Chapter 626: Apologies
Cheng Ling then let go and allowed the other party to take away his suitcase.
"Thank you, madam, for cooperating with our work. Next, please rest here and wait patiently," the customs employee said.
"Then can I make a call?" Cheng Ling asked knowingly.
If she waited calmly, it would make people suspicious.
The customs employee shook his head and pointed to the sign on the wall: "No photography; no cell phones."
(There are such slogans on the customs walls of many countries. Everyone must strictly abide by them. You are not allowed to make phone calls or take photos, otherwise you will be detained by the customs and locked up in a dark room.)
Cheng Ling sat helplessly in the room and waited.
The customs employee closed the door, took Cheng Ling's luggage and mobile phone, and left.
She looked at the clock hanging on the wall - her flight would be checking in soon.
There was no way she was going to catch her plane under the circumstances - what was their purpose?
Take yourself away from the airport?
probably not.
——"Fang Wenjian" is in California, and the other party should have scruples about Fang Wenjian. If he really doesn't care about Fang Wenjian, he can intercept him halfway, and there is no need to go to the airport and go to the airport.
——That is to design yourself to change flights.
Could it be that they want to hijack the plane?
No, no, no, Cheng Ling quickly denied this conjecture - she was not of that great value.
Time passed minute by minute.
Soon, the time for ticket inspection came and passed.
The time to close the gate and prohibit boarding has passed, and the scheduled departure time of the plane has passed.
The other party never showed up, leaving Cheng Ling in the dark room.
If she hadn't been tasked with conveying information, Cheng Ling would have really wanted to go with the flow and cooperate with the other party's plan to see what tricks they could pull off.
Three and a half hours later.
The door to Cheng Ling's small dark room opened.
The face of the customs employee who took away Cheng Ling's luggage appeared at the door.
There was an apologetic smile on his face.
Cheng Ling stood up.
The customs employee placed the luggage at Cheng Ling's feet, then handed over the mobile phone and said, "Madam, I'm very sorry. After strict review by our customs department, there is nothing wrong with your luggage. This is a dereliction of duty on our part." .We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to you——"
Cheng Ling took back the phone and put it in his pocket, while raising his voice: "I'm deeply sorry??? My plane has already taken off! You have caused great harm to me! I want to sue your airport - I want you Pay the price for this misunderstanding!”
"Madam, please calm down and listen to me tell you whether the way we express our apology is acceptable to you," the customs employee said. "If not, we can talk again -"
Cheng Ling crossed his arms and squinted at the other party.
"Madam, first of all, our company will refund your ticket in full and arrange a VIP first-class seat on the nearest flight for you for free -"
"Do you think I'm a beggar?" Cheng Ling said angrily, "Ha! It turns out that this is how you treat foreign tourists in the United States. You have caused me so much harm and want to send me away with just a plane ticket?"
"It was more than that at that time," the customs employee laughed along with him, reaching for a check from the inner pocket of his uniform: "In addition, this is a check for one hundred thousand US dollars that we provide you - handle foreign exchange at the Hua Guo Bank in your country. You can withdraw the compensation by collecting it. In addition, we have applied for a privilege - in the future, as long as you fly to California and choose any of our American airlines, we will give you a 30% discount -"
Cheng Ling glanced at the pile of zeros on the check, rolled his eyes, and then reluctantly took the check and stuffed it into his small bag.
The customs employee breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out his hand to say:
"Then, madam, please come with me - the flight arranged for you will take off in 50 minutes. I will take you to the boarding gate to board the plane now -"
There is a dedicated indoor shuttle bus directly to the waiting hall parked outside the house.
The customs employee placed Cheng Ling's luggage on the shuttle bus platform, and Cheng Ling sat in the passenger seat.
The shuttle bus started and shuttled through the crowd in the terminal.
Cheng Ling glanced at the screen displaying flights hanging above the airport, looking for——
The plane taking off in fifty minutes is destined for Maple City, China...
Got it!
Flight MZ2647, non-direct to Maple City, transferred to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the Philippines and stayed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for two hours and 25 minutes before departing for Maple City again.
Philippines (later called Country F)…
Cheng Ling pondered.