Dawn stood to one side, watching the three men's expressions change abruptly, and could not help snorting.
"Weren't you looking pretty tough just now?" she muttered. "Where's all that bravado now?"
The three men's lips moved, but in the end, none of them said a word.
After all, in the face of absolute power, any tough talk was just a joke.
They had already learned that from Mewtwo just now.
Leaving aside how Xia You and his companions waited for Officer Jenny and the International Police officers, Looker, far away in Driftveil City, dropped his pursuit of any leads when he received the news.
Granted, he had uncovered some things about Dr. Ice Pillars and learned that he and his gang seemed to be plotting something big, meaning Team Plasma's destroyer was very likely connected to them.
But those were only leads, nowhere near as concrete as the capture of three bona fide Team Plasma executives.
After all, no matter how much strategic value a destroyer had, it was ultimately just a tool. What truly mattered was the people, especially the senior executives!
If every last executive was caught, what use would a lone destroyer be?
Besides, that destroyer might very well have already left Driftveil City for parts unknown.
So rather than waste all his time here, Looker decided to secure the credit already within his grasp first!
After handing the Shadow Triad over to Officer Jenny and receiving her assurance that she would keep them securely guarded, Xia You and his companions set off again.
To them, what had just happened was only a minor episode in their journey. For Xia You, it was something he had long since grown accustomed to.
After all, back in the Kanto Region, Team Rocket's Matori unit had attacked him. His