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"Well done, you bad frog."
After taking the blueprints from the scoundrel frog, Hansen secretly memorized the internal layout of the steel plant, then quietly observed his surroundings before carefully folding and crumpling them into small pieces and putting them in his pocket.
There are a total of sixty people, and they are equipped with many powerful Pokémon. The level of danger is very high, and it would take a sufficient number of police officers to arrest them all.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Just as the undercover detective was pretending to patrol while actually thinking about how to escape, the henchmen patrolling the riverbank nearby panicked.
A Lucario, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, gripped a bone club in one hand and attempted to force its way through.
"Crow Leader, Air Blade!"
With the patrol captain's loud command, the crow suddenly folded its wings into the shape of sharp blades—as it raised its head and cried out, the surrounding air emitted a sharp whistling sound like shattering glass, and countless transparent air blades condensed in front of it and suddenly slashed down.
But faced with this sudden swirling storm, Lucario did not retreat but advanced, raising its spinning bone club like an impenetrable wave shield, blocking all the incoming air blades.
The long-accumulated [wave missiles] converged in the claws, engulfing the opponent completely like a falling meteor.
"Damn it, it couldn't even withstand one move?"
Watching the raven leader fly away with a mournful cry, the man with a scar on his face was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief.
Surprised, he turned his head slightly and saw that the patrol soldiers behind him were still standing there, looking as if they were terrified. He was furious.
"You bunch of bastards! Don't just stand there, release your Pokémon to fight back!!!"
Under the captain's almost furious, glaring rebuke, the soldiers finally snapped out of their daze and threw out the Poké Balls.
There are only two people and a Lucario on the other side. With their numerical advantage, what do they have to be afraid of!
"Big Wolfhound, use Bite!" "Tank Skunk, use Assault!"
"Lucario, unleash your full power Bone Club!"
At this moment, Hansen and Bad Frog, who had rushed over, were stunned for a moment as they watched the henchmen being blasted away one by one and embedded in the tree trunks.
Given the generally strong physical abilities of trainers, these patrolling soldiers are unlikely to lose their lives even if they are attacked like this, but the severe injuries caused by the violent impact will still leave them unable to move for several months.
However, sending both the Pokémon and its trainer away together is just too cruel—
After swiftly and decisively dealing with the patrolling soldiers blocking his way, Lucario's gaze turned cold, and he also noticed Hansen's stare.
"Luca~"
"Wait a minute, it's...one of us!" "Quack?!"
The moment the bone club hovered, a typhoon swept through the area behind it—wave energy exploded like a tidal wave, completely destroying the surrounding bushes.
The middle-aged man and the scoundrel who had instinctively raised their hands above their heads broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing this.
"My name is Hansen, and I am an Interpol agent."
At this moment, Hansen secretly swallowed, feeling for the first time that if he had spoken his self-introduction any slower, the Lucario in front of him would have mercilessly smashed down its bone club, sending him crashing into a nearby tree.
Meanwhile, the notoriously unruly Delinquent stood ramrod straight, as if afraid of failing to display the demeanor of a detective Pokémon and being swept away by a stick, losing all face.
"Quack!!!"
A few minutes later, the farmer and the policewoman standing next to him looked at each other in bewilderment as they looked at the seemingly genuine Interpol ID card handed to them.
The criminal gang that came to forcefully destroy the polluting river almost wiped out the undercover police officers in the process—it's like the flood washed away Gyarados's temple!
"I never imagined, Mr. Hansen, that you were actually an undercover agent who had voluntarily infiltrated this place. I'm truly sorry about earlier."
"Luca~"
Despite the slight embarrassment, Bai Ye and Officer Jenny did not forget to introduce themselves at the end.
"Nice to meet you. My name is Shirayuki, and I am a farmer in Hiyori Town."
"Hello Officer Hansen, this is Officer Jenny. I'm in charge of the security situation in Eden City, Sinnoh region."
Similar to Officer Jenny's Police Stations in various locations, Interpol is a law enforcement agency in the Pokémon world.
However, unlike the former, which mainly maintains local security and assists gym leaders in necessary town work, Interpol's work is more secretive and dangerous. They are often assigned to various alliance regions to investigate local evil organizations and their activities, and their rank is extremely high.
"It's alright, after all, my outfit is indeed the same as theirs." "Quack~"
Seeing the tense atmosphere suddenly dissipate, Detective Hansen and Bad Frog couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although they had experienced similar dangerous missions together before, it's unlikely that any normal person could remain unfazed when facing such powerful attacks at close range.
After the introductions, Bai Ye looked at the somewhat familiar middle-aged man with a buzz cut and immediately understood.
Hansen, codenamed "Handsome Guy".
In the anime and game world of his past life, whether it was chasing Team Galactic in the Sinnoh region, arresting Team Plasma in the Unova region, or investigating the Ultra Beast incident in the Alola region, this Interpol agent could be seen actively working, making him a "top workaholic" in the Pokémon world.
“Across the river, a few hundred meters away, stands an abandoned factory called Todoro Steel Plant. The criminal gang responsible for the pollution of the river in the area was based there.”
Hansen used ropes to tie all the unconscious patrol members to a tree trunk, then turned around and verbally explained, leading the farmer and the policewoman behind him toward the source of the river pollution.
“A week ago, I received intelligence that a group of criminals were illegally mining precious minerals at the foot of Tianguan Mountain, smelting them in a long-abandoned steel plant, and then smuggling them to other regions at high prices.”
"Because the situation was still unclear, and the intelligence needed to be verified and further collected, I and Bad Frog disguised ourselves as new members and infiltrated the organization to gather more information."
Since they shared the same goal, the Interpol officer with the buzz cut explained the details.
"I see"
After listening, Bai Ye nodded thoughtfully.
After all, unlike the game, the real Pokémon world is not just about large evil organizations like Team Rocket and Team Galactic. There are also many criminal gangs involved in things like Pokémon poaching and mineral smuggling. Combating those small, hidden gangs that are difficult to deal with is also an important responsibility of Interpol.
Because of the illegal smelting of ore by these smugglers, a large amount of untreated wastewater was discharged into the river. Combined with the stench of mud that came from the wind, this made the river turbid and smelly.
"Officer Hansen, we should be almost there, right?"
After crossing the river using a hidden bridge concealed among the water plants, Miss Officer Jenny, who was walking at the front, looked up and immediately noticed several supersonic bats hanging upside down from the treetops not far away.
That's a common reconnaissance and surveillance tactic used by criminals—although these bat Pokémon have poor eyesight and often can't even distinguish objects a few meters away, they can use the ultrasonic waves emitted from their mouths to confirm their surroundings and can even directly detect and locate enemies thousands of meters away.
Although the dense forest here greatly reduces the detection range, just a few steps further from the riverbank will immediately attract the attention of these vigilant individuals.
At this moment, Bai Ye, who had just jumped over the last hidden weed stump, also took in the scene before him.
"Let's not alert them yet. It's clearly not enough for just the three of us to arrest them all. We'll need to send dozens more experienced officers, or even gym leaders."
Hansen reached out to stop the farmer who was about to step forward and said softly.
Although Bai Ye had previously demonstrated astonishing combat prowess, the ever-cautious man still believed that sending more people would be safer.
"Based on my undercover work over the past few days, I have roughly figured out the personnel arrangements inside. The smuggling organization has a total of sixty members, and they have a clear division of labor. Some are responsible for guarding the entrance, while others are smelting ore in the furnaces inside. As for the empty platform on the top of the steel mill, there are also dozens of formidable armored birds."
"And there are armored birds?"
The farmer skipped over the lengthy preceding remarks and focused on the more crucial points.
“That’s right. This group of mineral smuggling gangs is not just large in number, but can be described as highly trained.”
Detective Hansen nodded and explained in a low voice, "Besides the patrol team across the river responsible for detecting and guarding the surrounding supersonic bats, there are also dozens of armored birds on the roof of the steel mill, ready to escape at any moment if things go wrong."
"Even their leader was specially equipped with several Golems that could unleash devastating attacks."
At this point, the police officer with the buzz cut paused deliberately, his already serious expression becoming even more solemn.
[Explosion] is the most powerful Normal-type move in the Pokémon world. After use, it will not only put the user in a near-death state, but also trigger an extremely powerful blast wave that will attack all trainers and Pokémon in the vicinity.
Throughout all the criminal gang arrest operations, there is no shortage of evil elements who use this move to fight back desperately—although the trainers are physically strong, they can easily suffer heavy casualties if they are not careful.
Nearby, Officer Jenny, who was also a police officer, frowned.
If you make any noise that alerts this smuggling criminal organization, they will flee; but if you press them too hard and fail to take them down in a short time, you risk falling into the dangerous situation where the criminals might suddenly decide to blow them up indiscriminately.
The optimal solution, as Detective Hansen suggested, is to mobilize enough officers, and even bring in gym leaders from nearby towns, to safely and efficiently arrest these criminals.
However, the policewoman had no intention of actually doing so, and instead turned her gaze to the farmer who was deep in thought.
She now wants to hear Bai Ye's arrangements more.
On the other hand, after a moment of contemplation, Bai Ye chose to use his own unique method to solve the problem.
"Zetzart, use Thunder on the top of the steel mill."
"Hoo-choo~"
Accompanied by a high-pitched bird cry, golden lightning, which cleaved the sky in two, fell like a silver dragon.
As the silvery arcs of electricity, like waterfalls and tides, continued to spread, they instantly illuminated the entire dark, continuous jungle below.
"Hmm, they shouldn't be able to escape now~"
Watching plumes of smoke rise from the top of the steel plant, Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction.
Although he could have Zapdos take down the fleeing criminals one by one during the later capture operation, the powerful lightning could easily cause forest fires in the surrounding area, so it would be better to wipe out their entire flock of Skarmory first.
Having achieved his goal, he turned his head slightly and asked the Interpol officers, who were already dumbfounded, a question.
"Officer Hansen, you should remember what they look like, right?"
"Of course I remember that."
The police officer with a buzz cut subconsciously swallowed.
Affected by the thunder, a series of noisy and panicked shouts erupted from inside the nearby steel mill, bringing the arrest operation to a point where it was inevitable.
He naturally understood the unspoken meaning behind Bai Ye's words; it was simply that no one should be overlooked during the final headcount.
But that shouldn't be the focus, but rather...
Hansen and the delinquent frog beside him exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
The Zapdos, whose wings were constantly crackling with electricity, hovered above the forest.
Articuno, appearing amidst the blizzard, flapped its wings and soared into the sky, stirring up a storm of ice crystals like a surging wave.
Darkrai, whose figure gradually emerged from the farmer's shadow, had a cold gaze. The dim nightmare had already shrouded most of the tree branches in an even more terrifying darkness.
Two divine beasts, one mythical beast
No way, they've never fought such a rich war in their entire lives!
Chapter 158 Flat Push
Compared to the disorganized and uncoordinated wild Pokémon tides in the Sunny Forest, the Pokémon army commanded by trainers is obviously much more troublesome.
This is why, after Hansen went undercover to investigate the situation, he did not rush into an attack but instead preferred to gather more police officers and even ask gym trainers to assist him.
The super bats, responsible for guarding the perimeter, hung upside down from the treetops, baring their fangs and emitting [ultrasonic waves] and [strange lights] that could confuse their opponents. Reflected through the shade of the trees, these waves created a series of overlapping sonic waves.
The monstrous warriors stationed inside the steel mill, renowned for their mastery of all fighting techniques, had cold, sharp eyes. Their fists, glowing with a deep red light, became afterimages as they unleashed their [Explosive Fist] attacks on their opponents as if they were courting death.
Meanwhile, the lava worms that had been huddled in the furnace swarmed out, their liquid bodies and the molten iron providing cover, while streaks of barely perceptible sparks and thick smoke billowed out.
Whether it's the outermost air combat disruptors, the powerful main fighting force inside, or the assassins hidden in the shadows responsible for harassment and sneak attacks, all of these demonstrate the high level of training of this cross-regional smuggling gang.
This should have been a very good field tactic, but unfortunately the difference in strength between the two sides' Pokémon was too great—they were defeated by Zapdos and Articuno's alternating attacks of Thunderbolt and Ice Beam.
At this moment, the gang leader looked at all the Pokémon and his subordinates who had fainted and were unable to fight, his face turning ashen.
It wasn't just the shock of the well-trained Pokémon army being swept away, but also the despair of trying to escape only to find that the pre-arranged Skarmory flock had also been wiped out.
And now even the trainers in the league are so lacking in sportsmanship?!
They launched a direct, indiscriminate attack; they were even more ruthless than them!
"Grenadiers, unleash the Great Explosion!"
Just as he saw the situation was seriously unfavorable and was preparing for a desperate fight, the farmer's command came unexpectedly.
"Darkrai, the Dark Hole."
At this moment, the boundless night had enveloped the abandoned steel factory.
All colors, light, and even sounds around were submerged by the surging dark current. Darkrai's eyes blazed red, and the black hole that had formed in his palm completely enveloped his opponent.
[Dark Hole: Forces your opponent into a dark world, putting them to sleep]
When facing this reckless [Explosion] attack, in addition to utilizing the [Damp] ability of some Pokémon, putting them to sleep is also an excellent countermeasure.
With the gang leader and the golems falling to the ground, the arrest operation, which should have required a large amount of police manpower, was easily completed by Bai Ye in just a few minutes.
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Miss Officer Jenny and the buzz-cut detective, who witnessed the entire process and even helped out, were stunned, completely unable to find any words to describe what had just happened.
That wasn't even a back-and-forth battle; it was a one-sided and complete crushing defeat!
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