Under Officer Jenny's command, large numbers of police officers wearing gas masks worked in pairs to rescue the poisoned, unconscious tourists from the museum. By then, Liu Qing could barely sit up, and Cynthia and Nando had regained consciousness. Nando glanced at the blue protective barrier surrounding him, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes, while Cynthia rested peacefully against Liu Qing's chest, slowly recovering her strength.
Seeing several officers approaching, Liu Qing released his aura barrier at just the right moment. The officers were startled to see Cynthia resting against his chest, but their movements remained efficient as they fitted gas masks over Liu Qing's, Cynthia's, and Nando's faces. One officer shouted, "Officer Jenny, we've found Lady Cynthia and two other conscious survivors here!"
"Miss Cynthia?! And two other conscious survivors?!" Officer Jenny was already overwhelmed by the poisoning incident. It was the eve of the Sea Festival, and tourists from every continent had gathered in Vinyardes. If this horrific incident was mishandled and the tourists weren't given a satisfactory explanation, disciplinary action and suspension would be the least of her worries. Even Vinyardes's reputation could suffer.
At that moment, Officer Jenny felt both a jolt of alarm and the relief of finally seeing a ray of hope. She hurried over, only to find that it really was Cynthia, leaving her mind reeling. Even the Sinnoh Region's League Champion had been caught up in this. If anything irreversible happened to her, the League and all of Sinnoh would suffer an upheaval of unimaginable proportions. Then, seeing the conscious Liu Qing and the dependence Cynthia showed toward him in her current condition, Officer Jenny realized who he was. Instead, she relaxed. At least she could be certain that someone as important as Cynthia would be safe, and she might even