I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

Yang Xiying spoke sarcastically, saying that although the other side's reason for joining the Rockets was out of helplessness, they were still committing a real crime.

The only thing he didn't do was kill people. As far as he knew, although the Rockets did bad things, they never killed anyone.

Their actions are primarily driven by greed, but they're willing to kill for money, perhaps even in ways Yang Xiying is unaware of...

"But this is the only way we can do it, because as homeless people we don't have any basic identification, and if we look for work we'll just be treated like slaves."

"And this is far less than the Rockets' businesses, so even if it's a tightrope walk, we will still pledge our loyalty to the Rockets."

"We were already prepared to give our lives for the Rockets."

"...Then even if I kill you now, you won't beg for mercy?" Yang Xiying suddenly grabbed Leisha's neck with her hand, her cold eyes meeting Leisha's gaze.

"...You're welcome to give it a try."

Although Yang Xiying exudes an aura that makes people unable to move, and her hand could snap her neck at any moment, Leisa is fearless.

"If you don't kill me and give me a chance to escape, then what awaits you is the Rockets' endless revenge."

"Oh, is it just revenge against me?" Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow, while the other person replied matter-of-factly, "What else?"

"Didn't you ever think of attacking the people around me to blackmail me?" Yang Xiying continued to press, which drew a strange look from Rie Reisa.

"Your way of thinking is indeed very suitable for joining our Rockets team. We still adhere to the principle of not harming family members."

"So it's really strange, since you all have these principles, how can you think that someone with my mindset is suitable to join Team Rocket?"

Yang Xiying's expression was subtle. Wasn't this a contradiction? At the same time, Rie responded calmly.

"Because our Rockets team needs this kind of ruthless talent, but most people can't do it, because we're just trying to survive."

"You guys are quite easily satisfied," Yang Xiying pouted, as if the other party looked more like an employee who was just loafing around and waiting to die.

"Yes, we were considered particularly unambitious on the Rockets, but even so, the boss still accepted us without hesitation."

"Even if the mission fails, we will still be given an unlimited number of chances to start over, so we will never betray Team Rocket."

"Unlimited times?" Yang Xiying asked. Starting over an unlimited number of times was a very attractive phrase to him.

After all, he used to hate games with limited continue attempts, and the punishment for failing an evil organization's mission must be severe.

“Yes, as long as you live and don’t get caught by the cops and survive the severe punishment, you’ll have a chance to start over,” Leisa replied directly.

"What if we don't survive the punishment?" Yang Xiying replied directly, and the other party answered as if it were a matter of course.

"That just means they don't have the ability to survive, and the severe punishment is just to work in the factory and hone their technical skills."

"—What can't be overcome?"

"...Then let me see your improved strength next time we meet."

Yang Xiying was silent for a moment before speaking and walking directly towards the bathroom, which surprised Leisa and Rie.

"...Are you going to let us go?" Leisa asked, but Yang Xiying replied nonchalantly, "I already said that before."

"...You have already paid the price I needed, after all, you only came to recruit me and intimidate and threaten me alone."

"If you want me to arrest you and put you in jail, then wait until you commit something even more serious next time—murder, human trafficking, drug dealing, or something like that—"

It makes no sense for him to hand over Reza Rie to the police now; intimidation and threats are not severely punished by law.

Although there are still suspects on the other side of the case who are suspected of being the mastermind behind the theft of the Science Museum, the fact that they were able to infiltrate the organization shows how many things they are involved in.

Yang Xiying didn't want to uncover anything terrible from her investigation, especially since she had just learned from her conversation with Leisa Rie.

The Rockets are a very murky organization. They allow their subordinates to "tank" or even fail, and the only severe punishment is sending them to work in a factory. Just how much magnanimity and tolerance does their leader have?

Moreover, threats and theft don't usually get you a few years in prison, and you might even get bail. But no matter what, the feud is over.

Although it aligns with common sense and would allow her to project a more righteous image, Yang Xiying still prefers to stand in the middle for now.

After all, there are many ways to avoid trouble, unless you have a complete understanding of the world.

However, this process is quite lengthy, and asking Rie is still too one-sided, so he cannot take an extreme path before that.

Therefore, there's no need to offend the Rockets too much right away; letting Rie Lessa go might even help build a good relationship with them.

After all, he had just used a few sweet words to increase their favorability, and their relationship with him was already a moral bond of over 60.

—Should we say she's naive or that she's too sophisticated?

"Ha, only an idiot would do that. You might earn money but not live to spend it," Leisa said with a hint of sarcasm.

"—And another thing, aren't you afraid of our retaliation? You've offended Team Rocket."

“You’re welcome to try,” Yang Xiying grinned. He wasn’t afraid of letting the tiger return to the mountain, as long as he became stronger.

Moreover, he doesn't need to worry about the people around him being attacked in this other world, since he doesn't have many close friends.

Those close to you... hey, messing with them is practically suicide...

Because the system had informed me that when a girl I had a romantic relationship with and whose affection level was above that of a platonic friend was threatened...

—Its strength will become unreasonably powerful!

“If you’re really just thieves and robbers and don’t bother with people who can’t even kill a chicken, then I don’t mind playing with you.”

"Besides, call in more pretty girls; I have no interest in playing with men." Of course, there are exceptions to letting the tiger return to the mountain.

"Go to hell! You scoundrel!" Leisa threw the pillow at Yang Xiying with a face full of shame and anger, and that guy actually stood up again!

"—You're incredibly arrogant! Team Rocket is not an organization you can mess with!"

"Hey, but I heard that your supposedly untouchable organization has been getting thrashed by two brats lately."

Yang Xiying's lips curled up slightly. In fact, the Rockets were nothing to be afraid of, since the Red and Green teams were always reporting their achievements to him.

Then Team Rocket would easily be wiped out and disbanded by Red, just like in the original story, without us having to lift a finger.

"..." Leisa Rie was speechless, because what the other person said was true; their organization's recent operations had been severely hampered.

"Haha, so if anything happens to the Rockets organization in the future, just come here to lay low. I'll gladly accept you."

"..."

PS: First update! More coming later.

NO.113 The battle between the good guys and the bad guys is so exciting!

"Even if I reveal what you've done, you'll accept it? As Team Rocket's intelligence investigator, your reports cannot be falsified."

"If you don't hand over my information, the organization will treat you as traitors. If you betray us this early, it will be very difficult for me to protect you."

"...Could you give us your contact information? Since you consider us friends, we can chat on the phone like friends do."

"Oh? What do you want to talk about?"

"Friends can talk about anything. I can even discuss with you how to submit your report using subtle and euphemistic language."

"...No problem. Also, remember to eat breakfast. I've put it on the table for you."

"..."

Before Yang Xiying left, Rie also asked Yang Xiying for the other party's contact information, which puzzled Resa.

"Why bother communicating with that guy over the phone? Just report his information and let the rest of the organization deal with him, right?"

"Do you want to go undercover and tip him off? ...The organization has been incredibly kind to us, hasn't it?"

It wasn't until she was soaking in the bathtub that she thought to ask her colleagues.

"Why don't you think I'm trying to use him to gather intelligence that would benefit the organization?" Rie, who was soaking in the bathtub opposite Leisa, replied directly.

“What intelligence could he possibly gather?” Leisa scoffed. “Just a frivolous man who spouts sweet talk and gets handsy.”

"But the strength of the other side is overwhelming in every aspect. This strength... is already at the level of an organizational cadre, or even stronger."

“Those with such strength in this world are definitely not unknown figures, and that is why we don’t need to be his enemies.”

"Therefore, the ideal choice is to avoid direct confrontation and befriend him, so that you can gain more from the relationship."

"...And didn't we just get a lot from him too?" Rie's tone became a little frivolous as she spoke.

"Get lost! You really enjoy being played by that scoundrel, huh?" Leisa suddenly became furious.

“Yeah, I’m really enjoying this time,” Rie replied honestly, which prompted the other person to yell angrily, “You filthy bastard!”

"...Your voice is clearly louder than mine."

"..."

"In any case, the technique of commanding Pokémon on the other side is worth learning, and our Team Rocket colleagues can even use it."

"—Just like the Pokémon tutorial videos by Teacher Pigeon that are circulating online."

"...Heh, that frivolous guy doesn't even deserve to be compared to Teacher Pigeon!" Leisa said sarcastically. Teacher Pigeon was a battle streamer even the organization's leader admired.

The internal members, such as Rattata carrying the Flame Orb, all learned from that person's approach, and their Pokémon tutorial videos taught them a lot.

Moreover, he is humorous, witty, and generous, which is incomparable to that scoundrel.

"There's no need to compare the two. Wouldn't it be better to have two great masters to learn from? Besides, one of them is still very close to us."

"...Tsk, so what if the other side is close to us? They're useless if they don't side with Team Rocket."

“The other side doesn’t need to side with Team Rocket,” Rie said calmly. “As long as they’re not hostile to the organization, that’s fine.”

"Can you guarantee that?" Leisa pursed her lips. "They even colluded with the cops to thwart our theft operation."

"Just like those two brats!" Leisa's expression darkened slightly; their organization's operations had been hampered by those two brats.

The Red Hats, who constantly oppose their organization in the name of justice, are rather headstrong, which gives them many opportunities to retreat.

But it's annoying that this guy always manages to stumble upon their actions, and the losses are hard to recover. The other spiky guy is the same, although he doesn't have much of a sense of justice.

But this guy is a bit of a troublemaker, using the organization members as whetstones, and because he's Professor Oak's grandson, he's quite cunning and calculating...

—How did such a monster suddenly appear in the Kanto region!

"But like the two teenagers, he let us go. Most importantly, he exchanged contact information with us."

Rie responded.

"—Do you know why the other side did this?"

"...That guy does spout some profound truths that are hard for us to refute, and he does have a sense of morality."

Leisa had also considered why the other side let her go, and whatever the reason, she had at least some deeper considerations.

This shows that the guy isn't a clueless idiot; he has a certain level of independent thinking ability, which means it's possible to negotiate with him.

"That's right. Since the other side is talking about morality, we don't need to confront them head-on. As long as we don't cross their bottom line, we can still talk."

Rie responded.

"After all, Team Rocket is a morally upright organization in Kanto and Johto. Murder, human trafficking, and drug dealing are not things that can be done casually."

Because none of these methods are profitable. Why kill someone? If someone has good items, why not just win by battling them with Pokémon?

Human trafficking? That's nowhere near as lucrative as selling Pokémon! Just resell local Pokémon to wealthy individuals in other regions, and you'll make a fortune...

Furthermore, Team Rocket wouldn't have done this if there wasn't a corresponding market, even though the outside world advocates for humans and Pokémon to coexist peacefully and equally.

But that's just the surface. There's no shortage of Pokémon trading behind the scenes. If we really want to get to that point, let's wait until all of humanity is well-fed.

The Pokémon League, which promotes this argument, needs to demonstrate even greater strength, but even in Kanto, they still need the support of Team Rocket...

Ah, that's difficult...

Selling drugs? Team Rocket has never done that. If you're talking about Poison-type Pokémon? Well, they don't deny that.

So all they did was rob and steal things; they wouldn't even lay a hand on someone who was completely defenseless.

After all, someone like that can't keep his money even without the Rockets' intervention.

"So we don't have much of a conflict of interest with that person. If the other side really resists these things, then we'll just stay away from them."

"—And by exchanging contact information, we can also learn about each other's schedules."

"What if that person is a habitual liar?"