"What should we do?"
Backstage, Cisco stared blankly at the arrogant robber for a moment, then turned to a nervous Barry and asked.
"I don't know, but I think someone needs to stop him!"
Barry said, looking at the robber who was carrying out the robbery outside.
"We have to do something, Cisco, contact the police department immediately!"
Barry said to his friend, grabbing a scarf from nearby.
This was a gift Alice had given him for his birthday, which he regarded as extremely precious.
Alice was the girl from his foster family, and the girl he had always secretly liked.
Using a gray knitted scarf to cover his face, leaving only his eyes exposed, Barry took a deep breath, ready to rush out.
But his actions were quickly stopped by Cisco.
"Wait, Barry!"
"What?"
Barry didn't understand why Cisco was stopping him.
"If you act rashly like this, you might expose yourself!"
Although Cisco was usually a slacker, he was unusually calm at critical moments. He said to Barry seriously, "This is a matter for the police. Professional matters should be left to professionals, Barry."
"I am a police officer!"
"As a forensic assistant?"
Cisco countered him, "Your arm is still injured. Don't do that! You need to take some responsibility for yourself."
Barry shook his head, "I have to do something, take some responsibility!"
Cisco glanced at Dr. Wells on the stage and said to Barry seriously, "Don't you understand, Barry? The most important thing is you!"
"Me?"
"Yes, Dr. Wells said he has nothing left now. No company, no reputation, not even his legs, but he has you! Before, when your arm was broken, it recovered faster than anyone else!"
Cisco repeated what Dr. Wells had said before, "Dr. Wells once said that your body contains a map to a whole new gene therapy! Vaccines, medicines, and wealth, Barry, perhaps these things are in your cells. You can't take such a big risk just because you want to be a big hero!"
After Cisco finished speaking these words with some urgency, he paused for a moment.
A complex light appeared in his eyes as he looked at this friend he had only recently met.
"Barry, you are not a hero!"
"You are just an ordinary person struck by lightning!"
After hearing Cisco's evaluation of him, Barry fell completely silent.
He lowered his head and asked Cisco in a tone whose emotional changes were indistinguishable, "Is this really your true thought, Cisco?"
"Yes, this is also Dr. Wells's view."
Barry's head dropped even lower, and an unwilling expression appeared in his eyes.
He remembered the nightmare that had always haunted him.
The night his mother died tragically, his father was arrested as a suspect.
And he could only watch his father being taken away, kneeling before his mother's body, unable to do anything but cry.
"Ever since I lost my mother, I have exhausted my energy to investigate those mysteries, until I became part of the mystery."
Barry slowly raised his head, looked at Cisco, and said, "I have longed my whole life to make a contribution, to achieve something. I long to find the murderer of my mother and clear my father's name! When the first tragedy happened before my eyes, I couldn't do anything, but now, there's a chance to save someone, and I will never give up!"
"What if you really are just an ordinary person struck by lightning?!"
Cisco asked him.
A confused expression appeared in Barry's eyes. After a moment of silence, he said, "I don't know, but I always feel that I can't just accept my fate without trying anything!"
Cisco's serious face suddenly changed, and a smile appeared on his face.
He patted Barry's shoulder and said, "Why so serious? I just wanted to make a joke. I've always believed you're not ordinary. What I just said was completely mimicking Dr. Wells's tone!"
"Go! Our big hero! Don't forget to keep your identity a secret!"
Cisco's expression suddenly became relaxed, urging Barry to act quickly.
Barry looked at his new friend, his heart filled with gratitude.
He understood Cisco's intention, which was simply to help him understand his own heart.
"Thank you, Cisco!"
After thanking his friend, Barry turned around, ready to deal with the criminals.
In the hall, the robbers encountered some unexpected situations.
Sophia's father suddenly stood up, gave his wife a reassuring look, and said to the bandit leader, "Sir, I am willing to pay you ten million, but please do not harm anyone… Not causing any casualties would also be beneficial to you. At least you won't have to face a city-wide manhunt from the Central City Police Department."
As a leader in the tech venture capital field, Sophia's father, Mr. Albert, displayed a calm and composed demeanor at this moment.
He stepped out from the crowd and walked towards the leader wearing a Black Mask.
He wisely raised his hands, then very slowly reached into his inner pocket, pulling out his checkbook.
"Finally, a smart person steps forward."
The Black Mask leader laughed heartily, opened his arms to embrace the rigid Mr. Albert, and after releasing him, put his hand on the other's shoulder.
Like close friends, he said word by word, "City-wide manhunt? That's exactly what we want!"
"This world is chaotic and beyond redemption! It's truly ridiculous to watch you all here discussing humanity's latest technology to save the world!"
The bandit leader mocked the many people in the conference hall.
Dr. Wells, sitting in a wheelchair on the podium, did not speak, but his ashen face and slightly trembling hands indicated the anger accumulating within him.
"This world is heading towards dictatorship! Homelander's dark rule has spread across the entire American continent! How can there be a future when a brutal fellow who doesn't understand human society and hearts rules us?!"
After briefly expressing his views on society, the leading bandit quickly shifted the focus to his robbery operation.
"Of course, we're not afraid of being wanted. Otherwise, why do you think we came here? Just to snatch ten million from you damn rich people? If that were the case, my partners and I might as well directly rob the City National Bank not far from this street!"
Black Mask held Albert's neck with one hand, making him face him.
His unrestrained laughter was like bullets, almost hitting his somewhat frightened face.
"There are so many criminals in this world, and we want to become 'star figures'!"
He flicked the signed check and shouted to his subordinates, "'Red Cardinal', take the check. Go back to the old place with 'Black Mamba' and the ten million."
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Now there were four people left in the hall. Two guarded the elevator entrance, one held a gun pointed at the huddled conference attendees.
The last Black Mask, who was their leader, pushed Mr. Albert, who had generously contributed ten million in ransom, back into the crowd.
"Hey! You guys! You can't take that money!"
Originally, this group of robbers was preparing to retreat, but Rachel, who was sitting next to a worried Sophia, wouldn't have it!
Seeing her best friend on the verge of tears and trembling, and seeing Albert, whose face was filled with lingering fear and who was constantly comforting his wife and daughter, Rachel's inner anger was also ignited.
She would not stand by and watch her friend be bullied!
With a look of indignation in her eyes, Rachel shouted at the other party, "You bad guys, you can't take the money!"
Rachel's outburst not only shocked the robbers but also stunned everyone in the conference hall.
Sophia stopped her soft sobs, looked at her best friend beside her, and her mouth dropped open.
Sophia's parents also cast horrified glances at her. Sophia's mother, who was standing closest to Rachel, immediately came forward to stop her.
However, it was already too late. The Black Mask leader had already heard Rachel's statement.
Amused, he walked in front of Rachel, lowered his head, and slowly asked her, "What if I say I'm not going to give it back?"
"I'll snatch it myself!"
Facing the aura emanating from the other party, Rachel fearlessly spoke to him.
"Haha, what a good girl! I admire your courage!"
The Black Mask leader let out a laugh, raising his gun and pointing it at Rachel.
"Too bad, sweetie, your courage is misplaced!"
Seeing the Black Mask leader preparing to shoot the little girl, Barry could no longer hold back and activated his super speed.
Whoosh!
A strong whistling sound came from the air, and the powerful airflow almost prevented everyone in the venue from opening their eyes.
Barry rushed to the opponent with the fastest speed he could muster, grabbing the Black Mask leader's gun barrel.
And he kicked the other party in the lower abdomen.
Although Barry didn't know much about fighting techniques, he had received some basic training in the police force.
He bent his right leg and kicked the Black Mask leader in the abdomen, making a thud!
At the same time, the robber leader's pistol went off, firing upwards, and the bullet pierced the chandelier on the ceiling.
"Crash!"
The chandelier was shot through and fell from the ceiling to the ground, making a piercing clang.
People near where the chandelier fell were injured by the splashing glass, screaming in terror and retreating.
Everyone in the auditorium heard the gunshots and also screamed in terror, frantically fleeing backward.
The auditorium immediately became a chaotic mess!
Screams and sounds of fleeing converged, forming an incredibly chaotic scene.
At this moment, Barry's left arm became an elbow, striking diagonally upward like a heavy hammer, aiming at the Black Mask leader's throat!
He sought to subdue the opponent in the shortest possible time.
However, to Barry's surprise, the Black Mask leader reacted quickly.
He dodged backward, evading Barry's sneak attack, and then kicked, forcing Barry to retreat.
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