Chapter 340 - 340: Rescue

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Not seeing Master Qin, he had to remain calm!

Qin Yi took a deep breath with effort, then, with stiff arms, he retrieved his phone.

However, as he tried to make a call to mobilize personnel, he suddenly remembered.

There was no signal in all of Eireng.

He didn’t have the special equipment with him, so he couldn’t make any calls.

Qin Yi immediately ordered one of his subordinates to go and find help, then he walked up to the ruins and shouted loudly, “Everyone, at all costs, we must find Master Qin!”

He had brought along only a small team, about a dozen people. If it were a combat situation, they were all elite fighters. But here, their roles were less significant than those of specialized rescue workers. The problem was, where could they find those professionals now?

There wasn’t a single soul in sight around them!

Qin Yi felt an overwhelming sense of urgency but couldn’t afford to show it on his face. He was their leader, and if even he panicked, it would be detrimental to the rescue operation.

As they frantically searched for survivors in the debris, another vehicle sped towards them.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the speed of that vehicle almost reached the point of taking off. It was just missing a pair of wings.

The car began to slow down about 500 meters from the ruins.

The screeching sound of brakes was sharp and piercing, and the tires left long, dark skid marks on the ground.

Only about a meter away from the collapsed wall, the car came to a complete stop.

The car door swung open, and three people immediately rushed out, running a few steps each before finding a corner to vomit loudly.

Only Nan Yan got out of the car calmly.

Seeing the ruins in front of her, she felt a chilling sensation coursing through her body.

“Miss Nan?” Qin Yi couldn’t believe his eyes. “How did you get here?”

Qin Yi was anxiously searching for words but finally managed to say, ” Young Master was previously kept here by Prince Caesar with a lie. If nothing unexpected has happened by now, I’m afraid…”

When he mentioned Caesar, Qin Yi’s tone became almost gnashing of teeth.

If something happens to the Young Master, he would make Caesar pay the price!

Nan Yan’s heart ached, and her heartbeat became frantic. She managed to restrain her panic and said calmly, “We haven’t seen anyone yet, so there’s no need to be so pessimistic. My brother is very clever; he surely won’t be in any danger. Right now, he’s probably trapped somewhere. Let’s find people first!”

Qin Yi’s face hardened, and he shouted, “Yes, let’s find people first!”

Nan Yan turned to ask Shen Junqing, “Third Brother, do you have any manDower inside Eireng’s borders?”

Shen Junqing nodded, “Yes, I’ll have them come over now.”

Time was of the essence, and Shen Junqing didn’t care if his identity might be exposed; saving lives came first.

Nan Yan then instructed, “Bai Chen, mobilize your people.”

Her tone wasn’t a request; it was a direct command.

Bai Chen didn’t mind her change in tone at this moment, nodded, and went to contact the people from the Dark Realm.

Nan Yan added, “Make sure they bring professional search and rescue equipment, including life detectors, to avoid doing futile work.”

“I understand.”

An hour and a half later, the people summoned by Shen Junqing and Bai Chen had arrived.

Qin Yi’s team had already worked themselves to the point of exhaustion, their hands worn out from moving debris. Seeing this, Nan Yan had them step aside to receive first aid and bandaging.

The ones equipped with search and rescue gear began a meticulous search.

Using life detectors, they quickly started finding people buried beneath the rubble.

With great care, they removed the debris covering them and extracted the bodies from inside.

The massive explosion had struck so suddenly that it hadn’t given anyone a chance to escape.

The mansion’s servants and guards were almost all buried underneath, their remains shattered into pieces. There wasn’t even a complete corpse among them.

When Nan Yan saw the first body, her heart tightened, and her grip on her hands grew stronger. Her aura became incredibly sharp.

She closed her eyes tightly, telling herself that Qin Lu would be fine. However, as the second and third bodies appeared, her heart gradually sank.

There were no survivors.

All the people they found were dead…

The search and rescue efforts had continued from dawn until noon. Outside, the battle raged on, and the residents of the safe zone kept their doors and windows tightly shut, hiding in their rooms and praying for the internal turmoil to end soon.

No one came to help them here, and no one caused trouble either. Since morning, they had found over sixty people, including Neo, the butler.

However, none of them had survived; they were all dead.

At some point, dark clouds had gathered in the sky, and after lightning and thunder, the rain began to fall.

Shen Junqing had searched for an umbrella but couldn’t find one, so he took off his own coat and held it above Nan Yan’s head. He urged, “Yanyan, why don’t you wait in the car? The rain is getting heavy!”

“No need, I’ll wait here for news.”

Nan Yan’s voice was hoarse, and her eyes were slightly red. Her slender figure, like a sculpture, remained unmoving.

“Third Brother, don’t worry about me. Go back to the car.”

Shen Junqing let out a quiet sigh. “If you don’t want to wait in the car, then Third Brother will stay with you.”

He wanted to tell Nan Yan the truth: the chances of Qin Lu surviving were slim. However, he was afraid that if he said it, she wouldn’t be able to bear it.

This strong-willed girl now appeared so desolate, subdued, and filled with sorrow.

She must really like Qin Lu…

Shen Junqing couldn’t help but think, if Qin Lu really died, would she be very sad?

Then, could he take advantage of her when she was sad?

Just as this thought appeared, Shen Junqing suppressed it fiercely.

He cursed himself in his heart.

He didn’t want to see Nan Yan’s sad face, so Qin Lu must live!

If Qin Lu himself was not up to the task, then don’t blame him for taking advantage of the situation.

He couldn’t watch Nan Yan continue to be sad..

The news of Qin Lu’s accident somehow reached back to the domestic front.

Upon hearing this news, Old Madam Qin couldn’t bear the shock and fainted on the spot. Fortunately, she was promptly taken to the hospital, received timely treatment, and was no longer in life-threatening condition.

Just as Old Madam Qin was transferred to the hospital room, members of the second branch of the family hurriedly arrived.

Madam Song Wanrong, the second wife, sat by the old lady’s bedside and insincerely consoled her, “Old Madam, please accept our condolences. However, the Qin family cannot be without a leader for even a day. Since you’ve fallen ill again, why not let Qin Sen take over the family management for the time being?”

Her consolation was insincere; her true intention was to seize power.

Qin Sen, standing nearby, chimed in, “Mother, rest assured, I will definitely manage the Qin family well and won’t disappoint you.”

“You see, the news of Ah Lu’s accident hasn’t been disclosed to the media yet. If it gets reported, it will undoubtedly cause turbulence in the Qin family’s stock market. We need to stabilize the Qin family before that happens!”

“Otherwise, it will be too late!”

Old Madam Qin had just narrowly escaped death, and her condition was weak. She couldn’t withstand any further agitation.. With their simultaneous mention of Qin Lu’s accident, she felt like she was being suffocated, and she mustered the last of her strength to angrily shout, “Get out!”