Chapter 996 Water and Fire Duel

Chapter 997 Water and Fire Duet

The 'Boss' from A Quan was different from Huo Yan's. It was full of charm and had a bit of ambiguous meaning.

This also made Xia You, who had been suppressing herself for the past two days, suddenly become dry-mouthed, and she subconsciously stared at A Quan's lips.

This change was also keenly noticed by A Quan.

She was stunned at first. She really didn't expect that after this meeting, Xia You would be so teasing, especially his aggressive gaze. This also made her feel strange. She didn't know what was wrong with Xia You today, but in the next second, she suddenly realized something, and then looked at Xia You meaningfully, with a smile on her lips.

Faced with A Quan's even more fiery gaze, Xia You, who had come to her senses, couldn't resist at all and quickly gave in. She could only pretend she didn't see it and coughed lightly.

"What do you know about this Veil City?"

"Right?" Huoyan was a little confused when he mentioned this city first. "After we came to Sinnoh, we slowly got to know the whole of Sinnoh through this Veil City. We also took a general look around and even did our daily shopping here. What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this city?"

Even Ah Quan's expression became serious when he heard people talking about serious matters, waiting for Xia You's next words.

Xia You didn't say anything more and said directly: "When I was in EMI City before, I destroyed a secret base of the Galaxy Team called the Galaxy EMI Building, and there is also such a base in this city!"

"Team Galaxy's secret base is right here!?"

Huoyan and Aquan looked at each other again. As for this news... they really didn't know it beforehand, and didn't find out.

After all, I have only been in Sinnoh for a short time and the work has just begun. Although there has been progress, some information cannot be clarified in a short time.

But after all, they had done their homework carefully and were very smart, so the two girls realized something immediately after just a moment of thought.

"You mean... the building here called the Galaxy Curtain Building?"

"That's right." Xia You nodded to them and smiled, "It's right there. Speaking of which, those guys from Team Galaxy are so arrogant that they actually put the word 'Galaxy' on the secret base in such a high-profile manner. They really think that others can't see anything."

"It's not that they are arrogant." Ah Quan frowned, "There are more than a dozen places with the word 'Galaxy' in this city alone, and I wonder how many there are in the entire Sinnoh. If they didn't know about it in advance, who would pay attention to this place?"

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but sigh.

At the beginning, this man seemed to be able to predict the future. He also destroyed many bases of the Lava Team and the Ocean Team, and even knew a lot of secrets. I really don't know where he got this information from.

Compared to her, Huoyan didn't think so much, just looked at Xia You and asked: "I understand, so what do you want us to do?"

"Collect intelligence, find out the personnel deployment and defense force inside, and prepare to cooperate with the international police to break through there in one fell swoop!"

Hearing the hidden meaning in his words, Huoyan couldn't help but be very surprised: "Aren't you going to participate in this operation?"

"Yes." Xia You shook his head. "This kind of thing is okay once or twice, but it's bound to get boring if you do it too much. It's no longer fresh to me. What's more, my main job is to be a trainer, and challenging gyms is what I should do. So... I'll leave this Galaxy Curtain Building to you."

But after he finished speaking, he saw that the two women were silent, as if they wanted to say something but hesitated. Even if they didn't say it, Xia You knew what they were worried about.

"Don't worry. The international police officer leading the team this time is a man codenamed Handsome. He and I are very good friends, so don't worry. He has heard about you from Lila and knows that your identities have been cleared. I have also made it clear to him that you are my assistants this time, helping them as high-end combat forces, so just do what you are supposed to do."

Huoyan hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I don't like dealing with these people."

"You don't have to like them." Turning to look at her, Xia You shrugged, "Just treat this operation as an ordinary mission. Don't forget that your current identity is still very unstable. You need this kind of 'merit' accumulation to help you completely get rid of the previous stain."

Huoyan nodded and said no more.

Ah Quan supported his chin with one hand and gently poked the coffee cup with a spoon. While stirring, he said nonchalantly: "Don't have too high expectations of us. We are not as strong as you, with so many legendary Pokémon and the ability to deal with all situations. So don't think we are a high-end combat force."

"Apart from their leader, there are at most some cadres, or maybe even no cadres at all." Xia You deliberately joked, "Huh? What's wrong? You don't think you can't even beat those cadres, do you?"

"What a low-level provocation." Ah Quan snorted, "You are right, we were cadres in the former organization, and in terms of status, we are indeed the same as those cadres of the Galaxy team, but don't forget that we are fighting on the enemy's home turf, we have no advantage at all."

"Aren't there international police?" Xia You was quite open-minded. "You are just assisting them in the battle. As long as you complete the early reconnaissance mission, most of the mission will be completed. As for the subsequent battles, you can do what you can. If you feel that things are not going well, just evacuate."

Since Xia You said so, what else can A Quan and Huo Yan say?

I could only nod in agreement.

"Don't worry." Xia You smiled, "I will stay in this city for another day or two. Maybe I can catch up with your actions. If I haven't left by then, I will support you from behind."

Getting such a guarantee also made Huoyan and Aquan feel a little relieved.

It’s not that they are so timid, it’s just that times have changed.

You have to know that in the past, when they were still in the Lava Team and the Ocean Team, although they were often on the front line of the battle, they were surrounded by teammates, and most of the time they were outnumbered and had the advantage of numbers. As long as they gave the orders, they could win any action. Even if they encountered people they needed to deal with personally, they had their own people around to support them.

But now...there is nothing.

Even though they brought a few team members, they were really outnumbered compared to the number of enemies they would face in the next operation.

But just like Xia You said, since there are international police to back them up, they don't need to be involved in the whole process, so it's not that dangerous.

"So when do we act?"

"Of course, the sooner the better." Xia You said to the two of them, "I have already communicated with the handsome guy before coming here. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he is now mobilizing people from other areas. They will be in place in the next two days, so you need to find out as much intelligence as possible to cooperate with their next attack."

"Oh, right." Huoyan remembered something at this time. He opened his phone and showed Xia You a few photos. "This is a cloak we designed based on your outfit in Baiyang Town that day. We plan to dress the same as you in future operations!"

Xia You glanced at Huoyan's phone.

In the pictures, there were several black hooded cloaks that covered from head to calves. The styles looked relatively new, with some small embellishments, but they were basically the same as the cloak he had bought before. In addition to the cloaks, there was also a Haunter style half-mask that covered the eyes and nose. With the cloak, only the mouth was exposed on the whole body.

Of course, although they look the same style, you can see that there are still some differences in these cloaks in order to distinguish them from each other.

For example, one of them is smaller and has some orange, so it should be Huoyan's, while the other one is looser at the chest and has some sea blue, so it should be Aquan's.

"Well done, you guys do need to disguise yourself, but why Haunter?"

"Of course it's to distinguish ourselves from you." Huoyan said with shining eyes, "You are the boss, and we are your subordinates, so we have to be one level lower than you!"

Xia You did not deny anything about this.

No matter why he recruited these two women, he already considered them his own people. And for these two former members of the organization, it was also necessary to suppress them through a semi-superior-subordinate relationship.

Ah Quan also smiled at this time and said, "Since the uniforms are unified, shouldn't we also have a team name?"

"Name?" Xia You raised his eyebrows. "It doesn't have to be so formal, right?"

"Of course we need it." Ah Quan's eyes were filled with smiles. "You don't want us to go out with no name or status, do you?"

What do you mean by nameless and without status? Why is this statement... so ambiguous?

But what Aquan said is right, a team name can indeed make these guys more cohesive.

but……

Because the incident happened suddenly, Xia You didn't think about it in advance and could only look at A Quan and Huo Yan.

"That's true." Xia You nodded and took a sip of coffee. "So... do you have any good suggestions?"

Ah Quan smiled even more: "I think we should just call them - Xia You and his women."

puff--!

The coffee Xia You had just drunk sprayed all over the table, followed by a violent coughing fit.

Huoyan quickly picked up the tissue beside him and helped Xia You wipe off the coffee. He was very considerate and kept patting his back, hoping to relieve the pain.

"Why are you so excited?" Ah Quan, who had been staring at him, said with a half-smile, "Anyway, we don't care. And don't you think that when you introduce them to others in the future, wouldn't it be better to just say 'This is Xia You and his women' to express our relationship?"

This guy Aquan!

Seeing how embarrassed I was these past two days, I still dared to play straight!

This is a lesson to be learned!

After rolling his eyes at her, Xia You turned his gaze to Huo Yan beside him.

Huoyan was quite reliable. After thinking about it, he said to Xia You, "Since we are all wearing the same black windbreaker, let's name it based on this. I think we should call it 'Black Front Team'."

As he said this, he seemed to be afraid that Xia You didn't know which 'Feng' it was, so he typed it on his phone and wrote it down for him to see.

Ah Quan chuckled, "Since they all have black windbreakers, why not call them the Black Wind Team? Or the Windbreaker Team? And since they're all Gengar and Haunter, I think we should just call them the Ghost Team or the Gengar Team!"

"Ahem..." Gengar suddenly emerged from the shadows, raised his short, thick, fat arms like a primary school student, and said to Xia You, "Team Gengar is a good name, I vote for it!"

Xia You glanced at it.

"Go down."

"okay!"

Gengar chuckled and then went back inside.

Without this troublemaker, Xia You also thought about it seriously.

"The name Ebony sounds cool, and the name Ghost is also good, but...what kind of team is it? It feels a bit similar to Team Rocket, Team Aqua, and Team Magma. Isn't it a bit too much like an evil organization?"

"Evil organization? Who?" Ah Quan rolled his eyes at him. "Just the three of us? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if this gets out?"