The day after arriving in Luzi Town, Hugo woke up early in the morning.

Although it was agreed in advance to go to investigate together, Douzi was lying in bed as always, so Hugo left her alone, and entrusted the elves who were in the way with him to Douzi's mother, and set off for the area where the Yew Research Institute was located.

At this time, there were still two hours before the normal working hours of the institute, and the detective had already contacted Dr. Yew in advance, and the two had made an appointment to meet at a nearby café that opened early.

The café was much more upscale than Hugo expected. The moment he entered the door, Hugo saw Dr. Yew leisurely drinking tea, wearing a light mint research gown, her long brown hair was coiled, exactly the same as the image in the photo.

When the other party saw the detective, he immediately smiled and said hello-

"After receiving the call yesterday, I announced at the institute that a new person would come to the institute to pick up Pokémon the next day, as requested by Mr. Detective. In this way, we just need to wait quietly for the informant arranged by Mr. Detective to report everything she has found, and this problem will be solved, right? ”

After Hugo was seated, the doctor asked him lightly.

"If it goes well, of course, but such a perfunctory and simple plan can't fool anyone with a heart."

Hugo replied absentmindedly as he looked at the menu of the tea restaurant, looking for the cheapest morning set.

"Huh?" The doctor's calm smile began to twitch, "Why is this happening?" Did I show my feet at that time? I'm obviously very confident in my acting skills...... Or is there a high probability that the plan will fail? ”

Hugo handed the menu to the waiter and replied to the doctor, "There are various reasons, the most important of which is that the trainers who will come to the institute to collect Pokémon must be approved by the Alliance, and this information has already been registered. So as long as the prisoner thinks of this and checks the public file, then he will definitely see through this scam. ”

Seeing Dr. Yew's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, the detective hurriedly made a reassuring gesture, and then said-

"But in fact, there is still a high probability that the prisoner will be recruited, after all, if that person really manipulates the sixty initial imperial three family receiving ceremonies by some means, there is a high probability that he will not have much patience left when it is his turn this time, and he may skip the investigation procedures and repeat the previous interference activities with his eyes closed."

"It's really a situation that can't go up or down." Under the ups and downs, the female doctor on the other side, who was always very serious, sighed gracelessly, "I thought I could finally solve that inexplicable mystery." ”

Hugo's breakfast was served, and the dish was omelette and orange juice, and the detective skillfully used a knife and fork to kick it off.

Looking at the detective's methodical appearance, the doctor couldn't help asking, "Since Mr. Detective is so calm, I think he already has a coping strategy other than that plan, right?" ”

"Of course, I'm a detective, and I don't need this kind of trick to find the truth."

The detective swallows the bread cut into small pieces and speaks confidently as expected.

"But I need the doctor to provide me with some information about the institute."

"As long as it doesn't involve confidential matters, I can reveal it, and there is nothing worth hiding from our institute." The doctor agreed neatly, quite refreshingly.

"So I'm starting to ask, what are the topics that the members of the institute other than you are working on?"

"Mr. Eric is investigating the distribution of elves around Kako Town, in addition, Matsubara-san is studying the possibility of wild Pokémon assisting humans in their work, and Yamashita is concerned with the restriction of the use of sound moves, and Furuya has not yet decided on his own research topic."

Yew reported the topics of the people in the institute without thinking, and he deserved to be a great doctor in the field of elves.

Taking a sip of orange juice, Hugo asked with confirmation, "Is Mr. Eric the scholar uncle in the institute?" ”

"Yes, he is the second-in-command of the research institute and a researcher at the same level as me, but because he often needs to go out to investigate, I am still in charge of the daily work of the institute."

"I remember Dr. Yew, you yourself often go out to investigate, right? He also frequently appears on TV shows. What should the institute do at this time? ”

The doctor said calmly, "I will ask the students to help take care of it." ”

"In that case." Hugo asked seriously, "So at this time, has a novice trainer ever come and pick up an otter?" ”

"Yes. About a third of the otters are sent in my absence. What's the use of this, you ask? The doctor didn't quite understand Hugo's question.

"No, just curious." The detective replied vaguely.

This question actually precludes the assumption that Dr. Yew himself is a prisoner, but this conclusion is still held in my heart, and it is good for everyone.

"In addition to everyone in the institute, is there anyone who comes to the institute regularly?"

"This institute is basically open to the public, and the people who have come to the institute include the trainers who collect illustrated books, the children in the town, and Douzi's mother, but they only visit occasionally, and I think this should have nothing to do with the incident."

As if agreeing with Dr. Yew's statement, Hugo threw out a few last questions.

"I still have a few more questions for you: First, how did Matsubara carry out the task of his wild Pokémon working in place of humans? Second, is Yamashita's research topic related to his personal experience? Third, with Furuya's current level of academic ability, will he be able to successfully complete his graduate studies? ”

After a little thought, Yew replied one by one: "Songyuan always goes back to his hometown to conduct field surveys, and the subject of the investigation is the wild barbaric bass in Qinghai Bo City, and he thinks that by using the developed bite force of this elf, a set of aquatic wood processing systems can be established. Although the idea was wild, his plan was surprisingly feasible. ”

Hugo made up the scene of schools of savage perch shuttling back and forth and biting trees......

"By the way, there are absolutely no wild otters in Matsubara's hometown, and all the otters in the institute are provided by the alliance's special breeding base, and there is no suspicion of smuggling." The doctor added, and then moved on to the next classmate—

"Yamashita was an excellent combat trainer before joining the institute, but later took the initiative to transfer to the institute, and his topic was inspired by his combat partner Rolling. There are relatively few scholars who specialize in the study of moves in United States, and I hope that this student will fill the gap in the academic world in the future. ”

"I see, what about the third classmate?"

"Furuya is actually the most talented of the three graduate assistants, but this person is a bit of a master and a little bit of a master, and he always chooses topics too hard, which is a bit of a sense of non-stop speech, but he is careless in his research. But despite this, I don't think he should have a problem completing his studies. Dr. Yew said.

The detective nodded with great satisfaction: "I have a general understanding of the situation, and then I want to take advantage of the fact that the people in the research institute have not yet arrived, and first check the structure and terrain inside the research institute." ”

After each of them settled the bill, they left the cafeteria and went to the nearby research institute.

Dr. Yew's research institute is actually very simple in structure, and can be roughly divided into two areas: the research institute and the backyard.

From front to back, the backyard is a breeding area where the Mizo family lives, a storage area where trainer elves are kept, and a wild area where wild Pokémon can be observed.

The institute is a spacious single-story building, divided into a reception area and an office area, where trainers receive their "favorite" initial Pokémon, and where researchers store materials, write records, and summarize reports.

Everything is ordinary-

Eric's office is full of information about the situation of Pokémon in the surrounding area, including a large number of photos of wild elves; Songwon's desktop is the cleanest, with a boxy laptop being all it has, but it doesn't seem to be used. On the seat at the bottom of the mountain are some high-end Pokémon food, as well as several research reports related to rolling bats, which are detailed but not complicated; The seats in the old house are the most chaotic, the table is full of miscellaneous items piled up casually, and the surroundings are full of discarded handwritten paper rolled into small balls......

As he accompanied the detective to inspect the nooks and crannies of the institute, Dr. Yew suddenly heard a chuckle from beside him.

"So that's what happened, and the final mystery is completely solved."