Located in the largest shipyard in Vermilion City, it is said that the once-famous St. Annu was born here. Unfortunately, not long ago, the famous luxury cruise ship sank into the sea due to an accident. Fortunately, all the passengers on the ship escaped safely in the end.
As the second phase plan of Sant'Anou was proposed, the shipyard has become increasingly busy recently. A large number of heavy containers are neatly stacked on it, presumably loaded with various instrument components needed for the cruise ship.
"But it's so late, they are still working?" Qianye poked his head out from behind a wall and looked at the workers moving things back and forth. He felt something was not right no matter how he looked at them.
He came here to chase the Magnemite that suddenly ran away, mainly because he was worried that he would damage other people's things directly like he did in the Dead Leaf Gym during the day. However, after discovering several secret sentries on surveillance, the boy immediately smelled a hint of conspiracy.
"Nazi, can your telekinesis hear what they are saying from such a distance?"
The biggest contributor to being able to sneak into such a deep place is the girl beside him. If it weren't for her telekinesis that detected those dormant sentries, the two of them might have been discovered and driven away long ago.
However, although super powers are useful, they are not omnipotent after all. Nancy shook her head and said that if one wanted to detect the sound, one could send a Pokémon that was not easily detected to approach the surroundings and then eavesdrop through telepathy.
A Pokémon with relatively strong concealment... It seems that neither he nor Nancy has one. Magnemite's size might barely count, but he is really worried about its intelligence.
Holding his chin and thinking for a moment, Qianye continued to ask: "What about creating an illusion based on the original body? As long as the appearance can be slightly changed, it will be enough."
"That… is no problem."
At a secret sentry post, a man and a woman in worker's clothes were whispering to each other, occasionally looking around to see if there was any unusual movement:
"I say, is it really necessary to be so cautious? Those guys in Hoenn are too cowardly. We in Team Rocket have done this kind of thing many times, and we haven't seen the Alliance do anything about it!"
The man's words were not recognized by his companions. The shrill voice of a middle-aged woman refuted him, "Don't gossip! This is an order from the boss himself. The boss has also sent a big shot to supervise it. It doesn't matter if you want to die... but don't let me get involved!"
"Obviously, not many people came..." He muttered to himself and complained, but when he turned around, he did not see his companion's face again.
"Where did he go in just a few words?" He looked around in confusion and seemed to step on something soft inadvertently.
He bent down and picked up the thing on the ground, with a strange look on his face: "A doll, what..."
Before he could finish his words, the green light enveloped him. The next moment, the two dolls fell to the ground without making any sound.
In an extremely tricky visual blind spot, Qianye and Nazhi walked out from the shadows. The boy picked up the two dolls and carefully examined the details on their bodies.
This "R" logo...is it Team Rocket?
Team Rocket is the largest criminal group in the entire Kanto region. It has too many members to count. The only thing known is that their footprints can be found in various fields such as industry, commerce, and services. Even within the alliance, there are hidden chess pieces of Team Rocket.
Knowing that the situation here was caused by Team Rocket, Qianye's heart sank even more. No matter how cruel the Pokémon hunters were, they were alone most of the time, while Team Rocket was an alliance composed of a large group of vicious criminals, and the danger level was far greater than before.
"Nazi, why don't you just not participate in the next action."
Although on paper, Nancy was stronger than herself, and she had unreasonable super powers as a support, but no matter what, Nancy had never experienced such a dangerous situation where her life could be in danger if she was not careful. In a sense, she was even a young girl who had not experienced much of the world.
Of course, there is also the option of just running away before being discovered, but after all, he has obtained the badge of the non-staff investigator and a precious mega stone from Champion Daigo, and it would be a shame to him if he ignores the crime that is happening right in front of him.
It's just… "Qian Ye, are you going to abandon me?"
Nancy raised her head, looked at the boy seriously, and with one sentence she blocked all his escape routes.
"I understand." He reached out to tidy up the girl's hair on her forehead, and his palm slid down her cheek.
In that case, let's go in together. At worst, if the situation gets bad, Nancy can just use instant teleportation to escape. She's just a non-staff member anyway, so there's no need to risk her life so much.
…
"What are you two doing over there? Do you still want to work? Come over here and help me move the things."
Qianye and Nazi, who had just completed basic disguise and walked out of the corner, heard deafening shouting and scolding before they had time to observe the surrounding situation.
A tall man dressed like a foreman strode towards them with his back hunched over. His eyes were wide open above his white mask, as if he was about to spit fire:
"You two, what's your number? Do you know what we are escorting today, huh? Answer me!"
Holding Nancy's hand tightly with one hand to comfort her and tell her not to move, Qianye quickly raised his head, lowered his voice and tried to pretend to be terrified and answered:
"Your Excellency... We are No. 114 and No. 514. We are so, so sorry! We just couldn't hold it in any longer, so..."
Fortunately, I checked carefully before disguising myself and wrote down the numbers hidden in the hidden corners of my clothes. Otherwise, I would have been exposed before I could get any intelligence.
The illusion created by Nancy is perfect. Even if you look closely, you can't find any flaws. The only flaw is that their height does not match that of the original owner, and if they have physical contact with others, the flaws will inevitably be exposed.
"Do you need a man and a woman to do something like that? Never mind... I'll let you go this time. If I see you slacking off next time, it won't be that easy, you know!"
Scolding like this, the man reached around with both hands, picked up a heavy metal box, and pressed it hard onto Qianye.
Seeing this, the young man subconsciously stretched out his hands and caught the iron box steadily. Seeing him so relaxed, the man showed surprise in his eyes, and his eyes scanned Qianye's "body" from top to bottom.
Just when Qianye began to wonder if he had been exposed, he once again heard the scolding of his "superior": "You are skinny but still have a lot of energy. It seems that you are too idle... Why don't you go and work!"
Without paying any more attention to them, the man turned around and left, cursing. Looking at the other person's sturdy back that was gradually leaving, Qianye frowned slightly when he noticed the bright yellow under the helmet.
He turned around and pretended to be nonchalant while moving the box, but on the other side he asked in the telepathic channel established with Nazi: "Nazi, do you feel that the man's voice just now is a little familiar?"
"Well, in the afternoon... the annoying uncle."
Hate uncles? Qianye's mind suddenly popped up an image of a tall middle-aged man with yellow hair. Speaking of which, the words that man said when he scolded him and Nazi were also a bit strange.
"Are you talking about... Ma Zhishi?"
After receiving Nancy's affirmative answer from telepathy, Qianye couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Why did the leader of the Vermilion Leaf Gym appear here and become a commander-like existence? Was he in the same group as Team Rocket here? Or was he...
…
Inside the shipyard, there was a group of guys dressed in black clothes and black hats. On their chests were painted "R"s as red as blood. The murderous aura unconsciously emanating from their brows revealed that they were all ruthless characters who had licked blood from the tip of a knife.
However, even among such a group of thugs, their leader was a young man with a handsome face and blue hair on his cheeks. He sat leisurely at the front until a figure in a white researcher uniform appeared at the door.
"Dear guests who have come all the way from the Hoenn region, please allow me to express my sincere welcome to you on behalf of Team Rocket's boss."
Standing up from the ground, the blue-haired young man showed a friendly smile, took graceful steps and extended his hand to the long-awaited guest.
"Everyone from Team Rocket is so polite. We, the Evolution Association, have always been your organization's most loyal ally. We are as close as family to each other, so why should you entertain us so warmly? We were delayed on the way because of some troublesome procedures. We are really sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
The researcher wearing thick glasses enthusiastically extended his hand and shook hands with the young man opposite him, and then continued, "You must be Mr. Lance from Team Rocket. I have heard of you for a long time."
"No, no, I'm also very familiar with Dr. Shiratani's name. I feel honored to meet you today."
After a few flattering and pleasantries, several "workers" at the gate of the factory lifted up the four corners of a huge object covered with gray cloth and brought it in, placing it next to Dr. Shiratani.
Seeing that everything he wanted was already there, Dr. Shiratani pushed his glasses up and said with a smile, "I'm sure everyone is busy with their own affairs, so I won't waste your time. Let's start today's transaction right away."
"What Dr. Shirotani said is exactly what I think." Lance snapped his fingers lightly, and the members of Team Rocket behind him immediately made way for a wide space, revealing the mountains of metal containers behind them.
"As agreed before, Team Rocket has searched the entire Kanto region vigorously, and the experimental materials that will be provided to your organization are all here. Although some of them have not been moved yet, since Dr. Shiratani is so cooperative, I don't think it will take too much time... I just don't know how you are going to take them away now that the Alliance is checking so strictly?"
"There's no need for Mr. Lance to worry about this. We have already prepared for it." Laughing loudly, at the signal of Dr. Bai Gu's eyes, the workers lifted the gray cloth covering it, revealing... a tall device shining with a gray heavy metallic luster.