Chapter 232 Encounter with Apollo
Chapter 232 Encounter with Apollo
"Little Blue?"
When Lu An uttered his tentative words, "Athena," who had been muttering complaints, froze, then instinctively covered her face.
"Ah! I'm not Little Blue! I'm not Little Blue!"
Upon hearing this, Lu An was left speechless, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Well, it really is Little Blue.
I never expected to run into Xiao Lan at the Silver Building.
"Little Blue, stop pretending. I know you're just a Ditto in disguise."
Seeing that Lu An had completely exposed her disguise, Xiao Lan stopped trying to argue.
She revealed her true face, hidden beneath her ever-changing appearance.
Judging from this appearance, the little blue in this world should be just an adult, and it looks very similar to the little blue in the Seven Islands arc of the original work.
That was also when Xiao Lan was at her most beautiful in the original story.
Looking at Xiao Lan's delicate face, Lu An secretly sighed that she was indeed his favorite female protagonist from the original novel.
"Little Blue, what are you doing in Silver, you little thief?"
A Poké Ball on Lu An's belt wobbled three times.
Clearly, the magical masked cat inside the ball was very unhappy that Lu An had used his unique nickname on someone else.
Zi Xiaolan, who was covering her face, did not sense any hostility in Lu An's tone. On the contrary, her familiar tone was clearly full of the joy of reuniting with an old friend.
This made Xiao Lan put her hands down.
Although the guy in front of her was indeed quite handsome, Xiao Lan didn't remember knowing anyone like him.
Therefore, Xiao Lan was still quite wary.
She quietly slipped her hand behind her back and caught a Poké Ball:
"You know me?"
Faced with Xiao Lan's question, Lu An was at a loss for words.
Tell me I know you stole the two Crimson Gym Badges?
You said you stole Professor Oak's Pokédex and Squirtle?
Or did you steal the rainbow feather and silver feather from the masked man?
Upon reflection, Lu An suddenly realized that compared to Xiao Lan, a habitual thief, his own demonized masked cat was hardly worthy of the title "little thief cat."
Our cat only likes petty theft; it's nothing compared to what Little Blue steals.
The Poké Ball on Lu An's belt shook three more times.
Seeing Lu An staring at her face in silence for a long time, Xiao Lan became even more wary:
Could this guy be one of the ones I fooled before?
Are they here for revenge?
Wait a minute, if someone looks like this and I fooled them, I should at least remember them, right?
Coming to his senses, Lu An saw that Xiao Lan looked ready to run away at any moment, so he quickly called out to her:
"Little Blue, don't run away! I know where your and Little Silver's parents are!"
"what!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lan, who had already decided to make a runaway, was struck dumb. She instantly forgot the danger of being in Team Rocket's stronghold and quickly stepped forward to grab Lu An by the collar:
"What did you just say?!"
"Ratchet..."
The giant swamp monster next to Lu An frowned.
It had never seen anyone dare to grab its trainer by the collar.
This made it very unhappy.
Behind Blue, Blastoise stared intently at Swampert, its body drenched in cold sweat.
Our own trainer has always adhered to the attitude of "run if you can," and has been navigating this world for a long time, so he is always very shrewd.
How could she suddenly lose her composure just because of a single sentence from the man in front of her?
Seeing the Swampert next to him looking angry and about to attack Little Blue, Blastoise panicked even more.
If a fight breaks out, it really has no confidence that it can fight the Swamp Monster. Its shell, which was just hit, is still trembling!
However, Lu An did not pay attention to Xiao Lan's rude behavior.
He waved to the swamp monster beside him, indicating that it was alright.
Then, with a slight smile, he looked at Xiao Lan:
"The only people who could make you show such an expression are your parents and your little brother, Xiao Yin."
Xiao Lan then realized that, in her haste, the two of them were almost face to face.
Xiao Lan immediately released Lu An's collar and touched her earlobe:
"Sorry, I got too excited just now."
After a short while, Xiao Lan looked at Lu An with suspicion, her wariness increasing, but she no longer had any intention of running away.
"Who are you? How do you know so much about me?"
Lu An opened his mouth, about to say something.
"Click".
"who!"
The sudden noise from the empty seventh floor made Lu An and Xiao Lan, who were about to have a conversation, look towards the distance.
A figure slowly emerged from the shadows:
"When I heard my subordinates' report, I was still wondering why Athena would suddenly come to Silver and not come to see me."
Xiao Lan nervously put her hands behind her back again.
Lu An looked at the newcomer expressionlessly, took a small step forward, and stood in front of Xiao Lan.
"Later I discovered that the investigators who broke into Silver Company were actually led by Lu Te and others. I apologize for the lack of courtesy."
Lu An looked at the approaching person and slowly spoke:
"Apollo".
Apollo, whose name had been called out by Lu An, bowed to Lu An:
"It is indeed me. It is truly an honor that someone like Lu Te knows my name."
Behind Lu An, Xiao Lan's big, watery eyes widened when she heard Apollo's words.
Investigator?
Lu Te et al.?
Does she mean the guy in front of her?
Wouldn't he be the newly promoted Special Class Investigator, a figure widely rumored in recent years within the Investigator Organization, known as the "Hidden Pillar of Investigators," whose strength is comparable to that of Lancelot?
He was recently suspended for trespassing at the Vermilion Dojo and injuring Lt. Surge.
Later, Lu An and Lu Te were reinstated to their original positions due to their great contributions in Fengyuan.
Xiao Lan curiously scrutinized Lu An.
Because of her past experiences, she has always attached great importance to intelligence matters.
Therefore, she possessed the most reliable intelligence on many things that even people in officialdom might not know.
As far as she knew, Lu Te and others had earned their reputations through hard work, bit by bit, from the investigator organization to Team Rocket.
It even has a nickname, "Honey Badger," which means it relentlessly bites at the Rockets.
Is this the guy in front of her who immediately recognized her?
Previously, Xiao Lan only paid attention to Lu An because he might know about her and Xiao Yin's background.
At this moment, she was genuinely curious about Lu An.
"..."
Lu An felt a chill run down his spine at Apollo's stilted speech.
Among the Rockets' core villains, Lu An hated the four officers led by Apollo the most.
She has neither the strength and charm of Natsume or Mt. Surge, nor the chilling wickedness of Sachi.
He kept saying he was "loyal to Boss Sakaki," but after discovering that Sakaki didn't meet his expectations, he wanted to replace him.
He's a two-faced bastard.
Therefore, Lu An had no interest in saying anything more to him.
"Have you obtained the manufacturing technology for the Masterball?"
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