Chapter 16601668 [The plane broke down]
In the tower, Captain Shimaoka and the air traffic controller were stunned for a moment as they looked at the lightning that streaked across the sky.
Captain Shimaoka quickly came to his senses. "It's okay. Like I said just now, the plane is equivalent to a Faraday cage. Lightning only passes through the outside and cannot cause damage to the inside. At most, it will damage the communication equipment or something. These planes have backup devices. Even if the enthusiastic passengers don't use them, the instructions have been issued. We just need to wait for the plane to stop."
Minister of Control: "…" Really? But I always feel that the way the plane was struck by lightning this time is different from the previous ones - in the past, the lightning just passed through the fuselage lightly. But this time, the plane was like being hit by a hammer, and even the flight was slightly affected.
…
In the cockpit of the aircraft.
Jiang Xia opened his eyes and found that the surroundings had become much darker - after the lightning flashed, the colorful dashboards in the cockpit all turned black, and it looked as if they had run out of power.
Maya Hashimoto also noticed the situation. He was more familiar with the safety measures of the aircraft. Seeing this level of damage, he was stunned in disbelief: "It was just a lightning strike, how could it be..." How could it become like this? !
Earlier he had thought that it was impossible for Uzo to control lightning.
However, this tricky angle of lightning seemed to reveal the inevitability of being controlled by a dark hand.
"This aircraft is a new model, and its lightning protection shouldn't be this weak. Someone must have tampered with it." Hashimoto Maya didn't dare to say the code name - every time he was sure that Uzo would not do anything, this terrible cadre would immediately overturn his perception. The ups and downs of human hearts seemed to be just a ball that could only provide that person with short-term entertainment.
"Could it be that the bastard checked the weather forecast and deliberately tampered with the plane? I clearly had someone check it before takeoff!" Ireland didn't say anything, but countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, "Did someone among the checkers get fooled by Wuzo? Or did no one expect Wuzo to dare to use lightning strikes, so they failed to find the flaws? ... More importantly, how many serial traps did that guy hide?!"
The situation of thinking you are safe but then suddenly getting worse comes one after another, making you feel a sense of despair that you will never reach the safe island. Ireland felt that an invisible hand was reaching out from the dark, dragging his body and mind into the quagmire step by step.
Jiang Xia looked left and right like a serious novice, but the two people who knew how to fly a plane were actually thinking about random things and no one paid any attention to him.
He had no choice but to cough, suppress the urge to sneeze, and go find the captain.
"Hello, I'm Jiang Xia, the temporary pilot. Can you hear me?"
Usually when an airplane is struck by lightning, one of the most vulnerable facilities is the wireless communication equipment. But this time, the radio was completely intact.
In the tower, Captain Shimaoka heard that the radio was still working, and he was relieved: "How is it, are you okay? Haha, were you scared by the lightning just now?"
"It was really scary." Jiang Xia, "After the lightning flashed, the dashboard went completely black, as if the power was cut off."
"What?! How is it possible!" Captain Shimaoka broke out in a cold sweat. "Calm down! Find the dashboard first! There is a white knob next to the dashboard. Turn it!"
"!"
Hashimoto Maya also heard their conversation. He came back to his senses from despair and immediately found the knob the captain mentioned: "This is it!"
Although his intuition told him that all his escape routes might have been blocked by Uzo long ago, he'd better give up struggling and enjoy the last days of his life peacefully.
But people's desire to survive is unreasonable. After being awakened by changes in the outside world, Hashimoto Maya instinctively sought a way to survive.
Jiang Xia reached out and twisted it. After a slight noise, the warm light in the cab came back on. The dashboard also lit up one by one, and everything returned to its previous state.
Hashimoto Maya sat down on the passenger seat and expressed gratitude devoutly: "Thank God, Amitabha."
Jiang Xia: “…” Do you usually worship like this in churches and temples? Doesn’t anyone have murderous intent towards you?
Ireland's expression was very unhappy: "Why thank you? The autopilot system has not been restored!"
He raised his hand to press the button, but this time the autopilot system did not respond and seemed to be completely broken.
Maya Hashimoto watched this scene, and the breath she breathed in from escaping death was stuck in her throat before she could fully release it.
Captain Shimaoka was also stunned, and his calmness disappeared completely. He rushed to the window and saw the plane approaching through the tower window, about to land. However, it did not slow down in time. At this speed, the plane would crash into the airport terminal.
"Stop landing, pull up the joystick with all your strength, quick!"
Jiang Xia followed his instructions. With a strong pull, the plane, which was about to land, rose again.
Captain Shimaoka breathed a sigh of relief: "Then raise the landing gear and continue to climb!"
Although the pilot's movements were very steady, the plane climbed hastily and a strong wind blew, causing the fuselage to suddenly tilt.
Captain Shimaoka: "Quick, quick, turn right!"
The plane turned right and managed to keep its balance, but it still swayed violently in the wind, like a fragile toy caught in a storm, which would fall apart completely at the slightest touch.
The Minister of Control hastily picked up the telescope and saw the plane's route in the night sky. His heart almost jumped out of his chest: "If we keep going like this, we might hit the surrounding buildings!"
Captain Shimaoka was even more anxious than him: "Do you need to tell me this? Don't let the people on the plane hear it, or they will panic even more!"
"..." Jiang Xia touched his earphones and pretended not to hear anything.
As the balance was gradually restored, Captain Shimaoka's command came again: "Increase altitude, pull up the nose - quickly, now!"
Jiang Xia pulled hard, and the plane barely rose. But in the face of strong winds, the direction of flight was still difficult to control, and the belly of the plane finally rose a bit before touching the ground, brushed past the steel fence, and crashed into the tower.
The Minister of Control stood in the tower, looking out the window at the oncoming plane that was rapidly enlarging in front of his eyes, and the telescope in his hand fell to the ground with a click.
Captain Shimaoka's voice from a few minutes ago kept echoing in his mind: It's not a big problem... It's not a big problem... It's not a big problem... It's not a big problem...
"I haven't written my suicide note yet."
"Next time, we must find a captain who doesn't set random flags."
"Oh no, there won't be a next time."
"Goodbye, this beautiful world."
A series of thoughts flashed through his mind like flowing water, and the Minister of Control closed his eyes peacefully as he faced the onrushing plane.
(End of this chapter)
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