I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon

Chapter 196: Ins and Outs

One day, Yuga was sitting idle in the shop when he heard a piece of news on the local TV news.

"Recently, the president of the Verdanturf Town branch of the well-known company Devon Corporation was arrested by the police for suspected theft of trade secrets. Detailed reports will continue on this channel!"

Upon hearing this news, Yuga grinned.

"All the effort I put in wasn't in vain!"

It turned out that the middle-aged man who had tried to bribe Misaki was the owner of the Devon Corporation's branch, Kiryu, and he was Touya's uncle.

As for why he was arrested by the police, it traced back to the day when Misaki was taken away by two bodyguards.

In truth, Misaki had been greatly tempted by the various conditions Kiryu had promised her. After returning to the Day Care, she struggled with her decision for a long time. Ultimately, she chose to confide in Yuga about it.

Misaki's decision was influenced by her own past experiences. She had started in the breeding profession with little knowledge and weak skills. Due to her lack of work experience and other factors, all the Day Cares had rejected her job applications.

Unlike other breeders, Misaki had no advantage to speak of on the surface. Not all Day Cares offered part-time Pokéblock sales, and not all breeders were skilled at making Pokéblocks. This made her job search extremely difficult.

YoYo Day Care was the only place that had chosen to hire her despite her disadvantages, which deeply moved her.

It was an act of recognizing her potential, something other Day Cares couldn't compare with.

After sorting out her thoughts, Misaki immediately went to find Yuga.

Upon learning about the situation, Yuga instructed Misaki to keep it quiet. At the time, they didn't know the identity of the middle-aged man who tried to bribe Misaki, and Misaki had never met Kiryu before, so she didn't know who he was.

This led to the scene where Misaki went to see Kiryu again later.

For this, Yuga asked Windy to help. He obtained a high-tech pinhole camera from Windy and handed it to Misaki.

This camera not only recorded high-quality video but also had audio recording capabilities. It was very advanced.

This was the scene that Suzuki Koen saw when he came to notify Yuga about Steven's arrival.

Misaki met Kiryu again and placed the pinhole camera on her lapel. The reason she sat up straight and adjusted her clothes as soon as she entered the private room was to adjust the camera's angle.

In her conversation with Kiryu, Misaki kept mentioning key words like "Heavies," "Enigma," "Vitality," and "YoYo Day Care." This was to make Kiryu admit these points out loud, leaving him with no room to deny later.

This was also why Kiryu felt that something was off during his conversation with Misaki, but he didn't think much of it at the time.

After coming back, Misaki handed the camera over to Yuga. After confirming Kiryu's identity, Yuga wasted no time in going to see Officer Jenny.

At that moment, Yuga's heart was filled with delight. His adversary had been caught, and he felt incredibly pleased.

Just as Yuga was humming a little tune to celebrate, he suddenly heard someone shouting outside the shop.

"What's going on?" Yuga asked Suzuki Koen.

Suzuki Koen poked his head outside and shook it, indicating that he couldn't see anything from inside.

Yuga got up and walked to the door, only to find Touya standing at the entrance of YoYo Day Care with dark circles under his eyes, angrily berating them. His outburst had attracted quite a crowd of onlookers.

Seeing Yuga stepping outside, Touya's agitation intensified.

"Shimizu Yuga, it was you who did something to my uncle, right?"

"Uncle? Who is your uncle? I don't know him!" Yuga put on an innocent expression, pretending to be clueless.

"Stop pretending! I refuse to believe you don't know who my uncle is!" Touya was getting quite frustrated by Yuga' "I know nothing" act.

"Why should I know who your uncle is? What connection does he have with me? Is he somehow related to my family?"

Previously, Yuga thought that this Touya, while lacking in character, still had a bit of cleverness. Now, it seems that he's not using his brain properly either. His uncle has already been captured, and yet he's causing trouble here. Apart from making a fool of himself, what other benefits could he possibly gain?

"You!" Touya's face had turned crimson with anger. "Don't think I don't know. You set a trap for my uncle, otherwise, why would Officer Jenny have taken my uncle away?"

Touya was currently in a state of confusion. He believed that his uncle's motive for targeting Yuga was due to the conflicts between himself and Yuga. Whenever he returned home now, he felt a sense of guilt when he saw his aunt and younger cousin.

However, the reality was different from what he thought.

While part of Kiryu's actions were indeed to vent his frustration on Touya, that wasn't his main goal. The primary reason behind all of Kiryu's actions was his own interests.

Kiryu fully understood the value of the formulas for the various Pokéblocks produced at YoYo Day Care. Obtaining these formulas was akin to acquiring a money-making machine, and he couldn't resist the temptation.

Coincidentally, he received contact from someone during this time. When a wolf and a hyena met, there was naturally no good outcome.

"So, your uncle has been taken away by Officer Jenny? That's truly unfortunate. But shouldn't you be asking Officer Jenny about this matter? Why come here making a fuss? I didn't take away your uncle, so what's with all this unnecessary commotion?"

Yuga persisted in playing the fool, which infuriated Touya to no end, leaving him helpless!

"Do you really think you can do anything to my uncle? My uncle hasn't been idle in Devon Corporation all these years. With his connections there, it's as easy as pie for him to get out.

You know about Devon Corporation, right? The influence of Devon Corporation is far greater than you, a country bumpkin hiding in this small town, could ever imagine."

Hearing Touya's words, Yuga had initially intended to retort, but then he noticed Steven approaching. Every word Touya said was heard clearly by Steven.

"What's wrong with Devon Corporation?" Steven approached with a perplexed expression.

Fine, seeing this situation, Yuga knew he didn't need to say anything more. The young master of Devon Corporation was here now.

"Who are you? What's it got to do with you? Go away, can't you see I'm talking to Shimizu Yuga?" Touya didn't recognize Steven, and upon hearing Steven's interruption, he responded impatiently.

Yuga pulled Steven closer and whispered in his ear, giving him a brief rundown of what had happened between Kiryu and YoYo Day Care.

After hearing Yuga's account, Steven became furious. He hadn't expected to find such a scoundrel within his own company. Now, he finally understood the meaning behind Touya's words from earlier.

Thinking he could use Devon Corporation's influence to get his uncle out? Not a chance! Steven thought to himself.