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Tokyo Airport Murder Case

Tokyo Airport Murder Case

森村诚一

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Chapter 1 Prologue Fall

Tokyo Airport Murder Case 森村诚一 20674Words 2018-03-21
Sparks happen in an instant.With the violent and dull rumbling explosion sound from the left wing of the plane, flames soared into the sky.Immediately, the fuselage tilted sharply to the left. At the same time, the first trigger on the left wing of the aircraft and the end of the left wing were surrounded by raging fire... During a high-altitude flight, the most terrifying and desperate thing for passengers is that the fuselage catches fire.Once a passenger plane is placed in the vast sky, it is like being isolated from the world, and it will not work, and it will not work.It is completely different from water and land vehicles on fire. It can neither parachute to save the day, nor can it dive into the water to escape from death.

Just now, some passengers who were calm, chatting and laughing, and took pleasure in soaring to the nine heavens suddenly turned pale and their souls flew away.The cabin was in chaos, as if a trumpet was screaming, and sorrow and joy were everywhere.What is particularly worrying is the children's wailing and terrified crying one after another. At 11:30 a.m. on March 12, Showa 30X, All Nippon Airways' regular flight 461, Shiramine, took off from the airport where it stopped en route, carrying 82 passengers and all crew members. Into the regular jet J115 route flight.The flight is an international regular flight to London, England, passing through the Arctic Ocean.

After arriving in the sky above the Fiawankos navigation station, enter the J120 flight route.After reaching the sky above the Fodoyugong Navigation Station, it will enter the sky above the Arctic Ocean to fly.Thereafter, the flight is based on the judgment of the pilot. This international route is an "aerial three-dimensional highway" flying to Europe along the Arctic Ocean.On this route, due to the different flight directions of the aircraft of various countries, they overlap up and down, follow closely behind, cross each other, and travel like a shuttle.The up and down distance between the planes must be kept at about 600 meters.The distance between the planes must be kept within ten minutes.

Looking at this three-dimensional highway in the sky, the space is narrow and the vision is clear, intertwined with the ultrashort wave all-round wireless signs of the Fiavancos navigation station and the Fodo Yugong navigation station.In the past, aircraft flew visually based on object identification of mountains, rivers, and towns.Now, in order to eliminate visual obstacles such as clouds and fog to ensure all-weather flight, it is not only possible to form a color route based on non-directional wireless signs and wireless distance tests, but also to form a route based on ultrashort wave omni-directional wireless signs.

The heights of traffic in heaven are the same as those on earth.The three-dimensional expressway in the air, also due to the sharp increase in the number of aircraft, has many peaks and is extremely crowded.The distance between the front and back of the flight is stipulated as ten minutes (the distance for flying over the ocean is stipulated as twenty minutes); the distance between the up and down of the flight is stipulated as 300 meters (the distance between the up and down for flying at an altitude above 9,700 meters is stipulated as six hundred meters).In the space where the upper-lower distance and the front-to-back distance are specified, two aircraft are not allowed to drive side by side at the same time.Therefore, it is absolutely safe to fly on a modern "all-weather route", even if the planes do not know the distance between them.

On the plane, once the lights of the "No Smoking Indicator" and "Fasten Seat Belt Indicator" disappear, the nervousness during takeoff is swept away from the faces of the passengers.Instead, it is a relaxed and unrestrained atmosphere. Of course, no matter how accustomed to air travel, it is difficult to get rid of the high nervous tension when taking off.After taking off safely, voices and laughter in the cabin merged together.Some read magazines, some smoke cigarettes, and some look out the window to "search" for the mysteries of the universe. When the plane rose to an altitude of 10,000 meters, its speed was about 1,000 kilometers per hour, and the flight began to stabilize.The best time to fly is when the temperature around the plane is minus 50 degrees Celsius, the wind direction is mainly north-east, there is no precipitation, and there are few clouds.

Looking down from an altitude of 10,000 meters, the middle section of the ice sheet in Alaska looks like an endless, rippling white streamer. At 11:00 XX, when the Baifeng passenger plane arrived at the air position required to report the flight situation, it notified the air traffic control station on the ground of the passenger plane's own identification number, position, passing time, flight altitude, flight mode, and arrival at the next airport. The scheduled time of the terminal. The fire dragon happened just a moment after the telegraph operator reported it! However, Captain Matsuda-kun maintained a high degree of composure.He commanded his assistants to strictly follow the fire-fighting operating procedures, and took fire-fighting measures in an orderly manner.In just one minute, the fire was extinguished "Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down, the fire is extinguished! There was only a slight malfunction on the first engine on the left wing, the danger has been eliminated, please rest assured! Now, Please fasten your seat belts, sit in your seats, and don't panic!"

The crew in the cockpit finally breathed a sigh of relief.Just at that moment, another dangerous situation arose, and it was imminent. "The left aileron is nearly burned!" The mechanic Mizuhara-kun turned pale and reported to the captain Matsuda-kun in a panic.Once the aircraft loses the ailerons, even the possibility of turbulent flight does not exist. A thought flashed in Matsuda-kun's mind, the plane must immediately return to the airport where it took off and land.But to land safely, there are strict airframe weight restrictions.Since it had just taken off, the fuel tank was full of gasoline.Either continue to use it, or discharge it in the air, otherwise, it is forbidden to land.

If the engine failure just now caused a short circuit in the electrical wiring system and overheating of the metal parts, then the entire aircraft would burn into a "ball of fire" in an instant. Mr. Matsuda judged based on his own experience that the plane must make an emergency landing immediately. "You don't need to be a pilot to fly a jet plane, and you don't need to be familiar with it. According to the regulations in the flight manual, no matter what happens, flying must take priority." Matsuda-kun has received such instruction in the past, and now he often teaches juniors in this way.But right now, it is required to fully and thoroughly exert one's disposal ability and judgment.

After long-term research and the lessons learned by many colleagues in exchange for their lives, Captain Matsuda has developed an extraordinary good habit: no matter what difficulties he encounters, he can respond quickly and make accurate judgments.He was soberly aware that what he was facing was a rare catastrophic encounter since he became the captain. The situation is getting worse and worse.The pointer of the pressure storage gauge is at half of the normal value.If only the first engine fails, it does not affect the flight.The remaining three engines can continue to fly.Even with only one engine remaining, the flight continued as usual.Unfortunately, the accumulator was damaged by the explosion just now.Just like the arteries around the human heart are cut off, it is a major accident.

The ailerons, rudders, and transmission gears that control the fuselage are all controlled by the accumulator.Due to the damage of the pressure accumulator, the normal situation of the flight became more and more difficult to maintain. Matsuda-kun and the co-pilot held the rudder control stick tightly with all their strength, trying to maintain their balance.But the fuselage is still tilting to the left, as if it is firmly controlled by the mighty demon. "Open the backup accumulator!" Mechanic Mizuhara-kun, quickly turn on the backup pressure accumulator, the fuselage has regained its balance, but the good times for the rabbit tail don’t last long!After a while, the fuselage began to tilt to the left again. Seeing this, Matsuda-kun immediately ordered the co-pilot Aikawa-kun to contact the airport where he just took off, and report in detail the emergency that happened on the plane. "Be sure to get in touch with the airport! Just say we're preparing for an emergency landing." The captain finally made a decision. To return to the airport, you must fly in a circle in the air.But once the circling starts and the fuselage cannot maintain balance, it will instantly lead to the crash of the plane and the death of people. Among the passengers, the situation was even worse, like an exploded iron pot. The plane descended rapidly from high altitude. The co-pilot sent an emergency call for help in accordance with the relevant provisions of international aviation regulations. "We are All Nippon Airways International Flight 461. Due to a major failure of the first engine and accumulator, we are unable to continue the flight. Emergency landing requested, our current position is..." Below the plane, there are row upon row of dangerous peaks, like swords out of their sheaths; cliffs everywhere, like beasts with grinning teeth and bloody mouths, waiting for the injured airliner to "fall into the net" as if waiting for delicious prey. This area appears to be part of the Alaska Range.What catches the eye is the steep icebergs and snow peaks and the deserted glaciers.No matter how carefully you search, there seems to be no flat ground that can land the fuselage weighing more than 100 tons and the lives of 91 passengers and crew members safely.And, due to the large tilt of the plane, it has reached a critical moment.The plane must land immediately! In Captain Matsuda's eye sockets, blood was surging.Although he tried his best to keep himself calm, but the restless emotion made his throat dry and uncomfortable, and his eyes were full of stars, and his vision became blurred. "Calm down! Keep calm!" He yelled to himself, constantly cheering himself up. He realized that ninety-one lives were in his hands right now. Looking through his flight records, the safe flight time has reached 17,000 hours.He is "All Nippon Airways" again (abbreviation of All Nippon Airlines) is the first "captain of the first flight" to open a route to Europe via the Arctic Ocean. In the early days of the Showa era, the Ministry of Post held flight training courses in Xiapu.He was the youngest student to qualify as a pilot in that exam.Since then, he has devoted himself to flying for nearly forty years. During World War II, he successfully avoided the military airport with B17 fighter jets parked on the ground over the Nanyang Islands where artillery fire was raging, and sent passengers to their destination safely.After World War II, he joined All Nippon Airways and became the first captain of the international flower-shaped route.It can be said that he is a captain with exceptionally rich experience in the air and skilled piloting skills. Right now, relying on his nearly 40 years of flying experience, he is going all out to face sudden and catastrophic disasters. On the left side directly in front of the plane, there suddenly appeared a snow field sandwiched between mountains, which seemed to be the end of the white ribbon-like glacier.On this slender snow field, if the landing is done properly, the plane may land safely. "Land the plane on that snow field!" Matsuda gave the order decisively.At this time, the angle of inclination of the fuselage to the left was getting bigger and bigger, and it was about to turn over. In an instant, the mechanic Mizuhara-kun was quick to turn on the backup pressure accumulator again. In fact, this action has been repeated countless times.The fuselage quickly approached the snow field. "Lower the ailerons!" As soon as Matsuda-kun gave the order, the mechanic Mizuhara-kun shouted anxiously. "captain!" "If you turn the ailerons using the reserve accumulator, you lose pressure to operate the rudder." The critical moment has come!Matsuda-kun is faced with the final and most important choice.In order to slow down the landing speed and shorten the glide distance, the ailerons must be lowered.However, in order to lower the ailerons, it is necessary to increase the pressure of the backup accumulator.But in doing so, the pressure in the reserve accumulator would be lost, and the rudder control would be completely disabled. Losing the effective deceleration of the ailerons, the rapid gliding will make the fuselage far exceeding the landing weight like a wild horse running wild on this desolate snow field.In particular, once it hits the icebergs standing around the snow field, the consequences will be disastrous. On Matsuda-kun's forehead, sweat was dripping profusely, and beads of sweat kept pouring into his eyes.The long snowfield, like raging waves, rushed towards the plane.The giant white streamer is like the white veil on the face of an evil god.With the whistling wind, it disappeared, revealing its true face with a grin.But all of this was thrown far behind by the roaring fuselage, and disappeared without a trace in an instant. In the cabin, the noisy voices just now have disappeared.Although there were a few female passengers who were out of their wits and looked ashen, they recovered after the meticulous and patient care and guidance of the flight attendants.But there are also individual passengers who are still paralyzed due to shock. In order to increase the strength of buffering, all passengers wear thick life jackets, and hug pillows and blankets to their chests to protect their bodies. "Ladies and gentlemen, are your seat belts fastened? Please keep glasses, pens, ballpoint pens, dentures and other sharp objects off your body! I will signal to everyone just moments before the plane lands. So hug your blankets and pillows as tight as you can and keep your whole body in an arch. If you do what I tell you, you don't have to worry. Please keep calm, calm, calm!" The purser and the flight attendants demonstrated the posture of the plane when it landed in the corridor, and I hope everyone can imitate it.From the expressions on their faces, it can be seen that the emergency situation they are facing now has never been experienced before.The service career in their air corridor can be described as the most dangerous one. Even so, these flight attendants showed no fear on their faces, instead they were smiling, giving people an amiable feeling. In fact, their words and deeds are closely related to the psychological activities of the passengers.Passengers admired them from the bottom of their hearts and praised them as first-class flight attendants!It is conceivable that if the flight attendants had expressions of panic and sincerity on their faces at this moment.The entire cabin will undoubtedly fall into a chaotic and unmanageable situation. "Even if we can land safely, how will we arrange it next?" Among the passengers, a Japanese passenger asked the flight attendant a question. "Please don't worry! Rescue operations have already begun. In a few hours, all of us can return to the Airport Hotel and drink hot coffee to warm our bones." The flight attendant, Ms. Maekawa Nami, was still smiling and answering the passengers' questions. "I most hope to have a cup of hot wine, can this request be satisfied?" Another Japanese traveler chimed in.As a result, there was a burst of laughter in the cabin.Thanks to this relaxed and witty "interlude", the tense atmosphere in the cabin was quickly eased.Coupled with the skilled and relaxed guidance of the flight attendants, the attention of the passengers was distracted.Passengers, stop thinking about the serious situation you are facing, and let your imagination run wild. Although the seriousness of the situation should be reported to the passengers at any time, the immediate priority is to get rid of the heavy pressure on the passengers, so as to reduce the pressure on the crew in the cockpit. Soon, the tense air in the cabin was back at its peak.The silver snow field is just around the corner.When I first looked down from a high altitude, it was clearly a flat and neat ice land.But when we look at it face to face, it turns into a bumpy hill. The ice sheet seemed to be covered with a thin layer of fresh snow.Because the plane has entered the low altitude, the line of sight is often obstructed, and the visible distance is only about three miles.In the space on the ice sheet, there is a thin layer of fog floating, and the visible range is extremely limited and barely. On this uninhabited ice field, does he really have the ability to save a plane weighing over a hundred tons and ninety-one lives? !Furthermore, taxiing with the landing gear open is not permitted due to the danger.Here, it is the snow field that makes the sky not respond and the earth not work. Once the emergency landing fails and causes a fire, there will be no chemical fire trucks and ambulances. "Do you want to lower the ailerons?" Co-pilot Aikawa-kun urged. "If the aileron is lowered, it must be lowered now, otherwise it will be too late!" "Okay, aileron!" Captain Matsuda finally made up his mind. "Drop the ailerons to ten degrees!" "Drop the ailerons to twenty degrees!" Matsuda-kun and Aikawa-kun opened their voices to each other. Pressure from the backup accumulators that were supposed to support the fuselage quickly flowed into the operating systems of the ailerons.In the blink of an eye, the pressure in the backup accumulator was at zero.The tilted fuselage almost flies against the ground.At this moment, the hands of the crew members in the cockpit were covered with sweat. "Aileron, successful landing!" All the crew members on the plane couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.Immediately afterwards, greater difficulties loomed. The speed was firmly controlled at around 300 kilometers per hour.But even so, it still exceeded the normal landing speed of 60 kilometers per hour.Aircraft that are used to landing on flat runways will face countless "bump traps" covered by snow on the bottom shell of the fuselage. "go ahead!" Captain Matsukawa-kun seemed to be giving the final order to himself.He ramped up his horsepower sharply and dived the plane's nose toward the ground. All the flight attendants in the cabin are like stone sculptures, sticking to their posts, waiting for the fate to come down. The thrilling dive began.The uneven glaciers, like huge streamers, rise and fall one after another at the lower end of the fuselage.The moment the bottom shell hit the ground, the fuselage jumped violently.At this moment, the heavy aircraft could no longer adjust its "sparrow jumping" landing posture.The speed of 300 kilometers per hour has not weakened in the slightest.Immediately afterwards, the plane launched a second landing dive. After the plane landed, it seemed as if it had been thrown into a super-large mixer, and the friction and bumps of swinging from side to side came one after another and continued.About 50 meters away from the landing, the left wing of the aircraft collided violently with a raised ice block. Suddenly, the first engine and the second engine on the left wing were broken, forming two straight parts. The fatal collision caused the fuselage to jump violently to the right.Bang!The plane, with its left wing broken off, collided head-on with the zig-zag oversized ice block on the right.With a bang and a flash of lightning, fountains of fire rose into the air. The entire fuselage, with the root of the main wing as the center line, was broken into two large pieces, front and rear.Several passengers, like the wreckage of the plane, were ejected onto the hard snow field by a huge heat wave.At the same time, the "chorus" of mourning, shouting and crying was swallowed up by deafening continuous explosions. The flight attendant Yoshiaki Taketake and the flight attendant Maekawa Nami, who were sitting in the flight attendant lounge at the rear of the aircraft, were not injured at all.The two quickly loosened their seat belts and quickly confirmed the survivors in the rear half of the cabin. The fuselage, centered on the aft side of the main wing root, is broken into a forward half and an aft half.The passengers sitting on the seats at the break had already been completely disfigured and shattered, and they were thrown on the snow field. The passengers sitting on the seats slightly staggered from the fracture were stunned and at a loss for what to do because of the thrilling horror just now. The structural materials gathered on the surface of the fuselage can resist the distortion caused by the impact, but in the current situation, not only these structural materials have become curved and in various poses, even thousands of pipes and wiring, due to the structure The material is riddled with holes, and it is also exposed in broad daylight, like the corpse of a monster that has been run over by a huge wheel, the internal spoils and bone marrow overflowing from the body. Fortunately, there was no engine at the root of the main wing, which did not cause a gasoline burn.It seemed safer to stay in the broken cabin than to come to the snow field. Otake-kun ordered the survivors, two flight attendants, Katori Jundai and Numata Shigeko, to take emergency measures for the injured passengers. He took Miss Maekawa to the snow field to observe the condition of the broken front half of the fuselage.On the snow, the humidity is relatively high. The front half of the fuselage lying on the rock is about 20 meters away from the second half of the fuselage.The nose of the aircraft was facing them both. The zigzag-shaped oversized ice cube hit by the nose of the machine turned into a large pile of crumbs as if it had just come out of a crusher.The nose of the aircraft was knocked into a flat shape, resembling a duck's beak. Due to the huge impact force, the two engines on the right wing spewed out flames due to the opposite shape to the impact posture.In the cabin of the front half of the fuselage, thick smoke billowed. Along the direction where the fuselage crashed into the ice, the bodies of passengers, aircraft wreckage and cargo were scattered on the snow field along the way. It looks like the traces left by a huge dinosaur dragging a seriously injured body along the way.After the leaked gasoline was ignited by the fire, flames and black smoke were sprayed along the gasoline belt scattered on the snow.The first engine, which was bounced on the snow, sprayed flames far away from the fuselage. It is more important to understand the situation in the front half of the fuselage than to clean up the dead bodies in the snow.Needless to say, getting the survivors out was the top priority.At this time, fire was everywhere around the front half of the fuselage, and the fuel tank might be ignited at any time and cause an explosion.Walking to the fracture, I saw a flight attendant's face was dyed red.His name is Yamaguchi-kun, and he is walking out staggeringly, with several passengers behind him. The clothes on the flight attendants were already in pieces, and the blood in their bodies was gushing out.The damage to the front half of the fuselage was much greater compared to the latter part of the fuselage. "Are there any passengers alive?" Otake-kun asked Yamaguchi-kun. "I don't know. The passengers behind me are all passengers who struggled to escape with their own strength." "What about the captain?" "In the cockpit. I'm busy trying to help passengers, but I haven't had time to get there to check." Yamaguchi-kun, who was answering, was also bleeding from his mouth, and fell on the snow with a tick-tock, as if his teeth were broken. Mr. Dazhu has no time to comfort him, because there are more serious injuries among the passengers. "Take them to the second half of the fuselage to evacuate first! There are two flight attendants there. After you take them there, find a few uninjured and lightly injured passengers from there, and ask them to assist us. In the cabin of the fuselage, there may be passengers who can’t move but are still alive?!” After Otake-kun instructed Yamaguchi-kun, he asked for help from the travelers who had taken refuge on the snow field, and asked them to "draw their swords for help".Right now, it is important to save lives! Immediately, several passengers responded immediately.They quickly ran to Dazhu and asked for assignments. "Father, please be careful!" His wife's voice came from behind. "I'll go in again at once. It only needs one of the passengers to help us." Yamaguchi-kun said.In front of passengers, flight attendants must not show weakness.In fact, he didn't seem to be hurt lightly, but he is a man with a strong sense of responsibility.Of course, at this critical moment, the more people you have, the better. The rescue mission was handed over to the passengers who had just volunteered to Mr. Dazhu.Together with them, these passengers got into the cabin of the front half of the fuselage. "If you don't run fast, it will explode!" cried a traveler.As a result, the passengers who finally got together to move became hesitant. "It won't explode anytime soon, please don't be afraid!" Dazhu-kun shouted loudly. Although the fire had not yet entered the cabin, the surrounding flames began to spread to the fuselage.As the surrounding fire continued unabated, the interior of the cabin was illuminated like daylight.Some were wearing seat belts, but they were already dead; some were groaning in pain;The dead ones can only be cleaned up at the end. Some frightened and crying people were quickly unbuckled their seat belts, and then slapped their faces a few times, signaling them to get out quickly by their own strength. "Hi. Are you still alive?" Shake the body first, then tap the face.If there is a slight reaction, it is immediately lifted to the snow outside the fuselage.In the corridor, there were several dead bodies.Maybe the seat belt wasn't fastened?Maybe break automatically after impact? !The moment the plane hit the ground, these bounced off their seats and fell into the aisle, dying from their injuries. "Help! Help!" A woman traveler, who appeared to have suffered a serious injury to her foot, was screaming as she crawled down the hallway. "Wait a minute, I'll come to rescue you right away!" In short, there are not enough people. "Yamaguchi-kun, Maekawa-kun, you two go find some slightly injured passengers! I'll save the captain and the others." Otake-kun walked along the corridor towards the cockpit of the nose. If the captain is safe and sound, he will be the first to rush out to command and save people.Since they have not been seen so far, they must have lost the strength to escape from the cockpit on their own. In the cockpit, there are four people, the commander Matsuda-kun, the co-pilot Aikawa-kun, the mechanic Mizuhara-kun and the radio operator Yoshino-kun. The door between the cockpit and the passenger cabin has been twisted and cracked.Black smoke rushed out of the cracks.With the thick smoke, it was impossible to see everything in the cockpit clearly.Even if they were still alive, maybe they had been choked unconscious by the smoke? ! Otake-kun hit him with his body.Unexpectedly, the door opened easily.The flames and black smoke that had been stuffy in the cockpit seemed to have found an outlet, and rushed towards the door with teeth and claws. Mr. Dazhu was choked deeply, but he couldn't care less. "Captain! Co-pilot! Mechanic Suwon!" He shouted into it, but there was no answer.His sixth sense told him that someone seemed to be squirming feebly in the driver's seat. In the end, 19 passengers were rescued from the front part of the fuselage, including Captain Matsuda and the engineer Suwon; 13 survivors in the second part of the fuselage, including flight attendants. Before the plane took off, there were 83 passengers and nine crew members, a total of 91.As a result, only thirty-four survived. Among the survivors, there was Captain Matsuda, who suffered a brain fracture and was unconscious, and several seriously injured people who were dying.Except Otake-kun, Ms. Maekawa and several passengers were safe and sound, the rest were injured in different parts and to varying degrees. In the front half of the fuselage, maybe there are still living people alive? !It's just that the danger of explosion may happen at any time, and the rescuers had to "say goodbye" to them. Co-pilot Aikawa, operator Yoshino, and other dead passengers, who had suffered brain fractures in the cockpit, were left in the wreckage of the torn apart front half of the fuselage. Boom!There was a huge explosion in front of the survivors.At the same time, debris from the wreckage flew everywhere, and flames shot into the sky.The dozens of corpses left in the wreckage were instantly reduced to ashes. Those who survived had no time to hold a memorial service for the victims.What must be done at present is a lot of things such as temporary dressing of the wounded, verification of the location of the scene, and sending a distress signal. Among the survivors, the Japanese accounted for the majority, with twenty-six survivors.The rest were three Americans; two Canadians; one French; one Chinese; and one Spaniard. Twenty-four men and ten women, including a five-year-old girl. Although the rescued Captain Matsuda was not out of danger of death, he was still nagging. "Because the fuselage tilted sharply to the left during the flight, it is estimated that the current position will not deviate from the prescribed route. Judging from the terrain, it probably crashed on a glacier in the Muckley Mountain Stream in Alaska." "The message sent before the emergency landing has indeed been received by the air traffic control station on the ground. Rescue teams from various bases are gathering here, please rest assured." After speaking, Matsuda-kun fell into a coma again. The captain has always had a strong sense of responsibility.At this moment, he has only one thought, no matter how serious the injury is, as long as he is alive, he must explain the situation before landing clearly. The emergency landing site is on a desolate mountain glacier, with snow-covered icebergs and snow-capped peaks on both sides.The ground seems to be composed of thick ice and snow. The emergency measures for the seriously injured must be given priority.In the order of severity of injuries, gather the thin plates in the rear half of the fuselage to make temporary beds for them to lie on. After the treatment of the Severely Wounded was completed, the corpses of passengers scattered on the snow began to be contained.Since they were ejected from the broken part when the fuselage suffered a violent impact, it has been difficult to find a complete body. Several passengers in good health were helping the flight attendants to contain the corpse.After some corpses were lifted, before they had walked a few steps, large and small intestines gushed out and fell on the snow. It was really horrible!When the passengers helping to carry the corpses noticed it, they were so frightened that they abandoned the corpses on the way and ran away with their heads in their arms. After a lot of effort, five corpses were finally contained. But every corpse is incomplete, some lack heads, some lack arms, some have broken legs, and some have broken bodies.The blood and flying pieces of flesh that flowed from the corpses were scattered all over the ground, staining the snow everywhere. "Please be careful, don't let the front of the ice cube cut your feet!" The captain was seriously injured, the co-pilot had died, and the flight attendant Otake became the natural commander of the survivors.At this moment, he is not fulfilling his duties as a purser, but as an acting captain.No one disobeyed his orders. White Peak jetliner, although the fire in the first engine was extinguished.However, due to the failure of the pressure accumulator device, it was impossible to restore the balanced flight state of the aircraft, so a message requesting an emergency landing was sent to the local air traffic control office. The plane and the nearest rescue agency issued an emergency notice. At the same time, the local airport, water police and other rescue agencies immediately dispatched search planes, loaded with dry food, ambulance tools, medicines, waterproof wireless phones, signal guns and pyrotechnic launchers, to the crash site for search and rescue. The headquarters of All Nippon Airways in Tokyo, after learning the news of the fall of the Shiramine from the local air traffic control office of the crash, immediately held an emergency meeting of all employees and asked them to stick to their posts and be on standby for departure at any time.Moreover, three capable staff members were dispatched to the scene. All relevant agencies are quietly waiting for news.The White Peak telegram notified the local air traffic control office that the plane had made an emergency landing on a glacier in the Meckley Mountain Stream.Since then, there has been no news. "The rescue team has been dispatched!" Mr. Dazhu's words were like a shot in the arm for the survivors.Suddenly, everyone became active. "This glacier is very close to the local airport and the Fiavancos navigation station. Maybe a search plane will appear above our heads soon?! Therefore, what is needed most now is patience and persistence. Everyone must care and love the wounded and sick As well as women and children, work together, persistence is victory." Otake-kun encouraged the passengers.As luck would have it, the pantry in the aft fuselage was not damaged. Sufficient food is enough to feed the survivors for three days. Otake-kun thought for a moment, maybe it will take twelve hours for the rescue plane to arrive here?Some adjustments to the food supply are necessary.In particular, preventing food shortages is a top priority and must be limited.But now, if more food is provided to comfort everyone, it may relieve the tension caused by the fear and anxiety of the passengers. There is no heating without fuel.But as far as the storage capacity of high-end food is concerned, according to Otake-kun’s calculations, it is true that passengers can open their stomachs and eat. "Can I have hot wine?" Said one of the passengers.The passenger who spoke made a similar joke with the flight attendant Ms. Maekawa before the plane made an emergency landing.This is a lucky survivor with strong vitality, named Tiansuo Jun.It is said that he is a high-level cadre of a textile company in Tokyo.The round face is full of luster.At first glance, you can tell that he is a person who is good at maintenance and pays attention to nutrition.On the right side of his forehead, there was bandage plaster, and he seemed uninjured. Among the passengers, some were giggling and laughing. ——At such a critical moment, such a humorous character is really rare: Otake-kun thought. "Soon." Maekawa Nami-san replied. "Then I will wait for your hot wine wholeheartedly!" It made everyone lean forward and backward, laughing heartily. Thirty minutes passed, and the weather changed suddenly.The space was still scorched by fire just now, but suddenly a gust of wind blew up.Immediately afterwards, the wind and snowflakes fell from the sky, covering the sky and covering the earth.A few meters ahead, it became a vast silver world.The wind was so strong that people could barely stand upright and swayed constantly.The shiny snowflakes drove straight towards the neckline.The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the blizzard was getting bigger and bigger. Breathing became short of breath, and it was difficult to even breathe. Helpless, in order to take a breath, I had to squat face down on the snow, and stand up again after I took a breath.No matter which way the gaze is directed, it is a dreamlike silver world.Gradually, I couldn't even tell the direction.Otake-kun, who had piled up the corpses a few meters away, almost lost his direction when he returned to the rear part of the fuselage nearby due to the wind and snow. The horror of the blizzard spread like a high-voltage current throughout every survivor's body. When the climate deteriorates, nature is like a ferocious beast, opening its fangs and relentlessly pounces on kind people. The blizzard chased the survivors, forcing the survivors to return to the cabin in the rear half of the fuselage.Fortunately, there are blankets in the flight attendant lounge, and each person can be assigned a blanket to keep warm and keep out the cold. The wrecked passenger cabin in the rear half of the fuselage is not spacious, and there are many cracks.The survivors used local materials to seal the cracks with damaged steel plates and other materials.In this short and narrow space, everyone can only huddle together to keep each other warm. In the mountains of Alaska, once a snowstorm comes, air convection occurs and the temperature rises sharply.This time it may be due to the season, but the temperature dropped sharply. Because the cracks were not tightly plugged, the goose feather and heavy snow penetrated through every hole, and went straight into the cabin.In order to protect the seriously injured, women and children, flight attendants and healthy male passengers guarded the crack respectively, and the seriously injured, women and children moved inside as much as possible. The temperature kept dropping, and the people sitting in the cracks were so cold that they couldn't hold on anymore, so the healthy people took turns to "stand guard" every hour. "Mom, I'm cold!" The five-year-old girl was crying. "Don't cry! Uncles and aunts are cold." Mother comforted in a soft voice. The little girl's father is Ie Yong-kun, a famous Japanese novelist.据说是为了出席法国巴黎举行的国际文学家会议,携带妻子女儿一同前往。 “把我的这条毛毯给孩子吧!我不冷。” 赴巴黎学画的未来画家平田君,解开裹在身上的毛毯盖在孩子身上。这时候,几个身体强壮的旅客也纷纷模仿平田君的男子汉举止。 分配食品时,有人把营养价值高、且容易消化的食品让给伤员。在这生死未卜的关头,幸存者们这种相互谦让、照顾伤员和妇女儿童的高尚品格,在白皑皑的冰天雪地里织成了一道独特而又美丽的风景线。尽管他们还没有脱离死亡的边缘,可三十四名幸存者的心被人世间崇高的责任感,紧紧连结在一起,形成了坚不可摧的铜墙铁壁。 “救援队马上就要到了!请大家坚持!” “来,多吃点食品,增加点热量。” 大家相互安慰,互相勉励。舱外,大雪纷飞,狂风呼啸;舱内,洋溢着相互关爱的气氛。虽没有炉火和暖气,却个个心里感到热呼呼的。 “这种暴风雪,在北美洲被称为'剧雪烈风',是低气压经过后产生的。由此可见,低气压已经过去。只要暴风雪停止,救援队就会出现在我们大家面前。食品非常充足,请放心!只要能顺利度过今夜。我们明天就可以回到空港了。” 大竹君鼓动大家,决非信口开河。紧急迫降前发出的电文,当地的空中交通管制所肯定能收到。按照国际惯例,他们肯定迅速派遣救援队赶赴紧急着陆现场。 “只要暴风雪过去,救援队就会来到这里。也可以这么说,只是个时间上的问题。” 大竹君的话感染了乘务员们,感染了一些性格外向的旅客。沉闷的空气被打破,海阔天空又开始了。 “只是一个劲地欣赏暴风雪的歌声,太无聊了!我们这儿有不少来自外国的朋友。我建议举行'国际歌喉大奖赛',大家看怎么样?” 又是那个一心等着喝热酒的田所君,向大家提议。 “哇!这倒是个好主意!” “这建议太棒了!我赞成。” 未来画家用英语翻译给坐在一旁的美国旅客。不料,他拍手称好,大家也一致表示赞同。 “是否请'热酒朋友'先唱一个!” 说话的是位叫古贺的年轻人,就职于某家商社,据说是赴库贝哈克分公司任职。听他这么一说,几个旅客带头鼓掌。 “不行,不行,我不擅长!” 田所君十分为难似的,还羞羞答答地用手抓了抓头发。事实上,他内心却很想展现一下自己的歌喉。 “好吧,我就现丑了!唱一个'木曾节'给大家听。” 田所君说完,润一下嗓子,大声唱起来。歌声圆润,音色厚实,富有表情。 一曲唱完,连听不懂演唱的外国人也热烈地鼓起掌来。 接着,是一对美国的新婚旅行夫妇为大家唱歌。新郎从手提袋里取出夏威夷四弦琴伴奏,新娘则一连唱了好几首“夏威夷歌”。 歌谣唱完,是吟诗。总之,大伙都拿出各国有特色的歌曲和诗词参加表演。既歌颂自己的祖国,又炫耀自己的歌喉。舱内,热气腾腾,踊跃参赛。重伤员们也一时忘记了伤痛,脸上笑嘻嘻的。随着高潮不断迭起,大家似乎忘记了所处的艰难困境。舱外,暴风雪依然下着,下着……而且,越下越猛。 直到第二天拂晓,大竹君才察觉自己最初的判断失误。由于这一带尚未进入真正的冬季,暴风雪不仅不会马上消失,相反有过之而无不及。 第二天早晨,仍不见暴风雪减弱的迹象。 风速平均每小时为二十米,最大风速为四十米。其势汹汹的暴风雪,毫无远走高飞的征兆。幸存者们最后的避难所——机身残骸看来也坚持不住了,被猛烈的狂风吹得不停地晃动,随时有可能被刮走的危险。 大家开始忐忑不安起来,仿佛死神正在朝他们走来。 早餐时,没有人再为伤员着想了。 “对不起,我也冷,把毛毯还给我!” 未来画家平田君板着脸说。其他人也跟着仿效,主动要回毛毯。 通宵达旦的热闹场面,已经一去不复返。客舱内,又恢复了死气沉沉的状态。 昨天夜里,大家都在唱歌、吟诗,压根儿没有注意外面的暴风雪。此时此刻,空气越沉闷,心情越压抑,暴风声也就越刺耳。每一声呼啸,就像无数根钢针扎在每个人的心头上。 如此恶劣的气候,救援队果真能舍身来救我们吗? ! 虽然没有一个人这么说,但大家心里却都在这么想。越这么想,越按捺不住心里的恐慌。 大自然的气压调节,简直太随心所欲了!势不可挡的低气压,不但继续增强,而且由西向东大踏步挺进,竟然还带来凛冽刺骨的寒冷气流。 低气压经过的同时,令人深恶痛绝的“剧雪烈风”紧步后尘而来。更可恨的是,白峰号紧急着陆数小时后,就迫不及待地赶来,似乎趁火打劫,企图让幸存者们长眠在这里。 最大风速达到四十米的狂风,送来短柱形状的结晶雪花,如同无数把锋利的匕首,向幸存者们刺来。惊人的风速,刮得人们连眼睛也难以张开。如今,可视距离仅一米左右。在如此恶劣的气候下,救援队即便出动,也只得中途返回各自基地。搜索飞机也只得返回各自营地。 第二天从早到晚,暴风雪丝毫没有减弱。根据当地气象预报:局部地区的暴风雪(据推测,大概是指紧急着陆地域)有可能持续数日。 起初还处于昏睡状态的松田机长,从第二天开始,伤势突然加重。正午时分,心脏停止了最后的跳动,紧接着,又有三个重伤员也于当天随他而去。 在暴风雪的围困下,加之眼睁睁地看着重伤员们相继死去,幸存者们焦躁不安起来。 报务员的去世,致使难以正确把握紧急着陆的所在具体位置。这又给本来就一触即发的紧张气氛,添加了浓浓的火药味。 “救援队真的会来吗?” 不知是谁这么说了一句,导致舱内的紧张气氛直线上升、加剧。 “像这样的暴风雪,救援队怕是来不了啦!” “那我们是在等死!” “乘务长在撒谎!” “喂,到底怎么啦?我们有没有希望啊?” 恐怖像瘟疫,很快在旅客中漫蔓开来。舱内犹如沸腾的开水,一片混乱。 这种时刻,昨晚的动人歌喉,昨晚的相互谦让,昨晚的……已经荡然无存。每个幸存者以各种方式,展现自己热切的求生欲望,各自打着小九九。叹气声、呻吟声,叫骂声汇成一股又一股热浪,摇曳着破烂不堪的机身残骸。 唯一的小女孩又大声哭了起来。 “吵死人了,快闭嘴!” 未来画家平田君大声嚷道。 “你有什么资格叫她闭嘴?孩子是牙齿痛才哭的。” 孩子父亲家永君与未来画家平田君辩论。 “你说什么?牙齿痛?别胡说!你明白眼下是什么处境吗?” 平田君露出殷红色的牙肉,大声喝斥。昨天,是他将身上的毛毯第一个让给小女孩取暖御寒的。今天,他却第一个对小女孩一反常态,吹胡瞪眼的。这一百八十度的转弯,简直难以令人置信。 “请各位旅客安静!请大家心平气和!救援队肯定会来的!因为现在还不是真正的冬天,暴风雪也不会无休止地永远刮下去。暴风雪一停,救援队就会出现在我们大家身边。现在,我们一定要保持冷静,千万不要慌乱!” 大竹君的耐心说服,并没有取得理想的效果。 “你说救援队救援队的,他们到底知不知道我们现在所处的位置?” “知道。在紧急着陆前,我们确实发出了SOS电文。” “你怎么会那么清楚!飞机着陆前后,你一直与我们在一起,难道不是吗?” 大竹君愣了一下,稍稍有点语塞。 “不是么?你并不清楚是否发出SOS电文。尤其是报务员是否报告了我们现在所处的具体位置,你更不清楚。” 说这话的是田所君。昨天晚上,他还建议举行国际歌喉大奖赛,还带头唱“木曾节” 演歌。整个通宵,数他最活跃、最热闹。可眼下不知是中了哪门邪,变成了凶神恶煞。 此刻,他乘胜追击,连珠炮似地向大竹君发难。 "Shut up!" 大竹君猛喝一声。顿时,舱内肃静。大竹君伺机牢牢抓住这个来之不易的机会。 “诸如此类恶作剧或是制造混乱的言行,最好请谨慎一点!大家细细想一想,SOS电文既然发出去了,难道会不告诉对方自己所处的位置?这是最起码的常识,谁都明白。请大家相信我,听从我的命令。从现在起,由我代理机长,请大家务必听从我的指挥。要想活着回去的,就请相信我。” 大竹君语气强硬,舱内的风波暂时平息了。 第二天半夜来临,可暴风雪仍旧没有离开的迹象。 “剩下的食品还有多少?” 大竹君悄悄地问前川奈美小姐。 “如果节约一点分配,也许还能吃上两天。” “好,接下来的食品分配,比原来的定量减少百分之五十。” 这样做,虽然会引来旅客的不安,可为了打“持久战”必须这样做。这一带,很有可能属于暴风雪持续几天的局部地区。倘若这场暴风雪真像气象预报那样,食品必须限制供应。 第三天来临,暴风雪的势头依旧不减,食品供应面临着更加严峻的局面。 两天来,又有两名伤员旅客相继死去。 第三天傍晚时分,暴风雪终于偃旗息鼓,鸣金收兵。 “好了!现在该轮到救援队来救我们了!” 陷于绝望泥潭的幸存者们,脸上终于恢复了正常人的表情。然而,一连两天过去,别说搜索飞机的影子,就连飞机引擎的一丁点儿声音也没有。食品,已经捉襟见肘,所剩无几。这两天里,又有一个伤员死去。 “果然不出我所料,救援队根本就不清楚我们现在的位置。” “再这样下去,气候又要恶化。” “食品已经差不多没有了!在这种荒无人烟的地方等下去,肯定会饿死!” “逃出去吧?” 旅客们围着大竹君,纷纷提议。乘务员也表示赞同。 大竹君作为代理机长,此刻正站在重大抉择的十字路口。从紧急着陆那天算起,至今已是第五天了。由于受恶劣气候的影响,三天受阻。自气候恢复正常以来,又已经持续了四十多个小时,却仍然没有见到搜索飞机出现在头顶上的影子。 第一引擎发生故障,是从当地空港起飞后不到二十分钟的时候。紧接着,机身朝左倾斜。于是,驾驶舱立即向当地空中交通管制所发出电文,请求紧急迫降。这短短的时间,充其量只有十来分钟。搜索飞机,按理能够飞来。 ——驾驶舱在紧急迫降前果真发出电文了吗?当地空中交通管制所,果真收到电文了吗?还有,我们现在所处的地理位置,教援队清楚吗? ——可是,松田机长生前明明白白说过,救援队已经出发了。 ——也许濒临死亡的机长当时神志不清、说胡话? 大竹君一直在不断地告诫自己,必须保持异常冷静的头脑!此刻,他觉得自己也似乎从旅客那里染上了恐慌症。一旦在心理上滋生出怀疑,幻觉上的恐惧将一发而不可收拾。 当时,救援队确实按照电文上所说的迫降地点,冒险靠近。由于遇上长达三天的暴风雪,大量的积雪改变了这一带冰山雪峰原来的形状。稍不留神,搜索飞机就有可能漏过和错过。 再者,由于这一带形状的改变,以致他们选择了错误的航线,被难以逾越的“冰墙” 阻挡了搜索的路线。 另外,由于气流状况极其恶劣,空中搜索难以进入电文上所推断的地点。 像这些难以预料的情况发生,幸存者们既不会清楚,也不会体谅。 怀疑一切的情绪,越发高涨。有的旅客,甚至怀疑被故意扔在这里。 四周,荒凉的冰河和苍白的山脉,仿佛一座密不透风的大自然冰库。机身残骸,如同大自然冰库里的一只破烂不堪的冰箱。一旦步入这种可怕的境地,即便神经正常身强力壮的男子汉,也会神经错乱、胡思乱想。 由于五天来一直处在极度恐怖和悲观绝望的状态之中,一些旅客连判断自己现在究竟在哪里以及到底陷入什么样困境的思维能力,也失去了。也有一些旅客目瞪口呆地望着宇宙,嘴里独白式的嘀咕。你无论对他说什么,不是直愣愣地看着你就是啊啊地张着嘴巴,犹如聋哑残疾人。 还有一些旅客急得哇啦哇啦地大声哭泣,一个劲地拍打着脑袋。这天傍晚,还发生了一场武斗。由于食品所剩余无几,只得按照一开始定量的五分之一分配。几天来,大家始终处在饥饿状态。晚餐食品刚分配完就响起日语的叫骂声。 “你干什么?不要脸!无耻!” 只见两个年轻的日本旅客扭打在一起,在雪地上翻来滚去。一个叫古贺君,一个叫平田君。 “怎么回事?”大竹君问道。 “这家伙,抢夺伤员的食品,太卑鄙了!” 富有正义感的古贺君面红耳赤,向大竹君大声诉说。被古贺君当场扭获的平田君,干脆厚着脸皮撒赖。他歪着嘴,还恬不知耻地笑着说。 “瞧,这个伤员,就是让他开怀大吃,也是要死的。眼下这种状况,活人都顾不了,还去顾那些要死的人,太不值得了!简直是一种浪费!这种时候,还有什么礼貌可讲。依我看,救援队是不可能来了。怎么办?谁最强悍,谁就能活到最后。我已经饿得前腹贴后背,眼睛直冒金星。我无可奈何,只好从那些注定要死的人手里抢夺食品充饥。” “住嘴!亏你还说得出口!” “你这家伙,嘴上说的比唱得还好听!他那份食品,你早就盯上了。我抢先下手,你感到后悔了吧!” “住嘴!再不住嘴……” 古贺君朝平田君扑了上去,被大竹君从背后一把抱住。 “安静!请安静!” 大竹君向山口君使了一下眼神,分别把两个斗殴的年轻人拉开。刚才,他俩扭打在一起的时候,有一个重伤员一直在吼叫。他的枕边,有好几块被踩碎的饼干。这些饼干,就是平田君与古贺君刚才斗殴的导火索。这时候,好几对饥饿的目光正不约而同地投向那里。其中,还夹杂着乘务员的视线。犹如一群饿狼发现猎物时,射出的贪婪目光。大竹君一一看在眼里,不寒而栗。他意识到,眼前的这些幸存者,为了生存,已经渐渐失去人性。不当机立断,将会铸成大错。 终于,他作出果断的选择。 “逃出去!” 大竹君下达了命令。顿时,那一对对目光不再想入非非了。 说容易,付诸行动并非易事。然而,继续在这死亡的山谷里抱有幻想,将一次次失去死里逃生的机会。等待,无疑死路一条。要不了多久,暴风雪再度“光顾”,为大家送葬。逃走,虽一路坎坷、充满危险,但还是有活着出去的可能。 “伤员,怎么办?” 山口君问道。 “能行走的,组成突围小组。其余的,留在这里。” "what?" 山口君瞪大眼睛,简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。 “是不是还要我再重复一遍!凡是不能行走的,都留在原地。” 大竹君斩钉截铁。 "That, that..." “这样做太残酷了!” “这家伙果然不是真心诚意!” 随着山口君悲伤的叫声,旅客们纷纷发出强烈抗议。大竹君丝毫没有畏缩,相反意志更加坚定。他用深沉的目光望着大家。 “这种时刻,希望大家要高度清醒!根据地势判断,南面好像是大山的山脚。我们突围的方向,必须选择南面。就我们现在虚弱的体力,无法推算到底需要多少时间才能走到山脚。眼下,只剩下一天的粮食了!” 话音刚落,周围响起了唉声叹气的声音。 "but," 大竹君拉大嗓门。 “就像大家知道的那样,如果继续在这里等候,一旦气候再度恶化,我们所有的人都将不复存在。究竟是等死?还是设法突围?趁眼下还有点滴食品以及尚存的微弱体力,爬也要爬到有人的地方!” “逃出去!逃出去!我们赞成!” 许多旅客立即响应,表示赞同。 “听我继续说下去!这里是阿拉斯加,一旦途中遇上暴风雪,我们都将长眠在这里,也许有人愿意留在这里?!但是,一旦决定了,不允许有其他选择。为了使更多的人活着出去,必须团队行动!” “可你说把伤员留下来,是怎么回事?照这么看,你不是真心把大家带出去。” 家永君非难大竹君。 “我是真心的。” 大竹君脸朝着家永君,非常严肃。 “我们既没有运送伤员的雪橇车,又没有拉车的雪橇狗。在这荒无人烟的山地里,就是我们这些没有受伤的人,也必须走上好几天,根本没有能力抬着伤员出去。所有突围的人,都必须靠自己行走。目前,只有能依靠自己力量行走的人,才有可能活着出去。” “这种非人道的做法,我不同意!” 家永君义愤填膺,面红耳赤。大竹君虽没有读过他的作品,但曾经在某报文艺专栏上读过他的文章。笔法细腻、深刻,专门描述平民的悲欢,充满了人情味。读者对他评价很高。 “那好,就请家永先生背一个走如何?” 这时候,未来画家平田君用嘲笑的口气调侃。 “在绝望中挣扎的人,无论谁都觉得自己可爱。带上伤员走,原本可以获救的我们,将一起葬送在这里,我是一个直言不讳的人,别怨我说话不客气。现在,我既不是老大,也不是机长。但不管怎么说,我赞成头儿的决定。” “你算是人吗?” “刚才头儿不是说了,请您这位富有同情心的作家先生背一个伤员走。怎么样?答应了吧?这绝妙的题材,将来还可以写在你的小说里。” “你这家伙,给我闭嘴!” 家永君使出全身力气欲朝平田君扑去,被大竹君上前拦住了去路。 “请你们俩都住手!现在不是比赛武打的场合。我郑重声明,即便有人愿意背着突围也决不允许。我的话听见了吗?我已经不止说了多少遍,这里是天寒地冻的阿拉斯加,只有团队行动,才有可能死里逃生。为使更多的人获救,请大家必须不折不扣地执行我的命令。我再说一遍,我的命令不允许任何人反对。首先,不能独自行走的人统统留下。我们既没有雪橇车,又没有粮食。因此,决不允许背着伤员步行。如果有人在途中掉队,也只能让他去。” “你不是人!” 家永君大声喊道,好几个旅客也随声附和。 “你们怎么说我都行,但我的命令必须执行。请大家做好出发的准备!毛
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