Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Ai Haibara nodded, watching Chu Ming drive with his body covered in injuries, and her tears fell even harder.

Chu Ming watched her lower her head and silently shed tears, but did not stop her.

Looking at the score numbers that had been jumping non-stop ever since Ai Haibara woke up, I was just short of humming a song to express my excitement.

He really does like Ai Haibara the most.

What Conan? What can Conan's magnetic field do?

He's no longer my favorite tool; Ai Haibara is number one!

Chapter 496 The organization took Ai Haibara away.

By the time the car stopped in front of Professor Agasa's house, it was already noon the next day. Professor Agasa had called Conan over to help search for Ai Haibara, who hadn't returned all morning due to her sudden disappearance.

They also planned to ask Chu Ming to help them search, but they couldn't get through to Chu Ming on the phone. They wondered if he was in seclusion for a meeting again.

The two were wondering if someone from the organization had taken Ai Haibara away, and hesitated whether to call the police.

However, Ai Haibara's identity is special. If the police are called, her identity will likely be discovered by the organization. If she is taken away by the organization instead, it will be even worse.

Just as the two were hesitating, they saw a black sedan stop downstairs. The passenger door opened, and Ai Haibara, covered in blood, hurriedly got out.

Professor Agasa and Conan were startled and rushed downstairs.

"Ai, you—" Professor Agasa had just opened his mouth when he saw Ai Haibara run to the other side of the car, open the door, and struggle to help Chu Ming out of the car.

When Conan and his companion saw Chu Ming's current appearance, they were suddenly startled, their hearts skipping a beat.

Chu Ming's eyes were half-closed, his face was pale and almost transparent, and the bright look in his eyes beneath his long eyelashes was now somewhat unfocused. His lips were bloodless, and his clothes were torn open by a sharp weapon, revealing several shocking wounds that had not been bandaged, with the bloody flesh turning outwards in a desperate attempt to escape.

Even though the wounds had been bandaged, they were now soaked in blood, making the person look extremely disheveled.

"Brother Chu Ming!"

"What's wrong with Chu Ming?"

The two hurriedly stepped forward to help Ai Haibara pull Chu Ming out and take him into the room to settle him in. Fortunately, Professor Agasa's house was relatively secluded, and there was no one around at the time, otherwise it would have been difficult to say if the neighbors had seen them.

"What happened? How did Chu Ming get injured like this?" Professor Agasa quickly took out his first-aid kit, pulled out some fast-acting wound medicine that a friend had given him, and handed it to Conan. "This medicine was given to me by a friend; it's very effective for this kind of external injury. However, for such a large area of ​​cuts, it's best to go to the hospital..."

As Ai Haibara watched Conan and Professor Agasa treat Chu Ming's wounds, she lowered her head and gave him the excuse she and Chu Ming had agreed on.

"After the doctor went to his room to sleep, I was just finishing up the antidote 3.0 that I had just redeveloped, so I went downstairs to the lab to complete the final part. But something went wrong, and instead of becoming the drug, it exploded in a very small area. I guess I accidentally inhaled a little bit, and the drug suddenly took effect, turning me into Sherry's appearance."

It was already past midnight, and Chu Ming and I both felt that there were hardly any people around at that time, so when Chu Ming suggested taking me out for a late-night snack to relax, I agreed.

As a result, one of the outer members probably saw us while we were eating, and they called a lot of people to ambush us on our way back, intending to capture me. Luckily, Brother Chu Ming was there. He was so badly injured because he saved me and helped me escape..."

Ai Haibara recounted the fabricated story in a dry voice. Fortunately, she was already feeling guilty because of Chu Ming's injury, so even though her voice was dry and her excuse was full of holes, Conan thought it was just a coincidence and didn't investigate further.

"The organization has discovered Chu Ming's face, so isn't he in great danger now? The same goes for the Doctor, what about us—?" Conan grasped the key point.

Ai Haibara shook her head: "No, Brother Chu Ming said he learned some disguise techniques from your mother, so he changed his appearance before the fight, wore a mask, and switched to English when talking to me. He said he wanted to disguise himself as an FBI agent. Plus, I look like an adult, so looking like a child is our best disguise..."

"That's alright... but..." Conan scratched his head, "But you also said before that the outer members don't have many abilities. Chu Ming's skills are quite good, so how could he have suffered such serious injuries?"

"Although none of them carried guns, probably because firing at night would easily attract the attention of the police, there was a member with a rather strong fighting ability called Granbury, who was the one we met last time, the one disguised as Chu Ming."

Last time during the full moon celebration, after you fell into a coma, I saw him without his disguise. He was the man we saw in the movie theater sitting with the dark-skinned guy. Many of Chu Ming's injuries came from him.

He's like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, ready to suddenly appear and launch a surprise attack on Brother Chu Ming..." Ai Haibara lowered her eyes, avoiding eye contact with Conan to prevent revealing any flaws, but this metaphor clearly reflected her true feelings.

Conan's eyes widened: "It was him! No wonder..."

However, it is true that the codenamed member was skilled in combat. After all, the person who managed to grab him in time when he fell from the building must have been quite capable.

"Not that strong... just a little bit stronger than me." Conan was shocked, and unconsciously increased the strength in his hands. Chu Ming, who was quietly listening to them, opened his eyes slightly, turned his head and looked at him with a deep look. "Can you be a little gentler? This is my flesh, not a wooden stake. Are you applying medicine... or hammering nails?"

Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara glared at Conan, who was acting recklessly.

Seeing that Chu Ming's spirits had improved slightly, Conan quickly raised his hand: "Okay, okay, I'll be gentle, I'll be gentle. But such a serious injury, and with obvious blood loss, even though we've given him emergency treatment, is still very dangerous. We must get him to the hospital immediately—"

“A simple bandage will suffice. For deeper wounds… I’ll go find Watanabe to stitch them up.” Chu Ming frowned slightly and let out a soft sigh. “The wounds look deep, but… I avoided most of the fatal wounds, so it looks serious… but it’s actually not that bad. However… I can’t go to the hospital. It would be bad if that organization… noticed.”

In just a few words, Chu Ming deliberately spoke slowly and with difficulty, occasionally closing his eyes and letting out a few muffled groans. He portrayed his minor injuries as if they were a final burst of energy before death.

As they spoke, the group worked together to spray Chu Ming with a medication that helps blood clot, and then bandaged the areas that needed bandaging.

Chu Ming propped himself up halfway, took out his phone and sent a message to Lafitte. At the same time, he repeated the plan he had told Gin, asking him to cooperate with his plan and to behave like a good friend when he saw him injured. He also asked him to bring people over to deal with the car.

"Brother Chu Ming, I'm sorry. I—" Ai Haibara leaned against the headboard, hesitant to speak, her eyes filled with remorse.

Conan leaned over and asked, "Brother Chu Ming, have those people discovered Ai Haibara? What if they—"

Chu Ming 'laboriously' raised his hand and touched her head, then casually ruffled Conan's round head beside him, answering Conan's question first: "No... when I noticed someone... subtly... glancing this way, I consciously... covered my face, preparing to take... Ai away. It was on the way... when I saw the road blocked by a car... I knew it was... that organization... I immediately... disguised myself, although it was very rough... but at least no one could tell... what I originally looked like..."

"And... the first person to see me and... Ai, I saw him die... in the beating, accidentally injured by... his accomplices... so don't worry... and I even deliberately... communicated in English..."

After explaining the fabricated story to Conan and seeing that he was visibly relieved, Baba turned to comfort Ai Haibara: "Don't be so sad, I'm fine. In this situation, even if we were strangers, let alone people we've known for so long, I couldn't just stand by and do nothing."

Even if they were strangers, he'd be there to watch the drama unfold and cheer them on; how could he just sit idly by?

Chapter 497 So conflicted~

Lafitte arrived leisurely.

People only put on an anxious and worried look when they were about to get off the bus.

In his opinion, Chu Ming's plan was a bit too simplistic.

After all, the FBI isn't stupid. You can't just point at a little girl and say, "This is Sherry."

Who believes it?

Moreover, if the organization already knew it was Sulli, how could they possibly not take action?

……

However, he hid these questions well. When Conan was waiting for him at the door, he frowned and looked worried. When he saw Conan, he followed him and hurried inside, asking about Chu Ming's situation as he went.

When he heard that Chu Ming was covered in blood, he thought it was just an old man and two children who were so frightened that they talked about bleeding out as if they were about to bleed to death just because they saw a little blood...

His torrent of complaints abruptly stopped when he saw Chu Ming lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

He practically ran to the bedside. His hands, which were usually steady enough to make incisions in delicate areas like the brain, were trembling slightly at this moment.

He looked at the almost bone-revealing wounds on Chu Ming's body, and his breathing quickened for a moment.

Did Gin do this?

Is this really not a case of settling a personal score?

But Granbury is no longer his underling!

Does he even have any sense of self-awareness?

How could he dare to use such a heavy hand?

"How could you be so badly injured!" he blurted out. "You—"

Chu Ming's eyelashes trembled, and she opened her eyes to look at him, her eyes filled with weakness: "What's serious? You're here, aren't you? You're a great doctor!"

"You're still in the mood to talk about this at a time like this!" Lafitte was furious, but there were some things that couldn't be said in front of outsiders, so he needed to take Chu Ming away first.

“No, his injury is too serious. I need to take him to my private clinic.” He spoke solemnly, his expression serious. “I’ve already brought people to deal with the car outside. I’ve performed surgeries on many powerful Japanese people when I was in the US, so I can still find people to help. I’ve also arranged for the surveillance footage on the way back to be deleted. Although I don’t know which gang they’ve offended, based on your description, the fact that they could easily mobilize so many people means they’re not someone to be trifled with. For now, just act as if nothing happened, continue doing what you were doing, and don’t make any rash moves.”

"We definitely won't tell anyone," Professor Agasa agreed first, and Conan and Ai Haibara nodded obediently as well.

The black car parked in front of the gate had already been driven away; now, the one parked there was Lafitte's Ferrari.

Chu Ming put on his coat to cover the bandage marks, and was helped into the car by Lafitte. They sped all the way to Lafitte's private clinic.

It's called a private clinic, but it's actually a converted safe house in Lafitte.

Once they arrived at the safe house, after checking that there were no eavesdropping or listening devices, Lafitte looked at Chu Ming with a serious expression.

"Are you just going to let Gin get away with this? Aren't you the BOSS's successor? If you really want to use this as a ploy, there's no need to go this far, is there? Are you crazy? With injuries like this, if it were just a little bit off-center, or if you bled a little more, you would be dead!" Lafitte angrily pointed at Chu Ming, but in the end, still unable to contain his anger, he made a video call to Gin.

After a while, Gin's clearly impatient face appeared on the screen: "You—"

Before Gin could finish speaking, Lafitte had already launched into a barrage of words.

"Gin, are you out of your mind! Do you know what you're doing? Granbury is the Boss's chosen successor, no matter what. Even if you don't like him or think he's not up to the task, go find the Boss! Just because you're the Boss's confidant doesn't mean you can act recklessly and go too far! Do you even know how badly Granbury is injured?!"

Gin's face darkened noticeably after being lectured by Lafitte; he hadn't held back.

What do you mean by a minor scratch? You don't know the seriousness of a wound.

He retorted sarcastically, "That little injury is considered a serious injury? Why don't you ask Granbury if he handed me the knife himself?"

After saying that, Gin hung up the phone immediately, not wanting to say anything more to Lafitte.

He knew that Chu Ming was well-liked in the organization. This kid looked like a sly and sometimes cheeky person, but because of his status and age, plus his lively and outgoing personality, many people in the organization liked him quite a bit.

For example, the Boss, Rum, Vermouth, and even Vodka, who seem incredibly timid towards that kid, would probably not refuse if Granburg really needed something.

Now it seems that even Lafitte and Potter, who used to bicker with Chu Ming, are now showing him more favor.

Gin tossed his phone aside, completely ignoring Lafitte's accusations.

In his view, what looked serious was actually just a minor cut that pierced the outer layer of skin. He figured that Dr. Lafitte, being a seasoned doctor, was probably just overreacting because he was concerned.

He probably never expected that Chu Ming would use the trick of disguising his wounds.

Chu Ming originally intended to tell Lafitte that the wounds were fake after he arrived, but seeing his indignant expression and even his desire to argue with Gin, he didn't tell him immediately. Instead, he watched Lafitte and Gin's video call with bright eyes, his gaze filled with the idea of ​​them arguing.

However, Gin clearly didn't want to argue and quickly hung up the phone.