Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

The piercing sirens soon reached everyone's ears. After Ash contacted the Vermilion City Police Department, Officer Jenny arrived in a flurry of activity.

Ash explained the whole story to her, but the person who decided to call the police was now Professor Sakuragi, while Gou, having been warned about the cage's operation, immediately fled the scene...

Koharu had some reservations about this description, but her female assistant Kikuna held her tightly, secretly begging her not to say anything.

Upon hearing of such a heinous incident, Officer Jenny immediately ordered a city-wide manhunt to capture this young man with such wicked intentions!

"Thank you so much for your help!" After taking the statement, Officer Jenny saluted Ash and said, "I heard that you and the Pewter City Gym Leader resolved the Mt. Moon incident before. I didn't expect that you would still be assisting our police in Vermilion City."

“I am also a member of the Kanto League, and it is my duty to fight crime,” Ash said politely. “Ms. Officer Jenny, we have some special circumstances that we need to report to you separately.”

“Let’s talk in the car then, just one person.” Officer Jenny thought for a moment and decided to take Ash and the others to her police car.

"Please...please wait a minute!" Xiaochun suddenly stopped Xiaozhi. "I want to know, what will happen to Xiaohao...? The police won't really treat him as a poacher, will they?!"

"Miss Koharu, I think you should be more worried about your father and the entire Sakuragi Lab," Satoshi said, shaking his head. "I can only say... since you've chosen to be friends with a ticking time bomb, you should be prepared to get hurt in the process."

"Also, you can treat him as a childhood sweetheart, but if you can't control his behavior... then please think carefully about how to avoid being implicated."

"This..." Xiaozhi's words were so realistic that Xiaochun was speechless.

On one hand, there's the future of the research institute; on the other, there's his childhood friend. Must he really just watch helplessly as he...

"Oh dear, Xiaochun, if you listen to me, you shouldn't worry about that jerk anymore." Xiaolan suddenly put her arm around Xiaochun's neck and advised her like a big sister, "Tell me, does he often skip class every few days, either asking you to ask for leave or asking you to do his homework?"

“Yes…” Xiaochun nodded silently.

"He always bosses you around, has no manners whatsoever, and does things that are often annoying... Most importantly, he has never apologized to you?"

Nodding again, Xiaochun felt a pang of sadness in her heart…

"He took advantage of his relationship with you to become a special researcher here, but besides randomly catching Pokémon, he hasn't done any work at all, right?"

"How...how did you know all this?" Xiaochun asked weakly, tears welling in her eyes.

"How I know this isn't important, what's important is... you need to know why he dared to do this!"

"Why... why?"

As expected of Xiao Lan, she is a master of social interaction. Using the information she had just gleaned from chatting with her assistants, she easily won over Xiao Chun.

"He's just taking advantage of you because he knows you'll be nice to him and will do whatever you want!" Xiao Lan said, feigning disappointment. "This guy is clearly manipulating you. Without your help, he's nothing! But he just thinks that everything you do for him is his due!"

"Do you believe that even if he really hurts you and your family this time, he'll still shamelessly come back to clean up his mess as if nothing happened?!"

"So, when you encounter scum like that, you have to cut your losses in time, otherwise you'll only get hurt even more."

Cut your losses in time…

Xiao Lan's words were like a wake-up call, prompting Xiao Chun to examine her relationship with that rotten mud for the first time.

Over the years, it seems she has truly been slowly dragged into the mire...

(P.S. I saw the comments section, and they make a lot of sense.)

Dog Hao is indeed that kind of person. He can't swallow his anger without torturing others, but he feels disgusted during the process of torturing them because the prerequisite for torturing is that there must be facts, but even after having facts, he may not be able to handle the situation well.

This situation is probably the same in nine out of ten books, especially those that start adding Gouhao from the very beginning... Okay, I admit it was actually to add the character Xiaochun, so this topic is unavoidable.

So I also want to try and see if my solution is good or not. I won't keep you all waiting too long; I'll reveal the answer in an extra update today.

Above~)

Chapter 51. How to Find Conclusive Evidence?

A moment later, in the police car driven by Officer Jenny, Ash finally explained in detail all the details of his investigation.

The St. Anne was actually transporting poached wild Pokémon. The poachers transported the Pokémon by truck and hid them somewhere in the city.

And what Doghao has is part of what has been poached!

Of course, Ash didn't explicitly state the secret relationship between Lt. Surge and St. Anne.

It's okay to only suspect the cruise ship; with the stolen goods in Gouhao's possession and the power behind Xiaozhi and his friends, Officer Jenny can at least be convinced.

However, if he publicly denounces a museum owner without solid evidence, it could affect the credibility of the matter and might even alert the perpetrator.

"Ash, if all of this is true, this is definitely the biggest case in Vermilion City in the last decade... enough to shake the entire League!"

Sure enough, Officer Jenny was startled after hearing all this.

"So we really can't delay any longer!" Ash nodded urgently. "Saint Anne's temporary shutdown was just a pretext to transport those Pokémon away. If we continue to delay like this, once they've moved all the Pokémon out of Vermilion City, we'll never be able to track them down again!"

“Even so, we need evidence before we can act… I personally am willing to believe you, but to mobilize enough police force, we need to follow procedures. The St. Anne is holding poached Pokémon, they are transporting these Pokémon, and we need to know where these Pokémon are hiding in Vermilion City… As long as we can find solid evidence, we can immediately launch an arrest operation!”

"I'll do my best." Xiao Zhi understood Officer Jenny's difficulties, but still cautiously advised, "Miss Officer Jenny, please don't mention this to anyone else for now, lest word get out... Those criminals are extremely vicious, we must strike them down in one fell swoop!"

The operation against Saint Anne was not only extremely dangerous, but also had to be carried out in secrecy!

The fact that this ship has been operating for so long without any problems suggests that the Vermilion City police have already been infiltrated by Team Rocket and are likely passing on intelligence to them.

Ash only asked Officer Jenny to come over for this reason... At this stage, apart from the female police families, the other police forces in Vermilion City are simply unreliable!

...

"Ash, what should we do next?" Brock asked worriedly after saying goodbye to Officer Jenny. "The evidence the police want sounds like it will be very difficult to obtain."

"No matter how difficult it is, we have to find a way. Now we only need to take this last step!" Ash said decisively. "How about this, you and Blue go back to the Pokémon Center first, and I'll investigate in the city to see if we can find where those guys are hiding their Pokémon."

"Then be careful... Here, take this, you might need it." Before leaving, Xiaolan also gave Xiaozhi an inspection mirror.

As Ash strolled through the streets of Vermilion City, holding the inspection mirror in his hand, he fell into deep thought.

Xiao Lan's inspection mirror is certainly useful; at least it can capture evidence.

The problem is, how is he going to infiltrate the enemy and take pictures of that evidence?

If he had the ability to infiltrate personally, wouldn't it be easier to just use the Pokédex entry for the 3D dragon possession?

"Hmm..." Suddenly, Xiaozhi felt a chill for no reason.

He looked back at his shadow and found it seemed darker than usual.

"Gengar, I know you're here." Ash easily discovered the creature's location.

"Gengar!" A pair of scarlet eyes appeared in the figure. Gengar was clearly still angry and had come to cause trouble.

Ash could clearly feel the change in the surrounding atmosphere, and even his own steps became unsteady.

This is probably Gengar emitting Ghost-type power to influence him, making him somewhat like he's being 'possessed by bad luck,' such as getting water stuck in his teeth when drinking cold water or tripping over small stones while walking.

However, Ash was not annoyed by Gengar's pranks; on the contrary, he was delighted!

The solution I was racking my brains for has been delivered right to my doorstep!

"Gengar, I know you're here to get revenge on me... but could you do me a favor first?" Ash earnestly asked Gengar.

"Gen?" Gengar was taken aback.

It thought this person must have something wrong with their head. It had come here to cause trouble, so why would it help him?

"I beg you, you must help me!" Ash bowed slightly to his shadow. "This matter concerns the safety of hundreds, or even more, Pokémon. Only you can help me now!"

"Gen..." Gengar hesitated, clearly sensing Ash's sincerity.

But... is that even possible?

Do such humans really exist?

They genuinely love Pokémon, and are even willing to beg their own 'enemy' to save them?!

"Just take this. You're sure you can carry it with you while you're sneaking around." Ash took out the inspection scope left by Blue. "It has photo and video recording functions. I need you to infiltrate the enemy's lair to search for evidence!"

Gengar's body is hollow, connected to an alternate dimension, so it can take whatever it swallows with it into the shadows or other places.

However, Gengar can also materialize, so it can also use the inspection mirror to take pictures!

If it can infiltrate San Anne and the hiding place where the Pokémon are temporarily stored, and successfully capture images of the enemy, Ash will have obtained crucial evidence!

"Gengar, please!" Ash pleaded urgently, "If you can get this done, you can come back and take your revenge on me anytime..."

"Gen!" Gengar suddenly showed a human-like impatient expression. It transformed into a black hole, enveloping Ash's hand. When it returned to its shadow, it had already taken the inspection mirror.

"Gengar, thank you." Ash finally showed a relieved smile.

With Gengar's help, the evidence is already solid!

Ash was excited and searched even harder, even sending Riolu to help.

Finally, perseverance paid off. Underneath a construction site in the northeast corner of Vermilion City, Riolu discovered a number of waveguide signals!

This place isn't too far from where Gouk caught the Pokémon. Ash inquired a bit and found out that it seemed like construction hadn't been completed for several years, and very few people knew what was being built...

Therefore, this must be their hiding place!

"Gengar, this is it... No matter whether we can get any evidence or not, we must come back safely!"

Using the building's shadow as cover, Ash sent Gengar to infiltrate the construction site, and then began to wait anxiously...

Meanwhile, at the Pokémon Center, Blue and Brock also received unexpected good news.

"That's right, this must also be evidence!"

After carefully examining the contents left in Jasmine's examination mirror, Xiao Lan quickly discovered the key.

Jasmine was peeking at the painting through a viewing window from a high vantage point, so she could see some of what was happening inside the walls... such as a truck parked near the Saint Anne.