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

"Mr. Tang Chen!?"

This sudden shout was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly breaking the tranquility around.

The voice was made by several people, including a tall woman. Their eyes lit up in an instant, and the light was like bright stars. Their gazes were all fixed on Tang Chen, with complex emotions intertwined in their eyes.

"what?"

Tang Chen frowned slightly and stood there with a confused look on his face.

He looked at the people in front of him who were so excited that they couldn't control themselves, his eyes full of confusion, like an outsider who accidentally strayed into an unfamiliar plot.

He really didn't understand why these people were so excited to see him. His heart seemed to be shrouded in a fog, filled with inexplicable confusion.

Tang Chen looked at the people who were shaking with excitement. Although he was full of doubts, he still smiled gently, trying to ease the strange and tense atmosphere:

"Hello, but... do we know each other?"

The tall woman quickly wiped away the excited tears from the corners of her eyes, and the tears sparkled with crystal light in the sunlight.

She choked up a little as she said, "Mr. Tang Chen, we thought you...you were missing! Without you, the camp is like losing its backbone. We really don't know what to do."

The others also nodded, their eyes filled with relief at having survived the disaster, as if they had seen a rainbow after a storm.

Tang Chen's face was full of question marks: "???"

He kept thinking in his mind, what camp? Why do these people seem so familiar to me? But I clearly have no impression of them at all!

Lin Guochang quietly observed Tang Chen's reaction. He frowned slightly, as if thinking about something. After thinking for a while, he said to Tang Chen:

"Come with me for a moment. I have something to tell you."

After saying that, Lin Guochang nodded slightly to the few people, then asked Slowpoke and the Armored Warrior to stay alert where they were to prevent the appearance of the Ultimate Beasts again to attack them, and then he pulled the confused Tang Chen to the side.

Lin Guochang took Tang Chen silently to a relatively quiet corner, where stood a huge old tree. It was like an ancient guardian, quietly overlooking everything in the world.

The lush branches and leaves of the ancient tree stretch out in all directions, like a huge green sky curtain, tightly blocking part of the sunlight, forming patches of mottled light and shadows on the ground, like a natural painting, mysterious and charming.

Tang Chen looked back at those people with some concern, with a puzzled look in his eyes, then pointed in their direction with his thumb and asked in a low voice:

"What is going on with these people?"

Lin Guochang frowned slightly and replied seriously: "Didn't I tell you before that this is a parallel world?"

"Yeah, could it be that..."

There was a hint of speculation in Tang Chen's words, and he stared at Lin Guochang closely, as if trying to find the answer from his expression.

"Yes."

Lin Guochang responded briefly, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, held it in his mouth skillfully, lit it with a lighter, and took a deep breath. The smoke slowly rose in front of him, and he slowly spoke in the smoke:

"From their series of reactions, it is obvious that you must have done many commendable good deeds in this world, thus successfully winning their deep respect."

At this moment, Tang Chen nodded slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face. An indescribable complex expression flashed across his deep eyes:

"Looking back, just three years ago, I resolutely chose to betray the Alliance and joined the Hunter Association. However, what is incredible is that this world had already completely fallen five years ago.

This means that when the alliance fell into crisis and eventually fell, I had not actually defected at that time... Is this really the case? "

Tang Chen muttered to himself, while also quickly and methodically sorting out this series of complicated information in his mind.

After all, he has always been an extremely smart and quick-witted person. It didn't take long for him to easily sort out the key points.

Lin Guochang, who was standing aside, silently cast his gaze towards Tang Chen. There was a hint of warning in his eyes:

"Look, these people in front of you are full of trust in you... To be exact, they trust you as 'Tang Chen'.

Therefore, you must keep in mind that you should not say words that should not be spoken, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

In addition, you have to find ways to extract from them all kinds of intelligence information that is vital and urgently needed for us.”

Tang Chen nodded solemnly, indicating that he fully agreed with Lin Guochang's statement.

After reaching a consensus, the two looked at each other, then turned around and walked towards the direction of those people.

The two of them slowly walked back to the crowd. The atmosphere on the scene was still as excited as a burning flame, and there was a complex light flashing in everyone's eyes.

The tall woman walked forward hurriedly, her eyes full of concern and her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was worried that something bad had happened to the two of them.

"Sir, Mr. Tang Chen, are you okay?"

There was a hint of anxiety in her voice, and her eyes darted back and forth between the two of them.

Tang Chen showed a gentle smile on his face and waved his hand gently: "It's okay, we just talked about something, don't worry."

Lin Guochang looked up at the sky. At this moment, the sky looked like a painting with fading colors. The sun had begun to set, and the sky was dyed orange-red.

He frowned and suggested in a serious tone: "It's getting late, we have to find a place to rest for a while."

"But everyone in the camp is still waiting for us to return, and some children are even hungry..."

When one of them heard this, he immediately became anxious and was about to raise an objection. His eyes were full of anxiety, as if the situation in the camp had made him anxious.

Lin Guochang shook his head decisively and refused. His eyes were firm and unquestionable:

"No, it's too dangerous to move forward at night. During the day, we can at least see the surrounding environment clearly, but we don't know the working and sleeping patterns of the Ultra Beasts.

If we travel at night and are attacked by them, we will not be able to protect you. We cannot take this risk, as it will be responsible for everyone’s lives.”

"This……"

The man opened his mouth, but was unable to refute for a moment. He knew very well that what Lin Guochang said was true, but the situation in the camp made him worried. A conflicted and helpless look appeared on his face.