Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Akagi Ryoko listened to the voice on the other end of the phone: "Naoki took Mamoru away?"

Meanwhile, Ran searched the entire house and finally, at the bathroom door, she faintly heard Shinichi Kudo's voice coming from inside. A sinister smile slowly appeared on her face: "Found you."

She grabbed the doorknob and started shaking it violently: "Open the door, Shinichi! I know you're in there! Come out and explain yourself!!"

Conan was terrified inside the door. Was Ran going to kick the door open and rush in?

He quickly called Akagi Ryoko over to the other end of the phone, asking her to hand the receiver to Xiaolan. He used sweet talk, saying he only wanted to say things that could only be heard by Xiaolan. Taking advantage of Xiaolan leaving the doorway, he opened it and dashed out.

It has to be said that Shinichi Kudo has some of the skills of a scumbag.

Ran was tricked again. Upon hearing Akagi Ryoko say that Shinichi might have gone to Uemura Naoki's house, she immediately grabbed Ryoko and rushed out, with Conan following closely behind. This left Chu Ming alone to slowly lock the door for Akagi Ryoko and catch up with them.

Ugh, I'm so tired. I want to sleep and don't want to move. Without the attraction of a magnetic field, I can't muster any interest at all.

But since we're already here, it's too late to leave now.

After Akagi Ryoko called for a long time but Uemura Naoki still wouldn't open the door, Ran pulled Ryoko away, gathered her strength in her dantian, kicked open the door, and knocked Uemura Naoki, who was standing behind the door, down in the process.

Conan swallowed hard, staring in horror at Naoki Uemura lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance. It was terrifying, horrifying.

Chu Ming, on the contrary, clicked his tongue in admiration.

"Wow, Ran's skills are getting better and better! Conan, did you see that? This is what happens when you do bad things. Don't do anything bad in the future!"

Conan's lips twitched. With that kind of fighting ability, who would dare...?

After the matter was resolved, Chu Ming was about to take his leave when Xiao Lan, who had been standing nearby for a long time, suddenly asked about Shinichi Kudo's whereabouts.

Chu Ming watched as Ran picked up her phone to call Kudo, then glanced at Conan, who was quietly slipping away with his schoolbag.

Yes, he fled, she chased, and neither of them could escape.

He remembered there was a memorable scene later on? Now that he wasn't sleepy anymore, he quietly followed the two of them.

After chasing her to an alleyway, Xiaolan suddenly stopped. Perhaps she was disheartened by the pointless pursuit. The person she liked was actually at the home of someone who claimed to be his girlfriend. Why was he even trying to seduce her? Or was it all just wishful thinking on her part?

"Explain yourself clearly. Why, why were you at that girl's house? And she was crying! What? Shouldn't I be the one crying the most...? Are you really with her...?"

Tears streamed down her face, and Xiaolan's voice was filled with heartache.

Conan was also getting anxious. He had so much he wanted to say to Ran, but his health...

Chu Ming was recording this scene using the system's camera. A car drove up behind Conan; it was Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara.

Chu Ming watched them work for a long time, then brought over a small box and had Conan stand on it, using the car's lighting to elongate Conan's shadow.

A shadow with legs two and a half meters long was cast on the wall, and Shinichi Kudo's voice came from the other side of the alley.

"My relationship with Miss Quantum isn't what she claims. Her brother was kidnapped, and she tried to find me this way. Don't cry..."

"What's it to you whether I cry or not!" Upon hearing that Akagi Ryoko had orchestrated this to find Kudo Shinichi, Ran immediately believed him, but still couldn't bring herself to say anything and stubbornly retorted.

"If you cry, it will give me a lot of trouble..."

Chu Ming was exasperated. "Why didn't you just rush up there? If you had taken just a couple more steps, you wouldn't have been fooled for over a thousand episodes!"

Seeing that Conan immediately shrank into Professor Agasa's car after saying his cryptic love words, and after Ran ran away following the path Professor Agasa pointed out, Chu Ming quietly left, new material acquired.

Ai Haibara was teasing Conan, saying, "Great Detective, why is your face so red? What, are you embarrassed to say a few words?"

Conan popped his head out: "You talk too much! Don't I have any dignity?"

Chapter 69 Follow your words

"Treasure map? Is it really that naive? What era are we living in that people still believe in this..."

Half asleep, Chu Ming received a call from Gin.

Gin said that someone from his organization recently obtained a treasure map from two jewel thieves and asked him to come to the base to take a look and determine the exact location of the treasure.

Treasure map? Isn't that the trick Professor Agasa always uses to fool kids? Chu Ming subconsciously complained, but before he could finish speaking, he was startled by the cold voice coming from the other end of the phone, and his sleepiness vanished completely.

"I want to see you at the base in ten minutes."

"Hey, bro! I just—"

The busy signal interrupted him.

Chu Ming quickly got out of bed. He would go to the base to get the treasure map and then run away. He absolutely couldn't let his older brother drag him to the training ground.

Chu Ming went downstairs and started the car that the organization had borrowed from downstairs. He still needed to buy a car when he had time. A while ago, he was browsing the points mall and found that they actually sold driver's licenses. The system had processed the driver's license in the United States through the backend, so now he could legally drive.

I sped along and arrived just in time to enter the gate. As soon as I went in, I saw Gin standing on the second-floor railing smoking.

Upon seeing Chu Ming arrive, before Chu Ming could even greet him, Gin threw down his cigarette butt, stomped it out, and tumbled down from the second floor without saying a word, delivering a side kick.

"Brother! Fighting so early in the morning is bad luck!! I came here to get the treasure map! Brother, please don't let fists damage our precious friendship—"

Chu Ming dodged Gin's fierce attacks in a disheveled manner, while muttering incoherently, trying to use his words to make Gin stop.

Chu Ming was met with increasingly fierce attacks.

After two years apart, Gin realized that when he interacted with Chu Ming now, he would resort to violence if possible, and wait until after the beating to say anything, otherwise he would easily get angry.

Gin stopped and stood up straight after Chu Ming was knocked to the ground, then took out a picture from his side and handed it to Chu Ming.

Chu Ming lay on the ground, refusing to get up: "The cold leaves are fluttering all over my face, and... cough... my brother's domineering behavior has broken my heart! How can he come here first thing in the morning and start hitting me?! I'm going on strike! I'm injured at work! I can't get up or walk! QAQ"

Gin coldly watched Chu Ming cheat and kicked him. Although the kick wasn't fast, Chu Ming instinctively rolled and jumped up.

"Can't get up? Can't walk?"

Chu Ming pursed his lips, obediently accepted the treasure map, and muttered almost silently, "Hmph, Black Skinflint."

"Hmm?" Gin sensed that Chu Ming hadn't said anything nice, and his eyes pierced Chu Ming like knives.

"Ah, I have to say, the names on the treasure maps are really cringey, like 'Demon Hand' and 'Bone Forest'... It really sounds like something you'd use to trick a kid."

"The images that my subordinates found were left behind by a jewelry thief. They couldn't understand them, so they handed them over to me."

"Why is everything being sent to our eldest brother? Shouldn't Rum be doing this kind of informational work? Is he slacking off again?"

Gin gave Chu Ming a cryptic look: "Since solving the mystery still involves searching, Rum has simply handed this task over to you."

"All right……"

Chu Ming vaguely remembered this picture. It seemed to be something Conan encountered when he took the Detective Boys out treasure hunting. At the time, the bag was full of jewels, and Chu Ming had been drooling over it for a long time when he watched the anime.

Just as Chu Ming was about to leave with the map in hand, Gin called him back, took out his phone, and sent Chu Ming a photo and an address.

"Kill this person on the way."

Chu Ming looked at the somewhat familiar photo. Wasn't this—

"The person who made the transaction on the high-speed train last time? Oh right, there were reports that the bomb she left behind was thrown out of the window but didn't explode... Why are they only now trying to silence her? I thought she had already been taken care of."

"Hmph, she was just released recently after being arrested, and of course, the information she revealed has been suppressed by our people. Taking care of a little bug shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

"Don't worry, bro." I have a problem; my magnetic field has gone haywire again QAQ

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Why go through all this trouble so early in the morning? Something that could be solved by simply sending a picture of a treasure map has to be done in person. I think this guy just wants to call me over and beat me up!

On the way back, Chu Ming was indignant. The places where he had been kicked were still aching. His older brother was getting more and more ruthless. How hateful.

As we passed by Professor Agasa's house, he was busy repairing a car outside, while several children stood behind him, looking somewhat dejected.

"Professor Agasa, good morning. Did the car break down?"

"Oh, it's Chu Ming. Yes, I was planning to take the kids out to play today, but the car broke down. I don't know when it will be fixed."

Going out to play? Or are you going treasure hunting?

"How about I take them? I have the day off today and nothing to do."

"Really? Thank you so much!" Dr. Agasa's eyes lit up.

The children instantly cheered, but upon seeing it was Chu Ming, they quietly shrank back: "How about... how about we wait for the doctor to fix the car... we're not in a hurry at all..."

Chu Ming got out of the car and opened the door for them with a warm smile, like a kind human trafficker: "It's alright, get in the car quickly."

Conan's lips twitched, and he took the treasure map given to him by Professor Agasa and got into the passenger seat first. The other children also pushed and shoved their way into the car.

Ai Haibara stood behind the doctor and waved to them, "I'm not going today. I slept too late last night and my head hurts a bit. I'm going to catch up on my sleep. You guys go have fun."

Although the understanding children were somewhat disappointed, they did not insist and drove to the outskirts of the city following the address given by Professor Agasa.

On the road, Conan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Chu Ming, didn't you say last time that you weren't an adult? Are you driving without a license?"

"How could that be? I went to the US to take my driver's test a few days ago, and it's recognized in China too!"

"...I see." Conan, satisfied that his doubts had been answered, sat back down.

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"You guys are treasure hunting, you shouldn't need me to come along, right? Be careful while you're treasure hunting, I'll just stay here fishing, set up camp, and wait for you to come back. Call me if you have any problems." Chu Ming looked at Conan, the implication was clear: You're just a fake kid. Watching a few kids shouldn't be a problem, right?

Conan nodded confidently: "Don't worry, Brother Chu Ming, there won't be any problems."

Seeing that Chu Ming wasn't following, the children immediately perked up: "We'll definitely be careful!"

Seeing the mark he had placed above Conan's head gradually disappear into the distance, Chu Ming opened the mini-map and slowly chased after him.

From afar, Chu Ming saw children crossing a narrow wooden bridge. He glanced at the map in his hand: London Wooden Bridge.

Following the wind, Chu Ming heard the children chattering and discussing.