On the second day after arriving in Luzi Town, Hugo got up early.
Although they had agreed to go investigate together, Douzi was lying in bed as usual, so Hugo ignored her and entrusted the elves who were in the way with him to Douzi's mother and set off for the Yew Research Institute. Area.
At this time, there were still two hours before the institute's normal working hours. The detective had already contacted Dr. Yew in advance, and the two made an appointment to meet at a nearby tea restaurant that opened very early.
The tea restaurant was much more upscale than Hugo expected. The moment he entered the door, Hugo saw Dr. Yew, who was drinking tea leisurely. She was wearing a light mint-colored research coat and had long brown hair tied up, exactly like the image in the photo.
When the other party saw the detective, he immediately smiled and said hello——
"After receiving the call yesterday, I followed Mr. Detective's request and announced at the institute that a new person would come to the institute the next day to collect Pokémon. In this way, we only need to wait quietly for the line arranged by Mr. Detective. If someone reports everything she finds, this problem will be solved, right?"
After Hugo sat down, the doctor asked him in a relaxed manner.
"Of course it will if it goes well, but such a perfunctory and simple plan cannot deceive serious people."
Hugo answered absently while looking at the menu of the tea restaurant, looking for the cheapest breakfast set.
"Huh?" The doctor's calm and calm smile began to twitch, "Why is this happening? Did I show my weakness at that time? I am obviously very confident in my acting skills... Or is there a high possibility that this plan will fail? ?”
Hugo handed the menu to the waiter and replied to the doctor: "There are various reasons. The most important one is that the trainers who are going to come to the research institute to pick up Pokémon must be approved by the alliance, and this information has already been It's registered. So as long as the prisoner thinks of this and checks the public records, he will definitely see through this scam."
Seeing Dr. Yew's hesitant expression, the detective quickly made a reassuring gesture and then said——
"But in fact, the prisoner still has a high possibility of being tricked. After all, if that person really used some means to manipulate the sixty initial Yusanjia receiving ceremonies, he will most likely not have much patience left when it is his turn this time. If you don’t, you might skip the investigation procedures and repeat the previous disturbing activities with your eyes closed.”
"It's really a no-go situation." Amidst the ups and downs, the female doctor opposite, who was always very serious, sighed gracelessly, "I thought I could finally solve that inexplicable mystery."
Hugo's breakfast arrived, consisting of omelette bread and orange juice, and the detective began to use the knife and fork skillfully.
Seeing the detective eating in an orderly manner, the doctor couldn't help but ask: "Since Mr. Detective is so calm, you must have already had a coping strategy other than that plan, right?"
"Of course, I'm a detective. I don't need this hard-to-get trick to find the truth."
The detective swallowed the bread cut into small pieces and said confident words that lived up to his expectations.
"But I still need the doctor to provide me with some information about the institute."
"As long as it doesn't involve confidential matters, I can disclose it, and our institute has nothing worth concealing." The doctor agreed neatly, quite readily.
"Then I started to ask, what are the topics that members of the institute other than you are working on?"
"Mr. Eric is investigating the distribution of Pokémon around Shikako Town. In addition, Matsubara-san is studying the possibility of wild Pokémon assisting humans. Yamashita's topic is the restrictions on the use of sound moves. This guy Furuya has arrived now I haven’t decided on my research topic yet.”
Yew Shu reported the subjects of the people in the institute without thinking, and he was worthy of being a great doctor in the field of elfology.
After taking a sip of orange juice, Hugo asked for confirmation: "Is Mr. Eric the scholar uncle in the institute?"
"Yes, he is the second-in-command of the institute and a researcher at the same level as me. However, because he often needs to go out for investigations, I am still responsible for the daily work of the institute."
"I remember, Dr. Yew, you often go out to investigate, right? You also often appear on TV shows. What should the institute do at this time?"
The doctor said calmly: "I will let the students help take care of it."
"In that case." Hugo asked seriously, "At this time, has any novice trainer come and received a water otter?"
"Yes. About one-third of the otters were sent out when I was away. What's the point of asking this?" The doctor didn't quite understand the direction of Hugo's question.
"No, just curious." The detective replied vaguely.
This question actually eliminates the hypothesis that "Dr. Yew himself is the prisoner", but it is best to keep this conclusion in mind, for everyone's benefit.
"Besides everyone in the institute, does anyone else come to the institute often?"
"This research institute is basically open to the public. People who have come to the research institute include trainers who collect illustrations, children from the town, and Douzi's mother. However, they only visit occasionally. I think this has nothing to do with the incident."
As if he tentatively agreed with Dr. Yew's statement, Hugo asked a few final questions.
"I still have a few questions I would like to ask: First, how did Matsubara carry out his project of using wild Pokémon to replace humans? Second, is Yamashita's research project related to his personal experience? Third, based on Furuya's current situation With his academic level, can he successfully complete his studies at the graduate school?”
Yew thought for a moment and then answered one by one: "Songyuan always returns to his hometown to carry out field surveys. The subject of the survey is the wild savage bass in Bo City, Qinghai. He believes that using the developed biting power of this elf, he can establish a set of aquatic wood processing systems." system. Although his ideas are wild and wild, his plan is surprisingly feasible."
Hugo imagined a scene of swarms of savage bass going back and forth and biting trees...
"By the way, there are absolutely no wild otters in Matsubara-san's hometown. The otters in the institute are all provided by the alliance's special breeding base, and there is no suspicion of smuggling." The doctor added, and then mentioned the next classmate - —
"Yamashita was an excellent fighting trainer before joining the institute. Later, he took the initiative to transfer to the institute to study. His subject was inspired by his fighting partner, Rolling. There are relatively few scholars who specialize in moves in Hezhong. I really hope that This student will be able to fill a gap in academia in the future.”
"I see, what about the third classmate?"
"Furuya is actually the most talented of the three graduate assistants. However, this person is a little too ambitious. He always chooses topics with too much force. He seems to be a bit unscrupulous but he is careless when doing research. But Nonetheless, I think it won’t be a problem for him to complete his studies,” Dr. Yew said.
The detective nodded with great satisfaction: "I have a general understanding of the situation. Next, I want to check the structure and terrain inside the institute before the people in the institute arrive."
After the two paid their bills, they left the restaurant and came to the nearby research institute.
The structure of Dr. Yew's research institute is actually very simple and can be roughly divided into two areas: the research institute and the backyard.
The backyard from front to back is the breeding area where the three Yu family live, the storage area where the trainer elves are stored, and the wild area for observing wild Pokémon.
The research institute is a spacious single-story building, divided into a reception area and an office area. The trainers receive their "favorite" initial Pokémon in the reception area, while the office area is where researchers store information and write. A place to record and summarize reports.
Everything is normal——
Eric's office area is filled with information on the occurrence of Pokémon in the surrounding area, including a large number of photos of wild elves; Songyuan's desktop is the neatest, with a boxy laptop as all his office equipment, but it seems It also looks like it is rarely used; on the seat at the bottom of the mountain are some high-end Pokémon foods, as well as several research reports related to Rolling Bats. The information is detailed but not complicated; the seat in the ancient house is the messiest, and the table is full of miscellaneous things. Things, surrounded by discarded handwritten papers rolled into small balls...
While accompanying the detective to inspect every corner of the institute, Dr. Yew suddenly heard a chuckle coming from beside him.
"So that's what happened, and the final mystery has been completely solved."
