Chapter 114: Team Rocket’s Second-in-Command! [114]
Cinnabar Island had countless ties to Team Rocket.
Behind the scenes, Team Rocket had invested heavily in the island's Pokémon Lab, embedding agents there to gather invaluable research data.
Blaine, the Cinnabar Gym Leader, was once a scientist in Team Rocket, playing a crucial role in the Mewtwo Project.
Had he not left Team Rocket, the island might have already become an official Rocket base.
Even though Blaine had cut ties with Team Rocket, he hadn't severed them entirely.
There remained an unspoken agreement between him and Giovanni.
You could tell as much from the fact that, despite being a League Gym Leader, Blaine hadn't turned Giovanni in.
However, as the Mewtwo Project neared completion, this unspoken understanding seemed on the verge of breaking.
"Is he hiding, scared of Giovanni's retribution, trying to avoid Team Rocket by closing the gym?" Luo Yuan mused as he read the words "current whereabouts unknown" on his intel.
Apparently, Blaine had shut down the gym two weeks ago. While he hadn't left Cinnabar, he was hiding somewhere on the island.
But for Luo Yuan, tracking Blaine wouldn't be a problem.