Clark froze at the question, he had been caught and now he needed a way out. Maybe speed and run back to Smallville but he came to Central City for a jump start in his journalist career. So he decided to play dumb and see how far that got him.
“If I said no, would you believe me?”
“Sorry dude. Not gonna happen,” Cisco responded, shaking his head. “Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me. I’ve seen a lot in the last year, and that was mild in comparison. No offense, dude.”