A long table covered with dark green velvet was lined up, with two microphones on it, and a huge American flag hanging on the wall behind. Three officials from the FBI, the FAA, and the New York City Government were sitting in straight suits, with serious expressions on their faces. serious.
After a brief introduction by the host, the press conference began.
First of all, the FAA official reported the detailed process of the UD725 flight incident. In fact, everyone already knows it, but the FAA official added some unknown details to the statement.
After the people from the FAA finished speaking, the next step was for FBI officials to announce the preliminary findings.
Also nothing new.
The investigation results are basically not much different from the media’s analysis. The suspect in the incident is Wolf Cook, 32 years old, a former member of the US Marine Corps, with the rank of sergeant.
Wolfe Cook has participated in many overseas missions of the U.S. military and is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal. He retired due to injury in 2015.
As the media broke the news, Wolff suffers from PTSD, which is also an important reason for his retirement.
This former member of the Marine Corps returned from a trip to China, but suffered a PTSD attack on the plane. He mistakenly thought that he had been hijacked and attacked by the enemy, so he lost his mind and made a big mistake.
Now his emotions have completely calmed down, and he regrets his mistakes immensely.
The FBI will allow several reporters to interview Wolf at the appropriate time.
So far, the truth of the UD725 flight incident has come to light, and the FBI has ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.
It was an accident.
Finally, Mr. Murphys from the FBI expressed his gratitude to Mr. Lu Chen from China for his great courage in saving more than 400 passengers on flight UD725 and avoiding a tragedy!
After he finished speaking, there was thunderous applause in the conference room.
All the applause was given to Lu Chen who was sitting in the middle.
In this press conference, Lu Chen was undoubtedly the biggest highlight, he firmly attracted everyone's attention.
Most of the people present knew Lu Chen through that 3-minute video, but this video was shot in the cabin, and it was a candid shot, plus the action was violent, so it was impossible to give Lu Chen a super-clear picture. closeup.
So seeing myself face-to-face now feels very different again.
Even a reporter with a certain prejudice can't be picky about Lu Chen's appearance. Lu Chen is tall and straight, with sharp and handsome features. Even by Western aesthetic standards, he is definitely the most handsome. The top little bunch.
Moreover, Lu Chen is very young, and his smile gives people a warm and soft feeling. It is hard to imagine that it is this big boy who looks easy to get close to, who has such a powerful fighting power.
Americans' understanding of personal combat effectiveness is usually attributed to the image of a big man with a big waist, a rough appearance, and a mouth full of foul words-the template role in Hollywood blockbusters.
Lu Chen really subverted their common sense.
In fact, some Americans have mixed feelings about Lu Chen's heroic deeds on flight UD725. They admire Lu Chen's bravery and fearlessness, but they also feel a little uncomfortable.
Because the culprit of the incident was an out-and-out American and a member of the Marine Corps who had served the country, he should have been the prototype of an American hero.
As a result, in a head-to-head contest, he was defeated by a young man from China as a villain.
I feel a little embarrassed.
And this group of people also included several reporters present.
So while applauding, they couldn't wait to ask Lu Chen their own questions.
The official host of the press conference was considerate and immediately announced the opening of the free question period.
As soon as his words fell, a reporter immediately stood up and said: "Mr. Lu Chen, I am James, a reporter from the New York Times. I admire your heroic actions on flight UD725 very much, but I want to know, what do you think of Wolff? What's Sergeant Cook's opinion?"
Originally, according to the rules of the official press conference, when it came to the free question period, the reporters should raise their hands first, and then the host would choose one of them to ask questions.
It's impossible for the "New York Times" reporter to be ignorant of the rules and not in a general hurry.
Of course, he is also very confident, because the "New York Times" is the top three newspapers in the United States. It is published all over the world and has a great influence.
The host did not stop the James reporter's violation.
His question was quite tricky, and it could be said that he had malicious intentions.
Lu Chen thought for a while, and replied calmly: "I personally think that the accident that happened on flight UD725 cannot be used as a criterion for evaluating Sergeant Wolf Cook."
"Personally, I'd rather be friends with Mr. Wolf Cook than rivals."
"thanks."
James was stunned for a moment, but Lu Chen's impeccable answer made the "New York Times" reporter unable to find any loopholes to continue his attack—it was too standard!
Moreover, Lu Chen said "Sergeant Wolfe Cook" before, and "Mr. Wolfe Cook" after that, which was very meaningful.
After a moment of silence, the applause sounded again!
The host took the opportunity to say: "Thank you, Mr. James, but please pay attention to the rules of questioning, this..."
He pointed to another female reporter who raised her left hand high.
James sat back in his seat awkwardly, feeling his face was a little hot.
And the blond female reporter who was named stood up and asked Lu Chenfa again: "Mr. Lu Chen, I am a reporter from "Daily News", can you comment on your brave behavior at that time? "
The "Daily News" is also a major newspaper in the United States. Unlike the "New York Times", which is politically serious, the style of this newspaper is more social. For example, its reporter is a beautiful blonde.
The journalists of major newspapers in the United States have one thing in common, that is, the interview questions are bold and direct, and they are quite difficult to deal with.
It is very easy for ordinary people to be at a loss when faced with their repeated questions.
So before coming, the FBI provided Lu Chen with a transcript of the interview, so that he could have enough mental preparation.
But neither James from the New York Times nor the blond from the Daily News were included.
Lu Chen smiled calmly and said, "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility!"
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility!
Lu Chen's answer brightened the eyes of everyone present.