Just as everyone was puzzling over what was happening, a man stumbled out of the command room with a Satellite Phone in his hand.
"Commander Rory, an urgent call!"
The man handed him the Satellite Phone.
"Hello, Rory speaking!"
The moment he spoke, his brows knitted tightly, and his expression turned utterly grim.
"W-what?"
"What did you say? Every Pokémon Home in the country closed and stopped sales an hour ago?"
He looked at Qin Feng in horror, his lips trembling as he said, "H-how is that possible?"
"He couldn't have done it. He's been on the island this whole time and never left."
"What did you say? Withdraw?"
"Mr. Norton, there must be some misunderstanding. This is definitely a coincidence. Qin Feng couldn't possibly be responsible. I guarantee it!"
After hanging up, Rory's expression turned icy. He stared straight at Qin Feng and said coldly:
"I don't know how you managed to pull this off, but..."
"If you think you can use this to threaten us, you're deluding yourself!"
"Guards, arrest him!"
Rory believed this had to have something to do with Qin Feng.
But he didn't believe Qin Feng had done it himself.
Besides, trying to threaten them with a tactic that hurt both sides was clearly irrational.
There was no way the other party could permanently shut down every Pokémon Home in Ao.
As far as he was concerned, this was nothing more than a token gesture, a show.
As long as he seized the island quickly, it would be a done deal.
Then the Pokémon Home stores would naturally reopen as though nothing had happened.
He even suspected Huaxia's Official Authorities were pulling the strings behind the scenes.
So he absolutely could not compromise.
Rory's reaction caught Qin Feng somewhat off guard.
The moment Rory gave