The Prisoner of Thirteen Minutes 8: Breakthrough
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Zzz—! 0
 
The white light faded, and the chaotic noise began to unfold on cue. 0
 
"The radar is down!" "Communication is lost!" 0
 
I stared intently at the radar screen, focusing my thoughts on the sensing point at the back of my neck. 0
 
This time, my guidance was clearer and more specific. 0
 
"Meng Xiao, passenger in seat 7C, pay attention to his watch." 0
 
"Every cycle, the hands stop at the same strange time." 0
 
"Tower communication, white noise on a specific frequency, the peaks are regular." 0
 
"Check the display at Gate 13, pay attention to the last two digits of the flight number; it’s flashing." 0
 
I transmitted all the hauntingly persistent anomalies I had observed through countless cycles. 0
 
Time ticked away second by second. 0
 
The chaos in the control room escalated. 0
 
My heart raced in my throat. 0
 
Success or failure hinged on this moment. 0
 
Beep… beep… 0
 
The intermittent distress signal pierced through the electrical noise once more. 0
 
"Dad… help…" 0
 
The voice still trembled with fear. 0
 
But this time, in the last half-second before the signal cut out, I seemed to sense a faint response. 0
 
 
It was neither language nor image. 0
 
Instead, it was a kind of... confirmation? 0
 
She received it! She understood! 0
 
Zzz—! 0
 
The cycle began again. 0
 
Before the control room fell into complete chaos, I immediately focused my mind. 0
 
"Meng Xiao, analyze those repetitive details." 0
 
"They are not random." 0
 
"The time on the passengers' watches points to thirty years ago." 0
 
"The peak pattern of the white noise is a Binary Code." 0
 
"The flashing number at the boarding gate, 71, is... is the flight number of the incident that happened to me back then!" 0
 
I transmitted all my deductions to her. 0
 
I could sense that on the other end, Meng Xiao was analyzing, validating, and feeling fear. 0
 
I could feel a slight tremor beneath her cold emotions. 0
 
"Don't be afraid." 0
 
I sent her a reassuring thought. 0
 
"We'll face this together." 0
 
This time, the distress signal did not sound. 0
 
The light spots on the radar screen suddenly... slightly changed their course indication! 0
 
 
The change was minuscule, almost imperceptible! 0
 
But it was definitely not a system malfunction! 0
 
That was her response! 0
 
Not only did she understand, but she was also telling me in this way that she was trying, that she was… resisting! 0
 
Another cycle began. 0
 
It was exactly two o'clock in the morning. 0
 
“Binary Code points to a coordinate,” I quickly relayed the information, “an abandoned air defense facility underground at the airport.” 0
 
“The plane crash thirty years ago was no accident.” 0
 
“Someone is exploiting the time rift… creating disasters… to obtain… something.” 0
 
My voice trembled slightly with excitement. 0
 
Chronos. 0
 
The name surfaced in my mind. 0
 
Although there was no direct evidence, my intuition told me that they were the masterminds behind it all. 0
 
They were taking advantage of the loopholes in time! 0
 
This time, I did not receive a clear response. 0
 
But I could sense that Meng Xiao’s emotions had become more complex. 0
 
Shock, anger, and a hint of… understanding. 0
 
It was as if the message I conveyed validated a long-held suspicion in her heart. 0
 
Time was running out! 0
 
 
I took a deep breath, and a bold, almost insane plan began to take shape in my mind. 0
 
Since Chronos can utilize the rifts in time and space, why can't we? 0
 
"Meng Xiao, listen!" 0
 
My thoughts became incredibly clear and resolute. 0
 
"This loop is artificially created, utilizing the special electromagnetic fields generated by the tower and the aircraft passing through, resonating with the rifts in time and space." 0
 
"If we want to break it, we must create an even greater... temporal disturbance!" 0
 
"At the precise moment of the loop's reset, we need to interfere with the main transmitter of the tower!" 0
 
"Use a specific electromagnetic pulse to disrupt the stable structure of the rift!" 0
 
I could feel Meng Xiao's shock. 0
 
This was too risky. 0
 
A slight misstep could lead to a complete collapse of time, trapping us forever in fragmented timelines. 0
 
"We have no choice," I conveyed my determination. "This is our only way out." 0
 
Silence. 0
 
A long, suffocating silence. 0
 
Just when I thought she would refuse, a cold but firm thought responded to me. 0
 
"Coordinates." 0
 
"Pulse frequency." 0
 
"Trigger time." 0
 
No questions, no hesitation. 0
 
 
Only the precision and calm of a pilot belong here. 0
 
In that moment, I seemed to see the elite co-pilot, dressed in uniform and meticulous in every detail, maintaining absolute professionalism even in the face of despair. 0
 
My eyes began to sting. 0
 
"I've locked onto the coordinates, right below where we lose signal each time." 0
 
"The frequency... you'll need to fine-tune it based on real-time data from the cockpit. I'll provide you with the baseline parameters." 0
 
"The trigger time... is 0.1 seconds before the cycle resets!" 0
 
"I need you... at that instant, to adjust the engine output to its critical value while releasing the interference pulse!" 0
 
"This will resonate with the chaotic field from the control tower, forcibly tearing apart this closed loop!" 0
 
I quickly relayed the details of the plan. 0
 
"Can you... do it?" 0
 
After transmitting the last piece of information, I couldn't help but ask, a hint of worry creeping into my voice—one I hadn't even realized was there. 0
 
After all, this was a complex operation to perform in the final moments before a crash. 0
 
"Dad." 0
 
A clear thought, imbued with a complex emotion, reached me. 0
 
No longer cold code, but... my daughter's voice. 0
 
Though faint, it felt incredibly real. 0
 
"You’re always busy guarding the sky..." 0
 
My heart tightened sharply. 0
 
"...yet you can't see me." 0
 
 
Guilt washed over me like a tidal wave. 0
 
I'm sorry... Meng Xiao... truly... I'm sorry... 0
 
"But this time..." 0
 
Her thoughts paused, as if gathering strength. 0
 
"I'm here." 0
 
"I can do it." 0
 
"Trust me." 0
 
These three simple words carried immense power. 0
 
In that moment, the barriers, misunderstandings, and years of estrangement seemed to dissolve quietly in this silent exchange. 0
 
Zzzz—! 0
 
The cycle... was about to begin again. 0
 
But this time, it would not be a desperate repetition. 0
 
Instead, it was... the prologue to a counterattack! 0
 
I clenched my fists, my nails digging deep into my palms. 0
 
"Get ready, Meng Xiao." 0
 
"Mm." 0
 
A faint yet resolute response. 0
 
I knew that in the cockpit of KUN9371, my daughter was already prepared. 0
 
 
 
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