Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Why didn't Gin shoot you?

When did the world become like this?!

It wasn't until Chu Ming and his group had walked far away that Vermouth and Lafitte started to burst into laughter, like they were farting.

"Hahaha, the Great Formation, hahaha, the Kurosawa Great Formation, you can actually tolerate the name Gin, hahaha, I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts..." Laffitte grabbed Vodka's arm, originally pretending to support him, but now he was only able to keep from laughing to the ground by relying on the hand on Vodka's arm to pass the buck.

Vermouth's lips and eyebrows were full of smiles: "Gin, who is Miss Bailey? When did you start having a girlfriend behind our backs? That's not very kind of you, keeping such big news from us."

Chu Ming suddenly cleared her throat, covered her face, and feigned shyness, using Bailey's sweet voice to coax, "Oh dear, how could I possibly tell you something like this—"

Vodka, who had been secretly smiling, suddenly looked utterly devastated, staring at Chu Ming with disbelief, then at Gin: "This, brother, you... this, no, I, I, I..."

He stared in disbelief for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence, looking as if the sky was about to fall.

Gin felt his head pounding. Looking at the crowd of onlookers, he sneered, "If you're so bored, go run a few laps around the beach with weights on. Don't go crazy here."

Seeing that Gin was about to lose control of his killing intent, everyone changed their expressions in an instant, becoming expressionless and talking about other things.

Lafitte: "This hotel is pretty good—"

Chu Ming: "It's nice. The deluxe suite even has its own swimming pool. I'm going to go back and swim a couple of laps later..."

Vermouth: "Yeah, I need to go back and pamper myself later. My face is insured, so I don't want to get a tan!"

Chianti: "Ha, the sun can still shine on your face even through the disguise? You've got pretty thick skin."

"..."

The group entered the hotel amidst much noise. Gin slowly exhaled and followed them inside.

I'm not angry. I knew what kind of people these were all, so what's there to be angry about?

At most, we'll just focus on the training field later.

Chapter 564 Why is he here too?

After staying in the room for half a day, Chu Ming finally came to his senses. Looking at the bright, unobstructed sunlight outside, he was extremely reluctant to go out.

I should have just let him go out alone. What's the point of bringing this bunch of idiots along if all they do is hurt each other? Is it just a waste of his money?

Moreover, all the clothes he originally brought had been changed by Lafitte and Vermouth. When he opened his suitcase, it was full of black clothes, and they were even all the same style...

Chu Ming casually changed into some clothes and strolled off to find Vermouth, hoping to persuade her to go scuba diving with him.

Since we're already here, and there's no rush for missions, it wouldn't be bad to go explore the underwater world.

Vermouth was currently taking care of her multi-million dollar face, and when she opened the door for Chu Ming, she had a green face mask on, which looked both terrifying and funny.

"This look..." Chu Ming looked you up and down, somewhat speechless. "You're clearly wearing a disguise outside, are you worried about getting a tan?"

Vermouth scoffed, her face mask on, her words slightly muffled: "What do you men know about a refined life?"

"So, this sophisticated lady, would you like to go diving together?" Chu Ming leaned against the doorframe without going in, his tone teasing.

"Why don't you invite Lafitte to come along? I just finished putting on a face mask, it would be a waste if I went out again."

Vermouth wasn't very happy. She felt that the worst decision she had ever made was to go out with Granbury. What kind of assassins would gather in black and compete to see who could stay in the sun the longest on the beach?

Luckily it wasn't her own face, otherwise it would have been incredibly embarrassing if someone else had seen it.

“No, I just saw that the girl you like made plans to go diving with her friends, so I kindly came to ask you. If you’re not going, I’ll ask Lafitte instead; he should be quite happy.” Chu Ming turned to leave.

Vermouth paused for a moment, then ripped the face mask off her face: "Wait, I think I suddenly want to go again!"

She still remembered that Lafitte had been eyeing Xiaolan's skeleton and was thinking about how to seduce her.

"Sigh, sister, don't push yourself too hard for me. You should rest well. Lafitte can keep me company too~" Chu Ming waved his hand without any hesitation.

"...No, not at all. How about I buy you a couple of outfits? Wearing black all the time isn't very nice. And the money for the wetsuit is all yours."

Having received the benefit, Chu Ming stopped in his tracks: "Oh, sister, there's no need for you to spend so much. But since it's your kind gesture, I'll accept it without hesitation."

*

A small shop selling diving supplies.

Vermouth turned to Chu Ming with a blank expression: "Why is he here too?"

Chu Ming looked completely innocent: "He said he also wanted to go diving, so I let him come along."

"When did you become so easy to talk to?" Bell's face clearly showed disbelief as he looked at Lafitte, whose expression was cold but who was trying to please both Ran and Sonoko. He was practically grinding his teeth to powder.

"After all, Lafitte said he'd personally fund this operation," Chu Ming grinned like a sly little fox, "and he's treating us to a big meal tonight too!"

"Really? I think I might not have much of an appetite..."

Ignoring her complaint about being tricked by Chu Ming, Vermouth stepped forward and squeezed between Lafitte and Xiaolan, taking Lafitte's arm: "Darling, why can't you walk past pretty girls? You promised to go diving with me."

?

Lafitte's bewilderment was no less than Ran's or Sonoko's. He tried to pull his hand away without making a sound, but Vermouth held him tightly, and he couldn't get it off no matter what. He could only grit his teeth and say, "When did I agree to this?"

Vermouth, true to her acting skills, displayed a range of emotions on her face upon hearing this, including disbelief, sadness, resentment, and grievance, with a tear about to fall: "So you've been—you've been lying to me all along? How could you deceive my feelings? You've been stringing me along while flirting with pretty girls outside?"

Whether Vermouth's words affected Lafitte or not is another matter, but they certainly infuriated Sonoko.

She grabbed Xiaolan from Lafitte's side, her face full of righteous indignation: "Scumbag! Why is he being so affectionate with Xiaolan when he has a girlfriend?! He's not even as good as that crime-solving maniac."

Lafitte was speechless and could only look at Chu Ming. However, Chu Ming was not going to help him clarify things. If it weren't for the money he had taken and the fact that he was going to have dinner with him that night, he might have stepped in to kick Lafitte.

Seeing Chu Ming betray him after he had served his purpose, Lafitte's eyes gradually lost their luster, and he could only let Vermouth grab his arm and pull him away from Xiaolan.

Chu Ming almost laughed his teeth out from behind.

While Vermouth and Lafitra were arguing, Ran and Sonoko were holding hands, and Chu Ming was strolling leisurely behind them. Suddenly, a small figure darted out from not far away, ran over with a clear purpose, and grabbed Ran's free hand.

—It's Conan.

Chu Ming couldn't help but laugh as he watched Conan struggling with his short legs: "Little Conan still loves sticking to his sister."

Sonoko rolled her eyes: "This kid, he wants to hang himself on Ran's waist and follow her everywhere."

Conan's gaze swept over the trio from the Black Organization next to him, then he lowered his head, feigning embarrassment, and said, "I like Ran-neechan, I just want to be with Ran-neechan~"

"Didn't Conan agree to go treasure hunting with your friends?" Ran turned slightly to look at Conan, who was holding her hand.

"But I really want to go see the bottom of the sea too, can I, Ran-neechan~" Conan twisted his body and acted coquettishly, but his eyes were always on Chu Ming and the others.

He was on his way to a treasure hunt with some kids when he saw Granburg and two members of the organization surrounding Ran and Sonoko. For a moment, he thought his identity had been exposed and the organization had sent people to silence Ran...

He rushed over and saw the diving equipment they were carrying, as well as the two female shop assistants from the diving supply store. He then realized that Xiaolan and her friends must have encountered members of the organization when they went to rent diving suits.

However, he was still worried, since Granburg knew his identity and he wouldn't feel at ease if Granburg didn't follow behind.

Vermouth glanced at Conan, who was subtly protecting Ran behind him, and then at Chu Ming, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling. She tightened her grip on Lafitte's arm, afraid that Chu Ming would see Conan and try to cause trouble again.

Lafitte felt pain in his arm and tried to pull it out of Vermouth's grasp, but failed again.

What on earth is wrong with Vermouth?! Her hand is almost bruised from being pinched!

Chapter 565 Abdication Ceremony

Chu Ming enjoyed the time spent dancing with the fish, and smiled silently.

The underwater world was magnificent and beautiful, a sight Chu Ming had never truly experienced before. In his previous life, he had earned enough money but had never been able to experience this joy.

Chu Ming reached out and gently touched the small fish that darted nimbly around him, then drew a heart in the water as he looked towards the school of fish.

Once he's made enough money, he'll build a base on the seabed for fun.

Lafitte rolled his eyes almost imperceptibly in the water, then turned and pointed to the underwater structure ahead, indicating that he was going to take a look over there.

He was closely guarded by Conan and Vermouth, and was unable to exchange even a single word with Ran until he went into the water.

He'd rather die than do business with Granbury again. Not only did he lose both his money and his life, but he was also forced to take on Granbury's treasure-hunting mission.

While Granburg and Vermouth were happily enjoying the underwater world, he also had to take the opportunity to see what the so-called underwater palace was all about.

Chu Ming watched his retreating figure, then triumphantly somersaulted in the water. See, even without Bourbon, he still had Lafitte.

A true lazy bum can always find a 'kind person' to help him complete his task~

Chu Ming glanced back at Vermouth, who was intentionally or unintentionally sticking close to Xiao Lan, blowing a long string of bubbles through her respirator. Sometimes he really wondered what Vermouth's feelings for Xiao Lan really were...

Just as he was secretly using the system's built-in camera to take pictures of Vermouth's little actions, Lafitte, who had just left, returned. With a serious expression, he gestured to Chu Ming and Vermouth, meaning that the situation was urgent and they should go up quickly.

Vermouth and Chu Ming exchanged a glance, wondering what had happened. But Lafitte wouldn't lie and scare them with such a thing, so he pulled Xiao Lan and the others straight up to the surface and back to the side of the speedboat.

Chinatsu, the shop assistant who stayed behind on the speedboat, was somewhat surprised to see everyone surface: "Why are you back so soon? Didn't you want to play a little longer underwater?"

Xiao Lan and the others all turned their gazes to Lafitte. Before they could even react, Chu Ming and Vermouth had dragged them to the surface of the sea. They were biting their breathing apparatus underwater and couldn't ask any questions, so they could only be passively brought up.

Lafitte removed his breathing apparatus: "There's a group of sharks attacking people over at the palace. When I got there, I saw two men fighting with the sharks as they made their way to shore. There was another man covered in blood, who is probably in grave danger. He's one of the men we met at the diving supply store."

Conan's suspicious gaze swept over Lafitte. His first thought was that Lafitte was crying wolf, that he was the one who killed the person and then attracted the shark.

But then I thought about it again. Everyone was wearing tight-fitting diving suits, so it was easy to tell if anyone was carrying any guns or knives. Besides, they had been together the whole time, and the organization member had only left for a few minutes. That was not enough time to make a move and attract sharks again.

"Should we find someone to rescue those uncles now?" Conan asked innocently, his round eyes wide open.

Lafitte climbed onto the speedboat and pulled Conan up with him: "Judging from the direction they went, they should be heading to their own speedboat. They should be fine, but if we don't leave soon, we'll probably be the ones in trouble."

Upon hearing this, Qianxia quickly started the speedboat and drove back after everyone had boarded: "Then let's go back quickly, don't stay here any longer."

On the way back, Lafitte frowned and pondered something, not bothering to get close to Xiaolan anymore, and the whole way was quiet.

After landing, the group parted ways. Although Conan really wanted to follow these organization members to see what they were here for, he had no excuse and could only follow Ran, looking back every few steps.