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Chapter 165 Pokémon Inspection Bureau

Chapter 165 Pokémon Inspection Bureau

Xia Mu clutched his chest, his eyes filled with sorrow as he looked at the two women.

"Why? You actually doubt me—"

Xiaoyao was speechless.

"Sorry, but the person you mentioned is a perfect match for you. Of course, I know you definitely didn't do it!"

"Yes, yes!" Zi and the others nodded in agreement.

"If it were you, you'd definitely say something like, 'Wanlong is clinging to your leg'—..."

Xia Mu felt that Xiao Yao and Zi were very certain that he would spread rumors.

but.

Why don't you suspect Wanlong?

Xia Mu believed that although his reputation was not good, Wan Long's was probably similar.

However, Zi and Xiaoyao shook their heads in response.

"Oh dear, Miss Wanlong is still a girl, not to mention she's a superstar. This kind of thing will only make her get bombarded with questions from her best friend—"

Xia Mu nodded.

"Indeed, it sounds like a lot of trouble, not something Wanlong would do—"

Just as Xia Mu and his group were trying to find the culprit, at this moment, inside the Qinghai Bodo Hall, Xi Ziyi looked at the staff in front of her with a solemn expression.

"Can we be sure about this?"

"Yes, that's right!"

The staff members also looked very serious.

"The alliance's inspectors have arrived in Bo City, Qinghai. Your slacking off has been exposed!"

"What bad luck!"

Xi Ziyi was very flustered.

As a seasoned pro at slacking off, he thought he was being very careful, only slacking off for no more than fifteen days a month, but he still still attracted PIA's attention.

PIA is short for Pokémon Inspection Bureau.

Their job duties generally involve sending inspectors to supervise and assess dojos in various regions, and then determining the allocation of funds or penalties for dojos based on the inspectors' reports. In serious cases, they may even be required to stop issuing badges or close dojos directly.

Moreover, most Pokémon inspectors are Nurse Joy. Unlike the gentle and kind Nurse Joys in the Pokémon Centers, inspector Nurse Joys are generally decisive and efficient, and their strength is extraordinary.

"It's said that the prosecutor who came this time is considered 'the elite of the elite,' and in the past, when he was in the Kanto region, he shut down four gyms in just one month!"

"Four?!"

Upon hearing this number, Xi Ziyi swallowed hard.

Generally, inspectors will regularly visit and investigate the operations of gyms in various regions, and report the results to the Pokémon Inspection Bureau to discuss and decide on a course of action.

But now the inspector has suddenly appeared in Bo City, Qinghai, which clearly means that he had already heard about his actions.

Not to mention, the inspectors' main focus is on whether the gyms have complied with the Pokémon League's rules, as well as examining the gym leaders' battle content and their attitude towards challengers.

Although Xi Ziyi was confident about the content of the battle and her attitude towards the challenger, she felt she was doomed because she had basically violated most of the relevant rules in other aspects.

"What should we do?"

When faced with Xi Ziyi's request for help, the staff member from Qinghai Boshi, who was also Xi Ziyi's childhood friend, pushed up his glasses.

"Based on the League Gym Leader Code and the Official Gym Regulations, you're basically hopeless. The most obvious issue is that you don't meet the requirements for either the number of challengers you need to host or the amount of time you need to spend in the gym!"

"Sound!"

Xi Ziyi felt as if the Sword of Damocles was hovering over her head, ready to fall at any moment.

However, he was prepared to continue struggling.

"Qinghai City is located on the coast, and most of its buildings float on the sea. Plus, I'm a Water-type Gym Leader, so the ocean is a very reasonable battleground!"

"Besides summer, there are very few challengers at the Aoyama Gym, but in summer, the number of challengers is more than Magikarp in the ocean. Even if I don't rest, my Pokémon can't withstand this kind of battle, one after another, day after day!"

The staff member nodded, indicating their agreement with Xi Ziyi's explanation.

"But such words are useless in front of the inspector. After all, it's only been a short time this month, and you've already snatched all the reservations and gone out to sea for the third time!"

"Uh, I was wrong."

Xi Ziyi was speechless.

After all, this wasn't the first time his childhood friend had tried to persuade him like this.

However, when Xi Ziyi was in the dojo, he always felt that the sea was calling to him, so he often couldn't help but go out to swim and catch fish.

Seeing Xi Ziyi's honest and regretful expression, the staff nodded in satisfaction.

"While your behavior is indeed problematic, I wouldn't mind making you suffer if you were just a regular inspector. But the one who came this time is the ruthless inspector who shut down four dojos in just one month."

The staff member frowned.

"No matter what, we can't let the inspectors see any appointments without any matches being played!"

He tried to avoid the worst possible outcome.

"Therefore, we need to find at least three trainers to participate in the gym battle!"

"I happen to know three pretty good trainers!"

Xi Ziyi's eyes lit up.

But at this moment.

Outside the Pokémon Center in Qinghai City, Natsuki and his two friends, who were arguing about who was behind it all, suddenly froze.

"Who are you?"

Xia Mu tilted his head as he looked at the strange person in front of him who was wrapped up tightly despite the sweltering heat.

"Looking for trouble?"

"No, I'm just curious about what's so special about you!"

A mature, sophisticated female voice came from behind the sunglasses and mask.

To be honest, based on Xia Mu's years of experience watching anime, just by looking at the other person's voice, Xia Mu knew that the other person's figure under the thick trench coat would definitely be astonishing.

and.

Sniff!

Xia Mu twitched her nose and looked at the other person with a slightly curious gaze.

"Joey?"

"Um?!"

Miss Joey, behind her sunglasses, widened her eyes.

Having lived for so many years, she has encountered people who could guess her identity. She even met a strange guy who could distinguish different Joeys just by the length of their eyelashes.

but.

"You just smelled it?!"

Joey couldn't help but sniff herself to smell her own scent.

Even though it's hot and I'm wearing thick clothes, it shouldn't smell bad, right?

Xia Mu smiled smugly at this.

"Are you kidding me? This is called recognizing a woman by her scent. No matter what kind of beauty she is, I can tell just by her smell!"

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Xiaoyao and Zi couldn't help but cross their arms.

"What a disgusting ability!"

Although Joey didn't say it that way, it was easy to tell from her nodding gesture that she agreed with this statement.

To avoid complicating her reputation, Xia Mu chose to tell the truth.

"Actually, I guessed it from the color of your hair, and then I felt a sense of familiarity and warmth towards you—"

"A familiar sense of warmth?"

Thinking about the various rumors she had heard about Natsuki and Joy, and about Natsuki and Officer Jenny, after arriving in the Unova region, she suddenly realized that it wasn't incomprehensible.

At this moment, Xia Mu also asked a question in confusion.

"You seem different from the average Joey. Are you from the Bureau of Inspectorate or the Prosecutor's Office?"

"You could even tell that?!"

Joey was surprised.

Actually, I am—

Before Joey could finish speaking, Xia Mu's phone suddenly rang.

"Please help me! Please help me!"