Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Seeing that Gin had only let the bullet graze his shoulder, Chu Ming still acted as if he had been shot, reaching out to cover his shoulder and pressing on the blood pack hidden in his palm. Blood dripped from between his fingers, and he took a step back, slowly collapsing to the ground.

"Brother Chu Ming!"

"Chu Ming!"

"..."

Upon seeing Chu Ming shot, Xiao Lan, Professor Agasa, and the others behind him panicked and rushed over to check on his injuries.

But if they see it, wouldn't we be exposed?

Under Chu Ming's crazed gaze, Gin fired another shot at the feet of the crowd: "Stop!"

Then he turned to Vodka and said, "We happen to need someone to test our new virus. Here, take him to test it out."

Ran looked shocked and was about to step forward to stop Vodka, but she was unable to move because several guns were pointed at her. Ai Haibara gripped the doctor's clothes tightly and struggled to support herself. No, she couldn't let Chu Ming be taken to test the drug.

Once her identity is exposed, Gin probably won't care about Chu Ming anymore...

She was about to walk out when she suddenly stopped.

Wait, isn't Chu Ming a member of the organization? Gin should know Chu Ming too, since he wasn't disguised, so why would he shoot him?

Moreover, Granburg had previously said that Chu Ming's status in the organization should have risen a bit after completing several missions, so why is Gin still so arrogant, shooting him just because he said a few more words?

Ai Haibara's eyes were fixed on Chu Ming, and she met Chu Ming's gaze as he was being pulled up. She immediately understood that this must be Gin deliberately taking Chu Ming away to give him an identity from the organization, so that Chu Ming could disappear from everyone's sight in a reasonable way.

However, the only one who could understand in that instant was Ai Haibara, who knew Chu Ming's true identity.

Everyone else panicked the moment they saw Vodka lift Chu Ming up. Inspector Nakamori even took a step forward: "He's not an adult yet. Take me away. I'm a police officer. I need to be physically fit to better conduct virus experiments, right?"

Vermouth glanced at Inspector Nakamori upon hearing this and said, "You're no good, you're too old."

"..."

Ran anxiously reached out and shook Kid: "Shinichi, think of something quick!"

Looking at Chu Ming's eyes as he left, and recalling Chu Ming's skills that he had witnessed before, Kidd said to Xiao Lan in a reassuring voice, "Don't worry, he usually doesn't suffer any losses. It's only because there are so many people here that he can't act freely. Maybe he has some tricks up his sleeve. There's nothing we can do right now, we can only react to their moves and see what they're up to."

While everyone else was worried about Chu Ming being taken away, Chu Ming, after leaving the house, released his hand from his right shoulder, straightened up, and turned around to ask, "The script I arranged was definitely not like this! Why did you cut scenes for yourselves like that!"

Vodka, no longer as arrogant as he had been in the room, stammered, "This...this was all arranged by Big Brother. It's no use me saying anything...and besides, your performance..."

Chu Ming glanced at him sideways: "What's wrong with my script? What's your problem with it?"

Vodka shook his head frantically: "No, no! No objections!"

Chu Ming followed Vodka to the dressing room, fuming, and gestured for Vodka to wait for him at the door. While changing his clothes, he angrily thought about how to perform the next act.

He clearly arranged a script for Gin, but Gin didn't follow the script at all!

angry!

His original plan was that as long as Gin was present, Ai Haibara would definitely react. Then he could subtly guide her to make a fuss, so that Gin could see Ai Haibara's face and lay the groundwork for his second red-black battle.

Because Gin had checked beforehand, even if the face was similar, he wouldn't believe it was the real Sherry, so there was no need to worry about Ai Haibara's identity being exposed. On the other hand, this made the Red Team worry that Gin had seen Haibara's face and that she might be recognized. This made it easier for him to hook up with Shuichi Akai later.

He just made Ai Haibara cry, and Gin just stood there motionless, watching from behind the crowd. Why don't you go up and pull her out?

It's just that she was crying and making a fuss, so you had a reason to pull her out. It saves you from needlessly paying attention to a little girl and arousing suspicion.

The road was already paved, but Gin smashed it up.

Damn it, did Gin forget his lyrics?!

Now we still need him to turn the tide.

Unfortunately, everyone present today is a smart person. If he went back under a different identity, some people would definitely suspect him. So, he planned for himself to play the role of a captured warrior who escaped and then disguised himself to infiltrate the enemy.

Hopefully, Gin will be more cooperative this time and not undermine him.

Otherwise, don't blame yourself for causing trouble by wearing his women's clothing.

After all, cutting off his points would be tantamount to killing him...

Chapter 542 Disguise

After quickly changing into a disguise with a few scars, Chu Ming gestured for Vodka to go back first, indicating that he would now go and explore the various parts of the airship to investigate.

After Vodka left, Chu Ming activated the marker, located Conan's current position, and headed in that direction.

How could we let Conan wander around outside when there's something so exciting to do?

It's always best to keep everything neat and tidy together.

When Conan was located by the location, he was squatting on the ground with several children, pointing at the bomb that had been defused in front of them and discussing something. At this time, he was unaware that the invading red Siamese cat had been wiped out by the organization that had joined later. Now, facing the bomb that he had defused, he was thinking about what to do next.

"Conan, Conan, behind you..." Genta glanced up unintentionally and saw a figure standing right behind Conan, staring at them with icy eyes. He was so frightened that he stammered.

Conan felt a chill run down his spine. Without thinking, he turned to face behind him and tried to deliver a tranquilizer dart. He thought his movements were stealthy and swift, but the moment his finger touched the watch switch, his entire wrist was gripped and he couldn't move.

"Look what I caught~ Wow, four little mice hiding together~" Chu Ming uttered a dramatic, undulating aria, his eyes gleaming with an excited yet eerie light.

The children huddled together, trembling, and huddled behind Conan, almost crying with fear.

Conan shielded the group behind him: "Are you working for Red Siamese Cat? What exactly were you doing infiltrating the airship to plant the bomb?"

As he spoke, he waved to the children behind his back, signaling them to find a chance to escape. After all, Chu Ming was only one person, and if they scattered and ran away, they might have a chance, while he could stay in place and delay for a while.

He moved stealthily, thinking his plan was foolproof, but he forgot one thing: he was now a dwarf.

From his vantage point, Chu Ming could see Conan's subtle movements clearly. Before the children could find a chance to escape, he pulled out a gun.

"You can try to escape and see if my bullets are faster or you can run faster." Chu Ming loaded a bullet, his tone sinister and cold.

Conan looked at the men in black who exuded murderous intent in front of him, pursed his lips, and let Chu Ming take out a rope to tie them up, and then walk them back like walking a dog.

The hall was now clearly divided. On one side sat the 'Scarface Organization' members near the door, armed with guns. They had assigned two men to keep an eye on them, while the others sat together, holding the bottle containing the virus and shaking it, seemingly doing something.

Meanwhile, the group of red Siamese cats were all tied up tightly and left in the corner.

Inspector Nakamori kept a close eye on Gin and the others, afraid that they might accidentally drop the bottle full of viruses on the ground.

With a virus that spreads so rapidly, the consequences could be enormous if it were to leak out along the way, especially since the airship is currently flying from Tokyo to Osaka, which are arguably Japan's economic and cultural centers. It could paralyze the entire country.

He simply couldn't afford to gamble, nor did he dare to.

Inspector Nakamori turned to look at Kid, took a few steps back, and whispered closer to him: "Kudo, do you have any ideas? I have a feeling these new scarred guys are up to no good. Look at the way they're holding those ampoules, they don't look like they're just taking them out to look at them."

Kidd scratched his head. He didn't have any good ideas either. The scarred men's weapons were pointed directly at them, and they all seemed to be quite skilled. He probably couldn't subdue them instantly. If they failed to capture them all at once, they might go all out and destroy the virus, which would bring disaster to the whole of Japan.

This deadlock is something no one can solve unless Lucifer comes along.

However, he couldn't rely on Lucifer for everything. Ever since Lucifer gave him the communication crystal ball, it seemed that no matter what happened, his first thought was to go to Lucifer, which was not right.

He cannot develop this dependency, after all, he cannot really send his soul away as soon as he turns eighteen.

Just as he was frowning and pondering what to do, the door was pushed open. Gin cautiously gripped his gun and looked towards the doorway. His lips twitched instantly as he watched Chu Ming walk in, dragging a long rope like he was walking a dog. A string of children was tied to the rope.

"Look, here are the little mice I just caught!" Chu Ming shook the rope, showing off to Gin.

"Conan!"

When Xiaolan looked in the direction of the sound, she saw a man with only a black shirt and minor scars on his face walk in casually and push several children through the door. She looked at the small figures and stood up anxiously, but was stopped by Vodka with a gun after taking only two steps.

She looked at the children who had been dragged in, her face flushed with anger: "How could you treat children like this?"

"These kids are pretty good. They had already defused several bombs by the time I caught them." Chu Ming tossed the several defused bombs in his other hand onto the table, then turned to look at Xiao Lan, his tone casual and nonchalant, "How did I treat them? They didn't lose any limbs."

"you--"

Chu Ming ignored her and turned to Gin to boast, "Look, if I hadn't found these bombs, you would all have been blown to bits!"

“…” Gin didn’t want to pay any attention to him.

Vodka, on the other hand, was both cowardly and talkative: "Didn't you just say that those kids found the bomb? What does it have to do with you?"

"How can it not concern me? That's not right. Those kids found the bomb, and I found the kids, so doesn't that mean I found the bomb?" Chu Ming said confidently.

"..." His fist hardened, but he couldn't win.

Ai Haibara had been staring at Chu Ming ever since he entered the room, but the more she looked, the more something seemed off. Was this really Chu Ming?

It looks like it, but it also feels completely different...

There's a slight resemblance, because this personality trait is somewhat related to Chu Ming's...

But most things didn't seem like that. After all, in her imagination, Chu Ming should be the kind of person who walks on thin ice and is extremely cautious in the organization, the kind of lone hero who bravely ventures into the lion's den. But looking at this person now, he's completely at ease in the organization. After all, even Gin jokes about him, and he dares to talk back to Vodka...

Did I misunderstand Brother Chu Ming's meaning? Was he really taken away?

Furthermore, if this person really is Chu Ming, there's no way he would involve Conan...

Has Brother Chu Ming not arrived yet?

Or is this—Chu Ming's disguise within the organization?

Chapter 543 Taking the blame

Chu Ming, however, failed to grasp Ai Haibara's complex emotions at all; he was only focused on finishing his performance.

Chu Ming casually chained Conan and the others to the window, then approached Gin and took the virus from his hand, waving it around casually: "This is the virus from that lab back then? It's said to spread extremely fast, why don't we give it a try?"

Seeing Chu Ming's malicious gaze directed towards the red Siamese cat, Officer Nakamori's expression changed, and he shouted to stop him, "No! Once this virus spreads, the whole of Japan will be threatened, and you yourselves won't be able to escape!"

Chu Ming scoffed lightly, turned to look at Inspector Nakamori who had suddenly spoken, his malice barely concealed: "Now that you mention it, I'm even more interested."

As he spoke, he gently shook the ampoule in his hand, as if he were about to uncork it.