Xia Ruofei did not agree with Director Lee's bureaucratic logic, but he did not deny that Director Lee was being kind, so he nodded with a smile.
Alex introduced the members of the investigation team to Xia Ruofei and then left the conference room.
As a party involved, Qantas had to withdraw.
Therefore, although they also participated in the investigation of the incident, it was more of a cooperative work. The real leaders were the aviation safety departments of the three countries.
The members of the investigation team were not ordinary people. The most famous one was naturally the National Transportation Safety Committee of the United States. This committee was established in the 1960s and had participated in the investigation of many famous air accidents. They were very experienced. Sometimes, they would be invited to help with the investigation of some air accidents in third countries.
Australia and Huaxia also sent aviation safety experts, and the level of the team was not low.
Of course, the difficulties that Director Lee was worried about did not happen.
The investigation team just asked Xia Ruofei in detail about the whole incident. They were all professionals and asked more specific questions than the police. They did not miss a single detail.
In fact, everyone knew the conclusion of the incident. The investigation team went to work as soon as they arrived in Saipan last night. They were almost busy all night yesterday.
The investigation team's first job was to extract the cabin sound record and flight data record of the involved flight, which was commonly known as the "black box".
Then they used the whole night to go through all the data according to the timeline.
Although there were many specific details that had not been analyzed, there were basically not many doubts about the nature of the incident.
Including the time when Wilkins locked the cockpit, the recorded data showed that the autopilot knob was manually operated to change the course and altitude of the plane, and they also heard the last words of Captain Johansson …
Wilkins used a highly toxic drug, and Captain Johansson only had time to say half a sentence, "Wilkins, I feel a little uncomfortable, you take over …"
After that, the cabin audio recorder no longer recorded Captain Johansson's voice.
The veteran captain, who was three months away from retirement, still thought of his duty as a captain at the last moment of his life.
Then Xia Ruofei and the crew broke in, and Wilkins deliberately broke the windshield. These sounds were all faithfully recorded by the black box.
After the cabin lost pressure, due to the loud noise, the recorded sound was basically inaudible. However, through the flight data, the computer could also simulate the flight state of the plane at that time.
Therefore, there was basically no doubt in most aspects. The investigation team only wanted to get more first-hand information from the parties involved, and to form evidence with the objective evidence recorded in the black box.
The only thing that made the investigation team suspicious was that a layman like Xia Ruofei could actually make a forced landing. Facts spoke louder than words, and there was a senior captain in the cockpit at that time giving him technical guidance. With a little bit of luck, there was still a possibility of success. What the investigation team found inconceivable was that Xia Ruofei and the crew were able to break open the cockpit door.
According to Airbus' design standards, if such a situation occurred, it was basically a dead end. In limited time, and it was impossible to find suitable tools in the air, it was impossible to break open the cockpit door.
In fact, this was designed for aviation safety. If there was a way to open the cockpit door outside the cockpit, there was a risk of hijackers using it.
In response to everyone's doubts, Xia Ruofei had no better explanation. He could only shrug and say, "I'm not too sure. Maybe I'm stronger!"
Xia Ruofei's explanation naturally did not receive the approval of the experts from the National Transportation Safety Committee who spoke by standards because it was simply unscientific.
But the facts were there, and there was no room for doubt.
So, this group of people walked into a dead end …
The internal debate within the investigation team was not small. A considerable number of people even thought that Airbus cut corners when manufacturing the plane, resulting in the poor quality of the cockpit door.
This scared the Airbus representatives present — as an aircraft manufacturer, Airbus also sent people to participate, but their status was similar to that of Qantas, and they could only cooperate with the investigation.
Of course, there were many people who disagreed, because the cabin sound records and investigation transcripts showed that before Xia Ruofei broke the door, the air marshals on the plane used explosion-proof axes to smash the door for a long time, but the door did not move at all.
Everyone's debate was getting louder and louder, and the conference room had a tendency to turn into a vegetable market …
In the end, it was the official philosophy of Huaxia's officials that played a role.
Director Li expressed his opinion through the interpreter, "Everyone, please be quiet. Regarding the quality of the cockpit door, the plane has been sealed for investigation. Through the follow-up professional investigation, the results will naturally come to light. The issues we are arguing about now have no impact on the nature of the whole thing, right?
In addition, after yesterday's incident, Mr Xia must be physically and mentally exhausted. If there are no other questions, can we let him go back to rest first? "
Yes, Director Li used the extensive and profound tactic of delaying, and at the same time, helped his fellow countryman by the way.
Everyone also knew that even if they argued until their faces turned red, there would be no results in the end, so they all agreed with Director Li's opinion. After discussion, they expressed their gratitude to Xia Ruofei and let him leave the conference room.
Xia Ruofei ran back to his room as if he was escaping. He did not want to stay with this group of extremely strict experts for even a minute longer.
Originally, Xia Ruofei thought that this matter would be over, but he still underestimated the degree of rigor of the expert investigators …
In the morning, Xia Ruofei took Feng Jing to the beach of Saipan to enjoy the beauty of the ocean. He also accompanied the excited Feng Jing to play snorkeling.
In fact, floating on the surface of the sea and poking one's head into the water to enjoy the beautiful underwater scenery was child's play in Xia Ruofei's eyes. When they were in the army, every sea training had a deep-diving program. Although they did not challenge their limits like professional divers, it was much more exciting than wearing a life jacket and breathing tubes and playing house on the surface of the sea.
However, since Feng Jing was so interested, Xia Ruofei did not want to dampen her spirits.
During the snorkeling process, Xia Ruofei was not interested in the corals and fish in the shallow sea at all. His eyes could not help but look elsewhere.
Saipan was a tourist attraction, so snorkeling was naturally very popular. Instead of looking at corals, he could look at beautiful women! And looking at beautiful women under the water was also a unique experience.
The one closest to him was naturally Feng Jing.
Feng Jing was wearing a bikini today. She was usually dressed like a strong woman, but after changing into a bikini, she really had a different style.
Her slim waist and slender legs were usually tightly wrapped. Xia Ruofei was really a feast for the eyes today.
He secretly looked at her and muttered in his heart, "I didn't expect Sister Jing to be so good …"
While he was distracted, he happened to meet Feng Jing's eyes.
Although he was wearing goggles, Feng Jing could still see Xia Ruofei's admiring gaze clearly. Her heart could not help but beat wildly. Even in the cool sea, she still felt a burst of heat on her cheeks.
However, Feng Jing did not avoid Xia Ruofei's gaze. Instead, she was secretly happy.
Xia Ruofei, who was caught red-handed, was a bit embarrassed and quickly turned his head away.
Feng Jing couldn't help but want to laugh. But with a breathing tube in her mouth, she had to keep her mouth shut. It was very difficult to hold it back.
After snorkeling, the two returned to the hotel to take a shower and change clothes. Then, they went to the seaside to find a local restaurant and ordered a bunch of Chamorro dishes, such as red rice, barbecue, coconut crab … They chose the most unique dishes.
After eating heartily, the two returned to the hotel and were stopped by Director Li in the lobby.
"Boss Xia! Have you eaten? "Director Li asked with a smile.
"I ate outside. Director Li, this is …" Xia Ruofei asked.
"I have something to talk to you about. Let's go over there and talk?" Director Li looked at Feng Jing and hesitated.
Xia Ruofei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, Sister Jing, you go back and rest first!"
Feng Jing looked at Director Li and nodded. Then, she asked, "Ruofei, how long will we stay in Saipan? There are a lot of things to do in Australia! Didn't you say that the winery can't wait? And the domestic company can't be without someone at the helm all the time! "
Director Li knew that Feng Jing was actually asking him, so he quickly said, "Madam, the part that needs Mr. Xia's cooperation will be completed soon. You can leave tomorrow at the earliest!"
"That's good!" Feng Jing smiled and said, "Then, Director Li, I won't disturb you anymore …"
After that, she nodded at Director Li and walked toward the elevator.
Xia Ruofei explained, "Manager Feng, the president of our company, accompanied me on a business trip to Australia this time. We didn't expect to encounter this incident and delay a lot of work … You know, a strong woman who returned from overseas, her mind is full of work …"
Director Li smiled and said, "I understand! I understand! "
The two went to the teahouse on the first floor and ordered two drinks. Then, Xia Ruofei asked, "Director Li, is there anything else that the investigation team needs my cooperation?"
Director Li smiled bitterly and said, "There is something that we may need to trouble Boss Xia … Huaxia is against it, but the United States and Australia insist, so there is no other way. We may need Boss Xia's help …"
Then, Director Li told Xia Ruofei about the matter.
After listening, Xia Ruofei couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded.
It turned out that the people of the United States National Transportation Safety Board were still worried about the cockpit door. They sent someone to check the cockpit door in the morning and found no obvious quality problems.
It was just that the cockpit door had been damaged, and it had been torn apart by the explosive loss of pressure. A lot of data could not be analyzed.
Although it was a good thing that the cockpit door was successfully broken in the air and directly avoided a serious accident, it might not be a good thing in the accident investigation.
At least the Airbus side was very nervous.
They were eager to distance themselves from the matter and came up with a bad idea — that was to remove a cockpit door and locking mechanism from a Qantas aircraft of the same model. First, they would check if the quality was up to standard, and then …
Then, they would ask Xia Ruofei to break open the cockpit door on the spot with an explosion-proof ax.
If they could prove that there was no quality problem, and that Xia Ruofei could not break it under the same conditions, then they could definitely rule out the quality problem of the Airbus plane.
In order to avoid suspicion, they even directly used the cockpit door of another aircraft of the same model that Qantas bought in the same batch. This way, it would be difficult to fake — Qantas did not need to cooperate with Airbus to fake it.
Of course, all the costs would be borne by Airbus.
For the sake of the company's reputation, they also worked hard.
This plan seemed a little unreliable, but it was supported by experts in Australia and the United States.
After Xia Ruofei heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. "You want … you want me to break open a cockpit door that is still intact? Are you sure their brains are not broken? "
Director Li said with a smile, "I thought I heard wrong at the time, and we also mentioned that in an emergency, people's potential may burst out. If you do it again, you may not be able to break open the cockpit door, but they insisted on giving it a try, and Airbus is not short of money …"
"How long will it take?" Xia Ruofei asked with a frown. "I really have an urgent matter to attend to in Australia. I can't afford to delay it!"
"Oh, it's like this. Now the aircraft that they are going to use for the experiment is at the Sydney base of Qantas." Director Li said quickly, "Now the cockpit door and locking mechanism have been removed over there. We are going to arrange for you to fly to Australia early tomorrow morning and cooperate with them to complete this experiment. Then you can leave!"
Xia Ruofei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's more like it! All right! I'll go crazy with them this time … "
Director Li took a long breath and said, "Thank you, Boss Xia! Thank you, Boss Xia … "
Because Xia Ruofei was from Huaxia, the investigation team naturally let the representatives of Huaxia do the work. However, Director Li had inquired about Xia Ruofei's situation before he went abroad. Director Xue had also hinted that if Xia Ruofei was determined not to cooperate, Director Li knew that there was no way he could force Xia Ruofei to cooperate.
Fortunately, Xia Ruofei was easy to talk to. He only complained a little and agreed to this seemingly ridiculous experiment.
When Xia Ruofei went back to the house, he passed by Feng Jing's room in the corridor. He saw that the door was not closed, so he knocked on the door and went in.
"Why is Director Li looking for you?" Feng Jing asked with a smile.
Xia Ruofei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He told Feng Jing about the investigation team's strange experiment plan. After Feng Jing heard it, she couldn't help but be stunned.
"Are you really going to do this experiment with them?" Feng Jing asked with a smile. "If you can't break it this time, wouldn't it damage your image? Maybe the situation is urgent and your potential will explode … "
Feng Jing's words were very similar to Director Li's.
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