Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

After hearing Ran's explanation, Makoto Kyogoku stared blankly at Sonoko: "Then—who exactly is the person you love?"

"Ah? No, I don't have anything else—"

"Who are those hand-knitted sweaters and handmade teacups for? And this time you're even making chocolates for him..." Kyogoku Makoto's sharp features softened completely when facing Sonoko, his eyes filled with grievance, like a dog that couldn't get a bone. "Don't hide it from me, just tell me, who is this lucky person?"

Sonoko pointed at him.

Kyogoku Makoto turned around, puzzled and fierce. Behind him? Behind him was a sofa—

!!!

Kyogoku Makoto's gaze was fixed on Chu Ming: "It's you?!"

Chu Ming, who was holding his teacup in both hands and sipping it, looked up innocently: "Huh? What?"

Sonoko was exasperated by Kyogoku Makoto's obliviousness. She pounced on him, pointing at his chest: "It's you! No one else, it's always been you, only you!"

Kyogoku Makoto was stunned by the enormous surprise. He was dizzy and his voice was a little unsteady: "It's...me?"

"Yes! The only person I've ever liked is you, Ah-Zhen!!"

Chu Ming, who almost followed in Shinichi Kudo's footsteps, said: "Just look at the chocolate Sonoko made on stage, and you'll know."

Kyogoku Makoto's hands trembled slightly as he looked at the heart-shaped chocolate on the table that read "For Makoto."

Lanzi spoke up for Sonoko: "Although Sonoko's sweater isn't finished yet, didn't she already send you the teacup she made?"

"A teacup?" Makoto Kyogoku began to recall what he had received. "So that wasn't a vase after all?"

"..."

Seeing that Sonoko didn't speak, Kyogoku Makoto realized he might have said something wrong, and his face instantly turned red: "Then, then I'll, I'll go first!"

Sonoko quickly grabbed him and handed him the chocolate: "Would you like to accept this?"

Kyogoku Makoto blushed as he accepted the gift, and the two embraced sweetly. Ran stood by, also happy for Sonoko.

Looking at this couple who met the latest but were the first to establish a relationship, and then at Ran and Kudo, and Kazuha and Hattori, Chu Ming realized that these two couples were clearly not progressing well. So, when it comes to dating, you have to be direct.

Chu Ming sipped his water, shaking his head as he watched Sonoko and Makoto Kyogoku interact sweetly. He felt as if he had been fed a full meal. He turned to encourage Shinichi Kudo, only to find him squatting resentfully at the end of the sofa with a bump on his head.

However, it wasn't Kyogoku Makoto who did it. After all, they were just circling around the sofa, and Kyogoku Makoto, mindful of Chu Ming lying on the sofa, didn't just flip it over.

This bag is from when Shinichi Kudo, trying to dodge Makoto Kyogoku's punch, was so focused on his backside that he forgot about his head and bumped into the wall.

"Hey, your bag is pretty unique, it's Conan's style." Chu Ming leaned in and mocked him with a sly grin.

"..." Shinichi Kudo almost ground his back teeth to powder. Who was responsible for him becoming like this? He listened to Chu Ming's hoarse voice and ground his teeth. "Brother Chu Ming, why does your voice sound so much like a duck? It's quite unique."

"Sigh, it's nothing. Actually, I wasn't feeling well when I came, but with all the snow and wind outside, when you told me to go out, I thought a little wind wouldn't hurt. I never expected to be so weak and to develop a fever. Oh—please don't take it personally, I'm not complaining about you telling me to go out~"

Listening to Chu Ming's witty remarks, Shinichi Kudo felt his fists harden.

He stared at Chu Ming with a sinister look. He couldn't beat Chu Ming before, but now he had a fever—

—Can I bully him a little?

Chapter 407 Late Night Visit

In the end, Shinichi Kudo did not get the better of Chu Ming either. He tried to launch a sneak attack but was knocked down by Chu Ming in one move.

After all, even if Chu Ming is weak, he can still take down Shinichi Kudo with one hand.

But after Chu Ming knocked Kudo Shinichi down with one hand, he coughed so hard it was heartbreaking. Coupled with his already hoarse voice, it sounded like he was about to pass out at any moment. It was a heartbreaking sight that would bring tears to anyone's eyes.

Xiao Lan thoughtfully handed the water to Chu Ming. After Chu Ming calmed down, he looked at Xiao Lan and smiled bravely: "It's okay. Kudo didn't mean to mess with me. He didn't know I could cough."

Watching Chu Ming's second round of witty banter, Shinichi Kudo lay on the ground questioning his existence, covering his face with one hand to suppress his urge to bite Chu Ming to death.

Who just threw him to the ground with one hand?

Could it be his hallucination?!

Ran stood with her hands on her hips and glared at Shinichi Kudo: "Shinichi! Chu Ming is sick, don't bother him."

Lying on the ground, Shinichi Kudo weakly raised his hand: "I'm too weak to fight. Do I look like I could beat Brother Chu Ming? Cough cough—I fell down too, you know. Actually, Brother Chu Ming wasn't using much force. I'm just too weak..."

"It's good that you know. You should get up earlier to exercise in the mornings from now on. Look at me, I get up at five o'clock." Chu Ming immediately cut off Kudo Shinichi's words, and also took the opportunity to mock him when Ran wasn't paying attention, "Trying to be a clever person will not lead to anything."

...Damn it, is there anyone who can sew Chu Ming's mouth shut?

He would thank this kind person's ancestors for eight generations.

……

The next day, after the snow in the tunnel was cleared, the group headed back home. Xiao Lan asked Chu Ming with some concern if he needed to be taken to the hospital, but Chu Ming refused.

This minor fever won't affect his actions at all; he can recover by spending some points.

However, he miscalculated. This cold came on fiercely, as if it were a backlash from the world's will. He recovered with points for a short time, and then his fever started to recur again that night.

After vaguely answering Gin's call in the middle of the night, Gin hung up the phone the moment he heard Chu Ming's voice.

Chu Ming was burning up with fever and his mind wasn't quite clear. He didn't pay attention after realizing the call had been hung up and simply went back to sleep.

—Then he was woken up by Gin, who came to check on the situation.

As their eyes met, Gin was leaning against the windowsill, preparing to jump in. Chu Ming, with a dazed look in his eyes and a flushed face, poked his head out from under the covers when he heard the noise, his mouth open as if to yawn. Both of them stopped in their tracks.

"Big brother?" Chu Ming's hoarse voice was barely audible.

"Do you have a fever?" Gin frowned and jumped down. "I thought you were injured again because of your voice."

Gin reached out and touched the water glass by the bed; it was cold. He then tried to find medicine for Chu Ming, but couldn't find anything.

"Where's your medicine?" Gin asked, frowning. "Don't you keep a set of medicines at home?"

“There are safe houses, so I didn’t prepare one at home.” Chu Ming felt a little dizzy. He wrapped himself up in the blanket, turning himself into a cocoon.

"Get up, let's go to the hospital." Gin tried to pull Chu Ming up, but couldn't find a way, so he could only pull him up along with the blanket.

"No need, I'm fine." Chu Ming held the blanket tightly, refusing to let go. "I don't need medicine, I'll be fine in a few days."

Conan will turn back in a few days.

Gin tried to tear it open, but found that Chu Ming was very strong. No matter how hard he tried, he could tear the blanket. In order to prevent Chu Ming from using it as an excuse to extort money from him after he sobered up, Gin had no choice but to let go.

"Let go, go to the hospital. You can postpone memorizing this month's data until next month," Gin said in a low, enticing voice.

Although still a little groggy, Chu Ming perked up instantly upon hearing the good news: "Really?"

"……Um."

Chu Ming's face was flushed and his hands and feet were a little weak, but he still managed to tidy up very quickly.

Chu Ming was unsteady on his feet, but considering he didn't have to memorize any documents, he still obsequiously opened the car door for Gin.

Sigh, as the heir, he actually has to open the door for his younger brother. Tsk, what a lack of prestige.

However, considering that my younger brother was driving himself, opening the car door for him was a way of giving him face.

Chu Ming comforted himself, then walked to the other side of the car and sat down. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he turned his head slightly and glanced to the side, but his steps did not falter as he walked into the car.

As soon as he got in, he slumped into the seat, and Gin had to reach over and fasten his seatbelt for him.

Meanwhile, Ai Haibara, who was researching until midnight, remembered the phone call she overheard between Shinichi Kudo and Professor Agasa, in which Shinichi said that Chu Ming had a fever but refused to go to the hospital, and asked the professor to check on him the next morning.

She went up to the third floor as if possessed, turned the telescope upstairs, and just then saw Gin's car parked in front of Chu Ming's villa!

Her fingers trembled, and the telescope barrel shook. She quickly drew the curtains and hid in the shadows to continue her investigation. After all, she had been in the organization, and Gin had taught her some counter-tracking techniques. The telescope was easier to conceal in the shadows. In addition, this telescope had been modified by the doctor, so it not only provided a clearer view but also had a reflective device installed.

However, Gin is too vigilant, so you absolutely cannot stare at him.

Ai Haibara trembled, but she still stood there looking at the scene through the telescope.

Gin walked behind Chu Ming with a cold expression. Chu Ming's steps were unsteady, and he was obviously not feeling well, but he still opened the car door for Gin.

The telescope had extremely high resolution, and Ai Haibara could clearly see Chu Ming's slightly furrowed brows due to discomfort, the flush on his face from the fever, and his slightly unsteady steps due to dizziness...

Ai Haibara, having kept the binoculars pointed at Chu Ming for so long, seemed to have been discovered. Seeing Chu Ming slightly tilting his head in the lens, she quickly turned the lens away, leaning against the wall and panting.

Even though it's burned like this, Gin still took Chu Ming out on a mission? Is he crazy?

With Chu Ming's fever so high, will the mission go wrong?

What will happen to Brother Chu Ming if something goes wrong?

Ai Haibara leaned against the wall, lost in thought. A cold wind seeped in through the cracks in the window, chilling her to the bone.

If—if Chu Ming really fails his mission and is to be eliminated by the organization, she can take the temporary antidote and commit suicide. The credit for killing the traitor Sherry should be enough to save Chu Ming from danger, right…?

Chapter 408 Let's have a new side story this weekend - Red and Black Reversal

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—If Chu Ming transmigrates to a world where red and black are reversed

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Chu Ming thought he might not be fully awake; he had simply taken a secret trip abroad.

Look what he saw when he came back!

He thought he saw Gin coming out of the Metropolitan Police Department entrance wearing a police uniform?

No, it's not just a "seem," it's true!!!

Gin actually managed to sneak into the Metropolitan Police Department without even disguising himself! What a daring guy!