Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

The night was like a huge piece of black silk, gently but quickly covering the entire city.

Time quietly came to night, and in order not to disturb the Pokémon's rest, the city seemed to have no nightlife. It abandoned the hustle and bustle of ordinary nights and fell into deep silence early.

The shops on both sides of the street closed their doors one after another, and the lights on their signs went out one by one. The whole city was like a tired traveler who fell asleep early.

The street was deserted, with almost no pedestrians to be seen. Occasionally a breeze blew by, blowing up a few fallen leaves on the ground, making a rustling sound, adding a bit of silence to the atmosphere.

"Oh? You're finally here?"

Ye Jinglei squatted in a corner of the street, fiddling with a small stone in his hand out of boredom.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up and saw Lin Yi coming over. A hint of joy appeared on his face. He quickly stood up and greeted him from a distance.

"Hello, my name is Mi Yu."

Mi Yu followed closely behind Lin Yi, bowed slightly, and greeted Ye Jinglei politely.

"Hello."

Ye Jinglei responded with a smile, his eyes moving back and forth between Lin Yi and Mi Yu.

He looked at Mi Yu, whose face was flushed beside Lin Yi, and his smile deepened. A hint of ridicule flashed in his eyes, and he said meaningfully,

"How is it? The effect is awesome, right?"

"That's a bit too good. Do you always carry the sachet of the poisonous electric baby with you?"

Lin Yi looked at Ye Jinglei curiously. It was hard to imagine that someone would carry something with such strange effects so often, as if he was taking harmless Viagra as a calcium tablet.

"How is that possible? It's just that I took a day off yesterday and went on a date with my girlfriend. Then I put it on in advance to deal with the evening, and then I forgot to take it off this morning, and then I was with her... ahem."

When Ye Jinglei said this, a blush appeared on his face. He coughed twice awkwardly and did not continue talking. However, the look of wanting to say something but stopping made everything self-evident.

"Wait a minute, didn't all the Pokémon in your gym run away? Why were you able to go on a date yesterday?"

Lin Yi looked confused and couldn't help but ask.

In his opinion, the gym Pokémon escaping was a big deal, so it was hard to understand how Ye Jinglei could go on a date so leisurely.

"It's not a conflict."

Ye Jinglei waved his hand nonchalantly, as if this was nothing worth making a fuss about.

Lin Yi: “…”

Is this guy so unreliable? He didn't care that the Pokémon ran away, and he still had the mind to go on a date. It's really unbelievable.

"Hey, didn't you see me getting beaten up yesterday when I was looking for the Pokémon? That's why I chose to go there at night when no one is around."

Ye Jinglei seemed to have sensed Lin Yi's dissatisfaction and quickly explained.

He sighed, a look of grievance on his face. Thinking back to what happened yesterday, he was still frightened.

He touched his head, as if the pain from the beating still lingered there.

"During the day, there are many people and I am afraid of being laughed at. But at night, it is different. No one will notice."

Ye Jinglei shook his head slightly, trying to put those slightly embarrassing and trivial topics behind him, and said:

"Let's not talk about this anymore. What was the method you mentioned before?"

"Here."

Lin Yi looked calm. He raised his hand slowly and pointed his finger at the winding river nearby.

This river is of vital importance to Yanggui City.

Since Ye Jinglei became the gym leader, he has led the dredging of an entire city's underground rivers with his extraordinary perseverance and unique wisdom, and cleverly used it for hydroelectric power generation.

Not only that, he also actively explored other ways of generating electricity, and with the help of the power of Pokémon, he built a diversified power generation system.

Thanks to his unremitting efforts, Yanggui City's power supply capacity has been greatly improved. It now supplies power to nearly half of China's cities and has become an important pillar supporting the national power network.

Ye Jinglei not only pays attention to the city's energy development, but also has a great passion for environmental protection.

He always patrols every corner of the city whenever he has time. Once he finds a factory daring to dump wastewater into the river he worked so hard to dredge, he will be furious and will bring his Pokémon to the factory to hold them accountable without hesitation and tear down the entire factory.

Although his tough attitude effectively protected the river's ecological environment, it also scared away many investors to a certain extent.

During that period, Yanggui City's economy fell into a sluggish state.

Many factories withdrew due to fear of Ye Jinglei's strict supervision, and a large amount of investment was lost.

The economic downturn has led to a reduction in job opportunities, and many young people have had to leave their hometowns and go to other cities in search of better development.

However, every cloud has a silver lining.

Yanggui City's good natural environment has gradually shown its advantages in this economic transformation.

Clear rivers, fresh air, and lush vegetation have attracted more Pokémon than ever before to come and live and reproduce.

These lovely creatures have become a unique landscape of the city and have also brought new opportunities for the development of Yanggui City's tourism industry.

As more and more tourists come, Yanggui City has gradually emerged from its economic difficulties with the help of the booming tourism industry and stable electricity supply.

"What's wrong with this river?"

Ye Jinglei had a confused look on his face. He looked down at the water Pokémon swimming leisurely in the river. He really didn't understand what the deep meaning of Lin Yi pointing at this river was.

Lin Yi did not answer immediately, but slowly took out the Poké Ball with a calm expression.

"Ma Da~"

As soon as Manaphy came out, she jumped lightly into Lin Yi's arms, pouting her little mouth high, with a look of grievance on her face, blaming Lin Yi for keeping her in the small Poké Ball for almost the entire day.

"Sorry, Manaphy, today... um, I'm a little busy."

A trace of guilt showed on Lin Yi's face, and he gently stroked Manaphy's little head with gentle and doting movements, trying to soothe its little emotions.

"What kind of Pokémon is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

Ye Jinglei widened his eyes, his face full of surprise and curiosity.

His eyes were fixed on Manaphy, looking this strange yet cute little guy up and down.

In his rich knowledge of Pokémon, he couldn't find any memory of Manaphy, which made him even more curious.

"This child's name is Manaphy. Perhaps you are more familiar with another nickname, the Prince of the Sea."

Lin Yi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a mysterious smile, and explained patiently.

“Flutter flutter—”

Just as Ye Jinglei was still trying to digest the unfamiliar title of "Prince of the Sea", a sudden commotion broke the tranquility of the river.

He subconsciously leaned on the railing by the river, looking at the incredible scene in front of him in surprise.

The water Pokémon that used to be quiet and docile seemed to be ignited at this moment, jumping and tumbling excitedly on the water, splashing layers of water.

In the distance, a large number of water Pokémon were coming from all directions like a tide. They were agile and moved very fast, converging in the direction of Manaphy.

The densely packed figures, under the reflection of the sunlight, formed a spectacular scene that shocked people.

"What are the Pokémon in the gym like?"

Lin Yi turned his head and looked at Ye Jinglei calmly.

"Ah, ah?"

Ye Jinglei was obviously still immersed in the shocking scene just now, and was a little overwhelmed by Lin Yi's sudden question.

"Tell them, and they will find it for us."

"Uh, that's about it."

Ye Jinglei finally reacted and hurriedly took out a slightly worn roster from his pocket.

Lin Yi took the roster and carefully carried Manaphy to the river.

At this moment, the Pokémon in the river became more and more excited when they saw Manaphy. They all bowed their bodies and made gestures of worship.

"Why do you act like I'm a senior eunuch holding the young emperor and giving orders?"

Lin Yi looked at the spectacular yet slightly funny scene in front of him and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Ma Da! Ma Da!"

Manaphy's crisp cry interrupted Lin Yi's thoughts.

It called out to the Pokémon, using their unique language to ask for help finding some electric-type Pokémon, and specifically emphasized that these Pokémon were in this city.

Although its voice is childish, it is full of power, as if it has an invisible magic that can make all Pokémon obey it.

When the Pokémon heard this, they all nodded and agreed without hesitation.

Lin Yi slowly opened the roster, took a deep breath, and began to read aloud the type, gender, and characteristics of the Pokémon on it.

His voice was clear and loud, echoing over the river.

Looking at the Pokémon who were listening very attentively, Lin Yi felt a strange sense of déjà vu in his heart becoming more and more serious.

It feels like I’m a eunuch reading out the imperial edict!

This must be an illusion, right? It must be an illusion!