When Ngo Minh and Zhong Caini left Vietnam and came to Manila, they were faced with a country consisting of three major island groups and more than 7,000 small islands, originally composed of immigrants from the Asian continent, and then experienced nearly four centuries of colonial rule.

I just spent a day in Manila, and the next afternoon I took a plane to Japan.

Wu Ming, who originally said that he was going to Luzon to smoke cigars, never smoked, but he just bought a box of cigars and put them in the backpack behind his back.

It wasn't until after getting on the plane that Zhong Caini asked him, "You don't smoke, what are you buying cigars for?"

"It can be used as a souvenir. ”

Zhong Caini glanced at Wu Ming and didn't speak, thinking to herself that there was no way to use cigars as souvenirs, and they would deteriorate after a few years.

However, just as Zhong Caini was looking sideways at the beautiful scenery of the blue sky and white clouds outside through the porthole, she didn't expect Wu Ming to suddenly say another inexplicable sentence: "It is said that the maids there are very famous, do you consider buying one in the future?"

Retracting her gaze from the porthole of the plane, turning her head to look at Wu Ming who seemed to be smiling in the seat next to her, Zhong Caini subconsciously asked, "Who buys it?"

"What do you say, are you or us?"

Zhong Caini was stunned for a moment, and then a faint flush rose on her cheeks. Gently biting the warm lower lip with his white and neat upper teeth, as if he wanted to block the words that came to his mouth, he looked at Wu Ming in a daze, until Wu Ming's gaze began to dodge, and then he turned his head and laughed softly.

"Coward. ”

When Wu Ming heard the three words that Zhong Caini almost came out of his teeth, the whole person suddenly looked relaxed, adjusted his body to the most comfortable state in his seat, and gently narrowed his eyes with a smug smile on his face.

Especially when Zhong Caini took the initiative to lean over her soft body and put her side face on his shoulder, the fragrance from the girl filled her mouth and nose, and the smile on Wu Ming's slightly red old face almost flowed down.

Just when Wu Ming was struggling fiercely in his mind, whether to reach over and hold Zhong Caini's shoulder, an accident suddenly happened.

"Don't even move!"

With a shout from the rear direction of the plane behind him, between the first class and economy class in front, a young man in his thirties who looked polite and looked like a Filipino stood up on the seat next to the aisle, holding a tube of toothpaste with two entwined metal leads, one red and one white, in his left hand, and the other end of the metal lead was connected to a detonating device in his right hand. also shouted to everyone in the cabin: "Hijacking, whoever dares to move, I will detonate it immediately." ”

The sudden change immediately attracted the exclamations of more than 200 passengers and more than a dozen flight attendants on the plane. At the same time, Wu Ming also felt Zhong Caini's body stiffen beside him.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine, with me. ”

gently comforted Zhong Caini, and decisively stretched out her right hand to wrap her other shoulder. Zhong Caini also reached out to hug Wu Ming, and leaned her body tightly against Wu Ming.

"Give you three minutes to change course and fly due south at once. ”

Now the plane is on its way from the Philippines to Japan, and it is already approaching Japan, flying from southwest to north-east. If it is now changed to due south, it will be Australia and New Zealand. Other than that, there is a vast sea, and there is no place to land.

Under the threat of the two hijackers in front and behind, for the sake of the more than 200 lives on board, the captain had to follow the advice of the robbers and go south instead. The co-pilot took the initiative to leave the cab and asked the hijackers: "May I ask where is the specific landing airport?" ”

"Fly back! Continue to fly south, waiting for our orders. ”

Although Wu Ming had already observed the location of the hijacker behind him at this time, given that the two of them were at opposite ends of the cabin, the distance was too far to subdue them at the same time. And both of them have the same explosive device in their hands, and in the event of an accident, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Another question that Wu Ming was not sure about was whether there were any of their accomplices hidden among the more than 200 passengers in addition to the two hijackers exposed in front of him. This is crucial. Therefore, Wu Ming slowly turned his gaze from time to time, searching among the frightened passengers. However, many people buried their heads under the backs of the front seats because they were afraid, and Wu Ming couldn't see everyone's expressions. Therefore, it will not be possible to find a suspicious person for a while.

"It can't be a fake bomb, right?"

Hearing Zhong Caini's whispered inquiry, Wu Ming slowly shook his head and said in the same inaudible voice: "If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if." ”

Although the possibility of a fake bomb cannot be ruled out, there have been real cases in history where high explosives were hidden in toothpaste and successfully destroyed aircraft. For example, in the mid-fifties of the last century, the Kashmir Princess incident with Air India. Now, after so many years, with the advancement of scientific and technological means, it is not difficult to make high explosives into toothpaste. Therefore, Wu Ming definitely did not dare to take risks.

"Shut up!"

Although Wu Ming and Zhong Caini spoke in very small voices, and they also deliberately controlled their mouths, they were still discovered by the hijacker in front. walked over and aimed at Wu Ming's left rib near the aisle.

Wu Ming didn't say anything, the pain was naturally painful, but Wu Ming could still bear this pain. However, Zhong Caini subconsciously tightened her arms around Wu Ming's back.

"If you dare to say a word, I will throw you down and feed the fish. ”

The hijacker threatened Wu Ming and Zhong Caini with a word, and then retreated to their original positions.

It was also this little episode that allowed Wu Ming to discover that on the left side of the aisle, only two rows of seats away from them, near the porthole, there was a middle-aged white man with long yellow hair and a gray beard who was very suspicious.

Because everyone else showed a frightened expression, but there was a look of disgust in the eyes of that person who turned his head to look at Wu Ming just now. Wu Ming couldn't help but suspect that he also hated the conversation he had with Zhong Caini just now.

People who have the same suspicions as Zhong Caini in their hearts, of course, there are many people. Wu Ming had already found four or five young people who were physically strong, including yellow and white people, and they were already a little eager to try.

Although I was worried that if those young people broke out, it would easily attract the wrath of the hijackers, and an unimaginable scene would happen. However, after careful analysis, Wu Ming still felt that since the other party had planned the route in advance, it meant that the hijacking should not be a terrorist attack. At the very least, the hijackers did not want to die with everyone on the sea.

If that were the case, how would the enraged hijackers react when the young passengers tried to subdue them?

So, Wu Ming decided to calm down and take the risk and wait for the opportunity to come.

At the same time, he needed time to continue to see if there were any other suspicious people among the passengers.