Gible wants to be a trainer

Chapter 176 Clash of Wise Men

Almost the instant the dial tone sounded, Shui Wutong answered the phone.

"Hey! Crimson Flame Pine, what do you want from me in the middle of the night, you lunatic?"

Shui Wutong's voice had the booming, loud quality typical of a rough man, so loud it was deafening.

Not to mention the few people present, even Genji, who was on speakerphone, could hear everything clearly.

"You bastard, Shui Wutong! Where is Miaowang? Tell me right now!"

Chi Yansong got angry as soon as he heard Shui Wutong's voice and started cursing into the microphone.

At this point, he had been completely unhypnotized by Cattleya.

But he never even considered running away.

Rather than running away, he now wants to kill Skytree and the entire Ocean team.

Team Lava's dream is over, so Team Ocean won't have an easy time either!

"Haha, you're quite well-informed."

Shui Wutong burst into unrestrained laughter on the other end of the phone: "I just took care of this two-faced traitor, and you already got the news?"

"Looks like you've planted quite a few spies within my Ocean Team. You just wait, I'll wipe them all out sooner or later!"

Miao Wang is dead too?

Upon hearing Shui Wutong's words, everyone present fell silent.

No one expected that the other party involved in this incident would also die, and in the same way, at the hands of the leader of the evil organization.

Coincidence? Impossible!

There's no such thing as a coincidence in this world.

There must be a mastermind behind this!

No one present was a fool. Even Chi Yansong, who was blinded by anger, finally understood after hearing Shui Wutong's words.

Damn it, Shui Wutong is also a clueless idiot who was kept in the dark!

He is definitely not the mastermind!

He said that with a brain size smaller than a fish, how could Shui Wutong possibly set up such a large game of chess?

"Damn it, are you an idiot? You captured someone, couldn't you have informed me first? Couldn't I have used resources or your mole to exchange for him? Why the hell did you kill him?" Chi Yansong cursed angrily.

Now that the key insiders have been silenced, the trail may be completely cut off.

However, upon hearing Chi Yansong's righteous and indignant rebuke, Lu Sha and the elderly couple Yue Qi both raised their heads and looked at him with strange expressions.

Didn't you just do the same thing, you idiot? Why were you in such a hurry to silence Yan Yue?

Chi Yansong felt uncomfortable being stared at by Lu Sha and the others, and subconsciously turned his head away guiltily.

How can these be the same?! He's fundamentally different from the Water Wutong!

He had sensed something was wrong with Yan Yue before he came to Songshen Mountain, which is why he decisively took action.

What does this show? It shows that his Lava Team has good discipline and cannot tolerate any traitors!

But what about Shui Wutong? He had already snatched the crimson pearl; there was absolutely no need for him to kill someone to silence them.

Even if someone is an undercover agent, keeping them alive is far more valuable than killing them.

Shui Wutong, on the other end of the phone, fell silent for a few seconds after being scolded. Then, seemingly to cover up her own foolish actions, she angrily turned the tables and accused him: "Chiyansong, stop spouting hindsight! If you had said so earlier, I would have made the deal with you! Now that everyone's dead, what's the point of your babbling!"

"Water Wutong, I'm too lazy to waste my breath on this. You took the crimson pearl, that's true, isn't it?"

Chi Yansong was exhausted and too lazy to explain any further.

That idiot Shui Wutong was used as a pawn and was actually quite pleased with himself.

This only shows that the other person's intelligence is on a completely different level from his own, and there is an insurmountable communication barrier between them. Continuing to talk would be an insult to him.

As he said this, he deliberately waved his phone at Lu Sha and the others.

Now all we need to do is wait for the person on the other end of the phone to admit it, and this recording will serve as irrefutable evidence, allowing the alliance to arrest Shui Wutong.

The alliance's higher-ups had actually been keeping track of their whereabouts, but due to a lack of evidence and the protection they received from powerful figures, they were only able to maintain a delicate balance.

But now that things have blown up, the league is taking it seriously, and all that's missing is evidence.

"Hahahaha! You idiot who's always thinking about eating dirt, it's only now that you've realized it! That's right, the crimson pearl is right in my hands!"

Hearing Shui Wutong's unexpected self-destruction, Chi Yansong was overjoyed.

He quickly typed a line of text on his phone screen, then flipped the phone over to show Lu Sha and Jia Deliya:

I'll lure this bastard out for a deal, and you can use that opportunity to wipe him out!

Upon seeing this message, Lu Sha chuckled and readily gave an "OK" sign.

Seeing this, Crimson Pine immediately perked up and continued yelling into the phone, "What are you so happy about, you idiot? The indigo orb is in my hands now! What use is the vermilion orb to you? That's a divine object from the Earth God. What you want is this one I have!"

"Holy crap! How is this possible?! How the hell did you get the indigo orb?!"

Shui Wutong's laughter stopped abruptly, and she blurted out a shocking swear word.

"What? You're allowed to attack Mount Songshen, but I'm not allowed to lead a group to attack it too?"

While cursing, Chi Yansong raised his phone and snapped a picture of the indigo jewel in Yue Song's hand, then sent it directly to Shui Wutong.

"You've got guts! The Alliance just tightened its defenses, and you still managed to break through and get your hands on the stuff. Aren't you afraid of being wanted by the Alliance? Wait a minute... you haven't already been arrested by the Alliance, have you?" Shui Wutong's voice was full of doubt.

He didn't suddenly become smart and guess the truth about Chiyansong's arrest.

He simply believed that even he himself could not succeed twice under the league's tight defense, so how could Crimson Flame Pine do it?

Everyone attacked Mount Okami, and the second attack will definitely be more than ten times more difficult than the first. The Hoenn League's security forces are not to be underestimated.

"Pfft! You're talking nonsense!"

Crimson Pine instinctively retorted excitedly, only realizing his overreaction after he finished cursing. He quickly lowered his voice and tried to calmly retort, "Your whole team got wiped out, but I'm not going to get caught! Just one question: are you going to trade or not? If you're going to trade, do it now! The league is definitely going to start a district-wide crackdown tomorrow, and then you won't be able to make any trades!"

How can he be considered arrested now?

At most, he can be considered a partner of the alliance, a righteous messenger assisting in the fight against evil forces.

"Alright, alright, let's change it! Tomorrow during the day at the Water Lily City dock, you'll ride my private boat alone. My men will blindfold you and take you to my secret base."

Shui Wutong was clearly unaware of anything unusual; all she could think about was completing the transaction as quickly as possible.

The most urgent task is definitely to get back the orbs that belong to our own faction.

Although the crimson pearl was a divine object, it was indeed like a useless trifle to him, who was dedicated to expanding the ocean.

Last night, when he attacked Songshen Mountain, he was in a great hurry. He was only able to snatch one pearl from Granny Yuesong's desperate resistance, so he didn't have time to snatch a second one.

If he had been even a little later, Yueqi would have been rushing back to make dumplings.

"Do you think I'm an idiot? Go to your base on your own ship to trade? Why don't you come to my base to trade?"

The crimson flames, relieved of their tension, burst into laughter.

How could he possibly agree to such a suicidal condition?

Even if it meant being used as bait to help the alliance close the net, he would never agree.

He has a brain, unlike the mentally challenged Shui Wutong.

If he had actually agreed so readily, even with Shui Wutong's pitifully low intelligence, she would probably have suspected something was amiss.

"That's impossible! Then tell me how to make the deal! I don't believe you!" Shui Wutong's tone was dry and forceful.

"Let's trade right here in the central square of Water Lily City! That's the busiest place in Water Lily City, in broad daylight. You can't be scared, can you?"

Chiyansong spoke without thinking, without even considering seeking the opinion of Genji Tenno.

He was subdued by Cattleya.

Genji? Even if they had another 200 years, they still wouldn't be able to catch him.

Just now, Cattleya tacitly approved the transaction in a crowded place.

The most urgent task is to lure the water sycamore out.

With Cattleya present, no mishaps are possible; this is the consensus of everyone.

"Water still in the city center square? Aren't you afraid of being watched by the Alliance's spies? You haven't really been arrested, have you?" Shui Wutong's suspicious tone became even stronger.

"Are you brain-dead? Use your toes to think! Would the Alliance dare to hold the trade in the city center? Aren't they afraid of civilian casualties and being torn apart by public criticism afterward?"

Chi Yansong cursed with a dark face, using his exceptional skill.

He knew it; Shui Wutong was just a pig-brain and couldn't understand.

Beside them, Yueqi and his wife frowned slightly.

They disagreed with using the city center as the transaction location, but seeing Cattleya nod slightly, the two elderly people ultimately swallowed their objections.

If Cattleya is willing to go all out, a mere Archie will indeed not cause much of a stir.

The most important thing right now is to act quickly.

If it had been any later, things might have changed.

They urgently need to capture Water Wutong and then, with the help of various sources, piece together a final answer.

"Okay! No problem!"

Shui Wutong, on the other end of the phone, thought about it carefully and also felt that Chi Yansong's words made sense.

The league would never dare to pull off such a scheme.

Letting two evil organizations trade in the city center and then trying to wipe them out in one fell swoop? Don't you want to keep your job?

Based on his understanding of the Hoenn League, those people simply couldn't have come up with such a crazy plan.

After finalizing the details of the transaction time and location, Chiyansong finally hung up the phone, satisfied.

He had barely put down his phone when his gloomy face instantly transformed into a fawning smile: "Um... everyone, I did pretty well just now, right? Did I do something really good? Has the league given me a chance to reduce my sentence?"

"Click! (Why bother trying to get a reduced sentence? Just pay some bail and get released on bail, wouldn't that be better?)"

Lu Sha tilted her head and let out a series of chuckles.

To be honest, the two leaders of the evil organizations in the Hoenn region are quite talented comedians.

As for what fate awaits these two after they are completely apprehended...

According to the laws of the Alliance, at most he'd be imprisoned for several hundred years.

Judging from the attitudes of Yueqi and his wife, as well as Genji, the alliance's top brass doesn't seem to intend to eliminate them.

Just now, Yueyuan and his wife almost intentionally let the Crimson Flame Pine escape.

Moreover, after listening to Shui Wutong's self-disclosure on the phone, Lu Sha is now almost 100% certain.

The real problem isn't with these two idiots.

It is very likely that the deaths of Yan Yue and Miao Wang were simply a case of them playing with fire and getting burned.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that they were threatened and had no choice but to do a series of things.

But one thing is certain about Lu Sha.

The Ocean Team and the Lava Team went to steal the two precious pearls and revealed information about the pearls' connection to the gods to these two organizations. Yan Yue and Miao Wang were definitely the direct informants.

Ultimately, people have to pay the price for the choices they make.

Based on the actions of these two people, Lu Sha felt there was no justice to be served.

Moreover, judging from the young lady's indifferent expression, she doesn't seem to have any interest in finding out the truth.

Unless there's some unexpected twist, this matter is basically over.

At least from the current situation, the people who should really be held responsible for all of this are not Team Magma or Team Ocean.

To put it bluntly, both of these organizations were being used as pawns.

"Bail requires an exorbitant bail amount! If all the crimes were to be accounted for, my crimes would be enough to warrant a prison sentence of 1241 years and 2 months!" Chi Yansong sighed bitterly.

"Huh? (You actually remember your sentence so clearly?)" Lu Sha looked at him with a strange expression.

He hasn't even been arrested yet, and he can already calculate things so clearly?

"Of course! I've always excelled in math since I was little, and I even studied League Law."

"I've already calculated precisely how many years I would be sentenced to according to the law if I were caught for all the crimes I've committed during my years as leader of Team Lava."

"I'm not Water Wutong; that guy can't even do addition and subtraction within 100!"

Chi Yansong subconsciously straightened his back, his tone even carrying a hint of pride.

So what are you so proud of... Lu Sha was speechless.

More than 1200 years! That's longer than the lifespan of this shark.

"You've been sentenced to over a thousand years in prison, spending ten lifetimes there, and you still have the nerve to be proud of it?"

Grandma Yue Song reacted even more directly, grabbing her cane in anger and slapping Chi Yan Song hard across the calf.

"Oh dear! I really didn't do that many heinous crimes! Most of those things were done by the lower-ranking members of Team Lava. As the leader, I was just included in the sentence according to the League's joint liability law!"

As Crimson Pine screamed and howled, it was being pushed around by the old woman with a cane, its comical appearance of running away with its head in its hands was utterly ridiculous.

Even the young lady couldn't help but shake her head at the sight of Crimson Flame Pine.

"Compared to Sakaki and Akari, these two guys are far inferior."

"That's for sure. Looking at the villainous leaders of various regions, the Hoennian's 'hidden dragon and phoenix chick' are definitely the weakest." Lu Sha shrugged speechlessly.

Aside from some villains who are primarily comedic, the leaders of the two major organizations in Hoenn would probably be ranked at the bottom of the villain power rankings.

The fact that Team Magma and Team Aqua were able to grow and thrive in Hoenn only shows that the upper echelons of the Hoenn League are far more corrupt than imagined.

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