Pokémon: Master System.

"Darkrai, Dark Hole!"

The attack from Gigantamax Lapras had just ended when Darkrai's attack arrived.

Endless Dark-type energy formed a dark hole that instantly swallowed the heavily injured Pokémon in front of it, plunging them into a deep sleep.

"No, don't kill me, my dad is..."

Before the young man could finish speaking, Darkrai raised his hand and cast a Dark Hole, hypnotizing the group.

As for Anna, the internet celebrity whose hands were tied, she was also stunned by the scene before her. Her mouth, which was sealed with tape, kept making whimpering sounds, and tears and snot streamed down her face. She was obviously very frightened.

Anna's actions also caught Xia Yu's attention. His gaze fell on Anna's curvaceous figure, his eyes flickering, and then he said, "I can give you a chance to live, but you have to do something for me."

“After you escape back, immediately use your account with a million followers to post a video online, reporting the underground black market for kidnapping you and conducting illegal transactions. This is a recording of the underground black market; it should be usable as evidence.” Xia Yu tossed over the recording of the underground black market: “Can you do that? Nod if you can.”

A strong will to survive drove Anna to nod frantically toward Xia Yu.

“Very well, but I must warn you, if I find out you haven’t done as I said, I will hunt you down no matter where you are. Understand?” Xia Yu asked Anna.

Anna nodded frantically.

"Oh, right." Xia Yu's face showed a satisfied expression, then as if he suddenly remembered something, he picked up an ice pick from the ground, handed it to Anna, and took out his phone to take pictures: "Go and kill them all."

Anna's eyes widened in shock, but then a vicious look appeared on her face. Without hesitation, she took the ice spike from Xia Yu's hand, walked up to the group, and stabbed them to death one by one.

Seeing Anna's ruthless appearance, Xia Yu's eyes flickered: "Very well, you can leave now."

Anna nodded, turned around without hesitation, and staggered toward the city center.

“Let’s go too.” Xia Yu said to Sylvia and Xie Tianming, “I won’t go back to the capital. Sylvia, you take Karl and Eve back to the capital. Xie Tianming, you go back to the patrol team first. I’ll come find you in a while. Be careful.”

“Yes.” Sylvia and Xie Tianming nodded.

…………

Night returned to calm, and Xia Yu changed back to his original appearance, heading towards the Zero Team's hotel.

Shortly after the five left, officials from the Pokémon Association of Heilong City arrived at the scene and were shocked to see the corpses scattered on the ground.

"Many people died, and there were also the corpses of several powerful Pokémon."

"Requesting support."

"First, verify the identity of the deceased."

The staff walked over to the group and removed their masks one by one. When they removed the young man's mask and saw his face, they were shocked.

"Captain, come and see, it's the eldest son of the Qi family!"

Upon hearing these words, the captain trembled slightly. He strode over to the young man's corpse, staring at his deathly pale face.

"Call the chief immediately, we can't handle this."

The leading figure of the younger generation of the Qi family was tragically killed in Heilong City!

It's going to change!

They don't want to take the blame for this.

"Quickly, make a call and contact the Qi family immediately."

…………

Undercurrents were swirling, and a tense atmosphere enveloped Heilong City. Zhang Zhenghua and Tao Su, who were on the front lines of the investigation, sensed something unusual.

In the city, which was originally a no-fly zone, Flying-type Pokémon frequently sped through the sky, leaving long trails of air behind them.

"Something big has happened in Heilong City?" Zhang Zhenghua shook his head and said.

His and Tao Su's investigation did not go smoothly; in fact, it was fraught with obstacles. All traces were wiped clean, and their every move was under surveillance. There were no secrets left to keep.

The two finished another day of investigation, returning empty-handed to the conference room, where they unexpectedly saw Xia Yu, whom they hadn't seen for a week.

"You're back?" Zhang Zhenghua said, looking at Xia Yu.

Tao Su glanced at Xia Yu, silently put on her headphones, put on music, and started looking through her recent documents.

"Mm." Xia Yu nodded.

"Did you find anything?" Zhang Zhenghua asked.

"Nothing much," Xia Yu waved his hand. "What about you guys?"

"We're in the same boat, we've gained almost nothing." Zhang Zhenghua shook his head: "The only useful thing is that someone anonymously reported one of Qin Kun's underlings. In my opinion, Qin Kun is just a scapegoat they pushed out to give us face so we can go back and report."

After Zhang Zhenghua finished speaking, he shook his head with a wry smile. Although he knew that this mission would face great resistance, he never expected that the mission would be so difficult.

"Forget it, everyone's been working hard for the past few days. Let's rest for a couple of days first."

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Chapter 409 Visiting Lü Tinghe

“Ding~~~~”

The noisy ringtone woke Xia Yu from his sleep. He picked up his phone, and the caller ID showed the name Long Fan.

"Hello." Xia Yu quickly answered the phone: "Master."

"Still sleeping?" Long Fan's voice rang out. "I have something to ask you. Have you been on a mission in Heilong City recently?"

"Hmm." Xia Yu had a vague idea of ​​what Long Fan was going to say.

"News came in last night that a lot of people died near Heilong City, including one named Qi Weiyi. Do you know him?" Long Fan asked Xia Yu.

"I don't know." Xia Yu said without hesitation, "I was wondering why so many people were riding Flying-type Pokémon in the no-fly zone last night, and I was wondering what big thing had happened. So that's what happened. But, Master, who is Qi Weiyi?"

“Qi Weiyi is the leading figure of the younger generation of the Qi family. His grandfather was a core figure in the Qi family and was once the champion of the Southwest region.” Long Fan explained to Xia Yu, “He has a deep influence in the Southwest region.”

At this point, Long Fan changed the subject and reminded her, "You've been on a mission in Heilong City recently, so be careful. Heilong City isn't safe. It's already been revealed online that the murderer of Qi Weiyi is named Sakamoto."

"Huh?" Xia Yu asked in surprise, "Isn't Sakaki related to that sinking of the King's ship? Is he the same person?"

"Yes. It's the same person. Sakaki is very strong, so be careful." Long Fan warned, "Moreover, this person's identity and background are very mysterious. There is absolutely no information about him. It's like he suddenly appeared. Keep a low profile and don't provoke anyone, or you won't even know how you died."

"Qi Weiyi was killed because she tried to forcibly take that person's things."

“Master, don’t you know me? I’m just an honest man,” Xia Yu said.

"Hehe." Long Fan's cold laugh made Xia Yu feel a little embarrassed.

"By the way, Master, may I ask you a question?" Xia Yu said.

"ask."

"What exactly is the background of the Duan family? And how should we investigate the Duan family?" Xia Yu asked humbly.

Hearing Xia Yu's question, Long Fan smiled. The fact that Xia Yu could ask such a question proved that he had used his brain and hadn't just blindly investigated.

"The Duan family is just the visible manager of the Underworld. As for who the real boss of the Underworld is, I'm not too sure. It's said that many families are involved, such as the Qi family, the Tan family, the Liu family, and so on. But you only need to remember one thing: your Uncle-Master Lü has nothing to do with the Underworld." Long Fan's words were pointed.

"I understand, Master." Xia Yu nodded.

"Okay, just go ahead and investigate. If you encounter any difficulties, you can call me or your Uncle Lü." Long Fan said with a smile, "You've been in Team Zero for so long, haven't you reported to your Uncle Lü yet?"

After listening to Long Fan's words, Xia Yu also understood the subtext in Long Fan's words: "Master, I've been a bit busy lately. I'll go and report to my uncle tomorrow."

"Yes. Keep in touch with your senior uncle more often. Don't forget that this spot in Team Zero was recommended by your senior uncle."

"Okay, Master."

…………

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu fell into deep thought. After a while, he picked up the satellite phone again and dialed Xiao Wanyu's number.

"Hello." The gentle voice from the other end of the phone made Xia Yu's heart flutter.

"Boss Sakaki, what brings you to call me? Why did you kill that Qi Weiyi guy?"

Listening to Xiao Fupo's teasing words, Xia Yu knew that she must already know what happened in Heilong City.

“I don’t know his identity either. He came to ambush me, so I was forced to fight back. This was self-defense.” Xia Yu joked for a bit before getting back on track: “Wanyu, come to Heilong City the day after tomorrow if you have time. Let’s go to Shan State together.”

"The day after tomorrow... I should have time." Xiao Wanyu asked with a smile, "Is that Gigantamax Pokémon in Shan State?"

“Okay.” Xia Yu nodded: “That Gigantamax Pokémon is in Shan State. Tomorrow I will go see my Uncle-Master Lü Tinghe first, and then we will meet up and set off together.”

"Okay, I'll come see you the day after tomorrow," Xiao Wanyu replied. "By the way, what kind of Pokémon is that Gigantamax Pokémon? Do you know?"

“Boomliwyn,” Xia Yu said, “By the way, could you look up the Dragon Spiral Tower for me when you have time?”

“Okay,” Xiao Wanyu replied.

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After finishing his call with Xiao Wanyu, Xia Yu called Uncle Lü's secretary.

Unfortunately, people in high positions like Lü Tinghe need to make an appointment in advance to meet with them.

"Lu Guanjun, Dr. Xia Yu called you. He wants to meet with you tomorrow," the secretary reported to Lu Tinghe.

"Xia Yu?" Lu Tinghe still remembered Xia Yu quite well. While exercising, he asked his secretary beside him, "Did he say anything?"

He didn't say anything specific, only that he had something to report to you at work.

Lu Tinghe smiled and said, "Let him come. Let's have lunch together tomorrow. As his senior brother, I should take care of him."