Zuntou Nan Guizhi turned around and saw Jiang Fan approaching him with a playful expression.
With a flash of light, Guizhi released a Level 16 Rattata.
In a panic, he ordered, "Rattata, Hyper Fang."
Jiang Fan smiled.
Just now, Charmeleon defeated Golbat, leveling up three more times to Level 23, so this Rattata was just free experience.
He didn't even need to give commands.
Charmeleon, seeing Jiang Fan raise an eyebrow at it, understood that it was to handle it on its own.
It immediately used the move Scratch, knocking the rushing Rattata down with two claws.
Afterward, Jiang Fan stepped over Rattata's body and came before Zuntou Nan, smiling, "Didn't you say earlier that a shiny Charmander was worth a lot of money?"
Zuntou Nan nervously swallowed, not speaking, as large beads of sweat streamed down his cheeks.
Jiang Fan continued to smile, "I think you're worth a lot of money now too. Come on, take out all your little money. Let's just consider our previous battle a bounty match."
"If I give you all the money, will you let me go?" Zuntou Nan asked nervously, his expression no longer showing any of his previous arrogance.
Jiang Fan's relaxed brows immediately furrowed, "Are you negotiating with me?"
Charmeleon picked up the incapacitated Rattata and threw it at Zuntou Nan's feet, glaring at him fiercely.
"Rua~"
"I'll give it, I'll give it."
Zuntou Nan was immediately scared, frantically pulling out his phone to transfer money to Jiang Fan.
After a moment, Jiang Fan saw Zuntou Nan's account with no balance left and patted his shoulder with satisfaction.
"Let's go, I'll send you to Jenny to eat prison food."
Just then, Li Nai rushed over and kicked Zuntou Nan.
"You bastard, you dared to smack my head, mock me, and deliberately make me eat leftovers these past few days you held me captive! Now that you're in my hands, let's see if I don't teach you a good lesson."
With that, she continued to punch and kick him.
Jiang Fan watched with a smile, then thought of the Trainers he had called, took out his phone, and sent them a message, stating that the crisis was resolved and that he would express his gratitude later.
He didn't notice Old Man Fuji watching him.
Old Man Fuji looked at Jiang Fan, now feeling that the other party had a very high chance of reaching the peak of Pokémon in the future.
Even Team Rockets' leader Sakaki couldn't make a Pokémon achieve such a great leap in strength in just over ten days, even with the nurturing of Tokiwa Power.
.....
"Alright, I understand the situation. I'll take this guy with me. If there are any further questions, I'll notify you by phone. Finally, thank you for your contribution to social stability."
At the Pokémon House, Jenny, who had received the message and arrived to take custody of the criminal, extended her hand to Jiang Fan with a smile.
"It's what we should do." Jiang Fan also smiled, extended his hand, and shook Jenny's hand.
He then watched Jenny and an Arcanine leave in a police car with Zuntou Nan.
"I have to say, Jenny is truly beautiful, worthy of being a beautiful police flower. Her family's genes are truly amazing," Jiang Fan muttered after they had driven away.
But Li Nai, who was beside him, heard him and frowned, "What, you like Jenny?"
"I'm not blind, it's normal to like her. She's so pretty."
Jiang Fan shrugged, very casual and unrestrained.
"Charmeleon, let's go find Grandpa Fuji."
"Rua~" Charmeleon glanced at Li Nai, then at the distant police car, and finally followed Jiang Fan.
Soon, Jiang Fan brought Charmeleon to Old Man Fuji's office.
Old Man Fuji had asked him to come see him after he finished the handover with Jenny.
"Grandpa Fuji, I'm here."
Old Man Fuji nodded, stood up, and poured Jiang Fan a glass of water.
"Jiang Fan, have you thought about where you want to go next?" Old Man Fuji asked while pouring the water.
"Yes, I'll still stay at the Pokémon House." Jiang Fan's tone was casual.
Old Man Fuji was surprised to hear this, "You don't have any thoughts of traveling?"
Most of their volunteers here, after adopting the Pokémon they wanted, chose to embark on a journey.
"Not for now." Jiang Fan shook his head.
In his opinion, the purpose of traveling was to capture Pokémon from various places.
But for him, the best Pokémon were the abandoned ones.
And throughout the Kanto region, abandoned Pokémon were mostly sent to the Pokémon House.
As for other regions, Old Man Fuji also had contact information for the people in charge of places that took in abandoned Pokémon.
As long as he stayed at the Pokémon House, he could learn a lot about abandoned Pokémon.
The only downside was that he would have to pay for his own food and lodging afterward. After all, if you've adopted the Pokémon, it would be too shameless to still let the Pokémon House bear the expenses.
"Then I think you should go out more and strengthen your Pokémon's power."
As Old Man Fuji said this, he took out a black combination lock box from his pocket and placed it in front of Jiang Fan.
"What is this?"
Jiang Fan looked at the black combination lock box, full of doubt.
"This is what Team Rockets wants," Old Man Fuji confessed.
Jiang Fan's pupils constricted.
At this point, Old Man Fuji continued, "On the way back just now, I thought for a long time. I feel that it's still not safe for this thing to be with me. It's better for you to keep it."
Jiang Fan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that Old Man Fuji trusted him so much.
"Do you want to know what's inside?"
"Yes." Jiang Fan nodded.
"Then when you become the Alliance Champion, I'll tell you the password to open the box."
Jiang Fan looked at the serious Old Man Fuji, then at the black combination lock box in front of him.
His intuition told him that this thing was probably related to Mewtwo.
Suppressing his inner excitement, Jiang Fan picked up the black combination lock box and replied to Old Man Fuji with a similarly serious expression:
"I understand, Grandpa Fuji. I will become the Alliance Champion and diligently protect it until then."
Old Man Fuji nodded in satisfaction, then made another promise.
"Actually, I have another good item here. I'll give it to you when your Charmeleon evolves into Charizard."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan looked at Old Man Fuji and suddenly felt that this old man was unusually agreeable today.
So agreeable that he even wanted to take care of the other party until his dying day.
A few minutes later, Jiang Fan, having finished his conversation with Old Man Fuji, left Fuji's house with Charmeleon.
He still had to thank the Trainers who had rushed to Route 8.
After Jiang Fan left, Old Man Fuji went to the room where the Pokémon were cared for.
As soon as he entered, he heard the frustrated voices of volunteers.
"I regret it so much. If I had known its potential was so great, when it was still a Charmander, I should have focused on just it."
"Don't even mention it, I regret it so much now too. Who would have thought it was a Charmander in the morning and a Charmeleon in the afternoon?"
Old Man Fuji frowned slightly, scanned the surroundings, and found that many others also harbored feelings of jealousy, so he immediately reprimanded them loudly.
"Don't say such hindsight words. Even if you really went back to that time, you wouldn't have taken good care of Charmander."
"Compared to you, Jiang Fan truly put all his thoughts into Charmander, pouring all his love into it.
I ask you all, have you put all your thoughts into the Pokémon you're taking care of? Or are you taking care of one while your eyes are on other Pokémon?"
Old Man Fuji's gaze swept over all the volunteers present.
Most of the volunteers, after being stared at, lowered their heads in shame.
