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

“Mr. Tie Xuan, this isn’t the proper procedure.” Xiao Zhi didn’t take the initiative to accept it.

"As long as I, the gym owner, approve, that's fine. Besides, even in a fight, I'm no match for you." Tie Xuan shook his head and said, "Just accept it. I know you're collecting badges... and this isn't a thank-you gift. I've prepared something else for you."

Cheol-hyun gestured to his assistant with his eyes, but the latter seemed reluctant this time.

"Hurry up and go!"

"Oh..." Hearing Tie Xuan's urging, the assistant reluctantly left.

Not long after, he returned carrying a stack of documents and a USB drive.

"These materials are for you." Tie Xuan seemed to struggle a bit, but he still made up his mind. "These are what I compiled in Hai Zijin. They contain some company information and a lot of inside stories from back then."

"This..." Xiao Zhi was taken aback.

Cheol-hyun was once the planning director of the Grand Violet Holdings Company. He was the one who initially led the establishment of Violet City, including the New Violet, which was later used as a tsunami shelter. The prototype was also the underground power plant that he was responsible for building.

Corydalis and Devon were once competitors in the energy sector. However, due to various reasons, Corydalis declared bankruptcy, and its former employees went on to make a living on their own.

For example, the curator of the Kaina City Museum, Kusnogi, was once a member of the Giant Corydalis family.

As for the sea corydalis mentioned by Tie Xuan, it is a seabed energy mining platform under the Da Zijin company. Before it was abandoned, it was once used as the main office of Da Zijin company.

It's easy to imagine how many secrets were contained in the document that Tie Xuan handed over!

"Mr. Tiexuan, have you really thought this through?" Xiaozhi asked seriously. "Do you know what consequences you will face if this document falls into my hands?"

“You have to take responsibility for the mistakes you’ve made.” Cheol-hyun smiled sadly. “There’s some direct evidence in there that relates to me, Devon, and Larousse… I won’t complain no matter how you handle it.”

"Teacher, you really don't need to do this!" Before Xiao Zhi could speak, Tie Xuan's assistant immediately began to protest, "Back then, you were only responsible for providing the technology, not the mastermind behind the plan... If we're really going to settle scores, shouldn't others bear more responsibility? Besides, the construction of this city isn't even finished yet..."

"Alright, there's no need to say all this." Tie Xuan waved his hand to interrupt his assistant. "Some things, once done, are done. There's no point in making excuses."

Xiao Zhi watched this scene silently, taking in the anxiety on his assistant's face and the magnanimity shown by Tie Xuan.

He didn't want to comment immediately, so he quietly put the documents away, thus skipping the topic.

“Mr. Cheol-hyun, let’s have a match… but not with me, it’s with Serena.”

Chapter 898 VS Tie Xuan, the girl's future is promising

Old ginger is spicier than ginger. Don't be fooled by Tie Xuan's seemingly cheerful and optimistic appearance; he's actually quite cunning.

In contrast, his assistant was truly naive, almost revealing his teacher's entire plan.

Did you really think that Tiexuan was willing to accept punishment and didn't care about going to jail because he voluntarily handed over this crucial evidence to Xiaozhi?

Actually, he just wanted to use these things to drag Devon and Larousse into this mess!

Once Ash takes control of Hoenn, he will inevitably have to thoroughly investigate many things, not only the Rayquaza capture plan, but also the unfair business competition between Devon and Mauville.

Mauville is a company that mainly deals in general energy such as electricity, but its market share has been shrinking as Devon rises. Their later development of a large underground power plant, the New Mauville project, was halted because Tie Xuan was worried that it would affect the ecology of the surrounding Pokémon, resulting in heavy losses.

After the Rayquaza capture plan failed, Corydalis finally lost out completely to Devon in the competition.

This series of declines seems to be attributed to mismanagement, but the real reason stems from Devon's impact on Hoenn's overall energy industry.

The Great Violet once sent commercial spies to Devon. While this tactic was certainly underhanded, the spies did discover that Devon had developed an infinite energy source that was far more advanced than ordinary energy sources a long time ago!

Starting with Daigo's great-grandfather, Devon had been secretly researching this energy source. Before creating superweapons for the Rayquaza capture project, they had already applied this technology to various fields.

With such a huge advantage, Devon gradually forced the Corydalis into a corner.

Even with the intense competition and overtime at Da Zijin at the time, and even having the 996 work schedule written into the company culture, it still couldn't stop the decline. Instead, it caused resentment among many employees.

But where does this unlimited energy come from, which is the source of this advantage?

Part of it comes from the natural energy of the seabed in Hoenn, and the other part comes from the life force of Pokémon!

This is Tiexuan's real purpose. If Xiaozhi really uses the evidence he gave him to follow the clues, Zifuqi Mujin's fate might not be as simple as going to jail. Instead, she might have to think about how to be reborn into a better family.

Similarly, Mayor Larousse and all the powerful family members involved should be sentenced to death!

But Tie Xuan's original intention was definitely not to risk going to jail and then kill all these guys.

He actually wanted to protect himself, but he was worried that Ash was too impartial, so he wanted to expose these people... or mainly Devon.

In this way, if Ash gives Zifuji and Hibiscus a lenient sentence, he will have to give Tetsuya an even lighter sentence.

Look at him, what an amazing old man he is!

In Hoenn today, there are quite a few people like this.

However, Xiaozhi was not offended by this. After all, Tiexuan was just trying to protect himself and did not fabricate false statements to frame others.

Moreover, he was indeed capable and deeply loved by all the citizens of Zijin City.

Therefore, Xiaozhi is not prepared to give a direct answer to anything regarding this evidence.

From now on, he will only treat Tie Xuan as a simple dojo master and let him carry out large-scale development and construction in Zijing City.

The suggestion to have Serena fight him was essentially a statement of this attitude.

Tie Xuan seemed to have realized this as well, and readily agreed.

Both sides took their positions on the battlefield, and Tie Xuan, as the gym leader, sent out a bouncy ball first.

"Foxtail, I'm counting on you!" Serena chose Fox, knowing full well what she and Ash should gain from this battle.

"Long-tailed Firefox, Big Bang!"

"Playful Troll, use Thunder!"

As soon as the match began, Serena immediately launched an attack, unleashing a roaring inferno in a star shape.

However, Tie Xuan was no pushover either, and immediately used thunder to disperse the scorching flames.

"Then roll!" Immediately following, Volibear began to spin, quickly closing in on Fiery Fox.

"Use the Flame Vortex! Simultaneously reinforce with mental interference!"

"Use 100,000 volts!"

The battle officially began. The Long-tailed Fire Fox was on the defensive, using a vortex of flames to envelop itself and reinforce it with mental interference to block the close-range attacks of the Volibear.

After discovering that the rolling was obstructed, Tie Xuan promptly unleashed the lightning from the Voltorb, continuously eroding the Longtail Fox's defensive energy.

The two sides then engaged in a tug-of-war, but as time went on, the pumice gradually became unable to hold on.

"Mental interference! Flame Vortex!"

hum!

The powerful superpowers flung the Volt away, and the engulfing flames that followed completely consumed its body.

"Wow, that's impressive! Next up is Magneton!" Tie Xuan's other one is an electric and steel-type flying saucer.

"Big character explosion!"

"Use the Electromagnetic Cannon!" Longtail Fox started with a big explosion, but this time, Magneton easily pierced through it with a plasma cannon.

Fortunately, the long-tailed fire fox used its superpowers to deflect the attack in time, thus avoiding being entangled by the remaining electric arcs.

"Electromagnetic gun, lock on!"

"Long-tailed Fire Fox, use mental interference to get close!"

"Electromagnetic gun!"

"Hypnosis!"

Another thrilling exchange ensued, but fortunately Serena reacted quickly enough to close in on Magneton the moment she was locked on, managing to hypnotize it before it could unleash its electromagnetic cannon.

What followed was the continuous damage from the Flame Vortex, and Tie Xuan lost his second Pokémon.

“Almost there… Mr. Cheol-hyun, let’s continue!” Noticing the state of the Long-tailed Fire Fox, Serena continued to challenge him to a duel.

"Alright, I'm going to bring out my favorite Pokémon, Raiden!" Tie Xuan sent out his last Pokémon, Raiden, whose hairstyle was similar to his.

"Long-tailed Fire Fox, unleash the full power of the Great Fireball!" It was another all-out fire attack, and the surging heat wave instantly spread throughout the entire area.

"Thunder Beast, use Lightning Flash!" However, Tie Xuan's Thunder Beast burst forth with astonishing speed, dodging the flames with lightning speed and directly attacking the Long-tailed Fire Fox!

"Next, we'll use electromagnetic waves!"

"Use mental interference to dodge immediately!"

"Use Bite with all your might!"

"Long-tailed Fire Fox, Flame Vortex!"

Both Tie Xuan and Serena went all out. The Thunder Beast got close to apply paralysis, but the Long-tailed Fire Fox stubbornly blocked the electric arcs with its psychic powers.

Unwilling to give up, the Electivire immediately gathered Dark-type energy and, with arcs of electricity all over its body, tried to bite at the Flamegra. Fortunately, the Flamegra released flames to block the attack.

But Serena knew very well that once the Thunder Beast gnawed through the protection, the Longtail Fire Fox would definitely be paralyzed!

"Wo...Fox!" Just then, Serena's long-awaited reward finally arrived!

The long-tailed fire fox glowed white and evolved into a more powerful, demonic red fox whose appearance resembled that of a mature witch!

hum!

The power of the mental interference suddenly intensified, sending the gradually exhausted Thunder Beast flying far away.

"Well done! Fiery Red Fox, use the Big Bang!"