As one of the survivors of the "September 11" incident, Chen Sijin ran out of the building from the 80th floor office of the World Trade Center in New York 20 years ago. He has been scrupulous about high floors. The email group formed by the families of the victims has long been silent. For Chen Sijin, he thinks he should also put a terminator on the matter, but his subconsciousness will not fade, or he will always be with him.
September 11, 2001, in New York, USA, a civil aviation plane hijacked by terrorists hits the World Trade Center in New York, heavy smoke billowing from the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York, second after 15 minutes A United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center. (Source: Vision China)
8:46 minutes, 9:03 minutes, 9:37 minutes, 9:59 minutes, 10:03 minutes, 10:28 minutes, these six on September 11, 2011 Two points in time were the tragic moments when the plane hijacked by the terrorists crashed into the Petronas Twin Towers, hit the Pentagon, and the two buildings collapsed.
There was no warning before the event. At 8:15 on September 11, 2011, Chen Sijin arrived at Office 8067 on the 80th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York as usual, making coffee and checking e-mails as usual actions. About half an hour later, Chen Sijin suddenly felt a powerful force pushing him forward, and then the entire building began to vibrate.
8:46, the North Tower of the World Trade Center, where Chen Sijin is located, became the first terrorist attack target. The collision between the plane and the building caused a fire.Everyone began to flee.
The people who ran out walked slowly down the stairs. The stairs were very narrow. Everyone consciously divided into two next to each other. Women and the elderly walked a shorter path. Men with strong physical strength Just walk outside. Looking out from the corridor window during the process, the World Trade Center Building 2 (South Tower) opposite was also bursting into flames.
"There were more than 300 people who ran down with me. I wanted to call my wife, but there was no signal on my mobile phone. When we reached the 18th floor, we met a firefighter carrying fire-fighting equipment upstairs. Punch up." Chen Sijin's watch and papers were still on the desk. He thought he would return to the office soon, and didn't know that the building would collapse soon.
It took nearly an hour and a half, and everyone finally got down to the first floor. The police shouted at the door that the north-facing door was passable. Everyone was running at their best. A few minutes after running out of the building, the North Tower collapsed. . Chen Sijin said that the collapsed building "melted like a piece of chocolate." He heard the roar of collapse and the shouting of the crowd. As far as his eyes were, there were ruins, and thick black smoke was floating in the sky, about forty or fifty stories high. Chen Sijin can no longer enter this building, and many of his friends can no longer get out.
20 years later, when a reporter from the Global Times asked what Chen Sijin would say to himself who ran down from the 80th floor, Chen Sijin said: "At that time, two or three minutes after I ran out, the building was It collapsed. I want to say thank you to myself who ran with all my strength and passed by with death. This day is a rebirth for me."
" 9 · 11 "is the scale of American history. The biggest terrorist attack was also the first attack on the United States since the Pearl Harbor incident in 1941, causing nearly 3,000 deaths and direct or indirect economic losses of hundreds of billions of dollars.
In comparison, Chen Sijin is lucky enough, not only is he alive, but he is alive and well. The outbreak of the "September 11" incident did not have a negative impact on Chen Sijin's career. He has been working in the financial industry and his positions have been rising continuously, from assistant vice presidents, vice presidents, partners to managing directors.
fortunately escaped from the "9 · 11" terrorist attack scene, allowing Chen Sijin to remind himself to speed up to realize his dream, "I wanted to be a writer since I was a child, and originally planned to start acting after retirement. But '9 · 11 'The outbreak of the incident made me realize that tomorrow may not be as expected, and I should do it immediately if I think of it." In 2004, his first book "Crossing in North America" was published, which recorded his more than ten years in North America. The struggle, which also includes the '9 · 11' incident. Today, Chen Sijin has published three series of novels and is currently creating a series of science fiction novels.
In 2012, Chen Sijin chose to settle in Toronto, Canada, because the United States disappointed him a bit. "The United States is not the United States 20 years ago, let alone the United States when I first arrived more than 30 years ago. For example, the United States has been very radical over the years. "Political correctness"."
After leaving, Chen Sijin returned to the United States in 2016 and 2019 due to accidents. "When I returned to New York in 2019, I deliberately took a look at the trade site and saw that the pool was filled with I am very emotional. But after all, 20 years have passed. I think it’s time to draw a full stop."
It seems that 20 years are indeed long enough. It has been silent for many years. "This group of victims’ family members was contacted by email. When the terrorist attack happened, we exchanged information frequently. In the first four or five years, we would send some information from time to time.Greet each other every new year and holidays. Later, there was no communication, and even some people's email addresses had become invalid. "
But for the experience of that day, can Chen Sijin really completely forget it? Chen Sijin remembered that the surrounding area was shrouded in smoke for several kilometers for several months. Many escaped from the building. People, nearby residents and other related personnel have been conducting lung examinations for several years. Chen Sijin found no abnormalities in the examination. However, subconsciously, whether it is staying in hotels or visiting scenic spots, Chen Sijin has I’m a little nervous. When staying in a hotel, I will pay special attention to the location of the emergency passage. I usually try to take the stairs as much as possible. He believes that this is a subtle change caused by the subconscious. A senior financial practitioner working on Wall Street, Chen Sijin has personal experience of the changes in Sino-US relations. "Twenty years ago, when Bush Jr. was in power, China has just joined the WTO, and the relationship between China and the United States is like glue. But the attitude of the Bush administration at that time was that'China can develop, but it cannot be stronger than the United States.' That is to say, the United States was already vigilant about China's development. To some extent, the '9 · 11' incident The outbreak delayed the appearance of confrontation between China and the United States. "
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