Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

"Hmph, I will definitely use my observation and insight! I'll stake my detective reputation on it! I'll find out what's so great about this person who met with Xiaolan!"

Conan stood on the ground, his fist clenched, as if his whole body was engulfed in flames.

Chu Ming covered his face, meeting the surprised looks of those around him with an expression that said, "I don't know him."

This "passionate" detective, don't embarrass others just because you're a kid!

Chapter 95 I'll Give You a Low-Altitude Flight

After that, every time someone came in, Conan would stare at them with a suspicious look, trying to figure out their intentions little by little.

Chu Ming took a sip of coffee and glanced at Conan: "Have you figured anything out?"

"The somewhat irritable lady who just came in was waiting for someone, but it probably wasn't Xiaolan. The man sitting alone at the bar doesn't seem like he'd be waiting either. If he were waiting for someone, he wouldn't have come in and gone straight to the bar without even looking around..."

The wind chimes rang, and two more people entered: a woman with glasses and an air of sophistication, and a rather handsome man dressed in a flamboyant manner.

Conan carefully observed the two. The bag the woman was carrying was a communal bag from a law firm, with a logo printed on it. She seemed to be a lawyer. Ran probably wouldn't need to see a lawyer for anything, so it could only be the man dressed like a peacock?

Conan's murderous gaze fell upon the frivolous man, just as the man answered the phone.

"Hello, I'm Wakao-ō, oh, I mean Yoshio. I've made plans with a girl today, so don't mess with me. Which girl? The one I met at the karaoke bar. There aren't many girls this naive these days. Women are like that; you can win them over with just a few sweet words." Wakao-ō laughed arrogantly, his laughter sounding exactly like Kogoro Mouri's.

Conan gritted his teeth in anger: "Damn it!"

He couldn't resist touching his anesthetic needle, but then, feeling it wasn't enough, he turned on the switch on his shoe.

"Hmph, let me give you a free low-altitude flight, you playboy who toys with girls' feelings!!!"

Chu Ming, always eager for a good show, kept kicking him, kicking him, kicking him.

"Mr. Edogawa? Mr. Fujino? Are you both here?"

Conan was interrupted, so he stood up and walked over: "I am Edogawa, what can I do for you?"

"Your phone, little brother."

Who would bother him to punish the scumbag?

"Hello. Who is this?"

"Conan, it's me."

Her previously tense face instantly brightened: "Sister Xiaolan~"

"Sorry Conan, I can't go back right now. The cash register at this store is broken and they can't give me change. I'll probably have to wait a while. By the way, has anyone come looking for me?"

Conan puffed out his cheeks slightly: "The one with the long hair?"

"Yes, yes, but she usually wears her hair up, doesn't she?"

Conan glanced at Prince Ruo, whose hair was now tied into a small braid: "Oh yeah, he's already done it. Ran-neechan, we don't want people like that..."

"Okay, the cash register is ready. I'll be right back. You stay with Brother Chu Ming, okay? I tried calling him earlier but couldn't get through..."

"Wait, Sister Xiaolan—"

Conan stared at Prince Ruo, who had run into the restroom, and thought, "Wait till you come out of the restroom, and I'll see how I deal with you!"

He walked back to his seat with his head down and a gloomy expression: "Brother Chu Ming, Sister Xiao Lan said she couldn't get through to you on the phone..."

"Hmm?" Chu Ming patted around, realizing he had forgotten his phone. It was all Conan's fault for dragging him away.

"Ah!!! Ah!!!!" Prince Ruo's screams echoed from the toilet.

Having sensed the magnetic field long ago, Chu Ming darted to the toilet door and yanked it open.

Just moments ago, Prince Ruo had been full of confidence, but now he sat on the ground in shock, pointing ahead with his finger.

Following the direction of his finger, red blood was slowly flowing out from under the toilet stall door.

Conan rushed in, and whether intentionally or accidentally, he stepped on Prince Ruo's hand, causing him to howl in pain again.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, the child might be a little frightened. Is your hand alright?"

Seeing this, Chu Ming quickly pulled Conan to his side and pretended to ask Ruo Wangzi.

If the prince was about to explode, but when he met Chu Ming's smiling eyes, he suddenly shuddered and shook his head from the bottom of his heart: "N-nothing."

Chu Ming smiled and said, "It's good that you're alright."

At this point, Conan, unable to pull the door open, jumped onto the door and looked down.

Inside the door was the same imperious woman from before, now lying silently on the floor with her back against the door. The murder weapon was right next to her, and her belongings were scattered all over the floor.

The store manager was terrified and immediately called the police, closing the store as instructed by them.

"Brother Chu Ming is here too. Have you found any clues?"

The police station wasn't far from here, and Inspector Megure arrived at the scene shortly afterward.

Seeing that Chu Ming was also there, he seemed to have resigned himself to his fate. He didn't say anything about how old he was anymore, but simply asked Chu Ming for clues with a calm expression.

Chapter 96 Anyone except the son-in-law can fight.

Chu Ming pointed to a few people in the crowd: "These are the people who went to the restroom just now, so they should be the suspects."

"Ah, isn't this a home invasion robbery? Look, the window is still open, and there's a quiet alleyway outside where no one goes. The victim's belongings are scattered all over the ground, and her wallet is empty. Maybe the murderer came in, killed Ms. Yayoi who was about to go to the toilet, then blocked her in front of the toilet door, stole her money, and jumped out of the window."

The more Inspector Megure spoke, the more convinced he became of his own reasoning. He pointed outside, signaling the officers to go out and inquire about the situation.

Chu Ming and Er Kang gestured: "Wait—"

"What's wrong, Brother Chu Ming?"

"Inspector Megure, look at that window."

"Huh? What happened to the window?" Inspector Megure didn't understand.

Conan tilted his head up: "What Brother Chu Ming means is that it's too clean up there~"

"Huh? Isn't this great? Toilets should be clean!"

"Huh?" Conan was taken aback by Inspector Megure's bizarre thought process.

“Inspector Megure, what I mean is that there are no footprints or bloodstains on this window. Judging from the victim’s bleeding condition, the murderer must have bloodstains on him. Also, the murderer probably didn’t come in from the outside. Usually, the windows of toilets facing the street like this are never left unlocked. This is a toilet, you know. Are you just leaving it wide open for people to peep on?”

“Yes, officer, we usually keep this window locked,” the shop owner said.

"Then maybe the murderer wiped the traces clean! And it's not impossible that the victim opened the window to let in some fresh air..."

"No, officer, do you think a murderer who leaves the murder weapon at the scene and flees in a panic would clean it up?" Eri Kisaki walked over slowly. "It's been so long, you're an inspector now?"

"Oh, Attorney Kisaki, you're here too." Inspector Megure greeted her with a smile.

"The fact that the murderer left the murder weapon here and didn't take it means that the murderer must be someone from the store."

Inspector Megure nodded and took the people who had been to the restroom, as pointed out by Chu Ming, for questioning. Among them was Eri Kisaki.

Chu Ming stared at the suspects being led by Inspector Megure up the toilet door and nudged Conan.

Conan was lost in thought when Chu Ming suddenly poked him, causing him to fall to the side and land right on Eri Kisaki.

Eri didn't say anything, just glanced at him, but Conan was startled as if he had been stared at by a tiger, and scrambled to his feet, saying, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I lost my balance."

Eri shook her head: "It's nothing."

After Conan stood up, he glared at Chu Ming, but Chu Ming pressed his head down.

"Look at that strongest guy, isn't something a little off?" Chu Ming's words immediately pulled Conan's thoughts away.

"Something's not right?" Conan observed carefully. "Something's different... but where is it...?"

"The bandage on his hand was clearly wrapped around his ring finger before, how come it's like this now..."

Conan's eyes widened as he looked at the bandage wrapped around Tonoyama Juzo's middle finger: "Could he be the culprit?"

Chu Ming nodded: "Very likely, but how could someone as big as him climb over the space above the toilet door?"

“Unless it wasn’t the murderer who climbed into the cubicle, but the corpse,” Eri Kisaki, who was standing nearby, said, offering her opinion after overhearing their conversation.

"So the rope used to strangle the victim was the bandage on his hand, right?"

The three of them, one after another, reconstructed the methods used by Dianshan Shisan to commit murder.

Inspector Megure overheard their conversation and his sharp gaze fell on Tonoyama Juzo: "Mr. Tonoyama, please remove the bandage so I can examine it!"

Seeing that his crimes had been exposed, Tonoyama Juzo glared murderously at the three people not far away. Although Conan was just a child, he was standing behind Chu Ming, making it difficult for him to break through. It really was that woman...

He gritted his teeth and charged straight at Eri, intending to knock her away and escape.

Eri's eyes hardened, and her aura turned menacing.

She grabbed Dianshan Shisan's hand and threw him in front of her.

Chu Ming clicked his tongue in admiration. Another brother who has taken a wrong turn. The Mori family are all experts. This over-the-shoulder throw is a family heirloom skill of the Mori family.

That's not quite right. To be more precise, everyone in this family, except for the son-in-law, is a formidable fighter.

Chapter 97 The scapegoat

As Tonoyama Juzo was taken away by the police, Conan turned his sinister gaze back to Wakaoji.

"Alright, it's time to deal with this peacock."

"Oh, you're here! Sorry to keep you waiting~" Xiaolan ran over carrying a box of cakes.

Damn it, Conan just went ahead and ruined things: "Big brother, what do you mean by saying that girls can be won over with just a few sweet words?"