Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

"...Then you should go fight."

"Then I'll await your performance." Chu Ming jumped out of the window, spread his wings, and hovered in the air. "I hope you won't disappoint me."

As the black figure gradually disappeared into the night sky, Kaito Kuroba unconsciously fiddled with a stack of magic cards in his hand. While listening to the message his father had left him on the phonograph, he pondered what magic trick he could use to take the gem. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he came up with a good idea.

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In his text message response, Kidd said he would officially take action at 8 p.m. on April 12, but he would scout the terrain the night before the operation, so you can go to the museum tonight to see Kidd.

Conan originally wanted to invite Chu Ming to join in the fun, but he found that Chu Ming had been coughing ever since his last fever. Dr. Watanabe also said that he shouldn't be exposed to wind recently. The time mentioned in Kaito Kid's notice was 8 pm. He thought it was better not to take Chu Ming out, otherwise his condition might worsen.

Chu Ming watched Conan stroll out of the hospital through the window, then got up, dressed, and greeted Lafitte in the duty room next door. Under his resentful gaze, Chu Ming leisurely prepared to go and watch Kid's grand performance. Poor Lafitte could only work the night shift alone in the hospital, and after his shift, he still had to do missions. Tsk tsk, how pitiful.

The entrance to the Suzuki Museum was already packed with people. Inspector Nakamori, who was always on the road to chasing Kid, was in position. Conan stood next to Ran, looking up at the sky, his eyes darting around, trying to spot Kid the moment he appeared.

However, he didn't see Feiji, but he saw Kudo Shinichi, or rather, Fujino Shinichi.

Conan stood beside Ran, his lips pursed and eyes wide. Damn it, is Kaito Kid addicted to hacking accounts?! Here we go again! And didn't his reply message say he was going to steal the jewels on foot? Is this his way of walking? With his face???

Receiving Conan's constant stream of emotional energy, Chu Ming put one hand in his pocket and waved to Ran, mimicking Shinichi Kudo: "Hi, Ran. And Sonoko too, that brat's here too."

Shinichi Kudo has been appearing frequently lately, after all, Conan's true form had also appeared for many days before. Ran wasn't as excited as she was when she first saw Shinichi Kudo, but she was still happy in her heart and greeted him with a smile.

Sonoko, standing to the side, teased, "Hey, Kudo, you've been showing up quite often lately. Did you solve that case you were investigating?"

"Not yet, but I'm not that busy anymore. I heard that Kaito Kid has a big magic show here tonight, so I'll come and join in the fun." Chu Ming replied in the same straightforward manner as Shinichi Kudo, perfectly avoiding what Ran wanted to hear.

Although she received a cold shoulder from Sonoko, Ran did not suspect anything.

Previously, when Kaito Kid impersonated Shinichi Kudo, the things he said to Ran were too emotionally intelligent and didn't fit Shinichi Kudo's character, so Ran saw through the deception. But Chu Ming is different. He has spent so much time with Conan, so it would be easy for him to manipulate Shinichi Kudo's tone.

He ignored Conan's fiery gaze beside him and deliberately stood next to Ran, chatting with Sonoko and others.

Conan had once revealed Kid's identity before, but it hadn't been confirmed. He guessed that Kid's face might be somewhat similar to his, so he kept quiet and just gritted his teeth, tugging at Chu Ming's pants: "Shinichi Gege~ Shinichi Gege~ Are you here to catch that pervert who likes to dress up as a woman or an old man—Phantom Thief Kid—as well?"

Wow, that's quite a subtle comment.

Chu Ming nodded: "Yeah, I'm the famous high school detective. Catching a little phantom thief is a piece of cake. Kid, just you wait and see. If I don't catch Phantom Thief Kid today, I'll take his surname!"

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Is it okay to catch yourself?

Conan nearly crushed his teeth.

You will swear an oath.

Then why don't you swear an oath in your own name?!

Don't joke around with my reputation, Shinichi Kudo!

Chapter 428 Teacher Wang in the World of Detective Conan

Fortunately, no one else heard his boastful words. Chu Ming looked at Conan with eyes that seemed to be sending cold daggers at him, and then gave him a cheeky smile, just like Kid did, which earned him even more emotional points.

Sonoko looked at the golden goddess statue hanging high on the top floor of the museum and suddenly sighed: "Uncle Jirokichi put the goddess statue on the top floor of the museum. Actually, I initially suggested that I hold the goddess statue on the roof of the museum and wait for Lord Kid to come so that he could steal the goddess statue and me together."

Sonoko grew increasingly shy as she thought about it, covering her face with longing in her eyes.

Xiaolan asked helplessly, "What about Mr. Kyogoku?"

"If I get kidnapped by Phantom Thief Kid, Makoto will definitely come to save me. What am I going to do if two such great guys are vying for me? Ugh, I'm so conflicted~"

What can you do? What can you do? You can only kneel down and beg Phantom Thief Kid not to die.

His small frame couldn't possibly withstand a punch from Makoto Kyogoku.

So if you really need to use a real person for defense, it shouldn't be you who goes, but rather Kyogoku Makoto should sit there holding the gem, and it would be best to put a circle of fish around the gem so that Kidd will run away as soon as he sees it.

Conan glanced at Chu Ming sideways and said sarcastically, "The time that Phantom Thief Kid agreed to is almost here. Could it be that Kid is too scared to come out?"

Chu Ming calmly pointed to the sky: "Look, there are flying bases in the sky."

What kind of plane?

Conan looked at the sky with some skepticism, and saw Kid flying under the moon in the distance, his familiar white figure appearing on the horizon.

It's Kidd!!

Ok?

its not right?

Kidd is flying in the sky, so who is this person next to him?!

Conan stared at Chu Ming, then at Kid who had just appeared in the sky, and was stunned.

He had always thought that the person disguised as him was Kidd, so who was the person flying in the sky just now?

Which one is the real Kidd?

Conan felt a little confused. Could that be another dummy that Kid had put up in the sky, a smokescreen?

However, he quickly overturned this conjecture himself, because Kidd in the sky soon appeared in the sky and stood in the void without any protection, and even made a particularly flamboyant appearance.

This left him in a state of deep shock.

How is that possible? Is this something a human could do?

Chu Ming watched as Kidd imitated his pretentious manner—well, not exactly imitated him, but rather he imitated Kidd.

He used the same method to hang it in front of Kidd's window, so it seems that the two probably borrowed from each other.

After racking his brains for a long time, Conan concluded that the person appearing in the sky was indeed Kaito Kid, since that arrogant demeanor was something most people couldn't imitate. The Shinichi Kudo on the ground was likely an accomplice of Kaito Kid in disguise, there to distract him and prevent him from noticing Kaito Kid's technique of walking on air!

He followed Inspector Nakamori up to the rooftop, trying to find out the secret of Kaito Kid's ability to walk in the air. They both thought that Kid had strung a rope on the eaves on both sides and hung himself there like a piece of cured meat. However, when the two of them rushed up to the rooftops on both sides and looked again and again, they did not see the so-called rope at all. Instead, Kid began to walk slowly in the air.

The layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the details. Chu Ming became interested as soon as he saw Kidd's walking posture.

Simply hanging on a rope and following the helicopter, it was able to maintain its balance using its powerful core, just like walking on a flat road. It was truly amazing. Not bad, not bad, it had a third of his skill.

In the end, Jirokichi Suzuki stopped just as Kid was about to reach the statue and put it in the museum.

However, Kidd was just rehearsing this time and didn't really intend to make a move. He had already figured out how to get the goddess statue with the blue ocean gem. Although he had just checked and the gem wasn't what he was looking for, and the magic stone given by Lucifer hadn't reacted, he would still steal it. After all, he couldn't lose face even if he lost the battle.

Jirokichi Suzuki has already issued a challenge in the newspaper. If he doesn't steal this, wouldn't it make Kaito Kid seem incompetent?

but--

Kid's gaze swept across the crowd below, instantly spotting 'Shinichi Kudo' standing next to Kogoro Mouri. He then glanced at Conan on the rooftop of a nearby building, who was glaring at him with a fierce expression. With a flourish, he tossed a smoke bomb and vanished.

However, while he could deceive others, he couldn't hide it from Chu Ming's eyes. In the darkness of night, where one's eyesight is limited to the sky, Chu Ming spotted Kuroba Kaito climbing onto the No. 7 helicopter by grabbing the rope.

Tsk, the more experienced they were when they left, the more pathetic they are now.

After Kid disappeared, Suzuki Jirokichi showed everyone the traps he had set up, and proudly declared that when Kid officially came to steal things the next day, he would rent all the buildings on the surrounding street, deploy even more guards and helicopters than he did tonight, then catch that bastard Kid and put this achievement on the last page of his autobiography summary.

Inspector Nakamori was somewhat curious; on the road to capturing Kidd, he suddenly had a good partner who was incredibly wealthy.

He captured Kid because he was unwilling to accept defeat after repeated battles. Suzuki Jirokichi, on the other hand, clearly came from a prominent family. Even if Kid had stolen jewels from him, he shouldn't have acted this way, right? After all, Kid usually returns jewels after stealing them.

"How could I not have a grudge? I'm his sworn enemy!" Suzuki Jirokichi clenched his fists. "That bastard stole everything from me. Just hearing his name makes me furious!"

"What do you mean, Uncle? Kid only steals jewels, right? And it's rumored that he returns the jewels after he steals them." Sonoko said, somewhat puzzled.

"He didn't steal wealth, he stole my honor!!" Suzuki Jirokichi's eyes were filled with grief and indignation. Just thinking about it made his teeth itch with hatred. "In the past few decades, I have accumulated countless glories. Every time I achieved something, I would appear on the front page of the newspaper. There was only one exception!"

Conan's eye twitched: "It can't be Kid..."

"That's right! It's that damned thief!! That guy not only stole my front page, but he even stole the second page! My incredible feat of flying around the world in a human-powered plane was squeezed into the third page by that bastard!!! Ugh, how despicable!! Do you understand my humiliation! Do you understand how I feel! That sadness, grief, and despair! Do you understand!"

Chu Ming's lips twitched as he watched Suzuki Jirokichi pounding his chest in frustration.

They probably wouldn't understand this feeling, but if you crossed the dimensional barrier and came to China...

There is someone who will definitely understand you.

Right, Mr. Wang Feng?

Is this collection legitimate? (Chapter 429)

After saying goodbye to Sonoko and the others, Ran greeted Chu Ming with a smile: "Shinichi, let's go! You're always gone for so long. I just cleaned your place last time, and—"

Kogoro Mouri looked annoyed: "This kid knows the way home, why do you need to lead him? Let's hurry home, I still need to go back and solve the mystery of Kid's Skywalk!"

Upon seeing that they were about to leave, Conan immediately grabbed Chu Ming's hand, turned to Ran and said, "Ran-neechan, I'm going to Dr. Agasa's house to play video games tonight, so I'll go with Shinichi-nii!"

Ran didn't suspect anything. Although Conan and Shinichi hadn't met many times, Conan always called Shinichi, so they must have a good relationship. It wouldn't be a problem to leave him in Shinichi's care. Maybe boys' friendships develop pretty quickly. After all, Conan did have a good relationship with Hattori and the others before.

Watching Ran walk away with Kogoro Mouri, Conan's face darkened, and he asked seriously, "Who exactly are you?"

He knew from Chu Ming's sly smile earlier that this person definitely knew his true identity.

He initially thought it was Kidd, so he didn't pay much attention. But when the real Kidd appeared in the sky, it aroused his vigilance.

He immediately thought of Vermouth, the organization member who was also skilled in disguise. Could it be that the organization was up to something again? Was there someone they wanted to kill here? Or were they here to extort the Suzuki Group?

Conan's thoughts wandered, and he considered many things, even speculating that the organization might know his identity and be preparing to take action against him.

However, Conan, aside from other things, does have a certain sense of danger. He didn't sense that the person in front of him had any intention to kill him, so after Ran left, he prepared to ask her directly.

Chu Ming intended to make some extra money off Conan, so he reached out and brushed his hand across Conan's face. A flash of dark light appeared in his hand, revealing Lucifer's face.

"It's you!" Conan was quite accepting of this amazing event of changing faces with just a wave of his hand, contrary to Chu Ming's expectations. After all, his mother, Yukiko, was also a master of disguise, and she could usually change her face in a flash. So he didn't immediately realize how amazing Chu Ming's face could be without tearing it off. "You're the one on the plane last time, Kid's accomplice!"

"What accomplice? You're a child, and you're really rude." Chu Ming waved his hand, looking very serious. "I'm not his accomplice, he's just one of my collectibles."

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