Pokémon: From Magikarp

"What? You knew this all along?"

Chen Xingmeng widened her eyes and turned to look at Chen Xinghe.

He couldn't believe that his careful planning for such a long time was actually happening right under her brother's nose.

Looking at Chen Xingmeng's expression, Chen Xinghe smiled awkwardly but did not deny it. Obviously Lin Shi guessed right.

"Not only that, in order to ensure that your plan can be implemented smoothly, your brother also secretly sent people to protect the sunken ship. Otherwise, after such a long time, the ship that sank not very deep would have been discovered by someone."

"I remember that day when we were salvaging the sunken ship, we saw a yacht on the sea not far away. I guess the people in it were the ones you sent out, right?"

Lin Shi continued, revealing all of Chen Xinghe's secrets.

"call……"

Chen Xinghe let out a breath and nodded.

"You are right. I have known about this all along."

"Good, brother, you actually used this trick."

Chen Xingmeng was like a kitten with its fur standing on end, and immediately started shrilly complaining to Chen Xinghe.

"That's right. Uncle Lan discovered the sunken ship and was actually being watched by your brother the whole time, so he didn't dare to go out rashly. He could only wait until the two of us explored it, got what we wanted, and everyone left before he dared to go down."

"Obviously, he didn't find what he wanted in the boat, so he set his sights on me, suspecting that I took the things away. After knowing that I would leave Sea Cliff City tomorrow, he chose to make a move tonight."

Lin Shi took a sip of juice. Although they were in a coffee shop, he didn't like drinking coffee because it would affect his sleep.

"I see."

After listening to Lin Shi's words, Chen Xingmeng nodded silently. These words could indeed explain it clearly.

"By the way, do you remember the scene when you were talking to Uncle Lan after we explored the shipwreck? I remember you called him several times before he responded."

"In fact, he wasn't really intoxicated by the scenery. If I'm not mistaken, in order to release the Algae Dragon without being discovered, he dived deep underwater, released the elf, and then quickly got on the boat. The rapid change in pressure caused intermittent deafness."

Lin Shi continued.

"You even know this?" Chen Xingmeng exclaimed.

"I guessed, but now that he's dead, it doesn't matter. What matters is what he wanted, and why he sneaked into your Chen family and stayed there for so many years?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Lin Shi looked at Chen Xinghe with sharp eyes.

Chen Xinghe supported his head with his fists.

"Needless to say, I will investigate this matter thoroughly. This concerns the interests and safety of our Chen family, but I still need time."

"Also, don't worry about the items you took from the shipwreck. We will soon announce our Chen family's discovery and salvage of the shipwreck. At that time, all the items found will be borne by our Chen family."

"No one will know you took the things if Uncle Lan doesn't tell anyone."

Chen Xinghe spoke clearly and Lin Shi nodded. He knew that Chen Xinghe also wanted to take this opportunity to lure the snake out of its hole. If there really was an organization behind Uncle Lan rather than an individual, then it was very likely that they would take action again because of the Chen family's behavior.

"Speaking of Lin Shi, do you have any guess about Uncle Lan's identity?" Chen Xinghe continued to ask.

Lin Shi hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

"No, he died very suddenly."

Having said that, Lin Shi held his chin and carefully recalled the scene when he met Uncle Lan. His crazy temperament and the way he suddenly used an inexplicable thing to make the poisonous frog sacrifice its life and his ability skyrocketed, were very similar to a familiar terrorist organization.

It can’t be the North Star again…

Lin Shi thought with a headache.

"Well, it's getting late. We should go. We will continue to investigate this matter and notify you as soon as we have any news."

After chatting for a while, Chen Xinghe and the other man stood up to say goodbye.

"By the way, there is also my wedding. I will send you an invitation then, so you must come." Chen Xinghe said with an elegant smile.

"Of course, I also wish you a happy wedding in advance." Raising the juice in his hand, Lin Shi sent his blessings.

"goodbye……"

……

The plane landed slowly. Lin Shi walked out of the cabin and stretched. The cold wind blew in his face, making him shrink his neck unconsciously. He had just returned from the south and was still a little uncomfortable.

"Sister, you guys go back first. I need to go to the police station first."

As soon as she came back, Ren Yuyao started working mode. She greeted everyone and hurried to the security bureau.

"Uncle and aunt, are you back?"

At the doorstep, Su Qimeng stuck her head out of the window and greeted Mr. and Mrs. Lin.

"Xiao Meng, Happy New Year. Come and play with me later."

Seeing Su Qimeng, Lin's father and mother responded happily.

"Lao Lin, do you have time to come out for a drink?"

Su Yu also came out of the house and said with a smile on his face.

"Oh, it's rare that you, Professor Soo-da, haven't gone to work at this time. You must have a good time tonight and don't go home until you are drunk..."

After saying hello to Su Qimeng, Lin Shi went back into the house first and sorted out his things.

Over such a long time, he has accumulated quite a few things, including precious items like the Crescent Moon Feather and the Fire Stove Mask. Naturally, such rare items cannot be left alone.

In most cases, the personal belongings he carries are carried into the shadow by the double scabbards for safekeeping. Although they are dragged into the shadow, they are actually stored in the spirit world. When he wants to use them, he uses the double scabbards to take them out from the spirit world.

Although Double Down cannot learn moves like Lurking, as a ghost-type Pokémon, the ability to sneak into the spirit world is its nature, and Lurking is just an attack skill.

But this method is not perfect. First of all, the situation in the spiritual world has been unknown for many years. Any living object that enters cannot survive and its soul will be sucked away instantly.

Secondly, because its environment is very different from the outside world, it is not easy to store items in it for too long. Every once in a while, Lin Shi will take them out and place them in the real world to dispel the dark energy in it.

As for other shortcomings, there are also some, such as, it takes a certain amount of time to open the connecting channel, and it is not possible to transmit larger items, etc...

But even with many shortcomings, this ability to store items has greatly benefited him. After all, he can carry some smaller and precious items in a backpack, or store them in the apples of the Honey Snake.

After sorting and packaging the items obtained this time and storing them separately, Lin Shi let out a long breath and looked at the only two remaining items on the table.

The Forbidden Magic Bottle and the Character Stone, these are items whose functions he still doesn't know, especially the Forbidden Magic Bottle. He suspects that Uncle Blue and the organization behind him might be coming for it.

After all, it is obvious that this item is inextricably linked to the Sea Cliff Secret Realm, and Uncle Lan has been lurking in the Chen family for so long, probably because of the Sea Cliff Secret Realm.

It's time to investigate...

Lin Shi said silently in his heart.

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