Legendary Captain

Chapter 150 My Disciple is a Genius

"What nonsense are you talking about? What right does he have to threaten me?" Qin Zongyang was very unhappy.

Wang Lingkun didn't speak, but instead scanned Qin Zongyang's face. Judging from his expression, he realized he had been tricked by Qin Zongyang. No wonder Qin Zongyang hadn't drunk any more alcohol after the initial few drinks; he had already planned to fly the flight for him.

What a cunning scheme!

"You actually did this, a master inspecting his disciple?" Wang Lingkun sighed.

Indeed, there is no explicit rule that a master cannot inspect his apprentices, or there is an unspoken rule in the industry that everyone in the civil aviation circle should take into account.

When a master inspects his apprentice, it's to avoid any appearance of impropriety. Similarly, when arranging flight path checks, this isn't usually the case. It's a generally accepted practice.

In addition, there are cases where both father and son are pilots. In these cases, the father cannot check on his child, and it is rare for them to be assigned to the same flight when scheduling flights.

This is mainly because if a father and son fly together, the captain's authority is compromised due to their relationship, and their judgment and decisions may be influenced by other factors. Therefore, most airlines do not recommend that fathers and sons fly together.

Although Qin Zongyang's reputation has never been good, Wang Lingkun was still somewhat surprised that he would investigate his own apprentice.

Qin Zongyang didn't care about any rumors or gossip. His reputation had never been good anyway, so one more thing wouldn't matter.

"Anything not prohibited by law is permissible, so what's it to you!" Qin Zongyang scoffed. He had patiently played mahjong with Wang Lingkun all afternoon so that Wang wouldn't be carrying his phone to check the time. Seeing that Wang Lingkun's phone was running low on battery, he offered to let Wang leave it at his house to charge.

While dining out, he secretly turned off automatic network time acquisition and manually changed the time. When he showed Wang Lingkun the time, it was a little after 5 PM on the phone, but the actual time was almost 6:30 PM. When Wang Lingkun wanted to check the time again, Qin Zongyang fumbled for a while before unlocking the phone. It wasn't that he entered the wrong password; he simply re-enabled automatic network time acquisition to update the phone's time to the correct time.

After all that effort and trouble, how could Qin Zongyang accept that it would all be for nothing?

Wang Lingkun sneered: "Anything not prohibited by law is permissible? Your moral standards are truly low!"

The law is always the minimum requirement. If one only demands of oneself not to break the law, then one's level of competence is indeed not very high.

"You mean me?" Qin Zongyang was a little annoyed. "Why don't you take a good look at yourself in the mirror? If it were a different inspector, even if it were that kid Lu Xinyu, I wouldn't be worried. But it's in your hands, and I'm not happy about it. Look at yourself! Whether you pass or not depends entirely on your mood. Is that something a human being would do? Stop talking nonsense. You're definitely not flying tomorrow! If you dare to fly, I'll report you to the safety supervision department right away. If you get caught red-handed, I'll see how many people are waiting to laugh at you!"

The flight path check for promotion to first-class co-pilot is actually very simple. It doesn't require any operation; you just need to cooperate. What difficulty could there be?

Everything would be fine as long as the inspector wasn't Wang Lingkun. But it just so happens to be that lunatic Wang Lingkun, and Qin Zongyang is worried. He's determined to stop Wang Lingkun from inspecting Xu Xian.

Of course, his inspection of Xu Xian was not part of the plan. It was simply that he was the only one who had time tomorrow, and it just so happened that they happened to be there, so there was nothing he could do about it.

Seeing Qin Zongyang's actions, which seemed determined to destroy him, Wang Lingkun felt a little panicked.

He had offended quite a few people in the Flight Department and the Safety Supervision Department. In the past, he had always been law-abiding and hadn't been caught doing anything wrong, so most people couldn't do anything to him. But if Qin Zongyang really reported him for violating the drinking regulations, things would get complicated, and there would be quite a few people willing to kick him while he was down.

However, he couldn't swallow his anger. After a moment's thought, Wang Lingkun felt that swallowing his anger was not his style; he still wanted Qin Zongyang to feel the pain.

He doesn't want me to inspect his precious apprentice? I'll do it anyway!

"I'll call Feibiao right now and ask them to postpone the flight path inspection. I'm going to inspect your apprentice!" Wang Lingkun sneered.

Qin Zongyang: "Don't you know that arbitrarily requesting a postponement of flight route inspections is punishable?"

Flight line inspections are not like regular flights. Without sufficient justification, both the inspector and the person being inspected will be penalized for requesting a delay.

"So what? It's just a fine, I don't care! I'm not only going to check your apprentice, I can also tell you now that I will definitely fail him! Moreover, I will try my best to delay the second re-examination so that your apprentice can have a little more time as a student!" Wang Lingkun said sinisterly.

If you fail the route inspection the first time, you can usually schedule a second retest within a month. However, the scheduling of route inspections also depends on the inspector's flight schedule, as some routes are not eligible for inspection.

For example, Xu Xian's rank is not allowed to carry passengers on intra-provincial routes or high-altitude routes, so these routes cannot be considered for inspection. Only when the inspector is assigned to a regular route outside the province can Xu Xian be allowed to conduct an inspection.

As long as Wang Lingkun keeps requesting to fly routes within the province or high-altitude routes, Xu Xian will never be able to schedule a second route inspection. It has to be said, this plan is indeed insidious.

Since Qin Zongyang had tricked him first, it wouldn't be his usual style if he didn't disgust Qin Zongyang in return.

At this point, Qin Zongyang's face instantly darkened: "Wang Lingkun, you're playing with fire!"

Previously, Qin Zongyang was still calling him "Instructor Wang," but now he has started calling him by his first name!

"So what? Too bad, your apprentice is in my hands. Don't try to scare me!" Wang Lingkun was not afraid at all. He was used to being arrogant, but now he was truly not afraid of Qin Zongyang.

Qin Zongyang took a deep breath: "Wang Lingkun, do you think you can act with impunity just because those junior leaders in the flight department are afraid of you?"

Wang Lingkun's smile vanished, and Qin Zongyang, already on the verge of exploding, was ultimately somewhat afraid. After all, Qin Zongyang was a company veteran and the deputy general manager of the flight department. He wasn't one of those insignificant low-level managers! Would it be a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish to really anger him just to save face?

But since things had already come to this point, he was extremely unwilling to back down, so he had no choice but to stubbornly persist.

"I, Qin Zongyang, was among the first batch of pilots when the company was founded. Now, there are only a handful of people in the fleet with more seniority than me. I've been flying for the company for twenty years, so I still have some influence. More than 70% of the inspectors in the company give me, Qin Zongyang, face." Qin Zongyang said coldly, "If you dare inspect Xu Xian, I can make sure you fail every single one of your annual proficiency checks and annual captain's check. From now on, if you pass any check on your first try, I, Qin Zongyang, will write my name backwards! If you fail even once, I'll immediately contact the planning department and have them stop scheduling you for instructor training. Let's see how you accumulate left-seat time. As long as I'm with the company, you can forget about regaining your captain's rank!"

Regardless of the type of inspection, if you fail twice in a row, you can appeal to the bureau. Therefore, it would be unrealistic to expect Wang Lingkun to fail the same inspection repeatedly.

Since the same test can't be failed twice, let him fail all his tests only once. With Qin Zongyang's prestige, he can definitely get this done.

Furthermore, whether it's the proficiency check or the annual captain's check, failing either check will result in temporary dismissal as a captain. The captain will need to accumulate enough left-seat time before taking a retest and passing it to regain their rank.

However, accumulating left-seat time requires flying with an instructor. It's impossible to build left-seat time while flying with a solo captain. If Wang Lingkun fails the test even once, he will be demoted to co-pilot. At this point, Qin Zongyang contacted the planning department to prevent Wang Lingkun from being scheduled for flights with an instructor. Therefore, Wang Lingkun wouldn't be able to accumulate enough left-seat time, making it impossible for him to retake the test and thus preventing him from regaining his rank.

It can only be said that Qin Zongyang's methods have always been aggressive and ruthless. He always persecutes people to the point of death, never giving his enemies a chance to recover.

Such hurtful words sent a chill down Wang Lingkun's spine. He had no doubt about the truthfulness or feasibility of Qin Zongyang's words. Qin Zongyang was a man of his word; he would definitely do what he said.

Qin Zongyang's claim that he could reduce Wang Lingkun to a co-pilot position in just one day at Xingyou was definitely not just a bluff; Qin Zongyang was truly capable of doing it. Moreover, Wang Lingkun is not young anymore and doesn't have many more years to fly. If Qin Zongyang keeps targeting him like this, he probably won't be able to regain his captain rank until retirement.

"You're insane! You're insane! Qin Zongyang, how dare you!" Wang Lingkun felt immense humiliation at being threatened so directly by Qin Zongyang, and his voice even trembled slightly.

Qin Zongyang sneered, "Why wouldn't I dare? If you just tell Feibiao you want to postpone the flight path inspection, your career as a captain will be over!"

Faced with Qin Zongyang's relentless pressure, Wang Lingkun's chest heaved rapidly: "Qin Zongyang, are you really going to fight to the death?"

However, the moment Wang Lingkun uttered those words, Qin Zongyang's eyes narrowed: "Threatening me?"

He gently swirled the wine glass in his hand, and then splashed the remaining half glass of wine directly onto Wang Lingkun's face.

In an instant, Wang Lingkun's nasal cavity was filled with a strong smell of alcohol. Just a short while ago, he had found the smell of alcohol to be so alluring, but now Wang Lingkun found it unbearably pungent.

The next moment, Wang Lingkun felt a slight darkness before his eyes and realized that Qin Zongyang had stood up, bent down, and was close to him. Qin Zongyang's face held a cold glint: "What are you? You dare to challenge me to a fight to the death?"

This is Qin Zongyang's true nature! He has never been a nice guy.

After Qin Zongyang finished speaking, he picked up his phone from the table and strode away.

After leaving the table, Qin Zongyang called the dispatcher: "It's me, Qin Zongyang! I'll be Xu Xian's inspector tomorrow!"

"President Qin, what about Instructor Wang?" When the dispatcher spoke directly to Qin Zongyang, he didn't dare mention that Qin Zongyang was Xu Xian's master. Moreover, judging from Qin Zongyang's tone, he didn't seem to be in a good mood. It was better not to provoke him.

Qin Zongyang: "They've already made arrangements over there. You should change your plans!"

"Shall I check with Instructor Wang again?"

Qin Zongyang snorted: "Are you unable to understand human language?"

These words startled the dispatcher, who quickly replied, "No problem, no problem, Qin Zongyang, I'll change the plan for you right now, you should see it in a bit."

Upon hearing that everything was fine with the dispatcher, Qin Zongyang immediately hung up the phone, leaving behind the message: "I'll leave your phone at the company front desk tomorrow; you can pick it up yourself."

Wang Lingkun wiped the wine from his face and suddenly burst into maniacal laughter: "Qin Zongyang! Qin Zongyang! Didn't you gamble your future on your little apprentice? Do you really think he's a genius? If geniuses were so easy to find, would they still be called geniuses?"

Wang Lingkun was well aware of the reasons behind Qin Zongyang's protectiveness towards his disciple. He simply blatantly shattered Qin Zongyang's illusions.

Qin Zongyang thought he could become the second Chang Jianjun (Xu Qing's master) with his apprentice? That's just wishful thinking.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zongyang abruptly stopped, turning his head slightly to face Wang Lingkun with his sharply defined profile. His eyes held no anger, only boundless contempt. His lips moved slightly, and Qin Zongyang slowly uttered two words: "Ignorant!"

Rewinding to shortly after the Chimelong 5677 incident, not only were the authorities investigating, but Chimelong Airlines itself was also analyzing the incident.

Given the seriousness of the Chimelong 5677 incident, Chimelong Airlines first needed to determine if the crew had made any obvious oversights in their handling of the situation. If the oversights were too significant, they might not only fail to receive a reward but also face accountability. Therefore, Chimelong Airlines took the analysis and self-examination of the Chimelong 5677 incident very seriously. They not only invited experienced senior pilots from their own fleet but also summoned the general manager of the safety supervision department from their subsidiary, Star Airlines. In addition to the general manager of Star Airlines' safety supervision department, Qin Zongyang, as a veteran pilot, also went along.

In the conference room of Chimelong Airlines' safety supervision department, a group of veteran pilots were racking their brains to analyze the flight data of Chimelong 5677. Afterwards, the cockpit voice of Chimelong 5677 was played out for reference by those present, along with a written dictation from Chen Qi.

While the other pilots were busy analyzing the incident, Qin Zongyang seemed somewhat distracted. Initially, he was focused, but when the cockpit voice recorder was played, he heard a familiar voice. After confirming with the general manager of Chimelong Airlines' safety department that the voice belonged to the unknown substitute pilot, Qin Zongyang lost all interest in analyzing the incident. All his attention was focused on the cockpit voice recorder.

As time went on, Qin Zongyang became increasingly certain. Wasn't that voice Xu Xian's?

(End of this chapter)