same as what the Grim Reaper said?

Sure enough, the order for "Is Death Dead?" was delivered on time the next day.

The day before yesterday, when Conan and his friends were visiting a temple, Mr. Okabe, who was showing them around, suddenly called Kogoro Mouri and said that the ghosts and spirits had started causing trouble again and hoped that he would come quickly.

Chu Ming followed them to the five-story pagoda. Following Okabe's directions, he saw a person hanging precariously on the top of the pagoda.

"That's—President Oda???" Kogoro Mori frowned. "I'll go up the tower and check. Ran, call the police!"

"Conan, I've discovered you're a jinx, and I have evidence." Chu Ming squatted down and muttered to Conan, "Look, you just said yesterday he'd get his comeuppance, and today he's hanging up there. Did you secretly curse him?"

"Brother Chu Ming, what nonsense are you talking about!" Conan rolled his eyes, looking speechless. "How could I possibly die just because of something I said? Believe in science!"

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In a world of science, there is no science. After all, Newton would be turning in his grave if he could even dream of science.

Chapter 190 President Ah

Seeing Conan roll his eyes at him, Chu Ming couldn't help but rub his head vigorously.

“I used to see a murder case once a year, but ever since I met you, I always encounter a case whenever I go out with you. Do you think you're cursed? Go to the temple and pray.”

Conan wanted to refute it, but he found that he couldn't find any points to refute it!

Seeing that Conan had nothing to say, Chu Ming stood up triumphantly.

The magnetic field he just discovered was in the nearby grass, not on the five-story tower.

This means that the victim did not hang himself from the tower.

At this moment, Inspector Yokomizo rushed over and started discussing the matter with Kogoro Mouri. He was gradually persuaded by Kogoro Mouri to believe that it was a suicide.

Conan had just failed to refute the argument when he went to the tower alone to look for clues. When he returned, he was deep in thought.

"Brother Chu Ming, this isn't a suicide, it's homicide. Mr. Xiao Tian's foot was a short distance from the railing..."

Chu Ming, who was frantically searching for Oda Hideaki's lost wallet and preparing to rob the dead to help himself, turned around and responded with a few "uh-huhs" in response.

Conan squatted to the side and chattered on and on. Seeing that Chu Ming was still staring at the ground and searching everywhere, he couldn't help but get annoyed.

"Brother Chu Ming, are you even listening to me?!"

Chu Ming's expression turned solemn: "How could it not be found? Where could the victim's wallet have been left?"

Conan suddenly realized: "Brother Chuming, you think Mr. Oda didn't commit suicide, right? The wallet is also a big mystery. Mr. Oda didn't change his clothes, but his wallet is missing. Why would someone who is about to commit suicide care where his wallet is? ...Yes, I need to go check again!"

"Huh?" Chu Ming came back to his senses and saw Conan's energetic back. He was a little confused. What did he just say?

"President—President—ah—"

In the distance, a figure came running towards them, dragging out a long, drawn-out cry. He collapsed beside President Oda's body, weeping uncontrollably, probably more heartbroken than if his own parents had died.

Chu Ming's gaze gradually locked on the suspect. Good heavens, you're the murderer, aren't you? This acting was way over the top!

"Who are you?" Inspector Yokomizo and Kogoro Mori were startled by his mournful cry.

The man stood up, wiped away his tears, and said, "I am Yosuke Kagura, the manager of the Oda Hotel."

"Were you here last night?"

Yosuke Hiramura waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, I haven't been here. I went to Tokyo on a business trip yesterday while the president was having dinner with some guests, and I just got back."

"Do you know if President Oda has any signs of suicidal intent?"

Yosuke Hiramura lowered his head, his face full of sorrow: "To be honest, the president is actually very distressed. I went on this business trip to raise funds. If we can't raise the funds, the company may not be able to pay salaries by the end of this month. The president has been looking worried about this lately."

Chu Ming stared at him suspiciously: "That can't be right. We saw a thick wad of cash in the president's wallet last night."

Yosuke Hiramura calmly said, "That's because our president is concerned about his image and is embarrassed to show his embarrassment in front of outsiders. Yesterday, the president was also very distressed because the temple wanted to take legal action."

"Really? But I remember you left a long time ago yesterday. How did you know—someone from the temple came last night?" Chu Ming revealed a mocking smile, staring at Yosuke Harumura.

Yosuke Hiramura was starting to get nervous, because Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Yokomizo were also staring at him with suspicion.

In all the previous cases, as long as Chu Ming started asking questions, it meant that he had a general idea of ​​who the murderer was, and his guesses were basically correct.

So, seeing Chu Ming's posture, the group naturally began to regard Yosuke Kasumura as the prime suspect.

"Well, that's because last night, the president called me last night. Yes, he called me and talked about this!"

Yosuke Hiramura wiped his sweat, finally managing to come up with a reason.

"Really? Mr. Kasumura, could I borrow your wallet to take a look? I remember the president should have a thick wad of cash with him—"

Chu Ming was furious just thinking about it; this money should have been his!

Yosuke Hiramura interrupted him directly: "If you're going to say that there are the president's fingerprints on the money next to me, then that's for sure. This money was given to me by the president to hand over to our business partners!"

"Oh~ it seems Mr. Kagura's excuse is quite convincing?"

As Chu Ming spoke, he opened Yosuke Kasumura's wallet, and sure enough, there was a thick wad of banknotes inside.

Kogoro Mouri looked at him suspiciously: "This money looks about the same thickness as the money in the president's bag before? Could it be—"

"I already said the club president gave it to me! Don't accuse me without any proof!!!"

Chu Ming snapped his wallet shut, dodging Yosuke Kasumura's hand as he reached for it.

"When did Mr. Tsunemura go to Tokyo yesterday?"

"As I said, I arrived while you were still eating, around 5 o'clock."

"Did you come back halfway through?" Chu Ming pressed on.

"no!"

Chu Ming reopened his wallet: "That's strange. You left at five o'clock, so how come the president's receipt for the cigars he bought at 7:30 is in your bag?"

Looking at the thin invoice held between Chu Ming's fingers, Yosuke Hiramura completely lost his excuse and knelt down with a thud.

"It's all his fault—"

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Chapter 191 Why Do I Need to Know the Technique? (Bonus Chapter 1)

Before he could finish his outburst, Chu Ming interrupted his attack.

"Don't give me any reasons, I don't want to hear them. Officer Yokomizo, take him away now."

Just as Conan finished investigating the scene and came out with a furrowed brow, he saw Inspector Yokomizo handcuffing Yosuke Kiyomura and preparing to take him away.

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What's going on? Why did it suddenly fast forward again? Have I seen this scene somewhere before?

Conan had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, when he asked the police officer next to him what was going on, the officer told him that Chu Ming had already deduced the murderer and even found the evidence!

Conan was shocked and immediately pressed for details about the method and motive of the crime, but the police shook their heads and told him that Chu Ming had not said anything.

Conan was about to listen carefully to the method of the crime, but he received such an answer, leaving his heart hanging in suspense.

"Brother Chu Ming, you've found the murderer, but do you know what method he used?"

Conan ran to Chu Ming's side, tugged at his clothes, and asked with a heart full of doubt.

Chu Ming looked bewildered: "We have all the evidence, and the murderer has confessed, so why do I need to know the method?"

Conan was speechless. That's what Chu Ming said, but he only knew the culprit, not the method. He was so frustrated!

Chu Ming waved his hand: "Let's go, the uncle said he'd take us fishing. We'll take the statement later."

Conan followed behind, fuming. He still had many mysteries to solve, and his mind was in a complete mess.

This feeling is like you're working on a really difficult math problem. You've just finished reading the question, have some ideas, and are about to study it carefully when your deskmate suddenly throws the answer in front of you.

There was only one answer, no process, no analysis, nothing at all. After giving the answer, they simply put the question away and moved on to the next one.

So frustrating!

This anger didn't subside even when he was sitting in Kogoro Mouri's car. He refused to sit next to Chu Ming and instead sat in the far corner of the back seat, at least one and a half seats away from Chu Ming.

Chu Ming looked at Conan beside him, who had his arms crossed and was pouting, and felt that Conan's face was saying: Come and coax me.

But Chu Ming, that wicked adult, not only didn't coax him, but instead took a picture of him looking like a pufferfish.

Conan turned around incredulously: "Brother Chu Ming, you were secretly taking pictures of me!"

Ran, sitting in front of her, smiled broadly as she looked at the photo Chu Ming had sent her: "Conan usually seems like a little adult, but I never expected him to be so cute, hahaha, he's so adorable~"

Conan was both angry and embarrassed. He was about to say something to salvage his image when Kogoro Mouri suddenly drove the car to some unknown place, making the road extremely bumpy.

Chu Ming quickly grabbed the handle above the back seat to steady himself, but Conan was not so lucky. He had just sat in the corner in a huff, and now that the car was jolted, he was bouncing around in the car like a ball.

After finally bringing the car to a stop, Conan sullenly leaned forward and asked, "Uncle, did you take the wrong road again?!"

Conan with a pout

Chu Ming clapped silently from behind: "This is really clever."