"Cisco, I graduated from Central City University. According to Central City tradition, if Wells dies, his students have the right to inherit his scientific research. That means only Flash Water is qualified to obtain the core components of that Particle Accelerator."
Barry Allen stood in front of his laptop, looking up the location of Hogg's Auto Shop headquarters.
"Alright, I'll trust you on this, but how are we going to convince him?"
"Tell him the truth."
"What if he's actually not a good person?"
"It's fine. My good friend is also a superhero with superpowers, isn't he?"
Barry Allen looked at the address he found, a slight smile on his face.
"Okay, we should book our high-speed train tickets to Gotham. To be honest, I haven't had the habit of taking a train in a long time."
...
...
Hogg's Auto Shop, Qingshui's private engineering lab.
Black Gold II was complete. Overall, it was essentially a replica of Big Ivan in this world, and its rating also reached A-.
Fortune's progress bar was also rising rapidly.
Hogg United was now one of Gotham's two largest gangs. Its territory, manpower, and assets had all seen massive improvements. The Fortune progress bar had suddenly shot up from 4.01% to 48.6%.
Once these territories were assimilated, it was estimated it could rise by a few more percentage points.
"BOSS, there are two young men outside who want to see you. They say they have a big business deal they want to discuss."
The Accountant held a phone and walked from the office next door to the door of Qingshui's lab.
Qingshui wiped the mechanical grease from his face, frowned, and said without turning around:
"Didn't I say that you're responsible for all business, and I'll just make the final decision?"
"But... they specifically said that this deal must be discussed with you personally, and that it concerns your former teacher."
The Accountant replied to Qingshui.
Qingshui asked again:
"What are their names?"
"Barry Allen, Cisco Ramon."
Qingshui's motion of applying lubricant paused.
Why would The Flash come looking for me?
"Take them to the office."
Qingshui pulled his gaze away from the Black Gold II in front of him, changed his clothes, wiped his face, and went to wait in the office.
"Barry."
"Hm?"
"I feel like the people here are a bit..."
Cisco winked at Barry Allen.
Barry looked at the mechanics there and nodded silently.
Each one was a burly man, many with fierce expressions, subtly exuding a murderous aura.
"I hope I didn't jinx it."
Accustomed to the calm and gentle days in Central City, Cisco was clearly unaccustomed to Gotham's dark atmosphere.
Barry fell back a step, hiding behind Cisco.
"I don't have superpowers right now. If they really are gangsters, it's all up to you."
"Don't worry, it's just a small Gotham gang."
Cisco swallowed, puffed out his chest, and plucked up his courage.
Even after gaining superpowers, he mostly used his intelligence to help The Flash, with almost zero real combat experience.
"Gentlemen, our BOSS is in the office straight ahead."
At the end of the hallway, the Accountant smiled and led the two towards Qingshui's office.
"Ahem, Mr. Water."
Cisco put on an exaggerated air of a successful businessman and shook hands with Qingshui.
"Hello, Mr. Ramon, Mr. Allen. You weren't frightened on your way here, were you? It's normal for our auto mechanics to be strong, and we've hired many unemployed veteran soldiers. Some of them have war-related syndromes, so they might look a bit fierce."
Recruiting retired military personnel to strengthen gang power was rephrased by Qingshui, making him sound like an entrepreneur with a sense of social responsibility.
"I thank you on behalf of those retired soldiers, Mr. Water."
Cisco looked at him with admiration.
After some pleasantries, the few of them finally began to discuss business.
"What exactly is this big business you two are talking about?"
Qingshui sat in his boss's chair, facing the two men across the desk.
"Mr. Watt, trust me, this is a big business opportunity you've never encountered before, and one you won't refuse."
Barry Allen said with a serious expression.
Qingshui gestured for them to continue.
"Mr. Watt, have you heard of The Flash and Vibe?"
Cisco ran a hand through his semi-long hair, striking a pose he thought was cool.
"Uh... The Flash... I've heard of him. The Central City Gazette has a huge circulation worldwide, and I subscribe to it. They often report on The Flash."
In fact, Qingshui subscribed to many newspapers, including the Metropolis Daily Planet, the Coast City Daily, and the Star City Herald, all to learn more about these superheroes.
"Oh, really! I won't hide it from you, my girlfriend works as a reporter there."
A sunny smile spread across Barry Allen's face as he talked about his girlfriend.
"Ahem, ahem."
Cisco coughed twice.
"What about Vibe?"
His expression was filled with anticipation.
"I'm sorry, I've never heard of that superhero."
His anticipation instantly turned to dejection.
"Alright, what does this have to do with the business you want to discuss with me?"
Qingshui shifted into a more comfortable sitting position.
"Actually, I am The Flash, and he is Vibe."
Barry Allen pointed to himself with one hand and to Cisco with the other.
"Uh... I'm very sorry, but I really haven't heard of Vibe."
Qingshui said to Cisco with an apologetic look.
Cisco: ...
Could he please stop rubbing salt in his wounds?!
"So you believe us? Do we need to demonstrate? For example, I can shatter this ceramic cup with a vibrational energy wave."
Cisco extended his hand towards the ceramic cup, emitting a visible Vibrational Energy Wave.
The cup instantly became covered in cracks, then exploded.
However, the shattered pieces were confined by a Vibrational Energy Wave emitted from Cisco's other hand.
"This cup was a Chinese antique I found at a flea market in Chinatown..."
"I'm so sorry!"
Cisco immediately bowed in apology.
"It's alright, just a small amount of money. How about Mr. Flash gets me some honey-glazed grilled fish from Coast City? You can consider that grilled fish as payment for this cup."
Qingshui smiled slightly.
Barry and Cisco exchanged glances.
"This brings me to why I came to see Mr. Watt."
Barry began earnestly, explaining the whole situation.
To save his companion, his entire Speed Force had been stolen by a villain named Zoom, leaving him without his super speed. Therefore, he hoped to regain his speed by recreating the Particle Accelerator and exploding Dark Matter.
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