At night in a foreign country, there are dim lights in the bar behind me, and a few cars pass by on the road under the balcony from time to time.
There was a lot of voices, and there was a lot of noise.
Under the sky full of stars, the young man was wearing a thin shirt, looking up at the sky. He held a cigarette between his fingers, a mocking smile appeared on his thin lips, and the brows were full of smoldering and hostility. Countless evil poured out, almost becoming black in essence.
However, the moment he looked back, all negative emotions were swept away.
Zhuohuan saw his surprised expression, and heard him say—
"Teacher Zhuo? 』
If it weren't for the smoke in the trash can still lying there quietly, who would have believed that this gentle and elegant young man was like a black stone struggling to crawl out of a quagmire five minutes ago, with strong malice all over his body.
***
When Lina heard Zhuo Huan's words, she was in a daze for a moment. She laughed and said, "Although I don't think Fu looks like he likes to smoke, he is an adult. Reid, I don't think there is anything wrong with a grown man smoking." But you, you should smoke less."
Zhuo Huan laughed, "You don't understand."
Lina: "But I understand, you should quit smoking."
Soon, Lina walked away from the balcony and returned to the bar.
After everyone drank for a while, Old Joseph was drunk again, and Fu Cheng and Su Fei helped him back.
At noon the next day, investigate the headquarters.
Everyone at UAAG and EASA is anxiously awaiting the report from the Tokyo lab.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Teiichi Tsuna sent the experiment report to UAAG's mailbox, and at the same time, he made a video call.
In the video, the young physics professor is still wearing the same clothes from yesterday, and the faint blue color in his eyes suggests that this person must have stayed up all night last night to complete the experiment. But he did not show fatigue, but said to Zhuo Huan in a firm tone: "After 17 experiments, the MCD magnetic chip detector used in the Rolls-Royce Trent 810 engine has 6 out of electromagnetic field disturbances. , destroying the circuit system."
"The probability is 35%."
"I think this is enough to prove some problems. As for how to make a decision, Zhuo Jun, it's up to you to decide."
Zhuohuan: "Thank you."
Tsuna Teiichi: "You're welcome."
After the video call was hung up, Zhuo Huan raised his head, only to see that everyone in the investigation headquarters was looking at him nervously.
Zhuohuan looked at them and raised an eyebrow: "What are you waiting for, it's time to write the report."
There was an immediate burst of cheers in the office.
It was said that everyone was asked to write the report, but in fact the investigation report was almost written by Zhuo Huan alone.
After Fu Cheng and others helped him collect the information, Zhuo Huan directly took over the responsibility of writing the investigation report.
Old Joseph: "The investigation report is indeed the best to be completed by one person. If there are too many people who write it, it is easy to ignore the problem. But this thing takes a long time to write, and it is necessary to summarize the detailed accident and all the evidence collected. , and even the collection process is written. And the reason this time is also very complicated, I am afraid it will take 10,000 words to write."
At nine o'clock in the evening, everyone left the investigation headquarters one after another, only Zhuo Huan remained in the office and did not leave.
Fu Cheng was the last one to go, standing in front of the stairs, he looked back at Zhuo Huan.
Lina: "There will be a press conference tomorrow, and Reid probably wants to complete the investigation report today."
Fucheng was surprised and said, "Open tomorrow?"
Lina: "Many people can't wait. Nine months have passed, and they have waited too long for this result. EASA has suggested that a press conference be held next week, and it is enough to just announce the simple findings now, but Reid refused. .Everyone needs an explanation, and he wants to tell everyone the truth quickly."
The lights in the investigation headquarters went out one by one, and finally only the one on Zhuo Huan's desk remained.
After writing the accident overview, causes, and conclusions, only the final safety advice remains.
It was already three o'clock in the morning, Zhuo Huan suddenly felt a little irritable. Subconsciously, he reached for the cigarettes in the drawer, but he stopped as soon as his hand touched the cigarette case, and slammed the drawer door shut.
Strolling around the desks of UAAG members, Zhuo Huan picked up a bottle of yogurt that was on Fucheng's desk. After thinking for a while, he took out his phone, inserted the straw into the yogurt hole, and sent a message to Fucheng: [I drank your yogurt.]
He didn't expect that in the next second, the other party replied immediately: [The one with strawberry flavor? It was given to me by Lina in the afternoon.]
Zhuo Huan who just drank strawberry-flavored yogurt: "..."
Fu Cheng: [I don't like the taste very much, so I didn't drink it. you drink.]
Zhuohuan: "..."
Without replying to the message, Zhuo Huan drank up the yogurt expressionlessly, and then threw the shriveled yogurt box into the trash can.
He sat back in front of the computer and started typing.
"Fourth, safety advice.
According to the analysis of this accident, safety suggestions and measures are put forward from three aspects: personnel, organization and equipment.
1. Personnel
(1) Before taking the flight, the pilot had a certain amount of mental oppression due to personal debt pressure and emotional pressure. According to the report of the NASA Human Environment Research Laboratory, middle-aged men who have been mentally oppressed for a long time are more likely to make wrong judgments than similar men who have not been mentally oppressed in the face of emergencies, and their reaction speed to crisis accidents will also be slowed down by 30%. %.
(2) In the face of extremely severe weather, the control personnel... 』
In the early morning of the next day, Fu Cheng and Su Fei came to the investigation headquarters together.
As soon as the two of them reached the second floor, Fu Cheng gave a soft "shh", and Su Fei immediately shut up.
On the old sofa at the corner of the second floor, Zhuo Huan's feet were resting on the armrest of the sofa, his face was covered with a newspaper, and he seemed to have slept for a long time.
They walked to their desk lightly, Su Fei was taken aback, pointed to the thick stack of investigation reports on the desk, and lowered his voice: "So many words, he finished writing them?!"
Fucheng looked up at each investigator's desk, without exception, there was a printed investigation report on all desks.
Looking back at the man, Fu Cheng said: "Well, he finished writing."
That afternoon, Zhuo Huan was still sleeping, and Lina represented UAAG on his behalf and attended the press conference held by the Finnish Aviation Authority.
Everyone stayed at the investigation headquarters, watching Lina answer reporters' questions with ease from the TV.
Su Fei muttered, "I reasonably suspect that someone purposely slept until now to let Lina attend the press conference."
Old Joseph laughed: "I also doubt it very much."
"There is no doubt that she is the UAAG's external spokesperson."
Everyone turned their heads, only to see a certain man took off the newspaper covering his face. The glare of the afternoon sun made him squint his eyes, and it took him a while to get used to it. Zhuo Huan sat up straight and rubbed his hair casually.
Zhuohuan: "What time is it?"
Fu Cheng: "Two o'clock in the afternoon."
Seeing that Zhuo Huan woke up, Fu Cheng subconsciously looked at the bottle of strawberry-flavored yogurt in his trash can.
Sensing his gaze, Zhuo Huan was stunned for a moment, then covered his face with the newspaper, lay down and went back to sleep.
Su Fei: "Sleeping again? Aren't you hungry? You haven't eaten all day."
Fucheng thought for a while: "Mr. Zhuo may not be hungry after drinking some yogurt."
Zhuo Huan not far away: "..."
Ah.
At 6:30 in the evening, the officials of the Finnish Aviation Agency personally sent the members of UAAG to board the plane.
Going back is still first class.
As soon as he got on the plane, Zhuo Huan fell asleep and told the flight attendant not to wake him up even if he was eating.
The other four were all in high spirits, especially Su Fei.
The plane took off on time at seven o'clock. These days, Fucheng was a little tired, and an hour later, he passed by in a daze. Until a scream woke him up.
"Damn it, Aurora!"
Fucheng woke up suddenly, he opened the curtain, and saw Su Fei who was sitting by the window on the other side excitedly leaning towards the window. Su Fei didn't pull the curtain, he turned around and saw Fucheng woke up, and knew that he had woken him up, so he hurriedly made an apologetic gesture, and whispered to him: "Look outside, Aurora, I didn't expect us to wake up this time So lucky to be able to see the aurora before closing the shade."
Hearing this, Fu Cheng turned his head to look at the window on his side.
In the dark and quiet night sky, the turquoise aurora is like a tulle, rippling and twinkling in the sky. This light flows quietly in the night, she releases the breathtaking beauty silently.
This is the first time Fucheng, as a passenger, watched the aurora through the narrow window of the cabin. He was fascinated by it unconsciously, until the stewardess knocked on his door, smiled at him and said, "Sir, we are going to close the sunshade when we enter the high latitude area."
Fucheng just woke up like a dream.
"Okay, thank you."
The sun visor of the plane was gently closed, and with a click, the extremely gorgeous aurora was locked out of the window.
The sound of closing the window was particularly clear and loud in the silent first-class cabin.
The curtain in the first-class cabin separates the five UAAG investigators from each other and has their own small space. Looking at the tightly closed visor, Fu Cheng couldn't help being lost in thought. And he didn't know that in front of him, Zhuo Huan was lying on the bed with his hands behind his head, looking at the ceiling of the passenger cabin, and he also hadn't fallen asleep.
And old Joseph, Lina, Su Fei...
Nine months and three days ago, the same McFly F435 plane took off from Tokyo, carrying 234 people, and flew to distant Finland.
It is said to be the hometown of Santa Claus.
On seat 78A of the economy class, the beautiful newlywed wife suddenly noticed the aurora outside the window. She was overjoyed and pleasantly woke up her sleeping husband. The young faces of the two were illuminated by the emerald green aurora, Yamada Ami suppressed her joy, and whispered: "This is the first time I have seen the aurora, Kazuya, we will definitely get better and better, we will definitely .When we get to Finland, let’s go find Santa together.”
The young newlywed husband was wearing a washed and whitish cheap suit. Looking at his wife's happy face at that moment, he suddenly felt that everything was worth it after saving half a year for the honeymoon trip.
He stroked his wife's unconceived belly and clenched his fists: "Okay! It will definitely get better and better. Even if you eat wakame every day, I can't let you and the baby suffer." After finishing speaking, he pretended to be distressed. , pitifully made his wife happy: "Can I only eat wakame, can I have some natto..."
Ami Yamada covered her lips, and her round eyes turned into crescent moons.
At the same moment, the pretty stewardess who was pouring milk for passengers in the business class preparation room had just taken out a cup when she heard a colleague beside her exclaim in a low voice: "Ah, Aurora."
Shan Xiahui turned her head to look out of the window, where several stewardesses had already surrounded her.
"I actually saw the aurora. I rarely take polar flights. This is the first time I have seen it."
"Even if you take frequent polar flights, you may not be able to see the aurora, and I only saw it twice."
Shan Xiahui didn't join in the fun.
She stood by the small dining table, looking at the magnificent aurora from a distance. After staring numbly for a while, she lowered her head to pour the milk again, but her eyes touched her empty left hand.
There is also a shallow imprint on the ring finger, where a ring was once worn.
It was under the Tokyo Tower, and the man suddenly knelt down and made a lifetime promise to her in front of thousands of tourists.
The eye sockets turned red involuntarily, and Yamashita Hui clenched her teeth.
The next moment, she held the milk and opened the curtain of the business class with a smile.
"Ma'am, the milk you want."
And at the very front of the plane, in the cockpit.
The captain smiled and said, "I didn't expect to see the aurora before entering the Arctic Circle."
Co-pilot Maeda Shosuke was not in the mood to appreciate the aurora. He opened the weather report and checked it from beginning to end, then said meticulously: "Captain, the weather report says there is no bad weather in the Arctic Circle, please rest assured."
The other co-pilot smiled and said: "Mr. Maeda, don't be so nervous, just relax. Even if you encounter a magnetic storm, you don't have to worry, just make an emergency landing nearby. Come, let's appreciate this gift of nature together."
Maeda Shosuke: "Hi!" After speaking, he looked up out of the window.
The aurora all over the sky was reflected in the sincere and strong eyes of the young man, which made him startled slightly, and murmured that name.
"Huh..."
Like parallel lines that never meet.
From the moment it started, it was doomed that they would never meet again.
Lying on the bed and thinking for a while, Fu Cheng opened his eyes wide, unable to fall asleep no matter what. When the stewardess came again and asked him if he wanted to eat, Fucheng refused with a smile. Before closing his eyes, he remembered the last sentence of Zhuo Huan's investigation report.
"Aiming at the design problem of the engine MCD magnetic chip detector, it is suggested that Rolls-Royce company add an electromagnetic disruptor to the MCD magnetic chip detector. 』
There are 10,000 words in eloquence, but there is only this sentence, which is the final ending.
Just like the McFly F435 they are riding on now, Rolls-Royce installed electromagnetic jammers on the engines of more than 1,000 aircrafts around the world in just one night.
Each engine requires only five minutes of the maintenance crew's time.
Only five minutes.
And these five minutes were piled up with blood and tears. It is so simple and easy, but it has saved countless unseen lives.
"Is that what you mean?"
The black-haired young man's soft self-talk was drowned in the noisy roar of the plane's engine.
***
After flying for ten hours, the five finally arrived at Shencheng Airport.
It was eleven o'clock in the morning, China time.
After taking the luggage, everyone talked and laughed, and walked to the outside of the airport together.
Fucheng was keenly aware of something wrong: ... no one picked up the plane outside the boarding bridge
Zhuo Huan didn't speak all the way. Uncle Zhuo didn't seem to have a good rest on the plane, and his face was very ugly. Everyone didn't bother to touch him, and left him to go to the end alone.
After walking outside the airport, standing by the road, the few people chatted for a while, and slowly, they finally realized that something was wrong.
Su Fei: "Where's the car? Lina, it's been ten minutes. Why hasn't the car that picked us up come yet?"
Old Joseph: "That's right, where is the car? The plane is still late. Why hasn't the car arrived yet?"
Lina showed a perfect smile: "Car? What car?"
Su Fei and Old Joseph were stunned together.
Fu Cheng, who had faintly sensed the truth: "..."
Su Fei: "No, what do you mean, car! That's the one, come pick up our luxury car! Rolls-Royce! Bentley! Lincoln is also fine!"
Lina: "Unfortunately, there is no car, but there are taxis over there, you see."
Su Fei: "Huh???!!!"
Old Joseph turned his head, his eyes were burning: "Reid, where's the car!"
Zhuo Huan let out an impatient "ah" and plucked his ears: "Where is the car, take a taxi home by yourself."
Joseph Sr.: "...don't you tell me we're fired from UAAG now."
Zhuohuan: "What are you thinking?"
Su Fei: "Where did that car go? A special car for UAAG, a luxury car! A luxury car! UAAG is rich and powerful, and the last time I go is a Bentley!"
Zhuo Huan sneered: "When did I tell you that UAAG is rich and powerful."
Su Fei: "..."
Old Joseph: "..."
Zhuo Huan: "No money, take a taxi by yourself"
Lina smiled and added to him: "In fact, the treatment you enjoyed before was all provided by the Finnish Aviation Authority and McFly. When we officially leave Finland, they will no longer bear our entry and exit costs. UAAG's Members' salaries are calculated separately, as far as I know, there is no 'luxury car entry and exit' item on the salary slip."
Zhuo Huan turned his head to look at Lina: "Where are you going, take me along the way when you take a taxi, I will go with you."
Fu Cheng smiled slightly: "Can you interject?"
Zhuohuan and Lina looked at him together.
Fu Cheng: "So it means that UAAG is actually very poor, very very poor?"
Zhuohuan snorted.
Lina: "V, I'm glad you understand what I mean, it's really easy to talk to you."
The words that a certain man once said suddenly sounded in my mind——
"It's only been a few days, so cherish it. 』
That's what it means.
Fucheng smiled back.
... Very good.
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So, the rich and powerful UAAG you think is actually...
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Volume 2 The Little Prince