As soon as he entered the dining car, Zorua jumped off Heath's shoulder, then lay down on his little stool. He looked up at Yundira, stretched comfortably, and curled up on it.

"Aren't you going to put this Pokémon back into its Poké Ball?" Kadabra naturally noticed Zoroark's actions, but in its eyes, it was a Caterpie, a very charismatic Caterpie.

"Yeah, she doesn't really like going into Poké Balls, so I didn't catch her." Heath nodded. Zorua had been caught a few days ago, but she still refused to go into a Poké Ball.

Heath had no intention of forcibly putting Zoroa into a Poké Ball. He didn't like forcing Pokémon to do things they didn't like, so he had never bought a Poké Ball.

"You really are a strange person. Could you please teach me how to make a simple and quick dish?" Yungira looked at Zoroya thoughtfully, then asked with a smile.

Heath stroked his chin. Yungira's question was indeed unique, but it didn't stump Heath. As soon as he heard the request, he thought of many kinds of food.

Fried rice with eggs can actually be considered part of this series of simple dishes, and hamburgers and sandwiches are also acceptable, but thinking about Mr. Yaning's matter, Heath decided to ask one more question.

"Are you planning to eat this yourself?" Heath wanted to confirm this first. If it was for himself, then he would have to ask about his taste.

“Well, eating is such a waste of time, but if I don’t eat, my thinking will be easily distracted, so I want to learn a simpler method.” Yongjira said very calmly.

Heath nodded. It was good that he asked a question; otherwise, it would have been impossible to find the right treatment, and all that effort would have been wasted.

After asking Yunjira what flavors it liked, Heath received a somewhat surprising answer: Yunjira actually liked salty and spicy flavors, and its taste was indeed a bit strong.

"A salty and spicy taste..." Heath mused. A salty and spicy taste, requiring quick preparation, and also very simple...

Heath opened the rice cooker, took out the cold rice, put it in a bowl, poured in some soy sauce, added a spoonful of his homemade chili oil, and then heated a small piece of lard until it melted before drizzling it evenly over the rice.

"Alright, try it." Heath placed the soy sauce rice in front of Yungira.

Yongjira looked at the bowl of rice in front of it in surprise. It had just calculated the time in its mind. From the moment Heath opened the rice cooker to the end, the whole process took less than two minutes. It could cook a dish in less than two minutes.

"Oh, right, remember to mix it well, otherwise it won't taste as good," Heath reminded Yungira, who was about to eat.

Actually, soy sauce rice is a very easy and quick food to make. Although it's definitely not good to eat it every day, it's fine to have it occasionally to satisfy a hungry stomach.

All you need is leftover rice, soy sauce, chili peppers, and a small spoonful of melted lard.

Lard is used to enhance the aroma, so it's best to have some, but not too much, otherwise it will be greasy. The amount depends on personal taste.

Soy sauce and chili are the soul of soy sauce rice, and they perfectly match the taste that Yungjira requested.

Heath watched as Yundira ate and nodded, and he knew his idea was correct. For Yundira, this food was indeed very easy to make and filling.

"It tastes great, I really like it." Yongjira smiled happily. This kind of meal is simple to make and saves her time, which is exactly what she needs.

"Eating it occasionally is fine, but if you're going to eat it often, you should pay attention to your diet to avoid nutritional deficiencies," Heath reminded him. The scallion duck wasn't interested in the soy sauce rice, which disappointed Heath a little.

He also thought that if the green onion duck was interested, then he could complete the task quickly.

After seeing off Yongjira, who was still learning quantum reading, Heath took the food truck back to the city center of Evergreen. He then handed over the salt-baked chicken that had been prepared in advance to Mr. Yaning, who had come to pick up the goods. Heath's mission progress was marked as 1/100.

"We've finally got our first customer... but why doesn't Yongjira count? Is it because it's not considered hospitality, but just a favor?" Heath counted the money for the day and then locked it in the cabinet of the food cart.

After closing for the day, Heath had the food truck return to the dormitory area on autopilot. As soon as she got off, she felt someone hug her.

"Heath~ You're so naughty, you've made me so tired I can't even stand up~" Heath rolled her eyes. How is this guy still alive? It seems those five laps at driving school weren't enough.

"Sister Ling, I can't cook unless you let go of me," Heath said helplessly. Officer Ling, that old driver, was still waiting in the dormitory area. He should have waited until there were more people around before coming back.

“Come on, let me ask you a question.” Officer Jenny smiled and let go of his hand, then took out a picture from behind her back and placed it in front of Heath.

"If you can't answer, big sister will give you a little punishment~" Officer Shalana revealed a smug smile.

Chapter 53 The Angry Officer Jenny

Heath glanced sideways at Officer Jenny. He really wanted to ask if this punishment was justified, but he knew that if he did, Officer Jenny would be slamming him in the face, so Heath gave up on the idea.

"Sister Feng!" Heath's eyes lit up, and she waved to the person behind her.

Officer Jenny immediately let go of his hand, then put on a serious expression, as if she was about to say something, but before she could react, Heath had already dashed into the cafeteria.

"Trainer, what did that human woman say was the punishment? Why do you seem so terrified?" Zoroa asked curiously, perched on Hiss's head.

"I don't know, but it's definitely not something respectable." Heath cracked his neck; it was about time to start preparing food for the Officers.

Soroya rested thoughtfully on Heath's head, her small eyes sparkling with excitement, though it was unclear what she was thinking.

After Heath prepared the hot meals, the Officer Jennys returned to the dormitory area and began to eat in the cafeteria. However, Heath keenly sensed that the atmosphere seemed rather oppressive today.

Normally, the girls would eat happily, laughing and joking, but now it seemed that something bad had happened to them. Everyone was very silent, and even when they did talk, it was only in hushed tones between a few people.

This left Heath somewhat bewildered. There hadn't been any serious incidents in Evergreen City today. After all, Evergreen City had always been the city with the lowest crime rate in the Kanto region because of Giovanni's presence there.

While other cities were in dire straits, Evergreen City enjoyed peace and tranquility. It was precisely for this reason that the work of Miss Officer Jenny in Evergreen City was often relatively easy.

When Heath saw Officer Jenny walk in, he knew why the atmosphere was so quiet today. Officer Jenny's expression wasn't good; she had a long face and exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay.

"Sister Feng, what's wrong?" Heath asked worriedly as she scooped dinner for Officer Feng.

She was perfectly fine when I went there in the afternoon, so why did Sister Feng's expression become so heavy after just one afternoon?

"Hmph, it's nothing." Jun Shafeng's expression wasn't very good, but she still didn't throw a tantrum. Instead, she quietly took her food and left.

Heath stroked his chin. Things weren't looking good. The last time Heath saw Officer Jenny this angry was when Arcanine had diarrhea.

But back then, Jun Shafeng's anger level seemed to be only half of what it is now. What could have happened to make Jun Shafeng so angry?

However, Heath knew that asking Sister Feng wouldn't get any information. As long as Sister Feng didn't want to talk, no one could get anything out of her. Sister Feng kept her mouth shut.

But Heath had another way.

"Sister Ling, do you know why Sister Feng is unhappy today?" Heath sat down next to Officer Jenny with her own food, which was Heath's privilege.

As the only male in the Officer Jenny dormitory, Heath was treated like a younger brother by all the Officer Jennys, and Heath didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of life.

"I don't know either, but I do know that Feng went to Mr. Adams' house in the afternoon." Officer Jenny calmly ate her curry beef rice. She loved curry and always ordered it.

Heath seemed thoughtful. Of course he knew Mr. Adams. Although he had never entertained him, Mr. Adams was the owner of the largest supermarket in Evergreen City. His son had lost Charmander, causing chaos in Evergreen City.

However, Heath didn't quite understand why Officer Jenny's expression wasn't good. Logically speaking, even if Charmander ran away, it had nothing to do with Miss Officer Jenny.

With these questions in mind, Heath quietly finished her dinner and then followed Sister Feng back to the dormitory. As soon as they got back, Sister Feng stormed into the gym, and soon the sound of someone violently hitting a punching bag could be heard from inside.

"Growlithe, what's wrong with Maple?" Heath stroked Growlithe's fur and asked worriedly.

"Awoo~" Arcanine shook its head, looking troubled.

“This big dog says it can’t talk to you,” Zoroya dutifully acted as the translator.

Heath was having a headache. It seemed there was no way to get the information out of him. Officer Jenny had made it very clear that only Officer Jenny went to Boss Adams' house this afternoon, presumably because she had some connection with the supermarket owner.

Heath shook his head. If Officer Jenny didn't say anything, there was nothing he could do. So he went to the kitchen and prepared the ingredients needed for tomorrow.

Heath took out the flour, then put her phone aside, turned on the radio, and listened to the broadcast while kneading the dough.

"Welcome to FM965. I'm your old friend, your host Xiao Zhe. Today, let's take a look at what Changqing City has to offer..." Heath calmly kneaded the dough; his phone didn't have any entertainment features.

For Heath, the greatest form of entertainment was probably listening to the radio and hearing ghost stories from the Pokémon world.

Yes, after Heath got the phone, he listened to the radio one night and discovered that there were ghost stories in this world, although the ghost stories here were rather strange.

It seemed that anything that came into contact with Pokémon would become strange and weird, which reminded Heath of what he had learned in his driving test today.

The last ghost story Heath heard was about a Bulbasaur that saw a ghost in its house, but it turned out to be a Gastly that was causing the trouble, and the scary feeling disappeared instantly.

However, the League maintains strict control over Ghost Pokémon. Some types of Ghost Pokémon are prohibited from appearing in human settlements, since some Ghost Pokémon can actually be deadly.

"The matter of Mr. Adams' son's lost Charmander, which had been a focus of everyone's attention, has been perfectly resolved. A kind citizen found Charmander and, through a battle, returned it to Mr. Adams' son. The kind citizen received a reward of 20,000 League Coins..."

Heath was taken aback. The little fire dragon had been captured? If it had been captured, why did Officer Jenny still look so angry?

"Zoroa, what do you think?" Heath asked instinctively.

"Huh? What are you looking at?" Zoroia looked around curiously, but she didn't see anything.

Heath touched his nose; his old habit had returned—he'd forgotten that no one in the world could understand his jokes.

Chapter 54 Adams' House

"Sister Feng, would you like something to eat?" Heath asked with a smile, rubbing his hands together as he looked at Jun Sha Feng, who had just come out of the gym. He felt like he was a shopkeeper right now.

“…Aren’t you curious why I’m angry?” Officer Jenny wiped the sweat from her forehead and glanced at Heath.

Heath nodded quickly. He was more than just curious; if Officer Jenny hadn't told him, Heath was thinking of going to Mr. Adams' house to see for himself. He felt that what Officer Jenny was angry about was related to Mr. Adams.

Seeing Heath nodding repeatedly, Jun Shafeng was amused and lightly flicked Heath's forehead with her finger.

"Fine, I'll tell you anyway, just don't go around telling everyone." Jun Shafeng tossed the towel into the bucket beside her and then sat down.

Heath quickly sat down next to Jun Shafeng, wanting to see what had happened to make her so angry.

“I went to Mr. Adams’s house this afternoon because my boss asked me to go and see if I could get any information about that helpful citizen,” Officer Jenny said calmly. Heath didn’t say anything but listened quietly.

"Although he was a helpful citizen, we know he's a tracking expert, which is why he was able to catch that little fire dragon. Our superior also wants to contact that expert, in case we need his help in the future." Heath nodded thoughtfully. He knew about tracking experts; they were said to be skilled enough to track down Rada's lair even in the dense forest.

“But!” Officer Jenny’s eyes widened again. Even though she wasn’t staring at Heath, Heath felt immense pressure.

"I smelled blood at Adams's place and heard the little dragon screaming!" Officer Jenny clenched her fists angrily.

Heath opened his mouth, he could understand where Officer Jenny's anger came from, Adams's actions were simply disregard for Officer Jenny.

However, Adams does have that ability. After all, he is also a figure on Evergreen City's rich list. Unless there are special circumstances or conclusive evidence, the Sheriff's Department needs to be very cautious before issuing a search warrant.

"Sister Feng, didn't you ask her?" Heath felt a slight pain in her hair from being pulled; it was Zoroya.

"I asked, and then Adams enthusiastically took me to see the little dragon. He said that when the little dragon was captured, it was covered in wounds, and his son was bathing and treating it." Officer Jenny sneered, her expression showing some disgust.

Heath touched his nose; it was indeed a clumsy yet effective excuse.

As long as Adams' son was indeed treating Charmander when Officer Jenny appeared, and not abusing it, Officer Jenny couldn't say anything, since Charmander was the Adams family's Pokémon.

And just as Heath thought, Officer Jenny found no evidence or suspicious findings, since the injuries on Charmander's body did indeed look like they were caused by a battle.

"You can keep this to yourself." After saying this, Jun Shafeng seemed to feel a little lighter, but looking at Jun Shafeng's back, Heath knew that Jun Shafeng was not feeling well.

"Tsk, this world." Heath shook his head. Expecting everyone to be a good person is the most naive idea.

Just as some people in his past life enjoyed abusing animals, there are also some people in this world who enjoy abusing Pokémon. Heath had previously seen on TV that the League had dismantled many criminal gangs and arrested a lot of people.

Some people have been arrested for abusing Pokémon, and the ways they tortured Pokémon are chilling to watch.

"Zoroah, can your illusions fool the surveillance cameras?" Heath asked, looking at Sorona. He had some rough ideas.

“Okay, what do you want to do?” Soroya looked down at Heath, her eyes still filled with anger.

"What do you think I want to do?" Heath smiled, and Zoroya paused for a moment before breaking into a happy smile.

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