Pokémon: Forced to Become a Dragon Master at the Beginning

It was two o'clock in the afternoon and the sun was scorching.

Imperial Dragon Gym.

The Imperial Capital Dragon Gym covers a large area and is divided into three different areas according to their functions: an office building, a huge battle center, and a Pokémon breeding area.

On the top floor of the Imperial Capital Dragon Gym office building.

Xia Yu sat on a soft chair, his eyes passing through the glass and falling on the training ground below. This is the office of the previous gym leaders.

Chen Shen, dressed in formal attire, stood upright in front of Xia Yu, reporting the latest situation to Xia Yu.

"Master... here is the list of all the current members of the gym. There are fifty-six regular staff members and one hundred and thirty-two temporary staff members."

Chen Shen is the office director of the Dragon Gym. His office is diagonally opposite the gym owner's office.

"Well, put it on the table first and let me take a look." Xia Yu nodded and said.

After Xia Yu finished speaking, Chen Shen did not move, but continued to stand at the door with a hesitant look on his face.

"Master... I have one more thing to report to you." Chen Shen bent his waist slightly and spoke in a low voice.

"explain."

"As for the selection of your secretary and driver, do we give you a list to choose from, or do you arrange them yourself?"

"I will bring people here myself. You don't have to worry about this matter." Chen Shen nodded and replied, "Then you go ahead and do your work, Master."

Chen Shen walked out and closed the door behind him.

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After Chen Shen left, Xia Yu's eyes fell on the list on the table.

The gyms in this world are very different from the gyms in the anime. The main responsibility of the gym owner in the anime is to accept challenges from trainers and award badges to recognized trainers.

Compared to the gyms in the anime, the gyms in this world have greater responsibilities and powers, and the main work is divided into four parts.

First, assist the Pokémon Association in maintaining public security and order within its jurisdiction and stop any acts that endanger public security and order; second, assist the Pokémon Association in preventing, stopping and investigating illegal and criminal activities of trainers and Pokémon; third, select and train outstanding trainers within its jurisdiction; fourth, cooperate with the Pokémon Association in managing registered Pokémon trainers within its jurisdiction.

Similarly, the gym is divided into several different teams according to their different responsibilities.

The four core teams are the Security Patrol Team, the Criminal Investigation Team, the Pokémon Breeding Team, and the Trainer Management Team, as well as some regular departments, including the Office, Finance Department, Human Resources Management Department, etc.

Xia Yu looked through the list on the table carefully.

There are currently three deputy museum owners, and one is vacant. The first one is Hou Yong, who is in charge of the security patrol team and the criminal investigation team. He is 35 years old this year. Judging from the photo, he is a middle-aged man with a fierce appearance. Hou Yong is also the acting museum owner after Wu Qianshan's death.

The second deputy gym leader is Li Wangchuan, who is in charge of the Pokémon breeding team. He is 59 years old this year and is approaching retirement. Although his strength is not strong, he is one of the top breeders in China.

The third deputy gym leader is called Tang Meng, who is in charge of the trainer management team. He is 32 years old this year and has average strength. However, what caught Xia Yu's attention is that this man's father is the former Four Heavenly Kings Tang Jia.

The first thing Xia Yu did when he arrived at the Dragon Gym was to familiarize himself with the candidates for the Dragon Gym. At the same time, he was also thinking about where Lao Zhao should be placed.

The four core teams correspond to the four gym masters.

Among them, Li Wangchuan and Tang Meng both only managed a core team and could not move, so they could only start with the security patrol team and criminal investigation team under Hou Yong.

Xia Yu tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingers, a thoughtful look on his face.

Regarding this matter... there is no need to rush. We can wait until Old Zhao reports for duty. I estimate that in two days, Zhao Zhigang will be appointed as the deputy director.

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"Knock knock!" Just as Xia Yu was carefully looking through the list of members, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

"Gym Master." A tall, muscular middle-aged man pushed open the door and walked in. "Hello, I'm the deputy gym master, Hou Yong, a ghost trainer. I have an urgent matter to report to you."

Xia Yu sat on the chair, his eyes fixed on Hou Yong.

Ghost-type trainers and psychic-type trainers are a must for every gym's crime detection team. After all, in this world full of supernatural phenomena, conventional criminal investigation methods may not be useful.

This is why Hou Yong, a ghost-type trainer, can serve as the deputy gym leader of a dragon-type gym.

"Go ahead." Xia Yu nodded, motioning Hou Yong to continue, and waited quietly for Hou Yong's next words.

"Two days ago, a Pokémon murder occurred in Liuyun Village." Hou Yong said concisely: "This is the third Pokémon murder in Wangjia Village in the past half month."

While Hou Yong was speaking, he was also looking at Xia Yu.

Xia Yu was really too young, but Hou Yong did not look down on Xia Yu at all. He also watched the final of the Dragon Gym Leader Qualifying Tournament a few days ago and was deeply impressed by Xia Yu's powerful strength.

Listening to Hou Yong's words, Xia Yu frowned and looked at Hou Yong: "Master Hou, don't you have any clues?"

"After an on-site investigation, our professionals concluded that it was probably done by a leopard from the Liuyun Wilderness Reserve."

"Liuyun Village is adjacent to the Liuyun Wilderness Reserve, and there are frequent cases of wild Pokémon breaking into the village and injuring people. The bite marks on the bodies also correspond to Pokémon like Cool Leopard."

Hou Yong looked serious, and said to Xia Yu with a serious face: "And... we speculate that among the Pokémon that killed people, there should be at least one King-level Cool Leopard."

"This matter is beyond our scope of handling, so I suggest reporting it to the Pokémon Association and asking them to send a top-level trainer to handle this matter."

Xia Yu listened to Hou Yong's report, sat on the chair, looked at Hou Yong with a thoughtful look on his face, and frowned.

Report to the Pokémon Association?

"How did you deal with this kind of situation in the past?" Xia Yu looked at Hou Yong and said.

"This..." Hou Yong hesitated for a moment and said, "Each gym owner has a different way of handling things. Most gym owners choose to report it to the Pokémon Association and let the Pokémon Association send someone to handle it."

"There are also a few gym owners who will go and handle it on their own, but this situation is extremely rare. After all, it involves Pokémon of King-level strength, so everything is better to be safe."

"A cool leopard with the strength of a king?"

After Xia Yu pondered for a moment, he spoke up and said, "Let me go with you."

"Okay." Hou Yong's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he nodded and said, "Xia... Gym Master, I'll lead the way for you. Should we take a car or... ride on Pokémon?"

"Ride the Pokémon. I have something to do tonight and am in a hurry." Xia Yu looked at the time and said, "Leave the investigation to you, and leave the final dealings with the Pokémon to me."

"Okay." Hou Yong nodded: "Leave it to me."

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