Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Training a sniper is no easy task. Even if Calvados was just a plot device, dying before even showing his face in the original story, the organization did spend a lot of money training this group of snipers.

This is all his money!

—No, it should be that these are all the legacies that the boss will inherit after he dies!

Use a little now so he'll have less when he takes over!

Vermouth had installed a bugging device during her last visit to Ai Haibara's hospital, so she overheard Conan's phone call. However, since Conan didn't intend to involve Chu Ming in these troubles, he didn't say anything to Chu Ming, only inquiring about his health.

Vermouth listened to Conan's concerned phone call to Chu Ming, his deep concern evident in his words, and couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

Her godson had never cared about her like this before. Instead, he trusted Granburg, this wolf in sheep's clothing, too much. She wondered if Conan would be shocked when the truth was revealed.

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Chu Ming checked the nano-micro locators that had been placed inside everyone's bodies. Kogoro Mouri's location was basically overlapping with Hattori's in the Pacific Ocean. He should be busy solving the case on the cruise ship at the Halloween dinner right now. Vodka's location was also on it, so it should have been sent by Gin.

Ai Haibara is still at Agasa's house, but Conan, Ran, and Jodie's locations keep moving, with Vermouth closely following behind.

It seems his discharge from the hospital came at just the right time.

With no one around and dusk set in, Chu Ming spread his wings and flew towards the dock where Vermouth and the others were headed. He landed far away and climbed over the containers on one side.

Calvados had probably just arrived and was preparing to lie in wait when he saw someone roll over from behind. He quickly raised his gun and pointed it behind him.

“One of us.” Chu Ming stepped out of the shadows, waving the ring and watch access card that his former boss had given him, indicating his identity. “Calvados, nice to meet you, I’m Granburg.”

Calvados didn't seem like a talkative person. Those of them who had been on duty in the United States for many years had been notified by the BOSS that the organization had a new successor, and they had also seen Chu Ming's photo. He hesitated for a few moments, not knowing how to address him, and then asked in a low voice, "What brings you here?"

Chu Ming stood atop the container, the wind whipping his long overcoat in the breeze. His gaze was fixed on the dark road in the distance: "Vermouth instructed you to lie in wait here. Did she give you anything else?"

“No, Vermouth made me her assistant to help kill Sherry and that woman from the FBI.” Calvados’s eyes sparkled when he mentioned Vermouth.

Chu Ming couldn't help but recall the gossip Bourbon had told him before: Cohen had developed special feelings for Chianti because of his long-term partnership with her, but Chianti had been saved by Calvados in her early years, so her heart belonged to Calvados, but Calvados only had eyes for Vermouth...

Tsk tsk, what a mess this organization is making of, with this love quadrangle? Office romances are forbidden!

Chu Ming looked at his phone. Vermouth had figured out their hideout and movements based on the FBI's recent operations. Originally, Judy had arranged for people to lie in ambush at this dock, but Vermouth, disguised as Judy, announced the mission was canceled and went back.

Knowing that the person they were supposed to capture was the organization's mastermind, the FBI didn't send a single call to Judy to inquire whether the operation had actually been canceled...

However, thanks to the FBI's stupidity, Jodie is currently chasing Vermouth, and Shuichi Akai is also on his way. Right now, the FBI's base is probably just a bunch of small fry.

Chu Ming took advantage of the time difference, greeted Gin, and asked him to take down that hideout while he was at it. There were probably quite a few FBI agents inside, which would give Gin a good chance to stretch his muscles.

Although it's a bit of a waste of his talents, Gin really isn't suited to be here. He should stick to his job as an assassin.

Chapter 412 Full Moon 2 - Face the Gale

Seeing two car headlights flashing by at the end of the road in the distance, Chu Ming quickly told Calvados to lie down, so as not to stand there and be seen.

Chu Ming watched as Vermouth, disguised as Dr. Araide, suddenly swerved to stop Judy's car, then got out with a worried look on her face: "Where are you taking that girl?"

Lying on the container, quite far from the dock, Chu Ming wouldn't have been able to hear what they were saying if he hadn't been strengthened by the magnetic field for so long.

Calvados, standing next to Chu Ming, clearly couldn't hear what was being said, but he probably didn't care. At that moment, Calvados was completely focused on Vermouth, using the sniper rifle lens as a telescope, staring intently at her.

Judy got out of the car, looking like a villain, and leaned back on the hood: "No, no, no, I just took her out for a drive. I'm not like you, busy doctor. I have plenty of free time."

Vermouth, unaware of Jodie's intentions, didn't respond, but instead stared with concern at Ai Haibara, whose only feature was her hair, inside the car.

"The murder case that Dr. Araide was involved in is about to go to trial, and you'll have to testify in court. But Dr. Araide, giving false testimony isn't a good habit, you know. Actually, the person who pulled the trigger back then was Ms. Homoto Hikaru, who came to help, right? You've been hiding the fact that she killed your father, but don't think you can fool me. I already overheard the truth from Detective Mouri." Seeing that Vermouth didn't speak, Jodie tested Vermouth using the method Conan had mentioned in the car.

Conan, disguised as Ai Haibara, sat up straight upon hearing this. These were the words he had just taught Jodie to say on the way here.

Because it's clear that Jodie and Dr. Araide are two opposing groups. The letter he received earlier was addressed to Shinichi Kudo on the cover, but the beginning of the letter was addressed to Conan Edogawa, which means that someone already knows his identity and is trying to lure him to the ship hosting the Halloween party, while also kidnapping Ai Haibara.

So Conan asked Hattori to help him impersonate Shinichi Kudo and attend the banquet, while he himself impersonated Ai Haibara. He had been waiting at home, waiting for who would contact Ai Haibara first and try to take her away. Whoever tried to take Haibara away would be the culprit.

It turned out that Dr. Araide called, and Conan immediately concluded that Dr. Araide was the one who set up the trap, and that the person who signed the letter was Vermouth.

But just when he was certain, it was Ms. Jodie who took him away first. In addition, Conan had previously suspected Jodie's identity, so under uncertain circumstances, Conan still took the risk and went with Jodie.

In the car, Jodie told Conan about her FBI identity and Vermouth's scheme for the night, but Conan didn't trust anyone at the moment. He remembered the case file about Kogoro Mouri that had been stolen from the Metropolitan Police Department, so he told Jodie the truth about Dr. Araide's case. If this Dr. Araide was a fake, then she wouldn't know the truth just because she had only read the case file.

This is the best way to trick her into revealing her identity.

Conan had a well-thought-out plan, but what he didn't know was that he had a super undercover agent named Chu Ming by his side who had leaked everything to him, and Vermouth had already learned the real truth from Chu Ming.

“Ms. Judy, don’t say that. You don’t know the truth at all. Xiaoguang didn’t deliberately turn on the circuit. She didn’t know anything! She was just used by my stepmother!” Vermouth immediately realized that Judy was trying to trick her, and frowned, pretending to be righteous.

Chu Ming looked at the emotion value about Conan that the system had received and couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Anyway, they couldn't see it from a distance. As for Calvados next to him, he was so engrossed in Vermouth's charm that he didn't care at all what Chu Ming was laughing about.

Are you kidding me, little detective? Is this new doctor a fake? And is the woman next to him, who claims to be from the FBI, a good person? Does this mystery just get even more confusing?

Is your brain's CPU about to burn out?

Let me stir things up even more!

Chu Ming kicked Calvados, who was staring at him the whole time, and said, "I got the news that Shuichi Akai is coming this way. You retreat. Look at the address I sent you on your phone. Go over there and set up a sniper position to cover Gin and the others. I'll take care of things here."

“But…” Calvados clearly preferred to support Vermouth, and he hesitated, “What if Vermouth gets cornered by the FBI?”

"Stop your head! The FBI's main force is with Gin. Akai Shuichi will be coming over here later. Do you think you can beat him?"

Calvados shook his head honestly, but remained resolute: "Then I can cover Vermouth's retreat with my life, at least I can save her."

……

Chu Ming rolled his eyes. When that time really comes, Vermouth won't even acknowledge you. You'll only have the option of suicide!

However, there's a specific way to deal with someone obsessed with love: "If Shuichi Akai comes, Vermouth and I can retreat, but if you don't go to Gin's side to help now, and the FBI forces arrive to surround her, Vermouth might not be able to escape. Vermouth's safety now depends entirely on you. Can you go to Gin's side to help and resolve the potential crisis behind Vermouth?"

Calvados felt a surge of pride welling up inside him. He nodded vigorously, pounded his chest, and with a determined look on his face, quietly retreated following the path Chu Ming had pointed out.

Seeing Calvados leave, Chu Ming opened the system shop, first creating a custom face, then applying layer after layer of makeup, before quietly changing into his prepared clothes from his backpack.

It's time for him to make his appearance.

Dear little detective, are you ready to face the storm?

Chapter 413 Full Moon 3 - Backstab

Conan sat in the car, brainstorming and analyzing who the real mastermind was.

Judy was also surprised that Vermouth answered correctly, as it was completely different from what the little girl in the car had said.

However, simply knowing this is useless. Jodie had already confirmed Vermouth's identity, and her words just now were only to gain Ai Haibara's trust.

She straightened up, her deliberately sweet and exaggerated smile fading from her face, and her expression turned cold: "Although I don't know where you found out the truth, you stole the case files from the Metropolitan Police Department, probably so you could continue playing the role of Dr. Araide after the case is closed, right?"

“Oh?” Vermouth raised an eyebrow.

Seeing that Vermouth wasn't taking the bait, Judy remained silent for a long time, her eyes filled with clear hatred.

"A secret makes a woman woman, do you remember? That was the last thing you said to me back then. Since then, I've never been able to find you again. To remember that phrase, I've made it my mantra."

When Chu Ming arrived at the back alley, he happened to hear what Judy said. If he didn't know the background, the words sounded really resentful, like a pitiful person left behind crying to a heartless man who abandoned his wife and children.

Listening to Judy recount the scene of her first encounter with Vermouth, I realized that Judy's father, as an FBI agent, obtained intelligence about the organization. Vermouth was tasked with eliminating him, but she was unexpectedly caught by young Judy. Vermouth tricked her into sitting next to her father and waiting for him to wake up, but then she went outside and set a fire, attempting to kill him to silence him.

Little Judy discovered that her father's favorite orange juice was gone, so she went to buy some to surprise him, but luckily escaped disaster.

She later identified Vermouth based on the fingerprints left on her father's glasses, and even uncovered the secret that Chris = Sharon.

"...As for how I knew that Dr. Araide was Vermouth, hmph, you must be very proud of yourself, watching the person you wanted to silence accidentally drive into the water right in front of you. But you probably didn't expect that this was all a staged act to lure you into a trap!"

When Vermouth realized her identity had been exposed, she figured that since her godson wasn't around and there was only Sherry in the car, she could kill the FBI woman later and still use her identity as Dr. Araide to stay close to her godson.

Thinking of this, she directly tore off the mask of politeness—in a truly physical way.

With a tearing sound that made one's teeth itch, Vermouth casually tossed aside the newly created face in her hand, gently brushed her hair aside, and revealed her charming face.

Inside the car, Ai Haibara calmly watched everything. From this angle, Chu Ming saw that she was not flustered at all, and even a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes.

If Ai were really here, that would be great. Tsk, her emotions would be off the charts.

"So you're that little girl from back then. We only found two adult corpses at your house, but we didn't see yours. Tsk." Vermouth's words were full of regret, deliberately provoking Judy.

Judy, as expected of someone trained by the FBI, showed no outward signs of her inner turmoil despite her surging emotions. She even appeared relaxed as she posed her questions to Vermouth.

"I broke into your room in the hospital. Who is that young woman with brown hair in the photo that has an X over it?"

What does this have to do with the girl you want to kill?

Why are "angel" and "cool guy" written on the last two photos?

You should call that boy a kid, not a guy.

You haven't laid a hand on this girl because that kid named Conan has never left him, right?

In the car that was hijacked by the robbers, you risked your life to protect him. After getting out of the car, you were unusually concerned about Mr. Chu Ming's injuries. Why was that?

Also, from Sharon to Chris, your appearance has never changed. Why is that?

Judy asked a whole host of questions, clearly these were issues that had been troubling her for a long time.

Vermouth smiled subtly: "You want to know the answer? Fine, I'll tell you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly reached into her pocket to draw her gun. However, although Judy was speaking, her eyes were fixed on her without blinking, and her hand remained on her weapon, ready to strike.

Seeing that Vermouth was about to make a move, he immediately drew his gun and knocked the weapon out of her hand.

Caught off guard by the sudden delay, Vermouth obediently raised her hand: "Oh dear, you brought something so dangerous! You're not like me. It's one thing for us gangsters to carry weapons, but did you get permission from the Japanese authorities to bring a firearm into the country?"

Judy held her gun firmly, pointing it at Vermouth: "You don't need to worry about this. After we arrest you, I will naturally offer to cooperate with the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and they won't refuse."

"That's not necessarily true. The police are not easy to deal with, especially since I have a grudge against them." A deep, sharp voice rang out from the back alley.