Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Chu Ming followed behind, seemingly lost in thought; he seemed to vaguely recall this case.

In the hospital room, Kogoro Mouri lay on the bed, frowning, muttering to himself, "What's going on? Is this a hallucination? I saw it very clearly..."

Xiao Lan peeled a slice of apple and put it in his mouth: "Okay, Dad, you should get some rest."

Conan stood there, holding his face in his hands, lost in thought. He was still thinking about the case of the robber gang being wiped out earlier.

Chu Ming thought for a moment, then went out to make a phone call. Ten minutes later, he hurriedly walked into the ward.

"Brother Chu Ming, where have you been?" Conan had no clue about the previous case and wanted to discuss it with Chu Ming, but found that he was gone.

Chu Ming waved the miniature camera in his hand. It was a byproduct recently developed by the organization's weapons research and development department and would soon be on the market.

"Uncle Mori is so troubled, but the matter is actually easy to solve. Let's find out the truth tonight!"

Kogoro Mouri sat bolt upright: "You believe me? You're not hallucinating?"

As Chu Ming installed the camera in a concealed location, he turned around and laughed, "You're a famous detective, how could you not distinguish between illusion and reality? Someone must be trying to play a prank or achieve some other purpose through this."

After the installation was completed, Chu Ming instructed, "However, don't tell anyone about this except the four of us."

Ran chatted with Kogoro Mouri for a while, and seeing that he was indeed in poor spirits, she took Conan and went home first.

Upon arriving at the detective agency, Ran got out of the car and was about to hug Conan when Conan grabbed Chu Ming's arm.

"No, I want to sleep with Brother Chuming tonight~ Okay, Sister Xiaolan~"

Chu Ming was startled and glared at Conan: "Speak properly."

Xiaolan was a little embarrassed. She glanced at Chu Ming and softened her voice to coax Conan: "Conan, don't be silly. Brother Chu Ming has things to do when he gets back. He doesn't have time to spend with you."

"I'm fine, but Lan is the only one at the office tonight. Are you sure you're not going to stay home and protect your Lan sister?"

Conan loosened his grip on Chu Ming's hand slightly. It was true, he had plenty of time to discuss the case with Chu Ming, but not much time to spend alone with Ran at night…

While Conan was pondering, Ran, with astonishing strength, grabbed Conan and waved to Chu Ming.

Chu Ming cooperated and drove away at high speed.

Conan nestled in Ran's arms, looking completely bewildered. "Hey, she's really treating me like a little kid!"

Chapter 114 Miniature Camera

However, none of them slept well. Early in the morning, Chu Ming was woken up by a phone call from Kogoro Mouri.

He saw the murder again from the window today, but just like yesterday, he called the police and ran to the warehouse, only to find it empty.

Faced with the suspicious looks from the police and the crowd, Kogoro Mouri was furious and called Chu Ming, ready to expose the truth to them.

When Chu Ming arrived at the hospital, he overheard Kogoro Mouri's attending physician, Mitsuo Shirai, saying something.

"This is the fourth time, Mr. Mori. Perhaps it's because your previous detective work was too demanding, and the mental stress you faced was greater than that of ordinary people. Could it be that you're hallucinating..."

"Absolutely impossible—Chu Ming, you've finally arrived! Quick, let them see, this isn't my hallucination!"

Chu Ming nodded and led everyone to Kogoro Mouri's hospital room. He took a memory card from the camera and inserted it into the computer he had brought.

Shirai Mitsuo stared in shock at the miniature camera in the hospital room: "What is this?"

Chu Ming smiled slightly: "This is a new product that our company will soon launch, a miniature camera. It is small in size, easy to install, has a wide field of view, and produces clear and stable images. The only drawback is that the memory is relatively small, and it can only store images from the last three days, but that's enough."

Are you still worried about your home being burgled if you've been away for too long?

Are you still worried about your wife being alone after you leave home?

You are still worried about—”

"Quick, stop advertising for now, let's check the footage!" Kogoro Mori anxiously interrupted Chu Ming's advertising slogan.

"Alright, alright, anyway, everyone is welcome to come and buy it after it's launched."

Chu Ming retrieved the images from the memory. The images showed the entire ward, including the windows outside, in perfect detail.

Chu Ming adjusted the time back, and around 3:00, Kogoro Mouri slowly opened his eyes. Suddenly, he turned to the window and stared wide-eyed.

The camera's view also included the window, and everyone saw a figure inside the window raising a knife and stabbing another person.

"See that! I wasn't lying! What I saw is real!!" Kogoro Mouri shouted excitedly, pointing at the video.

"Really……"

"I really thought Mr. Mori was under too much pressure lately."

"So what exactly happened?"

"It seems someone is playing a prank. They must have heard about Mr. Mori's reputation as a famous detective and are secretly causing trouble."

……

The crowd was buzzing with discussion. Conan frowned as he watched everything unfold. He went to the window for a closer look and then reached out to tug at Chu Ming's clothes.

"Brother Chu Ming, there's nothing in that warehouse. Do you think it could be a reflection from the room diagonally opposite?"

Chu Ming glanced at it, and while everyone was watching the camera, he pulled Conan aside: "You mean I should remove the surveillance camera and install it in that room to see if we can catch who did this?"

Conan nodded; that was exactly what he thought.

"It's okay, no need to take it apart, I have another one here." Chu Ming flipped his hand, revealing another camera.

"...Why are you carrying so many around?" Conan was speechless.

"It was originally intended for advertising, but it seems to be working quite well." Chu Ming grinned, thinking that the company he organized this time should do quite well.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Conan said he would stay here tonight as a caregiver. Chu Ming nodded casually, helped him set up the bed, and then took Ran home.

It's still early, perfect for catching up on sleep.

Unfortunately, Amuro Tooru's phone call interrupted his sleep.

"What are you doing! You know you'll get beaten up if you disturb someone's sleep?" Chu Ming answered the phone irritably.

"...But it's already late afternoon, and I haven't had a good night's sleep for two days because I've been working on this mission. Have you finished the mission you were in charge of?" Amuro Tooru asked, sipping his coffee with a hint of resentment.

"No, I've been busy for a long time and only just got to sleep now. Do you think you're the only one who's tired? My task right now is a bit complicated, but I've already started working on it."

Yes, I've looked through the information and that counts as done, no problem.

"I called to ask you if the mission you sent me was incomplete. Why is there only information on one of the three members of that gang that committed countless robberies?"

"Which one? Miyahara Satoshi? Aren't you an intelligence agent? Why are you asking me this..."

"Wait a minute, let me look for it."

Chu Ming yawned, got up, and turned on his computer.

Chapter 115 Ask for a hammer and get a hammer

"What the organization wants is the wealth he's accumulated over the years of robbery. One of their members was killed by Satoshi Miyahara on New Year's Eve, so there are only two left. The jewels and other valuables they stole are kept in a cave at the foot of Mount Shōenji. As for the remaining two, don't worry about them; someone will take care of them."

"That--"

"Alright, if you have to come to the captain for everything, do you think you can't complete the mission independently? That's it, I'm hanging up." Without giving Amuro Tooru time to react, Chu Ming slammed down the phone.

Asking for intelligence wasn't the key point; Chu Ming guessed that Bourbon had realized something was wrong with the number of missions and had come to investigate.

But since he's the captain, of course we should listen to him.

"Brother Chu Ming, something's happened. This time—someone really died."

When Chu Ming received Conan's call, he was diligently updating his novel, feeling that his novel on the dark web was becoming increasingly popular.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Kogoro Mouri was sitting dejectedly in a chair, while Inspector Megure was questioning him about the situation.

Mitsuo Shirai arrived late, and immediately began to convict Kogoro Mouri.

"Mr. Mori actually killed Dr. Eto? I knew he would do something like this. He's been under so much pressure lately, sigh—"

"Doctor, isn't it a bit unfair to just pin the blame on Uncle Mori like this? There's no evidence, no motive, and you're just accusing him of being the murderer based on a few words? I'd think you were the murderer too. Everyone knows you had a bad relationship with the deceased. Didn't Dr. Eto say before that if he ever died, it would definitely be you who did it?"

Chu Ming strolled in through the door, rolling his eyes.

He himself doesn't really have much of a sense of justice, but seeing Shirai use other people's sense of justice to commit crimes, tsk, that's really despicable.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I have an alibi! Huizi brought me my medical records when the incident happened! Right, Huizi?"

Mitsuo Shirai's gaze quickly shifted to a nurse.

"Um, it's like this. When I brought the medical records in, Dr. Shirai was on the phone in the back room, and we exchanged a few words."

"So that means you didn't see anyone else either. But that's alright, Dr. Shirai. I'm saying you're the murderer because I have evidence."

"Really, Brother Chu Ming!"

"Really, Brother Chu Ming!"

Several people gathered around: "What evidence?"

Chu Ming beckoned Conan over: "Conan, in that room you told me about during the day, I installed a camera in the lower left corner of the window. Go and get the memory for me."

Conan nodded, and soon returned with the memory module, and cleverly brought a computer with him as well.

Shirai Mitsuo was initially worried when he heard there was evidence, but now that he heard the surveillance camera was in the opposite room and had just been installed this morning, he felt relieved. After all, he hadn't gone to that room today to scare Kogoro Mouri with the emergency mannequin.

"The crime scene is in this room. What's the point of the camera in that warehouse?" Shirai Mitsuo couldn't help but scoff.

"Really? How did Mr. Shirai know I was talking about that warehouse? I clearly didn't tell Conan directly." Chu Ming looked at him meaningfully.

"I...uh, I was just guessing..." Shirai Mitsuo stammered, but still insisted, "This doesn't count as evidence. I made a slip of the tongue. Does that mean it's illegal to guess right by accident?"