Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 372 This kind of repair requires observation, smelling, questioning, and palpation.
The middle-aged man carried the ladder and jogged towards the hydroelectric power station.

In the vicinity, many researchers set up temporary tents.

A quick glance around at the signs of activity revealed that they had been there for quite some time.

The middle-aged man came to the outside of the power station, found a secluded spot, and leaned the ladder against the wall.

"Rip~" The hood was removed, revealing Natsume's face.

After taking a breath of fresh air for half a minute, Natsume took out a mirror and examined his reflection.

No, it's still not safe enough.

After thinking for a moment, Natsume took out his homemade Sakamoto headgear, put it on, and then put on the middle-aged man's headgear as well, for double protection.

Just as Natsume put on the hood, a voice suddenly rang out behind him:
"You must be Mr. Ueno!"

A voice of surprise came.

Natsume was slightly taken aback, then calmly straightened his clothes. He turned around and saw a female researcher with fine beads of sweat on her face.

“Yes, I am Ueno.” Natsume nodded, not caring who Ueno was, he just wanted to acknowledge him first.

"That's great! The machine is just waiting for you to repair it. Come with me!"

Did they really call a repairman?
Natsume was slightly taken aback.

The female researcher led the way, while Natsume carried the ladder. They entered the power plant with all the green lights.

He was quickly brought to the generator.

Smoke rose slowly from the generator, and a faint smell of burning filled the air.

"These radio waves are clearly emanating from the bottom of the lake."

"No, I detected someone coming this morning too."

Upon seeing Natsume enter, the group of researchers who had been chattering away immediately fell silent.

Natsume casually glanced at their clothes and discovered that this group of people were all researchers from various research institutes in Yanmo City.

What is the purpose of gathering researchers from the entire city here?
Suppressing his curiosity, Natsume casually placed the ladder aside and asked:
"Do you need to fix this generator?"

"Yes, Mr. Ueno, we are currently using backup power, and it's about to run out. Luckily, you arrived in time!"

"Please, Mr. Ueno, or our group will fall behind!"

"Your group? Or are you divided into groups?" Natsume asked, puzzled.

"Yeah, it would be great if it were just our group. If this generator breaks down, we can just connect to another line."

Behind him, the female researcher said regretfully.

"With so many of you, is such a big show really necessary?"

Natsume pretended to inspect the generator.

"I don't know. I heard about a big data analysis project at school that offered academic credits, so I came here."

Natsume glanced at the person in surprise.

"Yanmo University?"

As he spoke, he glanced casually behind the other person and noticed that the generator was connected to a series of computers.

"Speaking of data analysis, you can do it at school too, can't you?" Natsume said casually.

"It's different; this needs to be addressed promptly."

"Alright, alright!" The female researcher who brought Natsume in glared at the man, then spoke up:

"Mr. Ueno, please hurry up."

"it is good"

Natsume continued fiddling with the generator.

Time passed second by second, but Natsume still didn't make a move.

The surrounding researchers gradually began to get anxious:

"Mr. Ueno, haven't you figured it out yet?"

"Shouldn't we take it apart and take a look?"

Everyone looked at Natsume with suspicion.

This repairman is so strange.

Not only did they watch for a long time without taking any action, but it also seemed that they hadn't even prepared a tool kit.

Do you believe in miracles?

Natsume suddenly stood up.

"What miracle?" Yanmo College student looked over curiously.

"Close your eyes, and I'll fix this generator, believe it or not?"

As soon as Natsume finished speaking, the student in black closed his eyes.

The other researchers were taken aback and wanted to say something, but for some reason, their eyelids also closed.

Half a minute later, everyone opened their eyes, and the generator remained unchanged.

"Mr. Ueno, didn't you say it would be fine as long as you opened your eyes?" The student with black hair turned around and looked at Natsume earnestly. "Well... it was just to lighten the mood." Natsume touched his nose.

He originally planned to take a new generator directly from the system space and replace it.

But Natsume was embarrassed to discover that he hadn't brought that thing with him.

"Mr. Ueno, this generator isn't beyond repair, is it!?"

"That's impossible! You said on the phone that it was just a minor issue!"

As they spoke, the researchers surrounded Natsume.

"It can definitely be repaired!"

Natsume's gaze darkened, as if he was about to get serious.

He sat down and took out a box of personal tools from somewhere.

"Repairing a house requires observation, listening, questioning, and palpation!"

Natsume said in a serious tone.

"First of all, by looking, we can see that the generator is obviously broken."

"By smelling it, it's clear that the generator is broken."

The researchers looked at Natsume strangely, their brows twitching and their eyes filled with suspicion.

"Of course, this time I plan to use the 'asking' method!"

As Natsume spoke, black mist condensed into a small ball on a red and white sphere at his waist, silently merging into the generator.

"Bang!"

Just then, the police officer who had been there earlier suddenly walked in.

"Mr. Ueno called to say he has something to do today and can't come!"

As he spoke, the officer's eyes were fixed on Natsume.

"Mr. Sakaki, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

"Wang!"

Behind him, a Growlithe jumped out, arching its back and growling as it locked onto Natsume.

"Did you ask if Ueno sent his junior apprentice, Sakaki, over?"

Natsume rolled his eyes and blurted out.

"This"

The police officer was taken aback.

"Let me ask."

He took out his phone, only to find that it had lost signal and he couldn't make a call.

"Could it be that the magnetic field has reappeared?"

"When a magnetic field appears, it is very difficult to get a signal."

The researchers around them started chattering again.

"You guys take your time checking, I'll continue repairing." Natsume waved his hand.

"Wait a moment!"

The female researcher who had spoken earlier spoke up.

She looked at Natsume with deep suspicion in her eyes:
"The magnetic field will appear and last for about an hour. During this time, for our safety, officer, you should arrest him."

"Wait a minute, now that Mr. Sakaki is here, let him do the repairs if he can!"

An aged voice rang out from the doorway.

"professor!"

Upon seeing the professor leading the group, the female researcher who was originally there withdrew.

"Go to your post first. I took a look at the ID you photographed, and it's real."

As he spoke, the white-bearded professor turned his gaze to Natsume.

Putting everything else aside, at least the other party's repairman's certificate was very authentic, and even he couldn't see any flaws in it.

Regardless of who the other party is, fixing the generator is the most important thing right now.

"Let me see, how do you plan to fix it?"

The white-bearded professor smiled and moved a stool over, sitting down next to Natsume, intending to keep an eye on him.

“I will observe, listen, inquire, and palpate,” Natsume said earnestly.

"?"

The white-bearded professor looked completely bewildered.

In that instant, an idea suddenly arose in his mind.

Call the officers back and arrest this guy.

(End of this chapter)