Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 75 Case Details

The community center, which serves as a daily communication hub for the residents of Beishang Township, was cordoned off today. Two police officers stood guard with a Growlithe dog, preventing any onlookers from getting close.

"What happened?"

Dr. Kukui and his team came out through the back door and came to the front. They had just received a notice that all students and teachers living in the community center should exit through the back door, and the hall was temporarily sealed off.

"I don't know either……"

Danyu shook her head. She and Xiaozhao had just come out of their house when they stumbled upon this, and they weren't even allowed to go in.

The two came out together, but Wu Li didn't follow. Ever since he was bullied by Ming You last time, he often locked himself in his room...

Outside the community center, everyone was speculating about what had happened, but the fact that even the town's police had come meant it couldn't be anything good.

The captain of the Martial Arts Team, Candira, was also drawn by the commotion and began to observe...

Meanwhile, inside the community center...

Administrator Yao Qian was pacing back and forth, extremely anxious and uneasy. Nearby, Ms. Officer Jenny was taking statements from those who had discovered the body.

The atmosphere was eerily quiet, with an undercurrent of unsettling silence. Finally, Yao Qian couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "What's going on here?!"

Although he already knew what had happened, he still couldn't believe that such a thing had happened in Beishang Township.

This morning, after the fog cleared from the permanent forest, the staff in charge of the summer camp went to the forest for a final site survey to prevent any strange things from hiding inside.

Muramasa, the leader of the Oni-Faced Group, accompanied the staff to deal with the powerful Pokémon that might appear, but shortly after they entered, the large wolfhounds they brought with them began to bark incessantly.

When they followed the large wolfhound to see what was happening, everyone was horrified by what they saw: a person was hanging upside down from a tree, his face contorted in terror, his body completely stiff, and he was already lifeless.

They had no choice but to bring the body back and contacted Miss Officer Jenny and Sister Joey from Greentown, who quickly confirmed the victim's identity.

The other party was a tourist who had come to Kitakami Township a few days ago. His name was William Joe, 48 years old, and he was also an adventurer who had set many records. It was confirmed that he was accompanied by a nine-tailed fox.

But after his death, Ninetales disappeared without a trace, and upon inspection, it was discovered that none of his Poké Balls were left behind, as if they had all been stolen by someone...

Just then, Sister Joey, who was dressed somewhat provocatively, covered herself with a white cloth and stood up.

She is the only Joey in Beishang Township. After graduating from medical school, she has been interning and working here for more than ten years and has completely integrated into the leisurely atmosphere of Beishang Township. Although she often slacks off at work and has a bad temper, she is still very serious about her work.

"How is it? Are you sure it's completely cooled down?"

The administrator quickly inquired with the other party.

Joy sighed softly, crossed her arms, shook her head, and replied, "I don't know. It's completely beyond my comprehension. It's like a sudden death, but there are no signs of sudden death. There are no wounds on the body, and it doesn't seem like life energy was taken away by a Ghost-type Pokémon."

"What exactly is going on...?"

"That's why I can't detect anything; it's like this person died of natural causes."

Joey waved his hand helplessly. They were all very worried about what was happening, as this situation would seriously affect the tourism industry in Beishang Township.

Even with all that said, the administrator had absolutely no way to deal with it. There were only a few days left in summer vacation, and today was the day the summer camp students were supposed to go to the Eternal Forest, and they just happened to run into this kind of case... They hadn't done anything wrong!

At this moment, Officer Jenny finished taking her statement and turned to him, saying, "I know you're in a difficult position after what happened, but the summer camp activities can't continue. We're going to the Everlasting Forest to investigate later, so you'd better figure something out."

After all, it involves human lives. Although Miss Officer Jenny also hopes that the economy of Kitakami Township can develop, no one knows whether this kind of thing will happen again.

"..."

There was no other way for the administrator to do this.

However, the news definitely couldn't be leaked now, as it would cause panic and create a lot of trouble. So he could only send a message to the summer camp saying that the event was canceled.

Outside, everyone who received the news was shocked. It was supposed to start today, so why was it canceled?

"What exactly is the administrator doing?"

Danyu couldn't understand it and wanted to ask for clarification, but was stopped by the police.

Xiao Zhao looked at the message on her phone, then looked up at the community center, opened her mouth slightly, and murmured, "Could something have happened at the Eternal Forest?"

"Perhaps..."

Dr. Kukui nodded. The fact that the police were able to cordon off the scene meant that someone must be injured, or even... possibly killed!

Still wanting to know the truth, Danyu, along with Xiaozhao, planned to go around to the back door to check.

The students were quite indignant that the long-awaited adventure was canceled.

Although the administrators said they were preparing new activities to replace them, they were still very interested in this adventure in the Everlasting Forest.

Listening to their discussion, Dr. Kukui turned around and waved his hand: "Alright, everyone, stop arguing. Anyway, there are only a few days left, so just enjoy your time in Kitakami Village. We'll be heading back to Alola in a few days."

"Ugh... I feel so bored..."

Although the professor said that, everyone still really wanted to go. After Professor Kukui left, Mizuki, who still had the idea, smiled and quietly suggested, "How about we go by ourselves tonight?"

"Huh? But..."

Lily is an obedient and good child and doesn't want everyone to run around on their own.

But Mizuki retorted, "We're not just running around aimlessly. The professor told us to have fun in Kitakami Township, and the Eternal Forest is part of Kitakami Township too!"

"this……"

"Let's all go together tonight. If anything goes wrong, we can just run away together."

"Oh well……"

Mizuki and the others had already discussed their plan for tonight and left. Candila, who had been standing nearby, overheard their conversation.

"An eternal forest...?"

She muttered to herself, wondering if this matter was related to Team Rocket, because a small place like Kitakami Township shouldn't have anything that could attract Team Rocket.

If the goal is to investigate the energy of the Taijing, then one could go to the Padiya region, where it is abundant.

"I guess I should go in and ask..."

She made her decision, then stepped forward and showed her identification to the police. Although the police were Dr. Vero's assistants, they sometimes helped the police solve cases.

Unfortunately, she planned to use this connection to gather information, but the police had never heard of them and naturally wouldn't let her in or tell her anything about the case.

"Why doesn't anyone recognize me...?"

Having been rebuffed, Candira clenched her fists and had no choice but to leave to investigate on her own.

This scene was witnessed by Yalo, who was in a bread truck parked not far away.

His hands were wrapped in bandages, and his expression was completely devoid of the previous joy. After rolling up the car window, he gently pushed up the mirror frame to calm himself down.

"The operation failed, and now it's caused such a huge commotion... Who would have thought that such a monster would exist in the Eternal Forest..."

Last night, he almost didn't escape. All the men he brought in were wiped out, and even the two he had summoned and Meow Meow were lost.

After the fog cleared, they went to take a look before the people from Beishang Township.

In the end, they only found a body. The adventurer was the passerby who led them to the Everlasting Forest last night. They never expected him to be killed like this, so they simply took his Poké Ball.

no way……

Yalo sighed. He could only request more support and end this important mission before the matter in the Eternal Forest escalated completely!

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(End of this chapter)