Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Chu Ming felt his scalp tingle from Gin's murderous aura and immediately nodded upon hearing this.

"Yes, boss, I will!"

"So, your code name is Granbury."

Chu Ming tilted his head. What kind of wine is this? I've never heard of it before. I'll look it up when I get back.

After the boss hung up, Chu Ming smiled ingratiatingly at Gin: "Big brother, this was a ruse, a self-inflicted injury. Otherwise, how would those police officers and detectives think I'm a good guy?"

"Hmph." Gin's eyes were filled with gloom. "This injury was sustained while saving that person who just entered the Base 9 hospital?"

"No, it's just that Big Brother said Miyano Akemi wanted to take Sherry away. I was just telling her that there are countless people in the organization she wants to escape who want to get in. I was just afraid that Big Brother would get angry over a clueless peripheral member."

Gin pulled a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and narrowed his eyes: "Don't do anything unnecessary. It doesn't matter whether Miyano Akemi lives or dies. The main thing is Sherry. She is the main person in charge of Silver Bullet. It's impossible to take her away unless you take her corpse."

"Should I—" Chu Ming made a snapping gesture, feigning ferocity.

“I have other plans for her, but it’s good for you to keep an eye on her. I’ve given her a task; you don’t need to do anything, just keep an eye on her.”

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The first thing Chu Ming did after returning home was to search online to find out what Gran Burger was and whether it was high-end.

Glenburgie – this name might be a little unfamiliar to the average drinker, but almost everyone knows Ballantine.

Ballantine's is the world's second best-selling blended whisky. For any blended whisky, the most important component of its base spirit is malt whisky. Glenburgie is one of the core malt base spirits.

Moreover, because the vast majority of Glenburch's base spirits are supplied to Ballantine's for blending, Glenburch single malt spirits are relatively rare on the market, to the point that ordinary consumers rarely see them.

This spirit boasts a full-bodied malt aroma, with pleasant notes of sweet toffee, vanilla, and butter biscuits. On the palate, it offers subtly sweet honey and nutty flavors, with a light and uncomplicated character. The taste is predominantly fruity, fresh and delicate, with a spicy yet warm finish that is slightly short.

Chu Ming stroked his chin. So the boss thinks of him as a sweet treat? That's the understanding, isn't it? That must be it.

Well, no wonder he's the boss; he's got a good eye for people.

Chu Ming immediately ordered a batch of Glenburley from the winery, so he could drink his own wine from now on.

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Chu Ming glanced at the intelligence sent up by the peripheral members. Today was the day Miyano Akemi was planning to rob the bank. Judging from the time, they should already be in action.

Chu Ming immediately pulled out his bankbook and made up an excuse to try and bump into Conan.

In the distance, a white van crashed through the road barrier and crossed the tracks before the tram arrived. Conan, riding a scooter behind it, watched the tram pass by and, without slowing down, prepared to jump over it.

Chu Ming looked at his tool for becoming stronger, which was practically skimming the tracks of a tram, almost causing the entire Detective Conan series to end. He broke out in a cold sweat.

This is exactly the legendary scene from Conan's "Death Scene," where I played like this before I died.

He rushed over and picked up Conan, who had fallen to the ground, his lips pursed and his face serious: "Conan! Do you know how dangerous this is! What if the train was going any faster? What if you lost your footing and fell onto the tracks? If anything happens, you won't see the sun rise tomorrow!!" My aura completely dissipated!!

On the way back to the bank with Conan, Chu Ming kept muttering to himself, like a monk chanting scriptures.

Conan, looking utterly dejected, finally arrived at the bank entrance. His eyes lit up, and he quickly interrupted Chu Ming's rambling, saying, "Thank you for bringing me here, Brother Chu Ming. I'm going to find Uncle and Sister Ran now, so I'll be going now!"

After saying that, he ran off like a wild horse with a prolapsed rectum.

"Tch, you can run away but you can't hide," Chu Ming said slowly as he walked to the safety barrier.

The police officer squatting nearby collecting evidence was the same one who had gone to Tsukikage Island with Inspector Megure last time. When he saw that it was Chu Ming, he smiled, greeted him, and let him in.

As soon as I entered, I heard the security guards from the armored truck loudly defending themselves.

"Officer, you can understand me, right? I had no choice!!"

Edogawa Conan, the master of sabotage, crossed his arms behind his head and deliberately acted cute: "Oh my, Uncle's luck is really good~"

"The windows of the armored truck were clearly tinted, so an ordinary person standing outside couldn't see inside at all. The criminals fired without being able to see what was happening inside, and not only did they miss my uncle, the bullet also hit the bag of change, preventing it from ricocheting everywhere—"

Conan's voice became increasingly suggestive.

"So either you're incredibly lucky, or they knew where the bag was beforehand, right?" Conan gave the guard an innocent smile, uttering the most terrifying words in the cutest tone, posing the fatal question.

Tsk tsk, Chu Ming looked at the guard with some sympathy. Death smiled, life and death were unpredictable.

Chapter 25 What is a face? I don't need it.

"Ms. Hirota! At such a crucial moment, you actually said you went out to eat? Look at the time! Is your watch broken?!"

The bank manager was furious because he was robbed and wanted to yell at everyone he met.

Seeing Miyano Akemi being scolded, Chu Ming squatted down to talk to Conan, hiding behind Inspector Megure's burly body.

"Inspector Megure, we've received a report that a car, possibly used by criminals to escape, has been found parked next to the railway bridge on the TR line." A spirited young man ran in from outside.

"Very good, Takagi-kun, well done."

"Hey, so this is Takagi," Chu Ming thought, struggling to look up from his crouched position. "Tsk, Conan's perspective is really unpleasant. My neck is so sore."

"Alright, let's go investigate on-site. Brother Mori, you should come too."

Thinking about the ten billion yen that had been stolen from him, Kogoro Mouri was filled with resentment, but he said without hesitation, "No problem, it's my honor!"

Turning to Ran, he said, "You take Conan back first, and remember to keep an eye on this brat, he—"

Kogoro Mouri's peripheral vision was originally glancing at Conan, but his eyes met those of Chu Ming, who was squatting on the ground struggling to look up.

"What are you doing crouching behind the police officer?" Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled.

He asked casually, and before Chu Ming could answer, he hurriedly followed Inspector Megure out.

Chu Ming nudged Conan and pointed towards the door. Conan immediately understood, and the two of them crouched down and followed closely behind Kogoro Mouri, hiding in the back seat.

Along the way, Kogoro Mouri was so focused on discussing the case with Inspector Megure that he didn't notice there were two other people hiding behind him.

After the two of them got out of the car, Chu Ming and Conan followed them openly and brazenly, acting as if Inspector Megure had brought them there.

"Ah, Inspector Megure, we've already looked through it roughly. All the fingerprints have been wiped off. There were five large Dura aluminum alloy cases in the trunk, but we didn't find any fingerprints on them. Also, there were balaclavas and gloves left by the criminals in the driver's seat. You can't detect fingerprints on those. —Oh, Mr. Fujino and the little brother are here too?"

It's obvious that Conan and Chu Ming are already familiar faces to the police officers.

"? Fujino and his little brother?" Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri were completely bewildered, following the gaze of the forensic officers as they looked back.

"—What are you two doing here? Especially you, didn't I tell you to go home with Ran first?!" Mori transformed into a roaring Kogoro.

Conan, trying to play dumb, subtly changed the subject: "Uncle, don't be so quick to scold me~ Look, there's something on the mask~"

Inspector Megure picked up the evidence bag and examined it closely. Sure enough, there was a lipstick mark on the mask.

Conan looked up, seemingly lost in thought, then suddenly jumped up, snatched the evidence bag, opened it, and smelled it before looking enlightened.

'Duang—' Kogoro Mouri snatched the evidence bag with a serious expression: 'You brat! Don't mess around, this is not something you can play with!' He left Conan squatting pitifully on the ground, clutching the large bump on his head.

Chu Ming failed to stop Kogoro Mouri this time, obviously because Shinichi Kudo had gotten into the habit of taking things randomly from crime scenes, and the police had always tolerated him. Now that Conan is in charge, he still hasn't changed this bad habit and just grabs things directly.

That was too reckless; he deserved to be beaten up.

Kogoro Mouri's daily routine of beating up his son-in-law (1/1).

Chu Ming knew that given the distillery's track record, anyone who helped Miyano Akemi rob a place would definitely not survive the night, so he figured he might as well take advantage of this opportunity.

After saying goodbye to Conan and the others, Chu Ming contacted Gin.

"Big brother~ Do you want those guys who robbed Miyano Akemi with you—"

Chu Ming slightly dragged out his words, not saying it outright, but he felt that Gin should understand what he meant.

"Vodka and I will take care of it tonight."

"Big brother, I want to go too! I've never done a mission with you before!"

"Wasn't it you who went on the mission with me last time?" Gin clicked his tongue impatiently.

"Last time I disguised myself as Vodka! Basically, Vodka was on the mission with you! I haven't gotten a codename yet, bro~"

For the sake of a bit of magnetic field, Chu Ming abandoned something as useless as his face. He softened his voice and called out to Gin in a sweet, cloying way, taking advantage of the fact that Gin couldn't reach him through the phone.

Vodka, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but shudder. What kind of illness has Granbury developed? What kind of social arrogance is this?

Gin's hand, holding the phone, bulged with veins: "Be normal. I'll have Vodka pick you up on his way tonight."

"Okay, big brother, no problem, big brother. I'll be waiting for you guys tonight, big brother." Chu Ming's rising tone revealed his good mood.

The phone rang and Gin hung up without saying a word.

Around 6 p.m., Chu Ming, who had been waiting at the alley entrance, saw Gin's Porsche 356A stop and immediately jumped into the back seat. Gin was flipping through intelligence in the back seat. When he saw Chu Ming get in, he moved slightly to the side.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go and kill them all together~ Let's go, let's go, let's go~ Let's move forward~" Chu Ming hummed the adapted children's song with great enthusiasm.

'Click!' Gin, unable to bear it any longer, raised his gun and pressed it against Chu Ming's waist: 'Shut up, be quiet. If you say another word, I'll throw you down.'

Vodka, who had been tormented in the driver's seat for a long time, but who dared not speak out because he already knew that Chu Ming was Gin's apprentice and was quite popular with the boss, saw Gin finally explode. His eyebrows silently rose and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

Damn it! Brother, shoot already! Or just glue his mouth shut! There's duct tape in the back seat!

Chu Ming chuckled awkwardly, made a zipping motion with his hand, and carefully pushed Gin's gun back.

Chu Ming sat up straight, intending to behave himself from now on, after all, he was afraid that Gin would really abandon him halfway and lose the magnetic field that had been imprinted on him.

But in the rearview mirror, he clearly saw the gloating smile on Vodka's lips.

You vodka bastard, you seem happy that my brother scolded you, how awful!

Vodka was secretly admiring his older brother's intimidating presence when suddenly a head appeared on his shoulder, and that head was saying in a low voice, "What are you laughing at?"

"Screech—" The Porsche 356A emitted a piercing braking sound on the quiet road.

Vodka was so startled by Chu Ming's sudden voice that his heart almost stopped. He slammed on the brakes and turned to look at Chu Ming in horror.