Legendary Captain

Chapter 197 Sealed on the Airplane

Xu Xian had originally planned to stay with Wen Jingshu until she went to sleep before heading back, but he couldn't keep his secret and confessed to her, scaring them both half to death. In the end, Wen Jingshu held Xu Xian in her arms, and the two fell asleep in each other's embrace, only waking up slowly when the sun was high in the sky.

The two hadn't been this intimate in a very long time. Xu Xian was still nestled in Wen Jingshu's arms when he was about to wake up. Wen Jingshu had only been wearing a close-fitting nightgown, without even a bra. Last night, Xu Xian had been terrified, and Wen Jingshu, feeling uneasy in his presence, hadn't realized how intimate their actions were. But after a night's sleep and her emotions calming down, things were different.

Wen Jingshu was the first to wake up. When she first woke up, she felt an itch on her chest. Looking down, she saw that Xu Xian's head was pressed against her chest. Perhaps it was the sunlight that made the half-asleep Xu Xian feel uncomfortable.

When her private parts were touched, Wen Jingshu blushed slightly. But she didn't push Xu Xian away; instead, she just quietly looked at him.

Under the sunlight, Xu Xian's skin appeared even whiter, and his thick eyelashes were even darker and shinier than Wen Jingshu's. His gentle features always gave people an approachable feeling.

"How come you look so good, Brother Xian?" Wen Jingshu gently brushed her cheek against Xu Xian's forehead, a feeling just like the one they used to have when they were together.

When they were together before, Wen Jingshu rarely called Xu Xian by his full name; she usually called him "Brother Xian." However, even though their relationship seems to be getting closer now, Wen Jingshu knows they haven't gone back to how things were before, so she still calls Xu Xian by his full name.

However, in this scene, a surge of love welled up in Wen Jingshu's heart and she couldn't suppress her emotions. She involuntarily blurted out the way she used to call Xu Xian.

Perhaps Wen Jingshu's movements were a little too loud, because Xu Xian, who was about to wake up and wasn't sleeping deeply, was startled and his eyelids twitched slightly, as if he was about to wake up.

Upon seeing that Xu Xian was about to wake up, Wen Jingshu was too embarrassed to look directly at him and quickly closed her eyes, pretending that she hadn't woken up yet.

Xu Xian opened his still somewhat dry eyes, and after a slow adjustment, he could see his surroundings clearly. The first thing that caught his eye was Wen Jingshu's white pajamas.

When Xu Xian finally calmed down, he realized that he was nestled in Wen Jingshu's arms. For a moment, his blood rushed to his head, and he almost had a nosebleed.

Xu Xian was just a young man in his early twenties. Since breaking up with Wen Jingshu, he had kept himself pure and had never been near a woman again. Although, with Xu Xian's looks, it would have been quite easy for him to seduce a few young girls.

Although Xu Xian has a bottom line, it doesn't mean he is a saint who is without desires and can remain unmoved by temptation. When it really comes down to this, isn't he still driven by passion?

His mouth was dry and parched. Xu Xian felt he couldn't maintain this position any longer, or he might lose control. After thinking for a moment, he tightened his grip, crouched down, and prepared to get up first without disturbing Wen Jingshu.

But as soon as he sat up, he came face to face with Wen Jingshu's small face. At this moment, Wen Jingshu's cheeks were already flushed red, like a ripe peach.

Xu Xian swallowed hard, and as if possessed, he touched Wen Jingshu's lips with his own, then slipped away like a thief.

When she heard the door close, Wen Jingshu slowly opened her eyes, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Xu Xian left the house and called Li Jinyan. Hearing that she was still at the hospital, he decided to go see Qin Yue. Just as he passed his own door, Xu Jingyang came out. Seeing Xu Xian's unsteady steps, Xu Jingyang greeted him, "What are you doing? Have you had breakfast?"

"I have something to do. When I get there, I'll just find a stall to have breakfast on the spot." Xu Xian didn't plan to stay for breakfast at home and intended to go straight to the hospital.

Xu Jingyang lounged leisurely in a deck chair, basking in the sun: "Where to go?"

"A friend of mine isn't feeling well and is in the hospital. I'm going to check on him," Xu Xian casually explained. There was no point in keeping it a secret.

"Your friend?" It wasn't his son's problem anyway; he couldn't be bothered with other people's business. However, there were some other interesting things he needed to mention to Xu Xian: "I think you should also go to the hospital to get checked out."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Xu Jingyang seemed to be implying something: "You're so hot-tempered, your nose is bleeding, aren't you dizzy?"

"Nosebleed?" Xu Xian touched his finger and, sure enough, it was stained red. "Damn, why am I bleeding from my nose?"

Actually, Xu Xian wasn't completely oblivious. When he went out, he felt something flowing from his nostrils. But he just thought it was because of the cool morning air and some clear mucus, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He never expected it to be a nosebleed.

In this condition, it's definitely not advisable to go to the hospital immediately; you should rush home to deal with it first.

"Young man, calm down! Is it really necessary to get so worked up? You've even caused a nosebleed. Take it easy!"

As Xu Xian ran away from Xu Jingyang, Xu Jingyang made a few teasing remarks.

Xu Xian went home and dealt with it briefly. Fortunately, it was probably just that the environment was too dry and his blood was rushing to his head, so he only lost a few drops of blood. He managed to stop the bleeding and then there was no more bleeding.

Xu Xian waited at home for a while, and after confirming that the bleeding had stopped, he hesitated for a moment, grabbed a pack of tissues, and went out again.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Wen Jingshu standing gracefully at the intersection.

"Wow!"

Upon seeing Wen Jingshu, Xu Xian's mind was filled with the erotic scene from earlier, and his blood, which had just calmed down, surged uncontrollably again. A warm current gushed from his nostrils.

"Xu Xian, what's wrong?" Wen Jingshu subconsciously touched her face, thinking there was something wrong with her makeup and she had scared Xu Xian. Otherwise, why would Xu Xian run back as soon as he saw her?

"Uncle, what's wrong with Xu Xian?" Wen Jingshu asked Xu Jingyang.

Xu Jingyang chuckled: "It's nothing, I'm just too excited, I'm a bit tipsy."

"Are you really alright? Are you dizzy?" When Wen Jingshu took Xu Xian to the hospital, she was relieved to see that Xu Xian looked normal.

Xu Xian waved his hand dismissively: "What's a little nosebleed for a grown man? It's nothing!"

Xu Xian made no mention of the two sleeping in each other's arms. The two went straight to Qin Yue's ward and happened to run into Li Jinyan, who was out fetching water.

"Xu Xian, you're here again?"

"What did Qin Yue say? Has he woken up yet?" Xu Xian was more concerned about this matter.

Upon hearing this, Li Jinyan became interested: "Let me tell you, I feel that Qin Yue actually knows what's happening outside. After you left yesterday, I was talking to him to myself, and he responded a couple of times. I feel that he probably knows what's going on outside. Last night, when he pulled you aside, he was probably a bit more sober then and eager to thank you!"

"Is that so?" Xu Xian's eyes lit up. "I knew it! The doctor said Qin Yue should have woken up by now. He must know what happened outside, and he knows I helped him. Last night, he was thanking me while he was still lucid!"

Xu Xianyue found it increasingly reasonable; those supernatural tales had long been swept into the dustbin of history, yet he was still scaring himself.

"Should I go in and take a look?" Xu Xian was thinking of going in to check, just in case Qin Yue woke up, he could subtly ask him something to put his mind at ease.

Li Jinyan quickly shook his head: "Brother, Qin Yue needs to rest most right now. I'm barely daring to breathe in there. Let him rest. I'll call you if he wakes up later."

Xu Xian not only helped Qin Yue transfer to another hospital, but also came to visit him out of kindness. It would be impolite to refuse him the door. However, neither Li Jinyan nor Xu Xian are fussy people. Considering Qin Yue's condition, Li Jinyan felt that refusing Xu Xian's visit would probably not bother him too much.

"Oh, I see! Okay! I'll wait for your message." Xu Xian didn't seem to care much.

"I'm sorry, brother!" Even so, Li Jinyan still felt apologetic.

Xu Xian shook his head: "We don't have such formalities, so I'll go first, and we'll get together again later."

Xu Xian patted Wen Jingshu on the back, indicating that they should go back together first.

The two found a place to eat, but while Wen Jingshu ate, Xu Xian was on the phone. There was something he needed to figure out.

"Uncle Han, this is Xu Xian!" That's right, Xu Xian was calling Han Qi. Although the two didn't interact much, Xu Xian happened to have Han Qi's phone number.

He had heard Han Qi's voice in the recording before, and he had to verify it. There was no more direct and effective way than to ask the person in question directly.

Han Qi knew Xu Xian had his phone number, but he didn't expect Xu Xian to call him: "What's up?"

He didn't think Xu Xian was the kind of person who would try to get close to him for no reason. Since he had called him, there was probably something he wanted to say.

"Uncle Han, let me ask you something. About thirteen or fourteen years ago, did you save a little boy?" To be honest, even after more than ten years, one shouldn't forget saving someone's life.

"Huh? Thirteen or fourteen years ago?" Han Qi was silent for a long time, clearly thinking seriously. "To be honest, I really don't remember. Thirteen or fourteen years ago, that was a time when I was in a daze, and I even stopped flying for a while because of it, as you should know. My memories of that time are a bit confused, so it's really hard to give you an answer."

"Oh right!" Xu Xian only remembered this after Han Qi reminded him.

Han Qi wasn't making things up; it was actually true.

A large part of the reason Xu Qing retired was that Huang Ying went into premature labor on his last flight, and in order to save time, Xu Xian led the illegal landing.

Although the authorities considered Xu Qing's decision to be understandable and he received a lot of support online, Xu Qing still decided to leave the front line of civil aviation.

However, Xu Qing did not completely leave civil aviation. Instead, he spent several years obtaining his test pilot qualification and, several years later, took the pilot's flight again on the test flight of a new type of civil aircraft developed by his own group.

Qingyuan Group's first test flight was approximately fifteen years ago. That new aircraft project received considerable external capital investment, with Kunlong Group being one of the major investors.

At the time, Kunlong Airlines was just an insignificant subsidiary of Kunlong Group. This was because Kunlong Group's main businesses were logistics and tourism, and Kunlong Airlines existed merely as a subsidiary.

As a result, Qingyuan Group's first test flight resulted in a major accident, nearly causing a crash and loss of life. The development of the new aircraft model almost came to an abort. Kunlong Group, as the main investor at the time, suffered a devastating loss.

Ultimately, this failed investment led to a rapid decline in Kunlong Group's business, leaving only a crumbling Kunlong Airlines.

Han Qi is now one of the leading figures in China's civil aviation industry, and his story has been thoroughly investigated.

The day of the test flight accident involving Qingyuan Group's new aircraft model happened to be the same day as Captain Han Qipin's flight. He originally thought that hiring a captain would lead to a bright future, but unexpectedly, he crashed into the group and suffered a major setback right after being hired as a captain.

Since Han Qi hired the captain, the salaries of Kunpeng Airlines' flight crew have been reduced again and again due to the deteriorating situation of the group, and there are frequent reports of bankruptcy.

Han Qi was under immense pressure at the time, burdened with a large amount of debt. Eventually, the excessive pressure led to some mental health issues, and he even had to stop flying and undergo psychological treatment.

This is what Han Qi just referred to as his "dazed moment".

Anyone with even a slight familiarity with civil aviation knows that Han Qi was not making things up.

However, after that period of mental confusion, Han Qi seemed to have a sudden epiphany, and began his extraordinary life.

Unlike Xu Qing, who reached his peak upon debut, Han Qi is more like a late bloomer, with an unremarkable first half of his life followed by a meteoric rise in the second half.

"Is there something you need? Why are you suddenly asking about something from over ten years ago?" Han Qi was also puzzled as to what Xu Xian wanted to ask.

"It's nothing, I must have made a mistake. Sorry to bother you, Uncle Han!" Xu Xian hurriedly hung up the phone.

Even though Wen Jingshu didn't hear the conversation between Xu Xian and Han Qi, she could roughly guess what was going on from Xu Xian's expression.

"Not him?"

Xu Xian tapped the table: "It doesn't seem like it!"

Even if he wasn't in a good mental state at the time, surely he wouldn't forget saving someone? Most likely, Xu Xian still believes the person who saved him wasn't Han Qi.

"It's just that the voices sound a bit similar?"

"I guess so!"

Xu Xian then grinned and said, "Looks like I really scared myself!"

After this series of investigations, although it cannot be completely confirmed, it seems more likely to be a case of people making things up in their own minds and scaring themselves.

"I knew it! There's no such thing as mysticism in this world. Yesterday I almost had a heart attack. Scaring yourself like that can really be deadly." Xu Xian laughed so hard his eyes almost disappeared. "False alarm! False alarm!"

Although Xu Xian seemed happy, Wen Jingshu's expression became somewhat unnatural when he mentioned the words "heart disease".

"It's not such a bad thing," Wen Jingshu suddenly blurted out.

"Huh? What did you say?" Xu Xian was taken aback.

Wen Jingshu quickly shook her head: "It's okay, let's eat, let's eat."

"What are you muttering about?" Xu Xian didn't dwell on it. "By the way, do you know any audio restoration technicians?"

"What do you want to do?"

"I just want to try to restore that recording again. I always feel uneasy when I hear that recording unclearly."

Ultimately, Xu Xian was still a little uncomfortable; he just wanted to find out what the recording actually said.

"Oh, I see! Our group has such a technical department. Send me the recording, and I'll find a time to give it to them." Not to mention Xu Xian, even Wen Jingshu was curious.

"Okay! I'll send it to you later." He hadn't had time to ask Xu Jingyang to send him the recording yet; he would ask Xu Jingyang for it when he got home.

A week later, Xu Xian resumed his flights. He had obtained the recording from his father and given it to Wen Jingshu, who said she would inform Xu Xian when there was news.

The only bad news was that a week had passed and Qin Yue still hadn't woken up. However, his vital signs were just like those of a sleeping person, showing no signs of any problem, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Yunnan Airport, parking position 133.

"Apron, Star Travel 6798, parking space 133, in position!"

Goodbye, Star Travel 6798!

"goodbye!"

After the speed dropped to less than five knots, Xu Xian started timing.

With the guidance of maintenance personnel, the aircraft gradually slowed down and eventually came to a stop.

After connecting the APU power and verifying sufficient time, the captain disconnected the engine start handle and immediately released the seatbelt indicator. Once the N2 level dropped below 40%, Xu Xian turned off the crash lights, shut off the fuel pump, adjusted the hydraulic control panel, opened the APU bleed air system, and closed the pilot indicator.

"Shut down the engine. Checklist!" the captain announced, drawing out the last syllable of his voice. His excitement at the approaching end of the shift was almost palpable.

Xu Xian was also happy. He wasn't a jerk; he just loved his work, so being able to leave work was naturally a happy thing.

After completing the vehicle inspection form, Xu Xian smiled and said to the captain, "You know, this old plane is kept in such a state of disrepair. If something happens during flight, who will we complain to?"

"You can't say things like that!" The captain immediately fell silent. "Anyone can say that, but you can't? Don't you know what's going on with you?"

"Oh? I understand!" Xu Xian knew the captain was joking with him: "I'm such a bad kid, I can't just say anything."

"But you know, running on a single component is terrifying!" Xu Xian couldn't help but complain.

That's right. Both flights were operated as single-component aircraft, and the aircraft with the right-side component malfunctioning was retained. Although single-component operation is permissible during flight operations as long as it is restricted by MEL regulations, the crew was extremely anxious while flying.

Throughout the entire flight, Xu Xian's gaze almost never left the pressurization panel. He was terrified that something might have gone wrong with the pressurization system. Considering his somewhat unlucky constitution, Xu Xian couldn't help but feel apprehensive.

"That's just how the company is. If we can keep it, we'll drag it out for now. You'll get used to it after flying a lot." The captain seemed quite philosophical about it.

Xu Xian laughed and cursed, "It's one thing that the company won't replace the components, but they won't even fix the seat belts. These damn seat belts are such a hassle to fix; it takes a ton of effort to unbuckle them every time."

The seatbelt in the passenger seat on Xu Xian's right is a real pain; it keeps getting stuck. The crew even wrote about it in the maintenance log. But when the maintenance crew tested it, it worked perfectly fine, and after a quick check, they found nothing wrong and left it alone. Then today, when it was Xu Xian's turn to fly, the problem recurred.

Fastening the seatbelt was no problem, it was very comfortable, but unfastening it was a hassle, it took a lot of effort to unfasten it every time. When the first stop was approaching, Xu Xian also mentioned this to the maintenance crew, but after a brief inspection, they found nothing wrong and said that a thorough inspection would take a long time, which was not enough time for the stopover, so they suggested waiting until after landing in Yunnan.

In order not to affect the flight schedule, Xu Xian held his nose and endured it, thinking that it was just two segments anyway, and he would be done after they were finished, so he did not insist.

As a result, I landed in Yunnan and Yunnan, and it was almost time to get off work, but I still couldn't solve the problem.

However, it will take some time for passengers to disembark, so there's no rush. It's true that the seatbelt is difficult to unfasten, but it's not impossible; it just takes some time.

"Captain, should we connect the bridge power supply?" This was the question from the maintenance crew below.

The captain replied, "Let's settle it. Connect the gas supply as well."

"Alright, Captain, it's time to apply the brakes, you can release them now!"

"The plane is fine, the brakes are released!" The captain didn't mention the seatbelts, nor did he take the situation seriously.

"Hey, where are you flying to?" The captain waved to the side window, probably because the next flight crew was arriving to pick up the plane.

"Rongcheng, Xiaoban!" a voice came from below. Since it was from the captain's side, Xu Xian couldn't see it: "Is the plane alright?"

"No problem!" The captain had already started putting away his headset, clearly ready to go home.

Not long after, the flight attendant came in: "Captain, all the passengers have disembarked."

"Finished getting off? Let's go, time to go home!" The captain called out, glanced at his seat to make sure he hadn't left anything behind, then got up, pushed his seat forward, and prepared to take out his suitcase.

However, he suddenly discovered a problem.

"Xu Xian, what's wrong with you? You still haven't opened it?"

That's right, Xu Xian is still struggling with the seatbelt!

"It seems to be really stuck this time!" Xu Xian said helplessly, his hands moving non-stop, but he just couldn't unbuckle the seatbelt.

"Let me see!" The captain wasn't in a hurry to take the suitcase anymore and helped Xu Xian try a few times, but it didn't work. "Could you untie the shoulder strap first?"

The captain's idea was to unfasten the shoulder straps, pull both legs directly out of the seatbelts, and then leave the rest to the maintenance crew, who could simply leave.

"No way!" Xu Xian was speechless. Not only were his shoulder straps fastened, but his crotch strap was also fastened, and the five-point seat belt firmly secured Xu Xian to the seat.

"Wait a minute!" The captain, who had never seen anything like this before, opened the side window and yelled at the maintenance crew below, "Hey buddy, come up here for a second, there's a problem."

Fifteen minutes later.

"Can you get it working?" the captain asked the mechanic, who was covered in sweat.

The cabin crew has already boarded the train and are waiting for Xu Xian and the captain, but Xu Xian's seatbelt is still not unbuckled.

The maintenance crew was speechless: "How could it get so stuck?"

"I want to know too!" Xu Xian was so tired that he slumped in his seat. He had given up and let the maintenance crew do it for him.

"Can we cut it open?" the captain suddenly asked.

This is unacceptable; the captain is getting anxious too!

"It's possible to cut it, but if we cut it, we'll have to reinstall it, and the seatbelt can't be kept. Reinstalling it will require coordinating resources, which will take a long time!"

The maintenance crew implied that it would affect the next flight.

The captain understood what the maintenance crew meant: "But it's already causing problems!"

At the cockpit door, two more people leaned in, one with a four-stripe armband and the other with a three-stripe armband. These were the flight crew who came to pick up the plane.

(End of this chapter)