Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

A gunshot rang out, and Zeppelin's eyes widened as he fell backward.

Mifushi Uozuka rushed in from outside, gun in hand: "Kotoko, Kotoko, are you alright?"

Kotoko's face was slightly pale as she looked gratefully at Uozuka Mifushi who had rushed over: "Thank you, Mifushi. I don't know what I would have done without you."

Uozuka Mifushi helped Kotoko up: "We are already married, why should we still distinguish between each other?"

Qinzi was deeply moved and, with a soft moan, threw herself into Sanfu's embrace.

As he opened his arms to welcome the beauty, a sharp pain shot through his chest. He stared blankly at the knife in Qinzi's hand, his face filled with disbelief.

"Why, why..."

Kotoko gripped the knife and churned it violently inside his heart a few times. She watched as the light in Uozuka Mifushi's eyes gradually faded before he finally collapsed with a thud.

"There was never any core formula. My father used his life as bait to wipe out all those scheming people, so that I could inherit the distillery more smoothly. You were just a useful pawn for me. Now that the game is over, the pawn is no longer of any use."

The sunset reflected in the clouds, the evening breeze carried a chill, and as twilight bathed the forest in its golden hues, Kotoko's lonely figure gradually disappeared into the distance...

—The End—

Chapter 181 Are You Trying to Reject Me? (Bonus Chapter)

"Ice skating? Amusement park? And a fireworks show? I'll definitely check that out!"

After hanging up the phone, Chu Ming casually put down the documents in his hand: "Vodka, hasn't Big Brother come back yet?"

Vodka sat about five meters away from Chu Ming: "Not yet, but my brother told me before he left that you can't leave until you've sorted out all this intelligence today."

"Look at what you're saying, isn't that making us distant?" Ignoring Vodka's resistance, Chu Ming moved closer to him and slammed a large stack of documents on his desk. "Aren't you here too?"

???

Vodka weakly pushed the documents away: "This...this is what my brother asked you to do..."

Chu Ming grabbed his hand and said affectionately, "Brother Vodka..."

Vodka recoiled as if he'd been electrocuted: "What are you doing!"

If they won't take the soft approach... then there's nothing we can do.

Chu Ming's expression changed, and he grabbed Vodka's collar: "Are you sure you want to refuse me? Do you know the consequences of refusing me?"

Vodka was being pulled along by Chu Ming. Looking into Chu Ming's murderous eyes, he thought that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, so he hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Chu Ming instantly softened again, releasing Vodka and gently patting away the wrinkles that had been pulled out.

"So you like this kind of thing? You should have said so earlier—okay, I'll be going now. Good luck with your work!"

Vodka watched Chu Ming happily leave the house, then looked at the file in front of him that showed half his height, and felt like crying.

Big brother, where are you? Please come back soon!

Arriving at the amusement park in Kogoro Mouri's car, seeing the bustling crowd inside, Kogoro Mouri immediately reclined his seat and lay down.

"You guys go have fun, I'll wait for you here." After saying that, he started snoring softly.

"Dad is really something, he finally managed to bring him out on a trip and he still acts like this."

"Okay, Uncle just said he watched Ms. Yoko's TV series until late at night, and I saw him yawn several times while he was driving."

Chu Ming put on his roller skates and followed Yuanzi and Xiaolan into the skating rink.

"Where's Kyogoku? Why didn't you take him with you when you went out to play?"

"He went abroad, and I've been so bored at home lately, so I decided to come out and see some handsome guys~ Wow, so many different types of handsome guys, all my type~"

Chu Ming had never ice skated before, but as long as you have good physical fitness, you can manage to move around no matter what.

"Xiao Lan, you should know how to ice skate, right? You can teach this kid, and as for me, how about Chu Ming—"

Sonoko covered her face, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Chu Ming.

Conan was also a little flustered. Ran was teaching him step by step, so when Ran looked down and asked him a question, Conan pretended to be clueless, as if he had never learned to ice skate before.

"Ah—get out of the way, move aside, I can't stop—"

A pretty girl is crashing into Conan's position.

Chu Ming originally wanted to kick the person away, but suddenly remembered that he was wearing ice skates. Would kicking the person hurt them?

Chu Ming bent down, picked up Conan, and slid him backward, creating an opening that caused the girl rushing towards him to crash into the railing with a 'bang'.

Chihiro Itami sat on the ground, unsure whether she first covered her head, which had been hit, or rubbed her bruised buttocks.

"Are you alright? Are you okay?" Several more people ran over from a distance, and one of the boys stepped forward to help Itami Chihiro up, asking with concern.

Chu Ming ignored their conversation and turned to Conan to ask, "Are you alright?"

Conan shook his head; he wasn't hit at all.

By this time, Sonoko had started chatting with them and learned that they were friends who played clay shooting together. During the conversation, they even talked about an old story.

Despite being blocked by his fellow travelers, Chu Ming still felt the shimmering magnetic field beckoning him amidst the grudges and affections.

It was definitely the right decision to abandon the mission and go out to have fun.

With the fireworks display about to begin, Sonoko went to the restroom and didn't return, while the four who were playing shooting didn't come back until the fireworks display started.

"Honestly, where are the people in the garden? Why aren't they back yet?"

"I don't know, maybe you saw a handsome guy somewhere and started chatting him up?"

"what--"

Sonoko's sharp scream pierced the air, startling Conan. He shifted his feet slightly, quickly weaving through the crowd and gliding towards the public restroom.

"...Didn't Conan say he can't ice skate?" Ran watched Conan's agile and skillful movements as he walked away into the distance, lost in thought.

"He probably learned it in Hawaii, Xiaolan. Go to the entrance and call for your uncle, and call the police while you're at it. I'll go check it out first."

Arriving at the public restroom, Chu Ming squeezed through the crowd outside and into the middle.

There were large bloodstains on the wall. Chihiro Itami had been shot in the chest and was lying on the wall with her head tilted to the side. There was also an 's' written in blood on the wall.

Death information?

No, they shot him in the heart, how could he write in blood? He must be a zombie.

Because he had promised Gin to be more active at the crime scene, Chu Ming actively investigated the surrounding area.

“Brother Chu Ming? Conan is here too, so I guess—” Inspector Megure’s tone became helpless.

Kogoro Mouri suddenly jumped out from behind him: "That's right, it's me again, hahaha, it's just a coincidence, Inspector Megure, I already know who the culprit is!"

"Really!" Inspector Megure's face lit up with joy.

“That’s right. The victim wrote an ‘s’ on the wall, and among her friends present, only one person fits that description, and that is—Ms. Sano Izumi, it’s you, isn’t it?”

“But Mr. Mori, the deceased was shot in the heart, so there shouldn’t be any way to record the death,” Takagi weakly retorted.

Conan naturally ruled out Sano Izumi and began to consider the motives of the others.

"No, I think Uncle Mori's deduction is correct this time." Chu Ming pointed to a line-like bloodstain on the ground.

“These should be marks left by the ice skates used by the murderer. None of them have been near the scene so far. Whoever finds the victim's blood under their shoes is the murderer. Ms. Sano Izumi, could you please lift your foot so we can take a look?”

Sano Izumi shifted uncomfortably in her feet, her face filled with apprehension.

He then lowered his head deeply: "No need to look, it's me."

Great! The case was solved in ten minutes. I can run back before my brother comes back.

[—Today's bonus chapter complete—]

Chapter 182 This money is destined for me

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The fireworks show was over before it even started, and Chu Ming waved goodbye to a dejected Conan.

He needed to get back to the base before Gin finished his mission to appear diligent, and he didn't know if Vodka had finished organizing his data.

Chu Ming sneaked into the hall. Vodka was working hard when he suddenly felt a gust of wind beside him. He looked up and saw Chu Ming already spreading out the documents and carefully classifying them, looking very diligent.

"..."

Sensing Vodka's gaze, Chu Ming turned around nonchalantly: "What, why are you looking at me instead of working? I've been working hard without resting until now."

Vodka looked on in disbelief, probably never imagining that such a shameless person existed in the world.

"Stop pretending, Big Brother is back..." Vodka was right, but his tone wasn't very strong.

"When did this happen? Where is Big Brother? Did he go out again? Well, I'm leaving too. Tell Big Brother I won't be going back to the base for the next few days..."

Chu Ming threw down the book in his hand, turned around and ran towards the door. He had made a mistake; he should have known better than to come back and walk right into the trap.

As Gin entered through the main gate, he saw a shadow rushing towards him at lightning speed.