Legendary Captain

Chapter 168 Seizing Power (Part 1) (Seeking monthly votes!)

By the window, Lian Shanxue stared blankly at the long, trailing flames of light in the sky, like a shooting star. Suddenly, a thought struck her. She turned around, found her phone on the bedside table, opened the flight assistant app, and checked Xu Xian's flight.

Xu Xian's flight information was quickly displayed. This crew support software, developed by Xingyou Aviation, allows users to check flight departure and takeoff times.

Lian Shanxue fixed her gaze on the takeoff time of Xingyou 6233, then moved up to the current time at the top of the screen; the two were only a few minutes apart.

Lian Shanxue's eyelids twitched violently, a premonition rising in her heart. Suddenly, she turned her head and looked at the flying fire in the sky that seemed to burn everything in its path. Uncontrollably, Lian Shanxue began to be surrounded by fear.

Tian Huiyun noticed her daughter's unusual behavior, and then followed Lian Shanxue's gaze to the point of light hanging high in the sky. She asked in confusion, "Xue'er, what's wrong?"

It was this sound that pulled Lian Shanxue back from the brink of despair.

Once she came to her senses, Lian Shanxue quickly called the company's operations control center, and the call was answered very quickly.

"This is Lian Shanxue. Could you please check my flight information?" The company's operations control center monitors the status of each flight. If there is a problem, the operations control center should know about it.

However, the operations control staff member who answered Lian Shanxue's call sounded even more anxious than Lian Shanxue: "I'm sorry, something's happened here, I can't help you right now."

After saying that, the staff at the operations control center hung up the phone immediately.

"Something's happened!" Lian Shanxue felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and she almost lost her balance.

If the exact timing of the takeoff just now might be a coincidence, then the words of the operations control center staff undoubtedly confirmed Shan Xue's guess.

Above the sky, the flying fire that was about to soar into the clouds had now lost its upward momentum and instead followed a downward curve, as if it were about to come to the end of its short but brilliant life.

"It's falling!?" Lian Shanxue's pupils reflected the falling Fei Huo, and her heart felt as if it had been violently tugged, a pain that pierced her very soul.

Without further hesitation, Lian Shanxue quickly put on some clothes and prepared to go out.

"Hey, hey! Where are you going? Don't you have no flights today?" Tian Huiyun said, finding it hard to understand her daughter's hurried departure.

Lian Shanxue took a bracelet from the bedside table drawer and put it on Tian Huiyun's wrist. This bracelet was connected to Lian Shanxue's mobile phone, and as long as Lian Shanxue was connected to the Internet, she could see Tian Huiyun's basic vital signs on her phone.

"I need to go to the company. Call me if you need anything. Remember, don't take off the bracelet!" Lian Shanxue repeatedly instructed.

This monitoring bracelet is in case Tian Huiyun suddenly falls ill and doesn't even have the strength to call her. As long as Tian Huiyun's vital signs show any abnormality, Lian Shanxue's phone will sound an alarm, and regardless of whether Tian Huiyun has called or not, Lian Shanxue will have to rush back.

Seeing her daughter's increasingly anxious expression, Tian Huiyun stopped asking questions and just muttered, "I've had this bracelet for so many years and spent so much money on it, but I've never used it. I don't even know if it's useful."

Although Tian Huiyun has always been in poor health, her illness is more of a chronic type. There have never been any sudden incidents, so the alarm function of this bracelet has never been used since it was bought.

At this point, Lian Shanxue had no time to argue with Tian Huiyun about whether the bracelet was useful or not. She now wished she could sprout wings and fly to Xingyou Aviation's operations control center.

Before leaving, Lian Shanxue added, "Mom, contact me if anything happens."

"Be careful on the road!" Tian Huiyun frowned as she watched Lian Shanxue's hurried figure. "I hope nothing happens to you."

Rewind a little, shortly after Star Travel 6233 took off, Xia Qing and flight attendant number four were chatting in the rear cabin crew compartment.

"Was that co-pilot in the passenger seat today really your boyfriend?" Flight attendant number four approached Xia Qing with a grin, quite curious about the relationship between Xia Qing and Xu Xian.

When Xia Qing was asked such a blunt question, her face flushed slightly. Combined with her naturally gentle temperament, she looked breathtakingly beautiful.

"Yeah! We've only been dating for a short time, hehe!" Xia Qing nodded in agreement. Even the usually dignified Xia Qing couldn't help but laugh at the end, her heart overflowing with sweetness.

"Oh dear, you're still laughing! Look how happy you are." Flight attendant number four pouted, looking quite displeased. "Happy, huh? Don't you feel very happy!"

"Yes!" Xia Qing admitted it very frankly.

"Oh my, this is so sweet it's sickening, I can't take it anymore!" Flight attendant number four felt nauseous and even lightly pinched Xia Qing's thigh to vent her dissatisfaction.

"What a pity that such a handsome young man is already taken. If I had flown with him earlier and discovered that our company has such good-looking pilots, you wouldn't have stood a chance!" Flight attendant number four gritted her teeth in anger, secretly regretting that she had missed out on a good companion.

"He doesn't like your type." Xia Qing suddenly shook her head, directly shattering the fourth flight attendant's fantasy.

Having spent a lot of time with Xu Xian, Xia Qing may not have figured out what type of girl Xu Xian likes the most, but she has figured out what type of girl Xu Xian doesn't like.

Xu Xian dislikes girls, or rather, girls with whom a romantic relationship is impossible, because they are overly lively.

In comparison, Xu Xian preferred quieter girls. This is why Xu Xian was completely uninterested in Su Yalin. Although Su Yalin maintained a composed and demure demeanor in front of others, she was a completely different person in front of Xu Xian. At least, Xu Xian didn't sense any feminine gentleness in Su Yalin. Therefore, Xu Xian only treated Su Yalin as a brother.

It's obvious that this fourth flight attendant is a lively girl.

It's a matter of personal taste. Some people prefer quiet girls, while others prefer lively ones.

Faced with Xia Qing's blatant judgment of her own fate, Flight Attendant Number Four was somewhat indignant: "Don't be too smug! Showing off your love never ends well."

Xia Qing stared wide-eyed, her face full of innocence: "I wasn't showing off my relationship. I was just telling the truth. He really doesn't like your type."

Flight Attendant Number Four: "."

"However, our co-pilot is great in every way—good-looking, good-figured—it's just a little short," flight attendant number four said regretfully.

Indeed, Xu Xian is not tall, only about 1.75 meters. He is not short, but he is definitely not tall.

Girls are quite persistent in pursuing height.

"No! Isn't it just right? If he's too tall, he'll look like a bamboo pole. What's so attractive about him?" Xia Qing didn't seem to mind Xu Xian's height at all.

Being tall isn't the only thing that matters; the most perfect physique is being well-proportioned. If you're tall but don't have proper muscle support, you can easily look like a bamboo pole, which is completely unattractive.

"But you're almost 1.7 meters tall! Actually, considering your height, you should be looking for someone at least 1.8 meters tall. 1.8 meters is an understatement; someone 1.85 meters would be a better match for you." Flight attendant number four said, "When you and the co-pilot stand together, you probably don't look like a couple; you look more like siblings."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xia Qing snorted. She didn't like people commenting on Xu Xian.

Flight attendant number four was practically grinning from ear to ear: "Getting anxious, getting anxious! It's only been a few days, and you're already starting to protect your man!"

"Where!" Xia Qing's pretty face flushed red. "I didn't."

Before the words could be uttered, the entire plane suddenly shook violently, interrupting their conversation.

"What's wrong? Is it turbulence?" Flight attendant number four asked, puzzled. "But didn't the captain say there wouldn't be any bumps?"

During pre-flight coordination, the captain would inform the cabin crew of the turbulence conditions along the route. According to Li Zhiming, this leg of the flight would be incredibly smooth. However, immediately after takeoff, reality slapped Li Zhiming in the face.

However, such jolting during takeoff is quite common and didn't cause much of a reaction from the two.

"Who knows? Who can say for sure about airflow? I guess it'll stop being bumpy once we get higher." Xia Qing's face remained calm. As flight attendants, this little thing didn't faze them.

"Hmm!" Flight attendant number four nodded, preparing to move on from this little incident and continue their conversation. However, before she could speak, she suddenly felt that there was some strange sound.

Flight attendant number four calmed down and carefully examined the situation. This behavior seemed quite strange to Xia Qing.

"What are you doing?" Xia Qing asked curiously.

"Don't speak!" Flight attendant number four raised her hand to interrupt Xia Qing, then listened quietly, her brows gradually furrowing. "Why does it sound like an impact?"

Amid the rumbling of the engines, the fourth flight attendant clearly heard a distinct thumping sound—wasn't that the sound of something hitting the plane?

Xia Qing expressed considerable skepticism regarding the flight attendant's suspicious behavior: "Are you hallucinating? Where did that impact sound come from? What could possibly hit a plane in the sky? A bird?"

"That's true!" Flight attendant number four was already unsure, and Xia Qing's comment made her even more doubtful. "I must have misheard. Where did all these birds come from? We usually only encounter one or two."

Before Flight Attendant Number Four could finish speaking, the roaring engine sound seemed to be choked, and the volume suddenly dropped sharply.

Before the two could react, a deep, resonant thud followed. A short while later, she noticed the engine seemed to have quieted down a bit.

"What is that?" Flight attendant number four instinctively shrank back, her large eyes filled with confusion.

Even Xia Qing couldn't remain calm now. The commotion they had just witnessed had exceeded their comprehension.

However, they don't need to think about it at all; time will give them the fastest answer!

Less than two seconds after flight attendant number four asked her question, a crystal-clear explosion resounded throughout the cabin. It sounded like a bomb exploding inside a sealed metal can.

At that moment, even the most oblivious person realized something was wrong. A chorus of gasps erupted in the cabin, like water splashed into boiling oil, instantly shattering the atmosphere and throwing the cabin into complete chaos.

Xia Qing was sitting on the aisle side. Hearing the chaos in the cabin, she didn't unbuckle her seatbelt because the plane was shaking continuously. If she unbuckled her seatbelt, she might not only fail to help others but also become the one who needed to be helped.

Xia Qing turned slightly to the side, closer to the corridor and curtain, and turned her head to observe the situation in the cabin.

With just one glance, Xia Qing noticed that almost all the passengers in the middle and rear of the cabin were looking towards the window on their side.

Out of curiosity, Xia Qing peered out through a window at the back of the cabin. However, that casual glance triggered the greatest fear of her life.

Through the small view of the cabin window, she could see the engine trailing a long plume of flame, the flames it spewed even illuminating half of the cabin.

This scene was etched deeply into Xia Qing's mind, like a brand.

When the passengers in the cabin were having a mental breakdown, Li Zhiming and Xu Xian in the cockpit weren't much better off.

Within seconds of turning on the retractable landing lights, almost an entire flock of birds swarmed onto the aircraft. In the next ten seconds or so, Xu Xian heard the muffled thuds of countless birds hitting the fuselage, and even the windshield was covered in bloodstains.

Perhaps the only saving grace is that, despite multiple bird strikes, the aircraft's windshield did not break or crack, and it has firmly protected the crew from the impact of external airflow.

After the flock of birds passed, the windshield, which was originally covered with a layer of bird carcasses and bloodstains, was washed away by the airflow, leaving only a few spots, which did not affect visibility.

Still shaken, Li Zhiming shouted angrily, "Is this the bird that was shot down at Dianyun Airport?"

Xu Xian was also feeling a wave of lingering fear. Li Zhiming's words immediately reminded him of a time more than half a year ago when he and his master, Qin Zongyang, had encountered a close approach and suffered two bird strikes. At the time, the master and apprentice felt that they were incredibly unlucky; the probability of others encountering a bird strike even once was slim, and they had encountered it twice in a row—they were truly cursed.

When the results came back, the airport staff responsible for recording the situation said that for some unknown reason, the birds at Dianyun Airport had not been completely driven away, and several bird strike incidents had occurred in a short period of time.

At the time, neither the master nor the apprentice took it seriously. Qin Zongyang even jokingly suggested that the airport organize a trip to a temple to burn incense.

More than half a year had passed, and Xu Xian had almost forgotten about the repeated bird strikes he had encountered. But today, he wasn't struck by two birds, but by a whole flock.

"I'll report this to the control tower!" Xu Xian immediately prepared to report to the control tower. A plane colliding with a flock of birds during takeoff is an extremely dangerous incident, and it is essential to inform the control tower of this matter; otherwise, the subsequent takeoffs will still pose endless risks.

Just as Xu Xian pressed the speaking button, the plane jolted violently, and a muffled thud shook his finger off the button.

Xu Xian's ears twitched slightly, and his gaze instantly shifted downwards; the engine sound he was hearing seemed to be distorted.

Could it be that a flock of birds struck the engine, causing some damage?

As Xu Xian's gaze fell upon the upper DU of the engine parameter display, he suddenly realized that the lower DU had been automatically displayed at some point.

The engine control unit (ECU) is turned off before takeoff. This is because the ECU has a built-in function that automatically displays an abnormal engine parameter to alert the flight crew.

At this point, the automatic display of the DU indicator shows that at least one of the engine parameters has a problem.

"Why did Xia Du come out?" The moment Xu Xian lowered his head, Li Zhiming, relying on the captain's keen intuition, followed Xu Xian's movement and looked at the engine parameter display screen.

Like Xu Xian, Li Zhiming immediately noticed the automatically displayed lower odds.

Xu Xian knew that the DU jumping out meant there was a problem with the engine, so how could Li Zhiming not know that?

"Engine!?" Li Zhiming's eyes widened, and he involuntarily stopped breathing. He began to search for which engine parameter was malfunctioning.

Only by finding the root of the problem can we take appropriate action.

However, fate gave the crew no chance to catch their breath. Under the watchful eyes of Xu Xian and Li Zhiming, the EGT of the No. 2 engine seemed to be injected with stimulants, increasing in a bizarre manner, almost reaching 900. Any higher and it would exceed the temperature limit!

The hairs on Li Zhiming's back stood on end instantly. Almost as a conditioned reflex, he put his right hand on the accelerator lever, ready to disconnect the automatic throttle and ease off the throttle to prevent the EGT from overheating.

But the moment Li Zhiming touched the accelerator, the previously soaring EGT value began to decrease rapidly, as if the tide were receding. In the blink of an eye, the EGT value returned to its previous level.

However, the fluctuating EGT values ​​were clearly not the end of the story. The sudden surge in EGT a moment ago seemed to have exhausted the engine's energy, and when it started to fall, the rate of decrease exceeded the original level and continued to plummet.

Furthermore, if it falls, wouldn't the engine stall?

However, regarding abnormal engine handling, there are very clear measures for dealing with EGT exceeding the limit, but there are no measures for dealing with EGT being too low.

Even Xu Xian, who was standing to the side, felt his mind go completely blank when faced with the sharp drop in EGT.

However, it was clear that their problem wasn't just the low EGT. While the two in the cockpit were still at a loss as the EGT continued to drop, the aircraft's N1 and N2 were also decreasing, and the thrust of the number two engine was rapidly diminishing.

Due to the asymmetry of thrust on both sides, the nose of the aircraft began to veer to the right. Li Zhiming reacted quickly, stepping on the left rudder to stop the aircraft from veering further.

But while the nose of the aircraft could be held steady, the decline of the number two engine was unstoppable. This engine seemed to have reached the end of its life, with all power parameters dropping.

"The engine is going to stall?" Li Zhiming uttered this sentence mechanically, without a trace of emotion, or rather, filled with a sense of helpless despair.

Finally, amidst Li Zhiming's murmurs, after N2 dropped to the critical value, the ENG FAIL indicator appeared. At this point, N1 still had an index, but that was just the wind turning; the engine was not actually running under its own power.

Engine number two has stalled!

However, the impact of the second engine shutting down did not defeat Li Zhiming. At this moment, he took on the responsibility of being the captain.

While gradually increasing the thrust of the number one engine to maintain the stability of the aircraft, the number two engine shuts down, so the only way to compensate is to increase the thrust of the number one engine to prevent the aircraft from falling.

"Announce PANPAN, request cancellation of standard departure. Let's maintain altitude and ascend to a safe altitude first," Li Zhiming directed methodically.

The immediate priority is to reach a safe altitude and eliminate terrain threats; any further problems can be addressed later. After all, with just one engine, he can still fly the plane back to Yunnan.

It should be possible.

Theoretically, all twin-engine commercial aircraft in the world can fly on a single engine. However, single-engine operation remains a significant threat to flight safety, and no pilot dares to take it lightly. This is completely different from flying in a simulator. In a simulator, even if you accidentally lose control and crash, you can simply start over. But in actual flight, there is no second chance, and the psychological pressure on the pilot is on a completely different level.

Since the flight could continue with only one engine, Li Zhiming did not have Xu Xian announce MAYDAY, but instead announced the slightly less powerful PANPAN. In the case of a single engine failure, Li Zhiming's announcement of PANPAN was perfectly acceptable.

However, things don't seem to be over yet.

As Xu Xian prepared to contact the control tower again, the thrust of the No. 1 engine, which Li Zhiming had been gradually increasing, reached a critical value and, like the No. 2 engine, began to drop drastically, with all power data decreasing rapidly.

At this moment, Li Zhiming could no longer maintain his composure. Judging by this situation, was engine number one about to shut down?

As Li Zhiming had predicted, the No. 1 engine followed the same path as the No. 2 engine, with its thrust steadily decreasing. However, Li Zhiming had no effective solutions.

As a result, the number two engine shuts down, the thrust of the number one engine decreases, and the aircraft can no longer maintain a normal rate of climb, and the rate of climb begins to gradually decrease.

Just then, air traffic control noticed the abnormal climb rate of the Star Travel aircraft. Due to issues with the takeoff of the aircraft behind it, they hesitated whether to urge the Star Travel aircraft to return to service.

Seeing that the No. 1 engine had shut down and there was no way to reverse it, Li Zhiming felt a moment of blankness and helplessness.

In just a few seconds, the N1 power of engine number one dropped from over ninety to only around thirty, and then, just like the situation with engine number two, the ENG FAIL was displayed on N2.

Both engines have stalled!

In less than half a minute, both engines of the Star Travel 6233 shut down one after another, turning the aircraft into a powerless glider.

With the power supply lost from the generators driving the two engines, the few remaining lights in the cabin dimmed slightly. However, fortunately, the cabin crew had turned off most of the cabin lights during takeoff, so even though the remaining lights were dimmed, it was not noticeable unless you looked closely.

It was precisely because both engines were shut down that, shortly after hearing the muffled engine noise, the fourth flight attendant strangely felt that the engine noise seemed to have decreased.

Flight attendant number four was right; it wasn't just smaller, it was gone!

Upon seeing the two ENG FAIL warnings, Xu Xian felt as if he were back at the scene of the Chimelong volcanic ash incident, where he had also experienced a brief engine shutdown.

However, back then they were tens of thousands of feet in the air, with enough altitude to restart. But now, they are only a few thousand feet off the ground, so they probably don't have the chance to restart.

However, even so, Xu Xian was unwilling to give up. At this moment, Xu Xian's mind was exceptionally clear.

He shouted sharply, "Captain, both engines have lost thrust!"

Li Zhiming, who had been somewhat dazed, was jolted back to reality by Xu Xian's shout. A resolute glint flashed in his eyes: "Activate the APU, both engines lose thrust memory!"

At this low altitude, restarting the APU is highly likely to succeed. Even if both engines fail to restart, at least the aircraft will have new power.

Xu Xianshun started the APU and then prepared to turn the engine start switch to the flight position. This was the first step in the dual-engine thrust loss memory program.

Just as Xu Xian touched the engine start switch knob, a muffled explosion interrupted his actions.

The explosion came from the right, and Xu Xian immediately recognized it.

But why was there an explosion? What did the explosion mean? These were crucial questions!

Before Xu Xian could think, a second explosion rang out. This time it came from the left, the side where the captain was.

In an instant, the glimmer of hope that had just been ignited on Li Zhiming's face turned ashen.

At that moment, in a tall building a thousand meters below, Lian Shanxue happened to look up at the sky and saw the explosion inside the Star Travel 6233 engine.

Star Travel 6233 is that flying fire!

The explosions from both engines were brief, just one sound, but Li Zhiming knew that all hopes of restarting the engines were dashed. A bird must have struck the core of both engines, causing the various malfunctions.

Xu Xian, his face ashen, recited a series of engine parameters: "The engine is severely damaged!"

Although the two explosions did not trigger an engine fire, the engine components were severely damaged, making it impossible to restart the aircraft.

In other words, the aircraft will remain an unpowered glider until it touches down.

Just as a pall of gloom hung over the cockpit, the tower's voice came through the radio: "Star Trek 6233, ascend quickly, there are obstacles behind you."

The control tower finally couldn't hold back any longer and urged Xu Xian and his team to hurry up.

At this moment, Xu Xian dared not delay any longer. He bypassed Li Zhiming and escalated the emergency status. He didn't answer the question about reaching altitude as quickly as possible, but instead announced directly, "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MADAY!"

Shortly after the two engines of Xingyou 6233 failed to power, Xingyou Airlines' technical staff were still proudly demonstrating the emergency communication system to Wen Jingshu.

However, the operations control system detected anomalies in the engine data of Xingyou 6233. While Xingyou Airlines' technical staff were preparing a demonstration, the flight number of Xingyou 6233 on the screen turned red.

"Chairman, let me demonstrate for you." The technician was about to test the system with great enthusiasm, but in the instant he turned his head, the red lettering of 6233 stood out prominently among the white flight numbers on the screen.

Yang Ning noticed the technicians' unusual behavior, glanced at Wen Jingshu's expression, and then said in a low voice, "What are you doing? Hurry up and demonstrate!"

However, the technicians remained motionless, like wooden figures. This caused Wen Jingshu's delicate brows to furrow.

Noticing Wen Jingshu's displeasure, Yang Ning was about to urge her again when he saw the technician finally move. However, the technician wasn't moving his hands; he was moving his entire body to make way for the screen display for the visiting leaders.

The technician slowly turned around, pointed to the reddish flight number 6233, and said bitterly, "Something really happened!"

The leaders present were visibly shaken, and some of the younger ones even lost their composure and began to panic. A company the size of Star Travel Airlines couldn't afford any major incidents.

If handled well, it's fine; if handled poorly, it could ruin a company.

Hearing the whispers behind her, Wen Jingshu, whose composure had already crumbled, turned icy cold as she snapped, "You all raved about this system before, but now you're all so uncertain? Perfect, no need for testing today. Let's put it to the test!"

After saying that, he focused his gaze on the technicians: "Just do it according to the actual situation. Now that there's a problem, how do we operate this system?"

The technician was momentarily flustered by Wen Jingshu's glare, but with the die already cast, he could only forcefully suppress his heart pounding in his throat and say in a deep voice, "We can check the fault status of 6233."

As soon as he finished speaking, the technician pointed to flight number 6233, and a series of engine parameter data immediately appeared.

The technicians and some leaders who were former pilots turned ashen-faced after just one glance.

Wen Jingshu wasn't a professional, so she asked, "What's wrong?"

The technician's voice trembled as he said, "Chairman, both engines of model 6233 are severely damaged and have stalled!"

"Both engines have shut down!" Even though Wen Jingshu wasn't a professional, from an ordinary person's perspective, it was clear what it meant for both engines of an airplane to shut down.

Wen Jingshu's right hand clenched unconsciously, but her face remained expressionless: "What do we do next?"

The leaders present glanced at Wen Jingshu discreetly, and everyone present was amazed. Even upon hearing this devastating news, the young Wen Jingshu remained calm and composed.

Truly, women are just as capable as men!

Perhaps influenced by Wen Jingshu, the technician calmed down slightly: "I see the crew hasn't activated the automatic communication function yet. This is an emergency. According to our agreement with air traffic control, we can activate the automatic communication function ourselves now, allowing us to connect to the conversation between crew 6233 and air traffic control! However, we are, after all, a support party, and our communication priority is lower than that of the crew and air traffic control. That is to say, we can only speak when neither the crew nor air traffic control is speaking. If our speech conflicts with the crew or air traffic control, our speech will be overwritten!"

The reason for this design lies in the initial design intent. Regardless of the circumstances, airlines play a supporting role in this tripartite relationship. They provide targeted technical advice to the crew and air traffic control, but if this were to affect communication between air traffic control and the crew, it would be a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish. Therefore, from the outset, the communication priority of the airline's operations control center was designed to be slightly lower.

Wen Jingshu nodded, indicating that she understood the technician's meaning: "Then let's begin!"

After receiving Wen Jingshu's order, the technician wiped the sweat from his brow, operated the machine at the workbench, and soon after, a hissing sound came over the control center's loudspeaker before disappearing.

"Chairman, the connection is established. The broadcast is now showing the conversation between the crew and air traffic control."

A moment after the technician finished speaking, an urgent voice came over the loudspeaker: "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MADAY!"

Wen Jingshu, who had been expressionless the whole time, could no longer remain calm at this moment, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

"Xu Xian!"

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Some readers have also mentioned the issue of my censorship regarding dialogue. Because this plot involves the new airport, I had to use censorship to introduce the basic situation of the new airport seven months later; otherwise, when the plot touches on the new airport later, it will seem disjointed and incoherent.

Actually, most of the narrative in this book is useful; you just haven't noticed. For example, some people actually think Xia Qing will end up with the protagonist? She's just a plot device; I've made that clear in the earlier parts of the book. Can't you see that?

To be fair, my writing isn't too padded, hehe!

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