Chapter 0111


    Chapter 0111


    The team was fully gathered.


    Frank took the lead personally, with Old Gao and the special training instructors in tow. They


    appeared even more nervous than the pilotspeting.


    A chartered flight was escorting them to thepetition’s host country.


    Aboard the ne.


    After everyone fastened their seatbelts, Old Gao, positioned at the very front, inquired, “Anyone


    feeling unwell?”


    “No,” they echoed back.


    “No one.”


    “All good here.”


    “That’s good then.”


    Old Gao exined, “Once we get there, we’ll rest for the night to adjust to the time difference. Early


    next morning, we’ll do a health check. After that, the order of thepetition events will be


    arranged. Thepetition spans three days.”


    He was giving them this rundown as a mental preparation.


    “Don’t worry, Old Gao,” someone responded with a chuckle.


    “What should I be confident about?”


    Old Gao was far from rxed, “Frank has told you about the previous champions and what we need


    to watch out for.”


    Their greatest concern was still the mystery surrounding the specific


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    Those who had participated once or twice before didn’t share this


    worry.


    “Rest for now,” Old Gao ordered, and gradually, they all closed their


    eyes.


    Pilots ustomed to flying nes now found themselves unable to sleep while being passengers.


    Madison, in particr.


    She gazed at the infinite expanse of white clouds outside, her heart beating calmly.


    Her promise to Ethan about winning the championship was simply tofort him at that moment.


    She had no real confidence in victory.


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    The risk was great with randompetition events looming.


    Over the uing three-daypetition, they were unaware of how many events they would


    face.


    Elsewhere.


    Ethan hadpressed several days’ worth of work into one, leaving William panting, struggling to


    maintain his sly fox grin.


    “President Grant, shall we take a short break?”


    “I have a flight tomorrow night; there’s no time,” Ethan replied, his gaze never wavering.


    Madison’s first time in such arge-scale internationalpetition, he had to be there in person.


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    Win or lose, he wanted to be the first one she saw after herpetition ended.


    Even Michael was pulled into the crunch, helping to clear the rush of


    business.


    The International Flight Show’s buzz continued to escte both domestically and internationally.


    Recent online chatter was rife with news about thepetition.


    Intements read:


    “Some say there are rookiespeting this time?”


    “Pfft! Are they just giving up?”


    “If there really are new pilots, or a bunch of women, and they win, I’ll eat my hat!”


    “Thispetition might as well be on par with the national ser team, speechless…”


    Online, those who were skeptical about the domestic team were


    plentiful.


    Internationally, thementary was even more disparaging. They didn’t even discuss the Mukino


    International team, as if they didn’t


    even consider them a threat.


    At the host country, local time 4:30 PM.


    The nended safely.


    The organizers sent someone to pick them up, but with ack of enthusiasm. After dropping them at


    the hotel, they hastily left to pick up another country’s team.


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    This kind of treatment was something Old Gao and his team had experienced before and didn’t


    mind. He confidently arranged for the pilots to be amodated in the hotel, strictly forbidding


    cellphone usete at night, confiscating them all.


    Fortunately, Madison had already reported her safety to Ethan.


    After everyone settled into their respective rooms, they fell asleep. uneasily.


    The next day.


    At the localpetition’s medical check-up venue.


    Old Gao led the team there, while pilots from the other seven countries arrived in sequence. The


    instructors greeted each other with distant handshakes.


    To the far left, a team in blue flight uniforms-reigning champions for two consecutive tournaments-


    stood out.


    They were followed by teams s, y, p, k, r, and c.


    These top three countries had won first ce in the past five years ofpetition, with the blue-


    uniformed team clinching thest two championships.


    Consequently, for the four teams including Mukino International, they were met with disdainful


    nces.


    Especially when the other teams noticed that Mukino International had female pilots, theyughed


    openly, their derision unmasked.


    Zuo Yulei, known for her fiery temper, barely held back from confronting them.


    Luckily, Charlie stopped her in time, “Where do you think you’re


    going?”


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    “To knock some sense into them! Did you hear what they’re saying?”


    Zuo Yulei fumed.


    She understood English well enough to know their words were


    offensive.


    Were they suggesting their country had run out of people?


    Sending women topete was nothing short of an insult!


    Most of the people present could understand and speak English.


    However, upon entering the medical check area, Madison specifically instructed, “Don’t engage with


    them. Win or lose the fight, we would be the ones at a loss. Act as if you didn’t hear them, and let’s


    talk after thepetition.”


    Oddly, Madison became the voice of reason.


    Even Charlie didn’t object to her.


    But the disrespect escted when the female pilots lined up for their height and weight checks,


    standing tall and straight, only to met with whistles from the malepetitors of the blue-uniform


    team.


    Their facial expressions were tantly impolite.


    Madison, afterpleting her check-up withposure, slowly approached those men, whose


    gazes were tinted with ill intent.


    With a slight smile and impable English, she said: “I hope you can still smile after the


    competition.


    There was something off about her gaze and aura, causing the men to falter momentarily.


    They quickly resumed their behavior, whistling at the female pilots


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    going for their check-ups and whispering among themselves, their intentions clear.


    Upon Madison’s return, the team sat in a row of chairs, all with grim. expressions.


    Sidelined, discriminated against, and ridiculed.


    They were all elite soldiers in their professional fields, yet they faced such tant disregard today.


    It was more than anyone could bear.


    Madison sensed the team’s despondent mood and sat up straighter, “Once we win thepetition,


    I’ll personally sew those mouths shut.”


    She was known for her temperance, which made her words all the more striking.


    The team was stunned.


    Madison didn’t care. Clenching her fists, she encouraged her


    teammates, “They’re just in their twenties or thirties, the eldest barely hitting forty. They’re not


    invincible. Youe from prestigious institutions and work for top airlines-equally exceptional. Why


    fea them?”


    A silence fell upon the group.


    “You’re right,” Charlie was the first to break it.


    Her gaze was resolute, addressing everyone, “We’re here, so let’s give it our all. What if we actually


    make it? If Madison, who’s just been promoted to captain, can be fearless, what do we have to


    fear?”


    Madison blinked nkly at her.


    The result was an outbreak ofughter that instantly lifted the oppressive mood.


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