Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Seeing that Gin hadn't noticed, Chu Ming tried to subtly move his leg. He hadn't had time to get into position when he fell, and his right leg felt a bit twisted and uncomfortable...

He shifted his weight onto his left leg, intending to move his right leg little by little.

Gin, who was reviewing intelligence, could no longer tolerate it and grabbed him, putting him aside: "Behave yourself."

Chu Ming was completely bewildered. How could Gin detect such a small commotion? Was his hearing that good?

Gin shoved Chu Ming's foot away, pulled his own leg back, and handed him the things he had tidied up.

"I've already consulted with the BOSS. The Twilight Villa was his previous estate. I heard there was treasure inside, but he once hired a bunch of useless people to solve the mystery, and they couldn't figure it out. So he eventually sold it off. If you're interested, the BOSS can buy that villa and give it to you."

"Give it to me?" Chu Ming was stunned by the sudden happiness. "Really?"

"Okay, let's go to the base. The boss will tell you the specifics directly."

For the rest of the time, Chu Ming was unusually quiet. His mind was completely occupied by the idea of ​​the Twilight Villa, which was built entirely of gold. If he didn't have some self-control, he would have already collapsed in his chair.

As soon as the vodka truck came to a stop, Chu Ming darted out and expertly connected with the BOSS, without even having time to change his disguise.

Karasuma Renya answered the call in a good mood, but before she could speak, she paused when she saw Yanzi's pretty face suddenly zoomed in on the other end of the screen. She then asked Gin, who had suddenly appeared behind her, "Is this the new member you're recommending? Where's Granburg?"

Gin's face remained expressionless, his tone flat and even: "This is it."

?

For a moment, Karasuma Renya wondered if she was really getting old and no longer understood the fashion of today's young people: "Granbury?"

Chu Ming, in a high-pitched, melodious voice, said, "BOSS, I'm Bailey's Sweet now~? (????` ) Sending love!"

"..."

Seeing that Karasuma Renya remained silent, Chu Ming blinked: "BOSS?"

A heavy sigh, barely concealed by the mechanical voice, came through: "Gin, I remember when I handed Granburg over to you, he seemed perfectly normal."

Chu Ming was filled with questions. Was he acting strangely? Was this something that could be discussed in front of him?

Gin silently accepted the blame, expressing his dissatisfaction through silence.

"Granbury, I had someone finalize the ownership of the Twilight Villa this afternoon; it's already been transferred to your name. I heard you were drinking again today?" Karasuma Renya suddenly changed the subject, asking about Chu Ming's visit to the bar that afternoon. "That bar is my property; the surveillance footage just arrived here. Want to watch it together?"

"..." This time, Chu Ming was speechless. "No, no, I guess not..."

Gin suddenly spoke up: "Vermouth took him there."

Oh my god, Daddy's big son, you've actually started tattled!!!

Chu Ming secretly looked at Gin with a strange, gratified gaze, which Gin noticed and glared at him fiercely.

Chapter 276 My birthday is coming soon

Chu Ming figured the boss must be bored, since the chat was answered instantly and he thought the two of them were having a great time chatting.

Chu Ming also shared all the gossip that Bourbon had secretly told him with the BOSS, and even showed him Bourbon's photos with hot girls, photos of Lafitte disguised as Gin cutely covering his hat, and photos of Gin staring blankly that he had vowed to save...

He molested every member he could get his hands on, completely disregarding the intense killing intent emanating from Gin behind him.

BOSS happily saved the pile of photos Chu Ming sent him, making countless backups. After promising Chu Ming that he would send him any fun photos in the future, he thoughtfully spoke up for Chu Ming before leaving: "Alright, Gin, Granburch has a mission to do these two days, so don't make him train for a while."

Gin reluctantly agreed with a cold face. After the BOSS hung up the call, his sinister gaze was fixed on Chu Ming, and the malice in his eyes was unmistakable.

"B-Big brother, what are you doing? The boss said... you can't make me train anymore!" Chu Ming was having a good time being cheeky, but now that he didn't have anyone to rely on, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

Gin adjusted his hat, the brim obscuring his eyes. He snorted and turned to leave: "Then I'll wait until you come back after you finish your mission."

"No way! My birthday is coming up soon after I finish the mission!" Chu Ming followed closely behind Gin while removing his disguise.

Seeing that Gin remained unmoved and continued walking out, Chu Ming sighed heavily beside him, full of implications: "The boss gave me a villa as a birthday present, so what are you going to give me, big brother? That helicopter you taught me to fly last time was pretty good, it can be parked on the helipad of my villa."

Rather than letting Gin shoot at Tokyo Tower and then get blown up by Conan with a soccer ball, it's better to let him play with it.

"..." Gin glanced at Chu Ming, who was making outrageous demands. Was that an ordinary helicopter? That was an Osprey!

However, seeing that Chu Ming was sticking to his side and wouldn't leave without giving him something, he could only rummage in his coat pocket and stuff a Glock into Chu Ming's hand.

Chu Ming looked at the plastic-looking gun in his hand and said with a look of rejection, "This gun is a bit ugly."

Seeing that he didn't want it, Gin decisively took it back and stuffed it into his coat, then rummaged around in his waistband again and stuffed a P226 into his hand.

"...Big brother, is your coat a magic bag?" Chu Ming looked at Gin's coat and saw guns scattered everywhere. He curiously tried to touch it, but Gin slapped his hand away. Still not giving up, he said, "How about you give me the whole coat, big brother? I have a feeling you have a lot of stuff inside."

"..." Gin looked at this bastard who was pushing his luck, and even wanted to take back the P226 he had just given away.

Chu Ming stuffed the guns into his pocket: "Thanks for the guns today, big brother. Remember to prepare my birthday present!"

What a joke! Is he the kind of person who can be satisfied with just a gun?

The boss gifted him a golden villa worth hundreds of billions!

Before Gin could lash out or refuse, Chu Ming quickly said goodbye to Gin and fled the scene.

Having wasted so much time, Chu Ming ran into Vermouth, who was returning, when he arrived at the base gate.

"Sister~" Chu Ming quickly ran over, blinking his eyes, "I was just looking for you~"

Vermouth grabbed Chu Ming's face, gritting her teeth: "My sister was looking for you too. I thought you were really drunk and acting crazy, but it turns out you were just playing me."

Chu Ming's face was cupped in Vermouth's hands, and he naturally rested his head in her palms, winking at her sweetly: "Sister~"

Who could resist that face acting all cute? Vermouth sighed softly, released her hand, and inquired in a low voice, "Sweetheart, did that kid Conan make you angry? I thought you were pretending to be drunk and messing with him the whole time?"

Vermouth was still basking in the afterglow of watching the drama unfold, but the cold wind on her motorcycle ride back calmed her down considerably.

Why did Granburg suddenly expose Conan to Gin? Did he discover something? Why didn't Gin react? Was Conan actually exposed?

These questions kept swirling in her mind.

As soon as she encountered Chu Ming, she couldn't wait to ask him for information.

Looking at Vermouth, whose expression remained unchanged and who seemed to be chatting casually without any apparent reason, Chu Ming couldn't help but admire her acting skills, which were truly superb, befitting a famous actress.

Chu Ming carefully chose his words: "I did it on purpose."

“I find Conan very strange. Sometimes he speaks very maturely, but other times he's excessively childish, like he has a split personality. I discussed the doubts about his identity with my sister last time, and now I suspect that he is Shinichi Kudo…”

"Impossible...right?" Vermouth retorted without thinking, then added an interjection, "Wasn't Shinichi Kudo already confirmed dead?"

"I haven't finished speaking yet..." Chu Ming muttered in dissatisfaction, "I suspect he's either Shinichi Kudo or Shinichi Kudo's son, so I was planning to ask Gin to check if he still remembers him. Unfortunately, Gin didn't react, so it probably isn't him..."

Vermouth let out a strange sigh of relief and said with a smile, "So, sweetheart, is there something you need from me?"

"Sister, my birthday is coming up soon, and the BOSS gave me a villa, the one called Twilight Mansion!" Chu Ming hinted.

Vermouth laughed out loud upon hearing this: "So you're here to blackmail your sister? Fine, I can't let you down on your birthday, sweetheart. I'll prepare a big gift for you on your birthday."

"Yay, thank you, sister~" Chu Ming made a heart shape with his hands again at Vermouth, then remembered something, "Sister, there's something else."

"what?"

"Could you disguise yourself and come with me to Nagano? I previously agreed to explore the Twilight Mansion with Conan under the identity of Chu Ming, originally for the legendary treasure. But this is my house now, so any treasure is mine! Those detectives can go as far away as possible. So I'm planning to go as Yusuke Matsutake~"

"It's a pity, I can't leave Tokyo for the time being, that woman from the FBI is keeping a close eye on me." Vermouth tossed her hair apologetically.

"Alright then, same as always. If anyone calls Chu Ming, I'll forward the call to my sister's phone. Sister, remember to use a voice changer to cover for me, okay?"

Vermouth squinted and suggested with ill intent, "Why don't you go using your Baileys identity?"

Thinking of Conan's frustration at failing to get information out of him, a member of the organization, and his inability to do so, Chu Ming nodded in satisfaction: "...That works too."

Chapter 277 My Talent is Average

Remembering what happened at the Twilight Villa, Chu Ming left the base that very night. He went home first and looked out over Professor Agasa's yard from upstairs. Sure enough, he saw Conan's dog sneaking around. He went downstairs, changed his clothes, and then went straight to Professor Agasa's house.

"Brother Chu Ming, what's the matter so late?" Conan ran over, opened the door, and stepped aside to let Chu Ming in.

"I just saw you in Professor Agasa's yard from upstairs, so I came over to check on you. I happen to have something I want to talk to you about," Chu Ming said as he walked inside.

In the living room, Professor Agasa was on the phone, while Ai Haibara was typing away on her computer.

"What's the matter?"

"It's that place where you called me last time, saying we'd made plans to go to Twilight Villa together—"

Conan suddenly realized: "Oh, that's right. Professor Agasa and I are also investigating this. Haibara just told me that her parents' old documents seem to mention the Twilight Mansion, so we suspect that the mansion is related to the organization. The professor is now asking his friends in this field to find out who owns the Twilight Mansion."

"Documents? What documents?" Chu Ming suddenly remembered the documents they had exchanged with GN Company, and Gin's later statement that Sherry had taken away the Miyano couple's research documents. He lowered his eyes, seemingly casually trying to find out more.

Ai Haibara, who was engrossed in her work at the computer, turned around and said, "A long time ago, when I was going through the research materials my parents left behind, there was a research logbook that mentioned that they had stayed at the Twilight Villa a long time ago. Unfortunately, I fled the organization in such a hurry that I put those materials in a hidden place and didn't have time to take them with me. Now I guess... sigh..."

"A hidden place?" Conan was the first to perk up. "Why didn't you mention this before? Where is it? Let's go get it!! Will having that information speed up your research on the antidote?"

Ai Haibara shoved away Conan, who was leaning in excitedly, and poured cold water on him: "I couldn't even leave the base at the time, so of course I hid inside! After I escaped the organization, those guys destroyed the base to prevent the secrets from being leaked, and the data was probably burned along with it."

Having gained hope only to have it destroyed, Conan was utterly dejected.

At that moment, Professor Agasa's shout interrupted their conversation.

"Shinichi, I found it. After much searching, I finally found it. My friend said he'll send me the property owner's information later. -- Huh?"

Conan and the others rushed over to take a look, then turned to Chu Ming with shocked expressions: "Brother Chu Ming, this, this is—your property??"

Chu Ming scratched his head sheepishly, "I was just about to tell you this, but we changed the subject. This villa has changed hands many times. After you called me this morning, the name sounded familiar, so I had someone look it up for me. A long time ago, this villa was owned by an elder in my family. When I was checking my parents' inheritance last time, I found that it had been transferred to me. The property rights were just transferred a few days ago, so I'm planning to go with you tomorrow to see who dares to openly say they want to entertain guests in my villa without even consulting me..."

Conan's eyes were filled with complex emotions, a sense of "I thought my friend was just a regular rich kid, but he's much richer than I imagined." Fortunately, he had seen rich people before, and after a brief moment of shock, he continued, "So the trail to the villa has gone cold again... Oh well, let's wait and see what happens over there. Is Brother Chu Ming driving to the Mouri Detective Agency to pick us up tomorrow morning?"

Pick you up? Chu Ming thought of the car that Chima Kazuyo had blown up in front of the villa, and shook his head decisively. He whispered to Conan, "Nagano is too far away. It'll probably take a long time to drive there. How about we trick Uncle Mori? Let him drive. I'm not an adult yet, so I can't drive that far."

Conan thought about it and agreed. Driving all day was indeed tiring, so it was better to let Kogoro Mouri, the experienced driver, take the lead.