Chapter 309: Stopping Team Aqua's Conspiracy
"Very well, I will have people strengthen our defenses," President Stone said helplessly.
He had heard of Team Aqua before, and it was better to be cautious when dealing with these lunatics.
Officer Jenny nodded, "Yes, we will also arrange for police forces to monitor the surrounding area."
"Officer Jenny, Team Aqua is not an ordinary criminal organization. Simply monitoring the immediate vicinity may not be enough to stop them. In my opinion, we should also include the wide areas surrounding this building in our surveillance."
If Ash remembered correctly, that Team Aqua thief had eventually escaped by using a glider to fly to a nearby park.
"Oh, Inspector Ash is here too!" Officer Jenny was a little surprised to see Ash.
"Yes, I had some business to handle at Devon Corporation and happened to run into President Stone."
"I see. Then I will immediately have people set up surveillance in the surrounding parks, as well as the Pokémon battlefields and other locations."
This Officer Jenny in Rustboro City also knew that Ash was very experienced in dealing with evil organizations; he had just captured a Team Magma squad upon arriving in the Hoenn region, which was why she chose to trust him.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a scream came from outside the building.
Upon hearing the scream, the people in the lobby curiously walked out the door.
They saw a dirty, dark-skinned kid with a swollen face being chased and attacked by several Pokémon.
These Pokémon were a Rhyhorn, a Beedrill, an Ariados, a Mightyena, a Shiftry, and a Breloom, and they were being followed by several Trainers.
Clearly, these Pokémon all had owners, but it was unclear what the person being chased had done to them to provoke them into attacking him all at once.
"Those Pokémon seem to have lost control!" May said.
"Uh... maybe, but why are those Pokémon only chasing him?" Brock was also confused.
Seeing this scene, Ash was overjoyed.
Because he discovered that the unlucky guy being targeted was that brat, Goh.
After seeing this situation, President Stone immediately had his assistant arrange for security personnel to stop this farce.
As the company with the most financial resources in the Hoenn region, Devon Corporation had quite a powerful security setup, including Manectric and Arcanine. So, it would have been better if they hadn't intervened; as soon as they did, the scene became even more chaotic.
Just as several Manectric were preparing to unleash Thunder Wave together to calm those Pokémon down, the Rhyhorn took the initiative and released a Hyper Beam at Goh.
With a "Boom!", Goh was blasted between a Manectric and an Arcanine. As he struggled to stand up, he foolishly reached out to both sides. The electricity emitted by the Manectric connected in a series, shocking Goh and then transferring to the Arcanine.
The tingling sensation made the Arcanine turn its head sharply. It had originally intended to settle the score with the Manectric, but seeing Goh's dirty claws defiling its smooth, soft fur, it became instantly enraged and opened its mouth to unleash a Flamethrower.
Boom!
The fire and electricity collided, creating a moderate-sized explosion. This explosion happened to affect all the Manectric and Arcanine.
Then Goh met a tragic fate; these Manectric and Arcanine all showed disgust and hostility toward him.
"This..."
President Stone was also helpless when he saw this scene.
Officer Jenny frowned when she saw this; she always felt like she had seen this scene somewhere before.
After a brief moment of thought, Officer Jenny suddenly remembered something and said to President Stone, "President Stone, quickly call the security team back! Team Aqua must have already made their move!"
"What?"
President Stone was shocked.
His assistant, Kuroda, hurriedly used his headset to notify them to strengthen defenses, but the security personnel who had just been sent out to stop Goh couldn't even recall their Pokémon and were frozen there.
"President Stone, quickly have the researchers upstairs take inventory of the equipment," Ash reminded him.
"Right!"
President Stone took out his phone, and after talking for less than a minute, his expression changed drastically, "Ash, there's a problem with the Fossil Restoration Machine. Two bottles of the revival potion have been taken."
"Which floor were the items originally kept on?"
"23!"
"Officer Jenny, Team Aqua is likely planning to retreat from the rooftop. Have people keep an eye out for things like gliders. We'll head up first to see if we can stop Team Aqua," Ash said.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Inspector!"
Officer Jenny immediately called the station to request reinforcements.
President Stone also knew the seriousness of the situation, so he took Ash and the others and took a shortcut, rushing toward the rooftop.
Soon, they arrived on the rooftop.
Less than three seconds after they arrived, the iron door directly in front of them was pushed open, and three Team Aqua members wearing lab coats rushed out.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt! Eevee, use Swift!"
Before the three Team Aqua members could react, they were battered by the combined attack from Pikachu and Eevee.
Seeing one of them trying to force a breakthrough, intending to escape using a flight device, Brock took out a Poké Ball, "Forretress, use Rapid Spin!"
Wham!
Forretress slammed into him hard, knocking the Team Aqua member unconscious instantly. Brock quickly stepped forward and ripped the Poké Ball belt off the person's waist.
The other two still intended to bring out their Pokémon for a last-ditch effort, but Ash wouldn't give them that chance. He rushed over and kicked each of them, knocking them unconscious instantly, and then confiscated the Poké Balls from those two.
Seeing how clean and efficient Ash and Brock's process was, May was slightly stunned.
Seeing that the thieves had been subdued, President Stone and his secretary stepped forward and searched the three Team Aqua members, finally finding two tubes of orange potion in one of their pockets.
After learning that Ash and the others had taken care of Team Aqua, Officer Jenny brought her people up as quickly as possible to arrest the three Team Aqua members.
Since these three did not hold high positions within Team Aqua and their Pokémon were all common ones, Ash and the others did not take them, but handed them all over to Officer Jenny.
Officer Jenny also brought Ash some news: because Goh was so unlucky, he had been blown into the sky and was nowhere to be found.
After handling all of this.
President Stone took Ash and the others to tour the Devon Corporation research lab.
After looking at a series of devices that were still under development, the group arrived next to the Fossil Restoration Machine.
"Fossil restoration? This machine sounds amazing!" May said in surprise.
"It is indeed amazing. This is my latest invention; I'm so excited and have been looking forward to its completion!" President Stone said.
"President Stone, what does this machine still need?" Ash asked.
"Fossils. This machine is theoretically complete, but it hasn't been tested yet. This experiment requires a large amount of fossil support."
President Stone said with a melancholy expression.
Most Pokémon fossils were on display in museums, and almost no museum was willing to lend them fossils for experiments because if the experiment failed, the fossil would be lost.
Ash could purchase fossils through the system, but to avoid trouble, he did not intend to get involved in this matter.
In the end, the group received a brand-new phone from Devon Corporation. The phone came with a built-in Pokémon Navigator function, and the signal range was stronger... well, that was for other people.
Upon hearing that Ash and his group's next destination was Dewford Island, President Stone also told Ash that Steven was also on Dewford Island undergoing special training.
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