Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 449 - 210: The Truth (3)

"So you’re saying that those criminals, terrorist organizations, and illegal armed groups in the ledger were the ones who killed the captain and caused the plane crash?" Gu Ji raised an eyebrow.

"It’s also possible that it was the Marine Corps, or some capital group behind it, trying to cover up a military scandal."

"Just for the two of you, they would kill over a hundred passengers on an entire flight, and draw the attention of multiple governments worldwide to this matter. Do you think I’m stupid?"

"Maybe they just wanted to poison Lloyd, and the crash was really due to a plane malfunction, or perhaps the crash was used to cover up the fact they wanted to kill Lloyd. Anyway, Lloyd still has other secrets. Before flying on a civilian flight, he was once stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. I’m not lying to you, Mr. Yasen! I’ve told you everything I know..."

By the end, Riddle’s voice had a sobbing tone.

The Wright Base he mentioned is the headquarters of the US Air Force’s Materiel Command. Many rumors say it’s like the mysterious Area 51 of the United States that can’t be found on satellite maps; said to be a research base for UFOs, where debris from many crashed alien ships is supposedly transported for research. It’s highly classified.

However, Gu Ji never believed in those exaggerated marketing stories.

Like the headquarters of India’s Mountain Division, the Air Force Materiel Command itself is a highly secretive organization, with all its equipment and data representing the most advanced US Air Force technology, which they wouldn’t casually show to outsiders.

But mentioning advanced technology reminded Gu Ji of the mysterious computer he saw at the bomb checkpoint,

He stared into Riddle’s eyes, asking in an extremely calm voice, "You say Lloyd also transported special items for Kilika, are you referring to the device that looks like a military laptop?"

"What military computer?"

At first, Riddle didn’t react, then his expression changed drastically, the blood vessels in his eyeballs looked as if they were about to burst, every part of his body trembled, and his hands and feet grew as cold as ice, "Who, who exactly are you? How did you..."

"Who I am doesn’t matter."

Gu Ji opened his palm, pressing his fingers on Riddle’s carotid artery, "I just want to know the truth!"

"I really don’t know anything about the laptop. It was always used by Kilika. It’s said to have been given by some big shot, and outsiders like us really aren’t qualified to touch it. Now it might have already fallen into the hands of the FBI!"

When mentioning this item, Riddle was clearly more nervous than before. "Mr. Yasen, I’ve said all I can say, I also don’t know what the truth is. Those terrorist forces involved with Kilika are not to be messed with. Not to mention causing a crash, even bombing the Pentagon again is not beyond them. With the level of security at Los Angeles International Airport, sending a group of mercenaries disguised as maintenance team to tamper with the plane is too easy!"

"Disguised as a maintenance team?" Gu Ji suddenly caught a keyword.

"I, I was just saying it casually." Riddle scratched his head, feeling the increasing force of the fingers on his neck, he quickly spoke up, "Don’t kill me! Mr. Yasen, I swear to God, I’ve really told you everything! Really!"

"I will come to find you again!"

Seeing he couldn’t get more information, Gu Ji had no choice but to let go for now. After all, he had already obtained Riddle’s true identity, and could find a way to locate him again anytime.

Returning to Bolton’s side.

Gu Ji then asked him if there were any abnormalities with the plane before the flight, such as maintenance.

"It was all normal inspection procedures, there wasn’t any maintenance." Bolton thought carefully, then suddenly furrowed his brow, "However, the fuel pipeline at Los Angeles International Airport was just repaired."

"Fuel pipeline!?"

Gu Ji’s eyelid twitched, vaguely feeling like he had grasped something.

The aircraft increased thrust for ascent, the right-side No. 1 engine failed, followed by the No. 2 engine, and even the tail APU failed twice separately.

You must know, the APU is a fully independent power system outside of the aircraft engines, the only thing shared with the aircraft body is...

Aviation fuel!!

In an instant, Gu Ji thought of a Cathay Pacific air crash in 2010, which was also due to dual-engine failure in a short time. Fortunately, when the fault occurred, the aircraft was already near its landing spot, and the captain made an emergency landing at Xiangzhou Airport before the last engine failed.

Later investigations showed that the air crash was caused by water contamination in the aviation fuel!!

Before the plane took off, the fuel pipeline at the airport had been dug up for repair, and during this period, sea water had mixed into the pipeline. The high water absorbency resin in the engine filter had absorbed a large amount of water, forming a gel, which then stuck the valves, leading to engine damage.

You must know, aircraft engines are ultra-high precision complex structures, with extremely stringent requirements for fuel quality.

Once aviation fuel is opened and exposed to air, it’s no longer usable for flying, let alone mixed with water.

At this point, Gu Ji finally understood the whole process of the air crash.

After discussing this with Bolton, although Bolton was extremely surprised, he had to admit that it might be one of the most reasonable explanations for now. Otherwise, the modified 7M8 wouldn’t have such a possibility of dual-engine and APU simultaneous failure.

"This means that the crash was caused by multiple factors: tampering with aviation fuel, the poisoning death of the captain, plus the Sinaloa drug traffickers sabotaging the aircraft’s radio system..."

Gu Ji was just murmuring this sentence under his breath.

The next second.

[Hidden objective: Finding the truth behind flight AM649’s air crash completed!]

[Commencing checkpoint settlement statistics...]