The captain hijacked the plane and defected, how did it end
On October 28, 1998, there was a thrilling scene at Taiwan's Zhongzheng Airport. A civil aviation plane flying from Beijing to Myanmar suddenly landed at the airport, followed by two fighter jets.
Police, paramedics and firefighters at the airport were all on standby, staring nervously at the slow-landing plane. Next, the police rushed forward, evacuated the passengers, and arrested the captain on suspicion of hijacking the plane and causing panic.
What's going on? Why did the captain behave like this?
Yuan Bin, a 30-year-old captain who was once one of the leaders of Air China, was born into a family of cadres, and had a deep dream of flying when he was a child, yearning to soar freely in the sky like a bird.
In order to realize this dream, he studied hard and successfully entered aviation school after graduating from high school. However, such a choice changed the trajectory of his life, and his happy life was ruined by his own hands.
With the encouragement of his relatives, Yuan Bin went all out to study aviation knowledge and dreamed of flying an airplane himself as soon as possible. After graduating from university, he joined Air China with outstanding performance and became a young aircraft pilot.
At that time, Air China had just been established and was in a period of vigorous recruitment of talents. With his own efforts, Yuan Bin was quickly promoted to the position of co-captain, and the unit also allocated him a two-bedroom apartment in Chaoyang District.
His work treatment is superior, he is down-to-earth and enterprising, and in the eyes of girls at that time, he was undoubtedly an excellent marriage partner. Yuan Bin is like a shining star, there is an endless stream of people who come to him to introduce objects, and the conditions are superior to one another, but Yuan Bin's choice is beyond everyone's expectations.
After meeting Xu Mei, a primary school teacher, Yuan Bin thought that the gentle and kind woman in front of him was the person who accompanied him through the rest of his life, and the two knew and loved each other, and soon entered the palace of marriage and began a happy life.
Yuan Bin knew the importance of seizing opportunities, and after his marriage, he devoted himself to his work and constantly improved his flying skills. His hard work paid off, and in 1998 he was officially promoted to captain and his salary was raised.
However, not long after, Yuan Bin ruined his future with his own hands.
On October 28, Yuan Bin skillfully controlled the plane, and when the time came, the plane took off on time under his pilot. The passengers and crew were most relaxed at this moment, waiting for the plane to land smoothly, and Yuan Bin's wife, Xu Mei, was also on the plane.
Although she, as an ordinary passenger, was not allowed to enter the cab according to the regulations, no one dared to stop her due to her special status. However, what happened next sent everyone on the plane panicked.
Xu Mei got into the cockpit and didn't say anything to her husband, so she quietly retreated to the side and locked the door. Yuan Bin had been observing, and when he saw that his wife had locked the door, he immediately turned around and ordered the co-pilot Wen Fei to cooperate with him to change the route.
Wen Fei was a little stunned when he heard this order, he didn't understand why the captain would say such a thing. His mind went blank for a moment, then he comforted himself that the captain must be playing a joke on him and amusing him.
When Wen Fei was about to tell the captain that this joke should not be messed with, he heard Yuan Bin's anxious voice and asked him to immediately change his route and fly to Taiwan. Yuan Bin clearly told Wen Fei that if he didn't want all the crew to die, he had to do what he said.
Wen Fei was shocked, he didn't understand why his old partner would suddenly make such a move. He was incredulous and even tried to communicate with Yuan Bin, trying to delay as much time as possible and persuade Yuan Bin to change his decision.
However, he didn't realize that Yuan Bin in front of him was about to fall into madness.
Yuan Bin had already seen through Wen Fei's plan, and even in the face of his opposition, he still insisted on changing the flight route. In order to ensure the safety of the lives of hundreds of people on the plane, Wen Fei did not dare to risk provoking Yuan Bin, because Yuan Bin's excitement could bring irreparable consequences.
Eventually, Wenfei was forced to change the flight route to Taiwan. At this time, the plane had already flown over Taiyuan, and the ground tower immediately discovered that the plane had deviated from the original route, and immediately contacted Yuan Bin to verify the situation.
After receiving the news, the co-pilot Wen Fei immediately reported to the tower the situation inside the aircraft. However, due to the close monitoring of Yuan Bin and his wife, he was unable to take any action and could only pin all his hopes on the handling of the tower.
After listening to Wen Fei's report, the staff of the tower realized the seriousness of the situation, and immediately cheered up 120,000 points of spirit and went all out to deal with this sudden emergency.
Although Yuan Bin's job is stable, his family is harmonious, and his future is bright, he made the crazy move of hijacking the plane. In order to reduce the danger as much as possible, while communicating with Yuan Bin to try to change his mind, they also contacted the Taiwan side and asked for their cooperation to deal with the emergency.
In addition, two fighter jets were sent to accompany the aircraft to ensure the safety of the aircraft. However, everyone's efforts seemed to be to no avail, and Yuan Bin was still obsessed and did not follow instructions.
Captain Yuan Bin's promotion path was buried due to the division of the unit. That year, China's housing reform policy was implemented, and many units canceled the benefits of allocating houses to employees, and Air China still had the last batch of places.
After learning the news, Yuan Bin also joined the ranks of inquiring about the distribution, hoping to catch the last train. However, since Yuan Bin became the captain, he began to get a little carried away and always wanted to show off.
As time passed, Yuan Bin's desire gradually swelled, and he felt that the house he divided a few years ago was too small to match his current identity as a captain.
Yuan Bin was eager to change to a big house, and after learning that there was an opportunity to divide the house, he specially confirmed with the leadership of Air China whether he could get another house. The leader saw Yuan Bin's face full of expectation and understood his intention.
Yuan Bin directly inquired about the room splitting, because the leader had said in the meeting that he would give priority to the captain, and Yuan Bin happened to be eligible. The leader happily told Yuan Bin that his application for room division would definitely be given priority.
After Yuan Bin returned home, he couldn't wait to tell his wife the good news that he was about to change houses, and the two looked forward to a bright future when they moved into a big house. However, things didn't go as expected.
Yuan Bin looked at the list of allocations with anticipation, but was disappointed to find that there was no one when he searched for his name. He was very angry and thought that he deserved the house, which was what the leader had promised.
He could not accept the sudden disappearance of the house and was convinced that it was the leadership directed against him. Angry, Yuan Bin rushed directly into the leader's office and loudly asked why his name was not on the list.
This surprised the leadership.
He patiently explained to Yuan Bin that the house was limited and that priority should be given to those who needed it more, and that Yuan Bin had already been given a set before, and that it might be controversial to give it to others.
He advised Yuan Bin to have a sense of the overall situation, as a captain, he must know how to think about the overall situation, and there will be opportunities in the future, so there is no need to rush for a while. However, Yuan Bin understands that there will be no more opportunities to divide rooms in the future.
He knew that even if he continued to argue with the leadership, it would be useless and could not change anything. Yuan Bin, who felt aggrieved in his heart, could only choose to endure it. This matter has become a knot in Yuan Bin's heart, and he has never been able to untie it.
Yuan Bin gradually went to the extreme in his heart, and even came up with the idea of "hijacking". He confided in his wife, Xu Mei, but surprised her. She admonished Yuan Bin that this was not only dangerous, but could even lead to life-threatening conditions.
However, Yuan Bin insisted on his own ideas and used Zhuo Changren as an example to try to reassure his wife.
In 1983, Zhuo Changren and six others committed crimes on the mainland, and in order to escape legal punishment, they hatched an absurd idea - hijacking a plane to fly to South Korea.
So, they took immediate action, and after careful preparation, they successfully hijacked a passenger plane from Shenyang to Shanghai, took the passengers hostage, and asked the captain to fly to South Korea. However, the Taiwan side unexpectedly intervened, claiming that it was willing to accept the six people.
In the end, Zhuo Changren and others came to Taiwan, not only did not receive any punishment, but received a "bonus" and lived a free life here.
With the connivance of the Taiwan side, Zhuo Changren and others successfully planned and carried out a number of hijacking planes and fleeing to Taiwan, and according to statistics, there were 21 cases in 1993 alone, and 10 of them were successful.
This made Yuan Bin have a strong idea, and he thought that as the captain, it was entirely possible for him to successfully hijack the plane. Although he reluctantly promised not to do such a dangerous thing under the persuasion of his wife, the thought had grown wildly in his heart.
However, an incident that happened later strengthened his determination to hijack the plane.
In October 1998, Air China adjusted Yuan Bin's flight duration in light of the actual situation. Yuan Bin's talent in technical operation and theoretical research won the appreciation of the leadership, so it was decided to put him in charge of the training of new employees.
However, Yuan Bin's interpretation of this has become a malicious obstacle for the leader, who believes that the accumulation of flight qualifications is closely related to the flight time, and the leader's decision is obviously to find trouble for the division of the room.
This paranoid way of thinking led Yuan Bin to finally decide to give up his job at Air China, and he decided to go to Taiwan to live a "free" life. Why is Yuan Bin so obsessed with room sharing?
Is it because if he doesn't get a room, his life will become very difficult?
Yuan Bin owns a high-quality property located in Chaoyang District, with a superior location and convenient life. His income includes a fixed salary and various bonuses and subsidies, and he can basically get a salary of 20,000 yuan per month.
In China in the 90s, this could be considered very rich. At that time, the housing price in Beijing was only 2,000 yuan per square meter, and even if Yuan Bin had a need to change houses, he could afford it.
However, Yuan Bin's ambition has long been inflated, and he is no longer allowed to make rational thinking and judgment, and he insists on going all the way to the dark.
Faced with his wife's opposition, Yuan Bin even threatened to divorce. Xu Mei, who was already weak, did not hesitate to agree to his hijacking plan after hearing that her husband might leave her.
They quietly sold all the things that could not be taken away, such as their real estate and cars, and waited for the day when Yuan Bin was on duty to fly the plane. However, when the plane landed in Taiwan, Yuan Bin found that the reality was not what he imagined, what awaited him was the severe punishment of the law, and his wife also accepted the due punishment.
Yuan Bin only focused on Taiwan's tolerance of Zhuo Changren, but ignored the serious crimes committed by Zhuo Changren in Taiwan. In fact, Taiwan has classified hijackers as high-risk elements and severely punished them.
Yuan Bin and his wife were sentenced to prison in Taiwan and still face prison when they return to the mainland. Yuan Bin paid a heavy price for his actions, was banned from flying for life, and could no longer fly an airplane.
Yuan Bin's experience provokes deep thought, he has the good life that many people dream of, however, he is not satisfied with the status quo, trying to grasp what does not belong to him, and the inflated desire finally ends his future.
People often fall into a cycle and ignore everything around them that is worth cherishing. With Yuan Bin's ability, as long as he is willing to work diligently in the position of captain, everything he expects will eventually come true.
However, he gave up his original intention, and gave up his parents and the career he had struggled for many years for a separate adventure. It's a shame to give up being a good captain and choose to be a member of the prison.
As a husband, Yuan Bin failed to fulfill his responsibilities to the family, but instead affected his wife. When faced with problems, he chose to avoid them rather than actively solve them. His greedy desires and extreme mentality make him unable to see right from wrong, stubbornly walking on the wrong path, and not repenting.
He blindly pursued fame and fortune, but in the end he achieved nothing.
When there were more than 100 passengers and crew on the hijacked plane and their lives might be in danger, Yuan Bin disregarded the safety of others for his own selfish interests, and used other people's lives as bargaining chips in a vain attempt to evade legal sanctions.
He forgot that Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China since ancient times, and Taiwan cannot tolerate anything that the mainland will not tolerate. All those who try to betray the Motherland and harm the interests of the people will eventually be punished by law.