Chapter 71 Flying Over(1/2)
[Exclusively published by Jinjiang Literature City]
Like them, these people from Beijing also came to inquire about air tickets, but they were asking about international charter flights. They knew that all long-distance passenger flights had been cancelled. Under the current situation, they could not do nothing and only count on Beijing.
Beijing is currently spending a huge amount of manpower, material and financial resources on the construction of air-raid shelters across the region, and has decided to allow all people in Beijing to live a normal life in the newly built and renovated air-raid shelters before the third prediction day comes. Of course, at the same time,
Planning and arranging the rescue just needs to wait.
Under such circumstances, no matter how much they want to go back, they cannot do anything like moral kidnapping. They require the country to come to their rescue immediately regardless of spending money, material, and manpower.
Country M is so big, and the people of Beijing are scattered in various districts. With the transportation inconvenience, it is temporarily impossible to bring back all the people who want to go back safely. More importantly, the disaster situation has not yet stabilized. In case of poor planning, the plane will fly long distances.
What should you do if you encounter a meteorite?
Moreover, not all of them have retained the nationality of Jingguo...
They were the ones who decided to come to country M to work and settle in the first place. They crossed the ocean and came to country M in order to get a better life. It was all an individual act. How could they immediately rely on the country because of the disaster?
Now the disaster is planet-wide. In fact, City W is in good condition and they are doing well. I just want to give it a try if I have the chance.
So after discussion, they came up with the idea of chartering a flight. Unfortunately, after waiting, the charter flight application was also rejected.
They were all frustrated because they couldn't even think about spending their own money. Now that they saw You Xi and his party, who were also from Beijing, and saw them asking about air tickets to the north, they couldn't help but be surprised, so they went up to chat with them while they were waiting for the results of the inquiry.
A few sentences.
You Qi and the others didn't hide anything, they briefly talked about their plans to return to China.
"What? Are you planning to take the east coastline to the north and then cross the strait?" Several people from Beijing were shocked. With such a circuitous route, they didn't know how many unpredictable troubles they would encounter along the way.
You Xi and the other three naturally knew the reason for each other's shock.
It's okay to go back to China this way before crossing the strait, because there are port cities all the way north along the east coastline. If you can't take a boat, you can take a train. If not, you can drive yourself. If you are lucky, you can buy a short-distance air ticket. Spend some time and you can always get there.
Arrive at Peninsula A.
Crossing the strait is not difficult. The strait is about 50 kilometers away and can be reached by boat in more than half an hour to an hour.
Moreover, the scenery of the strait is magnificent. Peninsula A launched a strait transit tour program a few years ago. All you need to do is sign up for a group tour at a travel agency, and the visa will be issued quickly.
You Qi has called the local travel agency in Peninsula A before. The meteorite disaster is a devastating blow to the tourism industry, but after all, everyone still has to support their families, so now the tourism is cancelled, but it is still necessary to apply for a visa and cross the strait by boat.
Yes, it's just that the fee is very high, because e-country also accepts card-based inbound traffic.
But problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
In the minds of several Beijing people, the real problem lies in the second half of the journey after crossing the strait. Country E has a vast territory. Across the strait is Country K's peninsula. In the past, the peninsula was a large no-man's land. There is no railway in this area. Currently,
Only roads have been opened.
The only airport that could quickly cross no-man's land was destroyed when the first meteorite rain came.
The k peninsula is now in a semi-enclosed state of self-sufficiency and self-rescue. There are even many people from the e country who are vying to apply for visas and want to come to the a peninsula through the strait.
Now that they have gone to the K Peninsula, how are they going to go south?
You Xi opened his mouth and said: "There are two ways, one is to travel by land along the coastline, and the other is to take a passenger cruise to H City, Peninsula K, and pass through the bay. This can save more than half of the route, and then we can find a way to travel by land."
The other party looked her up and down, with sympathy in his eyes: "Little girl, you are too naive. After passing the K Peninsula, there is no man's land. Do you think walking along the coastline is not no man's land? Also, e
Although the overall situation in the country is much better than that in country m, the situation of this kind of long-distance passenger cruise is really hard to say now. I have a friend who was in city h on the k peninsula before the first meteorite rain. Originally, he thought he could get there in the first
I left two prediction days ago and the result is still there..."
The other party shook his head repeatedly, directly denied these two routes, and then continued, "There are more than ten people in their party, but they have thought about driving through a large no-man's land... But this area will take at least ten days.
There is nothing along the way except the highway.
Coupled with the current impact of meteorites, several small towns that could have been used to replenish supplies and refuel are still not there... The degree of road damage is hard to say. If you are unfamiliar with the place, you can save money on the lack of food, water and supplies. I can't bear it.
Forbearance, but if the car runs out of gas, it will really be a dead end..."
When the other party analyzed it, You Xi and the others had no interface.
In fact, they prefer this route to taking a long-distance passenger cruise across the bay on the K peninsula of E country.
As the other party said, they have to wait for the ferry tickets, which may take more than ten days. The longer they are delayed on the road, the less safe they will be.
Moreover, they haven't obtained a boat yet. If they are really embarrassed and get stuck in the middle of the sea and encounter an early meteorite rain, it will be a dead end.
Even if the meteorite does not hit the cruise ship, it can easily cause a tsunami.
But there is no such concern when driving through uninhabited areas. E-country has a vast area and many places are uninhabited. Therefore, there are no train lines in many areas, but many roads are built and paved in depth.
There are no rest stops along these highways, but they may pass through a small town every few days. There will be supermarkets and gas stations in the town to provide people with long-distance driving supplies.
In this situation, what others are most worried about is that they are afraid of driving for a few days only to see a small town that was hit by a meteorite and unable to replenish supplies and gasoline in time.
But this is the least thing for You Xi and the other three to worry about, because the supplies in their space are enough for them to last for several years, and so is the gasoline. More than 10,000 liters of gasoline are enough to drive wherever they want.
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Just study the route and make sure you don't get lost.
Of course, they couldn't explain these words to each other. They could only say that they planned to arrive in country E and then check the situation. At present, they had to find a way to reach peninsula A and shorten the first half of the journey, so as to ensure the safety of the second half of the journey.
Safety.
"Then you have to hurry up. There are still eighty-six days until the next prediction day. It sounds like a lot, but it is likely to be earlier. The shorter the time spent on all journeys, the better."
"Yes, that's why we came here to ask about air tickets. The tickets are already fully booked."
At this time, the ticket salesperson gave them the results of the inquiry. Two days later, there were two vacant seats to City S in Country J. He asked them if they wanted them?
They only had two tickets and were still flying east, so of course they couldn't get them.
Tang Yatong comforted You Qi: "Let's ask again tomorrow. If that doesn't work, we'll take the land route and see if there's any way to cross the border. Anyway, we're not staying in country j. I also have friends in country j. I'll give him a call later to ask.
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The three of them greeted several people from Beijing and were about to leave, but the other party stopped them and said they could leave each other's phone numbers.
"Although your plan is crazy, and we have poured a lot of cold water on it just now, I still admire your will to return to China. If we meet by chance in a foreign country, please leave a phone number. If you can really complete this plan and return to Beijing,
, tell us and let us be happy for you too."
Tang Yatong laughed and exchanged his phone number with the person who spoke. At the same time, he comforted the other person with a few words: "Don't worry, this is the early stage of the disaster. Countries across the planet are caught off guard. As long as we survive this period, the country will come to rescue."
, passenger flights may also resume, but... it may take some time."
The other party smiled: "We are okay. We have a house, a job, a family and children here. As long as the city we are in is safe, it doesn't matter whether we go back or not. It's just an idea... But some international students don't have long-term plans."
The plan to stay here is that after the disaster, the school was closed, and there is currently a problem with food and accommodation. Now we are relying on our help..."
Tang Yatong thought for a while and asked the other party how many international students there were.
"Except those who have friends and relatives who have left to seek refuge, there are still two to three hundred people left. There are also many people from Beijing in W City, but not all people from Beijing are willing to help. It's okay for now, but in the long run, alas..."
We are also making applications and asking for help in various aspects, but in this situation, it is difficult everywhere.
You Qi and Tang Yatong looked at each other and saw each other's thoughts. They whispered a few words, and then Tang Yatong asked them to wait a moment, and then went to the side and made a phone call.
After the phone call ended, she told them that they could also do their part here. She was a shareholder of a company, with a branch in City L and the head office in City X, not far from here.
She has contacted people from the company who can also provide some help and can accommodate about twenty people. As long as the company is not hit by a meteorite and does not close down, this promise of help will always be effective.
This is also the reason why she dared to max out her credit card before. She is a shareholder. Even if she does not go back to work, the money will be deposited into her bank account in the middle and the end of the year. By then, whether this part of the money can be transferred back after she returns to China is another matter. Now it is provided
Helping fellow compatriots is also a good choice.
Afterwards, she took out pen and paper from her travel bag (space), wrote a handwritten letter, and gave it to the other party as a voucher for the international student to seek help in the past.
The other party didn't expect that he could get a lot of help just by walking around the airline. Twenty people were a lot of people!
After returning home that night, You Xi and the others had a small meeting, planning to stay in W City for another three days to check if there were suitable flights. At the same time, they contacted Tang Yatong's friends from country J to see if they could find other ways to enter the country.
Three days later, there was still no flight space, and immigration could not be resolved, so they tried to get a small boat with a cabin and headed north along the coastline. Of course, this was a last resort backup plan.
However, the next night, Tang Yatong received a call. The caller was the compatriot from Beijing whom he met yesterday.
The other party asked her if there were only three of them in the group, or if there were other people.
"It's just the three of us."
"Okay, if there are only three of you who want to go north, I know a friend here who flies a small plane. The plane can only carry three passengers at most. The longest flight distance of this plane is about 1900 to 2000 kilometers. As long as
If the price is right, he can send you directly to Peninsula A."
Tang Yatong:......!!
This news is simply better than the airline having seats to go to City U in country J, because even if they go to City U, they still have to find a way to continue their journey north. Usually they have to drive themselves, and then they have to find a boat to go to Peninsula A.
But now, a small plane can fly directly over these areas and send them to Peninsula A!
The pilot of the small plane was from the M country. Later, You Xi and the three of them found out that the daughter of the M country was from the same school as the international students Tang Yatong helped.
When flights, ships and trains are all full, the business of short-distance small planes like his is very, very good. The reservations for the past month have been full. If it were not for his daughter's request, he would not have set aside a day to pick up You Xisan.
People's business.
This incident not only made You Xi and the others sigh, but also Tang Yatong's friends Feynman and his wife were extremely emotional. If Tang Yatong hadn't been kind and willing to help his compatriots, even if the other party told them about the small plane, they would probably have to schedule it.
Until one month later.
They certainly can't wait.
To be continued...