Pokémon: Shadow of the Dawn

Chapter 560: Sorin and Odaki Research Institute

"Hello, Dr. Odamaki, I am from Devon Company..."

Just as Hashio was about to reach out his hand again, Dr. Odamaki froze and rushed out.

"Safiya, Safiya?"

Odamaki saw his daughter slowly jumping out of the car, and he carried Safiya into the house while shouting.

"Hurry up and eat!"

After saying that, Odamaki came out again and wanted to close the door.

No matter how good-tempered Qiao Xiong outside the door was, his face looked a little ugly, but he could only choose to ignore it and pretend nothing happened.

After all, Dr. Odamaki has always been like this. Not to mention that he is a small employee of the German company, even if the King of Hoenn or the Champion came, he would be ignored or despised.

I don’t know if it’s the natural arrogance of Pokémon researchers towards trainers, or if it’s because of Odamaki’s own personality... Hashio doesn’t quite understand.

This attitude really makes everyone feel uncomfortable.

"Wang Jin!" Xiao Tianjuan pulled Wang Jin's arm, "Hurry up and tell the two drivers outside to go back. Aren't you going to stay for a while? This car takes up too much space."

Wang Jin patted his shoulder and said soothingly, "I'll just say a few words to them. Dr. Odamaki, why don't you go check on Safiya first? She seems a little unhappy."

"Then hurry up!" Odajuan was a little impatient, "Some elves will really move their residence in a short period of time. If you are a little slower, you will lose sight of them. We can set off now just in time."

Wang Jin didn't answer, but waved helplessly and went out.

The driver had already gotten in the car, but Qiao Xiong still stood there, smiling: "Dr. Wang, if you need anything, you can call me... Tomorrow, no, I will come to visit again after a while."

He paused and glanced at Dr. Odamaki who was busy in the room: "I will inform you in advance when the time comes."

Wang Jin also nodded and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qiao Xiong, I didn't expect that Dr. Odamaki was a little too enthusiastic about academic discussions."

After listening to this, Qiao Xiong just smiled again, then got in the car and left.

By the time Wang Jin closed the door, Dr. Odamaki had already dressed neatly, packed his backpack, put on his goggles, and looked ready to set off.

"Let's go, quickly..." Odamaki urged hurriedly.

Wang Jin was thinking about what reason to use to reject him, and slowly walked out the door and looked around.

Safiya seemed to be in the restaurant, but judging from Odamaki's attitude, he didn't seem to care much. Otherwise, he wouldn't have temporarily sent Safiya to Dr. Yamanashi's care when they were in Pallet Town.

By the way, where is Dr. Odamaki’s wife?

On the path outside, Odaki was walking quickly, as if he was about to start jogging.

"Odaki!" A sharp voice suddenly sounded.

Odamaki shuddered.

At the end of the dirt road, in the direction of the only store in the town, a woman with short hair came running over, carrying a bag of freshly bought vegetables and fruits, with an angry look on her face.

"Odamaki! Where do you want to run to?"

Dr. Odamaki hurriedly hid beside Wang Jin, rubbing his hands anxiously.

Wang Jin's superpowers keenly detected his discomfort. It was not fear, but rather an escapist mentality that he was afraid to face.

It was not until the woman ran closer that I could see both of their faces clearly in the dim light.

"Hello, Madam. I am Wang Jin. I am also an elf researcher of the Alliance. I just arrived in Hoenn today and have an appointment to discuss some academic issues with Dr. Odamaki."

Wang Jin introduced himself briefly with a smile.

"I'm Odamaki Sorin."

Solin held the bag in both hands and bowed slightly. She was tall and her face was 70% similar to Safiya. Her expression quickly calmed down and turned a little confused:

"Excuse me, Mr. Wang, what can I do for you now?"

Odamaki suddenly became nervous.

Wang Jin pointed to the nearby forest and said, "I just arrived a while ago, and Dr. Odamaki wanted to take me around Mobai Town, but when I came out, I realized it was a little too late, and I was about to go back to the house... but Dr. Odamaki said to stay at the door and wait for you to come home, ma'am."

Solin glanced at Odamaki's backpack and goggles, and did not choose to expose the lie. He just smiled and said softly: "Then it's a good opportunity for us to have dinner together. We can talk about any research tomorrow."

After she finished speaking, she did not enter the door first. She used her eyes to force Odamaki back, and then she apologized politely.

After entering the house, Solin keenly heard the strange noise in the room and ran to the restaurant immediately.

"Safiyya!" There was a hint of tears in her surprised voice.

Wang Jin and Oda Juan stood at the entrance, looking at each other in silence.

To be honest, Wang Jin really didn't know what Oda Juan was thinking. He already had a wife at home, but he left his child to a colleague who was not even his colleague.

Just to give Safiya a resume showing that she had participated in an academic association?

This child is too young.

At Safiya's age, it's not quite appropriate for her to be away from home for nearly two months.

Wang Jin patted Xiao Tianjuan's shoulder and said, "Is there a study or something like that? There should be a research room in the institute, right? Let's go over there and talk..."

As the two were about to leave, they saw Solin coming out of the restaurant holding Safiya, looking like an angry female fire-breathing dragon.

"Odama! You..."

The curse was on the tip of her tongue but she didn't say it out loud. When she saw Wang Jin beside her, she swallowed it and turned to go to the kitchen.

Wang Jin shuddered. Oda Juan next to him hesitated to speak, looking dejected.

Without further ado, the two went up to the third floor.

Some of the old wooden staircases creaked, as did the planks of the third-floor corridor, and it was easy to wonder at times if they would suddenly fall off.

After pushing open a door on the left, the two moved chairs into a rather narrow laboratory and sat down.

Wang Jin looked around the laboratory. Although he didn't want to belittle a doctor's laboratory, it was indeed too shabby.

It was about the size of a bedroom... probably a converted bedroom. There were no valuable experimental materials, not even a computer for inputting data. There were a few tables, chairs, and neatly written papers filled with data.

The most eye-catching thing is the Pokémon environment model in the center of the room, which is made of sand, soil, and trees and is very delicate and realistic.

Sadly, it's just a model.

If Wang Jin wanted to do similar research... no, even Dr. Yamanashi, who had been struggling to keep the research institute going, would have found a real place as a research site.

As a Pokémon doctor, Professor Oak said: If you want to do research, it's no big deal to ask the Alliance to set up an ecological park and conduct a few control experiments. Even the smallest research requires dozens of Pokémon to experiment, right?

After observing for a while, Wang Jin couldn't help but ask this very confusing question: "Dr. Odamaki, where is your research funding? After all, the Hoenn Alliance has to approve hundreds of millions of research funds every year, right?"