FBI: Chapter 189/190

Chapter 189: Gone Down?

In Star Labs, Caitlin and Cisco began conducting a detailed examination of Barry Allen's body, while constantly looking at Eobard Thawne with complicated expressions.

Entanglement and hatred were clearly written on their faces.

Eobard Thawne, the true murderer of Harrison Wells, was also their mentor who had discovered and nurtured them.

This contradictory identity plunged the two scientists, who usually had simple interpersonal relationships, into deep confusion.

Dante preferred to call this situation "being lost in the moment."

It was precisely because it was so closely related to them that they couldn't quickly make a good or evil judgment about Eobard Thawne based on universal values.

But Dante was different.

What he cared about was how much trouble this guy had caused the FBI, or more accurately, The Legends, on the timeline.

Seeing Eobard Thawne begin to calm down, Dante carried him and the wheelchair into the adjacent equipment room.

Dante first disgustedly removed the gag created by the Will Green Light, then pushed Eobard Thawne deeper inside.

"Alright, shouldn't we talk about confessing and pleading guilty?"

Dante motioned for Harley Quinn to close the door, then looked at the disheveled Reverse-Flash with a fake smile.

"FBI agent Dante… I remember your name." Eobard Thawne sneered, "You'd better pray I never break free from your restraint. Otherwise, I will go back to your day of origin and erase you from this Universe!"

"Uh, are you serious?" Dante sat opposite him, looking troubled. "You don't think I'm one of those Superheroes who adhere to a no-kill policy, do you? Buddy, wake up, you're dead, you know that?"

Dante's last sentence made Eobard Thawne freeze.

"…Then why are you talking to me?"

"Nonsense, of course I have to squeeze every bit of value out of you." Dante's malicious nature was fully revealed. "If you confess everything you should, I might consider letting you die a quick death. Otherwise…"

After Dante finished speaking, in just one second, he displayed the power of his three-light transformation.

Then he watched Eobard Thawne's face instantly turn pale.

"You, you are that Green Lantern!?"

"The Green Lantern who is almost invincible at every point in time, in every possibility!?"

"So… your origin is this timeline! I was blind to think you were just a member of some Green Lantern Corps…"

Dante pouted.

Another person who had encountered the future him on the timeline.

And judging by Eobard Thawne's description, he had encountered him more than once.

It seemed no matter which possibility Dante went down, he was destined to be a formidable man.

He wondered if he would have the chance to meet these variants himself in the future.

"Stop talking nonsense." Dante cut off Eobard Thawne's frenzy, found an unopened digital camcorder in the equipment room, handed it to Harley Quinn, and said, "Alright, change your face back to Harrison Wells."

Eobard Thawne's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. Finally, resignedly, he used the Reverse Speed Force to disguise himself as Harrison Wells again.

Harley giggled, turned on the camcorder, and aimed it at Eobard Thawne, who had completed his disguise and was sitting in the wheelchair.

"What do you want me to say?"

"Confess all your crimes, clear Henry Allen's name… In short, I believe with your intelligence, you know what to say."

Eobard Thawne fell into brief silence, then looked into the camera lens.

"How are you, Barry?"

"If you're watching this video, it means something didn't go as planned."

"I'm dead, and fifteen years of effort have all turned into empty talk, like a mirage."

"What a pity, a whole fifteen years."

"We are not true enemies, Barry."

"And I am not the one you should resent the most."

"I… just wanted to go home."

"But it's come to this, and I want to give you what you need most."

"It doesn't matter anymore, believe me, Barry Allen, you will never truly be happy."

"Alright, now cut the previous footage and give the following statement to CCPD…"

"My name is Harrison Wells."

"Of sound body and mind."

"I voluntarily confess that on the evening of March eighteenth, fifteen years ago, I murdered Nora Allen."

"In her home, I attacked Nora Allen, stabbing her in the chest with a kitchen knife found in the left drawer of the kitchen sink."

"Then I cleared all traces of myself from the scene and framed Nora Allen's husband, Henry Allen."

"I reiterate, all of this is voluntary."

After Eobard Thawne completed this series of improvisations, Dante couldn't help but applaud.

"That was so smooth and without any trace of acting. Honestly, you wouldn't have imagined this scene before, would you?"

Reverse-Flash stared with Harrison Wells's face and said with a bitter smile,

"You might not believe it, but I've already recorded several confession videos… They were products of hesitation and anxiety."

Dante pouted.

That sounds nice.

But when you were killing, you didn't seem to hesitate at all.

"Harley, give this video to Barry Allen and them. Clearing his father's name is something he should do himself."

Harley didn't say anything inappropriate. After all, as Barry Allen's doctor, she arguably understood his emotional knot better than anyone, aside from himself.

Instead, she carried the camcorder out of the equipment room and walked over to Barry Allen.

At this time, Caitlin and Cisco were at the table testing Barry Allen's reaction speed.

Although his body had been transformed by the Speed Force, Barry Allen had not yet mastered how to actively use it.

Harley Quinn walked directly to their side and placed the digital camcorder on the table.

She exported the video to the computer.

"Take a look, Barry."

Barry Allen looked at Harley Quinn with a questioning gaze, only to find that she had changed from her usual crazy, cynical expression, with only seriousness in her brows.

He then opened the video on the computer.

The next moment, all three people, except Harley Quinn, froze.

It was Caitlin, the most mature and steady, who reacted first.

"Oh my god!"

"He confessed!"

Barry Allen, prompted by Caitlin, finally smiled.

"Doctor Quinzell, this is the evidence to release my father!"

After speaking, he was about to call CCPD.

Harley Quinn pressed Barry Allen back into his chair.

"Your current task is to adjust well in this lab and figure out what happened to you."

"As for other matters, the FBI will handle them."

After speaking, she took out her personal terminal and dialed a number.

"Hello, Old Man!"

"The true murderer of my son's mother has been caught!"

(To be continued.)

Chapter 190: Gideon is Also Here

When Fury received the call, his head was spinning.

"What the heck?"

"Your son?!"

"You and Dante got someone pregnant?!"

After half a day of trying to dissuade her, he finally understood the full story after Harley Quinn's explanation.

So it was about Barry Allen from Coulson's Team!

"Well, why didn't you just say so clearly! I thought you guys were going to ask me to approve maternity leave."

Even Harley Quinn, with her half-crazy, half-neurotic brain, was shocked by Fury.

"Old man! With all this time you're spending overthinking, let Professor X check your brain!"

"Quickly notify the local prosecutor in Central City!"

"I'll send you the evidence via my personal terminal shortly!"

After speaking, she disconnected the call.

Fury showed no signs of anger after being verbally attacked by his own daughter. If Dante had seen it, he would have definitely cursed Fury for being a hypocrite!

But Fury wasn't immersed in the long-awaited father-daughter interaction.

He had also looked into Barry Allen's situation.

The biggest reason he was recruited into the FBI was because he was a close eyewitness to a supernatural event.

As for him being a forensic expert, that was just an unexpected bonus.

Subsequently, he contacted Internal Affairs through internal communication.

Before long, two old acquaintances from Internal Affairs, Max and Caroline, arrived together at Fury's office.

"Oh, you two came at just the right time."

Fury said, sharing the confession video Harley Quinn had sent to their personal terminals.

"Director Fury, what do you need us to do?" Caroline said somewhat obsequiously. "Please try not to make it a very troublesome task. Today, the Chinese supermarket downstairs from our apartment building has discounted eggs, and I absolutely don't want to miss them."

Meanwhile, Max casually opened the shared confession video…

"Wow, although this guy looks a bit old, he's definitely a handsome old man… Okay, this is a murderer confessing in a video, that's a bit of a turn-off instantly."

After a moment of commentary, Max still couldn't resist.

"Uh, before he goes to jail, he should still be able to stay outside for a while, right? Director Fury, do you have his contact information? Social media accounts work too."

Fury looked at these two oddities and suddenly felt a headache coming on.

When did the FBI turn into this kind of comedian-style circus?

In his memory, the General Bureau used to be a cold, merciless law enforcement machine, didn't it?

It seems… ever since Dante was seconded here on his first day, the entire FBI's style had been led astray!

"Caroline, is buying discounted eggs really more important than a mission?"

"Uh, pretty much, maybe slightly more important."

Caroline gestured timidly with her hands, but Fury seemed to see the entire Universe in those two almost unseparated fingertips.

"…Now, go to the FBI cafeteria and request a ton of eggs, store them in the cafeteria, and take them as needed."

Then, he looked at Max.

"I remember that within the FBI, Internal Affairs organizes social events every month, right… Are you so hungry that you won't even let criminals off the hook?"

"Oh, the social events side has already blacklisted me."

Max ran a hand through her wavy hair, "I have to admit, I've been a bit too thirsty lately."

"Stop! I don't want to know anything about my subordinates' private lives!" Fury felt like he had aged ten years upon encountering these two oddities. He waved his hand, "Go to Central City, find the local prosecutor to re-examine Henry Allen's case, and then submit the video evidence."

"No problem, Director Fury, mission accomplished, guaranteed."

With that, she pulled Caroline and prepared to leave Fury's office.

Max, in a certain sense, was still very reliable.

As long as one could tolerate her overly free-spirited personality.

…

Dante and Harley Quinn had Barry Allen temporarily stay at Star Labs.

He would probably discover his Speed Force soon.

Staying directly at Star Labs would help him understand his abilities.

And all control over Star Labs had already been handed over to Caitlin.

"As for Eobard Thawne, we will temporarily detain him."

Dante nodded to everyone. "After all, we'll need him to appear in court as a suspect."

After speaking, he opened a portal and casually pushed the wheelchair through.

Then he took Harley Quinn's hand and passed through the portal, disappearing from the spot.

"Wow, this is really cooler than any sci-fi movie."

Cisco scratched his chin. "Why do I feel, in a way, that I might be able to do something like this too?"

"Agent Dante's abilities are just that outrageous."

Barry Allen sat at the table, eating the food Caitlin had bought for him. "Teleportation magic is his least remarkable ability."

As he spoke, he rubbed his stomach.

Was his appetite really this big now?

He had already eaten three servings of food, but had only barely suppressed the hunger in his stomach.

Barry Allen didn't know yet that, due to the existence of the Speed Force, from now on, he would become a much bigger eater than Hulk.

…

"Woah woah woah, let me see who this is?"

"Isn't this the famous Reverse-Flash, Eobard Thawne?"

"What's wrong, paralyzed? Why are you in a wheelchair?"

"Bloody hell, you bastard have finally fallen into our hands."

After Eobard Thawne was pushed through the portal, he arrived at the Waverider.

After a brief silence, The Legends' group taunt followed.

Dante's mouth twitched.

From the resentment on their faces, it was clear that Eobard Thawne had indeed caused them a lot of trouble on the timeline.

Even Fongji Wu, who was relatively the most stable-tempered, was clenching her Iron Fists, making cracking sounds.

He guessed that if he weren't still there, Fongji Wu would have already subjected Eobard Thawne to Iron Fist retribution.

"Alright, I know you all have a lot of resentment towards the Reverse Speed Force user, but we can't kill him yet. Let's keep him locked up on the Waverider for now."

"Uh, Teacher, are you serious?" Sarah Lance's eyes widened. "You're locking an Extreme Speedster on the Waverider?"

"Anyway, he's now completely restrained by my Black Magic and Chaos Magic. No part of him can move except his head."

Only then did everyone swarm forward. After a round of physical "testing," they found that Dante's words were true.

Only then did Jefferson push the wheelchair and send Eobard Thawne into the Waverider's prison cell.

And this time, besides detaining Eobard Thawne, Dante had another matter.

"Gideon."

As soon as the words fell, the Waverider's artificial intelligence displayed a 3D projected human face before him.

"Creator welcome."

"Gideon, I have a gift for you."

Dante finished speaking and connected a palm-sized storage device to the Waverider.

"Teacher, what… what is this?"

"Inside this… is also Gideon."

(To be continued.)