303. Walking the talk, the chaos of Canterlot
Knowing what Reverse Lightning was doing now, Roy didn't need to waste any extra energy looking for him.
According to the cooperation agreement between Reverse Lightning and Captain Cold, when the speed belt is ready, Reverse Lightning will take the initiative to show up.
All Roy has to do is wait patiently for the reverse lightning to appear.
Although he hadn't figured out how to catch Reverse Lightning yet, he wasn't particularly worried about it.
It's true that his speed can't match that of Reverse Lightning, but that doesn't mean he can't catch Reverse Lightning.
After leaving the presidential suite where Roy lived, Captain Cold did not leave the hotel immediately, but went to the hotel's in-house bar.
He needs to think calmly now.
Although not a hotel guest, the hotel's in-house bar isn't just for staying guests.
Once at the bar, Captain Cold went straight to the bar and ordered a bottle of whiskey from the bartender.
Then, while drinking the whiskey in front of him, he thought about the next arrangement.
Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to get back from Roy's side.
Roy's strength was much stronger than he expected.
To be precise, he can't see Roy's true strength at all now.
The only thing he can be sure of is that Roy's strength is far superior to his own.
After frowning and thinking for a while, Reverse Lightning cursed in his heart.
Damn it!
If I knew this guy was so tricky, I shouldn't have been in such a hurry to come to him.
Although it may not be possible to defeat Roy if he comes later, at least he will not be as passive as he is now.
To make matters worse, Roy now also knows about the collaboration between him and Reverse Lightning.
According to common sense, Roy would never have known about this.
But the problem is that Roy not only knew, but also said it very bluntly and gave him a "choice".
Captain Cold and Reverse Lightning really don't have any personal friendships.
But compared to Reverse Lightning, he is now more jealous of Roy.
Or rather, he didn't know what kind of person Roy really was right now.
Although he regretted it a little, Captain Cold knew that he could only cooperate with Roy now.
Presidential Suite.
Not long after Captain Cold left, Harley walked out of the bedroom in sexy silk pajamas and walked straight to Roy.
She came directly to Roy and lay down, like a lazy little milk cat, put her head on Roy's lap, and said softly:
"The uninvited guest was sent away?"
"Uh-huh!"
Roy nodded back.
"Did he get revenge for yesterday's bar clash?"
Harley continued.
Although she hadn't seen Captain Cold, she had already guessed that the uninvited guest Roy was talking about was Captain Cold.
After coming to Canterlot, they only came into contact with two groups of people, except for the hotel and the outside service staff.
Sisko and Caitlyn had only been meeting for a short time, and they certainly wouldn't have come to the hotel out of the blue.
After eliminating Sisko and Caitlin, only the Rogue Gang remained.
And in the Rogue Gang, the only person who will come uninvited at this time is Captain Cold, who is the leader of the Rogue Gang.
Compared to before, Hallie has indeed become a lot crazier now, but her IQ is still there.
"In the beginning, he came to me for revenge."
"But now, he should be my partner."
Roy stroked Harley's hair as he briefly talked about his collaboration with Captain Cold.
Although his cooperation with Captain Cold involves reverse lightning, he doesn't intend to hide it from Harley.
Or rather, there's nothing to hide.
After listening to his story, Hallie continued to ask:
"Is that speed belt really as magical as Reverse Lightning said?"
"If nothing else, yes."
"But what kind of belt he will be able to make in the end, I don't know for sure."
Roy replied quickly.
He is very confident in the scientific research level of Reverse Lightning, but he does not have much confidence in Reverse Lightning's character.
If Reverse Lightning earnestly fulfills his promise, he can indeed make a belt of extreme speed that temporarily grants speed power to others.
But whether he would do it honestly, Roy couldn't say.
On the surface, Reverse Lightning really didn't have the need to fool Captain Cold.
After all, their purpose is the same.
But the devil knows if Reverse Lightning is secretly planning something else.
If supervillains do what they say, they are too unvillains.
"I wish he could make a belt of speed."
Harley said with a serious face.
"Why?"
Roy asked rhetorically.
"Because I want to experience what it's like to have super speed!"
Forehead......
I have to say that Hallie's idea is quite normal, not crazy at all.
"Then it depends on whether the reverse lightning is really so true."
Roy said with a smile.
……
Time flies.
Before you know it, a week has passed.
During the week, Roy and Hallie experienced Canterlot just like the average tourist.
Aside from going to the Star Lab every other day to see if the Flash was coming back, Roy kept a low profile and enjoyed his life as a tourist.
In addition, whether it was Reverse Lightning or Captain Cold, he didn't take the initiative to inquire or look for their thoughts this week.
Although the only people who know that The Flash has traveled to other universes at the moment are himself and Sisko and others.
But the inexplicable disappearance of the Flash still caused some speculation in the outside world.
If the ordinary citizens of Canterlot are just guessing where the Flash has gone, why he hasn't cracked down on crime like before.
Then the gangsters and thugs in Canterlot will be like Christmas this week.
The Canterlot Police Department is working hard to stop crime in the city.
But now without The Flash, the Canterlot Police Department quickly experienced what it means to be understaffed.
Normally, a city's police station will definitely be equipped with enough police to maintain local law and order.
But there's something special about Canterlot.
The Flash's hard work has indeed reduced the crime rate in Canterlot to a great extent.
At the same time, it inevitably brings another problem.
That is, it seems that the Canterlot Police Department is particularly incompetent and overstaffed.
As a result, it was only natural that the Canterlot city government received a proposal to cut the Canterlot Police Department's budget.
Because the beautiful country is a very "democratic" country.
Therefore, the proposal to cut the budget of the Central City Police Department passed without any suspense.
Although many people know that the Flash can't guard Canterlot all the time.
But those MPs don't care so much.
Of course, they also know that the overstaffing of the Canterlot Police Department is due to the fact that the Flash helps fight criminals.
As soon as the Flash leaves, or stops fighting criminals, the downsizing Canterlot Police Department will immediately face a shortage of staff.
Despite the pitfalls, the majority of parliamentarians passed the proposal.
The reason is simple, whether the Flash will stop fighting criminals in the future, no one knows.
But one thing is certain.
That is, once the proposal passes, the budget cut from the Canterlot Police Department is real.
Even if it's just a month, that's a lot of money.
Speaking of which, we have to talk about the spending of those well-known metropolises in the beautiful country on the police station.
Take New York, a beautiful country, for example.
Roy remembers very well the world before he traveled through the world, that is, the real world without superheroes and supervillains.
The annual budget of the New York Police Department is billions or even tens of billions of dollars a year.
This amount is already much more than the annual military budget of many countries.
And that's just a world without superheroes and supervillains, the NYPD's annual budget for a year.
In a world of supervillains and superheroes, it's not surprising that the NYPD's annual budget has doubled or tripled.
The Canterlot Police Department's annual budget may not be as low as the New York Police Department's, but it's not much lower.
After all, in this world, Canterlot is a well-known city in China after Metropolis, Gotham, New York and other big cities.
As far as Roy knows, the Canterlot Police Department's annual budget has been cut since many years ago.
The more active the Flash became, the more criminals he cracked down, and the more the Canterlot Police Department's budget was cut.
So this also brings up another problem, which is that the police in Canterlot don't really like the Flash very much.
No one likes a guy who causes their salary to drop!
Even if this person is a superhero!
In this regard, Batman Bruce does a lot better than The Flash.
The existence of Batman not only did not lead to the budget of the Gotham Police Department being cut, but it is still increasing year by year.
Back to the Canterlot Police Department.
Because of the Flash's "inexplicable" disappearance, the Canterlot Police Department has not been in a hurry this week.
Many gangsters and criminals who were previously afraid of the Flash took advantage of this opportunity to show their strength.
In addition to taking advantage of the opportunity to "buy zero" and rob banks and jewelry stores, many gangs also chose to expand their territory at this time.
As a result, the night in Canterlot became very lively.
If this trend continues, in a few months, Canterlot will develop into another Gotham.
Although Roy is in Canterlot now, he has no intention of stopping these criminals.
He never considered himself a superhero, let alone had an obligation to protect other citizens.
When he's in a good mood or seems bored, he doesn't mind cracking down on crime.
But now, he has no such idea at all.
As long as these gangs and criminals don't interfere with his play, he doesn't bother to pay attention to these guys.
Central City East.
A barbecue restaurant with a small area and not very luxurious decoration, but with a good reputation, Roy and Hallie chatted casually while enjoying today's lunch.
This past week, Roy has accompanied Hallie to visit all the attractions in Canterlot.
Even the bars in Canterlot that cater to gangsters, they went to seven or eight.
If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't met Flash and Reverse Lightning and found a way to get the speed force, Roy would have the idea of leaving Canterlot and going to the next city.
Just as he and Harley were chatting about where they were going in the afternoon, his phone suddenly rang.
As soon as he saw the caller ID displayed on the screen, he pressed the connect button.
In the next second, Captain Cold's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Reverse Lightning contacted me and said to deliver the speed belt tonight."
"He'll let me know the exact location in the evening."
Captain Cold said quickly.
"Okay, I got it."
With that, Roy hung up.
After waiting for a week, I finally waited for the news of the reverse lightning.
If the reverse lightning does not appear, he will have the idea of using his domineering power to search for the reverse lightning in the whole city.
Although the reverse lightning may not be hidden in the city, and the speed power may not be perceived by the domineering spirit, there is no harm in trying.
"Captain Cold called?"
Hallie asked Roy.
"Well, Reverse Lightning asked him to trade the speed belt tonight, and the exact location is still unclear."
Roy replied.
"Oh, can I come with you tonight?"
Harley continued.
"Next time."
Roy looked at Harley apologetically.
If the person to be captured tonight is not Reverse Lightning, but Captain Cold and the others, Roy wouldn't mind bringing Harley with him.
But if you want to catch Reverse Lightning, it's better not to bring Harley over.
Roy didn't want to take the initiative to send a hostage to Reverse Lightning.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you at the hotel."
Although Hallie has a little trouble from time to time, she is not the kind of person who is willful and unreasonable.
Now that Roy has made it clear, then she won't stalk with her.
"Uh-huh!"
Roy nodded.
After lunch at this reputable barbecue restaurant, Roy returns to the hotel with Harley.
At night.
After accompanying Hallie to dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Roy leaves the hotel alone.
He didn't drive away, but left the presidential suite with a flash.
In just a moment, he went from the presidential suite to the bar where he saw the heat wave and the golden glider for the first time.
Instead of flashing directly into the bar, he flashed into a nearby alley.
Then, I walked into the bar like a normal customer.
As soon as he entered the bar, he saw the three Captain Cold.
Instead of greeting Captain Cold, he went straight to the bar and asked the bartender for a bottle of whiskey.
Little by little, time passed.
Soon, half an hour passed.
Just when Roy wonders if Reverse Lightning is planning to release Captain Cold's pigeons, he receives a text message from Captain Cold.
The one sent by Captain Cold was the meeting address that Reverse Lightning sent him.
Glancing at the address above, Roy didn't leave the hotel right away.
After all three of Captain Cold left the bar for the meeting place, he checked out and left the bar unhurriedly.
Although he left the hotel relatively late, he arrived at the mansion near the meeting place earlier than Captain Cold and the others.
For Captain Cold, it takes more than twenty minutes to drive from the bar.
But for Roy, it's a matter of thought.
After coming to the roof of the building near the meeting place, he did not hesitate, and immediately exerted his domineering spirit to perceive the breath of life nearby.
He directly ignored those normal life breaths, focusing on perceiving the superhuman life breaths.
(End of chapter)