I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"Good evening, Miss Joey, Miss Officer Jenny, is there anything I can help you with?" Heath asked curiously, looking at the two women in work uniforms in front of her.

“Ah, it’s nothing really, just a routine food safety inspection.” Miss Officer Jenny said with a smile. Heath glanced at her; her name was Officer Jenny Kim, a name he had never heard of before.

And that Miss Joey has a rather nice name, Joey Shuimiao.

"Okay, okay... Farfetch'd, could you cover for me for a bit?" Heath washed her hands and called out, and Farfetch'd immediately ran over and took over Heath's job.

Ms. Officer Jenny glanced at the Farfetch'd's wings, which were covered with plastic bags—and rather expensive fireproof ones at that—so there was no need to worry about the Farfetch'd's feathers touching the food.

Opening a shop is not a simple job; it is quite challenging. In addition to tax filing, there are city management fees and various other expenses. Although Heath's food truck simplifies things, it still requires a lot of paperwork. Among these, the most troublesome for some food truck owners is the safety and hygiene inspection.

However, Heath didn't care, because with Dialluca's apron, Heath's restaurant was now brand new, and there was no need to worry about hygiene.

Chapter 526 Terrifying Food Safety and Hygiene Issues

Of course, this doesn't mean that the restaurant's hygiene and safety inspection only checks the tables, chairs, and tableware, but these are actually the main focus of the inspection. In addition, the random checks on ingredients are the most rigorous, but Heath has absolutely no worries.

Even if Heath didn't have Dialga's kitchen utensils, his hygiene habits would prevent any problems from being detected, since Heath is a conscientious and responsible chef.

“Mr. Heath, all your ingredients are so fresh… Did you buy them today?” Miss Officer Jenny looked at the ingredients in Heath’s refrigerator and storage cabinets with some surprise. She hadn’t seen such a clean and tidy kitchen and food display area since the last time.

"Well, my business is pretty good, so if there's any leftover, it's usually not too much, and I'll store it properly." Heath smiled. Most of the ingredients on his food cart aren't kept for too long, since the longer they're stored, the more likely they are to affect the taste of the ingredients themselves.

Of course, there are some exceptions. For example, if you are making stinky mandarin fish, you need to marinate it for seven days.

If the ingredients are fresh, they can be properly stored until the next day if they can't be sold out on the same day. If they still can't be sold out on the second day, they can only be made into boxed meals and sold cheaply on the third day. However, so far, Heath has not encountered a situation where he can't sell out his food. He has always been very good at controlling his customer flow.

"And the tables, chairs, bowls, and chopsticks are all very clean." Miss Joy said with a smile. She had already checked them, and the tableware that Heath provided for the guests was very clean. There was absolutely nothing to complain about. Every item was handled in strict accordance with the Alliance's food safety and hygiene management regulations, and even more strictly than those regulations required.

So Heath had absolutely nothing to worry about. Even when Miss Officer Jenny wanted to see Heath's food waste bin, Heath would simply put on plastic gloves and open it for her, without any concern about discovering any dirty or filthy areas, since there really weren't any on Heath's food cart.

However, thinking about this, Heath's expression became a little strange. Come to think of it, there really were some filthy places in his lounge, where Zoroark had bought those incredible novels. Fortunately, hygiene and safety inspections wouldn't target Heath's lounge.

After checking everything, the two inspectors, Miss Joy Junza, gave Heath a big smiley face sticker, a sign of excellent hygiene standards. Heath smiled and then stuck it on his food truck's hygiene bulletin board; he already had many of those smiley faces.

Since Heath got this food truck, he has never received a "great" rating.

Even when Heath's stall was still operating, its hygiene standards were met. After all, the person in charge of the inspection was Officer Jenny from Evergreen City, and Heath knew them. If she were found to have poor hygiene, Heath didn't know how Sister Feng would punish her. Although, according to Sister Feng's habits, it would definitely be physical training and some kind of ideological reform.

Fortunately, Heath has always been very concerned about food safety. After all, Heath had previously suffered from acute gastroenteritis after eating something dirty, and almost collapsed from diarrhea.

"Boss Heath, your food safety and hygiene are excellent," Miss Officer Jenny said admiringly. Mobile stalls like Heath's are usually the worst areas for hygiene inspections. After all, mobile stalls are always moving around and have to deal with exhaust fumes and other issues, so their hygiene has never been very good, and can even be described as terrible.

There are quite a few cases of using gutter oil, and there are even cases where chefs start kneading dough immediately after pouring out dirty water, with the dirty water being directly kneaded into the dough, and then made into food to be served to customers. It can only be said that anyone who has worked in this field will be quite resistant to eating out or ordering takeout, and some people even have mysophobia. They absolutely cannot eat food that is not made by themselves, but this is also very normal.

J.J. once inspected a street stall selling hamburgers and fries, where the potatoes were soaking in foul-smelling water and there were even maggots wriggling on the semi-processed meat patties. After seeing that, J.J. never ate hamburgers and fries again.

There were even cases where experienced staff discovered that some business owners had psychological issues. They seemed like perfectly normal people, but when their lemon black tea was sampled, urea and other impurities were found. The conclusion was that the owner was urinating in the tea and then serving it to customers. What's even more disgusting is that subsequent investigations revealed that the owner had been doing this for over a month. It is said that he felt very comfortable every time he saw his customers drink it.

Therefore, during hygiene inspections, mobile stalls are the focus of spot checks, precisely to prevent such a situation from occurring. It has to be said that the alliance has gone to great lengths to ensure people's food safety, even to the point of constituting criminal liability.

Heath's barbecue stand has been doing booming business since yesterday, so in order to prevent any large-scale food poisoning, they were specially sent to check Heath's hygiene. After seeing it, Officer Jenny's mood improved a lot.

“Of course, after all, it’s food that our guests will eat, so it’s normal to be hygienic.” Heath smiled. Miss Joey glanced at Heath’s hands, which were long and beautiful, with neatly trimmed fingernails. There was no dirt or grime, and they even looked a little white from frequent handwashing.

She wasn't wearing any jewelry on her wrists, and her hands were completely clean.

“Let’s get something to eat, Ah Jin. This smell is making me a little hungry.” Miss Joy put her arm around her friend’s arm, and Officer Jenny smiled and nodded.

However, there are some advantages to working in this industry. They know which shops are the cleanest. When their department has internal meals, they choose from those shops with excellent hygiene, so they don't have to worry about getting sick.

“Okay~ Mr. Heath, give us one serving of fried rice each, and some of your barbecue too.” Officer Jenny said with a smile. Heath nodded, but was a little surprised. After all, there were quite a few kinds of barbecue, and if they ordered everything, it would be quite a large portion. He wondered if the two of them could finish it.

However, Heath had one redeeming quality: he never pried into other people's business. So, Heath simply made a barbecue for Officer Jenny and Joey and served it to them.

Chapter 527 Possible Clues

"Boss Heath, the usual, is that alright?" Just as Heath was busy entertaining his guests, he heard the voice of old man Ma Zhide.

Today, Mr. Ma Zhide was dressed in very simple clothes, but still in long sleeves, and Heath knew the reason for this.

Because he was once an investigator for the Alliance, Mr. Ma Zhide had fought against countless members of the Dark Organization. When the Dark Organization fought, they didn't care about any rules, such as one-on-one combat or taking over from the next opponent. They would gang up on each other if possible, and if they couldn't, they would try to ambush the other.

Directly attacking the trainer is a very good way to fight, and for this, Grandpa Ma Zhide paid a heavy price. He was covered in wounds, and in order not to scare the children, Grandpa Ma Zhide wore long sleeves most of the time.

"Of course, Grandpa Ma Zhide, I'll make it for you right away. Please wait here for a moment." Heath nodded with a smile, then turned around to prepare what Grandpa Ma Zhide wanted to eat.

However, while cooking, Heath thought about something else: his Tenseigan quest. The quest required Heath to entertain three Ghost Pokémon guests in order to receive a mysterious reward. But so far, Heath's hope of completing the Tenseigan quest still rested on Grandpa Mazhide. After all, Grandpa Mazhide was always accompanied by a Ghost Charizard, and Heath had inadvertently entertained a Ghost Pokémon last time. He just didn't know if Grandpa Mazhide would still be able to help Heath complete the quest if he came again today.

Heath thought that with his ridiculous cheat ability, such a task shouldn't count as the same customer twice, since there were only three task requirements. If it could be counted repeatedly, Heath would just go to old man Ma Zhide.

Of course, it would be good if Heath guessed wrong, since completing the mission so quickly is a good thing.

Grandpa Ma Zhide smiled as he watched Heath cook. While Heath was cooking, Grandpa Ma Zhide went to talk to Charmeleon. However, most of the time it was Grandpa Ma Zhide talking, while Charmeleon listened quietly. But Grandpa Ma Zhide was, after all, a skilled trainer who had bred a very strong Charizard, so Charmeleon still made some good gains.

Heath watched this scene with a smile, without any intention of stopping it. Ever since Ah Pen left this world, Grandpa Ma Zhide had become somewhat depressed. Now, seeing that Grandpa Ma Zhide could have more energy, Heath thought it was quite good. The elderly need something to rely on; without something to rely on, their bodies will quickly break down.

This world seems to harbor a deeper malice towards those who are already suffering. Grandpa Ma Zhide's Pokémon had died from their injuries in countless battles, and the last one to survive, Charizard, was also very old. Although it should still be a healthy and energetic Pokémon according to its age, years of battles, hidden injuries, and toxins had made Charizard old and weak.

Even so, life was unwilling to allow this old man to have a happy old age; it cruelly took Ah Pen away.

So Heath was quite happy to see that Mr. Ma Zhide's mood had improved because of the Fire Dinosaur.

"Charizard, Grandpa Ma Zhide is incredibly skilled at breeding Charizards." Heath smiled as he packed the food Grandpa Ma Zhide needed into a box, then put it in a bag and handed it to Grandpa Ma Zhide.

"Roar~" Charmeleon roared happily. It had indeed gained something. Grandpa Ma Zhide had just told Charmeleon about a problem that was troubling him, and after hearing Grandpa Ma Zhide's words, Charmeleon instantly knew what to do. The feeling of being troubled disappeared, making Charmeleon very happy.

"Your little guy is really amazing. Despite having such strong muscles, he's also very skilled in fire-type moves. He's very well-rounded." Grandpa Ma Zhide smiled and took the bag from Heath, then praised him. Heath smiled shyly. Could he say that the main reason Charizard had such great muscles was because he had casually mentioned it before?

To everyone's surprise, Charmeleon actually remembered it and has been training hard ever since. Even Mr. Fujiyama acknowledged Charmeleon's perseverance, which is very rare, since Mr. Fujiyama himself has very strict requirements for training, and very few people can gain his approval, but Charmeleon did it.

Moreover, aside from providing Charizard with some exercise equipment and protein powder, Heath did not offer any other assistance throughout the entire process.

"Grandpa Ma Zhide, speaking of which, did you ever come to Lavender Town when you were on a mission?" Heath thought of little Ralts. If Officer Jenny didn't have any records here, could they be with the Investigators? After all, the Investigators often travel all over the League and carry out many dangerous and unknown secrets.

Only after thirty years will the Alliance gradually loosen its control, declassify some documents, and make public the work of the investigators.

"Ladyfolk Town? I have indeed been here a few times before. Ladyfolk Town wasn't very big back then, but because of the Pokémon Tower, it was actually quite easy for criminal gangs to target it." Grandpa Ma Zhide paused for a moment, then his expression became somewhat dazed, as if he were recalling some past events.

Heath didn't interrupt, but listened patiently. There weren't many guests at the time, which gave Heath just enough time to listen to Mr. Ma Zhide's recollections.

"But what impressed me most was when we were chasing a group of Pokémon hunters." Grandpa Ma Zhide subconsciously touched his arm. Heath looked at him curiously, wondering why Grandpa Ma Zhide was touching there.

“Those guys were incredibly arrogant and ruthless hunters back then… but this is still confidential for now, so I can’t tell you.” Old Master Ma Zhide smiled, and Heath’s lips twitched. This sudden abrupt interruption felt awful!

"So, Grandpa Ma Zhide, in your missions, have you ever encountered a Ralts with a different color?" Hiss asked again.

Chapter 528 Finally, a Clue Was Found

"A different Ralts? No." Grandpa Ma Zhide answered quickly. It seems that although Grandpa Ma Zhide is old and his health has not been very good lately, his memory is still very good.

This is a good thing. Heath knows that some elderly people experience memory decline as they get older, and some even develop Alzheimer's disease, gradually forgetting their past and family. This is a very terrible disease because it means death, and it is a torment for both the family and the elderly themselves.

But that means the trail has gone cold again. So what exactly is going on with that Odd-colored Ralts? Officer Jenny has no leads on her, and neither do the investigators. Who should Hiss ask next? Hiss himself doesn't know either. But he didn't intend to break his promise to Ralts, so figuring out how to solve this problem is giving him a headache.

Grandpa Ma Zhide left with his lunchbox. Heath sighed, wondering if he could complete the Tenseigan mission today. If he could, he might be able to think of other ways to accomplish it.

"Oh right, why don't I ask about the magical conch shell?" Heath thought of his conch shell, but before he could go in to get it, another guest arrived, so Heath could only run over to continue serving the guest.

After Heath finished his work, it was already 3 a.m. Heath realized that he was breaking records for how long he was open for business. Today he was open until 3 a.m., but Heath felt that he probably wouldn't break the record again. After all, there shouldn't be that many people who choose to eat barbecue at 3 a.m. instead of sleeping. However, Heath still had no idea how to solve his problems.

First, there's the asparagus. Although Heath has already made some asparagus and even served it to guests, it still hasn't completed its task. Heath feels that something might be wrong, but he has strictly followed the instructions given by the ingredient identifier to make this special food, yet it still doesn't work.

This gave Heath a bit of a headache, but in order to complete the mission, Heath still had to find a way to solve the problem.

The second issue is naturally the Tenseigan. Heath just received a treat from Grandpa Ma Zhide and A-Pen, but the mission is still not complete. Just as Heath thought, this ridiculous mission doesn't take into account the guests who have already been served. So Heath still has to find a way to complete the Tenseigan.

As for the solution, Heath had already thought of one: perhaps he could go out with Grandpa Ma Zhide and see where Grandpa Ma Zhide would stop to eat. That way, the mission would have a chance of being completed.

The last problem is Ralts. This odd-colored little guy should still be on that hill, unable to leave. Heath doesn't know what's wrong with Ralts, but he hasn't gotten any clues from Officer Jenny or the investigators. This is a bit of a headache, unless Ralts died not from Grandpa Mazde, but from some other investigator.

This possibility cannot be ruled out. Even though Mr. Ma Zhide dedicated his life to the work of an investigator, the Kanto region is too vast, and it is obviously impossible for one investigator to complete all the tasks.

Thinking of this, Hiss opened his phone and checked the League's decryption webpage. After searching for Lavender Town and Ralts, Hiss still didn't find anything, but one record popped up.

During the League's operation to apprehend criminal trainer Carl in Lavender Town, some of Carl's Pokémon went missing, including Gardevoir, Ralts, and a Steelix...

It was a very ordinary message, but the information it contained gave Heath a glimmer of hope. After all, it was the only information Heath could currently obtain. However, Heath only knew two investigators, Mr. Ma Zhide and Ms. Lori, and Mr. Ma Zhide had already retired…

Thinking of this, Heath took out the magical conch shell and asked a question, but there was no response. The success rate of getting the conch shell from this pit was extremely low, about the same as the probability of getting all SP and SSR in a 10-pull.

So when Heath saw that the magical conch shell didn't respond, he was a little disappointed, but not too upset. He quickly turned to looking for other solutions, such as contacting Ms. Lori. Ms. Lori was a high-ranking officer in the investigation team, so declassifying information shouldn't be a problem for her.

Sure enough, after Hiss sent the text message, he quickly received a reply. The task was completed by a retired investigator. However, Ms. Lori still managed to find out that among the Pokémon that Carl lost, Ralts was a shiny Ralts. It was said that Carl had carefully bred it in order to make a lot of money later, but he didn't expect that the League would discover its whereabouts and it would be lost in the end.

However, this is only Karl's side of the story. Whether it was lost or Karl did something, no one knows. The location where Karl lost it is also uncertain, since Karl ran all the way from Vermilion City to Lavender Town, and no one knows exactly where he lost it.

But that's enough. Hiss is now 60% certain that the Ralts is the one Karl lost.

After all, shiny Ralts are really rare, and the Kanto region is not Ralts' natural habitat, so the possibility of it being abandoned is even lower. In addition, shiny Ralts are extremely hard to find. Hiss thinks that unless something strange happens in between, this Ralts is probably Carl's.

But another problem arises: although Hiss now knows about Ralts' possible background, how to help Ralts is a complicated issue.

After all, Hiss had no idea what Ralts's wish was. Ralts was unable to recall her past under normal circumstances, and when she could recall it, she became unable to express her thoughts. Therefore, Hiss had absolutely no means of communication.

"What do those colors actually represent?" Hiss sighed. Ralts was dead, that much was certain, but how he died was another question, and what that obsession was was also a question worth considering.

"If only Dream were here," Heath sighed.

Chapter 529 Many Choices for Late-Night Snacks

Mew is a Psychic-type Pokémon, and one of the stronger ones at that. If Mew were here, Hiss might be able to figure out what Shiny Ralts was thinking. However, that possibility is not very high right now. Hiss hasn't seen Mew for a while and doesn't know where that mischievous little guy has gone.

Heath couldn't help but think of Ho-Oh and Lugia, both of whom were legendary Pokémon. If they had any help, it would be a great help to Heath.

"Trainer, I'm so hungry today, can I have a midnight snack?" Zoroark crawled in and asked Heath cautiously. Heath was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Zoroark strangely. However, considering that there were many guests today, it didn't seem unreasonable for them to want a midnight snack, so Heath made them a meal.

After all, people always want to rest after a long day, and Heath thinks that eating some delicious food is a way to relax.

"Let me check the ingredients..." Heath went to the kitchen and searched around, but didn't find much to eat, which made him a little conflicted. However, after searching around, he found a duck that he had bought today, but because he had made a beer duck dish before, there was only half left.

It was Heath who recommended the beer duck to Mr. Da Gang. After all, Heath thought that Mr. Da Gang, who especially liked drinking beer, might like such a special delicacy as beer duck. However, contrary to Heath's expectations, Mr. Da Gang was not very interested in beer duck.

"Half a duck..." Heath stroked his chin, lost in thought. Duck is a staple on Chinese tables, not to mention the delicious duck dishes, such as roast duck, which tastes very good. However, roast duck is usually roasted as a whole duck, and Heath was still unsure whether half a duck could be roasted.

So after thinking it over, Heath decided to make a simple beer-braised duck and serve it with a pot of soy sauce rice, which would make up a special late-night dinner.

"Oh, right, and there's also tofu with a crispy skin." Heath smiled as he took out the last batch of tofu he had brought in from the locker. In Heath's opinion, eating some tofu while having barbecue was quite interesting.

When Heath traveled to Yunnan Province before, he had to say that many of the delicacies there were very interesting, though some were quite challenging to eat, such as the famous insect banquet and many other strange and unusual foods. However, Heath found Yunnan's unique nighttime barbecue style, called "Flipping Tofu," to be quite interesting.