The United States was undoubtedly the most powerful country in the world. Its economic and military strength was the best in the world. However, since the end of World War II, Uncle Sam, whose national power had been expanding, had become more and more fond of playing the role of the world's policeman, which had attracted too much hatred for them.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, with the increasing complexity of the international situation, the domestic security situation of the United States had been severely challenged. Several sensational terrorist attacks made the American people feel pain in their bones.
On July 15, 2012, a flight from San Francisco to New York was hijacked and crashed in Missouri. All 257 passengers and 12 crew members on board were killed, shocking the entire world.
On December 24, 2014, on Christmas Eve, a Boeing 737 from Houston to Los Angeles exploded and made an emergency landing. 105 passengers were killed, and 27 passengers were seriously injured. This once again stung the hearts of the Americans.
After an investigation, it was found that someone had planted a timed plastic bomb on the plane.
The bloody lessons made the Americans extremely sensitive to aviation safety. The United States had the largest number of civil aircraft in the world, carrying more than one billion air passengers every year. On average, every American took three flights a year.
Because of this, the news of the suspected hijacking of flight UD725 could not be hidden for long. The resourceful American media quickly received a tip-off from an informant, which was then immediately broadcasted by the largest television station in the United States, CNK.
Due to the sensitive nature of aviation safety, coupled with the fact that the hijacked flight UD725 was an international flight, and the model was Boeing's latest 798 Dreamliner, with more than 400 passengers on board, it was truly a major incident.
It could be imagined that if the plane had an accident, it was likely to be the worst aviation accident in the history of the United States.
The news that was not completely confirmed spread on the Internet like a plague. The unscrupulous media swarmed like flies smelling blood. The phone of the Federal Aviation Administration was inundated, and the website of Zhenmei Airlines was directly paralyzed.
Then, all kinds of rumors appeared in the media. Some said that the plane might have crashed, and the government blocked the news. Some said that there was no crash, but it had been hijacked and was in negotiations. In short, there were all kinds of rumors.
Under such circumstances, in order to avoid causing panic among the public, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) held a press conference and revealed some accurate information.
Flight UD725 encountered an accident on the way to New York, but the situation was quickly and effectively controlled. One crew member was injured, and the plane had safely landed at an air force base. All the passengers were safe and sound.
The FAA officials further revealed that 439 passengers and 17 crew members would take two planes provided by Zhenmei Airlines and were expected to return to New York at noon.
The FAA's response was undoubtedly very fast, and it promptly calmed the public's panic and dispelled many irresponsible rumors.
However, the media was not willing to give up. They could not dig out more information from the FAA, so they immediately turned their attention to the passengers returning to New York.
New York's media outlets, television stations, newspapers, magazines, and news websites swarmed to New York International Airport in an attempt to dig up first-hand information from the passengers of flight UD725.
It was under such circumstances that Lu Chen took a transfer flight from Zhenmei Airlines to New York.
LuChen was treated like a hero on the plane. He was first recognized by several passengers, and then all the passengers applauded and cheered for him, and the stewardesses were even more enthusiastic.
During the ensuing flight of more than an hour, Lu Chen had no time to rest. When he was about to arrive in New York, all the temporarily detained communication tools of all the passengers, including him, were returned.
As soon as the plane landed, Lu Chen called Li Mushi.
"Thank God! You're fine!"
Li Mushi was relieved when she received the call. "You have no idea how worried I was for the past few hours!"
She only found out that Lu Chen's flight had an accident when she saw the news on CNK. She was really worried at the time. Fortunately, Lu Xi called in time to inform Lu Chen that he was safe and sound.
Now that she heard Lu Chen's voice, Li Mushi's heart was finally at ease.
If Lu Chen had really met with an accident, she would definitely feel guilty for the rest of her life. She was the one who called Lu Chen more than a dozen times, forcing Lu Chen to fly to the United States at this time.
No one could have predicted that a flight accident would happen, but if it was not for her, there would not have been a problem.
Thank God Lu Chen was fine!
Lu Chen said with a smile, "It's just a little accident. Where are you?"
Li Mushi said, "I'm at the New York International Airport. There are a lot of people here now. I guess all the reporters in New York have come. I can only wait for you outside the exit of the flight."
The voice on her phone was very noisy. The airport was really chaotic.
In fact, it was obvious that, except for the media reporters who wanted to see the world in chaos, the relatives and friends of the passengers who could come must have come. Only when they encountered such a big event did they know the value of life.
After chatting with Li Mushi for a while, the plane had stopped and the captain reminded the passengers to get off the plane through the radio.
He finally said, "I believe that God is with us. He has sent us a real hero!"
"Thank you, Mr. Lu Chen. Good luck to everyone!"
There was a sudden warm applause and whistles in the plane.
All of them were for Lu Chen.
Lu Chen smiled to express his gratitude. He turned his head and saw that Wang Yan, who was sitting next to him, had just put away her mobile phone. The latter's face was full of tears.
Noticing Lu Chen's concerned gaze, she was very embarrassed and wiped her tears. She said, "I just called my mother. She was crying very hard and asked me to go back immediately. There is also news in China."
With such a big event, as soon as the news came out in the United States, it would definitely be known in China. One could imagine how anxious the family members of the passengers who took the UD725 flight were.
Most of the passengers on the UD725 flight were foreigners, mainly Americans returning to China, but there were also Chinese and Chinese.
Lu Chen nodded in understanding, "If you want to go back, I will ask someone to book you the next flight."
Under such circumstances, he couldn't force Wang Yan to continue working for him.
"No need …"
But Wang Yan shook her head and said firmly, "I'm fine. I will persuade my family. You don't have to worry. Everything will go according to the original plan."
Lu Chen smiled bitterly.
Now he couldn't follow the planned itinerary. He originally planned to stay in the United States for four or five days, but now he estimated that ten days might not even be enough. To leave the country and return to China, he first needed the consent of the FBI!
But since he was already here, he had to adapt to the situation.
"Let's go."
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