I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

"Dean Teng Shu, my friend is coming to pick me up. If you're going to Miare City, would you like to come along?" Dr. Blatano said to Teng Shu. Teng Shu agreed, since he wasn't very familiar with the Carlos region. Although he knew that Miare City was the largest city in the entire Carlos region, Teng Shu was still very much looking forward to having someone he knew guide him.

Frequent travelers know that the best way to travel is to have a friend who is familiar with the local area to guide you.

You can visit many tourist attractions, avoid some bad restaurants, and even avoid being ripped off by taxi drivers.

However, it was already afternoon when Tengshu disembarked, and there he met Dr. Blatano's friend.

The other person had a unique hairstyle and a cheerful smile, seemingly a person with a good attitude. Dr. Blatano greeted the other person very warmly, but Teng Shu paused when he saw this person.

"Dean Teng Shu, this is my good friend, Vladari." Dr. Blatano introduced his friend to Teng Shu with a smile. As Teng Shu heard this, his memories became clearer and clearer. Now Teng Shu was certain that this Vladari was the villain from the Carlos region.

The other party seems to have created some kind of dark organization and is trying to do something, such as collecting the power of the XY gods to make themselves immortal. However, the protagonist in the game will naturally fail in the end, and the protagonist in the anime will also fail, so Vladari failed.

The other party's plan was ruined, and then they were imprisoned or something. Teng Shu didn't remember very clearly, since he hadn't paid attention to this part of the plot for a long time. He only remembered that Vladali was a villain because of a coincidence, since Vladali's hair was very distinctive.

"Dean Tengshu... It's a pleasure to meet you." When Vladali saw Tengshu, he paused for a moment, then stared intently at Tengshu, seemingly in disbelief. But after looking at him for a while, Vladali didn't say anything, only extending his hand to shake Tengshu's hand, while giving Tengshu a strange look.

Teng Shu smiled and shook hands with the other party. However, Teng Shu already had some thoughts about the villain, Vladali. He wanted to report him. After all, Vladali was the leader of Team Flare. Although the plan was not successfully executed in the future, what if this ghostly world was some kind of universe where Vladali had succeeded?

Teng Shu didn't want to become a stepping stone for Vladali, but the problem was how to expose the villain.

This made Teng Shu take a few more glances at Vladali. The other party looked normal, but Teng Shu could see a special spirit behind him. The spirit was attached to Vladali's body and kept reaching out, trying to dig something out of Vladali's chest.

"Heart...where is your heart?" Teng Shu raised an eyebrow upon hearing the evil spirit's words. It seemed there was more to the story. What had Vladali done to this evil spirit?

"Dr. Blatano, Dean Teng Shu is incredibly capable, his..." Dr. Blatano chuckled as he chatted with his friend about Teng Shu, while Teng Shu was loading the luggage into a special vehicle.

As Vladali gazed at Tengshu's figure, he mentally equated Tengshu with the person in his dream.

“Yeah, super amazing…” Vladari’s eyes were a little gloomy. He said he had some connections in the Carlos region, but why couldn’t he find Tengshu? It turned out that Tengshu was not from the Carlos region at all. He was actually in the Kanto region!

The Kanto region is some distance from the Carlos region.

At first, Vladari was puzzled as to why he had encountered Tengshu, since Tengshu was in Kanto and shouldn't have been there. But then he had that dream...

However, looking at Tengshu now, Vladali became even more certain of this. Tengshu was the same guy from his dream. Although he didn't know why, just thinking about that incredibly real dream, that unchangeable dream, gave Vladali an urge to kill Tengshu right now.

Vladali was thinking about how to kill the vine, while the vine was busy trying to get clues from the soul clinging to Vladali's body. He wanted to find clues so he could send Vladali to prison.

"Luckily, this guy has a vengeful spirit on him, otherwise..." Teng Shu licked his lips. Sakaki was completely clean, without a single vengeful spirit on him, which gave Teng Shu a huge headache. Without a vengeful spirit, he had no way to send Sakaki away through the mouth of a vengeful spirit.

Teng Shu finally understood that the Alliance still needed to verify things when doing these things, such as the appearance and name of the wronged souls, and some small details. It was impossible to make things up if one wanted to.

That makes sense. If it were that simple, then Teng Shu wouldn't have needed to be so conflicted; he could have just sent all these villainous bosses to prison.

"Can you see me?" The vengeful spirit turned to look at Teng Shu. His appearance was terrifying, with a large hole in his head and his brain twitching as if he were still alive.

Besides, this guy was also very ugly. His skin was lumpy, giving him a giant-like appearance. You could also see black liquid constantly vomiting out of his mouth, which was very creepy.

Teng Shu nodded silently. Dr. Blatano was chatting with Vladali, but Vladali kept glancing at Teng Shu, which puzzled Teng Shu, since he didn't know Vladali.

We didn't know each other before, but now that we do, we can send this guy to prison.

"Great! Help me get revenge! That bastard Vladali stole my son's heart!" The vengeful spirit roared. Teng Shu was stunned when he heard this. This plot sounded familiar. Where had he heard it before?

Chapter 552 Vladali: Huh? So fast?

"...That's roughly what happened." The vengeful spirit finished speaking, while Teng Shu was still in the car.

To be precise, it was on the highway.

It's a short distance from the port city to Miare, so driving on the highway is the best option. Throughout the journey, the vines are relatively quiet.

He rode in one car with Dr. Blatano, while Locke and the others rode in another car. Teng Shu didn't restrict where they went, only saying it was best to meet in Miare City. Xiaoxia also rode with Locke.

Teng Shu naturally had no objection to this. After all, Teng Shu himself knew very well that no one liked sitting with the leaders during company team building activities. The best way to travel was to go wherever you wanted, which was also the best approach.

As for whether Xiaoxia would have any problems traveling alone, Tengshu wasn't worried. After all, this was the world of Pokémon, and children here traveled as young as ten. Of course, such a thing would not be allowed in other regions.

Teng Shu nodded, indicating that he understood, and then casually picked up his phone to send a message to Officer Jenny.

The story told by this wronged spirit reminded Teng Shu of the movie "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2" that he had seen in his previous life. Of course, "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2" was essentially an adaptation based on the urgent situation, but the adaptation can only be described as a matter of opinion.

However, this vengeful spirit could be used to convict Vladali, but it couldn't be used to convict the Flame Team of crimes. However, it could be used to convict someone of organ trafficking, so Tengshu sent a message to Officer Jenny.

Once Vladali is arrested, more information can be extracted from him, and he will naturally face a life sentence or even the death penalty.

“Mr. Teng Shu.” Just as Teng Shu finished sending the text message and put his phone back in his pocket, Vladali suddenly said this.

Teng Shu shuddered, nearly dropping his phone on the ground. He then carefully put his phone away and looked at Vladali, who was still driving.

“Mr. Tengshu, speaking of which, have we met before?” Vladali asked casually as he drove. Tengshu shook his head; he didn’t remember Vladali at all. If he hadn’t bumped into Vladali on this trip, Tengshu wouldn’t have remembered who the leader of Team Flare was.

"I really haven't seen him before, but for some reason, I feel a strong sense of familiarity when I look at Mr. Tengshu." Vladali chuckled, his laughter hearty. Tengshu smiled back, then picked up his phone and glanced at it; Officer Jenny had already replied to the message.

As expected, Vladali will be arrested as soon as he gets out of the car.

"Really? Maybe it's because my face is more common." Teng Shu smiled and didn't say much more.

He had never met Vladali, so Tengshu didn't take it seriously.

Upon hearing Teng Shu's words, Vladali fell silent for a moment, a hint of daze in his eyes.

Every night when he closes his eyes, he falls into the same abyss.

In his dream, he finally fulfilled his ambition and realized his plan. Just as he was about to press the start button and begin everything, he would be defeated by this guy, defeated again and again, and sent to prison again and again. He could even clearly remember every blade of grass and every tree in his dream, which made him feel desperate.

Now, Vladali finally encountered his nightmare. Although he didn't know why it was Tengshu, a person he had never met before, Vladali didn't care about anything else at the moment. Once they arrived in Miare City, he would have Tengshu captured and executed.

He couldn't stand it anymore.

He was being driven mad by this dream, so all Vladali wanted to do now was to complete his revenge as soon as possible. As for other things, Vladali didn't want to care, and was too lazy to care. He was already very tired. He just wanted to kill the vine tree and then find a place to get a good night's sleep.

As he walked, Vladali was stopped by Officer Jenny, and to his utter bewilderment, he was arrested.

Vladali was somewhat bewildered, but Dr. Blatano was even more bewildered, as he truly hadn't expected his friend to be captured.

“Mr. Teng Shu, please provide detailed evidence.” Officer Jenny looked at Teng Shu. Vladali stared at Teng Shu in astonishment. What the hell? Why Teng Shu?

Vladali had been prepared, thinking it might be Dr. Blatano who was responsible, given his strength and ability. But he never expected it to be Tengshu, which left Vladali puzzled.

Even Dr. Blatano, who has known him for so long, didn't know his true identity.

“Okay, this is what the wronged spirit looks like…” Teng Shu looked at the wronged spirit and described what he saw. Vladali looked confused, while Dr. Blatano showed a thoughtful expression.

As a Pokémon professor, Dr. Blatano naturally had some knowledge of these things. He had also heard about the Deathwhisper, but the Deathwhisper was almost considered a legend in this world, something that could not possibly exist. If the rumor had not been recorded in the League, many Pokémon professors would probably have doubted its authenticity.

"Then the specific time of the crime is..." Teng Shu was still talking, but Vladali's eyes slowly became empty. What was going on? He wasn't prepared at all, he hadn't figured out how to deal with Teng Shu, how to torture this culprit who made him wish he were dead, and Teng Shu had already sued him, and in such detail.

Vladali even suspected that Tengshu had installed a surveillance camera on him, otherwise why would this happen?

Listen to this! Teng Shu even knows which toilet he went to that day!

“Okay, Mr. Teng Shu, thank you very much for your help. We will investigate.” Officer Jenny was very satisfied. The information was so detailed that it was clear it was mostly true. However, they hadn’t expected Dr. Bratano’s friend, Vladali, to be such a person.

"It's you! It's you! You ruined everything for me!" Vladali roared hoarsely. Tengshu didn't understand. He just stared at Vladali quietly. The other man had already been arrested by Officer Jenny. Tengshu looked at the bewildered Dr. Blatano beside him and scratched his head.

It seems I won't be able to sit in the back this time; I'll have to drive myself.

However, Vladali's capture is actually a good thing, at least we don't have to worry about any world-ending crisis anymore.

Chapter 553 Miare City Welfare Home

"What? You caught organ traffickers on your very first day here?" Locke looked at Teng Shu in surprise. He always felt that there was a thick barrier between him and his hospital director.

It's amazing that his own dean caught him while he was traveling.

"It was a coincidence, you know how it is." Teng Shu smiled. He wasn't too concerned about the matter; he was currently focused on the situation in Miare City.

The Beacon quest sent me to Luna City, but I didn't find any clues after arriving. If it weren't for the Anywhere Door, I don't think I would have bothered coming here. But I have to say that as the largest city in the Kalos region, Luna City is full of Pokémon and a lot of novelties.

For example, you can find the Contest of Fame here, but the Contest of Fame isn't that famous. It's a sad story, really. From the very beginning, you can see that Game Freak has been trying to promote the Contest of Fame, and even added the title of Contest of Fame Master to Wallace, the former champion of the Hoenn region in Generation III.

However, the unique and stylish settings of the Contest of Fame have become somewhat tiresome for players. In addition, the contest requires special training of Pokémon and the selection of moves that are not very effective in battle. Furthermore, learning moves for Pokémon in that version was not an easy task. Therefore, relatively few people were willing to play the Contest of Fame, which is not surprising.

After all, most players are interested in collecting Pokémon and battling, which are the most fundamental elements of the Pokémon world.

"But what's going on with this Luna City?" Teng Shu was a little puzzled. This beacon mission was acting strangely, and there were no hints after arriving here. Teng Shu couldn't possibly ride around looking for abandoned Pokémon, could he? So Teng Shu felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about this.

"But I never expected that Vladari would do something like this." Locke sighed. He trusted Tengshu. After all, Locke had seen what Tengshu had done before, and that was why Locke always trusted Tengshu.

Upon hearing this, Teng Shu glanced at Locke. If Locke knew that the other party's true identity was actually the leader of Team Flare, he would probably be even more surprised. It's just a matter of how the League will deal with Vladali. Teng Shu added some personal opinions, such as deliberately saying that Vladali seemed to have seen some people wearing special clothing.

Officers' expressions became much more serious, while Vladali looked at Tengshu with a strange gaze, which made Tengshu feel uneasy. He had a feeling that this guy seemed to know something.

“Vladali…” Teng Shu scratched his head. Although capturing Vladali was a good thing, Teng Shu felt that there might be something wrong with Vladali’s strange appearance. However, Teng Shu could not figure out what it was. He could only think of a way to complete the beacon mission first. After completing the beacon mission, the subsequent matters would be easier to handle.

However, Tengshu still has no ideas about this beacon mission. There are no hints from this thing. Although there are some abandoned Pokémon in Lumiose City, these Pokémon are not the ones in the beacon mission. All Tengshu can do is help contact the welfare home to send them there.

The abandoned Pokémon here are all under the jurisdiction of the Lumiose City Welfare Institute, which is responsible for coordinating the care of Pokémon throughout Lumiose City. Tengshu was even invited and granted the right to visit.

Driven by curiosity, Teng Shu went there. To be honest, he was also very curious about these other welfare homes. After all, he himself ran a welfare home, so he naturally paid close attention to what was inside, their operating rules and regulations, and so on. These things might give Teng Shu some inspiration.

"Your orphanage is here?" Teng Shu was somewhat surprised. He originally thought that the orphanage might be located in a relatively far place, since most orphanages are like that. However, he did not expect it to be located in the city of Miare. Although it was close to the edge of the city, it was still in the city.

"Yes, Mr. Teng Shu, our orphanage is right here." The man who came to pick up Teng Shu was a very strong-looking man with bulging muscles, but he seemed to be a kind and honest person.

Teng Shu was somewhat surprised; this kind of thing was really rare. After all, in most cases, orphanages were located in areas with relatively low property prices, but this orphanage looked...

"Your orphanage is quite... nice." Teng Shu looked at the orphanage in front of him, which had the words "Miare City Alliance Orphanage" written on it. The overall decoration style was also very unique and complemented the surrounding buildings quite well.

“Our orphanage was specially designed by designers from the School of Architecture at Carlos University.” A hint of pride appeared on the man’s face. Teng Shu didn’t say anything, just nodded.

It's clear that the interior design of this place is quite nice, but I didn't expect it to be designed by a professional. That's quite interesting. After entering the welfare home, Teng Shu met the director of the Miare City Welfare Home. She was a gentle woman, and Teng Shu had just learned her name from a male employee.

"Hello, Dean Lillian," Teng Shu said politely, and she smiled politely and shook hands with him.

Teng Shu also chatted with Director Lillian about the operation of the orphanage with a smile, and also visited the Pokémon there under Director Lillian's guidance.

“Tengshu, as you know, most of the Pokémon we receive at our orphanage these days are actually those with various illnesses,” Director Lillian said to Tengshu. Tengshu nodded with deep feeling after hearing this.

He strongly agreed with this point. After all, Teng Shu himself knew that these days, the Pokémon that orphanages received the most were indeed sick Pokémon, since most normal Pokémon wouldn't be abandoned in orphanages.

With a "chirp," Tengshu saw a Pokémon rush over quickly, happily grabbing Dean Lillian's trouser leg and revealing a silly smile.

Tengshu read the language and saw that the other party had purple fur and a unique body shape. Tengshu recognized what kind of Pokémon it was at a glance.

Pickpocket Cat.

Chapter 554 Giving Them a Home

Caterpillar, a Dark-type Pokémon, is a mischievous Pokémon. You can tell what this Pokémon's hobby is just by looking at its eyes. This Pokémon especially likes to steal people's things.

Although the Pokédex says that "the person who was stolen from also unconsciously forgave it because of its adorable actions", this Pokédex is actually complete nonsense. When Tengshu saw the pickpocket cat, he knew that things were not good.

Caterpillar is a Pokémon that receives special attention from the League, partly because this Pokémon likes to steal people's belongings, and partly because this Pokémon is easily beaten and tortured.

There was a case in the alliance where a man took his seriously ill elderly mother to the hospital, but when they arrived, he found that his cell phone was missing. Without the phone, he couldn't pay the bill, and he almost broke down. His mother almost died because of the delay in treatment. Fortunately, the hospital's green channel saved her life. The man later reported the incident to the police and contacted Officer Jenny.

Officer Jenny eventually discovered that a pickpocket cat had stolen the other person's phone, and the Officer Jennys found the pickpocket cat. Although the pickpocket cat tried to act cute when it was caught in order to get forgiveness, it was still kicked on the head by the furious older brother.

This then became a classic legal dilemma.

Strictly speaking, the pickpocket cat's personality is indeed innate, just like crows like to carry shiny things to their nests. It's a biological instinct. However, the problem is that the pickpocket cat did cause the man's mother to almost die, which constitutes a certain causal relationship.

So how will it be judged? What should I do, bro?

These issues have become classic legal issues, and have further promoted the Pokémon League's efforts in building a legal system. After all, this is a case that is very worthy of discussion and exploration, which is quite remarkable.

However, this problem is caused by the Phantom Cat, so Phantom Cat Pokémon are not allowed to appear in the city. If Officer Jenny discovers that a Phantom Cat is active, she will drive it away as soon as possible to prevent similar incidents from happening.

"When it was brought here, it had already suffered a concussion and some traumatic brain injury," Dean Lillian said helplessly. Teng Shu didn't say anything when he heard this. This was a family matter that even an upright official couldn't settle. Otherwise, the alliance wouldn't have debated it for so long before deciding to make it impossible for the pickpocket cat to live in the city.

“So now…” Teng Shu squatted down and patted the pickpocket cat’s head. He could sense the pickpocket cat’s silly emotions. Most of the time, its mind was in chaos, blank, and its emotions were extremely complicated.

This has led to the current state of the Catpoof. So Tengshu is well aware of Catpoof's situation, but because he knows, he doesn't say anything. Catpoof's situation is quite complicated. Although the League says it wants to take care of Pokémon, it still has to adhere to the principle of putting people first most of the time. So there's not much that can be done about how it has become like this. Thinking of this, Tengshu sighed.

"It is now... a Pokémon with cerebral palsy, its intelligence is impaired, and it has almost lost the ability to communicate normally. Fortunately, it can still live happily and eat, but it is impossible for it to be a normal Pokémon." Dean Lillian's voice was tinged with bitterness and complexity, but this kind of thing is not really strange.

After all, most people who are willing to run Pokémon welfare homes have some special feelings for Pokémon, and these special feelings are reflected in their attitude towards Pokémon.

“It’s actually a very troublesome thing for such Pokémon to be adopted. Sometimes we have to admit that such situations are quite complicated and difficult to handle. Moreover, most of the time these Pokémon can only spend their lives in orphanages.” Teng Shu shook his head, and Director Lillian nodded silently.

Tengshu is right. Special Pokémon like Caterpillar have basically no future. Their future is to stay in an orphanage, since such a brain-damaged Pokémon does not have the ability to live on its own.

Then, Dean Lillian led Tengshu on a tour of the Pokémon dormitories, where Tengshu saw even more Pokémon. These Pokémon were of all types; some were mentally challenged, some were lame, some were blind, and some were receiving injections. They lay quietly inside, staring at Tengshu with their eyes open.

Looking into the eyes of these Pokémon and their numb gazes, Tengshu found it difficult to control his emotions. The situation of these Pokémon was truly special, but Tengshu didn't say much. He knew that most Pokémon welfare homes were like this.

The welfare home was originally the least noticed, least liked, and most ignored place in the entire alliance.

"So far, we have taken in 177 Pokémon. 60% of them are sick and cannot be adopted, so they have to live here. Another 20% of the Pokémon need to receive treatment again, and only the last 20% will meet the adoption requirements." Dean Lillian said, stating the data. Teng Shu looked at the Pokémon in front of him, some of them listless and numb, others happily grinning, and his feelings were somewhat complicated.