Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

"No, no, no."

Quickly interrupt these wicked thoughts; the priority now should be figuring out how to hold the gym challenge.

Upon hearing that someone recognized her, Xiaoqian quickly looked over.

They discovered that the person was a "suspicious individual" wearing a sun hat and large sunglasses.

There was no other way but to avoid being recognized by the citizens in the big city, Rinka had to make a concerted effort.

As soon as she took off her sunglasses, Xiaoxi was pleasantly surprised to recognize the other person.

"It's the Four Heavenly Kings' pear blossom jam!"

"Pear blossom jam..."

Her lips twitched; this was the first time Rika, a wicked woman, had been addressed like this.

Why are you here?

"Well," Pear Blossom said, finding it difficult to answer.

However, Xiao Zhi immediately changed the subject for her.

"Xiaoxi, I'm Ash from Pallet Town. I'm here to challenge the Goldenrod Gym."

"Let's have a gym battle right now!"

Faced with Ash's overwhelming aura, Akane could only apologize again.

"Sorry, today is my day off, and my important partner just suddenly went missing."

"I'm anxiously looking for it now. Have you seen a Pippi walking by here?"

Upon hearing Xiaoxi's question, Xiaozhi and the others shook their heads repeatedly.

I've been lost here for so long, and I haven't actually seen any Pipi.

The girl immediately looked disappointed.

"Is Pipi lost?"

"They might have gotten lost," Xiaoxi said, her tone slightly uncertain.

"Recently, there have been frequent cases of Pokémon abduction in Goldenrod City, but the perpetrators have not been caught yet."

“Miss Officer Jenny and everyone at the police station are so worried they’re practically losing all their hair.”

Because of the prosperity of Manjin City, there are an exceptionally large number of people from all walks of life gathered here.

The local Officer Julive should have been quite experienced in dealing with this, but this time it proved particularly difficult.

"Actually, the reason I took a break today was to come and assist Miss Officer Jenny in her investigation."

"But I never expected that my Pipi would also get lost." Xiaoxi is now worried that Pipi might also be abducted by a criminal gang.

"A criminal gang?" Ash sensed an opportunity to gain favor in the region.

"They are a group of highly skilled and elusive criminals."

"Their methods are extremely cautious, and there are currently no leads whatsoever."

All I know is that the leaders are a man and a woman, and that their hair colors are blonde and green.

"That's all the information we have."

"There's not much information here!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi immediately knew that the culprits were those two guys.

"I can help Xiaoxi find the culprit and rescue Pipi and the others."

"But in return, you must accept my gym challenge."

"Really? No problem. As long as you can find Pipi, I'll accept your challenge."

Upon seeing Xiaozhi, Xiaoxi inexplicably felt that he looked kind and was someone she could trust.

"Actually, I'm so dizzy from looking for Pipi that I keep getting lost in the city."

"I can't find my way home anymore," Xiaoxi said, her face streaked with tears.

It turned out that this person was also a lost soul. Xiao Zhi immediately patted her on the shoulder and gave her a knowing look.

When did Pipi go missing?

About fifteen minutes ago.

The time they've been missing hasn't been long. "In that case, leave everything to me."

A reliable adult male.

[Ding! Xiaoxi: Affection +2]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Evil Buster": Go and save the Pokémon trapped in darkness!]

【奖励：联盟币+4000；体力+1；攻击+1；自由属性点+2；地区威望+5；地区好感度+10】

Chapter 218 Team Rocket's Top Executives

"They've only been missing for fifteen minutes, so the distance shouldn't be very far."

With Ash's abilities, finding acquaintances in densely populated big cities would be no problem for him.

Sure enough, as the waveguide's perception spread out, Ash quickly found the familiar waveguide in a house that resembled an urban village not far away.

Ash immediately led everyone over.

————Aero-missile————

"How's it going? Have you finished all the finishing touches for the third time?"

"It's Kosaburo!"

"Don't you trust me to do things? I never expected that we would catch so many rare Pokémon this time."

"We've exceeded our mission expectations, and Boss Sakaki will definitely praise us!"

Xiaoqian's Pipi was wearing a black collar and was helplessly resisting in the hands of Yamato and Kosaburo.

They picked up the rope and skillfully tied Pippi up.

The Pokémon disappearances in Goldenrod City were indeed the work of those two.

Moreover, this time they upgraded their equipment, bringing a lot of newly developed equipment from Team Rocket headquarters.

These include special mosquito coils that can attract small Pokémon, and collars that can temporarily control Pokémon once worn.

With the help of his subordinates, Amado and his team were able to complete their mission with remarkable ease.

Of course, the most important thing is that this time, they didn't take out a loan to build the machines!

All expenses for the event were paid for by Boss Sakaki.

The two of them worked with ease and joy, and were in a great mood the whole time.

"Be careful, these Pokémon were specially prepared by Boss Giovanni for the highest-ranking executive, Lord Masked Vishnu."

Yamad immediately became furious when he saw his subordinates not handling the Pokémon gently while moving them.

"I wonder what mission that sir is preparing for?" Kosaburo asked with admiration.

Bishaus is the idol of many Rockets boys who have fallen into darkness; he is evil yet powerful, with a 100% mission completion rate.

He has snatched countless rare Pokémon, and each time he has accomplished an amazing feat.

He is the league's most wanted criminal, with a bounty only slightly less than that of the Rockets' star player.

His plan is so elaborate that he must be trying to capture an extraordinary Pokémon this time.

At that moment, Yamato suddenly beckoned to Kosaburo to lean his head closer in a mysterious manner.

"I overheard this while I was getting equipment from the lab."

"I heard that Lord Bishas is going to capture an extremely rare Pokémon that can travel through time."

"Time travel!" Even in the magical world of Pokémon, this ability is too fantastical.

Even the young Saburo who was listening started to let his imagination run wild.

"That's great. If we were still the elite Team Rocket members we used to be, we could probably participate in this kind of project too."

Thinking about their current status as atonements for their crimes, Kosaburo felt a little like crying.

During this time, they also raided several small evil organizations and handed over their spoils to Team Rocket headquarters.

They really won over Boss Sakaki, and now the boss will finally entrust them with some important tasks again.

However, compared to their former status as elite members, they are still far from it.

"Yes."

Speaking of this, Yamado was a little dejected.

"If headquarters decides to temporarily summon Team Rocket members from the vicinity for assistance, they will probably only call Musashi and Kojiro over."

"There's none for us!"

Both of them started to cry. Ever since they met Satoshi, their careers had been going up and down.

"No, Yamado is too demoralized! We completed this mission so well."

"As long as we successfully deliver this batch of Pokémon to Team Rocket headquarters, we will be able to completely erase our past mistakes and return to being elite officers!"

Regaining his fighting spirit, Kosaburo immediately picked up a rope and joined his men in quickly tying up the Pokémon that hadn't been packed yet.

“You’re right, three times!” Yamado was also infected by him.

"It's Kosaburo!"

"I think you're right too, Koshiro."

"I've said it so many times, it's Kosaburo, Kosaburo!"

But suddenly, Kosaburo realized that the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

He froze, inching his way toward looking behind him.