I caught a Pokémon

The handsome man was still wearing that trench coat, but he was wearing sunglasses and a large-brimmed hat. If he wasn't the only customer and his figure wasn't so familiar, Xia You really wouldn't have recognized him!

Xia You plopped down opposite the handsome guy and asked curiously, "Hey, long time no see. What's wrong? Were you being followed?"

"Keep your voice down!" The handsome man took off his glasses, revealing a face that looked like it was suffering from kidney deficiency and excessive indulgence. He glanced at the waiter and made a shushing gesture. "It's not that I'm being followed, it's that I'm following someone else!"

"Stalking someone?" Xia You looked him up and down a few times and said in surprise, "Come on, dressed like that, you'd be easily spotted in a crowd. Wouldn't you be exposed immediately if you were stalking someone?"

"There's nothing I can do about it," the handsome guy shrugged. "My face is already plastered all over the Rockets' posters, so basically everyone knows me. Even if I don't disguise myself, the Rockets can easily recognize me!"

At this moment, the handsome guy also saw Naz and nodded to her as a greeting.

Before Xia You could say anything more, he raised an eyebrow at her, his expression lewd.

'You're pretty good, kid! You actually managed to win over Sabrina!'

Seeing the handsome man's animated expression, Xia You easily understood his meaning. He glanced at Nazi and communicated silently with the handsome man using the same look and eyebrows.

'So what? It's just that I'm too charming!'

'Pah! How come I never noticed how shameless you were before!'

'What do you know?! You're just a single old man!'

This is a tacit understanding between men, something that can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words, so Naz could not possibly understand it.

She just stared at the two people in front of her with a strange look, not understanding what they were doing by winking at each other. She just felt that their expressions seemed very lewd and that they must be discussing some offensive topic!

Seeing Naz's suspicious look and increasingly dangerous gaze, Xia You quickly coughed twice, then looked at the handsome man and said solemnly, "Alright, let's get back to the point. Tell me quickly, who exactly are you following here?"

The handsome man stretched out his finger and pointed out the window.

"Look there!"

Following the direction the handsome man was pointing, Xia You looked through the coffee shop window and saw a man eating dinner alone in a restaurant across the street, with his back to them.

The man was wearing a black bodysuit and dark jeans. From the back, it was impossible to tell who he was. But what was most impressive was his head of red, medium-length hair!

"Who is he?"

The handsome man said softly, "He is Sakaki's son."

"Sakaki's son!?"

Upon hearing this, Sabrina was stunned. She and Giovanni had been gym leaders for so many years, and only now did she realize that Giovanni actually had a son!

Xia You also frowned deeply. Was Sakaki's son referring to Little Silver?

It turns out that the handsome guy was acting all mysteriously, traveling all the way to Ruoye Town, because he was actually following Xiaoyin!

"Surprised?" Seeing their shocked expressions, the handsome man laughed, "We only recently found out that Sakaki has another son. That cunning man, he really kept it a secret!"

Xia You asked tentatively, "So, you plan to follow him and see if you can find any trace of Team Rocket?"

The handsome man nodded: "That's right, this man is called Xiao Yin. I plan to find Sakaki's hiding place through him, and I suspect he has some kind of conspiracy to come here!"

Hearing the handsome man's plan, Xia You sighed softly, knowing that he was destined to be disappointed.

In fact, Silver's relationship with Giovanni is not very harmonious. Although he is Giovanni's son, he does not approve of his father's retirement and hates Team Rocket's actions. Therefore, he plans to be self-reliant and has basically no connection with Team Rocket, always acting alone.

Of course, Xia You couldn't tell the handsome guy about this, and he also wanted to see what Xiao Yin was up to when she came here!

Chapter 284 Tracking

Judging that Xiao Yin wouldn't leave the restaurant anytime soon, Xia You waved to the waiter and asked him to bring some quick meals and two cups of coffee, which would serve as his and Na Zi's dinner.

Soon, the waiter brought out several sandwiches with different flavors, as well as some vegetable salad, fries, and chicken nuggets.

While eating, the handsome guy also gave a brief overview of the operation that Interpol was about to carry out.

With such candor, the handsome guy didn't seem worried that Xia You and Sabrina would leak secrets and disrupt their plans. After all, the two of them had been of great help in Kanto, and the Interpol force alone was far from enough to wipe out Team Rocket. That's why they needed to rely on the Pokémon League and trainers like Xia You.

Xia You ate four sandwiches in a row before he felt full, and just as he was about to eat the fifth one, he could see through the shop window that Xiao Yin had already gotten up and left the restaurant.

Seeing this, while the handsome guy was dumbfounded, Xia You performed a three-bite sandwich for him and Nazi, stuffing the rest of the sandwich into her mouth. Then, with her mouth bulging, she hurriedly paid the bill and left the coffee shop with the two of them.

The nights at this time of year are quite cool, and a gentle breeze can give you goosebumps.

The streetlights were already on, but there were fewer and fewer pedestrians.

Xiao Yin continued walking towards the northwest of the town at a leisurely pace, seemingly unaware that she was being followed.

Seeing the handsome guy, she tried to sneak up on him, but Xia You grabbed him.

"No, although it's already dark, there are hardly any pedestrians on the street. If we get too close, he'll spot us very easily!"

The handsome man had clearly realized the problem long ago. He shrugged and said helplessly, "I don't want this either, but if we delay any longer, he'll really get far away. And because we came in a hurry, there are no other Interpol agents nearby to cooperate with us, so now I have no choice but to take the risk!"

In Xia You's world, tracking would likely involve some high-tech methods, but now...

"What's the big deal?" Xia You chuckled, then looked down at her shadow. "At this time, of course we need to rely on the power of Pokémon. Hey, Gengar, you heard that, right? I'm counting on you from now on!"

Gengar emerged from the shadows, cackling, "Of course, no problem. So, should we kidnap him? Or wait until no one's around and just kill him?"

Xia You: ...

"Please..." Xia You sighed, feeling exhausted, "I just wanted you to secretly follow him and see where he was going and what he was doing. Don't make it sound so scary!"

Xia You could have sent Charizard to scout from the air, or had Sabrina use her psychic powers to sense Silver's location, but after thinking it over, he decided to send Gengar instead.

"Haha!" Gengar laughed loudly. "Of course I know! I was just making a joke because the atmosphere was tense!"

"Who's in the mood for jokes at a time like this!" Xia You shook her head with a headache, and then gave a final instruction, "Remember, while you're following him, leave some marks along the way so we can find you. Most importantly, don't let him find you, and don't do anything pranks on your own!"

Gengar patted his chest: "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

After saying that, under the watchful eyes of the others, its body began to slowly become transparent, as if it had become invisible, until it completely disappeared!

Then, another breeze blew past them, and they all realized that this breeze was Gengar, which had silently followed them.

Looking in the direction Silver and Gengar had left, the handsome man said with envy, "Sigh, it's amazing that they can capture so many powerful and reliable Pokémon!"

Hearing this, Xia You asked doubtfully, "Then why don't you catch a few more Pokémon? I remember you only have Growlithe and Croagunk by your side, right? As an Interpol agent, isn't it too dangerous to be engaged in such a dangerous profession?"

"There's no other way," the handsome man laughed. "My daily tasks are very demanding, and I simply don't have the time to catch Pokémon, let alone the energy to care for and raise them. Don't underestimate the power of just having two Pokémon; they are extremely reliable partners, and that's more than enough for me!"

The three of them stood there for a while longer until they could no longer see Xiao Yin's figure. Only then did Xia You and the others slowly chase after him in the direction he had left.

They continued on their way without finding any trace of Silver or Gengar. Fortunately, every few dozen meters there was a clear arrow in a prominent place, which prevented them from losing sight of their target.

As darkness fell, after crossing most of the town, they finally arrived at a large courtyard.

Inside this courtyard, there is a three-story building with a round tower, which is probably a research institute or similar facility, and it looks quite impressive.

Looking at the building, the handsome guy, with an expression that said, "I knew it," exclaimed excitedly, "This is Professor Elm's research lab! As expected, Team Rocket's target is this place!"

After saying that, he looked around, but after a long time, he did not find any other Rockets players.

Dr. Empiric...

Xia You stroked her chin and thought back carefully.

Actually, he didn't have a deep impression of Professor Elm. He only remembered that he was the Pokémon Professor in the Johto region, responsible for providing starter Pokémon to new trainers, and that he was also Professor Oak's student. That was all he could remember.

Just then, Gengar poked its head out from behind the courtyard wall. It waved to Xia You and whispered, "Here, here! That guy called Silver has already entered the courtyard!"

Seeing that no one was around, Xia You asked Na Zi to wait for her outside the wall, and then she and the handsome guy nimbly climbed over the wall.

As soon as they landed, they saw Xiao Yin crouching in a bush in the distance, his eyes fixed on the three-story building. Seeing this, the two of them quickly hid behind a big tree to avoid being discovered by him.

Clearly, Xiao Yin had no idea what the saying "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" meant.

He had no idea that his every move was being watched by others!

After watching for a while and seeing that the surroundings were still quiet, the handsome guy finally couldn't help but ask his question: "Strange, why is it only Silver? Why haven't we seen any other Team Rocket members?"

Xia You remained silent for a moment before offering her guess: "Perhaps there was no one else at all. I think this was just his solo operation."

"Acting alone?"

Upon hearing this, the handsome man's face immediately turned ugly. If that were true, wouldn't he have wasted a lot of his energy for nothing?

Chapter 285 Arrest

Clearly, Xiao Yin had already thoroughly investigated the terrain and the details of the research institute before arriving here.

In the distance, under the watchful eyes of Xia You and the handsome man, he cautiously looked around to make sure no one was watching, then quickly approached the research institute building, pried open a window, and climbed inside.

The set of movements was so smooth and clean that even Xia You, who was watching the show, couldn't help but praise it!

They exchanged a glance with the handsome guy, then tiptoed to the window, peeking half their heads out to look into the research institute. They saw Xiao Yin in a research room full of sophisticated instruments, taking one of the three Poké Balls from a machine and putting it into his pouch. Then he carefully turned back the way he came.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xia You and the handsome man hurriedly returned to the big tree.

When Xiao Yin came out, she seemed too lazy to hide any traces, so she left the window open and left the Kongmu Research Institute without stopping at all.

Xia You turned to look at the handsome man and whispered, "What do you want to do? Do you want me to stop him?"

After watching Xiao Yin's entire crime, the handsome man frowned the whole time, as if he had something on his mind, and didn't say a word for a long time.

Is that all?!?

This is so disappointing!

Based on the handsome guy's guess, given Team Rocket's style of doing things, and considering that Silver is Giovanni's son and arguably the number two person in Team Rocket, he assumed that Silver's arrival here must be in coordination with the Team Rocket members to carry out a spectacular robbery!

They should at least loot all the Pokémon and data in the entire research institute before they're satisfied!

He never expected that after going to so much trouble to follow Silver all the way here, he would only witness a simple theft! And all they stole was a single Poké Ball!

When did the Rockets become so spineless?!

As the son of Sakaki, the Earth's Creator, where are your principles?! Where is your pride?!

Such despicable behavior is no different from that of a petty thief on the street!

"Let's wait a little longer." After thinking it over, the handsome man still couldn't give up. "I have a feeling things aren't that simple. Let's follow him and see where he's going!"

Hearing this, Xia You gave Gengar a wink, signaling it to continue tracking Silver, while he and the handsome guy went to the outside of the research institute's wall to reunite with Sabrina.

This time, Xiao Yin left Ruoye Town directly and headed towards Jihua City.

After following for a long time, with the moon high in the sky and stars twinkling, they were almost at the forest where Xia You had met the girl with the baseball bat. The handsome guy finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"No, we can't let him go any further!" the handsome man sighed. "It seems I was overthinking it. This guy came here not to command or participate in Team Rocket's big operation at all, but simply to steal a Pokémon from Professor Elm!"

Xia You glanced at him: "So?"

The handsome guy pondered for a moment: "Now we have two options. The first is to sit idly by and continue to follow him to see where he's going. Maybe we can even find where the Rockets are hiding. But this method is time-consuming and laborious, and if he has other things to do, it will be a real problem for us!"

Xia You nodded: "Indeed, the chances of this approach are too slim."

After a pause, the handsome man continued, "Then let's use the second method. We'll just arrest him and take him back for questioning, and we'll know everything!"

Xia You weighed the pros and cons and agreed, "Alright, since we've encountered Team Rocket, there's no reason for us to let them go. Let's get moving!"

The two whispered a few words to each other, and then Xia You stopped hesitating and ran quickly forward in the forest. Finally, she blocked Xiao Yin's path by a lake in the forest.

"Who are you!?"

Seeing Xia You suddenly appear, Xiao Yin frowned. But before Xia You could answer, he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw a man and a woman slowly walking out from both sides, surrounding him from three sides!

He understood that these three people had ill intentions and were clearly after him!

The handsome man flashed his police ID in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Little Silver, I'm an Interpol officer. You're under arrest! I advise you to surrender and come with us obediently. Don't resist, or you'll suffer unnecessary harm!"

"Interpol!?" Unexpectedly, upon hearing the handsome man's words, Xiao Yin remained completely calm and sneered, "What crime have I committed that requires Interpol to arrest me?"

The handsome man said, "You should know that since we've set our sights on you, we naturally have a thorough understanding of your background. And you just came from Dr. Kongmu's research institute. I don't need to repeat what you did there, do I?"

Damn it, when were we found out?!

Seeing that these people even knew what he had just done at the Kongmu Research Institute, Xiao Yin realized that he had been watched by them for a long time, and if he wanted to get away, he would probably have to fight today!

Thinking of this, he took out the Poké Ball he had stolen from the Hollowwood Research Institute and spun it around on his finger.

"Alright, the Poké Ball is right here in my hand. You want to catch me and take me back? Let's see if you can manage it!"

But as soon as Xiao Yin finished speaking, the Poké Ball on her finger flew up on its own and quickly flew towards the woman, where she caught it firmly in her hand!

"What!?"

Little Silver stared at Sabrina in horror, his face full of disbelief. Then, as if he remembered something, his pupils contracted sharply, and he kept scrutinizing Sabrina.

"So it was you! The woman with superpowers!" His face was a little pale, and he turned to Xia You. "No need to say anything, you must be Xia You! There have been rumors within the organization that a man and a woman are causing trouble for us everywhere, and I never thought I would run into them today!"