Arcanine and Growlithe had always been monopolized by the Pokémon League. They were almost impossible to buy on the market, unless you went out and caught one in the wild.
But after years of capture by the Pokémon League, wild Arcanine were also extremely rare, and the chances of encountering one were very slim.
Director Wang led Ye Qing all the way to the rear courtyard, a large square where numerous Growlithe and Arcanine were training.
Director Wang cleared his throat and called out, "Zhang, stop for a moment. Help me call over all the Arcanine without owners who have no upcoming assignments."
"Yes, Director!"
Zhang was a fairly young man. Upon receiving the order, he immediately stopped training, took out a whistle, and blew three consecutive blasts of varying lengths.
"Woof, woof."
Some of the Arcanine who heard the whistle immediately ran over from all directions, quietly sitting in neat rows in the middle of the square.
Director Wang pointed at the Arcanine and explained, "These Arcanine all have no owners. As long as they don't object, you can choose one to adopt."
Ye Qing nodded, his eyes carefully searching among the dozen or so Arcanine.
"Woof."
One Arcanine in the group gave a soft bark, his fluffy tail wagging wildly like a propeller.
"That's him!"
Ye Qing looked toward the sound and recognized him at once.
"Oh? You know each other?"
Director Wang certainly lived up to his position. His perception was sharp, and he noticed something was off at a glance.
Ye Qing hurriedly shook his head. "No, I've just seen him on the street a few times before."
Arcanine was naturally quite intelligent. Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, he quickly shook his big head too, but his grinning, cheerful expression made it clear that something was