Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

After hearing the aunt's wonderful explanation, Jiang Cheng finally understood the whole story.

Let’s start with the conclusion: “Marie Jing City is haunted!”

The specific analysis is that in the past two days, food has mysteriously disappeared from many people's homes.

For example, a freshly made pie placed on the windowsill to dry disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the sausages hanging in the yard mysteriously disappeared. At first, it was just outdoors, and everyone thought it was taken away by some Pokémon, so they just needed to pay more attention. However, as time went on, more and more families began to lose food, and the locations also changed.

Fruits on the table in the living room, snacks in the bedroom, dishes in the kitchen...

The most terrifying thing is that it happens at night. When someone gets up to go to the bathroom, he sees a mysterious black shadow appear in his living room!

He was so scared that he screamed on the spot. Many residents gathered together and found that this situation was not an isolated case, and that the shadow that appeared in the house in the middle of the night was too scary...

"After thinking about it, we realize that you are the only one in the entire city of Marie who can deal with ghosts. You have to help us!"

"Yes, Director Jiang, if a powerful psychic like you can't do anything, we really don't know what to do!"

"Yeah yeah......"

Jiang Cheng was so upset when he heard this: "Who said I'm a psychic?"

"Hey, Director Jiang, don't be so modest. Everyone knows that you have raised many ghost-type Pokémon in the hot spring hall, and you have even been in and out of the underworld yourself!"

"Yes, yes, yes"

Huh? In and out of the underworld? Me?

Chapter 229: New machine wow!

Jiang Cheng pointed at himself and asked, "Are you talking about me?"

Without my knowledge, have the rumors about me become so outrageous? I have been in and out of the underworld, but I am not Kobe. Kobe went in and didn't make it out, so how can I survive if I go in?

"I can help with this matter... Let's put it this way, um, whose house is the one where something was lost recently? Would it be convenient for me to go over and check it out?" Jiang Cheng accepted the neighbors' request and asked.

In his opinion, this matter was actually a trivial matter and could be done casually.

Although he is not a psychic.

Is the world of Pokémon haunted?

He really knows how to do it!

But haunted incidents are often inextricably linked to ghost-type Pokémon, and in the vast majority of cases, they are the ones behind the scenes.

The actions of ghost Pokémon often carry ghost energy.

Jiang Cheng usually lives in a hot spring resort and is very familiar with ghost energy. The ghost energy in the ghost-type healing room is visible to the naked eye, and the concentration is so high that it feels a bit sticky when he enters. After being there for a long time, he can naturally see the existence of ghost energy.

Jiang Cheng looked at his neighbors and found that there was no trace of ghost energy on them. This was obviously not normal. There were only two explanations for this situation.

Or, this is just a misunderstanding, it's not a ghost at all, but a Pokémon or a person stealing food in someone else's house.

Or, the ghost Pokémon has too little ghost energy and is too weak, which can also explain its frequent outings to forage for food.

But isn't it a bit... that a ghost Pokémon comes out to eat instead of absorbing life energy and steals apple pie?

This is something that is difficult to explain in itself, so Jiang Cheng still prefers the first conclusion. However, he cannot make a conclusion without inspecting the scene, so he plans to go to the victim's site first.

"Of course!" A strong man suddenly stepped out from the crowd and grabbed Jiang Cheng's hand, crying: "Director Jiang, you must help me. I was almost scared to death when I saw that shadow yesterday!!!"

"I understand your feelings, but please calm down first and take me to the scene, okay?" Jiang Cheng took a lot of effort to pull his hand free. Why do you Alola people like holding other people's hands so much? We don't need to support the Han Dynasty, so don't do this!

"Of course, of course, please follow me"

The strong man hurriedly led the way, and Jiang Cheng and a group of people came to a house in a mighty manner.

The residential houses in Alola are basically two-story wooden buildings with a small courtyard. Jiang Cheng looked at the wall, which was about 1.8 meters high. It could be said that it was purely for defense against gentlemen but not villains. Basically, any Pokémon with a little agility could easily climb over it.

Soon, the strong man brought Jiang Cheng to the living room. Many neighbors were blocked outside the courtyard. Their good sense of morality prevented them from forcing their way in without an invitation from the host.

"Director Jiang... this is it... Last night, I wanted to go to the bathroom, and I saw the refrigerator was wide open, and a black shadow flashed by and disappeared! This is so scary, I haven't dared to go to the bathroom since then! "

"You'd better go for a while..." Jiang Cheng never expected that the neighbors in Alola were so active.

"That's great. With you here, I can finally rest assured!" After saying this, the strong man rushed into the bathroom, leaving Jiang Cheng in the living room to observe.

"Hmm..." Jiang Cheng looked at the refrigerator. The door was still open and the things inside were a little messy, but there were no signs of having been turned over violently.

Jiang Cheng looked carefully at the marks on the side of the refrigerator again, and finally found a few scratches in the corner of the bottom side of the refrigerator.

Jiang Cheng stretched out his palm and compared the distance from the scratch to the ground, which was about thirty centimeters.

Accompanied by the sound of flushing, the sturdy man came out of the toilet with a refreshed look on his face.

"Mr. Qiao Nuyi, please come over here and check if there is anything missing from the refrigerator."

"Oh, oh, okay." Qiao Nuyi came over and frowned as he glanced at the things in the refrigerator: "Um... two sausages are missing."

"Just two sausages? Nothing else?"

"Yes, no more. I just bought those two sausages from the supermarket. I remember them clearly. These are the only things missing from the refrigerator."

"It only took the sausages that are easy to carry, and didn't bring anything else. This means it's not a Psychic Pokémon, nor a Humanoid Pokémon..."

"Mr. Qiao Nuyi, what kind of Pokémon do you have at home?"

"Ah, my home? Oh, I want to show you!" Qiao Nu was stunned for a moment when Jiang Cheng asked her. Then she happily ran to the second floor and ran down again: "This is my child, Tian Zhuzhu. He is super cute, right!"

I never thought that the Qiao family would produce someone like you who has a heart of a tiger and a nose for roses. Jiang Cheng nodded: "You are indeed very cute."

Sweet Bamboo seems to be a very economical Pokémon. You can use a bucket of water, let her take a bath, add some ice cubes, and it will become a bucket of sweet water. What a perfect Pokémon! You can use it to provide free drinking to customers staying in the hot springs. I have to find a way to raise one myself.

At the same time, Jiang Cheng was basically sure that the marks on the refrigerator were not caused by the Pokémon itself, as Tian Zhuzhu did not have claws.

After investigation, Jiang Cheng quickly locked down several conditions: 30-40 cm tall, petite, non-humanoid Pokémon with claws...

"Mr. Qiao Nuyi, are the doors and windows of your house closed?"

"Of course!" Qiao Nu nodded: "Ever since the theft incident, I have been very worried. There are actually thieves who specialize in stealing food. My sweet bamboo is too dangerous. I locked all the doors and windows of the house, but I didn't expect..."

If that’s the case, how did the other party leave here...?

Jiang Cheng looked around the living room, raised his head, and noticed the ventilation duct above. The ventilation fan that was packaged on it was hanging loosely on one side, and below it, there were two combed marks, which were obviously formed by some kind of creature kicking.

"This place is at least two meters above the ground... It's very agile, is it a cat-type Pokémon?"

Jiang Cheng seemed to have a direction. He was able to jump about two meters high from the ground, crawl into the ventilation duct and leave. The type could basically be confirmed.

Chapter 230: Fire-spotted Cat

"Mr. Qiao Nuyi, I roughly understand the situation."

"Hey, have you understood the situation so quickly?" Qiao Nu was stunned for a moment, looked around, and asked timidly: "Then, what kind of ghost is it?"

He was very scared, but he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

"It's not a ghost, Mr. Qiao Nuyi." Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "How can there be a ghost with intestines? Besides, look up there." Jiang Cheng pointed at the ventilation duct and said, "There are obvious signs of Pokémon activities here. Look at the claw marks on the wall. Ghosts can't use ventilation ducts."

"Oh...really...I didn't realize it before!"

Qiao Nu suddenly understood.

You were so scared that you didn't even dare to pee, I didn't expect you to find out...

"You're amazing, Director Jiang, you were able to find the clues so quickly!"

"It's just some simple knowledge. Don't worry. There are no ghosts haunting this place. I'll go outside and see if I can track down that naughty little guy."

"How's it going? Did you find anything?"

"Isn't it a very scary ghost?"

"Is it hidden in the mirror?"

"I think it must be hiding in the shadow of the house!"

"In the mirror!"

As soon as Jiang Cheng and Qiao Nu came out of the house, they were surrounded by many neighbors, who asked them about the progress of the investigation.

"Please let Mr. Qiao Nuyi explain the situation. I still have to continue tracking down clues. I'll excuse me now," Jiang Cheng responded casually and turned to the side of the house.

Seeing Jiang Cheng like this, the neighbors decisively found Qiao Nuyi and surrounded him.

Jiang Cheng came to the yard, looked at the other side of the ventilation duct and gestured at the height: "It's very high. It would be difficult for a kitten to jump down. This guy has good physical fitness. Could it be Meow Meow?"

Although the general types have been confirmed, the number of Pokémon in this range is really like a multitude of fish in a river. Due to the existence of the Ether Foundation, the Alola region is an ultimate hodgepodge. Pokémon from almost all regions can be found here, which makes the investigation even more difficult.

The Meowth that Jiang Cheng mentioned is naturally not an ordinary Meowth, but the Meowth from the Galar region.

Meowth generally has the characteristic of picking up, and has the power of picking up. The Meowth in the Galar region used to live with the aggressive sea people, and their tough bodies make them even more durable. Falling from this height is probably no problem for them.

Following the direction, Jiang Cheng came to the wall and found another small trace.

It seems that the little guy climbed over the wall from here and then left.

At this point, the clue seems to have been cut off.

But Jiang Cheng is not an ordinary person.

"Millerton!"

"Ah gas..." Millerton's big head stuck in from outside the wall. This big guy was three meters and five meters tall, and the wall of more than one meter and eighty meters could not stop it at all.

"Help me analyze the vents and the traces on the wall, and do some footprint tracking."

Millerton said nothing and looked at the ventilation duct that Jiang Cheng pointed to. The image of the ventilation duct opening was enlarged and the marks on the edge were highlighted. At the same time, the marks on the wall on the other side were also highlighted, and data comparison was performed in the lower right corner of his visual screen.

Almost in an instant, the data comparison was completed, and then, like a pulse radar, the grid data began to spread around, and in Millerton's field of vision, yellow highlights began to appear.

Future technology, shocking!

"Ah Gas!"

"Have you found it?" Jiang Cheng's face lit up with joy. He supported himself against the wall, flipped sideways, and landed steadily on Millerton's back.

This young and powerful body is so amazing!

"Start tracking!"

"Ah Gas!"

Millerton began to move along the highlighted traces in his eyes. These traces were very messy. Some appeared on the walls of the fence, some on the roof, and some on the ground, but the overall direction pointed to one place.

This is the sewer of the quiet city of Malie.

Although it is called a sewer, it is actually quite spacious. The underground space is very large and the underground sewer is directly connected to the sea. The huge sewer outlet and the roads on both sides for supply and maintenance make it look like an underground fortification, and there is no dirty or smelly smell at all.

"That little guy got into a place like this?"

Jiang Cheng got off Millerton's body and frowned as he looked at the dark sewer in front of him. The scene in front of him seemed familiar.

"It's not convenient for you to move inside, Milton, come back first." After taking Milton back, Jiang Cheng released the Eruption.

Places like sewers always make people feel a little uncomfortable, especially in this kind of environment. It's hard to say whether there will be Alola form of Slimes in there. It's better to play it safe and let Yangyang's steel type deal with it.

"Let's go, Erlang, let's go inside and take a look."

"Boni!" Erguirong was now in the form of red power. She moved her hand and a vine stick wrapped in flames appeared in her hand. The flames on it just illuminated the surrounding environment.

"There's actually this way of using it. Ergui is truly a genius."

Jiang Cheng praised Erguiyan. Although he could also take out the flashlight from his mobile phone to illuminate the area, he decided not to discourage the child's enthusiasm at this time and followed Erguiyan forward.

Dark and damp, what kind of cat Pokémon would choose such a place? Is it a water Pokémon? Galar Meowth wouldn't hide in such a place... Alola Meowth used to be a royal pet, so they are generally clean freaks and wouldn't come here...

What kind of Pokémon would that be?

Jiang Cheng made guesses in his mind as he walked.

"Boni!" Suddenly, Erguilang flashed to Jiang Cheng's side, protected Jiang Cheng behind him, and swung the flaming vine stick in his hand violently. There was a crisp collision sound, and it was obvious that something was hit. Jiang Cheng turned his head at this moment, and with the light of the fire, he finally saw the true face of the attacker.

The black hair almost blends in with the surrounding environment. No wonder I didn't notice it just now. It has a small body, red stripes and beard on its face, red stripes on its limbs, and a pair of bright yellow eyes that are extremely bright against the darkness and flames.

"Firecat?" Jiang Cheng frowned. Why would a firecat live in such a humid environment? And...

Jiang Cheng cast his gaze behind the other person. There were shabby furniture, old boxes, coconuts that came from nowhere, plates, food piled on one side, and a huge shabby wooden sofa. On top of it, there was an unclear huge figure lying on it.

"Hmm?" The memory of Jiang Cheng's death began to attack him. This scene... at this moment, just like that moment...

How can they be so similar?