Chapter 334 Death Flight (I)
The reason why Ashley didn't take a private plane back to the Lighthouse Country was to avoid being criticized.
Although her father didn't plan to participate in the next presidential election, he didn't plan to quit politics directly, so he should be a little careful in this regard and not be caught by others.
It's better to be safe than sorry. It would be troublesome if he was photographed by someone with bad intentions.
Not only him, but his daughter Ashley would definitely be hostile to people, which was something Graham didn't want to see.
Now in addition to the bodyguards, there was also Luo Guang, who had rescued Ashley from the dangerous place of the Illuminati, so he was relieved to let his daughter take this ordinary public flight.
The plane of this flight was a Boeing 747 passenger plane with a double-decker cabin structure. The upper cabin, which was originally used for crew members and first-class passengers to rest, was changed to a business (business) class, with a spiral staircase connecting the upper and lower cabins.
Although the experience of first-class passengers was reduced, accommodating more people could make more money.
Today's flight was still full, but because there was a special soundproof folding door between the first class and other cabins, it was not noisy.
In addition to Luo Guang and his companions, there were six other people in the first class. They seemed to know each other. Four people in black suits were holding non-alcoholic drinks, and the other two were probably holding white wine.
Those people were whispering together.
Luo Guang and his companions were sitting in the first class, and for various reasons, the bodyguard bought a total of four tickets, so the number of passengers on the plane was 343, not 344.
There were four seats in a row in the first class cabin, one by the window on each side, two in the middle, and two aisles in total.
Luo Guang and Ashley sat on the same side, but there was an aisle between them, and the bodyguard sat on the other side by the window. The empty seat next to Luo Guang was filled with an emergency kit that she had prepared.
The bodyguard's name was Halevi Louise, a woman with short blond hair.
After getting on the plane, Halevi specifically called Luo Guang and handed him a tactical belt and a coat in the blind spot of other passengers, and whispered: "There are other passengers on this plane with guns, and their identities are unknown. You protect the VIP."
The bodyguard had never received this information, which made her very nervous after discovering this situation, and she reported the information to the intelligence center as soon as possible before the plane took off.
Luo Guang didn't ask much, he also noticed that there were several professional gun users among the passengers, and the calluses on their hands were in a special position.
During the concealment period, he directly wrapped the belt with his coat and took it to the toilet for inspection and wearing.
There are a total of four magazines on the belt, and a holster, which contains a CZ75 submachine gun.
This is a pistol that can fire continuously. It is said that the theoretical rate of fire can reach 1,000 rounds per minute, but the standard magazine of this pistol only has 15 bullets. For Luo Guang, it is better to use the burst mode directly, that is, the semi-automatic mode.
After confirming that the pistol was safe and usable, Luo Guang put the weapon back into the holster and put on his coat. He then checked in the mirror that the gun was not exposed before returning to his seat.
Ashley, who was sitting by the window, had taken out a lot of snacks from her bag and was going to eat them while chatting with Luo Guang later.
Luo Guang stood up and came to Ashley's side. He leaned over to Ashley and told her what Halevi had said. He whispered in her ear: "The bodyguards should be contacting their superiors to investigate."
He explained the situation so that Ashley could react faster when something happened.
Then he continued: "So now we should do what we should do."
After that, Luo Guang was about to pick up a piece of potato chips and pretend to pick up snacks and return to his seat.
As a result, Ashley hugged Luo Guang's neck and whispered in Luo Guang's ear: "I know, you have to protect me."
Luo Guang just said such a long paragraph in her ear, which made her ears itchy, so this was "revenge".
Luo Guang didn't care about the other party's ambiguous actions, nodded directly, turned around and took the whole bag of potato chips away, and returned to his seat.
Just after he ate a few bites of snacks, Halevi sat next to Luo Guang and whispered in his ear: "The intelligence center is still investigating and has not responded, but I reported it to the airport security center and got a reply."
She didn't keep it a secret, and said directly without waiting for Luo Guang to ask: "These people are legally carrying guns on the plane, so I think they probably went through official channels. It is very likely that they are agents of certain countries."
Halevi didn't point out which country's agents they were because the security center didn't leak the information for confidentiality, and in turn reminded her to keep it confidential and not cause panic.
In order to avoid misjudgment, she didn't say her guess-a special external intelligence organization of the Lighthouse Country.
On the other hand, since the airport security personnel knew about this, it means that the captain on the plane should also know about it.
After all, the most important roles on this plane are the captain and the co-pilot, and this special situation will definitely be explained clearly.
"No matter what, it's not a good thing for those people to bring guns on the plane. They are either escorting criminals or transporting some important items." Luo Guang whispered back.
Halevi nodded, but the target of these people was not something she, a bodyguard, should care about. She was only thinking about how to protect Ashley in case of an accident.
"You didn't listen to me at all!"
Just as Luo Guang and Halevi were exchanging information and eating snacks, there was an angry roar from the six people who had gathered to chat.
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The person who spoke loudly was a man with glasses wearing a light blue shirt and gray-brown trousers. He was holding a wine glass in one hand and holding the collar of another person in dark green clothes with the other hand. He was roaring at the other person with a red face.
Another man in a black suit quickly stepped forward to stop him, pressed down the other person's hand holding the clothes, and glanced at Luo Guang and the others with a slightly apologetic smile.
Then he turned around, his smile disappeared, and he said in a deep voice to the yeller: "Lucas, can you calm down? Is there any point in yelling here?"
Lucas, the man with glasses, let go of his hand and stared angrily at the man in the suit.
Although the man in the suit was a head shorter than Lucas, he was as powerful as the other. After taking a step closer, the man in the suit whispered: "If we hadn't controlled the situation at that time, you know Kelly would have died long ago. "
The man in beige clothes echoed: "Paul is right. This is the only way we have a chance to save her now. You making a fuss here will not solve the problem at all."
Paul Judd, this is the name of the man in the black suit. As for the man in dark green clothes, his name is Leo Bennett.
Lucas wanted to retort, but Paul suddenly spoke louder and interrupted: "Hey!"
Then he whispered: "She was almost dead at that time! Now we are the ones who saved her and gave her a chance to live, not you, the husband who was not with his wife when the accident happened!"
As soon as Lucas heard this, he instantly bent over and lowered his head, and the aura caused by the alcohol stimulation immediately dissipated.
Paul patted Lucas on the shoulder and said, "When we get to Harrisonburg, you will do what you should do as a husband and try your best to save her."
"Wait? Aren't we going to the laboratory in Washington?" Lucas suddenly lost his composure. This was different from what he planned.
After Paul turned back to confirm that Luo Guang and the others were not paying attention, he turned to Lucas and said, "You also know that our computer has been hacked. If the enemy wants to investigate the institute, he must first investigate the ones in Washington."
Paul was the captain of this mission. After learning that the computer files had been hacked and intelligence leaked, he chose to pretend to have seen through the opponent's plan and purchased tickets for other flights.
But in fact, I still chose to take the planned route. After arriving in Washington, I changed to take a car to the nearby Harrisonburg Research Institute.
"We don't have time!" Lucas became excited again.
Leo advised: "We all know the risks, but this is for safety."
When Paul saw Luo Guang turning his attention to him, he knew that he had attracted other people's attention, which was not a good thing.
He put his arm on Lucas's shoulders, half-forced him into a chair, and said, "I know how you feel. You want to save your wife, but if you keep not cooperating with us, you will make a big fuss here. It’s your wife’s interests that are harmed by making such a fuss, okay?”
Although Lucas was angry, when he heard that this would harm his wife's interests, he could only stop and sit in his seat and sulk.
Paul comforted Lucas and after giving the man in the black suit a few words, he walked towards Luo Guang with a cup filled with carbonated drinks.
"Sorry, my colleague's wife encountered some trouble and was anxious to go back, so she was a little excited." Paul came here mainly to confirm the situation.
Luo Guang waved his hand and said, "It's okay. But please be quiet, my friend likes to read and doesn't like noise very much."
Halevi did not look at Paul, but was immersed in reading, pretending to be a nerd.
Paul glanced at Halevy who was reading a book, then at Ashley who stretched out her hand to share snacks with Luo Guang, and said, "Oh, okay, please."
He then returned to his seat and gave the others a safety sign.
The intelligence center of the Lighthouse Country responded much slower than expected this time. Luo Guang looked at the bodyguard Halevi.
The other party understood and said in Luo Guang's ear with a move that would make Ashley jealous: "The intelligence center has responded. There are indeed people from the CIA performing tasks on the plane and transporting a special cargo. Now they are talking to the other party's supervisor. Let’s just keep the communication status as it is between departments.”
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The plane quickly entered the take-off sequence, and the announcement asked passengers to sit tight and fasten their seat belts, so no one stopped running around.
Although he knew that there was just another wave of agents from the Lighthouse Country on the plane, Luo Guang still felt a little uneasy and worried that something unexpected would happen.
This kind of business jet is not equipped with a parachute.
It's not because the airlines are stingy with parachute money, but because skydiving is a very professional skill, and not just anyone can land successfully with a parachute bag.
He has not yet practiced using the ability of hardened armor to make a parachute for himself to land. This is only a theoretically feasible method.
Moreover, there was Ashley on the plane. He couldn't leave her and escape alone. This made skydiving even more difficult.
"Sir, ladies, do you want something to drink?" It's rare for first-class passengers to bring snacks on the plane, but the flight attendant didn't have any special reaction and asked very professionally.
"Milk." Ashley said as excitedly as if she were on an outing, raising her little hands.
"Black tea."
Luo Guang chose black tea, while Halevi waved her hand to indicate that she didn't need a drink.
The stewardess nodded, said to wait, and left to make preparations.
Luo Guang drank black tea and chatted with Ashley, and learned about the tourist attractions in Spain.
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Ashley went to many places when she was studying in Spain, not just Spain, but most European countries, so she kept introducing them to Luo Guang, and specifically mentioned a few tourist attractions that she thought she could visit more than once.
Luo Guang carefully wrote them down and prepared for his travel plan with Jill.
About halfway through the journey, after chatting for so long, Ashley was tired, so she laid down the chair and fell asleep.
Because Luo Guang said he didn't need to sleep, Halevi also went to rest for a while.
But Halevi specifically told Luo Guang to wake her up if he wanted to rest before going to bed.
Luo Guang smiled and nodded to indicate that he would remember. Looking at the two people who fell asleep quickly, he asked the flight attendant to bring two blankets and cover them.
After about half an hour, he looked at the positioning map on the screen in front of him and found that the plane had traveled half of the distance.
He prayed in his heart that the journey would be safe, and suddenly a broadcast sounded.
"This is Captain Tucker Smallwood of Flight IB3322. The plane ahead is about to encounter severe convective weather. Please return to your seats, adjust your seats, and fasten your seat belts.
The plane will be bumpy and vibrate at that time, which is normal. Please do not panic."
When the first broadcast sounded, Halevi opened his eyes, and Luo Guang went directly to Ashley, woke up Ashley who was smiling in her dream, and conveyed the matter to her.
Ashley woke up in a daze and adjusted the chair with the help of Luo Guang. As for the seat belt, she had already fastened it when she slept, and only needed to adjust the tightness.
Luo Guang returned to his seat and took a look at the altitude in the positioning map. The plane was now at the altitude of the stratosphere.
This immediately sounded the alarm in his heart, and he immediately asked Halevi his question: "There is something strange. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't we fly in the stratosphere? How come we encounter severe convective weather? Is the altitude display faulty?"
Not only Luo Guang, but also the man in the black suit in the first-class cabin found something wrong. Why did the plane force its way into the storm cloud instead of going around it?
So Paul immediately stood up and prepared to take the spiral staircase to the second floor to find the captain to ask clearly.
The cockpit of this plane is at the front of the second floor.
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