Chapter 0175
“If you want to pick a fight, go challenge the pilots from other countries in that big hotel across the street. Don’t make trouble in your own nest.”
The squadron leader from the national airline commanded the room with such authority that the airline’s pilots fell silent, not daring to
make another peep.
Currently, Mukino Air lacked a squadron leader of its own, only having team captains, so no one spoke up in their defense.
Perhaps unwilling to clash with other airlines, they remained quiet, countering the ridicule of others with calmness, a silent rebuttal to
the clownish behavior.
It was the squadron leader from Pine Airlines who stepped up to smooth things over, “Alright, alright, let’s settle down…”
He had suffered from a bout of vomiting and diarrhea the day befo and had barely mustered some strength after a night of IV drips.
“Let’s all calm down a bit. We have assessments tonight. Since we’re representing our country abroad, we should present a united front. We can’t be fighting among ourselves and giving other countries a laugh.”
One by one, everyone took their seats, bringing a temporary end to the dispute.
As the Pine Airlines squadron leader passed Yu Lulei, he shot her a stealthy glare.
Yu Lulei immediately retorted, “What are you glaring at me for, squadron leader? I’m not the one looking for trouble.”
“Can’t you ever just be quiet? Everywhere you go, you stir up trouble!” The squadron leader from Pine Airlines poked her forehead.
“I didn’t cause any trouble. Who told them to be so mouthy?” Yu Lulei protested.
“Alright, alright, you’re the boss, I can’t say anything to you, okay?” The squadron leader from Pine Airlines sighed helplessly.
The reason those pilots spoke up for Madison earlier was that they truly felt grateful to her.
Although she hadn’t helped them directly, it was indeed because of her situation that they didn’t miss this assessment opportunity.
The male pilots who arrived later were competent aviators from major airlines. If they missed the assessment and failed to receive a rating certificate, they would be grounded by the international aviation headquarters upon their return.
Until they passed the next assessment.
Grounded!
Not only did they need to make a living, but being grounded or a professional pilot without a rating certificate was a blow to their
reputation.
This was why so many experienced aviators who typically avoided the limelight came forward for the assessment.
Without a rating certificate, they truly weren’t allowed to fly.
The new policy left many pilots uneasy.
For instance, those without formal specialized training, or some who ggot into airlines through backdoors and flew domestic short-haul reroutes, were now shaking in their boots.
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“Captain Madison.”
At this moment, a grateful male pilot from Pine Airlines approached,” How are you feeling now?”
They couldn’t explicitly state their gratitude for not missing the
assessment due to Madison, but they had to express their thanks in
some way.
Madison put down her chopsticks and responded politely, “Just call me Madison. I’m feeling quite well, and you?”
“I’m fine now too,” the senior pilot said. “If you ever need help, just ask.
Then, one by one, more people came to express their concerns to Madison.
These were the individuals who had felt unwell the day before.
This scene made it look like a crowd was rallying behind Madison, which filled the previously sarcastic female pilots with envy and jealousy.
“How can she be so good at winning people over?”
A female pilot from a small airline muttered resentfully beside Shihua, clearly disgruntled.
Shihua nearly cracked a tooth in frustration.
She had never expected that group of men to defend Madison!
With the situation as it was, Shihua lowered her head and fiddled with her phone beneath the table, secretly recording the scene of the male pilots gathered around Madison.
After breakfast, everyone could return to their rooms to rest for the
day.
The four women’s rooms were knocked on one by one, as male pilots from various airlines brought in snacks and treats they had brought, sharing them among the four.
Inexplicably, the four women were suddenly crowned as the ‘Four Beauties of Domestic Pilots.”
In less than half an hour, their rooms were overflowing with delicious
treats.
When Deputy Director Ye and Old Gao came to check on Madison, they were taken aback by the mountain of snacks on the table.
“Heh, those guys. They wouldn’t give me any yesterday, and here they’re all giving it to you?” Old Gao laughed helplessly.
Deputy Director Ye joked, “You just can’t compete with their popularity.”
“True that,” Old Gao glanced at the four women. “You four ar the leading ladies of our domestic aviation industry.”
Madison stood up, very seriously stating, “Deputy Director Ye, Instructor Gao, I’m sorry for the trouble this has caused.”
“No, no, no,” Deputy Director Ye quickly stepped back to avoid Madison bowing to him.
He couldn’t bear such a gesture.
Though he worked at the Civil Aviation Administration, his social influence was nowhere near half that of her boyfriend.
He was planning to curry favor with Madison, to win over Mukino Air, the big tree.
Just focus on the assessment, rest easy. With your professional standards, there shouldn’tbeamyssuprises.”
“Deputy Director Ye, Yuuichimed in with her little scheme, “if we ball get an S rating, you’ll have toltreat us to a meal, right?”
AAtithis, Deputy Director Ye pulledupa chair and sat down, while Old GGao closed the door, joining thempfformcchat.
“We had a joal of 176 captains iron our country come for the asssessment. Old Gao and estimatedlyyesterday that if even a fifth of hem achieve an S rating, that wandte quite allot. More are likely to gget an A rating. We’ve heard the crrigrafforSiis extremely challenging, probably only feasible for professional millityypilots.”
dearing this, the four women’s exordionstturned serious.
DDeputy Director Ye continued, “It’s not necessary to aim for an S. An A rarating allows you to fly all international routess
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In the evening, precisely at five o’clock.
All the domestic pilots gathered outside the hotel and then took special vehicles, escorted by local police cars, to the assessment site.
As they set off, Yu Lulei suddenly asked, “Are you nervous?”
The three other women looked at her in unison and nonchalantly shook their heads.
Yu Lulei’s face fell, “Why am I the only one so nervous?!”
