It was past ten that night.
After assigning everyone their rooms, Ye Mom was ready to go to bed too. She looked at Ye Qing in the courtyard and called, "Get some rest soon, son."
Ye Qing was brushing Arcanine's fur and answered without looking back, "I know. You go to bed first."
Psyduck and Ditto lay on lounge chairs, drinking and chatting merrily. They were starting to miss Shuckle, who could brew alcohol.
"Qingzi!"
Wang Yao had gotten himself a pair of glasses somewhere and walked into Ye Qing's house with Gardevoir.
"Why did you get back so late?"
Ye Qing looked Wang Yao up and down. He had to admit that with those changes, Wang Yao really did look like a researcher now.
"I was studying. I never imagined the world of Pokémon was so colorful!"
Wang Yao leaned against the courtyard wall, gazing at the night sky with longing written all over his face.
Ye Qing rolled his eyes at him and asked, "By the way, Uncle Wang has to be on duty tomorrow, right?"
Hearing that, Wang Yao immediately remembered what he had come for.
He adjusted his glasses and said, "Yeah, I was just about to tell you. I'm planning to come over with my mom tomorrow. Would that be all right?"
"No problem. My grandpa happens to be here too. With his Pseudo-Elite Four strength, you won't have to worry."
Naturally, Ye Qing wouldn't refuse Wang Yao's request.
While he had been traveling, Wang Yao had helped look after his family quite a bit. Otherwise, Aggron wouldn't have become so familiar with that Gardevoir.
"Woof, woof!"
Arcanine was very hospitable too, not to mention that he had seen Wang Yao at the Public Security Bureau before.
"Great! We'll talk tomorrow!"
After getting Ye Qing's