Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Having anticipated this, Chu Ming immediately put on a smile: "Landlady, we are members of the Baker Street Detective Team. This is our captain. The matter that Mr. Holmes entrusted to us to investigate has yielded results. He once said that after the investigation, we should leave the results on his desk in his room. There is also a commission on the desk that we need to retrieve. May we go in now?"

The landlady was very welcoming: "So you're the kids who helped Sherlock Holmes solve cases before! Come in, I'll heat up some milk for you."

Upon entering the apartment, the children were excited and their faces were beaming with excitement because they had entered Holmes's room, until they saw the photo of Holmes and Watson together.

"What? Even though he has hair, he's still clearly Professor Agasa..."

Chu Ming stood on tiptoe to take down the photo and waved it at Gin: "Look, the second pair, Sherlock Holmes and Watson."

Although Gin couldn't remember the names of the people he killed and was somewhat face-blind to Sherry, he still had basic eyesight. He glanced at the photo and thought, "Yusaku Kudo?"

Chu Ming was somewhat surprised: "How did you know this was Yusaku Kudo?"

Gin reached into his pocket for a cigarette, but found it empty. He leaned against the wall and said, "I've read his books."

???

What a strange collaboration! Gin actually likes reading detective novels written by Yusaku Kudo!

How infuriating! You have time to read other people's books, but not his, right?

Hmph, holds a grudge +1.

Gin clearly seemed to be thinking, but not actually doing anything. Chu Ming turned to the children and said, "Since it's Holmes' study, he must have information about Jack the Ripper here. Let's split up and look for it."

There were so many books on Holmes's bookshelf that Chu Ming divided them into several groups, with each person finding a column. Soon, Xiao Lan was the first to find Holmes's collection of "The Investigation of Jack the Ripper." She truly lived up to her reputation as a lucky person.

Having found the intelligence, Gin condescended to move to the desk and begin reviewing the documents.

"The most recent location... two rings, one large and one small, were left at the scene. I've concluded that Jack the Ripper, who plunged London into endless panic, is, based on the unprecedented social unrest he caused, definitely connected to Professor Moriarty, the mastermind of evil..."

Because Gin's aura was so powerful when he was reading, the children wanted to watch but couldn't crowd around him. They could only squat there and watch helplessly as Chu Ming and a fearless Conan flanked Gin. So, Chu Ming read the information he saw to the children as he read.

"Professor Moriarty exists too?" Conan's mouth dropped open in surprise.

Kikukawa Seiichiro looked bewildered: "Who is that?"

Hmm, this involves Chu Ming's blind spot in knowledge. He only knows that Moriarty is Holmes's nemesis, but he knows nothing more specific.

Chu Ming couldn't explain, and Gin wasn't interested in speaking, so it became Conan's show: "He is Holmes's nemesis, controls the dark forces in London, and is said to have a great influence over the whole of Europe. He is the Napoleon of the criminal world."

Xiao Lan chimed in, "But Professor Moriarty, though manipulating things from behind the scenes, is someone who rarely reveals his whereabouts. How can we find him?"

Conan looked around, then ran to the bookshelf, picked up Sherlock Holmes's notebook, and showed it to everyone: "We can go find the professor's confidant—Colonel Moran. Holmes said he often appears at the bridge club in the city center, but he is the second most dangerous person in London, so we must be careful when we make contact."

At this moment, everyone was staring at Conan, who was talking eloquently. Gin's eyes were unreadable, as if he had thought of something.

Ran couldn't help but exclaim, "Conan, you really know so much!"

Oops.

"Ha, haha, actually these are things I often hear from Shinichi... uh, no." Conan suddenly realized something was wrong halfway through his explanation—the organization members were still here!

Just as he was about to come up with another excuse, Ran nodded knowingly: "Did Shinichi teach you that again? I didn't expect that the words of that persistent Sherlock Holmes fan would come in so handy this time."

Seeing Kurosawa Nijin's eyes suddenly sharpen, and Miss Baili's half-smile as if she was trying to get information out of him, Conan was so sweaty that his clothes were almost soaked.

Oh no! What should we do now?!

Chapter 462 Colonel Moran

"Miss Mori, I've been wanting to ask you this for a while, but Conan interrupted me and I forgot. Is your boyfriend the legendary high school detective Shinichi Kudo? I've heard of him before, but I've never had the chance to meet him."

Chu Ming cut off Conan's interruption first. If he didn't want to be suspected, he couldn't keep making excuses to prevent Ran from speaking.

Conan's mind raced. Last time, he distracted Ran by saying he was hungry. What should he do this time? How could he remind Ran?

Xiaolan blushed: "What boyfriend? He's not my boyfriend! Actually, I don't know where he went. He hasn't come back for a long time. I don't know where he went to investigate a case..."

Ran's answer unintentionally smoothed things over for Conan, and Chu Ming didn't press the matter further. After all, he couldn't keep taking advantage of Conan forever; he needed to give Conan some breathing room. Conan had already given him enough points, hadn't he? (＞?＜?)

At that moment, Genta opened the drawer and picked up the gun inside with a look of surprise: "Wow, it's a real gun!"

Conan saw the gun in Genta's hand and said helplessly, "Genta, don't take such a dangerous thing. Put it back."

Genta was somewhat displeased. After all, it was just a game, and in such a critical situation, so he wanted to keep the gun with him: "Why? We're going to meet dangerous guys, why can't we bring a gun?"

"There's no need to use a weapon that doesn't suit you; it will only cause trouble." Conan was unusually stern.

Chu Ming stepped forward and gently but firmly removed the gun from Yuan Tai's hand. After thinking for a moment, he handed it to Gin: "Revolver, you should have some training, right?"

Gin didn't refuse, took the gun and stuffed it into his pocket: "Let's go."

Genta looked at Gin's pocket with some resentment. He was the one who found the gun first, but now Conan wouldn't let him use it, and his older brother took it away.

But he still didn't dare to say anything to Gin. He always felt that the cold older brother in front of him sometimes had a similar temperament to Chu Ming when he was angry, which made him a little hesitant to get close to him.

Conan had no objection to Gin taking the gun; it would be a joke if an organization member couldn't use a gun. However, he needed to take the children to a safe distance later. If a fight broke out, these two organization members probably wouldn't care about them. He picked up the photo of the ring from Jack the Ripper's investigation and hurriedly followed Gin and Chu Ming.

Walking on the streets of London, I could see the hands of the clock tower pointing to 30 in the distance.

"There are only 30 people left. I wonder how Ai is doing. She won't stay with us; she insists on going to find Solomon's treasure..." Ayumi said with some worry.

"No, Haibara is so smart. It's just about finding treasure. It's no problem for her at all." Mitsuhiko clenched his fist, but his eyes didn't match his tone.

"Let's not even talk about them, we don't know if anyone on our side will be eliminated..." Genta's mood was a little down.

"What's the rush? We've already found the clues. We just need to follow them one by one. So what if someone gets eliminated along the way? As long as the last person succeeds, that's all that matters."

Under the dim streetlights, Chu Ming's smile, like a spring breeze, dispelled the gloom in the children's hearts. He was quite adept at playing the role of a caring older sister. At least he couldn't let the children lose their fighting spirit now; it wouldn't matter if they were eliminated themselves, but he didn't want them to drag him and Gin down with them.

The children nodded vigorously and followed Gin, successfully finding the bridge club.

The night was warm and the alleys we had just come from were almost completely swallowed by darkness except for the streetlights. But the street was different. It seemed to be the gathering place for all the prosperity and noise. Even though it was probably late at night, the club was still brightly lit, and the slightly noisy sounds carried to Chu Ming's ears on the wind.

"Let's go, let's sneak in through the back door. Do you want to go in? Or should Erzhen and I go in together? But let me make this clear, you've already mentioned how dangerous Professor Moran is, so if there's any conflict later, Erzhen and I might not be able to protect you." Chu Ming turned to the long-tailed followers behind him and asked.

Conan was the first to respond: "I want to go in!"

Upon hearing this, the Junior Detectives eagerly chimed in, "Then let's go too! It's just a game, so I'm not afraid!"

Hideki Moroboshi was even less likely to stay outside, so he took a step forward and said, "Then let's go too!"

Xiao Lan could only follow behind helplessly, saying, "Then I'll go in too, at least I can keep an eye on you."

Gin was getting impatient, and having a group of children around was making him extremely irritable. However, given that his every move was being watched, he couldn't make any rash moves and could only let Chu Ming take the children with him like he was raising his own.

Perhaps because everyone was engrossed in gambling, no one noticed that a large group of people had sneaked in through the back door. In addition, Chu Ming had repeatedly told them to follow Gin's footsteps, since Gin's every step landed precisely in the blind spot, effectively concealing his figure.

A group of people squatted behind the railing, watching Colonel Moran win hand after hand at cards in the center of the hall, and exclaimed in amazement, "Is Colonel Moran really that good?"

Conan, however, saw right through Moran's method of victory: "He's cheating. Look at that monkey across from him..."

Conan launched into a long explanation, clearly outlining Moran's cheating methods.

Hideki Moroboshi, who had been eager to cause trouble, rushed out immediately and pointed at Moran: "He's cheating!"

Then he copied and pasted what Conan had just said, and finally said triumphantly, "Alright, now you can tell me where Professor Moriarty is."

Unfortunately, his words only alerted Colonel Moran, who ordered the club members to arrest everyone immediately so he could interrogate them thoroughly about where they had learned of the professor's whereabouts.

Gin glanced at Chu Ming, looked at the chaotic scene, and made a gesture. Chu Ming understood and jumped over the railing.

Gin also stood up and raised his gun, cooperating with Chu Ming's actions.

Because of the skirt he was wearing, Chu Ming, in a particularly unladylike manner, tore half of the long skirt open and tied it around his waist, then, like a wolf among sheep, he subdued all the people who rushed at him.

Gin fired two shots, hitting Colonel Moran, and Chu Ming immediately stepped forward and pinned him down.

Chapter 463 Moriarty

Hideki Moroboshi was dumbfounded as the situation suddenly unfolded in a way he couldn't comprehend. He had originally thought that since this group had two leaders and the number of survivors hadn't changed, he was going to put some pressure on them and have them reduce their numbers. That's why he suddenly spoke up just now.

As a result, Colonel Moran, on whom he had placed high hopes, turned out to be nothing.

They were easily subdued by two high school students?

Chu Ming knelt on the ground, grabbed Colonel Moran's hand, and tied it with the half of his skirt that he had just torn off. Then he threw her aside with a bold and unrestrained movement that even Gin couldn't bear to watch.

“…Miss Bailey, um, your skirt…” Xiaolan blushed and stepped forward to help Chu Ming fix his torn skirt, then looked at Gin’s coat, “Mr. Kurosawa, why don’t you give your coat to Miss Bailey to cover up?”

Chu Ming belatedly realized that he had pulled too hard when he pulled, and his leggings were now showing.

Gin paused, his gaze shifted downwards, then he picked up the unconscious thug from the ground, ripped off his clothes, and threw them to Chu Ming.

Chu Ming stretched out his hand, letting Xiao Lan wrap his coat around his waist like an apron. Then, looking at the NPCs lying on the ground, he turned and sat down in the spot where Moran had just been sitting: "Alright, Colonel Moran, let's get back to the question we were asking. Where is Professor Moriarty?"

Moran, who had been shot twice in the shoulder and thigh, was covered in cold sweat, but he glared at Chu Ming through gritted teeth: "Heh, you'll never find out Professor Moriari's whereabouts."

Chu Ming stepped maliciously on the spot where he was injured, looking down at him with narrowed eyes: "Is that so? I'll give you one more chance, otherwise you might not have a chance to speak."

Moran's face turned pale with pain, but she still didn't give in and turned her head away, ignoring Chu Ming.

Chu Ming, who wasn't particularly skilled at interrogation, looked at Gin, the expert present. However, Gin had no intention of interrogating Moran. Instead, he walked straight over and sat down in the main seat, picked up the red wine on the table, looked at it, and suddenly picked up the corkscrew on the table and uncorked the wine.

Chu Ming immediately grabbed a cup and leaned forward, saying, "Give me one too."

Gin glanced at him, took the glass from Chu Ming's hand, and poured half a glass.

Just as Chu Ming happily reached out to take it, Gin avoided his hand and instead brought the glass to his own lips.

???

Chu Ming stared at Gin with accusatory eyes. What's going on? Why is this older brother starting to hog all the food?

“You can’t drink,” Gin said slowly, sipping his drink. “Red wine is out of the question too.”

“This is in the game, it’s all data, what’s there to be afraid of? You won’t have this chance again, have a drink!” Chu Ming’s eyes were fixed on the bottle, he didn’t blink. “This wine looks like it was specially prepared by Colonel Moran, can you share some with me? I’ve never had this before.”