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At this moment, the entire hall was so quiet that the faint sound of the central air conditioning could be heard.

Everyone's eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, drifted toward the huge radar screen in front of the chief controller.

In the northwest corner of the screen, within a deep red area representing severe thunderstorms, a spot of light that should have been flashing has completely disappeared.

Below the light spot, its identity is marked: CA4527.

Time passed by, second by second.

The timer in the bottom right corner of the screen jumped from "04:59" to "05:00".

five minutes.

In the field of air traffic control, this is a critical value.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on the chief controller's forehead.

He picked up the intercom, his voice sounding strained as he tried to remain calm.

"CA4527, Central China calling, please respond if you hear me."

The channel was filled with only a crackling, white electrical noise.

"CA4527, Central China calling, please respond!"

There was still a deathly silence.

The controller put down the communicator, took a deep breath, and knew he couldn't wait any longer.

He pressed a red button, which activated the internal emergency line.

"This is the Central China Control Tower. I hereby announce that the incident level for flight CA4527 has been upgraded to 'Level One Missing'."

"To reiterate, 'Level 1 Loss of Contact'."

The system has determined that the signal has been interrupted.

His words were transmitted simultaneously to two locations via an encrypted line within a few dozen seconds.

Emergency Command Center of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

And the Central Theater Command Air Force Command Center.

An invisible storm is quietly brewing at the official level.

Meanwhile, another storm has already been ignited in the online world.

The first to stir up trouble were several well-known domestic aviation enthusiast forums.

A pinned post was quickly pushed to the top.

[Title: Are any aviation enthusiasts following CA4527? ADS-B signal was lost near the northern mountainous area of ​​Yuzhang!]

The original poster shared a screenshot of a flight radar app, showing the aircraft icon representing CA4527 abruptly stopping over a mountainous area, its flight path ending abruptly.

"Holy crap? What's going on? We're in a thunderstorm zone?"

"The thunderstorm intensity at this location is very high. I just checked the weather map, and it shows a purple warning."

"It's normal for the signal to drop; it'll be fine once it gets through the clouds."

"This is abnormal! It's been interrupted for five minutes! And look at the last altitude data, it dropped too quickly! This is definitely not normal!"

Initially, most people discussed technical issues with a sense of wishful thinking.

But soon, panic began to spread.

At almost the same time, a few scattered posts began to appear on Weibo.

"Does anyone know what's wrong with CA4527? My brother is on that flight!"

"Help! My girlfriend is taking CA4527 from Wuhan to Yuzhang. Does anyone have any inside information? I'm going crazy with worry!"

These words, filled with sobs and despair, along with screenshots of anxious chat logs from the passengers' families' group, quickly spread online.

The topic "A flight bound for Yuzhang has lost contact" quietly appeared at the bottom of the trending search list and then climbed upwards at an alarming rate.

Ordinary people are still just guessing and praying.

Meanwhile, some media outlets and independent media with keen senses have started making frantic phone calls, trying to dig out firsthand information.

……

Ninth inning.

In an office without any signs.

Chen Jianguo was wearing reading glasses, browsing the daily public opinion reports that were automatically captured and categorized by the system on the screen.

His fingers slid the mouse wheel, his eyes quickly scanning the lines of headings.

"A celebrity is suspected of tax evasion, and the tax authorities have launched an investigation."

"The 'Miracle Tree' at the Jiangcheng Flower Expo has attracted international attention, and the number of visitors has broken historical records."

"..."

Most of this information is unrelated to his work, but it is a task he must complete every day.

He needs to be able to grasp every pulse of social sentiment.

Suddenly, his fingers stopped.

My gaze was fixed on an entry that the system had just identified as having "rapidly increased popularity."

[CA4527 Missing]

Chen Jianguo frowned.

He then saw the conjunctions.

[Jiangcheng → Yuzhang]

Yuzhang?

These two words touched a tightly taut string in his mind.

He took off his reading glasses, rubbed his temples, and leaned back in his chair.

Jiang Ming's hometown is in Yuzhang.

The moment the thought popped into his head, Chen Jianguo's heart clenched.

He immediately sat up straight, picked up a black phone on the table without any logo, and pressed the speed dial button.

The phone was answered after only one ring.

"Civil Aviation Information Center"

"I am Chen Jianguo from the ninth inning."

"I need you to verify the complete passenger list for flight CA4527 immediately, with the highest priority. Send the document to my port within three minutes."

"Received!" The person on the other end of the phone didn't ask for any reason, just a crisp and efficient reply.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jianguo stared at the computer screen, motionless.

The office was eerily quiet.

drop.

A soft sound interrupted his thoughts.

An encrypted file receiving window pops up on the computer screen.

Chen Jianguo immediately clicked on it.

A densely packed passenger list appeared before my eyes.

He directly used the "Ctrl+F" search function and, with slightly trembling hands, typed two words in the search box.

Jiang Ming.

Press Enter.

On the screen, a name was instantly highlighted in yellow.

Jiang Ming.

Gender: Male.

ID number: 36010220XXXXXXXXXX……

Chen Jianguo's pupils suddenly contracted.

He stared intently at the ID number.

It matches the string of numbers in his file perfectly.

boom.

Chen Jianguo felt as if something had exploded in his brain.

His face instantly turned extremely solemn, even somewhat pale.

Target A-001.

This ability to summon ravens, command cats, and bring dead trees back to life is uniquely extraordinary.

He was on that missing plane!

Chen Jianguo suddenly stood up, and because the movement was too fast, the chair was pulled backward, making a screeching sound.

He strode to a safe in the corner of the office, entered the password, and opened the door.

Inside, a red telephone lay quietly.

He picked up the phone.

I took a deep breath and dialed the number with only one digit.

The call was answered almost instantly.

There were no greetings, no small talk.

Chen Jianguo used all his strength to keep his voice steady.

"Report."

"Target A-001 has been confirmed to be on the missing CA4527 flight."

There was a three-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Three seconds later.

A dignified and calm voice came from the receiver.

"Activate the emergency response plan."

"Comrade Chen Jianguo, from now on, you have the highest coordination authority over all relevant departments."

Emergency response plan.

This was the highest-level response plan formulated at the beginning of the Ninth Bureau's establishment, spearheaded by the top leadership and bringing together top think tanks from dozens of departments, to deal with any extreme accidents involving Jiang Ming or any direct conflict with the state.

This solution exists only in theoretical deduction.

Everyone hopes that it will never be activated.

But today, it has been launched.

"yes!"

Chen Jianguo answered loudly and hung up the phone.

He put down the phone, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, all the emotions in his eyes had faded, leaving only an iron-willed resolve.

He pressed a master switch on his desk.

Within one hour.

China, Kyoto.

Inside a secret facility hundreds of meters underground.

A temporary command post, normally kept in reserve and sealed off, was brightly lit.

The huge circular screen wall was lit up one by one.

On the screen, weather cloud maps, airspace radar maps, real-time public opinion monitoring data, and satellite reconnaissance images began to refresh rapidly.

People in different uniforms poured in from all directions.

The military liaison officer is in place.

The national security intelligence analysis team is in place.

The air traffic control technical expert team is in place.

The meteorological expert team is in place.

The online public opinion guidance team is in place.

……

The telephone rang incessantly, and the sound of keyboards clicking filled the air.

Countless commands were issued from this small room and transmitted to every nerve ending of this vast country.

The entire national machinery began to operate at an unprecedented speed in search of one person.

Chen Jianguo stood in the center of the command post, looking at the scene before him, and picked up a master communications microphone.

"My first command."

"Find him at all costs, alive or dead."