Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

You were there at Fantasyland before, and you're in Yokohama right now, so why are you always so late...?

Do you know I'm about to die...?

I really wanted to see you one last time before the explosion...

"Sister Xiaolan!"

Ran paused, as if she had heard Conan's voice?

You must have misheard. Hakuba Saguru just said that Conan had a jamming device stuffed into his body by the bomber. Shouldn't he be on the top floor guarding the bomb right now?

"Sister Xiaolan!!" The voice was clearer.

She hadn't misheard; it really was Conan.

The sound came from the stairs, along with the thumping sound of people coming down the stairs.

Xiaolan hurriedly wiped away her tears and took a few steps back.

"Conan, don't come any closer! I have a bomb on me, and it's going to explode in a little over a minute!"

Conan rushed out of the stairwell door, ignoring Ran's retreat, and caught up with her in a few steps, panting heavily: "Quick, Ran-neechan, I've got a plan! Come up with me quickly, I've figured out a way to get you to Fantasy Park!"

"You won't die! Trust me!"

Chapter 523 Oh no, it's too late!

Ran followed Conan and hurriedly ran to the top floor to the hall where the client had met them before. Conan pulled back the curtains, revealing the balcony outside.

It was already past eight o'clock, but because the police were using searchlights, it was as bright as day outside.

On the balcony, a long rope stretched from the handrail to the entrance of the fantasy park. Officer Takagi was directing several officers to spread out fire escape air cushions all over the ground.

“I just called Officer Takagi for help and asked him to send me a rope.” Conan pointed to the rope. “The Red Fort restaurant is basically evacuated now, with only the bottom few floors still having people left. But according to the bomber, the first thing he’ll do is bomb the fifteenth floor, and the bombs will only hit the lower floors every now and then, so there’s no need to worry for now.”

Conan took off the elastic strap specially developed by Dr. Agasa from his body, wrapped it around the railing with his back, and held the remaining part in his hand: "Ran-neechan, we need to slide down this rope at high speed into the park. In order to prevent us from crashing into the gate of the fantasy park, we need to hold on to this elastic strap and let go when we are almost at the park."

Ran silently gripped the rope, bent down and picked up Conan, her gaze resolute: "Conan, you must hold me tight."

Ran is inherently a resilient person, and now that she holds the lives of both herself and Conan in her hands, she is forced to calm herself down even more.

Conan nodded and cautioned, "Originally, I wanted to set the rope on the fifteenth floor so I could cover a wider area. But there's no balcony on the fifteenth, and the distance is too long; we might get stuck halfway, unable to move forward or backward. But if we set it on the top floor, the bomb on the fifteenth might explode before we even reach the halfway point, and the rope might be affected... I'm sorry, Ran-neechan, I really don't have a foolproof plan, I—"

Ran gently patted Conan's head and said in a soft voice, "You've done a great job. Now, leave it to me."

She glanced at her bracelet, where a red countdown timer had appeared.

There are only about twenty seconds left.

She gripped the elastic straps tightly, twisted them around her hands, and then, holding Conan, flipped over and jumped onto the balcony.

The police had already installed a zipline for descent and provided two makeshift safety harnesses. Ran fastened them to herself and Conan, then pushed off the railing with both legs and slid rapidly down toward the fantasy park.

The elastic straps gradually tightened, and when they were halfway down, a violent explosion suddenly came from the Red Fort restaurant. Thick smoke billowed out of the windows, and with this violent explosion, the entire Red Fort restaurant from the fifteenth floor upwards began to collapse.

Conan's jamming device failed, and the bomb in the restaurant began to explode.

Conan was being held in Ran's arms, facing the Red Castle restaurant where the dramatic events had taken place.

Watching the building with bricks and stones falling continuously, he could feel his own body suddenly plummet as the restaurant floor collapsed, slowing his descent considerably.

Oops.

What he worried about most happened.

They've only gone halfway down. If the back collapses completely, they'll be pulled down by the ropes, either hanging in mid-air or falling to the ground.

Although the police had laid out rescue air cushions below, so the fall wouldn't be fatal, Xiaolan didn't have enough time!

He looked anxiously behind him, and even though he had never believed in gods or Buddhas, he couldn't help but pray for a miracle to happen.

However, as their bodies slowly came to a stop, Conan's heart jumped into his throat. He glanced anxiously at the bracelet on Ran's wrist; there were only a dozen seconds left.

Takagi and all the police officers pulled desperately on the rope, trying to drag Ran and Conan into the amusement park.

16, 15, 14...

Time ticked by, and at that moment, Sonoko and the others who rushed out of the restaurant also ran to the door, panting. They looked at the two people hanging in mid-air and moving slowly, their eyes meeting.

"boom--"

Xiaolan felt herself plummeting downwards again.

We're already very close to the ground; there's definitely not enough time to get into the park...

That's too late……

She couldn't let Conan die with her.

Thinking of this, she quickly unbuckled Conan's seatbelt, then abruptly threw him toward the rescue air cushion on the ground. At the same time, she released the elastic strap that she had been holding tightly. The strap was very taut, so the moment Ran let go, the pull pulled her toward the Red Castle restaurant building. Meanwhile, because the building collapsed, the rope above could not be tightened, and she fell to the side and backward.

Xiaolan slowly closed her eyes. This was for the best; being far away would prevent her from accidentally blowing someone up...

three seconds...

"Ran—!!!" Conan slammed heavily onto the rescue air cushion, bounced up and down, his back burning with pain, but he seemed oblivious, getting up and roaring as he rushed towards Ran.

But the distance is too far.

Two seconds...

Everyone stared wide-eyed as the ethereal fairy descended to the ground, a single, glistening tear falling from her disheveled black hair.

one second...

"Bam—"

"orchid--!!!"

"Xiao Lan—!!"

"Sister Xiaolan—!!"

Amidst the furious stares of the crowd, Ran landed on the rescue air cushion just like Conan. The bracelet on her wrist emitted a blinding white light, followed by a loud shattering sound.

A red firework, like a signal flare, flew out from her bracelet and soared into the sky with a "whoosh".

"Snapped--"

Fireworks exploded, and a red English word accompanied by an emoticon appeared in the sky, lingering for a long time: "A JOKE ^_^"

Chu Ming sat in the car, watching the fireworks outside the window, then looked at the points displayed on the system, and stretched out a big yawn.

Perfect, Xiaolan is going to die and we'll make a killing.

They realized they'd been tricked, and ended up making a huge profit in the final round.

This was a great idea he came up with when he saw Xiaolan getting a new bracelet. The miniature fireworks in the system store were very cheap; one point could buy ten of them, and you could even customize the image or text after the fireworks exploded. He had only used one this time, and he had nine left to save for next time.

Alright, the curtain has fallen on the stage, and it's time for him, the director, to wrap things up. Otherwise, when the police have a moment to spare, it will take him a while to leave.

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Kidd slowly released his grip on the puppet, staring dumbfounded at the fireworks in the sky. After a long while, he finally uttered, "Huh?"

He had just pulled the puppet aside, trying to reason with him and ask Lucifer for help in case something really happened to Xiaolan, when he witnessed this dramatic scene.

So the puppet only defused the bombs for those few people because it already knew that the one in Xiaolan's hand was not dangerous.

Faced with Kidd's suspicious gaze, Chu Ming controlled the robot to withdraw his hand, his tone stiff: "The matter is done, I should go back to report to my master."

"Wait, you already knew there was nothing wrong with the bracelet on Xiaolan's wrist?"

"You can tell at a glance."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Kidd was furious; he had worried for nothing.

"Isn't it funny to see how anxious you all are?"

Kidd looked at the puppet who spoke these words with a blank expression, his emotionless eyes seemingly hiding a deep darkness.

As expected of creatures from hell, even a puppet has such a twisted sense of humor...

Chapter 524 Stealing a

Conan's vision was blurred by tears. He felt as if his heart was being torn apart. Hearing the loud explosion in his ears, he couldn't stop and fell heavily to the ground.

"Lan—! Lan—!"

His voice was hoarse, like a cuckoo crying blood, each suppressed roar filled with pain and despair, as if it came from the depths of his soul.

The children were all crying, and Sonoko even sat down on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Vermouth's expression changed, her eyes widened, and her hands trembled slightly.

What's going on? Granbury clearly promised her...

how so!

Conan clutched his shirt tightly, feeling suffocated and unable to breathe. He stared blankly at the site of the explosion, the light in his eyes slowly fading: "Ran... um?"

Just as everyone on the field was overwhelmed with grief, a dazzling red light shot into the night sky and exploded in mid-air, forming a red English word.

As the light faded, Xiaolan sat unharmed on the rescue air cushion, her face equally bewildered.

Conan was the first to react. He quickly scrambled to his feet and rushed to Ran's side. He shakily reached out and gently touched Ran's hand. Only when he felt her hand did he relax, saying, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, Ran, you're alright!!"

Ran gently wiped away Conan's tears: "Why are you crying like this? And also, you should call me Ran-neechan~ You're so disrespectful. Don't worry, I'm fine."