Chapter 11 3

Nick lay on the floor of the study, weeping over the death of his best friend, and grieving over having to leave Julia there again to face her own death. Now, it is no longer about keeping her from being killed at six forty, but about keeping her out of Dans' hands at one o'clock; The future, this future is all created by him, and his best friend is obliged to help him. Even if he tells about the unbelievable experience and the gold watch, he is willing to believe that in order to save Julia, Marcus sacrificed Lost life, but in vain. Nick wanted to play God, and now he has finally tasted the bitter fruit.

The blueprint of life has already been decided, and many things are irreversible, but Nick is rampaging everywhere like playing chess, desperately moving pieces on the chessboard that has lost everything.He can't save his friend, only to be thrown back again and again, as if being played by Zeus and Athena in Greek mythology.It's just that his Zeus wore a double-breasted blue coat and gave him a mysterious gold watch that even Einstein hadn't heard of. Every aftermath, every mistake, of the actions of the past nine hours had its effect, mixed with his old situation into a new future.His life was torn apart and stripped piece by piece.

Who can predict which way our fate will take?Who knows whether the detour of our fateful journey will lead us to disaster or keep us from it?Even the most selfless act can lead to war. If Nick had had the chance to set things right, he would have found a way to prevent tragedy from happening, but every path he took, every change he made created a future that was worse than the original one. He finally understood that Marcus was right.Inadvertent behavior changes not only our own future, but the future of everyone we care about. Nick rushed up Sunrise Boulevard, desperately pushing the accelerator of the Audi.He picked up the cell phone on the table because he had left it in Marcus' car last time; he also forgot the car key and found it in the key box in the cloakroom; he had taken the pistol out of the safe, Feel the cold metal against his back.When he opened the safe and saw the gun still in place, he was a little surprised.Once again he left the gun in the future only to find it again in the past.He tried to concentrate on these contradictions.He took the gun out of the safe so many times, each time eliminating the possibility of its existence in the future.But if Julia doesn't survive, he has no future.

Nick drove straight into the chaotic city center.The sidewalks and streets were packed, and traffic was heavily jammed, with drivers standing next to idling cars.All eyes were on the thick black smoke in the sky, the exploding fireball illuminated the sky covered in black smoke, and three seconds later, the ground shook and there was a rumbling sound. It looked like a major battle was going on in Barricol, and a giant monster on the horizon was ready to reach out and eat them alive.The town was full of horror and panic. The shop assistants closed their doors one after another, and the parking lot was quickly emptied; men and women frantically dialed their mobile phones with trembling hands, but forgot which flight their relatives were on; children stared at adults with wide eyes, Not sure what they saw.

Death has come to Barricol. Everyone looked in the direction of Sullivan Field and screamed, and pedestrians rushed off the sidewalk and got into cars.Halfway in the distance, there was the tense sound of fire trucks, and police cars sped past the streets, their sirens blared intermittently, clearing a path on the street.All of this is a sign of disaster. Some people began to pray in low voices, concerned for the victims and their families. Nick was trapped in the panicked crowd and could only move forward at a snail's pace.His eyes were drawn to the clock on the car's dashboard, and seeing the numbers made the pocket watch in his pocket feel as heavy as lead.It's twelve past five.

He has less than three hours left. At last the traffic on the road lessened and Nick drove up Maple Street toward the Washington House.He turned on the warning light, but quickly turned it off, and stepped straight on the gas pedal. He has lost track of time. Julia's Lexus parked in the Hannickle's parking lot.She was still alive, somewhere in the house. She came to confirm whether the client was really robbed. She had never thought about the consequences of this robbery, and what kind of future was waiting for her. He wanted to rush in and hold her in his arms, never to let go, but the robbery had already happened, and Danse and his accomplices had become suspicious and began searching for witnesses and security tapes.In the end, they still go to Julia.

Although he wanted to ask Marcus for help in this chase, he had already killed him once; he also wanted to take Julia away from this place, but Nick knew that she would be found in the end, and her death was inevitable , he has seen it twice with his own eyes.But now, Manas has not yet gone to the scene of the air crash, and he does not know where the Pauls are. Nick took out the St. Christopher medal he found from the murderer, but still couldn't see any clues.He had thought the medal would lead him to the killer, but it was just another piece of metal in his pocket, and the clue was useless.He was convinced that the murderer was Dance, but he wore nothing around his neck.

He's seen Shano sweating and wearing a tank top, but not anything; Burnahart was killed before Julia was shot, and fat Randall was the one distracting him by ringing the doorbell , so that leaves only Elliot and Lukai whom he has never met, most likely one of them, or even someone Nick has not yet identified.He'll keep trying, but he's given up hope that the necklace will prove the murderer's identity. Because of the St. Christopher medal, the mahogany box, the golden sword and the dagger, Nick realized that every hour and every death all point to this origin.All events focus on the Hannik heist.

If Julia and Marcus are to be saved, they both have to come back here, and he has to prevent this incident from happening, and if Dance didn't commit the robbery, then he doesn't have to destroy the evidence.But if he wants to do this, he doesn't need to go in and stop them now, it's done, everything is irreversible.He had to wait until eleven o'clock in the morning to stop them before they entered the mansion.That gave him forty-five minutes to put all the pieces together, and forty-five minutes to come up with a plan for capturing a group of heavily armed robbers, led by Detective Dance. Led bandit group.That guy kills as easily as he breathes.

A Barry Hill policeman was sitting in a police car, his eyes fixed on the white building fifty yards ahead, his fingers tapping the steering wheel nervously.His black-brimmed hat lay beside the seat, which he hated because it kept flattening his red hair and was ugly.It’s already past the 1970s, why do you still use this patent leather-rimmed flat hat design?How can this keep up with the trend of the times? Nolan.Burnerhart has longed to be a police detective since he was a child. He dreams of becoming a super-smart hero in a TV series, who can correct mistakes and solve unsolved cases from vague and tiny clues.But when he was a child, he couldn't even solve quadratic equations and algebra, let alone puzzles.

He had a lot of interaction with the police (of course he was on the opposite side of the police) when he was a student at Barry Hill High School.He's never been charged with any felony, he's just a standard troubled teenager, drinking and making trouble, disturbing the law and order, fighting everywhere, but he's never done anything too exaggerated. Burnahart expects to quickly take a shortcut to success, make a fortune and get rid of this ridiculous hat and blue uniform as soon as possible, so he hooks up with Dans. Years ago, he asked his colleagues for favors, which made Xia Nuo reach his goal faster than ordinary people. Now, like a normal master-student relationship, Burnahart has found an outlet to develop his career.He is an apprentice who wants to learn, and Dan Si is a teacher who needs an apprentice. Dance told him that the wonderful police world that everyone saw on TV and movies did not exist.The cases were either simple or impossible to solve, and their pay was pitifully low.But if Burnahart is willing to try a slightly sidetracked path, he can not only rise to the police detective within a year, but also have a good bank balance.Such a standard of living could never be achieved on the meager salary of a police detective. And so Burnerhart became a last-minute addition to Danse's job as a bellwether and handyman, doing whatever Dance asked him to do. He was looking forward to getting his share of the profit, and Dan Si promised to give him one million yuan and remit it to him in batches. The money would also allow him to meet his wife's requirements.Dance convinced him that they did have the right to take the money, and the homeowner would not care about taking the money anyway, because the other party had wealth that he would never be able to achieve in his lifetime. He's counting on Dance's talent and experience to keep their heist from going unsolved.He'd heard they had inside tips, so it was an easy job, he'd just have to help out, watch out for any trouble when everyone was in the house, or suspicious people trying to get close to the house. He looked at Sam.Drovers took Dans, Randall, and Elio into the Washington mansion, while Burnahart stayed outside to guard.He saw Randall and Elliot take two big bags and put them in the back of Danse's car, then went back into the house. Sam came out two minutes later with a red-brown wooden box under his arm.The middle-aged man told him briefly that the operation was a success and that the money was easy to get, then jumped into Randall's Chrysler and drove away. Soon after, Dance rushed out the door like a mad beast, got into the car and chased after Sam. Burnahart never thought that he had to pay attention to the situation in the house, let alone the five of them.He was the last to join, and he thought they were all familiar partners. He hadn't thought about the infighting, which derailed all plans and turned the whole operation into a disaster. Dans called him from the car and blamed Burnahart for letting Sam slip away, calling him stupid for letting Sam get into Randall's car and let him run without even stopping him.Dance told him to stay where he was, continue to pay attention to whether there was any suspicious movement around the house, and report to him whatever he saw, and told him not to be so stupid again. Burnahart saw the woman approaching in the black Lexus at 11:50, and the car had been parked outside for twenty-five minutes after she got in.He checked the license plate and found that it was Julia.Quinn's car, they had thought that this person would definitely show up, because she was Hannikel's lawyer. He ignored calls about the crash and sat in the police car, parked by the bushes in Wumps Park, watching his fellow police officers rush to the disaster site with firefighters and volunteers.He heard someone on the radio shouting that he had never seen such an earth-shattering catastrophe. His curiosity kept tempting him to leave his post, but Danse asked him to stay here and pay attention to any unusual movements. The Audi had already circled the neighborhood three times, and the situation wasn't too suspicious for a lost person, but now that the air was filled with black smoke and flames, the streets were clear, and the ambulance was speeding by, no matter how lost he was It will not go around more than three times. He checked the license plate, the owner was Nick.Kun En, the address is the same as Julia.Same as Quinn.He became suspicious and his heart beat faster.It seemed that Quinn didn't want his wife to know he was here. Burnahart watched Julia come out of the Washington mansion and look up at the sky.She took out her mobile phone from her purse, dialed a number and sat in the car, then quickly drove out of the driveway and drove away. After she disappeared on the road far away, the Audi car came back again.The car slowly approached the Washington mansion and finally pulled into the driveway. Burnahart was sure now.He started the car and drove across the street, blocking the driveway. Nick drove a quarter of a mile and then circled back to the Washington mansion.He has already circled the third circle, and the damage caused by the disaster increases by one point for each additional circle.People panicked, not sure what was going on.As he drove slowly through the congested road, he seemed to hear whispers and feel the anxiety of the crowd, who shouted that there might have been a plane crash, or a burst pipeline, or a terrorist attack. Larry.Bauer was standing in front of his wife's gift shop, surrounded and huddled around him.The hawkers in the town seem to know everything. Nick heard someone talking about it in surprise. I saw it when I looked up and it was horrible.there are two planes two planes?Someone shouted: What kind of plane is it? One plane crashed into the other like two birds colliding and both ended up falling from the sky As he blocked traffic, causing the driver behind him to honk his horn, Nick suddenly thought of what Paul had said.It was his plane, and his brother was at the wheel.The robbery of the Hannickle home not only resulted in Julia's death, but also caused the crash of Northeast Airlines Flight 502, killing 212 passengers.So many innocent people died because of greed. Nick focused all his attention on Julia when he went back in time. He didn't think about the truth behind the plane crash, and he didn't know what caused the AS300 jetliner to crash in the cloudless summer sky. Nick wanted to call and tell the NTSB what he knew so he could focus on things other than the crash. But he also realizes that if he can stop the robbery, if he can stop Sam and Dance from carrying out their plan, it will not only save Julia As Nick turned onto Maple Street, he saw in the distance Julia's car headed toward Route 22.As he slowed down, he scanned the surrounding area.Every time he passed by he looked for Dance, but he couldn't be seen, there were a lot of cars on the road going out of town, like another plane was going to fall from the sky and hit them on the head, and everyone was desperate to get out, The residents of Barrathill were overwhelmed by the survival instinct to flee, many scrambling home, and many heading for Highway 22, toward Sullivan Field.Some people were purely out of curiosity, most of them rushed to help, some were driving, some were running, the crowd gradually increased, and they all flocked there to participate in the rescue. He understood that when human beings encounter the worst situation, they can bring out the goodness of human nature to the extreme. Wish he could have done something, but if Julia was to survive, he'd have to spend every minute of his life preventing the robbery.In a few tens of minutes, he will go back to the past again. At that time, the robbery of the Washington Mansion will happen, all the gears will turn, and every road will lead to the death of Julia, the death of Marcus, all he cares about. people and things will disappear. Nick turned into the driveway of Hannickle's house, feeling a surge of excitement, hope of salvation.He will put the plan all together.At one point he thought it was just the daydream of a heartbroken man trying to bring his dead wife back to life.But that idea is now coming to fruition. He got out of the Audi as he pulled into the driveway, the police car following him. Burnahart got out of the car, put on his police cap, and walked toward him with his hand on his gun. Nick stared at him, knowing that this was no ordinary raid.He'd seen Burnahart, and he knew how he pretended to be ignorant, lied to everyone, planted diamonds in Marcus' car, got him and Marcus arrested, and finally got Marcus killed. Technically, he had seen Burnahart before the incident in the parking lot, but Burnahart hadn't seen him because he had drowned in the reservoir. However, this was a first meeting for Burnahart. Any questions?Nick asked. May I ask what are you doing here?asked Burnahart. Two fire trucks passed by quickly, their horns blaring, and suddenly drowned everything. Nick is clearly aware of the feeling of his gun against his back, he can draw it in seconds as long as he reaches out, but after careful consideration he decides not to do it, he only needs to make a mistake and Julia will die deal. Sir, may I ask you to turn around and put your hands on the roof? Why?I haven't done anything bad. Sir, please turn around and put your hands on the car. Nick turned slowly, cursing himself for being stupid for falling into the trap of this fake visit, for thinking that Danse wouldn't send someone to stay here after the robbery. Before you search, Nick looks back at him.I have to tell you I have a SIG Sauer on my belt and I have a legal license. May I ask why you carry a weapon?Burnahart lifted Nick's coat and took the gun. For self-defense. In a small town like Barry Hill? In town, Nick is disgusted, and he's growing used to lying.Some of my properties are located in less peaceful areas. Um.Burnahart checked the safety catch, slung the gun to his belt, and searched Nick, his hands from ankle to arm. Can you take what's in your pocket?Take it easy. Nick reached in and took out Paul's and his own wallets and put them on the trunk.He took out his mobile phone and some change, and took out Marcus and the letter from the European from his pocket, cursing why he had to carry it with him. Is that all?Burnahart saw that his left front pocket was bulging. Reluctantly Nick reached for the gold watch and St. Christopher's medal, and he found Burnahart looking very closely, as if he recognized them. It's a nice watch.Burnahart focused on the antique.This kind of pocket watch is rarely seen. Then his eyes drifted to the two wallets, and he picked them up to look at them.Why are you carrying two wallets? Nick was silent. Burnahart opened the first one, saw Nick's ID card and credit card, put it down, and opened Paul's wallet.The moment he opened it, Burnahart's eyes widened slightly, and he quickly turned to Nick.Please put your hands behind your back. Are you kidding me?Any questions? I won't say it a second time.Burnahart put his hand back on the holster, emphasizing that he meant business. Nick shook his head and put his hands behind his back, who immediately handcuffed him.Nick felt as if he had been sentenced to death. Burnahart got into Nick's car, took the car keys, and picked up the radio from his belt. Dance? yes.He would never have mistaken the detective's voice. Where are you from? What are you doing at the airport? We are in trouble, I found a man named Nick.Quinn's men were poking around the Washington mansion. Quinn?With Julia.Quinn's same last name? Yes, she just came and then left. Could he just be following her? He still has Paul.Travers' wallet. How did he get it? Do you want me to interrogate him?There was a hint of excitement in Burnahart's tone. No, Dance had let him down.Take him back to the police station and hand him over to Shano, I want an experienced man to interrogate him. Nick looked around the room, at the thin iron table in front of him; the mottled iron door had glass windows as dark as the walls.There wasn't a power outage like the rest of town, and he'd been here at nine-thirty in the future, and seen Danse.He'd been nice and nice then, but then Nick knew he was a liar. It all started from the interrogation room of the Barry Hill Police Station. He was arrested as a suspect in the murder of his wife. It was later realized that it was all because the interrogator framed him. Burnahart took everything out of his pockets.Paul's wallet, his own wallet, keys, pistol, Marcus' letter and Wall Street Journal page, the European's letter to him and the St Christopher's Medal, but what scares him most is that the European told him , if he wants to successfully rescue Julia, he must never let the pocket watch go. He had been skeptical about the pocket watch at first, laughing at the insanity and inconceivability of such a thing, and now, after jumping time nine times, he had no doubts about its authenticity.He trusted the pocket watch as he trusted the sun to rise every morning.When he experienced time reversal, he was no longer surprised. After several hours, he never took out the watch. He was convinced that its second hand would keep moving, and he was convinced that its internal operation would continue to bring him back to the past. This pocket watch is his bridge, a ray of light that leads him to rescue Julia. But now it has been taken away. He looked at the clock on the wall.Twelve thirty. Detective Chano came in with a small basket full of Nick's personal belongings and two cups of coffee. Shano's black hair was brushed back neatly, his hands were clean, there was neither sweat nor dirt on his body, he looked radiant and well-slept, completely different from the man Nick had seen at the crash site a few hours earlier, when His eyes were full of fear of death, and the stress of the crash scene seemed to have depressed him. Sorry to keep you waiting.Shano's tone was completely different from nine hours ago, when Shano wanted to attack him, accusing him of killing his wife. Are you playing the white face now?Nick asked. Believe it or not, there is no one else here except you and me, and I am the one with the white face and the black face.Shano replied with a smile, but the smile disappeared quickly, and his attention was attracted by other things.He leaned back on the iron chair and smoothed his black hair with his hands.That plane crash was so tragic, everyone went to help, and now I was the only one left in the whole police department, or rather, it was just me and one of the internal staff who answered the phone.So, I'm not playing the old cop game, I'm just a nice cop with a cup of coffee, showing up on a bad day. What the hell is going on now?Nick said. Mr. Quinn, you have not been charged with a crime.I just want to ask you a few questions.Officer Burnahart doesn't have much experience, with all that has happened, and we're understaffed, so Detective Dance called and asked me to ask you a few questions before he comes. Then ask!Nick looked at the clock on the wall. The minutes ticked by. Dance wonders why you have this man's wallet. Do you think I stole it? No, Mr. Quinn, I checked your background, I know who you are, you grew up in this town.I'm sure most of the town would be willing to endorse you, and I know you have a license for that gun.The gun is temporarily locked up now.So, no matter what Dance thinks, I don't think you stole it.Dance said he was looking for the owner of the wallet, Paul.Drovers, he says this gentleman has something to do with the case he's investigating. Here is what I picked up.Nick lies, hoping to get him on his side. Where did you find it? On the curb outside the Washington Mansion. My wife's client is the owner of that house, Shams Shams.Hannickle.She thought someone might have broken into the house, so she asked me to help her find it. Someone broke in?What do you mean by that?None of us heard about it.Nick couldn't tell if Shano was lying to him, or if he and Dance were on the same side, but the surprise on his face seemed to be true. She said someone might have broken into the house illegally.Nick spread his hands in frustration.Listen, she was on that plane that crashed today, and she's still in shock. I want to find her. All right!Shano nodded.I'll just ask one more question. Nick saw Shano's hand reach into the basket, hover over Marcus's and the European's letters, move towards the pocket watch, but land on the St Christopher's Medal.He picked up the silver chain, which hung down like dripping drops, laid it on the table, and pushed it in front of Nick. Where did you get this? Nick picked up the necklace, placed it in the palm of his hand, and turned it over to read the inscription.I don't know whose it is. That was not what I meant.Shano reached into his pocket, took out something and put it on the table, he withdrew his hand, revealing the exact same medal. Nick's heart beat faster, as if it was going to jump out of his chest.He looked up at Shano, the detective who had beaten him in this room nine hours earlier, threatened to kill him, accused him of killing his wife, but he was the one who pulled the trigger.As much as Nick hated Dance, it was the man who killed Julia. He'd chased this guy, driven down several streets from his home, pushed him through a tree; had a shootout with him, nearly caught him but didn't see his face.It turns out that this person is him, and he took the medal from this person in the future, and now, these two medals appear at this point in time at the same time.Nick's eyes suddenly filled with hatred. Have I poked you where it hurts?Why are you staring at me like that?Xia Nuo asked: This is just a medal with religious symbols. Nick sat there, wishing he could reach out and kill this man, thinking he could trust him! Putting everything else aside, Shano said: I really want to know where you got it. Why?Nick asked in a low voice, staring at the two medals. Because I know whose it is, and I don't know when it disappeared. Nick's world was turned upside down again, and he fell into the fog again. What do you mean you know who this thing is?Nick asked, it never occurred to him that there might be more than one medal. The lettering on the back, Shano took the medal from Nick, and turned it to the back like the other medal on the table.Nick finally saw the difference: there was no inscription on Shano's medal. He takes it off when he comes in the morning, stuffs it in his shoes along with his rings, bracelet and watch, locks it in his locker, and puts it back on before he leaves at the end of the day.The point is, I didn't see him take it off until 7 o'clock today, you can't get into the storage room, it's very locked up, and it was full of cops before the crash. Who the hell is this?Nick asked anxiously. Ironic, it's from Detective Dance.Shano said. Are you sure it's his?Nick asked. very sure.Shano leaned over.See those chipped edges?He broke it while part-time down south.The miracle engraved later will happen, and it was his mother who engraved it for him.She was a good person, devout, deeply convinced of the influence of God, that he dictates destiny, that we are all judged when we die.Danse is her only son and her miracle. So it all fits together, Danse is the murderer of Julia, and the murderer of Paul, Manus and Marcus.He was the most wicked and depraved man Nick had ever met.Nick suddenly felt that he had found a purpose to which he could devote himself wholeheartedly.He had to stop the robbery, but above all he had to stop Dance at fifteen past eleven.If the robbery hadn't happened, they would have had no reason to kill Julia and Marcus, and the others wouldn't have died. But Nick feels more at ease, even if he can't stop the robbery from happening, at least he has found Julia's murderer, and he knows who to kill. Nick looked up at Shano.Nick has changed his mind about him three times.Why do you both wear the same medals? Danse is a jerk, but he's a relative of mine, and he helped me get this job a few years ago, and we went to the same high school in Brooklyn.He is my cousin. He is your cousin?Nick was astonished. Believe me, we have no relationship.Anyway, we went to St. Christopher's Catholic High School in Brooklyn, and they gave us this medal when we graduated. I don't want to interrupt you, but my wife doesn't know where I am.Nick knew he had to get out of here as soon as possible, to get to a place where he could stop the dance and the robbery from happening. Right.After Shano got up, he picked up the two medals, put his own in his pocket, and put Dance's back in the basket, and he opened the door of the interrogation room.I just need to go through the formalities to let you out, sign for you, and get your things back.I promise it will be done soon. Nick stood up and followed him out of the interrogation room, happy to be free again, finally able to set things right and save Julia. Shano put the basket on the small table in the hallway and quickly filled out the release form in triplicate.Your pistol is in our safe. I'll go get it as soon as you sign this document. Nick picked up the letter from Marcus and the letter from the European. Fortunately, Shano didn't open it, and he stuffed the two letters back into his coat pocket. Shano, what the hell are you doing, what are you doing here?Dance yells from the fence of the police station.In his blue sport coat, cheap white shirt, and blue-striped tie, he looks untouched by today's disaster. where did you hang out in the morningShano also yelled back.I couldn't find you for hours and you threw me another boring case for interrogation. Dance rushed down the stairs, past Shano, grabbed Nick by the arm and led him into the hallway. Hey, Xia Nuo hastily followed.What are you doing? Dance continued to drag Nick along, and he opened a large iron door, which contained five cells. Dance, let him go, he hasn't committed any crime. He is so emotional.Dance to Nick. Dance opened the door of the first cell, pushed Nick in, and slammed the door shut again.The cell was ten feet square, surrounded by standard straight railings and criss-crossed iron bars, with two folding chairs and a bed board nailed to the wall in the center of the cell. Why did you lock him up?When Xia Nuo walked into the cell, he asked: Let him go!His wife almost got on that flight of death today.And you owe him a favor, and he found the St Christopher's Medal you dropped. What did you say?Dance tilted his head.I didn't lose my medal again. They were bewildered, and the room was dead silent. Xia Nuo and Dan Si walked out of the cell and closed the door behind them. What the hell is going on here?Shano asked. Can you tell me why you let him go?dance asked. What are we going to charge him with?The only thing he did wrong was being in the wrong place at the wrong time and Shano stopped.You haven't answered my question yet, where did you go? Shano was several inches taller and had twenty pounds more muscle than Danse, but it still couldn't stop Danse from stalking him and glaring at him like a stray dog. Listen to me, Dance said: When did you become my supervisor?You can come here to work all because of me, it's not the captain who let you in, it's me.Since I can give you the job, I can also take it away.Let me remind you that if I do this, the internal investigation unit of the police will still come to you. Come on, Xia Nuo retorted: Neither you nor they can find anything against me, I am a clean and good policeman. Yeah?Then what about the 5,000 yuan you took when you seized drugs last year? Stop talking nonsense over there, you forced that money into my pocket.Xia Nuo pointed at Dan Si.And I gave it back to you on the spot, and I never want anything to do with your dirty tricks. That's funny, that's not how I remember it.said Dance mockingly. Are you going to make up a lie to send your loved ones to jail? Cousins ​​are not blood relatives.Our parents were nothing like that, thank goodness. You must have done something bad, Xia Nuo said: I can tell from your eyes that things are not going well, right?If it goes well, even if two hundred people crashed and died outside, you can still laugh from ear to ear.What the hell did you do?What does this Quinn have to do with this matter? Dans opened the cell and walked in, turned to Xia Nuo and said: "Go to the scene of the air crash and think about what kind of future you want."Dan paused.Remember, know who is in control of you. After Dans inserted the cell key, he opened the heavy cell door, walked in, closed the door, and put the key in his pocket.He looked down at him with the little basket of Nick's personal belongings, and Nick sat on a folding chair in the center of the cell, staring at the broken clock on the wall. Dance took the basket and shook it a few times in front of Nick.There were Paul's wallet, Nick's wallet, mobile phone, and keys, but Nick ignored them, preferring to stare at the wall, but his eyes couldn't help looking at the gold watch in the basket.Its power was completely invisible from the outside, he only cared about that, not the key in Danse's pocket that would allow him to get out of prison, nor the car key that would allow him to drive away.The most important thing now is to get back that pocket watch. Dance moves the basket away, implying that Nick is the boss. Your watch is really nice. Dans took out the pocket watch from the basket and turned it in his hand. He touched the golden case and the handle on the watch with his fingers, and lifted the cover of the watch with his thumb, staring at the surface.Is this antique your father's?Time flies, gone forever, he reads the inscription.I bet you'd be pretty sad if this thing dropped?Dance put the watch in the right pocket of his coat. Those two letters in Nick's pocket looked like they were going to catch fire if Dance found them and the Wall Street Journal and read the letter explaining the pocket watch's function.Marcus' words rang in his ears. If it fell into the wrong hands, Nick knew that there was nothing worse than letting the pocket watch fall into the hands of Dance. Dance brought out the silver St Christopher's Medal again.If someone stole something from me, I would know, especially my most beloved thing, which was given to me by my mother, and I would be pissed off. Dance pushed the basket out of the cell from under the bars, onto the ground outside, and turned to Nick. Where did you get this?Dance let the medal swing like a pendulum in front of Nick.Did you take it from my locker?Did Droffs take it?How the hell did you get in there? Nick remained silent all the time, looking at Dance with confused eyes. This is what I got when I graduated from high school.Dance turned the medal over to read the engraving on the back.Miracles will happen.我媽刻這個是因為我爸說我畢得了業就是一種奇蹟，我若有點出息也是奇蹟。她總說我就是她的奇蹟。 那短短的一瞬間，尼克彷彿看到丹斯眼中出現一點人性的光芒，他把項鏈套到脖子上，那塊金屬貼在他的胸前，映襯著他的襯衫和領帶，有種怪異感，好像他做了什麼偉大的事、因而受頒皇家勳章似的。 我上班時把它拿下來是因為不想弄丟，這是我在世上唯一寶貝的東西。雖然我不是重感情的人，但這東西對我的意義你無法想像，你知道嗎？光為這個理由我就應該要殺了你。 丹斯從口袋拿出別的東西緊握在手中。你得告訴我這是怎麼一回事，你在哪裡拿到這個獎章的？ Nick didn't answer. 丹斯看著自己的右拳，尼克不知道他從口袋裡拿了什麼東西，但丹斯毫不猶豫地揮拳，猛力朝尼克身上打。他從椅子上摔下去。 你最好趕快開口。他站在尼克身旁說。 尼克在地上痛得打滾，他右眉的傷口裂開，鮮血直流，但他刻意封閉自己的感覺，只是緊盯著牆上的鐘。十二點五十六分。 How did you get it?你到底想跟我玩什麼把戲？ 丹斯又打了他一拳。這一拳卻從尼克的腦側滑過。丹斯在盛怒之下失了準頭。 尼克看著丹斯在小牢房裡踱步。他停下來看看欄杆外，隨後再轉回來蹲在尼克旁邊，握拳的手放在尼克面前，兩人瞪視著對方。時間分秒過去，丹斯張開拳頭，手掌朝下，讓鏈子從指縫間滑下去，那塊獎章在半空中搖晃旋轉。 懸在半空的聖克里斯多夫獎章跟丹斯脖子上戴的那個一模一樣，不只是跟夏諾畢業時拿到的那個獎章類似，這個獎章跟丹斯脖子上戴的那個簡直是一個模子印出來的。每處缺角和擦傷的痕跡都相同，就連最細微的刻痕都一樣。每個小細節都吻合，獎章在尼克眼前搖晃旋轉時，尼克還能清楚地看到上面的刻字：奇蹟將會發生。 how did you do it這是為了混淆我的某種變態笑話嗎？這是你跟卓弗斯一起搞的鬼對不對？他字字句句都像妄想症患者的胡亂猜疑。你以為你可以拿這種怪力亂神的鬼東西耍弄我嗎？Nick.昆恩，夏諾想放你走，但我知道你是什麼人物，也知道你幹了什麼好事。 尼克無言地瞪著丹斯。 你跟卓弗斯兄弟合作，幫著他們耍弄我對不對？丹斯停頓片刻，嘴角露出一抹奸笑。你應該知道你的夥伴山姆．卓弗斯現在已經死了。他會死是因為他知道我要殺他，然後他就像懦夫一樣帶著從我們這裡偷走的大獎逃走。沒想到那個不要臉的王八蛋死得這麼難看。他的哥哥保羅一定也想背叛我們，等我把你料理完之後再去處理他，對了，還有你老婆，丹斯頓了頓。我知道你老婆是誰，我也知道她是漢尼寇的律師，她辦公室裡有保全錄影帶，也許我會當著你的面殺了她，這樣肯定會讓我更爽。 聽到這種話，尼克幾乎要崩潰。今天所發生的一切親眼看到茱莉亞在他面前死去，臉被槍彈炸碎；他的生命陷入險境，馬可仕死亡；追著凶手的影子卻一無所獲、深感挫敗；活在與別人不同的時間流，知道未來會發生的慘劇並竭力要改變它。現在，這個王八蛋將他與自己的命運抽離，如同將茱莉亞從墜機事件抽離一般。這一切就像個殘酷的笑話。然而，在他將茱莉亞從既定的命運抽離前，尼克卻不能殺他。 尼克抓住丹斯的腿，使勁一拉，讓他失去平衡。他縱身一跳，瞬間以右鉤拳打斷丹斯的鼻梁，他大為震驚。尼克揮拳時將所有的怒氣、所有的憤恨都投注在拳頭中，拚命捶打著丹斯的下巴。他拳如雨下，將所有的痛苦和挫敗都發洩出來。他所有的情緒都湧進緊握的拳頭，猛捶這個可能會結束茱莉亞生命的混蛋，這人將會冷血地槍殺她，他是扮演上帝的惡魔，想將她帶離這個世間。此時此地，尼克幾乎能以赤手空拳打死他。丹斯或許身強體壯，但在心愛的東西被搶走、摯愛的人被奪去生命時，任何人都會不顧一切地反擊。尼克忍痛承受茱莉亞的死，讓她陷入險境，獨自面對恐懼；將她留在未來，任丹斯宰割。即使他數次穿越扭曲的時空，這個人依舊如鬼魅般縈繞在他的腦海裡。 他一次又一次地打他。 但丹斯也不是省油的燈，他阻擋了尼克的拳頭，極力反擊，使尼克踉蹌地倒退好幾步。丹斯跳到他身上抓著他的領口，朝尼克身上猛打，還他兩倍的痛。尼克無法呼吸，覺得自己的肋骨快要斷裂，痛得難以忍受。但丹斯仍持續攻擊他。 尼克意識迷離，快要不省人事，他腦中出現一個畫面：金錶。沒了那只錶，他就會被困在這個時間流裡，從這個點繼續前進，他和茱莉亞的命運已經注定，離死期不遠。茱莉亞會比原先更早死，而且是孤身一人，心中充滿無數疑問。 鮮血流進他的眼睛，尼克幾乎看不清楚，只約略看到牆上的時鐘。他模糊的視線勉強讓他看清現在的時間。十二點五十九分，秒針不停地朝整點方向飛快前進。 尼克想起茱莉亞對他的意義，想到她溫柔的愛撫，她今天早上喚醒他時柔軟的嘴脣，她充滿希望的眼神，還有他們做愛時她的金髮滑到他身上的觸感。他想到她的愛，想到她十五歲時因為游得太快而氣喘吁吁，他將她從泳池拉上來時她從未抱怨。她是他的生命，他在乎的一切，他生存的意義。 尼克擠出最後一點力氣，擠出體內僅存的力量，正好打中丹斯的鼻子。他順著那股力道把丹斯推到牢房邊，趁著腎上腺素注入肌肉中時硬把丹斯壓制住。 在他頭腦勉強維持清醒的最後一個瞬間，時鐘敲響第一下，尼克把手伸進丹斯的外套口袋，將那只懷錶奪回來。