I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

"???"

Bai Chen looked at Ma Li as if asking for help, but Ma Li had already acted as if she didn't know Bai Chen at all, and inadvertently took two steps back.

That's right, although this time is already the time for office workers to work, for other people who don't have a job, this time is still the prime time for snoozing and sleeping in on weekends.

Impolite?

Just like that, Bai Chen, who originally claimed to be a master of EQ, stood awkwardly outside the door, waiting for Zhen Zhu to open the door for his trial, but——

"Squeak~~"

The door was gently pushed open, and a woman with glasses and dark blue waist-length hair walked out from the door. Unlike the complaints that Bai Chen had heard just now, the woman seemed to be pacified after opening the door. It's like a child, exuding a sense of affinity from the inside to the outside.

"Sorry, I didn't hear the doorbell just now, may I ask if you are..."

Although there was a spring-like smile on her face, Zhenzhu secretly erased the fact that she was sleeping late in such a short sentence. Thinking about it this way, I am afraid that the reason why no one responded for such a long time after ringing the doorbell, It must be because Mako is busy dressing up.

Thinking of this, the embarrassment in Bai Chen's heart became stronger.

"It's the weekend, but I'm sorry to disturb you so early in the morning." Since the other party showed such a social gesture, Bai Chen could only follow suit and enter the same state. "Actually, I'm here...no, I'm here to find you at the request of a certain Pokémon. Let me introduce myself~ My name is Baichen, and I have a restaurant called Wanshi in Random Town in the Sinnoh area. house; and her name is Mary, she can be regarded as... my assistant."

"Hello."

When Bai Chen introduced herself, Ma Li also stepped forward and stood in a row with Bai Chen, bowing slightly to Dr. Zhenmu.

"Ah... Wanshiwu... has a request from Pokémon..."

Maybe it's because she just woke up, it seems that Zhenzhu's current brain circuit has not been fully opened, she just repeats what Bai Chen said just now in such a low voice, constantly extracting key information from it.

"Come down as you please... But it doesn't matter where I am... Bai Chen and Mali... Huh? Bai Chen? Bai Chen!?"

The more she talked to herself, the stronger the shock and disbelief in Zhenzhu's expression became. In the end, she was so surprised that she needed to cover her mouth with her hand to maintain her demeanor. After subconsciously taking a few steps back, As if to confirm Bai Chen's identity, she asked again:

"You are... the one who was in the league more than a year ago..."

"It should be the same as what you think."

Without waiting for Zhenzhu to finish speaking, Bai Chen interrupted her guess first, and said with such certainty.

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263 Dredging the Channel of Human Favor

"Sorry, because I just moved back not long ago, so I don't have any good drinks at home."

"Ordinary water is fine, don't worry about it."

After discovering Bai Chen's identity, Zhen Zhu's expression began to become a little unnatural, as if there was a kind of...

Inexplicable pressure?

Bai Chen noticed Zhenzhu's performance, but he himself was also depressed. Although he was not considerate enough to disturb others' sleep early in the morning, he didn't have to maintain such a distant attitude all the time.

As for Ma Li, she didn't care too much about Zhen Zhu's performance. After all, everyone she met along the way used her own words and actions to express that Bai Chen's identity was definitely not simple. After meeting so many people Mary was even a little numb.

"Please use."

After a while, after receiving Bai Chen's response, Zhen Zhu took two cups of tea and put them in front of Bai Chen and Ma Li.

Although Bai Chen said that boiled water is enough, Zhenzhu still felt that it was not good to entertain guests with plain water, so he still brewed some tea leaves that others brought.

"Thank you."

Bai Chen took the cup and took a sip casually, the rich fragrance burst out on the tip of his tongue.

Although Bai Chen runs a coffee shop, it doesn't mean that he doesn't like tea. If you want to talk about it, Bai Chen should be able to accept anything, right?After all, when I stayed in the wild for a month, I didn't have the right to be picky about anything, and I ate whatever I had.

Sitting opposite to Bai Chen, Zhenzhu kept her head down from the beginning to the end, just carefully scanning Bai Chen with the corner of her eyes, but once her eyes met Bai Chen, she would be so frightened that she would close her eyes again.

"that......"

Seeing that Bai Chen had been drinking tea and had no desire to speak, Zhenmo, who could not bear the pressure, finally took the lead and asked:

"Excuse me, you came to find me...do you mean the alliance...?"

Although Bai Chen had already stated at the door that he was entrusted by the Pokémon to find Zhen Zhu, Zhen Zhu has not believed Bai Chen's words until now.

After all, what is Bai Chen's identity?The former Pokémon master, even though Bai Chen has retired on the surface, who can figure out whether there is any deep meaning in it, and even if a character with this status retires, his every move should be related to the alliance's interests. idea.

"What does the alliance mean?" Although I don't know what strange things Zhenzhu is thinking now, if the other party has always had such an attitude, Bai Chen really has no desire to tell the truth.

"Let's not mention who commissioned me to come here this time, but I didn't have any malicious intentions when I came to you. You don't have to keep your head down from the beginning to the end, right? Isn't the basic point of a conversation that both parties should keep their eyes on the same level? ?”

"..."

Bai Chen had already said that, and Zhenzhu understood how rude her current behavior was. After taking several deep breaths to keep herself calm, she finally raised her head, although her eyes still dodged a little, But at least now she doesn't seem to be as difficult to communicate with as before.

"Well, that's right, so now it's time for us to get down to business."

Bai Chen nodded in satisfaction, then reached into his coat pocket, took out a wrapped photo from it, and spread it on the table.

"Is this photo yours?"

"This is......"

Zhenmo's body trembled visibly, and his eyes seemed to have been soaked with tears.

Perhaps in order not to let her tears fall, Zhenmo took off her glasses and pretended to rub her eyes to dry off the moisture, but at this time she did not intend to put them on again, because she really didn't want to face The fond memories shown in that photo.

"Yeah." Zhenzhu's tone was full of loss and depression, and he said softly in a sad tone: "It's mine. This was taken... when our research team was established."

Feeling sourness coming from the tip of his nose, Makoto shook his head quickly to calm himself down.

"However, why... Mr. Bai Chen, you have this photo... Shouldn't this photo disappear in that explosion..."

"It is precisely because it has not disappeared that I am holding it now."

Bai Chen returned the photo to Zhenzhu. Anyway, it was just a certificate he needed to carry out the commission, and it didn't mean much to him.

"Um...thank you...really...thank you very much...."

Makoto bit her lip, gently stroking the dilapidated marks on the surface of the photo as if treating her own child.

After being immersed in the memories of the past like this for only a short while, Zhenmo finally returned to her normal appearance, not treating outsiders solemnly, nor treating superiors cautiously, but really showing Zhenmo as a person Original side.

"Anyway, it's useless to say more words of thanks. I will definitely repay you when I have a chance later... But Mr. Bai Chen, who entrusted you to bring your photos here?"

There is a faint expectation hidden in Zhenzhu's eyes. I thought that Bai Chen really came to find him on behalf of the alliance, but from the moment Bai Chen handed this photo to her, Zhenzhu believed that Bai Chen's this time The visit did not come from the will of the Alliance.

Because if the alliance wanted to find him, there was no need for them to go to such trouble, go around so many circles, and go to the abandoned research institute to dig out this photo full of precious meaning.

It is precisely because of this that Zhenzhu now finally believes what Bai Chen said to her at the door at that time, and has a few dreams and expectations in his heart, hoping to communicate with Bai Chen, it is it.

"Just as you'd expect."

After getting the answer I most wanted to see, Zhenmo's eyes seemed to shine brightly, without the feeling of depression when they first met.Satisfying people's expectations and gaining happiness from people's happy and happy expressions, this is exactly the scene Baichen hoped to see when he opened Wanshiwu.

Although this wish sounds stupid, or strange, what Bai Chen hopes to see most is such a hot and pure scene. The indifference and loneliness that Raven City felt.

So, in other words——

Helping others and dredging the channel of human affection, this is what Bai Chen hopes to do most after retiring from being a Pokémon trainer.

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264 Two Useless Calls for Help

"Just as you'd expect."

"Really?! It's really Mengmengeclipse... Did it find you!"

My conjecture and my expectations have been confirmed. Zhenmo is in an extremely excited state at this time, and now she can no longer hold back her tears, but now Zhenmo's tears are not the same as before because of sadness, But because of the excitement of reuniting after a long absence.

"It's been there waiting for you."

"Has it always been...I know...I know..."

"You said, you know?"

For some reason, Zhenmu, who seemed extremely excited just now, sat down again, with his arms on his lap, and his eyes were full of helplessness and loneliness.

"Is there any difficulty?" Bai Chen asked curiously.

Whether it's Zhenmu vs Mengmengxi, or Mengmengxi vs Zhenmu, Bai Chen can clearly feel that both sides attach importance to each other.

Before, Bai Chen thought that Mengmengeclipse just wanted to bring the news that it was still there, but now it seems that there may be some unknown inside story.

"Ah...this..."

Makoto showed hesitation and frowned in embarrassment, as if he was thinking about whether he should tell the story or not.

But in the next second, after thinking that Mengmengxi was already lonely enough to ask passers-by for help, and thinking of Bai Chen's identity, she finally made up her mind and said slowly: "Actually... the explosion incident back then, the person hiding behind The mastermind...haven't been caught yet, and if nothing else happens, the other party should still be paying attention to Meng Mengxi's movements...and, my movements. "

Bai Chen & Ma Li: "?!"

"The news reports here say that the people who caused the explosion were buried in the ruins. Isn't that the truth?"

"It's the truth, but not quite..."

Makoto sighed deeply.

"At first, I thought this incident was over. Although most of my colleagues were killed in the explosion, I knew that Meng Mengxi was only injured in the explosion, but out of fear, it He hid in his own space and refused to come out."

"During this period, I also thought about many ways, but Meng Mengxi didn't respond, so I thought it would be better to give Meng Mengci a little time to heal the wound, and then I went out for a long trip, also for the sake of Relax."

Speaking of this, Zhen Zhu's expression suddenly changed, with a trace of panic on his face, he said:

"But during the time I was out, I found that my luggage was opened more than once. Although the other party carefully organized the opened backpack every time, I was the kind who would remember to put it away. The person with the specific location of all the things, the little thought of the other party was quickly seen through by me."

Zhenmo recalled the scene when he first encountered such a thing, and even his body began to tremble a little.

"The other party's purpose is obviously not for money or anything else, but for dreams."

"For Mengmengeclipse? How do you say it? Could it be that he looked into your backpack for a chance to find a way to lure Mengmengeclipse?"

"It is indeed the case."

Bai Chen didn't expect that one of his random conjectures was actually right, and he didn't know how to proceed, so he could only continue to quietly listen to Zhen Zhu telling her story.

"As you said, the other party obviously came here by staring at Mengmengeclipse, because after he opened my backpack, he didn't touch anything else, he just flipped through all the notebooks and books in my backpack On the other hand, even the bookmarks were messed up by that person several times."

Thinking of this, Zhenmu, who was still a little depressed, couldn't help getting a little angry.

I usually carry so many hundreds of pages of books with me when I go out, and these bookmarks will be messed up every time this happens. You must know that she does not read the end of a book, and she needs to write related papers in different books. Just read back and forth between them!Maybe she was still reading dozens of pages of the previous book, but she had already read 2 or 300 pages of the latter book!

If this kind of person who messes up other people's bookmarks is caught by her, she will definitely...!

"Well, Dr. Mako... your murderous aura has come out..."

Even Bai Chen couldn't help feeling a little terrified when he saw the resentment emanating from Zhen Zhu's body, and the other party finally found that his emotions were a little out of control after Bai Chen reminded him.

"No, I'm sorry!" Makoto apologized quickly.

"It's nothing serious... just according to what you said, even if the other party is not staring at Meng Mengxi, he might be a stalker, right? Have you reported it to the police?"

"The police station... I went there once, but they said they couldn't file a case for investigation because of insufficient evidence..."

"? Although it makes some sense, but I always feel that this kind of statement is irrational. If there is a risk, if you don't rule it out in advance, do you have to wait for the danger to happen before taking action?" Bai Chen scratched his head in disbelief.

"Then what about the alliance? You are also a researcher of the alliance after all, right? It stands to reason that there will be special people from the alliance to help deal with this kind of thing, right?"

Because the security issues that may be involved in general alliance official members are relatively serious, alliance officials in many regions have established investigation teams directly under the jurisdiction of the alliance to eliminate various potential risks. Apparently it complies with this requirement.

Bai Chen looked at her with some expectation, as if he wanted to hear an answer that would make him feel at ease, but the real answer was destined to disappoint Bai Chen.

"The alliance investigation team... I also went to ask for help, but they pretended not to know anything, and assured me that there would be no major problems, what to say... the matter is over, even if they send more manpower It's just a waste too..."

"..."

In the words of Zhenzhu, the alliance investigation team in the Hezhong area has obviously been charged with the crime of not doing business properly and ignoring safety.

And at this moment, Bai Chen's mood is also not very good.

In his memory, he has dealt with the alliance investigation team in the Hezhong area more than once or twice. Even if he had not joined the alliance and became a member of it, they had helped him a lot. It can really be called No effort was spared.

Moreover, the alliance investigation team in the Hezhong area has one of the biggest differences from other areas, that is——

The direct leader and leader of the Hezhong Alliance investigation team is the current champion of the Hezhong region, Adek.

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265 Is it really necessary to ask for foreign aid?

Are you going to find time to call Adek later to find out what happened...