Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

"Haha, this can't be sold. These are precious cultural relics of our island. More than four hundred years ago, the defeated navy fled to the island after a battle. However, the island's inhabitants, greedy for the enemy's bounty, forced them into a cave on the side of the island and killed them all. Since then, many strange things have happened on the island."

Chu Ming listened with great interest: "What strange thing?"

"A few years ago, a group of professors came to the island. After hearing that the island was often haunted by the spirits of naval officers and that there were mournful cries coming from the cave, they went to the cave without notifying anyone. As a result, a spirit wearing armor appeared and chased after the professors—"

"No way! What era are we living in? It's ridiculous to believe these false rumors. Dad clearly said that the professors went back after their investigation found nothing!"

Reiko Mikami appeared at the doorway at some point, and after arguing with Kinoshita, she hopped and skipped to take Conan's arm.

"Come on, Conan, I'll take you to a really fun place." After thinking for a moment, Reiko Mikami looked up at Chu Ming and said, "Big brother, I can take you there too!"

Chu Ming waved his hand: "You and your boyfriend go have fun~ I'll go wander around by myself."

He planned to visit the naval cave. According to the laws of science, anything involving treasure must be hidden in the place where terrifying legends originate, places that others dare not go.

Chu Ming looked around. At that moment, Kogoro Mouri was preparing to give a speech, and most of the villagers were inside the community center.

He quickly darted into the cave and slowly walked inside along the path.

Soon we reached the end, where there was a Buddhist shrine containing the shrine of the Navy King, worshipped by the villagers.

The cave was pitch black except for a faint light from the candles in the shrine. However, with Chu Ming's sharp eyesight, he could clearly see that there was another cave behind the shrine.

Push open the shrine, and you'll find a cave inside.

As he descended, Chu Ming stepped on the stairs and then leaped down to the bottom.

He noticed this when he left: the stairs were very unstable, and the bricks seemed a bit odd.

Chu Ming squatted down and used the blade at his fingertips to make a cut on the brick at his feet, a faint golden light shining through.

Are these stone bricks gold nuggets?

Chu Ming excitedly placed his hands on the bricks and stuffed the entire staircase into his backpack.

Only at times like this would Chu Ming sincerely appreciate how convenient it was to have the system's inventory; otherwise, trying to do something like this under Conan's watchful eye... tsk tsk.

Emerging from the cave, Chu Ming prepared to head to the community center to listen to Kogoro Mouri's fascinating lecture.

A hand suddenly reached out from behind him and patted his shoulder.

Chu Ming grabbed his hand, preparing to imitate Kogoro Mouri's stylish over-the-shoulder throw.

"It's me—" The voice sounded familiar; it seemed to be the voice of Yusuke Matsutake in disguise.

Turning around, it was indeed Vermouth.

"Sister~ When did you arrive? The village chief said no boats have docked these past few days, but I haven't seen you on any of them."

Vermouth, using Yusuke Matsutake's face, wore a gentle smile: "Use the organization's ship, little Chu Ming. You need to learn how to make good use of the organization's resources~"

Chu Ming suddenly realized that it was a business trip paid for by the company. He had learned something new.

He knew perfectly well that he was the one in the organization who knew how to save money the most. Look at this bunch of guys who hold positions without doing their jobs, who take bribes, and who squander public funds!

He really deserves to be the boss!

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Chapter 161 The Thoughtful Murderer

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"Uncle, have you learned some weird new position?"

As soon as Chu Ming entered the room, he saw Kogoro Mouri with his butt sticking up in the air, an ice pack on his head.

Kogoro Mori slammed his fist on the bed in frustration: "Stop talking! You're driving me crazy!"

Conan pursed his lips: "Uncle was ambushed. Someone put gasoline and an ignition device in the colored ball he was pulling. Pulling the ball would cause it to catch fire."

"Looks like someone's worried about the old man finding the gold nuggets, so they're getting anxious." Chu Ming said solemnly. "Any clues? Can you find out who it is—"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Takeo Mikami entered, bowing deeply: "I am so sorry, Mr. Mori! Due to our negligence, you were caught up in this accident! Please forgive us!"

Conan immediately exploded: "What accident? This is clearly a device deliberately set up by someone!"

The village chief looked up, his face contorted with grief, and lied, "No, it was because we accidentally put gasoline in when we were placing it, and then there was an electrical leak, which caused this accident!"

Conan stood up: "But I clearly saw—"

"I've already explained it to you! This was an accident!" The village chief stared intently at Conan, speaking each word clearly.

Chu Ming rolled his eyes: "Oh? Is that so? You don't want the police to handle this, do you?"

Mikami Takeo straightened up: "Young man, please don't talk nonsense, I—"

Kogoro Mouri chimed in, "Are you planning to pocket the gold once I find it? If the police come, your plan will be ruined."

Mikami Takeo narrowed his eyes, threateningly saying, "Mr. Mori, you talk too much. All you need to do is quietly find the location of the gold nugget. If you disobey me, I can't guarantee you'll leave here safely..."

Chu Ming snorted coldly. Was this a threat?

He pushed Mikami Takeo against the wall, then delivered a flying kick.

'Boom—'

A dent was kicked into the wall. Chu Ming maintained his flying kick posture, tilted his head, and smiled at Mikami Takeo, who was pinned to the corner by his leg.

"What are you saying, village chief? Shouldn't you be the one worrying? I can't guarantee you'll leave this house safely!"

The village chief plopped down on the ground, looking up shakily at Chu Ming's seemingly kind smile.

"Don't, don't move! I... I... the contact ship won't depart without my permission!"

Chu Ming's smile widened, and he cracked his knuckles: "It seems you don't understand your own situation—"

"Alright, Chu Ming." Kogoro Mouri called out to stop Chu Ming's actions. He was afraid that if he didn't stop him, the village chief would really be beyond saving. "Hmph, I won't leave here for the time being. I will definitely find the location of the gold nugget and hand it over. Otherwise, where will my title as the number one detective of Tianyi stand?"

Night fell, and all was quiet.

Conan furtively lifted the covers and got up to go out.

"Where are you going?"

Conan jumped three feet high in fright and turned to look at the source of the sound.

Under the moonlight, Chu Ming was wrapped in a blanket, gazing at him with a wistful expression.

"Brother Chu Ming, you scared me to death! I want to go see the lighthouse, Brother Chu Ming, are you coming?"

Chu Ming lay down in a second: "Forget it, it's no fun, you can go by yourself."

Conan watched speechlessly as Chu Ming wrapped himself in the blanket like a caterpillar, wriggled a couple of times, closed his eyes, and pretended to be asleep.

"You're clearly not going, but you still have to scare me... That's too much."

Ten minutes after he sneaked out, a dark figure appeared at the door.

Chu Ming half-closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep, and openly watched the person dressed in samurai armor enter the room.

—After entering the room, he kicked Kogoro Mouri to wake him up.

???

You didn't come here to kill someone?

You're so considerate, waking him up before you chop him up?

Kogoro Mouri clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and opened his eyes: "Is it dawn yet? -- What are you?"

He saw the figure behind him raising a sword, ready to strike, and scrambled out of the covers. Only then did the samurai raise his sword and chop down at his blanket.

Chu Ming also pretended to have just woken up: "What's wrong, uncle? Why are you shouting?"

"Chu Ming, don't come any closer! Get out of here!"

Xiaolan was also awakened at this moment and pushed open the door of the cubicle: "Dad, what's wrong?"

Seeing that the number of people had increased, the samurai decisively turned and ran.

Kogoro Mouri leaped to his feet: "Stop! Don't run away!"

Chu Ming was about to give chase when Xiao Lan stopped him: "Brother Chu Ming, Conan is missing! Have you seen where he went?"

Chu Ming casually replied, "It seems he went to the toilet. This kid probably has some minor health issues. He keeps running to the toilet for no reason. Xiao Lan, you can take him to the hospital to get checked out when you have time."

Xiao Lan thought about it carefully and found that Chu Ming's words made a lot of sense.

Conan is always running to the toilet, isn't he?

We really need to take him to see a doctor, just in case he has a serious kidney problem.

Seeing that Xiaolan was alright, Chu Ming chased after her.

In Chu Ming's opinion, neither of the two people chasing nor fleeing were running very fast.

After all, one was wearing armor, and the other had suffered a serious injury to his buttocks.

But when he ran out, he didn't see a single person.