Chapter 154: Entering The Palace
Taking advantage of the fact that his Pokémon had pinned down the opponent’s Pokémon, Lu Li quietly closed the distance between himself and the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man at this moment had not noticed the approaching danger; he was still roaring angrily there.
The finally awakened Gastly and other Pokémon launched attacks toward the front-line Tropius, but even after being hard-controlled by Milotic for two waves, they still somewhat didn’t want to hurt such a beautiful Pokémon.
Lu Li, who had been distracted watching this scene, only found it amusing in his heart.
Pokémon succubus could not be more like this.
“Tropius, hold them off. Milotic, you go help too!” Lu Li transmitted via spiritual sense.
“Damn it! We’ve dragged this out so long, those officers might be coming.”
The middle-aged man was burning with anxiety in his heart.
“Gastly! Hurry up and finish this quickly!”
The middle-aged man shouted.
The three Pokémon, hearing their trainer’s urging, felt a wave of depression in their hearts.
Was this something they could speed up just because they wanted to?
This damn Tropius was too outrageous. Although their attacks and skills landed on it and caused damage, its recovery speed was even faster.
Just as the middle-aged man was about to issue the next command, the quietly approaching Lu Li made his move.
Lu Li, who suddenly burst forward, instantly arrived in front of the middle-aged man.
A Lushan Rising Dragon Fist struck out, sending a headless corpse flying into the air, forming a beautiful arc before heavily crashing to the ground.
The officer who arrived riding an Arcanine happened to witness this extremely bloody scene.
The officer riding on the Arcanine roared loudly: “Stop right there!”
“Gastly!!!”
Gastly let out a shrill cry, then directly abandoned Tropius and turned its spearhead toward Lu Li.
Meanwhile, Sableye and Litwick pounced toward the corpse on the ground whose head was left with only the back half.
Lu Li, facing the oncoming Shadow Ball, supported himself with one hand on the ground and leaped to dodge.
After dodging the attack, Lu Li shouted again: “Tropius! Magical Leaf. Milotic! Water Cannon to take out Gastly.”
“I told you to stop! Arcanine, Spark to interrupt them!” The officer with a pitch-black facial expression roared.
Tropius and Milotic’s skills still landed on Gastly. Gastly, whose build wasn’t sturdy to begin with, was sent flying.
Lu Li took the opportunity to pick up a Poké Ball and recall Milotic and Tropius, then ran to the side of the Arcanine.
“Officer, I’m this year’s examinee. The other side came to assassinate me!” Lu Li directly took out his admission ticket and said.
The officer, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but glance at the corpse not far away.
“You’re telling me you’re this year’s college entrance examinee?” The officer asked skeptically as he took the identification from Lu Li’s hand, confirmed it several times, and then returned it to Lu Li.
“Arcanine, take out these three Pokémon first.” The officer commanded.
Unlike proper trainers, alliance officers generally only had one Pokémon, which was their partner Arcanine.
The Arcanine’s strength was also very strong, already at Gym Level.
In fact, the alliance’s officers and legions were the backbone forces of the alliance. Although their Pokémon were single-type, the alliance official had a rigid but very useful Arcanine nurturing method.
With the Gym Level Arcanine making its move, the three Ghost Pokémon were quickly subdued.
After using special containment balls to lock up the three Pokémon that had lost their battle capability, the officer finally turned to look at Lu Li.
The officer said: “Come back to the station with me. We still need you to give a statement about this matter.”
Lu Li nodded.
Lu Li wasn’t worried that the officer in front of him was some bad person. Although this world’s Five Great Alliances were quite corrupt, their officer system and medical system were both quite good.
No exaggeration.
If not for these two groups holding things together, the Five Great Alliances would probably have split apart by now.
The officer’s partner Pokémon was Arcanine, and these Arcanines all had the Heart of Justice ability. A trainer chosen by an Arcanine with the Heart of Justice absolutely could not be a bad person.
No exaggeration, there were fewer bad people among officers than Pseudo-Legendary trainers in the Asian Alliance.
This was the officers’ golden brand.
“Alright, uncle.” Lu Li nodded, then obediently followed the officer onto the back of the Arcanine.
To be fair, riding an Arcanine wasn’t a great experience—at least Bidoof’s back was much more comfortable than an Arcanine’s.
The two soon arrived at the police station. After entering the interrogation room, two female officers received the task and sat across from Lu Li with notepads.
“Just to confirm first, that deceased was killed by you, right?” one of the red-haired officers asked.
Lu Li nodded.
That middle-aged officer uncle had seen it, so Lu Li didn’t deny the fact.
The short-haired officer teased: “One punch shattered the front half of his face completely—young man, your power is impressive.”
Lu Li just smiled awkwardly yet politely.
This was the police station; killing someone here wasn’t anything glorious.
“We’ve already identified the deceased. His name was Song Ji—that was his alias. His real name is Hiroshima Higeno.”
“You found out this fast?” Lu Li was somewhat surprised.
Through the pyramid scheme incident in Qingfeng City, Lu Li had always been skeptical of the police station’s work efficiency, but today the police station seemed to show off?
“This isn’t any confidential document. Hiroshima Higeno was an electronic engineer from the Dagawa Region, sent to Qingfeng City. To blend in, he specially gave himself a name fitting the Jiuzhou Region,” the short-haired woman explained.
Lu Li nodded in realization. So that’s how it was.
“I knew the police station’s work efficiency couldn’t suddenly improve this much,” Lu Li complained inwardly.
The red-haired officer continued: “The information doesn’t show him as a trainer. Now it seems he was a spy for the Zhe plan, targeting you because of your talent.”
“So I won’t face criminal responsibility, right?” Lu Li hurriedly asked.
Self-defense killing and murder were two different things.
The short-haired officer said: “No, and there’s even a reward.”
Hearing this, Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, the two women asked some more questions about the case, then pushed the record in front of Lu Li.
The short-haired woman said: “Take a look at this record. If there’s no problem, sign it.”
Lu Li nodded, then carefully reviewed it.
After confirming there were no issues, Lu Li signed his name.
This wasn’t him being overly cautious; some characters weren’t that easy to sign. Better to be careful when out and about.
Seeing Lu Li sign his name, the long-haired officer asked curiously: “I heard from the captain that you have Elite Level strength? And great physical fitness?”
Lu Li nodded.
This matter was already known to that officer uncle, so there was no need to hide it.
Seeing Lu Li nod in admission, the red-haired officer looked down at the information in her hand and reminded: “By the way, one thing to remind you: pre-nurtured Pokémon can’t participate in the Grand Festival.”
“Thanks!”
Lu Li nodded in thanks.
“Your Tropius is also Elite Level?” the short-haired officer next to her couldn’t help but ask.
“This shouldn’t be related to the case, right?” Lu Li didn’t want to answer this question.
“It really isn’t. This is my personal question, mainly… do you know the Qu Family?” the short-haired officer asked.
Lu Li: “The Fairy Heavenly King’s Qu Family?”
The short-haired officer happily nodded and said: “That’s right, that Qu Family.”
Lu Li didn’t respond, instead looking at her with an inquiring gaze.
“I’m Qu Zhengyi,” the short-haired officer introduced herself.
Qu Zhengyi…
Looking at the big-eyed cute girl in front of him, Lu Li’s mouth twitched slightly.
It was hard to imagine such a name belonged to a cute girl.
Feeling offended, Qu Zhengyi questioned: “What does that look mean? Can’t us girls pursue justice?”
“No, just that the name feels a bit masculine.” Lu Li quickly denied.
Qu Zhengyi seriously emphasized with her small face: “That’s not the point. The point is, the Fairy Heavenly King is my aunt.”
Lu Li roughly guessed her intention and sat up straight.
“What this officer means is…” Lu Li asked cautiously.
Hearing Lu Li call her officer, Qu Zhengyi’s face showed a satisfied smile.
Although she was just a clerk and didn’t even have an Arcanine, that didn’t stop her from wanting to become an officer.
“What did you just call me?” Qu Zhengyi looked at Lu Li full of expectation.
Lu Li probed: “Officer?”
“Aww~”
Qu Zhengyi sweetly responded, while the long-haired officer next to her watched helplessly.
She of course knew her best friend’s hobby; Lu Li’s form of address had hit right to her heart.
Qu Zhengyi invited: “Interested in joining our Qu Family? As long as you marry in, I guarantee you’ll enjoy the same benefits and treatment as the Qu Family direct descendants.”
“I’m not interested in joining any power.” Lu Li refused Qu Zhengyi’s marriage invitation without thinking.
The Qu Family was indeed very strong, especially under the leadership of Fairy Heavenly King Qu Suxin; now it was almost the strongest family in the Southern Jiuzhou Region.
But what did that have to do with him?
Lu Li indicated he could accept living off a woman, but absolutely not through marriage.
The rejected Qu Zhengyi didn’t get discouraged, as if she had anticipated Lu Li’s response.
“Alright.” Qu Zhengyi nodded understandingly, then continued: “Considering you’ve already been targeted by people from other alliances, you can now apply for help from the alliance.”
Lu Li: “Like what?”
Qu Zhengyi said: “Personal protection from a Gym Level Trainer, lasting until you go to university.”
“And the price?” Lu Li continued asking.
Lu Li, who knew there was no free lunch in the world, didn’t think personal Gym Level protection came without a price.
Qu Zhengyi: “No price at all. The only ‘price’ might be having an extra bodyguard by your side?”
“Hm?”
Lu Li looked at her in surprise.
Lu Li realized his view of the alliance might have been a bit narrow.
“This is available in all alliances?” Lu Li asked incredulously.
Qu Zhengyi rolled her eyes at Lu Li: “What are you thinking? This is a benefit only in our Jiuzhou Region, not something the Asian Alliance has everywhere.
