Republic of China: Ace Pilot

Chapter 18, Homemade Aerial Incendiary Bomb, Airport Treasure Trove

With a shout of "Open the door!"

Yue Jinping suddenly pulled open the cabin door.

A strong wind rushed in, but it didn't extinguish the windproof lighter in Howard's hand.

He immediately lit a meter-long fuse.

In the instant the fuse ignited rapidly, Howard, Sun Debiao, and Manager Liu used all their strength to push the oil drum off the plane.

An oil drum falling from a height of 1000 meters takes about 15 seconds to land.

The convoy below suddenly stopped, and the Japanese soldiers jumped off the vehicles and fired their rifles and light machine guns into the air.

Such blind firing is obviously unlikely to hit a high-speed aircraft, and even if it happens to hit, at that altitude, the bullet cannot cause any damage to the aircraft.

They could only watch as the Rheinland NYP-2 ascended and circled at high altitude.

Why hasn't the other side flown away yet?

Looking up at the Japanese troops in the air, they saw a small point of light fall from the sky, quickly enlarge, and crash onto a car in the middle of the convoy.

A massive explosion and flames engulfed the entire convoy.

It actually worked!
Fang Wen himself couldn't believe that his first live-fire delivery had actually hit the target.

The explosion and flames produced by 100 liters of aviation gasoline were spectacular, engulfing three military vehicles, followed by a series of explosions.

That must have been caused by the explosion of the car's fuel tank and ammunition box.

The terrifying firepower caused heavy losses to the entire Japanese squad, making it impossible for them to complete the flanking maneuver.

Whether those people could escape was no longer Fang Wen's concern. He piloted the plane southwest.

It was already broad daylight, and the plane climbed to an altitude of over 4,000 meters.

Flying towards Beiping with its back to the rising sun.

After a three-hour flight, the plane landed at Nanyuan Aviation School Airport, refueled, and then took off again.

After another five-hour flight, the plane finally returned to Shanghai and landed on the runway at China Airlines Airport.

The moment the plane landed, a subtle change occurred within the task force.

Manager Liu and Sun Debiao exchanged a glance.

Sun Debiao stayed on the plane, while Manager Liu returned to the city.

Yue Jinping whispered in Fang Wen's ear, "I'll go find someone to help, so they don't tamper with the money when they're dividing it. They probably won't be here for another half hour."

"Go ahead, nothing will happen here," Fang Wen replied softly.

After Yue Jinping disembarked from the plane, an unspoken standoff ensued among the three passengers.

Sun Debiao stood guard by the pile of goods.

Fang Wen stood outside the driver's seat door, watching him.

Howard was sitting at the boarding gate, a wrench in his hand.

Sun Debiao gave a wry smile: "Commissioner Fang, I'm just doing this for someone else. My family depends on me for a living, so I have no choice. I know you're a very powerful person, but I never intended to go against you. No matter what happens next, I'll only make sure the things aren't lost, and I will never lay a hand on you."

Fang Wen calmly replied, "I know everyone worked hard on this operation. All I want is what was agreed upon initially; I hope your employers won't break their promise."

The plane is currently at China Airlines Airport. Fang Wen isn't worried, as there are guards at the airport, and the other side can't just forcibly seize it.

Next, we'll see how Yue Jinping and her opponent strategize.

Whether he'll get his share is hard to say.

Time passed slowly, and although they hadn't eaten for a long time and were hungry, the three of them persevered on the plane.

It wasn't until it got dark again that both sides arrived at the same time.

Yue Jinping brought a squad of military police. Over there were several business owners.

The owners rushed over to the plane and demanded to inspect the cargo.

The military police captain brought by Yue Jinping stopped them, demanding that no one could touch the items unless payment was made on the spot.

Through their argument, Fang Wencai learned the true bargaining chips in this deal.

Fang Wen would take 10%, the military would take 50%, and the business owners would only take 40%.

It is precisely at such a cost that it was possible to lease a high-performance long-haul transport aircraft like the Rheinland NYP-2, and to obtain tacit approval from all parties.

But now that they've received the goods, these employers are heartbroken and want to postpone payment.

That's impossible; no one can renege on the military's debts.

Immediately afterwards, all the goods were unloaded from the plane and the accounts were settled on-site.

Unaware of the value of the goods, the military police simply chose to take half the weight of each household's goods.

And Fang Wen's one percent.

Yue Jinping whispered to him, "You have to choose quickly, otherwise the military police will leave, and you won't be able to get your share."

“You also get a share of that one percent,” Fang Wen replied.

"I don't need it, you can have it all." Yue Jinping smiled and looked deeply at Fang Wen, the experience along the way was truly unforgettable.

"Then I'll talk to them." Fang Wen walked towards the several employers.

Those men, filled with resentment because most of their wealth had been taken away, showed no interest in socializing with Fang Wen when he approached, even though they had relied entirely on him this time.

Fang Wen showed no displeasure at this; instead, he smiled and said, "How will you all pay me my ten percent reward?"

"You can pick a few from these boxes, each weighing 100 kilograms, but you can't open them," one of them replied.

What he said seemed feasible to the others. Regardless of which store they chose, they could all work together to find the missing items later. Moreover, without opening the boxes, it would be much harder to find the good stuff.

The wealthy men immediately agreed.

Fang Wen frowned slightly. If he picked out something like calligraphy, paintings, or rare stones, it wouldn't be easy to exchange them for money in this chaotic world.

But I had no other choice but to be alone.

He walked up to the pile of goods, looked at it, and pondered.

Sun Debiao and Manager Liu watched from a distance, whispered to each other for a while, and then Sun Debiao walked towards the plane.

As Fang Wen was making his selections, his gaze swept over Sun Debiao, who was gently tapping the airplane.

The seemingly unintentional action reminded Fang Wen of something.

During the standoff inside the plane, Sun Debiao remained steadfastly in the spot where he was patting.

It seems to be guarding all the goods, but it also seems to be only protecting the boxes beside it.

By the way, those boxes have an antique design and carved images, making them a bit different from other boxes.

Perhaps there's something very valuable inside.

Realizing that Sun Debiao was giving him a hint, Fang Wen made a decision. He selected several boxes, half of which were chosen randomly, while the other half were specially guarded by Sun Debiao.

This move caused one of the wealthy men from Northeast China to show a pained expression, but he couldn't stop it and could only grit his teeth and agree to pay the reward.

Having received their payment, the military police drove away.

The wealthy also took the rest with them onto the bus.

The last five boxes were placed in front of Fang Wen, three large and two small, and he had no idea what valuable items were inside.

He had Howard drive the airport repair truck to the dormitory with the boxes, ready to open them and see what treasures were inside.

(End of this chapter)