Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off

Chapter 33 Two Choices, Azur Lane Chooses Cooperation

Azure began to tell a tragic story in vivid detail, combining speaking and acting.

The gist of the story is that she, Azure, was born in Pallet Town. Her parents were police officers who disappeared two years ago while investigating an evil organization. She was then placed in the care of her aunt's family, but was abused.

Having endured this until now at 16, she has decided to find her parents herself. Today, she found a clue, but is now being chased by members of an evil organization.

Left with no other choice, he climbed through the window and hid in the laboratory. Hating his own lack of strength, he saw a Poké Ball and wanted to increase his strength, so he had a bad idea.

In short, it was a momentary lapse, and he begged for forgiveness, saying that he still had to go and save his parents, and so on.

After listening to the whole thing, Xia Ye felt it was such a waste that this young girl wasn't pursuing a career in the entertainment industry.

They can come up with a story that fits the current situation in five minutes, and they can do it vividly, even acting it out.

Anyway, he knows the truth and won't believe a single word of it.

But Professor Oak, who was standing to the side, stroked his chin thoughtfully after hearing this.

No, you actually believe that?

Natsuno wanted to step forward and offer advice, but Professor Oak stopped her with a look.

"Since that's the case, and it's a starter Pokémon given to a new trainer anyway, we might as well make use of it."

"Little girl, do you have a Trainer's license? If you do, I have a favor to ask of you, and I can also give you Bulbasaur, how about it?"

Upon hearing this, Bilan realized there was a chance for things to turn around and was so happy she almost jumped for joy.

"Thank you, Doctor! My name is Bru, and I have a Trainer's License!"

Natsuno wanted to expose him, but couldn't explain how he knew the other person's real name. He could only think to himself: "Azure is azure, but 'blue' is just a euphemism. You're something else."

Then she saw Bilan reach directly to her own chest and skillfully try to take something out from there.

Natsuno stopped her again: "No, no, no, surveillance cameras, surveillance cameras!"

Azure walked back behind the shelf and came out a minute later with a Trainer's License.

Professor Oak was about to nod in agreement when he saw this.

Natsuno noticed that Azure had only shown its back and not its face, and a sudden thought flashed through his mind.

He stopped the doctor: "Doctor, let's verify it."

He quickly stepped forward and, amidst Azure's terrified expression and her clenched, white knuckles, "received" the Trainer's License.

Looking at the back, sure enough, the name was neither Azure nor Bulu, and it was a male's license.

Natsuno handed the license to Professor Oak: "As expected, you stole it from somewhere again!"

Azure covered her head again, looked up at the sky, and sighed deeply.

"Ah! Who are you?! How do you know my moves so well?!"

"Fine, just take me to the police station. I'd rather be there than stay here. You're terrifying!"

Bilan felt like a newborn baby in front of Xia Ye, with no secrets and all her moves would be seen through by him, making her feel completely insecure.

Professor Oak asked an unexpected question: "How did you know this time, and how did you know there would be only one starter Pokémon left?"

When Azure heard Professor Oak's question, she couldn't help but tilt her head slightly, revealing her smooth chin.

"In the information age, it's easy to check things out. You can check the research institute's past collection records, trainers who couldn't help but show off as soon as they got their starter Pokémon, and so on."

"Distribution time is the simplest thing. If all else fails, I can just come and wait around after I find out the date. The only thing that's a little troublesome is to make sure there are any extra Pokémon."

"First, pretend to be from the research institute and check the initial Pokémon pre-order records, then check the Pokémon newly acquired by trainers during this period, and verify the number of people."

"Finally, we've determined that only two people will be picking it up today. I'll come back at the exact time, and once you've all left, we can begin the operation."

This series of analyses suddenly reminded Natsuno of the strange question that Tomohiko had asked when he sent over the starter Pokémon.

It wasn't a misperception; Azure had actually asked that day, which is why she found out the information.

"Clap clap clap".

Natsuno couldn't help but applaud Bilan. If he hadn't accidentally discovered her, he really wouldn't have been able to catch her.

After all, the monitoring system in the lab had broken down before the academic conference.

It's been too long since I got back from the conference, and I completely forgot to get someone to fix it. Natsuno just pretended to be azure.

Hearing Natsuno applaud for herself, Bilan raised her head even higher, looking like a proud dancing swan.

Professor Oak nodded repeatedly: "Very good. You can come up with a reasonable story in a short time. You are quick-witted, make good use of all means, and are even proficient in the internet."

"Natsuno, what do you think about having this little girl act as your backup? After all, you're going there alone, so it's necessary to have someone to help you out."

"Moreover, having a complete stranger act as a backup reduces the risk of exposure."

"Prepare for the worst, assuming the other side even has the ability to trace the polygonal beast all the way to the end."

"It turned out that the contact person was a young girl, who was a research assistant at Oak's Research Institute."

"Isn't this better than contacting official league personnel?"

"Gym Leader Giovanni's official identity is Gym Leader. The fact that he could hide the organization so well means that he must have had spies planted within the League as well."

"Maybe they'll know when we go to headquarters to see Adu that day."

As Natsuno listened to Professor Oak's highly logical analysis, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Right, what era are we living in? Why are we still going it alone?

Moreover, if I hadn't discovered this, I estimate that Azure would have followed the path of disbanding Team Rocket along with Red and Green.

Thinking of this, Xia Ye turned to look at Bi Lan: "I think it's a good idea."

"Little girl, you have two choices: one is to send you and the surveillance footage to the police station."

"Whether you steal from a renowned doctor's research institute or steal Pokémon, no matter how many tricks you use, it's useless. You'll spend the rest of your life in jail."

"The second path is to become a specially appointed Pokédex collection assistant at the research institute, with Bulbasaur as your reward."

"There will also be additional benefits, assistant subsidies, etc., and you are free to move around when you are not busy."

"I will contact you through special means if needed, and you just need to do as required."

"The process is expected to take anywhere from six months to a year. After it's over, you'll be free, and the surveillance footage will be completely erased."

The more Xia Ye talked about it, the more he felt that the job offered excellent benefits, and he was even tempted by it himself.

After hearing this, Azure looked at Professor Oak with a pained expression, who nodded: "That's what I meant too."

Natsuno took the Bulbasaur Pokémon and its blue counterpart from Professor Oak's hand, shrinking both of them and spinning them in his hand.

"Cooperate, and the benefits will be plentiful; don't cooperate, and you'll be eating prison food every day for the rest of your life."

At this moment, Bilan felt extremely remorseful: Why didn't I buy an extra rope a couple of days ago as a backup?

This led to my accidental arrest and now I've encountered this nightmarish man, ugh!

Thinking of this, Bilan frantically scratched her head, turning her once smooth hair into a bird's nest.

Finally, he let out a long sigh, his eyes losing their sparkle: "Fine, fine, I'll cooperate."

"But a contract must be written down, clearly stating all the conditions."

"If you covet my wisdom and won't let me go even after this mission is completed, then I might as well go to jail."