Although going to the other side of the ocean to receive the award was not a big deal, Kang Mucheng had some unspeakable worries. He was worried about Jian Jing going alone, so he simply arranged a business trip for her.
Another long-distance flight.
The only difference from before is that there are more people.
Kang Mucheng was going to discuss some cooperation with an American publishing house this time, so he brought his assistant, secretary, translator and lawyer with him.
What Diane is most thankful for is that her boss is not stingy.
Normally, the secretary and the assistant could only sit in economy class - my god, a long-distance flight of more than ten hours, sitting in a cramped economy class seat, could be the end of you - but Kang Mucheng let her book a business class seat.
At this moment, the plane had been delayed for 30 minutes. Diane sat on the soft chair in the VIP lounge, but she was not anxious at all.
The delay is the working time, good.
"Diane." She was too naive. How could the boss allow employees to slack off with pay? Kang Mucheng said to her, "Can you do me a favor?"
Diane: Can I say no
"Okay, boss." She memorized it mechanically and responded quickly.
Kang Mucheng handed her an original English book: "Read this. When we go to meet the writer, maybe I will need your help."
Diane: “…” Although she did well in the IELTS, she hasn’t done reading comprehension for a long time.
"Okay, Mr. Kang." Although he was heartbroken, the office worker still agreed with a smile on his face.
Of course, the boss not only assigned people to work, he also opened his notebook and looked at some material with a look of concentration.
"Is there any difference between working overtime in the waiting room and working overtime in the office?" the princess asked teasingly as she poured espresso on a scoop of ice cream.
Boss: "Working hours on weekdays cannot be called overtime."
Princess: “…”
Diane: Oh!
She opened the English book distractedly and ate the raw meat with difficulty.
"Click, click", a little kid in leather shoes was running around in the smooth hall, giggling from time to time, like a noisy little duck.
Diane turned her head silently.
A beautiful woman walked by and said to the duck, "Baby, your mother is calling you."
"Mommy." Duckling turned his head and went to a chair not far away. The elegant and delicate woman waved at him. He giggled and threw himself over with open arms.
"Kids are just a little noisy." The beautiful woman sat beside him, her shiny black hair looking like silk in the light, with a faint fragrance emanating from it.
The fragrance is subtle.
Diane was secretly shocked. She had seen many beauties before. The female CEO she had seen a few days ago was a rare bright and beautiful woman, not to mention the princess, but the person in front of her was beautiful in a different way.
Although she is in her early thirties, even about to be forty, she is very feminine. Her mature style still retains the girlish charm, which is contradictory yet harmonious.
"Are you talking about a child?" She couldn't help but join in the conversation, feeling that she couldn't leave her out.
The male assistant was even more embarrassed, and interrupted abruptly: "It's nothing, don't worry about it."
The beautiful woman smiled at him and said, "Thank you for your understanding."
The male assistant was at a loss and almost stood up and bowed.
Fortunately, the beautiful woman didn't say anything else. She glanced at Jian Jing, then looked at Kang Mucheng: "I think I've seen you once."
Kang Mucheng remained calm: "Hello."
"Maybe I remembered it wrong." She smiled apologetically and walked away as if nothing had happened.
Diane mocked the male assistant: "You're blushing."
Male assistant: “Ahem.”
Jian Jing asked with a smile: "Boss Kang, have you seen her?"
Kang Mucheng said: "I have no impression."
"Interesting." Jian Jing said, "This flight will be fun."
At that time, Diane just looked at her, not understanding the meaning of the words at all. It was not until later that she suddenly realized - how could this be fun? Psychology, reason, shadow, and shadow are more or less the same.
"Attention passengers flying from Heping City to New York, your flight xxx..."
The announcement came, it was time to board the plane.
First class and business class passengers can use the VIP channel and get to the cabin quickly without having to queue.
Diane was sitting in business class for the first time, and she was very interested in familiarizing herself with the various functions. Her boss asked the princess, "There's still room. Do you want to upgrade?"
"No need." Jian Jing concentrated on playing a game during the last time she had internet access, without even raising her head.
Kang Mucheng put her suitcase on the plane: "What did you bring? It's so heavy?"
"snack."
Diane sighed: What a bad decision. It was already past nine o'clock when she finished her shift yesterday and all the supermarkets were closed. She only bought some sandwiches at a convenience store.
The passengers took their seats and the plane took off.
Climbing, bumping, stable, someone started to go to the toilet.
The stewardess started handing out drinks.
The princess ordered a glass of champagne, drank it all, and prepared to go to bed.
Diane quietly put on her headphones, turned on the reading light, and prepared to finish the reading comprehension of the first three chapters while she still had enough energy.
Time flies.
She finished reading the first chapter and looked up to find that the little princess was already asleep. She was covered with a yellow printed blanket, which was very cute and fluffy, with cat paws on the four corners.
The blanket was not covered properly, and one of the pink cat paw pads fell right on Kang Mucheng's knees, creating a sharp contrast with his straight trousers.
Diane held back her laughter and raised her phone to take a picture of him.
The boss glanced at her.
Diane: Looking down at a book.
The boss picked up the blanket and stuffed it into the next chair.
The high altitude environment makes people drowsy and thirsty. Diane drank half a cup of tea without realizing it and couldn't help wanting to go to the toilet.
Business class and first class shared a bathroom, which should have accommodated more than 30 people. But Diane waited for a long time until a seat was empty, so she quickly took care of it.
When she went out, she saw several guests talking.
"Miss, the coffee is too weak, please make another cup." A lady said to the flight attendant, while comforting the child, "Baby, be quiet."
She glanced and thought, oh no, it’s that naughty kid again.
She covered her ears and said in a sharp voice: "Mommy, I don't feel well."
"You're disturbing others." The wife stroked his back, "Be quiet and don't move."
Diane was quite fond of such parents and handed over a piece of gum: "Do you want this? It will make you feel better."
"Thank you." The wife took the pill politely and handed it to the child, "You can't swallow it, understand?"
The child smiled and snuggled into his mother's arms.
On the other side, a man took out a photo from his business card holder and stuffed it into the stewardess's collar: "If you want to contact me, call this number."
The stewardess smiled awkwardly but politely: "Sir, do you need anything else?"
The man smiled and said, "Wait for your call."
Diane rolled her eyes covertly and squeezed past on purpose: "Excuse me, make way."
The stewardess walked over to the seat of one of his guests.
"Ma'am, how can I help you?"
The woman in this position is tall and thin. She is wearing red-soled high heels, applying a facial mask, and painting her nails: "Give me a bottle of mineral water. It has to be iced, not too cold."
"Yes ma'am."
Diane sat down, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued flipping through the book.
Then, the flight attendant began to distribute the meals.
Bread, vegetable salad, cream of mushroom chicken soup, fried fish, steak, pasta, two pieces of cake, a piece of fruit, a box of yogurt. If necessary, the stewardess can also give a scoop of ice cream, strawberry and vanilla flavors.
To be fair, this was a pretty good meal.
Diane decided to fill her stomach and continue to tackle the damn reading comprehension.
She noticed that the little princess did not get up to eat.
The boss said, "Let's wait until she wakes up."
Diane and the assistant exchanged a gossipy look.
After they finished eating, many people chose to turn off the lights and take a nap, or watch a movie. Diane couldn't hold on any longer, so she put on her headphones and sang some songs.
After an unknown amount of time, it was the turn of the soup she had drunk to cause trouble, forcing her to go to the toilet.
Diane glanced at the bathroom light. It was red, but soon turned green, and the person inside appeared.
She was delighted and hurried over, fearing that her luggage would be snatched away by someone else. She didn't know if she was in too much of a hurry and accidentally bumped into someone.
But she didn't care and hurried into the bathroom. When she came out, she remembered and wanted to apologize, but she saw that the person sitting in the seat was still sleeping soundly and didn't seem to be awakened.
Diane was about to leave when she suddenly felt something was wrong and took another look.
The other person had his eyes closed, his head resting on the soft pillow, and his entire face had a feeling... that she couldn't describe, and it was difficult to describe.
She was horrified and didn't dare to look any further, so she quickly walked to her seat.
"Diane?" Jian Jing woke up and was happily eating. She asked her, "What's wrong with you? You don't look well."
Diane couldn't describe her inner feelings, and was afraid of scaring the little princess, so she forced a smile and said, "Nothing."
"That's not what your body says." Jian Jing took a sip of coffee, cut the steak and put it in her mouth. Perhaps because she felt it was tasteless, she sprinkled a lot of black pepper on it. "If you feel uncomfortable, take a rest."
She glanced at Kang Mucheng who was taking a rest and mouthed, "Mr. Kang won't tell you."
Diane shook her head and tried to focus on the book, but the English letters danced disco in front of her eyes and refused to enter her mind.
Finally, she couldn't help herself and said to Jian Jing, "That passenger over there is weird."
Jian Jing stuffed the bread into the soup and asked, "What's weird about that?"
"She's motionless." Diane confided, "It's so scary. Could she be sick? Should I tell the flight attendant? If she's sick, do we have to make an emergency landing... Teacher Jian?"
She was surprised to find that Jian Jing seemed to have seen something interesting and immediately put down his knife and fork: "Which one?"
Diane pointed over there.
Jian Jing stood up, walked to the seat quickly and carefully, and observed it for a while. Then, she took out a glove from the side pocket of her skirt, put it on, felt the other person's pulse, and then opened his eyelids.
Diane saw her face become serious and immediately called the stewardess.
She said something that made the stewardess pale with fright.
Diane couldn't help but move closer, so she could hear bits and pieces of his conversation.
Princess: "He has been dead for more than an hour."
Stewardess: “Ah!”
Princess: "The preliminary diagnosis is □□ poisoning."
Stewardess: “This is not the right thing to do.”
Princess: "There's something wrong with the drink. Maybe the murderer is on this plane."
The stewardess was shaky.
"Calm down." Diane was surprised to find that the little princess was not frightened at all and was incredibly calm. "Contact the ground and ask the police to come over after landing. You and your colleagues should also recall if anyone has entered or left here, and see if you can limit the suspect to rows 1 to 13."
Diane couldn't help but turn her head and observe her surroundings.
This aircraft is divided into first class, business class and economy class. There is a curtain partition between the business class and the economy class, and there are seats for stewardesses.
The flight attendant was also well-trained and immediately got busy after a brief panic.
Jian Jing stood at the front of the cabin and imprinted the entire environment into her mind.
... bathroom... .kitchen
1... a..b..c..d..e..
2... a..b..c..d..e..
... ... ... ... ... ... ... .
11..ab.cd.ef.
12..ab.cd.ef.
13..ab.cd.ef.
Among them, rows 1-2 are first class, rows 11-13 are business class, with a total of 28 seats. But this flight was not full.
The deceased's seat was 1b, right on the way to the bathroom and kitchen.