Pokémon: Thunder Shatters the Darkness

on the ground.

Several gray-brown rocks stacked together stand on the ground like giant mushrooms.

Scattered ice crystals drifted outward from the frozen stone top. A dense crowd of people were huddled together, looking at them in horror at the distance of several meters between them.

In the sky.

Countless large electric petrels floated in the air in groups of five, tied with insulated baskets full of people.

Even if lightning strikes the giant petrels, it will only make them more energetic and work harder to maintain their body shape.

A large number of firefighters and sheriff's officers were carrying a group of people affected by the earthquake onto stretchers.

The seriously injured were sent to the ambulance, while the lightly injured were sent to dozens of tents set up nearby.

The figure ran back and forth.

wow-

When he opened the lid of a tent, the smoke that rushed in his face made Li Rushuang cough twice, and he quickly fanned it with his hands.

then.

She stared blankly at the cigarette butts scattered on the ground and the burly middle-aged man who was leaning over the seat with his head held tightly in his hands.

"dad?"

Hearing the voice, the middle-aged man's body trembled slightly.

Li Rushuang's eyes gradually turned red.

She had a lot to say before coming in.

But after seeing her decadent father, her throat suddenly became choked.

The person in front of her kept appearing in her mind, matching the tall, pine-like figure in the past.

Seemingly the same, yet different.

this moment.

Neither of them spoke.

When the smoke had almost dissipated, Li Rushuang moved forward a few steps and squatted on the ground silently.

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him who refused to raise his head.

"dad?"

"...I didn't tell you to take a vacation... ahem... what are you doing here?"

The words were not finished.

The middle-aged man's throat, which was dry from smoking, started to cough rapidly, and his whole body began to tremble.

Li Rushuang did not answer, but hugged him gently.

The middle-aged man's shaking gradually stopped.

A few seconds passed.

A sigh came from the middle-aged man.

"Like frost."

He broke free from his daughter's arms.

With bloodshot eyes, he looked at his daughter who had grown up and was wearing the same clothes, and said silently:

"Go home, don't stay here."

"dad."

Li Rushuang did not answer his question directly, but stared into his father's eyes and asked:

"You know this situation is not right at all! Right?"

The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly.

But that's about it.

"Let's go back."

He closed his eyes and said:

"Go home and finish writing your resignation. I'll approve it right away... Then you can go traveling. Didn't you want to travel the most before?"

"Go to the farthest corners of the world, to the beautiful mountains and rivers."

"Yes."

Li Rushuang nodded slowly and said:

"It used to be...but you told me then that if one family works hard, ten thousand families will be happy."

"One family's hard work brings happiness to all families..."

The middle-aged man opened his eyes and repeated it twice silently.

Followed by.

His expression was somewhat painful, even a little ferocious, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he closed his eyes again powerlessly:

"...let's go."

Li Rushuang was silent for a moment, then slowly said:

"Dad, what are you afraid of?"

But the middle-aged man did not answer her, but lowered his head again.

Li Rushuang stood up, turned and walked towards the door.

Then stop.

She turned sideways, looked at the man who had returned to his decadent state, and murmured:

"You told me before that I was too sentimental and that I might not be able to be a sheriff."

"You said you wanted me to be like you, to be impartial and just, to do my duty faithfully, and to avoid the badge on my shoulder being covered in dust."

The middle-aged man did not move, but his spine became more and more bent.

"What now, Dad?"

She looked at the man sitting on the chair with disappointment:

"Be impartial, pursue justice, be loyal to your duties, and keep your shoulder badge from being covered in dust... It's just a passage you taught me, right?"

Wiping her wet eyes, Li Rushuang sniffed and said firmly:

"It's been so long, and the so-called professionals haven't come yet. Don't you find it strange?"

Done.

She turned around without hesitation and was about to put up the tent.

The man behind him suddenly raised his head and said dejectedly: "From the moment I smoked my first cigarette, I realized something was wrong."

Li Rushuang turned around and looked at the man.

The man pretended not to hear and continued:

"It is possible that the Alliance will issue similar orders for reasons that I am not aware of, but they will never allow the situation to reach this point."

"Because unless someone is directly crushed to death by the rubble, as long as those Pokémon who are proficient in medical methods are in place, they will definitely pull the person back from the brink of death."

"But they haven't come yet... This is definitely not right."

Li Rushuang couldn't help but: "Then why did you..."

"because of you."

The man looked at Li Rushuang in front of him and said painfully, "It's also because of me."

"Last month, I was transferred back and forth, criticized over and over again. When I was right, I was wrong. When I was wrong, I was even more wrong. I was suspended for rectification, and then I was suspended again for rectification."

"I have worked hard for half my life, but in the end, I ended up with a situation where I seemed to have recovered my job, but in fact, my future was ruined."

"How can I be willing?"

"That person's words were sharp, and every word he said was hinting at my fate. This matter is not as simple as you think. That person left me a way out!"

"If I do nothing, I can still say that I was deceived. Even if I go to jail, at least my family can be saved."

"If you do it, then everything will be ruined and there will be no way back."

"Because that person is from the Alliance. He is not pretending, nor is he a liar... He is the real deal... Do you understand?"

"I feel like a lot of things are wrong right now, but I'm not a saint... Rushuang."

The middle-aged man's face was covered with tears and he was emotionally broken:

"I have done my duty and I have no intention of running away. I will bear all the consequences."

Li Rushuang staggered.

He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with shock, as if he couldn't believe he would say such a thing.

There was a dead silence in the air.

"A far-fetched excuse is nothing more than finding excuses for yourself based on the established results."

Li Rushuang closed her eyes. "You taught me the trick of covering one's ears and stealing the bell, the psychological characteristics after committing a crime... these were taught to me by you."

"But I'm not afraid."

She opened her eyes and said righteously: "I will never let the shoulder badge be covered in dust... We will not, and we will not believe in the so-called dark reality."

"No matter what, save people first, then think about other things!"

"Because Shenzhou is absolutely different from other alliances!"

Repeat twice and you're done.

She opened the tent again and stepped outside.

Not far in front of her, the elderly master was looking at her blankly.

At a further location.

The sheriffs, who were soaked by the heavy rain and were standing there looking at her, had their eyes shining with anticipation.

Li Rushuang was silent for a moment.

Suddenly he raised his arm and shouted, "Go in and save them!"

The sound was not loud, but it was deafening.

next second.

The sheriffs who had just finished moving the stretcher and had their hands free looked at each other, then instantly raised their hands in agreement.

They moved in unison, crossed the cordon and headed straight for the ruins.

Watch this scene.

Li Rushuang didn't blame them for their previous silence.

If even her father is like this, what can others do?

Do they dare to be the first to speak out?

This is something only you can do.

Only I... the daughter of the director of Henghai Municipal Administration can do it.

"Wait, wait! Have you seen my buddy? Has anyone seen him?!"

Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of a figure fallen in the mud, hurriedly getting up from the ground, and then staggering towards the ruins.

"Wait a moment."

Li Rushuang took a few quick steps and quickly stopped him: "People can't go in, it's too dangerous."

"No, my buddy is inside."

The person who was speaking didn't look very old, but his face was filled with anxiety and there was not a single clean spot on his body.

"I understand your sentiment."

Li Rushuang tried her best to calm the other person down and said quickly, "Well, tell me his name and physical features, and then you leave first..."

"Yang Xiao."

The boy immediately said, gesturing with his hands: "I am about the same age as you, with curly hair, and no glasses..."

"Yang Xiao?"

Li Rushuang was somewhat stunned, and a young man with a shy smile quickly appeared in her mind:

"The one from Henghai No. 3 Middle School? Is he in there?"

"Correct!"

The young man was stunned for a moment, then nodded frantically:

"Yes, yes, it's him, it's him! He's in there, he's definitely in there, because he told me yesterday that he's taken a job that can make money, he..."

"I understand. Please leave first. It's not safe here."

Li Rushuang nodded and looked at the boy in front of her firmly: "I promise you, we will find him."