314 A Shocking Turn of Events (2/2)
”What happened?”
”What's going on?”
There was an anxiety in the entire cabin, and some of the passengers began to panic. They were 8,000 to 9,000 meters above the ground level, and any mishap would undoubtedly be fatal.
The purser quickly spoke through the PA to calm the passengers, ”Ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm. We are experiencing air turbulence, and this is a normal phenomenon. Please remain seated with your seatbelts fastened. Thank you.”
A normal phenomenon?
As Xiao Luo looked out the window, he saw bolts of lightning flashing around, and he immediately felt a sense of impending doom. The aircraft had flown directly into a storm cloud, and he could even feel the electrical charge permeating the atmosphere. Shouldn't planes be avoiding thunderstorm clouds?
Xiao Luo had a bad feeling about this, especially when he saw the purser rushing through to the first-class cabin with several safety officers. They headed for the cockpit and kept knocking on the door, calling for the flight crew to respond.
Things went from bad to worse, after they did not get any response from the cockpit, the purser instructed the safety officers to breach the cockpit door.
The passengers in the economy-class were oblivious to what was happening, but passengers in the first-class cabin witnessed everything. It was beyond a doubt now that something was definitely wrong. Fear began to set in, and everyone sat quietly, looking pale and terrified. A few passengers even checked to see if there were lifejackets under their seats. The turbulence came back once again, more violent than the first, and the frightened cries of children could be heard from the aft cabin.
Suddenly, a voice came on the PA again. It was a man's voice.
”Ladies and gentlemen, this is your first officer, Lao Cui. Congratulations! You have all been given the privilege to go to heaven with me, hahaha... Yes, you're not mistaken. You and I, and this Boeing 747, will be going to heaven, where there's no pain, no conflict, no pressure—only bliss and joy. Do not fear, do not panic, and keep a smile on your face as we're going to meet God. I, Lao Cui, will lead you to him, hahaha…”
It was the voice of a deranged man, a psychotic man who intended to commit suicide by crashing the aircraft.
Their co-pilot, Cui Jihou, had just declared his intentions to kill everyone on board; the aircraft was shaking wildly as it flew into a thunderstorm, and lightning flashed incessantly. They will all die without a final resting place.
There was pandemonium in the cabin as passengers were assailed by an over-powering sense of dread and began to panic—what were they supposed to do? The sounds of people crying, screams of anguish, and desperate prayers filled the air.
”We're doomed! The co-pilot has gone crazy, he wants to kill us all! No, please, no! I haven't gotten a wife yet! I haven't lived enough!” Wang Yanzu was wailing in tears. But there was no way out of this, he couldn't just jump off the plane like jumping off a car.
”Hurry up, I need a few men here to break through the cockpit door!” the purser shouted urgently.
A few men responded immediately and tried to smash down the cockpit door. They rammed against the door with their shoulders and tried to kick it open, but to no avail. The cabin reverberated with the sound of each impact, but the door remained in place.
”Gentlemen out there, please stop wasting your energy. You can never break down an armored cockpit door. I suggest you sit down, relax, and prepare to meet God.” The co-pilot came on the PA again with a sinister message to the passengers.
”Cui Jihou, what the hell are you thinking?” the purser yelled.
”What am I thinking? Why don't you go and ask our company directors? I've toiled for more than 10 years, but yet those who joined after me had all been promoted, but what about me? I'm still a damned co-pilot,” Cui Jihou responded, ”I'm very upset, and I want revenge; I want the company to pay a painful price, hahaha, hahaha…”
The first officer had gone mad—he intended to destroy the aircraft and everyone along with it. As his maniacal laugh echoed through the cabin, everyone fell into despair.
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