My Scheming Little Devil-Chapter 970 Overwhelming Presence
"What... what happened?" Third Young Master Jun’s weak voice came through, and even in his haze, his instinctive sharp intuition for danger was evident.
With that, he tried to get up.
Ye Lu quickly pounced on him, glaring fiercely, "You’re not allowed to get up. Do you think you’re not injured severely enough? It’s nothing. The captain just informed me how long until we arrive."
She didn’t want him to worry any further.
"How could you fool me? Has something gone wrong?" he frowned.
"Yes, but it’s something that can be resolved." Ye Lu pushed him back onto the couch, her gaze resolute as she looked at him, "Leave this matter to me. You have to trust me!"
Third Young Master Jun looked at her determined and unyielding face for a long time, then smiled proudly, "Alright, I trust you."
Feeling protected by her wasn’t too bad, and a husband and wife who shared adversity was supposed to be like this, right?
Even surrounded by crises, he felt very happy.
Ye Lu immediately left the cabin and calmly followed the captain into the cockpit.
"Madam, what do you think? There isn’t much time left. Shall we turn back?" the captain asked with concern.
"No, we must reach our destination." Ye Lu was adamant, raising her head high with no intention of yielding. No matter what, she had to fly to the destination in the shortest time possible.
Third Young Master Jun’s life was hers, and she would not let go.
"Is there another route we can take? Our neighbor to F Country, Country G, also has an air route we can reach. Contact their air traffic control right away and apply for a transit," she ordered.
The captain looked at her in surprise, "There is indeed an air route in Country G that flies to the destination country, and it’s closer, but I think no commercial plane would be willing to fly through this air route in Country G right now."
"Why?"
"Country G is in a civil war, a total mess from fighting, controlled by different forces. There’re the government troops, the opposition, each controlling different areas. I heard that even an international freight company’s plane was shot down. Who would dare to pass through here? Although this route used to be busy, now all major airlines are detouring it, preferring to take a longer route via F Country than to take risks."
Ye Lu turned pale as the roof of a leaking house faces endless rain overnight; she had run into such a situation.
Yet, she was determined not to turn back.
Ye Lu’s expression changed several times, her heart burning with impatience. After thinking for a while, she decided to take a risk. Clenching her teeth, she pointed at the map.
"Which faction controls this part of the country?"
"It’s said to be the largest anti-government, armed faction in the country."
"Good, immediately contact their military base’s control tower and tell them I want to negotiate a deal with their military leader."
The captain was astonished. Negotiate a deal with the armed faction? Was she really planning to risk passing through this dangerous place?
"Right now," Ye Lu commanded in a stern voice.
The captain was shaken, her suddenly fierce and compelling momentum made it impossible for him to say no. Having piloted for so long, he had never seen a woman so bold, and he couldn’t help but respect her.
He immediately ordered the co-pilot to contact the control tower.
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A few minutes later, Ye Lu returned to the cabin, completely worn out with a layer of cold sweat on her forehead and her nervousness finally easing.
During the negotiation, she was remarkably calm, her voice ringing strong and clear as she negotiated with the armed faction, using various incentives, but the other party obviously knew she was cornered and hence demanded a high price, being extremely arrogant.
But she argued forcefully, with an overwhelming momentum, and finally managed to negotiate a reasonable price with them.
