Chapter 22: The Identity of the Man in Black, Summer Celebration

The waves crashed against the board, and the sound of the waves reached the cabin. Wuma opened his eyes and sat up slowly.

"Stinky flowers." Wu Ma saw that Stinky Flower was sitting on the edge of the bed and guarding himself.

"Yo Yo~" Stinky Flower was very happy to see Wu Ma get up.

"I'm fine, thank you." After a good night's sleep, Wuma felt much better.

"What time is it?"

Wu Ma took out the Pokémon Illustrated Book, looked at the time, and found that it was already six o'clock in the morning. After taking the medicine yesterday, he slept directly for more than ten hours.

"Let's go, Stinky Flower, let's go out for a walk."

Witch Horse walked out of the room and into the hall. At this time, the waiter in the hall was setting up the utensils and preparing breakfast.

The witch horse walked to the deck and stretched. The sea breeze brings fresh air and makes people feel refreshed.

Wu Ma saw a man standing next to the railing, the same one who helped him yesterday.

Wu Ma walked up to him and said, "Thank you for yesterday." I'm sorry, but your clothes ......."

Wu Ma remembers that he accidentally threw up on him yesterday.

"It's okay, seasickness is normal, you're feeling better now, aren't you?"

Wu Ma nodded: "It's much better, thank you." My name is Wu Ma, what about you? ”

"My name is Jade."

Only then did Wu Ma see the appearance of the jade clearly. He has very rare short blue hair, and a smooth and angular face. The thick eyebrows are slightly raised, and under the long eyelashes are dark and deep eyes. His three-dimensional facial features are as handsome as a knife, but they give people a very gentle feeling.

To be honest, Wu Ma would never admit that a boy was more handsome than him before, but Jade was an exception. Wu Ma felt that there might not be anyone more handsome than him in the world, because being second was already a huge concession for Wu Ma.

"Jade, what are you doing on the ship? It's not traveling, and you don't look like traveling. The witch horse ghost envoy asked. He had also said before that he would not mix with jade, but now it has completely changed.

"I'm here for work."

"Work? Does it have anything to do with those black boxes on the ship? ”

"How do you know?" Jade looked at Wu Ma with some surprise.

"When I saw someone moving a box that day, you stared intently. I guess you might have the idea of hitting that box. I thought you were trying to steal what's inside, but now it looks like you shouldn't. ”

Yu smiled: "How do you know? What if I'm here to steal? ”

"My gut tells me you're not." Wu Ma said with great certainty.

Maybe Sanguan followed his facial features, plus he helped himself yesterday. Wu Ma thinks Jade is a good person.

"It's good that you still don't know about this. I'm afraid it will put you in danger. ”

Wu Ma nodded. Since Yu said so, he didn't ask any more.

"If you need help, you can let me know. By the way, let's add a messenger number! ”

"Yes."

Wu Ma and Jade exchanged contact information.

"I've got to go get something to eat on the boat, I almost threw up yesterday." Wuma smiled embarrassedly and turned to leave.

When Wuma entered the restaurant, the food was already arranged. Although seasick, Wu Ma was still quite appetizing, and he filled a plate full of food and ate it.

Time passed little by little, and there were more and more people in the restaurant, and Xiaogang and Xiaomi also came.

"Brother Wuma, were you okay yesterday?" Xiaomi asked with concern.

"I'm fine, I'm feeling better."

"I know some small ways to treat seasickness, you can try it." Xiao Gang said.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you." Wu Ma was not polite.

Although taking medicine can also treat seasickness, there are ways to do without medicine and you can try it.

"Well, did you catch a Pokémon yesterday?" The devil asks Xiaomi.

"I caught it, and I was about to tell you." Millet said very happily, "Yesterday I caught a king carp, and I have already taken it in." ”

Carp King is one of the waste Pokémon, but of course after it evolves into a Tyrannosaurus, it will enter the first echelon. King Carp is one of the best Pokémon to catch.

"I'm going to go Pokémon fishing in a while, and maybe I'll be able to catch Pokémon I've never seen before." After tasting the sweetness yesterday, Xiaomi is very interested in fishing Pokémon.

The Santeanu continues to sail the sea, and should be able to reach Golden City tomorrow morning.

After supper, Wu Ma prepared to go back to his room. When he opened the door, he suddenly saw Yu walking out of the room wearing black clothes.

Wu Ma guessed that he might be on a mission. Since he said that he didn't care, he didn't follow.

Entered the room and closed the door. Wu Ma took out his diary from his backpack and began to write a diary. It's been almost two months since the trip, and he's halfway through his notebook.

After writing the diary, Wu Ma flipped through the front to see if anything had been missed.

Just as he was about to go to sleep, he heard a quick knock on the door.

"Who?"

"It's me."

Wu Ma heard the identity of the other party.

Wuma opened the door, and a figure rushed in. Then, Wu Ma quickly closed the room and locked it.

"Jade, has something happened?" Wuma asked.

"They found out when I went on a mission. I'm afraid they'll search the room next to each other, so I'll hide from you. ”

It wasn't long before Wu Ma heard knocks on the door one after another, and someone was checking the cabin one by one.

They didn't detect anyone leaving the ship, so they knew that Jade must still be on board. As long as they check next to each other, they will be able to find it.

Soon, there was a knock on the door of Wuma's room.

Wuma took a sip of the water from the cupboard, then walked over and opened the door.

"What do you have...... Vomit! Wu Ma vomited directly.

The opposite side stepped back and fanned the front of his nose with his hand.

"I'm sorry, I'm a little seasick."

"Have you seen a man dressed in black?"

Wu Ma shook his head and said a little weakly, "I was seasick, and I stayed in the room today and didn't go out." Didn't see any men in black. What's wrong, is something wrong? ”

"It's nothing, it's just a thief. Rest well, excuse me. ”

Most of the people who could get on this ship were people with status, and they didn't dare to break into the room directly. Of course, they also glanced into the room, saw that there was no one, and left.

When they were gone, the witch horse closed the door and locked it again.

After a while, a "bang" was heard, and a room was forcibly opened. The room where the formal jade was staying.

They didn't find anyone in the cabin, so they went somewhere else.

"Alright, you can come out."

Jade walked out of the closet.

"Now you can tell me what's going on, right?"

"Sorry to get you in."

"It's okay, I said I'd come straight to me if I needed help. They must be the men of the St. Tyanu! What's wrong with this ship? ”

"After my investigation, the ship was ostensibly a cruise ship carrying important guests, but it was actually a tool used by Team Rocket to transport stolen Pokémon."

Rockets! Wu Ma didn't expect this to be Team Rocket's ship. Sure enough, as long as you are in the Kanto area, it is difficult not to meet the people of Team Rocket.

"What about you? What side of the population are you? Wuma asked.

"I'm a special commissioner of the Alliance, and my name is indeed Jade, so I don't lie to you. The ship was carrying important guests, and we couldn't come up and check it out for no reason. I did check once before, but I didn't find anything and was complained about. So, this time I came in and did a secret investigation. ”

"And you found the evidence?"

Jade nodded: "They put the Pokémon in a secret room, and it is difficult for those who don't know to find it." ”

"So what now?"

"I've got the message out there. The Coalition will intercept the ship before it docks. ”

Wu Ma breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the matter was almost over.

"You can't go back to your room now, so sit with me for a while."

Two people who don't know each other very well in the same room, and they also feel quite embarrassed, Wu Ma decides to find something to talk about.

"How much do you get paid as an alliance commissioner?" Wuma asked.

Jade didn't expect Wu Ma to ask this question, and replied with a smile: "It's not too high, it's just that there are many places where you have the right to act conveniently." If you are interested in the commissioner, I can recommend you to join. It's a bit difficult to become a full-fledged commissioner, but it's much easier with my help. ”

"Thank you, but I don't have that idea yet, and we're going to travel around now."

These professions in the alliance are more like post-retirement jobs. Of course, the work of a special commissioner is quite dangerous.

It didn't take long for the two of them to suddenly hear a lot of noise outside, and someone was shouting.

"What's going on?"

Wuma opened the door of the boat and saw someone running outside.

"The ship is leaking and about to sink!" A man shouted.

Wu Ma and Yu understood what was going on. It seems that the people of Team Rocket knew that the news had been spread and planned to run away in advance. And letting the ship sink is the way to destroy the evidence.

"What now?" Wuma asked. He wasn't worried about the sinking of the ship, but mainly about capturing Team Rocket.

"There's no way, I didn't expect them to dare to sink the ship. Let's get out first. ”

"Then let's go, by the way, you take off your clothes, it's not so noticeable."

After Jade took off his clothes, Wuma left the room with him on his backpack and ran towards the outside of the cabin. At this time, everyone ran to the board, and the people on the boat put the lifeboat into the sea, and everyone jumped down in an orderly manner.

"Brother Wuma, hurry up and get on the lifeboat!" Millet shouted below.

"Jade, let's go."

Wu Ma turned around, only to find that the jade was gone. He shouldn't say goodbye without saying goodbye, he should be going to do something. Wu Ma suddenly guessed what he wanted to do, he should be going to rescue those Pokémon.

"Xiaomi, you stay in the lifeboat first, don't worry about me."

Wuma ran back into the cabin and came to the space below the cabin. He followed the sound and found Jade who was slamming the door.

"Why are you here?"

"I'll help you."

Jade took out the Poké Ball and released a Pokémon.

"Fire Eevee, use a jet of flame."

Fire Eevee uses a jet of flame to melt the door directly. Once inside, you can see that there are many black boxes inside. Jade ran in and opened the boxes one by one.

"I'm here to help, too."

"Tyrannosaurusmon, use razor-sharp claws."

Witch Horse released the Tyrannosaurus Beast. Tyrannosaurmon used its claws to release the Pokémon inside.

"Everybody get out of here!"

Witch Horse and Jade take the Pokémon out of the cabin and onto the deck. By this time everyone had jumped onto the lifeboat, and the boat was about to sink.

"Let's get out of here," Wuma shouted.

The water-based Pokémon jumped directly into the sea, and the flying-type Pokémon flew into the air, but there were also some Pokémon who couldn't know water, standing on the deck, at a loss.

"Jade, what should we do?"

Jade clenched her fists, her expression a little tangled.

"There's no way, save as much as you can."

"Guys, there are still some Pokémon here, can you put them in the lifeboat?"

There were still some places on the lifeboats, so Wu Ma and Jade put some of the smaller Pokémon on the lifeboats, but the large ones couldn't do anything.

"Guys, who has an ice-type Pokémon that uses freezing rays to create an ice surface on the sea." Wu Ma suddenly thought of a way and shouted.

"Go, Ice Eevee, use the Freezing Light."

Jade was the first to send an ice Eevee.

Ice Eevee uses freezing rays to freeze a patch of ice on the surface of the sea. However, Ice Ibu alone could not make a large amount of ice floe.

"Come out, white sea lions, use the freezing rays."

"Ironclad shells, use the Frozen Light."

Several passengers released several Pokémon that were able to use freezing rays. Among the Pokémon they let go just now, there are also two Pokémon who came out to help.

Thanks to the efforts of the Pokémon, the ice surface is getting bigger and bigger.

At that moment, the ship sank into the sea, and all the Pokémon fell into the water.

"Gommamon, the fish are on the rampage!"

Witch Horse released Gomamon. Gommimon used a school of fish to go on a rampage and hold up the Pokémon in the water. The schools of fish held the Pokémon and let them climb to the ice.

The ice is large enough to support the weight of the Pokémon, and everyone is safe for the time being.

Seeing that the Pokémon were all rescued, He and Yu breathed a sigh of relief and had a smile on their faces. Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain.

Wu Ma also thought that if he hadn't saved the Pokémon with ice, those Pokémon would probably have died. He didn't expect the people of Team Rocket to be so ruthless.

Wuma sighed. He originally thought that this was a wonderful world where humans and Pokémon traveled and grew up together, but he didn't expect that there would be so many tragic things in this world.

Strength, only when the strength becomes stronger, can you protect yourself and protect others. For the first time, Wuma had a strong thirst for power.

It didn't take long for the people called by Jade to arrive here. However, their job changed from arrest to rescue.

The port of Golden City directly sent a large ship to rescue both the people in the lifeboat and the Pokémon.

Early the next morning, the ship stopped at the port of Golden City.

After disembarking, Wu Ma and Yu stood aside to say goodbye.

"Are you leaving now?"

"Yes, this mission is over, although it didn't work, it's time to go back and hand it over."

"Alright then, you can come to me for anything in the future."

"Good. You're going to be in the league this year, right? I'll come and see you. Jade said.

"Okay, it's a deal." Wu Ma was delighted.

"Then you can hold on a little longer, don't even fail the preliminaries. I think back then, when I first participated in the league conference, I made it to the quarterfinals. ”

"yes, then I'll be in the semifinals this time."

"Hahaha!" The two laughed for a while.

"I have to go, I'll see you later."

"Goodbye!"

After saying goodbye to Jade, Wu Ma went to the Pokémon Center with Xiaogang and Xiaomi.

This trip was not pleasant, especially for the witch horse. Of course, Wu Ma is still very happy to be able to make a friend like Jade.

When they came to the Pokémon Center, the three of them found a room to live in. I didn't get a good night's rest last night, just make up for sleep.

In the afternoon, everyone got up one after another and had afternoon tea in the Pokémon restaurant.

Wu Ma originally planned to challenge the Golden Yellow Hall, but after asking Miss Joy, he found out that there was not a Golden City, but a Maiden Gorge. They arrived not at the port of Golden City, but at the port of the Maiden.

Miss Joy also told the trio that a summer festival was taking place in Jungjou Gap.

"Brother Wuma, after we finish the celebration here, can we go to Golden City?"

Wuma nodded and agreed. Everyone was tired from the previous trip, so it's good to take a good break and relax at the festival.

Xiao Gang on the side was also very excited, as if he was imagining something.

The three of them came to the street. On both sides of the street there are a variety of stalls, some selling food, some selling toys, and some selling all kinds of souvenirs and playing games. The streets are crowded and very lively.

"It's beautiful." Xiao Gang said suddenly.

Wu Ma followed Xiao Gang's gaze and saw a girl with lilac hair, who was indeed quite beautiful. However, in the blink of an eye, the girl disappeared.

"Strange, where did she go?" Xiao Gang remembered that he had been staring at her, but suddenly disappeared.

Wu Ma was also a little puzzled, he didn't know if he really saw the girl.

"Brother Wuma, there are a lot of delicious foods here."

Hearing that there was something delicious, Wu Ma's attention was immediately drawn to it. There are a lot of flavorful snacks here, the taste is unique, and Wu Ma likes it very much.

While eating, we walked around the festival. The three of them came to a temple together. There are a lot of people gathered here. There is an old man with a white beard in front of the temple, who is displaying some treasure.

"Everyone, come and see, the treasure display of the Maiden Shrine has begun! This painting is a treasure handed down from 2,000 years ago at the Maijo Shrine, and can only be seen during the summer festival every year. ”

Everyone was attracted by the old man's words. When the old man saw that there were almost no one coming, he tore off the canvas.

"Please watch it carefully!"

The canvas was torn open, and a black and white painting appeared in front of their eyes. Wu Ma and Xiao Gang were stunned for a moment when they saw this painting, they felt that the woman in the painting seemed familiar.

Xiao Gang walked over unconsciously.

"It's so beautiful, why is it so beautiful?"

The old man stopped Xiao Gang, and then said, "This girl passed away 2,000 years ago. The girl had a lover, but his lover went out on a boat to fight. She had been waiting for him on the shore. Wait, wait, wait, but the man never returned. Legend has it that the woman was finally transformed into a stone statue and still awaits his lover to this day. ”

Wu Ma suddenly felt that this story was somewhat familiar, and there were many love stories that seemed to look like this. A lot of these stories are true, and of course, there are a lot of embellishments.

"Where is that rock?" Xiao Gang asked.

"Don't you know Maiden Rock? It's on that reef by the sea. ”

The three of them were very interested in the stone statues, especially Xiao Gang, who couldn't wait to run to the Maiden Rock.

Everyone came to the location of the Maiden's Rock and saw a stone statue of a young girl. The girl looked into the distance, waiting for her lover to return.

After watching it for a while, Wu Ma didn't think it was interesting and decided to leave. The main reason is that she has already eaten all the food in her hands.

"Xiao Gang, let's go!"

Xiao Gang sat on the ground, looking at Maiden Yan tightly, unwilling to leave.

"I want to watch it for a while, so you guys can go back first."

Xiao Gang wanted to stay here, and Wu Ma couldn't pull him away. So, Wu Ma and Xiaomi returned to the street of the celebration together, and the two of them were very happy while eating and playing games.

The festival lasted all day, and even when it was getting dark, the streets were bustling with activity.

Wuma bought some food and came to Maiden Rock. He found that Xiao Gang was still here.

"Xiao Gang, let's eat something first." Wu Ma placed the food next to Xiao Gang.

Xiaomi sat next to Xiao Gang and asked, "Brother Xiao Gang, what are you looking at?" ”

"I don't know, I just think it's sad, like I've seen it with my own eyes."

Wu Ma and Xiaomi sat next to them and watched Xiao Gang for a while. When the sun had completely set, Wuma decided to go back.

"Aren't you leaving?"

"No, I'll be back in a minute."

"Okay then, come back early."

Anyway, there would be no danger here, and Wu Ma and Xiaomi walked back to the Pokémon Center.

Wu Ma bought some supper on the street, then took it back to the Pokémon Center to eat, and after taking a bath, Wu Ma fell to bed and went to sleep.

Early the next morning, after washing up, Wu Ma went to the hall for lunch. It didn't take long for Xiaomi to get up.

"Where's Xiao Gang?"

After eating, Wu Ma didn't see Xiao Gang. Usually Xiao Gang is the first to get up, but it has been so long today, and he hasn't gotten up yet.

"I don't know, I'll go find it."

Xiaomi came to Xiao Gang's room and knocked on the door. But no matter how much I knocked, there was no response.

Wuma finds Miss Joy and asks her to open the door with a spare key. After opening the door, I found that Xiao Gang was not in it at all, and the things were still on the table as yesterday, and it seemed that Xiao Gang had not come back.

"Let's go to Maiden Rock."

Wu Ma suddenly had some bad premonitions, and he felt that something seemed to be wrong.