Elf: Release? Not possible.

Du is currently conducting other investigations, but he has no intention of sitting idly by in this matter. There are many reasons why he cannot stay out of it.

"Well! That's it for now!"

The discussion ended and without further ado, Grandma Kikuko hung up the phone. Watanabe didn't take it seriously either, as he knew that was Grandma Kikuko's character.

Honglian Town

"I don't know what happened to Xiaozhi."

On the other side, at the Pokémon Center in Honglian Town, Xiaolan packed up his things in the Pokémon Center, picked up his recovered Pokémon, and prepared to contact Professor Oak again.

At this time, a bald old man wearing a casual shirt, sunglasses and a white mustache walked into the Pokémon Center. As soon as he came in, he saw Xiaolan.

"Huh? It's Xiaolan! What a coincidence!"

"Uncle Xia!" Xiao Lan turned around when he heard the voice, and bowed slightly to greet him.

The man in front of him, named Xia Bo, is the gym trainer of the Honglian Gym in Honglian Town. He is good at fire-type Pokémon and is one of the strongest gym trainers in the Kanto region. At the same time, he also has an unknown past.

"You haven't left yet (good good good)? Which gym are you going to challenge next?"

Xia Bo took the initiative to say hello, mainly because among the many trainers who challenged him, Xiaolan left a deeper impression on him. He felt that she was a young trainer with great potential and he was looking forward to her future development.

In particular, when looking at Xiao Lan in front of him, he always has an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart. Maybe it’s because this girl’s personality is too similar to his deceased granddaughter!

"I haven't thought about it yet!" Xiao Lan responded by shaking his head slightly.

"Hmm? You look like you have something on your mind. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Perhaps out of affection for his deceased granddaughter, when Xia Bo saw that Xiao Lan seemed to be worried, he subconsciously cared about Ya.

"Hmm?" Xiao Lan was also slightly stunned. She was also a little strange, and she could also feel that Xia Bo seemed to be particularly concerned about her.

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"Is it convenient for you to tell me?" Seeing Xiao Lan's puzzled look, Xia Bo also knew that Xiao Lan was a little uncomfortable, but he still asked with concern.

Although Xiaolan felt that Xia Bo was particularly concerned about her and didn't know what was going on, she thought that since he was a gym trainer, he might have a better way.

"Yeah! I just heard that a friend who was traveling with me was captured by Team Rocket for some unknown reason and is now missing!"

"Woo~~~"

After hearing about Team Rocket, Xia Bo's face suddenly changed, and then he frowned tightly. Xiao Lan also noticed the change in Xia Bo's expression, but just thought that he was surprised after hearing the news and didn't think much about it.

"I've heard of Team Rocket, but from what I understand, although they often plunder Pokémon, they don't kidnap!" After being surprised for a moment, Xia Bo spoke again.

"I'm not sure either. These are the 333 things that Professor Oak's grandson Xiao Mao told Professor Oak. I also learned about this from them, so I'm still waiting for their call."

Xiao Lan also shook his head slightly. He didn't know anything about Team Rocket and was just waiting for news.

"Is that so? I can try to help you investigate it!" Xia Bo felt more and more strange as he listened. After a moment of silence, he responded.

"Ah? But won't this delay you?" Xiao Lan listened and spoke a little embarrassedly.

"Hahaha! It's okay, it's okay. Anyway, there aren't many people coming to challenge you right now! Besides, I'm also a gym trainer, so of course I have to help when I encounter something like this."

Xia Bo smiled generously and waved his hand slightly to signal Xiao Lan not to take it to heart.

"Thank you!" Xiao Lan quickly thanked him after hearing this.

"You're welcome. I'll be leaving first." Xia Bo responded, then turned and left, but when he turned around, his expression became serious.

. . . . .

At this time, everyone was worried about Xiaozhi, who was sitting in a spaceship, crossing the sea, flying towards an island in the distance where black smoke was constantly rising into the sky.

And that direction is exactly Honglian Island, where Honglian Town is located. Honglian Town is a town located on an island. At the same time, the center of this island is an active volcano that may erupt at any time.

At this time, Xiaozhi was locked in a room similar to a cell. There was not much in it, only a bed and a series of sturdy fences in front.

There is a round window on the metal wall at the back, which is blocked by solid transparent glass. The surrounding walls and the ground are all made of metal. If you are locked in this place without a key, it would be impossible to escape.

This failure made Xiaozhi unusually calm, and he also realized that his strength was not enough.

In the situation at that time, he actually didn't lose, but he didn't guard against their dirty tricks when the explosion happened. After the explosion, the Pokémon were all injured to some extent, and of course the opponent was not much better off.

However, at this time they suddenly took action and used the technology on the spaceship to capture Pikachu and the others, and they were finally caught by them. However, one against four is indeed much more difficult than imagined.

Looking outside through the window, Xiaozhi could probably guess where they were going. After Moltres escaped, it most likely went in the direction of the Crimson Island volcano. It was obvious that they still planned to continue chasing Moltres.

Click! ! !

At this moment, the iron door in front of the cell opened, and a figure slowly walked in with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face. It was Apollo.

　(aebf) "You're calmer than I thought." Apollo said with a smile on his face as he looked at Xiaozhi's calm dark face.

"If you want to see me begging for mercy in fear, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."

Ash responded calmly, even though there was no way to escape and Pikachu and the others were imprisoned elsewhere, he did not lose his composure.

"Haha! You dare to be our enemy without hesitation. I don't think you will be afraid!"

"You have nothing to be afraid of," Xiaozhi said sarcastically, slowly leaning against the wall behind him.

"Our purpose is not to scare people. You are still young and cannot understand the true philosophy of our Team Rocket!" Apollo was not annoyed when listening to Xiaozhi's sarcasm.

"Ha! Did you come here just to explain your ideals to me? But I'm not interested!"

Xiaozhi listened and sneered. There might be some people without ambition in Team Rocket, but they are definitely not you, Apollo.

"That's such a pity, but we really want to know the power you used at the Black Cloud City Power Plant." Apollo narrowed his eyes and sneered.

Xiaozhi also opened his eyes slightly, and now he finally understood their purpose of keeping him. Logically speaking, they could just get rid of him after capturing him, there was no need to keep him.

"You finally told me your purpose? But, since you know I'm not afraid of you, you should know that I can't possibly tell you!"

"You used this power at the power plant, but you didn't use it this time. If you used it this time, we might not be able to catch you so easily."

"So I can guess that you don't have this power, and you don't even know what this power is, right?" Apollo ignored him and just spoke to himself.

"so what?"

"Don't you want to have this power? If you want, we can help you master it."

Of course Apollo knew that Xiaozhi wouldn't tell, so he thought of other ways.

"Help me master it? You want to study this power? Don't make it sound so nice." Xiaozhi responded calmly. How could he not know what the other party was planning.

"This is not a conflict. It is mutually beneficial. You get yours and we get ours. Isn't that great?"

"I am in your hands now. Do you still need to ask me what you want to do? Don't treat me like a child. Unless you cut me into pieces and study me, you won't be able to get any information from me."

Xiaozhi is not stupid. Mutual benefit is just a lie to children. How can they really help him master this power and leave trouble? In the end, he still wants to master his own bond power.

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"We don't want to go that far, but if there is really no other way... you still have time to think about it. Let's talk about this after we catch Moltres!"

Apollo seemed to know that it was not so easy to get the answer he wanted, but now they had other tasks to do. For them, the most important task now was to capture the Flamebird.

After saying that, Xiaozhi ignored him, and Apollo smiled and left the cell, and the cell door closed again.

At this time, outside the cell door, two Team Rocket members were guarding on the left and right respectively. Not only Apollo was present, but Lance and the other two were also present at the same time.

"I really don't understand. It's just a little devil. Why waste so much time? Can't you just get rid of it directly?"

Unlike Apollo who was cold and cruel deep in his heart, Lance's cruelty was shown outwardly. In his opinion, there was no need to lock up Xiaozhi.

For him, as long as it affects the mission, it is not strange to kill the other party to ensure the completion of the mission.

"Don't worry, this boy has a strange power that may be helpful to us. Moreover, this boy seems to know us very well. I really want to know what is behind him!"

Apollo smiled faintly. When Xiaozhi faced them, he was able to recognize their identities the first time he met them.

This prevented Apollo from acting rashly. How could a ten-year-old trusted trainer know Team Rocket so well? This was a very important matter.

Of course, more importantly, he was particularly concerned about the special power that Xiaozhi displayed during the last contact. If they could master this power, perhaps the strength of their legion could be greatly improved.

"The boss said that he wanted to meet this young man in person!" Amuda on the side also spoke with a sinister smile.

"Hmph! It's up to you guys, just don't affect the mission!"

After hearing what Amda said, Lance said no more. He snorted coldly, spread his hands, then turned and left.

The three of them didn't say anything more. Apollo told the guards to keep an eye on Xiaozhi, and then left with Athena and Amuda.

At this time, Xiaozhi in the cell naturally had no intention of sitting and waiting to die, but now his Pokémon were not around, and he didn't know how to get out for a while.

No one knows what happened to Pikachu and the others now, but Xiaozhi still remembers the situation at that time. Pidgeot was not caught by them. Crimson Town is not far from Neon Town, but it is definitely not close either.

Pikachu and the others were also on the spaceship, and were relatively close to him, but there was definitely no way for Pikachu and the others to escape now.

Xiaozhi thought to himself that if he used his own power, maybe he could try to sense Pidgeot. Maybe Pidgeot could sense his location and come over.

Although the distance is a bit far, there is no other way now, so I can only try my best.

"Huh!" Xiaozhi let out a light breath, then sat on the bed and closed his eyes.

I tried hard to concentrate and sense the power in my body. I seemed to see a red light in the darkness. It seemed that I could sense the surroundings and see in the darkness.

Outside the iron gate in front, there were two balls of golden light. Xiaozhi raised his hands slightly. Although his eyes were closed, he could clearly see in the darkness that his hands were also emitting a golden aura.

Xiaozhi was sure that the golden breath was human breath, and quickly tried to spread this power. Soon, golden gas masses continued to appear in the darkness, and they were obviously the other members of Team Rocket on the spaceship.

This power gradually expanded, and then penetrated the rooms one by one. Soon, Xiaozhi sensed it and raised his head slightly with his eyes closed.

He saw several red air masses in the darkness. He was very familiar with these air masses. They were his Pokémon. From the condition of the air masses, he could sense that they were safe and sound.

If the situation was too bad, the breath of the air mass would become weaker. Xiaozhi felt relieved after confirming that they were okay, but he did not alarm them.

Since everything is fine, I can rest assured. There are some golden gas masses around, which means someone is guarding them. It would be bad to alarm them, as I might be exposed.

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So Xiaozhi did not use his own power to connect with them, but continued to expand his own power outward. In the darkness, he could clearly sense the sky outside and the sea below.

Then he sensed blue air masses emerging in the environment. These were Pokémon living in nature. They seemed to be blue because they had no bond with him.

Above the vast ocean, Xiaozhi seemed to be able to hear the waves of the sea, but soon, this consciousness was withdrawn.

"Hoohoohoo!!"

In the cell, Xiaozhi suddenly opened his eyes and breathed slightly, a few drops of sweat appeared on his forehead. He wiped it with his hand, but ultimately he was unable to cross the sea area and sense farther locations.

... ... ...

In fact, this has exceeded all his previous perceptions, but it seems that the distance is still too far. However, Xiaozhi did not give up. After resting for a while and recovering his strength, he started trying again.

The sensing distance can be increased every time, but it is still impossible to sense the Pidgeot. To put it simply, just find the red air mass among all the air masses.

But the spaceship has been flying towards the distance of Honglian, so the distance will become farther and farther, but this is the only method we can use now.

Neon Town

At this time, in Neon Town, Xiaogang and Xiaoxia called the police and then reunited with Xiaomao. After the police learned the news, Miss Junsha also arrived and they finally decided to go to the scene to investigate.

After Xiao Mao arrived at the scene, looking at the situation in front of him, it was not difficult for him to guess that a fierce battle had taken place here. He knew in his heart that he might have encountered a tough opponent.

Coming back here, Xiaoxia was still worried because they saw Xiaozhi being captured. When she was feeling sad, she found a dusty red and white hat dropped on the ground not far away next to a broken tree.

Xiaoxia recognized it as Xiaozhi's hat at a glance, and quickly walked forward to pick it up and hugged it tightly in her arms, secretly praying that Xiaozhi was safe. As for the investigation, she did not get much useful information.

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Honglian Town

After separating from Xiaolan at the Pokémon Center, Xia Bo walked out of the Pokémon Center and received a call before he had time to think too much.

When looking at the number on the phone, Xia Bo's face darkened slightly, and after answering the call, he immediately left the door of the Pokémon Center and returned to his gym.

The Honglian Gym is built on the Honglian Volcano in the center of Honglian Town. The battle venue is at the crater, and the gym building is also built near the crater.

When Xia Bo returned to the dojo, an old man with a cane was already sitting in the hall, drinking tea leisurely, as if this was his own home.

"It's still the same old 'three three three' style, barging in without making a sound!"