“What’s going on? Such a big commotion.”
“Quiet down, assemble!”
Fifty fully armed police officers, each with a pistol on their waist, wearing 79-style soft body armor, and a 95-style automatic rifle slung across their chests, with only the first two bullets in the magazine being blanks.
“Now, everyone, move out!”
Everyone checked their equipment, quickly got into the police cars, and as the engines started, all the police cars drove in one direction.
At this moment, A Tu still didn't understand what kind of situation he was about to encounter.
Right now, he was still lying comfortably in Meowscarada’s arms, scrolling through short videos, stroking Sylveon’s fluffy belly, and with Gardevoir feeding him fruit nearby, only Zeraora was still diligently livestreaming for A Tu.
“Ah! Indeed, excellent people can lie down comfortably anywhere.”
A Tu sighed.
Gardevoir and Meowscarada smiled helplessly. What else could a Trainer do? Just spoil him.
Police cars continuously drove in downstairs, one after another, quickly filling the entire apartment complex’s parking lot.
The person who stepped out of the lead car was Team Wang.
Team Wang unloaded the bullets from his pistol and handed it to his subordinate.
“Team Wang, aren’t you taking a gun?”
Team Wang shook his head and said, “It’s useless. If they really wanted to attack us, this pistol would be of no use.”
“Alright, Team Wang, let us go with you. If there’s an accident, we can cover your retreat.”
“No need, Xiao Chen and I will go together.” Team Wang earnestly told his subordinate, “Your goal is not to protect me, but to protect the people. If an accident occurs, what you need to do is protect the nearby residents, not rush forward to your deaths.”
Team Wang opened his pocket watch and glanced at it. Inside was a photo of him with his wife and daughter. He frowned, hesitated repeatedly, but still placed the pocket watch into the hand of his subordinate.
“If… I don’t come back alive, please let the country take care of my wife and children.”
Turning to leave, the sound of arms swinging and clothes rubbing against each other echoed behind him. Fifty police officers saluted Team Wang in perfect unison.
Team Wang turned back and saluted them as well, tears seemingly flashing in his eyes, then he and his deputy, Xiao Chen, resolutely walked up the stairs.
A Tu, who witnessed everything from upstairs, couldn’t help but grumble, “Are you kidding me? Why do you make it seem like I’m some big villain? I didn’t get the wrong script from Arceus, did I?”
“And you two big brothers, you’re going the wrong way! I’m in the building across the street, and every building has an elevator, why are you taking the stairs?”
A Tu was embarrassed. Seeing this, Gardevoir used telepathy to speak to the two men from a distance: “Humans, you’ve gone the wrong way. My Trainer and I are waiting for you in the building across the street.”
On the other side, the two men paused.
“Team Wang, did you hear something?” Xiao Chen whispered to Team Wang beside him.
“Nonsense, they’ve already discovered us.” Team Wang slapped Xiao Chen’s head, “Have you forgotten that they could communicate with us through thoughts last time?”
“Oh, oh.”
Then, under the watchful eyes of the fifty police officers, the two men walked out of that building again.
“Team Wang, is it resolved? That fast!”
“We went to the wrong building.”
“…”
The two finally got on the right path and also saw the very obvious elevator.
“Xiao Chen, actually, taking the stairs more is good for your health. I was actually trying to remind you to pay more attention to exercise, you know?”
“Heh heh, you’re right, sir.”
The two took the elevator to the floor where A Tu was. This was a building with four apartments per floor, and they easily located A Tu’s room.
They knocked on the door, and footsteps were heard inside.
“Hello, gentlemen, please come in.”
A Tu opened the door and gestured for them to come in and sit down.
A Tu didn’t have a habit of drinking tea, so there were no tea sets or similar items in his home, but the two didn’t say anything, so A Tu didn’t think much of it.
Even if he did, what could he do about it?
A Tu sat back into Meowscarada’s arms, placing her hand on his stomach.
Sylveon sitting beside them and Zeraora who was livestreaming were both creatures they had not encountered in their previous operations, but they were equally not to be underestimated. Perhaps their true strength might be as powerful as the creature called Gardevoir.
Team Wang thought to himself, while organizing his words.
“Hello, comrade, we are from the National Social Public Security Affairs Office. We are here today to discuss a plan for the coexistence of Pokemon and us humans. We would like to first understand what kind of relationship you have with these Pokemon?”
“Relationship? Didn’t she tell you?”
Team Wang was a bit confused, then suddenly remembered the term she used.
“Do you mean Trainer?”
A Tu nodded and explained, “Trainer is a unique profession in their original Pokémon world, referring to those who capture, train, care for Pokemon, and live with Pokemon. Trainers are very common in the Pokémon world and are the most popular profession in their world.”
“And I am their Trainer, and their companion.”
Team Wang understood what A Tu said. After much thought, he wondered whether to tell him the task requirements given by the central government.
“I know what you want to say.”
Team Wang suddenly looked up at A Tu.
“There’s no way I’m handing my Pokemon over to the country for research. They are my partners, and even more, my family. No matter how much money, as long as they are unwilling, or if it’s harmful to them, I will absolutely not agree!”
Only then did Team Wang realize that the other party possessed a bug-like ability to read minds. In that case, many past negotiation tactics would certainly be ineffective.
“Comrade, for the sake of the nation’s interests, I think we should make a choice. This is also a symbol of our efforts to achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and Pokemon. Moreover, our country’s researchers will not conduct any research that causes permanent harm to your Pokemon.”
Team Wang spoke very sincerely, and Gardevoir also couldn’t detect any insincerity in his words.
But A Tu still shook his head.
“Sir, I think my stance is very clear,” A Tu cleared his throat and said, “I am not from this world. Like the Pokemon, I am a human from that world. This current identity is just a fake one, originally just for the purpose of identity verification for live streaming.”
“So, playing the patriotism card with me is useless.”
“I came to this world not to help you humans, but to help these Pokemon.”
“Please believe me, sir, if a large-scale war breaks out, humans will definitely be the side with the most casualties.”