Celestic Town.
Li Wei spent the entire morning with Lucario and Arcanine, but found nothing.
To seek out some useful leads, Li Wei took Lucario and Arcanine to Arcanine's old home.
The Celestic Town Police Station.
"Woof!"
The Mightyena watching the entrance barked a greeting. The police officer standing straight at the gate had been about to greet him...
He knew Li Wei.
He hadn't before, but Li Wei's Eevee Network account now had over eight hundred thousand followers. Practically every younger person in Celestic Town knew him.
Then Li Wei produced his Special Investigator credentials.
Only those at Elite Four level or above could get those!
Cynthia was a Special Investigator,
and Li Wei was a Special Investigator too.
A Pokémon League Champion commanded respect, but outside of battle-related matters, the title carried prestige rather than authority. It was an honorary position.
Of course, since a Champion represented a region's greatest fighting strength, it wasn't quite fair to say they had no power at all.
They still had a voice and the right to make recommendations.
It simply depended on whether they wanted to exercise them.
With Cynthia's Champion title set aside, Li Wei and Cynthia could be considered equals.
After holding back for a long moment, the officer's mouth twitched.
"Please register first."
This was a mandatory procedure. Even Lance, the Chief Investigator, would have to register.
After registering, Li Wei entered the Celestic Town Police Station without trouble.
Meanwhile, Xiao Meng had bought gifts and was on her way to Cogita's home with Farfetch'd.
When Xiao Meng was very young, Cogita had once helped her with a steaming bowl of noodles.
After that, Cogita had often helped her too.
But Cogita never said who she was,
so Xiao Meng didn't know her name.
In truth, Xiao Meng