Chapter 213
"I have an idea, but it hasn't been proven," Dr. Harrison Wells said.
Barry's attitude was very firm. "I'm willing to take the gamble."
"Okay, you have indeed lost your abilities, but at the subatomic level, your body has not changed. In other words, your cells are still active!"
Cisco realized what was happening and replied, "They only need one source of stimulation."
"What do we do? How can we motivate me?"
"We need to recreate the impact your body suffered."
"But that means the peak current applied to him would be at least 20 million amperes!"
"This consumes more electricity than an electric chair."
Dr. Harrison Wells looked at Caitlin: "Caitlin, Farook has entered this building, and we are all doomed!"
"We haven't activated the backup generator. If we restart it, it might provide the necessary voltage, but—we need to find a way to ensure that the electricity generated by the engine is delivered to Barry's body without any reduction. Using a treadmill, I think my baby can handle that kind of power!"
Caitlin asked worriedly, "What if Barry can't handle it?"
"That depends on Mr. Allen."
Everyone looked at Barry Allen.
Su Quan is usually not very noticeable during these kinds of scientific discussions.
Although his Kryptonians Super Intellect and the Rapid Learning ability derived from the Speed Force could make him a very capable scientist, he had little interest in these areas.
Of all the people in the room, apart from Farouk Gibran, only Su Quan was not a scientist.
He's not good at scientific research, but he's very good at giving motivational speeches.
Su Quan patted Barry Allen on the shoulder. "I believe in you!"
Barry Allen nodded heavily and said in a deep voice, "You guys figure out how to activate my speed. I need to go talk to him."
No, that won't do.
"You didn't see what he looked like at the substation. He needed to absorb energy. After the Particle Accelerator exploded, I gained speed, but he lost two good friends. When he woke up, his body had problems!"
Here we go again, typical Barry Allen trash talk.
No matter what the other person did or how bad they were, he felt he could try to save them.
If I remember correctly, it wasn't just Farouk Gibran who died; he killed someone, committed a crime, and was only discovered afterward. Then Barry fought him and had his speed drained.
Barry Allen's mindset is a classic example of "laying down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot."
Dr. Harrison Wells said in a deep voice, "This morning, you also found at the crime scene that this Metahuman had electrocuted an innocent victim. He is a murderer!"
"And you, you have no power to fight him!"
Barry Allen was silent for a moment, then stubbornly shook his head and said, "He may just need help like I did back then. I don't need any special ability to help him, but I have to try!"
Barry Allen, determined to go his own way, turned and walked out of the control room.
Everyone remained silent, but Su Quan was already used to it. He had to admit, being a villain in a superhero movie must be quite a privilege.
Dr. Harrison Wells and Cisco went to study how to use the treadmill to activate Barry Allen's speed. Caitlin was a little worried and suggested to Su Quan that they go with Barry Allen to see if they could persuade Farouk Gibran and have someone to look after him so that they could save Barry.
Su Quan agreed, knowing that Barry would be fine; it was just a formality.
However, the police department could allow the Outsiders team to make an appearance and get some action.
Before long, there will be more and more super-powered criminals in Central City, and the Flash will officially enter the public eye and become a symbol of the city. Naturally, Outsiders will also benefit from participating in the process.
In any case, from a standpoint of their own, Su Quan and the Outsiders team he formed should be considered part of the Chaotic Order faction. If they operate well, they could completely compete with the Flash for business and accept some super-powered criminals who are of interest to them.
Don't forget, he also has the Birds of Prey and the new Suicide Squad in the Justice League Universe, especially the new Suicide Squad, which is severely understaffed.
And Central City has no shortage of super-powered criminals!
P. S.: The villain in this episode is from the Flash Season 1 Episode 7.
Night falls.
Outside the Central City Police Department, rows of police cars formed a cordon, and fully armed police officers stared intently at the police station building with live ammunition.
Captain Singh stood in front of the police line, negotiating with the criminals who were holding hostages inside the police station.
"I'm in control here now. There are eight elites from the Central City, three low-paid assistants, and a brave commoner girl present."
"If you have any requests, we can hear them later, but first, release the person."
"Do you want them to leave horizontally or vertically? A helicopter, a vegetarian takeaway meal, and a laptop with 8GB of RAM, delivered to the roof in 53 minutes and 27 seconds, or I'll kill a hostage!"
"The whole city is without power, I need more time."
"Captain, let me give you a piece of advice: time waits for no one!"
The call has ended.
Captain Singh squeezed the walkie-talkie hard, turned around and was about to tell his men the criminals' demands when he suddenly heard a roaring sound overhead.
Immediately afterwards, the wind howled, and an unidentified fighter jet appeared out of nowhere and landed vertically on the open ground not far from the warning line.
In an instant, the police officers all looked over warily.
Captain Singh took a few steps forward in confusion. At that moment, the fighter jet's hatch slowly opened, and three tall, beautiful women walked out side by side, looking dashing and spirited.
"Who are you people?" Captain Singh asked in a deep voice after a moment of surprise.
"Who we are isn't important; what's important is that we're here to help you," Lisa Snart said with a smile. "Now, please tell me what's going on inside."
Captain Singh frowned. "What can you do?"
"You'll soon find out what we can do," Plunderer said calmly.
Captain Singh said, "Okay, we were originally planning to transfer a criminal codenamed Clock King, whose real name is William Tokman, but the city suddenly lost power, and William Tokman suddenly took action, taking Detective West, his daughter, and several other hostages hostage."
"If, and I mean if, you really are here to help, it's best not to act rashly without absolute certainty. I don't want anyone to get hurt."
"That's enough," Plunderer said.
Lisa Snart and Betty Sansusi went straight to the police station.
"..."
Captain Singh was completely bewildered. "Don't you understand me? If your operation fails, that thing inside can damage your senses! You—"
Just as Captain Singh was about to order them to stop going in, Plunderer calmly said something.
"Relax, we've got it all sorted out."
"It's done? What's done?" Captain Singh asked in astonishment.
Plunderer pointed to the police station entrance, and Captain Singh subconsciously turned his head to look. He was then surprised to find that Clock King, who had taken hostages, was being lifted out by one hand by a brown-haired girl, one of the two women who had gone in earlier.
Another woman emerged with them, along with Joe West and his daughter, and other hostages.
It's actually done?
No, how did you do that?
Captain Singh, while having the frightened hostages looked after, stared incredulously at the girl who had thrown Clock King to the police.
"If you're like water, how did you manage to do that?" Captain Singh couldn't help but ask.
The three women glanced at each other, offered no explanation, and turned to walk towards the Quinjet.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Captain Singh instinctively wanted to stop them. At that moment, the woman who hadn't spoken until now suddenly tossed a small trinket into the air.
Instead of throwing it at Captain Singh, it was thrown into an open space some distance away.
"Bang!"
It exploded.
The explosion startled everyone. Captain Singh stopped as well. He looked at the open area where the explosion had occurred, then at the three people who had already boarded the plane, and hurriedly shouted.
"Who exactly are you people?!"
Before the hatch closed, Betty Sansusi, who had just thrown the bomb, glanced back at Captain Singh.
"We are just Outsiders."
Bang!
The hatch closed.
A strong wind rose again, Quinjet slowly took off, disappearing into the vast night sky in an instant.
"Captain, they are—" Joe West walked over, glanced at the night sky, and turned to look at Captain Singh.
Captain Singh shook his head. "They claim to be Outsiders."
"Outsiders?"
"By the way, Barry contacted you. He knows what happened. Please let him know."
"Barry? Okay!"