When Shali told him that the entire Team Rocket squad had been captured that morning, Mingyou stood there looking as though he hadn't fully woken up.
What on earth had happened?
Dozens of Team Rocket members had been nearby last night, yet neither he nor Akari had noticed. Had Team Rocket suddenly found a conscience? Or had they only been out for a team-building trip, with no intention of bothering them?
But when Meloetta heard that Team Rocket had been there, it edged closer to Mingyou in fear.
Shali took out her camera, pulled out a photo, and handed it to Mingyou. "The scene's been sealed off. I used my connection with Cynthia to sneak in and take this. I don't know if you recognize him."
"Hm?"
Akari and Ogerpon, who still hadn't realized how serious this was, leaned in to look.
Shali continued, "The victim is Lance, an executive at Team Rocket headquarters and an internationally wanted criminal. A few years ago, he violently poached Slowpoke tails in the Johto Region and caused the deaths of dozens of Slowpoke. He's a vicious criminal!"
"Wum!?"
Ogerpon jumped. The guy who'd given it money for running an errand was that frightening?
Akari's brows drew together, and she clenched her fists. What he had done was utterly unforgivable.
Mingyou, who had dealt with Team Rocket many times, showed little reaction. He was used to them by now. He was only curious: if a headquarters executive had come in person, there must have been a mission.
But what was it?
"Wum..."
Seeing everyone discuss it, Ogerpon stepped forward and confessed what had happened when it had taken on Team Rocket alone last night.
"Huh?"
When it finished, everyone there, humans and Pokémon alike, stared in disbelief. An elite Team Rocket squad had been