Zhang Tingting was rather furious. She hadn't expected Ye Qing to be so cunning!
"N-no, it's not my fault!"
Zhong Tianlin was helpless too. He hadn't expected that Kirlia's perception to be so sharp. Gengar had been spotted the moment it poked its head out. Otherwise, they could have taken the brat down.
"Wait, why did he rescue that Marowak?"
Something suddenly occurred to Zhang Tingting!
"P-p-probably a coincidence."
Zhong Tianlin scratched his head, not dwelling on the matter.
"No, we still need to be careful. If anyone else finds out, we're finished!"
"Wh-what's there to fear? W-we! Aren't t-t-torturing other people's Pokémon to death!"
Zhong Tianlin struggled to finish the sentence, then had Gengar return to his shadow.
In an alley several hundred meters away, Ye Qing appeared with Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan.
"Hala?"
Marowak looked around, eyeing Ye Qing warily.
"There was a very powerful Gengar hiding in that person's shadow. His parents probably left it with him for protection.
If it hadn't been for me just now, you two would've been done for."
Ye Qing rolled his eyes at Marowak. Judging by how furious the little one looked, she probably still didn't understand what had happened.
That Gengar had been at least level fifty-something. Otherwise, it couldn't possibly have brought the Protect barrier to the brink of shattering with a single punch.
"What grudge do you have against them?"
Ye Qing crouched down and asked. He kept feeling there was more to this.
"Marow!"
Marowak pointed at Baby Kangaskhan behind her, laboriously describing the scene from back then.
Watching Marowak describe it so earnestly, Ye Qing tried hard to understand.
"You're saying this little one's mother was killed by a group of people?"
"Marowak!"
Marowak shook her head, then nodded, continuing to describe it with animated gestures.