Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

The children, who had always followed Conan and had experienced many ups and downs, nodded vigorously after the initial panic subsided, listening to Chu Ming's calm instructions: "Yes!"

Kidd wasn't stupid; he instantly understood what Chu Ming was trying to do: "You want to take all the children over and have me go to the lobby to meet you? I have no problem with that, but then the weight of five children will be entirely on your shoulders. Can you handle that?"

"It's alright, I know how much it weighs." Chu Ming showed no sign of being reluctant.

With time of the essence, Kidd didn't refuse any longer: "Okay, I understand."

Seeing that Kidd was alright, Chu Ming reached out and wrapped the rope around his right hand a few more times to secure it, then shook his left hand vigorously to the side.

The children on the other end of the rope stretched out their hands, trying to reach Conan and his companion, once, twice...

Finally, during another swing, Mitsuhiko grabbed Conan's clothes with his hand, and then, using both his hands and feet, laboriously wrapped himself around Conan, binding the group tightly with rope.

Kidd felt a lightness in his hand, and immediately, holding the rope, he aimed for the direction of the hall, leaped towards the door frame, grabbed it to steady himself, and then slowly lowered his body inside.

At that moment, Inspector Nakamori was stuck at the lobby window, holding onto the rope ladder lowered by the helicopter, anxiously looking this way. Seeing Kid go in, he hurriedly asked, "Where are the kids? Have you found them? Hurry, the airship is about to crash into the Tower of Babel!"

Kidd didn't have time to answer. He stepped on the fulcrum to maintain his balance, tied the rope in his hand firmly to the window frame, and shouted towards the door, "It's okay, let the children slowly move this way along the rope!"

One end of the rope was on Conan, and the other end was tied to the window frame. The location of the hall was perpendicular to where Chu Ming and the others had just hung. If Chu Ming was pulling Conan from behind, the children could easily slide down the rope he had tied.

Chu Ming also saw the rope on Conan's body. He stretched out his foot and wrapped the rope around his leg a few times to prevent the rope from strangling Conan when the children climbed down. Then he helped the children slowly slide down to where Kid was.

After all the children had glided across, Chu Ming signaled Conan to hold on tight, and then, the instant he released the grappling hook, he swung himself toward the main hall door. The moment he landed behind the door, he aimed at the door frame and used the grappling hook to hold himself in place.

The two fell with a sudden thud. Chu Ming, who was controlling the robot, mischievously set up a trick to make some blood seep out of the robot, causing Ai Haibara, who was anxiously watching this while climbing up, to catch her breath.

Chu Ming's wounds have reopened!

She didn't shout, but kept it in mind. Once they were on the helicopter, she would apply some medicine to Chu Ming as soon as possible...

Just as Chu Ming helped Conan to his feet, Kid had already persuaded Inspector Nakamori to escort the children up the airship. At this point, only Chu Ming, Kid, and Conan remained in the airship.

"Let's go, the airship is coming soon—" Before Chu Ming could finish speaking, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook violently. The three of them lost their balance and lurched forward. The airship seemed to have crashed into something, making a loud noise.

The rescue ladder that was just visible vanished instantly. Chu Ming gripped the window railing and peered out. The airship had crashed into the Tower of Babel. The tower's spire was bent askew, and the airship was also severely damaged and about to crash.

Chu Ming shoved Conan into Kid's arms: "Quick, I know you have a hang glider, so taking a child shouldn't be a problem. Take Conan and get out of here right now."

Kid instinctively hugged Conan, who was being shoved at him, and looked at Chu Ming: "And what about you?"

Chu Ming smiled slyly: "Of course I have a way. I originally planned to use it to get everyone to safety, but Grandpa Suzuki called in a helicopter, so now only I need to run like this."

He pointed out the window: "As I said before, the airship won't crash straight into the Tower of Babel, but will glide down the edge. I'm going to wait at the bottom of the airship's boarding hatch now. I'll jump down the moment the airship makes contact with the bottom of the Tower of Babel and escape. At that time, the airship will be only two or three meters away from the Tower of Babel. With my skills, it'll be no problem at all."

"Alright, stop listening to my escape route. What you need to do now is take Conan and run. Don't let me get away while you, with your wings, can't escape."

Urged on by Chu Ming, Kid proudly raised his head: "How could that be? It's just Conan, no problem at all."

After saying that, he grabbed Conan and jumped down. As they passed through the clouds, he quickly deployed his hang glider and swooped down towards the ground.

Just as Ai Haibara climbed onto the helicopter, she rushed to the door and anxiously peered down with Ran as the airship crashed into the tower.

"Shinichi, Conan, and Chu Ming are still on the airship, please save them—" Ran turned around in a panic and looked at Suzuki Jirokichi.

“It’s not that I don’t want to save them, but the airship is falling, and at this time, the helicopter has no way to get close at all—” Suzuki Jirokichi said with some difficulty.

"Ah—it's Kaito Kid! It's Kid! He's brought Conan out!" Genta suddenly burst into cheers.

Ran's heart slowly calmed down. Oh right, Shinichi's true identity is actually Kaito Kid...

If everyone found out, wouldn't Shinichi be—

"So, Lord Kid was disguised as Kudo after all. I was wondering when he would show up~" Sonoko cupped her face in her hands, watching Kid soar through the clouds below. "As expected, Lord Kid is most charming when he's flying~"

Xiaolan slowly breathed a sigh of relief, gently loosening her clenched fist. Thank goodness...

She breathed a sigh of relief, but Ai Haibara's expression turned serious, and she bit her lower lip.

The voice was soft, but it struck everyone like a thunderbolt.

"Kid and Conan are out, but what about Chu Ming? Where is he? How is he getting out?"

Chapter 556 Can't think of a title

After Kidd flew away, Chu Ming immediately activated the robot's flight mode. The violent shaking and turbulence of the spaceship had no effect on him whatsoever. If he weren't currently on a helicopter with everyone watching from above, he would have flown out of the window.

However, for now, they can only use the airship for cover to fly from the landing point on the ground floor to the Tower of Babel and leave.

In any case, Osaka has already evacuated all nearby residents after receiving news that an airship was about to arrive and that the airship was full of the virus.

Upon reaching the top of the Tower of Babel, he slightly raised his head. The spire of the Tower of Babel had been knocked askew by the airship, and the airship's direction of travel had been skewed by the tower, now pointing directly at the ground. With the autopilot set up on the airship, it was now scraping against the Tower of Babel, falling towards the ground with sparks and lightning all the way.

During the descent, wisps of flame shot out from the airship, quickly growing larger with the help of the wind, and soon engulfing the entire airship. The burning of the gasbags caused the airship to lose its upward support, causing it to fall even faster.

With a loud "boom," the airship, engulfed in flames, sent beautiful bursts of fire flying across the ground.

Ai Haibara poked her head out of the helicopter, her eyes searching anxiously, but she couldn't find any trace of Chu Ming.

"Xiao Ai, don't look anymore. Brother Chu Ming will be alright. He's even more skilled than me. He's probably almost at the tower by now." Xiao Lan was also anxious, but she tried her best to keep smiling in front of the children and comforted them. "Let's go find him as soon as the helicopter lands, okay?"

Ai Haibara knew that there was no use in worrying here, so she could only follow Ran's lead and get into the helicopter to sit down. She had never believed in gods or Buddhas, but at this moment she was praying for divine protection.

The helicopter landed in an open space nearby, and Ran and Ai Haibara were the first to run out and sprint towards the Tower of Babel.

From afar, they saw Chu Ming leaning weakly and wearily against the wall, his face pale, looking miserable and disheveled. Just as they were about to rush over there, a black car suddenly stopped, and a man dressed in black got out and took Chu Ming away.

Ai Haibara abruptly stopped in her tracks, staring at the ordinary Toyota. Alarms were blaring in her head. She grabbed Ran Mouri, who was about to call out in confusion, and said, "Wait, no need to go. That's probably someone Chu Ming knows. They're probably taking him to the hospital..."

Even Haibara Ai herself didn't believe this when she said it, but the person who took Chu Ming away was clearly from an organization, and she had to cover it up for Chu Ming.

Ran Mouri didn't suspect much, and seeing this, she patted Ai Haibara's head: "See, I told you that Brother Chu Ming is so skilled, he would definitely be fine, now you're not worried, right?"

Ai Haibara forced a smile and nodded, but in her heart she kept wondering why the organization had taken Chu Ming away at this time.

Could it be Granbury's doing again?

She was anxious and uneasy. The organization's operation this time was too outrageous, dragging the whole of Japan into it. Given Edogawa's personality, he would definitely want to get to the bottom of this. He probably thought that if she could find evidence that this was the organization's doing, she could completely destroy the organization.

But he had no idea just how powerful the organization really was.

If you uncover the truth, you might end up in an abyss.

It would be better to let the FBI and the organization fight like dogs. I wonder how badly Chu Ming is injured now...

While Ai Haibara was deep in thought, Chu Ming on the other side was grinning from ear to ear as he looked at his score.

As expected, big events yield more points.

Bourbon has now taken the antidote, and the FBI has successfully smeared him.

Conan and Kid are currently in a state of utter confusion, completely clueless and unsure where to begin their investigation, so we can leave them alone.

The facts he fabricated were not afraid of being investigated, since the Japanese high-ranking officials did not have the guts to question why their American "father" suddenly decided to deal with them. They would only assume that after they resolved the crisis, both sides' officials would tacitly let the matter drop.

But the FBI must have a deep-seated hatred for Bourbon.

Moreover, letting Bourbon out to contact the Red Team was a risky move. Rum has decided to intensify his brainwashing of Bourbon. Bourbon probably never imagined that his long-awaited meeting with the BOSS would turn into a brainwashing trip specifically targeting him.

He was actually quite looking forward to Bourbon turning to the dark side. In order to corrupt this pillar of the red side, in addition to handing over the bomber to him and amplifying the evil thoughts in his heart, Chu Ming also mixed his own agenda into all the tasks he gave Bourbon. From the initial black market transactions to the later gang wars, and finally to the killing of the traitor, he lowered Bourbon's bottom line step by step.

After all, it's not easy to clear someone's name, but it's easy to gradually tarnish their reputation. People's minds are the most complex, and once malice is amplified, it's not easy to go back to the way things were before.

Besides, Bourbon loves the country, not its officials.

Even if you're in an organization, why can't you continue to love your country?

Today the organization sends him to kill a corrupt official, tomorrow he'll wipe out a gang for the organization—isn't that eliminating a cancer for the country?

Targeted brainwashing is far more effective than indiscriminate brainwashing.

As for the FBI, it's time to free up some resources and give them a little trouble, so they don't have to spend all their time loitering around outside the organization's outposts and spying on things.

Nowadays, there are hardly any people walking on the streets, with only a few local police officers occasionally patrolling the streets wearing masks.

It's best not to go out at this time. If the Red Team targets you, it could easily expose the organization's strongholds and bases.

Chu Ming opened the base's communication device, located the laboratory where Porter was, and dialed the number.

A moment later, Potter answered the call, a faint glint of light flashing in his black and gold earring on his left ear. He leaned back lazily in his chair and waved to Chu Ming with a nonchalant air: "Hey, a rare guest. Granbury, what brings you to me today?"

"You pay thief! You're taking the boss's salary and not doing any work! You're just slacking off here!" Chu Ming preemptively accused him. "Look at you, all sleepy-eyed. Did you just wake up? I'm going to complain to the boss!"

???

When it comes to effectively provoking someone's anger with a single sentence, Granbury is undoubtedly number one.

I promised you guys in the group chat that there would be an extra chapter QAQ

It turns out I overestimated myself. I'll try my best to update, and if it's not ready by 11:30, I'll upload it tomorrow.

Chapter 557 An Irresponsible Side Story—Gin's Transmigration from the Original Novel

[This is a parody and has no connection to the main text.]

—If Gin from the original work were to time-travel—

Gin rubbed his temples. He had finally finished a batch of tasks after staying up for several nights. Now he could take a short nap for two hours. Afterwards, he had to go to Yokohama with Vodka to deal with those few gangsters who didn't know their place and dared to provoke the organization.

When Gin woke up, he realized that he had slept really well that night; he hadn't had such a comfortable sleep in a long time.

He picked up his phone and logged onto the dark web, intending to take on all the tasks he hadn't accepted before and complete them along the way.

But when he went online to the dark web, he discovered that the entire task list was just a series of completed tasks.

Who did all this? Why didn't we see anyone in the organization willing to honestly complete tasks before?

He had high privileges and could easily open the task details. The list of task completers was filled with Bourbon.