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Chapter 353 Small Box Turns into Big Box

"Uh, Lao Ma, let's talk again another time."

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Barry hurriedly pulled Joe aside to say goodbye to Ma Zhaodi, explaining, "We need to take this criminal back quickly. You know, the police station has already set up—"

"Ah, I know, I know." Ma Zhaodi waved his hand and saw the guest off with a smile: "Just come and patronize my business more often in the future. If you want to send me a banner, I have no objection."

Barry wore an awkward but polite smile.

He reached out and took the vacuum cleaner from Ma Zhaodi's hand. At first glance, he noticed that it seemed to lack a power setting button—it was actually a high-powered industrial vacuum cleaner.

Poor Nibes!

After making a comment, Barry got into Joe's car. This battle was the easiest one he had ever faced against a superhuman. They only exchanged a few blows and he wasn't even seriously injured. Although the poison gas was later identified as hydrogen cyanide, which can be absorbed through the skin, that requires liquid hydrogen cyanide, and he wasn't really affected much while the opponent was in a gaseous state.

What he didn't know was that Kyle Niebus, who could transform into poison gas, was not one of his easiest opponents; Denton Black was—the two hadn't even fought before Madshaodi had already steered Denton's fate back onto the right track.

Of course, since it deviated from his original life, you could say it was a swerve onto a crooked path; in any case, Ma Zhaodi didn't care much about such things.

As long as I'm not kicked out of the timeline, it means I did nothing wrong; anything not prohibited by law is permissible.

Joe drove the car, and Barry drove into a quiet street corner, out of Ma Zhaodi's sight.

“Joe, I called you,” Barry said. “You didn’t answer.”

Joe remained silent.

“If Eddie hadn’t told me your location, I wouldn’t even be able to find you now—you were almost killed by Nibes.”

“I’m fine, Barry.”

"But I'm very angry."

"What do you want me to say? Barry, I'm planning to visit your father in prison, to see that old friend who was wrongfully imprisoned, the one I personally led the team to send to prison?"

At this point, Joe sighed deeply.

“I can’t do that, Barry. We’re all your fathers. I don’t want you to suffer this kind of psychological torment, and I’m afraid you’ll do something stupid.”

Hearing this, Barry's expression darkened, and after a moment, he replied, "You have to believe me, Joe."

The conversation between the two did not continue for the time being, because Wells then spoke up and asked a question.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, but Barry, have you forgotten there's someone else inside the vacuum cleaner?"

“I don’t know, Doctor,” Barry replied absentmindedly, “but I feel like there’s nothing moving in the vacuum cleaner.”

Upon hearing this, Cisco couldn't help but retort, "Isn't that just being close to death?"

"Stop talking nonsense and bring the vacuum cleaner back quickly. Although the superpower prison is not yet completed, we have found him another place for now."

"Somewhere else?"

Upon hearing these words, Barry subconsciously recalled Ma Zhaodi's mesmerizing rapid-fire delivery and asked instinctively, "It's not an urn, is it?"

"It's a temporary, enclosed cubicle, oh my god, Barry, what are you thinking?"

"sorry"

Barry turned and gave Joe a few quick instructions, then disappeared down the street with the vacuum cleaner in the blink of an eye.

"Quick, quick, let him out!" "Let him out! Let him out!"

Inside the open vacuum cleaner, a wisp of green smoke drifted weakly out, slowly settling on the floor and eventually coalescing into the shape of a bald human.

"Hey, he's still alive!"

"Don't say such scary things."

"Is this guy about to lose consciousness?"

These were the last three sentences Nibes heard before he fell into a complete coma.

When they saw the bald man's eyes roll back and he faint, the four people in the lab breathed a sigh of relief.

“Barry, move him into the cubicle.” Wells removed his gas mask and instructed Barry, “Before he wakes up.”

Swah——

In a flash, Nibes was locked in a specially designed compartment. After Barry ran out, the compartment door quickly closed.

"Will this be enough to keep him locked up?"

“This room is sealed, so it can at least ensure that he can be kept locked up for a short period of time. The oxygen in the room can probably keep him going for about seven hours.” At this moment, Cisco also took off his gas mask and shrugged: “After that, the first prison for superpowered individuals was built.”

"So fast? Where are you building it?"

"The laboratory beneath our feet is a converted particle accelerator pipeline."

At this point, Barry glanced at Caitlin furtively. He knew that on the night the particle accelerator exploded, Ronnie had been turned to ashes by the flames in the pipes, and that Caitlin hadn't spoken much in the voice chat since noon.

There were faint tears in Caitlin's eyes, but she seemed to be in relatively stable condition. Since her mood began to improve slowly nine months ago, the impact of that nightmarish memory seemed to have faded considerably.

“Don’t worry about me,” she replied. “I’m fine, I just miss Ronnie a little.”

Cisco patted her on the shoulder.

“But how will we transfer him to the new prison?” Barry asked. “Wouldn’t it be unsafe to release him?”

“Oh, that’s simple.” The doctor smiled calmly. “You don’t even need a vacuum cleaner—just wait until the oxygen runs out and let him faint from lack of oxygen again.”

Barry: "."

Niebuth: Speak up for me!
“Oh, right, Barry, Joe just messaged us and told us to tell you to wait for him outside Iron Mountain Prison.” Cisco hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are you and Joe alright?”

“Since he wants me to go to prison with him, then there’s no problem.” Barry gave a wry smile: “At least this time, we can go see my father together.”

“That’s good. I was thinking that if Joe was already in Iron Mountain Prison, I would have to sneak in there to rescue him.” Cisco smiled awkwardly: “To be honest, I was a little nervous about planning to do something illegal for the first time.”

Barry shook his head: "If I really wanted to sneak into Iron Mountain, I could do it myself—I've been trying to sneak in to see my father since I was eleven, and I know the layout of the place like the back of my hand."

“Joe said he was afraid I would do something stupid, that he was worried I would use my abilities to help my father escape from prison, but he didn’t need to worry that I could have done it a long time ago.”

“But I won’t do that. I want to prove his innocence and let my father get out of prison with dignity.”

Upon hearing Barry's words, Cisco and Caitlin both gave him an encouraging hug.

Only Dr. Wells sat quietly to the side, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)