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

The moment Tang Chen heard the name "Lin Yi", his heart felt like it was hit hard and trembled.

He suddenly looked at the tall woman, his eyes full of anxiety, and asked hurriedly:

"Are you sure that the boy's name is Lin Yi? Think about it carefully! Did he say anything at the time? Did he do anything special? Was he injured or anything like that? Don't miss any details!"

Tang Chen spoke very quickly, his words came out like a string of cannonballs, with an unquestionable urgency.

The tall woman was a little confused by Tang Chen's series of questions like a storm. She opened her mouth slightly and her eyes were a little dazed.

After a long while, she tried hard to search for the fragments of memory in her mind, frowning, trying to piece together the scene at that time:

"I... I'm not sure. The situation was so chaotic. I only remember that the boy looked very anxious, as if he had something urgent to do.

Together with Mr. Tang, he felt like they were looking for something vital.

He didn’t look injured, but he really didn’t talk much.”

Lin Guochang listened with his brows furrowed, his eyebrows like two tangled braids.

His heart was like a calm lake with a huge rock thrown into it, causing thousands of waves:

"Could it be that Lin Yi appeared in that camp? How is that possible? But why is he with Tang Chen? What is the connection between them? What is he looking for?"

His eyes revealed deep confusion and uneasiness, and his thoughts were like a wild horse running wildly between various possibilities.

Just as Lin Guochang frowned and fell into deep thought, the tall woman turned her gaze to Tang Chen with deep gratitude in her eyes, as if Tang Chen was the savior who brought the light of hope to everyone in the darkness.

"What a nightmare it was after China fell! The Four Heavenly Kings and the Champion all died in the battle. They were once the faith and pillars in all of our hearts, but their departure was like the sky falling.

The whole world has fallen into endless chaos and despair, and everyone is like a lonely boat lost in the vast ocean, completely at a loss. "

The tall woman's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes flashed with the pain of memories.

"It was at this time that Mr. Tang stepped forward! He was like a fearless leader, organizing us survivors and bringing everyone together again.

He also united the remaining manpower and established various camps step by step under such difficult circumstances.

Those camps are like beacons in the darkness, providing shelter for those of us struggling on the brink of death and giving us hope to survive.”

"Yes, really?"

Tang Chen forced a smile, but the smile seemed a little stiff, as if it was frozen.

After all, he knew very well in his heart that these great achievements were not done by him, but were the brilliance created by another Tang Chen in a parallel world.

Now, when he had to accept these heartfelt praises and full of gratitude, Tang Chen felt like sitting on pins and needles. He was very uncomfortable in his heart, as if he was a thief who stole the glory of others.

This feeling lingered in his heart, making him more and more uneasy.

Tang Chen coughed lightly, and the cough seemed particularly abrupt in this somewhat awkward and extremely heavy atmosphere, as if trying to break some suffocating shackles.

He tried to ease the uncomfortable atmosphere, forced a smile and said:

"Actually... I'm not that great. This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. I just did what I should do."

His voice was a little low, as if it came from a deep valley, carrying a hint of indescribable complex emotions.

In his eyes, there is a deep admiration for another self in the parallel world. It is a kind of admiration for the brave and capable self.

At the same time, he also felt guilty towards these ignorant people in front of him. The guilt was like a thorn in his back, making him dare not look directly into their grateful eyes.

After saying that, he calmly gave the tall woman a meaningful look, which was full of hints, indicating that she should stop talking and hoped that the topic could end there.

However, the tall woman completely misunderstood Tang Chen's meaning. She shook her head firmly, and her long hair swayed.

She looked at Tang Chen with more passion and determination, as if two flames were burning in her eyes.

"Mr. Tang, you don't have to be modest. We all know that in that dark moment when the end of the world was approaching, if it weren't for you, we couldn't imagine what it would be like now.

At that time, darkness drowned us like a tide, fear and despair almost swallowed us, it was you who was like a towering lighthouse, emitting dazzling light, giving us the courage and faith to live.

You are our star of hope, guiding us forward in this dark world."

When the other people around heard the tall woman's words, they all nodded vigorously. Their movements were in unison, like a ritual that had been rehearsed countless times.

"It was you who organized us to repel the extremely vicious Ultimate Beasts near the camp. It was such a thrilling battle!

You commanded us and led us to fight against those terrible monsters.

When the camp was running low on supplies, in an almost desperate situation, you ignored your own safety and went alone to the area ruled by the Ultimate Beasts to search for food.

That area is like the entrance to hell, full of the breath of death, but you are not afraid at all."

Fine beads of sweat gradually seeped out of Tang Chen's forehead. The sweat beads were like dewdrops on grass leaves in the morning, gathering together and slowly sliding down his cheeks.

Amid the sincere praise from the crowd, he seemed increasingly uneasy, like a deer caught in the spotlight, too nervous to know what to do.

At this moment, Tang Chen's back was soaked with sweat and he was sweating profusely.

Every drop of sweat seemed to carry the heavy memories of his past, and those memories came upon him like a surging tide.

Ever since he defected from the Alliance, his life has been like falling into an endless abyss of darkness.

He has been living a wandering life like a fugitive, like a lonely leaf drifting in the wind.

The disappointed and puzzled looks of his relatives were like sharp knives, piercing his heart again and again.

His former colleagues spoke ill of him and contemptuously called him "rat". Those insulting words were like cold stones hitting him.

The people angrily scolded him as a traitor. The scoldings echoed in his ears like thunder, making his soul tremble.

After much effort, he worked hard in the Hunter Association and gradually made a name for himself, as if he saw a ray of light in the darkness.

However, fate once again showed its hideous face to him.

His beloved Pokémon died in a sudden accident. At that moment, he felt that his world had completely collapsed.

Pokémon is not only his fighting partner, but also his spiritual support in this lonely world.

Having lost his Pokémon, he left the Hunter Association in despair and once again fell into endless confusion and loneliness.

Now, after hearing about his glorious deeds in the parallel world, Tang Chen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

His eyes became a little blurry, and various assumptions kept emerging in his mind.

If he had not left the league, would his life be different?

Would he not have been alienated by his family, spurned by his colleagues, and scolded by the public? Would he not have felt the pain of his Pokémon's death? Would his ending... have been different?

Those possibilities that had never happened flashed before his eyes like a dream bubble, but they were out of reach.

He opened his mouth and wanted to explain again, but when he saw everyone's trusting eyes, he swallowed his words back.

Lin Guochang quietly looked at Tang Chen's dazed expression, and a barely perceptible complex light flashed in his deep eyes.

He exerted a little force on the fingers holding the cigarette butt, and the flame flickered a few times on his fingertips, like a candle in the wind. As the last wisp of smoke rose, the cigarette butt burned to the end.