Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 929: Chapter 1146: Wynn Family

"Julian, what's wrong with these people?"

Jirachi looked at the people around them who kept collapsing and asked curiously.

Celebi immediately said, "Could it be food poisoning?"

And feeling quite convinced of its own reasoning, it even added disdainfully, "They clearly lack experience. Unlike me, I've eaten a whole periodic table of elements back in Pannar!"

After saying that, it looked extremely proud.

But the moment it finished speaking, Julian smacked its backside.

"It's not food poisoning. It's poisoning from the white magnolia's fragrance."

Julian glanced at Metagross, who immediately used its psychic powers to seal off the surrounding area so that the magnolia's poison wouldn't spread any further.

"You two, go help those people."

He patted Celebi and Jirachi. Quite a few people had already collapsed, and the poison from white magnolia flowers was no joke—if they weren't treated quickly, they would soon die.

Fortunately, this was outdoors, where the air circulated. If it had been indoors, almost everyone would already be dead.

Julian then walked step by step toward the old woman selling the white magnolias.

The flower seller herself was perfectly fine, yet a large number of people around her had been poisoned.

And even now, there wasn't a trace of panic on her face.

If there wasn't something wrong here, Julian would write his name backward.

"What a pity."

Just as Julian approached, the old woman spoke in a regretful tone.

"So you were targeting me."

Her words made it clear that this had been aimed at him.

Looking at the white magnolias on the ground, memories of nearly dying as a child surged back.

Julian's gaze turned cold.

"Who sent you?"

"Speak up, and I might spare your life."

The existence of these poisonous white magnolias, with their one-in-a-hundred-million chance of appearing, was something even the Walkers would have difficulty obtaining.

This meant the power behind her was definitely substantial.

"Do you know my surname?" the old woman suddenly asked calmly.

"What?"

Julian instinctively asked.

"My surname is Wynn."

The moment Julian heard that, his expression instantly changed, and his face grew even colder.

"A survivor of the Wynn family?"

He stared at her in disbelief.

The poisoning in his childhood had been orchestrated by the Wynn family, but back then, his grandfather and father had completely eradicated them.

They hadn't even spared the Wynn family members hiding overseas.

And now, a remnant of the Wynn family had actually appeared, and she was this old.

"Hahaha, you remember. Yes, we almost succeeded back then. What a pity. If we had succeeded, how could the Walker family be as glorious as it is today?"

The old woman laughed hysterically. The wrinkles on her aged face layered together from the laughter, making her expression look extremely frightening.

Looking at the somewhat crazed remnant of the Wynn family, Julian's expression returned to calm.

"Judging by your appearance, there must be more survivors of the Wynn family besides you. That's good. It means I can personally take my revenge."

With that, Julian turned and left.

Not long after he left, the old woman collapsed.

It wasn't Julian who killed her—she had already taken poison beforehand. Whether the mission succeeded or failed, she had no intention of surviving.

After her death, Gengar appeared and swallowed her soul in one bite, hoping to extract some information from it.

But the moment it swallowed the soul, Gengar immediately spat it back out.

Then it quickly chased after Julian.

"What's wrong?"

Julian looked at Gengar, who was wiping its tongue with its short little hands. There were actually burn marks on its tongue.

"Gen!"

Gengar said angrily, "Someone tampered with her soul. When I swallowed it, it felt like I had eaten a ball of fire."

Having suffered a setback, it was naturally very unhappy.

Hearing that, Julian used his Probing Eyes to check on Gengar and after confirming it was fine, he couldn't help but chuckle lightly.

"I didn't expect them to have such skills. This makes things even more interesting."

Being able to tamper with a soul in advance was something Julian had never even heard of before.

Which meant the forces behind this Wynn family survivor had mastered this new ability. Anyone capable of doing something like this definitely wasn't some simple organization.

That's why Julian found it interesting. After all, if they could be crushed with a single squeeze, it wouldn't be fun. If he was going to play, he'd play properly.

Julian took out his phone and made a call.

"Young Master."

A gender-ambiguous voice came from the other end.

"I encountered a survivor of the Wynn family in Babath. Investigate which of the Steel Guards handled the Wynn family members overseas back then."

The Wynn family had once been a large clan in Drakoria, with many members both domestically and abroad, although the main branch had been within the country.

The Wynn family members in the country had all been personally dealt with by his grandfather and father, so there should have been no omissions there.

But the Wynn family members overseas had been handled by the Steel Guards.

After all, given the sensitive identities of his grandfather and father at the time, it had been impossible for them to go abroad—let alone travel overseas to kill people.

Since the overseas purge had been carried out by the Steel Guards, there might have been some oversight. Or perhaps there had been a problem within the Steel Guards themselves.

That was why Julian had asked the Third Captain of the Steel Guards to investigate.

"…Yes."

Upon hearing Julian's words, the androgynous voice of the Third Captain carried a trace of surprise.

He knew about the Wynn family incident. Back then, he had personally participated in the overseas purge, although at the time he had not yet been a Captain.

Now, with Julian saying this, it was clear that he suspected there might be problems within the Steel Guards. As a participant in that purge, the Third Captain himself should be under suspicion.

But Julian assigning him to investigate showed that he trusted him, which made the Third Captain feel extremely moved.

Julian: 'Misunderstanding. I didn't even know you were involved in the purge back then. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have asked you to investigate.'

After hanging up, he called his uncle.

"Hello."

"Uncle, remnants of the Wynn family are still alive. They just went after me."

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Henry's anxious voice came through the phone.

What had happened to Julian back then had caused a huge uproar. After all, the Wynn family had nearly succeeded in killing the Walker family's only heir.

"I'm fine."

"Uncle, you should pay attention to your own safety."

"Alakazam is still with Jade. You should bring it to your side."

In truth, Julian wasn't very worried about his uncle's safety.

As the head of the Walker Group, Henry could literally use money to make the devil work for him.

Elite or even Pseudo-Champion trainers could be hired as his bodyguards.

But since this was a special situation, it was better to be cautious.

"Alright, I understand."

After hanging up, Julian looked at Metagross.

"Metagross, stay by my mother's side for the time being."

"Meta~"

Metagross nodded and immediately disappeared.

If Deoxys wasn't a First-class Legendary, it would actually have been the most suitable choice.

But since it was one, if it was assigned to protect Tina, then in a sense it would essentially be her bodyguard.

And having a First-class Legendary as your bodyguard… that would practically mean draining your lifespan.

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