Hiding Behind Her Superficiality Novel (Elspeth and Callum) - Season 1 Episode 52

The man appeared to be in his twenties and had a dashing good look with a pair of charming peach blossom eyes. Even his gaze was gentle.

“May I have your name, please?”

The man responded with an elegant smile.”You can call me Mr. Carr.”

Then, Elspeth asked in a deep voice, “Why do you want to come with me?”

Jordan Carr smiled. “Just like you, I have experience in flying planes. I believe it will be more efficient with two people operating the place together.”

Listening to his sincere words, she agreed to go with him.

In the cockpit, the captains were showing signs of extreme anxiety. They had just started working as pilots, so they didn’t have a ton of experience in the field. They were mentally collapsing under the strain of the situation and had no viable solutions to weather the storm.

When Elspeth and Jordan arrived, the captains were tense and frowned upon seeing the two of them.

“What are you two young people doing here?” Seeing that the two of them looked young, the captain couldn’t help scolding, “This is not a place for fun. Go back to your seats!”

She took a step forward and asked patiently, “Hello, captain. I have experience in flying planes. May I give it a try?”

“You? Young lady, aren’t you only in your twenties? This is a commercial plane, not your private jet. Go back to your seat!” As expected, the captain didn’t trust her and tried to shoo her back to her seat.

“I haven’t even tried yet. How do you know that I can’t do it? Besides, the plane is facing an issue and is about to hit the ground soon. Will you sacrifice everyone’s lives because of your subjective judgment?”

At this moment, Elspeth couldn’t care less about talking nicely. She just wanted to convince the captain to let her control the plane.

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Jordan, on the side, chimed in, “Let her try. Aren’t we running out of options? After two minutes, the plane is still descending, proving that the crisis cannot be resolved with your level of expertise.”

His words were blunt, making the two captains lower their heads in guilt. Indeed, they had failed to handle the current situation, so they asked the stewardesses to broadcast for help. Thinking of that, the two captains got up and let the young people take over.

“We’ll depend on you now. Don’t blame yourselves if it is irreparable. You’ve tried your best.” The captains patted the young people’s shoulders and sighed.

Elspeth didn’t have time to respond politely, so she sat down quickly and started controlling the plane manually. On the other hand, Jordan assisted in monitoring the aviation situation and the plane’s trajectory.

“The plane has sufficient fuel, and the air pressure is stable. What is causing the problem?”

She couldn’t figure out why this was happening because all indicators were normal.

He studied the numbers on the table intently for a while before uttering, “Is there a possibility that the numerical value of the plane’s flight path has been tampered with?”

She was a little surprised. “You mean manual modification?”

Jordan pointed to the dashboard in front of him and explained, “Look at the current flight trajectory. It should be flying in the direction of Bellville, but the plane is hitting a high mountain not far away at high speed. Even if it doesn’t hit the mountain, it will hit the ground, causing the aircraft to explode.”

Elspeth doubted the reliability of his words. “But this is a commercial flight.”

“What about that? To tamper with the flight data of a single aircraft, all you need is top-notch hacking skills.” He raised his eyebrows. “What? Don’t you know about hackers?”

“Ordinary hackers will not challenge something like this, and hackers with a conscience will not harm the public.” Although she possessed extremely top-notch hacking skills, she would never do such an outrageous thing.

While Jordan studied the information in front of him, he murmured, “If a hacker modifies the data, it may be possible to change the flight trajectory back to its original course, making it much easier to operate manually.”

Elspeth abruptly stood up when she heard that. She hurriedly returned to retrieve her laptop and started hacking into the traffic management department’s information network. Although it was a little more challenging than anything else she had attempted before, the invasion was still successful. After acquiring the relevant information regarding the flight, she modified and adjusted the flight trajectory, and even optimized and upgraded it on her own accord.

Afterward, she started manually operating the plane with his assistance. He guided her through the process by giving her instructions from time to time. The two cooperated tacitly, and the plane eventually stabilized.

“We did it!” She couldn’t help exclaiming as she watched the plane’s condition gradually improve.

Jordan softened this time. “Yeah. It’s all thanks to you.”

She smiled lightly. “Without your advice, I would not have been able to do this.”

“Come on, give yourself some credit. Let’s head back now. The plane can fly on its own.”

Elspeth nodded and returned to the first-class cabin with him.

Though it wasn’t long before they left, Callum felt like he had been waiting for ages.

When he saw her return unscathed and was able to successfully control the plane, he was at a loss for words to describe how he felt. “Did you get hurt?”

She burst out laughing, “Of course not. I’m Elspeth Lynwood. There’s nothing I can’t do.”

“I can’t imagine you to be such a talented person, although you look young. You’re truly courageous.” Jordan’s eyes glowed with genuine surprise and gratitude as he spoke, making Callum uneasy.

As a man, he naturally knew what Jordan’s gaze meant.

“Same to you, Mr. Carr. You are such a knowledgeable person. Without you, I would never have thought of the possibility, and I would not have been able to complete the rescue,” she returned the praise politely.

“You can do it even without him,” Callum spoke coldly.

His voice was remarkably abrupt, and only after that did Elspeth realize he was competing with Jordan.

Could he be… jealous?

She couldn’t help snickering in her heart but she still defended Callum. “This friend of mine has always been like this. He’s a little competitive, so please don’t take his words to heart.”

After understanding the relationship between the two, Jordan remained smiling. “I understand. Mr. Winthrop is just… eager to protect his girlfriend. That’s why he is hostile to me.”

He could naturally tell that Callum had overbearing protection and possession of her.

“What are you talking about, Mr. Carr? I have nothing to do with him. Don’t speak nonsense.” Elspeth was surprised to hear that, so she couldn’t help but defend herself.

After hearing this, Callum didn’t rush to refute but yanked her into his arms instead. “Okay, problem solved. Go back to your seat. We’ll arrive in Bellville soon.”