The scene in the first-class cabin was very chaotic. Most of the passengers did not react much when the flight attendant lost her cool.
However, when Zhang Lisheng saw this, his heart clenched inexplicably. Hurriedly, he looked out of the window and saw that the sea of clouds that was originally dark outside the cabin had been dyed red by the boundless fire. Floating slowly outside the plane, it indeed looked very similar to the churning sea of magma.
"Oh, a burning cloud at two or three o 'clock in the morning? This can be considered as a spectacle …" The young man muttered and looked towards the round head of the vast sea of fire. He saw that in the starry sky far away, a huge crack that seemed to connect heaven and earth had completely split the entire night sky. Other than the fire that gushed out of the crack, there were also flat yellow mottled scrolls spewing out of it from time to time.
The strange phenomenon outside the plane was very obvious. Very soon, the other passengers also noticed it. A few seconds later, Zhang Lisheng's ears were filled with exclamations.
However, at this time, these exclamations did not affect the young man's energy at all. He looked at the scrolls that would emerge from the crack that connected heaven and earth outside the window from time to time without blinking as he muttered, "One, two, three …"
When he counted to 22, the interval between the scrolls floating out of the crack became longer and longer. As he was waiting anxiously, Zhang Lisheng suddenly felt someone coming to his side. Hurriedly turning his head, he saw that it was the flight attendant who came to his side after he pressed the service button not long ago.
Secretly praising the professionalism of the US Airlines, he blurted out, "Madam, the professionalism that you've shown is admirable.
Just give me a whole nine-inch spicy beef pizza, two beef burgers and salmon sandwiches, and two cans of iced Coke. Thank you. "
Upon hearing that the skinny Asian young man in front of her was still thinking about the beef pizza and iced Coke, the flight attendant was stunned for a long time before realizing that the young man had misunderstood her. With a wry smile, she said, "Sir, I'm not here to treat you to continue to order. I'm here to give you a pen and paper. If you have anything that you want to leave for your loved ones, please write it down quickly.
Of course, this is to be prepared. "
"Are you talking about a suicide note?" At this moment, Zhang Lisheng finally saw the few pieces of A4 paper and a pen in the flight attendant's hand. Dumbfounded, he widened his eyes and shook his head before turning his head to look out of the window. "Madam, I don't think things are as bad as you think.
Besides, even if an accident really happened, I don't need to leave any will. Can you bring me food? I'm hungry. "
"Yes sir, please wait a moment." He could not be sure if this young passenger who was wearing dirty shorts and a sweatshirt was a powerhouse who could control his soul and was fearless even in the face of death or if he was an idiot who was so frightened that he had lost his mind.
However, the young man's calm attitude magically brought great psychological support to the flight attendant. After handing out the papers and pens to the other passengers, she actually sent the food and drinks to Zhang Lisheng.
"Thank you. Hmm, I can tell it smells good." The pizza and hamburgers were kept warm in the incubator, so they were very fragrant. After Zhang Lisheng expressed his gratitude, he continued to count the scrolls that floated out of the crack in the sky in the cabin that had turned into a miserable scene while he began to gorge himself.
More than ten minutes later, when he counted to forty-seven, the crack in the sky suddenly shrank, and within three to five seconds, it disappeared without a trace. A few minutes later, when the passengers in the cabin hugged each other and cried, thinking that they had escaped the disaster, the crack slowly appeared on the horizon again. This cycle repeated six or seven times before it truly disappeared.
The strange phenomenon lasted for nearly two hours from the beginning to the end. Even though it did not affect the flight in the slightest, facing such an unexplainable horrifying scene in the air at such a close distance, every minute and every second was a huge torture to the passengers.
It was to the extent that when the crack disappeared, some of the passengers who were on the verge of a mental breakdown had already begun to pray and beg God not to torture his devout believers like this. If God wanted to destroy the world, then he might as well send down the judgment of the end of the world.
The crack that tore the sky apart had disappeared, but the panic in the people's hearts did not disappear.
The long night finally passed, and the sun slowly rose from the east. Without warning, the captain's comforting words resonated from the broadcast on the plane. "Dear dear passengers, I'm Captain McGrath West of US United Airlines flight AU2901.
During last night's flight, we encountered some strange astronomical and atmospheric phenomena that caused great panic to all of you. On behalf of all my colleagues in the flight, I'd like to sincerely apologize to all of you.
However, the difficult time has passed, so I'm happy to announce that our flight has resumed its normal flight for more than five hours and we're already in the US. We'll arrive at our destination, New York JFK International Airport, in about four to five hours.
Now, the flight attendants will serve breakfast and hot drinks to all of you immediately. Please take a break and wait for the landing after breakfast. Finally, I wish all of you a pleasant flight. May God be with us, Amen. "
"May God be with us, Amen …" As the plane broadcast played the captain's last prayer, most of the Westerners among the passengers could not help but follow suit and pray. Then, cheers and sobs gradually resonated in the cabin.
The emotions that the passengers had suppressed for a long time finally vented out one after another. In this atmosphere of surprise and surprise, the flight attendants, who were also exhausted, began to push the dining car and send breakfast to the guests with a smile on their faces.
Actually, very few people could eat at this time, but a breakfast delivered on time and normally could bring great comfort to the passengers' emotions. Many people's expressions eased up right away after drinking the hot soup and hot drinks.
Seeing that her work could really help the guests, the smile on the flight attendants' faces unknowingly became wider. Very soon, the dining car with rich contents in the first-class cabin turned to Zhang Lisheng's seat. "What would you like to eat for breakfast, sir? We have pizza, muffins, omelets, pies …"
When the young man saw that it was still the same face that served him last night, he shrugged and said, "Just give me another serving of yesterday's dinner."
"Alright, sir. Looks like your appetite is as amazing as your courage. I wish you a pleasant meal." The flight attendant looked at Zhang Lisheng curiously and placed the beef pizza, hamburgers, and sandwiches on the table. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "Also, thank you for your calmness last night. It made me feel much more at ease."
"I also want to thank you for still insisting on serving me in that situation, madam." When Zhang Lisheng heard the gratitude, he smiled politely. At this time, nobody could feel any trace of coldness and ferociousness from him anymore.
Just like this, the young man wrapped himself in the outer shell of his' civilization 'and returned to the most prosperous, civilized, dirty, and dirty city in the human world, New York, a few hours later.
Although it was only a short separation of less than two months, when Zhang Lisheng walked out of JFK International Airport, he could not help but take a deep breath of the humid, noisy, and impetuous air of New York City that had just gone through a downpour.
As he sat in the yellow taxi driven by the Indian, he still felt as though it was a lifetime ago.
Too many unexpected things had happened in the less than 50 days trip to China. When the young man had truly left the influence of the Taoists and the Gate of Witchcraft, he could not help but feel a little absent-minded. At this time, he heard the driver asking in English that had a very 'Indian' flavor, "Where are you going, sir?"
"LS Slaughterhouse in the suburbs." Zhang Lisheng snapped back to reality and casually replied.
"Oh, to work right after getting off the plane? Did you just come back from a cross-country trip, sir?" The driver started the car and merged into the long traffic flow. Looking at Zhang Lisheng in the rearview mirror, he asked.
"I just came back from my hometown, China. I've stayed there for almost two months."
"Hometown? Oh, judging from your accent, you must be a real New Yorker, but I can tell that you're Chinese just by looking at your work.
But who knows? I was still working in a software company in Mumbai five years ago, and now, I've also become a New Yorker. The Earth is originally a village now, so this is not important at all. What's important is, were you on the plane or at the airport last night? "
"On the plane." Originally, Zhang Lisheng wanted to stop the Indian's incoherent chatter, but when he heard the question, his heart jolted as he answered.
"On the plane? Oh, then did you see the gutter with your own eyes, sir?"
"Gutter? Oh, if you're talking about the big crack that appeared in the sky early in the morning, I saw it, and I saw it very clearly."
"Of course, it's called by ERT (New York News Channel) as the gutter. Right now, the entire US is using this term.
You saw it? Oh, you're really lucky! I heard that the scene is very spectacular if you see it with your own eyes. It's unforgettable! "
"It's indeed spectacular." Zhang Lisheng nodded. "The entire US? Mr. Driver, do you mean to say that this matter has become a household name?"
"A household name? Oh, of course! The TV said that the gutter can be seen everywhere in the world, so of course, everyone would know about such a strange thing, except for me, who was so busy all day yesterday that I couldn't even hear my phone ringing when I slept at night." The driver said in a regretful tone.
"Is that so? That's good too. Knowing about it from the beginning can be considered as a psychological buffer." Zhang Lisheng sighed and said inexplicably before falling into silence. Then, he did not say anything more until the taxi drove out of the city and arrived at the LS Slaughterhouse in the suburbs.
When Zhang Lisheng returned to the office that he had not seen for many days, it just so happened that it was noon, the busiest time in the factory. Zhang Lisheng took out a mobile phone from the drawer of the brown solid wood desk and walked to the glass wall. Looking at the countless trucks transporting livestock shuttling on the spacious road of the slaughterhouse that was as huge as a town, he shifted his gaze to the vast ocean in the distance and dialed Tina's number.
The phone rang for a while, but nobody picked it up. So, the young man sent a text message to tell the girl that he had returned to the US. Then, he called his mother to tell her that he was safe and turned on the computer to search for information about the gutter on the Internet.
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