Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

"Then we're trapped here?"

Chu Ming slowly pulled out his phone from his pocket and waved it: "Don't worry, I just called Inspector Megure."

"Really? That's good. Now let's find the murderer who killed the hotel owner. Once the police arrive, they can take us back directly."

Knowing they had a way out, the tense nerves of the group immediately relaxed. Since they were all Sherlock Holmes fans, they started to get interested in solving the case.

"Yeah, yeah, why don't we check the security footage? Maybe we'll find some clues?"

The waitress said apologetically, "I'm sorry, the camera is fake. It's a fake machine that's installed during the annual event."

Hattori pondered for a moment: "I originally thought the murderer let the hotel owner into the car around 3:30. The few of us who were in the living room a few hours ago should not be suspects. However, Chu Ming said that the car was heated, which means that the murder may not have been committed at that time. Therefore, all of us present are suspects!"

Ayako Oki suddenly laughed and lit a cigarette: "I already know who the murderer is, about the methods he used, and I also have decisive evidence."

Facing the shocked crowd, Ayako Oki gently exhaled a puff of smoke: "I'll give you ten minutes to think it over. If you don't want to hear your name from my lips, then you'd better confess your sins!"

She took the cigarette and went straight out the door.

Kento Toba, who was standing to the side, glanced at her and said, "Ayako, where are you going? Don't go alone!"

"Hmph, you'll protect me, won't you—" Ayako Oki's voice came from outside the door, and Kento Toba hurriedly followed.

Watching the two figures leave, Chu Ming put his hands behind his head and leaned against the wall: "She must have some clues that we don't know about. Did any of you see Miss Ooki during the day?"

Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "I think I saw it before. Miss Ayako was acting a bit strange during the day. When I went back to my room after lunch, I saw Miss Ayako in the corridor. When she saw me, she hid something that looked like paper behind her back. It looked like one of Sherlock Holmes' 1000 Questions."

"Is she trying to cheat?"

Just then, Toba Kento opened the door and came in, and the others asked him questions one after another.

"Who is the murderer?"

Did you ask her secretly?

"Tell us quickly!"

Toba Kento looked somewhat bewildered in front of the group: "I don't know either. She said she wouldn't tell even if it were me, and she went to hide in the bathroom."

"Big brother, did Sister Ayako come to see you during the day?" Conan started acting cute again to get clues.

Toba Kento shook his head: "No, I was in my room writing test papers during the day, and no one came in at all."

After discussing for a while, Chu Ming checked his watch: "It's been 20 minutes, hasn't Miss Oki come out yet?"

"Could it be..." Kogoro Mouri hurriedly ran to the bathroom door and pounded on it.

"Miss Oki! Are you still there?!"

The door creaked open, and Ayako Oki sneered, "A bunch of people gathered at the entrance to the women's restroom, how rude of you—"

Kogoro Mouri was also somewhat speechless: "We were worried about you not coming out for so long... Alright, Ms. Oki, can you tell us now who the murderer is?"

Ayako Oki suddenly changed her mind: "Oh, it seems I made a mistake. I'm so sorry..." and then turned and left.

"Wait a minute, why did her attitude suddenly change?" Conan tugged at his hair and squatted down in the corner, while Hattori Heiji squatted down in the same way next to him.

Chu Ming moved between them, curling up into a mushroom shape as well: "I think there are only two reasons for her sudden change of heart. One is that she realized her reasoning was wrong after thinking about it in the bathroom, and the other is that someone said something to her that made her give up the accusation. For example, her boyfriend who just came back from being out with her for half a day."

Conan and Hattori both nodded; it was indeed a possibility.

After squatting for a while, Chu Ming felt that it wasn't good to keep squatting at the entrance of the women's restroom. These two guys had no shame, but he still had to live on this earth. If they were discovered, wouldn't they think he was some kind of pervert?

They pulled the two of them back to the hall, only to find that Ayako Oki was gone.

"Huh, where's Miss Ayako?" Conan looked around.

“She went for a walk outside. I tried to stop her, but she said nothing more would happen.”

Alas, one of Conan's ironclad rules: when you travel alone, you're bound to end up dead.

It seems that Miss Ooki is truly finished this time, and I can only painfully absorb another magnetic field.

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Chapter 64 Oh no, we're doomed!

Conan and Hattori both frowned, looking somewhat uneasy, but seeing that everyone in the hall was there, they didn't say anything more.

Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard, startling everyone. They looked in the direction of the garage.

As I rushed out the door, I saw that the garage in the distance was already engulfed in flames, with fire shooting into the sky.

"Could it be that Miss Ayako is in the garage?"

“…Ayako! Ayako!” Kento Toba’s eyes widened, his face filled with grief.

He rushed towards the fire, seemingly about to plunge into the flames to rescue people.

Kogoro Mouri strode forward to grab resident Ye Yanren, only to find himself being held back by Chu Ming. He looked at Chu Ming with confusion and anxiety: "Let go of me, I want—"

Chu Ming gestured for him to look at Toba Kento.

Kogoro Mouri looked over and saw Kento Toba run a few steps into the fire. When he realized that no one was trying to stop him, he turned around stiffly. What's going on? Aren't you detectives supposed to be hot-blooded? Why aren't you stopping me? This is so embarrassing.

You, who should be playing along, turn a blind eye. Is this a lack of humanity or a moral decay?

When Chu Ming saw him turn around, he gestured towards the fire, indicating that if he wanted to go in, he should hurry up and rush in, as no one would stop him.

No one was willing to take the role, and Toba Kento didn't dare to actually rush in—wouldn't that be suicide? He staggered forward two more steps, then knelt on the ground, his face full of pain: "Ayako!!!"

Wow, that's pretty good acting. It's a shame he's not an actor.

Everyone looked at him with disdain and turned to look for fire extinguishers.

"Yes, yes, go put out the fire quickly, otherwise that book will..." Fujisawa shouted loudly from the side.

"A book? How do you know there's a book in there?" Chu Ming asked curiously. He remembered that the murderer in this episode wasn't this person. It had been too long, and he only vaguely remembered some plot points after many cases had occurred. In some cases, he only remembered who the murderer was, and as for other details and evidence, he would only be able to recall them when he saw them.

After all, who would have thought that they would be transported to the world of Detective Conan overnight? If they had known they would come here, they would have watched this anime a hundred or eighty times.

Fujisawa did not answer; he stared intently at the fire, remaining silent.

Gradually, the fire was extinguished by the water gun, leaving only wisps of smoke.

Fujisawa took the lead, moving even faster than Toba Kento, who was worried about his girlfriend, and was the first to enter the garage.

While everyone was searching for Ayako Oki, he secretly went to the back seat of the car, opened the door, and what came into view was a charred corpse.

He screamed in fright, staggered back a few steps, and fell to the ground with a thud.

Chu Ming also came closer to take a look. A burnt smell hit him, and he quickly absorbed the magnetic field and took two steps back.

Don't detectives have noses? How can they communicate there so calmly and without batting an eye amidst such a strong smell?

"Why are we, the suspects, all in the lobby, while only Miss Ayako was outside? Who killed her?"

"No, there's one more person, you've all forgotten."

"?" Chu Ming was also a little surprised. There were other people? How come he didn't know?

"It's the hotel owner! If the owner, who fell off the cliff with his car, didn't die, but faked his death and hid in some corner, then everything makes sense!"

...This guess is even more outrageous than Kogoro Mouri's usual judgments. How could there be any accidents when the magnetic field has been absorbed by him?

"Impossible. I reached out to grab the boss back then. It was definitely him, and he was already dead."

“Yes, we’ve seen it too, right kid?” Hattori agreed with Chu Ming while subtly mentioning Conan.

"Uh-huh!"

Suddenly, Kento Toba, who had been feigning grief with his head down, burst out and roared, "Then tell me, who did this? Ayako was clearly murdered to silence her!"

"Tch, having a loud voice is a good excuse!" Chu Ming, who was startled by his sudden loud voice, rolled his eyes: "Maybe it's you."

Toba Kento panicked: "What are you talking about! We were all in the lobby at the time!!"

"Tch, what's all the fuss about? I was just offering a guess. After Ms. Ayako said she knew who the murderer was, you were the only one who contacted her. Then she went back on her word, saying she was wrong, and then she was silenced. You're the prime suspect, right? For example, you could have chased after her, tricked her, or offered her some benefits to lure her to the garage for a detailed discussion. Then you could have planted a time bomb or a timed ignition device in the garage, and detonated it while everyone was in the lobby. Tsk, using everyone as your alibi. Brilliant—"

Hidaka Kenji's expression contorted even more, clearly angered by his words. He looked ready to charge at Ayako: "What are you talking about? Ayako and I are about to get married! How could I possibly harm her? You're the real culprit!"

Kogoro Mouri stopped him in time: "Alright, alright, calm down. You should all keep quiet. Let's go back to the living room first, and we can talk about the rest when the police arrive."

When Kento Toba realized he wanted to kill another person, he relaxed under Kogoro Mouri's pressure. So what if he doubted him? He had no evidence anyway.

Chu Ming followed leisurely at the back, ignoring Conan and Hattori behind him.

Judging from Hattori's expression, it seems he's guessed Conan's identity. After all, Conan's eyes light up like a mouse seeing cheese when he sees a case, and there's no stopping him.

"Did you all receive the note? This murderer is absolutely despicable!" Fujisawa picked up a note and showed it to everyone; this was the reason he had just been so distraught.

"If you want that book, come to the garage at five o'clock tomorrow morning. It's under the back seat." Kogoro Mouri looked at the note. "I remember the garage caught fire around 4:30."

"Was Miss Ayako also going to get a book? Because she died in the back seat of the car."

Kogoro Mouri suddenly slapped Hattori's thigh next to him: "I know! The culprit must be the innkeeper. After faking his death, he hid in a corner and secretly killed Miss Ayako, and he was also planning to kill Mr. Fujisawa!"

Hattori winced in pain: "You idiot detective, how could you—"

He suddenly remembered the Mao's elimination method that Chu Ming had told him before, which meant that the uncle meant that the culprit could not be the hotel owner.

"You're so rude!" Ran's words interrupted Hattori's thoughts. "My dad always solves cases smoothly, and because he always seems to be asleep when he solves a case, everyone calls him Sleeping Kogoro!"

"Sleeping?" A thought flashed through Hattori's mind. He grabbed Ran and pulled her to the door.

"Where was that guy every time your dad solved a case?"

"That guy?" Xiaolan didn't understand.