Chapter 101

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After saying goodbye to Latios, Latias, and the crowd of Pokémon, Su Hao rides Sharpedo and speeds toward Water-type Boat City.

On the special belt of his light-colored jeans, there is now an extra black-and-gold Luxury Ball.

Before leaving, Latios and Latias told Su Hao that they would take all the Pokémon on the island into the Infinite Secret Realm.

Afterward, the Infinite Secret Realm would be temporarily sealed; to ensure the safety of the Soul Dew and these Pokémon, the two of them would personally guard the secret realm.

Regarding this, Su Hao also expressed his support.

Currently, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light; everything must be handled with caution.

Riding Sharpedo at high speed, it took Su Hao nearly half a day to reach Water-type Boat City.

As the outline of Water-type Boat City appears, Su Hao pats Sharpedo to signal him to slow down.

Slowing his swimming speed, Sharpedo once again enjoys the homemade Pokéblocks from Su Hao.

To be honest, he has been fed by Su Hao until he's almost gained a layer of fat these past few days; it's much better than the food at the shop.

It's a pity it's about to end, Sharpedo thinks with some reluctance.

Arriving at the shore, Sharpedo is recalled into his Poké Ball by Su Hao. He opens his phone, preparing to use navigation to get to that rental shop for rideable Pokémon, when he suddenly discovers that his phone has been out of power for who knows how long.

"Eh..."

Since that's the case, let's find a place to charge it first.

Thinking this, he prepares to find a convenience store to borrow a charging head; he only needs to charge it until the phone can turn on, and then he can go borrow a shared power bank.

In this day and age, mobile payments are the norm, and Su Hao usually doesn't carry cash on him unless necessary, though he could prepare some in his system backpack next time.

He walks down the street, looking left and right, but he can't find a single convenience store.

It's clearly the kind of shop that's everywhere...

The vicinity is full of food shops; just as he is considering whether he can borrow a charger in these shops, a pair of hands pats his shoulder.

"Is something the matter?"

Su Hao turns his head to look back while speaking with a puzzled expression; a middle-aged man in a police uniform appears before him.

This police officer looks Su Hao up and down, his gaze shifting between the phone and Su Hao, as if he's trying to see if Su Hao is something special.

"Um... Officer, is something the matter?" Su Hao asks weakly.

"You... are Su Hao, right?" The officer utters a word, pauses slightly, and then correctly states Su Hao's name.

"Yes, I am."

"Since you are, then there's no mistake; please come with me!"

"This is my police badge! Now... you are a suspect in a Pokémon theft case!"

The middle-aged officer's square face is stern as he flips open his badge and holds it up before Su Hao's eyes.

The body camera on the chest of his police uniform is flashing red.

"Huh?"

Su Hao is dumbfounded; what on earth??

When did he become a suspect?

"Click!" A soft sound rings out.

With silver bracelets on his wrists and sitting in the interrogation chair, Su

Hao is still dumbfounded.

"Looking at how young you are, how could you do such a thing!"

"Here, this is fried pork cutlet rice; let's talk after you finish eating."

Yuan Hongda, with eyes showing slight crow's feet, stares at the child who is no more than seventeen or eighteen years old and sighs deeply.

"When I was young, I was also a Trainer for a period of time; I also watched your match a week ago."

"I also went to the Water-type Boat Arena to watch the match a week ago; your performance and talent were so outstanding, far better than I was back in the day."

"With such outstanding talent, why would you go down this path... sigh."

Yuan Hongda sighs every few words, seemingly very disappointed in Su Hao.

"No... I'm still a bit confused right now; what did I commit..."

Before Su Hao can finish his sentence, a knock on the door suddenly rings out.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Come in," Yuan Hongda says.

A neatly dressed, spirited young policewoman enters and whispers a few words into Yuan Hongda's ear.

"Sigh..."

Yuan Hongda cannot help but sigh frantically.

He is sighing because this child could clearly have become a pillar of the Shenzhou Alliance, but now, because of a crime, all of this has become a bubble.

"We will now begin the questioning; I ask, you answer."

Yuan Hongda organizes the documents under his elbows and speaks very formally.

"Okay..."

"A week ago, did you rent a Sharpedo at a water-ride Pokémon shop?"

"I did rent one."

Why would he ask about the Sharpedo... could it be?

Su Hao suddenly remembers that he only rented the Sharpedo for three days, but now a week has passed.

Could it be that the girl thought he was using the rental as an excuse to take the Sharpedo's Poké Ball and didn't intend to return it?

Thinking about it, it's quite possible; after training on the island, his phone had been out of power, so perhaps the girl couldn't reach him and thought he had run off with the Sharpedo, which is why she called the police.

Sorting out the timeline, Su Hao hurriedly says: "Officer, can I argue... no, explain a few things?"

"..."

"Go ahead."

Yuan Hongda thinks for a moment and decides to give Su Hao a chance.

"It's like this: a week ago, I rented a Sharpedo at that water-ride Pokémon shop."

"The agreed rental period was three days, but halfway through, because I had to go capture a new Pokémon, my phone ran out of power on the second day."

"Just yesterday, after I successfully captured my third Pokémon, I rode the Sharpedo back."

"Because my phone was out of power, I was looking for a convenience store on the street to borrow a charging cable, and then you found me, Officer."

"It's probably because my phone was out of power and turned off that the shop owner called the police, right?"

Su Hao says everything he wants to say in one breath and looks at Yuan Hongda with eager eyes.

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