There's no noise from behind here, so you can get some rest.

In the economy class section, passengers who boarded found their seats. With the Lunar New Year approaching, some schools had already started their holidays. Families, students, and local cultural and tourism bureaus were all promoting their destinations to increase their cities' visibility. Holiday travel and Spring Festival travel had become the top choice for many people.

There were quite a few people from Kyoto who were heading to the same destination as Chu Xingyue and her group. Apart from Chu Xingyue and her three companions at the front, the plane was packed with other passengers.

The sounds of children making noise and adults talking.

The journey to the destination takes 3 hours, which is enough to get there while you sleep. After the plane took off, Chu Xingyue noticed that the old man was a bit tired, so she told him to lie down and rest. Xiao Lin and Xiao Fang took turns resting on the side.

Chu Xingyue beckoned to Miss Kongcheng to bring her a cup of coffee. She couldn't sleep at all right now, so she decided to have some coffee and watch a movie.

The economy class was still bustling with activity. The kids, who would normally be asleep by this time, were very excited, with those sitting by the window taking out their phones to take pictures of the city at night.

Just as Chu Xingyue was engrossed in watching the movie, the plane suddenly lurched, instantly waking Xiao Fang from her sleep.

Xiao Fang quickly got up and dressed. Chu Xingyue noticed Xiao Fang's movement. Xiao Fang realized that his actions were affecting Chu Xingyue, and nodded apologetically to Chu Xingyue.

Chu Xingyue glanced at her teacher, who was snoring slightly. The old man was sleeping soundly, completely undisturbed.

A brief scream abruptly stopped. Except for Zhang Jianshe, who was asleep, all three of them, including Chu Xingyue, heard it and exchanged cautious glances.

An older flight attendant opened their door, and Chu Xingyue noticed that the flight attendant's footsteps seemed a little hurried as she approached.

"Something's happened" was the first thought that popped into Chu Xingyue's mind.

"Excuse me, I am the chief flight attendant for this flight. There is an emergency on board. Please make preparations as soon as possible."

The flight attendant had been preparing for the mission for the past two days. Today was her last flight before retirement, and she should have been able to rest on this flight. However, the organization instructed her to make sure to serve the important passengers in the front cabin well. Although she did not know the identity of the elderly man, she had to fulfill her duty and protect every passenger.

Chu Xingyue clearly saw the sadness and regret on the flight attendant's face; now was no time to hide her identity.

"Hello, flight attendant, here are my documents. Could you briefly explain the current situation to me?"

"Xiao Lin and Xiao Fang, wake up the teacher and get dressed." While showing her ID to the flight attendant, Chu Xingyue told Xiao Lin and Xiao Fang to quickly wake up the old man who was sleeping soundly.

“I just saw five men who looked like robbers on the security camera in the lounge. The scream came from a little girl. One of them spotted her and took her hostage.”

The flight attendant held her left hand with her right, trying to keep them from shaking too much.

"Are you sure it's five people?" Xiao Lin and Xiao Fang both knew things were serious. Zhang Jianshe, who had just been woken up, heard the word "robbers" and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly got dressed.

"The surveillance footage shows five of them."

The flight attendant closed her eyes, then quickly opened them again to give a definite reply.

"Please don't be nervous now, you'll need to keep them calm later."

Chu Xingyue reached out and squeezed the flight attendant's clenched fist.

"So now it's just that we're the only place where outsiders can't get in, right?"

"Yes, I've locked it from the inside; it can't be opened from the outside."

"That won't do. We're staying inside, and there are so many people outside. We don't even know what these people want to do."

When Zhang Jianshe heard that only a few of them were safe and that so many people outside were in danger, he immediately became anxious.

"Teacher, don't worry," Chu Xingyue quickly reassured Zhang Jianshe.

"Flight attendant, could you please arrange for my teacher to go into the cockpit first to take shelter?" The old man was there; he might be kidnapped, and she couldn't let that happen.

"The situation is special now. What we need to do is to keep the robbers calm while also subduing them. They have a lot of people and they also have hostages in their hands."

"Teacher, please wait in the captain's cockpit for a while, and I will come to pick you up." Chu Xingyue comforted Zhang Jianshe. Zhang Jianshe was now filled with regret. Why did he have to choose to leave tonight? He was also conflicted. There were so many helpless civilians outside. He was a soldier, and he couldn't hide and let his students face these things.

"Don't be a show-off. You know my skills. Your presence here will hinder my performance."

Zhang Jianshe didn't hesitate for more than a few seconds before agreeing. He was getting old and didn't want to cause trouble for Xiao Chu.

"Xiao Lin, Xiao Fang, I now order you to fully cooperate with Comrade Chu Xingyue!" "Yes, sir!" The two stood up straight and saluted Zhang Jianshe.

The cockpit door opened, and Chu Xingyue entrusted Zhang Jianshe to the captain.

"Captain, thank you for your help. Please keep the flight path unchanged and fly directly to the destination. Please have the ground staff ready to provide assistance at any time."

The cockpit door closed, and Chu Xingyue and the others quickly covered up the traces of their rest.

The group exchanged glances, and Chu Xingyue signaled to the flight attendant to open the door that led to the economy class.

The flight attendant's hands trembled violently as she opened the door. Chu Xingyue reached out and covered the flight attendant's hands. The flight attendant looked at the girl next to her, who was even younger than her own child, with tears in her eyes. Seeing the girl's resolute gaze, the flight attendant's pounding heart gradually calmed down.

With the strength in Chu Xingyue's hand, the door was opened.

A masked, bald man stood at the door, holding a sniper rifle. He saw two women, one old and one young, emerge from the open door, followed by two others, Xiao Lin and Xiao Fang, who appeared to be concealing their true identities.

The flight attendant pressed her back against the door and shuffled towards the food counter in the lounge, her hands groping behind her back in the drawers, too afraid to make a move.

"Come out!" The man shoved Chu Xingyue with the butt of his gun.

Chu Xingyue raised her hands above her head and slowly stacked them forward, just like Xiao Lin and Xiao Fang, who walked out from inside with their hands raised as well.

The man glared fiercely at Chu Xingyue and the other two, "Just the three of you?"

"There's no one else, brother. It's just me and my two secretaries." Chu Xingyue looked timidly at the man holding the gun.

"Secretary? Looks like she's a boss?" the man said, licking his lips and making a "pop" sound.

"Yes, yes, big brother, I have a little money. Could you spare the three of us? We promise to obey." Chu Xingyue lowered one hand and raised the other to swear an oath.

The man was startled by her quick movements. "What are you doing? What are you doing? Just talk, why are you raising your hand?" The butt of the gun hit Chu Xingyue's shoulder directly. Chu Xingyue pretended to stumble and fell towards the flight attendant.

Xiao Lin and Xiao Fang tried to run over and catch Chu Xingyue, but the man pointed a gun at them.

"Don't fucking move."

Xiao Lin and Xiao Fang immediately stopped and raised their hands to retreat.

In those few seconds, the flight attendant carefully handed the items in her hand to Chu Xingyue.