To protect an Organization Cadre, using up a Peripheral Member was probably a bargain in everyone's eyes... except for that unlucky Peripheral Member himself.
After thinking it over, Hashimoto Maya decided he still wanted to struggle to survive. He promptly seized Jiang Xia, this lifesaving straw that had delivered itself to him. "I used to be very interested in aviation, so I know a few things. It's fine if you don't know how—I'll teach you!"
Jiang Xia nodded in satisfaction. "All right."
With a temporary solution in place, both the two Organization members with guilty consciences and the passengers who had overheard the situation outside the cockpit door felt instantly reassured.
However, at Hakodate Airport, the mood in the Control Tower was the complete opposite after they received the message from the plane.
The airport had originally been quiet at this hour, with few flights requiring dispatch. The Duty Officers had gathered together, sipping late tea and chatting idly.
Then, the commander's voice suddenly rang through the Control Tower:
"The Captain and co-pilot are both unconscious and unable to continue flying?! ...This is a long-haul flight. Isn't there another co-pilot?"
"What? He can't either??—All three Pilots are out of commission? What exactly did you do on that plane?!"
Those few short sentences carried an enormous amount of information. The people who had been chatting froze, then forgot all about their tea and hurried over to the communications console. "What happened?"
The duty officer speaking with the plane had no time to answer. He hastily took out a notebook to make a record. "May I ask who I'm speaking to?"
Inside the cabin.
Jiang Xia glanced around and saw that Irish had no intention of answering.
Hashimoto Maya looked at him speechlessly. Could he stop being modest at a time like