In the end, he settled down at Pokémon HQ Lab.
He received a room on the first floor without paying anything. It was not large, only twenty or thirty square meters or so, but it had its own bathroom and a huge floor-to-ceiling window.
The floor-to-ceiling window faced a dense forest.
Longren's room was next door to his.
Manna and her mother lived on the second floor.
So the question was, why did Baiheya, Longren's mother, trust Heiduo so much?
She had clearly met Heiduo for the first time, yet she was willing to let him stay in her home.
Was she not afraid he might be a bad person?
—Of course she was not. The reason lay in his face.
As a researcher currently inventing the Purification Chamber, Dr. Muyin worked with the Ranger Union and was naturally under its protection.
As well as Shadow Team surveillance.
Why would Longren set out on a journey to destroy the Shadow Team at the beginning of the future story?
That was also related to Dr. Muyin being kidnapped by the Shadow Team.
In other words, this house was currently being watched by two groups, and one of them was definitely connected to Baiheya.
Baiheya had learned of Heiduo's identity through the Ranger Union. Only after learning that he was harmless and trustworthy did she dare so openly let him stay and even arrange a room for him.
The passerby Heiduo had asked earlier was also a hidden Ranger. He had recognized Heiduo and pointed him in the right direction.
The man thought Heiduo did not know, and Heiduo pretended not to know.
Otherwise, how could an ordinary passerby know that staying here required payment? It had clearly been Longren and Manna's own idea.
If he had worn the face that combined