Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 390 Dangerous!Danger!
At around [-]:[-] a.m. local time on September [-]th, Japan, the VIP channel attached to Tokyo Haneda Airport.

During this time, a considerable part of the security check passages in the airport have been closed, but the interior of the airport is not silent. There are many passengers sleeping directly on the benches in the airport, sparsely, and there are some people walking around.

For a large international airport like Haneda Airport, there are people 24 hours a day, and there is no such thing as no one.

However, three o'clock in the middle of the night is indeed a time when the flow of people is the least.

At this time, not to mention the passengers, the security personnel are also extremely tired. This is the time when people are most likely to get sleepy. Even if the people on the night shift have had enough sleep during the day, they should still be sleepy at this point.

No one has come to the security checkpoint of the VIP channel for a long time, and the two on duty are sitting in front of the X-ray machine, propping their heads in a drowsy state.The other person in charge of the physical examination leaned over on the seat, drooling from the corners of his mouth, and seemed to be sleeping quite comfortably.

Suddenly, there was a knocking sound from the security checkpoint. The inspector who was sleeping soundly on the chair reacted the fastest, but the conditioned reflex was too strong, so he jumped up and looked around blankly. , I was surprised to see a middle-aged man with a cane at the crossing.

The man was a white man, with a strong body, his neck was probably as thick as his thighs, he was bald, and his whole body was full of explosive strength.

The security inspector rubbed his eyes, and asked the white man, "Pass the security check?"

"Hmm." The white man responded in a low voice.

The security inspector looked at his watch, and at 21:[-] in the morning, he broke the defense immediately, and muttered in a low voice: "Crazy, come here at this time, there are flights that can't take off after [-]:[-] in the morning, what kind of crazy flight?"

However, some international flights do have rather weird departure times. Although I was very dissatisfied with the interruption of my dream, I just slandered secretly, but there was no expression on my face.

Walked to the X-ray machine, knocked on the table: "Get up, work!"

The operator of the X-ray machine may seem to be dozing off, but he was even more sleepy. He knocked several times before waking up. He yawned and glanced at the white man's crutches: "The crutches must pass through the machine alone."

The white man didn't say anything, he put the backpack and bag on the conveyor belt, then supported the edge of the X-ray machine, and put the crutches flat on the conveyor belt.

The X-ray machine operator was also amazed by the strong body of the white man. However, seeing the way he was holding on to something while walking, he couldn't help sighing to himself that God is really fair. Even with such a strong body, it's a pity that he is lame.

The Caucasian man walked through the metal detector door. Unsurprisingly, the metal detector door rang.

However, the person in charge of the personal security check did not have any special reaction. This kind of metal detection door is very sensitive, and some metal objects will make a sound, so generally there will be no special reaction because of the sound of the metal detection door. The most important thing The most important thing is the personal security check at the back.

The X-ray machine operator held his head and watched the backpack pass through the X-ray machine, which showed that there was nothing special in it.

However, he soon spotted a strange little thing in the bag image.

Then, the crutches passed. This thing needs manual inspection.

The crutches are made of metal, and many details cannot be found. The operator of the X-ray machine got up and turned the crutches a few times. There was no problem, but he pushed everything far away.There was nothing in the backpack, and it went smoothly.

Then, the X-ray machine operator pointed to the bag and said to the white man, "Let me open the bag and have a look."

The white man had just passed the metal detection gate at this time, but he just nodded and didn't speak.

"Thank you." The X-ray machine operator then opened the bag, most of which were clothes and daily necessities, nothing special.However, he still found something that confused him.

"Spring?" The X-ray machine operator raised the small spring and looked at the white man with some puzzlement: "What are you doing with this?"

The Caucasian man had just stood on the small table and was about to undergo a personal security check. He patted his injured left leg when he heard what the X-ray machine operator said: "I can't walk around very much. I usually stay at home and do some handmade things. That's a part. Springs aren't considered contraband, I remember?"

"Oh, that's not true." The X-ray machine operator put the spring back into the bag, and then pushed the bag far away, urging the personal security officer: "I'm fine here, hurry up."

Glancing at the crossing, there is no one behind the white man. After letting him go, he can continue to sleep. Just now, the dream was too sweet, so he quickly fell asleep, saying that he might not be able to continue, but he was very anxious.

The Caucasian man was slow to move on his feet, and the X-ray machine was almost finished checking, and he was just getting ready for the personal security check here.He leaned on the wall next to him with one hand, and raised the other hand horizontally. Despite his ferocious expression, he was very cooperative with the security check.

Under the urging of colleagues, the personal security personnel had dry eyes and were anxious to finish get off work.

Carry out every inspection according to the procedure, and when it reaches the waist, the detector suddenly sounds.The white man took the initiative to lift his jacket, revealing his extremely wide belt.His belt looks like real leather, but it's wide and thick, which is relatively rare.

The white man patted the metal buckle of the belt: "This one?"

The security inspector took the detector and shook it over the buckle. There was indeed a sound, but after leaving the buckle and around the belt, there was no movement in the rest of the place.

This metal clasp is very simple, it can't hide anything, and it seems to be no problem.

"Well, it's alright."

The security inspector nodded, let go of the belt, and continued to check down.

The detector below has never sounded again, so it is naturally released normally.

The Caucasian man put his backpack on his back, picked up his crutches, carried his small bag, and slowly left the security checkpoint.

The security inspectors waited for the white man to walk away, quickly dimmed the indoor lights a little, and then went to sleep again.

After passing the security check, there are fewer people inside the airport.Passengers lying crookedly on the benches near the boarding gate overnight, and some weakly reclining or tilting their heads to watch videos with laptops, there is basically no movement around, and there is still a faint smoke in the air Even in theory, there should be no smell of smoke in the airport.

Some boarding gates that have no boarding plan in a short period of time have turned off part of the lights, so the area inside the airport is a bit dark. The white man easily found a secluded place, and after scanning around to make sure no one was paying attention, Put the crutches directly aside.

When he just passed the security check, without the help of crutches, he needed to support something to stand firm, but this time after leaving the crutches, he stood upright without showing any inconvenience.

He moved his "injured" left leg a little bit, and his left leg was a little numb after being immobile for a long time.However, there is no way to do this. Only at this point in time are the security personnel most sleepy, and their attention is not so focused, making it easier to pass by.

He needs to stay here for more than ten hours, but before that, while no one is paying attention, he needs to make some preparations.

He took off the belt and took off the metal buckle at the same time. When he tore off the end of the belt, a gap was torn at the end. There were actually two bullets hidden inside the thick belt.

At the same time, take the crutches and remove the semicircular rubber pad at the lower end of the crutches to reveal the polyurethane material filled inside.

Then, he knocked the crutch twice on the ground, and a section of cylindrical polyurethane material about half a finger long fell out of it, along with a steel pipe the thickness of a finger.This is not an ordinary steel pipe, but the barrel of a pistol.

If the hollow space of the crutches is not too small, he might be able to hide the bullets in the crutches instead of in the belt. After all, personal security checks are more risky.

At last he unfastened his bag and took out the springs.

Just now he told the security inspectors that these are just parts for making some gadgets. In fact, this is not nonsense, because this is not a conventionally understood spring, but a recoil spring of a pistol.

Soon, he dug out the pistol parts from his backpack. This is an old-fashioned Glock 17 pistol. Except for the barrel and recoil spring, the rest are all made of engineering plastics, and the X-ray machine can't see it at all.The reason why the white man had to divide into two bags was that he knew that the recoil spring would definitely be seen, and that bag would definitely be opened for inspection, so the recoil spring had to be separated from the rest of the pistol parts.

This way, all the pistol parts are assembled, and everything is ready to go.

At around eight o'clock in the morning on September 320th, in the hangar of the Guam sub-base in the Southwest of the United States, a middle-aged man in a red maintenance uniform walked slowly around the Airbus [-] in the center of the hangar. This is the maintenance supervisor of the Guam sub-base .

Behind him was a young maintenance engineer in his 20s.

"When the 320 is tuned in, the crew will still react with engine vibration, right?" The maintenance supervisor stopped in his tracks and glanced back at the small maintenance officer.

The little engineer nodded immediately: "Yes, but the vibration value has not been very good, and it is at the critical level."

"Critical standard, that is, it has not exceeded the standard." The maintenance supervisor curled his lips: "How about the result of the second fluorescent test?"

"Here." The small engineer handed a document to the maintenance supervisor: "The second fluorescent test did not find any problems with the blades."

"Isn't that enough?" The maintenance supervisor directly looked at the conclusion, and then returned to the small engineer: "Let's go."

The little maintenance officer was stunned: "Let's go, can you let this plane go?"

The maintenance supervisor frowned: "Otherwise, a total of two fluorescence tests have been done recently, and there are no problems. What should I do? The headquarters considered that the aircraft usage rate in the United States is too high and the workload is heavy, so the aircraft was transferred here. What else?"

In Guam, the basic mission of this plane is to fly to Japan and South Korea as a relay point for the US route, and the mission is not heavy.

If it is in the United States, there are 24 hours a day, and there are almost [-] hours of work, while in the Guam sub-base, the working time is only about [-] hours, which is far easier than that in the United States, which also reduces the aircraft itself. load.

"Oh, the age of this plane is not bad, but the engine is old. It's old. It's normal to have some minor problems." The maintenance supervisor waved his hand: "As long as it meets the standards, it can be released normally."

The little engineer was still a little worried: "But, the vibration value of the No. [-] engine has always been high, so don't worry about it?"

"What do you do? The doors of some old planes vibrate rumblingly after flying in, but they can't find out where the problem is. The manual also suggests that as long as there is no problem with the fixed point and the pressurization, then it can be released normally. The manual Is it written in the above, can it solve the problem of the door vibrating?" The maintenance supervisor said patiently: "The engine is like a human being, it is old, it hurts here and there, it is normal. Considering this situation, I specially transferred it here to reduce the workload, that's fine."

To be honest, the American Southwest is pretty good.

Not long after the engine overhaul, I was willing to do another fluorescence test, which cost a lot of money.Unable to find out the reason, the plane was transferred across the ocean to Guam, and a leisurely route was arranged, which was quite in place.

This is also the reason for the small maintenance staff. There are many problems that cannot be found out, and the manual does not require them to find out, as long as they meet the release standards.Although I felt weird in my heart, the small maintenance manager still agreed with the maintenance supervisor's words.

Of course, it’s okay not to agree.The problem cannot be solved, but the person who raised the problem is solved. This practice is common all over the world.

Seeing the hesitant look of the little maintenance officer, the maintenance supervisor patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, this plane will basically only have one flight a day in the future, and it will be enough to fly back and forth to Japan or South Korea. Now the capacity of the Guam sub-base is also tight. A 737 was forced to fly to Tokyo, if this 320 can be released, it can just replace that 737, so there will be no delay."

"today?"

"That's right, flights 3101 and 3102, let's take off in the afternoon. You hurry up and finish the rest of the work, and then let them go. I'll report to the higher-ups, and then adjust the plane."

The little engineer glanced at the 320 and nodded: "Okay, leave the rest to me."

The maintenance supervisor smiled and patted the small maintenance worker: "Then I'll leave it to you."

After nine o'clock in the morning, Haneda Airport returned to its former prosperity, and the venue was very busy with people coming and going.

In a certain staff lounge, the Haneda Airport agency in the Southwest of the United States had just started work when he received a call from Southwest, informing him that the aircraft types of flights 3101 and 3102 had been changed to Airbus 320, and he was also issued the corresponding flight information. passenger information.

It's nothing to change the aircraft type, it happens often, mainly because he cares more about passenger information.

"Is it a chartered flight?"

According to the flight information he received, Flight 3101 from Guam to Tokyo is still normal, with an occupancy rate of more than 50.00%. This is usually the occupancy rate for this flight, and even today it is relatively high, and most of the time it is only [-]%. about.

But the key point is that there are only a few people on flight 3102 back, which is very strange.

Many people going to the United States, if there is no direct connection, it is more common to go to the United States via Guam.Therefore, this flight 3102 is still relatively popular. It is normal to have a [-]% to [-]% occupancy rate. Why is it almost empty today?
What's even more strange is that if there are only half of the people who come here, the plane will be empty when they go back. This is obviously a loss of money. According to the nature of the airline, such flights are likely to be canceled, but Southwest has not.

The only possibility is that there were not only a few people on the return journey, but a chartered flight.

If it's not a chartered flight, or it's because Meixinan has a good heart and doesn't cancel it even if it loses money, then it's because Meixinan sent him the wrong message.

In order to verify the situation, the charge d'affaires called the Southwest side of the United States to inquire, and it was indeed a chartered flight.In fact, strictly speaking, it is not a charter flight, but all the economy class is booked, and the rest are all first-class passengers.After all, there are only a small number of people who can sit in first class, which resulted in the fact that there were only a few people on flight 3102.

After getting this result, the agent understood it. Although it was a bit strange, he didn't think too much about it. He was just an agent, and he didn't have much money for a month. It was almost enough, so why work hard?
(End of this chapter)