"Eevee?" (Are you going to be my Trainer?)
Eevee's voice was a bit weak, but after eating Chansey's food, it clearly felt much better. Xiao Zhi and his group were relieved to hear Eevee's tone.
It's good that it's okay.
Xiao Gang's dream was to become a Breeder, and he always maintained a 'go with the flow' attitude when it came to catching Pokémon. But this Eevee made him want to catch it.
If he could really catch it, he would definitely treat Eevee well in the future. So, Xiao Gang took the poké ball from Xiao Zhi and asked Eevee, "Yes, can you be my partner?"
"Eevee!" (Of course!)
Eevee's voice became cheerful, and it rubbed against Xiao Gang's arm. Seeing this, Xiao Gang returned Eevee to its poké ball, then let it out again.
Li Qingfeng glanced at this Eevee's tail and saw that the pattern was heart-shaped.
'It's really not bad. This way, Xiao Gang probably won't have to help others raise Vulpix anymore.' Li Qingfeng recalled the past when Xiao Gang helped Xiao Xue raise a Vulpix, but eventually returned it, and their relationship never progressed.
Although Xiao Xue wasn't a manipulative person, seeing such a plot still made him feel disheartened.
Xiao Zhi was genuinely happy for Xiao Gang when he successfully caught Eevee.
The next moment, he looked around and saw the state of the Pokémon, and couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Nurse Joy, why are the Pokémon here like this? They seem to be mentally disturbed. What caused this?"
Nurse Joy sighed softly, thinking about when it happened. After a while, she replied, "I don't know the exact reason what happened, I only know that this happened three days ago."
Hearing this, Xiao Zhi quickly pressed on, "Three days ago? Nurse Joy, please tell me more, I want to help these Pokémon."
Eevee showed a hint of worry when it heard "three days ago." That smoking man had left then, seemingly because his child had gone missing.
Nurse Joy pondered for a moment and continued, "Yes, it was three days ago. These Pokémon, after passing through somewhere unknown, suddenly became mentally lethargic. Now, besides eating, they don't want to do anything else."
Her voice was a bit heavy, accompanied by a slight tremor. She was at a loss as to what to do about this situation.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhi clapped his hands, "At this time, it's up to me, the world's number one great detective—Xiao Zhi—to figure out what happened!"
(Someone Conan: ???)
Xiao Xia was quite speechless. Xiao Zhi's commanding ability had improved, but his personality hadn't become more stable: "But Xiao Zhi, aren't you trying to become a Pokémon Master? Why are you suddenly a great detective now?"
"Ahem, being a great detective is a side job. It's something I picked up on my way to becoming a Pokémon Master." Xiao Zhi coughed lightly, signaling Xiao Xia to be quiet, and then lowered his head in thought.
Xiao Gang, Xiao Xia, and Nurse Joy quietly watched Xiao Zhi in this state, wondering what kind of help he would provide.
Xiao Zhi called out to Li Qingfeng, who was watching the drama unfold, and asked him for an idea: 'Li Dage, do you have any thoughts?'
Li Qingfeng: ?
Hearing Xiao Zhi's words, Li Qingfeng said without hesitation:
'My blind guess is that Drowzee and Hypno are behind it. There aren't many Pokémon in the Kanto region that can hypnotize, and those two are the ones that cause the most trouble. Their nature… well, it's not too bad. What's bad are the Trainers who use them.'
In the Alola region, some people even use Hypno as doctors to treat insomnia.
As for why Li Qingfeng was so certain, it was naturally because he had seen this episode. Without Nurse Joy's help now, how would Xiao Zhi find those people?
Hearing this, Xiao Zhi also understood something and quickly asked Nurse Joy if there were any Trainers using Hypno nearby.
Nurse Joy frowned deeply. She knew about Pokémon like Hypno, but she had never seen one herself. She had, however, seen its previous form, Drowzee:
"Hypno? I don't know, but there are some Drowzee. If I remember correctly, they stay in a tall building. I don't know the exact location, but people used to bring Drowzee here for treatment."
Xiao Zhi nodded repeatedly as he listened to the information Nurse Joy provided, then ran out as if his feet had wings. Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia, thinking Xiao Zhi had a clue, followed him out.
At this moment, Xiao Xia's poké ball fell out and was accidentally touched by that Psyduck.
And so, our Duck God miraculously joined the team!
Xiao Xia still thought Psyduck was like this because of hypnosis and didn't say much, instead feeling sorry for it.
After putting the poké ball containing Psyduck back in her bag, Xiao Xia ran while telling Xiao Zhi to slow down.
Xiao Zhi ran to a park, next to which was a warehouse. Seeing Xiao Xia like this, he stopped and said, "Xiao Xia, you need to exercise more in the future. Every time you're the slowest, what will happen if something goes wrong later?"
Xiao Xia was speechless, thinking about catching a flying water-type Pokémon in the future. Hmm, and it must be cool!
Xiao Gang walked up to Xiao Zhi, holding the little Eevee in his arms, and looked around but didn't find anything unusual: "Xiao Zhi, did you find anything by coming here?"
Xiao Zhi shook his head, only his subconscious told him that there were three very familiar people and Pokémon here: "My intuition tells me that there's something here that can help me."
Xiao Gang nodded. Sometimes intuition is very effective, and he believed what Xiao Zhi said: "Is that so? Then let's go find it quickly."
After a thorough search, Xiao Zhi and his two companions finally reached the entrance of a warehouse. They carefully observed the surrounding environment. They found that the warehouse door was rusty, looking as if no one had been there for a long time.
Xiao Xia asked incredulously, "Will there really be anyone here?"
"Shh, it sounds like there's something inside." Xiao Zhi waved his hand, signaling Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia to put their ears to the door and listen to the sounds inside.
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"Meow haha, wouldn't it be great if we could find the source of the hypnotic wave and offer it to the boss, meow. I'm sure the boss would love that Pokémon, meow."
This sounded like Team Rocket's Meowth. Xiao Zhi nodded slightly; it seemed his intuition was correct. So he continued to listen.
"Just think, meow, how painful it is when the boss wants to sleep because of work fatigue but can't sleep!"
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