“Ah~ how interesting! Jenny, how long have you been waiting here for me~”
As the man emerged from the basement and walked through the alley, he was stopped by several Jennys. However, the man showed no panic, instead, he pushed up his glasses and revealed a wicked smile.
“First-class researcher Ruo Zhe! You are suspected of stealing ancient Pokémon fossils, please come with us!”
“Ah~ fossils? I seem to have forgotten~ Are you talking about this?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Jenny felt a chill behind her, and when she turned her head, she saw Genesect beginning to charge up behind her.
The next second, the originally dark alley suddenly exploded with sparks. When the smoke and dust cleared, only the Jennys were seen lying on the ground, while the man had disappeared without a trace.
“Well done, Genesect.”
“Hiss…”
“No rush~ as long as I have the funds, I can revive the rest of your companions.”
“Hiss?”
“So, I need to find someone to cooperate with~”
With that, Ruo Xi took out his phone and found Gui Ling’s photo, which was taken when Gui Ling won the Kalos League Conference and stood on the podium.
“This is a gamble, and the stake is my life. I’m betting that this Champion will agree to my cooperation~”
………
“Thank you! Now my dad and them definitely won’t look down on me!”
Gui Ling and Jing Jing left the forest. Not far from the city was a private manor. After Gui Ling dropped Jing Jing off at her doorstep, he turned to leave, but was pulled back.
“Oh?”
“You helped me so much, come have a meal at my house!”
“Huh? You’re letting me in? I have a legendary Pokémon with me, aren’t you afraid I’m a bad guy who’ll ransack your house?”
“You are the Champion of the Kalos League, you’re already exposed.”
“I thought you didn’t know. Besides, I never thought about hiding it.”
Looking at the gradually setting sun, Gui Ling had no choice but to stay here for the night, so he agreed to Jing Jing’s suggestion.
“Mom and Dad! I’m home!”
Gui Ling did not follow Jing Jing to the main hall, but instead wandered around the entire manor. Its magnificent appearance was no worse than the villa he lived in in the forest.
“Very high-profile, this must be a wealthy family.”
“Gengar!”
“Dangdang!”
Gengar and Banette voluntarily ran out of their Poké Balls. Upon arriving in an unfamiliar environment, their first reaction was to have a good time.
“You can look around, but don’t break anything.”
“Gengar~”
“Dangdang!”
“Mia~”
All three were startled by the sudden Growl, and even shivered, frozen in place.
Strange… he’s a guest, why does he feel like a thief?
The three followed the sound and saw a pink and white Sylveon smiling at Gui Ling and his Pokémon.
“Sylveon? I’ve been here for so long, and this is the first time I’ve seen a real one. Before, I only saw them on TV.”
Gui Ling suddenly noticed that Gengar and Banette were staring intently at the Sylveon, their eyes almost turning into heart shapes.
“What’s wrong? You like her? Do you really like her?”
Gui Ling mischievously extended both hands and pinched the back of Gengar’s and Banette’s necks, looking at them with a wicked smile.
“Alright, just kidding.”
After the three finished playing around, they realized that Sylveon had already left. With nothing to do, the three continued their tour. However, after turning a few corners, they saw a golden figure in the garden.
Sylveon snuggled in front of her owner. The golden-haired girl was holding a watering can and watering flowers. If it weren't for her noble and gorgeous princess dress, people would instinctively assume that the person watering flowers in this manor would be a servant.
“The young miss shouldn’t be personally coming to the garden to water flowers, right?”
The girl paused when she heard the sound. She turned her head, blinked incredulously after seeing who it was, and then smiled and bowed.
“Hello, Mr. Gui Ling, and Banette and Gengar. I am the young miss of this manor, Lin Jingnan.”
“Mm, hello.”
“Gengar ghost~”
“Dangdang!”
“Mia~”
After introductions, Gui Ling slowly walked over and looked at the flowers in front of him. However, Gui Ling was surprised to find that these flowers were not expensive ones; in fact, several kinds could be found in his own forest.
“Are you surprised, sir?”
“Mm, generally speaking, the owners of private manors like this have a sense of arrogance, very noble and magnificent.”
“I don’t really like this kind of noble life; it’s too troublesome.”
Gui Ling didn’t ask anything, but after a quick glance, he noticed that only this area of the garden had inexpensive flowers, while the rest were rare species.
“This section is my garden area; the rest belongs to my sister.”
“Mm, I can tell.”
Lin Jingnan looked up at Gui Ling, who was nearly half a head taller than her. After a moment of internal struggle, she slowly stepped back and bowed.
“Would you be willing to have a Pokémon battle with me, Mr. Gui Ling, the Champion of the Kalos League Conference?”
“Ah? A bit unexpected, but of course.”
“Half a year ago, I fell seriously ill and had difficulty with my legs, so I couldn’t personally come to the audience to watch your battles, which was a real regret. Since you are here in person now, I don’t want to miss this opportunity.”
………
“Ah~ so you’re here.”
Through Genesect’s surveillance footage, Ruo Xi quickly Lock-Oned Gui Ling in the manor. Watching Gui Ling chatting with a golden-haired girl, Ruo Xi couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.
“That manor seems to be the Jing family’s private manor. If I remember correctly, the young miss there was only recently found, and she even refused to change her surname. Interesting, why would Mr. Gui Ling be there?”
Ruo Xi closed his tablet, continued watching the surveillance footage on his phone, and then called his two Pokémon behind him to follow.
“Oh dear, blocked by a wooden stake? Togekiss, Air Slash. Urshifu, Surging Strikes.”
Boom!!!
“Eh? Made too much noise… I’m afraid the Jennys behind me will catch up. Looks like I’ll have to meet you later, Champion of the Kalos League.”