Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Chu Ming looked around. The entire restaurant was surrounded by an aquarium, with fish of all sizes, shapes and colors swimming around. There were also artificial mountains and aquatic plants, making the whole restaurant very stylish.

There was even a Ferrari F40 on the display stand in the middle of the hall.

If this place hadn't been blown up, Kidd would probably have loved it here.

Suddenly, a dense magnetic field was drawn to Chu Ming's side. After absorbing it, Chu Ming looked in the direction the magnetic field had come from and saw that Xu Shengyi was completely lifeless, swimming around the aquarium with the fish in the tank.

Chu Ming quickly took out his phone and called Inspector Megure. He was the first person to discover the body, and if he didn't call the police, what if the police treated him as a suspect later?

Chapter 220 Lucky or Unlucky?

Chu Ming stood in the lobby, having just called Inspector Megure. He was also planning to come here because when they visited Sawaki Kohei, they mentioned having an appointment with Asahi Katsuyoshi that afternoon. Since Asahi Katsuyoshi's name contains the number nine, Inspector Megure suggested that they all go to the Water Crystal together. However, he received Chu Ming's emergency call on the way.

Chu Ming's eyes sparkled as he watched Ze Mu Gongping enter, hoping that more people like him would come so that he could soon reach the pinnacle of martial arts.

Besides Inspector Megure and his group, several other people whose names contained numbers also came along.

Chu Ming jumped directly into the Ferrari on display, adjusted the seat and lay down. He didn't plan to move until the building was blown up; he was going to wait here for the magnetic field to be delivered to him.

During their casual conversation, the group discovered a letter written by Asahi Katsuyoshi to Sawaki Kohei, instructing him to retrieve wine from the cellar. Since Asahi Katsuyoshi's body had already been discovered by Chu Ming, the group deduced that the letter was a trap set by Murakami Takeshi and advised him not to put himself in danger.

Sawaki Kohei nodded, indicating that he would not fall for the murderer's trick. After the group separated, the lights in the entire hall were suddenly turned off, and Koyama Nana's magnetic field successfully became nourishment for Chu Ming to become stronger.

Chu Ming jumped out of the car a few seconds before the lights came on. Although he really didn't want to get involved, he still had to put on an act in front of Conan.

"Brother Chu Ming, are you alright?" Ran walked over with Conan, her slightly anxious gaze sweeping over Chu Ming. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was safe and sound.

"I'm fine, but Miss Nana—"

Kogoro Mouri reached out and checked his breath: "He's dead."

Chu Ming nodded. He was dead, but he had already obtained the magnetic field. If the person could come back to life, he would take him to the organization.

"No matter what, let's leave here first, shall we? After all, we're at the bottom of the sea. What if Murakami Jo—" Chu Ming didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present knew what he meant.

If he were to tamper with their surroundings, they would all be trapped and die at the bottom of the sea.

Kogoro Mouri clenched his fists tightly: "Damn it!"

"No, we can't get out. The door we just came in through is locked with an electronic lock." Ze Muping's brows were full of frustration as he shook the door vigorously.

"Let me try."

Chu Ming clenched his fist, walked to the door, gathered his energy, and kicked the door hard.

After all, it was an underwater restaurant, and the entire door was filled with steel bars. Chu Ming's kick only slightly deflected the door; it would take a long time before he could open it completely.

Chu Ming stretched for a bit and then called Xiao Lan to try it out too: "Just think of this door as Shinichi Kudo. He's been gone for so long without even a phone call. And now that he's finally back, he's got a little fangirl who's totally obsessed with him with her..."

Conan watched as Ran's momentum grew stronger as Chu Ming maliciously framed her, and he couldn't help but swallow hard. "Help, Ran is terrifying like this."

"Shin! Ichi! You! Bastard!!!" Ran kicked to the side, denting a hole in the steel door and cracking the frame. Seeing that the door was about to be smashed open by the two strange, strong men if dragged on any longer, Sawaki Kohei quickly pressed the bomb switch in his hand.

With a loud bang, the glass of the water tanks around the restaurant shattered, and surging water poured into the restaurant through the cracks. The people standing there were instantly swept away by the water. Chu Ming stretched his body as much as possible in the water until the suction of the whirlpool disappeared, and then he floated to the surface.

Once on the water, Chu Ming subconsciously looked around. Hmm? Where was his tool? Such a big—such a small tool?

He clearly saw Conan swimming upstream in the water, and Ran wasn't there either. It seems Conan went to rescue Ran.

Kogoro Mouri, standing beside him, looked anxious and was about to hand the person he was holding to Chu Ming so he could go find Ran.

Chu Ming patted his hand reassuringly, took a breath, and dived underwater.

? ? ? ?

Wait, what are you two doing underwater?

Ran's leg was trapped under a car in the exhibition hall, and Conan should have rushed down to save her, no doubt about it.

but--!

Chu Ming watched the two people kissing passionately next to the Porsche. He shouldn't be here; he should be under the car.

However, Conan's situation is like the Calabash Brothers trying to save their grandfather; he ended up getting his own foot stuck in the truck while trying to save someone.

Even knowing that Ran was giving Conan a boost, Chu Ming still felt like he, a single guy, had been dealt a critical blow.

Sure enough, a breath of divine energy successfully saved Conan's life, and his foot, which he couldn't pull out no matter what he did, was easily pulled out from the wheel.

Conan, who was just about to rescue Ran, saw Chu Ming's dark eyes beside him and suddenly his face turned completely red, even his ears were flushed, which was especially noticeable under the reflection of the water.

Chu Ming didn't have time to tease Conan. He grabbed the hood of the car and lifted it up with force. The whole car swayed, and Ran took the opportunity to pull her legs back. Seeing that the two of them were free, Chu Ming grabbed one of them and swam to the surface of the water.

Sigh, will Ran's African bloodline, which is usually suppressed by her good luck, suddenly retaliate fiercely in the movie?

Everyone says that Sonoko is rich because of her family background, Kid is rich because of his hard work, and Ran is rich because she got a windfall.

Before, I saw Xiaolan winning this lottery today and that ticket tomorrow, and she could even win big in a game of cards. But is all this good luck earned through these life-or-death ordeals?

Chapter 221 They kidnapped the wrong person; they've taken a narrow path.

Kogoro Mori clung to a rock, holding onto someone in each hand, anxiously peering into the water.

The moment Chu Ming emerged from the water with Ran and Conan, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Uncle, I found a hole that was blown open down there. It looks like we need to dive out from there.” Chu Ming pointed to the hole underwater.

Minoru Nishina's face was filled with terror: "What? But I can't swim! If I go down like this—"

"So you're not going to go out? Are you just going to stay in the water like this? Lying here without food or water?" Chu Ming tilted his head, thinking that it wasn't impossible. He could wait ten days or so until the man starved to death before coming back to take away his magnetic field.

"...No, I'd better go out with you."

Chu Ming smiled, grabbed Xiao Lan's arm, and dived down. He originally wanted to do something underwater to stop them and make some extra money, but it wouldn't be convenient to do anything with Conan with him. Oh well, with Conan around, there's no need to worry about not having a magnetic field.

Conan followed Chu Ming closely, holding Ran's other hand tightly, looking somewhat worried.

Chu Ming took a deep breath, dived into the water, and swam out through the blasted hole. It was at least thirty meters below the surface, and all he could see was darkness, except for a beam of light hanging down from the sea. The group swam upwards following the light, the pressure of the seabed stimulating their eardrums.

Xiao Lan had just suffocated and exhausted a lot of energy. At the moment, Chu Ming could only pull her upstream. When they reached the shore, Kogoro Mouri took Xiao Lan from the shore and placed her on a stone platform. He gave her a relieved smile and said, "It's alright now. We're safe."

Conan followed closely nearby, saying, "Yes, Ran-neechan, we're safe now."

Ran thanked Conan softly, "Thank you, Conan~"

Conan recalled the kiss he had shared underwater, and the lingering softness on his lips made his face flush red all the way to his neck.

Apart from Chu Ming, no one else noticed the awkwardness of looking down and seeing Conan.

Chu Ming stepped forward and ruffled Conan's hair: "What's wrong? After all this time, you finally got to kiss her, and you've gone crazy?"

Conan covered his face with his hands, trying to cool it down, and said with a strange shyness, "Brother Chu Ming, please stop talking!"

Just as Conan was immersed in a pink bubble, Chu Ming suddenly felt a magnetic field pulling him in.

Ok?

He remembered that the model Nana in the movie was the last one to die. Was he mistaken?

Just then, a slight commotion came from the direction of the magnetic field. Chu Ming and Conan walked over there and saw Nishina Minoru lying on the ground with his chest flat on the ground. Sawaki Kohei was kneeling next to him, looking up with surprise and guilt.

"He's... beyond saving... I'm sorry, I..."

Conan rushed over and looked closely: "What's wrong with Mr. Nishina?"

Sawaki Kohei said apologetically, "It was me. Mr. Nishina choked on water, and I thought that since I'm a qualified lifeguard, I wanted to give him CPR, but I didn't expect—"

"Sigh, the water's still too deep. It's alright, you've done your best." Kogoro Mouri patted him on the shoulder. "Don't blame yourself too much—uh—"

Conan, seeing that Sawaki Kohei had actually killed someone right in front of him while he was off guard, shot Kogoro Mouri in the neck with a tranquilizer dart.

Chu Ming hasn't discovered the truth yet today, so it seems it'll be his turn to forcibly log into Kogoro Mouri's account and deduce things again.

"Mr. Nishina choked on water. Mr. Sawaki, as a professional lifeguard, why did you lay him down flat and start artificial respiration immediately? You didn't check if there were any foreign objects in his airway before starting artificial respiration. That's how you killed him in front of everyone!"

Conan, wearing a voice changer, sternly rebuked Sawaki Kohei.

Sawaki Kohei's fingers trembled slightly, but he remained outwardly calm: "This time, I was indeed overconfident. I thought that once I obtained my lifeguard qualification, I could save people. However, there's a difference between actual operation and real life, which is why I—"

"You killed Miss Nana, didn't you? The evidence is that when you killed her, she grabbed your arm, and the cork she was holding fell into your pocket. You only have the last Ace of Spades left, which should still be in your pocket, right?"

Chu Ming stood on the shore, his whole body sticky and uncomfortable. The sea breeze kept blowing, making him feel very uncomfortable. Seeing that Conan was still slowly reasoning and preparing to argue with Sawaki Kohei, he couldn't help but blurt out the conclusion and flip the table.

"..."

Conan, holding the voice changer, stood dumbfounded behind a pillar. What was he doing?! Wasn't this his turf?!

Chu Ming kept an eye on Ze Mu's every move. He didn't want to be in such a bad mood and have to play a childish game of chasing him. So when Ze Mu took out the bomb remote control from his pocket, he casually grabbed a playing card from Conan's hand and threw it away.

The thin card made a loud thud against the wind, and Ze Mugong felt a sharp pain in his hand as if he had been cut by a blunt knife, causing the remote control to fly out of his hand.

Seeing the remote control being taken away, Sawaki Kohei gritted his teeth, grabbed Conan, and held a knife to his neck.

"Don't even come here!"

Chu Ming, who was already protecting Ran, was stunned for a few seconds. Wait a minute, shouldn't Ran be the professional hostage? Why has it suddenly become Conan?

Sawaki Kohei grabbed Conan by the neck, glanced at Ran. He had just wanted to take Ran hostage, but remembering the steel gate that Ran had almost kicked down, he decided to choose the easiest target.

Seeing Conan's complete equipment, Chu Ming was not as panicked as the others.

Sure enough, Conan, with his neck being strangled, reached into his belt and pulled out a balloon, then kicked it, sending it crashing into Sawaki Kohei's head at an inhuman angle, beyond Newton's control.

—"bang~".

Ze Muping fell to the ground without even having time to utter a sound.

Sigh, why did she have to resort to kidnapping Death? She's really narrowed her path.