Legendary Captain

Chapter 246 I will let the world know my name

"You don't seem to want Xu Xian to go abroad with me." Lian Shanxue raised her head slightly and slowly opened her eyes. Her clear eyes had lost most of their luster. In Lian Shanxue's vision, she could only vaguely see the outlines of certain things, and she felt uncomfortable if she kept her eyes open for too long.

Wen Jingshu frowned. If she didn't look closely, she wouldn't even be able to tell that Lian Shanxue, who had opened her eyes, was any different from an ordinary person.

"Tell me your conditions!" Wen Jingshu asked very bluntly.

"Conditions? What do you have that could interest me? Besides that man you were once engaged to." Lian Shanxue revealed a mocking expression: "You're truly lucky, yet you failed to seize the opportunity!"

There was a marriage agreement in the past, but it's no longer valid. From Wen Jingshu's words, it seems that she and Xu Xian don't have any real relationship now. Otherwise, given Wen Jingshu's personality, she would have already asserted her ownership by now, instead of bringing up a so-called "past" marriage agreement.

Wen Jingshu's rosy lips gradually pursed, indicating that she was very unhappy.

"Xu Xian and you haven't reaffirmed your relationship. But unfortunately, I don't seem to have the right to mock you, because I don't either." Lian Shanxue sighed softly, "Pity! It seems it really is because of pity."

Suddenly, Lian Shanxue said, "I won't let Xu Xian go abroad with me."

Wen Jingshu's heart pounded: "What do you mean?"

A resolute light seemed to shine in Lian Shanxue's somewhat listless eyes: "This is not the love I want! What others give me will never be what I want. If I were to get him because of this, I should indeed pity myself."

"Why did you come back to China so soon? Have you taken care of everything abroad?" Xu Xian asked Xu Sheng nervously from the corner. Xu Sheng's arrival had completely disrupted his plans.

Xu Sheng wasn't very interested in talking to Xu Xian. Instead, she tilted her head and secretly glanced in the direction of Lian Shanxue and Wen Jingshu: "Brother, who was that girl you pushed just now? I've never heard you mention her before?"

"I asked you first, so stop with the nonsense and get to the point!"

Xu Sheng noticed Xu Xian's slight anger, and although she didn't understand why—should she be happy that her younger sister was returning to China earlier than going abroad?—she temporarily put aside her teasing mood and answered Xu Xian's question seriously: "Dad's old illness flared up before, and after Mom visited him, she told me that once I finished my studies, I wouldn't wait abroad anymore and would be returning to China. At that time, we were already working on dealing with the property overseas. This time, Mom and Dad went there just to confirm something, nothing else, so of course it was done quickly."

After Xu Jingyang and Huang Ying divorced, the two never saw each other again until Xu Jingyang's heart condition relapsed. Perhaps still harboring feelings for each other, Huang Ying decided to wait for Xu Sheng to return to China after completing his studies and began preparations for it.

Xu Xian's eyelids twitched. Wasn't Mei Tingting supposed to have arranged for someone to follow them? How come Xu Sheng slipped back without Mei Tingting notifying him?

Where are Mom and Dad?

Xu Sheng: "I came back as soon as I finished my graduation matters. The property issue has nothing to do with me, so why would I stay there? My parents should be back tomorrow or the day after."

"By the way, Mom and Dad said you were staying overnight on a flight. What are you doing here? You're a pilot, not a doctor, right?" Xu Sheng looked Xu Xian up and down. "And what are you wearing? That's not a doctor's white coat, is it? That's a patient's gown, isn't it? No... what are you doing?!"

"Sick my foot!" Xu Xian started to argue, "My hotel was nearby, so I just came over for a full physical exam. Don't you know how to take care of your health?"

"A medical check-up? Don't you pilots all have regular medical check-ups?" Xu Sheng asked, puzzled.

"What kind of results can they find from simple physical exams?"

Xu Sheng nodded: "That makes sense. If I told my parents to come here for a thorough medical check-up as well, that would be great."

"No, no, no! That's enough, don't bother your sister Jing Shu." Xu Xian quickly stopped Xu Sheng: "Tell Mom and Dad to stay out a few more days and let them get to know each other better."

"Develop feelings? Dude, are you out of your mind? Our parents have been married for over twenty years, and you expect them to develop feelings for each other?"

Xu Xian said in a serious tone, "Don't you want your parents to remarry? This is such a great opportunity for just the two of them, why not seize it?"

Xu Sheng, swayed by Xu Xian's words, suddenly found his point quite valid. However, compared to her parents' remarriage, something that couldn't be rushed, she was more concerned about something else: "You still haven't told me who that girl is? Could she be my sister-in-law? Hehe!"

As soon as Xu Sheng uttered the words "little sister-in-law," Xu Xian slapped her on the head with his right hand and said menacingly, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, see how I deal with you later. Now that you're back in the country, you can't run away anywhere."

Xu Sheng shuddered: "Brother, I was just kidding, don't be angry, we're not angry. I was just curious, you don't have to answer me."

As he spoke, he slowly pushed Xu Xian's right hand away and said with a grin, "I'm going to go play with my sister-in-law, my real sister-in-law!"

"Hey! Tell Mom and Dad to have a few more days of fun abroad, did you hear me?" Xu Xian reminded Xu Sheng as he ran off, still worried.

The only reply he received was a faint voice: "Understood!"

"Thank goodness nothing bad happened!" Judging from Xu Sheng's reaction, Xu Jingyang and Huang Ying still didn't know about his situation, so at least nothing went wrong.

Shaking his head, Xu Xian turned and walked back. When he got closer, he found that Wen Jingshu was no longer there, and only Lian Shanxue was left in the corridor.

"Where did they go?" Xu Xian asked casually.

Lian Shanxue gave a soft "hmm".

Xu Xian was about to step forward and push Lian Shanxue again when Lian Shanxue suddenly said, "I heard you were previously engaged to her?"

Xu Xian stopped abruptly, slightly surprised, but didn't hide anything: "Yes, we were almost engaged, but something happened later, and nothing came of it."

"I see!" Lian Shanxue seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "That's good."

"Good? Good for what?"

Lian Shanxue's lips curled into a slight smile: "It's alright. Let's go!"

The hotel where the Star Travel 6333 investigation team is based.

"Director, the investigation report is ready. Take a look. If there are no problems, I'll submit it to the General Administration." A staff member from the Accident Investigation Department handed a paper report to Cheng Guangyu.

Cheng Guangyu took the report and carefully read through it, becoming increasingly alarmed with each reading. After several days of investigation, the entire process of the Xingyou 6333 incident could be basically reconstructed. Even though he already knew the general outline of the events, Cheng Guangyu was still incredibly shocked when he saw the investigation report.

The investigation report also includes some key cockpit voice recordings, which have been put into writing, including the conversation between Lian Shanxue and Xu Xian when Lian Shanxue took over from Xu Xian.

Even just from the cockpit voice recorder, Cheng Guangyu could sense the extraordinary relationship between the two. Lian Shanxue's act of taking over Xu Xian's place despite her own danger was undoubtedly the most dazzling display of humanity in this special operation.

"Three feet!" Upon seeing the detailed description of Xu Xian's final landing, Cheng Guangyu realized that when Xu Xian was making the final leveling, the plane was not five feet off the ground, but three feet.

Three feet is less than a meter, and within that one meter of height, Xu Xian completed the grounding action with unparalleled precision, a feat that can only be described as miraculous.

This investigation report is actually quite short, as it only compiles key information from the Xingyou 6333 incident and omits some minor details. Further details will be added gradually later, culminating in a final version of the investigation report, which will then be archived.

The investigation report that Cheng Guangyu has now is for the bureau to determine the nature of this incident. After all, the incident has already happened, and the public must be given an explanation. It cannot be completely concealed, otherwise it would be irresponsible to the injured party's family.

In addition, the Bureau's interest in the Star Travel 6333 incident is unusually high. Even though Cheng Guangyu has made it clear that he should not interfere too much with their investigation pace, the General Administration still urges the investigation team to produce a report every few days, which annoys Cheng Guangyu to no end.

Now that the investigation report is out, Cheng Guangyu can finally breathe a sigh of relief and get some peace and quiet.

"No problem, you can hand it in now." After reading it, Cheng Guangyu returned the investigation report to his staff: "Finish the finishing touches as soon as possible, and we'll head back once it's done."

The staff member took the investigation report: "Director, there's one more thing."

"What's wrong?"

"The General Administration hopes we can communicate with Xu Xian and have him participate in a real aircraft simulation."

Cheng Guangyu asked, puzzled, "Real machine simulation? Simulate what?"

The staff member coughed a few times, somewhat embarrassed: "It's just the final low-altitude leveling."

"Nonsense!" Cheng Guangyu slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "Who came up with this idea? What's the point of simulating such a dangerous move? What if we succeed in simulating it, and what if we fail?"

The staff had anticipated Cheng Guangyu's anger, but they hadn't expected such a strong reaction, and were somewhat taken aback. They quickly distanced themselves, saying, "Director, this is the General Administration's decision; it has nothing to do with me!"

"I know!" Cheng Guangyu raised his hand. "Even if we need to communicate with Xu Xian, let them handle it themselves. We can't do this."

Still fuming, Cheng Guangyu rubbed his temples: "Is there anything else?"

"There's one more thing, but it's not from the General Administration; it's from Tianyan Magazine that contacted us."

"Sky Eye Magazine? What do they want?" Sky Eye Magazine is the official magazine of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, so they're practically on their side. Cheng Guangyu wouldn't even bother with other media outlets, but he had to think twice about Sky Eye Magazine.

The staff member quickly replied, "They want me to give them a rough estimate of when the investigation will end."

"What's wrong?"

"It seems they're going to interview Xu Xian," a staff member said. "I heard from the bottom of the air that the magazine next season will be temporarily replaced with last year's annual cover magazine, and Xu Xian is the cover star, I think."

"Cover Person of the Year? They can still make up for that?" Cheng Guangyu had never seen anything like this before. He thought for a moment and said, "Just estimate the end time and tell Tianyan Magazine. We should help with this kind of small favor."

"Oh, oh!" The staff nodded hurriedly. The investigation was nearing its end, and estimating the completion time was relatively straightforward.

Perhaps due to pressure from the General Administration, the staff member still asked at the last minute, "Director, are we really abandoning the project of communicating with Xu Xian about the live-action simulation?"

Cheng Guangyu was already in a bad mood, and when he heard his subordinates still going on and on, he glared at them and said, "Do I have to say it a second time?"

Renxin Hospital Sanatorium.

"Director Cheng, I really have no interest in participating in that so-called real-machine simulation. It seems to go beyond the scope of cooperating with the investigation." In the ward, Xu Xian was quite helpless against Cheng Guangyu's persistent pestering.

Indeed, even the upright and principled Cheng Guangyu succumbed to pressure from his superior and had no choice but to mention the real machine simulation to Xu Xian.

"Don't refuse so quickly! Can't you think about it some more? Don't be in such a hurry!" Cheng Guangyu forced a smile. It was truly a rare sight to see the Director of the Flight Safety Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China humbly pleading with a co-pilot.

Xu Xian was getting annoyed by Cheng Guangyu, but given Cheng Guangyu's status, he couldn't say anything harsh, and was in a real dilemma: "Director Cheng, can't we use a simulator? Or let someone else fly it, just don't come to me."

"The simulator can't reproduce the ground effect. Others have tried to simulate your leveling technique, but they couldn't do it, so they had to come to you."

"No. What good would it do me to make this?"

"Of course there are benefits!" Cheng Guangyu readily agreed, but upon closer inspection, he couldn't really think of any.

"Well, the benefits are numerous, of course. For example, you'll become very famous!" Cheng Guangyu racked his brains to come up with this: "Then, the videos of the actual flight simulations will be distributed as examples to every airline for learning. How prestigious that would be! How much fame that would bring!"

Xu Xian was speechless: "With such a huge benefit, Director Cheng, you should find someone else!"

Cheng Guangyu blushed as he said this: "Xu Xian, please consider it. I'll think about it later and give you a solution that will definitely satisfy you, okay?"

"Director Cheng, do you think my leveling motion was dangerous?" Xu Xian suddenly asked.

Cheng Guangyu didn't understand, but he nodded nonetheless: "It is very dangerous, why?"

"So, it's only natural to seek advantage and avoid harm, right? I hope Director Cheng can understand."

Cheng Guangyu was speechless at this unbeatable reason. Before coming, he was afraid that Xu Xian would use this reason to fob him off, but he didn't expect it to actually happen.

Seeing a hint of disappointment on Cheng Guangyu's face, Xu Xian said somewhat embarrassedly, "Director Cheng, I'm truly afraid I can't help you. I hope you can understand."

Having said all that, Cheng Guangyu felt embarrassed to continue trying to persuade him. He had his own bottom line and didn't want to force anyone to do something against their will.

"Forget it, forget it, it's normal that you don't want to. I wouldn't want to either." Cheng Guangyu waved his hand. "Anyway, I've tried, and since you don't want to, I can't force you to go. Forget it, let's just leave it at that."

Seeing that Cheng Guangyu was willing to stop dwelling on the matter, Xu Xian breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it would be difficult to deal with a director of a general bureau if he were to take a hard line.

"Thank you for your understanding, Director Cheng."

Seeing that things were hopeless, Cheng Guangyu didn't want to stay any longer and got up to leave: "Since you don't agree, I won't keep you. I'm leaving!"

As he spoke, Xu Xian also stood up, just like Cheng Guangyu.

"No need to see me off!" Cheng Guangyu thought Xu Xian was going to see him off, so he waved his hand at Xu Xian to indicate that he didn't need it.

Xu Xian smiled and said, "I happen to have some things to do and need to go out as well. Director Cheng, shall we take a walk together?"

Renxin Hospital, under Wen Jingshu's instruction, actively contacted overseas hospitals and finally made contact with one. The preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner.

Xu Xian was referring to the fact that he felt the preparations for going abroad were almost complete and he wanted to talk to Lian Shanxue about going abroad for treatment. However, when he went to Lian Shanxue's ward, he was stunned.

At this moment, in a pavilion in the small garden at the center of the sanatorium, Wen Jingshu was discussing some things with Lu Xinyu and Cao Jinwen.

The Xingyou 6333 incident has entered the aftermath stage, which involves a large number of important matters, including compensation for the injured, assessment of aircraft damage, and insurance claims, all of which involve huge sums of money. Xingyou Airlines is unsure of the situation without discussing it with Wen Jingshu in person.

Therefore, Lu Xinyu and Cao Jinwen made the trip.

Lu Xinyu reported: "Boeing's assessment of the aircraft damage concluded that the damage was too severe to be repaired, and they recommended removing the two engines. The rest of the aircraft can be disposed of by Boeing."

The Star Trek 6333 aircraft sustained various types of damage during the incident, but the two most valuable engines remained largely undamaged and can be reused after removal. As for the other components, according to Boeing's professional advice, they can be scrapped.

Unfortunately, the cargo hold alone was severely corroded by the leaked toluene diisocyanate, and the fact that the aircraft was beyond repair was not unexpected for Wen Jingshu.

"How's the insurance process going?" Wen Jingshu asked.

Star Travel Airlines has high-value insurance for every aircraft. Since Star Travel Flight 6333 was almost totaled, the insurance process will definitely be followed to compensate for some of the losses.

"There are a lot of issues involved in the insurance business, so progress is slow right now," Lu Xinyu replied.

Wen Jingshu nodded. Such cases involving huge compensation usually take a while to resolve, but Xingyou Airlines has all the necessary documents, so it should only be a matter of time before the compensation is paid.

"What's the wording regarding the lawsuit against Tongtai Chemical Company?"

The culprit behind this incident is Tongtai Chemical's concealment of hazardous materials. As the victim, Xingyou Airlines will definitely sue Tongtai Chemical for compensation.

Cao Jinwen said, "We are still compiling the specific amount of damages. Once we have finished compiling the data, we will file a lawsuit."

Wen Jingshu nodded: "Okay, just contact me if anything happens."

"Yes, Chairman." Lu Xinyu replied respectfully. But his gaze sharpened slightly as he noticed someone walking towards them from a distance. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was Xu Xian.

Xu Xian approached menacingly, seemingly brimming with anger.

"Xu Xian?" Lu Xinyu exclaimed softly in surprise.

"Huh?" Wen Jingshu was taken aback and turned around, just in time to meet Xu Xian's angry face.

Xu Xian strode forward and grabbed a piece of paper from his hand. Wen Jingshu had already noticed what Xu Xian was holding, and her delicate eyebrows immediately furrowed.

Xu Xian stopped in front of Wen Jingshu and showed her the paper in his hand: "What does this mean?"

Wen Jingshu's gaze fixed on the paper. As she read what was written on it, her pupils contracted slightly, and her expression gradually turned serious: "I don't know!"

Xu Xian's eyes narrowed slowly, and his deep, suppressed voice rang out: "Where is Wen Jingshu now?"

Lu Xinyu, standing behind Wen Jingshu, was somewhat displeased: "Xu Xian, what kind of attitude is that? Don't you know who you're talking to?"

However, Xu Xian didn't even glance at Lu Xinyu, which made Lu Xinyu even more annoyed.

Wen Jingshu stopped looking at the paper and instead turned to look at Xu Xian: "I don't know!"

"Wen Jingshu!" Xu Xian suddenly roared, like a volcano about to erupt: "Think carefully before you speak!"

Xu Xian's sudden roar startled Lu Xinyu and Cao Jinwen behind him. They were almost unable to think straight; did Xu Xian not know who he was talking to?

They didn't dare to breathe loudly when they spoke to Wen Jingshu, but Xu Xian spoke as if he were threatening their group's chairman!

Xu Xian has gone mad! Don't drag them down with him!

"Xu Xian, do you really want to talk to me like this? I'm the one who was engaged to you!" Wen Jingshu said, almost choking up.

"A marriage contract!!!" Lu Xinyu's mouth trembled. He stared at Cao Jinwen beside him in disbelief, as if he wanted to confirm with Cao Jinwen that he hadn't misheard.

However, Cao Jinwen's face was already filled with terror, and he couldn't give Lu Xinyu any feedback at all.

Xu Xian gave Wen Jingshu a deep look, his expression somewhat cold: "It used to be."

As he spoke, Xu Xian gently released his grip, and the paper fell to the ground. By the time Wen Jingshu reacted, Xu Xian had already vanished.

The piece of paper that had fallen to the ground was an ordinary notebook page, on which was written a passage of neat handwriting: "You once made me a promise that you could grant me one thing in the future. Now you must keep that promise! Don't look for me!"

Actually, the comment should have ended here, but for some reason, Lian Shanxue added another sentence: "If possible, could I hear news from you occasionally?"

After leaving, Xu Xian slowly took out his phone and dialed Cheng Guangyu: "Director Cheng, I've changed my mind. I agree to participate in the live simulator, but I have one condition."

"What are the conditions?"

Xu Xian took a deep breath: "I want more people to see this! More people..."

(End of this chapter)