A Survival Manual for the World of Science
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Instead, several children and the group of four they met stood up and warmly invited her to sit down and eat together.
“No need. Is that car over there yours? The road is blocked and I can’t get through.” Chu Ming leaned against the tree, his voice as clear and cold as jade and the sound of gurgling water.
“Miss, I’m so sorry. I’ll move the car away right now.” Fukuura Reiji looked at Chu Ming’s cold and extraordinary face, her face turned a little red, and she scratched her head and prepared to get up and drive.
On the way here, Conan was chatting with the doctor about the content that was covered up on Taku Itakura’s disk, and happened to mention the organization. When he saw this woman who was particularly similar to Gin, how could Conan be willing to give up the information he had obtained.
He suddenly spoke, his sweet childish voice sounding particularly milky: “Big sister, you are so beautiful. It’s time for dinner now. We are going to make curry rice later. Do you want to eat with us~”
Chu Ming lowered her eyes slightly and saw Conan standing by the grill with his head raised cutely. She curled the corners of her mouth slightly, like a breeze rippling a pool of spring water. The sunlight in the water rippled gently and finely, as light as the floating clouds in the sky, but it also softened her somewhat indifferent eyes. This smile made her whole person look a lot softer.
“Are you guys camping together?”
“No, we were out playing with the doctor and happened to meet these four older brothers and sisters. We thought their RV was so cool, so we got off to take a look.” Conan slightly turned sideways to block Haibara Ai behind him while answering Chu Ming’s question.
“So do you want to join our barbecue party? There’s still plenty of meat! And they’re all top-quality ingredients!” Shirafuji Taimi suddenly invited.
Fan He Takuto quietly pulled her and reminded her in a low voice: “This is not a good idea. We still have some for dinner.”
Shirafuji Taimi looked impatient: “Can you please stop being so shabby? If you don’t have enough money, you can ask Sister Qinghua for it. Then you can just go to the supermarket at the foot of the mountain and buy it, right, Sister Qinghua~”
Tiantang Qinghua nodded with a smile: “Yes, you are welcome, let’s eat together. It’s more fun to camp with more people, right?”
Chu Ming’s eyes swept across the group of four. Just because he saw them together with Conan, he thought that this was the configuration of the predetermined deceased + murderer + two suspects.
It now seems that Qinghua is most likely the murderer in this case.
After all, although Shirafuji Taimi has been bragging about her identity as the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, the sarcasm that occasionally leaked from her eyes still exposed her emotions.
She was looking down on Tiantang Qinghua.
According to this positioning, the identities of the two should be the eldest daughter of a wealthy family and her follower.
However, a follower may resent the eldest lady for her arrogant and domineering behavior, or be annoyed by any of her unpleasant personality traits, but it is absolutely impossible for him to have such a sarcastic and contemptuous look.
In addition, although this so-called young lady was wearing famous brands, they were not very expensive brands. Her every move was deliberately disguised, but she still revealed a hint of timidity and inferiority.
It seems that the fake young lady is a cash machine that keeps paying money to keep up appearances, and a vicious follower who flatters on the surface but actually knows everything.
Okay, now we can identify both the murderer and the deceased~
Chapter 439 It’s over
With the idea of taking advantage of the magnetic field, Chu Ming did not refuse and nodded indifferently.
Ayumi ran up to Chu Ming and grabbed the corner of his clothes, looking up with admiration on her face: “Big sister, you are so beautiful, what’s your name, I’m Yoshida Ayumi.”
“My name is Kotoko Kurosawa.” Chu Ming glanced at Ayumi who was pulling her clothes, his eyebrows slightly curved.
Conan was eavesdropping with his ears perked up. When he heard the name, he paused for a moment. He felt that the name sounded very familiar…
However, Haibara Ai absentmindedly dropped the cup in her hand. The cup did not break when it fell on the grass, but rolled to Chu Ming’s feet.
Chu Ming lowered his eyes to look at the cup that had rolled to his feet, bent down to pick it up, and handed it to Huibara Ai.
Haibara Ai was still immersed in the shock of being frightened by the name and did not reach out her hand for a while.
She has been in the organization for quite some time and had even gone on a mission to Mermaid Island with Gin, so she is very familiar with the names that Gin often uses.
So when she heard this highly similar name, coupled with the similar facial features, Haibara Ai had only one guess in her mind – could this be Gin’s sister?
She took the cup blankly. Although her face was a little pale, she did not smell the smell of the organization that frightened her. She lowered her head and said shyly, “Thank you.”
Conan thought about it for a long time and finally searched his memory to find out why he felt the name was familiar.
It was when he was going to attend a Sherlock Holmes fan gathering and went to Chu Ming’s house to look for Chu Ming, that he saw this name on his computer, and also saw Amuro Namiko…
At that time, he thought Chu Ming was writing a love letter to a girl…
So why does Brother Chu Ming know Miss Kurosawa?
Now that I think about it, the thing I saw at that moment didn’t seem to be a love letter…
Conan began to recall carefully what he saw at that time. The name he saw was in the middle of the document, so he saw it at a glance.
Logically speaking, if it was really a love letter, few people would write the full name in the middle, so what exactly did he see in Brother Chu Ming’s room at that time?
Conan frowned and touched the phone in his pocket. Should he call Brother Chu Ming now?
Maybe Brother Chu Ming can provide some important clues…
The two of them stood there in a daze like stone statues, while on the other side, a few children had already returned with the four people who had invited them to dinner, collecting firewood.
Chu Ming was led by Ayumi to sit next to the barbecue grill and leisurely enjoyed the barbecue.
Since someone has invited me, I’d rather eat it.
However, Conan and Haibara Ai felt that the delicious barbecue was tasteless.
“What kind of job does Sister Kurosawa do?” Conan calmed down and made up his mind to call Chu Ming and ask her when he was alone. He could ask some questions now.
“My family is rich, so I don’t need to work. I can just go around and have fun.”
“Wow!” Several children gathered around and made envious sounds. When they were collecting firewood just now, they saw Chu Ming’s car driving over and they already knew that she was very rich. Now when they heard her say it herself, they were even more envious.
Shirafuji Taimi was a little surprised: “Hey, you are also a daughter of a wealthy family? Sister Qinghua is also like that. We were able to go to the mountains and the sea to play during college, all thanks to Sister Qinghua’s support!”
Tenjo Haruka smiled gently, “That’s not the case. I’m different from Taimi who’s good at cooking, Reiji who’s good at driving, and Fanhe who’s best at picking wild vegetables and fishing in the wild. I’m the only one who doesn’t have any advantages, so I can only support everyone with money.”
Chu Ming looked at Tiantang Qinghua who was in Versailles and didn’t know whether to say she was vain or pitiful.
While Tencho Haruka and Shirafuji Taimi are engaged in a massive intrigue drama series titled “The Lady from a Rich Family and Her Followers”, Conan is still trying to get the point across.
“Where does Kurosawa-san live? Can I go visit Kurosawa-san later?”
Chu Ming’s face was calm, and he suddenly moved closer to Conan: “Little brother, you are still too young to pursue me now. I think the girl with the doll head likes you very much. You——”
Conan was frightened by the flawless beauty that suddenly appeared in front of him, and he tilted his head back subconsciously: “That’s not what I meant!”
“Then why are you staring at me and asking questions like you are checking my household registration?” Chu Ming was also very blunt. He knew that Conan had a habit of getting to the bottom of things. To be exact, detectives seemed to have this problem. They liked to make all the things and all the doubts clear.
But if Conan didn’t have the halo of the protagonist, and if he wasn’t just a child, many people would subconsciously be more tolerant of him. After all, a cute and adorable child tilting his head and asking you questions in a baby voice is enough to make many people lower their vigilance.
Chu Ming intends to be the first person to break his cognition and let Conan understand that not everyone will fall for his “answer-all-questions” buff!
Conan was speechless, not knowing how to explain. He hesitated for a while: “I, I’m just a little curious…”
“Curiosity is the beginning of love.” Chu Ming tilted his head and looked at Conan with an expression that said, “I’m still a child, don’t tell me this,” and chuckled.
Conan looked at this woman whose words were totally inconsistent with her temperament, and his expression was indescribable.
At first, he thought this was a girl with a similar temperament and personality to Gin, but——
This statement is too shocking!
Conan was choked and didn’t say anything. Because Haibara Ai knew more than Conan, she felt that the woman in front of her named Kurosawa Kotoko had a close relationship with Gin. Although she didn’t have the aura of an organization, she was too busy hiding herself. How could she jump out?
“Buzzing—”
Chu Ming’s cell phone vibrated and he took it out to take a look.
Oh hoo.
Gin.
After hesitating for a while, Chu Ming did not avoid Conan and Haibara Ai. Anyway, this identity would not appear in the future, so there was no need to be afraid of being discovered for a one-time identity.
“Brother~how did you find time to call me?” The voice was cold and otherworldly, but the tone was very rippling, which made Conan, who was secretly listening at the side, feel confused.
The tone was so flattering. Could the big brother on the other end of the phone be the one who controlled her financial lifeline? The kind who would cut off her financial support if she didn’t perform well?
At this time, Conan didn’t realize anything was wrong until he heard the voice coming from the other end of the phone.
“You’re not in the base?” A cold and murderous voice came from the phone.
Oh no, Gin is back so soon? Did he fly back? So soon?
The sound coming from the receiver came out faintly and entered Conan’s ears, making him stunned on the spot.
He swore with his absolute pitch that it was Gin on the other end of the phone!!
He suppressed his slightly excited look, listened to the voice on the other end of the phone, and thought about how to find a breakthrough.
At this time, Ayumi turned around and looked over: “Sister Kotoko, why don’t you eat?”
Chu Ming realized that something was wrong, but it was too late to cover her mouth.
Gin paused, “… Gin, Kotoko?”
Although Granburch spoke to him in a female voice, Gin didn’t care because he knew he had a Baileys vest.
But this name, combined with the previous novels, made Gin feel his blood rushing wildly, and veins popped out on his hands as he held the phone.
Before Chu Ming’s brain could react, he had already hung up the phone.
Oops! Oops!
No, it’s over. QAQ
Chapter 440: The organization seems to be just like that
By the time he hung up the phone, Chu Ming realized something was wrong.
He shouldn’t have hung up the phone. Wouldn’t that be tantamount to confessing himself?
Gin couldn’t see what he looked like now, it was just a name, which didn’t mean anything.
He could still argue that he was just borrowing the name, and even if Gin suspected him, he had no evidence.
But he couldn’t hang up the phone. After all, a guilty conscience is the key. Originally, Gin might have just suspected that he had disguised himself as him and then used his face to dress up as a woman. Now it should be basically confirmed.
So it is not a good thing for the hands to be much faster than the brain.
Chu Ming felt quite regretful. He could have handled the topic satisfactorily, but now he had given Gin another reason to beat him up.
Conan and Haibara Ai were sitting next to Chu Ming and happened to hear what Gin said before. They looked at each other and confirmed that the woman in front of them named Kurosawa Kotoko must be related to Gin.
And based on how Kurosawa Kotoko addressed the person on the phone just now, it’s possible that the two are siblings.
Conan asked curiously, “Was the person who called just now Kotoko’s brother?”
“Really?” Ayumi was also very interested and came over to ask, “Sister Kotoko is so pretty, your brother must be very handsome, right?”
Chu Ming thought about Gin’s old face and wanted to shake his head to slander him, but in the end he didn’t go against his will and nodded: “He is indeed good-looking, but he has a bad temper. He gets angry easily. When he glares at people, it’s like he wants to eat people. He is very fierce.”