Just as the owner of the Homiga Pavilion put his beloved bass in the open space behind him with a dark face, ready to change Pokémon to continue the battle, Hugo got his wish and saw the target of the trip - the active guitarist who had worked as a breeding consultant at the Lichong Power Plant.

"Don't you guys have to watch the battle in the hall master's hall? I thought the band was going to play or something during a game. ”

Dressed in a half-used white blazer, Detective Hugo appears backstage in the basement recital room, and the three bandmates look at him with different expressions.

The drummer was surprised, the guitarist looked wary, and the keyboardist seemed a little scared.

“…… The team leader is good at using poison-based Pokémon, and the venue where she makes a fuss is always smoky...... That's why we're in a hurry to hide here. ”

It was Martin, the extraordinarily shy keyboardist on stage, who was the first to speak, and the student-looking musician was exceptionally honest and timidly answered the detective's questions.

An urn sounded, and the sound of the urn gas sounded immediately—

"And Homiga doesn't like us playing instruments when she's competing, as if it affects her performance or something."

The bald Cook was much more cheerful than he looked, and after talking about his topic, he immediately put out a lot of complaints and interrogations to the detective like a grass-based Pokémon with a "seed machine gun"-

"Anyway, why are you hiding in the background?' we should ask you, right? When the hell did you follow up? Why don't you stay outside and watch your companions fight? ”

"Don't you think it's a bit lonely to watch a show alone?" Hugo spread his hands and replied in a very frank tone—

"As you can see, I've just entered the backstage space, but I didn't mean to play a prank. As for the tournament in the gym, I personally didn't have much interest in Pokémon battles, but I was a little curious about the situation here, so I followed. ”

"He's lying."

Hugo's target, the guitarist named Lu, combs his long brown hair, which has become a little messy during the performance, and unceremoniously interrupts the detective's self-introduction.

I saw this cold-faced lady pointing to the strange visitor, and said to the two remaining companions: "That person is a detective, and he has come to investigate the incident at the Lichong Power Plant. ”

Hugo was a little surprised for a moment when his occupation and intention were instantly exposed, but he looked back at the people he had seen in Liyong City on this trip, and immediately asked: "Did Talter tell you?" ”

The guitarist clasped his arms and was noncommittal, it seemed that he was said by the detective, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

I don't know when the original cultivator met his successor, and how he learned that Talter had met with detectives.

"Sure enough, there's always an extra risk to the intelligence you get in exchange for a beer."

Hugo smiled bitterly and simply took a few steps closer to the group.

"Yes, I'm a private investigator and run an office, that's my calling card."

Hugo never felt that detectives were a profession that needed to be concealed, and at this time, Miss Lu's identity was suddenly revealed, and the rest of the things were easier to do.

The three of them took the business card from the detective's hand in turn, and couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw the big words "Hugo Detective Agency" printed on it with exquisite serif characters, as well as the detailed scope of entrustment, the address and contact information of the office below.

"You're the detective in your business card?" The expression under the bald head of the drummer Cook was unusually rich, and I saw him raise his eyebrows, "Do you often solve suspense cases and assist the police in arresting criminals?" Like those detectives in the comics, you can see through the truth with a glance? ”

"I've seen some cases, but not to the point of a dead man. It's just a routine background check now. ”

Hugo glanced at the truth and said humbly: "I have come here mainly to learn about the causes and consequences of the explosion. ”

"The explosion of the Lichong power plant...... I think it's quite far from us, right? The drummer was puzzled, "Why did you come to our gym to investigate?" ”

"The ......"

A somewhat breathless male voice sounded, and it was none other than the shy electronic piano player Martin.

"When I went out of my house this morning, I heard a loud noise similar to the explosion of a power plant...... It's just that I rushed over to rehearse, and I didn't see the fire or smoke, so I didn't go up to check, and ...... over there There's no way there's a clue......"

"What!" The guitarist and drummer looked at their companions together.

The explosion in Liyong City is an earth-shattering event in the local area, and everyone knows about it. At this time, another suspicious incident actually appeared, and their companions were still indirect witnesses, and the two couldn't help but be shocked.

However, Hugo's face remained unchanged, and he took out a notebook from his suit pocket: "Just in case, please let me confirm that the direction of your house is in the northern suburbs of Lichong City?" ”

The thin young man nodded: "Yes...... How do you know, though? ”

"Don't care, it's just a random guess. All you see is a loud noise, no fire and no smoke? ”

"Well, it's not completely nothing, there seemed to be a pink cloud rising in the sky at that time, but it quickly drifted away, and I am not sure if it was a momentary dazzle or the early morning glow."

Hugo snapped and closed the notebook in his hand—

"I understand the situation, Mr. Martin, you don't have to worry about what happened this morning, this matter has nothing to do with the truth of the bombing. It's as if there's a powerful trainer training moves in that place, so there's a lot of noise. ”

The three musicians looked at the detective suspiciously, but Hugo did not explain further. Otherwise, do you want to tell them that the culprit responsible for today's explosion is the Miss Bilan who is fighting with your team leader outside?

"I heard from Mr. Twin that there was an employee who had worked at the power plant in the past who had joined the Poison Gas Ensemble, so he came here to investigate."

Hugo's eyes were fixed on the guitarist: "I want to know something about the situation before the rise of the Lichong Power Plant, what kind of company it was, what kind of people were the employees and bosses in it, what kind of relationship there was, and how the Pokémon were treated in the factory." I came for the answers to these questions. ”

Martin and Cook noticed Hugo's gaze, and also looked at Lu on his side, and between the sights of the three, the guitarist sighed, and finally spoke-

"For the sake of you've been cheated on a glass of wine by Talter, I'll tell you. To be clear, I only know what that factory used to look like. I have no idea what it is doing now, or why it exploded. ”

Hugo nodded, and the guitarist began to tell—