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Chapter 293 Guess what kind of gourd it is

When Ma Zhaodi arrived at the hospital on his bicycle, the hospital's power supply had not yet been restored.

He casually stuffed the folding bicycle back into his cloak and then blended into the crowd—the hospital was dark at the time, and the darkness brought unease, which in turn brought chaos. Amidst the throng of people, no one noticed the Asian man.

He followed the flow of people through the hospital, searching for Joe and Iris. They would surely be waiting outside the wards of Officer Sel, who had been shot in the abdomen, and Barry Allen. Finding them would lead him to the two men.

"Let me check on Sel's condition. I don't want to waste all that effort only to end up not being able to save him."

Ma Zhaodi muttered to himself as he squeezed into the hospital. He wasn't too worried about Barry's safety because with Harrison Wells around, the professor would definitely not let Barry die in this accident.

But then again, just to be on the safe side, and also to observe the situation in this universe, he still planned to go and take a look at both sides.

However, the hospital was in extraordinary chaos tonight, and not just because of the power outage—if it were just a matter of a few lights being out, the nurses and other security guards in the hospital lobby would have been able to help maintain order; the problem was that the power outage was just one of the collateral damages caused by the particle accelerator explosion.

The direct damage caused by the explosion was a massive number of wounded.

"Make way! Make way! Clear the path for the wounded!"

In the pitch-black lobby, nurses, flashlights in hand, anxiously shouted to the crowd. At this moment, about ten minutes had passed since the explosion, and those injured, some lightly and some seriously, were gradually being brought to the hospital. With the arrival of accompanying family members and police, the hospital was suddenly overflowing with people, and every floor was packed.

"Either this is the only hospital in the city center, or the number of injured tonight is far greater than people imagined."

Ma Zhaodi sighed as he watched the injured being wheeled into the operating room. If the Horn of Abundance were still usable, he could have been of some help.

"Considering that this hospital is the closest to the particle accelerator, perhaps the situation tonight isn't as bad as we think?"

As Ma Zhaodi pondered, he slowly walked upstairs. In his view, the hospital's medical pressure wasn't particularly high; it was within the normal range. During the Laughing Battle, they had about this many wounded people to treat every day. The current overcrowding was the norm there back then.

"It's because the Flash wasn't born a few years ago that Central City's strength wasn't enough." He thought to himself, "Once superpowered individuals increase everyone's strength, the hospital's medical level will probably rise rapidly."

While he was thinking, he found Joe at the door of a hospital room—this wasn't too difficult; he just needed to find the hospital room with the most police officers at the door.

"Joe, don't worry too much."

A detective patted Joe on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "You've brought Sel here as quickly as possible. The doctor said the bullet didn't damage any of his organs, and the bleeding was stopped in time—he'll be fine."

“I know, I know,” Joe stared at the door of the operating room and sighed deeply. “That’s how it is when you’re a policeman. You’ll always run into these kinds of things. I just know that after this injury and recovery, Sel won’t have much time left. He has to retire. I’m a little regretful that I couldn’t finish his last case before retirement with him from beginning to end.”

"Speaking of which, you went to find Brother Ma Dong, right?" another detective said angrily. "You should have brought more men with you. Don't worry, we will make those two bosses pay the price!"

"Well, that's Barry's analysis. I can't be sure they're there either. I was just going to try my luck tonight."

Qiao shook his head: "As for the Ma brothers—there's no need to deal with them anymore. They tried to escape in a farm plane, but the plane was hit by the explosion, and they were both killed."

Upon hearing that the Ma brothers' bodies had been destroyed, the other officers were speechless—no wonder Joe had just said that the case of Sel could not be resolved properly; with the criminals dead, the case was destined to be closed immediately.

“Uh Joe, speaking of Barry, we have something to tell you.”

Seeing her colleague stammering and looking troubled, Qiao had a bad feeling.

"What's wrong with Barry?" "Barry."

His colleague opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. He silently stepped aside, revealing blond hair that was silently shedding tears.

"Daughter? What are you doing here?"

"Dad, Barry was struck by lightning and is unconscious."

Iris's voice was low as she sadly replied, "I came to the hospital to see him."

Iris?!

Ma Zhaodi, who had been silently idling, suddenly widened his eyes: "Wait, buddy? What timeline is this? Do you think I don't know what Alice West looks like in the TV series? Her skin is just like her father's. When she runs into a hospital with a power outage, all you can see are her white teeth. When she bends down, you can see several donuts on her neck. I was almost suffocated by the rainbow-colored flattery lines and the tea smell of her two-timing. She is the most memorable character in the whole series."

"You're telling me this fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged blonde is Iris West?! How did Joe West end up with a white daughter? Was she adopted?"

However he looked at it, the woman in front of him was indeed Joe's daughter.

“Dad, Barry.”

"Barry will be fine, Iris."

Joe hugged his heartbroken daughter tightly, his eyes also filled with tears. Barry Allen was the son he had raised from childhood; they were not blood relatives, but their bond was stronger than blood. Hearing that his son had suddenly met with such a tragedy, his heart was bleeding.

But as the sole pillar of this single-parent family, he couldn't shed tears at this moment; he had to hold on.

Joe West was a resolute father and policeman throughout his life. He rarely shed tears, and every time he cried, it was for his family; every time he showed strength, it was for his family.

“Come on, I’ll go with you to wait for Barry to wake up.”

"it is good."

Ma Zhaodi couldn't help but sigh. He knew Barry would be alright, but Joe was a good man. Although he had saved Sel, seeing him like this still made him feel uneasy.

With this in mind, he opened the system shop—he had previously said he wanted to buy a healing ability. Although he couldn't intervene in Barry Allen's injuries, the hospital had received many seriously injured patients tonight, and with his help, at least fewer people would die.

After all, everyone here has family.

Ma Zhaodi scrolled through the system shop list, and after a moment his eyes lit up because he saw a healing item that suited his taste.

A green gourd.

P.S.: Today is May 5.12th. May the deceased rest in peace.

PS2: Yesterday was Mother's Day, and I forgot to wish my mom a happy holiday. I'll make it up to her today.

(End of this chapter)