Chapter 281: Air Force One
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Passing through the airport's security checkpoint, Liu Wei and the gray-backed jackal slowed down. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"What did Lao Li tell you?" The gray-backed jackal said as he pulled down the shoulder strap of his backpack.
He speaks authentic Korean, but in South Korea, "Lee" is the second most common surname, so the mention of "Lao Lee" will not be noticed.
"Nothing, ask me what I plan to do in the future." Liu Wei tidied up the camera hanging on his chest.
There were no tourists in the safe passage, except for two agents from the South Korean National Intelligence Service standing in front and behind, and American agents in charge of Scott's personal safety were outside the safe passage.
"What, he's interested?"
"Caring about us, it doesn't mean anything else."
"You told him?"
Liu Wei smiled and shook his head.
At this time, the two had already walked to the exit of the passage, so the gray-backed jackal did not ask again.
Agents stopped the two and asked them to show their IDs.
The gray-backed jackal walked ahead, first showing his press card and the special license to board Air Force One to conduct an exclusive interview with the president of the United States on the way to Melbourne, and then explained in Korean, presumably meaning that he was a photojournalist along the way.
After checking the documents, the agent asked Liu Wei to take out the equipment, disassemble it on the spot, assemble it again, and then take a few photos.
After confirming that there was no problem, the agents let them go and headed for Air Force One, which was parked more than 200 meters away and was closely guarded by agents of the U.S. Secret Service.
At this time, the identity of the two was that of reporters from the Korean News Agency.
To this end, the two also used disguise masks and changed their appearances.
How did Li Tingxuan get these two identities, Liu Wei and the gray-backed jackal didn't ask. All they knew was that before the "Air Force One" was launched, the spies of all the two departments involved in the operation had left South Korea. No matter what happens next, it has nothing to do with the second part.
"Anyway, it's okay if Lao Li doesn't know."
"I told him."
"Got it?" The gray-backed jackal glanced at Liu Wei and looked a little surprised.
"That's only part of it." Liu Wei smiled and said, "Even if there is no need to let Lao Li know, I think we should still tell him, who can guarantee that we don't need his help in the future?" ”
"That's what I said, but ......"
"Don't worry, I'm measured, and Lao Li is even more measured."
The gray-backed jackal sighed, still feeling that Liu Wei shouldn't tell Li Tingxuan.
"As Lao Li, he first has to think about the overall situation, rather than worrying about the lives of a few of us. If we are fortunate enough to be able to avoid this catastrophe, we will definitely have the opportunity to meet Lao Li in the future. Liu Wei paused a little and said, "If our luck is not so good, it can be regarded as an explanation." ”
"Let Lao Li help us deal with the aftermath?"
"At least on Chinese New Year's Eve, someone burned paper for us, didn't he?"
"You ......," said the Grayback Jackal, shaking his head with a smile, "yes, I have nothing to fear anyway, unlike you who have to take care of it." ”
"You think I can't let go of those?"
"I didn't say anything."
Liu Wei didn't bother with the gray-backed jackal, anyway, there was no point in fighting with each other.
Before arriving at the boarding gate of "Air Force One", the American agents checked the documents and belongings of the two men again, as well as a very special piece of equipment, and scanned the two of them all over their bodies, probably because they were worried that they would bring the threatening East Tibet Province on the plane.
You know, at least hundreds of thousands of terrorists dream of blowing up Air Force One.
After these troublesome processes, the two of them boarded the world's most secure and highest-tech Führer's plane without any danger.
In fact, there are two of them in the "Air Force One".
Only after the president boarded the plane did the Boeing 747, which cost more than a billion dollars and was specially refined, become "Air Force One." If you are on the vice president, it is "Air Force Two".
The plane is very spacious, and it looks a little larger than the passenger aircraft of the same type.
Obviously, it's just the visual effect created by the decoration. With the addition of some additional equipment, the interior space of Air Force One is slightly narrower than that of the Boeing 747.
After entering the cabin, the two were led by a female Air Force lieutenant to the cabin specially prepared for passengers.
The president hasn't boarded the plane yet, so the two of them have to stay here honestly. Wait until the plane takes off and reaches cruising altitude before being asked to interview the president alone. During this time, they were not allowed to go anywhere but to the toilet, or had to ask the lieutenant who had received them before.
Comparatively, the cabin of "Air Force One" is not spacious.
This is understandable, since this is for ordinary guests who are invited, and the president and his entourage have their own rooms.
About fifteen minutes later, the four engines hanging under the wings were activated.
It didn't take long for Liu Wei to see the approaching convoy through the porthole.
Unlike foreign visits by heads of state of other countries, the President of the United States visits a country not just with a special plane, but with a fleet of planes. In the fleet, "Air Force One" is the core and the most eye-catching. In addition to this, there are two or three large transport planes that transport the president's car, other equipment, and accompanying security personnel. Visiting allies like South Korea, the U.S. Air Force also sends several fighter jets to escort them. Normally, there are four, and they are not accompanied by the whole flight, but after reaching a certain airspace, they are replaced by nearby US fighter jets. If necessary, such as flying through some dangerous areas, the US Air Force will also dispatch support aircraft, including early warning planes, tanker planes, and electronic warfare planes, to wait on the route of "Air Force One."
These arrangements were very thoughtful, but they could only deal with the enemy from outside.
If the attackers had already entered Air Force One, they would have had to rely on more than two dozen agents on board.
These people are all from the Secret Service, the agency under the FBI, which is responsible for the president's security. Normally, the secret service will be armed with a low-powered self-defense pistol. In addition, in a certain corner of the aircraft, there is a weapons storage compartment, in which automatic weapons, including the MP-5 submachine gun, are stored. Agents will only use these more powerful weapons in exceptional circumstances, such as when Air Force One is attacked before takeoff. If the plane has already risen into the air and has reached cruising altitude, the agent will never use a high-powered weapon such as a submachine gun, because the scattered bullets will definitely penetrate the skin of the aircraft and cause the cabin to lose pressure.
Liu Wei and the gray-backed jackal both know about this.
Although both of them boarded the "Air Force One" for the first time, in the information provided by Li Tingxuan, there is a structural diagram of the "Air Force One", which is so detailed that each facility has been specially marked. For example, the cabin with automatic weapons is located between the flight attendant cabin and the VIP cabin, and it looks like a normal hatch, activated by a special switch in the flight attendant cabin, which requires the purser and the secret service chief keys to open.
Of course, if you don't have a key, you'll have to think of something else.
When Scott boarded the plane, it could be said that he was hugging each other. Instead of coming to the airport to see him off, the South Korean president sent several high-ranking officials.
In the crowd, Capua was very conspicuous because he was always by Scott's side and never left.
When the gangway was withdrawn and the hatch was slowly closed, Liu Wei looked back at the gray-backed jackal with his eyes closed.
Probably sensing the plane start, the gray-backed jackal opened its eyes.
"Going?"
Liu Wei nodded, glanced at his watch, and said, "It is very consistent with the scheduled time, it is only less than half a minute late." ”
"It's punctual, now let's look at our work schedule." The gray-backed jackal took out his notebook from his bag, flipped through it quickly, and said, "We were placed in the second, with the Australian reporter in front of us. Unexpectedly, those guys came all the way to South Korea. ”
"Heaven has no way, hell has a gate, they want to come by themselves, and they can't blame others."
The gray-backed jackal shook his head with a smile and said, "Let's rest for a while, it's still early." ”
Liu Wei didn't say anything more, and closed his eyes as he learned from the gray-backed jackal.
Compared with private flights, the comfort of the "Air Force One" is significantly better, especially the sound insulation, which is very well done, and even when taking off, the noise is not very large. During the climb, the elevation angle of the aircraft seemed to be smaller, so it took almost twenty minutes to reach a cruising altitude of 11,000 kilometers.
At this altitude, Air Force One will fly south for seven hours.
According to the US Air Force arrangement, the four F-15 fighters that accompanied the "Air Force One" will fly with them for two hours, and then they will be replaced by the F-15s deployed in Okinawa for another two hours. There was no fighter escort for about an hour, and about two hours before arriving at its destination, Australian Air Force F/A-18F fighter jets came to pick up and escort Air Force One to Melbourne.
It doesn't matter if there is a fighter escort or not, because as long as the president is on it, the escort fighters will not dare to mess around.
Besides, by the time the U.S. military reacted, Liu Wei and the gray-backed jackal had already succeeded.
For the first two hours, Liu Wei and the gray-backed jackal were closing their eyes to recuperate, and the female flight attendants wearing US Air Force uniforms did not come to disturb them.
There were only a few passengers in the cabin, including the two Australian journalists.
Liu Wei didn't provoke them, and the two Australians didn't come to provoke Liu Wei and the gray-backed jackal. It's just that they must be keeping an eye on the two South Koreans with press cards on their chests, and they feel that they are very relaxed, not nervous at all, and don't even pay attention to the upcoming exclusive interview.
As the four F-15Cs flew away, and the four F-15Cs that took off from Okinawa appeared in front, Liu Wei opened his eyes.
"Time?" The gray-backed jackal also woke up.
Liu Wei nodded and looked at the two fighter jets that were turning outside the window.
"Looks like it's time for us to do the same." The gray-backed jackal stretched his back, glanced at the Australian reporter sitting across the aisle, and nodded very kindly.
Liu Wei didn't have such a good mood, he just wanted to finish this operation quickly.
(To be continued)