Chapter 1666-1674 [Air Crash Encyclopedia]
Jiang Xia broke the silence: "Is it because the engine fell off?"
"But the fuel for the engines is usually supplied separately...ah!" Hashimoto Maya was halfway through her words when she suddenly realized.
——An airplane has several fuel tanks, and they are usually separated from each other. But in order for the airplane to fly steadily, sometimes it is necessary to open the valves between them to balance the fuel volume on the left and right sides.
In this case, when the fuel tanks are connected, as long as there is an oil leak anywhere, the oil in the other tanks will eventually flow out through the hole.
The valve was supposed to be closed, but Ireland accidentally opened it not long ago. Although Jiang Xia reminded him on the spot, Ireland thought it was time to change the oil, so in order to fly more smoothly during landing, he did not close the valve immediately.
Judging from the display on the dashboard, the exchange valve is still open and oil is leaking rapidly from the fallen engine.
Jiang Xia found the button that Ireland had touched just now: "Let's start from this level."
Seeing that no one objected, he reached out and made a gesture to close the valve. Then he looked at Hashimoto Maya and Ireland, and then at the oil level displayed on the dashboard, and said after realizing it, "Why do you look so unhappy? Is this oil really not enough to support us until we land?"
Hashimoto Maya nodded, feeling extremely heavy. If the plane could not make it to Hakodate Airport to clear the runway, it would have to crash, or glide to unfavorable terrain and then crash into pieces. Either way, the result would be catastrophic.
Jiang Xia's expression suddenly became heavy.
He looked at Ireland, seeming to be hesitant to speak: In short, the culprit who has pushed everyone into the desperate situation of "no oil" seems to be the big guy in front of him.
Ireland was staring at him, his face uglier than a ghost: Although he seemed to be hovering on the edge of life and death in recent times, "being attacked by others" and "having a chance to escape, but cutting off his own escape route" were two completely different experiences. The latter was also mixed with regret and the huge disappointment of having hope dashed, which was a double blow.
What's more, they have to endure condemnation from others. Even if Ireland considers itself to have no sense of public morality, this is still a pressure that cannot be underestimated.
Fortunately, although the high school students were equally anxious, they were very martial and did not vent their anger on others.
Jiang Xia comforted him instead: "You had good intentions at the beginning. No one expected that the plane would be struck by lightning and the engine would be knocked off. It's useless to regret now. Let's calm down and think of ways to remedy the situation."
After that, he went to the captain efficiently: "How long will it take to clear the runway?"
Hashimoto Maya had no hope for this problem. She knew without even looking that with the damage just now, it would be impossible to even put out the fire in a short period of time, let alone clean up the wreckage. There was no way the plane could survive until it could land at Hakodate Airport.
He reminded Jiang Xia to change the question: "Ask them where they can make an emergency landing nearby."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xia tapped the headset and said, "No response. Why did it break at this moment?"
Hashimoto Maya: “…”
Jiang Xia took off his headphones and looked at it with regret. Behind him, two fountains of murderous energy began to gurgle in the cab.
…
At the same time, at the door of the cab.
Another person also fell into speechless silence.
Kuroba Kaito felt that the vibration just now was very strange and suspected that something had happened in the cab.
Remembering that the two suspicious persons were alone with Jiang Xia, he sneaked over to take a look worriedly, fearing that the three men had conflicting personalities and would start a fight in the cab.
The good news is that the chaotic fight he imagined did not happen. Instead, the three people got along with each other in an eerie harmony.
The bad news is...
Kuroba Kaito: "..." A murder occurred in a confined space, the pilot was poisoned, the plane was struck by lightning, the runway was blown up, the engine fell and leaked oil, and now even the radio is broken... Even if the plane disintegrated on the spot in the next second, he felt that he would not be surprised anymore.
"How unlucky are these people on the plane? This is no longer just 'bad luck', it's like the Grim Reaper is chasing them with a scythe." Kuroba Kaito's eyes were a little blank for a moment, "The air crash manual is not so complete, I can't believe so many accidents happened on the same plane... It's a miracle that the passengers are still alive now."
He glanced at Jiang Xia who was sitting in the driver's seat, guarding his post, and muttered in his heart: "It's a good thing this detective can still sit still. If it were a more timid person, he would have had a heart attack... But he is also right, the Mist Tengu might be nearby. Even if Jiang Xia jumps out of the plane, there will be monsters to catch him. He won't die no matter how he falls, so there is no need to be nervous."
"But on the other hand, the detective is still sitting in the cockpit, risking the plane exploding, and sharing the fate of the other passengers, instead of jumping out of the plane to look for his monster accomplices. This is quite considerate of him."
Kuroba Kaito's attitude towards Jiang Xia improved a little, but his anxious mood remained the same: "Even Mist Tengu can't lift such a big plane. I have a hang glider to escape, and I can take one or two people with me, but I can't just watch others die with the plane. We must find a place to make an emergency landing before the fuel runs out..."
Kidd tried to think about the business, and convinced himself that all this was an unfortunate accident caused by the detective's eventful constitution.
But in fact, the image of a black hand of death kept flashing through his mind, and there were always thoughts popping up inadvertently, tugged at his sensitive nerves - could it be true, as Conan said, that there was a black hand behind the scenes silently controlling everything?
If that was the case, then what exactly did that guy want to do? Was he trying to kill the detective, his natural enemy, by an "accident", or was he an enemy of the two suspicious persons?
Kuroba Kaito: “…”
He retreated to his hiding place and knocked his head hard: "..." Now is not the time to go crazy with the mini detective! Even lightning has appeared, plus various coincidences, this level of accident is beyond the control of humans. Instead of thinking about these meaningless things, it is better to think about where to make an emergency landing as soon as possible!
…
In the cockpit, Jiang Xia seemed to have the same idea: "The plane should carry a map of the destination. Since we can't contact the airport, let's find a place to make an emergency landing."
Hashimoto Maya nodded. He thought of the safe and sound airport... well, the airport that was neither safe nor safe, but at least no one died. He told himself loudly in his heart: This is not a scenario where people will die, and we cannot give up!
(End of this chapter)
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