Chapter 1332

"How to save the people?"

Hearing Chen Zekai's question, Ye Chen gave a wry smile and said frankly: "To be honest, I don't know how to save the people either."

Chen Zekai asked nervously: "Then how much confidence do you have this time?"

Ye Chen said earnestly: "I haven't been to Syria and don't understand the individual strength and defense level of the Syrian opposition. But judging from the situation you just mentioned, the other side's paper data is still very formidable. Even if I have some ability, it's impossible for me to take on a thousand armed soldiers head-on, so I can only find a way to sneak in quietly."

As he said this, Ye Chen sighed lightly: "If I'm lucky, I might be able to sneak in, but if I'm unlucky, I might not even be able to get in."

Chen Zekai said with great concern: "Young Master, you are going deep into the tiger's den alone. If you are discovered by the other side, will your life be in danger?"

Ye Chen waved his hand and said: "I have the ability and confidence to protect myself, but whether I can save the people smoothly is hard to say."

Chen Zekai asked again: "Young Master, you said you want to take a fixed-wing plane and parachute. Have you had any parachuting experience before?"

Ye Chen shook his head and said: "No, I've had trouble just getting enough to eat and wear all these years, so where would I have the opportunity to experience parachuting?"

Chen Zekai's expression became even more nervous as he said: "Young Master, if you haven't parachuted before, wouldn't it be even more dangerous in this situation?"

As he said this, he hurriedly added: "The news I received here shows that the opposition's current anti-aircraft weapon is the American-made Stinger anti-aircraft missile. The effective shooting height of this missile is about 4,000 meters, so the plane's flight altitude must be kept above 4,000 meters. That means you have to parachute from an altitude of over 4,000 meters. The difficulty of parachuting from this height is very great!"

Ye Chen asked humbly: "Then tell me specifically, what are the main difficulties of parachuting from an altitude of 4,000 meters?"

Chen Zekai explained: "First of all, you have to deal with high-altitude air pressure and low temperatures. This is a great test of the parachutist's physical fitness."

Ye Chen nodded: "I believe I have no problem with this. What else?"

Chen Zekai continued: "Besides that, it's the maintenance of posture in high altitude. You must ensure that your descent speed is moderate—not too slow, and definitely not too fast. This requires you to reasonably use your body to constantly adjust air resistance and your posture."

Ye Chen nodded and said: "Sounds like the difficulty shouldn't be too great. Anything else?"

Chen Zekai added: "The others are the control of the opening time of the parachute, and the control of the parachute after it opens. When you jump from an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, the high-altitude airflow is unstable. You have to constantly adjust the direction to ensure that you land as accurately as possible at the scheduled location. If the operation is wrong, you may deviate by a few kilometers, or even dozens of kilometers."

As he said this, Chen Zekai continued: "By the way, there is also the landing posture. Although you usually see others parachuting and it seems the landing speed is not fast, in fact, the descent speed is still very high at the moment of landing. This requires the parachutist to make adjustments just before landing. If you don't control it well, it's common to break your legs or suffer fractures."

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but retort: "I jumped from a helicopter more than ten meters high last time and was fine. What you're talking about shouldn't be a problem for me."

Chen Zekai then remembered Ye Chen's performance when he went to save Su Zhiyu and Du Haiqing last time. Thinking that Ye Chen's physical fitness was completely different from ordinary people, he felt a little more at ease in his heart.

Thus, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Young Master, since that's the case, then I think the only two problems you need to pay attention to are direction control and the timing of opening the parachute. I will contact the contact person in Lebanon and have them prepare a device for you that can display air pressure, altitude, and GPS positioning. By then, you can judge the parachuting timing based on real-time data, and then adjust the direction in real-time based on GPS."

Ye Chen nodded: "Okay, have them arrange a parachuting instructor to get on the plane with me, and tell me how to open the parachute and control the direction on the way!"

After more than four hours of flight, the Concorde Ye Chen was riding in finally landed at Beirut Airport, the capital of Lebanon.

It was afternoon in Beirut at this time, and the temperature reached about 30 degrees Celsius.

The sky had been a bit hazy, and the air was a bit humid, as if a heavy rain had been held back for a long time and hadn't fallen yet.

After the plane Ye Chen was riding in landed, it slid directly into a huge hangar. At this time, a transport plane with four propeller engines was also parked in the hangar, and a group of maintenance personnel were surrounding the plane for a detailed inspection.

After the plane stopped steadily, the boarding ladder docked, the crew opened the cabin door, and Ye Chen walked out of the cabin with Chen Zekai.

At this time, under the boarding ladder, a middle-aged man with a Chinese face was standing respectfully. After Ye Chen and Chen Zekai walked down, he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said: "Hello, Young Master, welcome to Beirut."

Ye Chen looked at the other party and found that this person was about the same age as Chen Zekai, in his thirties. His Mandarin was very standard, and he didn't seem like an overseas Chinese who had lived abroad for a long time.

Thus, he asked: "Are you from the Ye family?"

The other party hurriedly said: "Back to Young Master, I am the Ye family's spokesperson in the Middle East. My name is Han Guangyao. The Old Master specially asked me to fly over from Saudi Arabia to help you clear up relations and provide you with all the help I can provide."

Ye Chen nodded slightly and asked him: "How is the situation in Syria?"

Han Guangyao explained: "The Syrian opposition is in a stalemate with the American embassy, but the American embassy's attitude is very firm this time, without any intention of compromising, so I estimate that they will lose patience before long."

Ye Chen asked again: "Is the American embassy completely unprepared to intervene in this matter, or do they have other plans behind the scenes?"

Han Guangyao said helplessly: "Currently, it seems they are completely unprepared to intervene, mainly because they spent a lot of manpower and effort in Syria in the past few years without getting any benefits. Now that they have withdrawn their troops, they don't want to be involved again."

"On the other hand, it is also because these few kidnapped American young people don't have any children of American political figures or tycoons, and don't have any background. The American side wants to make a small matter disappear, so they have already started to suppress the news locally, and at the same time, they are ordering major European media not to follow up and report."

"In this way, even if the opposition really kills these eight people, the American citizens won't hear any movement."

As he said this, Han Guangyao sighed again: "Moreover, the situation in Syria is particularly chaotic now. Not only are the government army and the opposition fighting, but the Kurdish armed forces are also involved."

"The camps behind this are even more complex. The United States, Russia, Iran, and Turkey are all fueling the flames behind the scenes, which has led to various armed conflicts in Syria all day long. And any two sides fighting are in a state of killing until their eyes are red, leaving no room at all. The American embassy had long warned American citizens not to come to Syria if they had nothing to do. These eight young people knowingly committed the crime. It is understandable that the United States does not save them if something really happens."

Ye Chen nodded with a solemn expression and asked him: "Has the parachuting instructor arrived?"

"Arrived." Han Guangyao said: "The instructor is debugging the parachute pack and equipment on the plane. I will take you up to meet him. By the way, Young Master, our plane will take off in ten minutes!"