Bang—
Lance slammed his fist down on the table. They had arrived at the front lines and turned Ecruteak Gym into a temporary command center, yet Kazuki had not come to report on Team Rocket's recent activities. He had even gone completely out of contact.
Lance had originally planned to catch a turtle in a jar, but Kazuki had anticipated that long ago. Team Rocket had already achieved its goal, so whether Kazuki showed up no longer mattered.
If Yu Hai had not figured that out, they would still have been kept in the dark, played for fools by Team Rocket. And Team Rocket's final insider had now turned out to be Koga.
Koga had no choice but to come here. Of Team Rocket's four Elite Four insiders, only he remained, and his daughter was still in Team Rocket's hands. He had no choice but to obey their orders.
Even though Team Rocket knew Yu Hai knew their identities, they still sent him here to gather intelligence. It was obvious they had treated him as a disposable pawn. The moment he saw Yu Hai, he had expected Yu Hai to expose him, and he had already prepared himself to be arrested.
But Yu Hai had not exposed him. Koga acted as if nothing had happened, joining Lance and the others' strategy meeting. He had even seen Celebi beside Yu Hai and passed the information on to Team Rocket.
Koga did not know that Yu Hai had deliberately kept his identity secret so he could pass along the news and let Team Rocket know Celebi was here, making it easier to lure out Sakaki.
At the same time, while they carried out this fishing plan, Ai and Lorelei had already headed to Tianqing Mountain to summon Ho-Oh once more. They planned