Upon learning that Ortiz and Penelope were going to fly a hot air balloon alone, everyone objected.

Including hot air balloon pilot Alex, and pod design engineer Pehr.

"It's going to be a problem," Pell cautioned, "and if there's an accident along the way, it's not a small thing." ”

"It's not something that two people can do," reminds driver Alex, "and it takes four people to work together to complete this adventure." ”

Ortiz shook his head, "I found out during the previous training that I don't need four people, two people are fine;

My original job was to take pictures, but now I can fix the mirrorless in the pod and take care of the driving. ”

"I'll take on the work of an engineer," Penelope shrugged helplessly, "Pell, your job doesn't look difficult, I can do it." ”

The financier insisted that the driver and engineer could only withdraw temporarily.

At the last minute, Ortiz and Penelope, dressed in parachutes, climbed up the ladder into the pod.

At this moment, Ortiz suddenly hesitated, not knowing the next time he stepped on the land or the water?

Putting aside the clutter of thoughts, Ortiz sat next to the main controller.

10、9、8、7.....

The countdown began to count, and Penelope, sitting next to the trapdoor, was nervous, and quickly groped down with his hands to check if the parachute buckle was fastened.

Everything is fine.

Then she looked up at the giant balloon above her head, and left and right at the four large fuel tanks strapped around the pod, forcing herself to forget for a moment that it was the engineer's duties that were pressed on her shoulders.

Wait until you successfully fly into the sky.

When the countdown ends, Ortiz, who is determined to take the risk, pushes the lever, loosens the bolt, and cuts the anchor cable.

Quietly, the hot air balloon took off gently.

Soon rose into the air, because new equipment was used, there was no whirring sound of burners.

This made Penelope feel reassured, safe, and cheered, "We made it!" ”33

Ortiz nodded, while controlling the balloon to fly higher and farther and farther, and the people and buildings on the ground became smaller and smaller.

When the hot air balloon reaches 3,000 meters, the air temperature becomes colder and the air becomes thinner, followed by normal flight time.

Zhang Jing soon received photos from the 'spies' showing them riding in a hot air balloon high in the sky.

Hot air ballooning is one of the most popular things to do in Istanbul and is relatively safe.

Therefore, Zhang Jing didn't worry too much and went to play with them.

Then the accident came quickly and suddenly.

Less than two hours after departure, Engineer Pell sent a message from the ground reminding him, 'The connector of the fuel tank has been locked, please be careful.' ’

This made Ortiz and Penelope's hearts go cold.

Because they had flown and practiced many times beforehand, they knew.

In addition to the lead block, the fuel tank, which weighs six hundred pounds, doubles as ballast, and its connectors should be opened before departure.

If you get into trouble and the balloon descent is uncontrolled, you can throw away one or two fuel tanks when you're done throwing away the lead.

As for whether it will stone people to death, that's not something she and she should consider, after all, the probability is too low.

"We've got to go down to 1,600 meters," Ortiz decided, "and then I can climb out and open the lock." ”

Finally, Ortiz stressed, "It's just a minor issue. ”

"We can't go down now, we need to wait until the evening," Penelope said, "the sun is heating up the helium,"

Ortiz understands that the only way to reduce altitude during the day is to release helium.

However, once the helium is released, it cannot be recovered, and the loss is even greater.

There was also a problem, in the pre-rehearsal, they did not lower their altitude at night, let alone climb outside the pod.

High altitude and the atmosphere in the pod is a little depressing.

After a while, Penelope spoke, "After the sun goes down, it's better for me to climb out, after all, I'm an engineer." ”

"Fake Engineer," Ortiz retorted immediately, "besides, you're tall and heavy, and it's better for you to help me pull the safety rope in the pod." ”

There was silence again in the pod.

Considering the balloon's speed of movement of around 100 kilometers per hour, coupled with the erratic air currents, Penelope reminded, "You're a princess. ”

"It's not been a long time ago," Ortiz, who was in the same image as Hepburn, shook his head, "We're all normal people and have the same boyfriend." ”

When it came to Zhang Jing, Ortiz said in a half-complaining and half-active atmosphere, "That bastard will make my throat hoarse every time." ”

"Me too," Penelope smiled, "always with sore cheeks." ”

Ortiz asked, "Then why are you still with him?" ”

"Relaxed, happy, humorous, no worries," Penelope counted the advantages of being with Zhang Jing on his fingers, "I won't worry about my property, and there is a high probability that another man will not be better than him." ”

"Really?" Ortiz teased, "Are you sure it's not the source of your screaming?" ”

"Do you think it's big?" Penelope chatted, "I've seen action movies, and he seems to be different. ”

Ortiz mends the knife, "like 2.2 high-strength power, but also supercharged with T." ”

"Yes, there is also a dizziness + hypoxia buff...."

The more the two talked, the more they got into trouble, and they completely forgot about the trouble.

But the trouble didn't go away, and when it came to five o'clock in the afternoon, Ortiz first lowered the balloon altitude to 1,600 meters to increase his ability to deal with more trouble.

Resolutely climbed out of the pod and successfully opened the connector of the locked fuel tank manually.

Thankfully, when it came to seven o'clock in the evening, the hot air balloon was still descending, although the burner was on.

As the sun's rays completely disappeared, the pod became colder and colder, and the helium contracted rapidly.

The balloon descends from 1,600 meters to 1,000 meters and then to 300 meters.

During this process, Ortiz and Penelope developed severe tinnitus, and their stomachs tumbled upwards against their ribcages.

Although all the lead has been lost, the hot air balloon is still descending, and in the blink of an eye, it is only 160 meters above the sea.

"We have to throw away two fuel tanks at once!"

Penelope's voice trembled slightly, and he hesitated for a second more, and he was only a second away from death.

Ortiz didn't want to lose it, he hadn't reached the middle of the Mediterranean Sea yet, and he was still more than half a distance from Tunisia.

But neither she nor she had a choice, and the hot air balloon that the two of them were sitting on was like a free-falling bomb, falling quickly!

Ortiz jerked the lever and decisively dropped both fuel tanks.

At this time, if you don't open the connector of the fuel tank before, and miss the best skydiving altitude, you will basically die.

The balloon jolted and suddenly stopped descending, and Penelope felt like an elevator hitting the ground, and for a moment he sat down in a deep chair.

"We're picking up," Ortiz looked at the altimeter and kept calling, "200 meters, 250 meters, 300 meters...."

When the altitude rises to 1000 meters, the balloon returns to the night sky again.

At this time, Penelope's shirt had already been soaked in cold sweat, and for the rest of his life, he drew a cross on his chest, "God of wealth bless me." ”

Some people died, but not completely......