Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

What exactly is going on?

Looking at Conan and Ai Haibara, who were practically full of questions, and then at the extra 30,000 points on the system panel, Chu Ming's smile grew even wider.

Chapter 586 This wave he was in the atmosphere

Sitting in the study, Conan looked at the wig that had fallen under the table, then at the disguise tools scattered around, his eyes half-drooping, speechless: "So the sound I heard when I came up here was actually the sound of your things falling on the floor?"

Chu Ming nodded innocently, "Yes, I was just testing my disguise. Although your mother helped me disguise myself as Gin once before, I've never actually met him. So I can only ask you and Ai, the two people who have actually been in contact with him, to help me see if it looks like him."

Upon hearing this, Conan gritted his teeth and said, "So you called us here today just to see how convincing your disguise is, and to scare us a little?"

Thinking about how he had just been so frightened that he jumped up, Conan felt embarrassed. He felt that his image was completely ruined. If it weren't for Brother Chu Ming silently watching him from behind, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

"Am I that boring?" Chu Ming rolled his eyes at Conan bluntly, his tone indignant. "Do you really think I'm that kind of person?"

"Why not?" Conan's eyes turned somewhat resentful, as if recalling his experience of being tricked twice in one day. "Didn't you and my parents pretend to be members of the organization and scare me before?"

Chu Ming waved his hand without a trace of guilt: "It has nothing to do with me. That was your parents' idea. I was just an accomplice who got dragged onto the pirate ship halfway. Besides, even if I were to scare you, I would only do it when you're alone. Xiao Ai is with you today. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would bully a girl?"

I'm sorry, that's the kind of person I am. I repent, but I'll do it again next time.

Chu Ming silently repented for a second, then stared straight at Conan without blushing or skipping a beat, showing no sign of guilt.

Conan thought about it and realized it made sense. After all, Chu Ming was really good to Ai Haibara and usually just teased him. So he didn't press the matter and instead asked, "Then why did you disguise yourself as Gin for no reason?"

Chu Ming pointed to the Porsche 356a downstairs and smiled slyly: "See that car downstairs? Does it look familiar?"

"Of course it looks familiar. If I hadn't thought it was Gin's car, I wouldn't have been so scared just now." Conan looked at Chu Ming with annoyance. "You didn't steal Gin's car, did you?"

"What are you thinking? Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Chu Ming subtly adjusted his disguise in front of the mirror while explaining his reasons to Conan and Ai Haibara. "You've seen that car before, the Porsche 356a we saw in front of the Dejima Design Studio a few days ago. After confirming that it wasn't Gin's car, I had this idea. I bought the car from the owner and plan to drive it around disguised as Gin, hoping to stumble upon their hideout and find out more about that organization."

Conan's eyes lit up instantly: "That's right, this car is already quite rare, and Gin driving it can definitely be considered his trademark. Plus, with Chu Ming's disguise, we might actually be able to find out some clues!"

But his joy was short-lived; he quickly deflated: "But we have absolutely no clue whatsoever, we have no idea where they are..."

Conan sighed softly, resting his chin on his hand with a worried expression.

Ai Haibara sat on the sofa, her brows slightly furrowed. Conan believed her words, but she knew that Chu Ming was a member of the organization, so the above series of reasons were completely invalid.

Why would Chu Ming pretend to be Gin and even buy a Porsche 356a?

Is it so that Conan can be reasonably led to find the organization's various bases?

Just as she was pondering, Chu Ming spoke up again: "I originally just wanted to try my luck, but after I bought the car, I found some small things in it."

He led Conan and Ai Haibara downstairs to the car, silently lifted the seat cover behind the car seat, and pointed to what was clearly a bugging device in front of them.

Conan's eyes widened. He was about to say something when his gaze fell on the bugging device. He immediately shut his mouth, pulled Chu Ming aside, and asked in a low voice, "Was this there when we bought it, or was it there after we bought it?"

There was more than one listening device in the car. Chu Ming watched as Conan pulled him away from the listening device in the back seat, but instead led him to the rear of the car where a camera was installed, and even whispered to him in a seemingly discreet manner...

However, this was all an act for the FBI to see, so Chu Ming pretended not to know anything, squatted down and whispered his plan to Conan.

"Actually, I noticed something was off about the car right after the transaction, but I didn't say anything. I called you over to discuss a plan. I originally planned to disguise myself as Gin in this car to see if I could get any information, but now I've changed my mind. Look, it's a Porsche 356a, and it's even equipped with a listening device. Is it possible that this car is being used as bait?"

Conan paused for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Brother Chu Ming means that there's another group of people also watching that organization?"

“Yes.” Chu Ming confirmed Conan’s guess. “So I’ve decided to stir things up, to lure them out. The enemy of my enemy could very well be my friend, though we’ll have to make contact to confirm that. So I plan to use a ruse, really disguising myself as Gin, making the people behind it believe that Gin really bought the car. That way, we can draw their attention, and then, based on the identity of the person behind it, we can decide whether or not to cooperate with them. Maybe we can even get all the information we don’t know from those people!”

Chu Ming was practically crouching behind the car, loudly plotting with Conan through a hidden listening device.

These words were actually meant for the FBI.

You think I didn't notice you planted the listening device, but I did;

You thought I was whispering, but I did it on purpose so you could hear me;

You thought you had figured out my whole plan, but this is only part of it...

He initially planned to use this as a breakthrough point to reasonably resolve the FBI's suspicions about him, and then he would have a reason to search for the FBI's whereabouts.

Moreover, no matter what you do, the success rate will increase as long as you involve the main character.

The organization currently needs to find out where the FBI is located, but they haven't been able to find a way. However, Chu Ming has a feeling that as long as they get Conan involved, they will probably be able to find the FBI's trail soon.

This must be what they call the protagonist's halo~

When it's time to ride on the protagonist's luck, it's still worth doing so.

This time, he's standing right in the atmosphere!

Chapter 587 Let's go take a look.

Meanwhile, the FBI, of course, also overheard Chu Ming and Conan's whispered plot. Shuichi Akai, watching through the surveillance footage, saw Chu Ming, disguised as Gin, and Conan sneaking around behind a car. His brows furrowed, and he remained silent for a long time while watching the surveillance footage.

He still felt a trace of guilt towards Ai Haibara.

When he used Miyano Akemi to join the organization, he never imagined that he would fall in love with this resilient and kind girl in their later interactions, nor did he expect that she would die after he hastily left the organization.

He always thought that with a younger sister like Zhibao, a researcher highly valued by the organization, the organization would never harm Mingmei.

But to his utter surprise, Mingmei would directly report to the organization, saying that she wanted to take her sister away...

Shuichi Akai closed his eyes briefly to conceal his complicated thoughts, then turned his gaze to Chu Ming.

He had seen Chu Ming before, and thought he had misjudged him and failed to realize that he was an organization member lurking around Shiho.

The result was that he wanted to help Shiho and the boy find traces of the organization, even though the plan sounded childish and ridiculous.

Although Shuichi Akai was wary, he didn't take it too seriously. His purpose in coming here was to rescue Jodie from the organization. In addition, the FBI's undercover agent in the organization had accidentally heard that Vodka had found Sherry's whereabouts, so he rushed to Japan this time.

Mingmei is dead; he failed to protect her. Now he must protect her younger sister.

Shuichi Akai has hardly left his home during this period, nor has he stayed with the FBI. Even when he does go out, he wears a hat and a mask, since he still has an arrest warrant in Japan and is afraid that some busybody might accidentally see it and report him. He can escape on his own, but if he stays with others, it will be inconvenient for him to evacuate later.

Chu Ming had previously placed a nano-micro locator inside Shuichi Akai's body, but during a mission with Vodka, he was cornered and beaten by Shuichi Akai in a room. He had no choice but to detonate the locator to buy them time to escape. Since then, he hasn't been able to find an opportunity to place a second one.

In addition, Shuichi Akai has suddenly become extremely cautious, avoiding cameras whenever he goes out, so even he has not been able to find any trace of Shuichi Akai for the time being.

That's why he decided to bring Conan along on the search.

He had already tried, but the wiretapping devices used by the FBI were all anti-tracking devices, making it impossible to trace the signal source back to its origin, so there was no way to find their trail directly.

However, Chu Ming created a small piece of software that, while unable to trace the signal source, could capture the strength of the electromagnetic waves; the closer to the signal source, the stronger the electromagnetic waves.

He planned to take Conan with him and drive around the city looking for a signal; the stronger the signal, the closer the FBI was.

If he were to search for it entirely on his own, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. But if he brought Conan along, they might be able to catch up with them.

Chu Ming's plan was very clever, but he fooled Conan, and it's obvious that Ai Haibara doesn't believe him.

However, Ai Haibara did not raise any objections. Since it was Chu Ming's plan, there must be a reason behind it.

After all, if Brother Chu Ming really wanted to harm them, he wouldn't need to go through so many roundabout ways; reporting directly to the organization would be much faster.

After waving the gadget in his hand at Conan and explaining how to use it, Conan became visibly excited and pulled Chu Ming straight into the car.

"Brother Chu Ming, let's not delay, let's go out for a stroll now!"

Chu Ming didn't refuse. He tore off Gin's disguise, imported the software for tracking electromagnetic waves into the computer, and stuffed the found bugging device into a shielded box. Then he drove around the streets and alleys with Conan.

"Brother Chu Ming, do we really think we can find it by wandering around aimlessly like this?"

Conan went from being enthusiastic at the beginning to being completely bored, after sitting in the car for two or three hours without getting anything out of it. Only after confirming with Chu Ming that the current bugging device could not transmit their conversation did he start talking to Chu Ming.

Chu Ming drove casually. Conan assumed there was only one bugging device, but he knew there was more in the car than that. So he yawned and casually said, "I don't know, I'll just leave it to fate."

"I bought a really expensive car just for a 'whatever happens, happens' thing. I'm starting to feel a bit resentful of the rich." Conan's tone was a little sour. He peeked at the software Chu Ming had made to track electromagnetic waves and found that it was still showing 0. He slumped back in his seat with a thud: "But we still haven't found a place with strong fluctuations. Could it be that they're not around here?"

"Why are you so resentful of the rich? Aren't you rich yourself?" Chu Ming adjusted his posture. After driving for two or three hours, he felt tired. "If we go any further, driving will be too tiring. We need to find a designated driver."

"I'm so poor. I can only afford to buy one of the newly released detective novels." Conan sighed softly, thinking about the novels he hadn't bought yet.

However, he also knew that finding the mastermind behind the bugging couldn't be rushed, so he rested his chin on his hand and discussed with Chu Ming: "Then shall we ask Professor Agasa to take us out with us?"

Ai Haibara, who had been quietly sitting in the back seat, suddenly interjected, "Doctor's back has been hurting a bit these past few days, so he probably can't drive for long periods of time."

After exchanging a glance with Conan, Chu Ming immediately understood: "Then we can only see if Uncle Mori has any long-distance requests recently, and we'll go along. Maybe we'll just stumble upon something by sheer luck."

"No way, Uncle just took on a commission from a musical family today. It's unlikely to be related to the person behind the bugging device." Conan suddenly seemed to remember something and became excited. "Oh right, I forgot! Brother Chu Ming, let's go together too. I heard that family has a composer with perfect pitch!"

"Last time, when Vermouth took me away, I overheard her talking and messaging with that organization's boss! I can even remember the melody she was pressing the keys! Maybe I can ask the composer to help me identify exactly which keys she pressed, and then we'll know how to contact that organization's boss!"

Seeing Conan's excited face, Chu Ming's gaze subtly swept over the places where the bugging devices were still hidden. He raised an eyebrow and smiled. He had forgotten about it, but Conan was indeed the chosen one. His unintentional words helped him lure the snake out of its hole.

Having heard such big news, Shuichi Akai must want to know the details more than anyone else, right?

Shouldn't the mouse peek out of its hole and take a look?

Chu Ming smiled and said gently, "Okay, let's go take a look too."

PS:

[The Porsche 356a is a two-seater, but Gin's car in the anime is clearly a four-seater, probably modified, so I'll list it as a four-seater for now.]

[I actually did some research on the scenes where Gin's car appeared. Apart from the end of episode 192, when Vermouth first appeared sitting in the back seat of a Porsche, I also found some supporting images.]

I counted, there really are four. [Refer to episode 190 of the anime (Reunion with the Black Organization)]

This one might make it a bit clearer. [By the way, let me show you two little quails.]

Chapter 588 Miss Yoko is having a hard time

Chu Ming stopped wandering around with Conan and instead took Ai back first, then took Conan back to the Mouri Detective Agency.

"Brother Chu Ming?" Xiao Lan was carrying the trash downstairs to throw it away when she saw Chu Ming. She was pleasantly surprised. "Are you feeling better? Last time, Xiao Ai and I saw you being picked up by a car. Xiao Ai said it was someone you knew who took you to the hospital. She also said that the hospital was in a remote area with almost no signal. Plus, I tried calling several times but couldn't get through, so I stopped calling."

Chu Ming smiled and said, "I'm fine now. That hospital was indeed quite remote, but it worked very well. Don't worry. Is Uncle home?"