Sigh... I'm Still Too Softhearted

Recently, Zhang Tianran had been pondering a question.

Should he leave this point in time again? He felt as though he still had not made up his mind about whether to change everyone's fate.

If he did nothing, Ronnie of Firestorm would die! Eddie Thawne, the ancestor of Reverse-Flash, would commit suicide, while Reverse-Flash would be chased everywhere by the Time Paradox.

But if he changed things, it was truly difficult to predict what would happen.

Just as Zhang Tianran was hesitating...

Outside, everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

Barry and the others tried to lure Reverse-Flash into admitting that he had murdered Barry's mother, but Reverse-Flash, who had long known about all this, used a transgender inmate in the prison to toy with them.

Right afterward, Reverse-Flash abducted his ancestor, Eddie Thawne, and released the gorilla Grodd to draw Barry and the others' attention.

Meanwhile, he himself used future technology and was about to restart the Particle Accelerator.

"I told you... there was a high chance your plan would fail. Barry is a superhero. Without enough pain to push him, he would not choose to change everything as it is now," Zhang Tianran said calmly as he appeared behind Reverse-Flash.

In the end, he chose not to keep running away and decided to face this moment.

Upon hearing this, Reverse-Flash stopped what he was doing. He turned around and asked, "In the future... did I fail?"

"You will not die. In fact, you know that you will not die! Even if the current you dies, a newly born Reverse-Flash will take your place and continue your work," Zhang Tianran said evenly.

Wells did not refute him.

As a villain, almost no one had ever looked deeply into his true purpose.

Why had Reverse-Flash become enemies with The Flash? Did the Negative Speed Force bring him the joy of speed, or endless torment?

Even Zhang Tianran at this point did not know any of it.

"You did not go to the exact future, because you are as cautious as I am. You would not risk paralyzing the timeline just to investigate things that are fundamentally unimportant," Reverse-Flash said as he looked at Zhang Tianran, his tone utterly certain.

At that moment, Reverse-Flash was like a gambler driven mad by losses. He knew the next hand would ruin him completely, yet he still hoped for a comeback that did not exist.

"I encountered the Speed Force, and the result was a little different from what I expected. I originally wanted to ask about you, but in the end, I did not say anything." Zhang Tianran suddenly changed the subject.

He did not mention that his Speed Force differed from that of other Speedsters, nor did he reveal what had happened in the future.

In truth, Reverse-Flash knew what the future looked like, because in his era, everything that had happened here was history.

"It seems our cooperation will have to be postponed. Clearly, you are not ready yet. I had originally thought it would be now." A faint smile appeared on Reverse-Flash's face as he spoke with a hint of regret.

Zhang Tianran frowned slightly. He did not quite understand why Reverse-Flash had such confidence in him.

"I will not stop you, but I want you to understand one thing. If you fail, Eddie Thawne will very likely choose to kill himself in order to stop you," Zhang Tianran warned.

Those words undoubtedly made Reverse-Flash's fate clear. Yet Reverse-Flash still activated the Particle Accelerator...

Perhaps he truly wanted to die. Or perhaps Reverse-Flash had another plan, but Zhang Tianran had no intention of changing anything at this moment.

Reverse-Flash left, moving incredibly fast. By the time Barry arrived, Reverse-Flash was nowhere to be seen.

"Dr. Zhang, did you do this?" Barry looked at Zhang Tianran suspiciously.

Zhang Tianran did not explain. He merely said calmly, "Wells did it. He's gone! The Particle Accelerator is about to start up, and I'll help you transfer the imprisoned inmates.

As for Wells..." "You can't beat him. But if you capture him, no matter what he says to you, do not believe him."

"Especially... do not travel back to the past. The enormous changes caused by altering the timeline are a disaster humanity cannot bear."

Zhang Tianran warned Barry Allen once again, but after saying all that... he had no expectations for Barry at all, because the chances of this guy listening were minuscule.

Even if he listened now, he would probably cast it aside later.

After speaking, Zhang Tianran did not wait for Barry to react before using the Speed Force to leave.

After returning to his private laboratory, Zhang Tianran put on the Superluminal Particle Generator again. The thing had been made a little too large and was inconvenient to use.

It seemed it was time to make a suit specifically for himself.

At S.T.A.R. Labs, a group of people was discussing the escort of the superpowered prisoners.

Cisco and Caitlin believed Zhang Tianran should be involved, but for some reason, Barry insisted on looking for help outside.

The group had their first disagreement, but Barry ultimately won. Thus, Snart, carrying the Freeze Gun, appeared at S.T.A.R. Labs.

After a detailed plan was made, the vehicle transporting the prisoners set off smoothly. As for the result... all that could be said was that the prisoners escaped, and Snart betrayed Barry.

He would rather trust a criminal than seek the help of Green Arrow and Firestorm. It really was baffling.

When the prisoners escaped, Cisco had asked Zhang Tianran for help, but he did not interfere. He remained in his private laboratory, watching the surveillance footage.

That was right. Zhang Tianran's mechanical bee cameras had been placed inside the prisoner transport vehicle, and they could even adjust their direction at any time.

After watching a good show, Zhang Tianran ultimately stepped in to resolve the trouble.

Without leaving Speed Mode, he took only a dozen or so seconds to find the escaped prisoners and capture them.

While he was at it, Zhang Tianran also captured Snart and his sister, who had betrayed Barry.

This was how a Speedster was supposed to perform. The early days of The Flash truly made people feel that he was difficult to understand...

Just use speed to tie up every prisoner. Even if The Flash was slower now, he was still fast enough to end the fight in seconds.

Why leave Speed Mode for no reason, and even chat with criminals... did he really have that much to say?

After handing all the superpowered prisoners over to A.R.G.U.S., Zhang Tianran did not notify anyone and instructed A.R.G.U.S. not to leak the news.

Didn't they like showing off? Then let them regret it for a while!

Sigh... I was still too softhearted. I should have let those criminals stay out there a little longer.

Besides that, two more guns appeared in Zhang Tianran's collection room.

In truth, those two guns were not worthy of entering Zhang Tianran's collection room. They were simply too low-end.

But after thinking about it carefully, they had to be stored somewhere. He would put them in the collection room for now. Once the collection room was full, he could toss the two things out.

At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry hid alone in a corner.

Because of his stubbornness, all the superpowered criminals had escaped. He had also been betrayed and nearly died.

That blow was a heavy one for Barry.

Cisco and Caitlin notified Green Arrow and Firestorm, but it would still take some time for them to arrive.