Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"Roar--"

Accompanied by the deafening roar of the fossil pterosaur, a fierce battle began.

The opponent's strength should not be underestimated. He is better than ordinary professional trainers, but that's all.

The situation on the battlefield was one-sided and the outcome was soon revealed.

Tian Mengru picked up the opponent's Poké Ball and put the Pokémon that had fallen to the ground and lost its combat effectiveness back into the ball.

She sent a message to the Alliance, then sent her faster Pokémon to check around to see if there were any other personnel.

After doing all this, Tian Mengru squatted down and stared coldly at the man who was pinned to the ground by the fossil pterosaur's huge claws. Her face became increasingly gloomy.

"Speaker Cricket, Armored Bird, Octopus Warrior, Giant Rock Monster..."

Tian Mengru sneered and asked sternly: "You have collected all the rare Pokémon in China! Tell me, are you an enemy spy?"

"......Miss, you really misunderstood me. I just love those rare Pokémon, so I deliberately captured them."

The man was unable to move, but an awkward smile appeared on his face. He said awkwardly: "I am just a photography enthusiast passing by. How could I be a spy from an enemy country?"

"Oh?"

When Tian Mengru heard this, her eyebrows slightly raised, revealing an expression of interest. She stared at the man in front of her and asked, "Then why did you attack me as soon as you saw me?"

The man quickly explained: "I was frightened by your majesty, young lady. I was panicked for a moment, so I did this. Please forgive me."

Tian Mengru did not believe him easily and continued to ask: "Then why did you run away?"

Faced with this question, the man suddenly fell silent, as if thinking about how to answer.

Tian Mengru slowly stood up, gently lifted the hair on her shoulders, and stared at the other person with sharp eyes.

"You keep saying that you're not an enemy spy, so let me ask you a few questions. Even numbers don't change, but odd numbers do!"

Hearing this, the man blurted out almost subconsciously: "Look at the quadrant for the symbol!"

Tian Mengru then added: "The king of heaven covers the tiger of earth!"

The man responded without hesitation: "The pagoda suppresses the river monster!"

Tian Mengru smiled slightly, and then said the next sentence: "We can lose the team battle!"

The man immediately replied: "Lu Ban must die!"

"Well, sure..." Tian Mengru couldn't help but feel a little surprised, with a bright light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

But she did not let her guard down, and threw out one last question: "The imperial wine brewed by the emperor plus two large hammers plus three small hammers, how much does it equal?"

The man was stunned for a moment, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he stammered, unable to speak.

After a long silence, the man still tried to explain calmly:

"Although I look younger, I'm actually much older than you! I really don't understand those newfangled things that you young people like."

"Oh - I see. It seems I really misunderstood you!"

Tian Mengru deliberately dragged out the ending of the word, clasped her hands together, and looked apologetic, but a barely perceptible cunning and teasing look flashed across her face.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, do you want me to let you go now? Of course, I hope you won't report me to the alliance after you leave, okay?" The man asked anxiously, as if he was very worried that the other party would go back on his word.

"Okay, okay! Everything can be discussed. After all, life is not easy for anyone these days. Let's not cause trouble for each other..." Tian Mengru agreed readily, saying that she would definitely not meddle in other people's business.

However, the man did not notice that there was a chilling cold light flashing in the depths of Tian Mengru's eyes.

"Oh! I'm really exhausted after dealing with you for so long. I'm too lazy to pretend anymore." Tian Mengru was pretending, when she suddenly sighed and shook her head gently, as if she had lost the last bit of patience and interest in the man in front of her.

Then she changed the subject and said coldly, "Enemy agent, you might as well watch more Spring Festival Galas if you have the chance in the future. It's a pity that you probably won't have such an opportunity again."

Before he could finish his words, the fossil pterosaur pinched the creature with its claws slightly, and the poor creature fell unconscious to the ground before he could even react.

Tian Mengru stood quietly, gazing into the distance, waiting patiently.

Time passed by minute by minute, and finally, a sound of footsteps came from far away. She turned around and saw several professionals in the uniform of the alliance rushing towards her.

When they came closer, Tian Mengru carefully checked the other party's ID information. After confirming that there was no problem, she handed the person in her hand to the other party with confidence and briefly reminded them of a few precautions.

After completing the handover, she gently patted the head of the Pokémon next to her, praised it a few words, put it back into the Poké Ball, then turned around and walked back to the research institute.

"Thanks for your hard work."

As soon as I sat down, An Qing beside me handed me a cup of steaming hot coffee with a smile. She obviously knew what was happening outside, but An Qing was used to it, so she was not too panicked.

Tian Mengru thanked him softly, took the cup, slowly brought it to her lips and took a sip.

The bitter and mellow taste spread in her mouth, calming her originally confused thoughts a little.

Recalling the confusion and complaints she felt when she first received the transfer order, Tian Mengru couldn't help but smile bitterly. At that time, she felt that being transferred to this place was simply a waste of talent and unnecessary.

However, after this period of time, especially the scene just now, she realized that the alliance's arrangement might have a deeper meaning. Thinking of this, Tian Mengru's mood became heavier...

Putting aside other things, the strength of the man just now was between that of a professional trainer and a gym owner. If it were an ordinary alliance guard to deal with him, he would probably only be defeated.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I want to trouble you with."

An Qing sat next to Tian Mengru and suddenly remembered something.

When Tian Mengru heard this, she sat up straight and said, "What's the matter? Just tell me."

"I remember you seemed to have a fossilized pterosaur?"

An Qing stared at him and said slowly, "Can you tell me which research institute did you revive him in?"

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Tian Mengru couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.

She didn't quite understand why An Qing was suddenly interested in this question, but she thought about it carefully for a moment before answering seriously:

"Oh, that's right... The head of the Rock-type gym in old Guangxi is a well-known figure in the archaeological world. His gym is equipped with an advanced fossil revival machine. The old man is very kind and amiable. If you need to revive a fossil, you can go to him for help."

An Qing nodded silently, lowered her head and began to ponder.

After a while, she suddenly remembered that an old classmate of hers happened to be working as an assistant in the gym of that gym leader.

"So that's how it is. I understand. Thank you so much." An Qing raised her head and looked at Tian Mengru with gratitude.

"Speaking of this," Tian Mengru suddenly remembered something and looked at the other person nervously, "You don't want to go traveling during this long vacation, do you?"

Compared with the entire Chinese research field, An Qing is undoubtedly a unique existence - both an amazing genius and a unique oddity.

First of all, unlike the stereotype left by ordinary PhDs, An Qing does not have the arrogance that is common among typical intellectuals.

If people didn't know the inside story, most of them would mistakenly think she was just a young girl who had just entered university and came to the research institute for an internship.

However, what really amazes people is her overly casual and even Buddhist research style...

Just ask, which other national-level research institute can do what An Qing does, not only having two days off a week, but also never having to work overtime or even all night long. What's even more exaggerated is that there are winter and summer vacations!

But even so, their research results were still able to meet the standards smoothly.

In addition, An Qing herself also has outstanding looks and extremely high-quality welfare benefits. Because of this, the research institute where she works has become a popular place that countless newcomers dream of and try their best to get into.

Unfortunately, this situation has made life difficult for Tian Mengru, who can be regarded as An Qing’s “personal bodyguard”.

Since An Qing has always advocated doing whatever she wants and being free, and going wherever she wants to travel, Tian Mengru has to follow her all the time and accompany her everywhere.

"I must go out and play during the holidays...ah, don't worry about that."

An Qing answered as a matter of course, and when she saw the other person's face immediately turn sour, she waved her hand and explained.

"I'm traveling with my husband this holiday. He can protect me. Even if you come, I'll kick you out."

Tian Mengru, an older single woman, was envious and speechless.

"...Tsk!"