"Oh? You caught Tangela? That was quite a bit faster than I expected."
Loto took the Poké Ball Xia Yan handed over and looked at the Tangela inside, quietly staying put yet seeming somewhat uneasy and nervous. He spoke with mild surprise.
At the same time, his eyes swept over the wound on Xia Yan's arm, and he understood a little more.
Xia Yan stood expressionlessly before Loto.
He had ultimately concluded that encountering Kadabra had been a coincidence precisely because he had indeed found Tangela in the end and spent some effort catching it.
But he had also decided that, in the future, he would carefully consider whether to accept or decline the tasks assigned by this supervisor.
He was mainly a little scared now.
"Not bad. I'll have someone transfer the money to your card." Loto nodded in satisfaction and casually set the Poké Ball on the desk.
Seeing that Xia Yan had not left, he asked in surprise, "Is there anything else?"
Xia Yan shook his head and said meaningfully, "Supervisor, your shoes are quite nice."
With that, he turned and left.
"Shoes?" Loto lowered his head to look at his feet.
They were fine black leather shoes, polished and meticulously laced. But when he noticed some conspicuous mud along their edges, he could not help frowning.
Moreover, the mud was unusual. It was black and blended into the leather shoes, making it nearly impossible to notice without looking closely, while faintly giving off a light stench.
He then hurriedly, and somewhat disgustedly, pulled out a tissue and wiped away the mud stuck to the edges of his shoes.
Only after seeing that his shoes were clean again did he let out a long breath.
Then, as though he had thought of something, he looked in the