Alas... I'm Still Too Soft-Hearted

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, Reverse-Flash's ancestor, would kill himself, 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 kidnapped his ancestor, Eddie Thawne, and released the gorilla Grodd to draw Barry and the others' attention.

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

"I told you... there's a high chance your plan will fail. Barry is a superhero. Without enough pain to push him over the edge, he won't choose to change everything as it is now." Zhang Tianran appeared behind Reverse-Flash and spoke calmly.

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

Hearing this, Reverse-Flash stopped what he was doing. Turning around, he asked, "In the future... did I fail?"

"You won't die. In fact, you know you won't die! Because even if the current you dies, a newly born Reverse-Flash will take your place and continue your work." Zhang Tianran's tone remained calm.

Wells did not refute him.

As a villain, almost no one had ever examined his purpose closely.

Why had Reverse-Flash become enemies with 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 didn't go to the exact future, because you're as cautious as I am. You wouldn't risk paralyzing the timeline just to investigate things that aren't important at all." Reverse-Flash looked at Zhang Tianran and spoke with absolute certainty.

At this moment, Reverse-Flash looked like a gambler who had lost his mind. 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 outcome was a little different from what I expected. I originally wanted to ask about you, but in the end, I didn't say anything." Zhang Tianran suddenly changed the subject.

He did not mention that his Speed Force was different 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. In his era, everything that had happened in the past was history.

"It seems our cooperation will have to be delayed. Obviously, you're not ready yet. I originally thought it would be now." A faint smile appeared on Reverse-Flash's face as he spoke with slight regret.

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

"I won't stop you, but I want you to understand one thing. If you fail, Eddie Thawne will most likely choose to kill himself in order to stop you." Zhang Tianran offered a warning.

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 did not intend to change anything at this moment.

Reverse-Flash left at great speed. By the time Barry arrived, there was not even a trace of Reverse-Flash left.

"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 activate. I'll help you transfer the imprisoned inmates."

"As for Wells... you can't beat him. But if you catch him, no matter what he says to you, don't believe him."

"Especially... don't travel back to the past. The enormous upheaval caused by altering the timeline is a disaster humanity cannot bear."

Zhang Tianran warned Barry Allen again, but after saying all that... he held no hope that Barry would listen, because the chances of that were minuscule.

Even if Barry listened now, he would probably forget all about it later.

After speaking, Zhang Tianran did not wait for Barry to react and directly used the Speed Force to leave.

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

It seemed it was time to make an outfit exclusively for himself.

At STAR Labs, a group of people was discussing the transport of superpowered prisoners.

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

For the first time, the group had a disagreement, but Barry won in the end. Thus, Snart appeared at STAR Labs carrying a Freeze Gun.

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 was truly baffling.

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

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

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

Without leaving Speed Mode, he spent only a dozen or so seconds locating the escaped prisoners and capturing them.

Along the way, Zhang Tianran also captured Snart and his sister, who had betrayed Barry.

This was how a Speedster was supposed to perform. Early Flash was truly hard to understand...

He could have simply used his speed to tie up every prisoner. Even if Flash was still relatively slow now, he was fast enough to end the fight within 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!

Alas... I'm still too soft-hearted. I should have let those criminals stay outside a little longer.

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

Actually, those two guns did not qualify to enter Zhang Tianran's collection room. They were far too low-end.

But after thinking it over, they had to be stored somewhere. He would put them in the collection room for now, then throw them out once it was full.

At STAR 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 heavy for Barry.

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