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Chapter 365 Self-media is really ruthless!

Wells observed Ma Zhaodi's natural expression, becoming even more wary of this unknown food truck vendor.

"This kid must have a secret."

When Ma Zhaodi saw Wells's gaze, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly; he sensed a hidden malice.

"That old geezer is up to no good again."

The two suddenly looked at each other and smiled.

"Let's talk about Susie," Ma Zhaodi said with a smile. "According to Barry, the particle accelerator explosion produced some kind of—dark matter?"

Wells laughed and said, "That's right, let's get down to business first—yes, Susie was probably also affected by dark matter, which is why she is the way she is now."

"I didn't become like this because of Erling's experiment?"

Upon hearing Susie's words, Wells smiled and shook his head. Ma Zhaodi, whose acting skills were at a master level, was able to keenly capture the disdain and contempt in that smile.

“Erlin—I worked with him on a project about ten years ago. We were doing research on gene therapy. He was looking for telepathic abilities to help with military interrogations, but I chose to end the collaboration after getting close to the project.”

"Believe me, Erlin's intelligence is not enough to support him in creating a superhuman like you. At most, he can see the enormous war potential contained in your ability."

Wells spoke these words calmly, more as if stating a fact than as if he intended to deliberately humiliate General Erling—though that would have been the greatest humiliation for him.

"But he is, after all, a military general. For a person of that level of power, he can search the current Star Labs with impunity."

Cisco raised his hand: "But we have Barry, Erlin won't catch her."

Barry, who had heard about Susie's ordeal, also firmly voted for her.

“I almost died in that experiment accident that night,” he said. “I almost lost my life, my friends and my family.”

Ma Zhaodi glanced at him and thought to himself that Barry Allen might have died in an experimental accident, but it was unlikely that an experimental accident would cause Barry Allen's death.

Barry Allen becoming the Flash is almost a law, an inevitability. Even setting aside the Speed ​​Force's need to ensure this happens for its own existence, Reverse-Flash wouldn't allow him to become an ordinary person.

What Barry perceived as a coincidence of fate was actually an inescapable logical loop.

“Susie is in the same situation as me now. If everyone helps her the way they helped me, then we can have another companion, right?”

The Doctor shook his head.

“Barry, your situation is different from hers. You need to understand that as a superhuman, your power is an extreme speed with almost no upper limit, while her power is pure explosion. I regret that, but on this point, Admiral Erling is right.”

Wells stated indifferently, "Your ability can save countless people from danger in times of crisis, while her ability only has destructive properties. The battlefield is truly the place where she is best suited to use her abilities, and there are far fewer scenarios where she can use them to save people than you do."

"Can"

“Uh, I have something to say,” Ma Zhaodi couldn’t help but speak up. “Leaving aside the question of whether Susie should join the team, she hasn’t had a proper meal in over thirty hours, and there are other inconveniences she’s experiencing.” “Let’s not even talk about whether to bring her into your joint operation; at least make sure she doesn’t accidentally blow up the lab door or wall—the Star Lab’s dome is still under construction and repair; you don’t want to create another repair point because of a blunder, do you?”

Wellston paused, thinking of the hidden door and room in the corridor.

“That’s a very practical idea,” he said. “We can talk about Erlin later. For Miss Susie’s sake, let’s test and analyze her abilities, and then see if there’s any way to suppress them.”

Everyone in the lab breathed a sigh of relief. Dr. Wells's promise to provide Susie with some assistance was a good start.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing," Ma Zhaodi suddenly asked. "Barry, what were you yelling about when you ran in? Am I in trouble?"

“Oh! Right! Right, I almost forgot about that.” Barry quickly took out his phone and handed it to everyone: “Did you guys see it? I saw it on TikTok while I was on the street. Old Ma messed up with Admiral Erlin on the street and got filmed—it’s going viral online now. I saw the video on Little Bluebird, YouTuBi, and Twitch. It’s already got tens of thousands of views.”

“I am General Wade Erling from the military. I am currently looking for a deserter within the military. Tell me, where did she go?”

"So, you want to ask me for help?"

“I am asking you to fulfill your obligations as an American citizen.”

In the video, a man pushing a food cart stands on the street. Opposite him is a burly old man in military uniform. He has an air of arrogance and superiority on his face. Behind him stand a dense array of soldiers, whose guns are pointed at the food cart, intentionally or unintentionally.

The video, filmed from a hidden angle, presents a scene of a high-ranking U.S. military official arbitrarily intimidating others, showing that this official has virtually no respect for ordinary people.

The next few sentences pushed the intensity of the situation to its extreme.

"I'll say it one last time, I don't want to repeat myself, tell me the direction she ran away in."

"Oh, Erling, Erling. What have I done to deserve such disrespect from you?"

In the video, the old man who claimed to be a general suddenly raised his pistol and pressed it directly against the food truck vendor's head.

“I said, tell me where she is, otherwise you will be considered as assisting her defection and will be arrested as an accomplice.”

"A generous gift of crabs."

Cisco exclaimed in amazement at the video: "This is the most typical scene of a powerful and ruthless bully ripping off ordinary citizens—although Erlin seems to be that kind of person, but what I mean is, if you hadn't brought Susie out, you would have been the victim in this video."

“Yes, I am,” Ma Zhaodi replied. “Am I not a victim? I saved an innocent soldier who was persecuted and subjected to human experiments by the military.”

"That makes sense. By the way, what's the title of this video?"

“Uh,” Barry looked down and fiddled with his phone a couple of times, “Oh, here’s the headline— ‘US General Intends to Shoot Innocent Asian Citizen in the Street; Minority Lives Matter!’”

Ma Zhaodi's eyes widened instantly.

(End of this chapter)