Then came blind dates lasting the entire first lunar month, along with attempts to persuade Lance to become the clan head.
The call ended.
More than two months had passed since the New Year, and Lance had finally found a chance to get away. If Shen Qi accidentally ruined it for him, he might evolve into a Salamence on the spot.
With Lance backing him up, Shen Qi felt much more at ease.
What gave him a little pause now was whether to drag Butch and Cassidy into this.
Had they turned over a new leaf, like in the anime?
If so, reporting the BC Duo along with Domino would mean they would be taken away by the Security Bureau.
Evil might get its just deserts, but if people who voluntarily left Team Rocket and lived in seclusion for years still got inexplicably dragged into a scheme, even fewer people would leave.
If former Team Rocket members learned that Butch and Cassidy had been arrested, they might as well rejoin the operation. If they were getting arrested either way, they might as well do something big-a regular Liangshan outlaw stronghold.
Having members gradually turn over a new leaf was the surest way to dismantle Team Rocket.
Shen Qi thought it over... He would leave Butch and Cassidy out of it for now and simply tell the Security Bureau that Domino had appeared in Shabi City, possibly near B Bakery and C Café.
That way, the Security Bureau would definitely investigate those two shops.
If Butch and Cassidy disclosed Domino's presence, that would count as an intention to reform and earn credit to atone for their crimes.
If they did not disclose it and concealed Domino's presence, Shen Qi would provide another lead, telling the security team that Butch and Cassidy