50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 300 Armored Vehicles Drive onto the Runway

The embassy inquired about the details of the hijacking while demanding that Bonn authorities ensure the safety of the Chinese citizens on board.

Bonn is still in a daze; they had no idea that their plane had been hijacked until China notified them.

Soon, it was confirmed that Lufthansa Flight 181 had been suddenly diverted and was currently unreachable. However, neither air traffic control nor the airline considered the incident to be a hijacking.

When the Bonn administration learned of the news, they were so angry they almost wanted to bang their heads against the wall.

This is a huge embarrassment. Their own plane was hijacked, and China got the news first, while they themselves didn't even know.

All agencies in Bonn mobilized, and information was being gathered from various sources, but detailed intelligence about the aircraft was not yet available.

This is a real dilemma. They don't know the situation on the plane, nor do they know the situation of the hijackers, so they can't take any action.

Finally, the Bonn side, still brazenly inquired with the embassy, ​​since China was the first to discover the hijacking, and they might have more detailed information.

They were not disappointed by what they received from home; the situation regarding the hijackers on the plane, which Sun Zhiwei had sent back, was quickly relayed to Bonn.

Four robbers, three pistols, and six grenades, headed for Rome.

The news came at just the right time, and Bonn immediately dispatched the Ninth Border Guard Battalion, which took military aircraft to pursue Rome.

Shortly after the Ninth Border Guard Brigade departed, Flight 181 landed at Rome Airport, at which point news of the hijacking spread from Rome.

The robbers demanded that Bonn release his captured accomplices and pay a ransom of 1500 million marks.

Bonn immediately contacted Rome, instructing them to stall Flight 181 at all costs, prevent it from taking off, and await the arrival of Bonn troops.

If the plane insists on taking off, Rome should blow out its tires if necessary.

Rome wasn't stupid; they weren't willing to take on such a hot potato. After refueling the plane, Flight 181 took off by force.

Rome made no move to attack the plane's tires; it's better that they left, let them go and cause trouble elsewhere.

Flight 181 then began its journey to Ravika Airport in Cyprus.

When the plane stopped in Rome, the passengers thought they had a chance to be rescued and relaxed. But when the plane took off again, it shattered their hopes.

Everyone knows that there's no way to rescue a plane while it's in the air; the only chance of rescue is at an airport. Everyone is now praying for a swift landing, regardless of which airport it's at.

Ravica Airport is more than 1800 kilometers from Rome, and flight 181 will take more than two hours to fly there.

It was past noon, but Flight 181 was a short-haul flight and no lunch was served on board.

Everyone was hungry, and the children on the plane started crying, making the cabin noisy.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the cabin, Sun Zhiwei sent another telegram, reporting the situation on the plane and the next stop: Lavka Airport in Cyprus.

This news was quickly relayed to Bonn from within China.

With the real-time information relayed by Sun Zhiwei, the military aircraft carrying the Ninth Border Defense Brigade immediately changed course and headed ahead of schedule to Lavika.

After arriving at Lavica Airport ahead of schedule, the Ninth Border Guard Battalion immediately found an aircraft of the same type as Flight 181 and began training on how to rescue hostages.

Two hours later, Flight 181 landed at Ravika Airport.

To everyone's surprise, before the Ninth Border Defense Brigade could take any rescue action, the hijackers on the plane started arguing.

Finally, the hijackers decided to detour to N, Lebanon. N, Lebanon, isn't far; the plane arrived at the airport there shortly after taking off from La Vica.

However, the airport was unusually firm, resolutely refusing to allow the plane to land and even stopping cars on the runway to prevent the plane from landing.

Left with no other option, the hijackers had to force the pilot to detour through Iraq and Syria.

As a result, the attitudes of these two airports were exactly the same as those of Lebanon's N airports; neither wanted to take on this hot potato.

They even drove armored vehicles onto the runway, demonstrating their resolute attitude.

The hijackers were furious, but they dared not force the plane to land, fearing that a crash would kill them and themselves.

Left with no other option, they had to detour through Bahrain.

At this moment, the cabin of the plane was noisy and everyone was very irritable. The hijackers were completely unable to stop the children from crying, after all, even the hijackers themselves were hungry.

Sun Zhiwei knew that this was a dangerous time, as people are prone to making irrational decisions when they are agitated.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to cut the firing pins off the two guns held by the hijackers in the cabin as well.

It's better to be safe than sorry. What if the hijackers go crazy and start shooting randomly at the passengers? A third of the passengers in the cabin are your colleagues.

During this time, the plane kept changing its route, and Sun Zhiwei kept sending telegrams: Lebanon N-Iraq K-Syria Y-Bahrain.

Sun Zhiwei's telegrams are now the only way for the outside world to get information about the plane's movements. A rapid communication channel has been established between China and Bonn.

As soon as Sun Zhiwei's telegram arrived, it was quickly relayed to Bonn. The Ninth Border Guard Battalion boarded their aircraft again and followed closely behind Flight 181.

As expected, when the plane arrived at Bahrain Airport, the runway was also blocked by cars.

However, the plane was about to run out of fuel, and Flight 181 had no choice but to make a forced landing under the hijackers' control.

Amidst the terrified gazes of the crowd, the plane hurtled towards the cars on the runway.

At this moment, almost everyone screamed in terror, and the team leader's pale face was filled with regret.

Fortunately, at the last minute, Bahrain Airport, unwilling to take responsibility for the crash and loss of life, removed the cars from the runway, allowing Flight 181 to land safely.

After this harrowing experience, the hijackers needed to take a break, and the plane landed at Bahrain airport.

The hijackers then sent an ultimatum to Bonn, demanding a deadline of 6 p.m. on the 16th. If their demands were not met, they threatened to blow up the plane.

Upon receiving the news, Bonn convened an emergency meeting overnight.

Finally, their top leader made the decision that they absolutely could not compromise with the robbers, otherwise, similar incidents would continue to occur in the future.

There's not much to say about this decision domestically. If someone encountered a similar situation in China, they would probably handle it the same way as Bonn.

Otherwise, if we compromise even once, there will be endless troubles in the future.

At this time, the Ninth Border Guard Battalion was about to arrive in Bahrain, and the order from Bonn 1 was also transmitted to their aircraft.

They decided to launch a full-scale assault in Bahrain, even at the cost of sacrificing passengers.

Although Bahrain was reluctant to allow Flight 181 to land, they did not dare to neglect them. Ground staff refueled the flight, and the airport was preparing food and water for the plane.

(End of this chapter)