After listening to the information shared by Ma Zhishi, Qianye finally had a general understanding of the situation here——
In general, Team Rocket was making a big deal, exchanging the captured Pokémon for some very important resources, and even dispatched a large number of troops for protection. But there were a few terms that kept coming up that made the boy very concerned:
"Evolution Association? Is this a new criminal organization that has emerged in the Kanto region? I have never heard of this name before."
Hearing his question, Ma Zhishi showed a surprised expression: "Aren't you a non-staff investigator? You don't even know this... And the Evolution Association is not an organization in Kanto but in Hoenn. Because their people have entered the country recently and caused a lot of trouble, the Alliance has specially notified the gym leaders in each city to be more cautious."
"Uh, ahem, actually I haven't had the badge for long." After laughing awkwardly a few times, Qianye looked at Nancy beside him.
"I don't know... I didn't pay attention to the notice." Ma Zhishi said this irresponsibly as a gym leader without any guilt. He felt his forehead starting to hurt again after hitting the ground. Helplessly, he could only continue to explain:
"The Evolution Association has not yet been completely classified as an illegal organization like Team Rocket, because they are essentially a civilian organization with loose management. Those who have been caught so far are just nominal Pokémon hunters without senior management, so it is not easy to classify them like this... By the way, their logo is a golden cross pattern."
Golden cross... Several memories flashed through his mind, and his brows relaxed suddenly. If he remembered correctly, the Pokémon hunters he had defeated before seemed to have signs that matched this description. It couldn't be such a coincidence...
"But the Rockets take this trade so seriously, so I think the Evolution Association will also send someone important. If they can catch him, the league will have a basis to blacklist the Evolution Association as well."
After explaining the situation and the objectives of the operation, Ma Zhishi began to plan for the next operation:
"When I was undercover just now, I sent out a distress signal. My subordinates and the police force in Vermilion City should have received the signal and gathered here by now. Once everyone arrives, we will immediately launch a general attack."
However, Qianye quickly raised doubts: "But according to what Nancy and I have discovered, the boxes containing the Pokémon have almost been moved. In addition, your exposure has aroused vigilance. They may end the transaction and evacuate separately at any time."
"It's impossible for the three of us to just go up and fight them all. Even if we can deal with those minions, the real killer ones haven't shown up yet... By that time, our Pokémon will be almost exhausted. How can we fight them?"
"Speaking of this," Qianye glanced at the tall monster standing loyally behind him. Compared to the guy in front of him with "danger" written on his face, the Pokémon sent out by the gym warrior that day could only be regarded as a group of "babies".
"Why didn't you send this guy when you challenged the gym that day?"
"Nonsense! The gym leader's job is to check the trainer's qualifications, not to beat the trainer into autism. Of course, the team lineup must be adjusted according to the trainer's strength. It's just that I was careless when I saw that you only had three badges, otherwise it would not be so easy to let you pass."
Ma Zhishi answered immediately without thinking too much. But what does this have to do with their next battle?
"Then I feel relieved."
This was exactly the answer Qianye wanted. If the other party was the kind of trainer who was too rigid in following the rules even in non-competitive environments, his plan might be difficult to implement.
"Surely Gym Master Mashishi doesn't have only six usable Pokémon on him right now?"
"How is that possible? We have to be more prepared to deal with the Rockets. There are still 18 of them that can play, but we can't have them all at once. If we can't command them, their performance will be worse than if we only have a few on the field."
"How many thunderbolts are there in there?"
"Seven. After all, they are more useful in emergencies... Why do you suddenly ask this question?"
He asked back with a little doubt, and then Ma Zhishi saw the "evil" smile on the boy's face:
"Master Ma Zhishi, maybe we can do this later..."
After listening to Qianye's plan, Ma Zhishi took a breath of cold air. At most, he would occasionally use the Thunderbolt Ball and Naughty Mine Bomb as smart grenades. The guy in front of him was really insidious!
But it's true, this plan sounds quite feasible, and it can even help them get rid of a large number of Rocket Team's soldiers without much cost.
"You are so young, but I don't think you have all these bad intentions. But this is how we deal with those bastards from Team Rocket! The next step is to do as you say..."
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"Have you found it? There's nothing here!" "There's nothing here either, stay alert!"
With searchlights held high in their hands, the Rocket Team's minions formed rows of teams and continued to search for traces of the invaders. Just to ensure safety, each team kept a distance from the main force so that they could provide timely assistance.
Their faces were extremely tense, and their eyes did not miss any corner that could hide an adult male. After all, if they really confronted the alliance, they might not be in trouble, but the leader who was in charge of them now, although he spoke with honorifics, was actually a cold-blooded and cruel person.
If they fail to find the guy who sneaked in and let him disrupt the organization's transactions, every one of them will lose their heads.
"Brothers, come here quickly, the intruder has been caught!"
Just when they were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, a voice symbolizing hope rang in their ears. A group of people rushed towards the direction where the voice came from, and then they saw Ma Zhishi, whose nose and face were swollen and his hands and feet were tightly tied with hemp ropes.
The man who was knocked unconscious and impersonated by Ma Zhishi and was just discovered by the Rocket Team came forward first. Since the clothes he originally wore to disguise himself as the foreman were taken away, he could only change into the official uniform of the Rocket Team at this moment.
He walked up to him quickly, bent down to take a look at Ma Zhishi, who had been beaten beyond recognition and could only be identified by the yellow spikes on his head, and immediately kicked him in the abdomen.
Ma Zhishi whimpered in pain and curled up into a ball, but the Rocket Team leader didn't seem to feel relieved. He raised his leg and kicked him several times, cursing:
"If the boss didn't want to interrogate me alive, I would have torn your head off right now..."
After letting out a little bit of his anger, the little leader turned his gaze to the male and female soldiers beside him and said with an appreciative tone:
"Sure man, how did you catch this guy?"
"Report, we found him accidentally while searching. He didn't notice us, so we knocked him out from behind." The male "soldier" responded.
"Okay, okay, I will definitely recommend you two to the boss when I get back! Now, guys, take this intruder to Lord Lance!"
However, the "little soldier" who had made a contribution stopped everyone who was about to take action, and then said: "Sir, in order to prevent accidents, let's collect all the Poké Balls on him first."
"You've thought it through carefully. Let's do this!" Upon hearing this, the little leader became even happier. With such a smart and brave younger brother, what else does he have to worry about?
The matter was simply handed over to two people. A man and a woman immediately stepped forward and searched Ma Zhishi's body. During the period, because the other party kept struggling and resisting, the female "soldier" punched him hard in the face, adding another layer of makeup to his already colorful face.
The male "soldiers" threw the red and white balls that were turned out behind them one by one, and the rest of the Rockets team hurriedly caught them all.
Soon, all the balls were thrown. Seeing this, the little leader ordered his men to lift up Ma Zhishi, who was lying on the ground motionless because of the punch.
"Please wait a moment, sir!"
It was the words of the male "soldier" again. After a series of events just now, the leader had already gained full trust in this talent whom he was not very familiar with. He immediately said, "If you have anything else to deal with, please tell us all at once. We can still wait."
"There's no need to wait any longer, because... the time is now!"
He looked at his subordinates who suddenly shouted excitedly with a blank face, not knowing what the other party was doing. However, at the moment the voice fell, the "red and white balls" that were evenly scattered in every corner opened their eyes at the same time.
Golden electric current burst out, and in a short period of time, it included nearly 80% of the members of Team Rocket. They didn't even have time to say anything before they became charred and fell to the ground.
"Those are Thunderballs in disguise! They're not Pokéballs at all!"
It wasn't until someone realized the truth and screamed that the remaining members of Team Rocket who were still standing woke up from their dream.
"You guys..." He instantly became alert, turned around and looked at the two "subordinates" and was about to command his Pokémon to attack, but before the sound came out of his mouth, he turned into a puppet and fell to the ground.
"Come out, electric monster!"
Since everything was a conspiracy, Ma Zhishi's capture was naturally a disguise. The injuries on his face almost disappeared in an instant, except for the black mark left on his right eye socket...that was caused by Naz.
He took the real Poké Ball that Qianye had given to him in advance, and threw out his main general first.
Qianye and Nancy did not hesitate, and the Poké Balls in their hands also released red light.
The big black wolfhound landed on all fours, raised its head high and howled. Its ferocious aura spread instantly, causing the remaining people and Pokémon on Team Rocket to tremble uncontrollably.
"I say... this injury can be disguised by your illusion, why did you punch so hard?"
With the situation in a great advantage, Ma Zhishi also had the energy to complain to Nazi about what happened just now, but the girl just glanced at him lightly and said calmly:
"That way, it's more real."
"Tsk." Seeing Nancy just responding to him briefly before throwing herself into the battle, Ma Zhishi could only turn around and vent all his frustration on the Rockets:
"Electric Beast, let's clean this place up together!"