After taking Hoopa back to its lodgings, Ye Qing thought of Lirina's unusual behavior and chose not to go home. Instead, he decided to look around the island. Perhaps he might discover something.
To conceal his movements, Ye Qing let out no Pokémon other than Gardevoir and Gengar and wandered aimlessly around the island.
It was not exactly aimless. In any case, wherever there was no one around, that was where Ye Qing went.
At last, his efforts paid off. Sometime after midnight, Ye Qing really did discover something unusual.
It was an abandoned building complex, full of crumbling walls and ruins, with weeds covering many of the ruined structures.
Torches were lit at the center of the grounds, where many people seemed to be excavating something.
There were guards a hundred meters away, so Ye Qing dared not get too close and could only observe through binoculars.
What happened here? A cave-in?
Watching the people ahead digging, Ye Qing suddenly had a bad feeling.
Could it be Hoopa's malice?
Was the Prison Bottle stolen?
Impossible. If it really had been stolen, these people would have no reason to keep digging here.
Besides, if the malice had been released, Hoopa would surely have sensed it.
Ye Qing glanced at his shadow and said, "Gengar, go underground and check things out."
"Heh."
Gengar blinked its scarlet eyes and immediately sank underground, disappearing from sight.
Gardevoir kept a close watch on their surroundings. She dared not extend her psychic power too far, afraid that the other side's Psychic-type Pokémon might detect her.
Just as Ye Qing was waiting anxiously, that fellow Gengar finally came ambling back.
"Diancie, what is he saying?"
With the seriousness of the situation in mind, Ye Qing did not try to guess what Gengar meant and instead had