“Miss Chen, it seems someone is trying to hijack this plane,” Lao Yao said with a grave expression, speaking softly to Chen Xiaoyan.
“Hijack?”
Chen Xiaoyan was instantly dumbfounded.
‘Is this for real? This is Huaguo! What kind of idiot would be so blind?’
“Are you sure?”
Lao Yao shook his head.
“Not sure yet. Lao Dong is investigating. Please stay calm and cooperate with us, Miss Chen.” “Dong” and “Yao” were the code names for this operation, not their real names.
A flicker of panic flashed in Chen Xiaoyan’s eyes. No matter how dominant she was in the game, in reality, she was just an ordinary person.
In the game, you could revive; in reality, you only had one life. She couldn’t help but be afraid.
But now, she could only rely on these two bodyguards found by Mu Qingxue. There was no other way out.
“Okay, I will definitely cooperate with you.”
Seeing this, Lao Dong’s worry mostly dissipated.
During protection missions, the most terrifying thing was not sudden accidents, but the target not following orders. No matter how many plans you had, if the target didn’t cooperate, it was all useless.
Fortunately, the protection target this time was not the kind of person with water in their brain.
Chen Xiaoyan held her phone with both hands, extremely uneasy, her calves trembling nervously.
Hijacking—this was a hijacking!
Apart from in movies, she had never seen such a scene in real life. People usually fear the unknown, and she was no exception.
‘If… I mean if, I can’t survive this calamity, then they…’
In an instant, the faces of all her acquaintances flashed through Chen Xiaoyan’s mind, like fleeting shadows, flickering endlessly.
Xue-bao, Chong Chong the cutie, Yueyue, Xianyun, Yumeng-chan, Shen Qingqing, Hong Chen Ru Meng, the Qi sisters, and so on.
(Zhao Longjun: ???)
She bit her lip tightly, unable to suppress a wave of sadness.
Opening Penguin, she looked at all the friends listed there and sighed. Then, she shook her head and gave a bitter smile.
‘What am I thinking? They said it wasn’t confirmed yet, didn’t they?’
‘It might just be a false alarm. Why am I getting pessimistic so early?’
‘Chen Xiaoyan, you’re such a wimp.’
“Mm, I understand.”
The first-class seats were individual sofa cabins. Lao Dong stood by the cabin door, pressing his earpiece as if talking to someone.
“Miss Chen, it’s confirmed—it’s a hijacking.” Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoyan immediately collapsed onto the sofa.
‘Well, now I can be pessimistic to my heart’s content. It’s confirmed—it’s a terrorist hijacking.’
Hehe~
‘Hehe my ass! Why the hell are there terrorists hijacking a plane in Huaguo?’
‘And of all people, I had to run into it.’
Chen Xiaoyan held her forehead, unable to accept this reality.
Lao Dong watched quietly from the side. Though his heart was moved, he didn’t go to comfort her.
He had seen this kind of thing many times abroad. It wasn’t anything unusual.
In Huaguo, firearms would definitely not get past the airport’s comprehensive security checks. So, the fact that the hijackers had no guns could be considered good news.
As long as there were no guns, there was a chance to fight back.
“Lao Dong, the hijackers have taken the cockpit. We’re stuck in the sky.” Once again, Lao Yao’s voice came through the earpiece.
“Lao Yao, do you know the hijackers’ goal?”
“I don’t know, but one thing is certain: they don’t intend to kill anyone. I suggest staying put.”
“Roger.”
“Any more bad news?” Chen Xiaoyan asked weakly after he finished.
“It’s actually good news. The hijackers won’t kill anyone. We just need to stay put here safely.”
Chen Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, then looked at him with ecstatic joy.
“Mm.”
Receiving the affirmative answer, Chen Xiaoyan patted her chest and sighed in relief. “That’s good, that’s good. I thought I was going to die this time.” She had already planned to write two suicide notes on Penguin for everyone she knew, sending them separately. Now it seemed it hadn’t come to that yet.
“Hey, big bro, your name is Lao Dong?”
Perhaps because of the near-death experience, Chen Xiaoyan was now much more relaxed and turned her attention to the bodyguard in front of her.
The two bodyguards looked to be in their mid-thirties, almost forty, dressed in short-sleeved shirts and beach shorts, as casual as could be.
It was just that the sunglasses and earpieces seemed a bit out of place; their tough aura made it obvious at a glance that these two were not ordinary people.
“Just a code name. In our line of work, we can’t use real names.”
“Oh, Elder Brother Lao Dong, are you a veteran?”
“Yes,” Lao Dong nodded, leaning against the cabin door, recalling the time when he first retired. He had been a soldier for twenty years, and when he got out, the world had changed.
“We veterans can’t keep up with society’s pace anymore. Many places won’t hire us. It was Director Mu who gave us a job. Though we can’t afford a big house, we can still support our families.”
“I see.”
“Then, Elder Brother Lao Dong, have you ever killed anyone?”
“Yes, abroad. Once, Director Mu hired us two to protect a corporate partner. I personally took out three assassins.”
“Awesome!” Chen Xiaoyan was shocked and couldn’t help giving a thumbs-up.
Lao Dong grinned and laughed. “Miss Chen, you’re quite special too. We’ve done over a dozen protection missions, but we’ve never seen a boss with such a unique aura as you.”
As he said this, his eyes were filled with tenderness when looking at Chen Xiaoyan.
It wasn’t love, but rather a memory of his elderly mother at home.
“I’ll take that as a compliment,” Chen Xiaoyan said, scratching her cheek, a little embarrassed.
“I never like to lie. Miss Chen, you really are special. I don’t know why, but every time I see you, it’s like I see my mother.”
“Ah… you’re not joking, are you?”
Without a trace of hesitation, Lao Dong shook his head, his expression very serious.
Chen Xiaoyan: “…”
Now she was dumbfounded. What did this uncle mean? What did he mean by seeing her was like seeing his mother? Did she look that old?
So mean!
‘I am a beautiful girl in the prime of my youth!!!’
Ding
At the sound of the ding, Chen Xiaoyan immediately and skillfully opened her Penguin app. It turned out to be a message from Liu Yue.
Liu Yue: “Xiaoyan, have you arrived?”
Chen Xiaoyan: “Cough! Don’t even mention it. I’ve had the worst luck ever—I actually encountered a hijacking.”
Liu Yue: “Hijacking? Really?”
Chen Xiaoyan immediately opened her phone video and recorded her surroundings, then sent it over.
Chen Xiaoyan: [Unnamed Video].mp4
Chen Xiaoyan: “Look, I’m on the plane right now. The uncle in front is my bodyguard.”
Liu Yue: “How is that possible? This is Huaguo! Where do those terrorists get the nerve?!”
Chen Xiaoyan: “I’m wondering too.”
Liu Yue: “Xiaoyan, be careful! Don’t let anything happen. I’ll have my dad come rescue you right away.”
Chen Xiaoyan: “Don’t bother. We’re circling in the sky. Even if your dad comes, he can’t get on.”
Liu Yue: “Damn it! Why are there terrorists sneaking into Huaguo?”
Chen Xiaoyan: “Who knows? Sigh.”
Liu Yue: “I’m sorry, Xiaoyan. It’s all because of me. You have to be okay, or I’ll live in guilt for the rest of my life.”