“That scared me to death. I was worried about what to do if Puchang or Mudan were spies.”
Two hours after everyone finished the "lie detection," Sakura, the eldest of the Cerulean sisters, patted her considerable chest and said with emotion.
“How mean! Sakura-nee, you actually suspected us!”
“I still suspect you are a spy!”
The three sisters immediately started bickering.
Kasumi, who seemed a bit out of place following her three older sisters, said speechlessly, “Which criminal organization would look for you three idiots to be spies…”
After two hours of testing, the gym trainers, Elite Four, Champion, and Chairman gathered here were "mind-read" by Mew, and it was confirmed that there were no spies from criminal organizations.
Although there was a small interlude, the results of this lie detection still made Damaracchi breathe a sigh of relief. At least this confirms that the League has no new spies.
Akihiro and Lt. Surge, who were mixed in with the crowd, looked at each other, and even Sabrina looked confused.
When Mew used hypnosis on her just now, she wasn't controlled. What exactly is going on…
“Chairman, we still haven’t found Chairman Archie… oh no, Archie’s whereabouts…”
Aaron, the new Champion of the Sinnoh League, approached Damaracchi.
Although it was embarrassing that the League’s last mole came from Sinnoh, according to the news sent back by Cynthia,
after she went back, she turned the Sinnoh League building upside down but couldn't find Archie's shadow.
There was no way to contact Archie either.
Under such circumstances, even if Aaron and the others from Sinnoh didn't want to admit it, they could only face this bloody reality.
“Immediately issue an arrest warrant for Archie?”
Lorelei's words were a question, but her tone was affirmative.
Another mole who became Chairman, how could they let him go?!
“No, conduct a secret investigation.”
Damaracchi left no room for discussion.
“But…”
Lorelei was about to speak, but Su Sheng interjected:
“There's no way, Lorelei. First, there was Lysandre, and then Team Rocket's Giovanni in less than half a year. If it gets out that the Sinnoh League Chairman is also a spy, then the League will completely lose face.”
Su Sheng was a little unsure himself when he said this.
Because according to the original plot, Lance and those four were also preparing to rebel.
Fortunately, the rebellion took place on an isolated island and no one found out.
But now, because of the storm caused by this butterfly of his, the life paths of more than half of the people present have been affected to varying degrees.
It's hard for even him, a transmigrator, to predict what direction this world will take in the future.
“It has been confirmed that everyone present is innocent, so everyone should go back first. The Chairman will notify everyone if there are any developments.”
Su Sheng greeted everyone and asked Hoopa to open the portals again.
Rose gave Su Sheng a look and took Leon and the others from Galar away first.
After teleporting away the people from Galar, Kanto, and Johto,
Su Sheng then asked Hoopa to open portals to Sinnoh, Hoenn, Kalos, and other regions in turn.
Originally, based on the abilities of Hoopa Unbound, there were many regions she had never been to, so she naturally couldn't teleport there.
But during the past six months, Su Sheng had been taking Hoopa with him every time he went out, and this was when it came in handy.
Back home, Su Sheng saw Lana and Sonia wearing Cinderace and Delphox costumes again.
By the time he was done, it was already dawn.
When he woke up again, it was already afternoon.
Su Sheng came to the living room and asked Beryl, “Where are they?”
“Ms. Sonia went to Hoenn to continue participating in the Grand Festival, and Ms. Lana went to see her off.”
Beryl replied.
Su Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. It's okay to play a few times occasionally, but doing this every day can easily take a toll on the body.
Sitting down to eat what he didn't know was breakfast or lunch, Su Sheng picked up the remote control and turned on the TV.
The news anchor Walnut from Alola's Manaloa TV station was sitting in front of the camera, reporting: “Yesterday, there was a sudden accident during the semi-finals of the Indigo Plateau Conference. The most shocking thing was that Giovanni, the Viridian City Gym Leader, who is known as the 'Giovanni of the Earth' and the 'Strongest Gym Leader of the Indigo League,' turned out to be the leader of Team Rocket.
After the news spread around the world, many people vented their dissatisfaction with the Indigo League on various online platforms. Many people said that when the audience at the scene was in danger, it was actually Champion Su Sheng who took action. Even if it weren't for Joker, who knows how many innocent people would have died in Chakra's planned bombing. Countless netizens expressed their dissatisfaction on the Indigo League's official website, saying that the Indigo League can no longer shoulder the responsibility of the League headquarters.”
Su Sheng blinked thoughtfully as he watched Walnut's report. After changing the channel, Galar's Spikemuth TV station was broadcasting Rose's interview. He said: “I don't remember how many times the League has fallen into crisis and then Dr. Su Sheng has saved the day. As everyone knows, Dr. Su Sheng is a good friend of our Galar. He is unbelievably strong, but our Galar has never bothered him. This is a very difficult thing, and soon Leon will break through his bottleneck and show his true talent to the world. Please look forward to it.”
As expected, Rose liked to give the Indigo League a hard time whenever he had the chance.
But this also reminded Su Sheng that he would have to find time to go to Galar later.
Su Sheng then looked at the other newspapers that Beryl had brought over.
Paldea's Mesagoza Evening News: “This is one of the biggest scandals in the history of the League. Fortunately, Dr. Su Sheng prevented the worst from happening.”
Hoenn's Mauville TV: “Champion Wallace accepted an interview and said that the Hoenn League is united and will not give any criminal organizations an opportunity to take advantage.”
Sinnoh's Jubilife News: “Chairman Cyrus was revealed to be seriously ill, and his position as Chairman will be temporarily taken over by Elite Four Jupiter.”
Kanto's Goldenrod Economic News: “Chairman Damaracchi plans to select one of the two outstanding newcomers, Red and Green, to serve as the new Viridian City Gym Leader.”
Unova's Castelia Tribune: “The Silph Co. branch building in Castelia City was attacked, and the perpetrator was Black Kyurem! Chairman Grand Elder was shocked and said that this year's hero of ideals is a criminal!?”
Su Sheng was stunned when he saw the newspaper from the Unova region.
After reading it carefully, he learned that the Dragon of Truth had attacked Silph Co.'s branch in the Unova region.
This world's number one Poké Ball manufacturing company was also unlucky.
In the original story, Team Rocket occupied the nest, but because of Su Sheng's intervention, Giovanni didn't do this.
However, even so, the branch was still taken down.
But it's not surprising, because N always said things like “As long as Pokémon are locked in Poké Balls, Pokémon will not be perfect, so I want to free them.”
And Silph Co., as the largest Poké Ball manufacturing company on the continent, is naturally a terrifying existence in N's eyes.
Even if N didn't use Black Kyurem, Su Sheng could guess who did it.
And the Dragon of Ideals actually chose a criminal to be its hero. This was indeed a major event for the Unova region.
No wonder it could steal Giovanni's headlines.
After eating, Su Sheng prepared to go to Galar.
Unexpectedly, Saturn sent a message asking Su Sheng to come over and discuss the future direction of Team Rocket.
If it were before, Su Sheng would basically just reply with “Let Uncle Giovanni decide” and brush it off.
But he suddenly remembered that there was still Blue in Team Rocket now.
So he decided to let Rose wait and go to Team Rocket first.
…
…
Not long after, in the Team Rocket underground base in Celadon City.
“A… Joker, you're here…”
Giovanni, who was sitting in the main seat, wanted to get up.
“Uncle, you're still injured, rest.”
Su Sheng raised his hand to signal Giovanni not to force himself.
There were many empty seats in the huge conference room, but only Su Sheng and Giovanni were sitting.
As long as these two didn't speak, no one else was qualified to sit down.
Su Sheng noticed that Blue, who was mixed in with the management, had changed into the black uniform of Team Rocket. After he looked over, she playfully winked at him.
Su Sheng waved his hand to signal the executive-level members to sit down, and then entered the topic: “It seems that you won't be able to retire in a short time, Uncle.”
Giovanni said fiercely: “It's all that damn Lance's fault!”
If that dog hadn't yelled yesterday, Silver would have agreed in all likelihood, and even put on the Team Rocket uniform like that Blue!
“Well~ calm down, Uncle. Forty-something is the age to work hard, no need to rush to retire.”
Su Sheng said with a smile to comfort him.
In fact, Su Sheng thought Giovanni's emotional card was unreliable from the very beginning.
Silver obviously didn't want to join Team Rocket from the bottom of his heart. Even if you tied him with a rope called "family affection," how long could you tie him?
“It seems that I can't kill Lance in the future.”
This matter was also quite a headache for Giovanni.
He also saw it yesterday.
Silver obviously had some feelings for that red-haired mad dog.
If he killed him, his son, who had just developed some feelings, might turn against him.
Seeing that the topic was a bit off track, Archer seized the opportunity to interject: “My lords, now that the rebellion has been quelled, Team Rocket's grand plan to unify the dark world can also begin to be planned.”
“Tell me the details.”
Su Sheng looked sideways.
“Yes.”
Archer opened the projection screen, which was a world map covering all regions.
“As early as two years ago, the underworld of Kanto and Johto was completely controlled by our Team Rocket. Half a year ago, under the wise leadership of Lord Joker, we also wiped out Team Flare in one fell swoop and brought the Kalos region under our rule.”
Archer picked up a pointer and kept pointing at various regions.
“In the past, these regions were too far apart, and even if we occupied them, it would be difficult to manage them, but now Lord Joker has Hoopa Unbound, so there is no problem.”
“Not only the three regions of Kanto, Johto, and Kalos, but our Team Rocket wants to take down all regions, whether it's Sinnoh, Hoenn, Galar, Paldea… all of them!”
Archer clenched his fists excitedly, and in an extremely excited state, his eyebrows were completely twisted together.
The entire conference room instantly fell silent.
Blue, who had only officially joined the company on the first day, secretly swallowed.
Indeed, region is a major limitation of management.
The reason why the Indigo League can unite the two regions of Kanto and Johto is because the two places are only separated by the Indigo Plateau.
And the Indigo League headquarters is built on it, so it can be "one governance for two places".
Of course, it is impossible to do this in other regions.
Once something happens, you won't even have time to send reinforcements.
However, with Hoopa, that's another matter.
“Sure enough, coming here was the right thing to do…”
Blue muttered in a low voice.
The reason why she chose to join Team Rocket in front of so many League executives was indeed to repay a debt of gratitude.
But more than that, she wanted to imitate Cynthia's approach.
She wanted to stay with Joker and see what Team Rocket was going to do.
Just as Blue was talking to herself, Archer continued: “And criminal organizations like Team Flare, which are entrenched in the local area, are absolute obstacles for our Team Rocket, and they must be eliminated one by one!”
“Lord Giovanni, our spies stationed in various places have sent back news that there are organizations called Team Magma and Team Aqua secretly operating in Hoenn. Recently, there is also a Team Plasma in Unova that is extremely active. Other regions are still under investigation.”
Lance interjected.
Su Sheng's eyes shifted slightly.
The reason why Team Galactic wasn't found was probably the same as Team Flare under Lysandre's rule. They had a boss to cover them, so they were well hidden.
Ariana also said: “According to the investigation of my subordinates, Black Kyurem attacked Silph Co.'s branch in the Unova region a few days ago, and it was done by this Team Plasma.”
As soon as these words came out, many people at the scene were in an uproar.
Was the Dragon of Ideals really looking for a criminal to be its hero, just like it was said in the newspaper?
“I feel like this world is going to end…”
Blue muttered in a low voice.
What kind of vision does this Black Kyurem have? Choosing such a thing to be a hero.
It's one thing for a fierce guy like Dark Mewtwo to choose Giovanni as his master.
You Kyurem are one of the dragon gods of Unova, but you found a criminal to be your partner. No wonder you were beaten so badly in the Great War of the Gods.
“A mere Black Kyurem is not to be feared.”
Giovanni said disdainfully.
Based on Black Kyurem's level in the battle of Lumiose City half a year ago, let alone his Dark Mewtwo or Su Sheng's Dark Lugia,
as long as he performed well, he could completely defeat it with an ordinary lineup.
It would be a different story if Team Plasma had the ability to collect the Three Dragons of Truth.
“In that case, should we start with Unova first?”
If it were before, Su Sheng would have taken out the "distant friendship and close attack" concept from his previous life.
But since there is Hoopa, there is no need to worry so much.
“No hurry, it's not a good thing to take too big of a step. I'm also a little tired after Silver's matter.”
Giovanni waved his hand.
The two things that Silver was unwilling to return to Team Rocket and that he could not kill Lance made him feel exhausted.
He needed to rest well.
Saturn shifted the topic in a timely manner: “Lord, Lord Giovanni, now that Chakra is dead, the position of the Three Beasts is also vacant. Should we choose one person from the elite members to fill it?”
“Hmm…”
Giovanni briefly fell into deep thought.
His eyes swept over the elite members, who all had fanatic eyes and hoped that he could be promoted to become an executive.
Finally, Giovanni's gaze lingered for an extra second on the little girl who was not yet 12, but already showing signs of her future figure, and who had just joined the company a day ago.
But it was only a second.
As an excellent boss, Giovanni knew very well that employees shouldn't be promoted too quickly, even if Blue had already stepped into the Elite Four level.
Otherwise, it would make other older employees dissatisfied.
"No rush, let's expand Team Rocket's forces first. After all, there are not enough people in the Kalos region, and it won't be long before more excellent new members arrive."
Giovanni had heard Su Sheng say more than once that there was a little girl in Alola who admired Joker very much, specialized in Dark-type Pokémon, and hoped to join Team Rocket. She also had champion-level potential.
...
As the meeting was about to end, Su Sheng's phone rang. It was Wicke calling.
Just as Su Sheng was about to press the hang-up button and call back later.
Giovanni, noticing the situation, said, "The meeting is adjourned. Everyone, leave."
When only Su Sheng and Giovanni were left in the conference room, Su Sheng pressed the answer button. Wicke's words immediately stunned Su Sheng.
"Mr. Su Sheng, that child is awake."
