"There's no such thing as air raids these days. At most, flying-type elves are used to launch attacks. Now the whole city is on alert. It can't be that a divine beast is trying to destroy the city, right?"

"Don't think about it, it must be an operational error."

During the discussion, the alarm stopped abruptly, and then a woman's voice came over the radio: "Sorry, due to the sudden power outage, the staff made an error and accidentally pressed the air raid alarm button. We apologize for the unnecessary inconvenience caused to everyone."

The same words were repeated on both sides, and then the loudspeaker fell silent.

"See, I knew it was an operational error by the radio staff."

"That's incredibly careless. Speaking of which, is the air raid alarm button so easily accessible? Shouldn't there be more protection for a button like that?"

"Who knows? I've never worked in radio."

Everyone subconsciously accepted the reasons given on the broadcast, only You Zhi knew that the "disaster" had finally come.

In the video game version of Pokémon, the radio tower was occupied by Team Rocket, and even the station director was kidnapped and replaced by disguised Team Rocket members.

According to the game's plot, the reason Team Rocket did this was to call upon leader Sakaki who disappeared many years ago, hoping that Sakaki would come back to lead Team Rocket again. However, Sakaki did not appear until they were defeated by the player.

"The air raid sirens were most likely issued by the radio tower staff when they were attacked by Team Rocket. The woman who made the final announcement was a member of Team Rocket, deliberately lying in an attempt to get away with it."

You Zhi was determined and stood up to leave the audience without hesitation.

When he arrived at the gym entrance, he happened to meet Phil who had obtained the gym badge.

"Brother Youzhi, are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you turn back and I'll watch other people's gym challenges with you."

Phil just thought that You Zhi was not interested in other people's games and left early just to congratulate him first, and he felt very happy in his heart.

"No, there's a problem with the radio station in Manjin City. I'm going to go check it out."

"Radio station? But didn't the announcer just say it was an operational error? Could it be that Brother You Zhi meant that the last announcement was a fake by the attacker?"

Phil was smart and guessed the reason immediately after being reminded.

You Zhi said, "Maybe I'm just worrying too much, but the radio tower isn't far away anyway, so it won't hurt to go take a look."

"Then I'll go too!" Phil said in an expectant tone. "I'm different now. Whether it's the spirit or my own abilities, I can help Brother Shangyouzhi. Unlike before, when I could only be a burden."

You Zhi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to promise me that you will follow me obediently and never act on your own."

"no problem."

Chapter 109: Capture the Thief and the King

Youzhi didn't rush to the radio tower, but took Phil to the Pokémon Center first to allow the Pokémon that participated in the gym battle to recover their strength and reconstruct their spirits.

Then, the two returned to the house where they were staying, took their equipment, including the recovery stone used to restore the spirit power of the elves. You Zhi also called Songye and asked him to come to Manjin City as soon as possible, as it was urgent.

He could actually use the Pokémon Book to contact the big guys, many of whom are righteous people who are eager to help others, but as of now, he has no evidence to prove that the radio tower was occupied by Team Rocket. Everything is just his personal speculation.

If it turns out that he was worrying too much and made the bosses go for nothing, the embarrassment is secondary. The key is that his credibility will be ruined. He will probably be treated as "crying wolf". Once he really needs the help of the boss in the future, but no one believes him, he will be in tears.

I have a personal relationship with Songye, so it's no big deal if he stands me up once. I can just apologize and treat him to a meal afterwards.

The two set off and arrived at the entrance of the radio tower.

Phil asked, half nervous and half excited, "Brother Youzhi, are we just going to charge in like this?"

You Zhi squinted his eyes and said, "Do you think this is a movie? A lone hero breaks into the enemy camp, kills all the minions along the way, and then faces a life-or-death duel with the villain? They're an organization. Even if they're just remnants, they have an absolute advantage in numbers. One person summoning two elves is enough to blast us into pieces. Don't just think about fighting and killing. Remember to act according to the situation."

"Oh." Phil nodded honestly.

The two entered the lobby on the first floor of the radio tower without being stopped, but You Zhi noticed with his sharp eyes that there was a man standing at the stairs leading to the second floor. He was wearing a security uniform and had an expression that said "keep away from strangers".

You Zhi didn't go over to ask if he could go up to the second floor. Instead, he went to the front desk, took out his phone and said, "I'm here to claim my prize. Here are my winning numbers."

This was not an excuse he made up on the spur of the moment. The Manjin City Radio Station did have a daily lottery event, and lottery tickets could be purchased through a mobile phone APP. The radio station would draw prizes every day, and the prizes included cash, skill stones, recovery stones, evolution stones, and so on.

Although I don't understand why a radio station can get involved in the lottery business, this is a setting that already exists in the game version of Pokémon. The only difference is that the number used to redeem prizes in the game is the player's trainer ID, which is a fixed number and cannot be changed. Naturally, this cannot be played like this in reality.

In an era when radio is becoming less and less influential, the staff at the radio station are counting on the lottery business to generate income. They will never allow fixed numbers that cannot be changed, nor can they limit themselves to the trained group. They must give the public the opportunity to change their destiny.

The receptionist's expression was a little stiff, as if she wanted to say something, but under the constant glances from the security guard next to her, she said, "I'm sorry, the radio tower is temporarily closed due to a power outage, so we can't redeem your prize."

You Zhi raised his eyebrows, revealing a dissatisfied expression: "What do you mean, the customer won the prize and you want to refuse to pay, right?"

The receptionist hurriedly replied, "That's not the case. We're just temporarily closed. We have no intention of defaulting on your payment. There was a power outage in the city just now, and our system is malfunctioning. We're temporarily unable to redeem your prize."

You Zhi immediately got angry and said, "Excuses, all excuses! What does a system malfunction have to do with claiming the prize? As long as my number matches the winning number you broadcast, you have to give me the prize. After all, you're the radio station that covers the entire Johto area, and you're actually not keeping your word? Do you have any shame?"

Seeing this, Phil understood what he meant and immediately said in a sarcastic tone, "Brother, I guess our prizes were embezzled by an insider. Why don't we find a reporter to expose it?"

"Well, well..." The receptionist was at a loss.

At this time, a middle-aged man who looked like a leader came over and apologized profusely, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, our radio station really has a system glitch. To redeem the prize, you need to enter the customer's information, and it's not working right now. This is not a deliberate default. Why don't you come back tomorrow, and we'll definitely give you the prize then."

You Zhi snorted coldly, revealing a ferocious expression. "Do you think I'm a fool? The lottery event has a time limit. Today is the last day to redeem the prize. What if you don't acknowledge it tomorrow?"

"Brother, why don't you understand? This is what they are planning. Then they can openly put the blame on us and say that we violated the time limit. Even if they take us to court, they will be right." Phil said angrily.

"No, no, no, we absolutely have no such plans." The middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead and said quickly, "How about this, I'll write you a contract agreement. Bring it to you tomorrow. I guarantee you'll get your prize. If you breach the contract, you can sue us with this contract."

Phil chuckled softly and said, "I know this strategy. No matter what happens today, they'll just brush it off. Tomorrow, they'll say it was just the temporary worker's personal behavior, nothing to do with the company, and the signed contract will be invalid, completely shirking responsibility."

You Zhi showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, grabbed the other person's tie, poked his forehead with his finger, and said angrily: "You are playing tricks on me, right?"

A hint of ferocity flashed across the middle-aged man's eyes, but it quickly vanished. He continued to flatter him in a grievance-filled manner, "That's absolutely not my intention. I'm the director of the radio station, not a temporary worker."

Phil persisted, "Where's the evidence? Show us the radio station staff list and photos."

"This...internal information is not convenient for outsiders to see."

Phil sneered. "You're feeling guilty, aren't you? You're still claiming you're not a temporary worker. Brother, they're clearly trying to cheat. Let's not waste our time here. Let's just find a reporter and expose this. We can also call the police and say the radio station is openly engaging in fraudulent activities."

When the middle-aged man heard about the police station, his eyes became a little panicked. After thinking about it, he finally decided to compromise: "Forget it, even though it violates the regulations, I will still make special arrangements for you."

He turned to the receptionist and said, "You know where the prize is, right?"

The receptionist nodded hurriedly: "It's in the warehouse on the third floor."

"Third floor...Okay, then go to the warehouse on the third floor and get your prize."

"Please show me your winning numbers so I can see what prize you won."

"Then look carefully, don't say I'm pretending."

You Zhi took out his mobile phone, opened the app, and turned the screen towards the other person.

Suddenly, Phil stumbled and accidentally bumped into the counter, and his moan attracted the middle-aged man's attention.

At the same time, the receptionist saw You Zhi's mobile phone screen and found that it was not a lottery number at all, but a line of text. Her expression stiffened slightly, and she couldn't help but look up and glance at You Zhi.

"How is it? How many prizes did he win?" the middle-aged man asked casually.

You Zhi took the opportunity to retrieve his phone, and swiped the screen on the way, which turned into a lottery number.

The receptionist was a little flustered, but she was used to being so polite, so she simply played along and said, "It's a special prize, but..."

"But what? Why don't you give him something quickly?"

The middle-aged man's face was full of impatience, and he just wanted to send You Zhi and others away quickly.

The receptionist walked over to the middle-aged man and whispered, "Three days ago, eight relatives of the director and deputy director won the grand prize. They took all the skill stones that came with it and were planning to restock them the day after tomorrow."

The middle-aged man was stunned and stared at the other party: The work of your official enterprises is even more evil than that of our underworld organizations!

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he almost wanted to swear right then and there. Hearing You Zhi's urging, he could only bite the bullet and say, "I'm sorry, sir, the grand prize is currently out of stock. How about this, we can use other prizes as compensation, ensuring that the total value exceeds the grand prize. We won't let you suffer any loss."

You Zhi shook his head and said, "I just don't understand. I just want to receive the award. Why are you making excuses and refusing to give it to me? You make up one excuse after another, and it sounds plausible, but I don't believe you."

"So what are you going to do, guest?"

The middle-aged man secretly made a gesture to his companion, telling him that if the other party insisted on calling the police, he would use force to take the person down.

You Zhi said, "I want to confirm with my own eyes whether there really is no special prize in your warehouse."

The middle-aged man suddenly became alert when he heard this, but before he could speak, Phil spoke out his doubts first: "Brother, there's no need to be angry. As long as the total value of the prizes they give is truly higher than the special prize, it's not impossible to accept it. After all, they are in the wrong. As long as we get the things, it won't be any use for them to regret it later."

"What do you know?! This isn't a question of whether it's worth it or not. This is about finding the truth. I want to see for myself whether they're truly in trouble or just liars. I won't leave until I find the answer!"

At this moment, You Zhi was like a stubborn donkey stuck in a rut.

Middle-aged people have seen this kind of situation many times. Once many young people are excited, they will ignore other things and no matter how hard you try, you can't stop them.

Besides, he was also angry. Why should he take the blame for the bad things done by the radio station?

If I wasn't afraid of affecting this operation, I would have called and reported it myself.

Finally, the middle-aged man sighed helplessly and said to the receptionist: "Take the guest to the warehouse on the third floor for inspection. Remember not to run around. If you lead the guest lost, I will definitely hold you responsible."

"I understand. Please follow me, sir."

The receptionist took You Zhi and Phil upstairs. The security guard standing at the stairs heard the entire conversation and took the initiative to make way.

The middle-aged man was still a little worried and said to the security guard, "You go with them and be careful not to let the guests get lost."

"I see."

The security guard nodded, turned around and hurried to catch up.

The receptionist didn't do anything extra. She led the staff straight to the warehouse on the third floor, took down the key hanging on the wall, opened the door, and said, "It's inside. Go in and check it out yourself. There are quite a lot of things."

Phil said maliciously, "If something is lost later, you won't blame us, right?"

You Zhi suddenly realized something and pointed at the security guard, saying, "Come in too and be a witness."

The security guard didn't have time to think about it and followed him in confusedly. The moment he entered the warehouse, You Zhi knocked him out with a knife, and Phil closed the warehouse door.

The receptionist was mentally prepared and was not frightened, but was surprised by the other party's powerful skills.

"Brother Youzhi, why did you pretend not to understand my hint just now? Since we found something wrong here, we should find an excuse to leave and call the police. Didn't you tell us not to always think about fighting and killing? Why are you taking the risk now?" Phil asked puzzledly.

If the police resolve the crisis, how can I pass the test of the Heavenly Golden Knight?

The real reason could not be spoken out loud. You Zhi said, "If the police come, they will only alert the enemy and might even harm the radio station staff. Since we have infiltrated the enemy, as long as we seize the opportunity to capture the enemy leader, the whole incident can be perfectly resolved."

Phil thought about it and thought that this was indeed a good way to solve the problem.

More importantly, her adventurous spirit was also stirring. So what if there was danger? Isn't this the meaning of the trial?

She quickly asked the receptionist, "Where is the enemy leader?"

"I don't know. Ever since they took control of the radio tower, I've been staying on the first floor. I was asked to receive guests as usual and not let anyone notice anything unusual."

"The enemy leader is in the radio control room."

You Zhi said with great certainty.

The purpose of Team Rocket occupying the radio tower was not to rob or kill, but to call the missing Boss Sakaki. In theory, they only needed to control the radio room and didn't care about the other rooms.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that they will make a big deal out of this and force Sakaki to show up.

"To avoid being discovered by the enemy, let's change into the work clothes here first."

As You Zhi spoke, he started to take off the security guard's clothes.

Phil looked at the receptionist and said nothing.

Although the receptionist was a little shy, she knew that this was not the time to worry about such things, so she quickly took off her clothes and exchanged them with Phil.

"Will this work? We haven't disguised ourselves, so will we be recognized at a glance?" Phil was a little worried.

You Zhi comforted him, "Don't worry, the enemy just occupied the radio tower, and their attention is all on external defense, not internal defense. Besides, Team Rocket is a large organization, and it's impossible for all members to know each other."

The receptionist, who had changed her clothes, also said, "It's like this. Even though I don't recognize all my colleagues, sometimes when I see unfamiliar faces, I just think they're new employees."

After Youzhi found out the location, he left the warehouse with Phil and headed towards the broadcasting room on the fifth floor.

The process went exceptionally smoothly, and no one came to ask questions. After all, even the Rockets didn't expect that someone would sneak in before they even had full control of the radio tower.

However, the smooth process stopped at the broadcasting room, where two Team Rocket members guarding the door stopped Youzhi and Phil.

But even at this point, the Rocket Team members did not think the identities of the two people opposite were suspicious. They just warned them that the cadres were inside and not to go in and disturb them unless necessary.

You Zhi and Phil looked at each other and attacked together, knocking out the Rocket Team member guarding the door. Then, You Zhi kicked the door open and rushed in directly.

"who!?"

There were two people in the room, a man and a woman. The purple-haired man was wearing a black cadre uniform with a red "R" on his chest. The red-haired woman was wearing a white cadre uniform with an "R" label on her left chest.

When the two were frightened, they reflexively drew the elf cards from the void and wanted to summon elves to protect themselves, but Phil summoned the magic beautician one step ahead.

The magic beautician raised her hands to her forehead with her five fingers spread out, releasing a dazzling light. It was the skill "Flash".

In an instant, the two Rocket Team cadres were stimulated by the strong light and instinctively turned their heads and closed their eyes.

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