chsdbacks Chapter 149 Solans: You might as well just kill me!
Chapter 149 Solans: You might as well just kill me!
Chapter 149 Solans: You might as well just kill me!
"throat...."
"He's a real Poké Ball fanatic, and his whole family is probably Poké Ball fanatics."
Slowly walking out of Silph's technology factory, looking at the shimmering sea across Route 12 under the sunlight, Sawaki couldn't help but sigh with amusement.
Just now, when he proposed to present a flying shuttle ball and a heavy ball to the Steel Master through the hand of Steel Xuan.
That steel-colored expression...
It was as if she wished she could die for him right now!
They even said things like, "I can never repay Lord Zeki's kindness in this lifetime." Zeki quickly stopped, took back the meteorite containing Deoxys, and walked out of the technology factory.
Too...
Steel Master is committed to the technology of mass-producing modern Poké Balls; while Steel Master is conservative in the traditional technique of handcrafting Berry Balls.
This is a difference in philosophy.
This brought the relationship between the father and son to the point of irreconcilable conflict.
Well, the main problem is that the stubborn Steel Master doesn't acknowledge Steel Xuan as his son.
The "Emerald Special Poké Ball" that Zeshu brought out might not only drive Steel Xuan crazy, but Steel Master might also really like it. Perhaps Steel Xuan can use it to mend his relationship with his father.
A day later.
The sun hangs high in the sky.
Ze Shu was fishing idly at the dock.
Unfortunately, his record is very "golden".
It's nothing but shiny Magikarp!
"I'm telling you, you greedy carp..."
"You've eaten my bait so many times, why aren't you full yet?"
Ze Shu looked at the golden fish shadow that he had thrown back into the sea and said helplessly.
He fished all day, and only this one shiny carp kept "helping" him with his fishing.
The shiny Magikarp simply stared at the surface of the sea with its dead fish eyes, blowing bubbles and making some kind of "plop plop" sound, but its eyes were fixed on the bait that Sawaki had reloaded.
This swamp tree's bait is...
But it's "Guojiao"!
If its roommate, the wispy catfish, knew how much it was enjoying itself here, it would be incredibly envious!
The shiny Magikarp is determined to eat its fill.
But "Lord Zeshu, Lord Gangxuan asked me to tell you that the 'nest' you need has been made."
"I understand, thank you for your hard work."
After nodding to the Silph staff member who had come to inform him, Ze Shu took out a Poké Ball and captured it with a single shot at the shiny Magikarp that still wanted to eat his bait, thus thwarting its attempt to stay and eat.
Back to the spaceship.
There have been some new changes here.
In a corner of the spaceship deck, there was an Articulated Bird's nest. It was designed like a bird's nest, with a special ice-blue material used as "straw" for weaving. The unique nest weaving structure made the nest look very beautiful.
The occasional chill emanating from it also gave it an ethereal, otherworldly quality.
Articuno is very satisfied.
And they had already moved in long ago.
Along with it, Glaceon, Froslass, and Vulpix also snuck inside.
Clearly, the "nest" environment made these Ice-type Pokémon very comfortable, especially with the added benefit of Articuno and the continuous boost from the "Ice Plate" within Glaceon's body.
Staying inside is also good for them.
If Zeki also puts "Iceberg Crystal" inside, it will be an even greater "paradise" for Ice-type Pokémon.
only.
"Mini Dragon, why did you join in too?!"
"Look how frozen you are! Still inside? Come out now!"
Looking at the pink figure inside with a "comfortable" expression, Ze Shu felt helpless.
But the shiny Dratini still looks like a wild one.
Even though it was shivering from the cold and its slender body was stiff from the cold, it raised its head and refused to hear Ze Shu's words. Instead, it squeezed deeper into the nest, trying to avoid being discovered by Ze Shu.
Zeki: "...—
His miniature dragon....
What kind of masochist is this?!
"Six-Tails, bring this guy out."
"Ou Ming..."
Upon hearing his words, Six-Tails let out a "whoosh," turned its head, and saw the Dratini trying to hide from others. With a swipe of its little claws, the Dratini was completely controlled in Six-Tails' little claws, like a small insect being pecked by a chicken.
Then, the Six-Tails, as if seeking credit, "dedicated" it to Sawaki.
"My little Vulpix, you did a great job!" Ze Shu laughed. "Next time the little Dratini goes into that place, you can pull it down, okay?"
"Ooh, oh my!"
Six-tailed Fox raised its head, looking domineering as if to say, "With me here, this little bug can't get into this nest."
Although Zeshu "taught" Rokuwei a lesson yesterday.
But obviously, there's no such thing as a grudge between a trainer and a Pokémon that lasts overnight. After sleeping together for a day, they're completely reconciled. No, it's more accurate to say that Vulpix has changed a bit.
Ze Shu can see:
There were still quite a few snacks in the Articuno's nest; obviously, these were shared by Vulpix.
Even the foam squirrels that were cleaning were holding the six-tailed prawns' favorite cookies.
Ze Shu was very pleased.
But the shiny Dratini had a long face:
"Chirp, chirp..."
Why...
Why can't it go into that "comfortable" ice cave?
Ze Shu asked helplessly, "Is that what you call pleasurable?"
Even though the "dragon jerky" was almost frozen solid, he could still say it felt good...:
Zeshu was also helpless against his pair of quirky mini-dragons with ice-related quirks.
"You like to eat 'frozen sugar cakes,' and I can give you those; but this bird's nest, which is like an ice cave, is harmful to you, you know? You're still a developing baby, and you don't have the patience for freezing. What's the point of squeezing in and suffering?"
But his earnest advice...
In return, the shiny Dratini's eyes lit up.
It opened its little mouth and cried out repeatedly:
"Mimi, mi..."
This means...
If it becomes powerful in the future, will it be able to enter inside?
Ze Shu helplessly covered his face: "If you're so strong that these freezes don't affect you, then of course I have no objection."
Upon hearing this, the mini longan's eyes lit up.
It suddenly found its own stage goal.
"We're heading to the Hoenn region."
After finishing everything, Ze Shu sat down next to Little Blue, who was grooming Espeon, with a glass of frozen apple juice in his hand.
The ornamental apple tree with five fruit-eating worms hanging from it ripened. Perhaps due to the special ripening gas emitted by the worms, it was laden with an exaggerated number of round and plump apples. After everyone had eaten their fill, quite a few were still left. The excess were made into apple juice.
Moreover, the newly built nest of the Articulated Bird has another use—a freezer.
The juice that Zeshu just poured into the pan was chilled to the perfect temperature in just over ten seconds.
Xiao Lan smiled and asked, "So, Investigator, what is our specific destination?"
Ze Shu pondered for a moment.
His sole purpose in going to the Hoenn region was to find the meteorite and revive that Devi Oqisis.
After all, its situation gave Ze Shu a feeling
If a slightly stronger gust of wind were to sweep past the meteorite, Deoxys, whose energy was so depleted that it could not repair itself and was extremely weak, would die.
Since Ze Shu took the meteorite.
At the very least, we have to keep it alive!
However, Sawaki knew more than just Solans, whom Kougen mentioned, about how to obtain the meteorite that allowed Deoxys to gain energy. He also had another candidate—Daigo, the silver-haired rich kid from Hoenn.
Daigo is a "stone maniac" similar to Dr. Solans, the "meteorite maniac".
He must have quite a lot of stock.
But Zeki really didn't have much contact with Daigo. Apart from rescuing two Devon Corporation employees who were sent to negotiate at the Silph Group, he should have had no connection with Daigo.
But despite this.
Daigo and Dr. Solans's inventory...:
Ze Shu intends to have them all!
He smiled and said:
"The intelligence indicates that Dr. Solans is currently mining at Meteor Falls, while the whereabouts of the young master of Devon are unknown. So let's head to Meteor Falls first."
After all, they had so-called "intelligence" that they could use to blackmail Dr. Solans.
Little Blue smiled and said, "Okay!"
Meteor Falls.
Located in the northwest corner of the Hoenn region, it's called a "waterfall," but it's actually just a large hole created by a meteor.
It's a cave, but there's a waterfall inside.
at this time.
Inside Meteor Falls, a lively and bustling atmosphere prevails.
The people here are clearly divided into two groups, seemingly irreconcilable, yet they are engaged in the same activity—mining.
Or, to put it another way: digging for meteorites.
"Hmph, 'that news' clearly came from within our team, but that guy, what's his name, told the news to those guys whose heads are full of such disgusting things as the ocean, letting those guys get a share of the spoils."
"And what about 'fair competition'? Humph!"
"This meteorite expert is nothing but a scoundrel trying to have his cake and eat it too!"
As mining continued, a man dressed in a deep red lava suit looked up and glanced at a group of people on the opposite side wearing tattered blue and white striped sailor suits, his face full of resentment.
Then he glanced at Dr. Solans, who was dressed in mountaineering gear and looked like an ordinary mountaineer, yet he was directing the mining progress of both teams.
His resentment was palpable.
But this was the "boss's" order, so the man could only maintain his resentment and continue to work hard.
at the same time.
At the entrance to Meteor Falls.
"That's outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
"I've put up with you for far too long!"
"Meteor Falls is the property of every Hoenn resident. How could you do this? You talk about protecting the land, but I know you're secretly mining inside. This is absolutely outrageous!"
The old man, dressed in miner's clothes, shouted angrily.
But what he received in return was a cold laugh from a person dressed in crimson, and a Pokémon: a Mightyena, which unceremoniously "peacefully" "invited" the old man back to his hometown—
Two sounds were heard: a "plop" and a "woof".
The large wolfhound, its face contorted with malice, threw the old man back onto the grass in Autumn Leaf Town, kicking up a few clouds of dust. It didn't care about the old man's condition, let out a threatening growl, and then turned and left.
The old man was left alone on the ground, clutching his back and groaning in pain.
"Really..."
"Seriously!"
Meteor Falls is the property of the people of Hoenn.
He kept talking about it, but the excruciating pain in his lower back soon made him unable to speak or walk properly. He could only clutch his back, writhing on the ground, hoping someone would hear him and help him up.
However, Akihabara Town is just an agricultural town in Hoenn with a small population.
The place where he was was still a remote corner of Qiuye Town, and his painful groans could hardly be heard.
Is there really anyone who can hear him and save him?
It really does.
Accompanied by a cute "tap-poof" sound.
A thicker ball of pink energy suddenly appeared, enveloping the old man in the field, startling him.
After that moment of surprise, he suddenly realized that his back pain was gone.
He looked toward the source of the "healing fluctuations".
But they found two people standing at the entrance to Autumnleaf Town, along with Pokémon...: "The old man has good insight."
After identification, it was determined that this was the same doll, and the healing energy fluctuations just now must have been emitted by it.
"Are you alright?"
"We were just passing through Autumn Leaf Town when we saw a large wolfhound carrying you in its mouth, so we looked over here."
"If possible, could you tell us what happened?"
Xiao Lan jogged forward, helped the old man up, and said this.
"I had something to do earlier, but I'm fine now..."
The old man felt a pang of sorrow as he recalled what had just happened.
After clutching his waist for a long time, he finally let out a long sigh:
"throat!"
"I'm a well-known fossil enthusiast in Autumn Leaf Town; everyone in town calls me 'Fossil Maniac,' so I often go into various caves to dig for fossils. Meteor Falls is a particularly good place. But, but—"
"recent!"
"A group of so-called Earth protectionists—the Lava Team—have brazenly blocked Meteor Falls under the pretext of 'protecting the Earth'!"
"One lockdown wasn't enough, they locked down a second time, and a third time!"
"I know they're not trying to 'protect the land,' they're just mining inside, excluding everyone else, they're mining all by themselves!"
At this point, the fossil fanatic was extremely indignant.
To those who love stones, monopolizing mining is truly immoral and unreasonable, especially considering how that big wolfhound treated him.
This doesn't seem like environmentalism at all; it's more like an evil organization!
Xiao Lan seemed to be deep in thought:
"Oh, I see..."
"Coincidentally, we are also going to enter Meteor Falls."
Fossil Maniac quickly said, "Little girl, don't force yourself! You new trainers probably want to enter Meteor Falls to find fossils to use the revival technology and gain companions!"
"Alright then, since you saved me, and my home is right here, with a huge collection of fossils, I'll let you pick one."
The old man was heartbroken when he heard this.
But he persisted.
"After all, Team Lava's big dog is not to be trifled with!"
Xiao Lan grunted and pointed behind Fossil Maniac.
"I am very grateful for your kindness."
"But the large wolfhound you're talking about, it should be this one, right...?"
Fossil Maniac turned around and suddenly let out a "whoosh".
All I saw was...
The ferocious wolfhound that had been so ruthless in front of him and had carried him here was now lying helplessly on the ground, its body covered in wounds. Its once fierce eyes were now filled with tears.
If it weren't for the fact that the doll couldn't bear to perform such a mild treatment.
I'm afraid the Great Wolfhound gives fossil enthusiasts a bad feeling...
He was about to die.
Xiao Lan laughed and said, "So you don't need to worry anymore, old man."
Fossil couldn't utter any more ramblings and could only nod blankly.
Growlithe and the cat are getting better and better at working together.
Just now, when dealing with this big wolfhound, these two rather large cats and dogs only needed to bump into it repeatedly until the wolfhound was completely unable to fight back and was "obediently" dragged here.
"So that's how it is..."
On the way to Meteor Falls, Xiao Lan told Ze Shu everything that the Fossil Maniac had just said.
"Wasn't it said that Dr. Solans was inside Meteor Falls?"
"Could it be...?"
"Is he the culprit?"
Xiao Lan was puzzled.
They had reached the entrance to the Meteor Falls cave.
A burly Team Magma member was stationed there, and Zeki could hear him muttering things like, "Why isn't Big Dog back yet? Is he off playing somewhere again?"
Before the Lava Team members could even see him, he glared angrily with a fierce wolf-like expression.
"Is this the big German Shepherd you've been talking about?"
A large, black, glossy wolfhound was thrown at his feet.
The Lava Team members were indeed furious.
"you...."
But as soon as he finished saying "you," he was met with a sudden collision from both Growlithe and Minnow, filling the Magma Team members' angry eyes with surprise and then terror.
There was a loud "bang"!
Amidst sparks and flashes of electricity, the Lava Team member was sent flying, his massive body slamming deep into Meteor Falls behind him, creating a series of crashing sounds.
"Done." Ze Shu clapped his hands.
There's no need to hold back when dealing with these lava teams.
After the collision, the Growlithe, who was licking its fur, and the Kitty, who lay down on the spot without any disgust, waved to each other. Zeki then continued to walk into Meteor Falls. The terrain here was all sandy sedimentary rock, which was yellow in color and made a rustling sound when you walked on it.
Meteor Falls is unlike any other cave in terms of its narrowness.
It's very big and wide here.
A waterfall flows from the center of the cave, passing through every level and creating a "whoosh" sound. It is said that experienced miners at Meteor Falls can tell their location just by looking at the state of the waterfall.
Even though Meteor Falls has many layers, it seems that the lava team only dug on the first layer.
Perhaps Meteor Falls was too wide, following the "traces" of the Lava Team members who were knocked away.
Ze Shu quickly saw the bustling scene inside, with many people wearing Team Magma uniforms surrounding the Team Magma member he had knocked away. As soon as he walked in and made a noise, the group all turned to look at him.
"You bastard...:"
"Is this what happened to our comrade?!"
Zeqi admitted, "Yes."
The Lava Team member angrily shouted, "What are you doing here?!"
Ze Shu said, "Let's see what you 'environmental protection organizations' are digging up."
Upon hearing this, the members of Team Magma became furious and refused to say anything more. They all took out their Poké Balls, and in an instant, Pokémon such as Slowbro, Magcargo, and Koffing appeared.
They had twenty or thirty lava worms among them.
The sheer number of lava worms meant that the lava team members felt no fear.
"Then I'm afraid you can't..."
They are about to issue a threat.
Suddenly, a thick stream of water gushed out from behind Ze Shu, "washing away" the Team Magma Pokémon.
It takes time.
A dozen or so lava worms flew up with a "poof" sound, like sparks from a metal torch.
After being washed away, the dazed fire camel stood there for about three seconds before collapsing with a "crunch" like a camel that had been crushed.
Blastoise, Water Cannon!
Xiao Lan's voice slowly drifted in from outside the cave.
"Hmph..."
"Team Lava?"
"It seems to me that it's nothing special..."
The commotion quickly attracted the attention of Dr. Solans on the other side of the same floor.
He paused for a moment, but didn't turn around, remaining focused on the digging in front of him, because he seemed to have unearthed something. He simply said to the Hokage, one of the Lava Team executives beside him, "Go and see what's going on."
The Hokage snorted and said:
"Remember, Dr. Solans..."
"You don't have much time left, Team Lava, so hurry."
Solans absentmindedly hummed in response.
The Hokage turned and left with a cold face. As one of the three members of the Magma Team, "Three-Headed Fire", he was ordered by Akama Matsu to keep an eye on Solans, but he had not been able to do so for a long time, which made him anxious.
But there's no use in being anxious.
Their lava team is truly a novice when it comes to "mining".
not to mention.
The Hokage looked to the opposite side, to the Marine Team's territory, where a woman wearing a sailor hat was watching. She was a Marine Team executive, codenamed Izumi, and she was keeping an eye on this side.
Because Solans also "contacted" the Ocean team to mine there.
So once the stones they needed were dug out, he still had to guard against the ocean team taking over.
But he probably doesn't need to be on guard today.
After he emerged from several caves and arrived at the site of the chaos,
The scene here forced the Hokage to verify it.
The bodies of Team Magma members lay scattered haphazardly everywhere, while the Team Aqua members had already fled.
Those who didn't escape were completely frozen, just like the ice sculptures seen by the Naruto.
The lava worms he had carefully raised and assigned to his subordinates had all perished—their lava bodies had cooled and hardened, their surfaces still gleaming with a dark sheen, and they would probably need to be soaked in lava for several months to recover.
To know.
He is the Hokage, and has a nickname: "The man who controls memories with fire".
His most famous skill was also the key to his becoming a leader of the Lava Team.
It is his unique ability to generate a large amount of heat in a confined space, thereby attacking the opponent's mind and causing them to hallucinate.
His ability relies on lava worms.
Because Meteor Falls is not a "small space", but a "spacious space".
The Hokage prepared a large number of lava worms for this purpose.
Because he couldn't manage it all himself, he handed it over to his subordinates.
But now.
Gone!
It's all gone!
It had only been a little over a minute since the commotion started, how come all of his cultivated lava worms had suddenly "gone"?
Moreover, these lava worms will probably need several months to recover.
Who exactly is this "intruder"?
This left the Hokage in disbelief, forcing him to prove his divine status and causing him some distress.
But coincidentally, Ze Shu saw him and helped him resolve this "uncomfortable" situation—with a flash of dark light, the Koma Sword Soldier wielded the blade, which was scorching hot from the lava worm, and slashed towards the Hokage.
With swift and clean swordsmanship, the Hokage was able to savor the moment before the protective gear on his body was completely cut away. Then, the scalding hot blade "mercifully" plunged into his neck.
In just a moment.
The Lava Team's "Three-Headed Fire," the man who controls memories, and Crimson Pine's most trusted executive, fell unconscious without any resistance.
Ze Shu thought it was just a Lava Team soldier who occasionally peeked out from somewhere else.
He didn't think much of it at first, since he was knocked unconscious.
But then he noticed that after this "soldier" fainted, all the surviving Lava Team soldiers were mentally broken, no longer resisting, and only wanted to escape, while crying out "Hokage executives" in their mouths.
Ze Shu noticed him again.
Is this Lava Team executive really that incompetent?
But he was clearly no longer able to speak, so Ze Shu shook his head helplessly.
However, since these members of the Lava Team have suffered a mental breakdown because of Naruto.
He then randomly pointed to a woman dressed in Team Lava who was still alive, crying dramatically but trying to sneak away, and said:
"You, tell me, what exactly is your lava team trying to mine here?"
When the woman was stopped by the soldier with the dagger, her body trembled suddenly, but there was only a hint of panic in her eyes. Her hand unconsciously went to her waist, indicating that she still had a "trump card". This made Ze Shu narrow his eyes.
She said in a panic, "I can tell you, but you have to promise to let me go after you know what these lava teams want to dig for."
These lava teams?
Ze Shu paused for a moment before saying, "Never mind then, I don't really want to hear it either."
The woman puffed out her cheeks and said angrily, "Then I won't tell you!"
Ze Shu said "Oh," and then added, "Whatever."
But faced with the encirclement of the soldiers wielding knives, the woman's body unleashed superhuman strength and skill. After several barely managing to dodge, she cried out repeatedly, "I told you so! I'll tell you!"
"Make this lowly soldier with the sword stop, and I'll tell you!"
The soldier with the dagger did indeed stop.
Ze Shu said, "Speak."
The woman said, "Not long ago, Team Lava had a rumor that a meteorite rich in natural energy had fallen into Meteor Falls, so Team Lava wants this meteorite."
Ze Shu casually asked, "So what does your Lava Team want the meteorite for?"
The woman replied absentmindedly, "They...we, no, anyway, Team Lava wants..."
When she uttered the word "want," the woman suddenly unleashed a power beyond human capabilities. Seizing the opportunity, she slipped out from beside the soldier with the dagger and entered a complex passage in Meteor Falls.
The soldier with the dagger only had time to swing it once, and when he swung it at the woman's right foot, it produced a "clang" sound like metal being struck.
Only the woman's remaining words remained in the air:
"As for what Team Lava wants, you can tell me next time you catch me, hahaha—"
Even as the soldier's blade struck her right foot, her tone remained smug.
"Ugh!"
"My super anklet. ::"
What does Team Lava want that meteorite rich in natural energy for...?
Ze Shu knew without even guessing.
Summoning from the Smoked Meat Mountain won't let you fly anymore.
He watched the woman's departing figure, chuckled, and shook his head. He didn't order the soldier with the dagger to continue the chase. Instead, he looked at Xiao Lan, who had come over, and said:
"Team Ocean escaped decisively, and many of them escaped, but Team Lava was almost completely wiped out."
Zeshu said, "Let's form an alliance with Hoenn."
Xiao Lan hummed in agreement, then added, "I asked around, and Dr. Solans is inside. It seems like he was brought in to instruct these ocean and lava teams on how to dig rocks."
Ze Shu asked, "Do you know where he is?"
Little Blue immediately grinned and said, "Don't you even know who I am? Please, I'm Little Blue, how could I not know!"
at the same time.
Dr. Solans was filled with doubt and uncertainty at the innermost part of the first level of Meteor Falls.
At first, he focused on digging out the newly discovered, obviously unusual stone in front of him, but then chaos gradually ensued, and news came that the Hokage, a senior member of the Lava Team, had been killed.
This gradually alarmed Dr. Solans.
He stopped digging halfway through the stone in front of him.
The only ones who can stand up to this kind of behavior from the Lava Team, besides the Ocean Team, are the League!
But the Marines are right here...
No, the Ocean team has already left.
That female officer from the ocean team—A-Quan—only said one sentence to him:
"Dr. Solans, just insist that you were blackmailed by us. With your status, those people from the Alliance won't make things difficult for you. After all, our Ocean Team has already spoken up for you."
"As for us..."
"I'll be leaving now. Dr. Solans, I look forward to our next collaboration."
Then, all that Ah Quan left him with was a resolute silhouette.
Dr. Solans was on the verge of tears.
But he was really being blackmailed!
Otherwise, why would he only linger on the first level of Meteor Falls, and why would he actively pull Team Ocean along with Team Lava?
Why is your Ocean team making such a big show of "trying to cover it up"?
They're spreading rumors everywhere that "the Solansboro was blackmailed into mining by their Ocean Team."
On the contrary, he seems more suspicious!
Dr. Solans was really anxious.
At that moment, Ze Shu and Xiao Lan came into his sight. They were accompanied by different but powerful Pokémon. It seemed that they were going to take down the League members of Team Magma.
Solans no longer had time to ponder why they were so young.
After all, with his experience, he knew there were many young and powerful trainers—it's said there's even a Baby Elite Four member in the Padilla League.
"You, you..." Solans's mind was a mess, and he was about to speak.
Ze Shu retorted directly, "Professor Solans, as the director of the Green Ridge Universe Center, you have abused your power for personal gain and are now colluding with evil organizations. I am arresting you on behalf of the Alliance. You have no objections, do you?"
He flashed the medals that belonged to the investigators.
Solans stared wide-eyed.
He had a huge problem with it!
But when he saw the Investigator's Medal that Ze Shu took out, which was something that ordinary Alliance personnel would not want to see, Solans felt his heart jump out of his chest.
He can claim innocence if he is accused of colluding with evil organizations.
But this "abuse of power for personal gain" is:
But he was just on a special mission when he came across some meteorites and "collected" them.
How did this person know?!
If he is discovered, he will no longer be able to "abuse his power for personal gain" in the future, and he will lose his main source of the meteorite.
For Dr. Solans.
This is a crime even more heinous than "colluding with evil organizations"!
He said nervously and guiltily:
"No, that's not true..."
"Investigator, you need to investigate this thoroughly. Do you...do you have any evidence?"
Ze Shu said frankly, "There is already substantial evidence of collusion with evil organizations. As for 'abuse of power for personal gain,' there's no evidence yet." Solans breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully, "..."
"That's good....""
Ze Shu replied, "But that's easy to collect."
He slowly uttered words that sounded like those of a demon to Solans.
"I heard Dr. Solans has a large collection of meteorites?"
"Therefore, in order to investigate this crime, I intend to, as an investigator, requisition your collection, Dr. Solans, to see if the meteorite's landing site, mineral composition, and other elements are similar to the investigation data preserved at the Green Ridge Space Center."
Solans's eyes widened:
"Requisition, conscript?!"
He quickly realized a problem and couldn't help but ask, "Will...will they pay it back?"
Ze Shu smiled and said, "If that's true, I won't pay it back."
After he finished speaking...
Dr. Solans then wore a humiliated expression that said, "You might as well kill me."
They took away the meteorite he had painstakingly searched for...
This is no less than torture!
This is even worse than going to the Alliance prison!
"Investigator!"
"After the first time, I couldn't stop. For the past ten years or so, I've been living in a dream, in a daze all the time. I like this feeling. Watching more and more meteorites is like watching a harvest of crops."
"Investigator, you do have things you like, right? You can surely understand how I feel!"
Ze Shu smiled without saying a word.
Dr. Solans's face gradually turned despairing.