50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 299 Blind Telegraph
This Lufthansa flight 181 belongs to Bonn. Just before takeoff, the four hijackers, two men and two women, deliberately ran to the gate in the last few minutes.

Despite their repeated urging, the airport staff only checked their tickets and passports and let them through without even checking their luggage.

That's why the robbers were able to carry guns on the plane in their luggage.

Now the consequences are becoming apparent; under the threat of gunfire, the captain had no choice but to stop descending.

However, he did not turn towards Cyprus as the hijackers demanded. Instead, he claimed that the plane was running out of fuel and asked to fly to Rome to refuel first.

The hijackers agreed, and the plane pulled back up and headed towards Rome.

At this moment, the passengers in the cabin were forced to quiet down by the hijackers. Taking advantage of the hijackers' inattention, Sun Zhiwei quietly asked the tour leader a question.

"I'm a military officer. I have a way to take out those robbers. Shall we make a move?"

As a result, the tour leader did not think he could handle four armed robbers and categorically denied it, saying, "Don't be a show-off. This is not our country. The other country will naturally rescue the passengers."

Sun Zhiwei naturally knew that Bonn would send people to deal with the robbers, but that was a few days from now, and who knew what unexpected things might happen along the way.

However, looking at the team leader beside him, he seemed to be frightened, or perhaps he was unwilling to take the risk and wouldn't even listen to Sun Zhiwei's assurances, which left him feeling helpless.

This is a group trip, and we must listen to the leader on matters related to the group. Otherwise, even if we successfully kill the robbers, we will not be able to do so.

In the end, being labeled as disorganized and undisciplined will be enough to cause him a lot of trouble.

This isn't just speculation; there's a high probability it's true. Especially considering the team leader's personality—he's unwilling to take responsibility or risks.

Human nature is to seek advantage and avoid harm, and Sun Zhiwei understood his choice. After all, the robbers had only taken people hostage and had not yet injured anyone.

Under these circumstances, launching an attack rashly carries obvious risks.

If no action is taken and someone gets injured, the responsibility lies with the robber, not him.

But if something goes wrong and someone gets injured after he agrees to the action, then he will share the responsibility.

Since the team leader disagreed, Sun Zhiwei couldn't take action. He didn't want to cause trouble for himself, nor did he intend to show off his skills.

Anyway, those robbers haven't hurt anyone yet. If there's real danger, it's not too late for him to make his move.

At this point, the radar at Frankfurt Airport detected the change in direction of Flight 181. Ground air traffic control called out to Flight 181 via radio, but Flight 181 did not respond.

Ground air traffic control quickly reported the anomaly to Bonn, but because they couldn't contact the flight and didn't know why it was being diverted, no one considered hijacking at the time.

Although Sun Zhiwei did not receive permission from the team leader to proceed, he was far from idle.

The economy class of this plane is 15 meters long, with an aisle in the middle and three seats on each side.

His seat was in the middle of the left side of the cabin. The tour leader was in the aisle seat on the left, and another colleague was in the window seat.

After discussing with his colleague at the window, Sun Zhiwei bent down and secretly switched seats, moving to the window seat himself.

From his position, he could see an armed hijacker at the front and back of the cabin, and two other hijackers, one in the cockpit and one in first class.

He had noticed that the hijackers also had grenades, and if those grenades exploded in the cabin, it would be a disaster.

Just in case, he quietly cut the firing pins off the six grenades in the robber's hand. That way, even if the robber pulled the pins, the grenades wouldn't explode.

At this moment, Sun Zhiwei had already sat in the most secluded and furthest position from the robbers. He pretended to take out his luggage from under his seat, but actually took out a radio transmitter from his storage space.

This is a small radio transmitter he received from the logistics department before his last operation. It was manufactured in 59, measuring 20 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide, not much bigger than a palm.

His colleague next to him stared wide-eyed as he rummaged around under his seat for a while and pulled out a small radio.

Sun Zhiwei quickly nudged him, warning him not to give himself away. His colleague understood immediately and turned away.

Sun Zhiwei leaned his head back in his chair, squinting as if dozing, but his hands were rapidly connecting to the radio and adjusting the frequency, while simultaneously using spatial monitoring to track the robbers' movements.

Soon, the radio was tested and ready. Without using headphones, he immediately began sending telegrams in the shared code of the intelligence department.

The capital city, the intelligence department.

Xu Yimin was leisurely looking at documents while drinking his liquor in his office.

Suddenly, the messenger rushed into the office with a telegram in hand.

Xu Yimin knew that no one would rush into his office unless it was something serious, so he immediately took the telegram from the messenger and quickly scanned it.

“我41人汉莎181次被劫持飞罗马4劫匪3枪6雷孙志伟”

Seeing that Sun Zhiwei had not used a code name but instead left his real name, he knew that Sun Zhiwei was not planning to act under the identity of Di Ting this time.

Sun Zhiwei's true identity is: a former kindergarten teacher and principal who has participated in several militia training programs, has expertise in translation, and is currently being groomed as a military attaché.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he shouldn't display superhuman abilities this time.

Xu Yimin realized that there were only four robbers in total, and given Sun Zhiwei's fighting ability, even all of them combined wouldn't be enough for him to fight alone.

So, there shouldn't be too much danger this time. It seems he has other motives. What are they? Xu Yimin pondered, holding the telegram.

He quickly realized that when he applied to establish the special forces, he mentioned that one of the special forces' responsibilities was counter-terrorism, and such hijacking incidents should also fall within the scope of the special forces' responsibilities.

Although there were many Chinese diplomats on board, it is still beyond the capabilities of our immature special forces to carry out rescue missions thousands of miles away.

Sun Zhiwei was well aware of the difficulty of special forces training, so it was impossible for him not to have guessed the current training progress. If he didn't want his own people to go and rescue them, then what was he trying to say?
The hidden message Sun Zhiwei conveyed was actually to draw domestic attention to this incident.

Historically, this Lufthansa hijacking incident marked the debut of Bonn's special forces: the Ninth Border Guard Group (GSG9).

There have always been people in China who oppose the establishment of special forces. This is a classic example of modern special forces combat, and it is very necessary for China to study it carefully.

Regardless of what he meant, Xu Yimin, having received his telegram, naturally had to immediately notify his superiors.

Reports were made as required, and notifications were issued as necessary. The higher authorities took the matter very seriously upon receiving the information.

Because we had already established diplomatic relations with them five years ago, the domestic authorities quickly contacted the Bonn side through the Bonn embassy.

(End of this chapter)