Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Tsk tsk, trying to cover it up only makes it more obvious. If you really don't want people to know, you should keep it a secret properly, instead of intentionally or unintentionally hinting to others, "I have a secret, I'm deliberately not telling you!"

Suddenly, four little monks of different heights, builds, and shapes came running from the corridor next to them.

"Oh, you've arrived? Let me introduce you to the four monks who are practicing in this temple: the eldest brother, Kuan Nian, who has been practicing for the longest time; Tun Nian, who has a big appetite but is an excellent cook; Mu Nian, who is skilled with his hands; and Xiu Nian, who just arrived this year. And I am the abbot of Shanni Temple, Tian Yong."

"Alright, Tun Nian and Mu Nian, go prepare dinner. The rest of you, please show our distinguished guests around."

Chu Ming and Conan followed behind with great interest, while Kogoro Mouri rummaged through his wallet, counting the few bills inside, looking like he was about to cry.

Realizing that Kogoro Mouri had fallen behind and was at the back of the group, Chu Ming patted him on the shoulder knowingly: "Don't worry, Uncle, you guys brought me out to have fun, so I have to pay for everything!"

Kogoro Mouri was deeply moved: "That's great! Chu Ming, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Why don't you become my son-in-law? Ran is 16, how old are you again? I think you two are a good match."

Chu Ming scratched his head sheepishly: "I'm 17..."

"Oh, that's perfect!" Kogoro Mouri was even more delighted.

"Wow, look how tall that Buddha statue is!"

Conan forcefully grabbed Chu Ming's hand and turned him around, glaring at Chu Ming intently where Kogoro Mouri and Ran couldn't see.

Your eyes are practically screaming: "What are you doing?! This guy was just joking! Why are you responding?! Are you thinking of doing something you shouldn't be doing?!"

Chu Ming finally couldn't hold back his smile and patted Conan's head gently: "Oh dear, Conan, you're just like a little pig guarding its food~"

Conan tried to pry Chu Ming's hand away but failed, and once again became as angry as a pufferfish.

“Ah, that’s the imperial statue in the main hall. Isn’t it magnificent?” Kuan Nian put his hands together and bowed in front of the Buddha statue. “Mr. Mori’s funeral can also be held here.”

"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri was stunned for a moment when he saw the surprising words spoken by Hironen.

Wow, she's got a sweet tongue, a real chat genius!

"Haha, I was just kidding~ Please come this way next." Kuan Nian smiled, looking completely harmless.

After walking down the winding corridor, Conan suddenly came across a room with a lock on it.

An ordinary person sees a lock and thinks: Oh, it's locked, you can't leave.

Conan sees the lock: There's something fishy about this, open it!

So he went along with it, cracked the door open, and peered inside.

However, it was empty inside; there was nothing there.

Kuan Nian called him several times to remind him, but Conan ignored her and continued watching his own thing.

Seeing how focused he was, Kogoro Mouri became a little curious and went inside to carefully observe the room. "What's this room for, little master?"

Kuan Nian was a little scared and kept his head down without saying a word, but Xiu Nian was particularly eager to come over: "This is the room where we used to practice. I heard that monks who make mistakes are locked up here so that they can reflect on their mistakes."

Kogoro Mouri went inside and looked around: "No wonder it's built so sturdily. They even painted it with a thick layer of paint to prevent people from climbing on it."

Conan pointed to a wooden plank on the side of the door: "Why is it that only this wooden plank is a different color?"

……

With Hideaki's active guidance and frantic revelations, Conan and Kogoro Mouri successfully learned about a case that had occurred at this temple in the past.

Just as Xiu Nian was about to tell Kogoro Mouri more details, Kuan Nian interrupted him: "That's enough, Xiu Nian, that's not something you can tell a guest!"

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment. Chu Ming took out his phone and started looking up old reports.

However, due to the passage of time, Chu Ming only found one newspaper article about Shanni Temple, which said that since the appearance of the Fog Tengu, some curious tourists have been coming to Shanni Temple.

Chu Ming put away his phone knowingly and followed the others out to see the waterfall.

Chapter 195 Accommodation Fee Saved

During dinner, everyone chatted while eating.

Conan simply couldn't contain himself.

He looked up and asked Abbot Ten'yō, "What exactly is a Mist Tengu?"

Abbot Tianyong lowered his voice and said ominously, "It's an ancient legend. On rainy nights, the Tengu would transform into a wisp of mist and sneak into villages, forcefully breaking down walls to snatch people away. Then they would soar into the air, climb tall trees, hang the corpses there to dry, and then eat them. Those they abducted were all young girls with delicate skin—"

Ran's expression changed drastically, and she hid behind Kogoro Mouri, trembling with fear.

After frightening her, Abbot Tianyong immediately changed his expression: "Oh dear, these are just old legends, little girl, don't be afraid~"

Mu Nian lowered his head: "It's not just an ancient legend. Two years ago, something unbelievable happened."

Seeing that Kuan Nian was about to stop him, Conan quickly pulled on his coattails and said, "My uncle is the famous Kogoro Mouri, you can ask him any questions you have~"

"Maori Kogoro?"

"It's that very famous one..."

"Detective Maori Kogoro?"

The crowd gasped in surprise, and several young monks crawled over and surrounded Kogoro Mori.

"If you were the famous detective Kogoro Mouri..."

"...Then, with your intelligence..."

"...Solving that puzzle shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Detective, it's like this, two years ago there was a young monk..."

Abbot Tenyō's expression changed drastically, and he quickly stopped everyone from continuing. He hadn't stopped them earlier because he hoped the guests would spread the word about this miraculous event and attract more guests, but he had no intention of attracting detectives!

"Shut up, all of you! Didn't we agree not to bring this up again?"

"But the abbot..."

With a gloomy face, Tianyong cut off Mu Nian's words: "Alright, dinner is over. Go back to your rooms and sleep now. Mr. Mori, although you are staying at our temple, please leave early in the morning."

After the young monks had all left, Chu Ming suddenly asked, "If we leave early, will the accommodation fee be halved?"

Although he wasn't planning to give it to him, Chu Ming wouldn't let go of an opportunity to annoy him.

After all, for the person we're going to kill tonight, every chance to stab him is one less chance we can have.

Abbot Tianyong's face turned ashen: "Then it's 10,000 for adults and 8,000 for children, but you must leave first thing tomorrow morning."

"Don't worry, we'll definitely leave early." Chu Ming waved goodbye to the abbot.

Because there weren't many rooms in the temple, the young monks put a few quilts on the floor of the room and let the four of them squeeze in to sleep.

Before going to sleep, Ran looked around and forcefully dragged Conan's and Kogoro Mouri's bedding next to her.

"Sister Ran, there's no such thing as a tengu, it's all a lie. If anyone comes, just use your karate to chase them away!" Conan reassured her earnestly.

Chu Ming looked at his lonely bed on the far side, then at the sweet, close-knit bed on the other side, and felt a pang of heartache: "Xiao Lan, if you're scared, you can hide under the covers. They say the area under the covers is an absolutely safe zone."

"Haha, you guys are really something, saying so much, but I'm not scared at all! But Conan, if you're scared tonight, you can crawl into my bed~"

After saying that, Xiaolan lay down in bed, pulled the blanket over her head, but then, still feeling uneasy, she reached out and tucked herself in, making sure everything was in place. She remained completely still under the covers.

In the middle of the night, Xiaolan suddenly sat up and shook the two people next to her awake.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan looked at Chu Ming, who was sleeping soundly, with envy in their eyes. They could only follow Ran and accompany her to the toilet.

Just as Conan and Kogoro Mouri were discussing the fact that there is no such thing as a Tengu, two hands quietly landed on their shoulders.

"Ahhh-"

The deep male voice mixed with the tender child's voice, breaking the tranquility of the night sky.

Chu Ming reluctantly took off his mask and looked at the two people in front of him who were making noise with their eyes closed.

Xiao Lan hurriedly came out from inside, and Kuan Nian appeared out of nowhere.

"what happened?"

Kogoro Mouri quickly chuckled and brushed it off: "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing. I was just practicing my singing—"

"Mr. Mori wouldn't be—" Kuan Nian's suspicious gaze swept over the mask on Chu Ming's hand.

"No, no, quick, let's go back and rest!"

Kogoro Mori, not bothering to settle accounts with Chu Ming, pushed the group towards the room.

"Chu Ming, you've gone too far!"

"That's right, that's right! You scared Brother Chu Ming so much that I couldn't even fall asleep!"

Xiaolan looked at the two whispering amongst themselves and pouted, "What's wrong with you two? You're both clearly scared too, but all you do is talk about me..."

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The next morning, Chu Ming got up, packed his things, and looked at the dark circles under the eyes of the other three people with innocent expressions.

"Hmm? You guys didn't sleep well last night~"

Kogoro Mouri felt his fist harden: "Who do you think it's because of, kid!"

"(⊙o⊙)...Because of Abbot Ten'ei? He told a scary story that kept you all awake?"

Conan couldn't hold back any longer. He raised his face and gritted his teeth in a low voice: "Brother Chu Ming, a person should know their own limitations, but you don't, so you're not human, right?"

“Yes, I’m a little monster, carefree and unrestrained, I kill without blinking an eye and eat people without salt—” Chu Ming subconsciously interjected.

"..." Conan shut his mouth in frustration. He could never win an argument with a faceless person.