Chapter 958: An earth-shattering event
Captain Brooke quickly asked, "Guli, was there anything unusual in the cockpit before this?"
"About forty minutes ago, I went into the cockpit and asked the two pilots what they wanted to eat for lunch, and I didn't notice anything unusual at that time, and then I went to the rear cabin to ......," Guli said.
Captain Brooke set his sights on the other first-class flight attendants.
One of the flight attendants said, "The co-pilot, Mr. Wilkins, once went to the bathroom......"
"What?, Wilkins got out of the cockpit!" Brooke exclaimed.
Brooke's first thought was that there was something wrong with Captain Johnson, because he was the only one in the cockpit after the co-pilot left.
However, the male flight attendant immediately said, "When Mr. Wilkins left, he called me into the cockpit according to the rules, and I didn't leave until he returned to the cockpit." β
Since the Germanwings crash in which the pilot's suicide caused the plane to crash to the ground in a controlled manner, most of the world's airlines have urgently updated the rule that there must always be more than two people in the cockpit.
Wilkins' approach was fully compliant.
Brooke looked confused and asked, "What else?"
Wilkins came out of the bathroom and brought Captain Johnson's lunch into the cockpit by the way. Another flight attendant said, "He also told me to bring his lunch in half an hour, and it was when I was delivering the food that I found out that the cockpit was missing ......."
Wilkins touched Captain Johnson's lunch...... Brooke felt something unusual.
At this time, the altitude of the plane had slowly dropped to 28,000 feet, and Brooke's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate, and he was about to continue to knock on the door and try to make contact with the cockpit, when he suddenly saw the intercom indicator next to the cockpit door start flashing, and then the intercom also sounded.
Captain Brooke and Purser Gully glanced at each other, and then Brooke stepped forward and picked up the intercom with a grim expression.
"This is the cockpit!" said co-pilot Wilkins over the intercom.
Captain Brooke hurriedly said, "Wilkins, I'm Brooke! What's going on? Open the cockpit door!"
Wilkins said calmly, "Captain Brooke, I've decided to end my life!"
Brooke was struck by lightning β the worst happened.
He said quickly, "Wilkins, don't do anything stupid, open the hatch!"
Wilkins was unmoved, but said calmly: "Captain Brooke, I have been planning for this day for a long time, I have long lost the courage to live, my only wish is to do something earth-shattering, so that people all over Australia and even the world will always remember my name!"
Brooke's face turned pale, and such crazy words came out of Wilkins's mouth, but they were so calm, which showed how strong his will was, and Brooke could almost tell from Wilkins's words that this person might have suffered from severe depression.
But how did he pass the psychological evaluation? What did the company's aviation doctors do to eat?Brooke roared in his heart.
He could only try to calm his tone and said bitterly: "Wilkins, you must not go to extremes! You are just a mental illness that can be recovered through active treatment!"
"Captain Brooke, don't do anything in vain. Wilkins chuckled and said, "I've waited so long for this day that no one can persuade me to turn back, not God!"
"No......," Brooke said in despair, "what about Captain Johansson, what did you do to him?"
"He has gone to God before we do. "I want to say sorry to his family, he's a good old man and he's retired in three months...... I put a highly toxic drug in his lunch, I don't want to do it, but if I don't, he'll stop me!"
"You madman......" Brooke felt his blood cold.
"You won't be able to get these words out to Captain Johnsson's family, but aren't there any black boxes?" Wilkins said with a smile, "if they can find it at the bottom of the sea......
The black box contains a cabin sound recorder that records all the sounds in the cockpit, and if the plane crashes and search and rescue personnel can find the black box, Captain Johnson's family can indeed receive this "apology" from Wilkins.
Listening to Wilkins's words, Brooke realized that below them was the vast sea now.
If the plane crashes, it will basically be the result of the loss of bones, and it is chilling to think about.
"Don't do that, Wilkins!" Brooke pleaded, "there were more than two hundred passengers on the plane, and so many crew members, all of them innocent ......"
The flight attendants next to him had already guessed the truth of the matter from Brooke's words and expressions, and they were all pale and their hearts were full of despair.
Wilkins smiled and said, "Maybe this is God's choice! Farewell, Captain Brooke! Don't worry, I'll control the plane into the sea smoothly and try to make everyone's last moments as comfortable as possible......"
Wilkins's words made Brooke rush to the bone, and he cried out, "No, no, Wilkins, please, don't......"
However, his pleas had no effect at all, and Wilkins ended the call without hesitation.
Brooke felt a little weak, and the intercom slipped from his hand and hung on the bulkhead, shaking weakly......
Gu Li hurriedly shouted, "Captain Brooke, please think of a way quickly......"
Brooke also came to his senses, now is not the time to be depressed, according to this trend, it will not be long before the plane will rush into the sea in a stable manner, and the chance of survival is infinitely close to zero.
Captain Brooke said decisively: "Call the air police and ask him to bring an explosion-proof axe! Also, close the curtain of the first-class cabin!"
In fact, Brooke was almost desperate - as hijackings continued to occur in history, aircraft manufacturers have become more and more protective of the cockpit, the cockpit doors are locked in one direction, and they are so strong that they are almost perverted, not to mention the explosion-proof axe, even with small explosives - of course, it is impossible to have such a thing on the plane - it is difficult to open the door, and now it is just a last resort.
As for closing the curtain, it is naturally to block the view of passengers, of course, this is better than nothing, if you really want to use an explosion-proof axe to break down the door, this movement cannot not be heard by passengers.
In fact, although the communication between Brooke and the flight attendants was very quiet, Xia Ruofei, who was sitting in the first class cabin, could already hear it clearly, and even Xia Ruofei heard Wilkins's words in the intercom.
Of course, this was after Xia Ruofei felt that something was wrong, so he specially listened attentively.
Therefore, among all the passengers now, only Xia Ruofei has almost completely understood this sudden crisis.
Xia Ruofei also frowned slightly, preparing for the worst in his heart.
Once the plane really wants to rush into the sea, the only way to protect itself is naturally to hide in the Lingtu space.
The probability of the plane crashing into the sea and exploding is lower than that of directly falling to the ground or hitting the mountain, and there is still a high probability that you can survive by hiding in the Lingtu space.
The person on this plane, Xia Ruofei can't be saved.
He is not a saint, but he can't hide in it alone regardless of Feng Jing's life or death, and when the time comes, he will inevitably take Feng Jing with him, which means that the secret of the Lingtu space will be exposed.
Xia Ruofei's mind was in a hurry, and he quickly thought about how to survive this unwarranted disaster.
The air police, who were hidden among the passengers, also rushed to the front cabin after being notified, and after a brief explanation of the situation, Captain Brooke ordered: "Now immediately break down the door with an explosion-proof axe! Slash with all your might! And move quickly! We don't have much time left......
The air police were also desperate, they had all undergone professional on-board training, and they knew in their hearts that it was impossible to open the cockpit door with a mere explosion-proof axe.
But what could he do? He gritted his teeth and picked up his axe and slashed towards the cockpit door.
The force of the shock was so great that the axe almost came out of his hand, but it only left a shallow mark on the cockpit door.
The air police gritted their teeth and picked up the axe again, and slashed it again......
When the voice came, the first-class passengers all showed uneasy looks, and Feng Jing also had a trace of worry in her eyes, looked at Xia Ruofei, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xia Ruofei showed a comforting smile at Feng Jing and said, "It's okay, don't worry!"
Bang! Bang!
The sound of slashing kept coming, but the cockpit door didn't move, and several young female flight attendants couldn't help but sob.
The first-class passengers were also a little restless, and finally a middle-aged white man stood up and walked in the direction of the cockpit.
However, Captain Brooke had already arranged for the male flight attendant to stay at the curtain.
"What's going on?" asked the middle-aged white man with a frown.
Although the flight attendant was also very scared in his heart, he still tried to squeeze out a smile and said: "Sir, there is a small malfunction in the cockpit door, but it does not affect the flight, and the crew will deal with it soon!"
The middle-aged white man tried to look inside, but was blocked by the male flight attendant, who said, "Sir, please go back to your seat!
Perhaps it was just a malfunction of the cockpit door, but the middle-aged white man, although still a little suspicious, shrugged his shoulders and returned to his seat and sat down.
The seats in the first class cabin are equipped with LCD screens, and passengers can choose to watch movies, listen to music, and view the real-time location and status of the aircraft. Xia Ruofei had already noticed that the plane had been descending at altitude and had deviated far from the intended route.
Coupled with the fact that he had heard Captain Brooke and Wilkins in the cockpit, he knew that the gravity of the situation was far from being as light as the male flight attendant had just said.
Xia Ruofei knew that the only way to save the plane now was to open the cockpit door as soon as possible.
And it doesn't seem to be going well so far......
Thinking of this, Xia Ruofei stood up, and he first said to Feng Jing beside him: "Sister Jing, I'll go to the front to take a look, don't worry, it'll be fine......"
Feng Jing nodded a little nervously, she was indeed a little scared in her heart - she didn't know how many times she had taken an international flight, but it was the first time she had encountered such a problem.
But after seeing Xia Ruofei's gaze, her heart immediately settled down a lot.
Xia Ruofei thought for a while, and then said, "You put on your seat belt first!"
"Okay!" Feng Jing didn't hesitate and immediately tied the safety belt.
Xia Ruofei walked towards the front, of course he was also stopped by the male flight attendant: "Sir, the crew is dealing with a small malfunction of the cabin door, please return to your seat." β
Xia Ruofei said lightly: "I think Captain Brooke may need help. β
The sturdy male flight attendant occupied the passage, stared at Xia Ruofei's eyes and said, "I don't think so...... All you need to do is sit in your seat, preferably with your seatbelt on. β
Xia Ruofei pursed his lips, he didn't have time to entangle with this flight attendant, of course, he didn't get angry in his heart, after all, the other party was just performing his duties.
Xia Ruofei took another step forward, and the male flight attendant showed a vigilant look on his face, and stretched out his hand to stop in front of Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei just pushed lightly, and didn't seem to use any force, but the strong male flight attendant who was 1.85 meters tall was like a weak straw, and he stumbled out of the way.
Xia Ruofei walked quickly in the direction of the cockpit, the male flight attendant showed an unbelievable look, he couldn't figure out why this oriental man, who even looked a little thin, had such a lot of strength in his hands.
But he soon came to his sensesβhe still had to fulfill his duty, and he hurried after him, shouting, "Sir, stop!
However, the distance between the first-class cabin and the cockpit was not a few steps away, and Xia Ruofei seemed to be strolling leisurely, but the speed was very fast, and the male flight attendant couldn't catch up at all.
Soon Xia Ruofei came to the cockpit door, and he saw that the security officer was gritting his teeth and slashing at the immovable cockpit door with an explosion-proof axe, and his back was already soaked with sweat.
Captain Brooke couldn't help frowning when he saw Xia Ruofei coming over, and asked, "Qiao Sen, why did you let this gentleman come over?"
The male flight attendant named Qiao Sen said with a bitter face: "I'm sorry Captain Brooke, I stopped him, but I can't stop ......"
Captain Brooke said to Xia Ruofei solemnly: "This gentleman, now we are dealing with an unexpected situation, please return to your seat immediately! β
Xia Ruofei smiled and asked, "Mr. Captain, do you want me to sit in the seat and wait for the Mr. Wilkins in the cockpit to fall into the sea with everyone?"