The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

Therefore, this pattern must be their company's logo.

Since this abandoned research institute was once where Coco's parents worked, it means that Coco's parents were most likely employees of this community habitat company before their deaths.

Just go to the company and ask if those two employees ever worked there, and you'll know.

Upon receiving this clue, Xiao Zhi was extremely excited and immediately told Coco that he recognized the pattern.

Hearing this, Coco was very happy and decided to go to the company with Xiaozhi to ask.

So the two decided to go to the company together the next day.

It was getting late, so the two found a relatively clean spot in the abandoned research institute, cleared away the debris, laid out a cloth, and slept on the floor.

Meanwhile, after leaving the abandoned research institute, Abba Sarud returned home.

Just as it was gazing at the starry sky, feeling down, Elder Sarud arrived and sat down beside it.

“What a rare guest! It’s amazing that you’ve come all this way,” said Abba Sarud.

"Did you tell the child the truth?" Elder Sarud asked.

"I should have told him in the first place."

"Is this what you really mean?"

"What exactly are parents? I don't know who my parents are, nor do I know how to be a good father to someone else."

“It has been a long time since I have seen a rabbi,” Elder Sarud suddenly said, gazing up at the starry sky.

"Celebi?"

"The last time I saw it was not long before you came here alone."

"Are you saying it's all my fault?" Abba Sarud said, somewhat annoyed.

Let me finish speaking first.

The shrine suddenly disappeared, then you came here, and then you adopted Coco—don't you think all of these things are connected?

You have your own destiny; only the divine tree knows the answer.

Meanwhile, early the next morning, Ash took Coco and set off for the research institute of the Community Habitat Company.

Xiao Zhi has already found the exact location on his phone. He didn't expect it to be built inside the Okoya Forest, in a relatively peripheral area.

Upon reaching the entrance of the research institute, Xiao Zhi stepped forward and explained the purpose of his group's visit to the gatekeeper.

The security guard reported the situation to the director via walkie-talkie, and after obtaining the director's approval, he allowed Xiaozhi and Keke to enter.

When the two arrived inside, the institute's staff were busy conducting various kinds of research.

“No reaction was detected in the water or sediment in Area B,” a staff member reported.

"Let's go back to area D and check it again."

A middle-aged man with an air of authority, wearing a yellow suit, brown leather shoes, square-framed glasses, and gray hair with a tuft of white hair reminiscent of a punk rocker in front of his forehead, spoke.

"Yes."

“This sample proves that the Fountain of Healing does indeed exist. As long as it exists, we are just one step away from finding it,” the middle-aged man continued.

The other researchers surrounded him, nodding in agreement; they appeared to be the director or senior advisors.

At that moment, he suddenly noticed Ash and Coco, so he sent the others to do their work, then walked up to the two of them and said,

"Hello, I am the director of this research institute and the president of Community Habitat Company. My name is Jedo."

"The two of you were the ones the security guard just told me he needed to ask me, right?"

"Yes, hello, I'm Ash from Pallet Town, this is my partner Pikachu, and his name is Coco."

We're here today to find the two people in the photo. They are Coco's biological parents, and they should be employees working here.

If they were still working here, I'd like them to meet Coco.

Ash introduced himself and his group, and then handed the family photo of Coco to Professor Jedo.

"Let me see, ah!"

Dr. Jedo took the photo and exclaimed in surprise, a fleeting, almost imperceptible look of panic flashing in his eyes, which he quickly concealed. He then spoke.

"If I'm not mistaken, he is Al."

“Al, so this is what Coco’s original name was,” Ash said.

"Yes, the two people in the photo are the Mauri Buden couple."

The husband's name was Dr. Krom Moribden, and the wife's name was Dr. Lynn Moribden.

The couple used to work at this research institute.

Among them, Mr. Mauribuden, who is Al's father, was also the former director of this institute.

The baby they were holding was Al Mauribden.

It's their son, the Coco you mentioned.

The couple were the first to study the Healing Fountain.

The Healing Spring has always been a legend. Although many scholars have studied it, no one has ever seen what the real Healing Spring looks like.

However, the couple made a significant contribution by discovering the healing spring in this forest and collecting samples.

As he spoke, Jedo took out several photos and research materials and handed them to Ash.

The photo is a group photo of all the researchers in the entire institute. The two people standing in the very center are Coco's parents.

As Jedo said, those research materials were a compilation and summary of Coco's parents' years of research and investigation into the Healing Fountain.

“Can you be sure this boy is Al?” Karen stepped forward and asked.

“That’s right, that pendant belongs to the Mowgli couple. Karen, get the scanner.”

"Ok."

Taking the scanner, similar to a metal detector used in airport security, from Jialian, Jedo said to Coco,

"Al, come here for a second."

From the moment Ash and Jedo started talking, Coco was like a country bumpkin visiting the Grand View Garden, incredibly curious about everything, running around everywhere and fiddling with all sorts of scientific instruments.

That's normal. Coco has lived in the forest all her life and has never seen these scientific instruments. It's like a primitive person suddenly traveling to modern society, more than 10,000 years in the future. It would be strange if she wasn't surprised.

When Jedo spoke while holding the equipment, Coco was immediately startled.

Startled, he immediately jumped onto the table, accidentally kicking over a test tube which shattered on the floor, spilling its contents everywhere.

"I'm so sorry, Professor Jedo," Ash apologized on Coco's behalf.

"It's alright, are you hurt?" Jedo asked with concern.