In the secretary's office of Chunxia Travel, a young intern stared at the computer screen in boredom. Computers of that era still used cathode ray tubes, which would make your eyes uncomfortable if you stared at them for a long time. So, the young girl spent most of her time lying down without looking at anything, only refreshing the webpage occasionally to see if there was anything new, and then leaving it alone.
At this moment, the image displayed on the computer screen was the information column of the CAAC's official portal website. Since the girl applied for the secretary position, she was assigned to do one thing, which was to regularly refresh the information column of the Civil Aviation Administration's official website and immediately contact Qin Xin's personal secretary once there was a new announcement.
At first, the girl thought this job was really easy and agreed without hesitation. But after a long time, everyone would find it boring, not to mention that people in their twenties are young, lively and active.
The girl lay on the table and refreshed the information bar again. There was still no new notification. She sighed sincerely and patted the table next to her: "Sister, why do you think Mr. Qin cares about the notification of the Civil Aviation Administration all day long? We are in the tourism industry, not running an airline company."
The colleague next to him was busy sorting out the documents while explaining casually: "Xiao Zhao, Mr. Qin has been busy with civil aviation recently. Who knows, he may have opened an airline company!"
"Where is it?" The girl's name is Zhao Ning. She looks full of youthfulness. When she heard that Qin Xin was going to start an airline company, her eyes lit up immediately. "I heard that Mr. Qin has been in Jianchuan recently. Could it be that he wants to build an airline company in Jianchuan? It's so remote over there!"
"Boss Qin has his own plans, let's not speculate. I just let you stare at a computer screen and don't have to do anything. You have much more free time than me, and you're still complaining about this!"
Zhao Ning knocked on the table weakly: "How dare I complain? I can't achieve any results even if I stare at the computer every day. I just want to get a full-time job as soon as possible. The internship salary is too low."
"You should keep an eye on your computer and spend your internship peacefully. What kind of performance are you thinking about?" The colleague glanced at the dejected Zhao Ning and said, "But you look a little anxious! What's wrong? Do you need money urgently?"
"I don't." Zhao Ning pouted, looking unhappy. "It's my brother! He spends all day figuring out computer chat software and never does any work. My parents are farmers and have supported him to go to college for many years, but after he graduated, he didn't make any money and I, his sister, have to support him."
My colleague frowned: "The chat software on the computer, what is it?"
"How would I understand that?" Zhao Ning muttered, "But it seems to be called something like FeiTALK. Oh, I don't know! He has been working on it for two or three years, but no one is willing to invest money in it, so he just lives on this software."
It was obvious that Zhao Ning was very dissatisfied with his brother, and he was so angry that he clicked the mouse again and refreshed the information column of the Civil Aviation Administration. However, a new file popped up in the refreshed information column.
Zhao Ning narrowed his eyes and muttered, "Trial Notice on Lifting Price Controls on Some Domestic Tourism Flight Routes?"
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Jianchuan City, the first floor lobby of the Blue Sky Aviation Base. Xu Cang was about to reach the main entrance when he suddenly felt the surroundings become quiet and his back inexplicably felt uncomfortable. He glanced back and happened to see a large group of people headed by Di Qingquan staring at him, which made Xu Cang feel uneasy.
Qin Xin noticed that Xu Cang had stopped walking and asked casually, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, let's go!" Xu Cang said immediately. He actually heard what Di Qingquan said just now, and he didn't want to care. He just felt that if he didn't leave, he might have to bear some extra trouble.
However, Di Qingquan had already called out Xu Cang's name, so how could he let him leave?
Just as Xu Cang was about to slip away, Luo Yong shouted decisively, "Xu Cang, stop!"
Anyway, he had already torn his relationship with Luo Yong, so there was no need to worry about anything. Xu Cang grabbed Qin Xin's arm and pretended he didn't hear anything and ran away first.
However, the next moment, a deep voice sounded.
"Xu Cang, I'm Di Qingquan, the chief pilot of the General Administration. I want you to stop. Do you still want to leave?"
Xu Cang stopped walking, and the expression on his face changed, which was very interesting. Di Qingquan directly revealed his identity and used the name of the bureau to suppress him. He could not play dumb, so he had to calm down, turned around obediently, and said to Di Qingquan respectfully: "Chief Engineer Di, the bureau should have finished the discussion on the matter of 9811, and I will cooperate with it."
Di Qingquan slowly walked towards Xu Cang and said, "Don't change the subject, kid. I've already concluded the matter of 9811. I'm not looking for you about 9811."
Xu Cang certainly knew that Di Qingquan did not come for the matter of 9811. After all, the impact of his own matter was not that large, so it was not necessary for the chief engineer of the General Administration to come here in person to finish it.
But knowing that the matter that Di Qingquan was worried about must be a serious matter, Xu Cang, who was now thinking about setting up the Erhai Air Base, did not want to get involved for a moment.
"Chief Engineer Di, I don't know. Although the investigation has been completed recently, the aviation satellite is still grounded..." Xu Cang only said half of his words, but Di Qingquan should have heard it. He was grounded, so he couldn't help.
However, Di Qingquan didn't care and hooked his finger at Luo Yong: "Talk to him about it."
"This..." Luo Yong was embarrassed for a moment. The chief engineers of various airlines were helpless and had to ask a second officer for advice. It was really unreasonable. Feeling the murderous gazes of the chief engineers around him, Luo Yong could only bite the bullet and say to Xu Cang at Di Qingquan's request: "Xu Cang, actually... you know the matter, it's about the Yulong Airport. Didn't you also offer suggestions before? However, there is a small problem now. The plane of flight 9000 rushed into the grass after landing due to operational problems. Part of the fuselage was blocked at the intersection of the runway and the main taxiway..."
Just hearing this, Xu Cang felt his scalp tingling, and he wanted to refuse and run away on the spot. No wonder Di Qingquan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot when he walked over just now. Anyone who heard about this would have a headache.
However, before Luo Yong finished speaking, Di Qingquan waved his hand to stop him from speaking, and looked at Xu Cang curiously: "He said that you also made suggestions about Yulong. What was it?"
"Master Architect Di, I'm just talking casually. Don't think about it." Xu Cang said seriously. Even at this time, he still wanted to stay out of it.
Xu Cang is not a god. He does things that are on the brink of death all day long. He might stumble one day, and then he will be dead.
Di Qingquan already had a gloomy face, and now he lowered his voice even more. Even Luo Yong felt uncomfortable: "I will decide whether to consider it or not. Just tell me."
"I..." Xu Cang glanced at Qin Xin beside him, and finally said: "The biggest risk of this approach is the inclination of the mountain at the starting turning point 21. Due to the change in terrain, the restricted altitude of the original procedure cannot be used. Only the MSA altitude of the airport can be used, which makes the altitude of the final approach too high."
Di Qingquan waved his hand and said, "We all know this, there's no need to repeat it. Just tell me your method."
Xu Cang took a deep breath: "The method of going around from above is relatively conservative, but also relatively safe. However, this makes the final altitude difficult to handle. So, I thought about going through the valley. The approach procedure for Runway 21 of Yulong Airport is along the river valley, and the bottom of the valley is very flat. The only thing to consider is the safe distance between the wingtips of the aircraft and the two sides of the valley. As far as I know, even in extreme cases of ultra-low altitude cruising, the width of the valley bottom is enough for a 737 to pass, as long as..."
Before Xu Cang finished speaking, Di Qingquan suddenly asked, "Then can you fly?"
"Me?" Even though he had expected this, Xu Cang still couldn't stand Di Qingquan asking so bluntly. He shook his head and denied it immediately: "I can't fly now."
"Can't fly, right?" Di Qingquan sneered and glanced at the bewildered Luo Yong: "Well! The Blue Sky Airlines plane is blocking the runway. Is there any solution now? In an emergency, Yulong Airport cannot quickly move the plane away. Otherwise, we can just dismantle the plane directly. This should clear the runway and main taxiway quickly."
"No!" Luo Yong's sharp whistle that almost pierced the sky resounded throughout the hall. He forced himself to suppress his inner emotions, put his arm around Xu Cang's shoulders, and forced a stiff smile towards Di Qingquan: "I want to talk to Xu Cang alone."
Although Xu Cang was not seriously injured in the 9811 incident, he was still a patient. Luo Yong put his arm around his shoulders and dragged him to the stairwell next door like a chicken.
Xu Cang pushed Luo Yong away with some disgust, while Luo Yong looked around and saw that there was no one around. He wanted to hang on Xu Cang, his face fell: "Xu Cang, no, Brother Cang! There were too many people just now, I kneel down for you now. If the plane at Yulong Airport is dismantled, the people above may dismantle me alive, you have to save me."
"Mr. Luo, don't be too close!" Xu Cang hated people getting too close to him, especially people of the same sex. Not to mention that Luo Yong was almost smearing his snot and tears on Xu Cang's body.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that my eyes haven't healed yet. You can check the suspension records in the Aviation Medical Office. I didn't lie. I was really grounded by the Aviation Medical Office." Xu Cang was really convinced. Luo Yong was acting like a three-year-old kid, making Xu Cang feel overwhelmed.
It's no wonder that Luo Yong was so scared. Others may not know, but Luo Yong knows Di Qingquan. He always keeps his word. If he said he wanted to dismantle and move the Blue Sky Airlines plane at Yulong Airport, then he could really do it.
Luo Yong strongly pushed for the Yulong Airport mission this time, and he wanted to show off his skills in front of the senior leaders, but he almost lost himself in the end.
Now he finally understood Yu Fengtian's state of mind, which was truly extremely desperate.
Luo Yong immediately said, "If you can fly the plane down without seeing, what else can't you do?"
Xu Cang was speechless: "Can this be the same?"
"What's the difference?" Luo Yong grabbed Xu Cang's wrist like a neurotic: "Well... I heard that you don't want to go to Muhua. As long as you get this done, I'll help you turn down Muhua, okay?"
"Hmm?" It was only here that Xu Cang's expression changed a little. But before he could think about it, a teasing voice suddenly sounded: "Why didn't I know that the people of Blue Sky Airlines were all treacherous villains?"
As soon as this voice came out, Luo Yong trembled all over. He turned around suddenly and saw a person leaning against the entrance of the stairwell. It was Ma Cheng from Muhua Airlines.
He rushed back to Jianchuan from Muhua headquarters because of Xu Cang's matter, but unexpectedly he happened to see Luo Yong trying to tear up the agreement.
This time he was caught red-handed. Luo Yong's old face turned red and he couldn't utter a word in defense.
Ma Cheng walked over with a sneer and said, "Luo Yong, we are all respectable people, can we not do such dishonorable things?"
By the time Ma Cheng came closer, Luo Yong wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Xu Cang didn't react much, but smiled: "Boss Ma, I've always been curious. I'm just a nobody, so why are you trying so hard to get me to do something? It's unnecessary, right?"
"You are indeed a small person, but when the wind blows, even a pig can fly, and a small person can also make a big difference." Ma Cheng glared at Luo Yong fiercely and said, "Stay aside."
Luo Yong was already ashamed, and quickly ran to the other corner. After Luo Yong left, Ma Cheng smiled and looked at Xu Cang: "Not long ago, Liu Minxue told me that you have reached the pinnacle of flying. But I think that no matter how good a pilot is, what impact can he have on the overall situation? But now I take back what I said at that time. Maybe it is the profession of pilot that shackles you. Even if you do something else, you may really do something big."
"Who says you can't accomplish great things as a pilot?" Xu Cang said with a smile.
Ma Cheng waved his hand: "I don't want to argue with you about these meaningless things. You just asked me why I brought you to Muhua Airlines, and everyone also opened the skylight to talk about lighting. You are very important to Boeing now, so this is your outlet. Now I need you as a bargaining chip to negotiate a deal with Boeing."
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "What to talk about?"
In fact, Ma Cheng didn't have to tell Xu Cang, but he thought there was no need to hide it, so he just said it directly: "Recently, our three major airlines have a plan to purchase aircraft from Boeing, and Boeing only gave us a production capacity of 300 aircraft. However, the quota allocated to us by Boeing in the end was too small. The new aircraft is very important to us, and we must ask Boeing to change the production capacity quota. I know that people like you are very ambitious and don't want to be pawns of others. But it's strange that you only know how to fly and have no ability to control yourself."
"Besides, what's the use of ambition? You followed me to Muhua, and later I could send you to Boeing for gilding. When you come back, you can choose whether to stay in Muhua or be promoted to the bureau. Isn't that enough?" Ma Cheng pointed directly at Luo Yong in the opposite corner: "Look at him, he says he is the vice president of operations of an airline, but what's the use? Small companies have no future."
"You don't need to worry about this." Xu Cang said with a smile: "I just happened to have something to talk to you about, and it's just in time that you're here. Your Muhua should have a good relationship with the Southern Bureau, right?"
Muhua Airlines' headquarters is in Yangcheng, and the Southern Bureau is also located in Yangcheng. The two must have close contacts on a regular basis.
Ma Cheng was a little confused: "What do you mean?"
"I can help you settle the quota issue, but you need to smooth over the relationship with the Southern Bureau to get a round-trip flight route between Yangcheng and Erhai Lake."
"Yangcheng - Erhai route?" Ma Cheng was confused for a moment: "What do you mean, Blue Sky Airlines route?"
Xu Cang nodded: "Nominally yes."
"You..." To be honest, Ma Cheng was a little confused about what Xu Cang meant. However, he didn't intend to figure it out. He only cared about one thing: "Can you really handle the production capacity quota issue?"
Xu Cang hummed: "I think it's okay."
Not long after, the three of them came out of the stairwell. Xu Cang and Ma Cheng were both quite satisfied, only Luo Yong looked frustrated. Di Qingquan was a little surprised that Ma Cheng had come over.
As a senior executive of Muhua Airlines, Di Qingquan knew Ma Cheng, but their personal relationship was not very good. However, when the chief engineer of Jianchuan Base of Muhua Airlines saw that Ma Cheng from the headquarters had also come, although he didn't know why, he still greeted him warmly.
Not to mention that he was just the chief engineer of a branch company, even the chief engineer of Muhua Aviation headquarters had to be polite to Ma Cheng. However, Ma Cheng was too lazy to pay attention to him, raised his hand to stop him, and nodded to Di Qingquan and said, "Chief Engineer Di, long time no see."
"What day is it today? Why is it so busy?" Di Qingquan raised his eyebrows and quickly turned his gaze to Xu Cang: "Well, how did the discussion go?"
Xu Cang's expression was very sincere: "Chief Engineer Di, my eyes are really not suitable for flying right now!"
Luo Yong was extremely frightened and was about to say something, fearing that he would anger Di Qingquan. However, Di Qingquan just hummed and said, "Well, we'll talk about this later. Xu Cang, go and have a rest."
"Huh?" Luo Yong was quite surprised. He thought Di Qingquan was going to cause trouble for him. He didn't expect it to be revealed so easily.
Di Qingquan glanced at Qin Xin and said nothing more. He waved to the chief engineers and said, "Let's go."
"Mr. Ma, I'll go first." The chief engineer of Muhua Aviation Jianchuan Base said goodbye to Ma Cheng before leaving, but Ma Cheng didn't even look at him.
After Di Qingquan and the others left, Ma Cheng glanced at Qin Xin, then at Xu Cang, and smiled unconsciously: "I didn't expect Mr. Xu to be so charming. I hope Mr. Xu will remember our agreement, and I will also make some arrangements with the Southern Bureau."
After saying that, Ma Cheng left with a faint smile, leaving only Xu Cang and Qin Xin.
"Who is he? What does the Southern Bureau mean?" After everyone left, Qin Xin couldn't help but feel confused. However, she thought Ma Cheng looked familiar, but she couldn't remember him.
"He's from Muhua Airlines. Muhua Airlines has been operating in the south for many years and has a very good relationship with the Southern Bureau. The key to the application for the Erhai-Yangcheng route lies in the Southern Bureau's opinion. If Muhua Airlines can help smooth things over, this matter will be much easier."
"Muhua Airlines? No wonder I felt like I've seen him before!" Qin Xin had been to Muhua Airlines for the charter contract, so it was possible that they had met at that time. However, they had no intersection. What Xu Cang said was easy to understand, but there was one thing Qin Xin couldn't figure out: "Is Muhua Airlines so easy to talk to?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's just a deal! Don't worry, there shouldn't be any big problems with the route application."
"Then..." Qin Xin wanted to ask something else, but just as she opened her mouth, her cell phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was from her personal secretary.
After answering the phone, the secretary said first: "Miss, the Civil Aviation Administration has issued an order!"
"What?" Qin Xin didn't react for a moment, but she soon thought of a possibility: "Is it price control or private capital?"
"Price control! Just announced, right here on the official website."
Xu Cang was confused by what he heard: "What happened?"
Qin Xin hung up the phone directly: "Xu Cang, is there a public computer here?"
"It's in the lounge just now, but it can only browse some web pages. What do you want to do?"
"Let's go!" Qin Xin kept holding Xu Cang's hand and ran back. When the two returned to the lounge, they found an idle computer inside.
Qin Xin hurried to turn on the computer, but after turning it on, the computer was not connected to the Internet and she needed to enter her account and password.
"Wait a minute, I'll do it!" This account and password were set by Xu Cang when he reported to the company. As soon as he entered the account and password, the network was connected. However, Xu Cang was very curious: "What on earth are you doing? Why are you suddenly interested in computers?"
"I'll show you something good!" Qin Xin typed on the keyboard, and soon the page jumped to the official website of the Civil Aviation Administration. The webpage at that time was still very simple. In Xu Cang's later era, any computer graduate could make a better one. However, Xu Cang didn't care about the so-called interface at all. All his attention was shocked by the latest file on the information bar opened by Qin Xin.
"'Trial Notice on Relaxing Price Controls on Some Domestic Tourism Flight Routes'?" Xu Cang muttered to himself. He grabbed the mouse and opened the document.
The document does not contain much content, but it states that price controls on some domestic tourist flight routes will be lifted. Airlines can decide ticket prices on their own, but a lower limit is set, which is 20% of the full fare.
There is also a note at the bottom of this document that lists a long list of cities defined as tourist cities. Any unapproved routes involving such cities are considered tourist routes and can be applied to this document.
Xu Cang searched for a long time in the list of tourist cities and finally found the name of Erhai City at the end. He immediately clenched his fists and almost howled.
"Yes, that's it, that's it!" Xu Cang hugged Qin Xin and jumped up happily. Although he firmly believed that the authorities would definitely relax the control on air ticket prices, there would be variables until the next step. In addition, many things have indeed changed after his rebirth, and he was still a little worried in his heart. Now that the dust has finally settled, he can be regarded as a big stone in his heart.
"80% off, a 20% discount is definitely enough." Even in the later era when low costs were prevalent, the discounts were generally around 20% to 30% off. This document from the Civil Aviation Administration basically opened the door to low-cost operations.
Just as Xu Cang was cheering, he soon realized that he was holding Qin Xin in his arms, and immediately let go as if he had been electrocuted.
"Sorry, sorry!" Xu Cang scratched his neck awkwardly, feeling indescribably embarrassed. Although we are going to be bedfellows in the future, we haven't developed that kind of relationship yet, right? I got carried away just now and was really a bit presumptuous.
Qin Xin wrinkled her nose and said nothing. She just glared at Xu Cang fiercely, then snorted and walked outside.
Xu Cang's heart was pounding. After hesitating for a moment, he followed.
…
In an independent ward of a hospital in Jianchuan, Xu Cang changed into hospital gown after returning. Although there are basically no major problems now, he still needs to undergo a full-body examination the day after tomorrow before he can be discharged from the hospital.
Xu Cang didn't mind being hospitalized. After all, there was food and drink here, which was much better than his small hotel room. After returning to the ward, Xu Cang was in a very good mood. After changing his clothes, he leaned against the window and called Li Rongcheng.
After the call was connected, Li Rongcheng's impatient voice rang out: "Mr. Xu, what's the matter?"
"Regarding the matter of 777 that I mentioned to you some time ago, I have thought of the conditions here." Xu Cang said.
Li Rongcheng, who had been thinking about this matter for the past few days, could not wait any longer and said hurriedly, "Please tell me, Mr. Xu. If it can be done, we will do our best to do it."
"That's right. I heard that Muhua Airlines recently ordered a batch of aircraft from you, but due to production capacity constraints, they can only allocate about 300 aircraft?"
Li Rongcheng was silent for more than ten seconds before he finally said, "Mr. Xu, what do you want to do?"
"I need Muhua Airlines to help me with something, so I have to do them a favor. What is the maximum production capacity of 300 aircraft that can be given to Muhua Airlines?" Xu Cang was very direct and did not beat around the bush at all.
"Mr. Xu, this capacity allocation also affects our relationship with the other two airlines. Changing it without authorization..."
Xu Cang snorted: "Do you want me to hang up the phone?"
Xu Cang was quite dissatisfied with Li Rongcheng's behavior of not understanding the situation.
"No, no, no, no!" Li Rongcheng immediately admitted his mistake: "One hundred planes, how about one hundred planes? We have a closer cooperation with the other two companies, so Muhua Airlines should have been allocated less. Now the three parties are equally divided, which is the limit we can do."
"Okay!" Xu Cang agreed immediately.
Not long ago, Ma Cheng told him that 100 aircraft was the minimum requirement. Xu Cang was not from Muhua, so he could just meet the minimum standard. He was not a good man, so he had to work hard to get more for Muhua Airlines.
Hearing Xu Cang agree so readily, Li Rongcheng hurriedly asked: "Mr. Xu, if it's convenient, can you tell me what the problem is with 777? I can guarantee with my character that I will definitely fulfill my promise."
Xu Cang still believed what Li Rongcheng said, and he also recorded it, so as not to allow Li Rongcheng to go back on his word.
"In fact, there is nothing wrong with the design and structure of the 777. Was the verification route where the accident occurred an extremely low altitude route?"
"yes!"
"So since the engine has better performance, will the cruising altitude be higher?"
"Yeah!" Li Rongcheng felt like he was being scratched by a cat's claws. "Mr. Xu, just tell me straight, what's going on?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Are you still using JetA?"
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, and about half a minute later a voice came back: "But, we did add anti-coagulant."
"But it's still not enough!" Xu Cang said calmly, "Or to be more precise, it's not enough in some special circumstances."
Li Rongcheng waited for a long time before saying, "Mr. Xu, what should we do?"
"Since JetA doesn't work, why not use JetB? JetB has a lower freezing point and should be able to solve the problem perfectly."
"No!" Li Rongcheng immediately rejected the idea: "JetB is too dangerous and cannot be used on 777."
JetB is an aviation kerosene made from a mixture of naphtha and kerosene. It is light in weight but relatively dangerous, so its application range is relatively narrow. Some aircraft models are even strictly prohibited from being refueled with JetB.
"This is not a problem I need to consider." Xu Cang had no intention of pointing out a solution to Boeing. To be honest, he didn't know how Boeing solved this problem in the future: "As long as the problem of hydrocarbon crystals blocking the filter in a low-temperature environment cannot be solved, there will definitely be more problems in the future. I am only responsible for pointing out the problem, not for solving it."
Li Rongcheng was speechless for a moment, and finally said quietly: "Thank you Mr. Xu for pointing out the problem. We should solve it ourselves. We will do what we promised Mr. Xu."
"Okay! We'll contact each other later." Xu Cang hung up the phone immediately, threw his phone on the coffee table, stretched, and was about to turn around and lie on the hospital bed, but he happened to see someone standing at the door. His heart suddenly tightened and he was startled.
When he saw who it was, Xu Cang frowned. It was Di Qingquan.
Di Qingquan walked in with a smile: "Sorry, I came uninvited."
"No, no!" Xu Cang hurriedly poured water for Di Qingquan. Although he was unhappy in his heart, he couldn't show it.
After pouring the hot water, Xu Cang asked in confusion: "Is there something urgent that the chief engineer has to come all the way here?"
"There were so many people talking just now, so some things are hard to say." Di Qingquan turned the cup filled with hot water, not afraid of the scalding wall of the cup: "But, there is one thing I am curious about. Others look at me with fear, but you don't react at all."
Xu Cang sat on the chair on the other side of the coffee table: "I haven't done anything bad, what should I be afraid of?"
To be honest, the experience of rebirth gave Xu Cang a great psychological advantage. He could face many powerful people calmly without being nervous. This quality was actually a very good advantage in the eyes of many big shots, such as Di Qingquan.
"Hahahaha, right, right! I asked a very boring question." Di Qingquan admired Xu Cang's neither humble nor arrogant attitude. He took a sip of hot water, with a slightly sad look on his face: "I was a little abrupt at Blue Sky Airlines just now. However, there are reasons for it, please forgive me."
"No, no, no, Master, you are embarrassing me."
Di Qingquan leaned back in his chair, and it could be seen that he was quite tired: "You should also know that the Blue Sky 9000 plane ahead carried a batch of equipment for repairing the runway. In fact, the runway of Yulong Airport is so small that it doesn't need so much equipment."
Xu Cang's heart tightened. He felt as if he was about to hear some secrets: "Where are the extra equipment used?"
"Dam!" Di Qingquan did not hide it: "Yulong City is next to Erhai Lake, rich in hydropower resources. There is a dam upstream for flood control, water storage and power generation..."
At this point, Xu Cang's face turned pale: "Master Di, do you mean that the earthquake caused the dam to...crack?"
"It hasn't completely cracked yet, but it will soon." Di Qingquan's face was extremely solemn: "The land routes to Yulong are all blocked, and helicopters can't transport large equipment. The 737 is the most suitable. Right now, there is a shortage of manpower and equipment at Yulong Dam. The earthquake has caused great damage to the dam, and it is already in danger. Now the people in Yulong City can't be evacuated. Once the dam bursts..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Cang's breathing began to become rapid. Such a natural disaster and such a crisis appeared before him, and he could not help but feel uneasy.
"According to the forecasts of the Earthquake Bureau and the Meteorological Bureau, there will be aftershocks and precipitation in the future. Any slightly larger aftershock or precipitation may destroy the crumbling dam. The only solution now is to transport the equipment as soon as possible." Di Qingquan said solemnly: "Although the equipment of the Blue Sky 9000 was damaged, at least the people were delivered. This time, all we need is the equipment, all we need is the equipment."
"Xu Cang!" Di Qingquan said in a low voice: "I have read your file, and I know everything about what happened in 9811. I am a materialist, but I also believe that there is a reason why God gave you such talent..."
Xu Cang's whole body was tense: "Chief Engineer, I... am still grounded in the air defense!"
"No, that's not a problem!" Di Qingquan stared at Xu Cang with burning eyes: "You want to fly, if you are willing to fly, I will immediately contact the Civil Aviation General Hospital to issue you a special permission to go-around certificate."
The Civil Aviation General Hospital is the final authority for the physical examination of civil aviation practitioners. It is more authoritative than the accreditation of civil aviation medical centers in various regions.
It can be seen that Di Qingquan is really determined to remove all obstacles for Xu Cang, it just depends on whether Xu Cang is willing.
"Xu Cang, give me a definite answer. Can we land at Yulong Airport?"
Facing Di Qingquan's aggressive gaze, Xu Cang knew that every word he said next would carry more weight. However, after a long silence, Xu Cang still said one word in a strong voice: "Yes!"
Di Qingquan was almost shaking with excitement: "How to fly?"
"It's nothing more than flying from the top or from the bottom!" Xu Cang sighed: "The previous flight 9000 has already tried to fly from the top. To be honest, they did a good job. I do have some other methods, but in fact there is no guarantee that they will work. This involves the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft, and there is very little we can do."
"What about going from the bottom?"
"If we go from below, all the above problems will not exist. I can even reduce the aircraft's touchdown speed to below the stick shaker speed. Even if I rely on the remaining runway without the help of the escape route, I am confident that I can stop the aircraft." Xu Cang lowered his head: "But there is a problem, a fatal problem."
Di Qingquan's heart skipped a beat: "What?"
Xu Cang said seriously: "The so-called flight accuracy problem has never existed, at least for me. The real problem is... aftershocks."
Di Qingquan was startled, but soon understood what Xu Cang meant: "Are you talking about falling rocks?"
"That's right!" Xu Cang nodded. "Flying in the valley, there will be a slight aftershock, and rocks will fall on both sides. It is very likely that I will be buried in the valley. Chief Architect, I still have a lot of things to do, many, many things. I am not a soldier, and I have no obligation to do things that I know will endanger my life."
Even though Xu Cang had encountered many brushes with death since his rebirth, it did not mean that Xu Cang did not fear death. Most of these things were passive or accidental, and were not Xu Cang's intention.
It is the instinct of all living things to seek benefits and avoid harm, and Xu Cang is no exception.
"Then why do you think soldiers are willing to die bravely?" Di Qingquan suddenly shouted, "Because they have a sense of justice in their hearts, they know why they are fighting!"
Xu Cang said in a deep voice: "Chief Architect, please don't use righteousness to pressure me. It will make it very difficult for me to do it."
Although he could understand Di Qingquan's behavior, it still caused Xu Cang some disgust.
The pursuit of justice can crush people to death!
Suddenly, a very loud snapping sound reached their ears, followed by a second and a third sound, and then more and more frequent ones.
Xu Cang was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the window, only to see that the glass was covered with falling raindrops.
“It’s…raining!?”
Xu Cang and Di Qingquan's faces suddenly turned pale, and Di Qingquan's breathing became rapid. He looked at the dark clouds that were gradually gathering in the sky, and suddenly turned to Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, do you know how many people there are in Yulong City? One million, three hundred and thirty thousand! In fact, there is no oppression from the greater good. Only those who have the greater good in their hearts will be entangled in this. It's right there, and if I don't tell you, can't you feel it?"
Xu Cang's chest was rising and falling rapidly, and the rolling inky clouds on the sky outside the window reflected his restless mood.
"Xu Cang, heavy rain is coming, the dam will burst in an instant, and the lives of millions of people are at stake. I only regret that I am old and weak, and I can't do it, otherwise why would I beg you so hard." Di Qingquan suddenly whistled: "Feiyu's two engines have stalled, and it has to make an emergency landing at Tianshan. The 747 is flying blindly. You have been struggling with unimaginable aircraft special situations, so why don't you make the most intense stroke in your life history!"
Di Qingquan pointed to the sky outside the window and said, "Fight against the sky for the lives of millions of Yulong people!"