Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Chu Ming saw that Karasuma Renya replied to his message almost instantly, and knew that his recuperation was over. He couldn't help but complain indirectly that Gin had beaten him up after taking him away and even sent him a picture of the shoe print that was almost invisible.

Then, he embellished the story by writing a long essay to play the victim for the BOSS, saying that because Gin's action team was directly under the BOSS's command, he always secretly bullied his poor little heir behind the BOSS's back.

Using him as a mop to mop the base floor, kicking him out of the car—these kinds of behaviors are outrageous!

Finally, he summarized the reason why Gin was so arrogant: he thought he was second only to the BOSS and didn't take the BOSS's chosen successor seriously at all. This was not only contempt for him, but also contempt for the BOSS and disregard for the BOSS's orders!

People like this should be encouraged to go to the United States to study more often, instead of just loafing around in Japan and bullying the weak.

Chu Ming stroked his chin. For now, he could send Gin away and not rush to ask the BOSS for Gin's authority. Once Gin was gone, no one in the country could control him. The BOSS was obsessed with immortality and ignored worldly affairs. He had already become familiar with the action team. With Gin gone, he could order anyone around as he pleased. Wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wanted in all of Japan?

Chapter 370 So touching!

Unfortunately, the BOSS didn't reply to his carefully written essay, but Chu Ming didn't care. It was just a routine dig at him anyway.

I guess Boss 0 is off recuperating again. Poor thing. Although he doesn't understand this area of ​​research, he can keep Conan alive and provide Boss with an alternative way to achieve immortality.

Chu Ming stuffed his phone into his pocket and strolled home. He needed to go to bed early tonight; it would definitely be quite a spectacle tomorrow when the three Grim Reapers gathered together.

The next day, Chu Ming was awakened by Conan's shouts downstairs. He opened the window and tossed the key to Conan through the window, telling him to come in and wait. Only then did he slowly get up.

Conan stomped upstairs and stood by the bed, staring at Chu Ming: "Didn't Brother Chu Ming get up at five in the morning to train? It's already past eight! If you don't hurry, you'll miss Hattori's final!"

Chu Ming remained unhurried, making no mention of getting up at five o'clock: "No rush, there's plenty of time."

After saying that, he deliberately washed up in slow motion, which made Conan so angry that he paced back and forth around his legs, and Chu Ming's points increased rapidly.

After Chu Ming finished collecting the points that had disturbed his sweet dreams early in the morning, he quickened his pace and took Conan out.

After Hattori made three urging calls, the two finally stood at the entrance of the Naniwa Central Gymnasium. They had been delayed by Chu Ming for a while, and the final was probably about to begin.

I thought Hattori was in such a hurry that he would be waiting at the door, but I looked for a long time and didn't see him. He didn't answer my phone either. I don't know if he was in the middle of a competition.

Chu Ming could only lead Conan towards the competition venue to see if they could spot members of Hattori's school's kendo club, or even run into Kazuha.

However, they had only gone halfway when Chu Ming and Conan found out where Hattori had gone.

Two people were talking on the roadside. Someone had found a body in the warehouse, but when the police arrived, the warehouse was empty. However, they received a phone call telling them to go to the shower room, where they found the missing body.

Upon hearing about the murder case, Conan immediately stopped in his tracks: "I know where Hattori is."

“I know too.” Chu Ming looked at the topographical map by the roadside, found the location of the warehouse and the shower room, and led Conan forward. “You and Hattori are both like this. When you see a murder case, it’s like you have a jammer installed. You can’t hear anything.”

"I'm nothing like him." Conan pouted. "But this case is strange. The body can't teleport. Since it appeared in the warehouse first and then called the police to go to another crime scene, it means the murderer wanted to divert attention from the warehouse. Brother Chuming, let's not rush to find Hattori. Let's go check out the warehouse first, shall we?"

"...You said you're different from him. But I think Hattori should be in the warehouse too. What you've figured out, he should have figured out as well." Chu Ming walked towards the warehouse, but bumped into Kazuha on the way.

She was pleasantly surprised to see Chu Ming and Conan: "You're all here! Where's Ran? I can't see her."

Chu Ming pushed Conan forward: "Isn't it because Conan kept nagging to see his Heiji-nii brother? He said he had to see Heiji-nii brother's heroic figure on the field. He couldn't wait to come with Xiaolan and the others, so he kept pestering me to bring him over first. So, has Hattori's match started yet?"

Kazuha was also a little anxious: "The competition has already started, but Hattori insists on solving the case and refuses to go back to the competition. If he's not here, Okita alone can destroy our school's kendo club!"

Looking at Kazuha's anxious expression, Chu Ming realized that this girl was blindly confident in Hattori, but even if Hattori got through, wouldn't she still be destined to be crushed? At most, she could only lose in a more respectable way?

But watching a stranger get beaten up is nowhere near as satisfying as watching an acquaintance get beaten up.

Chu Ming readily agreed to help Kazuha persuade Hattori to return to the competition. Then, following Kazuha, he found Hattori standing in the warehouse with a frown on his face, and Detective Otaki asking about the incident.

Chu Ming pretended to investigate the scene, listened to Officer Otaki's account of the situation, and then, in front of everyone, pushed open the vaulting box in the warehouse. After looking at the red paint splattered inside, he patted Conan next to him, signaling him to use his "always answering questions and granting requests" buff to let the police investigators examine whether the red stains on the box where the body was leaning were indeed the victim's blood.

Conan returned shortly after, his eyes filled with thought: "The investigator told me that this isn't blood, but paint, including inside the box...it's paint..."

……

"I get it!!" Conan and Hattori shouted at the same time. Hattori had seen Conan and Chu Ming when they arrived and had originally intended to explore with them, but upon hearing Chu Ming's hint, the two instantly understood and stared intently at Kotegawa Jun. "You're the culprit!"

Just as Hattori was about to launch into a long speech, Chu Ming interrupted him: "Alright, Hattori, you should go prepare for the competition. The case is solved, leave the rest to us, and you should hurry up and go with Kazuha."

Kazuha also realized what was happening and quickly grabbed Hattori's hand, running towards the competition venue: "That's right, Chu Ming is here. Since you've solved the mystery anyway, hurry up and come back with me to prepare. Didn't you want to have a world showdown with Okita?"

"Wait a minute, but I—"

"No buts! Go and compete, Heiji, you idiot!"

Watching Hattori being dragged away, Chu Ming couldn't help but look down and mutter to Conan, "Hattori can have a world-class showdown with anyone, whether it's kendo or deduction..."

"What the hell are you doing! You're accusing me of being the murderer out of nowhere, what's your reason? What's your evidence?" Kotegawa Jun was furious, his face turning black. He had prepared a whole bunch of excuses, but these people were ignoring him? "Is this how the police just stand by and watch a bunch of middle school students cause trouble at the scene?"

"No need to rush into prison. The scenery and air outside are so nice. I'm letting you enjoy it a little longer, otherwise you'll have to wait for years." Chu Ming said with a mocking smile. "You want a reason? You want evidence... Fine, then let me ask you, didn't you just say that you were the last one to leave the warehouse?"

"Yes, I told them I was going to find an ambulance, and then I went to the entrance and borrowed a phone from a high school student who was eating there to make a call. The person on the other end of the line wanted me to explain the specific details of the injured person, so I ran back to the warehouse to check on Sumi's condition. After I returned the phone, I rushed to the police station."

"What was Chuijian like back then?" Chu Ming asked casually.

"His chest and face were covered in blood, and he was leaning against the vaulting horse box with his head tilted to the side, holding a blood-stained knife in his arms." Xiaoshou Jun, who had already prepared all the answers, blurted out.

"So what did you tell the ambulance company?"

"I said he was stabbed with a knife, covered in blood, and couldn't feel his breath."

"So, you've confirmed that he's not breathing?" Chu Ming pressed on.

"Correct!"

Kotekawa Jun's face was full of humiliation after being wrongly accused. To be honest, his acting was really good.

Chu Ming analyzed slowly and methodically: "That's strange. The police just tested this place and there was no blood on the vaulting box, but paint."

I think you probably drugged Suimi, smeared paint on him to make him look dead, then sent everyone away and went back to the warehouse alone to wake the unconscious Suimi. Then you showed him the model of Hakamada's body that you had hidden in the vaulting box. Suimi thought he had killed someone he had always hated while drunk, and in his panic, he naturally did whatever you said to clear his name.

You told him to stuff his blood-stained clothes into his protective gear pouch, put the knife in his bamboo knife bag, and go around to the shower to wash the blood off. But you went in first, killed him, and then turned on the shower to wash off the paint from his body.

As soon as Chu Ming finished speaking, Kotekawa Jun stood up and sneered: "These are all your guesses! I've seen you in the newspaper before. You're Fujino Chu Ming, right? Don't think you're so great just because you solved a few cases following Detective Mouri. You can just frame innocent people! I bet you paid for those newspaper reports. All that talk about seeing through the truth at a glance and using sharp words to break down the criminal's mind is definitely just bragging!"

Chu Ming was not angered by his words; on the contrary, he was somewhat excited. He had not experienced such treatment in Tokyo, but he was experiencing it in Osaka.

Someone recognized him!

Someone actually recognized him at the crime scene!

So touching!

Chapter 371 What could be more fun than watching your friends get beaten up?

Despite being touched, Chu Ming looked at Xiao Shou Chuanjun, who was full of anger, and said, "The police have just searched the entire school. The evidence you requested should be delivered soon."

As if on cue, a police officer walked in carrying a bag full of protective gear: "Officer Da Long, we found this outside the shower room in the changing room. It was hidden in the bushes. We also found a footprint next to the protective gear bag, 26 centimeters long. We estimate it was left by a man who is about 1.75 meters tall."

Everyone turned their attention to Xiaosegawa Jun, who was indeed 1.75 meters tall.

Kotekawa Jun took two steps back, still stubbornly refusing to budge: "So many people are participating in the competition at Langhua Gymnasium today, I don't know how many of them are over 1.75 meters tall, why are you all staring at me?"

"Because the others didn't have a motive to kill, but you did." Chu Ming sped up his speech; if he didn't hurry, Hattori wouldn't get beaten up.

"You just said that you called an ambulance and then went to the police station. You didn't go anywhere else in between, but there was some mud on your shoes. This mud should be the same kind of mud found at the location of the protective gear pack. And do you think that's all the information the police found? Putting everything else aside, just look at the pattern on the soles of your shoes. Do you think it wasn't imprinted on the mud? Once the police do a comparison, you won't be able to escape."

Officer Da Long understood and stepped forward, staring at Xiao Shouchuan Jun: "Excuse me, please lift your foot so we can make a comparison."

Kotekawa Jun was considered the captain of their school's kendo club. He glanced at Officer Otsuki and suddenly rammed into him. Officer Otsuki was about to squat down to check the soles of his feet when he was knocked to the ground by Kotekawa Jun.

Chu Ming saw Xiao Shouchuan Jun running towards him with a fierce look in his eyes. He still had the mind to flex his wrists and was just about to give him an unforgettable kick when the man fell down five steps away from him with a thud, revealing Conan holding a tranquilizer watch behind him.

Conan breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, I was quick..."

Chu Ming stepped forward and vigorously rubbed his head: "What, you don't trust me that much? I can beat him up even without you lifting a finger."

"How could I not believe you?" Conan said with half-moon eyes. "I was just afraid you'd go too far and cripple him. If I hadn't been quick, I think you'd already be about to kick him in the face. That kick would have knocked out at least five teeth."

"Your eyesight has improved; you can even predict my moves now. Not bad, not bad."

While teasing Conan, Chu Ming told Inspector Otaki and hurriedly took Conan to watch Hattori's game.

When the two arrived, they witnessed Okita Souji eliminate a member of the Kaifang Academy Kendo Club with a single throat stab.

Ran and Kogoro Mouri also sat in the audience. When Chu Ming led Conan through the crowd, Ran thought Conan had gone to the restroom again and couldn't help but ask with some concern, "Conan, how are you feeling right now?"

Conan was completely confused: "What do you mean, 'How is it?' It's great."

"You're still lying to me! Are you too embarrassed to tell me? You and Brother Chu Ming arrived so long ago, but you only just came now. Did you go to the bathroom again? And you even made Brother Chu Ming go with you..."

Conan finally understood what Ran was suspecting. He blushed and explained, "No, Ran-neechan, you misunderstood. Chu Ming and I went to help Heiji solve the case. He was in a hurry to compete, so Chu Ming and I helped him complete the deduction and catch the culprit."

Meeting Ran's suspicious gaze, Chu Ming suppressed a laugh and said, "Yes, Conan is telling the truth, but we can't let our guard down about Conan's little problem. I'll take him to Beika Hospital when we get back from Osaka. Dr. Watanabe happens to be free during this time, so a follow-up check-up would be good."

Conan frantically tugged at Chu Ming's clothes, trying to stop him, while Ran looked on with gratitude: "Thank you so much, Brother Chu Ming. Conan probably thinks he's a big kid now, and he's too embarrassed to tell me things. You're both boys, and you're such good friends, so it's perfect that you take him. Conan won't feel so awkward. It's just too much trouble for you."

Chu Ming suppressed Conan's resistance with one hand, and said to Ran with a smile, "Ran, you're too kind. I often go to the detective agency when I have nothing to do, and you don't find it troublesome. It's okay. Conan is like my younger brother, and I'm very worried about his health."

After struggling for a while, Conan finally managed to poke his head out of Chu Ming's clutches. He leaned close to Chu Ming's ear and whispered, "Brother Chu Ming, what are you doing! You know perfectly well that there's nothing wrong with my body!"

Chu Ming also turned around and whispered, "But your sister Xiao Lan is worried. It's not good for you to keep running to the toilet all the time. Can't you just say you're going out for a walk or going out to play for a while? How about this, you come to the hospital with me, and I'll have Watanabe give you a report that everything is fine, so Xiao Lan can feel more at ease."

When it comes to Ran, Conan compromises immediately and obediently shrinks back, watching resentfully as the man who looks like him beats up Hattori Heiji in the stands. As he watches, his originally not-so-pleasant mood begins to soar.

What could be more fun than watching your friends get beaten up?

If there is, it will definitely be seeing him get beaten up twice.

Chapter 372 Reading 'New' Techniques

After Hattori was defeated by Okita, he was initially a little dejected. However, when his gaze swept to the stands, he saw Conan and Chu Ming in the same position, resting their chins on their hands and staring at him with wide eyes, their excitement evident. They were even holding up their phones to record his defeat!

Damn it, my bad friends have ruined my life!

Hattori ran down to the audience, grabbed Conan's head with both hands, started to rub it, and forced him to delete the videos and photos on his phone.

Conan struggled fiercely, full of resentment: "What are you doing? It's not like I filmed it alone. Go find Brother Chu Ming first, and if Brother Chu Ming deletes it, I'll delete it too!"