Star Labs, main control room.
"What? You're saying I was struck by lightning and unconscious for eight months! Then who is this guy? That night, a vortex suddenly appeared in the room, he fell out and hit me, then a lightning bolt struck both of us, and I passed out."Barry pointed at Lin Li, asking in surprise.
"Are you sure he appeared from a vortex and hit you?"
"YES, I wasn't unconscious then, I saw it very clearly."
Barry said with certainty.
"Oh my God, it's true!"
"This is so cool."
Cisco and Caitlin exclaimed in shock.
Lin Li was helplessly being gestured at by the group, not understanding anything, only knowing that their gazes at him were as wondrous as if they were looking at an alien.
How terrible, it seems the first thing he should do is learn English. His brain has already been zapped, so learning English should be easier now, right?
Lin Li couldn't hear what they were saying, he just stood aside and watched them talk.
Then Dr. Wells took Barry away.
About half an hour later, it's worth noting that during this half hour, Lin Li felt like Cisco and Caitlin were two little mice, hiding to the side, curiously observing and discussing him with squeaks.
After Dr. Wells took Barry for a spin and returned to the main control room.
Lin Li heard a familiar "Iris," and then, just like in the TV show, a hurried Barry rushed out, presumably to see his childhood sweetheart, Iris.
Poor Barry, he still doesn't know Iris has a boyfriend yet.
After failing to stop Barry from leaving, Dr. Wells said to Lin Li, "Lin Li, you need to stay at Star Labs for a while. We need to understand your body and what's going on with your world. All of this is too amazing."
Lin Li said, "Okay, Dr. Wells, I beg of you, please also find me a set of English learning materials. It's too uncomfortable not understanding what you're saying."
Dr. Wells smiled and agreed, then spoke to Cisco and Caitlin about something he didn't understand.
After speaking, Caitlin walked up to Lin Li and took out a small cup...
Uh...
Perhaps sensing Caitlin's intention, Lin Li quickly said, "Please, Dr. Wells, let's start tomorrow. My body is perfectly fine right now."
Dr. Wells said, "Then let's just do a simple check of your health first. After all, strange phenomena happened to you before, and we can't be sure your body is alright. We'll start a detailed examination tomorrow."
After a simple check of all aspects of his body, there were no problems.
Dr. Wells then took Lin Li to get several sets of Star Labs-branded athletic wear, briefly introduced the functions of each room, and arranged a room for Lin Li to stay in. There used to be staff living in Star Labs, so finding a room was not difficult.
The room was quite small, with a bed and a display screen opposite the bed.
Two hours later, Cisco, looking curious, knocked on his door and handed him a tablet. He pointed to an icon on the tablet, which was an English-Chinese translation textbook.
"Thank you."
He still knew how to say thank you in English.
After seeing the wide-eyed Cisco off.
Lin Li sat on the bed and wirelessly connected the tablet to the large display screen in his room, which had Chinese labels, so he wasn't afraid of not knowing how to use it.
When you focus on one thing, you'll find that time passes especially quickly.
The hardest part of learning English is actually remembering the vast number of words; grammar is secondary. This was a piece of cake for Lin Li, because he already had a photographic memory.
He didn't have Barry's lightning-fast speed of learning a book in a flash, but learning a foreign language in twenty minutes—can you believe it?
Lin Li couldn't believe it, so to verify, he also learned French, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and German.
Finally, he could proudly say, "I am now a master of multiple languages."
— — — —
On the other side, our The Flash, Barry, left Star Labs, went to the coffee shop but didn't see Iris, then planned to return to the Central City Police Department.
Unfortunately, halfway there, he encountered Iris and Eddie kissing. The moment he saw it, Barry's heart was very complex, and he felt a pang of bitterness.
Finally, Iris also noticed Barry, and of course, she was very happy. After sending Eddie away, she went for a walk with Barry.
When Barry learned that it was because he was in a coma that Eddie filled in for Joe to visit him, and thus got together with Iris.
Barry felt so wronged he almost wanted to cry.
If only he hadn't been in a coma...
That night, Joe and Iris cooked a big meal to celebrate Barry's recovery.
— — — —
Lin Li didn't sleep all night, nor did he continuously study languages; he only learned about ten languages before stopping. He browsed the news and found some very interesting articles, where he discovered The Green Arrow.
He hadn't watched The Green Arrow, but he knew it was a very popular TV series, and The Flash was a spin-off of The Green Arrow, with frequent crossovers.
After reading the news for a while, he remembered his own ability. His ability was electrokinesis. Although this was good, Lin Li was still very disappointed. Lin Li felt that the energy in his brain was the Speed Force, enveloping his brain, but he couldn't feel its effect on his brain. In other words, Lin Li's photographic memory and active thinking had nothing to do with this Speed Force, and this Speed Force could also produce some unknown changes with Barry's Speed Force, which made him a little worried.
Around nine in the morning, Caitlin knocked on the door.
"Mr. Lin Li, today Cisco and I will help you with your physical examination. Please cooperate later."
Caitlin held her phone, with an English-Chinese translation app open, showing it to Lin Li.
Lin Li smiled and said, "Caitlin, you don't need to do that, I can speak English."
His accent was a bit strange, but that's how it is for anyone learning a foreign language, but that wasn't the point.
"You can speak English?"
Caitlin asked suspiciously, he clearly seemed unable to speak yesterday.
Lin Li pointed to his head: "Eight months ago, this place was struck, which developed my brain region, increased my intelligence and thinking ability. Now, I am smarter than Albert."
Pure English.
Caitlin's mouth dropped open in surprise. Just yesterday, Lin Li could only say simple English like "thank you" and "hello." Just one night of studying, and he could learn an entire foreign language. What kind of learning speed was this? It was incredible. Are people from other worlds all this smart?
After her surprise, as a bioengineering expert, she expressed great interest in examining him.
"Mr. Lin Li, I'd like to examine your brain first later."
Lin Li readily accepted; he also intended to understand his own body.
"Of course, you can just call me Lin Li."