Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

I'll follow behind and collect the magnetic fields.

Xiao Lan seemed to be deep in thought.

Why don't you just make me run around Japan? Conan's resentful gaze clearly conveyed this message.

"Beep—Attention passengers, the train bound for Nichiri Land is about to arrive at the station. Please stand behind the white safety line and wait to board."

"There's no one on the train! Great, we're the first passengers, right, Conan?"

"Yes!" Conan nodded vigorously in agreement.

"They're not here yet. It's one thing for Horii to be late every time, but why is Shimizu late today too? What's going on?"

A man in purple carrying a camera case got into the car, looked around, and complained.

The driver in front turned around and asked, "Sir, are you traveling alone today?"

"No, there are two more people coming later. Is there something you need?"

"It's fine for you to take pictures in the car, but there are other passengers on the bus today. Could you please not cause them any inconvenience?"

"Of course, don't worry."

A soft female voice came from the car door: "Finally made it! Sorry, Kawasaki-senpai, I overslept this morning... Hey, hasn't Horii arrived yet?"

"No, you know he always likes to drag his feet, he always shows up at the last second. But judging by the time, he should be here soon."

As they were talking, Masao Horii walked in through the car door: "Good morning, I think I'm a little late again."

Kawasaki said with some displeasure, "You always do this, I—"

Shimizu quickly stepped forward to stop him: "Okay, Kawasaki-senpai, there are other passengers on the train, please keep your voice down."

He turned to Chu Ming and the others and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry to have bothered you."

Ran quickly waved her hand: "No, no, Miss Shimizu, are you also going to Nichiri Park?"

"No, we are members of the Railway Research Club of Huashan University. We are here to take photos of trams on the ground. There are fewer and fewer trams on the ground now, so we want to take as many photos as possible."

Masao Horii added from the side, "Plus, I'm going to study in Germany soon, so I thought I'd take as many photos as possible to remember this time."

Kawasaki Tetsuya wasn't as angry as before. He found a seat and said, "Don't worry, I've got your back."

The people in the car were sitting at the front, chatting and laughing enthusiastically.

Chu Ming sat alone in the back seat, scrolling through intelligence on his phone, passing the time as if it were a novel.

This is so boring. Conan's aura has only been able to bring down one person recently. Why aren't there any serial murder cases? This is the worst group of murderers he's ever mentored.

I wonder if I could make a difference in other places, preferably places with scary legends.

Horror legends + Detective Conan.

That's absolutely a winning combination!

Hmm, the five-story pagoda in Izu, the Tengu of the Mountain Goddess Temple, and the Snow Woman... Tsk tsk, it's time to take Conan on a trip.

With a screech of brakes, Chu Ming nearly tumbled off his seat.

Kogoro Mouri jumped up immediately: "What happened! Was there an earthquake?!"

Everyone crowded around the front of the car to see what had happened.

The tram driver braked and hurriedly ran off the tram. Kawasaki Tetsuya collapsed in front of the tram, his face pale with fright.

"What's wrong?" Chu Ming ran down after him, asking Conan, who was standing at the front of the car, as he ran.

"Kawasaki got off the train to take pictures, and just as the train was about to pass by, he suddenly fell on the tracks. Luckily, the driver braked in time."

Did you suddenly fall?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Where Conan is, there are never any surprises.

There are only successful murders and attempted murders.

Just as he was thinking this, the system swept a magnetic field over him.

Huh? Why is there a magnetic field? Didn't Kawasaki survive being run over?

After confirming that Kawasaki was alright, the driver was a little angry: "Honestly, you need to be more careful! If I had been any slower, you would be dead by now!"

Chu Ming nodded in agreement. "Why didn't you know to slow down? I almost got two magnetic fields today!"

Kawasaki, still shaken, said, "I'm so sorry, I was standing on the ladder taking pictures when it suddenly collapsed..."

"Alright, it's good that you're all alright. Everyone, get back to the car, we're about to depart."

Conan, holding the S-shaped hook he had found with a handkerchief, returned to the car, intending to discuss it with Chu Ming.

"Don't start the car, call the police," Chu Ming said to the driver in a deep voice as soon as he got in.

Conan, following behind, looked up upon hearing this: "Brother Chu Ming, you noticed something's wrong too? This is very likely deliberate. I found one down there..."

Chu Ming interrupted Conan: "No, someone died."

Huh? Conan walked past Chu Ming in surprise. In front of him, Horii Masao was lying on the ground with his head covered in blood.

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Chapter 149 (Easy Question - Bonus Chapter 1)

"How could this be..." Shimizu's face was full of disbelief.

Kogoro Mouri quickly stepped forward and stopped Kawasaki and Shimizu from walking ahead.

"I am Detective Kogoro Mouri. Please do not approach the body and wait patiently for the police to arrive."

After dispersing the crowd, he squatted down in front of Horii's body and carefully examined the situation.

"His forehead is swollen, and there is a laceration on the back of his head."

Kogoro Mouri stood up and looked around. He noticed bloodstains on the corner of the camera case that Kawasaki had hung on the railing, and a large pool of blood on the floor.

"It seems so. Mr. Horii must have lost his balance during the sudden braking, and as he fell backward, he unfortunately hit the camera case next to the car door, which caused the injury to the back of his head. It seems to be an accident; Mr. Horii is really unlucky—"

Kogoro Mouri shook his head and sighed.

"You must be the famous Detective Mouri!" From a distance, a police officer rushed over and shook hands with Kogoro Mouri.

"I am Kenji Wakai from the Harii Police Station! I've long heard of Mr. Mori's reputation, and meeting you today, I can say you are truly extraordinary!!"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri puffed out his chest and shook hands with Inspector Wakai: "Oh, not at all. I've only solved a few cases, nothing to brag about, nothing to brag about, hahahahahahaha."

"So Mr. Mori thinks this was an accident? Then let's go there later—"

"Huh, that's strange. Why is there so much blood on the bottom of that older boy lying on the camera box? And he also has a wound on his forehead. Could it be—"

Kogoro Mouri grabbed the brat who always sabotaged him and tossed him toward Chu Ming: "Shut up! The camera case must have flipped over because of the emergency braking!"

Chu Ming casually caught the Conan that flew over and said, "But Mr. Kawasaki just tied the shockproof straps, so it shouldn't flip over."

Kogoro Mouri's face darkened: "In other words, this is very likely a premeditated murder case."

Chu Ming nodded: "Moreover, I got out of the car only after it had come to a complete stop. Mr. Horii was filming right next to me at the time, and he did not fall. After I got out of the car, only Ms. Shimizu and Mr. Horii were left in the car."

"So that means..." Kogoro Mouri and Officer Wakai looked at Shimizu, who was standing to the side, with suspicious eyes.

Shimizu said angrily, "It wasn't me. I braked suddenly and lurched to the front, while this gentleman ran out from behind! I followed him down, and maybe he killed Horii from behind before running away!"

"Is that so?" Officer Ruojing looked at Chu Ming with suspicion.

Kogoro Mouri waved his hand: "How could that be? How could Chu Ming kill someone? Besides, this is their first meeting, and they haven't even exchanged a word yet."

Conan stood behind and chuckled. He already knew who the murderer was, but that didn't stop him from laughing at Chu Ming.

He whispered to Chu Ming, "Brother Chu Ming, according to Uncle Mori's reasoning method, since Uncle Mori said you're definitely not the murderer, does that mean—"

Seeing the malicious smile on Conan's lips, Chu Ming calmly took out his phone, squatted down, and showed it to Conan.

"I think Ran will thank me when she sees this picture, don't you think, Conan?" Chu Ming emphasized the last two words, "Conan."

Conan stared at his phone screen. In the rain, he was holding a blue umbrella and talking intimately to a girl next to him, their eyes seemingly only for each other.

That was... him?

Why don't I remember him?

But before he could think any further, seeing that Chu Ming was about to walk towards Xiao Lan, he grabbed Chu Ming's leg and loudly cheered for Chu Ming.

"Chu Minggege couldn't possibly be the murderer! I found this not far from where the ladder fell!"

Conan maintained his position of hugging the thigh with one hand, while pulling out a hook from beside him with the other.

Kogoro Mouri walked over, took the hook, and examined the scratches on the ladder more closely.

"This hook got caught on the ladder, and there was a broken piano string stuck to it. Could it be—"

He hurriedly got off the bus and ran to the guardrail in front of the tram, which was also wrapped with piano wire.

“I understand.” Kogoro Mouri said with a serious expression. “It seems that someone hooked the ladder with a hook, connected it to the telephone pole next to it with piano wire, and then fixed it to the signboard across the street. That way, when the train passes by and hits the piano wire, it will trip the ladder. And the murderer killed Mr. Horii while our attention was drawn to this incident.”

Contrary to his usual behavior, Kogoro Mouri figured out the truth without needing any prompting from Conan: "Ms. Shimizu, you're the culprit, aren't you?"