Chapter 523 - Duel (Part 4) (2/2)

“Let’s do this,” she said. “Pull the indicator for a typhoon. According to the rules, all takeoffs have to be delayed if there are indications of typhoons.”

There were indeed dark clouds forming outside. However, it would be a little farfetched to say that a typhoon was coming. A heavy thunderstorm sounded believable, though. But whether it would be a typhoon or a thunderstorm, it would be within the control of the control tower. Even if a thunderstorm did occur later, that would be considered a mistake of the weather forecast, not the control tower trying to delay the takeoff of a Hua Xia Empire airplane.

“Sure, sure, sure!” The inspector was pleasantly surprised and accepted Gu Yanran’s idea.

He pulled on the orange warning indicator immediately and announced the warning for a typhoon. All flights, including those with special takeoff pa.s.ses, were to be delayed.

…

Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng were in the First Cla.s.s cabin with Gu Xiangwen.

To be frank, almost half of the people on this flight were people from the Special Forces. This was because Huo Shaoheng had utilized almost all the elites based in South America from their Special Forces, which meant that these people had been exposed. They wouldn’t be able to remain here any longer and had to return to the Hua Xia Empire. Therefore, this flight was almost filled with people from the Special Forces.

Yin s.h.i.+xiong, Zhao Liangze, Chen Lie, and Ye Zitan were also in the First Cla.s.s cabin. Chen Lie and Ye Zitan were taking care of Gu Xiangwen and Zhao Liangze. Zhao Liangze’s condition was remarkable. He had recovered fairly quickly and was experiencing no complications.

Gu Xiangwen was a different story, though. He was in a vegetative state. His exit from the hospital had been hindered by the snipers. The stretcher that Chen Lie had painstakingly prepared had not been used, and his medications had been halted for a while. Therefore, his condition had deteriorated.

While checking for his vital signs, Chen Lie shook his head. “Barbados’s medical industry is so backward. They couldn’t even keep up with his basic nutrition. Even if he wasn’t a human in a vegetative state but a real plant, he would have been almost dead.”

Huo Shaoheng remained seated at a seat by the window silently and looked out of the windows, fully alert.

Gu Nianzhi’s seat was actually beside Huo Shaoheng, but she did not sit in her seat. She was helping Chen Lie and Ye Zitan look after Gu Xiangwen and Zhao Liangze.

The engines of the airplane were roaring. It was already taxiing and was about to enter the runway for takeoff. However, after a short while, the engine stopped.

Huo Shaoheng stood up wordlessly and strode toward the c.o.c.kpit.

“What happened? Why are we stopping?” Huo Shaoheng asked with a low voice. “We have a special pa.s.s to take off. You can ignore them.”

When the control tower commanded all flights to delay takeoff, Huo Shaoheng already knew that someone was coming, but he did not mind, as their flight was one from Hua Xia airlines with a special takeoff permit.

But why had they stopped?

“Sir, Barbados has pulled the orange warning for a typhoon,” the pilot quickly explained. “Look here…”

“Typhoon?” Huo Shaoheng frowned and looked at the skies in from the window of the c.o.c.kpit. They were indeed filled with dark clouds.

However, the problem was that Barbados was a tropical country. Thunderstorms and typhoons were frequent occurrences. Should he insist on a takeoff and leave Barbados, or wait for a while and see if it was really a typhoon?

Huo Shaoheng returned to the First Cla.s.s cabin. Before he could decide, Gu Yanran had already arrived in front of the plane with her people.

“I want to see Mr. Huo,” Gu Yanran told the pilot using a communication system that had been allowed access to the c.o.c.kpit. “I am Gu Yanran. Please get Mr. Huo to come down and speak to me.”

The pilot remained silent for a while before replying, “Mr. Huo? May I know which Mr. Huo, please? There are many pa.s.sengers on the flight. It won’t be easy to look if you just mention ‘Mr. Huo.’”

“I’d advise you against playing around with words with me,” Gu Yanran stated clearly. “I didn’t say his name because I did not want to blow this matter up, since Mr. Huo took my father away illegally. If I were to state his full name, the one to lose face would be the Hua Xia Empire.”

The pilot listened to Gu Yanran’s threats with a straight face and understood that she knew Huo Shaoheng’s true position in the country. Moreover, they indeed had a human in a vegetative state from Barbados...o...b..ard…

Putting down the system, the pilot went to the First Cla.s.s cabin personally to look for Huo Shaoheng.

“Sir, there’s a lady outside with the surname Gu who specifically requested to see you. She says that you took her father away ‘illegally…’”

Of course, the pilot did not believe that Huo Shaoheng had taken the man away illegally. He was merely relaying to Huo Shaoheng what Gu Yanran had said.

“Illegally?” Gu Nianzhi heard this and stood up. “Just based on her words? Is this the law of Barbados? Such self-ent.i.tlement…! Huo Shao, let me go and see her instead.”

Huo Shaoheng stood up as well and said firmly, “Let’s go together.”

Since they weren’t able to leave, they decided to talk it out.