Qing Wu had visited Golden City's Underground Black Market countless times in his previous life, so he was thoroughly familiar with the entire process.
However, the first time Qing Wu had visited Golden City's Underground Black Market in his previous life, he had still been a Team Rocket Grunt.
The staff member who received him back then had not been nearly so polite. He had coldly tossed out a warning: "At Golden City's Underground Black Market, whatever you do, don't cause trouble. Otherwise, you'll be killed without exception."
Behind the secret door was an elevator. Qing Wu only needed to scan his Team Rocket Medal across the elevator's LCD screen, and the elevator would automatically descend.
Anyone who was not a member of Team Rocket needed an acquaintance's recommendation to enter Golden City's Underground Black Market. After obtaining a letter of recommendation, they could enter through a designated passage within a limited time.
Qing Wu had been in the elevator for less than a minute when its doors opened again. By then, he had arrived at the entrance to Golden City's Underground Black Market.
Qing Wu stepped out of the elevator, then followed the stairs beneath it for another two or three minutes. The view ahead suddenly opened up, revealing a spacious hall.
But reaching the hall did not mean he had reached Golden City's Underground Black Market. Everyone in the hall stood in long lines, waiting for Team Rocket's Psychic-type Pokémon, Drowzee and Hypno, to search their bodies for dangerous items such as flammable or explosive materials.
Only after completing the entire detailed and thorough inspection process were people allowed to enter through the hall's sole gate.
There were more than twenty such inspection halls in Golden City's Underground Black Market. Team Rocket strictly controlled everyone entering the Underground