It was the small hours in Jubilife City.
"We root out evil completely."
After the interrogation, Lance and Cynthia reached an agreement.
They both believed that if they waited until tomorrow, Gold Master might well escape.
A joint crackdown began in the stillness of Jubilife City's night.
All was quiet, and two Meowth sat grooming themselves in the shadows.
Just then, a wild Purugly suddenly appeared.
Feeling the powerful pressure from Purugly, the Meowth's fur stood on end, every muscle in their bodies tensing.
A fierce fight was about to erupt.
At that moment, their tall, keen ears twitched.
Footsteps. A whole crowd of footsteps!
Quiet as they were, those sounds could not escape their ears.
The wild Purugly and Meowth paused their standoff and looked curiously toward the footsteps.
"Meow~"
(Why are there so many people?)
"Meow~"
(How should I know?)
Officers from the Jubilife Police Station had mobilized and, under Lance and Cynthia's command, quietly approached Gold Master's location.
(S-so many people!)
Gold Master's secret hideout lay in an alley in Jubilife City that had yet to be cleared for redevelopment.
This was largely wild Pokémon territory, and an operation that would throw the quiet alley into chaos had begun.
In Jubilife City, where every inch of land was worth a fortune, buildings packed almost wall to wall were nothing unusual. Here, too, stood a dimly lit two-story building.
The stench of decay in the deep alley was so pungent that it instinctively made people want to leave.
[Gold Master Consulting Office]
The lights were off, and there was no sign of anyone living there.
(This is the place.)
Two officers exchanged a glance.
According to the information Lance had extracted during questioning, Gold Master ran his consulting office here, openly taking jobs.
Lance had leaned forward slightly,