Chapter 2 Ditching

Liverpool, United Kingdom.

The afternoon sun shines over the whole city from high in the sky, and the comfortable temperature under the bustling light makes people feel particularly enjoyable, and this kind of weather, leaning on the beach by the sea to bask in the sun, is undoubtedly the ultimate enjoyment of life.

At the Butel Harbour Pier, a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a sunhat and holding a fishing rod sat on a small bench and watched intently at the fishing rod floating on the sea.

If it weren't for the fact that there were bodyguards everywhere around, no one would have thought that this ordinary-looking middle-aged man was the eighth baron of the Spencer family, Victor Edward Fimoy Spencer.

Bang Bang Bang –

A rush of footsteps came from behind Spencer, and as the footsteps approached, a hot girl with a slender figure stood next to Spencer.

"Your Excellency. News came from the Hong Kong airport that the Jiannan was unfortunately wrecked. ”

Spencer's hands held the fishing rod for a moment, and there was an inexplicable refreshment and hatred in his eyes.

There is no love that is unprovoked and weird, and there is no hate that is unprovoked.

Although the Spencer family is not the most wealthy family in Britain, it still retains its title of nobility by virtue of its inextricable ties with the British royal family. In the corridor to power, the family undoubtedly holds a firm place. They are related to King Charles II, the Duke of Marlborough, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Abercon, and even the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Chicago gang boss Al Carpen.

Even the current Princess of Wales is a woman of the Spencer family.

The relationship is the same in every country.

With a relationship with the royal family, the Spencer family is naturally mixed in the UK, investing in investment banks, holding industrial groups, and in the reform of the British privatization process, the Spencer family continues to acquire state-owned assets while supporting Margaret Thatcher's policy, and makes a lot of money with the trend of the times.

However, nothing is ever smooth sailing.

With the resignation of Margaret Thatcher, the expansion of the Spencer family has been curbed, but if this is all it takes, the state-owned enterprises swallowed by the Spencer family can accumulate at least a hundred years of heritage for the family as long as they digest it.

No one expected that the Spencer family's inheritance plan would be destroyed inexplicably.

You know, while there are many benefits to be gained from privatization reforms, these benefits also need to be bought with money. Five years ago, the Spencer family had borrowed a large amount of money from local banks, and had borrowed about $1.6 billion from a number of investment institutions in the United States, Japan, and Germany.

But no one expected that the pound would collapse.

The exchange rate at which the Spencer family borrowed money depreciated by more than 40 percent.

With such a huge depreciation, the losses suffered by the Spencer family for the sterling assets can be imagined. Almost all of the profits that Spencer had made from the privatization process over the years went to foreign investors, who had borrowed dollars instead of pounds.

And that's not even the worst.

During the privatization process, the Spencer family became the largest shareholder of the Cicell family's investment fund, and through indirect shareholding, the Spencer family controlled more than 40% of the shares of the Cicell Industrial Group. The Spencer family's plan is to increase the family's wealth by acquiring Rolls-Royce Motor Cars at the same time as taking a stake in Citchell Industries, and to avoid the humiliating name of nepotism.

For this great succession plan, the Victor Group, which is wholly owned by the Spencer family, has entered the process of negotiation with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, as long as it defeats the competition between the BMW Group and the Volkswagen Group, whether it is the Sealel Group or the Victor Group controlling Rolls-Royce, the Spencer family can become the biggest winner.

As a result, this great plan was put on hold, and the Spencer family lost more than a billion pounds. The Cicell family, a partner and friend with whom they had a good relationship for hundreds of years, was forced to the point of exhaustion, and even the Citchell Industrial Group was forcibly swallowed into the stomach.

And all of this was done by that bastard Shen Jiannan.

"Are you sure?"

"It's been determined. I have just confirmed with Kai Tak Airport that 30 minutes ago, the Kin Nam asked the tower for help to make a forced landing at Kai Tak Airport, but they were unable to help due to thunderstorms and landing gear failures. Before that, the Jiannan had not much fuel, and with the bad weather, it was impossible for them to leave Hong Kong and land in Taiwan or Ben. ”

Probably thinking that this reason was still not sufficient, the girl added: "Even if they want to make a forced landing at sea, the weather in Hong Kong is very unsuitable now, and probably the luckiest result is to sink to the bottom of the sea." ”

Confirmed, Spencer smiled comfortably, let go of his grip on the fishing rod, and slapped the girl's ass hard.

"Well done. But I hope that damn bastard can feed the sharks. ”

"Definitely. Unless there is a miracle in this weather, they will not survive at all. ”

“......”

Whoa—

The surging white waves rolled up from the sky, and the silver-white waves pushed and chased, gradually from far to near, the closer and higher, the higher and louder, like thousands of horses carrying thunder and galloping. Layers of waves stretch into the distance, and people can't help but marvel at the majestic power of nature.

When the waves subsided, only a fleeting bubble, swaying seaweed, and the strong smell of seawater were left.

Suddenly, the sea surface where the tide had just stabilized seemed to be thrown into a small bomb, and a plane of more than 100 polite air smashed down in the air, and as the fuselage touched the sea, the white waves were like sharp arrows that instantly splashed up dozens of meters high.

When the engine of the plane fails completely, the plane turns into a giant glider. On the ground, you can choose a place to land, set the correct taxiing speed of the aircraft, and perform maneuvers that are not much different from ordinary landings. This is an operation that is often practiced in training, and most pilots, in most cases, are able to make such a landing without causing serious injury to the aircraft or passengers.

At sea, however, such a forced landing is called "ditching".

Because the biggest difference between the water surface and the ground is that the water surface is moving, the water surface waves are constantly changing and moving, once the nose or wings touch the water surface before the belly, the aircraft may immediately disintegrate.

Pilots must have superb piloting skills and the favor of heaven to make a perfect forced landing.

Ivan Malkovich is a high-achieving student who graduated from the Soviet Air Force School, and he has not flown thousands of missions in the sky in vain. The depletion of fuel minimizes the possibility of the plane exploding, and it is another fierce operation, and the plane is lucky not to disintegrate with its tail on the sea.

Now, though, is not the time to cheer.

Crash landing on land, after confirming that it is safe, you can sit down and drink a cup of hot water to relieve the tight nerves, and after the forced landing on the surface, the trouble has just begun.

On a light aircraft, there are only a few minutes before the plane sinks, but the problem is that the pressure of the water makes it difficult to open the hatch.

As soon as you leave the cabin, you need to open it immediately and put on a life jacket to ensure that you don't drown.

Although the Sukhoi Super 100 is a large passenger plane, it will float on the sea for a little longer, and there is also a prepared lifeboat in the cargo hold, but there is still a storm outside, this kind of ghost weather, even if the plane is safely forced to land on the sea, it will not last more than ten minutes at most and will be filled with seawater.

Dididi——

The alarm sound of the aircraft system is like a reminder, and as the plane continues to taxi on the surface of the sea at high speed, the entire fuselage jolts as if it will disintegrate at any moment.

Ivan Markovinucci pulled his neck and roared outside the cab: "Boss. We'll only have five minutes at most before the plane comes to a stop, and before that happens, I need you to get into the lifeboat right away. ”