Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Whenever he encountered a case and had no ideas yet, his father would already have that subtle, confident smile on his face. So he always felt that his father was a mountain, and that it would take a long time to surpass him.

And today, he experienced that feeling again with this guy who looks like Gin.

Before he could even process what was happening, the man had already located their position and determined their next strategy…

If everyone in the organization is such an opponent, it's no wonder that Ai Haibara keeps reminding him to be careful.

After turning through several alleys, Chu Ming spotted a man wearing a hat similar to Gin's and a trench coat, who was charging at a woman in red with a knife in hand.

The woman screamed in terror, but a knife slit her throat, and she collapsed helplessly to the ground. But Jack the Ripper did not leave after his success; instead, he continued to swing his knife, trying to cut open the woman's stomach.

Chu Ming ignored the woman lying in a pool of blood, exchanged a glance with Gin, and prepared to quietly go up and grab the Ripper who was engrossed in the killing.

They had a perfect plan, but they overlooked Conan's sense of justice.

Conan, who had followed the two to the alley entrance, also witnessed this scene. His first reaction was to shout, "Stop!"

Then, after startling Jack, he confidently pressed the magnetic shoes made by the doctor and stomped hard on a rock on the ground.

Then--

He let out a terrible scream and jumped up, clutching his foot.

Before Chu Ming and Gin could stop the Ripper from retreating, he disappeared into the alley. They had no choice but to stop. Gin frowned slightly and glanced at Conan impatiently.

Chu Ming skillfully grasped Gin's meaning and became his mouthpiece: "Conan, don't be in such a hurry next time. Even if you want to catch him, don't shout first. Do you have to tell him you're going to kick the rock before you kick it?"

Conan blushed. He knew that his sudden shout had ruined the two organization members' attempt to flank him, so he was a little embarrassed: "I only told him to stop because I saw him holding a knife and trying to stab that woman..."

“First, this is just a game, little brother, don’t take it so seriously; second, Jack the Ripper killed the victim with a single blow, so even if you speak up again, it won’t make a difference.” Chu Ming turned to everyone behind him and said seriously, “We are in a very dangerous situation right now. I know you are scared, but in order to be rescued, I hope you can cooperate. At least don’t hold us back when we’re on our mission. You are all brave kids, you can definitely do it, right?”

Even the child behind Hideki Moroboshi nodded obediently.

Conan glanced at the two organization members who had stepped aside and seemed to be discussing their strategy, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. Logically speaking, these two members didn't need to bring along this group of burdens...

Chapter 460 The Big Boss Leads the Way

Chu Ming was unaware of Conan's doubts, because at that moment he was standing aside with Gin watching a passerby who had been attracted by the screams.

He saw the woman lying in a pool of blood and cried out in terror, "Jack the Ripper is here!!"

—It was in English.

Gin is quite fluent in English because he frequently travels abroad for business.

He stared intently at the street, which had become noisy because of a shout, carefully discerning the information in those words.

Just as the children were looking at each other blankly at the unfamiliar English, the language changed and became the familiar Japanese.

Gin's gaze suddenly sharpened, able to discern the children's predicaments and offer immediate assistance; indeed, their every move was under the watchful eyes of the outside world.

The patrolling police officer pushed through the crowd and, upon seeing the victim in the center, immediately shouted to his colleague, "Contact Officer Lestrade right now!"

The moment they saw the police, Gin immediately led Chu Ming into the darkness.

The children behind, not knowing what was going on, also huddled in the alley like chicks following their mother hen, peeking out curiously.

Seeing that a large number of police officers were about to arrive, Gin, along with his tail, moved to a stone bridge.

The area is well-connected, with a wide-open environment, and from the highest point of the stone bridge, one can see the movements of the police near the church.

—It's just a bit windy.

Ayumi hugged her shoulders, feeling a bit cold: "It's so cold here..."

Conan glanced at her, took off his coat, and handed it to her: "Wear this."

Mitsuhiko was a step too slow. He turned around to hand the clothes he had taken off to his number two favorite, Ai Haibara, but then remembered that Ai Haibara had gone to search for Solomon's treasure...

Yuan Tai then handed his oversized clothes to Xiao Lan, saying, "Sister Xiao Lan, you can wear mine. I'm not cold."

Xiaolan did not refuse his kindness and put the clothes on.

Chu Ming leaned against the bridge pier, watching the scene of tenderness and pity before him, then turned and stared intently at Qin Jiu without saying a word.

Gin was pondering how to solve the problem when he keenly noticed Chu Ming's gaze and looked up at him with a questioning look.

Chu Ming gestured with his lips, indicating to Gin to look at the children's behavior, then pointed to the ethereal white gauze dress he was wearing to emphasize his fragility, his words full of implications.

Gin scoffed coldly, averting his gaze indifferently, his heart as hard as iron.

Just because you wear women's clothes doesn't make you a girl! How pretentious!

Chu Ming glared at his back, crossed his arms angrily, and turned away without saying a word.

Xiaolan looked at the couple who seemed to be having a fight and didn't know how to comfort them, feeling somewhat helpless.

Suddenly, Professor Agasa's voice came from the sky: "Can you hear me, Conan? It's me, Agasa."

Conan was overjoyed and stared at the sky: "I can hear you, Professor."

“Conan, remember this. In this level, getting injured or caught by the police will result in elimination. You are currently near the Whitechapel in Eastwell. From there, get to the location where the character who can help you is located…”

The sounds in the sky abruptly ceased, as if communication had been severed.

Chu Ming felt the tremor beneath his feet and immediately ran towards the opposite bank with Gin. Just as they took a step, the stone bridge beneath their feet suddenly began to collapse from the middle, gradually spreading until the entire bridge fell into the river.

Kikukawa Seiichiro, the fox-eyed man who had been following behind Moroboshi Hideki, was a step too slow and was about to fall into the river along with the bricks.

Conan reacted quickly and grabbed his wrist. Just as he was about to be pulled into the river by Kikukawa's weight, Chu Ming scooped them both up.

Still shaken, Kikukawa sat on the ground, and it took him a while to come to his senses. His face flushed as he thanked Conan and Chu Ming.

Chu Ming waved his hand and looked at the low-hanging night sky: "It seems that Noah's Ark has cut off communication. The person who just sent us the message didn't have time to finish speaking. Now we have to find the person who can help us ourselves."

"But we're completely clueless right now, and we have no idea who can help us." Mitsuhiko looked worried and didn't know what to do.

Conan seemed to have thought of something, his eyes sparkling: "I know! Those two patrolmen said they would notify Officer Lestrade. If there's Lestrade, then there must be Sherlock Holmes! He's definitely the one who can help us!"

Conan was filled with excitement at the prospect of meeting his idol, and even his usually calm demeanor was somewhat overwhelmed.

Chu Ming disagreed: "The probability of us encountering Sherlock Holmes is probably not very high. After all, we need to solve the mystery to pass the level. If Sherlock Holmes helps us, wouldn't that be the same as cheating?"

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over the children's heads, and they all wilted.

Chu Ming turned to look at Gin. It was great to go on a mission with Gin; he could pretend he didn't have a brain and only needed to do what he was told.

Gin finally made the decision: "Let's go to Baker Street."

"it is good."

"Huh? Didn't you say it was useless to find Sherlock Holmes?" Genta looked bewildered. Conan had just said that finding Sherlock Holmes and Bailey's older sister said it was useless, so how come Bailey's older sister agreed as soon as this older brother suggested going to Baker Street?

Gin disdains to explain, let alone answer the children's questions.

Chu Ming was in the mood to answer their questions and explain his double standards: "I just said we won't run into Sherlock Holmes, but we can still go to his house. After all, even if Holmes isn't home, we can still find some clues there, which is better than us wandering around outside like headless flies."

"..."

Whitechapel is quite far from Baker Street, but with Gin, an experienced captain, leading the way, the rest of the team followed obediently.

Just as the group reached the foot of Big Ben, Hideki Moroboshi suddenly looked up and exclaimed, "Look at that clock! It's so strange!"

Looking up, on the high clock face, the slender minute hand was turning backwards, originally pointing to 50, then to 49, 48...

"This should be—the number of survivors," Chu Ming said immediately. Heh, he remembered this.

"So if it reversed for two minutes, wouldn't that mean—"

Two people have already been eliminated!

The children were terrified, but when they saw Gin standing in front of them, with his cool demeanor but unexpectedly reliable nature, they felt at ease.

They have a big shot leading the team, there won't be any problems...

Chapter 461 Oh no?

As everyone hurried towards Baker Street following Gin, a scruffy-bearded, ragged homeless man suddenly appeared across the street, holding an accordion and singing an off-key tune:

"Watch out for Jack the Ripper! He's waiting for you on the road at night. What should you do if you don't want to die? You'll have to be covered in blood."

The homeless man sang as he brushed past them. Gin stared at the homeless man's back, his fingers twitching slightly. Chu Ming knew this was a sign that Gin was about to make a move, so he immediately stepped forward and blocked the homeless man's path.

"Uncle, wait a moment~ I have some information I'd like to ask you about~"

The homeless man acted as if he hadn't heard anything and ran straight into Chu Ming, as if he couldn't see Chu Ming's presence.

Chu Ming dodged the body that was crashing into him, turned to the side and raised his hand to chop at the neck, attempting to physically take the NPC hostage.

Unfortunately, before Chu Ming could even touch the NPC, his body twisted, a flash of blue light appeared, and he vanished from the scene.

Conan and his friends stared in disbelief at the conflict, somewhat bewildered, wondering why they had suddenly attacked the homeless man.

The most surprised person was Noah's Ark. He was particularly curious as to why Chu Ming could think of stopping the homeless man he had set up to help them. However, he was in the body of Moroboshi Hideki. At that time, he had also seen the conflict between Moroboshi Hideki and Chu Ming at the venue. In order to maintain his persona, he could not speak casually and could only keep it to himself.

Xiao Lan was the first to speak up, asking, "Miss Baili, why did you arrest that homeless man?"

Chu Ming saw Xiao Lan, pointed to the spot where the homeless man had just disappeared, and winked: "Miss Mori doesn't usually play games, right? Our main mission right now is to catch Jack the Ripper. Since this is the mission scenario, any mention of him is worth investigating."

"Look at the song that homeless man was singing just now, 'Waiting for you on the road at night, you'll be covered in blood if you don't want to die.' That explains where Jack the Ripper lurks and how to finally defeat him. So I was planning to ask him to stay and ask him a few more questions, but unfortunately the game doesn't allow that. However, this only further proves that my guess was correct."

Xiaolan nodded, somewhat grateful: "Thank goodness for you and Mr. Kurosawa, otherwise we wouldn't know what to do."

"People's potential is often brought out under pressure. Even without me and Erzhen here, I think Miss Mori and these kids are intelligent enough to come up with these ideas without much trouble. Alright, since we can't catch the NPCs, let's go see what useful information the Holmes family has."

Baker Street was just ahead. The group followed the house numbers to 221-B. Chu Ming casually knocked on the door: "Hello, is anyone home? Is Mr. Holmes home?"

Soon, the landlady opened the door and paused for a moment when she saw the large group of people standing there: "Are you here to see Sherlock Holmes? He's not home. He left London with Watson to work on a case."