Chapter 329: Zi Yu and Boss Ju
After the game, Yang Ming and his team left the venue.
Since the group stage will continue for several days, Yin has a lot of rest time, and Yang Ming is also prepared to continue training him during this period.
But before he had taken a few steps, Hao was caught by his grandfather.
"Are you Hao Wu's new master? Thank you for taking care of my grandson these days." Hara was very polite to Yang Ming. As a king, he did not put on airs at all.
After that, he picked up Haou casually, as if he was carrying a monkey: "Come on, let me see if you have neglected exercise these days."
"Master, save me!" Hao wailed as he was carried away by his grandfather.
Without the noisy guy, Yang Ming's surroundings suddenly became much quieter.
After the others went back to rest, Yang Ming went to find Xinghe alone, wanting to inquire about the results of the investigation on the Magikarp.
However, when he found Xinghe, he saw that he was fighting a purple-haired girl. The girl was using a fairy-attribute Pokémon called Flowery-Di, which looked like a white fairy holding a red flower and floating in the air.
"Dabi, use Storm!"
As Xinghe's Pidgeot used its powerful flying special move Storm, the battle was completely over.
"Brother Xinghe's Pidgeot is so ferocious that it scared Hua Yeti." The purple-haired girl scolded.
"I'm sorry, Sister Ziyou, it must be my big bird that scared your flower petals." Xinghe apologized embarrassedly.
Zi Yu? The Four Heavenly Kings of the Blueberry Alliance? Yang Ming thought to himself, carefully looking at the girl in front of him who was only twelve or thirteen years old. She looked much younger than he remembered.
"It seems that Zi Yu has not grown up in this world, but since Zi Yu appears here, does it mean that that person has also come..."
"Brother, you're here." Xinghe immediately came forward after noticing Yang Ming watching the game nearby. "How was the game today?"
"It's so-so," Yang Ming spread his hands, "Then again, weren't you very busy yesterday? How come you have time to play with the little girl today?"
"In fact, for some reason, the public security today is much better than yesterday, and the monks from the Bell Tower also came out to help, so I suddenly had some free time," Xinghe introduced, "This Miss Ziyu was asked by her father to take care of her, and I happened to be itching to show off my skills, so I had a competition with her."
"Oh? Are you talking about me?"
A rough voice sounded from behind the three people, and a rough middle-aged man was seen standing behind them. He was tall and strong, and his solid muscles could be vaguely felt under his tight coat. The whole man was as indestructible as an iron tower, and his sharp eyes seemed to want to capture his soul.
The master of the Fanba Gym in the Unova region, one of the owners of the Unova Mine, and also Zi Yu's father - Boss Kiku!
The reason why Yang Ming could recognize the person so quickly was because Boss Ju’s fashion sense was so bad that anyone who took one more look at him would never forget it.
After all, it is very rare to see people wearing their pants outside.
Boss Ju looked at Yang Ming sharply, and after looking him up and down, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He laughed heartily and extended his big hand to Yang Ming: "You must be the Yang Ming that Feng Lu often mentions, right? I am Boss Ju. Nice to meet you. Did this girl cause you any trouble?"
Yang Ming quickly held the other person's hand and said with a smile: "That's not the case. Miss Feng Lu has helped me a lot."
At the same time, I was wondering how many people Feng Lu had introduced herself to, and why they all seemed to know her so well.
Xinghe also introduced: "Mr. Ju Lao Da is also one of the masters invited by the Bell Tower. He also gave me some guidance during the day, which benefited me a lot."
After a few greetings, Old Man Ju took the young Zi Yu away.
"I still have things to do. Fenglu is a wild girl, so I'll leave her to you for the time being."
After Ju Lao Da and his daughter left, Yang Ming finally had the opportunity to discuss the matter of Magikarp with Xinghe alone.
"What? All those vendors are missing?!"
After hearing this news, Yang Ming's face turned pale. This was not good news for him.
This also explains why the public security in Yuanzhu City suddenly improved in just one day. Because those "hawkers" and their Magikarp suddenly disappeared, and the other force that had previously targeted them also disappeared, Yuanzhu City temporarily returned to peace.
However, this is just the calm before the storm. A large number of Magikarp with unknown risks have spread throughout the entire Yuanzhu City, like a time bomb that may explode at any time.
"In addition, I also heard that during the group stage of the Silver Conference, someone sneaked into the Bell Tower," Xinghe lowered his voice, "Although the intruder was eventually killed on the spot, this incident also made the top leaders of the Bell Tower very angry. They sent a large number of strong men to search for the other party's base, but unfortunately they were one step too late."
The two chatted for a long time, and in the end, Xinghe confided to Yang Ming some of the depressed emotions that he had accumulated in his daily life.
"Sometimes I really feel like a failure," Xinghe grabbed a bottle of beer and poured it into his mouth, "I always want to do things well, but in the end I end up failing."
"I smashed the underground black market in Mangold City, but was listed as persona non grata by the mayor of Mangold City. I cracked the secret of the interconnection cave, but was punished. Even now, I can't even uncover the dark secrets behind those Magikarp."
"Maybe I should really quit my job as an investigator and become an ordinary civilian." Having said this, Xinghe was obviously a little discouraged with himself.
This was naturally not something Yang Ming was happy to see. Xinghe's identity as an investigator was extremely important to him. Not only could he use Xinghe's hand to deal with some hostile forces, but he could also get some intelligence from within the alliance through him. Now that Xinghe had the intention to withdraw, this was a huge loss for him.
"Brother, don't be too discouraged." Yang Ming decided to enlighten him properly, so as not to waste his card. "Come on, I will take you to relieve your stress and help you regain your confidence."
He brought Xinghe to a KTV and ordered some of the most powerful and toughest songs, one of which was "Macho Man".
"Every man wants to be a tough guy!"
"Live like a tough guy!"
"Live your own style!"
"Gain strength and confidence, life is as hard as steel!"
"You better believe him! He's a tough guy!"
"He stands out from the crowd!"
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!"
"I am determined to be a tough guy!"
"Macho, macho man,"
"I am determined to be a tough guy."
"How is it, brother? Do you feel the fighting spirit and perseverance slowly returning to your body?" After a few songs, Yang Ming asked Xinghe, whose eyes were gradually regaining their spirit.