The fate of Ahmed Malloy, a young man in the United States, is like a winding road, full of uncertainty. Ahmed has been influenced by his family since he was a child: his father's mysterious departure became a trauma in his life, and his mother's warmth could not fill the void in his heart. It was in this loneliness that Ahmed began his rigorous thinking about the meaning of life.
He once believed that education and knowledge could bring him answers, but on the eve of high school graduation, he gradually realized that school education could not meet his spiritual needs. Unlike his peers, Malloy never cared about fame and material enjoyment, and even felt disgusted with these things. He believed that the whole society was trapped in a decadent consumerist culture and lost its focus on higher-level pursuits.
In the office of Jack Levy, a high school counselor, Ahmed tried to discuss his inner confusion with this equally painful man. However, Levy himself was deeply depressed and could not give Malloy any effective guidance. Their conversation was like two lost people groping in the dark, and ultimately there was no result. The sexy and charming Jolilyn Grant once confused Malloy, but her beauty was nothing more than a short-lived and empty temptation in his eyes, which could not shake his pursuit of the "right way" at all.
Ahmed began to come into contact with some extreme ideas, believing that the corruption in today's world can only be purified through a violent destruction. He firmly believed that only through the complete negation of the existing order can true tranquility and happiness be found. This belief gradually turned into a paranoia, making him increasingly incompatible with the society around him.
After graduating from high school, Ahmed gave up the opportunity to continue his higher education. He chose a job as a pilot, which allowed him to keep a little safe distance from society while meditating in the boundless sky. His spiritual world became more and more paranoid, and in the days in the sky, he gradually believed that he was a chosen person with a sacred mission-to awaken this insensitive society.
Malloy was driving a Boeing 747, the scenery outside the window was rapidly receding, and the sun shone obliquely on his gloomy face. His heart was full of doubts and struggles, and he said to himself, "There is no hope in this decadent world. People are lost in the pursuit of material and nothingness, but I see through it all. I am not one of them, I am the chosen one! I want to make a change, at any cost."
Inside the White House, Washington, DC.
Sitting in the presidential office, playing with an ivory pipe in his hand, US President Trump stared out the window coldly and calmly. Behind him was a huge American flag, and there was a hint of cunning in his eyes.
Trump said with a gloomy smile: "People will never know the truth behind it, and I am the one who controls everything. All the chess pieces, 911, terrorist attacks... are under my control. This is my plan for this decadent world, and Malloy is just a chess piece in my plan."
He put down his pipe, stood up, and walked to the huge bookshelf, behind which was a bright red flag.
Trump whispered to himself: "This world is destined to be reshaped, the old order must be destroyed, and the new order in the United States will be led by our party!"
During an accidental stop, Ahmed met a Muslim passenger, who apparently shared the same beliefs as Ahmed, but...
The Muslim passenger said: "Ahmed, destruction does not bring salvation. You think you are pursuing justice, but you are just another person's pawn. You must understand that true peace and happiness do not lie in destroying the world, but in rebuilding your heart."
Malloy said angrily: "You don't understand at all! There is no hope in this world. The corrupt system, greedy power, and soulless hedonism! All of this should be destroyed!"
The Muslim passenger looked calm: "I don't deny the corruption of the world, but do you know that there is an invisible big hand behind your actions controlling you? The revolution you think of may be a conspiracy of the US top leaders."
Malloy was stunned, his fists slowly loosened, and cracks began to appear in his heart.
With the help of other terrorists, Ahmed drove the Boeing 747 loaded with explosives off the scheduled route. His heart was full of contradictions: on the one hand, he had a paranoid belief in destruction, and on the other hand, the Muslim's words stirred ripples deep in his heart. His hands tightly grasped the steering wheel, sweat soaked his back, and the outline of the Twin Towers in front of him gradually became clear in his sight.
Just before he was about to rush to the target, many memories flashed through Ahmed's mind: his father's disappearance, his mother's loneliness, and the Muslim's warning.
Ahmed tightly grasped the steering wheel, his pupils slightly contracted, and the Twin Towers became clearer in his sight. In his mind, his father's disappearance, his mother's helplessness, and his deep disgust for the corrupt society surged like a tide. The Muslim passengers' advice seemed like a faint whisper, but Ahmed had fallen into the vortex of extreme faith and could not extricate himself. He believed that destruction was the only way to salvation.
At the moment when the plane was about to hit the Twin Towers, he did not choose to deviate from the route, but rushed towards the target firmly. The violent collision and explosion swept everything in an instant, the fire reflected on Ahmed's face, and the brief silence was replaced by a huge roar. The whole world was shocked, and Ahmed became a name remembered in history - however, as the passenger predicted, the manipulator behind the scenes watched coldly and had already taken control of everything.
He never realized that the "right way" he was pursuing was actually just a conspiracy planned by others, and he himself was just a chess piece being manipulated.