Chapter Twenty-Three: The Meeting with the Blacksmith
The next day, at noon.
The Flash Museum.
This is probably the proudest tourist attraction of the Central City, and the entire museum was built by the citizens of the city, which represents the hope and spirit of the entire Midtown, and is a business card of the gem of the Midwest.
The Flash Museum is huge, and when it has been expanded, it covers an area equivalent to two football fields, with a total of two floors, divided into multiple exhibition halls according to different functions, and the museum displays various exhibits related to the Flash.
The first floor has an exclusive exhibition hall for generations of speedsters, including the original Flash Jay Garrick, Justice Society member Johnny Quicker and his daughter Jesse Clipper, the current Flash and Kid Kid, and the world's fastest boy Pulse......
In addition, all the supervillains defeated by the Flash also have their own exhibition halls, recording those legendary stories of the past, and the center of all the exhibition halls on the first floor displays the cosmic treadmill used by the Flash.
If you feel tired of visiting, you can also go to the "lightning restaurant" on the first floor to have a delicious meal, of course, this is not free, but the price is definitely cheaper than McDonald's. (I'll tell you a little secret, the waiters at Lightning Restaurant are all wearing rogue cosy suits)
As for the layout of the second floor, there are more interactive entertainment venues, such as photo studios, dress-up halls, movie screening rooms, etc., and then the exhibition halls of the Flash's allies, such as the Justice League or some other superheroes.
It is said that the director of the Flash Museum has already started planning to build the third floor, and it is unknown when construction will begin.
The huge statue of The Flash is erected in the square in front of the museum's main entrance, and countless people come here every day to take pictures.
It's not the first time Yuri has come to the Flash Museum, but it's the first time I've walked in.
It's a Wednesday, and it's both a weekday and a school day, so there aren't many visitors to the museum.
Yuri casually walked into the Lightning Restaurant, where he had agreed to meet the blacksmith.
As soon as he walked into the restaurant, Yuri saw a blonde girl waitress cossing into a blonde glider, bowing to him with a smile on her face.
"Welcome to Lightning Restaurant, do you need to order?"
"No thanks, I have an appointment, here is my number ......"
"Please wait, I need to verify the number...... Oh, you're Mr. Aiden Pearce, right? ”
"That's right, I'm Aiden Pearce."
Yuri nodded calmly.
The waiter looked at the photo on the reservation slip and compared Yuri's face to confirm that it was me.
"You've made a reservation for room N34, please come with me."
Talking about business with the big boss of the Internet, Yuri can't use his true face.
He had already turned into a ghost in advance, possessed in his current body.
For Yuri, who can turn into a ghost, getting the restaurant's reservation form is a no-brainer, he just needs to find someone who has a reservation time close to the meeting with the blacksmith and possess him.
Yuri has pre-locked four possession targets, the closest time is Aiden Pierce, and if this person doesn't come today, he will possess several other targets.
If the reservation doesn't come, then you have to temporarily pick someone in the museum to possess you, anyway, as long as you don't expose yourself.
Coming to the box, Yuri asked the waiter to leave first, and then rang the bell when needed.
With a bang, the door to the box shut, leaving Yuri alone inside.
I saw Yuri go to the window and knock on the glass three times, one light, one heavy, and one light.
This was the code he had agreed with McCrouch, and if he tapped it three times on the window of the lightning restaurant, the mirror master would teleport the blacksmith through the mirror channel.
A few seconds later, a whirlpool appeared on the glass, and a blinding white light flew out of the whirlpool.
After the white light faded, a woman in her forties appeared in the box.
He is 1.8 meters tall, with knee-length hair, and wears a revealing black tight leather coat with strange heavy makeup painted on his face.
To tell the truth, this height has brought a lot of pressure to Yuri, but fortunately, he is now controlling someone else's body, and he is not a blacksmith at all.
"You're the blacksmith?"
Yuri pulled a chair and sat down, "You're really coming alone?" ”
"I don't see the need to bring my men."
The blacksmith took a closer look at Yuri, and pulled a chair to sit down.
"Really?"
Yuri smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and then temporarily released his possession, turning into an invisible ghost and surveying his surroundings.
There were no suspicious figures found in the Flash Museum, and McCrouch's consciousness was not on any of the mirrors in the box.
As for the outside of the museum, there are too many suspicious people.
Of course, the blacksmith can't come alone, but the status quo is also within Yuri's acceptable range, at least the network doesn't tear his face as soon as it comes up.
"Master Mirror said you have a copy of the information about the Internet, can you tell me where you got your information?"
The blacksmith was the first to ask.
"You doubt the source of my information?" Yuri couldn't help but sneer, "Who else can I get this from but your funny magician actor?" ”
Yuri showed the information at the right time and shook it in front of the blacksmith's eyes.
"I need to verify the authenticity of the information, otherwise how can I be sure that you are not cheating the network?"
The blacksmith made a plausible request.
"Do you think I'm a fool, blacksmith? Or rather, Ms. Black? ”
Hearing this, the blacksmith's pupils shrank.
"Your real name is Amunet Black, you are forty-two years old, you started building an underground black market network fifteen years ago, and your ex-husband Keith Kenyon, who was a super-criminal codenamed Golden-Faced Man ten years ago, changed his mind five years ago and founded the Kenyon Guild ......five years ago."
Yuri pours out the information on the last page of the material like a bean, and only those who have read it will know these secrets.
"How much do you want?"
Since it could be judged that the information in Yuri's hand was true, the blacksmith said no more and asked straight to the point.
"That's the number."
Yuri held out five fingers.
"Five hundred thousand? No problem. ”
The blacksmith agreed without even thinking about it.
Yuri shook his head, "Five million! ”
"No way, the network can't come up with so much money!"
"Ms. Black, the information makes it very clear that the net profit of the network is at least 50 million US dollars a year, and you have been operating the network for more than 15 years, do you think I will believe that you can't take out 5 million?"
The corners of Yuri's mouth rose slightly, and said: "Compared to the oil and water that the Internet has made for so many years, I don't want much, and doing business is about equivalent exchange, if you think this information is not worth this money, then I have to find another buyer." ”