Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Hattori snapped out of his daze and was surprised to see Chu Ming: "Brother Chu Ming, what are you doing here? Didn't you go back to Tokyo?"

"No, I had some things to do in Osaka, so I didn't go back then. I just finished today, so I came out for a stroll."

Chu Ming didn't explicitly say that Hattori's emotional intelligence towards friends was ten times that towards Kazuha, so he didn't ask any further questions. He simply pointed to the takoyaki shop next to him and said, "There was a serial murder case a while ago, and the owner of this shop was also murdered a few days ago. I received a lot of help from him when I was in junior high school, so I'm free today and wanted to check if there are any clues to find the murderer. There are also victims in Kyoto, so I'll go to Kyoto to take a look later."

After explaining, Hattori remembered that Chu Ming sometimes showed interest in cases, so he asked, "Brother Chu Ming, would you like to come along?"

"Go to Kyoto? Sure, I'm free anyway." I've finally escaped Gin's control, now the farther away the better!

Hattori tossed a helmet to Chu Ming: "I knew Brother Chu Ming would be interested in this too. Come on, get in the car."

Chu Ming looked at Hattori's cool motorcycle and imagined himself sitting on the back of Hattori with the wind blowing in his face. He felt that he had lost all his coolness.

"It's been cold lately. Won't we get frozen stiff from riding like this all the way here...? Wait a minute."

Chu Ming took out his phone and sent a text message, typing out his address, asking someone to send a car to his current location. This was something he had seen in the files; it could be used for overt power, affiliated with an organization but not linked to it, and could be used freely without fear of being investigated.

Five minutes later, a black car stopped in front of the two. The driver got out and respectfully asked if they needed a ride, but Chu Ming declined.

After gesturing for Hattori to get in the car, Chu Ming drove off towards Kyoto.

"Um, isn't the driver going to leave?" Hattori looked at the driver still standing by the roadside, somewhat bewildered. "If we give him the car, how is he going to get back?"

"It's alright. He was supposed to be on a business trip this afternoon, but now that he doesn't need to drive, he can leave work early," Chu Ming said casually.

"Is this your company car?" Hattori asked, a little gossipy. "Brother Chuming's company has even moved to Osaka? Shouldn't you treat Kudo and me to a meal for this kind of good news?"

"You're extorting me and you don't forget to include Kudo in the mix?" Chu Ming rolled his eyes. "When we get to Kyoto, I'll ask him if he's free to come over. I've heard that Kyoto's sweets and tea are exceptional. I'll take you guys to try them later. And I've also heard that the geisha there—cough cough."

"..." Hattori stared at Chu Ming with an indescribable look, making him feel uneasy.

"What? Can't we even watch a song and dance performance?"

If you're so capable, then don't look! You seem to have mistaken a beautiful geisha for your first love, but little did you know that the first love you've been longing for is actually the person right next to you?

This guy, like Conan, must have saved the world in several lifetimes to have such a beautiful and cute girlfriend who doesn't get driven away by their clueless behavior.

Chapter 386 was also learned in Hawaii?

Chu Ming and Hattori wandered aimlessly through the streets of Kyoto like headless flies. Unlike Osaka, Kyoto was difficult for Hattori to find a witness to a murder that occurred in the early hours of the morning without the assistance of the police.

We can find out something about the organization's influence in Kyoto, but it's best not to mention information that Hattori can't know the source of.

No one knew when the World Will would betray them and leak the information to the detectives. Chu Ming was planning to orchestrate a cover-up later to rack up Conan's points, so he had no choice but to get off the bus and wander around with Hattori.

"Squeaky-"

As Chu Ming was strolling around, he suddenly heard a series of chirping sounds coming from the side. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a little squirrel perched on his shoulder, blinking its little eyes at him.

These look like police officers from Kyoto.

—Shouldn't it be called Ayanokouji Fumimaro?

Chu Ming whistled at the little squirrel, which stomped excitedly on Officer Ayanokouji's shoulder, before finally jumping off and darting to Chu Ming's feet.

To Chu Ming's somewhat surprised gaze, it climbed up his arm along his clothes and buried its head in his hand, looking like it wanted to be patted.

Officer Ayanokouji had heard that the son of the Osaka police chief was coming to Kyoto, apparently to investigate a case. He had intended to warn him that Kyoto was not like Osaka and that he should be careful. However, before he could even speak, his little squirrel had already cleverly tried to make friends with his new pet, or rather, it seemed to be trying to scam its new owner.

Chu Ming stroked the smooth-fured squirrel in his hand a couple of times, then, ignoring the squirrel's reluctant gaze and its little paws trying to hold onto his fingers, he held the squirrel up to Ayanokouji and said, "Your squirrel is so cute."

Ayanokouji nodded in deep agreement, her expression softening considerably. The words she had intended to say to Chu Ming suddenly became impossible to utter.

He pulled out his identification and showed it to the two of them, then turned to Hattori and said sternly, "I am Officer Ayanokoji from the Kyoto Prefectural Police Department. I heard you are here to investigate the case of Genji Hotaru? This is Kyoto, not Osaka. If you have any questions, please contact the police."

Then, he carefully took the little squirrel from Chu Ming's hand, turned around, and left.

Hattori was inexplicably rebuffed. Watching Ayanokouji's retreating figure, he was somewhat speechless: "Why do I keep running into these strange policemen everywhere? They have two faces. Why are they so gentle with you but so argumentative with me?"

Chu Ming said with a righteous expression, "That must be because you're not liked by his little pet. Look at me, that little squirrel likes me so much!"

"……Ah."

Hattori scoffed, "Who cares if a squirrel likes me?"

——╮(￣⊿￣)╭——

On the way here, Hattori had already told Chu Ming about the specific details of the case. Currently, five members of Genji Hotaru have been killed, leaving only three members. It is unknown whether there will be any more victims.

Given that this case is related to Yoshitsune and Mukei, Hattori looked at the map and led Chu Ming toward the nearby Gojo Bridge.

As soon as Hattori arrived at the bridgehead, he immediately spotted Conan standing in the middle of the bridge, holding a note and deep in thought.

"Brother Chu Ming, it's Kudo!" Hattori exclaimed excitedly. "He's actually in Kyoto too! Now we have someone to help us find clues in the case!"

Chu Ming looked at the inexplicably excited Hattori: "You two haven't seen each other for only a week, right? And am I really that insignificant? I've been searching with you all this time!!!"

"Huh?" Hattori was a little surprised. "What do you mean a week? It seems like it was more than a month ago when you guys came to Osaka last time. By the way, Chu Ming, you have no idea how hard it is to appease Kudo. Last month, his idol was found out to have committed murder and drug use. He was depressed for several days. If I hadn't found him to teach me soccer, who knows how long he would have been heartbroken..."

Chu Ming was once again shocked by Ke Xue's timeline. He had lived a week, while others had lived a month. No wonder he grew up slower than others!

So it makes sense that he's not as tall as Gin! After all, he had a shorter growth period!

Chu Ming watched as Hattori muttered to himself while picking up a bamboo stick from the side and wielding it like a knife, aiming it at Conan's head.

Having probably learned his lesson from Chu Ming's previous mockery, Conan noticed the danger behind him even while deep in thought. With a leap, he lightly darted onto the railing by the bridge.

Wow, your lightness skill is really good! Did you learn it in Hawaii? I wish you were this agile when Gin hit you back then.

Unfortunately, jumping onto the railing was useless, because not only Hattori was trying to scare him, but Chu Ming was also waiting nearby.

So Conan had just jumped onto the railing and hadn't even had a chance to turn around when he felt someone grab the back of his collar, as if he had jumped into a trap.

Startled, Conan struggled violently and tried to turn around, just in time to see Chu Ming lifting him up and shaking him, his face full of smiles: "Yo Conan, long time no see."

"Brother Chu Ming??? You scared me again???" Conan gritted his teeth, gritting his teeth, and strongly condemned the countless times that some unscrupulous person had scared him.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I was afraid you'd fall off the bridge, so I held you back." Chu Ming vehemently denied it. "How can that be considered scaring you?"

Conan turned his head angrily, only to see Hattori approaching from the other side. His eyes widened. "Hattori? You're playing this trick with Chu Ming too??"

hiss--???

What's the meaning? ?

How did he get blamed for this?

He only went with Hattori because he saw Hattori trying to scare Conan, so why is he the only one taking the blame now?

"Don't you dare frame an innocent person! Look, Hattori is still holding a weapon, but I was just trying to help you, and you don't even appreciate my kindness. Sigh, what's wrong with this world!" Chu Ming sighed with grief.

Hattori noticed the piece of paper Conan was holding and asked curiously, "What's that in your hand?"

Upon hearing this, Conan forgot about arguing with Chu Ming and quickly unfolded the paper in his hand to show Chu Ming and Hattori: "The Yakushi Nyorai statue at Sanno-ji Temple in Kyoto has gone missing. This was found in the mailbox later. They say that solving the mystery of this painting will reveal the location of the statue."

Chu Ming took a closer look. This seemed to be the time when Heiji Kudo appeared? Hattori was injured and unconscious and unable to save Kazuha. Conan urgently asked Ai Haibara for help to temporarily revert to his true form. He then painted his face black and disguised himself as Hattori. However, he had no idea about his weak fighting ability. In the end, it was Hattori who rushed over and turned the tide.

Chapter 387 First, abolish the means of transportation

"If the person who stole the Buddha statue was Genji Hotaru, then solving this mystery will not only allow us to find out the location of the Buddha statue, but also uncover clues related to the murder case." Hattori stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Conan continued, "If it's related to Genji's Firefly, then we need to look for clues in places associated with Yoshitsune and Mukei. However, I'm not very familiar with Kyoto... Hattori, you—"

Hattori patted his chest confidently: "Don't worry, I know these places well! I'll take you there!"

……

Chu Ming drove Conan and Hattori around Kyoto, showing them most of the tourist attractions related to Yoshitsune, but they still didn't get any useful clues.

It was almost noon, and Chu Ming really didn't want to keep following them around, so he simply sat in the car and waited for them to come back.

A moment later, Chu Ming looked at the two who were dragging their feet back with a knowing expression: "Didn't find any clues this time?"

Conan frowned as he examined the drawings in his hands: "Yeah, they have absolutely nothing in common. I still have absolutely no clue about these drawings."

“Let’s go eat first. There’s a hot pot restaurant on the other side of the drainage park. They also sell snacks. When you went in to look around, I heard people in the car saying how delicious it was.” Chu Ming pointed to the cherry blossom grove across the street. “Just walk through those cherry blossom trees and you’ll get there.”

After searching for clues for so long, Conan and the others were also hungry. The cherry blossom grove was made up of narrow paths that the car couldn't pass through, so Chu Ming parked the car on the side of the road and led the two of them in that direction.

dappled sunlight filtered through the gaps in the cherry blossom trees, and pink petals fluttered in the air. Hattori looked up at the beautiful cherry blossoms in full bloom, lost in memories: "Every time I see cherry blossoms, I think of what happened eight years ago..."

Upon hearing Hattori's gossipy tone, Conan and Chu Ming immediately became interested. They sandwiched Hattori between them, staring intently at him and urging him to hurry up and tell them.

Under the beautiful cherry blossom tree, Hattori told his two best friends about his first love, his eyes brimming with memories.

"...Although it felt like a dream, it was real. I always felt that we would meet again someday."

It's like a dream; even after waking up for a long time, I'm still deeply moved.

Okay, that’s off topic.

Hattori talked as he walked, and after he finished recounting his first love story, the group sat down at the table to eat sukiyaki.

Conan, lying on the table, covered his mouth and burst into laughter. Chu Ming, with a straight face, tried his best to show Hattori his unwavering expression, but he was also shaking with laughter.

The main thing is that Hattori, this straight-laced guy, suddenly looking so innocent is really hilarious...

But Conan, how dare you laugh? Didn't you also have a crush on someone since you were little?

I'm the only one here who has the right to laugh!!

Hattori's face darkened even more: "What are you laughing at? Is it that funny?"

Conan waved his hand: "Sorry, sorry—oops, cough cough, I couldn't help it..."

Hattori carefully took out a sachet from his pocket and poured out a transparent crystal bead: "This is the crystal bead I found back then. I feel that it is a token left to me by God."

Chu Ming knew that this was the white hair on the head of the Medicine Buddha statue. While the two were examining the crystal beads, he secretly ate the fatty beef in the pot and then scooped the vegetables into his own bowl. By the time the two finished chatting and noticed, Chu Ming had already covered his stomach and happily let out a burp.