A dice rolls on the maple tabletop.
It is a very special dice, with twelve sides, primarily cast in bronze, shaped like a celestial body, adorned with gold filigree between faces, and decorated with turquoise, jade, rubies, and more.
Among the twelve sides, ten are marked with numbers from one to ten, and the other two opposite sides are carved with Chinese ancient seal script of the characters "Wine" and "Pride."
Soon, the rolling dice stops, facing up is the word "Pride."
A giant hand picks up the dice, heavy, shakes it in the palm, and tosses it back onto the wide maple table, where it rolls again.
On the opposite side of the maple table, on the television stand, a 17-inch TV is broadcasting the news; today's theme across all major TV channels is only one—9/11.
Images of the plane hitting the building and the collapse of the Twin Towers repeatedly appear on different channels, stimulating Americans' nerves time and again.
