Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

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Him? His love for Gin? ??

What kind of comet hitting Earth and causing the apocalypse could make Sonoko have this hallucination...?

Perhaps Chu Ming's shock was too obvious, because Sonoko awkwardly shut her mouth: "Did I see wrong?"

Glancing at the system panel, Chu Ming suddenly blushed and said, "So you saw it~ I can't blame myself, it's just that those two brothers are too cute, and I couldn't control myself."

Ran and Sonoko had probably never seen anything like this before, and even Kogoro Mouri, who was eavesdropping nearby, and Conan all turned into beady eyes: "Huh?"

Chu Ming feigned shyness and covered her face: "Oh dear~ I'm not fickle, it's just that my heart has been shattered into pieces, and each piece has fallen in love with a different person... You all understand me, right? It's like, there are countless handsome men in the world, and if I only fell in love with one, what a waste!"

Sonoko nodded involuntarily, as if what she said made perfect sense...

Chu Ming continued to make up stories to earn more points: "Although Ah Zhen is nicer to me, he has a bad temper. When I'm sad, he's always expressionless and doesn't know how to cheer me up. But Er Zhen is different. Although he seems cold and aloof, he's actually a bit of a closet pervert, and he's a really good shot!"

Chu Ming felt that kids these days weren't very innocent. He was just saying what he meant literally, but they kept getting the wrong idea. They made themselves blush and looked at him with disbelief. Tsk.

However, considering they have quite a few points, I won't complain about them.

Conan's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but look at her with admiration. She was amazing. She was a brave woman who cheated on Gin and then commented on him... cough cough. When he first heard Ai Haibara's story, he really thought they were a couple pretending to be a couple for a mission, but now it seemed that the possibility was much lower.

When he first saw Mr. Kurosawa Nijin, he thought it was Gin in disguise. But while a person can change their appearance, Gin's cold and gloomy aura should be impossible to change, or rather, his eyes should remain unchanged.

But he noticed that although Mr. Kurosawa Nijin was rather cold, he didn't have the same indifferent look in his eyes as Gin, the kind that could kill countless people at will and was full of disregard for human life.

So this really is Gin's brother?

Conan sorted through the clues he knew so far, trying to piece together a network of relationships.

So we already know Gin has a sister, and now there's a brother, and his girlfriend seems to be playing both brothers, perhaps preferring the younger one...

Help! This mysterious organization's relationships are too complicated!

Chapter 456 Changing Disguise

Chu Ming, taking advantage of Gin's absence, spouted nonsense and carried out a series of actions to smear Gin in one go, thoroughly enjoying himself.

The others stared at this beautiful woman who seemed to have no conscience at all, speechless for a long time.

"Why are you all staring at me like that?" Chu Ming blinked, and seeing Gin slowly walking towards them, he quickly made a shushing gesture to everyone, then winked at them like Vermouth, "Although it's true, Nijin won't be happy to hear it, so don't mention it again later~"

"..." Conan and the others looked at each other and fell silent.

……

"Sonoko-neechan, is that a badge on your clothes?" Ayumi, who had just strolled around the venue, looked at the badge pinned to Sonoko's clothes with great envy.

Sonoko casually fiddled with the badge: "Oh, this one is because the Suzuki Group also invested in 'Cocoon,' so I have a badge too."

"Wow, that's awesome! I want one too. I can be completely immersed in it. This game must be so much fun!" Genta's face was full of desire.

"Give up, people like you can't get badges." Four little boys had stopped beside him at some point. The one in the lead, Hideki Moroboshi, looked at Genta and the others with arrogance and disdain, holding a soccer ball. "Were people like you really invited to this banquet? Or did you sneak in to freeload?"

Sonoko angrily bowed to the children, saying, "You're being incredibly rude! These are my invited guests!"

Among the four, a little boy with fox-like eyes patted his chest and bowed slightly, his eyes playful: "Isn't this the heiress of the Suzuki Group? How rude of us, but we're just telling the truth."

Hideki Moroboshi raised his chin: "Seiichiro is right. A person's life is determined at birth."

The two people beside him also voiced their support.

"That's right, beautiful clothes also choose their owners."

"Those of you who weren't chosen, you can just sit back and watch, sucking your fingers."

Ran was also furious and tried to drag Kogoro Mouri into helping her refute, but even Kogoro Mouri was ridiculed to the point of being furious.

Then the four of them smugly went to a gap in the venue and started playing football.

"Tsk, the son of a Kyogen performer, the son of the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department, the grandson of a bank president, and the son of a politician—all of them are like this. Tch, I always feel like the next generation of Japanese people isn't up to par." Chu Ming looked at the farce unfolding before him and stroked his chin. "But, this should be a good thing for us, right?"

Before Gin could reply, a soccer ball whistled towards Chu Ming and his direction. Chu Ming was about to kick it away when he suddenly remembered the skirt he was wearing today. Under everyone's gaze, it didn't seem very elegant.

In a flash, Chu Ming dodged behind Gin: "Oh my god, this is terrifying, darling, save me~"

Gin thought it was just a football and that Chu Ming could handle it, so he didn't make a move.

But things changed in an instant, and he became the one facing the football head-on.

A split second before the soccer ball hit his face, Gin extended his fist and smashed it directly at the flying soccer ball.

'Boom—'

The football was smashed open, and the airflow carried fragments of the football around the press conference area. The loud noise attracted the attention of everyone present, and they all turned their eyes to it, some even exclaiming in surprise, thinking that something had happened.

Hideki Moroboshi stood in front of Gin with several children, glaring at him fiercely: "You ruined our football!!"

This is not a good time for Gin to shine; it should be his home turf.

With tears welling up in his eyes, Chu Ming hid behind Gin and sobbed, "How could you play football in a place with so many people? If my darling hadn't reacted quickly, that ball would have hit his handsome face!"

Hideki Moroboshi crossed his arms, his face full of malice: "So what? We can do whatever we want, but you can't. Isn't it an honor for him to be hit by my soccer ball?"

"..." Trying to outdo him in shamelessness, huh? "Heh, do you know how expensive it is to get my darling to help? I haven't even asked you for hundreds of millions in fees yet."

Chu Ming wasn't wrong. To get the Black Organization's top killer to take action personally, the only options besides the BOSS personally assigning the task are to spend money.

However, although what he said is true, I guess only Conan and Ai Haibara will believe it.

“You—” Hideki Moroboshi’s eyes darkened, as if he was thinking about how to take revenge.

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean,' Chu Ming leaned down, using his body as cover, and revealed a cold smile to the children. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, which frightened them into taking two steps back. Then he whispered a malicious threat in Moroboshi Hideki's ear, 'Go back and ask your parents if they've ever heard of the surname Furuya. Don't try to intimidate me with your Metropolitan Police Department name. I, Furuya, don't fall for that.'"

Seeing that Chu Ming seemed to have something to rely on, Moroboshi Hideki gritted his teeth and prepared to turn around and leave with his followers. A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. He was going to ask Chu Ming's father, Furuya, what his background was.

Before he could leave, Chu Ming called out to him, "You almost hit me, aren't you going to say anything?"

Hideki Moroboshi turned to look at the beautiful girl in front of him, and after a long silence, asked, "What do you want? Money?"

"What would I do with the money?" Chu Ming half-squatted down, taking advantage of the fact that no one could see his eyes, and stared at Moroboshi Hideki with a mocking look, pointing to the badge on his chest, "Two badges, and I can let bygones be bygones for your behavior just now."

"Furuya, right? I'll remember this. If you dare to bluff me, I'll make sure you can't stay in Japan." Hideki Moroboshi casually tore two badges off his henchman and tossed them to Chu Ming, then turned to comfort him, "You don't have to participate this time. Anyway, this game will be released again later, and I'll give you a set then."

The two children behind him, whose families were not as wealthy as Hideki Moroboshi's, nodded happily and followed him away.

Chu Ming felt no guilt whatsoever for shifting the blame onto Amuro Tooru. Instead, he watched the departing figures of Moroboshi Hideki and the others and raised an eyebrow with amusement.

Go ahead and investigate. If it doesn't work out, I'll just use a different account next time.

Chapter 457 Not yet an adult?

He handed one of the badges he had just extorted to Gin, ignoring the longing looks in the eyes of the children.

Just kidding, this badge was earned by sacrificing Amuro Tooru's reputation, how could he give it to someone else?

"Miss Bailey isn't an adult yet?" Xiaolan asked in surprise. "But I heard from Dad that you two first met at a bar..."

Chu Ming tilted his head: "Yeah, I heard it's a really fun place, so I secretly went to the bar without Ah Zhen knowing. I got drunk and Ah Zhen had to take me home. The bar isn't strict about vetting people; minors can sneak in. So if Miss Mori wants to try it out, I recommend going there!"

Ran quickly waved her hand: "No, no, no, I don't drink. Are you and Mr. Kurosawa also high school students?"

"No, we dropped out of high school before we finished. We were all academic failures who didn't like studying, and now we're unemployed in society." Chu Ming made up a story.

"Eh?"

Chu Ming pinned the badge to his body. Conan, taking advantage of Gin's inattention, had already seen Ai Haibara off and returned, also with a badge in his hand. However, it was not surprising that he could get a badge, after all, he was the son of Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko, and Japan's class privileges also applied to him.

As one of the game's designers, Yusaku Kudo couldn't possibly leave no badge for his son.

The organizers have already begun introducing the design of the 'cocoon' and have also invited the well-known actress Yoko Okino as a guest.

Chu Ming watched Yoko Okino, who was full of energy on stage, silently took out his phone, took a video, sent it to the group, and tagged Vodka.

The group chat was immediately filled with exclamation marks expressing Vodka's shock, and Chu Ming could feel his aggrieved expression even through the screen.

While joking with Vodka in the group chat, Gin suddenly reached out and pulled Chu Ming to his side, his body tense: "The police are here."

Chu Ming looked around and, sure enough, saw police surrounding the venue, while Inspector Megure was hurriedly leading Shiratori downstairs.

"Something must have happened in the basement. It has nothing to do with us. Let's start lining up over there and see what's going on?" Chu Ming pointed to the children across the way who had already started lining up to experience the 'Cocoon'.

Gin looked at the group of children in the line ahead who were barely knee-high, and then at how tall he and Chu Ming would be when they went in, his face darkened.

"Are they all kids?"

“Oh, right. This experience involves 50 minors, and it’s related to games, so most of them are definitely kids, which is normal.” Chu Ming concealed the mischievousness in his eyes and put on a serious face. “Who says only kids can like playing games? Can’t older kids participate? Anyway, we have badges, so it’s fine.”

"..."

Before they knew it, all the children in front of them had finished lining up, and even Xiao Lan was at the very end of the line, ready to board the 'Cocoon' equipment. There were still two empty devices left.

Chu Ming arrived late with Gin. The main reason was that while the children were still queuing up, Gin, perhaps burdened by his killer persona, couldn't bear the sight of queuing among a group of children, so he dawdled until the very end before preparing to go on stage.

Chu Ming had roughly seen the 'Cocoon's' equipment, and the system had also scanned it for him. The virtual reality that 'Cocoon' mentioned was actually a brainwave transmission device worn on a person's head, which simultaneously scanned the image of the person inside the pod and projected it into the virtual world. Therefore, there was no need to worry about transforming into one's real self in the game and thus exposing one's identity.

Sitting in the cabin, Chu Ming put on the brainwave device and watched the cabin door slowly descend and close. In the gap between the closing doors, he saw Gin looking extremely serious, his eyes tightly closed, but his expression was full of resistance. Even someone as wary as him was willing to undergo hypnosis and accompany Chu Ming into the game, all for the Noah's Ark that the BOSS wanted. It has to be said, Gin truly loves the BOSS...

With his eyes closed, Chu Ming felt himself standing on solid ground in just a moment, with Gin, who looked rather unwell, beside him.

Sure enough, they were still in their disguised form, and they didn't give themselves away.

and--

Chu Ming opened his system shop, and sure enough, even a Noah's Ark that had only survived for a year would tremble in fear when faced with a cheat like the system.

Even if he becomes better in one year than he did in five, it won't matter.