"Thank you, everyone." Tong Hua bowed deeply to all the Rangers present.
It was not just because they trusted him, but also to thank them for their hard work.
"Miu-ming."
Only after they saw Ampharos bow along with Tong Hua did Minccino, Steenee, Purrloin, and the other companions beside him bend at the waist too.
"No need to be so formal. If things really are as you say, we should be thanking you."
The video call connected quickly, and an image of Headquarters instantly appeared on the base's large screen.
Surprisingly, the person waiting on the other side was not an ordinary senior staff member, but an elderly man with gray hair at his temples.
"Professor Xinyuan!" The base captain recognized the old man at once and saluted the screen.
"What exactly happened in Harbor Town?
"Communications throughout the entire town were cut off for a while just now. I've already sent the Chief Pokémon Rangers who happened to be nearby over to you."
"Ri-oh?"
A Riolu stood beside Professor Xinyuan, his bright eyes wide as he curiously watched the images on the screen.
"Miu-ming?" "Lawa?"
At the sight of Riolu, Ampharos and the pink Celebi instantly grew excited and crowded in front of the screen.
"Tong Hua? Is that you, Tong Hua?!" Ampharos waved excitedly at the screen, and Riolu on the other side noticed them too.
"Hmm? Celebi!" Professor Xinyuan's attention, meanwhile, was entirely on the two Celebi.
"Two of them, no less!"
After that, whatever Tong Hua said no longer mattered. Professor Xinyuan urgently instructed the two Chief Pokémon Rangers sent there to bring Tong Hua and all his Pokémon over.
All the wreckage of the Mysterious Devices that had appeared in Harbor Town was packed up as well and taken to the Ranger Union's Headquarters.
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