Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 1048, hot spring

night--

Yu Hai and Dun Mei, along with Ada and A Long's family, decided to experience the lively atmosphere, so they all went to the port's commercial street and hot spring street.

In a city with a population of over ten thousand, there were also some tourists and merchants from outside, which finally brought some life to the port, and they strolled around the bustling streets.

After getting tired of walking around, the group suggested going to a hot spring. They randomly picked a hot spring resort and ran into an acquaintance.

"Master, you're here to soak in the hot springs too?" Daishi asked curiously as he looked at the group entering the hot spring resort, a towel in his hand.

"Daishi? Are you alone?" Yu Hai told the others to go change their clothes, intending to say a few words to Daishi.

"No, I came with Brother Yan. We're at Bath Number Three. Would the owner like to join us?"

"Number Three Tang, you go ahead first," Yu Hai waved his hand gently and went to the changing room to change his clothes. There were three men on their side, the other two being Ada and Along.

After changing their clothes and taking a shower, the three of them headed towards Bath Number Three. The girls, including Atsumi, went to the women's bath, as the hot springs here were separated by gender. Only at his own hot spring hotel could he bathe in the hot springs with Atsumi.

As they entered Bath No. 3, the three people soaking in the hot spring immediately stood up and all stared at Yu Hai as he approached.

"Boss, what brings you to the hot spring street today?" Luo Yan stood up and asked Yu Hai, as he rarely saw Yu Hai here and was quite curious.

“Come over here for some fun. It’s quite lively here. You’re all here,” Yu Hai said, looking at the three people in the hot spring. They were Luo Yan, Da Shi, and A Man. He slowly immersed himself in the hot spring as well.

“Boss, this hot spring resort is newly opened by Aman. He asked us to come and support him.” Luo Yan sat back in the water. He also owns a hot spring resort. In fact, everyone in the hot spring resorts on Hot Spring Street knows each other. Bao Feng’s hot spring resort is right next to his.

"Not bad, Aman. I heard you and Ayan had a baby. Is it a month old yet?" Yu Hai smiled at Aman. After completing two missions for the secret service, she had resigned from the secret service and returned home to take care of her family and child.

“Brother Hai, it’ll be a few days before the baby is a month old. The grandparents are taking care of the baby, so I can come over and relax a bit,” Aman looked at Yu Hai and smiled shyly. He always felt that there was a distance between him and Yu Hai, and things weren’t like they used to be.

"It's only a few days away. We can have a good drink together when we hold a full moon celebration," Yu Hai said with a smile, looking at Luo Yan. They hadn't had a drink in a long time, and they would like to invite A Ping and the others to join them for a couple of drinks.

"It's already being prepared. I'll definitely invite you all to get together then," Aman said, getting up from the hot spring pool as everyone was sitting. "It's boring for everyone to just soak in the water. I'll go cut some fruit..."

As Aman left, everyone's eyes were on her retreating figure until she disappeared from sight.

Yu Hai then turned his gaze to Luo Yan and asked about the recent situation: "Ayan, what have you been doing lately?"

Since Xiao Ying took over as the head of the Dark Division, Luo Yan also stepped down from his position as deputy head. Their identities could not withstand investigation, so it was impossible for them to stay in the Dark Division for long.

After Luo Yan and the others left the Dark Division, he did not assign them any more work. The port management was handled by a professional manager. Later, he heard that Luo Yan and the others had spent money to buy shops in the port, but he didn't know how well they were doing.

“Boss, I also opened a hot spring resort and a shop nearby. I plan to do some small business, and business is not bad.” Luo Yan smiled and was not dissatisfied because his boss did not arrange work. Before he resigned from the dark unit, the income from the two big heists that his boss could lead them to commit, which were legal robberies, was enough for them to retire.

"It's good that business is good. Social order will only get stricter in the future, and it will be impossible to do the things we used to do," Yu Hai said, leaning against the hot spring and looking up at the night sky. Since the implementation of Rotom on Diaoyu Island, the crime rate has dropped sharply.

Miss Officer Jenny doesn't even need to catch thieves anymore; there will probably be fewer and fewer thieves in the future. If you don't have food, you can go to the Pokémon Center for relief food, and the Pokémon Center will also arrange work for you.

If someone has an easy job but refuses to do it, and only wants to be lazy and eat well, then there's nothing that can be done; they'll just have to wait to commit a crime, get arrested, and be sent to a labor camp to finish their sentence.

His original intention in promoting smart cities was to solve these common and tedious social problems, so that people could have more time to enjoy life after work.

At first, as long as you don't starve, that's fine. There are also affordable houses available, and you can buy one after working for five or six years. There are also many job opportunities, and the work is very simple, mostly easy jobs with short working hours.

There's no need to worry about old age; Rotom's promotion is specifically for that. As for healthcare and education, the Pokémon world has advanced medical technology, and the League provides basic medical care; widespread healthcare is only a matter of time. Education is practically free; free education has long been available. The starter Pokémon recommended for children are all plant-eating or can survive in sunlight—easy-to-raise Pokémon to reduce the burden on children and families.

The smart city initiative has shown initial success on Diaoyu Island. After six months, a year, or two of pilot testing, a pilot report will be required. This is one of the few tasks he has undertaken within the alliance.

"Where's Da Shi? You opened a shop too?" Yu Hai looked at Da Shi, the little brother of Luo Yan, who always followed behind Luo Yan and had little presence.

"Boss, my girlfriend and I opened a flower shop," Da Shi said awkwardly, scratching his head and grinning sheepishly, still a little embarrassed as he said it.

"Haha, not bad, you've all found girlfriends," Yu Hai joked with a smile. With these guys' assets, they could open ten flower shops and still not lose money, let alone one.

“Yeah, if this kid hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known he actually had a girlfriend,” Luo Yan said, putting his arm around Da Shi’s neck. A fleeting sadness crossed his eyes, but he was also happy for Da Shi, after all, he was the younger brother he had watched grow up.

"Brother Yan, I was just waiting for the right time to tell you," Da Shi said with a helpless smile. Ever since Luo Yan personally killed A Yan, how could he dare to mention this matter in front of Luo Yan? It would probably remind Luo Yan of bad memories.

"When are you getting married? We'd like to have a celebratory drink with you all," Yu Hai chimed in with a smile. Seeing his former subordinates all doing well made him feel good. Life should be like this, not filled with fighting and killing.

"Easy to say, easy to say..."

And so, the group chatted and laughed in the hot spring, like old friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time. Ah Man finished cutting the fruit and returned to the hot spring pool to join their conversation.

After soaking for more than forty minutes, Ah Long's wife suddenly came to call for everyone. Ah Long had to end the chat and apologize: "Everyone, I'm sorry, I have to go first. Today is my daughter's birthday, and I have to go celebrate with her..."

"Brother Long, let's stay at the hot spring resort. It'll be more lively there," Ah Man reminded Ah Long. His hot spring resort hadn't seen so many familiar faces in a long time, especially since Brother Hai was here today.

"Okay, I'll go get ready first, and I'll call you when I'm done," Ah Long nodded and smiled, dried himself off, and left.

"Uncle Long, wait for me," Ada also got up from the hot spring pool and followed Along's back as he left. He didn't know anyone here, and his brother-in-law and the others were talking about work. He didn't know what to say, so it was good to go and see Xiaoyu's birthday in advance.

After soaking for another twenty minutes, Yu Hai and the other three got up to leave. "I've soaked enough, I'll be going now..."

"Brother Hai, are you going back now?" Aman also got up. Seeing that Yu Hai was about to leave, how could he still sit still?

"No, isn't it Xiaoyu's birthday yet?" Yu Hai waved his hand with a smile, slowly drying himself off. He smiled at A Man and said, "A Man, now that you have a child, you need to be more mature in your actions. After work, you should spend more time with your child and family. If you still want to work for me, come find me at the dojo tomorrow..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gently put down the towel, waved, and left the hot spring pool. He had said everything he needed to say, and now it was up to Aman to decide. He had already forgiven Aman long ago.

“Brother Hai…” Aman murmured to herself, and upon hearing Yu Hai’s last words, she could no longer hold back her tears.

For many years, through countless days and nights, he often drifted off into a daze, reminiscing about the past, and that incident almost became a source of heartache.

At this moment, he finally heard those words and understood Yu Hai's intention. He no longer needed to continue to blame himself and be unable to forgive himself because of A Yan's matter.

“Aman, the boss is a very good person. He has his own reasons for everything. Don’t be so reckless next time,” Luo Yan gently patted Aman’s shoulder as he sobbed. As an adult who is already a father, he understood why the other was crying.

After comforting Aman, he left the hot spring pool, and Dashi followed suit. Both of them had made mistakes, so they couldn't speak up for Aman. Fortunately, the boss had already forgiven Aman, and they should live a good life from now on.

Before entering the hot spring resort, he put down his towel and looked up at the night sky. He saw a shooting star streak across the sky and thought of the girl he deeply loved. He murmured to himself...

"See that, Ah Yan? Boss is changing the world. The world is slowly getting better. If only you lived in a world like this, and we all lived in a world like this, Ah Yan!"

(End of this chapter)