Heroic Deeds

In the Kanto region, in the city of Celadon City.

Frankie arrived at a local detective agency with the thought of parting with his child but not catching the wolf.

He tapped the table with his finger and said in a deep voice, "I want to investigate something."

The local detective nodded and listened attentively, "Please, go ahead."

Frankie said, "I want to know if there's an investigator named Chen Yue in the Kanto League, and I also want to know the current situation of Team Rocket."

Upon hearing this, the local detective raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "You're not a local, are you?"

Frankie was taken aback, his expression becoming more serious, and he asked in a low voice, "How do you know?"

The local detective lowered his voice and cooperated, "Because everyone in Kanto knows that Team Rocket was eradicated by the League three months ago!"

After all, being a detective, Frankie had exceptional skills in managing his facial expressions. He blinked and didn't reveal his astonishment. He spoke with the same tone, "Then investigate something else. Is there a Kanto League investigator named Chen Yue?"

The local detective immediately became cautious and asked, "What do you want to do? I won't betray the League!"

Frankie...

He took a moment to organize his thoughts and explained, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, I just..."

The local detective muttered, "Bad people always say they're not bad people."

Frankie said, "Really, I'm not lying to you. I just need to know if there's this person in the Kanto League, and I don't need anything else. After the job is done, I'll give you ten thousand Poke Dollars!"

For a local detective, it was quite simple to check the name of an investigator using the intelligence network he had established in Kanto.

However...

He looked at the young man in casual clothes in front of him and said seriously, "You know, investigating this kind of thing is not easy for people in our line of work. Getting information from the League is harder than climbing to the sky..."

Frankie rolled his eyes in his mind. Was there any need to say this at a time like this? He was in the same line of work, after all.

"At most twenty thousand, not a penny more. I just need you to check a name, not steal the League's core information."

Damn it, he only had fifty thousand himself.

The local detective immediately smiled, "No problem, no problem. Can I have your contact information? I'll let you know once it's done."

Frankie quickly wrote down his phone number on a piece of paper and left without hesitation.

The local detective sat on the table, counting the deposit, and stuck the thick stack of bills to his nose, greedily breathing in the scent of money.

After a while, he put the money down and started using his intelligence network to investigate the information Frankie needed.

It was just a name of an investigator, and he had connections in the Kanto League!

With just one phone call, he could get the answer right away!

...

One hour later, Blackthorn City.

Lorelei hung up the phone and looked at Lance, who was sitting on the sofa, drinking coffee to refresh himself. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she spoke in a deep voice, "Someone is investigating Chen Yue's information."

Upon hearing the sensitive name, Lance instantly snapped out of his drowsy state. He turned his gaze towards Lorelei and asked, "Who is it?"

Could it be Giovanni?

Since he had wiped out the major Team Rocket bases in the Kanto region, Giovanni had disappeared without a trace. There had been no news of him, and Lance suspected that he had likely left the Kanto region.

Lorelei shook her head, "I don't know, it seems to be just an ordinary detective."

Chen Yue's sudden disappearance had made the Kanto League highly sensitive to this name, especially Dragon Clan Master Lance.

He would never forget the horrifying scene of the other three investigators being turned into a bloody mist in front of him that day.

Like a nightmare, it lingered in his mind, haunting him.

Lance, who was filled with a strong sense of justice and responsibility, thought for a moment and said seriously, "I need to go back to Kanto."

Lorelei wasn't surprised, she watched as Lance got up and put on his cape, asking, "Is he really that important to you?"

Lance paused and turned back, saying, "His three companions are already dead, we can't let anything happen to him."

In response to Lance's determined gaze, Lorelei also stood up and picked up her small bag, smiling lightly, "I'll go too. We can't let our great hero be bullied by others, and if it's really Giovanni... we have to find him before Giovanni does."

...

Celadon City.

The local detective looked at the burly men in black suits who surrounded him and trembled, "What do you want?!"

The burly men remained silent, trapping the unfortunate detective in the detective agency all day long.

The next day, Lance and Lorelei arrived.

Lorelei scrutinized the detective and asked with narrowed eyes, "Who instructed you to investigate Chen Yue's affairs?"

Her voice was cold, devoid of any emotion.

The local detective shivered and recognized the two individuals before him. He quickly replied, "I don't know his name! I only have his contact information!"

With that, he took out his phone and displayed a phone number in front of Lorelei and Lance.

Lorelei parted her red lips and said, "Make the call."

The detective complied, and the call was quickly answered.

Suppressing his emotions, the detective asked, "Brother, where are you?"

Frankie, somewhat puzzled since he had already obtained the information and was preparing to leave the Kanto region, replied, "I'm at the airport. What's wrong? Did you get the information wrong?"

The detective hesitated and said, "Maybe... it seems like I made a mistake somewhere."

Lorelei nodded at Lance.

Lance turned and left the place.

Twenty minutes later.

Frankie, sitting in the airport terminal, looked dumbfounded at Lance standing in front of him.

...

Chen Yue returned to the Pokemon School before dinner.

It wasn't yet the end of the school day, and when he returned, the students of Class 103 were in the middle of a Pokemon battle practice.

Someone saw him and while the teacher wasn't looking asked, "How did it go? Did you get the badge?"

Chen Yue didn't say a word and took out the Electric-type badge from his pocket.

"Wow, you're amazing! You got a gym badge on your first challenge?"

His voice was loud, immediately drawing the attention of everyone present.

Coincidentally, the principal had just walked out of the restroom next door. He heard the commotion and, moving like a ghostly Pokemon, appeared in front of Chen Yue, his eyes shining as he looked at the Electric-type badge in Chen Yue's hand.

"Young man, do you have any thoughts of collecting all the other badges?"

The principal gazed at the badge, and the gleam in his eyes was like seeing the birth of a League Champion.

None of this mattered. What mattered was that it happened at his school!

By then, Slateport City Pokemon School would make a name for itself throughout the entire Hoenn Region. Next year, he would enroll more new students and earn even more textbook fees!