"Dr. Namba is the chief scientist Team Rocket went to great lengths to recruit. He developed and designed our mechs, forced evolution devices, and more, and is stationed at headquarters year-round."
"As for the three projections below, two are Dr. Seg and Dr. Zag, who are stationed at our Unova Region branch. They handle detection equipment and research into ancient Pokémon and fossils, respectively."
"The last one, Dr. Sebastian, is stationed in the Johto Region. He is responsible for collecting data on local Pokémon to prepare for our future operations."
At that point, Matori paused. She glanced back at Lin Yan, then continued:
"Besides them, there is also Dr. Fuji, who isn't attending this meeting. Recently, he has been working on an assignment Giovanni gave him personally. I don't know the details either."
Dr. Fuji was an utterly unfamiliar name, but if Ye Lan had been there, he would surely have remembered that the researcher who created Mewtwo bore that very name!
After listening to Matori's introduction, Lin Yan's eyes filled with profound shock.
Everyone knew how rare Pokémon Professors were, yet Team Rocket, an underground criminal organization, had managed to gather five of them to work for it. It was simply inconceivable.
Team Rocket had never been as simple as it appeared on the surface. The more Lin Yan learned, the more certain he became that the man was plotting something that could affect the entire Pokémon world.
"Standing behind Dr. Namba are your future teammates, Butch and Cassidy. They also took first place as recruits back in their day." Seemingly pleased with Lin Yan's earlier reaction, Matori continued.
Lin Yan had already expected an arrangement like this. Given his identity, it was perfectly normal for him to be monitored.
"Your squad has only one mission: search for traces