Joe's gaze shifted between Wells and the man in yellow in shock. He concluded that Wells was not the killer, which was exactly what Wells had hoped for. With Reverse-Flash appearing, how could Joe not let go of his suspicions?
Wells looked at Joe with feigned confusion, then sensed Joe's gaze shifting behind him.
Just as Wells was about to turn around to see what had shocked Joe so much—
Joe saw the man in yellow raise his blurred left hand and strike toward Wells's head.
Wells and his wheelchair were immediately knocked beneath the table. He closed his eyes and passed out.
NO...
The moment Joe saw the man in yellow move, he drew his pistol. Before he could aim it at the blurry yellow figure—
The entire room suddenly filled with red arcs of electricity. Fragile glass cups fell to the floor and shattered crisply.
Documents flew everywhere.
Gusts of wind lashed Joe's face, leaving him at a loss. He nervously and fearfully waved his pistol in every direction, unable to lock onto the target.
It was too fast. The room was full of red electrical arcs and swirling documents. There was not even a shadow of a person to be seen.
Cold sweat trickled down Joe's forehead.
The pistol in his hand suddenly vanished and was thrown onto the floor.
A blurred face instantly appeared before him, pressing close to his own.
Joe's pupils constricted. Fear rising from the depths of his heart made his breathing suddenly grow heavier, but he forcefully suppressed it. His whole body trembled slightly, and cold sweat drenched his back.
"Are you... looking for me?"
A magnetic voice came from the blurry face, sending chills down his spine.
Then a small camera crashed onto the tabletop, making the desk shake.
Joe had secretly placed it in a corner to record Wells's actions and expressions during their conversation, so he could study them later. Now, the man in yellow had found it and smashed it onto the table.
"It was you. You killed Barry's mother. You're the man in yellow Barry talked about!"
Joe breathed sharply as he spoke, trembling. He desperately tried to suppress his body's shaking, but it was useless. The harder he tried, the stiffer his body became.
"Keep investigating... and she dies!"
The man in yellow turned into red electrical arcs once more, filling the room. Then the small camera on the table vanished, and the red arcs shot out the door, disappearing without a trace.
Drenched in sweat, Joe turned toward the blackboard. On the world map, a fruit knife had been stabbed into Iris's photo.
After a long while, Joe calmed himself down. He pulled the fruit knife from the blackboard, gazed deeply at Iris's photo, and put it into his pocket.
He picked up his pistol and righted the unconscious Dr. Wells along with his wheelchair.
After a slight shake, Wells woke up with a confused expression.
"What happened?"
"Dr. Wells, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you."
STAR Labs.
Cisco called into the microphone, "Lin Li, Barry found the metahuman's trail. You need to come to the control room."
Lin Li, who was in the underground training room, hurried to the control room when he heard this.
The moment he entered, he heard Barry howling in pain.
Barry's nose was runny and his face was bruised. His left eye had been punched into a black eye, and he lay on a hospital bed.
Caitlin held a bottle of medicine and helped him treat his wounds. She said to him with great displeasure, "How many more injuries are you going to get? If you can't beat them, run. You're so fast that no one can catch you."
"I didn't want this either. I got surrounded in an instant, okay? Someone pulled my arms, someone grabbed my legs. More than a dozen people surrounded me and beat me up. I barely managed to break out."
Barry explained through pained cries. There had simply been too many of them, and more kept appearing as they fought. They had surrounded him three layers deep, inside and out. He had not even had room to move.
Couldn't this world have more good people? Did having powers mean they had to commit crimes?
Barry wailed, "This is another unfriendly metahuman..."
Cisco wiped down the Lightning Suit and said indignantly, "Hey, you got my Lightning Suit covered in blood. Sure, it's red, so it's not that noticeable, but it's disgusting."
Barry rolled his eyes. "I'm sorry. Things were intense. I couldn't hold a towel and keep my suit clean while fighting. Some of that blood might be the enemy's—I did punch him a few times."
"Barry, it looks like you need some combat training so you can fight a thousand opponents alone."
Lin Li said.
"Cisco, collect some blood and test the DNA. See if you can find a match in Central City's records."
Barry said, "I know what he looks like. During the fight, I ripped off several hoods. They were all identical people, identical metahumans. His ability is splitting himself apart."
Cisco nodded approvingly. "Cool, Clone Captain..."
Everyone fell silent and looked at Cisco.
"What? Is that name no good? Okay, I'll come up with another one."
They resumed discussing the metahuman.
Caitlin asked, "Why didn't you notify Lin Li immediately? The two of you definitely could have defeated this metahuman together."
Barry said, "I thought I could handle him by myself."
The room fell silent again...
Barry continued helplessly, "Okay, I thought he was just an ordinary armed criminal. I didn't expect him to suddenly split apart. I was shocked too when I caught up to him."
"Besides, if I notified Lin Li, the metahuman would have already escaped by the time he got there."
Lin Li helplessly recalled the last time with Weather Wizard. After waiting through five red lights on the road, all he could do upon arriving was pick Barry up and bring him back for treatment. He could not do anything else.
Battles came too quickly and ended too quickly. He could only deal with the aftermath.
"Looks like I need a vehicle so I can get to the scene in time."
By then, Cisco had finished wiping the blood off the Lightning Suit and had also collected some samples for testing.
Cisco nodded firmly and said, "You're right, Lightning Rider."
"What..."
Everyone was once again silenced by Cisco's sudden naming habit and looked at him with puzzled expressions.
"Lin Li, I've changed your hero name to Lightning Rider. I'm sure you won't object, won't regret it, and will strongly approve."
Cisco said confidently.
"Lin Li, all of you come with me. I have something to show you."
Cisco led the way out of the control room. Lin Li followed with great interest. It was obvious Cisco had invented something new again.
Barry quickly jumped out of bed and rushed after them. This was clearly something very interesting. Whatever Cisco had invented, he could not miss it.
"Hey, Barry, your injuries..."
"It's fine, Caitlin. My recovery ability is strong. Look, I can already run and jump."
Leaving Caitlin behind, Cisco brought Lin Li and Barry to the garage.
A black curtain covered the outline of a motorcycle.
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