Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up: "A collector's item Louis XIII? I feel like I'm cured now!"

Chu Ming chuckled and waved his hand, "Then I'll bring it to you as a discharge gift when you're discharged, Uncle."

Kogoro Mouri chuckled and rubbed his hands together, only to be mercilessly suppressed by Ran.

Chu Ming walked over to Conan, who was lost in thought by the window, and patted him on the shoulder: "Snap out of it."

Conan looked at Chu Ming beside him and forced a smile: "Brother Chu Ming."

Seeing that Conan wasn't in high spirits, Chu Ming told Ran and Kogoro Mouri that he would take Conan downstairs to buy some food.

As a result, at the stairwell, they ran into the doctor and Ai Haibara, who had rushed over after hearing the news.

"Shinichi, what happened? Are you alright?" the doctor asked worriedly.

Conan shook his head and recounted everything that had happened.

"You mean, Gin and the others found the bugging device and tracked it down to the Mouri Detective Agency?" Ai Haibara's face turned pale, and her lips trembled slightly. "Doesn't that mean they found you?"

"No, they didn't find me. They thought it was Uncle Mori who planted the bug, so they attacked him—" Conan was extremely regretful. "If I had known that Rena Mizunashi was a member of the organization, I shouldn't have placed the bug there to help with the investigation."

"Then why did they leave back then?" Ai Haibara asked, forcibly suppressing her emotions.

"Because the first attack missed, and my uncle called the police..." Conan trailed off, his face turning extremely grim. "You mean, they'll try again?"

"Of course, that's how the organization always is. You all need to be very careful during this time. Fortunately, to protect Kogoro Mouri, the police have left some people at the hospital to protect him, so they won't take action for the time being. But they will withdraw once they have no leads for a long time—"

Ai Haibara made it very clear that once the police withdrew, the organization could strike at any time.

No matter how much Conan tries to guard against it, there's no such thing as guarding against thieves for a thousand days. The organization is in the dark, while they are in the light, so they are already at a disadvantage.

Chu Ming then added fuel to the fire, making matters worse: "Actually, there's another problem."

Seeing everyone's gaze turn to him, Chu Ming spoke softly, "And the fingerprints on that chewing gum."

One sentence instantly changed Conan's expression.

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"What do you mean? What chewing gum?" Professor Agasa hadn't been listening carefully, focused only on Conan's safety. Now, seeing Conan's utterly bewildered expression, he pressed for an answer.

Ai Haibara gripped her palms tightly, trying her best to remain calm: "Did you wear gloves when you were sticking that chewing gum on?"

Conan shook his head with a sour expression: "No, I was just in a hurry to help Rena Mizunashi solve the problem, so I just casually put the bug inside and pressed it against the wall. I thought I could take it back quickly, and I never thought I would have to wear gloves."

"Wouldn't that be the end of us?" Professor Agasa was sweating profusely with anxiety. "What if Conan finds out?"

Chu Ming added quietly, "Actually, you can't find anything on Conan. You can only find someone who is already dead in that organization."

“—Shinichi Kudo…” Conan continued, his voice dry and slightly trembling.

The people present fell silent instantly, and an endless silence spread at the stairwell. Conan even felt a buzzing in his ears.

Among those present, Ai Haibara was just as terrified as Conan.

Unlike Conan, she knew Chu Ming's true identity. When Chu Ming mentioned it, she knew that the news that Shinichi Kudo was still alive had been exposed.

During this period, if anyone were to reveal that Shinichi Kudo is Conan, it would be tantamount to their annihilation.

After a long pause, Conan finally found his voice. He forced a smile at the group and said, "For the time being, you shouldn't come here. Ai Haibara, too. Let's not meet in public for now. That way, even if they find out my identity, at least you and Dr. Agasa can be protected."

Seeing that Conan was speaking in a cryptic tone as if he were giving his last instructions, Chu Ming patted his head and said, "Don't worry too much. You and Shinichi Kudo appeared together before to deceive Ran. At least it can help you cover your tracks now."

Conan forced a smile and reassured Ai Haibara and Dr. Agasa: "Indeed, even if the organization finds out that Shinichi Kudo is not dead, they won't know that Shinichi Kudo is Conan. Don't worry too much."

That was indeed meant to comfort them. After all, Conan himself knew very well that since the organization had discovered that Shinichi Kudo was still alive, it was only a matter of time before they found out about the relationship between Conan and Shinichi Kudo.

After all, the organization and Xiaolan are ultimately different.

Furthermore, even if the organization is unwilling to investigate, it wouldn't be difficult for them to simply eliminate everyone connected to Shinichi Kudo.

However, Conan doesn't plan to tell Ai Haibara about these things, so that at least she and Dr. Agasa can protect themselves.

Conan looked at the group of people in front of him and suddenly said, "Brother Chu Ming, why don't you go back with the professor and the others first? I'll go up and keep an eye on Uncle."

Unlike everyone else, the Doctor and Chu Ming were complete outsiders. He might not be able to protect himself in this matter, but he at least had to get Chu Ming and the others out of the game.

“But we came to see Detective Mouri, and we haven’t gone to see him yet—” the professor hesitated.

"No need. Uncle might be being watched by the organization right now. Doctor, you should take Ai Haibara and Chu Ming back first." Conan's expression was very serious.

Chu Ming did not refuse. He watched Conan's departing figure, exchanged a glance with Ai Haibara, and then went back with the professor.

Upon arriving at the doctor's house, Chu Ming saw the doctor looking worried and offered him a few words of comfort before heading to Ai Haibara's underground laboratory.

Ai Haibara was already waiting there. When she saw Chu Ming come down, she hurriedly asked him for news.

"Brother Chu Ming, the organization..." She paused, then continued, "has the organization really found out...?"

Chu Ming nodded: "Gin has confirmed that the fingerprint on the chewing gum belongs to Shinichi Kudo."

"The reason I was able to come here is because he sent me to gather information, to see if there is still any contact between Detective Mouri and Shinichi Kudo, and whether this bugging was done in collusion between them and the FBI."

"Did you plant a bug in Gin's Porsche before? According to Gin, this bug is the same as the last one. In addition, you signed the confirmation of Shinichi Kudo's death, so he suspects that you conspired with Shinichi Kudo."

Chu Ming didn't hide anything, because even if he didn't say it, Vermouth would find a way to pass the message on to Conan later.

Why didn't he use it to farm Ai Haibara's points?

Ai Haibara was in a state of utter confusion. Whenever news about Gin came up, she seemed to be completely distracted.

Chu Ming took the opportunity to comfort her and tried to earn some points: "Don't worry, since Gin sent me to investigate, I'll tell them later that I found out that Shinichi Kudo and Sherry seem to have gone abroad with the FBI."

Ai Haibara forced a smile: "That's not what I'm worried about—"

Before she could finish speaking, Chu Ming's phone suddenly rang.

—It's vodka.

Hmm, why is Afu calling at this time?

Is there anything I can't send via email?

Chu Ming gestured for Ai Haibara to be quiet, then answered the phone.

"what happened?"

Vodka's voice was low, as if he were making the call secretly.

"I sent you an email an hour ago, why haven't you replied yet?"

?

Chu Ming silently placed his phone in front of him, opened his email, and discovered that Gin had sent him an email an hour earlier, saying that there was an urgent mission and he needed to return to the base for a meeting within half an hour. After that, he made several phone calls.

However, he was busy connecting with Conan and Ai Haibara at the time, and the hospital stairwell was quite noisy, so he didn't notice his phone vibrating at all.

He hadn't had time to check his phone since then, so he just left it aside until Vodka called him. The basement was so quiet that the phone's buzzing was particularly noticeable, and that's when he realized there was a call.

"My phone was in my outside pocket, and I wasn't paying attention because I was wearing so many clothes. You've all arrived already?"

Vodka's breathy voice came through quietly: "Of course, we've all been waiting for you for half an hour. Hurry up, Big Brother's face is all dark."

Damn, making them wait so long, Gin is going to take it personally again.

[Originally there was only one chapter, but I just discovered that a lovely person gave me a gift yesterday, so I'm adding an extra chapter. Thank you for your kindness!]

Chapter 621 Ireland

Chu Ming hurried along, practically leaping out of the car and running into the base.

The office in the base was completely silent. Gin was flipping through the documents in front of him with a low and oppressive aura. Even Vermouth didn't stroke Gin's beard at this moment.

As the hurried footsteps outside grew closer and finally stopped at the office door, everyone in the office turned their attention to the entrance.

Chu Ming cautiously peeked half his head in and saw that Gin was sitting in the main seat at the table in the room, Vermouth and the others were sitting on the left, and a single person was sitting on the right with his arms crossed and an arrogant expression on his face.

Huh, a new face.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on the door, Gin didn't even need to turn around to know that Chu Ming had arrived.

He tilted his head slightly and said calmly, "What are you doing loitering around the door if you're not going to come in?"

Chu Ming saw that although Gin's expression wasn't very good, it wasn't as bad as Vodka had described, so he felt relieved: "I did answer your call. I was just trying to find out what was going on with Kogoro Mouri. The ward was too noisy, so I didn't hear my phone ring."

Gin didn't seem to accept Chu Ming's reasoning, as he didn't say anything. Chu Ming walked in quite consciously, looked at the positions of the people in the conference room, and after thinking for a moment, squeezed next to Gin.

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The main problem was the unfamiliar face sitting on the right, whose eyes were filled with malice and who looked at Gin with disdain. It was clear that they didn't get along.

Although he and Gin often bicker, the action team still needs to stand united against external threats.

Gin looked at Chu Ming, who had squeezed next to him, and moved slightly to the side to make room for him.

"And who is this?" Chu Ming broke the silence by speaking first. He felt that the person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for the time being.

"This is Ireland."

Ah! He remembered, it was the one who committed suicide with Tokyo Tower.

However, Ireland's appearance this time shouldn't mean they'll oppose Gin, since Chu Ming didn't let Pisco get into trouble at the Beihu Hotel. In that case, Ireland has no reason to hate Gin.

However, Ireland is also a key figure in the US branch's operations team, so it's normal for him to be dissatisfied with Gin.

Chu Ming looked at Ireland with some curiosity. He looked to be in his thirties or forties, with short, light blond hair and sharp, upturned eyebrows.

Perhaps knowing Chu Ming's identity, Ireland didn't react with the same ferocity as when facing Gin when meeting Chu Ming's gaze. Chu Ming smiled and asked, "Ireland, is there a mission for you to return home this time?"