Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

What, you can't think of any valuable questions yourself, so you just borrow someone else's? The murderer liked black. So subconsciously, not wanting this to become a flaw, he deliberately found something of another color to cover the body.

This can also be seen from the murder weapon: a bag of golf clubs was placed at the door, the black one was taken out and put back, and finally the white one was chosen, so the black one was placed slightly higher. The interior decoration of the villa is also black, so the murderer is the female homeowner who is currently wearing black.

Such far-fetched and forced connections to evidence are the kind of reasons that only someone as ignorant as you would believe wholeheartedly and regard as gospel.

After mocking Kogoro Mouri in Kogoro's voice, Chu Ming received a signal from Conan desperately sending out from the corner. He stomped on Kogoro's foot to wake him up, and added one last sentence: "Am I right?"

Kogoro Mouri winced in pain, yelping as he stood up, receiving the complex looks from the crowd and the hesitant applause that followed.

"...No, as expected of Mr. Mori..."

Having a grudge against Kazami Yoshiteru, and not needing to give him any face at all, Amashi Ruri loudly praised, "Amazing! As expected of the Sleeping Kogoro!"

Although Kogoro Mouri's tone was overly sarcastic, his reasoning was quite reliable. In particular, Kogoro Mouri hadn't read the previous episodes; he only glanced at the scene setup and was able to accurately identify the culprit and the flaws, revealing his superb detective skills.

Kogoro Mouri stood there blankly, but quickly, having become quite adept at this kind of thing, he adjusted his expression and began to humbly gesture to his surroundings.

Even Nagumo Nobuharu, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, couldn't help but raise his neck and come back to life: "Wow, that's amazing!"

Having finally found a scapegoat, Kazami Yoshiteru stomped hard on Nagumo Nobuharu's back: "Play your corpse well! What does a corpse say!"

Nagumo Nobuharu winced in pain, groaning as he was stomped to the ground. Namihara Kasumi rushed over immediately, clenching her fists: "What are you doing?! Mr. Nagumo, are you alright?"

Kazami Yoshiteru snorted coldly: "Xia, you're tired of that scriptwriter again and have your eye on this guy, aren't you? I forgot, you're the kind of woman who's used and discarded."

Nagumo Nobuharu's father is Nagumo Akira, who plays the butler. He stepped forward and grabbed Kazami by the collar: "What exactly are you trying to do? You'd better have some limits to what you say and do!"

When Kazami Yoshiteru saw that everyone's eyes were on him again, although the emotions in everyone's eyes were not very good, at least at this moment everyone was looking at him and their eyes were on him, instead of everyone revolving around that damned detective.

He concealed the smugness in his eyes and looked down at Nan Yunxiao provocatively: "You old man had better be polite to me. I know you go out every night to secretly meet your little lover, don't you? Although I don't have proof yet, I already know who it is."

Nan Yunxiao was taken aback, and the hand that was gripping his collar loosened, which was easily brushed away by Kazami Yoshiteru.

"What bad luck!" Kazami Yoshiteru shoved aside Nagumo Akira, who was blocking his way, and stared coldly at Kogoro Mouri, leaving the latter, who had just taken a nap, completely bewildered. "Hmph, I'm going to take a nap. You guys can film the scenes without me. What are you looking at? You're not happy about it?"

Kogoro Mouri was completely bewildered by the retort and stopped talking. However, Akira Nagumo watched Kogoro's arrogant departure with a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Only Chu Ming noticed Nan Yunxiao's gaze. He then looked at Feng Jianlianghui's back and curled the corner of his mouth. It seemed that if he fell asleep, he would never see the sun rise again.

Conan happened to see Chu Ming's meaningful smile and quickly tugged at him.

Chu Ming snapped out of his daze, looked down and saw Conan. Thinking that Conan was urging him to return the voice changer, he handed it over directly. In fact, he could speak Kogoro Mouri's voice without it, but he used it so that Conan wouldn't suspect anything.

Conan took it, thought for a moment, and still advised Chu Ming, "I know this person is quite despicable, but Brother Chu Ming, don't do anything foolish!"

Chu Ming raised an eyebrow and gave him a questioning look.

Conan paused for a moment: "The look you gave me just now was just like that of an ultimate villain on TV."

……

This child's eyesight isn't very good anymore; we should donate the money to someone in need.

Chapter 483 Rich Sister

Conan shrank back when Chu Ming glared at him with the eyes of the ultimate villain on TV, as Chu Ming had described.

Everyone looked at each other after watching Yoshiteru Kazami go upstairs. The director simply announced that they would take a half-hour break first, so that everyone could calm down.

Kogoro Mouri chased after Ruri Amashiro to reminisce about their middle school days. Ran, worried about them, followed along. Conan remembered something he had wanted to discuss with Chu Ming for a while, so he pulled Chu Ming out to the small garden by the door to chat.

Seeing that Conan seemed to have something to say to him, Chu Ming did not resist Conan's pull and followed him outside.

"Why do you suddenly have something to tell me? We've been out together for so long, why didn't you tell me when we went for a night walk last time?"

Upon hearing Chu Ming mention their previous nighttime outing, and recalling Chu Ming's swift and decisive attempt to shift the blame, Conan paused, almost having his train of thought interrupted by Chu Ming.

"Brother Chu Ming, that software of yours—" Conan opened his mouth, unsure where to begin, and finally cut to the chase, "Why is Chris Vineyard the celebrity being promoted? Did she contact your company on her own initiative?"

Chu Ming blinked, understanding what Conan meant, but he pretended not to know anything and teased him with a smile.

"So you think I wouldn't think of you when I have such a good thing? I asked Yukiko-nee before, and she said she'd help me shoot an ad when she comes to Japan next time. Don't be jealous, I haven't forgotten your mother. Oh right, I was also saying I'd ask Uncle if he could get in touch with Yoko Okino, but I forgot."

Conan waved his hand: "That's not what I meant. I didn't mean you have to ask my mom to shoot the commercial. What I meant was that this Chris Vineyard is actually the Vermouth I met before! That's why I wanted to ask you whether you asked her to shoot the commercial or she offered herself to you?"

“I was the one who went to find her.” Chu Ming frowned slightly. “I’ve known her for a long time. Are you sure you’re not mistaken? Chris isn’t that kind of person. How could someone as gentle as her be Vermouth from that organization?!”

Upon hearing that there was more to the story, Conan stared intently at Chu Ming: "You've known each other for a long time? What's going on?"

Chu Ming pondered for a moment: "Do you still remember the sister I always talk about?"

"Of course I remember, that rich older woman who was decades older than you and gave you a brand new Lamborghini RAPTOR for your birthday?" Conan rattled off a long list.

Chu Ming looked at him with a puzzled expression, somewhat surprised: "How do you remember so well? Have you been eyeing my sister for a while now? Let me tell you, you already have Xiao Lan, so don't even think about any crooked ideas about hooking up with a rich woman."

"Brother Chu Ming, don't talk nonsense!" Conan's face turned red, and he suddenly realized, "The sister you're talking about, could it be Chris Vineyard?"

Chu Ming nodded, half-jokingly: "Yes, it's her. My mother knew Aunt Sharon before. Aunt Sharon even held me and played with me when I was little. So when Chris met me, she recognized me immediately and said she had seen me in her mother's photo album. Later, we became very familiar with each other, and we often went out to play together. When my parents passed away, she was by my side."

Chu Ming wasn't worried that Conan would suspect him because he knew Sharon and Chris. After all, Conan's own mother and Sharon used to be good friends, so he couldn't possibly suspect that his own mother was also connected to the organization.

As expected, Conan knew that Sharon was an actress before, and it wasn't impossible that she knew Chu Ming's parents. Although he was wary of Vermouth, he had relied on the idea that Sharon wouldn't do anything to him during the full moon to disguise himself as Ai Haibara and confront Vermouth.

At first, he thought Vermouth was targeting Chu Ming because of him. What if she was only after Chu Ming's identity, like she was with Dr. Araide before, and wanted to disguise herself as Chu Ming to get close to him and Ran?

Now that she knows that Chu Ming and she are old acquaintances, her worries have subsided a little.

"Brother Chu Ming, this concerns that organization. When have I ever joked with you? But since she's an old acquaintance of yours, she probably won't harm you. But Brother Chu Ming, you should still be careful."

Conan looked at Chu Ming with concern and continued, "And Haibara is very worried. She seemed off after returning from the 'Cocoon' press conference, especially after seeing the commercial on TV; her face turned even paler. When you go back this time, go to Dr. Agasa's house to see her. I remember she was quite dependent on you."

"She's all bark and no bite. It's your fault for ignoring her advice and always trying to show off," Chu Ming teased Conan. "Look, now it's even harder for you to get an antidote from her."

Conan remained silent for a while before opening his mouth: "Brother Chu Ming, do you know? We met Gin's younger brother at the 'Cocoon' press conference..."

"Can you speak without panting?" Chu Ming rolled his eyes. He thought his disguise was so rudimentary that even Conan could spot it.

"I'm just a little unsure. I've been running into Gin's family members way too often lately..." Conan rubbed his temples. "I ran into Gin and his girlfriend in Osaka, then I met Gin's sister while camping with Dr. Agasa and the others, and now I've run into Gin's brother and his girlfriend at the 'Cocoon' press conference..."

"Your brother and Gin's girlfriend?" Chu Ming suppressed a laugh, but his face was full of surprise. Then, he grinned mischievously and teased Conan, "Don't you think Gin is being cuckolded?"

"...Chu Ming, why are you focusing on this?!" Conan sighed, rubbing his forehead in exasperation. He was actually a little curious himself, "But I think Gin and that so-called girlfriend might just be...emmm...the kind of relationship that adults often have, right?"

Hearing Conan blush and speak incoherently, Chu Ming finished his sentence for him: "One-night stand?"

"Cough cough—" Conan coughed a few times, his face as red as a monkey's bottom. "Brother Chu Ming, be more tactful."

"Oh, you think they're having a one-night stand?" Chu Ming stroked his chin. "That shouldn't be the point, right? You said I'm focusing on the wrong thing, but you're not focusing on the right thing either!"

"Alright, alright, what I meant was, has the organization discovered me or Ai Haibara? No, not discovered, they at least suspect us, otherwise so many people wouldn't be showing up around us..." Conan muttered to himself, scaring himself, which benefited Chu Ming next to him, who suddenly gained a large number of points.

So, Chu Ming, with a mischievous grin, didn't remind Conan. Instead, he nodded seriously and said, "That's very possible. Have you noticed any strange people around you lately? Or do you feel like someone is watching you?"

Conan frowned, deep in thought, and slowly shook his head.

Chu Ming continued to ponder, head bowed: "You said last time that Ms. Judy might have been taken away by them. Is it possible that she—"

"Impossible! Ms. Jodie is an FBI agent! She wouldn't do that!" Conan immediately refuted Chu Ming's suggestion, but it seemed more like he was trying to reassure himself.

Because the points displayed on Chu Ming's system panel clearly reflected Conan's turbulent emotional fluctuations.

Chapter 484 Murderer?

"That organization has managed to survive until today; they probably have some secret methods to get people to talk..."

As far as he knew, Rum must have a way.

hiss--

Oh right, I haven't heard from Rum lately. Could he have been busy stealing information from Judy?

Wouldn't that put Conan in great danger?

Chu Ming lowered his gaze and began to ponder how he should explain to the boss his failure to report Conan if Conan were really discovered.

Both men fell into deep thought. After a long while, Conan finally spoke with difficulty: "If that's really the case, then Brother Chu Ming, please don't come here for a while, lest—"

Chu Ming ruffled Conan's hair: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I stand aside when I know everything? Don't worry, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. Things haven't gotten that serious yet. But is the FBI just going to let their top agent get captured by that organization like this? Have you seen any reports of violent clashes in the newspapers lately?"

Conan shook his head: "They probably didn't know that Ms. Jodie had been taken away before. I ran into my dad at the 'Cocoon' press conference last time, and I told him. He said he would find a chance to tell the FBI."

Chu Ming nodded. "Then the FBI is probably going to take action soon. Hmm, this is big news, we need to report it."

A light snow suddenly began to fall from the sky. Chu Ming looked at his short-sleeved shirt and silently pulled Conan along to go back and change his clothes.

After changing their clothes, everyone was outside enjoying the snow. Ran greeted the two of them with a smile, "Conan, Chu Ming-ge, come on over, this is the first snow!"

Conan looked around and noticed someone was missing. He asked in confusion, "Where's Aunt Ruri? I don't see her. Wasn't Uncle always with her?"

Xiao Lan looked up blankly. She had been so focused on the snow that she hadn't noticed where anyone had gone.

Just as Conan was having some doubts, a piercing scream suddenly rang out. The voice was sharp and loud, and lasted for a long time. It was obvious that the singer had a large lung capacity. No wonder he was a singer. This scream could be heard for at least two miles.

"Riri!" Kogoro Mouri jumped up immediately and ran upstairs.

Following the sound, they found that in the room where Kazami Yoshiki was sleeping, Amashiro Ruri was kneeling on the ground with her hands covered in blood, while Kazami Yoshiki, who had been shouting earlier, was now lying in a pool of blood, clearly showing no signs of life.

Seeing everyone approach, Yu Cheng Liuli looked at Mouri Kogoro with a helpless expression, her eyes full of helplessness and pleading.

Kogoro Mouri usually becomes more serious when his classmates, relatives, or friends are in trouble. He put on a serious face, entered the crime scene, looked at it carefully, and then turned around and told Ran to call the police.

The crew members also came to the door upon hearing the commotion. Seeing the horrific scene, they all gasped in disbelief: "Who could possibly do such a thing..."

Nan Yunxiao thought for a while: "He has too many enemies. Just now, he was fighting with that young man."

Chu Ming froze for a moment when the fire reached him. Before he could speak, Hahara Kasumi, who probably didn't get along with Amashiro Ruri, looked at Amashiro Ruri and said, "Generally speaking, don't we all suspect that the first person to discover the body is the most suspicious?"

Rain City Ruri suddenly turned around: "It wasn't me, I didn't kill anyone! He was like this when I arrived! It really wasn't me! Kogoro, you have to believe me, I really didn't!"