Li Guanjun quietly listened to Yi Shu's long confession, filled with anxiety and urgency. As time passed minute by minute, his slightly calmed anger flared up again.
The veins on his forehead gradually emerged like earthworms, clearly visible, as if they could burst at any moment.
Li Guanjun had no intention of avoiding suspicion, nor did he deliberately close or conceal the content of his call with Yi Shu.
Thus, every word Yi Shu said was heard by the three subordinates in front of him without reservation.
At this moment, the three subordinates standing in front of his desk were pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
When they heard the alarming messages from the phone, they were even more terrified, knowing that they would likely not escape punishment today.
However, even though the anger in his heart was about to erupt, Li Guanjun still suppressed it, trying to make his voice sound as amiable as possible.
He gently comforted into the phone, "It's alright, Xiao Shu, Uncle has already understood the specific situation in the Wilderness Area.
Don't worry, I will personally go there to handle it soon."
Ou Yishu's mother is Li Xinya, who is Li Guanjun's biological younger sister.
Yi Shu is General Li's niece.
Li Guanjun is also a legendary figure.
Although he entered into marriage, fate played a cruel trick; his wife passed away early due to a serious illness before she could witness him ascend to the Champion throne, and the couple had no children.
Since then, Li Guanjun decided not to remarry, but instead devoted all his energy to the Hua Country Alliance, wholeheartedly striving for the happiness and peace of the people.
Among the few juniors, Ou Yishu was undoubtedly the one most favored by Li Guanjun.
After all, blood is thicker than water, and this kinship was exceptionally deep.
And for the Ou Corporation, Li Guanjun was one of the key pillars that allowed them to stand firm on the land of China.
It was precisely because of Li Guanjun's strong backing that the Ou Corporation was able to stand out and continuously develop and grow in the fierce market competition.
After hanging up the phone, the Champion still couldn't suppress his anger.
He slammed his fist on the office desk and glared at the three subordinates in front of him with wide, angry eyes, saying, "You all heard it, didn't you?
International bandits came to our Hua country to kill people and seize treasures, and I, the Champion, didn't even know.
Instead, my niece found out before me."
"Is it that these international bandits are too strong, or that I am incompetent in managing my subordinates, or are you all just good-for-nothing drunkards?
Do I still have any face?" As he spoke, he slapped his own face.
The three subordinates wisely stared at the floor, as if studying the floor's material and arrangement, and no one dared to speak up and invite trouble.
Li Guanjun, being a Fire-type Trainer himself, became even angrier: "Why don't you look up and speak!"
One of the bolder subordinates mumbled, "Didn't the Champion himself also put his energy into the upcoming Champion Challenge?
" As soon as he finished speaking, Li Guanjun's temper flared even more, and just as he was about to erupt, another subordinate quickly interjected, "Champion, I feel that these recent events are too strange.
Why are all sorts of matters coming one after another, interlocking and making us overwhelmed?
Originally, sending out our 8 strongest Elite Four Trainers should have been enough to settle this matter, but they have continuously received challenges, and their main Pokémon have not recovered their health.
Even with your prestige, there are still people who dare to challenge your Champion position.
All of our high-level combat power here has been held back by others."
Upon hearing his subordinate's analysis, Li Guanjun had also noticed something before, but he hadn't delved too deeply, as he hadn't received any bad information.
However, having been in this position for a long time, he now keenly sensed the peculiarity of the situation.
Adding to this, it was the first time in four years that someone dared to challenge the Champion again.
Because Fire-type Trainers have always had fiery tempers and liked to sweep away everything with powerful strength, Li Guanjun had been in a high position in the Hua Country Alliance for a long time.
During this period, many challengers came to challenge the Hua country champion position, and without exception, they were all suppressed and defeated by Li Guanjun with overwhelming strength, becoming unrivaled for a time, and no one dared to covet his Champion position.
The vast territory of Hua country is divided into eight regions: North China, Central China, South China, Northwest, Southwest, East China, Northeast, and East China.
Each region has a Champion stationed, who is the cornerstone for maintaining national stability in Hua country.
In addition to a Champion, each region also has eight Elite Four Trainers with the title of the strongest Elite Four in the region.
As mentioned before, any Trainer who possesses an Elite Four Pokémon will be registered by the Alliance as an Elite Four Trainer.
There is an Elite Four Trainer ranking competition every year, and only the top eight Elite Four Trainers earn the title of the Strongest Elite Four.
Hua country regulations state that anyone who possesses a Pokémon can register as a Trainer, but due to issues of aptitude and training, it is rare for ordinary Trainers to advance their careers through Pokémon.
After all, finding an Elite Four Pokémon is already very difficult, and cultivating it to Elite Four combat strength is even more challenging.
Therefore, in this world, the normal state of Trainers is, for example, workers who bring their Machoke to work on construction sites, or teachers who use Exploud as a megaphone to teach in classrooms, doctors who assist in treatment in hospitals with Comfey, and surgeons who assist in operations with Bisharp.
These are the normal states of ordinary Trainers.
The only way to reach the pinnacle of Hua country and challenge the Champion is to defeat the eight strongest Elite Four Trainers in a certain region with absolute strength, thereby automatically gaining the qualification to challenge the Champion of that region.
The subordinate continued: "I found that there are other high-ranking officials in the Alliance who are covering up the situation in the Guangdong Province Water-type Wilderness Area.
Who exactly they are must be investigated.
It might be that the Water Blade Gang bribed a certain high-ranking official to conceal it, and the Hua Nan Champion is currently on a mission abroad, which led to the information blockade."
Upon hearing his subordinate's analysis, Li Guanjun's expression returned to seriousness.
He slightly narrowed his eyes, furrowed his brows, and his right index finger tapped lightly on the desk rhythmically, deep in thought about the key points of these matters.
Seeing the Champion in thought, the subordinate then revealed the key to this Wilderness Area crisis: "The Zhang Heng that Miss Ou mentioned just now, if I'm not mistaken, should be the son of Zhang Lei Yuan, the current helmsman of the Zhang Corporation, who is challenging your Champion position this time.
He is the challenger who consecutively defeated 8 strongest Elite Four Trainers."
Upon hearing his subordinate's analysis, Li Guanjun, whose eyes had been slightly closed, suddenly opened them, a sharp glint flashing in his gaze.
He said, "What a masterful stroke! The Zhang Corporation is truly a masterful stroke!"
The subordinate quickly asked, "Champion, do you know something?"
Li Guanjun said, "Don't ask, we'll talk on the way.
Prepare to depart for the Guangdong Province Wilderness Area."
The subordinate quickly said, "Champion! Let's go through the main entrance!"
As he spoke, Li Guanjun stood up and walked towards the window, throwing an Ultra Ball at the tightly closed glass window.
Bang~ The Ultra Ball shattered the window, and glass splattered everywhere.
The Ultra Ball opened in mid-air, revealing a figure.
Its skin was primarily orange, with cream-colored underside from its abdomen to the tip of its tail and the soles of its feet.
It had short, thick lower limbs and relatively slender upper limbs, with three sharp claws on its upper limbs and three pointed claws on its feet.
It had large wings on its back for flying.
The inner side of its wings was blue-green, and there were horn-like protrusions at the third joint.
It had a long neck, small blue eyes, two horn-like protrusions on the back of its head, and a flame burning at the end of its long, thick tail.
Its tail also had a metal tail ring with an ite embedded in it.
Li Guanjun leaped, caught the Ultra Ball in mid-air, jumped out of the window, and landed steadily on Charizard's back, saying, "Charizard.
Let's go to the Wilderness Area.
Everyone else, catch up quickly."
Watching Li Guanjun's receding figure, the subordinate was speechless… and dialed the maintenance department.
"Hello, the Central China Champion Office window needs repair."