From the moment the plane taxied out of the tarmac, Eisen had an unknown feeling. He didn't know what was intruding on his consciousness. He didn't believe it was the Amesbury crop circle and the reception he received last night.
The feeling brought about by the string of numbers. He was worried that something else was going to happen or was already happening.
The moment the plane left the runway and took off, his ominous premonition became stronger. He was even worried that the plane would soon lose thrust and fall, so he instinctively closed his eyes. After a while, he dared to open them.
Looking outward.
The vast clouds and fog seemed to envelop the entire plane. The light was dim. Most of the passengers were closing their eyes and concentrating. The cabin was quiet except for the roar of the engine coming from outside the cabin. Eisen felt that the plane had been climbing hard, and during this climb
The time seemed to be much longer than when he flew in China.
After finally entering the stratosphere, the aircraft's attitude turned horizontal, people were moving in the cabin, and flight attendants began to provide services to passengers. Everything seemed so normal.
Through the porthole, Eisen moved his gaze to the endless sea of clouds under the wings of the plane, while quietly taking deep breaths in an attempt to calm down his mind.
But he failed to do so. That inexplicable premonition always lingered in his mind. He gradually fell into a trance and unconscious state...
He saw that at the intersection of the blue sky and the sea of clouds ahead, a large thundercloud appeared, like a gray, huge wall; between that "wall" and the sea of clouds, there was also a very
A beautiful rainbow—it was not the rainbow he usually saw on the ground, but like a huge "rainbow gate" made up of five, six, or seven or eight rainbows nested one after another!
"Yushi, have you seen that rainbow?" He subconsciously asked the person sitting next to him.
"What rainbow? Eisen." Gao Tianjun looked at Eisen in confusion. He was sitting next to him, holding an open magazine in his hand.
When Eisen saw the confusion on Gao Tianjun's face, he realized that Ding Yushi had not boarded the plane. He was the wrong person, and he suddenly felt embarrassed.
"There is a very strange rainbow over there," Eisen pointed to the front of the window, "Director Gao, can you see it?"
Gao Tianjun leaned his body in front of the porthole, looked in the direction Aisen pointed and said, "No! Did you see it wrong?"
Eisen stretched out his head to look at it again and said with certainty: "Yes! There is not only a rainbow, but also a large dark cloud. Take a look again!"
Gao Tianjun looked outside carefully for a while. When he turned around again, his eyes were filled with surprise, sternness and uneasiness. "No! I really didn't see the rainbow or dark clouds you mentioned...
…Are you sure you saw it?!”
Aisen looked into Gao Tianjun's eyes and lowered his voice and said: "I'm really sure I saw it! They are there... We are flying towards them!"
As soon as Aisen finished speaking, Gao Tianjun felt that the fuselage began to shake slightly...
At around 14:30 in the afternoon, the Heathrow Airport Air Traffic Control Center received an emergency notification from Nice Airport in France: 5 minutes ago, the Nice Air Traffic Control Center lost contact with Flight 4577!
Suddenly, Heathrow Air Traffic Control Center was in panic...
20 minutes later, various types of aircraft from the British, French, German, Italian and NATO air forces took off in an emergency and flew to the Mediterranean Sea for search. Chinese and Egyptian naval ships and ship-based helicopters, which were conducting joint maritime search and rescue exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, also
Quickly rush to the sea area where Flight 4577 was lost.
The large-scale maritime search and rescue operation continued until 8 a.m. the next day, without any results.
It has been 17 hours and 25 minutes since the Nice Air Traffic Control Center reported that Britannia Flight 4577 was missing, and 20 hours and 45 minutes since the flight took off from London Heathrow Airport!
Based on the fuel carried by this Airbus A350-800 aircraft, its maximum endurance time is 15 hours. In other words, it is impossible for this aircraft to still be in the air now...
As of noon that day, all countries along the Mediterranean Sea had sent aircraft and ships to participate in search and rescue operations, and even relevant agencies of the International Maritime Organization had issued emergency notices to all merchant ships sailing in the Mediterranean waters to do their best to coordinate search and rescue operations...
At the same time, the search and rescue scope has also expanded from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, as well as sparsely populated inland areas such as North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia...
Less than half an hour after receiving the report from Li Zhanxiong of the
All personnel involved in the search and rescue and all those anxiously waiting for the results of the search and rescue can only silently pray for a miracle to happen. Even if a new piece of oil appears on the sea, even if a new piece of metal appears in the desert, it will burn in their hearts.
A glimmer of hope!
However, despite such a large-scale search and rescue, no trace of Flight 4577 has been found!
At 23:15 that night, 36 hours after flight 4577 took off, British Airways held a press conference in London to officially announce:
We are very sorry to inform you that flight 4577 from London Heathrow Airport to BJ Daxing Airport has been confirmed to have crashed! At present, the company, relevant countries and international organizations are still fully cooperating and continue to search for the wreckage of the crashed aircraft.
The cause of the crash of this flight will be disclosed to the media in a timely manner after the black box is found and cracked. From now on, British Airways will notify the families of all passengers and discuss the aftermath with the company...
Ding Yushi learned about the missing flight 4577 at the Interpol London Central Bureau. At that time, Counselor Zhuang had just arrived to take her to the airport. Half an hour ago, through the mediation of the Ambassador and the coordination of the British Foreign Office, the Interpol London Central Bureau
Ding Yushi has been approved to return to China with a temporary passport.
However, just when Ding Yushi had completed the formalities and was about to leave this disgusting place, the two international police officers stopped her again.
A police officer informed Counselor Zhuang very seriously: "I'm sorry! Mr. Zhuang, Miss Ding Yushi can't leave now. We also need her to help investigate another incident - we have just been notified that Miss Ding was originally planning to take No. 4577
The flight has now been lost!"
"What?!" Counselor Zhuang couldn't help shouting. "The flight has been lost?!"
Ding Yushi couldn't believe her ears. She looked at the other party blankly, her voice trembling: "You mean Flight 4577 has been lost?! Tell me what's going on!"
"There is currently no further news from the airline. In short, the flight has been confirmed to be lost and emergency search and rescue is underway... And you, Miss Ding, I'm sorry, you are the only passenger who did not board that flight! Therefore, we can only
Only when we rule out that you have nothing to do with the missing flight can we allow you to leave."
Ding Yushi's eyes suddenly darkened and she almost collapsed. She was supported by Counselor Zhuang and the female police officer.
Two Interpol police officers helped Ding Yushi back to the office, and Counselor Zhuang followed closely. The female police officer made Ding Yushi a cup of hot milk, but Ding Yushi pushed her away.
"They are all my colleagues!" she shouted almost hysterically. "...How could a good plane lose contact?! Is it another terrorist?"
"We are investigating, Miss Ding Yushi. Please cooperate with us!" the female police officer said.
"I still want to cooperate with you?! If you hadn't stopped me at the airport, wouldn't I have been on that flight like my colleagues?!"
"Please stay calm! Miss Ding, this is our procedure!"
Seeing that Ding Yushi was losing control of her emotions, Counselor Zhuang gently pressed her shoulder with his hand and comforted her: "Yushi, don't get excited, things will be figured out soon. Besides, the flight is just out of contact now.
It's possible to find them... You sit down for a while and I'll call the embassy."
After Counselor Zhuang said that, he patted Ding Yushi on the shoulder again, then went to the next room and dialed the ambassador's phone number. The ambassador told him that he had just received the news and that the last location of the missing flight was near Nice, France.
In the Mediterranean airspace, we currently have warships and aircraft conducting search and rescue operations there, and other countries and international organizations have also participated in search and rescue operations.
Counselor Zhuang felt very uncomfortable after hearing this, but Ding Yushi's situation had to make him continue to worry!
He sighed deeply and told the ambassador that Ding Yushi was detained again because Interpol suspected that the flight had lost contact with terrorists, and Ding Yushi was considered to be the only passenger who did not board the plane!
On the other end of the phone, the ambassador was silent for a moment and said: "Tell Ding Yushi, please stay calm and don't be sad about this! Our current focus is to contact the families of the Chinese passengers on the flight immediately and provide all-out help."
They handle the aftermath with the airline! Of course, we must also try our best to coordinate Ding Yushi's matter. I believe she cannot have any involvement in this missing incident! We must ensure that she returns to China as soon as possible and safely
!"
"Understood! I will keep in communication with the London Central Bureau first, and I will report to you if there is any situation!" After making the call, Counselor Zhuang returned to Ding Yushi with a heavy heart...