Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

"Why did the village chief invite you to a secluded shrine in the middle of the night?" Kogoro Mori was completely confused.

“I…” Yabe Takuro suddenly stopped talking, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Hmph, can't say it now, huh? I bet you killed Mr. Okumura too. You had a conflict with him in the car!" Kogoro Mouri's mustache twitched, extremely smug.

"I wasn't the only one who had a conflict with him on the bus. Maybe Mr. Okumura forced you to give up your seat and even tried to hit you with his cane. You, a world-renowned detective, have never been treated like this before, so you held a grudge and secretly poisoned him to death! Wasn't the reason for my conflict with Mr. Okumura on the bus that he forced you to give up your seat?"

Chu Ming looked at Yabe Takuro, who suddenly had a brilliant idea, and couldn't help but applaud him in his heart. His perspective was unique; no one had ever dared to doubt the Grim Reaper's representative like this before.

After returning from the phone call, Conan relayed the information Professor Agasa had given him to Chu Ming: "Brother Chu Ming, it seems highly likely that the culprit is Ms. Natsume. Perhaps we should investigate further—"

Unlike Conan, who insists on having concrete evidence before revealing anything, Chu Ming chose to directly interrupt the interrogation of Inspector Hino and Kogoro Mouri.

"Seven years ago, there was a bus accident in the village. Two people died: Yoichi Tezuka and Kohei Moritsugu. The bus conductor, Ms. Touko Natsume, is Kohei Moritsugu's daughter. Mr. Yabe should know what happened on the bus seven years ago. Officer Hino can invite Ms. Natsume to the police station for a talk. She should be the culprit."

Officer Hino, seeing Chu Ming suddenly interrupt and ramble on, couldn't help but ask, "Just who are you?"

Chu Ming put one hand in his pocket, turned his head at a 45-degree angle, and deliberately struck a pose: "Fujino Chu Ming, just an ordinary college student."

Hearing these incredibly familiar words, Conan was so embarrassed he almost chopped out his own four-bedroom apartment. Why didn't he feel this awkward when he usually said these things...?

Since Chu Ming had gained some fame within the Red Team, the police immediately asked Ms. Natsume to assist in the investigation. When she learned that the Mr. Okumura she had killed was not in the car seven years ago and that she had killed the wrong person, she broke down and confessed everything.

By the time everything had settled down, it was nearly midnight. Chu Ming grabbed the obviously intoxicated Conan and prepared to go to sleep.

"Hahaha, this time I deduced it all myself! Finally, I'm faster than Brother Chu Ming for once!" Conan was overjoyed, then remembered to ask, "Hey, Brother Chu Ming, where's your doctor friend? I saw him before!"

"You just remembered? He said he would take Xiaolan back to the hotel first." Chu Ming looked at him with a deep look.

"?" Conan jumped up immediately. "Brother Chu Ming, why didn't you tell me sooner!"

Chu Ming rubbed his head vigorously: "Didn't I say that? I was only halfway through when you interrupted me. You said you had to go listen to the interrogation, otherwise we'd lose all the clues."

"Ahhh, Brother Chu Ming, hurry, hurry, hurry, let's go back quickly, don't keep Xiao Lan waiting!"

When Conan dragged Chu Ming back to the hotel, they saw Lafitte and Ran sitting in the lobby, chatting and laughing.

"Ran-neechan~" Conan's address was so sweet it was almost overwhelming. He immediately pounced on Ran and clung to her, refusing to leave. "What are Ran-neechan and Grandpa Watanabe doing?"

Conan mischievously repeated the way he had called Watanabe before, and put it together with the way he called Ran, in order to tell Laffitte, "You're a grandfather, so don't even think about coveting my Ran-neechan!"

Lafitte looked at the little boy nestled in Xiaolan's arms, his expression unchanged, but a hint of pity appeared in his eyes: "Your sister Xiaolan said that you often go to the toilet at such a young age, and you stay there for a long time, sometimes even half an hour. This is very likely an infection. When you return to Tokyo, come to Beika Hospital to see me when you have time, and I will have a colleague take a look at you."

Conan leaned stiffly against Ran, looking at Chu Ming who was laughing gleefully and almost collapsed on the sofa, then at Ran and Laffitte who looked serious. His voice trembled as he said, "I...I'm fine...No, I don't need to. I don't need to go to the hospital..."

Who would have thought that you were having such a lively chat about my virtual illness!

"Conan, don't be afraid to see a doctor. Don't worry, your brother will take a good look at you."

Lafitte emphasized the word "brother".

Chapter 239 The Ten-Year Term Has Arrived, the God of Wine Returns

After Conan's unreasonable nagging and tantrums, Kogoro Mouri and the others decided not to ride in Chu Ming and Lafitte's car anymore, but instead took the Shinkansen back.

Lafitte opened the car door with a look of resentment, staring at the familiar driver: "Was it you who went back and told Gin on us?"

The driver was sweating profusely: "No, Lord Lafitte, it's like this, all our dispatch vehicles have surveillance cameras. I don't even need to say anything; Lord Gin will find out anyway..."

Because Chu Ming had always disguised himself as Granbury when he joined the organization, this peripheral member did not know that Chu Ming was Granbury. He thought that Chu Ming was just following Lafitte on missions and was a member who was highly regarded by Lafitte.

Sitting in the back seat, Lafitte lowered the partition between the front and rear seats, blocking the view of the surveillance camera: "I heard Ran say before that her father was sometimes reminded by that kid named Conan when he was at a murder scene, which helped him solve the case. When Kogoro Mouri first became famous, he was called Sleeping Kogoro, because he always looked like he was asleep when he was solving cases..."

Seeing Lafitte's thoughtful expression, Chu Ming didn't reply. Could it be that Lafitte had seen through Kogoro Mouri's sleeping bug?

Lafitte continued, "...You told me before that Kogoro Mouri's detective skills fluctuate. Is it because he solves cases while sleepwalking? Can't he solve cases if he can't enter a sleepwalking state?"

...What nonsense! Do you think you're Cao Cao, that I kill people in my dreams?

Seeing that Chu Ming didn't respond, Lafitte didn't mind and continued to finish what she wanted to say: "Do you think I should bring that kid named Conan into the organization? He seems quite smart. You've always valued that kid so much, is that what you're thinking too?"

Chu Ming didn't know how to look at Lafitte: "He's not suitable for the organization. That kid is at the age where his sense of justice is overflowing, and he can't stay in the organization. As for you, I've heard that all love at first sight is lust. Xiao Lan isn't even an adult yet."

When Xiao Lan was mentioned, Lafitte's expression softened suddenly: "Don't talk nonsense, what love at first sight? I just think that girl is very pleasing to the eye."

"Then—what if she has some conflict with the organization? Would you betray the organization for her?" Chu Ming asked with a smile, but his words were incredibly sharp.

Lafitte pondered for a moment: "You really know how to give me a difficult problem. If that day ever comes, I only hope that when you kill her, you don't destroy her head. Leave her head to me, and I will preserve it very well. Of course, if that can't be guaranteed, you can leave her skeleton to me as well."

Looking at Lafitte calmly uttering these astonishing words, Chu Ming straightened his expression, somewhat able to imagine the image of Lafitte that Gin had seen in the interrogation room.

Seeing that Chu Ming didn't speak, Lafitte leaned forward and touched his face: "If you were a girl, I wouldn't like Xiaolan. I also like your frame. It's a pity you're a man."

Chu Ming slapped his hand away: "I'm a man, I'm so sorry!!"

That pervert!! Gin, don't hold back later, give him a good beating!

Upon arriving at the base, Chu Ming half-pushed and half-shoved Lafitte directly to the training ground.

Lafitt sensed something was wrong: "Wait, shouldn't we be turning in the mission first? Why are we heading straight to the training ground?"

Chu Ming looked completely innocent: "Yesterday I told my older brother that you also wanted to experience and learn some fighting, and he enthusiastically said that he would be waiting for you at training ground number 6 today~ Let's go."

"Really?" Lafitte seemed somewhat skeptical, finally stopping in her tracks. "I don't think I'm really interested in seeing it... Maybe—"

Chu Ming's eyes widened: "What?! You actually want to play tricks on Big Brother? We've already made plans, and you're just going to leave like this?"

Lafitte wanted to cover Chu Ming's mouth: "Keep your voice down, why are you suddenly shouting?"

"Of course—it's to remind you, big brother, that you've arrived!" Chu Ming smiled, his eyes narrowing like a little fox.

It was clearly a trap. Although she didn't know where the trap was, Lafitte still decisively turned around and ran upstairs.

As a result, Chu Ming forcibly suppressed his hand that was about to reach for a scalpel and dragged him to the training ground. Gin had also heard Chu Ming's loud reminder and was staring coldly at Lafitte.

"If you want to reclaim your team leader position, you'll have to prove yourself with your skills. Why are you trying to run away now that you're here?"

Lafitte's big eyes were full of question marks. What did he mean by "reclaiming the team leader position"? How come he didn't know that Lafitte wanted to be the team leader? Who would want to do such a thankless job!

“When did I ever say that—” Laffitte gritted his teeth in anger as he looked at the message Gin handed him. “Do you think I would send out such a message? This sounds exactly like your apprentice’s tone, okay?”

Look at what they sent: "Back then you were young, so I gave you the team leader position; now that the ten-year term is up, the god of wine has returned to his throne, it's time for you to obediently step down."

This doesn't sound like something he would say! Are you and your master ganging up on me?

Chu Ming released Lafitte's restraints, rolled behind Gin to hide, and the scalpels whizzed past him all the way. He had no idea where Lafitte had hidden all those knives.

Gin deflected several knives flying towards him and charged directly at Lafitte's side for close combat.

Chu Ming quickly ran off the field, watching the one-sided fighting demonstration with great excitement.

Tsk, he wasn't lying, Gin really did teach him step by step, but he taught him with his fists~

Hey, Laffitte should have grabbed Gin's hair and headbutted him when he had such a good opportunity!

Chu Ming's eyes lit up as he watched, and he gestured excitedly. The camera next to him moved at some point.

After Gin had vented his frustration at being the only one diligently carrying out missions while no one else was around, Lafitte was already sprawled on the ground, seemingly dead or alive.

Gin casually tidied his somewhat disheveled long hair. After a workout, his hat hadn't even fallen off. He turned his head and saw Chu Ming in the corner of the training ground—chatting with the boss.

"—In the blink of an eye, Lafitte strode out, and I almost couldn't catch up. By the time I finally caught up, Lafitte was already holding the girl's hand affectionately, asking if she was alright. Oh, boss, you didn't see what he was like. He was such a hypocrite, a pretentious old cow eating young grass..."

Chu Ming used both hands and feet to demonstrate to the boss what Lafitte looked like back then, completely unaware of the need to protect his colleague's privacy.

Gin watched as he told the boss a story like a storyteller, and the boss seemed to be enjoying it. Gin remained expressionless, unsure whether he should step forward and interrupt the two of them.

Chapter 240 Gin's Runaway Kitten - Shuichi Akai

The base has been in quite a bit of chaos lately. Lafitte was tricked by Chu Ming and ended up getting a beating from Gin.

During this time, he had been looking for an opportunity to avenge this grudge. However, Lafitte knew that he was no match for Chu Ming in terms of skill, so he deliberately considered unorthodox methods. However, whether it was poison, traps, hidden weapons, or mechanisms, none of them could fool Chu Ming.

Gin has been on a tight schedule these past few days because he caught the FBI red-handed, and without Gin's protection, Vodka, whose brains are clearly a bit rusty, fared alright in their fight—actually, he didn't die, at most he was just accidentally injured.

Finally, under the cover of night, Vodka drove off to his older brother's place, leaving Chu Ming and Lafitte to continue their endless cycle of revenge.

Finally, the two's destructive behavior was abruptly stopped by the BOSS, who accidentally turned on the surveillance camera to inspect the various bases. The BOSS scolded both of them, thus ending this epic cat-and-dog battle. The ending was that Lafitte was sent to the hospital, and Chu Ming rushed to Gin's side to help out.

The dim yellow lights shone on the stage, and as the band played beautiful songs, the singing on stage gradually became more and more passionate.

Chu Ming, disguised, sat down at the table. Vodka, traumatized, immediately moved his seat as close to Gin's as possible while keeping a safe distance from Chu Ming.

When Chu Ming arrived, Gin and Vodka had just finished their previous mission and were relaxing a bit at the music restaurant.

"Big brother, big brother..." Vodka called out to Gin in a low voice when he saw Chu Ming arrive, trying to wake up his older brother who was engrossed in opera and get his support.

Seeing that Gin ignored him for a long time, Vodka followed Gin's gaze and said, "Ah, big brother, are you looking at that singer who's going to come on stage later? Her voice is always so captivating, and she's so beautiful. So that's your type, big brother..."

Chu Ming looked over as well. She had dark skin, and wore exaggerated purple eyeshadow and purple lip gloss. Apart from her good figure, Chu Ming couldn't see any beauty in her. Did Vodka's sunglasses have a built-in beauty filter? This filter must have eight hundred layers!

Chu Ming couldn't help but speak up: "Blonde hair and dark skin, aren't those Bourbon's characteristics... So, what Big Brother likes is—"

The rest of her words were cut off by Gin's icy gaze.

Chu Ming curled his lip. Gin had been showing increasing favoritism lately. Vodka had said so much and Gin hadn't even glared at him, but he'd barely opened his mouth when Gin attacked him with murderous intent! That was too much!

As Chu Ming sat down, a waiter gracefully approached with a tray and served them three glasses of wine: "These are bitter martinis, the singer treated the three of you."

Chu Ming smelled a slightly sour and strange odor, frowned, and pushed it away. If it smelled so bad, it must taste terrible.

Seeing Chu Ming refuse, Vodka immediately picked up his glass, his words carrying a hidden meaning: "This is a female celebrity that Big Brother admires, so I have to give her this face..."

Then he raised the glass, intending to drink it all in one gulp.

The instant he picked up the glass, Gin decisively stubbed out his unfinished cigarette in his glass. Vodka stared in disbelief at the cigarette floating in the clear liquor, a look of regret on his face.

What a waste of this fine wine...