Pokémon: Thunder Shatters the Darkness

No signal?

Looking at the display bar on the phone, Yang Xiao frowned slightly.

What kind of situation will cause the mobile phone to have no signal?

A city-wide earthquake might have done the trick, but the Alliance Center didn't collapse because of an earthquake. It was all because of the sudden explosion at that time.

Speaking of explosions…

Are there any dangerous items on the first floor?

Computers? Screens? Gas pipelines?

But even so...

Yang Xiao looked at the rubble around him.

What kind of explosion could bring down a building?

Not right.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Xiao silently turned off the flashlight function.

“Snoring?”

The marsupial dragon turned around and looked at Yang Xiao in confusion.

"It's all up to you, Possum."

Yang Xiao jumped on one leg on the ground, turned around and said, "Rely on your eyes to see the way."

Although he didn't know why, the Tasmanian dragon nodded in agreement.

Not to mention that the current environment is only dim, even if it is so dark that you can't see your hand in front of you, it is confident that it can lead Yang Xiao out of here.

Apart from where they fell, Yang Xiao looked around and there seemed to be no place where the roof had collapsed.

Good guy.

Is the roof here a shoddy construction?

Noticing some dark metal scattered on the ground, Yang Xiao picked it up and looked at it carefully.

[Dark Gold]

Yang Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

This metal is a special material found by the Alliance in a secret realm. Its hardness is several times stronger than that of carbon sulfide blocks. It is also very expensive and its production is rare, so almost no one will use it on a large scale.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiao looked around again.

The walls on all sides are almost made of this material.

After reading this.

Yang Xiao’s first reaction was luxury.

The second reaction was confusion.

Dark gold can resist bullets and even explosions in most cases.

So why is this broken?

Touching the surface of the dark gold, Yang Xiao could clearly feel the dent. He lowered his eyes slightly and thought secretly in his heart.

This mark and location don't seem to be caused by an explosion, but rather a sign of some kind of huge impact.

and.

Observing the traces above, Yang Xiao came to a conclusion.

What kind of "impact" can make dark gold appear concave.

Yang Xiao was thoughtful.

However, this mark has probably been there for a long time.

The fact that the traces can be seen is thanks to Yang Xiao’s grandfather.

As a scholar specializing in the history of Pokémon, it is natural for me to conduct an age analysis on the objects obtained through archaeological excavations.

At that time, the young Yang Xiao often followed around and learned some identification skills through observation and observation.

Putting the dark gold aside, Yang Xiao looked up at the roof again.

The gap is not big.

According to the current situation, traces of the impact have already existed, and the material after the impact may not be able to withstand the explosion, so it collapsed.

And Yang Xiao was therefore "lucky" enough to fall all the way down.

good thing.

At least he wasn't buried in the rubble.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiao sighed softly.

Just now, he checked whether he could climb up from where he fell.

The answer is no.

Because the gap above was filled with countless broken rocks, Yang Xiao could vaguely see more building fragments above through the gap.

It perfectly formed an inexplicable structure and piled up together.

Cheer up, Yang Xiao no longer hesitated and commanded the marsupial dragon to move carefully into the dim environment.

Since the group of researchers ran towards the stairs at that time, there must be a passage. Now Yang Xiao’s goal is to find it as soon as possible and leave here.

……

There was a drizzle in the sky and the autumn breeze was blowing.

Several police cars were parked in front of the ruins with red and blue lights flashing.

Dozens of sheriffs in police uniforms were standing in front of the newly set up cordon, blocking the noisy crowd about five meters outside the cordon to ensure that they could not hear the quarrel taking place within the cordon.

"What do you mean, whose idea was it?"

"Don't worry about it, just execute it."

“How do I execute it?”

The middle-aged man with messy stubble on his chin was furious like a bear. He pointed at the man in a suit holding an umbrella in front of him and shouted:

"What collapsed was the Alliance Center! It's the only Alliance Center in Henghai City. Have you ever thought about how many people are inside it now?"

"If you didn't hear me, I can repeat it."

Facing the excited middle-aged man, the man in the suit looked at the watch on his wrist expressionlessly, and then said indifferently:

"All sheriffs immediately stop the search and rescue operations and wait for the professionals sent by the alliance to arrive."

"wait?"

The middle-aged man widened his eyes, looked at him in disbelief and said, "How long can the people here wait? Every second wasted is a little more dangerous, don't you know?"

"What's more, this explosion was clearly a premeditated and prepared criminal act!"

"What is the terrorists' goal? How many people are there? Who are they? Why do they want to blow up the Alliance Center? No, I should say, what is there that is worth them taking such a big risk to achieve their goal?"

"Don't the people sitting in the offices of the alliance think about these problems? Are they all pig-brains?"

"Watch your words, Director Lee."

The man in the suit's eyes didn't waver at all. "There are some issues that I can't comment on, but it's not that the Alliance hasn't made emergency plans. My presence here is proof of that."

"Ah."

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, letting the rain wet his cheeks, and suddenly sneered.

"Is the appearance of [Hyena] here proof of this? Ridiculous, too ridiculous."

"of course."

The man in the suit paid no attention to the sarcasm in the middle-aged man's words, but continued coldly:

"But I need to remind you: please strictly follow any orders of the alliance. This is your duty as the chief of the Hongzhong District Public Security Bureau of Henghai City."

"If you insist on refusing to carry out the alliance's orders, I will immediately temporarily relieve you of all your duties... Please wait for the alliance's subsequent adjustments for the specific time of reinstatement."

"Ha...haha, shouldn't my duty now be to save people?"

"It was fifteen minutes ago, but not now."

The man in the suit glanced at his watch again:

"Your responsibilities now are: to keep an eye on the people outside the cordon and to take good care of the signal fluctuation sensors that can detect all external information within a fifty-mile radius."

"At present, I have blocked all signals within a one-kilometer radius."

"After the earthquake begins, we will shut down all signal base stations in Henghai City, so the entire city will be without communication."

"If there are any more signals being captured, please send someone to capture them immediately."

"And prevent all non-professionals from entering the cordon... This includes you, of course."

"The Alliance has temporarily classified this incident as an 'earthquake'. Please remember this."

"Hahaha."

The middle-aged man took two steps back, smiling bleakly: "...Where did the earthquake come from?"

"It will be available soon, Director Li."

The man in the suit looked him in the eye and said, "It will be there soon."

"crazy……"

The middle-aged man staggered back two steps: "You are really crazy."

He only felt that his shoulders were heavy at this moment, and the shining badge on them seemed to be covered with a layer of dust.

"You can't stop the people, do you know that?"

The middle-aged man looked dazed and muttered, "The ambulance and fire truck will be here soon, but you let them wait in this situation... No one is a fool, let alone those family members, right?"

"How big news is this? Do you know?"

"know."

The man in the suit looked at the middle-aged man and said, "We have to do this... It's not that we can, we have to!"

"Believe me, not letting you in is actually protecting you."

half an hour.

The middle-aged man seemed to have made up his mind. His right hand slowly reached for his waist and he said in a hoarse voice, "So-called professionals, are they also [hyenas]?"

Noticing his movements, the man in the suit's tone fluctuated slightly, but that was all: "No comment, but..."

"I choose to answer this question for you."

There was a pause.

The man in the suit had a calm expression in his eyes. "Of course not. I can assure you that among the professionals there will definitely not be the people you imagine."

"For this disaster, the Alliance has definite rescue preparations, but we don't need you. And..."

"The Hyenas are a terrorist organization, and we are the Scavengers"

"The reason I told you so much is not because I am afraid of you."

His eyes returned to the middle-aged man's face, and the man in the suit said sincerely:

"I have seen your career as a sheriff, so I would like to give you sincere and honest advice: please resolutely follow the orders of the alliance."

"Avoid unnecessary conflicts and don't make things difficult for me. Go do a good job of serving the people and the media. We each have our own responsibilities."

“Even if you don’t care about yourself, care about others.”

The man in the suit seemed to have another meaning:

"You are not alone. You are the sheriff of Henghai City. You are an upright and heroic sheriff... You are also a father."

"……I see."

After hearing the answer, the middle-aged man's pale face became even paler.

His mouth trembled and pupils in his eyes trembled.

A moment of silence.

He opened his mouth and asked hoarsely, "Can I trust you?"

"of course."

The man in the suit said without hesitation: "If the situation is not true, you can file a complaint against me. My work number is SC1196, and I belong to the Alliance Special Response Department."

"……it is good."

He turned around, his burly body actually swaying at this moment: "I know...I know."

After watching the middle-aged man leave, the man in the suit put on the wireless Bluetooth headset and said, "Director Li has left."

"I heard."

An androgynous voice came from the headset: "Will he react?"

"Not yet."

The man in the suit said calmly: "I didn't change any orders of the alliance. I just did a few insignificant things."

"First, we need to intercept those professionals who should have arrived within five minutes of the incident outside Henghai City."

"Second, replace the person who released 'Earthquake' with one of our own."

"Third, misinterpreting the alliance's orders."

“The same words, if you omit a part, add a part, and say it in a different tone, it will have a different meaning.”

"Then he will naturally think of the fact that he was suspended last month for refusing the corrupt superior's order to release the prisoners under our operation."

"Fourth, let me be the one reading out the alliance's instructions."

"He is currently in a repetitive cycle of depression, unwillingness, resignation, self-abandonment, self-pity, etc."

"Very good, are you ready?"

"It's ready."

The man in the suit calmly explained to the other side of the headset: "The Hyena has taken the bait. The team they sent is carrying out their mission. I will deal with them and eliminate the root of the problem."

"[The earthquake] will occur in five minutes, and I will enter the ruins after [the earthquake]."

“And find Him as quickly as possible.”

"Okay, make sure to complete the task."

"Please rest assured that I will complete the task at all costs..."

"Until I am broken into pieces."

After saying that, he took off his headphones and crushed them under his feet.

His face was calm.

Director Li, Director Li.

You should understand it now.

Even within the same alliance, people's hearts are mixed.

The man in the suit tilted his umbrella slightly and looked up at the sky.

The drizzle turns into a waterfall, and the autumn wind turns into a hurricane.