Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 237 Let's Talk About the Pokémon Protection Law (Revised)

Seeing the reaction of the man with the middle parting, everyone exchanged glances and guessed what was going on.

Only the group of burly men remained extremely nervous.

"What are you trying to do? What are you trying to do by releasing Pokémon?!"

Several burly men pulled out Poké Balls, aimed them at Natsume, and looked as if they were about to throw them at him.

"As I said, there might be a misunderstanding here." Natsume waved his hand, pointing to the person with the middle-parted hair.

"I don't have a son. To be precise, Raymond is the name of my Pikachu."

"What?" The burly men were taken aback, but one of them quickly realized what was happening:

"Hehe, are you going to say next that your phone was accidentally taken by Pikachu?"

"And at that moment, Pikachu accidentally and accurately entered the League ID number?"

"And this Pikachu accidentally took a picture of the front and back of the League's ID card, and then accidentally clicked upload."

The burly men chatted amongst themselves, and eventually they all burst into laughter.

"We are the top debt collection team at Miarei Financial!"

The burly man at the head of the group stepped forward and said proudly.

Then he glanced coldly at Natsume and said:
"What kind of excuses haven't we seen? Yours is outdated!"

Natsume: "."

"I'm really curious, how did you do that?"

Natsume lowered his gaze, staring intently at the middle-parted hair.

Noticing the trainer's death stare, the man with the middle part had no choice but to pull out his small, cracked phone and start showing it off.

As the crowd stepped forward, one of the burly men skillfully carried a camera and aimed it at the man with the middle parting who was operating it.

At first, the burly men looked at each other with disdain, thinking that Natsume was fooling the ghost.

But when they saw the Pikachu skillfully operating the phone, they sensed something was wrong.

When the man with the middle part skillfully typed into one unfamiliar grey website after another, and then frantically created a fake identity for himself, the burly men's expressions began to mirror Natsume's—utterly bewildered.

"Where did you learn that?!"

Everyone said in unison.

"Pikachu."

The man with the middle parting scratched his head and typed in another website.

Finally, it's a legitimate website, and a legitimate website that couldn't be more legitimate—the Alliance Database.

Seeing this, the burly men exchanged glances.

The league teaches this?
The league certainly won't teach that.

But
The person with the middle-parted hair opened the search bar – “Alliance Cyber ​​Police Training Course”.

"Students, today we will discuss in detail several gray-area websites that specialize in identity fraud and operate within the alliance. These websites have many layers of camouflage, making them difficult to eradicate. We can only rely on their close monitoring."

"The most recent URLs for these websites are..."

Everyone: "."

"Hey boss, this Pikachu is pretty smart," the burly man carrying the camera remarked.

The burly man at the head glared at him, then turned to look at Natsume:

"No, as his trainer, you bear no fault of your own and need to repay his debts!"

The burly man at the head of the group snorted coldly.

"Okay. Twenty million, is that right?"

Natsume was ready to pay up and settle the matter.

The interest rate is rolling over way too fast! It doubled in just a short while!
Natsume remembers receiving a message at the time showing that he had borrowed ten million yen.

"No, you have to repay a total of 230 million!"

The burly man snorted.

"How much?" Natsume narrowed his eyes.

"Two hundred billion and twenty million!"

The burly man took out the IOU and pointed to the top, saying:
"The interest rate is clearly written right here!"

Upon closer inspection, Natsume realized that the 20 million yen referred to the principal that needed to be repaid twice over, with the interest rate compounded more than two hundred times!
"This is usury."

The proud young man stepped forward and confronted the burly man.

"What usury? If there was no expectation of interest, why would I have to pay so much?"

The burly man was not annoyed at all; he simply raised his hand, and several more cameras appeared.

These public figures in the league are very concerned about their image, and these cameras are far more intimidating than the Poké Balls on their waists.

"Pica-"

Suddenly, a man with a middle parting shouted loudly and stood in front of Natsume.

All I could see was a book open on the phone in its arms.

Pokémon Protection Law

Upon seeing this, the burly men's expressions changed.

"Yes, any damage caused by Pokémon to any individual or entity falls under the category of natural disasters."

"Natsume can just repay the principal of the debt normally. At most, I'll offer you some moral compensation for your travel expenses."

Xiao Jian's voice suddenly rang out.

"Not necessarily, we can also apply for compensation from the alliance," Xiao Gang stood up and suggested to the burly men.

The burly men turned pale.

Their business was already considered a semi-gray industry.

Getting compensation from the league is a pipe dream.

Pokémon Protection Law

The six large, bright characters were glaringly obvious.

The burly men stared intently at the man with the middle parting, remaining silent.

The latter, not to be outdone, stood his ground without even blinking, and the two remained locked in a standoff.

"Pickup?"

With his hair parted in the middle and his neck stiff, he leaned against his phone, arrogantly looking at a group of burly men.

"Skin"

Pikachu, perched on Ash's shoulder, covered its eyes, unable to bear the sight.

When traveling in the Orange Islands, the guy with the middle part even asked if he wanted a League ID card.

I'm glad I refused.

After a long silence, the burly man in the lead relented:

"In that case, two billion!"

"Twenty million."

Natsume insisted.

"No, it has to be two billion, I've already reduced it tenfold!"

"Then it'll be ten million, I'll reduce it too."

Natsume nodded seriously.

burly man: "."

"Hahaha, okay, okay!"

The burly man suddenly looked up and burst into laughter.

"You forced me to do this!"

When he looked at Natsume again, his eyes were filled with madness.

Behind them, the nineteen burly men all lowered their heads, their faces grave.

"Natsume, do you know?"

The burly man suddenly began to mutter to himself:
"We, the top debt collection team at Miarei Gold Debt Collection Company, have been in the business for over ten years and have never suffered a defeat!"

"And this time, we've encountered the biggest challenge of our careers!"

"An unprecedented situation, we're actually going head-to-head with the Pokémon Protection Act!"

The burly man spoke with great passion, and Natsume couldn't help but applaud.
"Okay, then it'll be eleven million."

Natsume, feeling generous, prepared to give one million yen for travel expenses.

"Eleven million? Hahaha, do you know you're facing an undefeated general!"

In an instant, the other nineteen burly men all retreated to the sides, leaving the center position to the burly man whose expression was becoming increasingly crazed.

The burly man suddenly lowered his head, like a maddened lion.

"Natsume-nii, watch out!"

The others reminded them.

Judging from this burly man's posture, he's getting ready for a Pokémon battle!

However, everyone was wrong.

"I'll show you the methods of the number one debt collector!"

As the burly man spoke, he clapped his hands abruptly, but then stepped back.

"Could it be."

Everyone's pupils contracted, assuming the other party was going to get a weapon from the van.

Natsume frowned slightly and subconsciously scanned the area with his telekinesis. Upon seeing the scene inside the car, he froze on the spot.

The burly man who had uttered those harsh words helped a frail old man off the car!

There’s more than one!
One, two, three, a total of eight old men and women!

Each of them is at least eighty years old, with loose skin and an aged appearance!
What's even more shocking is that when these old men and women saw Natsume, they all threw away their canes and knelt down!
Even worse, some started throwing tantrums and rolling on the ground!
"Oh, boss, please give me my money back! Please give me my money back!" an old woman pleaded.

"Ahhh, give me back my money! Give me back my money!" An old man rolled on the ground, completely unaware that his dentures had fallen out.

"Give me my money back! Natsume, why won't you give me my money back? This is my retirement fund!"

Instead of acting, he grabbed Natsume's leg, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and muttered something on it.

"Click, click, click—" The sound of the camera kept coming.

The burly man at the head of the group stood behind the camera, clapped his hands, and six other large men came up behind him, lining up in a row.

Each of them was holding a book in their hands!
Kanto Region: Policies on Welfare and Protection of the Elderly

Chengdu Elderly Social Welfare – Building a Harmonious Social Atmosphere

The second revision of the Hoenn Act, the Act for the Protection of the Elderly.

Sinnoh.

Natsume: “???”

Natsume's slightest movement, let alone stepping forward, would instantly attract flashes from several cameras.

And accompanied by the voices of these debt collectors:
"Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing?!"

"That's illegal! You almost broke the law!"

The first debt collector's methods were indeed impressive.

But Natsume is no pushover either.

With a wave of his hand, the septic tank truck, which had been dormant in the system space for a long time, suddenly appeared.

In an instant, a foul stench filled the air.

Ash and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they began to retreat frantically.

Seeing Natsume's companions act this way, the debt collectors' team was momentarily speechless.

"What are you trying to do? This is illegal! The law is on our side!"

Seeing Natsume get into the car, the burly man at the head of the group quickly grabbed two cameras from either side, zoomed in, and aimed them at Natsume's face.

Natsume looked down, his bald head reflecting light and dazzling them.

"Boom!" The roar of the car engine rang out, and due to the old equipment, the roar was particularly piercing.

"You, you dare to hit us!"

An old man with his neck stiffened.

"Of course I wouldn't dare."

As Natsume spoke, the tank at the back of the septic tank truck began to rise, and the old men's expressions changed drastically.

"This is definitely my fault, don't run away!"

Natsume opened the window and looked regretfully at the group of old men and women.

The elderly people were incredibly fast; almost the instant Natsume started the septic tank truck, they got up and ran towards the van.

The movements were incredibly swift.

"Wan'er, don't come to Second Grandfather next time something like this happens."

An old man got into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and drove off with a whole car full of elderly people, leaving a group of burly men standing there dumbfounded.

The speed was incredibly fast!
The strong men tried to run, but were bound to the spot by a force.

A shadow loomed over the driver's seat, above the menacing bald man, where the septic tank of the truck was raised high, ready to be unleashed.

"Uh, Mr. Natsume, let's talk this out."

The burly man at the head of the group turned his head stiffly, only to be greeted by an overwhelming amount of wealth.

In the end, Natsume reached an agreement with the first debtor for a compensation of 200 million yen, and shook hands and made peace, plus the cost of handling the site.

"Mr. Natsume, you are the most generous person I have ever met!"

“I have deleted those videos. Please take a look.”

After receiving the money, the burly men's attitude completely changed.

Natsume covered his nose, suddenly realizing he had given too much.

"Oh my God."

Xiao Zhi murmured to himself, standing there in a daze, staring blankly at the group of burly men.

Although he wasn't the main character in today's events, it still taught him a harsh lesson in his inexperience.

"Mr. Natsume, if anyone owes you money and doesn't pay it back, feel free to contact my team anytime. You've seen our capabilities!"

The first debt collector handed Natsume a business card as he spoke.

It had a big name written on it—Rashomon.

Aren't you afraid I'll retaliate?

Natsume did not accept the damp, smelly business card, but simply remembered the other person's name.

"To be honest, many of my employers were former debt collectors." Rashomon looked at Natsume sincerely.

"Many of my team members were my former competitors."

Luo Shengwan pointed to the professional team behind him with an air of importance.

“I used to work for the Sinnoh Foundation,” the burly man holding the camera said.

“I used to be a bookkeeper for the Gallar gang,” said a burly man in a suit.

"And me, a law student at United Shuanglong University. I was spotted by the boss while working a summer job on campus!"

Natsume: "."

"squeak~"

The van drove back from another direction and stopped behind the group.

The group of elderly men and women filed out one by one.

"Luo Shengwan, Second Grandfather isn't being disloyal, that's why I've come to bail you out with these things."

Behind them, the old men and women each held a manure scoop.

"Second Grandfather, you were the fastest runner just now."

The crowd watched in silence as the burly men helped all the elderly people onto the vehicle and then drove away.

Judging from the conversation between Rashomon and the group of elderly people.

They weren't special actors hired from elsewhere; they were actually Luo Shengwan's great-grandparents, great-great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and great-great-grandmother.
Hmm, what a filial son.

Before leaving, Natsume secretly transferred some money to Rashomon, asking for information about their employer.

Rashomon's pupils contracted, he looked around, and then he leaned down and whispered in Natsume's ear with a troubled expression:
“Mr. Natsume, we are a top-notch team. Protecting our clients’ privacy is our duty!”

"Mr. Natsume, please do not insult us."

Luo Shengwan stood there stiffly, displaying impeccable professionalism.

"UnionPay has received 50 million yuan."

As soon as Luo Shengwan's phone rang, he quickly covered it, turned down the volume, and looked around to make sure no old man noticed.

"That's what makes our top-performing team so renowned, its reputation."

"UnionPay has received 50 million yuan."

"That's all their information, boss. Goodbye!"

Rashomon shoved a business card into Natsume's hand and then, as if fleeing, led the carload of bread-bread men away.

"Natsume-kun, why do you need their employer's information?"

Xiaozhi asked curiously.

“The fraud gang that lures people into taking out loans in installments cannot possibly collect debts themselves; they outsource debt collection to a debt collection company.”

"Don't they care about this kind of alliance?" Xiaoxia asked curiously.

"There's no way to control them. These people know more about the law than the Alliance judges. They'll just try to entice you to make the first move."

As Natsume spoke, he dialed Officer Jenny's number.

“But Natsume, we found this on the phone of the guy with the middle parting.”

The man with the middle parting was bound hand and foot, and Jiaozi and Xiaogang each held him up.

"Pikachu."

With an awkward laugh, he watched as Xiaogang handed his phone to Natsume.

“Miare can never be Miare anywhere.”

As Natsume spoke, he took out the business card that the debt collector had given him earlier, which clearly stated that it was from a certain street in Manjin City, Chengdu.

"I understand. The company and address they used to send the text messages are fake."

Jiaozi suddenly realized.

"I suspect this address might not be genuine, and they'll definitely be wary of these debt collectors."

Natsume fiddled with the business card in his hand.

When Officer Jenny arrived, everyone explained the whole story. Officer Jenny frowned and, together with Natsume and the others, began to investigate the case.

That evening, Officer Jenny frowned:
“We contacted Officer Jenny in Golden City to go to that street to look for her, but it was just an abandoned warehouse.”

Officer Jenny took some photos of the scene and showed them to Natsume.

Natsume nodded slightly; this must be the place where he had met with the debt collectors.

"Then check this account."

As Natsume spoke, he handed Officer Jenny the bank account provided by the debt collector.

"Your two hundred million first went through the account of Miarei Gold Medal Debt Collection Company, and then was transferred out to AAA Building Materials in Fangyuan Mulberry and Cypress Pi Town, Shuanglong City, Hezhong."

It has been transferred back and forth through fifty or sixty accounts, and it is still being transferred to this day.

Divide, merge, and keep transferring money.

Among these accounts, some belong to shell companies, some are personal bank cards, and some are co-creation fund cards for collaborative projects.
When Officer Jenny called those individuals to inquire about their bank cards, they were all completely bewildered.

"Huh? It's my card, but this is a company account I opened several years ago specifically to receive affiliate benefits when I started my business."

"Now that my company is thriving, I've changed my card!"

"By the way, Miss Joey, I have a friend, and I mean, just hypothetically, whose company was seized. If this friend of mine were to make a comeback, would the league still provide subsidies? Or would he have to retrieve and reissue his original card?"

"I am Officer Jenny. For more details, please visit the League's official website."

Officer Jenny's lips twitched, and she looked at Natsume helplessly.

"Uh, these people all seem to be ordinary people." Xiaoxia's lips twitched slightly.

"Wow, these loan fraudsters really don't mind the trouble!"

Xiao Zhi held his head in his hands, staring in astonishment at the nearly one hundred transaction records.

"Of course, I don't mind the trouble of scamming money."

Natsume thought for a moment, then took out a brick and made a phone call to Sakaki.

"What are you going to do again?"

Sakaki's helpless voice rang out.

"Aren't you the gang leader? Help me find a loan fraud gang."

Natsume briefly explained the situation.

Without further ado, he handed over more than a hundred transaction records to Sakaki.

There are some things that government intervention doesn't work well with, but the Rockets are a different story.

"No time."

"Huh? You can't even defend the pass now? That group of people is right here."

"Natsume said."

Sakaki was silent.

"Wait for me three minutes."

Toot——

The phone hangs up.

"Natsume-nii, how did you know that group of people would be in Kanto?" Ash looked at Natsume with admiration.

"I don't know, just guessing, but it's about a one in four chance," Natsume shrugged.

If he were really in Kanto or Johto, Sakaki would definitely be able to find something.

Just two minutes later, Natsume received an address on his phone—No. 112, Yuanzhu Street, Chengdu.
Seeing this, Natsume put the brick away.

Yuanzhu City is quite far from here. I took care of it for them on my way to Chengdu.

"Mr. Natsume, do you know anything?"

Officer Jenny looked at Natsume:

"You can tell us, and we'll resolve it quickly!"

Natsume shook his head:

"I will contact the police station then, and I would appreciate it if you could explain this to Officer Jenny."

As Natsume spoke, he picked up the man with the middle parting who was tied up and walked out of the police station.

It would be better if he were present and then contacted the local Officer Jenny to surround and intercept him.

Otherwise, if word gets out, those guys will probably run away faster than anyone else.

Outside the police station.

"Alright, middle parting hair, I think it's time for us to show some fatherly affection."

Natsume emphasized each word, and grabbed the man with the middle parting who was hunched over and trying to sneak away.

"whee--"

He rubbed his hands together, his hair parted in the middle, with an awkward smile on his face.

On this day, embarking on a new adventure and a new journey, the memory of the middle-part hairstyle remains fresh.

Even if it travels through all the regions in the future, it will never forget this heavy day.

Natsume, Ash, Pikachu.

Mixed three-way.

Jiaozi, Xiaojian, Xiaogang.

Three medics.

(End of this chapter)