"Hmm? Is it the flight attendant bringing water? I happen to be a little thirsty too."

Saying that, the captain opened the intercom next to the door, the kind that also had video capability.

After opening it, the screen immediately showed the image of the flight attendant.

Just as the captain had thought, the flight attendant was holding two cups of water.

"Oh, just as I suspected. The timing couldn't be more perfect."

No, it's only because of idle chat that he would get thirsty.

The co-pilot in the cockpit commented.

So, the captain pressed the button next to the intercom, and immediately, a square grid appeared on the wall beside it.

This grid was designed to prevent hijackers.

If the door was opened at a time like this, it would be easy for hijackers to take advantage, so this device was invented. When the flight attendant wanted to bring something in, after the pilots inside confirmed everything was safe, they would open the grid next to the outside window for the flight attendant to place the item inside. Once done, the pilot would close the window next to the outside and then open the window on the other side, which was closer to the inside.

So, this grid actually ran through the entire wall, but only one side could be opened at a time. Of course, this was also to deal with hijackers.

However...

Even though it wasn't obvious, the experienced captain who opened it noticed something unusual.

The flight attendant seemed a bit flustered, trembling slightly, and it couldn't be because the temperature in the cabin was too low, but rather because of fear.

Could it be...

Just as if to confirm the captain's thoughts, two unfamiliar men appeared in the view, and most importantly, both of them were holding guns, with one pointing his gun at the flight attendant's head.

Since the previous method didn't work, they must be planning to threaten directly.

At this moment, the voice of the hijacker came from the intercom.

"Open the door now, or I'll shoot."

Saying that, the hijacker increased the pressure of the hand holding the gun.

The flight attendant cried out in panic.

At this moment, the co-pilot also heard what the hijacker said and immediately understood the current situation, leaning over.

"What should we do? Captain, it seems they've taken the flight attendant hostage."

Discussing with the captain like this.

"I know, but we can't open the door now. Obviously, the purpose of the hijacker is to hijack this plane. Once the plane is hijacked, all passengers will be in danger."

"Do you hear that? Open the door quickly."

During this pause, the hijacker's threatening voice came again.

In response, the co-pilot said with a slightly anxious tone.

"Although you're right, if we don't open the door, the passengers outside will also become hostages, and there's essentially no difference."

"...But how did the hijacker manage to bring the gun inside? It's almost impossible to get it through security checks."

"Captain, we don't have time to consider all this now. If we do as the hijacker says, there might still be a glimmer of hope, and we can't ignore the flight attendant's life either."

"I understand your point..."

Just as the captain hesitated, the hijacker outside issued the final ultimatum.

"This is the last warning. If you don't open the door now, I will really shoot."

Saying that, the hijacker tightened his finger on the trigger.

"I understand, I will open the door immediately."

While saying this, the captain whispered to the co-pilot.

"The outcome depends on us," the co-pilot nodded in response.

So, the captain decided to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, another criminal pointed a gun at the two pilots.

"Back off, and don't try anything funny."

To avoid provoking the criminals, the two pilots wisely stepped back.

Once they confirmed that the distance between them and the criminals was sufficient, the man holding the gun relaxed slightly.

The other man, who had been holding the flight attendant hostage, saw that his objective had been mostly achieved and released her.

Just then, the co-pilot pressed a button on a remote control device in his pocket.

Immediately, a device in the ceiling near the door started spraying water.

"What's going on?"

The sudden situation threw the two men into confusion. At the same time, taking this as a signal, the captain and co-pilot charged at the two criminals and easily subdued them, bringing them down to the ground.

The two men, who had regained their senses, struggled to reach for their guns, but the captain and co-pilot were quicker. They swiftly incapacitated the assailants with hand strikes.

After all, in order to prevent situations where flight attendants or passengers could be used as hostages to force the pilots to open the door, the airline had long ago installed water spraying devices near the cockpit door and trained the pilots in martial arts techniques to swiftly subdue assailants.

Seeing that they had successfully subdued the criminals, the captain couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness everything went according to plan."

The co-pilot nodded in agreement.

"That's true. Although we were prepared from the beginning, actually executing it was still the first time. After all, incidents like this don't happen often."

"Yeah, if it happened frequently, I would have resigned long ago."

"Stop saying that... "

Before he could finish his sentence.

"Thud—"

The co-pilot suddenly fell to the ground.

"What..."

Just as the captain realized what was happening, he was also struck by someone outside his field of vision, rendering him unconscious.

Inside the cockpit, the other person, who was the previous flight attendant, looked at the four men lying on the ground with a smug smile.

"Oh, wow, the security measures now are so advanced. I had to go through quite some trouble."