Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Sudden Accidents on Airplanes

Let me tell you a joke first: On the day the American astronauts landed on the moon, an upstart, in order to show off his financial resources, spent huge sums of money to buy an astronomical telescope with extremely high multiples, preparing for people to watch the astronauts land on the moon on TV. He, who can be different, sees in a telescope.That night, relatives and friends were invited to show off. As a result, of course nothing can be seen. There is no telescope that can allow people to see people on the surface of the moon, because people are too small to see the surface of the moon clearly, which is by no means the same as being able to see people on the surface of the moon.

In theory, if there is a telescope that can shorten the distance by 2.3 billion times, it should be possible to see people on the moon.After being zoomed in by 2.3 billion times, it is equivalent to looking at a person one kilometer away. How can you not see it? But the actual situation is that if there is such a telescope, what you can see from such a telescope must be a very small part of the moon's surface, and it is impossible to search for a few people on the moon's surface. You can see the whole moon, but you can't see people. Only a small part of the moon's surface was seen, and no people could be found at all.

On earth, it is impossible to see people on the moon with the naked eye.There are so many people on the earth, more than four billion, on the moon, people on the earth cannot be seen with the naked eye. Although there are many people, compared with the whole earth, it occupies a very small volume. Therefore, in theory, if there are people, a group of people, living on the earth, and they have not been discovered, it is very possible. Ask another question: How many kinds of people are there? This question is difficult to answer, depends on how to classify.Men and women are one division; white people and yellow people are another division; fools and wise people are another division.Different taxonomies can have different answers, ranging from two or three kinds of people to hundreds of people.

But in fact, there is only one kind of person. All taxonomy is just a superficial phenomenon.Just like a table, whether it is square or round, red or white, tall or short, it is always a table and cannot be anything else. Judging from the obtained information, a high-level creature evolved from ape-man to proto-human is man.There is only one kind of person in the world, and everyone comes from this evolutionary way, so everyone also has common biological characteristics. However, is there really only one kind of person in the world? Captain Mackey is a middle-aged man with gray temples.

A flight by Captain Mackey is like a walk by an ordinary man.Although in front of him were all kinds of instruments that ordinary people would feel dizzy looking at, but Captain Mackey was familiar with the performance of each pointer and clearly knew what they indicated. Captain Mackey is bold and cheerful by nature, his loud laughter is famous in the company, and the newcomers to the service all agree that no matter how bad the situation is, as long as they hear Captain Mackey’s laughter, they will feel any difficulty, It can be overcome, and there will be no more panic in my heart. I'm afraid no one knows that this tall, handsome, energetic, successful career bachelor, who seems extremely happy, also has worries.And when I met him, it was when he was worried.At the time, I had no idea what he was like, except that he was a drunk.

Captain Mackey is of German-Turkish mixed race, so he has a tall body of a Westerner, but has a facial makeup that is very close to that of an Easterner.That night, I returned from a wedding banquet. It was early autumn, and the night wind was very cool. After a whole season of heat, it was very pleasant to be surrounded by the cool autumn wind, so I was not in a hurry to go home. Just wandering the streets aimlessly. So, I saw Captain Mackey. When I saw him, he was wearing a shirt with his chest exposed, showing his strong chest muscles, obviously drunk.Originally, meeting a drunk man on the street late at night would never attract my attention, but his behavior was quite weird.

He was standing in front of a shop window. On one side of the window was a long and narrow mirror.He was facing the mirror, getting very close, his eyes wide open, staring at his own reflection in the mirror. I passed behind him and heard him muttering and repeating a sentence: "What should I do? What should I do?" There was a deep sadness in his tone and expression, and it seemed that he had reached the end of his life. I am very nosy, and a drunk man complaining about himself has nothing to do with me, but when I glanced at him, I saw that he was such a tall and handsome man, and he was wandering like this. , That made me very angry, thinking that it was a very worthless behavior.So, I slapped him on the shoulder very unceremoniously: "My friend, there is nothing better than being drunk on the street at midnight!" He turned around and stared at me.

When he looked at me, I felt that I had made a mistake.My first impression of him was that he was a very worthless drunk.But at this time, I found that although he was still drunk, his eyes were bright and his strong facial contours made people intuitive: this is a typical example of a successful career. I changed my impression and immediately spread my hands: "I'm sorry, maybe you just encountered temporary difficulties?" He smiled a little blankly, and I said, "May I help?" He suddenly laughed: "Yes, as long as you have the power to change that system."

I was stunned for a while, not knowing what he meant by saying that, so I had to say naturally: "What system?" He stared at me and said word by word: "Retirement system! I'm going to retire! What should I do?" I was stunned for a while: "Don't be kidding, you can go to a bullfighting school to learn to be a bullfighter." He raised his arms: "You have the same thoughts as me, but what can you do? I'm old—" He made another gesture: "You can't accommodate, the system is like this." Only then did I notice that his hair was gray, his face was wrinkled, and his muscles were slack.Indeed, he was no longer a young man.

I could only sigh, yes, the system is like this, when you reach a certain age, you have to retire, so that young people have more opportunities, this is helpless. I had no choice but to pat him on the shoulder: "Your occupation is—" It was only at this point that Captain Mackey revealed his occupation: "I am a captain, a pilot." I said "oh", in other industries, or there are discussions, the captain does not allow elderly people to stay.I could only shrug my shoulders, sympathizing with him very much. It is quite painful for a person who is used to sports to retire suddenly, but his physical strength is really good.

While still patting him on the shoulder, I said, "I suggest that we go have some more drinks." Captain Mackey let out a cheer. He was very drunk and put his arm around my shoulder.The two of us, shoulder to shoulder, like old friends, walked into a bar.Although we didn't ask each other for names until after a few glasses of wine, when he and I walked out of the bar in the wee hours of the morning, we were almost old friends, exchanging brief histories of each other, and I also learned that he was still a bachelor, etc. It's just one thing, I didn't know that night, if I knew, I wouldn't let him get drunk to this extent.I don't know, and I can't blame me, because Captain Mackey didn't tell me. I don't know, on that very day, he was going to take his last flight before retirement, the flight time was 9:40 in the morning, and when he was very drunk, I took him back to the hotel room and pushed him on the bed. It was already 2:50 in the morning when he was already snoring loudly without leaving the room. When I got home, Bai Su was still listening to music. When he saw me, he gave me a glare. I had no choice but to grimace: "I met a frustrated pilot, and I drank a few glasses of wine with him. I hope it relieves him a little." Bai Su glared at me again: "Who asked you this." I sat down and listened to the music with Bai Su. It was Mahler's Ninth Symphony. Some fragments were so boring that I fell asleep. I yawned, went back to the bedroom, lay down and fell asleep. Like this, meeting a stranger late at night on the street, going to drink a few glasses of wine with him, is a very small thing in life, after that, no one will take it to heart.The next afternoon, on the radio, I heard the news that a 747 large passenger plane had crashed.I never connected this plane crash with Captain Mackey.Airplane crashes are no longer news.There are at least 30,000 large and small planes flying every day, and the accident rate is much lower than that of cars. On the third day, there was a further report of the plane crash, which was more detailed. The cable in the newspaper published the name of Captain Mackey.As soon as I saw the name of "Captain Mackey", I was stunned for a moment, and said "ah" in my heart: "It's him!" At the same time, I quickly calculated the take-off time of the crashed plane, and immediately calculated that Captain Mackey was in charge of piloting the plane, and the take-off time was only five or six hours before he was drunk and unconscious.I couldn't help sighing, expressing my sadness for the more than 30 passengers who died in the plane crash. Judging from how drunk Captain Mackey was that night, he really couldn't get back sober after five or six hours. Captain Markey was one of the survivors. Looking at the circumstances of the crash, the plane suddenly issued an emergency landing request after flying over the Malay Peninsula. At that time, Kota Kinabalo Airport in Sabah received the request. The airport immediately made preparations for an emergency landing. Soon after the runway was cleared, the passenger plane, as if drunk, was seen rushing down crookedly. It broke during landing, and after the entire fuselage tilted, it immediately caused an explosion and caught fire. If the crew hadn't handled it properly, none of the more than 200 people on board would have been spared. News reports also pointed out that the pilot of the crashed plane was flying for the last time before retiring, but did not mention that he was in control of the plane while still drunk. On the fourth day, news reports briefly mentioned this point, and it was also mentioned in the article that relevant parties decided to file criminal charges against the captain of the plane that crashed. On the fifth day, a well-dressed Western gentleman came to ask for an interview. I had never seen him before. After he came in, he handed me a business card.When I saw the title on the business card was "Vice President of XX Airlines", I let out a "ah". The airline is the one served by Captain Maji, and the name of the vice president is Qi Shiyu. I held this business card and looked at Qi Shiyu, Qi Shiyu said: "I got your address from Ma Ji, and he asked me to come to you." I asked Qi Shiyu to sit down: "He caused trouble! I really didn't know that after a few hours of drinking with me, he still had a mission!" Qi Shiyu smiled wryly: "Yes, the charges against Maji are very serious, and in fact, he did not deny that he had been drinking. There is really nothing we can do to help him, alas, poor Maji." My emotions became very agitated: "Mr. Qi Shiyu, as far as I know, besides the pilot, there is also a co-pilot on the plane, and most of the high-altitude flights are operated automatically. If you are not drunk, you can’t change the facts! I don’t understand why Captain Mackey should be held criminally responsible in addition to internal punishment!” Qi Shiyu stood up and took two steps back and forth: "If it's a mechanical failure, Ma Ji will of course be punished if he's drunk, but the situation won't be that serious, but...but the actual situation is—" When I heard him say this, I couldn't help jumping up suddenly: "What? You mean, there is nothing wrong with the plane itself?" Qi Shiyu reached out and took out a silk handkerchief, and wiped it lightly on his forehead: "Yes!" I waved my hand: "But, the plane requested an emergency landing." Qi Shiyu looked at me for a long while before saying: "Mr. Wei, the situation I want to tell you up to now is an extremely secret within the company. Although...in the future when the court tries Captain Maji, it will definitely be disclosed point by point. ,but now……" I couldn't wait to interrupt him: "You tell me the story of the plane crash." Qi Shiyu looked at me for a long while before saying: "Okay, what I know is just what I heard from the relevant personnel, and I will repeat it again, there may be mistakes and omissions—" I was impatient: "You mean——" Qi Shiyu said: "After the accident, we formed an investigation team, including experts and company administrators. I was in charge of the team. We interviewed the crew and staff on the plane. Only one flight attendant was injured, and the injury was not serious. Seriously, another flight engineer was injured, but he... was... was..." He hesitated to speak out, but I couldn't bear his "gentleman's demeanor", and suddenly shouted: "Speak out, don't hesitate!" I yelled suddenly, shaking the vice president in shock.Then, he glanced at me and let out a long breath: "Good guy, I haven't been shouted at like this since I was recruited as a low-level employee forty years ago!" I was a little embarrassed and explained: "I mean, no matter what the situation is, you can just say it." Qi Shiyu nodded and said: "Yes—" He said "Yes", but he paused for a while before he said: "The flight engineer was injured by Captain Mackey." I said nothing. If I can't come out, I really don't know what to do. Qi Shiyu said: "Now, do you know that the matter is serious? We tried our best to help him. Personally, I have better feelings for Markey. He once supported a reform plan of mine. Other pilots thought that my plan would not work at all. , Ma Keli resisted the crowd, not only did it, but also did it very successfully. The realization of this plan is a starting point for me to become an administrator of the company." I nodded repeatedly, expressing my understanding. Qi Shiyu spoke very frankly, and explained the relationship between him and Ma Ji in a simple and clear way.I can believe that no matter what the situation, he will always stand by Markey's side. Qi Shiyu said again: "Maki's flying skills are top-notch in the world. Even if he is drunk, he will not have any difficulties flying the 747!" I said: "But difficulties have arisen, and what happened is—" Qi Shiyu sighed again, and briefly told me about the accident.After listening to Qi Shiyu's story, I was dumbfounded and didn't believe it was true. Qi Shiyu said again: "For the details of what happened, you still need to meet with the crew of the crashed plane, and they will tell you about it. Moreover, you can also listen to everything recorded in the record box." I took a deep breath Take a breath. Qi Shiyu said again: "The members of the investigation team and the crew of the crashed plane are all in this city." I said: "I would like to invite my wife to attend. She—well, can be said to be my best assistant in handling affairs." Qi Shiyu suddenly laughed: "Mr. Wei, I don't think it's fair for you to say this, and you are exalting yourself too much. In fact, Mrs. Zun's ability is superior to yours in many matters." I was taken aback: "You... have already investigated me before meeting me?" Qi Shiyu spread his hands: "After Ma Ji was detained, I met with him three times alone, and every time he insisted that I come to you. He is not afraid of any punishment, but he must come to see you. Under such circumstances , I will of course make a proper investigation of you." I had no choice but to snort, cursing the person who provided Qi Shiyu's information in my heart.Although in fact I know very well in my heart that in many things, Bai Su's ability to understand, analyze, and handle affairs is indeed superior to mine. I said: "Okay, after an hour, you call all the personnel, and she and I will arrive on time." Qi Shiyu agreed and told me the name of the hotel. The meeting will be held in the hotel's meeting room. Not long after Qi Shiyu said goodbye and left, I found Bai Su, and I told the story while rushing to the hotel.Everyone, please note that at this moment, Bai Su and I already know the general circumstances of the plane crash.But what happened, I haven't described yet. Because of the bizarre circumstances, after Qi Shiyu said it, I didn't believe it at all.It is difficult to vividly reproduce the situation at that time with a brief description. It would be better to describe it in detail after I met the relevant personnel and understood the whole process. I will record every word that all the people involved describe the plane crash. The whole process was learned during the meeting specially arranged by Qi Shiyu.I would like to make a statement: the meeting took a very long time and dragged on for two days. During these two days, except for rest and eating, all relevant personnel participated in the matter. In order to facilitate understanding, how many people have met with me and Bai Su in total? To make a brief introduction, I divide these people into two parts. The first part is the members of the company's investigation team, including the following six people: Vice President of Qi Shiyu Company. Another vice president of Aokun Company, who is under Qi Shiyu, is very ambitious. Meyer is an air crash expert. Yuanan air crash expert. Langlika Air Crash Expert. Secretary Keeley. The second part is the crew on board, there are the following four people: Berlioz co-pilot. Dabao flight engineer. Vince Correspondent. Lian Neng waiter. Of course there are more than these, there are seven or eight other crew members, but their words are not very direct, so their names are omitted. At the beginning, the atmosphere was extremely unpleasant. As soon as Bai Sucai and I pushed open the door of the meeting room, everyone was present. We heard Ao Kun was speaking very excitedly, and he waved his hand: "It is not necessary at all. The investigation is over, why are you still here?" For two unrelated people—" When he was talking here, Bai Su and I just opened the door and went in. We stopped outside the door for a while, so we heard a few words from him before we opened the door. When he saw us, he paused for a moment, and then immediately said: "For two completely irrelevant people, waste time again!" Ao Kun is a middle-aged man with fiery red hair, full of energy, I frowned and wanted to reply, but Bai Su gave me a wink to stop him. Qi Shiyu gestured us to sit down: "I am in charge of the investigation team. I think Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei should be invited to participate in the investigation. I will be responsible for everything!" Okun said loudly: "Okay, but please record my objection. Of course, I will report this matter directly to the board of directors." Qi Shiyu's expression was very ugly: because if he invited me to investigate and it didn't work, it would be his serious breach of duty. But Qi Shiyu had obviously made up his mind to do this. He sat on the chairman's seat and said, "In order to save time, I invite everyone to introduce themselves for at most one minute." Aokun first said loudly: "Aokun, the vice president of the company, is a strong opponent of this meeting." I couldn't help it: "If you are really against it, you can quit. I will give you an address. There are all kinds of beauties there. I think you will be interested." Okun looked at me angrily, and everyone else ignored me and stood up one by one to make brief introductions, which took a very short time.I immediately saw that flight engineer Dabao had a bandage on his head. Qi Shiyu pulled down a screen, and an air waiter showed a slide show. The first screen was the situation in the cockpit. Qi Shiyu said: "This is the captain's position, that's the co-pilot, this is the flight engineer, this is the communicator, and there are two seats, usually empty, the time of the incident is local time, 10:22 am Points—" He spoke here, took a breath, and looked at the co-pilot Berlioz. Berlioz kept turning a pen in his hand. He was in his early thirties, tall and thin, with a very strong face, and he spoke decisively, frankly, and without sloppiness. He said: "At that time, the flight altitude of the aircraft was 42,000 feet, and it was being controlled by the autopilot system. I happened to turn around and talk to Dabao and Vince. Captain Mackey suddenly screamed. , following his cry, I turned around and saw that he was quickly pressing the button to give up the control of the autopilot system and switch to manpower. Very high speed reduction—" Okun interjected: "This is an extremely dangerous action!" Qi Shiyu said: "As the captain, if you judge it is necessary, you have the right to do so." Okun said, "He's a drunk!" Qi Shiyu's face was livid: "You can only say that he had drunk eight hours before this." Okun said, "What's the difference?" In subsequent conversations, Aokun and Qi Shiyu had many similar disputes, and I will not record them any more. At that time, Bai Su said in her elegant and moving voice: "You two, there is no need to argue about whether Captain Mackey is drunk or not, we want to hear the facts." While speaking, Bai Su made a "please continue" gesture to Berlioz. Berlioz said: "When I saw this situation, I was frightened and froze. I just called: 'Captain! Captain!' The captain also called, and he shouted: 'Send a distress signal quickly and ask for help at the nearest airport. , make an emergency landing. 'Vince acted immediately, I think Vince acted immediately, didn't he, Vince?" Berlioz turned to the correspondent, Vince, who nodded and said, "Yes, the captain issued such an order. Of course, I must execute it immediately. The urgent request was issued at 10:23. The plane is descending rapidly, I can hardly imagine The situation in the cockpit at that time, in the cockpit, Dabao and I could not help but dive forward, and Dabao almost pressed on Captain Mackey—” Dabao's tone was relatively slow: "I was already pressed on the back of the captain's seat, and I tried to lift my head up to pay attention to all the instrument panels. My intuition is that the captain must have made such a decision. Something went wrong. I am a flight engineer, and I am familiar with all the indications of the instruments. I only saw the rest of the instruments except that we were descending rapidly. They did not show any problems with the various systems of the aircraft. I yelled:' Captain, what are you doing?' At that time...the captain...he..." Vince took it up: "The captain turned his head, God, his expression is terrific, his appearance is terrific! At that time, Dabao said something again, and the captain suddenly picked up the cup , hit him on the forehead—” Dabao said: "I said something: 'Captain, are you crazy? What are you doing?' He treated me like this, and there was still half a cup of coffee in the cup!" Berlioz said: "The captain then turned back and was still lowering the flight altitude, exceeding the time limit for speed reduction. He descended to 20,000 feet, and then he maintained the altitude. The chief waiter rushed in immediately. His head was sweating, and he cried, 'God, what's the matter?' He had a swollen forehead—" I looked at Lian Neng, and the redness and swelling on his forehead hadn't subsided. He said with a wry smile, "That...in less than three minutes, it was really terrifying. The whole cabin is like hell. I really have no way to describe it." That chaos." I smiled wryly: "I don't need to describe it. The plane descended 20,000 feet rapidly without any prior warning. It was like a dive. Anyone can imagine the chaotic situation." Lian Neng took a breath, and then said again: "As soon as I came in, after yelling, I heard the captain screaming: 'Have you contacted the nearest airport? We are going to make an emergency landing!'" Vince went on to say, "I've had an answer from Kota Kinaburo Airport, and I said, 'Contacted.' That's when the co-pilot asked the question we all wanted to ask: 'God. , Captain Mackey, why are we making an emergency landing?'" Vince looked at Berlioz again. Berlioz smiled wryly, waved his hand, stood up, and sat down again. It could be seen that until this time, he was still very emotional. After Berlioz sat down again, he took a big sip of water: "Yes, I asked Captain Mackey like this at the time, because the plane was flying under normal conditions before he suddenly gave the order to make an emergency landing. There's nothing wrong. Who knew I'd ask, Captain Mackey he...he..." Berlioz wiped his face with his hand, as if he didn't know what to say, Lian Neng, the chief waiter, continued: "The co-pilot just asked his question, and Captain Mackey is like crazy— —” With a wave of my hand, I interrupted Lian Neng's words: "I'm sorry, every sentence you say may be quoted as evidence in court. I suggest you be careful when using adjectives." Lian Neng is very young and handsome. After I robbed him of a few words, he blushed and didn't know how to deal with it. His expression was very stubborn. After staying for a while, he looked directly at me: " I'm sorry, but I can't think of anything to describe him other than saying he seems crazy." I snorted: "At least, you can just talk about his actions at that time, without adding any subjective judgment." Okun interjected at this time: "It seems that no matter how good a defense lawyer is, it won't be useful." I ignored Okun and waited for Lian Neng to continue. Lian Neng said: "The captain...he suddenly stood up from the pilot's seat, turned around, grabbed the lapel of the co-pilot with both hands, and shook it vigorously. , with a terrible expression, eyes protruding, and shouted in a hissing voice: "Why did you make an emergency landing? You are all blind? Didn't you see it?" Because at this time, the aircraft had been changed to manpower control, the captain's gesture This kind of action is tantamount to giving up the operation, and the entire aircraft has become extremely unstable—” Lian Neng gasped involuntarily when he spoke up to this point, and Okumi said coldly again: "It's just this point, Captain Mackey has been dereliction of duty to the extreme." After Okun's words, several people rushed to say a few more words, but because everyone rushed to speak, they couldn't hear what they were talking about.Bai Su raised her hand, and after everyone calmed down, she looked at Lian Neng: "Mr. Lian Neng, the captain said this to show that he saw something strange, so he issued the emergency landing order. " Lian Neng said: "Yes, we all agree on this." Bai Su frowned, and looked at Qi Shiyu again: "I don't understand, as long as I figure out what he saw, I can know whether the plane should make an emergency landing." Ao Jian said coldly again: "What he saw was the flying saucer and the little green man standing on the flying saucer!" Qi Shiyu gave Ao Kun a hard look: "We don't know what Captain Maji saw. He refused to say. Others didn't see it at all, and there is no record on the radar." Ao Kun seemed to feel extremely impatient, he stood up, and said loudly: "It's so boring! Markey is a drunkard, what he saw was only his hallucinations, he thought he saw some terrible monster, so he messed around like this. " Bai Su and I decided to ignore Ao Kun, but to find out what happened on the plane first. At that time, the question in my mind was that in the cabin, because each person’s position is different, the angle of seeing the outside situation may also be different. What Captain Mackey sees, other people may not be able to see it at all. arrive.But whatever Captain Mackey saw, there must be a record of the plane. If the aircraft's radar detection equipment did not record, then, as usual, only one point: Captain Mackey did not see anything at all. While thinking quickly, I said to Berlioz: "In such a situation, as the co-pilot, you must take action?" Berlioz said: "Yes, I struggled hard, trying to push him away, but he held me so tightly and continued to shake me, I had to shout: 'Get rid of him, hug him, he's crazy! I'm calling. Lian Neng and Vince came together and pulled him away. I sat in the pilot's seat and took control of the plane. Vince was busy receiving instructions from the airport. Originally, we planned to keep pressing the button. he--" I snorted, "Is this legal?" Berlioz said: "Captain Mackey's actions have posed a threat to the safety of the entire aircraft. We can do this." Vince continued: "After I received the instructions from the airport, the co-pilot was ready to land, but at this moment, Captain Mackey seemed to be much more normal. He panted and pushed Lian Neng away: "Berlioz , for God's sake, I'm driving, you can't handle it!" he said, standing up." Berlioz said: "At that time, I really shouldn't have listened to him, but his words were very sincere. What's more, I didn't know what kind of emergency happened at that time. All I can rely on Yes, it’s just Captain Mackey’s rich flying experience. Although he behaved so abnormally just now, I still handed over the piloting of the aircraft to him.”