Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 398 Sowing discord
Cisco didn't say anything more.

He and Caitlin had been subjected to a series of shocks since yesterday. They encountered Shauna, Gibran, and Snart in the lab, and in the middle of the night, they even saw Ronnie turn into a fireball and cosplay as a shooting star in the sky. They were already feeling somewhat exhausted. Although they didn't really support the deal between Ma Zhaodi and Snart, Barry had lost his speed, and Shauna was indeed willing to cooperate with them to deal with other superpowered criminals.

Cisco and Caitlin couldn't come up with a better solution at the moment, and they did admit that the intelligence that Ma Zhaodi bought from Snart had been very helpful.

“I already agreed with him it would be 10,000 per intelligence report, remember to transfer the money to me.” Ma Zhaodi waved to Wells: “The members in the group also have to pay their own intelligence fees, I didn’t charge you for that part, it was self-funded, I’ve already been very generous.”

Muttering to himself, Ma Zhaodi also left the laboratory. Wells and the others all had things to do, and he didn't intend to stay any longer and waste their time.

He drove the food truck straight to deliver steamed buns to the children—and incidentally used the tricycle to observe Xiao Na's situation.

Her boyfriend, Corey Parker, is not a good person, and Ma Zhaodi believes that if the two meet, Shauna might change her mind about the decision she has already made.

Inside Tieshan Prison, Xiao Na saw her boyfriend, Ke Lei, through a glass partition. He was a handsome man with a somewhat melancholic face and a well-proportioned physique. His prison uniform couldn't hide his muscular build, and the stubble he had grown in prison gave him a rather masculine look. Judging from his appearance, it wasn't hard for Ma Zhaodi to understand why Xiao Na had been so easily deceived.

Humans are visual creatures. Men and women with good looks often gain more favor and trust. Shawna, who spends all her time in bars and is in a daze, especially lacks life experience and social awareness, and has little resistance to people like Corey.

"Corey, are you alright in there?"

Shauna held the telephone receiver used for prison visits. Seeing Corey's unshaven face across the glass, she instinctively felt concerned about his situation, and a look of heartache appeared on her face.

“Shauna, darling, prison is no place for a human being,” Corey complained, looking haggard. “The food is inedible, the beds are unbearable, I really want to leave.”

He stopped abruptly, glancing furtively at the reflection in the glass. Behind him, a prison guard was watching his every move, clearly not intending to let him say or do anything out of line.

“Please, Shauna, darling,” Corey pleaded. “Only you can help me now. Please go to Marcus, baby, beg him to save me. I owe him a lot of money. Tell him that if he saves me, I will definitely pay him back!”

Shauna knew who Marcus was; he was the head of a large gang in Central City, and the loan shark money Corey had borrowed for gambling came from Marcus.

Thinking about this, Shawna couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Corey had brought too much trouble upon himself. This wasn't the first time he had caused trouble, but none of the previous incidents had been as serious as this one.

“Where would you get the money to pay him back?” Shauna couldn’t help but sigh. “Corey, don’t worry. We can’t go to Marcus. If he gets you out and finds out you have no money, you’ll be safer in prison.”

Upon hearing this answer, Corey's face showed a look of frustration.

"I'm sorry, Shauna. I just wanted to get out so badly, I just wanted to be with you so badly. I really missed you while I was in prison."

Shauna was naturally fooled by this low-level lie and felt sorry for her boyfriend: "Kore, don't worry, I have a way. I found a way to reduce your sentence. You'll be out soon, and then we can live openly in Central City without being threatened by anyone anymore."

However, Corey listened to her rambling without responding, only expressing his joy: "Oh my god, I knew you were my lucky charm! Shauna, I love you to death."

However, he then added with some concern, "But after that, honey, I have to pay Marcus back all his money, otherwise he'll come after us sooner or later."

Shauna was taken aback: "How much money do you owe him?"

“A lot of money, Shauna,” Corey said. “I don’t know how long it will take to pay it all back, honey. Would you help me?” “How can I help you?”

"Honey, how much money do you have left?"

"Time is up."

The prison guard's voice interrupted their conversation. Before being pulled apart, Corey looked at Shauna with pleading eyes: "Honey, help me."

Shawna had no choice but to leave Iron Mountain Prison after watching Corey being taken away by the prison guards.

Actually, she had planned to use her telescope and her superpowers to go directly into the prison to rescue Corey, but the deal offered by Ma Zhaodi gave her hope, so the plan was put on hold—if possible, she really wanted to stay in Central City openly with Corey.

"Marcus" Shawna couldn't help but frown. She thought that as long as she rescued her boyfriend, everything would be fine, but she didn't expect that there was a gangster eyeing Corey with predatory intent.

As for her own money—Shauna herself was just an ordinary thief before, and quite young, so she not only couldn't save any, but she also couldn't earn much.

Of course, this is on the premise that she does not use her superpowers—in fact, she has recently stolen a lot of money using her teleportation ability, and has been able to escape after each successful theft. However, Ma Zhaodi has also made a deal with her, requiring her to return that portion of the money.

After doing all that, she realized she had absolutely no money left.

Xiao Na walked down the street with a slightly confused look on her face, and wandered around until three o'clock in the afternoon, when she unconsciously arrived at the bar.

Good afternoon, Shauna.

Ma Zhaodi's familiar voice rang out from behind: "Want a steamed bun?"

Xiao Na turned her head and saw Ma Zhaodi pushing a food cart and waving at her.

"Old Ma? What are you doing here?"

"Isn't it normal for food cart vendors to do business anywhere?"

Shauna nodded, then hesitated for a moment before suddenly asking, "If you give the patent to Corey, can he make money from it?"

“Theoretically, yes,” Ma Zhaodi replied. “However, starting a business requires capital, connections, and ultimately, determination. Given Corey’s gambling nature, I suspect he won’t bother using this method to make money, because he has a faster way.”

Shauna couldn't help but frown: "What do you mean?"

"You, he will use your abilities to make money."

(End of this chapter)