Chapter 503 Behind the Celebration
Although the defeat of Darko did not extinguish the ambitions of others, at least Johto and Kanto ushered in a period of peace.
When the city destroyed by the war was rebuilt, the local people spontaneously held celebrations to commemorate the Pokémon and trainers who died in the war, and to celebrate the defeat of the two demons, Darko and Bixias.
The city was decorated with lights and various celebrations were held day and night. Even Nie Zi, a rock singer from the Galar region, appeared in the city to bring music and comfort to the people who had lost their homes and loved ones.
All major powers condoned and encouraged these celebrations. Although the Johto region lost many masters this time, with the collapse of the Darko power, the top leaders of the major powers were more happy than sad. They hoped that the people could regain hope in joy and entertainment, so that the war-torn Johto could resume its livelihood.
A month later, Yang Ming finally woke up from his coma. He was seriously injured in the decisive battle in Tongshulin. Not only were all his limbs broken, but he almost lost his life. However, with the Rockets' most expensive equipment and medicine, his body has recovered and his broken limbs have all grown back.
"You're finally awake." A graceful figure in a nurse's uniform walked over.
"Why is it you? Xiao Qian, where is Feng Lu?" Yang Ming looked at his new body and said to himself, "I lost consciousness before the battle was over, so she shouldn't be in any trouble, right?"
"She just went to rest because she was too tired from taking care of you, so I've been taking over for the past few days," Xiao Qian stuck out her tongue at him, "Why, she was only thinking about Feng Lu, and she must be disappointed when she saw that I was the one taking care of her, right?"
"How could that be?" Yang Ming smiled. "To be honest, I almost thought I wouldn't be able to come back alive. Being able to chat with you calmly here means that we have won this battle. Am I right?"
"To be precise, you won," Xiao Qian corrected, "but I am still your prisoner in name only."
"It's okay, I'll order your release right away," Yang Ming waved his hand and said, "Although I don't think I've ever restricted you in any way, but I guess you must want to go back to the Manjin Gym, right?"
"This is not what I want..."
"We'll talk about it later if there's anything," Yang Ming put on his clothes, "I've rested long enough, and it's time to resume my daily training. Don't worry, if you need my help in the future, just ask."
"Wait a minute," Xiao Qian suddenly stopped him, "why don't you comment on the new clothes?"
"New clothes?" Yang Ming was stunned for a moment, "You mean the nurse's uniform you are wearing now?"
"Yes, doesn't it look good?" Xiao Qian turned around and showed it off.
Yang Ming looked at him carefully, and finally commented seriously: "To be honest, he looks a bit like Joey."
It has to be said that Xiao Qian's appearance and hair color are very similar to Miss Joy. Sometimes Yang Ming even suspects that she is a distant relative of the Joy family.
"...Tsk, you really don't know how to coax girls," Xiao Qian puffed up her cheeks in anger, "I'm really worried that no girl will be willing to marry you in the future."
"Haha, I don't dare to hope that a girl would live with me," Yang Ming smiled, "You have worked hard these past few days, go and have a good rest."
"……Um."
After leaving the treatment room, Yang Ming immediately summoned his confidants to learn about the follow-up of the Battle of Tongshulin.
"...Hmm, I see. As expected, it was Sakaki who came out and defeated Darko in the end."
Listening to the reports from his subordinates, Yang Ming was not surprised at all. Ever since Apollo suddenly appeared and formed an alliance with Watari, Yang Ming guessed that Team Rocket would definitely make a big move. The reason why he took the risk to plot against Darko was because he guessed that Sakaki would clean up the situation in the end.
"It's just that I didn't see this shocking battle with my own eyes, which always makes me feel a little unsatisfied." Yang Ming sighed to the sky.
But what happened next was beyond his expectations. Just when Team Rocket was about to win a great victory, Quixote suddenly appeared with Team Plasma and rescued the dying Darko and his remaining men.
"It is said that after Team Plasma retreated, the Alliance and our people searched everywhere for their traces, but found nothing in the end, and the United Alliance did not find any signs of Team Plasma activities," added Adjutant Jones.
"Of course, Miss Fenglu used her connections there to help find the information about the United Alliance. She has been busying around for you while you were recovering from your injuries."
"Is that so..." Yang Ming felt warm in his heart. He already knew from Xiao Qian that Feng Lu had taken care of him for a long time during this period of time, and now it seemed that the other party's efforts were more than he imagined.
I have already owed her a lot without realizing it...
"By the way, after Team Plasma escaped, how did we and the Alliance handle post-war matters?"
This is what Yang Ming is most concerned about. After the common enemy is defeated, the struggle between the league and the Rockets will not end. Logically, they will not be able to live in peace with each other. Moreover, Manjin City had been controlled by the Rockets before the war. There is no reason for the league to give up this prosperous metropolis ranked among the top five in the world.
"This..." Jones hesitated for a moment, and finally it was the secretary Lingyin who explained, "Although you may not believe it, Minister, now Manjin City, no, the entire city is under the control of our Rocket Team."
"And you, Minister, are the highest authority in this city."
"Ah...Ah?!" Yang Ming was so surprised that he was speechless. He didn't expect that he would inexplicably become the actual controller of a metropolis after just lying down for a month.
Lingyin explained: "While we were destroying the Bixias rebels, our forces also took over the entire Johto region. At this time, the alliance suffered heavy losses in the Paulownia Forest, so we had no choice but to accept this fact."
"Of course, although the alliance finally acquiesced to this fact, I heard that there was a long debate within the alliance at the time about whether to give up Johto. Some hardliners even said they wanted to perish together with us, but they were all suppressed by Damalanchi."
"In the end, I don't know what kind of deal was reached between the top management and the bigwigs in the league, which led to the league's final compromise."
Yang Ming took a deep breath and thought about it. No matter how strong the Rockets were in the past, they were not strong enough to challenge the league, so they could only exist under the table.
But now the Rockets not only have Mewtwo, but Mewtwo's power is even stronger than before, which forced the alliance to make concessions and give up the entire Johto.
"What about me as the acting branch chief? Do I really have more power than the mayor of Manjin City?"
"Yes," Jones explained, "According to the rules set by the higher-ups, the branch director has the power to directly appoint the mayor and has the power of life and death over the entire city."
"In other words, Minister, you can take any piece of land in Mangjin City that you like. Even if you want the acting mayor of Mangjin City to give you the land, he will have no choice but to agree."
"It can be said that apart from the chief and those adults, you are the most powerful person here."