"Stop it... I, I will tell you... everything I know. Just don't... hit me... more."
Soros said in between desperate breaths. There was blood in his mouth and it hurt just to speak, but he knew that if he didn't speak, he would be punched more.
"It's good that you are finally ready to speak. I was tired from punching."
Arthur said with a cold voice.
Unlike what he had thought initially, Soros wasn't an easy nut to crack.
He had needed to punch him several times in the face before he had agreed to blurt out Team Rocket's plans.
As a result, Soros' face looked like a punching bag, his face filled with bruises and blood, and his appearance now was something that was unrecognizable from his cold, sharp look.
In simple words, his appearance had become something that not even his own mother would love.
"So, what is Team Rocket doing on Mount moon?" Arthur asked as he stared right into Soros's eyes, telling him to hurry.
Soros understood that if he lied here, he would be punched again. That's why, he started speaking out about everything he knew.
"They... They... are after the moon stone and Clefairy..."
"Umm, why are they after them? Ain't it just rumours?" Arthur asked, trying to peer more into the matter.
"People think... they are rumors, but sometime ago, the headquarters... of Team Rocket got... some evidence that... there's really a Clefairy... tribe and... moon stone, hidden deep... inside the caves. Team Rocket is trying... to find the... moon stone and Clefairy tribe..."
Soros explained every single detail that he knew slowly.
According to what he said, someone called Edgar was in charge of this operation and their plan was to smuggle the moon stone and capture the Clefairy tribe to sell and experiment.
Moon stone was a rarer evolutionary stone than the others.
There are not many places one can find it, so if Team Rocket can establish a stable supply of moon stone, it can easily become a big, fat cash cow for them.
At the same time, they would be able to get their hands on Clefairy, a rare fairy type Pokemon that can fetch a large amount in the black market.
Moreover, they can evolve Clefairy using the moon stone, increasing their value by several folds.
The whole plan was rather simple and due to the location of Mount moon and it's maze-like structure, there was a rather low chance that someone would find out about them.
"How strong is this Edgar? Tell me the information about all of his Pokemon and their strengths."
Arthur asked after a while and Soros hesitated before replying.
"I don't know... exactly... but he has a rather scary... Ursaring..."
"What about his other Pokemon?"
"I... don't know. He never revealed his... other Pokemon. I just know... that his ace... is Ursaring."
Arthur guessed that this Edgar must have been working around the Johto region cause it was hard to find Ursarings in Kanto.
After a pause, he continued the interrogation.
"What about the other strong members involved in this operation? Give me their information too."
"There isn't... much. Just there's Ronin... he's the second in command... and uses an Arbok... and Beedrill. They didn't send... many strong... people cause the initial job... was just to... find the... exact location of the... Clefairy tribe... and report back."
Soros completed his sentence while stammering. He just wished that Arthur would let him go after the questioning.
On the other hand, Arthur just frowned after hearing all this information.
'They aren't that strong it seems, but it's still messy. Should I report it to Brock?'
He wondered in his mind.
Brock had given him his number and personal email, so he can contact him anytime.
If he just reported all this to Brock, then he will easily handle Team Rocket and Arthur would even be able to get a reward for reporting.
But there were problems.
'There's no way to send a text message or call on Mount moon. Moreover, I won't be able to get moon stone and Clefairy if the alliance interferes.'
There was a special magnetic wave in between the caves of Mount moon and it was not possible to send a text message or call from here.
Moreover, if the alliance interfered, they will probably take the moon stone for themselves and they will probably ban catching Clefairy tribe too, giving an excuse like they were rare Pokemon and it wasn't wise to catch them.
Just because people think the alliance is on the good side doesn't mean it was actually true.
They were greedy like how humans usually are and won't hesitate to use the law to benefit them. In that case, Arthur would be the one losing.
'What should I do?'
Arthur pondered, but decided to think about it later. He first needed to finish Soros and the other two grunts who were still fainted.
"Hey... let me go now! I gave you all the information... I know. Just let me go now..."
Soros said, seeing that Arthur had gone silent.
"I can't let you go."
"W-what do you mean?"
A fearful thought suddenly flashed through Soros's mind as Arthur rejected his plea. There was only one thing that would happen to him if Arthur wasn't planning to let him escape.
That's why, he screamed and begged.
"You can't do that to me... I, I helped you. Please... P-please don't kill me... I beg you... Please don't..."
"Have you never killed innocent people before?"
Arthur's one question was enough to stop Soros from speaking more.
"I... I..."
He wasn't able to give a proper answer and just stammered. It was true that he had killed innocents before.
He had no choice.
He's a member of a crime syndicate.
Killing innocent people was a part of his job and he had done it based on the orders given to him.
"Those innocent people would have begged you too, but you didn't show any mercy, did you? Then, why should I show mercy to you? Charmeleon, finish him."
"No... please... don't..."
Soros tried to beg for his life, but before he could say much, Charmeleon's sharp claw grazed his neck.
In an instant, his life was over.
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