Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Chu Ming had just observed it; it was an ordinary helicopter, probably used by the Metropolitan Police Department for search and rescue missions. It had virtually no armor, and a sniper rifle could easily penetrate the glass on top.

"call out--"

As Chu Ming pulled the trigger, a bullet spun rapidly upwards, penetrating the glass of the helicopter door moments later and finally striking the control panel.

The pilot was terrified. Following the trajectory of the bullet, he saw a tall, white figure pointing a gun at him. He pulled up the binoculars on the helicopter and clearly saw the man's wicked, malicious smile. Only one thought crossed the pilot's mind:

—This is a very dangerous man!! He wants to kill me! Run!

"Whoosh—whoosh—" Two more shots, one piercing the pilot's shoulder and the other shattering the windshield, and the helicopter immediately lost control. Only the pilot's voice communication was still connected to Inspector Megure.

"Warning! Warning! There's a sniper on the top floor of the building to the southeast! Wearing a black beanie and white clothes! I can see him! He shot me in the right shoulder, I can no longer control the joystick, and the helicopter is out of control. Requesting an emergency landing!! Requesting an emergency landing!!"

Conan also arrived at the top floor. He told the children to go down first to avoid being shot by snipers, while he opened the binoculars on his glasses.

Gin is gone, and only the man he saw before is left, aiming a sniper rifle at the helicopter. Conan doesn't know if Ai Haibara recognizes him, and he plans to ask her later.

On the other side, Chu Ming, having confirmed that the driver had seen through his disguise, prepared to retreat.

However, before leaving, he saw Conan telling the children to go downstairs, while he himself was peeking out from the rooftop, oblivious to the danger, clutching his glasses and spying on them. He couldn't help but fire a shot at the pillar above Conan's head, and then saw Conan dart back in like a groundhog that had been hit.

Chu Ming fired two more shots at the top, and only left after he had emptied his gun.

He originally wanted to play a little longer, but he was afraid that Conan would be stuck there unable to move and would end up being blown up by a bomb, leaving him with nowhere to cry... Moreover, the helicopter was about to make an emergency landing, and he had already achieved his goal for the night. If he didn't leave soon, the police would probably be preparing to surround the building.

The pillar above his head was hit, and Conan felt as if he had been struck several times on the head by flying pebbles, leaving him feeling dizzy.

Just as he was about to gamble and peek out to see if he could hit the sniper with a soccer ball, Ai Haibara called him downstairs and told him that the entire 14th floor was covered in bombs, and that according to the timer, there were only five minutes left...

With the bombs covering the entire building about to explode in just a few minutes, Conan couldn't care less about the man sniping at him. He looked around and happened to see the difference in height between the roof of the restaurant across the street and the building on this side. Then he saw the keys still in the car that Kogoro Mouri had just won in the exhibition hall, and suddenly he had an idea.

……

Ultimately, they rode in Kogoro Mouri's car, using the aftershocks of the explosion to fly from the 14th floor of Building A to the rooftop swimming pool of Building B. During this time, Genta finally fulfilled his role as the leader of the Detective Boys, saving Ai Haibara, who was contemplating suicide, twenty seconds before the bomb exploded.

It's a real shame that the sports car that Mori Shin won instantly became a flood-damaged car.

Having just landed perfectly, Inspector Megure quickly had them pulled out of the pool and said to Kogoro Mouri beside him, "There was a sniper over there in the building to the west who shot down the helicopter that was on its way to rescue the children. He didn't even spare the children. I don't know why that person is so heartless!"

"The helicopter pilot just made a successful emergency landing and escaped. He has been taken to the hospital due to excessive blood loss. However, before that, the Metropolitan Police Department had already drawn a portrait of the person based on his description. We suspect this is an act of retaliation against the guests. We will issue an arrest warrant for the man in the white shirt and knitted hat. Brother Mori, if you have any leads, please come to the Metropolitan Police Department to find me."

Kogoro Mouri nodded solemnly.

At this moment, Conan cautiously approached Ai Haibara: "Do you know which member of the organization likes to wear white clothes, a black hat, and has a rather sharp look in their eyes—"

Ai Haibara pushed Conan's head away in an annoyed tone: "Great Detective, although you just saved me, aren't you overestimating me? I'm just a researcher, buried in research every day, even my sister... and after that, I'm under control when I go out. I'm just a drug researcher, not a liaison. Where do I get to know so many members all day long? And your explanation is so vague and lacks any details."

Conan thought about it and agreed, so he didn't press the matter further. After all, they were all people from that organization, and he would definitely run into them again next time.

Moreover, the police have already issued an arrest warrant; that person is like a grasshopper in autumn, he won't be able to jump around for much longer.

********

Chu Ming changed his clothes and disguised himself to blend into the crowd and left. He saw Gin's car in the agreed alley and successfully met up with Gin and Vodka.

Vodka looked at Chu Ming with a complicated expression, hesitating to speak, and told himself again, never mess with Granbury, that guy is too insidious!

If you provoke him, he'll disguise himself and do something that pushes the boundaries of human decency...

Wouldn't that ruin his reputation?!

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Chapter 305 The Flag Fluttering

"Boom boom boom——"

Chu Ming opened his eyes alertly and sat up, still wrapped in the blanket: "Who is it?"

Gin's voice came from outside: "Rum said that one of the organization's peripheral members has been performing quite well recently. He's considering whether to apply for a BOSS codename for him. Get up. Vodka has another mission today. You'll come with me to test it out."

Chu Ming yawned, got up, and opened the door. He saw Gin standing at the door with a cigarette butt in his mouth, looking down at his phone.

"Which newcomer has won the favor of the eldest brother? He actually got the eldest brother to agree to his code name test." Chu Ming leaned over to look at the emails on Gin's phone.

"An intelligence agent? I didn't agree to it; it was Rum's idea." Gin stubbed out his cigarette when he saw Chu Ming come out, and handed his phone to Chu Ming, indicating that he should take a look.

"Eh? An intelligence officer... Why don't you go by yourself, big brother? I want to sleep a bit more." Chu Ming instantly lost interest. The interview for an intelligence officer was pointless, and they couldn't assign him a kill mission to gain some influence.

Gin's icy gaze fixed on Chu Ming: "I suspect this person has connections with the FBI, so I want you to come with me to see if Rum has really stirred up a hornet's nest and recruited either useless people or undercover agents."

"Connected to the FBI?" Chu Ming immediately perked up. "Let's go, brother, let's go quickly."

After all, it is everyone's responsibility to crack down on the FBI.

If it's confirmed that he's an undercover agent, being killed on the spot by Gin would at least allow him to gain some influence, which is much better than sleeping.

*******

Shuichi Akai felt very frustrated. He had only been seriously injured and recuperating for a month, so why was he finding it so hard to understand the world?

He looked at the arrest warrant James showed him, his brows furrowed tightly: "It must have been Vermouth, the Thousand-Faced Witch of that organization, who disguised herself as me and prompted the Japanese authorities to issue an arrest warrant for me... I think they probably wanted to test whether I had died in that explosion."

Carmel looked worried: "I never imagined that organization would be so vicious, to frame Mr. Akai like this. What should we do now?"

Shuichi Akai frowned. This arrest warrant must have been orchestrated by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, but he wondered how much influence Bourbon had played in it...

“We need to know the inside information of that organization and figure out their next move,” Shuichi Akai said thoughtfully. “I previously discovered an outer member of the organization. Although he hasn’t been given a codename yet, he has considerable influence on the periphery. Moreover, it’s said that Rum thinks highly of him and has even given him some access to the dark web. I’m going to infiltrate his hideout now. Even if I can’t arrest him, I need to find a way to obtain his dark web account in order to get information about the organization.”

“Mr. Akai, your injuries haven’t healed yet, and because of the arrest warrant issued by the Japanese police, it’s inconvenient for you to go out with this face right now. Why don’t you let me go?” Camel quickly tried to dissuade Shuichi Akai.

“My injuries are nothing to worry about. This is a dangerous matter, so only I can do it. After all, none of you have ever dealt directly with the organization, and even if you go there, you won’t be able to access the organization’s dark web, so we must take the initiative.” Shuichi Akai glanced down at the bandages on his body without a care, propped himself up to sit up, but the movement caused several wounds to reopen, and a light crimson blood slowly seeped out.

“Mr. Akai, you—” Camel instinctively wanted to step forward to stop him, but after being glanced at by Shuichi Akai’s indifferent gaze, he could only obediently withdraw his steps. “Be careful, Mr. Akai.”

When Shuichi Akai sneaked into the home of the peripheral member, he swiftly knocked the member unconscious, and skillfully used the peripheral member's organization's special phone to find the dark web entrance. Just as he was about to browse the messages, he heard a familiar car engine sound.

He leaned against the window and peeked out—it was indeed Gin's black Porsche. He quickly looked away; people like Gin are very sensitive to people's gazes, and he would be noticed if he kept looking out the window.

Shuichi Akai frowned deeply as he looked at the peripheral member he had knocked unconscious. If he left now, and Gin came up and found out that the peripheral member had been knocked unconscious, the member's dark web access would probably be revoked before he even had a chance to find any information about the organization, and he wouldn't be able to find out anything at all.

But if he risks staying here, his injuries haven't healed yet, and he might not fare well against Gin...

******

Chu Ming got out of the Gin car, feeling a bit stuffy with two layers of disguise on his face. He was now addicted to disguising himself as Akai Shuichi, and he was wearing the Akai Shuichi disguise over the Matsutake Yusuke disguise.

Gin chose to ignore it, keeping his eyes fixed straight ahead and not casting a single glance in Chu Ming's direction.

"This guy lives in a small place like this..." Chu Ming looked around. "What if this guy really is an FBI agent? Aren't we afraid of being surrounded by the FBI if we just come here like this?"

Gin snorted coldly: "Don't worry, I've arranged for people to keep watch outside. Not even a mosquito has flown in during this time."

Seeing Akai Shuichi's name suddenly appear on the focus list, Chu Ming was truly impressed by Gin's ability to make bold predictions. No mosquitoes had gotten in, but the FBI had!

However, judging from Shuichi Akai's appearance... could he be planning to ambush Gin? His injuries healed so quickly?

"Even if no one's there, what if that member is actually an undercover agent, hiding in the room and taking advantage of the open door to give us a good beating?" Chu Ming speculated about Shuichi Akai with the worst possible intentions.

Gin, however, thought he was acting crazy again and ignored him, only gesturing with his eyes for him to go up and knock on the door.

???

Chu Ming looked utterly rejected and instead hid behind Gin.

Even if Shuichi Akai really chooses to die together with Gin, he'll have to take him down first. After all, they have a deep-seated grudge against each other, so let's not drag this poor kid into it.

Unfortunately, Chu Ming forgot that he was still wearing Akai Shuichi's disguise. Seeing Chu Ming using Akai Shuichi's face, yet cowering behind him like a timid little wife, Gin really wanted to shoot Chu Ming to bring him to his senses.

[The school has arranged for students to participate in a three-day, two-night labor practice program these past few days, so I haven't had a computer and haven't been able to update much. I'll also be going out for teaching and research training this weekend, so it's not convenient to bring a computer. Therefore, there's a high chance of no updates _(:з」∠)_]

Chapter 306 Lord Gin, He's an Undercover Agent

Although he didn't want to pay attention to Chu Ming's sudden nervousness, Gin was inexplicably affected by him, took the pistol from his pocket, and slowly opened the door.

The room was empty. Gin gripped his pistol tightly and checked the entire room.

——No one.

The room was not messy and there were no signs of a struggle, so it was very likely that the owner of the house had gone out on his own.

"Looks like Matsuo's definitely a rat." Gin sneered, his murderous aura palpable. "What kind of useless bunch of spies are they doing, keeping watch like that? They don't even know when someone disappears!"

Chu Ming noticed Gin's inexplicable gaze directed at him and understood. He cooperated with Gin by moving towards the direction Gin was hinting at: "Then I'll have people investigate Matsuo's whereabouts. The fate of a traitor—is only death!"

As the word "death" fell, Chu Ming suddenly opened the window, drew his gun and pointed it downwards, then stopped.

Below the window was a man with a bruised and swollen face, bound with a rope made of bedsheets, hanging unconscious. The sound Gin had just heard was the wind blowing against his body.

Gin stepped forward, glanced at the sheet, and pulled it up: "Useless!"

Chu Ming casually picked up the water from the table and splashed it on the man's face. Matsuo jolted awake and saw Gin's murderous expression. He immediately begged for mercy, "Lord Gin, it was you! You were the one who just broke in! Lord Gin, he's an undercover agent! He just broke in and knocked me unconscious!!"

Pointing at him by Matsuo, Chu Ming paused for a moment, then gave a cryptic smile and walked towards the window: "Did you knock Akai Shuichi out?"

"What Akai Shuichi? You're the one who knocked me out!" Matsuo pointed a sharp finger at Chu Ming, while looking anxiously at Gin. "It really is—"

Chu Ming blocked the window, and seeing that Gin also moved his feet to block the door, he chuckled: "But some time ago, I sent Akai Shuichi's photo to all the members, telling them to report if they saw him, and I also attached all the relevant information. As an intelligence officer, why don't you recognize my face as Akai Shuichi? Or are you—not Matsuo?"

Matsuo paused for a moment: "No, I haven't received any information..."

Chu Ming looked at the man in front of him, then at the four large characters on the screen—Akai Shuichi—and drew his gun: "Is that so? But Mr. Akai, I'm sorry to say, your makeup was just smudged by water. Did you think that by drawing bruises on your face and then modifying your features to resemble Matsuo, you could fool the eyes of a master of disguise like me?"

Shuichi Akai stopped pretending and decisively rolled behind the table to dodge Gin's bullet. He turned his head and mocked, "Vermouth, do I look good? Don't disguise yourself as me and act like this. It's disgusting."

Seeing that Akai Shuichi had mistaken him for Vermouth, Chu Ming didn't explain. Instead, he gently stroked his forehead downwards, deliberately speaking in Vermouth's voice: "Oh, really? I really like your body~ Looking in the mirror while eating makes me feel like I can eat a few more bites~"

"..." Gin's gaze still seemed to be full of murderous intent, but there was also a hint of something unspeakable in it.