Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

You didn't expect that? Your service awareness is lacking.

Xia Ye mentally complained for a moment, then fell silent and remained quiet the whole way.

The car stopped in front of the tallest building in downtown Evergreen; we had arrived at the Evergreen Hotel.

Follow Ah Ju in the elevator all the way to the top floor, to the private lobby at the end.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Sakaki standing there, and he came over to greet me very warmly.

"Natsuno, I'm glad you chose to work with me."

She opened her arms again, seemingly wanting to hug Natsuno.

Xia Ye took a step back without making a sound and walked directly towards the dining table.

"Let's skip the empty pleasantries and save our time to talk about business, wouldn't it be better?"

Sakaki didn't mind being rejected by Natsuno and gestured to Apollo to serve the food.

After the group had eaten and drunk their fill, they began to discuss their research.

Sakaki spoke first, looking at Natsuno.

"Natsuno, we've taken your suggestion directly; we've abandoned that base today."

"Let's conduct the follow-up research at Evergreen Dojo. We'll prepare everything you need."

Natsuno was not surprised that Sakaki knew about the suggestions he made at the base even when he wasn't present.

He shook his head, indicating his disdain: "If it's something from your base, that's not what I need."

“We study genes and need more specialized equipment, a device that can directly detect gene sequences.”

"You are aware of Dr. Fuji's experiments these past few days. Genes are actually quite fragile, and we need precise methods."

Sakaki nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

"I've noted it down and will arrange it. Could you provide some relevant research and development ideas? That would be helpful for the research and development."

Natsuno shook his head again: "I actually have some arrangements in this regard. I previously commissioned Daigo to do the research and development."

This was a clever tactic by Xia Ye; instead of mentioning the Dewen Group, he brought up the name of the young master to showcase his connections.

He knew very well that to negotiate with a tiger, one had to fully demonstrate one's influence; the wider the involvement, the less likely the other party would dare to act recklessly.

What the other side wants right now is to develop quietly, not to have an important researcher from the alliance disappear.

Sakaki picked up his glass and offered a perfunctory toast to Natsuno.

"It's even better that you're prepared, Natsuno. Choosing you as a partner was definitely the right decision."

"Is there anything else that needs to be arranged? We'll get on it as soon as possible."

Natsuno didn't stand on ceremony and picked up his wine glass in response.

"You can handle the rest yourself. I'm here to do research, and I don't know anything else."

"Alright, I've had a long day, I need to go and rest."

After downing the wine in his glass in one gulp, Natsuno covered his forehead, pretending to be unable to hold his liquor.

Seeing this, Sakaki instructed Apollo to take Natsuno to the next room to rest.

After locking the door and looking around the luxurious room, Xia Ye suddenly had a whim.

He mentally called out: "System, check if there are any listening or surveillance cameras in the room."

<Scanning... No such device was found. Please use with confidence.>

Wow, it can actually scan?

Tongzi, I take back my initial assessment of you; you are still somewhat useful.

I couldn't wait to release Xiao Cai and Xiao Yuan from the ball and give them a good hug and a big kiss on the colorful little dog.

The little round thing felt too hard, so I put it on the soft bed and let it roll around on its own.

Natsuno picked up the phone by the bed and ordered the hotel to send some Normal-type Pokémon food, specifically spicy.

As for Xiaoyuan, she couldn't eat, so Xiaye took out the Rubik's Cube and put it aside to charge her.

Only then did he finally have a chance to check his Pokémon chat messages.

Besides the pinned post, Azure posted dozens of other messages, and Natsuno clicked on them and scrolled up.

I discovered that my account had sent several location records to Azur Lane.

<This is a special delayed version of remote treatment used by the system. The system called on the other party to treat Bobo, resulting in a very low final treatment price.>

Wow! You've really impressed me today, Tongzi. Keep up the good work!

While checking the messages from Azure, Natsuno praised the system in his mind.

After reading Azure's information, Natsuno confirmed two things.

First, the base I visited today was indeed not their main base; Team Rocket abandoned it after I left.

Azure followed them there and witnessed it firsthand.

The second thing was that Red saved Azure from being chased by Team Rocket.

After being saved, Azur Lane chose to sabotage Crimson, a classic scenario repeated itself.

Looking at the "Merry Sheep smug" emoji that Azure sent last, Natsuno laughed while being confused.

How did these two people meet in such a vast forest?

Chapter 54 Azure was left alone - discovered

Let's rewind a little, to when we were halfway through a hot air balloon ride in Natsuno, in the Evergreen Forest.

Azure was hiding in a tree near the base entrance, watching Team Rocket's henchmen come and go, carrying things.

She took out her phone and found that Xia Ye still hadn't replied to her message, which made Bi Lan a little annoyed.

"It looks like these people are going to empty out and abandon this base, so that guy probably isn't even in there, right?"

"You deliberately tricked me into coming here to be mosquito food, didn't you? That's too much!"

Bilan slapped the mosquito off her arm and tried to leave, but there were people everywhere below, so she didn't dare to move.

Another half hour passed, and after confirming that all the henchmen had evacuated, Azure returned to the ground.

I tentatively walked into the base, and as expected, it was empty.

She walked down the corridor, looking through each room with a relaxed expression, as if she were strolling through a shopping mall.

As I passed a corner, I bumped into a lone thug.

In a critical moment, Bilan's little mind worked quickly, and with a flick of her little hand, she could speak fluently.

"We've got you! The officer said someone was missing and told me to come back and find them, and sure enough, there was one!"

"Tell me quickly, have you been hiding here slacking off and haven't helped move the supplies at all?"

Azure's appearance startled Lou, who stammered and looked extremely flustered.

"I... I just suddenly had a stomachache and went to the toilet. I helped out, so don't make things up."

Seeing that her attack was effective, Azure pressed her advantage and revealed a contemptuous smile.

"Explaining to me is useless. Go explain to the official! Hopefully, he will believe you."

Seeing that Lou was starting to panic, Azure changed the subject.

"However, luckily I discovered it early, so there's still a chance."

"If you show me some courtesy, I'll point you in the right direction, and I guarantee you won't be punished; instead, you'll be praised. How about it?"

Seeing a glimmer of hope, he fell for the trick and started rummaging through his pockets.

He took out a box of energy cubes and handed it to Azure.

"Sir, I've spent all my money on energy cubes. Please, have mercy and save me."

Azure took the box, shook it, frowned at first, and finally nodded reluctantly.

"Fine, it's not easy for the organization to recruit even one person. Listen to me carefully."

“In the room in the Gobi Desert, there are spare supplies hidden under the floor at the far end. Go and dig them out.”

“I’ll go and tell the cadres first that you’re working hard to dig, and then you can take the supplies and leave in a sorry state.”

"At that point, the officials will only praise you, and might even promote you, instead of criticizing you, understand?"

Lou's expression changed from worry to great joy as he walked towards the room that Bilan pointed to.

She didn't forget to turn back and bow to Azure: "Thank you for saving me. I will definitely repay you later!"

Just as Bilan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she saw the other person turn around and quickly turned back to wave her hand: "Go on, I'll be waiting for your good news!"

Seeing Lou walk into the room, Bilan turned and ran wildly, using all her strength.

Even as he ran to the entrance, he didn't forget to take out his phone and send a voice message to Xia Ye.

"You bastard, help! I've been discovered by thugs in this base, and they're going to kill me to silence me!"

Unfortunately, Natsuno was on a hot air balloon at that moment, surrounded by men, and dared not look at the message.

The fool walked into the room, still grateful to Azure for saving him.

I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to ask my benefactor's name, and I don't know how to repay him in the future.

Turning to leave, I heard footsteps fading into the distance; my "benefactor" had already vanished.

He belatedly realized that he had been deceived.

"Where are you running off to, you little brat! Get back here right now!"

He cursed angrily as he chased after Azure.

Azure put away her phone and released Jigglypuff: "Jigglypuff, inhale and expand!"

Jigglypuff quickly opened its mouth wide, inhaling air continuously, and its body began to swell.

Jigglypuff is classified as a Balloon Pokémon, whose body can continuously inflate by inhaling air, transforming itself into a balloon.