Chapter 5 Chapter Four Suspicious Eyes

Mr. Yoshimura knew that those suspicious eyes had been watching him all the time, and gradually showed a cruel and fierce light. Fierce light, perhaps from Chiyoda Heavy Industries and Asia Heavy Industries? One morning, when he walked out of the house to work.Suddenly, an inexplicable intuition seemed to be warning him. Today, instead of going to the office of the investigation team, I went to work at the Aviation Administration of the Ministry of Aviation.In the past few days, what particularly concerned him was that the two companies, which were apparently at odds over the cause of the accident, suddenly joined forces to check the fourth engine in unison.In the commission's inspection report, the cause of the accident was ambiguous; regarding the investigation of responsibility, it was an understatement and did not involve any company.

"The US company Sprudo, which manufactured the crashed plane, will attribute the cause of the crash to the pilot's operational error no matter what. However, the competitor, the US Kulusa company, clearly stated that regardless of the aircraft crash caused by the abnormal change of the spoiler , or the crash caused by the fourth engine disengaging in flight, is irrelevant. "If the cause of the accident is attributed to the unreasonable structure of the fuselage, it will undoubtedly benefit Kulusa. It will play a decisive role in the selection of new models by ANA. "Although I am an ordinary civil servant in the Ministry of Aviation, I am a member of the investigation team after all. My own claim should be the strongest solidarity for Chiyoda Heavy Industries. The strange thing is that when they inspected the fourth engine, they They actually joined hands with each other. What's even more incredible is that they aimed at me and tried to kill me. What is going on here? Why are these people so afraid of the inspection of the fourth engine?"

——If I were allowed to participate in the inspection of the fourth engine, the cause of the accident would definitely be revealed.The responsibility for the accident must be related to a certain company among them.I remember when I refuted the inspection report, the expression on Sugita Ichiro's face was neither angry nor humiliated, as if there was something unspeakable... "Maybe……?" He was stunned and speechless, looking up at the blue sky.This... Yoshimura-kun didn't dare to think any further. "Behind them, there must be..." A series of terrible questions flashed through his mind, but he quickly shook his head in denial.

"That... seems impossible!" He kept denying himself. The tram is coming into the station.He was shoved forward and back in the throng of the crowd towards the platform. The tram drove into the platform with the roar of lightning.A new day of work will begin with the departure of the tram.Looking around, almost all of them are working-class office workers.On his face, there was still the weariness of yesterday.There was no special expectation in the tired eyes. A new day has just begun, and everyone's faces are listless, as if they are not going to work at the company, but on their way home from get off work.Perhaps by evening they will be staggering and dejected.As if talking to nature, with fatigue and hard work, I finally survived another long day.

With the continuous intensification and expansion of enterprises, the requirements for work efficiency are rapidly increased, and all standards are rising in a disorderly manner.In this kind of work that has almost lost the normal time standard, it is difficult to find the value of life.Every time Mr. Yoshimura looks at groups of office workers with dull faces at the peak of the platform, he naturally compares them to robots. "Compared with them, I can at least find my own life value in the work I am doing." When Yoshimura-kun thought of this, his mentality became a little more balanced, and he stopped thinking wildly.The tram is gradually approaching.

It was too late to say it, and someone suddenly pushed hard behind him.He never dreamed that there was such a guy with ulterior motives standing behind him.There is no safety barrier between the platform and the stopped tram.Once unable to withstand the impact from behind, it will roll down onto the tram tracks under the platform. With a screeching screech of brakes, the tram stopped.The front of the car and I fell on the tram track, only a short distance away.Fortunately, I was standing at the front end on the right side of the platform, and fell on the track, which happened to be outside the bounds of the tram stop area.

At this moment, the screams of brakes, the shouts of passengers and the sound of footsteps coming to join in the fun merged into a wave of heat, rushing towards the accident site like a tide. "What happened?" "Someone fell!" "Hey, is it okay?" People scrambled to ask Yoshimura-kun, who was staring blankly.Yoshimura-kun stood there blankly, his ears buzzing, and his mind went blank. The killer was undoubtedly hiding in the bustling crowd.Maybe he was too upset about the attempted murder! Someone is going to assassinate him!The killer is a man.Recalling the sudden push from behind just now is completely different from the wrong push in the crowd!

Killer, that tail!Now, finally, the murderous face is revealed. Yoshimura-kun knows the reason.When I went out in the morning, I had a premonition, and a shuddering knife flashed in my mind.Now, it has become a reality.They jumped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, turning stalkers into killers.The purpose is to disappear forever his correct judgment on the plane crash. too terrifying!He tried his best to calm himself down, and secretly warned himself: You can't bow your head, and you must never admit defeat. "I must fight them!" He yelled hysterically at the platform staff who came quickly to express their condolences.

The inspection report of the accident investigation team and the committee has brought extremely complicated influence on the selection of the aircraft type of ANA. In the view of all airlines, the choice of aircraft type is closely related to the life and death of the company, and it must be cautious. Especially ANA, in the past years, due to the failure of model selection.He drank a lot of bitter wine. When All Nippon Airways let the DC-7C airliner show its majesty on the Pacific route and finally caught up with American Airlines in terms of capital strength, American Airlines suddenly adopted the more advanced Boeing 707 jet airliner, so that All Nippon Airways was stretched and felt ashamed.

At that time, All Nippon Airways also predicted that on international routes, passenger aircraft would be upgraded and jet airliners would be launched soon. In the early days of the company's establishment, it purchased the Comet aircraft from the British Daiha Pilardo Aircraft Manufacturing Company.However, the aircraft had frequent accidents, costing people and money, so it had to be withdrawn from shipping.For this reason, All Nippon Airways suffered huge losses and had to suspend the renewal contract and instead purchased the DC-7C airliner with the best propeller type.At the same time, All Nippon Airways ordered the jet airliner from Dagulas Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

The jet was delayed due to delays in delivery dates from the Daculas Aircraft Manufacturing Company.However, international airlines have entered the era of jet airliners, and jet airliners purchased by American and British Airways have appeared in the blue sky one after another.However, All Nippon Airlines still embraced the outdated propeller models and watched the earth-shaking changes in international routes. Had ANA chosen the DC-8 or the Boeing 707 in the first place, it would have been on the cusp of the first jet revolution. Today, we are facing a second jet revolution.Lessons learned from the past will overwhelm the past!Model selection must be more cautious. It is related to the status and survival of ANA in the world aviation industry. As far as ANA is concerned, in order not to repeat the same mistakes in model selection, a huge ANA Model Selection Committee was established to invite bids from all over the world.Conduct detailed and thorough research on all bid models.In order to prevent artificial arbitrariness and factional tendencies within the company, all data are compared and analyzed by computer. These data also include route analysis and its economy and cost-effectiveness. The chairman of the aircraft type selection committee is personally in charge of the president of All Nippon Airways, Tsuchiya Ori.The team members include executive directors and above, representatives of the chief engineer, pilots, equipment personnel and ground service personnel, and some authoritative persons from other professional companies are hired.That is to say, the committee has gathered a variety of talents. Unexpectedly, this committee composed of people from all sides unknowingly divided into two main factions. One faction advocates the purchase of aircraft from the American Sprudo Aircraft Manufacturing Company, known as the Sprudo faction; the other faction insists on purchasing aircraft from the American Kulusa Aircraft Manufacturing Company, known as the Kulusa faction. The Sprudeau faction, headed by Yoshiaki Otake, executive officer of All Nippon Airways, has 23 members.The Kurusa faction has nineteen members, centered on Nomura Ichimatsu, Vice President of ANA.The other twelve members, headed by ANA President Tsuchiya Daisuke, belong to the neutral faction. In terms of the number of factions, the Sprudo faction centered on Specialist Otake has a slight advantage.In terms of data, the Sprudeau faction is also well prepared.Therefore, the neutral faction also began to gradually lean towards the Sprudeau faction.At this juncture, the crash of the Sprudo 808 aircraft occurred. Taking this accident as an opportunity, the Kurusa faction launched a fierce counterattack against the Sprudeau faction.The neutral faction, which had finally leaned towards the Sprudeau faction, quickly reversed its direction and leaned towards the Kurusa faction.It can be said that the inspection report of the Engine Inspection Committee played a certain role in fueling the flames. If the cause of the accident was an unreasonable structure, the Sprudeau faction would suffer a disastrous failure of the order.Just a few days after Mr. Yoshimura was pushed from the platform onto the tram tracks, Yoshiaki Otake, the executive officer of ANA, sent an invitation to Mr. Yoshimura. Mr. Otake hopes to have dinner with Mr. Yoshimura to increase mutual understanding.At first, Yoshimura-kun hesitated for a while when he received the invitation.Because of work, we have met each other several times.When they met, they just said hello and passed by in a hurry, and they hadn't chatted together freely.In the middle, there are also reasons for different identities.Otake, after all, is the leader of Japan's representative All Nippon Airways company.And I am a small official of the Ministry of Aviation of the country.In terms of position and power, he simply does not have the strength to provide certain benefits or convenience to the enterprise. Even if this is not the case, Yoshimura-kun, as a civil servant, subjectively asks himself to avoid personal contacts with related companies as much as possible.As a government official, it is the minimum to do this.And Mr. Yoshimura, I often hear people compare the Ministry of National Aviation to the office of All Nippon Airways in Kasumigaseki (the gathering place of state agencies).In fact, I have witnessed many times with my own eyes that the immediate boss, Director Toyota, and his confidantes often go in and out of high-end hotels with high-level cadres of Asian Heavy Industry Corporation. For the righteous Yoshimura-kun, it hurts in his heart when he sees it in his eyes. If you follow suit, you will never be able to lift your head up.This is the main reason why Yoshimura-kun has been unable to give a clear answer to Otake's invitation for a long time.But after some ideological struggle, he felt that it was okay even if he didn't avoid it.Reflecting the value of life itself at work has no direct relationship with promotion.In the face of promotion, there are often many unexpected and unacceptable results.Regarding when to be promoted, Mr. Yoshimura has never had any hope, thinking that he has no official luck.Seeing that colleagues are promoted one by one, but I am still standing still. Since Yoshimura-kun decided to accept the invitation of Mr. Otake, he stopped thinking about why Mr. Otake entertained him. The hotel designated by Otake's executive is an open western restaurant in a large commercial building in Tokyo.Although it is not low-grade, it is not luxurious and high-end.He believed that Otake's executive had considered it very carefully, and did not arrange the meeting place in the so-called secret restaurant "kitchen" or ultra-luxury high-end hotel. "It's my first banquet, I'm really sorry for choosing to entertain you in such a place!" When Mr. Dazhu said these words, his face was full of apology.The dishes served by the waiter are top-notch. "I wonder if these dishes suit your taste?" Otake's executive is very humble and polite, and he keeps showing courtesy to Yoshimura-kun.It's been a long time since Mr. Yoshimura ate like this, he seemed elated and couldn't help himself.As time went on, the gap between the two seemed to disappear.Dazhu's executive is not like the head of a big company, who is pretentious, domineering, and defiant, but is amiable, modest and cautious, and very enthusiastic. After inquiring, I found out that Otake was a cabin crew chief on an international flight when he was young, and had a long experience in serving passengers. But most people, when to say something.As their status continues to rise, many people put the past behind them and forget it.Because of the strong plasticity of people, even if they are accustomed to giving orders, they will adjust their reception skills and attitudes in due course due to different occasions and changes in objects. Yoshimura-kun was born with a strong guard mentality.But right now, being able to talk freely with the other party during the short dinner time may be because the other party is good at combining the purser's service experience with human instinct. When the last piece of fruit was brought by the waiter, the manager Dazhu took the initiative to talk to him again, seeming to deepen the conversation during the meal just now. "Yoshimura-kun, I heard from the officials in the Ministry of Aviation that the inspection report submitted by the committee to the investigation team has been refuted by you with righteous words. Is that so? Can you tell me about it!" In the depths of the opponent's eyes, a sword-like cold gaze flashed.This did not escape Yoshimura-kun's sight. "Finally back to business!" Yoshimura-kun was thinking to himself. However, this question from Otake's executive was also expected by him. The real intention of the other party is already a lice on the monk's head, which is obvious.The head of All Nippon Airways, who was held accountable for the plane crash, could not be chatting aimlessly with an ordinary civil servant in a hotel. "In fact, I also have many doubts about the committee's inspection report. It can be said that there are many places in the report that make people puzzled." While eating fruit, Otake's executive supplemented the opening remarks just now. Mr. Yoshimura is well aware that within ANA, there is a very complicated atmosphere surrounding the selection of aircraft types. Some advocate choosing the Sprudo model, and some advocate choosing the Kulusa model.In short, the investigation team's movements are what ANA is most concerned about.In particular, the movement of the committee, which is considered to hold the key to the cause of the accident, is of the greatest concern to the two factions. Although Mr. Yoshimura is not clear about the intricate personnel relations within ANA, he can imagine that the choice of aircraft has a great impact on the division of power in the company.For Mr. Yoshimura, no matter which company's aircraft ANA chooses, it has nothing to do with him.It is my sacred duty to find out the real cause of the accident.As for the possibility of bringing him personal harm, he didn't take it to heart at all. As for the inspection report submitted by the committee to the investigation team for discussion, neither Sprudo nor Kulusa would have any impact. Mr. Yoshimura insisted on going his own way, arguing that the fourth engine fell off in the air, which belongs to the category of unreasonable manufacturing structure.This proposition is extremely unfavorable to the Sprudeau faction. But All Nippon Airways firmly opposes the statement that "pilots made mistakes in operation".Currently, All Nippon Airways is negotiating the amount of compensation with the families of the victims.Once the conclusion that pilots are allowed to make mistakes in operation is released, it will not only adversely affect the compensation negotiations with the families of the victims, but also greatly damage the image of ANA in society. Airlines have always put safety first as their corporate creed. If the conclusion of the investigation team is not that the pilots made mistakes in the operation, the Sprudeau faction will face the crisis of disintegration in terms of model selection.Yoshiaki Otake, who is the core figure of this faction, will be in a more difficult situation. As one of the leaders of All Nippon Airlines, Mr. Otake, in any case, does not want to conclude that the pilot made an error in operation. But as far as the Sprudo company I currently support is concerned, once the conclusion that the aircraft structure is unreasonable comes out, the ending will not be good. The situation is delicate and complicated, and he feels in a dilemma. Mr. Yoshimura has always believed that his views can be expressed to anyone.What's more, lobbying is one of the favorite methods of advocates.As long as someone is willing to listen, I can explain it anytime and anywhere.Right now, the two leading factions in the investigation team are actually united.Needless to say.Mr. Yoshimura hopes to take the initiative to clarify his point of view.Since Mr. Otake agrees with and is enthusiastic about his point of view, there is no need to consider his intentions.Besides, this kind of opportunity to publicize one's views is really rare! Immediately, Yoshimura-kun was like a reservoir with its gates open, eloquent and "speech" without any scruples.Mr. Otake listened very carefully from the beginning to the end.In Yoshimura-kun's view, there has never been a single person who is so keen on caring about his own views. "I see." Manager Otake nodded deeply while listening to Yoshimura-kun's narration.He reached out to pick up the coffee on the table, but the coffee was no longer hot.Upon seeing this, the waiter immediately put on hot coffee.Otake's executive didn't drink, but still listened to Yoshimura's speech intently. "As I just said, almost all the evidence and circumstances negate the committee's conclusion that the fourth engine hit the sea surface and broke away. Although the objective facts are like this, they rely on their own authority and ignore my explanation." Yoshimura-kun was getting an enthusiastic audience for the first time, and he felt that he hated seeing each other late, and the more he talked, the more excited he was, the more excited he was. "From a simple and easy-to-understand probability perspective, the probability of an abnormal change occurring on an engine is 50%. In other words, the probability of occurrence or non-occurrence is 50%. There are four engines on the 808 aircraft. Therefore, the chance of abnormal changes in only the fourth engine is fifty percent times four. That is, one in sixteenth. But only the fourth engine, In fact, there have been many abnormal changes. First, the value displayed on the instrument panel; second, the upper end of the engine switch is disengaged; third, the position of the starting lever is at the middle point between starting and stopping; fourth, The scars on the bolt support frame. All the scars are oriented to the left. In addition to the loss of the fourth engine at the end of the right wing, etc., there are as many as five abnormal changes. Even if many other evidences are ignored, the five abnormal The changes actually happened on the fourth engine with a one-sixteenth probability. In this case, the probability should be one-sixteenth multiplied by five. As a result, the obtained product is completely illogical. Could it be that in such a situation, Can it be said to be accidental? I can say with complete confidence that the fourth engine must have undergone abnormal changes during flight, and then it separated from the fuselage and caused the plane to crash. This is the real cause of the accident.” Manager Dazhu listened attentively without interjecting.His two dark brown eyes were looking at the ceiling thoughtfully, as if he was pondering Yoshimura-kun's eloquent speech. Yoshimura-kun originally planned to expand in depth, and then talk about some questions in his heart.Considering that it might cause unnecessary trouble, he hesitated to speak. As a national civil servant, speaking should not be too subjective and rash.What's more, the other party is the leader of All Nippon Airways who is in a delicate position in the selection of aircraft models.If you express your opinions hastily, it may deepen the contradictions within the company. Besides, what you want to say is really important, and you must not be careless and make wild guesses. The fingers of Otake's executive frequently drew numbers-like symbols on the table.What is Yoshimura-kun thinking about in his heart? From the analysis of the expression on Otake's executive face, it seems to be clear and unclear. Yoshimura-kun paid attention to the gesture of the manager Otake.Turns out, he was writing 16X16X16X16X16.