CHAPTER 223: CHAPTER 225: ULTRA-TELEPHOTO FOCAL LENGTH

The flight attendant was already pale, yet she still forced a smile at Lu Shifeng: "There’s nothing to worry about, sir. The plane just has a minor issue and will be fixed soon."

"What minor issue?" Lu Shifeng pressed on relentlessly.

Under his sharp gaze, the flight attendant finally couldn’t resist and said, "Two engines are down due to an explosion, leaving us with two. The flight system is malfunctioning, and some instruments are unresponsive. We are in contact with the ground tower for an emergency landing. Rest assured, we will land safely."

Rest assured?

Not only could a veteran like Lu Shifeng see through it, even Su Xingyu noticed the flight attendant’s lips trembling.

They let her go, and Su Xingyu looked worriedly at Lu Shifeng, "What should we do?" She didn’t ask whether they would die, nor did she scream or cry like an ordinary girl. Amidst the violent turbulence, she was eager to do something, to save her and others’ lives. Although, as a passenger, such thoughts might seem ridiculous.

Lu Shifeng didn’t answer immediately, frowning slightly, but only gripped her hand tighter.

His fingers were well-defined, his palm dry and warm, providing a sense of stability that seemed to give her endless support, gradually calming her anxious heart.

The flight attendant serving in first class remained pale, and after a moment, she received a call from the cockpit. Then, she forced a smile again and announced loudly to the passengers, "Please stay seated and do not move around. The plane will soon arrive at S City Airport. Please fasten your seatbelts..."

As the flight attendant spoke, the plane gradually stabilized, and the screams and cries from business and economy class passengers quieted down.

Suddenly, Lu Shifeng said to Su Xingyu, "Switch seats."

Su Xingyu was stunned for a moment, unable to react: "Huh?"

Lu Shifeng seemed a bit impatient: "I want to look outside."

Her seat was by the window. Throughout the journey, Lu Shifeng had been taking excellent care of her, leaving her the most comfortable spot. She had developed an instinctive response to follow his arrangements. So, she didn’t overthink, got up, and swapped seats with him, refastening her seatbelt. But as she re-fastened the seatbelt, her hand suddenly froze because she realized a problem—

If, and it’s a big if, there truly was a possibility of a crash, then sitting inside would be safer than sitting by the window!

"Lu Shifeng!" She called out to him with a pale face, voice slightly trembling like the flight attendant’s, "Let’s switch back!"

"Don’t fuss." He didn’t pay her any mind, looking out the window intently at the sky and ground. Only a few minutes later did he turn his gaze back.

Su Xingyu insisted, "Switch back! That’s my seat!" If they were really going to crash, it should just be left to fate. She didn’t want him to replace her and die.

Lu Shifeng then looked at her carefully and suddenly, a smile played on his beautifully shaped thin lips, "Why so tense? We will both survive."

"You..." Her eyes suddenly reddened, tears streaming out unexpectedly.

No matter what wrongs he had done to her before, on this possibly crashing plane, just because of this small gesture of switching seats, she forgave him for everything.

Whether he was a tyrant or a monster, he left the most hopeful chance of survival for her, even though it was just a faint hope.

Lu Shifeng gently wiped her tears, "Your makeup is ruined."

She dared not speak, afraid that she would cry if she opened her mouth. She didn’t want him to look down on her at the last moment, so she held back her tears forcefully and in return, gripped his hand tightly.

The flight attendant still stood there, facing the passengers, with a stiff smile.

Lu Shifeng called her over: "Exactly which instruments are malfunctioning? What other issues does the plane have?"

The flight attendant reassured him, "Sir, don’t worry. We will soon go through smoothly..."

"I saw the plane circling," Lu Shifeng interrupted her soothing words, locking eyes with her, "Circling and waiting. A plane with two engines down always has the highest priority. Even if every plane at the airport is on standby, it won’t come to this one. There must be other malfunctions preventing the plane from landing immediately, hence the circling for repairs." He was calm, leaving no room for the flight attendant’s evasions. This was also the result of his observation of the outside environment through the window. The plane was indeed circling over the sea outside S City, waiting.

Circling over the sea...

He didn’t know if it was because the standby zone for this plane happened to be designated here, or for some other terrifying reason, like preventing a crash.

Crashed at sea is better than crashing in the city.

The flight attendant, seeing she couldn’t hide it from him, had to tell the truth: "The instrument panel has some minor malfunctions. Our altimeter, radar, and several other parts are not responsive, making it impossible to measure the plane’s altitude. Under such circumstances, we cannot land, sir." The flight attendant almost cried as she spoke but barely held it together.

Inability to measure altitude is not a minor issue; it directly affects the timing of the aircraft’s landing. Mishandling could result in fatal crashes, and the probability of this happening is quite high.

Lu Shifeng nodded, "Thank you."

He tightened his grip on Su Xingyu’s hand.

Su Xingyu, infected by the tense atmosphere, grew uneasy again and asked, "Don’t they have any solution?"

The flight attendant seemed hopeless, only rigidly saying, "There will be a way." But the expression on her face didn’t convey the same message at all.

Su Xingyu bit her lip, silent. She was so young, only 20, and didn’t want to die. Turning her head to glance at Lu Shifeng, it was only now, at the brink of life and death, that she realized he genuinely cared for her. Despite his difficulties in expressing emotions, despite his disbelief in love, his protection surpassed that of thousands who claimed to believe in love.

She had just discovered his good side, just wanted to live happily with him, not to die here together.

Her mind raced, altitude malfunction... altitude malfunction...

Suddenly, a spark of inspiration: "Lu Shifeng! We have a lens in our suitcase! It’s the Edge Y Series Ultra-long Range 1000 Focal Length from the Hanyu Research Center, entrusted to me to bring back to headquarters! That lens can even capture the moon!"

Lu Shifeng also brightened up: "Ultra-long range focal length?"

"Yes!" Su Xingyu nodded excitedly and directly called the flight attendant over, "Excuse me, does the cockpit need assistance? I have a way to calculate the altitude difference!"

"Really?!" The flight attendant’s face brightened, though she was still skeptical, "Miss, are you a professional mechanic? Flight instruments are very sophisticated; non-professionals can’t just fix them. If you enter the cockpit like this, it might disturb the pilots at work."