The thought sent a wave of lingering fear through Ye Qing, and a sense of urgency began to rise within him.
At some point, he had stopped staying on his guard and had become somewhat lax in how he handled things.
For a Trainer traveling out in the world, that was a dangerous sign.
Taking out the freshly cleaned Key Stone necklace, Ye Qing sank into thought.
Strictly speaking, this should count as stolen property, but the point was that he had subdued the criminal, Ma Yinlei, himself. Making him simply hand it over would be far too unfair.
Right, I can't hand it over!
After all, this was something money couldn't buy.
Besides, Ma Yinlei must have concealed his strength before, so there probably weren't many people who knew he had a Key Stone and a Mega Stone.
Otherwise, he could simply have challenged for an Elite Four position.
After all, the benefits of being an Elite Four member were far better than those of a Gym Leader. Calling them worlds apart would be no exaggeration.
He had no idea how long he sat by the window. Looking at the city shrouded in darkness, Ye Qing lay down on the sofa and gradually drifted off to sleep.
Early the next morning.
Heavy clouds filled the sky over Thunder City, their oppressive weight making it hard to breathe.
Knock, knock, knock.
A series of knocks woke Ye Qing. He had wanted to pull the covers over his head and keep sleeping, but a voice outside the door instantly brought him fully awake.
"The Public Security Bureau?"
Ye Qing immediately sat up, tidied himself up a little, and went to open the door.
Two uniformed Investigators, a man and a woman, stood outside.
Behind them were two tall, burly men in