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

"Pfft!"

A chuckle broke the chaotic deadlock of a moment ago.

The two girls turned their heads and saw Lin Yi standing beside them, his shoulders shaking slightly. It was obvious that he had been holding back his laughter for a long time and finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

"dare you laugh!"

Ruan Yaoyao was already furious because her fries were snatched away. When she saw Lin Yi's look, her face suddenly turned red and her cheeks puffed up like an angry puffer fish, with regret in her pout.

Lin Yi laughed so hard that tears almost came out. He wiped his eyes and waved his hands to explain:

"Oh, the point is that the way you looked just now was really funny. You were so flustered."

Ruan Yaoyao was like a deflated ball, with her head hanging down, complaining aggrievedly:

"What can we do? As soon as Mi Yu took out the French fries, they were spotted by those damn long-winged gulls and snatched away all at once. I wanted to share my share with her, but before I could take a few bites, they rushed over and snatched away all the food."

"It's just French fries. If they were taken away, it's taken away. Don't be angry."

Lin Yi just opened his mouth to say something comforting, but before he could finish his words, Mi Yu hurriedly poked his arm.

"Lin Yi, look at this..."

Mi Yu's voice was a little anxious.

Lin Yi turned his head subconsciously and his eyes widened instantly, only to see that Riolu, who was originally holding the plate steadily and standing behind him, was now surrounded by a large group of long-winged gulls, who were jumping up and down and trying to drive them away.

The glutinous rice boats that he had spent so much effort to make were snatched away by the long-winged gulls in the blink of an eye.

The smile on Lin Yi's face froze instantly. Before he could completely close his mouth, he subconsciously reached into his pocket and fumbled around in panic, mumbling:

"Where's my Poké Ball? Where's my Poké Ball?"

"Lin Yi, calm down. It's just a sticky rice boat. If it's taken away, it's taken away. There's no need to get angry."

Ruan Yaoyao seemed to have anticipated this scene. Her eyelids jumped and she hurried forward to comfort him, with a hint of caution in her voice.

"Fuck your long-winged gull! Put down my sticky rice boat! Zeraora, Ultimate Volt Thunderbolt!"

Lin Yi was already burning with rage at this moment. He would not listen to any advice at all, and his red eyes seemed to be spewing fire.

He swung his hand and took out Zeraora's Poké Ball, and quickly put on the Z bracelet inlaid with electric Z, with determination in his eyes.

In an instant, the weather on the deck changed color, and lightning and thunder appeared.

Zeraora's body was wrapped in violent electric currents, like a thunder star falling from the sky. With endless pressure, he swooped down towards the group of long-winged gulls.

The dazzling lightning illuminated the entire deck as bright as day, and the deafening roar made everyone on the ship cover their ears.

"Crackling..."

There was a terrifying explosion suddenly, and as the maintenance worker looked on in extreme astonishment with wide eyes, the ship's generator began to tremble wildly. Balls of jumping electric light were like ferocious silver snakes, wandering and entwining on the surface of the machine. The pungent smell of burning quickly spread.

With a few "hissing" sounds, the generator completely lost its function. The indicator lights dimmed one by one, and finally fell into a dead silence and darkness.

The entire ship was like a giant beast whose backbone had suddenly been pulled out. The splashes that were originally caused by moving at full speed gradually subsided, leaving only slight ripples.

After shaking a few times, the boat finally stopped steadily above the waves, looking particularly abrupt and helpless in the vast ocean.

"Ok?"

Lin Yi had just driven away the group of annoying long-winged gulls and was squatting on the deck, brows furrowed, carefully counting the number of glutinous rice boats that had been stolen.

Hearing the strange noise coming from the hull, he subconsciously raised his head and glanced in the direction of the generator, his heart skipping a beat.

The generator was sparking and crackling at this moment, and quickly became paralyzed under the maintenance worker's astonished and panicked gaze.

The ship, which had been sailing at full speed against the wind, was now like a deflated ball, without any power. It could only sway helplessly with the waves, and the pointer on the ship's speedometer quickly returned to zero.

Damn it, I’m in trouble!

……

“Roar…” A powerful and somewhat aggrieved roar came from the rough sea.

I saw a huge Gyarados breaking out of the water, its blue-green scales gleaming with a cold and hard luster in the sunlight.

There were several thick iron chains hanging on its body, and the other end of the chains was tightly connected to the bow of the boat. As it struggled to swing its tail and bend its body, every muscle bulged and stretched, dragging the boat forward with difficulty.

As it walked, Gyarados looked back at the giant ship behind it with resentment, its copper-bell-sized eyes burning with anger, and it muttered curses.

Why did Lin Yi, the BYD, have to do the work when it was his fault? Damn, this broken boat is too heavy, isn't it? It's almost breaking my bones!

As it complained, it breathed heavily, and the splashing water wet its eyes, and it was unclear whether it was sea water or tears of grievance.

"Momo."

Just then, a gentle call came from the side.

It turned out to be Ditto that had transformed into a Whale King that was almost as big as the boat. It also had chains on its shoulders, and its huge body was undulating in the waves, working hard with Gyarados to pull the boat.

Noticing Gyarados' dissatisfaction, it quickly spoke to comfort him.

Come on, we can see the land now. We can rest when we reach the island.

Although Ditto's voice was a little muffled due to the transformation, it was firm and encouraging.

When Gyarados heard this, he groaned as if to agree, shook his head to get rid of all the distracting thoughts, lowered his head again, and silently pulled the boat.

The heavy iron chain was stretched straight between it and the bow, the sea water was stirred up by its huge tail, and with their concerted efforts, the ship slowly approached the distant land.

……

"I'm so sorry!"

In the brightly lit but solemn meeting room, Lin Yi's face was filled with regret and guilt. His straight back bent instantly and he bowed deeply to the people sitting around him to apologize.

The hair on his forehead was a little messy because of this sudden movement, as if he wanted to express his deepest apology with this gesture.

However, before he could bend his waist completely, Zhao Quanyi, who had been sitting next to him and watching him silently, stood up quickly, took a few steps to Lin Yi's side, and held him steadily with his hand.

"No need to apologize."

Zhao Quanyi's voice was low but powerful, and he looked at Lin Yi sincerely with a bit of relief.

"But……"

Lin Yi still wanted to argue, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were full of anxiety, his lips trembling slightly, trying to explain his mistake.

“We are a research team,”

Zhao Quanyi patted Lin Yi's shoulder gently, interrupted him, glanced at everyone, and said earnestly,

"When a problem occurs, we should solve it immediately, not the one who created it. Blaming each other will not help us solve the problem. Only by working together can we go further."

After saying this, he looked at Shang Hefeng, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, deep in thought.

"You said so, Professor?"

"Well, don't blame yourself. It's normal to make mistakes."

Shang Hefeng pushed his glasses and nodded slightly, his eyes showing tolerance and encouragement.

As the core and leader of the team, these words undoubtedly gave Lin Yi peace of mind.

Looking at the others at this time, they didn't seem to be angry at all.

Even Qin Xin and Tian Yu, who usually disliked Lin Yi and made sarcastic remarks from time to time, now had a calm look on their faces. They quietly lowered their heads to check the equipment in their hands, as if the storm that had just brought the atmosphere to a freezing point had never happened, and everything was calm and orderly as usual.