LRAB Chapter 47 The Strategy of Luring the Enemy into a Trap
Chapter 47 The Strategy of Luring the Enemy into a Trap
As evening approached, the large group of police officers who had been surrounding the Qibao Museum gradually left, leaving only a few people on night duty.
The police's actions were beyond reproach. After all, the incident had already occurred, and all that remained at the scene was cleanup. At this point, leaving any number of officers on site would only be a waste of their time. In fact, the fact that the police were willing to deploy even a few officers to maintain order at this stage was already a great favor to the Qibao Museum.
However, somewhere outside the museum, a small group of people were still gathered together, with a man and a woman talking in the middle of the group.
"Are you really going to drop the case?!" Officer Jenny from Qibao City asked the detective in disbelief again and again. "The culprit hasn't been caught yet, and the ancient artifacts from the museum are still missing. Are you really planning to just let this go?"
The detective in the white coat shrugged: "Anyway, the most important treasures of the museum haven't been lost. We can always find new replacements for the remaining items. My client has already come to terms with it. Out with the old, in with the new. Mr. Muli and Ms. Aloe plan to take this opportunity to rebuild the Qibao Museum and have no intention of pursuing the stolen old items."
As the detective spoke, he winked at the reporters and cameramen in the distance who were recording their conversation.
"But this is still a serious attack and robbery. Even if the museum doesn't pursue the matter further, the police will continue to hunt down the perpetrators!" Officer Jenny didn't forget her position as a police officer and said righteously, "We will conduct a thorough search of the organization that held the Elf Liberation Movement rally at noon today and do our best to recover the lost artifacts!"
"Then please, Miss Officer Jenny's men, put in a little more effort."
Hugo waved his hand dismissively, then commented with a disdainful tone—
"Those people are nothing but a bunch of petty thieves who've never seen the world. They even ignored the most important exhibit, the Founding Stone, which shows how incompetent they are. Anyway, after today, my client will deposit that artifact into the world's most secure bank vault. Until then, we'll be guarding it in the museum day and night. You police can continue chasing after that innocent charity organization..."
A few steps away, the camera captured the detective's mocking smile and Officer Jenny's stiff, pretty face in full.
Surely the reliable United Media wouldn't miss this opportunity to mock the police? Further out in the crowd, Yueju, observing the situation, thought this to herself, when she heard Azure's loud shouts—
"It's on the news! It's on the news! A newspaper's social media directly leaked an interview with the police and the museum spokesperson arguing! Qibao Museum's phoenix-like rebirth, police venting their anger on an innocent elf rights organization—that's their headline!"
The girl browsing social media excitedly showed off the content on her phone screen.
Even the most unscrupulous gamblers in the Unova region couldn't help but facepalm. While they were already mentally prepared for the media's tendency to spread rumors, these journalists were moving way too fast!
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In the dead of night, the building was completely silent. The splendid scene left by the riots during the day was shrouded in ink-like darkness. No one could guess that this ruin had been transformed into a huge trap, luring people into a snare.
Lurking in the darkness, the vibration in her pocket was as faint as the flapping of an insect's wings. Azure opened her phone and saw the group message from Hugo.
—The enemy team has three Gym Leader-level fighters and nearly a hundred average Trainer-level fighters. They can't find the Dark Stone during the day, but they'll definitely come back after seeing the news at night. This is our perfect opportunity to wipe them all out. Remember, we're not facing a large group of ruthless, evil Trainers, but just a group of petty thieves breaking into homes in the dark! Utilize our advantage of being in the shadows and prepared to quickly, accurately, and efficiently eliminate each enemy! The plan has been explained beforehand; now it's up to you all to perform!
"It seems even Hugo is a little nervous, typing so many words in one go." Azure couldn't help but smile.
After hearing the detective's plan, Azure didn't recall her old partners from Kanto. Beside her now was Eevee, who had been resting and preparing for battle. The two were hiding under the counter at the entrance of the exhibition hall, which was originally used by the ticket seller.
The girl rubbed her hands together, eager to get started: "The ticket price tonight is more than the usual price."
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In the curator's office, Hugo watched the monitor in front of him, continuing to check the status of the plan's executors.
There were a total of twenty people participating in the operation: ten gym trainers from Aloe, Azure, and Shippo Gyms, and eight elite police officers secretly recruited by Officer Jenny.
Indeed, Hugo informed Miss Officer Jenny of the plan immediately. The police not only cooperated with the detective in releasing false information that morning, but also gave the detective's plan full support.
The police, who appeared to be retreating, were actually making a show of patrolling the streets around the museum. Once the people inside the museum had held off the plasma ball, they would quickly re-surround the Qibao Museum, leaving the criminals inside with no chance of escape.
The elite police officers in the museum are all battle-hardened and excellent trainers, and they will surely be able to perfectly execute Hugo's strategy.
The only variable lies with Team Plasma's trio. A single member of them possesses the fighting power to surpass that of a typical Gym Leader, and could severely injure Aloe's main Pokémon, Amanita. The combined strength of the trio is comparable to that of Cranberry. How that trio will enter the fray and what methods they will use to launch their attack is completely unpredictable.
"The best-case scenario is to take them out by surprise. If that trio has a chance to send out Pokémon, then we'll have Mr. Blueberry, our trump card, distract them..."
Hugo muttered to himself as he intently stared at the monitor screen.
A sinister voice suddenly rang out behind the detective: "That man was right, you really are a dangerous person."
A chill ran down his spine! The detective didn't turn around; he shrank back and crawled under the desk.
The sound of wind being cut came from above, followed by an unpleasant metallic scraping sound. The cleaving commander, whose armor was made of sharp blades, did not hesitate to use "Cleave" on what should have been the detective's neck. As the detective dodged in time, the skill hit the monitor, exploding a large number of electronic parts.
Hugo kicked the chair, blocking the attack route of the Commander of the Slash, and scrambled to escape towards the curator's room, only to be blocked by three figures that seemed to appear out of thin air.
The triplets, dressed in black with white hair, masked and bare-chested, were exactly as described by the name "Lingju".
"Please don't call us 'that trio,' it's like we're some lackeys from somewhere," one of the trios said with a cruel smile.
"May I ask your honorable names?" Hugo asked, considering his escape route, while following up on the other party's topic.
"Belonging to the supreme Plasma Group, we are the most loyal servants of our King. We are the Dark Iron Triangle!" As if their gazes had been rehearsed, the three spoke in unison.
"Alright, Dark Triangles, let's have a thrilling Pokémon battle."
Just as the Dark Trio was still furious about Hugo's deliberately mispronounced name, Hugo took advantage of the moment the other party introduced himself to pull out his Poké Balls. The three round, red and white Poké Balls collided with each other, filling the detective's palm to the brim.
"Go, little turtle!"
Hugo tossed a Poké Ball like a shot put. Strangely, the classic scene of a Pokémon leaping out of the ball didn't occur. This bizarre sight plunged everyone in the curator's room into a brief silence.
boom!
A sound like metal striking a skull suddenly rang out.
The member in the middle of the trio didn't utter a single scream before collapsing limply backward.