Night—
The sea breeze howled as it battered the shore, making crisp splashing sounds. Not until the midnight bell rang did A Long and the others finish their interrogation. Dragging their exhausted bodies, they filed into the conference room to report the results to Yu Hai.
Inside the conference room, dim yellow light stretched everyone's shadows into crooked shapes. A Long was the first to report, his voice somewhat hoarse. "Boss, we captured a total of forty-six Magma Team members this time. Besides the three submarines docked by the shore, Magma Team also has a warship fifty kilometers out at sea—the one we encountered last time..."
"Other than that warship, Magma Team has no bases outside, only supply warehouses scattered across various ports. Their only base is in the rugged Mountain Road, near Lavaridge Town in the Hoenn Region."
"We also got a clear picture of Magma Team's assets. Maxie personally holds a black card with over six hundred million in funds. The remaining three executives and the others each possess anywhere from tens of millions to over a hundred million, totaling more than eight hundred million."
"Magma Team's remaining assets are basically concentrated on that warship and in the cave within the rugged Mountain Road. There are also quite a few Pokémon they captured imprisoned in that cave, which they haven't had time to deal with yet..."
Yu Hai sat at the head of the table, lightly tapping his fingers against its surface. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "Who wants to make a trip and bring that warship over? As for Magma Team's strongholds in the Hoenn Region, all of them need to be uprooted..."
His gaze swept across everyone's faces one by one, observing their reactions, but the group fell into brief silence.
Seeing this, he