Looking at Li Hu blocking his path, then at the ocean behind him that symbolized freedom, Wang Yao fell silent for a long time before giving a carefree smile.
"Maybe this is my fate, but I can't become a burden to my brother. Rather than being caught and imprisoned again, I'd rather you killed me."
Wang Yao lowered his head and smiled after speaking, as though all his strength had been drained away in that instant.
Thinking about it, with his paltry skills, how could he possibly escape from a colossus like Team R?
If the higher-ups had sent someone other than Li Hu this time, he probably wouldn't even have made it this far.
Li Hu stood up on Pidgeot's back and looked Wang Yao straight in the eye. "Does Ye Qing really mean that much to you? So much that you'd even sacrifice your own life?"
"We're brothers. What does it mean to be brothers?"
Though Wang Yao hadn't raised his head, and his expression was somewhat downcast, his voice was full of resolve.
"Then what about us? What am I to you?"
Li Hu suddenly grinned and, his breath misting white, asked a question that left Wang Yao bewildered.
"Huh?"
Wang Yao raised his head in surprise, unsure what Li Hu meant.
"Go. I admire your loyalty to your brother, and your devotion to your lover. Someone like you shouldn't have his life end here. Go do what you need to do."
As Li Hu spoke, he took a Poké Ball from his waist and tossed it to Wang Yao, then had Pidgeot move aside.
"What are you doing?"
Wang Yao instinctively caught the Poké Ball, staring at the scene in disbelief.
Although Li Hu had spent a long time with him, he hadn't expected the man