Chapter 1 The Air Crash, the Beginning of the Story

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The plane shook violently, the red light above the seats lit up, and the flight attendants were heard on the radio.

"What are you talking about?" Ma Xiaoyang pointed to the broadcast port and asked Cheng Zijin, who was sitting next to him.

"Said we encountered strong drafts, put away the small table, don't move, and the toilet was temporarily closed. Cheng Zijin fastened his seat belt, and then glanced at Ma Xiaoyang, "For safety." ”

"Oh!" Ma Xiaoyang also hurriedly fastened the seat belt.

"It's been five years, why is Spanish still like this?" Cheng Zijin glanced at Ma Xiaoyang calmly.

"I'm okay with this ordinary conversation, who can understand this kind of professional stuff?" Ma Xiaoyang said without shame.

"You're just here to get a degree, it's a pity that it's taken so long. After Cheng Zijin finished speaking, he wrapped himself in a blanket and closed his eyes and didn't talk.

"Big brother, there are a few like you in the whole school, I memorize all the Spanish Chinese dictionaries, I speak Spanish, and the Cubans who speak it can't tell that you are an international student. Ma Xiaoyang also said helplessly.

Having said that, the plane was shaking more and more, suddenly, the whole cabin suddenly lit up, looking back, lightning began to appear outside the window, lightning is not as seen on weekdays, fleeting, but staying in the air for a few seconds, although the time is still not long, but visible to the naked eye, every lightning bolt, seems to be flashing with a strange metallic texture, at the same time, the plane began to jolt up and down violently, as if sitting on a tractor speeding on a country dirt road, at this moment the lights in the cabin also began to flicker.

This is an A380 flying from Cuba to Paris, France, in August 2012, Huaxia to Cuba has not yet had a direct flight, can only transit through a few countries, most people will choose to transfer from France.

On this plane, there were nearly 300 people, including 20 or 30 Chinese students studying in Cuba, who had finished their studies or were on vacation, and this time they were going to return to China.

This wave of students, are exchange students of the two countries, enjoy full scholarships, according to the results of the college entrance examination, the results are basically parallel to the three, some of them, the family conditions are good, come to mix a diploma, some study well, the family conditions are average, is for the name of studying abroad and the full scholarship, so, it is more clear.

However, Ma Xiaoyang and Cheng Zijin are more special, one is because their hometowns are Tianyi City, Long Province, and it is even more coincidental that the two actually studied in the same high school, although no one knew anyone during school, but strictly speaking, the two were classmates and fellow countrymen, and the other was before going abroad, according to the list of people who went to the interview, Ma Xiaoyang's family specially found Cheng Zijin and asked him to go out to take care of Ma Xiaoyang, so basically since the beginning of school, the two have been together, except that they are not in the same class, they are not together in class, they usually mix together, and at the same time take care of each other, one by one, it has also become the norm, but Ma Xiaoyang talks a lot on weekdays, basically he is a little more lively, scolding people and scaring the heavens and the earth, and Cheng Zijin doesn't talk much, he looks serious, but every sentence is on the point, and he often kills with one move.

"I'm rubbing! What's the situation!" Ma Xiaoyang stretched out his head and saw that the entire cabin was in a mess, and people kept calling for flight attendants, but no one answered.

On the radio, the captain began to say something again.

"What are you talking about!" Ma Xiaoyang grabbed Cheng Zijin's arm and asked a little impatiently.

"It's still the same thing as just now, I said don't let me worry, just meet the air current. Although he said it easily, he could clearly feel that Cheng Zijin's arms were full of sweat, and his legs hidden under the blanket were shaking unconsciously.

Ma Xiaoyang suddenly thought that this was actually Cheng Zijin's second flight, and the last time he came by plane five years ago.

"That's fine, in fact, the plane is very safe, you know, once the plane of Aeroflot lost an engine, or arrived on time, the probability of a plane crash every year is lower than the probability of winning a 100 million lottery. Ma Xiaoyang was about to continue, when suddenly Cheng Zijin interrupted with a wave of his hand.

"I want to throw up!" Cheng Zijin said with an ugly face.

Ma Xiaoyang looked at Cheng Zijin, who had always been serious, and at the moment he was as weak as Sister Lin and wanted to laugh, but he still hurriedly found the vomit bag from behind the chair and gave it to Cheng Zijin.

At this moment, the lights on the entire plane went out with a bang, leaving only the emergency lights to emit a leisurely green light.

The bumps of the plane are getting worse and worse, from the tractor-like shape at the beginning, to the current almost the same as a roller coaster, the weightlessness makes Ma Xiaoyang feel like urine rushing straight to his brain, Cheng Zijin here, he spit it out, and then the oxygen mask on the plane fell down with a bang.

Outside the window, the lightning became brighter and brighter, from white at the beginning, slowly turning purple, to various colors now, the raindrops were as big as fists, and even in the cabin, a crackling sound could be heard.

Ma Xiaoyang and Cheng Zijin sat in the last row, so there were only two chairs, and then there were toilets and storage rooms for flight attendants, turning their heads to look at the passengers in the same row, one by one under the faint green light of the emergency lights, their faces were distorted, someone was already wearing an oxygen mask, and it seemed that someone had fainted on the seat.

The entire cabin began to erupt with all sorts of chaotic sounds.

Screams, swearing, cries, prayers, chaos, disorder.

The captain stopped broadcasting at this moment, and the flight attendant disappeared without a trace at this time.

Slowly, the rack where the luggage was placed, because of the huge bumps, popped open the lock, flickered, and from time to time the luggage was shaken and fell, smashing the passengers on the seat, and the crying was louder.

The plane went up and down, if it weren't for the seat belt, Ma Xiaoyang had a feeling that he would be thrown out immediately, it seemed that the urine was uncontrollable, and the bladder was tightened.

"Put on your oxygen mask first. Ma Xiaoyang looked at Cheng Zijin, who was basically sluggish, dragged over the oxygen mask, didn't listen to the call with one hand, and put it on Cheng Zijin tremblingly, Cheng Zijin seemed to come back to his senses, grabbed the handle stiffly, the whole person stiffened and didn't move, and after the processing was completed, Ma Xiaoyang himself also put on a mask, and he didn't know what to do with his hands, his hands were clasped together, and his mouth kept chanting "Please, please, God bless".

Without warning, the plane began to slam towards the ground, a strong feeling of pushing back, and the body had a feeling that all the internal organs and blood were surging upward, and the people on the plane were still screaming, but at this moment, it was suddenly like someone was stuck in the neck, and they all grabbed everything they could catch. After a brief silence, even more shrill screams erupted in the small space.

Cheng Zijin was completely sluggish, and his eyes were blank.

Ma Xiaoyang grabbed Cheng Zijin's arm instead, and the urine seemed to come out unconsciously.

Although he was wearing an oxygen mask, his chest was suffocated, as if he couldn't go up or down in one breath, his nose and mouth were sweet.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck the plane, making a sound of war drums, short and powerful, after a bang, the lights of the entire plane snapped, flashed sparks, all went out, even the emergency lights on the ground, all went out, and the entire cabin fell into a dead silence.

In an instant, when the two lightning bolts struck, Ma Xiaoyang completely fainted, and it seemed that before he fainted, he had only one thought, TMD, it seems that Air France will pass Bermuda, why did I take Air France!

I don't know how long it took, Ma Xiaoyang gradually, a little conscious, felt something on his body swinging back and forth, the sound of rushing water in his ears, a fishy taste in his nose, and a bitter taste in his mouth.

After opening his eyes with great difficulty, his first reaction was that his eyes were about to be blind, and the sun was shining directly, which made his eyes sting, and after barely adapting, he only found himself and Cheng Zijin, tied to the seat, and in front of him, there was no trace of anyone else except the beach, Bailang and some plane wreckage.

The seat fell on an offshore beach, the sand was white, the water was clear, and in front of me was an endless blue sea, and the sun was shining brightly overhead.

Because he was helped by the seat belt, he couldn't turn back, and he didn't know what was behind him, but Cheng Zijin was still unconscious at the moment, and his clothes were undulating from the impact of the water up and down, and he didn't react at all.

"Cheng Zijin!" Ma Xiaoyang stretched out his hand and shook Cheng Zijin, but there was still no response.

He struggled to open his seat belt, and looked back, not far behind him, there was a forest not far behind, and there was no one else on the beach in front of him, and there were no large fragments of other planes, only some things that seemed to be wrapped and scattered on the sand.

"I'll rub it, it won't be us sitting in the last row and being thrown out, what about the others!" Ma Xiaoyang sighed helplessly, this was Ma Xiaoyang's first and last thought when he came back to his senses.

recalled everything not long ago, but for a moment, Ma Xiaoyang's mind was nothing, blank, as if everything was like watching a movie, listening, watching, doing, but it was just a brain, even if this complaint and sigh were done by others.

Maybe it's instinct, maybe it's some kind of responsibility, hard work and unconscious, tearing Cheng Zijin off the seat, with the ups and downs of the sea, little by little, pulling him under the tree by the beach, looking blankly at the empty world around him, the sea breeze blows, and suddenly a spirit begins to tremble wildly.

At this moment, Ma Xiaoyang's whole body has no strength at all, his legs are like boiled soft noodles, he can't stand steadily, the wind blows, snaps, falls to the ground, can't make any movements, like a rag doll that has been abandoned, lying there, can't remember to turn over, and I don't know why, he began to cry involuntarily, let the tears flow, his eyes were empty, and he was not angry at all.

I don't know how long it took, in my consciousness, Cheng Zijin's voice came from afar, at first it felt like nothing, but slowly, I heard it clearly.

"Ma Xiaoyang!!" Then Ma Xiaoyang's eyes darkened, and Cheng Zijin's harmless face appeared in front of him.

"!" Ma Xiaoyang saw Cheng Zijin, and seemed to have a little strength, hugged Cheng Zijin, who was a little taller than himself, and then kept scolding, he didn't know why he was scolding, anyway, this would, and he couldn't think of any other words.

After waiting for a long time, Ma Xiaoyang was quiet and tired, and the two of them lay flat on the beach, looking at the sun that was still shining in the sky, and began to discuss the future.

"I remember when we left, it was ten o'clock in the evening in Cuba, and when there was thunder and lightning, it didn't take us long to take off, how did it dawn and how long did we sleep?" Cheng Zijin asked after coming back to his senses.

"I don't know how long we slept, anyway, as soon as my eyes opened, it was dawn, and now it doesn't matter what time it is, the main thing is that there are people on a plane, there won't be just the two of us left. Ma Xiaoyang looked at the sky with blank eyes, the clouds in the sky were a big clump, much like Miyazaki's painting style, but strangely, there were no seabirds, only the sound of waves around him.

"We don't have a big plane wreckage around here, I guess it should be somewhere else, the two of us can survive unscathed, more than 300 people, what's the matter, there are always people alive, take a break, first take a look at these things around to see if there is any use, now I just don't know if our plane has an accident, when can we come to the rescue." Cheng Zijin said without joy or sorrow.

"I don't have any energy at all, and my whole body is sour. Ma Xiaoyang moved his arm and said.

"I guess you were too nervous just now, and the sequelae of excessive adrenaline secretion, just get some sleep. Cheng Zijin turned his head and glanced at Ma Xiaoyang. "The temperature here feels similar to Cuba, it's quite hot, the beach is white, I'm afraid it's not far away, I'll help you up, you sit under the tree first, I'll look for it, what else is around." ”

"Hmm. Ma Xiaoyang was like a drowning man grasping at a straw, and eagerly agreed to Cheng Zijin's proposal.

The two got up slowly and walked under the tree with their support, Ma Xiaoyang still had no strength in his body, Cheng Zijin endured the discomfort and slowly moved forward.

The trees here are all plants with big leaves, none of the two people know each other, and while walking, Cheng Zijin analyzed, and now the two of them, except for a suit of clothes and a mobile phone that entered the water, there is nothing else, and they can only hope that there is nothing that can be used in the luggage scattered on the beach.

Ma Xiaoyang sat under the tree and stared blankly, Cheng Zijin went to look for something, in fact, there were not many, just two or three pieces of luggage and some small packages that seemed to be plane meals, the luggage was opened and looked, basically they were all clothes or Cuban handicrafts bought, nothing else, in the small package of the plane meal, there was a little bread, the only thing that made the two happy was that there were four complete sets of cutlery, including knives, forks and spoons, which should be prepared for people in first class.

"Since I was a child, I have loved to watch Robinson Crusoe, and I often think about what if I am on a desert island in the future, and then I will watch Bei Ye, and the smell of chicken will be rattle, rest assured, follow me, you will definitely have food and shelter. Ma Xiaoyang recovered a little physical strength, his body became more and more sore, looking at Cheng Zijin, who was struggling to find something, he endured his emotions, showed a happy look, and said to Cheng Zijin.

"Okay, it's all up to you, but now, I think so, I don't know if this place is an island or land, we can't explore, but when I was looking for something just now, I saw a mountain over there, it's quite high, we can go over and see, you have seen so many wilderness survival, you rest for a while, it's up to you to build a place to live first, eat this bread, drink for the time being, look at the sun, it's still early, I'm not tired, I'll go inside again, see if there are coconut trees or something." Cheng Zijin analyzed one by one.

"Damn, you're so adaptable, fortunately we have knives and forks, I'll go build a shack, don't go far, it's not good to say that there are snakes or something." Ma Xiaoyang instructed.

"Before I went to Tianyi City to study, I went to school in the mountains, and there was a snake, I caught it for you, and we roasted and ate it at night. After saying that, he looked left and right, found a branch, broke off the excess, took it in his hand, found a place that did not look so dense, burrowed into the forest, and disappeared in a short time. I only heard a word from afar in the dense forest. "Don't worry about me, I'll be back soon. ”

"Damn, it's amazing to grow up in the mountains. Ma Xiaoyang glanced worriedly at the place where Cheng Zijin disappeared and said.

The surroundings were empty, the sound of the sea fluttering on the beach was in my ears, the wind blew from time to time, the leaves rustled, and the surroundings were quiet to some silence, for a moment, Ma Xiaoyang's nose suddenly became sour again, but he held back, and had a thought in his heart, to get a place to live, not to let Cheng Zijin laugh, and then began to look around, to see if he could find a suitable place and get a shed out.

According to the previous analysis, if here and Cuba are a dimension or just in front of them, this season, the weather is changeable, maybe it will rain heavily after a while, the temperature is not low, but the weather is particularly humid, just now the two of them found suitable clothes from the three boxes and have changed, wet clothes soaked in seawater, if they don't wash it, they will be full of salt when they dry, and the skin of people who are hard and stinging hurts, so the clothes will be put on the branches of the trees to see if it is possible to rain at night, and give it a brew.

Therefore, this will build a shed, and the terrain must be well chosen.

After thinking about it for a long time and working hard for a long time, it basically took a knife to reluctantly build one, and put it in the shack that dogs hated before.

But the wilderness survival is not in vain, at least the details are OK, I found a few palm trees, picked a lot of leaves, and densely spread the surroundings, both rain and wind.

At night, the sea breeze was strong, and it blew from the sea to the ground, and in the leeward place, a fire was lit.

Building a house is actually not very difficult, just find the right branches, cross them and tie them, and then cover the leaves, there are three boxes of clothes, tear a few short sleeves, and tie the residence.

Ignition is a technical job, it's really going to die, there is no lighter, you can only drill wood to make fire, even if it is wilderness survival hand-in-hand taught how to use rope and branches to make a simple friction firer, but the TV is definitely just the side of the success of the clip, I don't know how long it took to use, basically when the sky is a little yellow, the fire is lit, and it is unkempt, and the face is gray.

There were a lot of small blisters on his hands, and Ma Xiaoyang didn't care about it, anyway, he just focused on ignition, as if he had something to do in his heart, so as to ensure that he didn't think about it.

The fire was lit, and seeing that the sky was a little dark, Ma Xiaoyang began to worry in his heart, and regretted it a little, he should let Cheng Zijin bring a knife when he left, or two people go together, or bring something to eat, if he can't find the direction, he can still eat if he doesn't have the physical strength, or discuss leaving a mark, so that he can still go to him.

A person's time seems to be very long, especially in this strange environment, it seems to be full of all kinds of unknown fears, it will be longer, stay and stay, Ma Xiaoyang suddenly feels as if he is particularly small, and he is particularly fragile.

It felt like a year later, Cheng Zijin was carrying two coconuts on his back, a banana leaf weaving, which looked huge, and the octagonal hammer was still a cylinder, and drilled out of the woods.

"What are you?" Ma Xiaoyang pointed to the strange-shaped thing that Cheng Zijin was holding in his hand, made of banana leaves.

"After walking a short distance, I saw a small stream, and saw that there were plantain trees, but there were no plantains, so I picked a few leaves and wanted to get some water, in order not to leak, but it turned out to be bigger and bigger, and it became like this, I tasted it, it was fresh water, and I saw fish, but it was getting dark, so I picked two coconuts and came back, and I will go again tomorrow." Cheng Zijin explained.

"Didn't you see anyone else?" Ma Xiaoyang asked with concern.

"The forest is too dense to see the distance clearly, and I can't find anyone else. Cheng Zijin replied honestly.

"Come, look at my masterpiece. Ma Xiaoyang took Cheng Zijin to see the shack.

"Well, you did this in one afternoon?" Cheng Zijin asked in disbelief.

"Of course, awesome. Ma Xiaoyang said, come and praise my expression.

"Although this bracket is crossed, the distance between the two sides is too far, the heavy thing will fall down when it is pressed, the beam is too thin, the leaves are too dense, the slope on both sides is too small, the only thing worthy of praise is that the location of this fire is good. Cheng Zijin turned around and commented one by one.

"I'll go, fire the clouds!" Ma Xiaoyang pointed to the sky and shouted.

"We can't drink water in the wild, we have to find a way to boil it. Cheng Zijin ignored Ma Xiaoyang and said to himself.

"I see there's a glass bottle in that box, and there's a boat in it, and the bottle mouth is actually quite big, so let's take the boat out and use that to boil water." Ma Xiaoyang proposed.

"Yes, I just don't know if the bottle is thick enough to withstand the fire. Cheng Zijin said lightly.

Later it turned out that the quality of the bottle was very good, and in the evening, the two drank hot water, ate coconut meat, bread, and lay idly under the beach, looking at the stars.

"What if I can't go back?" Ma Xiaoyang suddenly said.

"I can definitely go back, more than 300 people, even if they die, they still have to see the corpse, don't they? Cheng Zijin said that the world will not just let a plane disappear, even if it crashes, the black box must be found.

"I don't know how they are. Ma Xiaoyang asked about the classmates who were in the same class, there were not many people at the same level on the plane, most of them were some juniors and sisters, the school was so big, in fact, everyone was familiar, this would be idle, and they would naturally think of it. "Hey, I don't know what my parents will do if they know about our plane crash, my mother must be crying all kinds of things, my dad doesn't know, I don't know how the country reports it, what should my grandparents do, hey. ”

"I'm a little tired, go to bed, I'll pick two clothes to cover first, I'll sleep to death, you feel free. Cheng Zijin didn't answer, as he spoke, picked out two clothes from the starry sky, and went into the shed to rest.

Lying on the sand, the sand is still warm, warm, looking up at the sky, tonight's Milky Way is particularly beautiful, you can see blue, pink, purple light, close as if within reach, pure, make people want to cry, Ma Xiaoyang wiped his tears, well, now must be crying by this beautiful scenery, definitely not homesick.

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