Starting from South America, speeding through the world

Chapter 39 Hello Jack
Ten thousand meters above the ground, the deep roar of the engine continued.

The economy class was dimly lit, and most passengers were already in a semi-conscious state.

In the midst of the oppressive atmosphere, the two men finally moved.

The tall man stood up, leaning on the handrail, and paced back and forth in the aisle, openly surveying the people around him.

Still haven't found the target.

Wasn't it said to be 43A and 43B?
A sense of irritation rose in his heart. He gestured to his companion and walked towards the catering area at the front of the cabin.

The flight attendant who had stopped them earlier was there tidying up the trolley.

Hearing someone come in, she put down the box she was holding.

"Miss."

The tall man spoke in broken English: "Excuse me, can I ask you a question?"

The flight attendant immediately recognized him as the strange man who had been reluctant to sit down before takeoff.

Suppressing her unease, she still tried to remain calm and replied, "Of course, what do you need?"

The tall man steadied himself against the catering cabinet and asked in a relaxed tone, "My friend was supposed to be on this flight, but I haven't seen him yet. Could you help me confirm?"

The flight attendant's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly.

"Excuse me, what is your friend's name?"

"Uh, he's Asian, with black hair, and he was with a Brazilian woman named Gina Lopez."

Upon hearing this, the flight attendant shook her head: "I'm sorry, sir, passenger information is private and I cannot provide it."

The tall man wanted to say something, but his companion stopped him.

"Of course, rules are rules, and we understand that."

He gave the flight attendant a meaningful look, then pulled the tall man around and walked back.

Gina turned her head to look at Zhou Yi beside her.

He remained leaning back in his seat, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest, without uttering a word.

She finally couldn't bear it anymore.

So, what are your plans after you get to the United States?

Zhou Yi paused for a moment: "Actually, the plan has changed."

"What?" Gina blinked. "What do you mean the plan has changed? Weren't we already on the plane?"

Zhou Yi did not answer directly, but changed the subject.

"What we really need is a big story, a story that will grab everyone's attention, right?"

Gina nodded, her face still full of doubt.

"Correct."

"And we also know what Alvaro is most afraid of."

Gina frowned, still not quite following his train of thought. "...An American?"

"very good."

Gina still didn't understand, but her intuition told her that Zhou Yi was heading in some crazy direction.

"But what does this have to do with our plan?"

Do you know what Americans are most afraid of?

Gina paused, thought seriously for a moment, and said uncertainly, "Uh, lose democracy and freedom?"

Upon hearing this answer, Zhou Yi burst out laughing.

"Then guess how the Patriot Act was passed?"

Gina's mind went blank for a moment, as if something was emerging, but she couldn't quite grasp its full picture.

".911?GWOT[1]?"

"Wait, I still don't quite understand, what does this have to do with our plan?"

The business class was almost empty.

The few remaining passengers were already fast asleep.

Zhou Yi took a deep breath and stood up straight.

"Click——"

The moment the overhead luggage rack was pulled open, Gina's heart skipped a beat.

She instinctively held her breath, staring intently at the hands that were reaching in.

Damn it, it can't really be what I think, can it?

Reason raced through my mind, trying to dispel this absurd idea, but my racing heartbeat accepted the truth even before my brain could process it.

No way, how could that be?

How could he possibly bring that kind of thing onto the plane?
However, Zhou Yi's next move completely shattered that last glimmer of hope.

“Voilà.” Gina’s pupils contracted sharply, her blood seemed to flow backward in an instant, and her hands and feet turned ice cold.

Finally, she saw clearly what Zhou Yi was holding.

An outrageously large sniper rifle.

Zhou Yi casually shoved the TAC-50, which weighed over ten kilograms, onto the ground and looked down at Gina:
"It's time to hijack the plane, baby."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gina's mind went blank.

Everything before my eyes seemed to have been forcibly slowed down, becoming sluggish and unreal.

Her lips moved, but she couldn't say anything.

It took Gina several seconds to finally find her voice:

"Are you crazy?! Are you fucking serious?"

Zhou Yi shrugged: "Of course, that's my news."

"I want to quit!" Gina jumped to her feet. "This won't do! I...I want to quit!"

"Unfortunately, you're already deeply bound to me," Zhou Yi said casually. "So, you'd better pray that everything goes smoothly from now on."

Gina felt like she'd been punched in the stomach.

Damn it. Damn it.
"Put on your earplugs, the operation begins."

Outside the cockpit door, a flight attendant was still standing by the corridor, preparing to bring in the water she had poured.

Just then, two dark figures quietly approached.

She subconsciously looked up, but the scene she saw made her freeze.

A sniper rifle.

The black gun barrel resembled the scythe of death.

The flight attendant's hand trembled, and the tray slipped from her fingertips and fell onto the carpet.

Zhou Yi smiled at her, raised his index finger, put it to his lips, and gestured for silence.

The flight attendant stood there, pale-faced and terrified, not daring to move an inch.

But the next second, she saw an even more shocking scene.

Zhou Yi knelt on one knee, pointing the gun directly at the cockpit door's locking mechanism.

He tilted his head slightly, confirmed the firing angle, and took a deep breath.

"boom----!"

The first bullet left the barrel with a tremendous sound.

The bullet hit the electronic panel, sending sparks flying.

The metal casing shattered, the internal circuitry melted, and the door lock system completely failed.

The flight attendant covered her ears in pain, screamed, and backed away. She accidentally bumped into Gina and stumbled to the ground.

"boom----!"

The second bullet hit the main fixing bolt below the lock cylinder.

Under the violent impact, the steel core penetrated the core components, the hatch caved in, and the structural stress of the connecting hinges was completely destroyed.

Zhou Yi pulled off his earmuffs and stepped into the cockpit first.

The captain and first officer reacted quickly, raising their hands high above the instrument panel the instant they saw the gun barrel.

Gina followed her in and then closed the hatch.

"Adjust course and land in San Juan."

Zhou Yi gave the order succinctly.

“If we change our route, the air traffic controllers will notice immediately,” the captain said, trying to remain calm.

“Very well,” Zhou Yi said calmly, “then let them know what happened here.”

The captain glanced at the co-pilot, whose hand was already unconsciously rubbing back and forth on the edge of the control panel.

Zhou Yi noticed this detail and once again aimed at the autonomous driving system directly in front of him.

"It would be a waste of my talent to shoot the people on the plane, but if I shoot the instrument panel, you might have a hard time landing later."

The captain and first officer's expressions changed simultaneously.

"Adjust course."

Zhou Yi gave the order again.

The captain broke out in a cold sweat, but ultimately switched modes and entered new heading data.

"Delta 60, transfer to San Juan." The co-pilot's voice trembled slightly.

　[1] Bush's "Global War on Terror"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)