eurekapd Chapter 162 The Real Spark
Chapter 162 The Real Spark
The day after Chen Xiaoxiao and the others boarded their flight back to China.
Xiao Li finally got her wish and confirmed their flight time with the organizing committee.
But when he went to Lin Chen's door to tell him the good news, he found that Lin Chen was gone.
"Huh? How did this guy end up running off all by himself?"
Xiao Li tried calling Lin Chen, only to find that the guy had forgotten his phone in his dorm.
Their flight departed earlier than Chen Xiaoxiao's flight yesterday.
With little time left, Lin Chen was nowhere to be seen, and he didn't have a cell phone with him.
Xiao Li immediately became anxious and contacted the organizing committee to ask them for help in the search.
Fortunately, news of the person finally came soon after.
In a professor's office at the University of Melbourne, Xiao Li saw Lin Chen asking a question to the professor.
"Professor Warren, are you sure?"
"Yes, Mr. Lin, the problem you mentioned has been rectified since that accident. The new aircraft systems have all been modified, and the older models have also been equipped with new alarm devices."
After explaining, Professor Warren smiled and looked at Lin Chen.
“Mr. Lin, you have an outstanding talent for learning. If you plan to pursue a master’s degree in aviation, you might want to consider my services.”
"Forehead……"
Lin Chen was thinking of an excuse to refuse when he noticed Xiao Li standing at the door.
He quickly replied, "I'll consider it, Professor Warren. My friend is looking for me, so thank you in advance."
After saying this, Lin Chen took his leave.
Upon reaching the door, he grinned sheepishly at Xiao Li and asked, "Teacher Xiao, were you looking for me?"
"Why are you running around everywhere? Our flight schedule is out, we're leaving at 2 pm, you'd better go back and pack your things!" Xiao Li said helplessly.
Lin Chen was taken aback: "2 PM? That early?"
"There was no other way. I heard that the snowstorm in Australia was going to get worse tonight, so the flight was moved up."
At this point, Xiao Li asked in return, "By the way, what were you doing just now? I've been looking for you everywhere!"
"I...I just happened to run into this professor of aeronautics and asked him some questions."
"question?"
"I...I've been playing a flight simulator game lately, and there are some things I don't quite understand. I happened to run into an aviation professor and asked him a few questions."
Xiao Li didn't think much of Lin Chen's answer, but she didn't expect that a top student like Lin Chen would also play games.
He smiled and said, "Remember to bring your phone next time... No, we're leaving now, so there won't be a next time. Let's go, hurry back and pack our things!"
"Ok!"
Lin Chen smiled and responded.
But when he turned his head, the smile on his face quickly vanished.
During his conversation with Professor Warren, Lin Chen actually discovered something.
That is, his original idea seems to have deviated somewhat.
The plane that will be in danger in the future seems unlikely to have experienced high-altitude decompression due to mechanical failure.
According to Professor Warren, after the air disaster, major aircraft companies made specific adjustments to the aircraft pressure controllers.
Now, if the pressure controller is not set correctly, the driver will see a clear warning message.
Therefore, a situation similar to that air crash is actually impossible to happen.
unless……
Did the pilot deliberately ignore the aircraft's warnings?
Is it...
Was the disaster I witnessed actually man-made?
Lin Chen frowned, a bad feeling gradually creeping into his heart.
……
At 12:30 pm, Lin Chen and Xiao Li arrived at the airport early to prepare for boarding.
On the way, he had already inquired and found out that their itinerary was the same as Chen Xiaoxiao's.
They all first flew from Australia to Malaya, and then transferred in Malaya to return home.
But that's where the problem arises.
Because he had to travel on two planes, Lin Chen couldn't be sure which plane the danger he foresaw would occur on.
However, Lin Chen quickly realized that the danger would likely occur in the latter half of the race.
"Economy class? Professor Xiao, aren't we in first class?"
Looking at the plane ticket in his hand, Lin Chen asked curiously.
"What first class? In this weather, it's good enough to have a ticket to fly back home, and the organizing committee paid for it."
Hearing Xiao Li's answer, Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the footage from the warning system, he was likely sitting in first class when the incident occurred.
So if he was traveling in economy class from Australia to Malaya, there should have been some time before the danger occurred.
and……
Lin Chen looked around.
He recalled meeting a middle-aged Chinese man wearing glasses on the flight that crashed.
But this person has not yet appeared at the boarding gate.
So, I should still have time?
Sure enough, Lin Chen and Xiao Li traveled together safely in economy class for the rest of the journey.
Nothing happened.
Until the plane landed safely in Malaya.
The two followed the airport signs to another waiting area, where they prepared to board their next flight.
Xiao Li looked at the plane ticket in her hand and suddenly complained.
"What bad luck! I remember that Teacher Zhu and the others weren't on this company's flight..."
Lin Chen asked curiously, "Teacher Xiao, what's wrong?"
Xiao Li handed Lin Chen his plane ticket.
Lin Chen glanced at it and immediately understood what was going on.
Because the airline they were about to fly with was the same airline that had operated the plane that crashed more than a decade ago.
Recalling the plane crash that occurred not long ago off the coast of Jiangcheng, Lin Chen asked:
"Professor Xiao, I heard that there were many chip researchers from our country on that plane in the accident. Have you heard about this?"
"I know about this... It's truly a pity," Xiao Li said with a regretful expression.
"I've heard that the accident might have been caused by someone..."
Lin Chen had only spoken halfway when Xiao Li interrupted him, saying, "Lin Chen, just listen to these urban legends and don't take them seriously!"
"To shoot down an airplane just to hinder our country's chip development, what civilized country would do such a thing?"
"The state may not be able to do it, but capitalists can."
Suddenly, a voice with a rather peculiar accent rang out from the side.
The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man in a suit and glasses who looked like he was Chinese standing to the side.
He smiled at the two of them and said, "Excuse me, I couldn't help but chime in while I was listening to your conversation."
It's him?
Upon seeing this person, Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat.
The reason was simple: the man in front of him was the same middle-aged man he had seen in the dream warning device!
He appeared just as the dream warning device had predicted!
"It's nothing, I just don't understand why you said that?" Xiao Li waved his hand and said, "What does this have to do with capitalists?"
“What I mean is…” the middle-aged man continued in a strange accent.
His Chinese was actually quite standard, but not fluent, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.
"I'm sorry, I haven't spoken Chinese in a long time."
The middle-aged man smiled apologetically and continued:
"You've all read Capital, right? As long as capitalists have 100% profit, they dare to trample on all laws; with 300% profit, they dare to commit any crime."
"The profit margin in the chip industry is far more than 300%, so I wouldn't be surprised if that plane crash was man-made."
After hearing this, Xiao Li said, "But ultimately there's no evidence, is there?"
"You're right."
The middle-aged man nodded and extended his hand, saying, "Hello, I am Luo Rui'an. I have lived in the United States for 30 years and have never spoken to anyone from China, which is why I suddenly joined you just now."
Xiao Li shook hands with him: "Hello, I am Xiao Li, and this is Lin Chen. We are from the Dragon Country Mathematical Olympiad Team."
"Oh! So it's you guys."
Rorian looked surprised and said, "I know you guys, six consecutive IMO champions! An incredible performance!"
Lin Chen looked at Luo Ruian.
A Chinese person who has lived in the US for 30 years?
A bold guess suddenly popped into his mind.
Could it be that the man in front of him was actually the real trigger for the disaster that followed?