Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Kogoro Mori, feigning ignorance, exclaimed, "Oh dear, there's an archery range up ahead!!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than an arrow shot towards the driver's cab.

Chu Ming reacted quickly and pulled Conan back to the back. An arrow shot in through the car window and bounced off the windshield, startling Kogoro Mouri so much that he frantically turned the steering wheel.

After finally managing to bring the car to a stop, the woman on the hillside rushed down: "I'm sorry! I missed the target. Are you alright?"

Kogoro Mori, clutching the arrow, opened the car door and got out, looking annoyed: "What are you doing?"

The woman took off her sunglasses, her face beaming with surprise: "You must be the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, right?"

Kogoro Mouri, who had been looking angry, immediately calmed down when he saw the woman's admiring expression. He scratched his head and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, that's right, you're right, hahaha."

"Is Mr. Mori also going up that mountain?"

……

Kogoro Mouri and the woman were having a very pleasant conversation. If Ran hadn't stopped him, he would have even wanted to sit down on the ground and chat with her about life.

Upon arriving at the mountain inn, they waited for quite some time before the owner came out to help them register. After registration, the owner enthusiastically recommended that everyone dine at their inn's most famous garden restaurant.

But just as Chu Ming stepped out the door, large raindrops suddenly began to fall from the sky.

"..." The group returned with little enthusiasm.

With no other option, Ran turned on the TV and started watching the recently popular drama "Detective Sabao Bannai". Ran watched the plot twists and turns with a tense expression, while Chu Ming and Conan watched and pointed out the plot's logical flaws.

Only Kogoro Mouri disliked the cringe-worthy plot and didn't want to rack his brains to solve the mystery, so he idly muttered to himself on the sofa.

"What kind of famous detective is he? How could he always be so lucky as to find the perfect evidence every time..."

Chu Ming glanced at Conan, emmm... how could he not?

"I'm really sorry, I'm just so lucky." A man wearing a hat suddenly walked in through the door. He took off his hat and made the same signature move as Banai Sabao on TV. "I am Banai Sabao, the City Hunter."

"Huh? It's really me!" Xiaolan was the first to react, standing up with excitement on her face.

Kazuyoshi Sunaoka—who plays Banai Sabao—withdrew his pose and smiled at Kogoro Mouri.

"You must be the real famous detective Kogoro Mouri, right? It's an honor to meet you."

Kogoro Mouri, who had been full of complaints just moments before, now held Kazuyoshi Sunaoka's hand with a broad smile and began their mutual flattery.

Chapter 192 Has he seen this scene before?

At dinner, Sunaoka Kazuyoshi drank until his face was flushed, and his mouth began to uncontrollably spit out hatred everywhere.

One minute she's saying the screenwriter can't write a good script, the next she's saying the producer is lining his own pocket, and then she's even looking down on her agent, saying she's already found someone else.

Looking at his appearance, and recalling his own experience of being publicly executed while drunk, Chu Ming silently pushed the red wine in his hand away a little.

From now on, he will definitely not touch a drop of alcohol!

After all, drunk people are more likely to die if they lack ability, while those with ability will die in a gang fight.

Tanikawa Noe couldn't take it anymore. She stepped forward and forcefully pulled up Sunaoka Kazuyoshi, saying, "You're drunk. I'll take you to rest."

After the two left, Kogoro Mouri shook the empty bottle, about to say something, when Toshiaki Denzo, no longer as gloomy as before, enthusiastically offered to get Kogoro some more sake.

Hmm? Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious; there's no smoke without fire.

Chu Ming watched his retreating figure as he pushed open the door and left, then lowered his head and took a sip of juice.

What does it have to do with him if something's wrong?

Sure enough, not long after Tian Yuanliming left, Chu Ming absorbed a wisp of magnetic field. Judging from the behavior of the people who had just left, the one who died must be that big star, right?

Suddenly, Kogoro Mouri answered a phone call: "Ah, Mr. Sunaoka, what's up? Uh—"

Chu Ming glanced upstairs, then at Kogoro Mouri: "Was it Mr. Sunaoka who made the call?"

"Yeah, he invited me to his room to talk about a detective script, tsk, and then he just hung up. Seriously."

As they were chatting and laughing, they suddenly heard a gunshot, which clearly came from the other side of the mountain.

Chu Ming stood on the railing of the garden restaurant and looked into the distance. Although it was pitch black, his vision was still very clear.

There was no one on the other side.

Tanikawa Noe stood on the balcony, drying her hair as she asked, "What's wrong? I think I heard a gunshot?"

"Yes, I wonder who would be hunting in the valley so late at night?"

Tanikawa Noe nodded: "Sunaoka is always a heavy sleeper, he can't hear such a loud noise—Sunaoka's window has a hole!"

She stared at the hole in the window that looked like it had been hit by a bullet, and remembering the gunshot she had just heard, she turned pale with fright.

Conan quickly ran to the service desk at the entrance, got a spare key, and handed it to Kogoro Mouri. The group then hurried upstairs.

Chu Ming followed and walked around the scene, his gaze settling on Tian Yuanliming standing at the entrance.

He was following behind a few people when he heard a strange, unpleasant sound coming from Tian Yuanli's shoes.

It was the sound of a sharp object scraping against the floor. The noise was so faint that Chu Ming would have barely heard it if he hadn't had such keen hearing.

"Ah—Mr. Mori!!!" Inspector Yokomizo arrived again with his men. "We meet again after only half a day, hahahahaha..."

"Officer Yokomizo, I've secured the scene and haven't let any unauthorized personnel in."

Conan looked at the valley opposite and ran straight out, ready to look for clues.

Xiao Lan was worried, so she quickly went over to check on them.

"Mr. Mori, are you saying the killer most likely fired from the valley across the way? Then let's—"

"Officer Yokomizo, I know who the murderer is." Chu Ming yawned and leaned against the door.

"What? Mr. Chu Ming, you already know? So, spending a long time around Mr. Mori really does make one very perceptive?" Inspector Yokomizo asked thoughtfully.

"The murderer is Mr. Toshiaki Tadahara."

"What?" All eyes turned to him.

Katsumi Nagatsuka couldn't help but defend him: "But the gunshot clearly came from the valley across the way!"

"There are many sounds that can replace gunshots. Did you actually see someone firing a gun across the street? Besides, there were so many people in the Garden Restaurant at the time. Would someone really risk being discovered at any moment to kill someone?"

Toshiaki Taniguchi sneered, "Detective Mori hasn't said a word, but you, a mere kid following behind, are already putting on airs. You say I'm the murderer, then tell me how I killed him?"

Chu Ming waved his hand: "Stop with that. Don't you know how you did it? Why are you asking me?"

"Such baseless claims are—"

Looking at Tian Yuanli, who was still stubborn even as death approached, Chu Ming's eyes revealed a trace of pity.

"Do you know where the last person who spoke to me like that went?"

Looking at Chu Ming's appearance, Tian Yuanli felt a sudden panic. He turned around and yelled at Officer Yokomizo.

"Officer! Are you just going to let this person threaten and intimidate me like this?"

Officer Yokomizo hesitated, "Mr. Chu Ming, this..."

Chu Ming's eyes were full of mockery: "What intimidation? I'm telling the truth. The last person who spoke to me like that has already been arrested by Officer Yokomizo!"

Officer Yokomizo nodded. Chu Ming was telling the truth, but something about it didn't sound right.

“Mr. Tianyuan, I was following behind you and kept hearing a very strange sound coming from the soles of your feet. And just now at the scene, I also saw a very deep scratch.”

Toshiaki Tadahara said impatiently, "What does this prove? It proves nothing—"

He realized his mistake halfway through his sentence and silently shut his mouth.

Unfortunately, he didn't say it, but Chu Ming wanted to.

"How could someone who wasn't near the crime scene have broken glass on their feet? And how could there be scratches on the floor from the glass where you were standing? Don't rush to deny it; these marks can all be verified."

Toshiaki Taniguchi plopped down on the ground: "How could this be? I was trying to create a script that would be a complete crime that the police, detectives, and everyone else couldn't figure out... and now this shard of glass has ruined everything!"

His face was filled with despair, as if he had fallen into madness: "I refuse to accept it! I refuse to accept it! You were just lucky! You never beat me! My script was perfect!!"

Chu Ming looked at Tian Yuanliming, who was immersed in his own world, and snorted disdainfully, feeling proud rather than ashamed.

"So what? It doesn't matter if it's a white cat or a black cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat! No matter how perfect your script is, I still caught you, didn't I?"

Seeing the madness in Tian Yuanli's eyes, Chu Ming added fuel to the fire by making a face at him.

"you--"

Seeing that he was showing aggressive tendencies, Officer Yokomizo quickly had him taken away.

He shook hands with Chu Ming and Kogoro Mori with a beaming smile: "Thank goodness for Mr. Mori and Mr. Chu Ming! Thank you so much, your efficiency is truly amazing!"

"Hahaha, not at all, Chu Ming has become so outstanding under my tutelage, hahaha—"

"Seriously, Conan, you can't run off like that next time!"

Ran scolded Conan as they walked, but she was distracted for a moment and Conan ran to the other side of the river. That's a place where murderers roam! It's too dangerous!

"Hi~ I know, Sister Xiaolan~"

Conan, held in Ran's arms, answered sweetly.

He had just gone out and discovered some flaws. Although there were guns and ropes hanging down the cliff on the other side of the river, they were all soaked by the water.

This means that the murderer placed these things there that afternoon!