Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Conan fell silent. He knew his identity couldn't be revealed right now, but he was definitely worried to see his friend associating with people from that organization.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Chu Ming smiled gently. "I have a good relationship with the police now, and I'll seek their help immediately if anything happens."

Conan stared blankly at Chu Ming. Chu Ming often teased him, seemingly cunning and wicked, but Conan could always feel Chu Ming's protection of him. It was he who had dragged Chu Ming, an unrelated person, into the vortex of the anti-organization. Although he joked around with Chu Ming on the surface, he still felt guilty in this situation.

However, he didn't say anything more, but secretly made up his mind to protect Chu Ming.

Chu Ming escorted Conan back to the Mouri Detective Agency, but on the way they encountered police cars coming and going with their sirens blaring.

Conan curiously peeked out, his sharp eyes catching his usual assistant: "Officer Takagi, Officer Takagi, didn't you just catch the bomber? Why aren't you calling it a day yet?"

Upon hearing Conan's call, Officer Takagi immediately slammed on the brakes, leaned out, and spoke to Conan: "Oh, it's Conan! The bomber escaped! He must have accomplices, so the police are still here—"

"Takagi!!" Takagi, who was never one to keep a secret, was firmly suppressed by Officer Sato. "Why do you blurt out everything! Don't cause public panic!"

Takagi glanced at Officer Sato, whose face was clearly pale, and obediently shrank back. Officer Sato already harbored deep hatred for the bomber because of Matsuda's death. Now that the man had been caught, he was rescued by his accomplice, and the anger in his heart was like a volcanic eruption.

Takagi didn't dare to go against Sato, so he could only give Conan an apologetic look and shrink back.

Conan clenched his fists, turned to Chu Ming and whispered, "Brother Chu Ming, is it possible that it was done by that guy surnamed Amuro? He was almost killed in the explosion, so—"

Chu Ming was surprised by Conan's sharp thinking. Conan was right; this was indeed related to Amuro Tooru, but the person was someone he had arranged.

While he was thinking one thing, Chu Ming denied his guess aloud: "If that's the case, why rescue him? Given that organization's capabilities, wouldn't it be easier to just snipe him from a distance?"

Conan lowered his head, feeling that Chu Ming's words made some sense, and then began to calculate where the bomber might have escaped to.

Chu Ming didn't linger. After saying goodbye to the two police officers, he ignored Conan's pleading expression and drove him straight home.

"This has nothing to do with reasoning anymore. We can only rely on the police to investigate. You've been out for too long. Xiaolan will definitely be worried about you. Go back now."

Although Conan was unwilling, he knew that this had nothing to do with the deduction, so he could only obediently be sent back to the detective agency.

——o(?^｀)o——

At this time, Base 8 was empty except for Amuro Tooru and the bomber. The outer members brought the bomber over after 'rescuing' him.

Amuro Tooru was surrounded by a strong killing intent, and dark thoughts kept surfacing in his mind. He narrowed his eyes, looked at the torture instruments that Chu Ming had thoughtfully prepared for him, and revealed a smile that would make any bomber's heart tremble.

The bomber, bound and unable to move, his legs trembling, cried out, "Please, let me go! I didn't mean to hurt you. I just wanted revenge on those damn cops. You don't seem to have any connections with them, so you can understand me, right? I—ah—ah—"

Amuro Tooru ignored the bomber's screams, calmly experimenting with different instruments of torture on him, the splattering blood seemingly staining his eyes with a crimson hue.

Chu Ming stayed at home, secretly hacking into the surveillance system of Base 8. Watching Amuro Tooru's increasingly ruthless demeanor, he contentedly took a bite of a snack.

This is the fake liquor he's about to dye black by his own hands; he feels quite accomplished about it.

Chapter 352 Douzi Steals Accounts

The rare holiday didn't last long. Chu Ming was staying at home when he was jolted awake by the news of Kidd's announcement in the newspaper.

Chu Ming is now quite interested in Pandora, which Kidd is looking for. After all, the BOSS has given so much, and he has to find something to repay him.

For example, the legendary Pandora's Stone, which is said to grant immortality, would be a godsend for a boss who craves eternal life.

So Chu Ming ended his three-day seclusion and strolled off to find Conan.

Conan always manages to get firsthand information about clues concerning Kid's movements through various channels.

For example, in this case, Ms. Maki, who received the notice, went directly to Kogoro Mouri with the notice from Kid and sought his help.

Chu Ming casually brought two bottles of wine with him when he visited the detective agency. He had bought these wines before and kept them in the wine cabinet to show off. Now that he couldn't drink them himself, he could use them to give to the detective agency.

Kogoro Mouri outwardly said there was no need for him to spend money, but in reality, he had already involuntarily taken the wine, which made Ran follow behind him and keep complaining.

After Maki Suri visited in the morning and left the notice, Conan was sitting on the sofa deep in thought when Chu Ming arrived.

Chu Ming curiously approached Conan and looked at the notice in his hand.

"Romeo, Juliet, conqueror, cheers. Amidst the fluttering and intertwining of these 26 letters, I will go forth to retrieve that jewel of destiny. — Kaito Kid enters."

In the lower left corner, there is also a drawing of a torn 2 of spades.

"Kid still prefers this mysterious style," Chu Ming remarked with some emotion. "Do you understand what he means?"

Conan frowned and pointed to the notice, dissecting it bit by bit: "When Miss Maki came, she said that this gem of destiny was to be used in the stage play 'Josephine' that she was performing at the newly opened Cosmic Theater in Shiodome."

"Will Kidd appear in that stage play?"

Conan nodded, then shook his head after thinking for a moment: "The uncle just deduced that Kid would dress up as Napoleon and steal the jewel while Josephine is being applauded by the audience, so I think Kid probably won't dress up as a member of the crew."

"And I haven't figured out the meaning of the first few sentences yet. The 26 letters flying around, and the torn playing card below must also have some meaning... Miss Mu invited Uncle to watch a stage play at the theater tonight, and asked him to help guard the gem. Brother Chu Ming, would you like to come along?"

"Watching the play is fine, but catching Kid is out of the question." Chu Ming leaned lazily against Conan's small body, almost crushing him. "Anyway, we can't catch him."

Conan struggled to support Chu Ming's weight, his eyes rolling back in anger: "This time I will definitely bring him to justice! I will!"

You always say "it'll be a goal," but in the end you still let Kidd go.

During their playful fight, Chu Ming spotted a pigeon perched on a telephone pole, facing the window of the detective agency, with a listening device on its foot.

Chu Ming grabbed Conan and dragged him to the window, pointing at the pigeon with a mischievous grin: "Look, isn't it the carrier pigeon that you and Kid used to pledge your love?"

Conan was caught off guard and dragged to the window by the neck with his clothes. He wanted nothing more than to scratch Chu Ming's face raw: "Brother Chu Ming, what nonsense are you talking about? All pigeons look exactly the same..."

The pigeon seemed startled and flapped its wings and flew away. Chu Ming pretended to sigh twice: "It's not the same at all. This one is just as plump as the pigeon you rescued back then. It must be the same one."

"...All you think about is food!!" Conan jumped up angrily.

——(〃'▽'〃)——

Maki had given Kogoro Mouri quite a few tickets, so when Chu Ming waited for Conan at the theater entrance in Shiodome, he discovered that they had arrived in a large group.

Kogoro Mouri walked in front, followed by Professor Agasa, Ai Haibara, and the Detective Boys. Ran chatted with Sonoko while holding Conan's hand.

Goodness, there are ten of us in total, including myself. The Cosmic Theater is located in the center of the Shiodome Building. It's elegant and luxurious, and the ticket price alone is no small sum. This actor surnamed Mu is really generous.

Following Kogoro Mouri into the dressing room, the children excitedly wandered around. Chu Ming stood at the door, staring at his focus list, and secretly raised an eyebrow at Kaito Kuroba, who was separated from him by a wall.

Who has Phantom Thief Kid transformed into this time?

A short while later, Inspector Nakamori and his men blocked the entrance to the dressing room. The moment Nakamori and Kogoro Mouri locked eyes, the two of them stood up like fighting cocks.

Two immature middle-aged people, under the guise of shaking hands, desperately squeezed each other's hands, trying to make the other beg for mercy first.

After a while, the two, unable to do anything to each other, awkwardly let go of each other's hands. Inspector Nakamori rubbed his hand, which had been gripped so tightly that it left a handprint, and gritted his teeth: "Hmph, this time Inspector Megure went to unnecessary lengths—uh, no, Inspector Megure kindly sponsored me with an outside helper. Although I don't think it was necessary, you should all know this person. Come in."

As the focus slowly shifted, Chu Ming's eyes widened slightly.

No way?

Could it be that Kid stole Conan's account this time?

As the focus slowly shifted, a familiar face appeared before everyone: "Hello everyone, I'm Shinichi Kudo~"

Ding! Your account has been detected logging in from another location. Your friend [Shinichi Kuroba] has come online.

It shocked Conan for a whole year.

Conan was so angry his words were tumbling out. "Damn it! This kid stole my account!!"

He held up a trembling finger: "Strange, strange, strange—"

Before Conan could speak, Genta frowned and quietly nudged Mitsuhiko next to him: "Who is that adult who's always showing off as soon as he arrives?"

Ayumi blurted out, "You don't know that? It's Shinichi-nii! We met him before! Ran-neechan's boyfriend!"

Xiaolan's face turned bright red: "No, I haven't agreed yet—uh, no, anyway, that's not it!!"

Sonoko grinned mischievously from the side: "That's right, it's my husband~"

Chu Ming saw Douzi grinning arrogantly at Conan, then looked at Conan, whose face was contorted with rage. After a long pause, he finally managed to finish his sentence: "That's Kaito Kid!!!!! That's definitely not Shinichi!! That's Kaito Kid in disguise!!"

Kogoro Mouri glanced at Conan: "How do you know he's Kaito Kid?"

Conan, trying to recover his account, angrily blurted out, "Because I'm the real one—"

Kogoro Mouri's expression became even more subtle: "Oh? What's the real one?"

Conan instinctively took a step back, then suddenly remembered that he couldn't reveal his identity. His face was filled with utter rage, but he could only swallow his pride and admit defeat: "No, it's nothing—"

Kaito Kuroba stood behind the group, grinning slyly, which made Conan's temper flare up.

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Conan's eyes darted around, and finally, in desperation, he grabbed Chu Ming's sleeve: "Brother Chu Ming, please help me prove it! He's definitely Phantom Thief Kid!"

Chu Ming was enjoying the show when he was suddenly called out and was momentarily stunned.

Get out of the way, I'm just watching the drama unfold! How can I prove this for you?!

Chapter 353 Do you like this surprise?

Before Chu Ming could speak, he saw Officer Nakamura step forward to pinch Kid's face. After pinching it to no avail, he immediately concluded that this was Shinichi Kudo.

Are you kidding me? People in your Detective Conan world recognize each other by their hairstyles, right?

Kaito Kuroba is someone Inspector Nakamori has watched grow up, right? You don't recognize him just because he changed his hairstyle? You think this is Shinichi Kudo???

Your gaze is just like Gin's...

Seeing that Kid didn't react at all after his face was pinched, Conan's grip on Chu Ming's clothes gradually loosened. What was going on? Kid wasn't disguised?

"Could it be that he actually looks just like me?" Conan muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief.

Ai Haibara glanced at Conan: "Maybe you're the imposter."

Conan was speechless: "You've been spending too much time with Professor Agasa, you've even picked up his lame jokes."