Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Kogoro Mouri, who was abruptly pulled around by Ran, was furious. He quickly introduced himself to the others, and Maki Shinjo, contrary to her previous indifference, warmly inquired about Kogoro's next plans.

After learning about Kogoro Mouri's next plans, her eyes flickered slightly, and she made a decision in her heart. Just as she was about to ask something, Chu Ming stopped her from looking at Kogoro Mouri.

There have been too many cases lately. Chu Ming doesn't want to get involved in other people's conflicts right now. Anyway, whether Kogoro Mouri is there or not, he's going to be killed anyway. He just needs to harvest the magnetic field. Why make it so complicated? He'd better take Kogoro Mouri, this tool, with him for now.

So Chu Ming blocked Shinjo Maki's gaze as she tried to use Mouri Kogoro as a tool, and quietly pointed to another beach, saying to Mouri Kogoro, "Uncle, there's an open-air beach over there, shall we go and take a look?"

"A beach?" Kogoro Mori's mind immediately sharpened when he thought of the long legs of the women in bikinis at the beach. After quickly saying goodbye to the others, he pushed Chu Ming and headed in that direction.

Shinjo Maki's delicate brows furrowed deeply, her face full of displeasure. Watching Kogoro Mouri and the others leave, she could only turn around and talk to her companions.

On the other side, Chu Ming rented a parasol and set it up on the beach, where he and Kogoro Mori each lay on one side of the parasol.

Kogoro Mouri pulled his sunglasses up to the tip of his nose, revealing two bright eyes, staring at the little girl in a bikini on the beach with a lewd expression.

The cheerful laughter and cheers of girls and the sound of waves crashing filled his ears. Chu Ming, with a straw in his mouth, sipped watermelon juice and lay comfortably on the deck chair.

"Kikazuko!!!"

Suddenly, a commotion arose ahead. Kogoro Mouri took off his sunglasses and looked ahead. Chu Ming sat up slightly and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

"It looks like someone is drowning..." Ran was playing with Conan on the beach when she saw this and quickly swam over to see if she could help.

At that moment, a girl was struggling in the seawater. Several people rushed out from a coffee shop in the distance, anxiously calling out the drowning girl's name.

"Kikazuko, don't be afraid, I'm coming to save you!" Matsuzaki Masahiko looked anxiously at his fiancée struggling in the water. Ignoring the fact that he couldn't swim, he rushed into the sea.

Ito Hiroshi grabbed him: "You can't swim, so just stay on the shore and wait, don't cause any trouble."

Then, with a deep breath and quick movements, he swam to the drowning Toda Takako in a few breaths, picked her up, and handed her to Matsuzaki Masahiko, who was standing anxiously on the shore.

Seeing that the girl had been rescued, the crowd gradually dispersed. Chu Ming, seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, also lay back down.

Just as he was about to ask Conan to come and get him a refill of watermelon juice, Ran emerged from the water, wiped the water off her face, and shouted anxiously, "I just saw a snake underwater!"

Huh? Chu Ming heard what Xiao Lan said and thought, "What? You have extra money?"

Chu Ming looked in the direction the group of people had just left. The group of people who had been with Toda Miwako had discovered that she was unconscious and were putting her down and shaking her vigorously, as if trying to even out the snake venom in her body.

Conan rushed over, trying to dissuade them: "Don't touch her!!!"

Then another boy shoved him out: "Go away, kid, don't bother me. We're in a hurry, or I'll beat you up!"

Conan, at his wit's end, was unable to reach the unconscious girl inside the human wall formed by several adults. He could only shout from the outside, "This woman has been bitten by a snake!! Stop shaking her!!"

The group then realized what had happened and discovered marks on the back of Toda Miwako's hand where she had been bitten by snake fangs.

Ito Hiroshi frowned deeply: "We must suck out the snake venom immediately. Do you have a rope?"

Matsuzaki Masahiko pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and asked, "Is this alright?"

Ito Hiroshi took the handkerchief and tightened it around Toda Miwako's hand, then tied a knot and put his mouth to the girl's hand to suck the poisonous blood.

Seeing that Itoyo's method was correct and that he couldn't help much, Conan looked around and found a glass of iced tea under a couple's parasol. He rushed over and, without asking for permission, picked up the tea and ran towards Itoyo, pouring the tea onto the girl's hand.

"Little brother, you know quite a lot." After putting Toda Miwako into the ambulance, Ito Hiroshi wiped his sweat and let out a long breath. "You even know that the tannins in black tea can neutralize snake venom. It seems your family has taught you a lot of first aid knowledge. That's great."

Conan scratched his head: "Haha, my dad taught me all of this when he was in Hawaii."

Seeing the person safely put into the ambulance, Chu Ming knew that his extra money was probably gone. When he arrived, he happened to hear Conan advertising Hawaii again, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Tsk, the omnipotent Hawaii + the omnipotent Yusaku Kudo = the omnipotent Conan.

Oh, no, not all of them—he can't sing.

Chapter 323 Beach 2

"Brother Chu Ming, something's not right. Miss Miwako's hand wound doesn't look like it was caused by a snake bite."

Upon seeing Chu Ming arrive, Conan turned away from the crowd and whispered to Chu Ming.

When Chu Ming arrived, Toda Miwako had already been taken to the ambulance. He quickly glanced at Toda's hand and saw two small cuts on the back of her hand. Logically speaking, a sea snake's mouth cannot open that wide enough to bite the back of the hand.

"It was bitten by a snake, but whether the snake did it willingly is another matter... Maybe someone grabbed the snake, forced its head down, and bit Ms. Toda's hand. Tsk, this snake has no class."

Conan glared at him speechlessly: "Brother Chu Ming, that's enough. Miss Miwako is still in danger. Sister Ran has already gone to check the sea snake encyclopedia with the hotel manager to determine what kind of snake bit her."

Chu Ming gave Conan a meaningful look: "You don't understand. Based on my experience following you through so many cases, as long as you don't die on the spot or before the ambulance arrives, you generally won't die."

"What?! I almost got led astray by you, Brother Chu Ming! How can you rely on experience for something like this?!" Conan thought back and realized that was indeed the case, but then he became a little angry. "Brother Chu Ming, let's go look for clues. I think this might be a case of intentional homicide."

Chu Ming pointed to Matsuzaki Haru, who was standing in a daze behind the crowd: "It must have been her. Look at how uneasy she is. It's obvious that she's feeling lingering fear after doing something wrong. Her hand unconsciously went to her waist. That sea snake must have been hidden in the small bag on her waist. Most importantly, I think Miss Toda knew who the murderer was before she fainted. Her eyes were constantly looking at Miss Matsuzaki."

However, there seemed to be no resentment in her eyes. "Don't worry about this. Once Miss Toda wakes up, whether she forgives me or not is up to her to decide."

Conan nodded, somewhat conflicted: "I just saw them walking arm in arm on the beach, and why would Ms. Matsuzaki do something to her future sister-in-law... Are all girls this strange?"

"The reason? I think I've guessed a bit." Chu Ming looked puzzled but impressed. "It's probably because she likes her brother. Her eyes are always on her brother, and she looks at her sister-in-law with some jealousy. Isn't this obviously a love triangle?"

"Brother Chu Ming, what nonsense are you talking about! They're siblings!!" Conan's worldview was clearly shaken.

Chu Ming vaguely remembered the original story; it seemed like they weren't blood siblings. But that didn't stop Chu Ming from giving Conan a (nonsensical) explanation in order to get some emotional points: "So what if they're blood siblings? Some people are just like moths to a flame when it comes to love. It's not impossible for blood siblings to be together, even between brothers and sisters. And, let me tell you, I have a friend..."

Conan was forced to listen to a story about orthopedics in Germany. His worldview was shattered. He glanced at Chu Ming in horror, covered his ears, and turned away to hide next to Ran. Chu Ming, looking at his ever-increasing points, hummed a song and walked over in a good mood.

"Ran-neechan, why do you look a little unhappy? Didn't we just hear from the hospital that Ms. Toda is alright now?" Conan always liked to quietly keep an eye on Ran when he had nothing to do.

"I know Miss Toda is alright, it's not because of that. I just bought a yukata, I was thinking of going to play in the sea with you, but there are poisonous snakes in the sea, so my clothes were a waste. It's rare to come to the beach, and we can't even go in the water..." Ran rested her chin on her hand, quite disappointed.

"It's okay, Ran-neechan. How about I go down with you? I can protect you!" Conan couldn't bear to disappoint Ran, and besides, he knew the sea snake incident was man-made. And, going to the sea with Ran in her swimsuit, was something he didn't need to think about. So he immediately suggested going with Ran.

Hearing Conan's boastful words, Chu Ming glanced at Conan's thin arms and legs and said, "After we go down there, it's Ran-neechan who'll be protecting you, isn't it..."

Conan pouted, clearly annoyed that Chu Ming was always trying to argue with him, completely disregarding the fact that he was already sixteen years old: "Sister Ran, Brother Chu Ming is so annoying! Let's go swimming!"

Ran smiled, picked up Conan, greeted Chu Ming, and took Conan to play in the sea.

"Huh? Where did those two go?" Kogoro Mouri walked over carrying a can of beer. "Why are you lying here all alone?"

Chu Ming pointed to the two people playing in the water: "They're over there. Ran said she wanted to take Conan to play in the water. She wanted to rent diving equipment, but one of the shops over there was full, so she'll have to wait until tomorrow."

Kogoro Mouri wasn't interested. At this time of day, there were far fewer young girls on the beach, and it was impossible to find any long-legged beauties. Bored, Kogoro poured himself a drink and then stood up after a while: "I'm going to drink at the bar over there. Drinking on this beach is too boring. You can stay seated."

By the time Ran and Conan had finished playing and came ashore, it was already late.

"Brother Chu Ming, have you been waiting long? We accidentally went a little overboard." Xiao Lan walked up to Chu Ming with an apologetic smile.

Chu Ming shook his head and yawned: "It's okay, sleeping by the sea is quite comfortable."

"Why don't you go swimming, Brother Chu Ming? It's so boring sitting on the beach all the time!" Conan, tired from playing, picked up a glass of watermelon juice from the table and chugged it down. "Why don't you come diving with us tomorrow?"

“How could I be bored? We’re dealing with cases every day, how could I be bored…” Chu Ming stood up, brushed the sand off his clothes, “Let’s go. Now that you’re all done, let’s go have dinner and then go to the tavern to pick up Uncle.”

"Dad went drinking again?" Xiaolan clenched her fists.

"Yeah, so we're sneaking off to eat something delicious without him. I just heard that the seafood at the southernmost point of the beach is the freshest and best. It'll just be the three of us. Let's go have a big meal."

Chapter 324 Kidd's Cry for Help

After the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they prepared to go find Kogoro Mouri, who was drunk in the tavern.

Ran may have been cold-hearted, but she still remembered to pack a portion for Kogoro Mouri before leaving.

When the group arrived at the pub, Kogoro Mouri was drinking and boasting to the young lady next to him about how he had sharp eyes and keen insight to find crucial evidence that saved the day and helped the police solve some case. Although he couldn't explain the details clearly, it didn't stop him from exaggerating his abilities.

When Chu Ming and the others arrived and wanted to take him away, he was still not satisfied and even tried to tempt them with food.

"Waiter, another bottle of beer, a glass of orange juice and a fast food meal for each of them. You haven't eaten yet, have you? You eat first, and I'll have a drink."

Ran quickly stopped the waiter and looked helplessly at Kogoro Mouri: "Dad, you've had too much to drink. That's enough. We've already eaten. Come back with us."

Kogoro Mouri clung tightly to the bar: "Let me have one more drink! Just one! There are so many people here, Ran, give me some face, don't hold me back, I really will only have one last drink!"

Conan looked at the stubbornly resisting Kogoro Mouri and said coolly, "But wouldn't it be embarrassing if others saw the famous detective Kogoro Mouri passed out drunk in a bar late at night?"

Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's name, one person in the tavern's expression instantly changed.

Chu Ming, with his sharp eyes, noticed the entire change in the man's expression. He secretly raised an eyebrow. There was someone here who turned pale at the mention of hair; he must be the murderer, and a case was about to occur.

Kogoro Mouri, who was very concerned about his image, froze immediately upon hearing Conan's words: "Uh... you're right, then let's hurry back, let's go, let's go."

"You must be the famous detective, Mr. Kogoro Mouri?" A man drinking with friends in the tavern looked up in surprise. "I am Matsutomo Shin, and this is my friend Tanaka Yura. May I have the honor of inviting you to sit down and have a drink with me? I'd really like to hear the details of your cases! It's on me!"

Seeing his fans in the bar, Kogoro Mouri immediately perked up, straightened his clothes, and cleared his throat: "Hahaha, I am Detective Kogoro Mouri. As for having a drink, hehe—"

Kogoro Mouri hadn't had enough to drink, and now that someone was inviting him, Ran couldn't stop him, so how could he refuse? "How could I possibly refuse? Hahaha, then I'll—"

Before he could finish speaking, Tanaka Yura looked up and taunted Mouri Kogoro with a disdainful expression: "You're too noisy. What kind of detective is he? I don't want to drink with any detective. He's disgusting! We're having a great time drinking. His coming over will only spoil our fun."

Kogoro Mouri froze on the spot, unsure whether to go or leave.

Chu Ming glanced at Tanaka Yura and came to Kogoro Mouri's rescue: "Uncle, shall we go back? We originally said we'd eat alone and wouldn't take you, but Ran still packed you a seafood feast. Let's buy some barbecue on the way back. If you haven't had enough to drink, how about we have some more when we get back to the hotel?"

Kogoro Mouri quickly accepted the offer: "Ah—yes, let's go."

Matsutomo Shin awkwardly apologized repeatedly to Kogoro Mouri: "I'm so sorry, Mr. Mouri, he wasn't like this before. This time it's because he was drunk—"

Drunk? Chu Ming gave a sarcastic smile. This person wasn't drunk at all; he was obviously faking it.

Was the purpose of feigning drunkenness to provoke someone?

Or perhaps—they are using provocation to deepen others' impressions, thereby fabricating an alibi.

Just as the group reached the door and opened it to leave, a pretty young woman rushed in, her face anxious: "Mr. Tanaka, have you seen Mitsuko?"

"We arranged to meet at a time tonight, but she didn't come at the appointed time, and she wasn't at home either. Do you know where she went?"

Tanaka's eyes flickered slightly: "No, I've been drinking here with my friends, and I have absolutely no connection with Mitsuko. What's the point of asking me? Hurry up and leave, don't disturb my drinking."