Chapter 42: Rescue and Capture
As soon as Bai Feng walked into the Cave, he heard hurried Footsteps not far away. He quickly hid in the shadows.
"Hurry, hurry out to support! Intruders have broken in!"
Hearing this, Bai Feng knew these people were all going to deal with the Masked Man.
After the Footsteps faded away, Bai Feng finally let out a long breath, then quietly walked out from the corner. It was his first time doing something so sneaky, and he was quite nervous.
"Do you know if there's any hidden route here that leads directly into the Base? I want to go inside and find someone." Bai Feng lowered his head and quietly asked the Purrloin in his arms.
Now, the Purrloin was essentially tied to the same rope as Bai Feng, so it nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"Meow~ Meow~"
The Purrloin meowed, pointing in a direction. It had no psychological burden whatsoever about betraying its former owner. It was even thinking, if the Police could wipe out this gang in one swoop this time, that would be even better!
Bai Feng walked in the direction the Purrloin pointed. Before long, a Ventilation Duct appeared before his eyes.
The Purrloin "whooshed" out of Bai Feng's arms, skillfully opened the Ventilation Duct, and then meowed at Bai Feng while pointing inside.
"This is the hidden route you mentioned?" Bai Feng's face was full of black lines. "This..." is too narrow, isn't it? Can I really get in?
"Meow meow meow~"
The Purrloin nodded quickly and kept urging Bai Feng to hurry inside.
"Alright, I'll trust you this once!"
Bai Feng gritted his teeth, bent down, and squeezed into the Ventilation Duct. The Passage of this Ventilation Duct was truly very narrow. As soon as he entered, he felt extremely cramped. If he wasn't only twelve years old and his Body hadn't fully grown yet, he probably wouldn't have been able to squeeze in at all.
Seeing Bai Feng squeeze in, the Purrloin also agilely squeezed in itself, then skillfully closed the door of the Ventilation Duct.
One person and one Pokémon kept crawling forward along the Ventilation Duct. At this point, Bai Feng had no idea which direction they were going. He just kept crawling forward, and whenever he encountered a fork, he randomly chose one and continued.
After crawling for an unknown amount of Time, Bai Feng looked Below. They seemed to have arrived at a certain Breeding Area of this Base. Below, he saw small spaces enclosed by special glass, where large numbers of Paras and Parasect were being raised.
Those Paras and Parasect were all lying there motionless, as if they were asleep, while Above them, Mechanical Combee were flying around.
The Mechanical Combee were exceptionally Busy at work, constantly landing on and taking off from the Paras and Parasect. Every time they lifted off, the Mushrooms on the Paras and Parasect would be harvested.
Although they were all in a state of deep sleep, Bai Feng could still see the extremely painful expressions on the faces of the Paras and Parasect when their Mushrooms were being harvested.
Needless to say, the harvested Mushrooms were definitely one of the Experimental Materials used to manufacture Drug.
Those Mushrooms didn't look ordinary. They seemed to have been cultivated using special methods, because although the Mushrooms on ordinary Paras and Parasect are also very vibrant in color, the hues are relatively simple, mainly red and yellow.
But all the Mushrooms here emitted a hazy luster. A single Mushroom even had five or six colors, looking extremely bizarre.
When the Mechanical Combee were harvesting Mushrooms, scattered colored spores would even fall from them. Just watching from afar, Bai Feng felt that those spores could easily cause suffocation.
Bai Feng observed for a while and then paid no more attention. He was still anxious to find Teacher Da Cun and the others. These Pokémon could only be left to Miss Jun Sha to rescue!
He continued crawling and crawling forward, and then successively encountered several more Breeding Areas. The Situation in each area was unbearable to witness.
In one of the areas, over a dozen brightly colored Bellossom were being kept. Their colors were so vibrant that Bai Feng found it abnormal just looking at them.
Each Bellossom was assigned dedicated personnel to "care" for them. Those people would use whips to constantly whip the Bellossom. Stimulated Bellossom would spray large amounts of toxic Pollen from the pistils on their heads.
The caretakers would then collect and store the Pollen, and then feed the Bellossom a type of Granular Food made from unknown materials. After eating that Food, the Bellossom would become drowsy, as if they were drunk humans.
The Bellossom were initially unwilling to eat those strange things, but the caretakers would forcefully shove them into their mouths. If the Bellossom dared to resist even slightly, they would immediately receive severe punishment.
Each Bellossom had a black Metal Ring on its ankle. As long as the caretakers pressed the Controller in their hands, the Metal Ring would release a powerful black Electric Current. The Bellossom would feel unbearable pain under the torment of that strange Electric Current.
In another area, a large number of Ponds were built. Tentacool and Tentacruel were kept in the Ponds. The caretakers here would use small knives to cruelly dig out the Red Crystal from the foreheads of the Tentacool and Tentacruel.
The entire area was filled with the wailing sounds of the Tentacool and Tentacruel, but the caretakers were all expressionless, clearly accustomed to it.
The blood of Tentacool and Tentacruel is Different from that of humans. Their blood is transparent, a faint light blue color, and when it flows into the Water, it even melts directly into the Water and disappears. Therefore, the scene when the caretakers dug out the Crystal didn't look bloody.
But the wailing sounds of the Tentacool and Tentacruel were terrifying, like demonic sounds echoing from the eighteen layers of hell.
Tentacool and Tentacruel are both Pokémon with very strong regenerative abilities. Even if the Red Crystal on their foreheads is dug out, it will grow back again soon after, only to be dug out by the caretakers again.
Bai Feng heard the caretakers say that many of the Tentacool and Tentacruel here were not having the Crystal on their foreheads dug out for the first time. Repeatedly tormenting the Tentacool and Tentacruel like this was simply too horrifying!
The Crystal of Tentacool and Tentacruel parents is not like Slowpoke's tail, which doesn't feel much even when cut off. This kind of pain for them is very, very intense.
It's just that the Red Crystal of Tentacool and Tentacruel is a very precious and essential material. No matter how painful it is, the Tentacool and Tentacruel must endure it.
Bai Feng felt that some of the Tentacool and Tentacruel seemed to show signs of mental breakdown under the painful torment.
There were many other Breeding Areas like this. Different Pokémon were kept in different areas and constantly had materials harvested from their Bodies.
According to the people inside, not all of these materials were used to make Drug. Some were just Experimental Materials for their research into new Drug. Whether they could be used depended on the final Result of the Medicine research.
For Pokémon, this place was simply a living hell.
After crawling for who knows how long, Bai Feng entered a Pharmaceutical Laboratory. Here, he finally saw Teacher Da Cun.
Teacher Da Cun and another man about his age were locked in a Cage. His forehead was badly swollen, and his Clothes were dirty and messy. He looked like he had suffered quite a bit.
There were many people wearing blue and green clothes Busy in this Laboratory. Large amounts of Pokémon materials were sorted and placed in transparent containers, waiting to be used by the Drug Dealers to make Drug.
At this moment, Bai Feng silently took out a pair of earplugs and put them in. Then he released Brionne and quietly said to it, "Brionne, use Sing."
The space here was too cramped, making it difficult for Brionne to lock onto targets. To prevent accidental injury, Bai Feng had to wear headphones.
The Purrloin was still wondering why Bai Feng was wearing earplugs when suddenly a Singing Voice came from beside its ear. Its head tilted, and it immediately fainted.
You... you... have no martial virtue!
Without thinking, Bai Feng picked it up and stuffed it into his arms.
"Did you hear anything?" a Drug Dealer who was making Medicine suddenly said.
His companion stopped what he was doing and pricked up his ears to listen carefully. "It sounds like someone is Singing, and it's quite nice!"
Another Drug Dealer suddenly slapped him angrily. "Are you an idiot? There's an enemy attack!"
However, just as he was about to activate the Alarm, the people around him fell down one after another. Then, he himself closed his eyes and fell onto the Ground.
Teacher Da Cun and his friend were secretly happy to see so many people collapsing for no reason, but they didn't expect to faint themselves the next second.
What... what kind of Song was that? It... it's poisonous...
After everyone in the Laboratory fell asleep, Bai Feng finally climbed out of the Ventilation Duct with Brionne.
Phew~ I was suffocating! As soon as Bai Feng came out, he took a deep breath.
"Brionne, well done!"
Bai Feng gave Brionne a thumbs-up. After speaking, he quickly walked to the Cage where the teacher was held, only to find the Cage was locked.
"Brionne, let's look together for the switch to open this Cage." Bai Feng said anxiously. Time waits for no one. He was worried that too much Time delay would attract the attention of other Drug Dealers in the Base.
He didn't have the extraordinary Strength of the Masked Man, who could fight a hundred on his own. If he were surrounded, it would probably be difficult to escape. It would be fine if he were alone, but now the teacher was with him, and it would be bad if the teacher got hurt.
Fortunately, the switch for the Cage wasn't hard to find. Bai Feng successfully found it on the control panel not far from the Cage and opened the Cage.
Helping Teacher Da Cun and his friend out of the Cage, Bai Feng took out two Cheri Berry and fed them. Soon, both of them slowly woke up.
Cheri Berry has the effect of lifting the sleep status.
The Instant he saw Bai Feng, Teacher Da Cun's eyes widened in disbelief. "Bai Feng, why are you here?"
While helping the teacher stand up, Bai Feng said, "Teacher Da Cun, now is not the Time to discuss this. Let's hurry and leave here, or it will be bad if we are Discovered!"
Teacher Da Cun pointed at the unconscious Drug Dealers on the Ground and said, "These are all your handiwork?"
"That's right!" Bai Feng nodded. The Brionne by his feet raised its head even more proudly.
It's all this lady's credit!
Hearing this, Teacher Da Cun didn't ask any more questions. He knew the Situation was urgent and it wasn't the Time to get to the bottom of things, so he suppressed the doubts in his heart.
Just as he was about to leave with Bai Feng, his friend suddenly called out to them.
"We must destroy all the Data and equipment here. Otherwise, if these Drug Dealers continue to possess them, who knows how much evil Drug will be produced," Teacher Da Cun's friend said with a serious expression.
During the Time they were captured, he had fully realized the horror of this place of sin. To force him into submission, he and Da Cun were almost injected with Drug. If he hadn't threatened suicide, they might have already become slaves to Drug.
Teacher Da Cun looked at Bai Feng, and seeing him nod, he began to destroy the Data and equipment here with his friend.
After all the Data in the Computer was deleted, Bai Feng, just in case, said to Brionne, "Brionne, use Charm Voice and destroy this Laboratory!"
"Shi lai~"
Brionne took a step forward, signaled Bai Feng and the others to cover their ears, and then began to Sing. As the Singing Voice rang out, the Air began to vibrate violently, followed by wave after wave of explosions in the Laboratory.
While Bai Feng and the others were destroying the Laboratory, Miss Jun Sha had already led people to surround the entire Base. The leader of the Drug Trafficking Organization, upon receiving this news, didn't hesitate at all and immediately decided to abandon all his subordinates, escaping with only two trusted aides.
Before leaving, he said to his trusted subordinates, "Everything else can be abandoned, but the Experimental Data and Drug Formula must not be lost!" As long as the Data and Drug Formula were still there, he could always make a comeback someday!
After speaking, he led his subordinates towards the Laboratory where Teacher Da Cun and the others were held. But before they could get there, they suddenly heard bursts of explosions coming from that direction.
"Damn it, the Pharmaceutical Laboratory has also been attacked!"
The Drug Dealer leader's face changed drastically. He immediately turned around and ran with his trusted subordinates, no longer daring to go towards the Pharmaceutical Laboratory. He was a cautious and timid person and didn't have the guts to confront the Police directly.
Bai Feng and the others didn't know that the Drug Dealer leader's misunderstanding had allowed them to avoid confronting him too early.
After the Laboratory was mostly destroyed, Bai Feng planned to quickly escape with the teacher. The Purrloin was also awakened by him using a Cheri Berry.
"Purrloin, do you know of any way to leave the Laboratory as quickly as possible without being Discovered?" Bai Feng asked.
"Meow meow meow~" Of course I do!
The Purrloin had an expression that said, "You've asked the right person."
"Alright then, please lead the way. I'll definitely reward you well after we get out!"
"Meow meow meow~" It's a promise then, follow me!
Saying this, the Purrloin dashed out. Bai Feng followed closely behind with Brionne, Teacher Da Cun, and his friend.
What Bai Feng didn't know at this moment was that the Purrloin was leading them to the Secret Passage used by the Drug Dealer leader for escape.
Outside the Valley, most of the Drug Dealer henchmen had already been dealt with by the Police and the Masked Man. This also included some high-ranking members of the Base, such as the Drug Dealer's second-in-command.
The second-in-command didn't know at this Time that he had been abandoned by the leader. He had been pushed out by the leader as a shield to attract the Police's firepower and was eagerly waiting for the leader to rescue him.
"Miss Jun Sha, since your Police officers have arrived, I won't meddle any further. I'll stop here for today, bye-bye!" The Masked Man said, looking at Miss Jun Sha from afar. After speaking, he was about to ride his Noivern away.
"Flame Mask!" Miss Jun Sha looked at the Masked Man with a dangerous expression. "Arcanine, stop him! Use Flamethrower!"
She wanted to catch the Drug Dealers, and she didn't want to let Flame Mask get away either. If it weren't for this scoundrel, how could their Police arrangements have been disrupted, and why would they be in such a rush now!
"Awooo~"
An exceptionally large Arcanine suddenly leaped out from behind Miss Jun Sha, opening its mouth to unleash a thick and scorching Flame towards Flame Mask and his Noivern.
"Saa~"
Mega Blaziken leaped forward in a single bound, jumping in front of its Trainer. It kicked out, and the Arcanine's Flamethrower was instantly scattered.
Seeing this scene, Miss Jun Sha's face became very grim. As expected, she still couldn't do anything about that guy!
Flame Mask Smoothly sat on Noivern's back and said to Miss Jun Sha in a familiar tone, "Don't be so angry. We're old acquaintances. Miss Jun Sha, see you next Time if there's an Opportunity!"
After speaking, he took out a Poké Ball and recalled Blaziken, then rode Noivern soaring into the sky.
Looking at Flame Mask disappearing into the horizon, Miss Jun Sha was so angry her teeth hitched. "Damn it, sooner or later you'll fall into my hands!"
This Flame Mask's Strength was too great. Every Time Miss Jun Sha faced him, she would suffer a disadvantage. Not only had she never caught him once, but she also hadn't been able to figure out his true identity.
The angry Miss Jun Sha vented all her frustration on the Drug Dealers. One by one, the Drug Dealers suffered greatly.
On the other side, Bai Feng, led by the Purrloin, entered the Base's Secret escape Passage. This Passage led directly outside the Valley. The Purrloin had also only Discovered it by chance.
As the group walked, they suddenly heard someone talking ahead.
This Secret Passage was very quiet. Even a slight sound could produce a loud echo.
Bai Feng and the others suddenly stopped their Footsteps. He looked at the Purrloin and quietly asked, "What's going on? Didn't you say only you knew about this place?"
The Purrloin put on an innocent expression. It really didn't know anyone else knew about this place.
At the same Time Bai Feng and the others heard the movement ahead, the Drug Dealer leader in front also noticed the abnormality behind him. Both groups began to cautiously check the Situation, and then they met at a corner.
The Instant he saw Bai Feng and the others, the Drug Dealer leader subconsciously took two steps back and then loudly questioned Bai Feng, "Who are you?"
But soon he noticed Teacher Da Cun and his friend behind Bai Feng. How could he not recognize these two Hostages? So he said again, "Are you from the Police? How did you find this place?"
Clearly, the Drug Dealer leader mistook Bai Feng for someone sent by the Police to rescue the Hostages. He just couldn't figure out how the Police would know about the existence of this Secret Passage. Could there be an undercover agent among his men?
Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at the trusted subordinates behind him, planting a Seed of suspicion in his heart.
"Shi lai~"
Without a word, Brionne jumped forward, blocking Bai Feng's path. At the same Time, Helioptile also popped out of its Poké Ball.
Seeing this Situation, the Drug Dealer leader said to his two subordinates behind him, "Da Shi, Luo De, you two stop this person."
The two men named Da Shi and Luo De looked at each other, then reluctantly stepped forward and each released two Pokémon: two Clawitzer and two Phantump.
"Clawitzer, Water Gun!"
"Phantump, Will-O-Wisp!"
The four Pokémon immediately launched an attack on Bai Feng and the others. But the next second, a golden light flashed before the eyes of the two Drug Dealers. By the Time they came back to their senses, the two Clawitzer's Water Gun had been shattered, and they had also fallen amidst a flash of Electric Spark.
As for the Phantump's Will-O-Wisp, it was directly dispersed by Brionne's Charm Voice. The two Phantump still wanted to counterattack, but Brionne suddenly leaped up and used the Pound Skill, left and right, fiercely slapping them in the face and splattering them against the nearby wall.
Seeing how easily the Pokémon were defeated, Bai Feng was still a bit slow to react.
There was nothing he could do. In the previous Pokémon Battle against Flame Mask, Bai Feng had suffered too great a blow. He originally thought his Strength was pretty good, but he was easily defeated when facing Flame Mask.
He hadn't experienced many battles and hadn't encountered many Trainers. He thought that Strength like Flame Mask's was relatively common among Trainers, so he felt his own Strength might not be very good.
This Time, he encountered these two weaklings, which confused Bai Feng for a moment: Am I strong or weak?
In reality, Bai Feng's Strength was truly not weak.
It can only be said that Flame Mask was too strong. He was a genuine master; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to roam freely under Miss Jun Sha's nose for so long.
Miss Jun Sha of Mi A Lei City was Different from the Miss Jun Sha in other cities. This was the center of the Kalos Region, and the Strength of someone holding an important position here could not possibly be weak.
After subduing the Drug Dealer leader's two subordinates, Teacher Da Cun said, "Bai Feng, don't worry about us. Go after that person. He is the leader of the Drug Trafficking Organization. Don't let him get away!"
"Okay, Teacher." After speaking, Bai Feng called out Bai Ye again and said to her, "Mom, please take care of the teacher and the others, and also keep an eye on these two Drug Dealers. I'll go after the one who ran away."
"Sha na~" Will you be alright going by yourself?
Bai Ye said with a worried expression.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful. If I can't win, I'll run."
Under Bai Ye's worried gaze, Bai Feng chased after them with Brionne and Helioptile.
Bai Feng chased along the Passage the whole way, but didn't see the Drug Dealer leader and thought he had already gotten far away. It wasn't until he reached the exit of the Secret Passage that he saw the Drug Dealer leader from afar, preparing to escape by riding a Pidgeot.
Seeing Bai Feng chasing after him, the Drug Dealer leader anxiously urged the Pidgeot beneath him to take off quickly. In its haste, the Pidgeot was completely unprepared and could only fly up unsteadily.
"Helioptile, use Electromagnetic Wave!" Bai Feng shouted.
"Ai bi~ Ai bi~"
Helioptile's speed was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, it was directly Below the Pidgeot. Before it could fly high and far, it immediately shot out an Electromagnetic Wave.
At this moment, the sky was already completely bright. The golden Electric Current echoed the golden morning sun on the horizon, making people's eyes unable to open.
The Pidgeot and the Drug Dealer leader on its back only felt a numbness throughout their Bodies, and then immediately lost consciousness.
"Pii~"
The Pidgeot screamed as it fell from the Air, then crashed heavily onto the Ground. If the Drug Dealer leader hadn't had the Pidgeot cushioning him, his internal organs might have been completely shattered from the fall.
However, even so, he was badly injured by the fall.
After landing, the Drug Dealer leader immediately reached for his Poké Ball without a word. But Helioptile's speed was even faster. It was covered in blue Electric Current and crashed into the Drug Dealer leader with lightning speed.
"Ah!!!"
After a miserable scream from the Drug Dealer leader, the Poké Ball in his hand slipped and fell onto the Ground, without even getting the Opportunity to be opened.
"He was defeated so easily? Is this person really the leader of the Drug Trafficking Organization?" Bai Feng was full of doubts. This was a bit too weak.
In reality, the Drug Dealer leader was indeed not the one responsible for the Organization's combat Strength. The true combat Strength was the Organization's second-in-command, but unfortunately, the second-in-command had already been captured by Miss Jun Sha.
This Drug Trafficking Organization was actually just a puppet supported by another mysterious Organization. The leader and second-in-command of the Drug Trafficking Organization were both sent down from Above. One was responsible for the operation of the Drug Trafficking Organization, and the other was responsible for the Organization's armed forces.
The second-in-command had higher combat Strength, but wasn't very smart and was always tricked by the leader into working like a dog. The leader never considered him one of his own.
In recent years, the leader had made a lot of Money through Drug trafficking. He had been Planning to break away and go solo with some people, but he didn't expect that before his Plan could be implemented, he would fall into the hands of the Police.
(End of Chapter)