I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 673 - 473

"I also heard the commotion, and the vibrations here have definitely intensified. If it were just turbulence, there’s no reason Captain Chen wouldn’t have turned on the warning lights."

「On the other side...」

"What’s wrong?" Tong Dongnuan asked curiously as Xia Liang returned to his seat.

"It’s nothing," Xia Liang replied, then promptly fastened Tong Dongnuan’s seatbelt for her.

「At the same time, outside the cockpit.」

Sun Qing picked up the intercom phone to call the pilots, but he received no response.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK...

When the phone went unanswered, Sun Qing resorted to knocking directly on the cockpit door, but again, there was silence. This made his and the chief flight attendant’s hearts clench. Recalling what Xia Liang had told them, they both realized he was likely right—an accident had really happened.

"What do we do?" the chief flight attendant asked Sun Qing, her eyes fixed on the door.

"If there really has been an accident, it’ll be fine once I get inside to pilot. Stand back, I’m opening the door."

With that, Sun Qing reached for the control panel on the cockpit door and began to input the password. When the plane is on the ground, the cockpit door can be opened and closed freely. During flight, however, only those inside the cockpit can control the electromagnetic lock. However, there is another method: someone on the outside can directly input a password to override the lock. Only the captains know this password.

Sun Qing was, of course, one of them.

This was precisely why Xia Liang hadn’t insisted they open the door earlier and had simply turned and left. If he had insisted, Sun Qing and the others might have mistaken his intentions, which would have only caused a delay. Letting them discover the problem on their own was the best possible outcome.

The cabin was quiet enough that Xia Liang could clearly hear them preparing to open the door. He immediately pulled Tong Dongnuan, who was sitting beside him, into a tight hug.

WHOOSH! BANG!

The moment Sun Qing finished entering the password, he flipped the switch. But as soon as he pulled on the door, he was met with an immense force. In an instant, the door was blown open by a tremendous blast of wind, and Sun Qing, who was standing right in front of it, was violently thrown backward. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The plane’s speed was nearly 800 kilometers per hour. An ordinary person like Sun Qing stood no chance against such a force.

SWOOSH!

Everyone watched as a figure flew out from the front of the cabin and was thrown all the way to the rear.

THUD!

He slammed into the rear wall of the economy class cabin.

A hurricane-force wind tore through the cabin from the breached cockpit. For a moment, everyone was stunned, then the entire cabin erupted in panicked screams.

"What’s going on?"

"Wind! It’s wind! Where is all this wind coming from?!"

"Aaaaahhh~"

"Honey, I’m scared!"

The screams were incessant, but thankfully, Xia Liang and his group were prepared. Even so, Tong Dongnuan was startled, her face pale with panic.

Seeing this, Xia Liang held her tighter and whispered words of comfort in her ear.

"Don’t be afraid, Dongnuan. I’m here. As long as I’m here, you don’t have to be scared," he added, gently patting her shoulder.

With Xia Liang’s comfort, Tong Dongnuan gradually became less afraid.

The wind was so powerful that they had to press their mouths to each other’s ears just to be heard.

"Xia Liang... what’s happening?"

Xia Liang knew exactly what was happening, but explaining it in detail would only confuse and frighten her more.

"Looks like there’s a problem up front. Don’t worry, I’m going to go check it out."

"What?" Tong Dongnuan froze, her eyes filled with worry. "Why are you going? Even if there’s a problem, the flight crew will handle it. We should just wait here." She couldn’t forget that just moments ago, the captain himself had been flung from the cockpit to the back of the plane.

If we wait for them to handle this, the plane is going to crash. Of course, Xia Liang couldn’t say this out loud, so he simply patted her shoulder again.

"Don’t worry. Just keep your head down and stay here. I taught myself how to fly a plane once. I’m going to see if I can help!"

Amidst the roaring wind, Tong Dongnuan looked up at him. She didn’t understand why he had to be the one to go, but seeing the determination in his eyes, she chose to trust him. Finally, she bit her lip.

"Alright, go. But please, be safe."

"I will."

Xia Liang nodded. The chubby passenger nearby, who hadn’t fastened his seatbelt, had been blown into the aisle and was now desperately clinging to an armrest.

As Xia Liang stepped into the aisle, Tong Dongnuan suddenly shouted.

"Xia Liang!"

Bracing himself against the gale, Xia Liang turned his head. "Yeah?" The roar of the wind was so deafening they had to shout to be heard.

"I love you! You have to come back safe!"

Looking at Tong Dongnuan’s tear-filled eyes, Xia Liang said with unwavering conviction, "I love you too! Don’t worry, I’ll be fine."

With that, he turned, facing the gale head-on. Grabbing onto the seat headrests for support, he began to slowly make his way toward the cockpit.

Meanwhile, the chief flight attendant had felt the immense gust the moment the door blew open. Thinking fast, she had ducked behind a nearby partition, which saved her from being swept away. When she looked up and saw Xia Liang making his way toward the cockpit, a puzzled expression crossed her face.

Xia Liang didn’t explain and continued moving forward.

The chief flight attendant hadn’t heard what Xia Liang said, but she recalled his earlier warning. The current situation—a shattered front windshield—was exactly as Xia Liang had predicted.

Since he was able to predict this so accurately, he must be a professional. Seeing him now moving with purpose toward the cockpit, she understood what he intended to do.