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Lao Jiao and his buddies eat together, worrying about their lack of education and what jobs they can find. The construction site had an accident, and his daughter is about to take her college entrance exams. He’s been saving every penny for her. A friend suggests he buy a second-hand electric bike to deliver food, but even that costs money, and he’s unsure. Due to a routine check, the landlord tells Lao Jiao to vacate the garage he’s renting.

He silently leaves with his packed suitcase. Watching the two remaining suspects, Li Shiqing uses her period as an excuse to get close to the cold-faced woman and notices a pressure cooker in her plastic bag. The woman claims it’s filled with meat. Li Shiqing becomes suspicious, but Xiao Heyun notes that when she peeked into the bag, the woman didn’t react—he still believes Lao Jiao, with his suitcase, is more suspicious. Time continues to move forward earlier.

They decide to take a gamble and throw Lao Jiao’s suitcase off the bus, but he suddenly opens it and starts searching. As they anxiously check the contents, he pulls out some sanitary pads and gives them to Li Shiqing. This eliminates him as a suspect, leaving only one. At the next stop, Xiao Heyun pushes Li Shiqing to run while he rushes toward the woman with the pressure cooker.

She coldly watches him pull the pressure valve, and the bus explodes again. Lao Jiao’s suitcase had been given to him by the kind-hearted landlord, and the items inside were the landlord’s wife’s, forgotten during packing. Lao Jiao takes his daughter’s awards and decides to ask a fellow worker across the river for a place to stay. His sensible daughter even offers to drop out of school to help pay off debt, but he can’t bear the thought.

Sighing, he heads toward the bus stop. Nearby, the woman with the pressure cooker is also laboriously making her way up the stairs to the stop. Li Shiqing is awakened by the sound of a coin dropping. The woman with the pressure cooker is already on the bus. This time, the timeline hasn’t moved forward, and Xiao Heyun is deeply asleep and hard to wake.

Despite calls from Li Shiqing and the passengers, he finally wakes up—only to find he can hear voices but is still stuck in standby mode. They realize that once the bomb is on the bus, time no longer advances. Li Shiqing fears this may be their final chance to survive. They want to get off at the next stop—they are just ordinary people who want to live. But their conscience tortures them.

Ultimately, Li Shiqing decides to stay and take a chance. She rushes to grab the pressure cooker, while Xiao Heyun holds down the woman, only to be stabbed and thrown aside. The woman pulls Li Shiqing back just before she can escape, stabbing her in the neck. Xiao Heyun shouts for help, but the passengers freeze in shock. Another opportunity slips away. Waking up again, Li Shiqing is terrified by the coldness of death and bursts into tears.

Xiao Heyun hugs her tightly to calm her and decides they should get off at the next stop. Standing by the exit, Li Shiqing changes her mind and decides to try one more time. She rushes for the pressure cooker while Xiao Heyun tackles the woman wielding a knife. This time, Xiao Heyun stabs the woman in the stomach. Covered in blood, he grabs Li Shiqing and runs. But the wounded woman uses her last strength to pull the pressure valve—the bus explodes again.

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