Echoes of Time

Chapter 4: Incredible Time Travel

Narnia adjusted her jumbled thoughts before stepping out of the car with determined strides.

Upon entering the bureau, she saw Wakanda waving her over. "Narnia," he said, "where's that photo? I heard from the evidence room, bring it over and show it to everyone."

Curious glances were thrown her way, but Narnia remained silent. Instead, she handed the license plate information she had received to Barbara, who was responsible for the investigation. "Barbara, can you help me find out who owns this car?"

Barbara, who was still drinking soy milk, quickly put it down and asked, "What's wrong with this car?"

Narnia's face darkened as she noticed everyone's gaze on her. She then shared how she had almost been attacked that morning.

She said nothing about the car accident or encountering Jurassic.

Upon learning that she had been followed first thing in the morning and that the assailant was suspected to have a g*n, Wakanda immediately took it seriously.

This was no trivial matter. As a detective, there was a risk of being targeted by criminals, and one could not be complacent.

"Wakanda, do you have any guesses?" he asked Narnia.

She shook her head. "None. I've been a cop for five years, haven't offended anyone, let alone a criminal group with firearms. I have no leads at the moment and can only start with the investigation."

"Alright, I understand. Be careful these days and try not to take any actions alone. There are so many brothers in our team, we won't have trouble finding someone to protect you. How about this, let Wayne Manor follow you, and I'll feel more at ease," Wakanda suggested, glancing at the grave-faced Wayne Manor.

Surprised to be named, Wayne Manor quickly agreed, "Sure!"

"That's fine," Narnia agreed without any objections.

Wayne Manor approached her with a grin, patting his chest. "Don't worry, Sister Narnia, I'll definitely protect you!"

Narnia shot him a glance and retorted, "You can't even beat me, and you dare to say that?"

Wayne Manor felt awkward and tried to find a way to save face. "I was just being gentle with you. You're a girl, I wouldn't dare use too much force, and besides..." The three words "I like you" were ones that Wayne Manor simply could not bring himself to say.

"Besides what?" Narnia raised an eyebrow. Seeing him cough, Wayne Manor finally whispered, "Nothing."

Narnia paid no more attention to his little schemes. As Wakanda and the others focused on her attack, Narnia mentioned the lost photo, fabricating a story that she had not kept it properly and it had accidentally flown out of the car window and she didn't know where it had gone.

Wakanda currently had no mood to worry about such things. He accepted that it was lost and did not inquire further.Apologies for the oversight. Here is the corrected and complete translation:

After considering it, Team Leader Wakanda decided to hand over the case to her fully, while asking Wayne Manor and Barbara to assist her in the investigation.

This was partly because the case only required identifying the deceased and waiting for the family to claim the body, which wasn't a large workload and would prevent her from running around and potentially getting into danger.

What Team Leader Wakanda didn't know was that this case would not only require her to run around but would also take her back in time to conduct the investigation.

Narnia was waiting for just this moment; she had a bunch of puzzles that needed clearing up.

Wayne Manor approached her and asked, "Narnia, have you seen that photo? Can it prove the identity of the deceased?"

Hearing this, Narnia was taken aback for a moment; she had almost forgotten. However, was that skeleton really Jurassic?

Narnia couldn't be certain now. She didn't answer but just moved a chair to squeeze in next to Barbara, asking her to help investigate a person named Clydesdale.

Wayne Manor, standing behind her, asked out of curiosity, "Who is Clydesdale?"

"An actor, the person in the photo," Narnia replied, looking at the screen.

"Clydesdale?" Wayne Manor rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and still shook his head. "Never heard of him."

Narnia thought she could find some clues with the help of the bureau's information network, but after Barbara searched, she shook her head, indicating that she found nothing.

Narnia's fingers tapped gently on the table. She bit her lip and thought for a moment before writing another name on the paper.

Barbara looked and asked, "Jurassic? Who's that?"

"I want to know who he is too, but check first!" Narnia said eagerly, and Barbara didn't delay, typing in the name Jurassic.

A lot of information popped up, and Narnia eliminated those unrelated ones. However, after searching for a long time, she still couldn't find any information about Jurassic.

Narnia wouldn't take this lying down. At this moment, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a social media account named Beleren on the computer, which mentioned the name "Jurassic" in a short text.

Narnia quickly had Barbara open the homepage, and after some operations, they found the article was password protected.

It would have been impossible for anyone else to access it, but for Barbara, it was just a matter of a few clicks.

She soon hacked into the social media account, opened the article, and discovered it was a character biography, and the character introduced was named Jurassic.

When the article opened, a black and white photo of the character appeared on the page.

Seeing the familiar face, Narnia was still taken aback for a moment, despite being prepared.

The scene of him talking to her and slipping a watch onto her wrist came to Narnia's mind. His hands were not as she had imagined; they were warm, large, and strong, exuding a sense of reality...

Even in black and white, his features were strikingly handsome, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a neat jawline, and well-defined facial features that were deep andthree-dimensional. Even through the screen, one could sense his naturally elegant and noble demeanor.

He was dressed in an exquisitely tailored suit, sitting in a car, his deep eyes gazing outward, as if saying goodbye to a loved one, with an expression of undeniable depth and tenderness in his brows."Hey, this guy is something! It's a pity, born at the wrong time, unable to witness it with my own eyes." Barbara exclaimed in awe.

Upon hearing her words, Narnia came to her senses and saw the date of birth and past experiences annotated beside the photo.

Shen Yi, stage name Clyde, a well-known actor.

Born on July 24, 1956, he went missing on May 4, 1988. Declared dead years later due to his mysterious disappearance, he only lived to be 32.

Seeing this information, Narnia was first shocked by the date. Born in 1956? Then in what year did she see him?

Narnia pressed her forehead, closed her eyes, and reminisced about what had happened before.

She clearly remembered that she had indeed been in a car accident, and the photo had disappeared after falling into her hands.

When she opened her eyes again, she saw Shen Yi.

Could it be that the photo had taken her back in time? And when the camera captured that moment, she returned? About five minutes into the future?

This was something Narnia would never have considered before, but it seemed to be the only explanation now.

Barbara had no idea what Narnia was thinking. She carefully read the introduction about Shen Yi's life and was amazed!

"Is such an incredible person real? Graduating from Harvard at 18 with a dual master's degree, proficient in seven or eight languages, and skilled in piano and violin, winning awards in international competitions for each, and the films he starred in also winning numerous awards."

Moreover, there was more. The text mentioned that he immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six, grew up there, and his father was a very famous businessman, born with a golden key.

Unfortunately, his father passed away early, and Shen Yi took over the family business, which was on the brink of collapse, before he was even 20.

At that time, he managed to balance filming and keeping the company running, even taking it public.

Although he grew up in the United States, his heart longed for his homeland, and he did eventually return to China.

Shen Yi dedicated his life to charity. What no one knew was that almost all of his acting fees were donated to charity funds, with very little left for himself.

After reading, Barbara was somewhat skeptical.

If such a person really existed decades ago, why couldn't any information be found about him? And there was no trace of him in the history of cinema.

Especially when searching for the movies he starred in, either there were no scenes of him, or they simply didn't exist.

This led Barbara to guess, "Could this be made up? Maybe there never was such a person?"

"I think so too, it must be fake," Wayne Manor agreed after a thorough look. Could there be such a perfect person in the world?

After reading, Narnia was secretly astonished. Was he that impressive?