Legendary Captain

Chapter 147 Are you willing to marry Wen Jingshu?

Lu Xinyu was fully aware of Xu Xian's progress.

Xu Xian had spent a considerable amount of time following Qin Zongyang during this period, and given that the time required to be promoted to a first-level co-pilot was not long, Xu Xian's time as a follower should be almost up.

Xu Xian looked back and calculated the time; it was indeed almost time. However, Lu Xinyu's words still bothered him. He even secretly inquired about Teacher Wang Lingkun, and the response he received only made him more worried.

There are always some people in the world whose thinking is incomprehensible to ordinary people, such as certain geniuses or certain lunatics.

Unfortunately, it seems that teacher Wang Lingkun belongs to the latter category!

I don’t know if it’s accurate to describe him as fearless of power or as lacking common sense, but in any case, Instructor Wang Lingkun is an extremely self-centered person who doesn’t care about anyone’s feelings at all.

This has caused some leaders in the flight department to have a real headache when they encounter Instructor Wang Lingkun.

Wang Lingkun himself is a qualified inspector, and many leaders in the flight department are also pilots, so the problem arises.

Whether you are an instructor, an inspector, or even a representative appointed by the bureau, you cannot escape any of the scheduled inspections, such as proficiency checks and annual captain inspections, not to mention unscheduled screenings.

So no matter how high a leader's rank is, as long as they are still in power, they will still be subject to inspection.

Many inspectors, perhaps to curry favor with their superiors or to avoid future retaliation, tend to be less strict with their checks. This is a tacit, unspoken rule, because anyone living in society must consider interpersonal relationships, even in a purely technical profession like flying.

In any human circle, there will be unspoken rules and tacit regulations. What we fear most are those who disregard these rules and trample on them recklessly.

Unfortunately, Wang Lingkun is that kind of person.

His inspections are indiscriminate; no one is considered when it comes to who he is inspecting.

Of course, if Wang Lingkun could truly treat everyone equally, he would be an upright person. But what's frustrating is that his inspection standards are not the same.

If Wang Lingkun strictly follows the inspection standards, the leaders may feel some resentment for not being treated with special privileges, but they will not have a major emotional fluctuation.

Ultimately, flying is all about skill. Inspectors follow the standards, and if someone isn't up to the task and fails the inspection, they deserve it.

However, Wang Lingkun's grasp of the inspection standards depended entirely on his mood. Sometimes he was very lenient, and even if the person being inspected was flying terribly, Wang Lingkun might completely ignore it. Other times he was extremely strict, and any small flaw would lead to a failed inspection.

This is really uncomfortable!

Pilots are human, and even the highest-ranking pilots occasionally make minor mistakes. Most of these minor mistakes don't affect safety, but Wang Lingkun seized on them and used them as a reason to fail the inspection, leaving the pilot with no way to complain.

As a result, many leaders were in great distress when they were assigned to inspect Wang Lingkun.

Of course, some leaders might have used tricks to prevent Wang Lingkun from investigating them. However, where there are many scoundrels, and leaders are everywhere, someone was bound to suffer.

What's most frustrating is that Wang Lingkun's skills are exceptionally solid. Some leaders disliked Wang Lingkun and secretly instructed others to fail him during certain inspections.

It's one thing to be caught once, but if it happens twice, and Wang Lingkun directly appeals to the bureau, demanding that the bureau assign someone to observe, then it will be difficult to get him punished.

Relying on his strong technical skills, Wang Lingkun was not afraid of any inspections. As long as the authorities intervened and the leaders could no longer use their methods, Wang Lingkun always managed to escape danger.

After this happened several times, the leaders didn't dare to make things difficult for Wang Lingkun anymore. Otherwise, if Wang Lingkun went to the bureau too often, the bureau would wonder why this person always seemed to have problems and would start to inquire about it.

People like Wang Lingkun, who are technically skilled but disobedient, are the most annoying to leaders, including Qin Zongyang.

Qin Zongyang knew his temper was already bad enough, but compared to Wang Lingkun, it was nothing. However, even if the road ahead was long and arduous, Qin Zongyang still had to find a way.

Zhang Qingyu recorded the conversation on Star Travel 6777 and sent it to the authorities, along with various flight and environmental data from that time.

The authorities received not only materials from Xingyou Airlines, but also recordings and data from Lantian Airlines and Dianyun Airport. An investigation cannot rely on only one side's account; it requires gathering information from multiple sources.

Because this incident involved two airlines and Yunnan Airport, it almost escalated into a major disaster. Before the authorities release their preliminary findings, Xingyou Airlines has temporarily suspended the crew members of Xingyou 6777 who were on board that day, and Xu Xian was unfortunately among them.

This is all normal procedure, and there is no suspicion of deliberately grounding Xu Xian and others. This would have been the same outcome for any airline.

Xu Xian didn't complain much about this, but he was worried that if the authorities didn't produce results for a long time, he would have to stay grounded indefinitely. After all, he needed to earn money to support his family.

At least in terms of efficiency, Xu Xian didn't have much confidence in the bureau.

However, Xu Xian miscalculated this time. To his surprise, after collecting all the information about the incident, the authorities worked through the night to organize and investigate, and completed the initial determination and characterization of the matter in just two days, a speed that can only be described as miraculous.

The initial investigation by the authorities did not attribute the incident to the crew of Star Travel 6777. Instead, as Xu Xian had predicted, the main cause was the excessively strong wake turbulence.

At that moment, the wake turbulence exceeded the aircraft's control limits, which is when the Star Travel 6777 began an unexpected roll. At that point, the aircraft was no longer controllable, and the unexpected changes were beyond the crew's control.

This conclusion alone has already cleared Xu Xian's crew of suspicion.

Strangely, the authorities also seemed unable to comprehend the sheer intensity of the wake turbulence. It's fairly normal for aircraft wake turbulence to cause unexpected changes to aircraft within it. However, this level of intensity was simply excessive.

If the Airbus A380 were followed by a small plane, the authorities might be somewhat able to understand this situation. However, while the 737 is significantly smaller than the Airbus A380, it can still carry approximately two hundred people; it's not a tiny aircraft. The fact that the Airbus A380's wake turbulence caused a 737 to experience a violent roll is simply unheard of.

Although the number of Airbus A380s is not large, they have been operating in airports around the world for quite some time. However, such a terrible wake effect has never been heard of anywhere else in the world.

This incident may be a black swan event, but the authorities still feel it is necessary to examine it more closely, and even revise the regulations on wake separation for the Airbus A380.

The preliminary conclusion report also specifically thanked Xu Xian, the crew member from Xingyou Airlines involved in the incident, for providing them with some insights.

The authorities were clearly referring to Xu Xian's analysis of the incident. The audio recordings submitted by Xingyou Airlines included Xu Xian's analysis, which the authorities' investigators were naturally aware of.

It can only be said that Xu Xian not only surprised Qin Zongyang and Zhang Qingyu, but even the personnel from the Bureau who listened to Xu Xian's analysis audio were amazed.

Xu Xian's analysis was meticulous, involving meteorology, aerodynamics, and some very confidential information, such as the modifications made to the Airbus A380PLUS.

If you only listen to the audio analysis of this event, it's hard to imagine that it came from a student.

The preliminary conclusion report regarding Xingyou 6777 was sent to Xingyou Airlines, Lantian Airlines, and Dianyun Tower. This means that the statement specifically mentioning Xu Xian at the end of the report was also visible to Lantian Airlines and Dianyun Tower. This was a boost to Xingyou Airlines' reputation, and Xu Xian was even commended by the fleet.

Of course, the so-called commendation was just lip service, without any real substance. Qin Zongyang even wanted to use this to remove Xu Xian from the list of speakers at the security conference. However, Lu Xinyu had finally caught Qin Zongyang red-handed, and she wasn't about to let go easily. She refused to agree to Qin Zongyang's proposal no matter what, and in the end, the matter was dropped.

Qin Zongyang was so angry about this that he almost died.

But before Qin Zongyang could catch his breath, another unpleasant thing happened.

After the company lifted his flight ban, Xu Xian, seeing that he had enough time to transition to a promotion role, thought for a while and submitted his promotion application. The very next day, the technical committee approved his application.

Once the promotion application was approved, Flight Standard began assigning Xu Xian as the flight line inspector. Whether it was Xu Xian's bad luck or Lu Xinyu's interference, Lu Xinyu's words proved prophetic, and the flight line inspector really was Wang Lingkun.

At the time, when Qin Zongyang heard Lu Xinyu want Wang Lingkun to check Xu Xian's promotion practice exam, he still had a sliver of hope that Lu Xinyu was just talking. But now it seems that Lu Xinyu is not only good at talking, but also ruthless in his methods, and he does what he says.

This left both the master and apprentice in a predicament. What were they to do with such an unyielding and capricious inspector?

Xu Xian was definitely out of options, and in the end, this matter had to be handled by Qin Zongyang. After racking his brains for many days, Qin Zongyang actually came up with a shameless solution.

Unlike Qin Zongyang, who was racking his brains for a solution, Xu Xian appeared more composed. He believed in the principle of "what's done is done." After all, he didn't have any solutions, and getting angry pointlessly would only harm himself. What was the point?

After returning to Yunnan, Xu Xian was first busy dealing with Xingyou 6777's questioning and then submitting his transfer application, so he didn't have time to see Xu Jingyang. Today, he finally had some time and decided to go to the First People's Hospital to see his father and ask him why he was so unwilling to let him help the Wen family.

Ever since he got Xu Xian to refuse to help the Wen family, Xu Jingyang had no intention of going to Renxin Hospital again. He figured he might as well spend the rest of his time at the First People's Hospital; after all, he'd already paid, so why not stay? Plus, food and drink were provided—how comfortable!

Most importantly, Huang Ying will stay with him as long as he is hospitalized. She will definitely leave once he is discharged. Therefore, every extra day spent with Huang Ying is beneficial.

When Xu Xian arrived at Xu Jingyang's ward, Xu Jingyang was watching TV, and Huang Ying was not among them.

"Where's my mom?" Xu Xian asked when Huang Ying wasn't around.

Xu Jingyang glanced at the clock: "We still have half an hour to go!"

Xu Xian found a seat and sat down. Since Huang Ying wasn't there, it was convenient for him to talk to Xu Jingyang: "What did you mean by telling me a few days ago not to help the Wen family?"

Xu Jingyang's expression turned serious. He knew Xu Xian would definitely ask him this question, so he replied, "You don't need to worry about this. Just listen to me!"

Xu Jingyang didn't want to tell Xu Xian about it. He didn't want the grudges of the previous generation to continue to the younger generation. He was almost certain that Wen Jingshu was unaware of Wen Mingyuan's betrayal of the Xu family, and Xu Xian obviously didn't know what Wen Mingyuan had done either, otherwise he wouldn't have come to ask him.

In truth, Xu Jingyang underestimated Xu Xian. Xu Xian wasn't an innocent fool; he had already realized that his family's bankruptcy had some kind of conspiracy behind it, which was why he asked his friend Su Qiye to investigate. However, Xu Xian had a rough idea that his family had been set up, but he never expected the culprit to be Wen Mingyuan.

"Do you know? The spot Chen Qi gave you is a backup one, meaning he can kick you out at any time. As long as you help the Wen family, at least one stable official spot is guaranteed," Xu Xian advised. Then, realizing that Xu Jingyang might be too embarrassed to ask the Wen family for help, he reassured him, "This time, it's Wen Jingshu who asked me for help, not us asking them. It's just a transaction, what's the guilt?"

In Xu Xian's view, he helped the Wen family, and the Wen family's return of a formal spot to him was a normal transaction with no question of who lost or gained, so what was there to be afraid of?

If Xu Xian had known his significance to the Wen family back then, he would have made a deal with Wen Jingshu without hesitation, and wouldn't have wasted any more words with Chen Qi.

Compared to the fickle Chen Qi, Xu Xian felt it was safer to make a deal with his ex-fiancée. However, when it came to Xu Jingyang, he simply disagreed.

"You kids don't understand!" Xu Jingyang waved his hand, trying to dissuade Xu Xian from dwelling on the topic. This was a matter between him and Wen Mingyuan, and he didn't want to involve Xu Xian and Wen Jingshu.

Xu Xian exclaimed in surprise, "But Renxin Hospital has the best cardiology department in the country. Are you really not afraid of risking your life?"

"My heart problem isn't so serious that only Renxin Hospital can treat it, so why are you so insistent?" Xu Jingyang shouted.

Xu Xian was equally agitated: "What if? What if other hospitals can't cure it and it delays the treatment? What if something goes wrong? You only have one life, are you really going to gamble with that possibility?"

Indeed, Xu Jingyang's condition hadn't reached the point where only Renxin Hospital could treat it, but how could Xu Xian dare to be negligent? Heart problems are something that can end in an instant! There's no cost to trial and error when it comes to human life.

In Xu Xian's view, family is the most important thing, and any amount of caution is justified.

"That's my fate! I'm willing to gamble!" Xu Jingyang slammed his hand on the bedside table next to him, making a loud noise.

Xu Xian retorted sharply, "If your life is truly your own, then I should have gone abroad with my mother and left you to fend for yourself!"

Xu Jingyang was both angry and heartbroken. Xu Xian hadn't enjoyed the life of a rich kid for many years since he came of age; instead, he had to help his father pay off debts.

For a moment, Xu Jingyang wavered. Should he put aside his hatred for Wen Mingyuan and give in to Xu Xian's idea?

But Wen Mingyuan is truly too hateful, causing his years of business to go down the drain. If he just swallows this anger, he'll probably suffocate.

A person lives for a breath of air, even a Buddha fights for a stick of incense! It's a good saying to take a step back and see the bigger picture, but more often than not, taking a step back only makes you angrier the more you think about it.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Xu Jingyang's head, seemingly able to perfectly resolve the situation, so he asked, "Are you willing to marry Wen Jingshu?"

(End of this chapter)