Shelly's "Boss" was unlike Courtney's, brimming with seductive charm and a few hints of something ambiguous.
It instantly left Xia You, who had been holding himself back for the past two days, parched, his gaze instinctively settling on Shelly's lips.
Shelly keenly noticed this change, too.
She froze at first, never expecting Xia You to be so easily teased at this meeting, especially with such an aggressive gaze. It puzzled her, leaving her wondering what was wrong with him today, but a second later, she suddenly realized something. She gave him a meaningful look, a smile spreading across her lips.
Faced with Shelly's even more heated gaze, Xia You came to his senses but could not withstand it. He soon conceded defeat, pretending not to notice as he gave a light cough.
"What do you know about Veilstone City?"
"About this place?" Courtney was puzzled that he had brought up the city first. "After we arrived in Sinnoh, we gradually learned about the whole region through Veilstone City. We've looked around, too, and even do our everyday shopping here. Why? Is there something wrong with this city?"
Even Shelly grew serious when she heard him turn to business, waiting for him to continue.
Xia You wasted no words. "When I was in Eterna City, I destroyed a Team Galactic Secret Base called the Team Galactic Eterna Building. There's another base just like it in this city!"
"Team Galactic has a Secret Base right here?!"
Courtney and Shelly exchanged another glance. This news... they genuinely had not known about it beforehand, nor had their inquiries uncovered it.
After all, they had only recently arrived in Sinnoh, and their work had barely begun. Though they had made progress, some information could not be uncovered so quickly.
Still, they had done their homework,