Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

"What father and son?" Ran asked, peeking into Professor Agasa's house at that very moment.

Shinichi Kudo's expression changed drastically, and he frantically tried to cover up his mistake. Chu Ming pulled him away from his predicament and pointed at Conan: "We were saying that Conan is obviously a distant relative of Kudo. The two even look a bit alike."

Chu Ming spoke naturally, and Xiao Lan didn't think much of it. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "Yes, I also noticed before that Conan looks a lot like Shinichi when he was little. At that time, I even thought—"

Xiao Lan stopped herself in time, refraining from uttering the theory she realized was absurd.

She smiled and waved to Ai Haibara: "Conan, Sonoko said she's taking us to Fukiwa Villa to make chocolates, since Valentine's Day is coming up soon. Do you want to come?"

Ai Haibara took two steps back and shook her head: "I won't go. Professor Agasa has the latest video games here. I've invited Genta and the others to play games at home."

Ran didn't insist. She turned to Shinichi Kudo, a little shyly, and asked, "Shinichi—and Brother Chu Ming, would you like to come with us?"

"Okay." Chu Ming readily agreed. Although he was just an extra, he still liked to join in the fun. Besides, what if Shinichi Kudo had to transform halfway through if he didn't go?

Chu Ming plans to extend Shinichi Kudo's transformation time this time to see just how far the world's will can go.

If this were to drag on for a whole week, given the extent of Shinichi Kudo's troublemaking, if the organization were to manage to keep it a secret, Chu Ming would have to reconsider Conan's assistance with the boss's experiments.

If the world's will truly revolves around Shinichi Kudo, then Chu Ming should consider how to bring Shinichi Kudo onto the same side.

After all, it's absolutely impossible for the world's will to speak of immortality, and resurrection is even more absurd. Therefore, the boss's experiment is 99.999% unlikely to succeed.

At this point, the key is to figure out how to get Conan to unconsciously side with you and speak up in support of you.

Chu Ming stroked his chin, concealing the calculation in his eyes, and nudged the obviously hesitant Shinichi Kudo: "What's wrong? Ran personally invited you, and you're still hesitating? Do you still want the chocolate Ran made by hand?"

Shinichi Kudo instantly cast aside his concerns about potentially exposing his identity or suddenly shrinking: "Yes, of course I'm going!!"

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes, wondering what had happened this time. There were no strange drug residues in his blood, but Kudo's body hadn't shrunk, making him a ticking time bomb.

Fortunately, Chu Ming was following behind, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Haibara Ai, blindly confident in Chu Ming, no longer worries about Conan, completely unaware that Chu Ming is the culprit behind all of this.

Chapter 403 Chocolate

Chu Ming squeezed into the car rented by Kogoro Mouri, leaned against the side, glanced at Shinichi Kudo holding hands with Ran right under her father's nose, and sighed silently.

Sonoko, sitting in the front row, turned around and peeked over, blinking enviously. She muttered softly, "It's so nice. Ran always thinks about Kudo, and now that Kudo, who's never home, is back. But Makoto hasn't called me lately. When I call, all I get are voicemail messages..."

Ran looked up in surprise: "Why? I remember you and Mr. Kyogoku used to call each other every day?"

Sonoko was a little dejected: "Actually, it's all my fault. I forgot to confess to him when I gave him the sweater last time. Later, I just told him that I was going to make a chocolate by hand for Valentine's Day, without saying that it was for him. He must have thought that I had fallen for someone else and got angry."

"Then when you make the chocolates and give them to him, won't he understand your feelings?" Xiaolan comforted her with a smile.

Sonoko glanced at Shinichi Kudo and said with a hint of sympathy and a hint of something else: "I'm not as strong as you. For me, not speaking for a week is already painful enough. That jerk next to you has been gone for so long and just came back today, and you two are still all lovey-dovey. If it were me, I would scratch his face."

Chu Ming nodded vigorously beside him, "That's right!"

Shinichi Kudo secretly glared at Chu Ming, then muttered to himself: "Why are you nodding? What's it to you, you single dog!"

???

You're finished, Kudo, you're finished! I said it!

Chu Mingqing cleared his throat and muttered to Sonoko, "I have a plan. If Kyogoku doesn't reply to your messages, just send him a photo to provoke him."

"Photos?" Sonoko asked, somewhat puzzled.

Chu Ming shoved Kudo, who was sitting in the middle, forward: "Here, I'll lend you a tool. You two take a group photo and send it to Kyogoku. He'll get jealous and definitely come looking for you."

Then he can watch Shinichi Kudo get brutally beaten by Makoto Kyogoku o(?^｀)o.

Shinichi Kudo slapped Chu Ming's hand away: "Why don't you take the picture yourself?"

Chu Mingyi said righteously, "How can that be? I'm single. What if Kyogoku misunderstands and we can't explain it later?"

"Then I can't do it?!"

Chu Ming said with a serious face: "Of course, you are Xiaolan's boyfriend. It's easier for Yuanzi to explain that when she was taking pictures with her best friend, her best friend's boyfriend accidentally appeared in the picture. That makes it easier to understand."

Hearing Chu Ming's sophistry, Shinichi Kudo rolled his eyes, but Ran didn't mind. She just smiled and watched as Chu Ming pressed Shinichi Kudo's head through the gap between the seats, and then took a picture with Sonoko and sent it to Makoto Kyogoku.

Kogoro Mouri drove on, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.

After sending the message, Sonoko felt a little better.

When they arrived at the mountain lodge, the owner, Chiyoko Yuasa, was going to visit her grave, so she took her dog, Saburo, with her. The tourists who had arrived earlier enthusiastically offered to teach Ran and the others how to make chocolate.

Making chocolate? Chu Ming followed the group with great interest, ready to go in, but was stopped outside by Fen Chuan: "No, no, men can't go into the kitchen, or they'll get hurt like Er Heng did yesterday."

Kogoro Mouri and Shinichi Kudo behind him instantly lost interest and were about to close the door when Chu Ming stopped them.

"It's okay, they're no good, but my cooking skills are still pretty good." Chu Ming was quite confident, after all, he had previously wasted points to upgrade his cooking skills.

Under Pinkawa's suspicious gaze, Chu Ming deftly chopped the chocolate and poured it into the pot to melt.

His movements were skillful, clearly indicating he was an expert with a kitchen knife.

Konakawa nodded, stopped looking at him, and turned to teach Ran and Sonoko.

Chu Ming glanced at Shinichi Kudo standing next to him and raised an eyebrow smugly.

Shinichi Kudo twitched his lips speechlessly: "What are you so smug about? On Valentine's Day, it's always girls who give chocolates to boys. Who are you planning to give them to?"

"Superficial!" Chu Ming exclaimed in anguish. "You're so superficial! Can't I eat it myself?"

"..." Shinichi Kudo glanced at Kogoro Mouri beside him. Seeing that his attention was not on this side, he quietly leaned closer to Chu Ming and whispered, "Oh, as expected, you're a single dog. If you want to eat, you can only make it yourself. Look at the heart that Ran drew. Isn't it cute? That's definitely for me."

Damn it, it seems like I've been outdone.

Chu Ming, frustrated, vented his anger by cutting chocolate, imagining the chocolate shavings under his hands as Shinichi Kudo, and chopped them with murderous intent, while Shinichi Kudo, who had finally managed to turn the tables, secretly laughed to himself.

But the chocolate has already been cut and melted, so it seems wasteful not to make anything.

Chu Ming simply discarded the several commonly used graphic molds next to him and began to control the temperature himself, using the semi-melted chocolate to create shapes.

Half an hour later, Shinichi Kudo looked at the rows of chocolate toilets in front of him, some with lids that could even be opened, revealing a chocolate poop inside. He looked at Chu Ming, who was smiling broadly at the table, and fell into deep thought.

Brother Chu Ming, I want to know what your mindset was when you made this kind of thing in front of a group of pretty girls! You've completely ruined the kitchen!!!

Chu Ming wrapped it in a bag and handed one of them to Shinichi Kudo: "Here, Kudo, don't be shy. This is a chocolate I made myself. I don't usually give this to just anyone."

"...Can I not take it?" Shinichi Kudo's face clearly showed his refusal.

"Of course." Seeing Kudo Shinichi retract his hand with a sigh of relief, Chu Ming smiled wickedly. "If you don't accept it, I'll just feed it to you."

!!!

"No, no, no need, I'll take it, I'll take it. Brother Chu Ming worked so hard to make it, how can I not take it... Hahaha..." Shinichi Kudo chuckled dryly as he put it away, planning to throw it away when he got back.

Chu Ming didn't care what happened to the chocolate afterward. He simply wrapped it up and bought several exquisite boxes that the resort had prepared for Valentine's Day, carefully placing his artwork inside.

The biggest one goes to the BOSS, the slightly smaller ones to Gin, Rum, and Vermouth, and the rest can be divided among Lafitte, Vodka, Bourbon, and the rest of Gin's team.

Chu Ming took a picture of the packaged box and sent a message to the BOSS and Gin, reminding them to remember to pick up their packages later. He said that this was the one he had sent and they should not take the wrong one.

With such a thoughtful successor, everyone in the organization is truly blessed! (＞?＜?)

Chapter 404 Fever

Just as Chu Ming was focused on creating art, the two who were teaching Xiao Lan and Yuan Zi how to make chocolate saw snowflakes falling from the sky. Fearing that something might happen to Er Heng Jia Gui who was taking pictures outside, they went out to look for him.

The two people who returned amidst the wind and snow were anxious: "Erheng disappeared sometime ago. We just went out to look for him but couldn't find him. What should we do?"

Chu Ming glanced at the sky outside. It was almost nightfall, and visibility was only a blur. But with the strong wind and heavy snow outside, finding someone would definitely be difficult.

Moreover, if you can't find anyone at this point, they're probably already dead, so there's no need to waste time.

Chu Ming didn't want to go out in the blizzard, it was cold and troublesome, but in order to maintain his image, he still chose to speak up: "Then let's go out and look for it? While we can still barely see anything."

Despite saying that, he actually kept his butt stuck to the stool and showed no sign of moving.

As Kogoro Mouri nimbly stood up, Shinichi Kudo looked at Chu Ming with some confusion: "Brother Chu Ming?"

Chu Ming slowly got up: "Let's take Mrs. Yuasa's dog with us. Mr. Niheng has been staying here for so long, let's find something for Saburo to smell. We'll follow the dog."

Shinichi Kudo smiled brightly: "Brother Chuming, we're really on the same wavelength! I was thinking the same thing. It's so cold, why don't we go outside? Brother Chuming, why don't you stay here and watch the house?"

Watching the house? If only one person is watching the house, what if Erheng Jiagui dies? Wouldn't he be the only one without an alibi?

Besides, would Shinichi Kudo be so kind as to let him wait at the villa? He's definitely up to no good.

Chu Ming saw right through his thoughts: "Enough with the nonsense, you're definitely going to accept the chocolate. It would be so embarrassing for me to have something I gave away returned."

"..." Shinichi Kudo's expression changed instantly. "Brother Chu Ming, hurry up, we're waiting for you."

Chu Ming rolled his eyes, and the others followed Sanlang out the door.

After letting Saburo smell Mr. Niko's personal belongings, Saburo ran wildly towards a certain place.

Outside, the wind howled and snow fell heavily, visibility was extremely low. The group followed closely behind Sanlang, constantly calling out the names of Erheng and Jiagui. Chuming pulled his clothes tighter and followed behind, but the cold still seeped into his bones. The darkness became the best camouflage, perfectly concealing the impatience on Chuming's face.

When Saburo stopped, everyone went around to the front and looked at the corpse of Nikoji Yoshiki. Gan Liya covered her mouth and couldn't help but scream. She involuntarily walked forward.

Kogoro Mouri stopped Ako from rushing forward: "Don't go over there, don't disturb the scene. Ran, go call the police."

"It's no use, the police can't get here. When I came here, I saw that the tunnel over there was buried in snow. Even if it's cleared immediately, it will probably be tomorrow night." A man carrying a hunting rifle suddenly came out, and he didn't look like a good person.

Chu Ming leaned against a tree trunk and quietly yawned. He was so bored. If he didn't want to see Shinichi Kudo get beaten up, he wouldn't have come here to suffer the cold. He could feel the chill seeping into his body even while leaning against the tree.

Kogoro Mouri was wary of the man who had just appeared. He was suspicious; it was too suspicious for a stranger to suddenly appear at this time.

But before he could ask, Mr. Itakura, who had said he was going hunting during the day, suddenly greeted the newcomer familiarly: "Sakami, you actually found this place?"

Yuzo Sakami waved his hand: "Because I heard a dog barking. When I came here, it was buried by an avalanche while I was passing through the tunnel. Luckily, I was lucky."