After entering, the captain had actually been back in the cockpit for less than a minute.
He was wiping his nosebleed while checking the situation in the cockpit.
After Liu Zhizhong came in, he opened the medicine box, took out some cotton wool to stop the bleeding, and the like.
The captain had been concerned with the safety of the aircraft and hadn't had time to deal with anything else before returning to the cockpit.
The chaotic, spacious Boeing cockpit made Liu Zhizhong realize the seriousness of the incident that had just occurred.
While treating the captain, he said he had informed the chief purser of everything that should be done on the periphery and that ground staff would fully cooperate, insisting on strict measures against the co-pilot's actions.
The captain felt reassured, finding this young man's decisiveness and skills were not simple, his composure in the face of danger was impressive, and he possessed an authoritative presence. Latest content publıshed on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥
But he didn't have time to ask Liu Zhizhong who he was, his background, or his position. He merely sighed and said, "When the incident happened, I had already sent the emergency terror code to the ground, and I just sent the cancellation code. However, haha… I can't really blame him, alas..."
The captain, approaching fifty, shook his head with a wry smile and even a sad expression.
Upon seeing this, Liu Zhizhong quickly asked, "What's the situation with the co-pilot?"
"Investment failure, high leverage in stock trading, huge losses. A few years ago, he bought a real estate fund, which also collapsed, leaving him heavily in debt, as much as ten million. His wife is also clamoring for a divorce, and he was desperate. But I never thought he was so desperate that he would drag a whole plane's worth of people down with him. He hated this era, despised all the smooth official propaganda about significant positives and such, alas… He said his suicide note is on his work computer. Once we land, I'll have to hand it over to the relevant departments."
The captain looked ahead, shaking his head and giving Liu Zhizhong a thumbs-up, "Young man, thank you. If not for you, we really would have been done for! He learned martial arts, he's very strong. I'm an old man, no match for him, alas..."
Liu Zhizhong also felt a chill in his heart, thinking his luck had been bad to encounter such a situation. Unconsciously, he thought of Ma Xudong again, telling him to stay away from prisons and the like, as they're bad for one's fortune.
However, Liu Zhizhong humbly smiled and replied, "You flatter me. When it comes to public safety and lives, I do what must be done without looking back."
"Good, that's the right spirit. Over three hundred passengers on our plane owe you thanks! Come on, take a seat, we're preparing to land... Ah..."
As he spoke, the captain looked at the control panel and exclaimed.
Liu Zhizhong, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong?"
The captain cursed, pointing, "Look, he destroyed the landing gear's operation button… We'll have to lower the landing gear manually now… Damn it!"
After finishing his words, he looked down at the floor and started cursing again.
He saw that the small cover panel for the manual landing gear release had been opened, and the three red levers inside had already been prematurely cut.
The captain's complexion turned grim, panic flashed in his eyes, and sweat appeared on his forehead.
With years of flying experience, he knew what this meant…
Liu Zhizhong, being smart, realized that with the three landing gears not coming down, the plane was in too much danger. If the plane's belly were to slide on the runway, there was an actual risk of explosion, and no one would survive.
Sweat also broke out on Liu Zhizhong's forehead. During the earlier struggle in the tight space, he had scraped his forehead against the wall, which now stung with the sweat, but he had to ignore it.
"Is there no remedy for this? Isn't there a remote Boeing backend that could control the landing gear release…"
The captain gave him a look, "Young man, who told you that? Don't listen to some malicious rumors, okay? Sigh… Even if there was, it would be too late to request it. It seems I have to make a risky move now. You go back to your seat and fasten your seatbelt!"
Liu Zhizhong felt a burning sensation on his face, having been slightly ridiculed.
Yet, seeing the captain's nose wrapped in gauze and his serious face, Liu Zhizhong also felt distressed and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
"There's nothing you can do! I am the professional, and in this field, you are an outsider; you'd only get in the way. Returning to your seat will be the best support you can give me! If I fail, I apologize in advance; if I succeed, we'll have a drink together, and I'll thank our hero! Once we're outside, please keep everything secret. I don't want any panic, it's enough that everyone knows we've landed normally!"
Alas, with the conversation going in this direction, Liu Zhizhong had no choice but to prudently stand up and leave the cockpit.
Upon exiting, when met by the flight attendants and the chief purser inquiring about the situation, Liu Zhizhong naturally smiled and said, "All is well, no big problem, we're making a standard landing!"
With his good appearance and convincing speech, he naturally had great charisma and persuasiveness.
So, everyone felt reassured, and the chief purser continued instructing everyone to prepare for landing, wishing everyone a pleasant journey.
Liu Zhizhong, with his heart in suspense, sat down, silently fastened his seatbelt, and quietly waited, just waiting...
The longer the wait, the more anxious he grew! How could a civilian airliner, missing three landing gears, possibly land safely?
As time dragged on, Liu Zhizhong began to suspect that the captain had given up hope and was writing his will. Damn it, should I be writing my will too?