Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Chapter 161 Is Lu An a Special Investigator?

Long Ze did not question whether Lu An's actions would affect Officer Jenny and the others' subsequent cleanup operations.

As a seasoned investigator, Lu An understood better than anyone whether a single Gyarados could affect the entire situation.

Moreover, as a special investigator, he has the right to act expediently. He could openly take a Gyarados and say that his aquarium was missing an ornamental fish, and no one would say anything.

After all, there are still thirteen left there.

He simply looked at the bustling crowd around him and found it somewhat comical.

These contestants were still lamenting or secretly pleased that Lu An and his two companions had lost their chance to compete, unaware that Lu An was holding a deadly weapon in his hand.

If you were to take a Gyarados and put it in a fishing competition, would you even need to look at the results?

That being said, none of them, including Gosuke and Imai, knew that the Gyarados that Gosuke had fished out and evolved was currently lying quietly in the Poké Ball on Lu An's belt.

Imai's expression appeared somewhat worried:

"Gangjie, what should we do? What they said seems to make some sense. Even if we wanted to make that Gyarados our third Pokémon, given the current situation, it seems like we can't do anything about it, right?"

"If we don't want to lose our chance to compete, should we give up on Gyarados and choose other Pokémon we caught earlier? At least we can secure second place."

Gangjie bit his lip so hard it turned white.

Clearly, he was unwilling to let the chance to win slip away.

But Imai is right, they have lost Gyarados.

If you failed to subdue the Gyarados, which caused a disturbance, how can you consider it as something you caught yourself?

"Alas, I..."

Just as Gōsuke had finally made up his mind, a strong hand pressed down on his shoulder, silencing him.

“Anzai…”

Beside Gangjie, Lu An gave him a reassuring look:

"Our captain's job is to catch the fish, that's enough. Leave the rest to me."

After saying that, he walked up to Gosuke and Imai, looked at the noisy crowd, and clapped his hands.

The applause wasn't loud, but it somehow drowned out everyone else's voices, causing them to all turn their attention to Lu An.

"Everyone, I am very touched to see how concerned you are about the performance of our 'I Don't Like Hurting Men' team."

"But putting aside whether our team has lost its qualification for the competition, I have a question that I hope you can answer for me."

Lu An paused for a moment, then continued:

Does anyone know the original weight of that Magikarp?

Lu An's question startled everyone, including the referee.

Yes!

They were still arguing about whether to give the score to Magikarp or Gyarados to Lu An's team.

The problem is, none of them know Magikarp's weight before it evolved!

Before Magikarp evolved, only the referee had ever seen the specific data.

With everyone's attention focused on him, the referee who had given Imai face was once again drenched in sweat.

He silently shook his head:

"Gyarados evolved so suddenly back then, I... I didn't remember its weight..."

A deep sense of disappointment flashed across everyone's eyes.

Lu An clapped his hands again:

"Everyone, the third fish our team chose is that Magikarp. It just so happens that it evolved before the results were announced, but the competition wasn't over yet."

"According to the competition rules, as long as a Pokémon is caught within the specified time and captured, it still counts as a valid result, even if it evolves, right?"

Lu An's last words were addressed to the referee.

The referee hesitated and nodded:

"That's true, but that Magikarp is already..."

Even if your team is given this opportunity, do you really think you can capture a Gyarados?

This is what the referee didn't say aloud.

Lu An smiled at this:

"In other words, as long as our team can catch that Gyarados in the goal, it should still count as a valid score, right?"

As soon as Lu An finished speaking, Lao Ba jumped out anxiously:

"No! This is not right!"

"That Gyarados was already dealt with by Officer Jenny and the others, just like the other Gyarados. It can't be considered that your team subdued it!"

"And more importantly, the competition time has already passed, and it's too late for you to catch Gyarados now!"

Lu An rolled his eyes:

"The team that came in first place hasn't said anything yet, so why are you interrupting? Even if our team doesn't use that Gyarados, we can easily surpass your team's results with any Pokémon we use."

The eighth brother was speechless with anger, and his face turned a deep purplish-red, clearly furious.

However, Lu An's words also reminded everyone of something.

Yup!

The team whose ranking is most likely to be affected by whether or not Gyarados is counted in the results are Luther and others who are currently at the top of the leaderboard.

But even now, those who are in first place haven't spoken yet, while we are all discussing it here, it's like the emperor isn't worried but the eunuchs are.

The other two members of the fishing team looked at their captain, Luther.

Luther's skill, fishing ability, and contributions to this competition are all the best among the three of them, so naturally they all follow Luther's lead.

However, Luther, who harbored an intense longing for the Seadra, remained remarkably silent this time.

The reason was simple: during the commotion, only Luther, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation in Yuanshan Lake, noticed that Lu An had come from inside the cordon with Long Ze.

This aroused Luther's suspicions.

Lu An is a student at Golden University, a member of Gangjie Fishing Team, and a handsome guy.

Ryuzawa is a powerful investigator, a trainer of a magnificent Charizard, and the savior who saved his life.

These two people should have completely different backgrounds, so why did they end up together?

And they walked out from inside the cordon?

Inside the cordon, there are only four types of people:

The rampaging Gyarados, the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire, the police officers cleaning up the mess, and the investigators who turned the tide and perfectly resolved the Gyarados incident.

Long Ze is an investigator, so what about Lu An?

Loser, still deep in thought, looked at Lu An once more.

Lu An wasn't wearing a police uniform, so he couldn't be a police officer, and naturally, he couldn't be Gyarados.

Innocent civilians?

But he looked completely unharmed and not at all frightened. Even when he walked out of the cordon, he was walking ahead of Long Ze.

Would the innocent civilians rescued by the investigators appear calm and composed?

Moreover, in his own observation, Long Ze had just acted quite intimately with Lu An, even whispering in Lu An's ear.

No, that's not right. It wasn't intimacy; the gesture gave Luther the feeling of a subordinate trying to please a superior.

Is Long Ze trying to curry favor with Lu An?

Is the investigator trying to curry favor with Lu An?

What kind of identity does Lu An have that would make a powerful investigator lower himself to curry favor with him?

Once all options have been eliminated, even if the remaining option seems absurd, it must be the truth.

Luther looked at Lu An with surprise and uncertainty in his eyes.

Could Lu An be the Special Investigator that Long Ze mentioned, the one who fought against the Gyarados?