Pokémon: Master System.

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Shui Yutu silently placed her hand on her helmet, then took it off, revealing that familiar yet ordinary face...

Shuiyutu remains as steady as ever!

Beneath her motorcycle helmet, she wore a Ditto mask of the highest caliber, the same familiar face she had seen on the Snow Country Train.

“Shuiyutu…” Xia Yu smiled helplessly and said slowly, “I want to see your real face. Take off your Ditto mask.”

A faint smile appeared on Shui Yutu's face. She looked at Xia Yu and said in a soft, gentle voice, "Is appearance really that important?"

"If you really want to know what I look like, how about you promise me one thing?"

"what's up?"

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Chapter 638 The True Identity of Shui Yutu

Xia Yu looked at Shui Yutu, a thoughtful expression on his face, and said softly, "What is it?"

"Help me find something," Shui Yutu's voice rang out, her eyes gleaming.

Looking for something?

Xia Yu frowned, looking at Shui Yutu in front of him, hesitant to speak, and after several breaths, he slowly opened his mouth and nodded: "Okay."

Looking at Shui Yutu's ordinary face, Xia Yu's eyes flickered.

In fact, he had been pondering Shui Yutu's true identity recently.

Looking back on their experiences, Xia Yu realized that something seemed off from the very first time they met.

The two first met in Heilong City on the southwestern border of China, but Shui Yutu had previously only been active near the northeastern border.

Spanning the entire country from the Northeast to the Southwest, Shui Yutu would have to be either insane or have some other purpose to travel thousands of miles to Heilong City. Something is clearly wrong here.

She seems to have come to Black Dragon City specifically to join Team Rocket.

Secondly, after meeting with Xia Yu and having a brief conversation, Shui Yutu agreed to join Team Rocket so readily that Xia Yu felt she had come to Black Dragon City just to wait for him.

Of course, based on the above two points alone, Xia Yu only had doubts.

What really made Xia Yu suspicious was Shui Yutu's behavior on the Snow Country Train last time.

Shui Yutu was wearing a Ditto mask under his motorcycle helmet, which gave Xia Yu a sense of unease.

Furthermore... the most suspicious thing is Shui Yutu's voice.

Many people may get lost in the sounds of the consonants and overlook the key to the problem.

It's quite unusual that a woman who has been active on the northeastern border for a long time would have a standard "double-character" pronunciation.

Looking back now, Xia Yu strongly suspects that Shui Yutu did this in order to hide his identity.

She must have heard her voice before. She was worried that I would guess her identity from her voice, so she deliberately spoke in a lisp to avoid revealing her identity.

acquaintance……

The Northeast region… I've met them before, their voices are familiar, and they seem to know me to some extent, so they likely know my true identity. They deliberately came to Heilong City.

Xia Yu's gaze was fixed on Shui Yutu. Considering the above points, Xia Yu could only think of one person.

Chi Hanqing.

While peach shortbread fits the description to some extent, its age... is incorrect.

Shui Yutu started appearing a few years ago, when Tao Su was only fourteen or fifteen years old, so it couldn't be Tao Su.

Could it really be... Chi Hanqing?

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When Xia Yu began to suspect that the person in front of him might be Chi Hanqing, the more he doubted it, the more deeply this thought took root in his mind.

Like a seed, it takes root and sprouts in the mind, constantly growing.

To verify his conjecture, Xia Yu began to sort out the experiences of Chi Hanqing and Shui Yutu, comparing the similarities between the two.

First of all, Chi Hanqing's father died in that great battle twenty years ago.

At that time, one-third of the Four Heavenly Kings and champions in China had fallen, including Chi Hanqing's father.

Although Chi Rugui is only a Water-type Gym Leader, he is a renowned genius in China. Like Xia Yu, he has the ability to fight beyond his level and has once defeated a Pokémon with the strength of an Elite Four member.

He is hailed as a future champion of China.

Unfortunately, Chi Rugui didn't have any special advantages like Xia Yu. Although he could defeat Elite Four level trainers, he couldn't defeat the champion and died in that battle, becoming a regret in everyone's hearts.

Similarly, Chi Rugui's death also had a great impact on the Chi family and on Chi Hanqing.

Originally, Chi Hanqing aspired to become a Pokémon Trainer and possessed exceptional talent in that field. However, after this incident, she gave up on becoming a Trainer and switched to scientific research.

About twelve or thirteen years after Chi Rugui's death, Shui Yutu first appeared, acting as the vice president of the Longsha Society in the northeastern border region.

At the same time that Shui Yutu appeared, the Longsha Society began to grow rapidly, and the Chi family's power began to shrink.

As one side declined while the other rose, the Dragon Sand Society took over most of the forces abandoned by the Chi family and achieved rapid development.

Although the Longsha Society and the Chi family are openly at odds, the friction between their lower-level members is constant, and the leaders of both sides have never actually fought each other.

This is highly suspicious.

Secondly, after this hijacking of the Snow Country train.

When Chi Hanqing came to question him after learning that he and Longsha Society had robbed the Chi family's goods.

Xia Yu was prepared to break off all pretense, but Chi Hanqing raised the issue high and then gently lowered it, as if she were just going through the motions.

Her words didn't seem to imply much dislike for the Longsha Society, and thinking back on that attitude now, Xia Yu felt increasingly uneasy.

Lastly and most importantly, regarding the time when Suicune's Garchomp died in battle.

I recall the scene where Mega Swampert caught up with Corviknight.

The situation was extremely critical. At that time, Xia Yu had already made a decision to release Iron Warrior and Meyer's Mega Swampert for a desperate fight.

Most importantly, he already had the Iron Warrior's Poké Ball in his hand.

In that situation, all the other Pokémon Suicune must have seen this scene, and they must all know that Xia Yu still had a trump card up his sleeve.

But it was precisely under these circumstances that Suicune suddenly interrupted him, preventing him from releasing Iron Warrior and ordering his Mega Garchomp to fight to the death.

The death of Mega Garchomp bought everyone a chance to escape, and Xia Yu's identity was not exposed at the same time.

If Xia Yu hadn't connected the dots to Shui Yutu's true identity, he probably wouldn't have thought much of it.

But now, in hindsight, Xia Yu suddenly realized...

The reason Chi Hanqing sent Mega Garchomp to the front was probably to cover up his identity and prevent him from being exposed as a Iron Warrior.

Because Chi Hanqing knew that he was Sakuragi and that his trump card was Iron Warrior, he ordered Mega Garchomp to take action to cover up Xia Yu's identity.

Although Xia Yu also doubted that the sharp-tongued Chi Hanqing who threatened him could possibly be Shui Yutu, all the facts pointed to this possibility.

Moreover, as Chi Hanqing's best friend, Long Yanning described Chi Hanqing as... someone who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

They are sharp-tongued, but their actions completely contradict their words.

This perfectly matches the descriptions of Chi Hanqing and Shui Yutu.

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Of course, besides these things, there were many other oddities. For example, both Chi Hanqing and Shui Yutu asked him the same question.

Why establish Team Rocket?

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Although Xia Yu might not have suspected any of these things individually, when put together, he suddenly felt that there was something very wrong.

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Xia Yu thought about it more and more and felt that it was possible... especially since Shui Yutu's height and figure were very similar to Chi Hanqing's.

Too many coincidences overlapped, making Shui Yutu's identity almost obvious.

Similarly, if Chi Hanqing is indeed Shui Yutu, then many things make sense.

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Chapter 639 The Secrets of Odomare

Azure sky, rippling blue waves.

Flocks of long-winged gulls soar over the sea, forming a V-shape.

Suddenly, a huge shadow appeared beneath the surface of the sea.

"Woo!"

Gigantamax Lapse let out a melodious cry, its massive body breaking through the water's surface, splashing huge sprays that startled the long-winged gulls on the sea, causing them to scatter and flee.

After successfully pulling off the prank, Gigantamax Lapras let out a joyful cry.

"Alright, Laplace, stop." Xia Yu's voice rang out, then he turned to look at Shui Yutu beside him and slowly said, "We're almost at the place you mentioned. Now you can tell me what you want to take?"