Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 71 Secret Infiltration of the Investigator

"How's the 'Nurture Home' scam going?"

It was the same familiar television, with Giovanni's blurry figure appearing in the center of the screen.

"Great success, boss! We've collected over a hundred Pokémon!"

"Good, you guys are indeed so excellent, much better than that trio of good-for-nothings and idiots."

Sakaki was very satisfied with their progress.

"Your methods are both sophisticated and beautiful. It was the right thing to not let Kojiro and the others participate. I will never trust them again."

Although they weren't as obsessed with catching Pikachu as they were in the anime, James and his friends still messed up many of Team Rocket's plans before joining Ash.

He always fails when he does something bad and ends up with a mountain of debt. Sakaki even suspects that the trio is there to play him.

"Boss Sakaki, thank you very much for your praise, but for me, Yamato, to be compared to that woman Musashi is a disgrace."

"Yes, get the Pokémon to the base as soon as possible. I have high hopes for you guys!"

After he finished speaking, the TV screen went dark.

"Amadou, we've had another huge success this time!"

Kojiro's green-haired counterpart, Kosaburo, excitedly told his companion, Yamato.

"They can just say a few random words and a Pokémon will evolve, and those trainers are so gullible, they'll send all their Pokémon over!"

As they talked, the two held hands and started dancing together.

The Pokémon that were fostered were all locked in rows of small, dark cages behind the two of them.

Then, the robotic grippers feed them one by one onto the track for inspection.

Any rare or powerful Pokémon will be immediately selected and transported to Team Rocket's base.

Ordinary Pokémon are simply piled up in a stuffy warehouse, without food or water.

It made the Pokémon suffer terribly.

However, Amado and Kosaburo felt no remorse, because they were members of a truly evil organization.

Compared to them, Kojiro and his trio are practically cosplaying as Team Rocket.

"It's time to open for business again and welcome our foolish customers."

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"Wow, there are so many people here." Xiaoxia entered the incubation room.

There were indeed a lot of customers in the store, and the queue stretched all the way to the door, so Xiaoxia could only continue to join the queue.

However, the reception staff were very quick; it only took a few minutes for Xiaoxia to be served.

"Hello, lovely lady, what Pokémon would you like to foster?"

Misty opened the Poké Ball and took out Psyduck.

After being released, Psyduck was still tilting its head and looking dazed.

"It's this Psyduck. I don't expect it to evolve or anything, I just hope you can make it smarter and sharper in the eyes."

As she spoke, Xiaoxia pulled Psyduck's two eyes upwards.

"Of course, no problem. It's a very simple matter. We will definitely do our best for you, customer. After all, we will give Pokémon endless love."

Amado happily made promises to Xia that he could never keep.

Unfortunately, Xiaoxia didn't realize anything was wrong and handed Psyduck over to them along with the crowd.

Looking forward to Psyduck becoming smarter, Misty skipped happily out of the breeding house.

They had only been gone a short while when they encountered Ash coming from the opposite direction.

"Xiaoxia, did you give away the Psyduck?"

"Yes, their store manager promised to make Psyduck a little smarter."

Ash's expression wasn't good when he heard this, because the system notification sounded when he was on the phone with Rika.

[Ding! New side quest triggered: Secret Investigator: Help a prosecutor infiltrate the Incubation House and successfully obtain evidence of their crimes!]

【奖励：联盟币+1200；自由属性点+2；地区威望+5；地区好感度+5；检察官情取制服+1】

Ash realized something was wrong right then and there.

"It's a uniform for taking love... or rather, a breeding center? There's only one breeding center in this town."

I immediately remembered that Xiaoxia had said she would send Psyduck to the breeding center for a while.

I immediately hung up the phone and rushed over, but I was still too late.

"There might be a problem with Xiaoxia's breeding center. We have to go and get Psyduck back."

"Oh no, really?"

Immediately follow Ash to the breeding house again.

When they arrived at the incubation house, they suddenly discovered that it was already closed.

"We're closing at this time, even though it's still broad daylight outside."

The more Xia looked at the door, the more something seemed wrong. She became anxious and kept banging on it.

"Hello, please open the door. I want my Pokémon back, which I'm fostering. Hello..."

Continuing to film like this wouldn't be effective, so Xiaozhi immediately pulled Xiaoxia to the back door.

Unexpectedly, they encountered a suspicious person in the back alley of the incubator who was completely covered up and wearing sunglasses and a mask.

This outfit makes you look like a stalker. Is it really okay to walk around like this?

The people on the other side were also startled by Ash and Misty, and let out a scream.

"It really is you, Prosecutor Joey Minami!"

Xiao Zhi recognized her as soon as he heard her voice, realizing how unreliable she seemed.

It was that little Joey from the Dark City back then.

"Ah, you are Mr. Alan...

Little Joy recognized Ash at a glance, but since she had never met Misty, she quickly changed her mind halfway through her sentence.

"It's alright, the lady next to me is my companion."

However, she still had some doubts.

"Mr. Aaron, you've gotten shorter, you seem to have lost some muscle, and your face looks much younger."

"That's not important. I'm just undergoing special training. Tell me what you're doing here."

"Oh, I see."

He made up a reason on the spot, and she believed him.

Of course, as a League prosecutor, Little Joey's basic qualities are qualified.

She trusted Xiaozhi completely, so she immediately believed whatever Xiaozhi said and didn't question it.

"Actually, this breeding center was reported by some citizens who said that there seemed to be some kind of abuse of Pokémon at this breeding center."

"It's such an outrageous thing, but no one is willing to investigate, so I took on the task of coming here to find out the truth."

This breeding center is very popular in town and has been open for almost a month.

Although many Pokémon were secretly moved away, some customers still wanted to retrieve their fostered Pokémon early, which actually saved them from disaster.

However, the Pokémon that were brought back always had some injuries on them, which aroused the trainers' suspicions and led them to report the incident to the League.

So the prosecutor who secretly infiltrated was actually little Joey.

He certainly seems like the kind of person who would be discovered by the enemy due to carelessness and then subjected to lewd interrogation.

"It seems we have the same purpose for coming here. I also suspect there's something wrong with this incubation facility, so I've come to investigate."

Little Joey's eyes lit up, and she happily stood on tiptoe and said.

"Really? It's great to have Mr. Aaron and others' help. Actually, I've been struggling with how to get in and investigate."

Want to worry about something like this? Xiao Zhi gripped the handle of the back door and gave it a hard shake.

The lock cylinder was shaken off, and the back door of the Nurturing Home was opened just like that.

"This is a very simple question, Joey. When we're investigating a crime, we don't need to follow the normal rules so strictly. It's always appropriate to carry a lock pick when necessary."

[Ding! Nightingale Joy: Affection +2]

"I see, Mr. Aaron, that's amazing! I wish I could be as reliable as you someday."

It seems another innocent flower in the League is about to be corrupted by Ash.

Because she was worried about her Psyduck, Misty quickly interrupted their conversation.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's go inside and see what's going on."