Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

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Conan felt hurt both physically and mentally, so he went to Professor Agasa's place to play with the Junior Detective League kids.

Sitting in the coffee shop, Chu Ming opened his system panel and added all the magnetic fields he had recently acquired to combat. He was now level 86 in combat, and his disguise skill, thanks to Vermouth's careful guidance, was level 71. Now he could disguise himself without spending points to create a new face.

Great, I've saved some points! And those points can be added to my fighting skills, so it keeps going!

He will definitely grow stronger quietly and amaze everyone.

Maybe we can catch Gin off guard, and then—hehe~

Looking at the task on his phone, Chu Ming, using the face of Matsutake Yusuke, drank coffee while waiting for Bourbon to meet him.

Bourbon got the lion's share of the last mission, but he went out to play for a few days, leaving the missions unfinished. That's when we need a hardworking and kind little bee to help out~ Anyway, there's nothing confidential about the mission.

Bourbon strode into the coffee shop with a brisk pace, his face full of resentment, and immediately began to complain: "I don't think this task allocation is very reasonable, what do you think?"

Chu Ming pushed the coffee he had ordered for him in front of him: "What's unreasonable about it? Doesn't the younger brother have to drive along when the older brother is on a mission? Look at Gin and Vodka, and then look at yourself. Your awareness is far worse than Vodka's!"

Bourbon sipped his coffee and retorted quietly, "As far as I know, Gin is the one driving most of the time."

Chu Ming became interested upon hearing this. He sat up straight and leaned closer to Amuro Tooru, asking curiously, "How did you know that? Is this the capability of you intelligence agents? Do you have any other gossip to share with me?"

Amuro Tooru looked at the head that was almost in front of him and stepped back with his coffee.

"If you want to hear gossip, that's fine, but then these tasks—"

Chu Ming waved his hand readily: "Okay."

Amuro Tooru had just smiled when Chu Ming's next words nearly gave him a heart attack.

“I heard from Rum that you, Bourbon, love your job the most. Since you are so sincere in your request, I, as your older brother, have no choice but to grant your wish. You will complete all these tasks by yourself, and I will not interfere!”

Looking at Chu Ming, whose face was full of righteous indignation as if he were reciting an oath, Amuro Tooru's lips twitched a few times.

"No, no, that's not what I meant—"

Chu Ming interrupted him decisively: "Alright, stop talking. Big brother understands. Come on, drink your coffee. It's all in the coffee. Cheers!"

Watching Chu Ming quickly pick up his cup and clink glasses with him, Amuro Tooru wished he could pour the coffee in his hand onto Chu Ming's face.

Chapter 198: Is this referring to Gin?

Impressed by Amuro Tooru's diligence, Chu Ming happily transferred several tasks to him.

Ignoring Bourbon's fiery eyes, I couldn't help but sigh again.

Bourbon, what a good man!

Currently, Chu Ming only has one mission left, which is related to APTX-4869 and is a long-term mission.

It's related to the information they obtained in Maehara City.

After confirmation, this document was found to be the same batch of documents that Sherry's parents, Atsushi Miyano and Elena Miyano, had previously lost, and it was of the same type as the documents lost after Sherry's disappearance.

Hmm, I should secretly ask Sherry where all the documents she took with her when she left.

Amuro Tooru watched Chu Ming in front of him slurping his coffee, nodding his head and lost in thought, unaware of what he was thinking.

He subtly interrupted Chu Ming's thoughts: "This mission—"

Seeing that he still wanted to bring up the old matter, Chu Ming coughed lightly: "It's not that I don't want to help you, I've been busy lately. You probably don't know, but those FBI agents have entered the country again, especially that Shuichi Akai. I don't know why he likes to sneak into Japan so much. I don't know what the Japanese public security is doing. The FBI openly entered the country and they didn't react at all. They're all useless."

Amuro Tooru's grip on his coffee cup tightened, a rare and chilling aura emanating from him: "Shuichi Akai is in Japan?"

Chu Ming looked at Bourbon, who was no longer concerned about whether the mission was reasonable, and nodded: "You don't know, this Shuichi Akai just swaggered into the country openly. Tsk tsk, I don't know what those police officers were doing. Their faces must have been slapped until they were swollen."

Amuro Tooru squinted, then suddenly put on a rare smile: "This organization is our mortal enemy. Can you take me with you when you're taking them down, Big Brother?"

Looking at Bourbon's smiling face, Chu Ming regretfully 'rejected' him: "Other things are fine, but Shuichi Akai is too strong. You're just an intelligence agent, this isn't suitable. Your brother won't let you lose your life in vain."

Amuro Tooru gritted his teeth. Now he knows he's an intelligence agent? Why didn't he remember sending him on those crazy missions before?

"Alright, quick, where's the gossip you wanted to share with me? Hurry, hurry!" Chu Ming's eyes lit up. "Is there any about Gin?"

“Yes.” Amuro Tooru took a sip of coffee, recalling some rumors he had heard while researching information. “But they’re not guaranteed to be true, and you can’t tell the person involved that I told you.”

Chu Ming waved his hand excitedly: "It's nothing, it's nothing. I just wanted to have some fun, and I'm keeping my mouth shut!"

"Wow……"

"My God..."

"Alas……"

As Chu Ming listened, he made strange exclamations.

People in the coffee shop couldn't help but glance in their direction. Chu Ming didn't seem to notice, but Amuro Tooru felt extremely uncomfortable.

"...That's why Chianti fell deeply in love with Calvados, but unfortunately, Calvados only had eyes for Vermouth."

Amuro Tooru told Chu Ming all the gossip he knew, but deliberately kept Gin from saying anything.

"Alright, alright, now for the main event, where's Gin!" Chu Ming was having so much fun listening to the story that he felt he had collected a ton of material, which he would later tinker with and revise to fit into his novel.

Amuro Tooru drank his coffee silently, oblivious to everything else.

"Alright, alright, I'll take you with me when we ambush Shuichi Akai later."

Amuro Tooru then looked up and told Chu Ming the secrets he had heard about Gin.

"It is said that several years ago, during one of his missions..."

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Just as Chu Ming was listening to the story with great interest, he unexpectedly heard a familiar voice.

"Hello, we..."

"You must be the Junior Detective Club. The professor has reserved seats for you. Please follow me."

Just then, Chu Ming was sitting near the door. He looked over when he heard the sound and, sure enough, came in with the waiter. It was Conan and the Junior Detective League.

Wow, another magnetic field is coming so soon, how wonderful!

As Amuro Tooru was talking, he noticed that Chu Ming's eyes were glancing at the doorway a few times. He turned his head to look as well, and his eyes met Conan's habitually wandering gaze.

Conan saw a familiar face, and his heart started pounding.

It's them again! What are they doing here? Are they here to kill someone? Or do they have some kind of mission?

Conan remained outwardly calm and sat down at the table with the other children, ordering an ice cream.

Sitting in the chair, using the pillar behind him for cover, Conan would occasionally turn around to see what the two were talking about.

Amuro Tooru looked at the rather familiar-looking child. Was this the one Granburg had rescued in Izu? He had also seen him at the movie theater later.

Is Japan really that small that it's so easy to bump into someone?

Amuro Tooru secretly glanced at Conan's location, then quietly looked at Chu Ming. He turned back to ask Kazama to investigate the little boy, hoping to uncover Granbury's identity.

Chu Ming also saw Amuro Tooru's gaze and smiled knowingly.

Although he didn't intentionally bring Amuro Tooru to meet Conan, this was the third time they had run into each other. Given Amuro Tooru's shrewdness, he would definitely become suspicious and investigate.

Chu Ming's lips curled up slightly. Since the organization wanted to separate Fujino Chu Ming and Granburg, they must have made thorough preparations. Amuro Tooru's attempt to investigate alone would likely be fruitless.

The coffee shop gradually filled up, and Chu Ming signaled to Amuro Tooru that there was no need to continue. Actually, there wasn't much gossip about Gin, and most of it was just speculation and rumors spread by others...

What Amuro Tooru just said, that Gin was deceived by a woman on his first mission and suffered heartbreak, which is why he's so cold now... What kind of nonsense is that?

Does this sound like Gin?

Vodka would be more like it.

Chapter 199 The Rice Flower Law

Chu Ming was chatting casually with Amuro Tooru when two people suddenly entered, one after the other.

As they walked, one of the unkempt men complained that his job was too boring and had no future, and that he was already planning to find someone else.

Chu Ming clearly saw a flash of murderous intent in the man's eyes after hearing his complaint.

This discovery made him sit up straight, somewhat looking forward to the magnetic field that was about to appear.

As Amuro Tooru was talking, he noticed that Chu Ming's gaze had shifted, so he looked over as well.

What happened to those two?

Chu Ming turned around, a slight smile playing on his lips, revealing a hint of wickedness: "I saw something interesting."

"Something interesting?" Amuro Tooru paused, then tilted his head to look more closely, but didn't find anything interesting. "What's interesting about it?"

"I saw a boss who made empty promises and an employee who didn't want to do the bare minimum. According to the 'rice flower law'—"

—One of these two people must be eliminated. However, Chu Ming did not tell Amuro Tooru about this self-concluding rule.

So Amuro Tooru was completely baffled: "The Rice Flower Law?"

Conan had been secretly watching the two through the pillar, noticing their gazes—especially the dark-skinned one who kept glancing at the two people who had just entered through the window.

Is this their goal?

Conan's heart tightened, and he touched his pockets, because he hadn't brought any equipment with him when he came out to play with the Detective Boys.

Even the anesthetic needles, which hadn't been used for several days because Chu Ming had been solving cases recently, were taken down and given to the doctor for maintenance.

What should I do? What if they suddenly attack and hurt someone? How can I stop them?