Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

Come on, let me hear just how awful it is.

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Don't say anything, we're on the same side.

Chu Ming huddled in the corner of the sofa, furthest from the impact, and covered his ears tightly. The others in the private room were also blank-faced.

I was careless. Is this the amplification effect of the Detective Conan world? The awful singing, amplified, was like a sonic weapon, relentlessly drilling into my ears, as if trying to shred my reason.

When the song ended, Conan seemed a little unsatisfied. His eyes swept over the jukebox, as if he wanted to play another song.

Chu Ming shook his head to clear his mind, stopping Conan's attempt to walk towards the jukebox and pulling him back to the sofa.

"Stop singing, the next song isn't one we requested, you're tired, go and rest."

Before Conan could speak, Chu Ming casually shoved a glass of milk into Conan's hand.

Sonoko and Ran, realizing what was happening, also tried to stop Conan. Sonoko grabbed a rice ball and shoved it into Conan's mouth, saying, "Yes, yes, kid, don't go up there anymore. Other people get paid to sing, but you're going to kill me!"

"That's ridiculous!" Conan said angrily, taking a bite of his rice ball. He felt he had sung quite well.

Kimura Tatsuya also came to his senses and took a big gulp of his drink. Terahara Mari frowned and stopped him, saying, "Alright, Tatsuya, drink less. You have a performance later."

"Stop nagging, you ugly freak, get out of here."

The atmosphere in the private room suddenly froze. The drummer, Katsumi Yamada, tried to smooth things over, but was mercilessly mocked back by Tatsuya Kimura.

In just a few minutes, Chu Ming and the others were dumbfounded as they watched Kimura Tatsuya mock everyone he knew in the private room, including the KTV owner who came to deliver snacks.

Judging from this, if you're not the deceased, then who is?

You should know that in the world of Detective Conan, apart from Conan and the people around him, anyone else who adopts an arrogant and sarcastic persona is doomed.

Chapter 72 The Consequences of Using the Larger Size

Sure enough, after singing his hit song "Crimson Venus," Tatsuya Kimura prepared to eat a rice ball and leave. But the moment he finished eating, his face suddenly turned blue, he pressed his hand tightly to his neck, and collapsed to the ground, dead.

Seeing this unexpected turn of events, everyone rushed forward in surprise. Shibasaki Mieko even lunged forward, her arm dangling in the air, too afraid to touch anything.

"Quickly, call an ambulance!!"

Chu Ming stepped forward and touched his neck, taking the opportunity to steal his magnetic field.

"It's hopeless, he's already dead."

“How could this be…” Manager Terahara Mariya walked in from outside, looked at Kimura Tatsuya lying on the ground, covered her mouth tightly, and tears slowly flowed down her face.

Conan sniffed the scent on Tatsuya Kimura's hand: "It's potassium cyanide!"

Chu Ming quickly took out his phone and called Inspector Megure. Kogoro Mouri wasn't here today. Would Inspector Megure suspect that he had brought the case to light again?

Chu Ming stared at Conan with a sinister look from the corner. It was all the Grim Reaper's fault; he had innocently taken the blame for so many things!

While searching for evidence, Conan suddenly felt a chill. He rubbed his arms and wondered if the heating was broken, as he felt so cold.

Sure enough, when Inspector Megure arrived at the scene, the first thing he did was search for suspicious traces.

"Hey, where's Mori-kun?"

Chu Ming walked over nonchalantly, pulled Inspector Megure aside, and whispered about the situation at the scene.

"Inspector Megure, the suspects in this case are all here. The deceased is Tatsuya Kimura, the lead singer of the rock band Rex. The one by the door is Go Sumii, the owner of this karaoke bar. He's the one who served the rice ball to the victim."

The girl with the ponytail in front is Mieko Shibasaki, the band's guitarist. She was crying while singing, so she's quite suspicious.

The man next to him was Katsumi Yamada, the band's drummer, who had been mocked by the deceased. Although I don't think that was enough to make him kill, but..."

But since this is the world of Detective Conan, I'm not surprised by any kind of murder.

Chu Ming didn't say these words aloud, and continued to report to Inspector Megure, who had just arrived at the scene:

"The short-haired girl over there is called Terahara Mari. She's the band's manager. To be honest, I feel she's the most suspicious because her eyes are the most complicated. Of course, this is just my intuition. To truly solve a case, we still need to look at the evidence."

Inspector Megure, whose topic had been steered away, nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you, Brother Chu Ming, you've saved us a lot of time."

During Chu Ming's report to Inspector Megure, Conan managed to extract information from the victim using his harmless appearance. He also deduced that the murderer was Terahara Mari from the victim's personal belongings brought by the police. Just as he was about to tell Chu Ming, he overheard the end of Terahara Mari's conversation with Inspector Megure.

As Inspector Megure directed the officers to take everyone down to the lobby for questioning, leaving the forensic officers to investigate the scene, Conan tugged at Chu Ming.

"Brother Chu Ming, you also think the murderer is Terahara Mari? I think so too! And I've found evidence, which is the jacket she swapped with Kimura Tatsuya. The evidence is that there must be Kimura Tatsuya's lighter in the jacket she's wearing now! Why don't you go..."

Chu Ming stopped Conan's eager steps: "Don't even think about it, Great Detective. Solve the cases you've deduced yourself. Don't try to shift the blame onto me again. Last time you tricked me into giving a statement at the Metropolitan Police Department for three whole hours! You can forget about it this time!"

"Alright, alright—" Conan sighed deeply, having no choice but to resort to his full strength.

He first went upstairs to put away the portable camera that Professor Agasa had given him, then hid in a corner and dialed Inspector Megure's number, saying that he already knew the culprit and asking Inspector Megure to bring the person to the crime scene.

When Ran heard that Shinichi had returned, she excitedly rushed into the private room first. However, she didn't see him. There was only a camera on the stage in the huge room.

Ran lost interest in listening to any of the subsequent deductions. She stood by the door and waited for Conan to finish. Then, Ran hurriedly said goodbye to Chu Ming and Sonoko and quickly walked out.

After Chu Ming said goodbye to the exceptionally enthusiastic Sonoko and agreed to go with her to her magic enthusiast's offline gathering, he finally dragged Conan, who had been sitting on the roof for quite a while, down from the roof.

"Xiao Lan has already left. Shall I take you back to Uncle Mori's place?"

"Well, this case is truly a complete tragedy... If they had all been more honest, this wouldn't have happened."

"This teaches us a lesson. If you sing properly and don't go overboard with posing, you won't get poisoned." Chu Ming tried to lighten the mood for Conan, who seemed a little upset.

"..." Upon meeting Conan's speechless gaze, Chu Ming clicked his tongue and changed his words.

"Okay, okay, it means we should wash our hands frequently before and after meals, pay attention to hygiene, and use chopsticks when eating."

"..." After being interrupted twice by Chu Ming, Conan's melancholy mood vanished.

Just as they were about to reach the Mouri Detective Agency, a phone call from Professor Agasa disrupted their plans: "Shinichi, hurry back! Ran thinks you're back and has been waiting at your doorstep. It's been snowing outside, and she's been standing there for almost three hours!"

The two quickly changed course, and on the way, Chu Ming still asked the question he had always wanted to ask: "Why don't you let Ran know that you are Shinichi Kudo?"

Conan scratched his head: "At first, I didn't want her to worry, and besides, such a huge and evil organization would be dangerous for Ran herself if she found out. Now, I can't say anything..."

He recalled the beautiful scenery he had seen while bathing in the hot springs with Xiaolan, and his face flushed bright red.

While driving, Chu Ming inadvertently caught a glimpse of his expression: "Take off that smug look on your face. You should think about what to do!"

Conan was getting impatient, especially after the car stopped and the two of them hid in the alley and saw that thin figure in the swirling snow. She would occasionally breathe on her hands to warm them and stomp her feet to loosen her stiff body, but she just wouldn't leave the gate of the Kudo residence.

Chapter 73: Conan's mother has gained weight in middle age?

"You mustn't let such a devoted girl down," Chu Ming said, seeing Conan's somewhat sad expression.

"Of course I wouldn't, but what should I do now? I should have known better than to use Shinichi Kudo's name..."

Chu Ming glanced at the store not far away: "Did you buy her a Christmas present?"

"Of course I bought it. I plan to have Professor Agasa send it to her. It's still at his house."

"Go get it. I'll help you control the lights. We'll climb over from Professor Agasa's place to your second floor. First, turn on the lights to coax her in; it's too cold outside. Then I'll turn off the lights. If you have anything to say, go say it quickly. She's been out in the cold for a while, so her senses should be a bit numb now. With the lights off, she shouldn't be able to tell how tall you are."

The two went directly to Professor Agasa's house. The balconies of the two houses were quite far apart. Chu Ming dragged Conan with one hand, and with a push of his feet, he threw Conan over in mid-air, then grabbed the balcony railing and flipped over.

As Xiaolan was rubbing her hands together at the door, she suddenly noticed the light on in the house behind her. She excitedly pushed the door open and, sure enough, the door wasn't locked.

"Shinichi, is that you? You're back?" She looked around, trying to find the figure she had been longing for day and night.

'Snap!' The surroundings plunged into darkness.

Just as she was panicking, a warm hand grabbed her fingers. Her hands were so frozen that she had no feeling at all, but she felt that those hands were incredibly warm.

"Is that you, Shinichi?"

"Fool, it's so cold, and you've been waiting outside for so long. Do you really want to see me that much?" Shinichi Kudo's words were full of heartache.

"Who wants to see you, you bastard!" Xiaolan's voice was trembling with tears.

"To be honest, I'm really happy to see you..." In this atmosphere, Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but reveal the truth.

Ran looked up, her eyes brimming with tears: "Shinichi—"

The atmosphere was too emotional, and Chu Ming's excellent night vision allowed him to see that both of their faces were flushed. Tsk tsk.

"I have to go. I still have a case to sort out. See you next time, Lan." There was a hint of reluctance in his words.

"Wait, Shinichi..."

After a while, the lights came on, and Xiaolan looked at the gift box on the stairs.

'This is a Christmas present for you. I hope you like it. —Shinichi Kudo'

Xiaolan picked up the gift and opened it; it was a pair of red gloves.

There were still tears in her eyes, but she couldn't help but smile.

"So, so, does she like it?" Conan rushed upstairs to the second floor as the lights went out, and the two of them were peeking at Ran's reaction through the gaps in the stairs.

Conan was too short to see clearly, so he kept urging Chu Ming to tell him Ran's reaction.

"Looks like he likes it. Tsk, Ran is too kind. She can be appeased with just a pair of gloves." Chu Ming glanced at Conan. If it were him, it would take hundreds of magnetic fields to solve the problem.

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"His mother picked him up?"

Last night when I went to Professor Agasa's house, he casually mentioned that it would be Ai Haibara's birthday in two days and he wanted to ask Chu Ming and Conan to pick out two gifts for her.