The exterior of the plane was no longer as gleaming as it once was.
But to say it was heavily damaged would be an exaggeration.
Only some of the glass was broken, and the right wing was severely damaged. Apart from that, no other damage was apparent.
Upon seeing this, Xie Churan immediately understood that this must have been Ao Yuan's doing.
And since the cabin was undamaged, perhaps... they might still find some survivors inside. Of course, the probability was extremely, extremely low.
As for people surviving.
Not a single person thought this was possible.
After all, under the immense impact force, even if Ao Yuan had managed to block it, the people inside the cabin would have still suffered incredibly severe forces.
While making these judgments, Xie Churan was also desperately searching for Ao Yuan.
But after scanning the surroundings, she couldn't spot him.
So, she finally spoke, "Quick, go check on the passengers in the cabin."
"Alright!"
The many detectives and military personnel near her heard this and immediately took out their tools, heading towards the plane.
Meanwhile, Xie Churan took a portion of the team and searched the surrounding area.
Even the cabin glass had been shattered by the impact. In such a situation, it was possible that tourists could have been blown out of the cabin by the strong winds.
Even though they knew that being blown out meant certain death, they still had to find the bodies.
So that these people could return to their roots.
*Clang, clang, clang!*
The cabin, having endured a massive impact, was already quite fragile. With just a few blows, a section was hammered down.
This made them inwardly tremble.
If the cabin was this fragile, then logically, if the plane had fallen, it would have been scattered everywhere.
But this was not the case now.
"Quick, there might still be people alive."
This discovery further strengthened their hope of finding survivors.
Someone carefully peered through a window into the interior.
They didn't realize until they looked, and upon doing so, everyone was surprised and overjoyed.
Inside the aircraft cabin, there was no significant damage.
And in the cabin seats, passengers were all unconscious.
Although they had sustained some injuries, those from the military and detective forces could discern that these were merely minor wounds.
Upon closer inspection, their chests could be seen rising and falling; they were... breathing.
Joy, unexpected joy.
They had never imagined that the people inside the cabin were still alive.
As far as they could see, most of the people were still breathing!
"You... save... me, please come and save me."
"I... I have cancer, save my wife first..."
At this moment, perhaps due to the noise or some other reason, a few passengers vaguely stirred and woke up.
Hearing this, everyone snapped back to attention.
"Quick, quick, save them first."
"Get the medical staff in here immediately!"
"Hurry! No dilly-dallying."
...
Amidst the shouts, everyone involved in the rescue immediately sprung into action.
Some made calls seeking medical assistance, others grabbed tools to free the trapped individuals. They all moved with purpose.
And under their actions, as passenger after passenger was rescued.
Everyone was stunned.
The vast majority of them, apart from some minor cuts from the glass, had no other injuries.
Even those with more severe injuries had only broken a few bones. Compared to their lives, broken bones were incredibly minor injuries.
This was not what surprised them the most.
What truly astonished them was discovering that some people inside had sustained absolutely no injuries!
This... left them utterly baffled.
Even though they knew Ao Yuan had been helping as the plane was about to crash.
But logically, the force of the fall without Ao Yuan's assistance would have torn them to shreds.
Despite a thousand doubts in their minds, they could only suppress them for now.
Because they all understood that their immediate priority was to secure the passengers.
After all passengers were rescued and received basic medical attention, and with the arrival of ambulances to transport them to designated hospitals for treatment.
Finally, someone couldn't help but exclaim, "What is going on today?"
"How is it that not a single person died in this plane crash?"
"Isn't it a good thing that no one died?" Xie Churan retorted to the person beside her.
"No, it's not that." The detective, flustered, quickly explained, "I'm just astonished. This is the first time in our Great Xia, no, in the entire world, right?"
"A plane crash, and not a single fatality."
Xie Churan nodded slightly. It wasn't just them who were shocked.
Even Xie Churan was completely perplexed by this event.
However, she knew that the situation must be related to Ao Yuan.
"We'll talk about this later."
With that thought, Xie Churan said, "Did anyone see the divine dragon?"
Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and then shook their heads.
"Let's go find the divine dragon first."
"This matter... we can ask the passengers for clarification once they wake up."
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, the people nearby immediately resumed their search.
"Not here."
"Not here either."
"Nothing over here."
... After searching the vicinity for about ten minutes, shouts of "nothing" echoed from all directions.
Hearing this, Xie Churan's expression sank. She immediately commanded, "Expand the search area. We must find the divine dragon."
In fact, Xie Churan did consider the possibility that the divine dragon had flown away.
But when she saw Dai Xiaomei and Mozi lying unconscious in the cabin, she became even more convinced that the divine dragon she had seen earlier was Ao Yuan.
And after contacting the fighter jet pilot, her conviction solidified.
Because, they informed her that the dragon hadn't flown away, but had suddenly disappeared.
Although Xie Churan didn't know how Ao Yuan had suddenly grown large and then small.
However, one thing was certain: when she saw Ao Yuan earlier, she clearly noticed the wounds on his body.
With so many dense wounds, if she failed to find Ao Yuan and he missed the optimal treatment window, not only would the people of Great Xia not forgive her, but she wouldn't forgive herself either.
*Ring, ring, ring!*
The ringing of a phone nearby pulled Xie Churan back to reality.
"What is it?" she said immediately after answering.
"Director Xie, I found Dai Dai!"
*Boom!*
Hearing this, Xie Churan's breathing quickened. "Where are you now?"
"I'm coming over right now!"
"I'm at..."
"Forget it, just send me the address via signal. I'll be right there," she interrupted.
"Stay put there. I'll be there immediately."
...