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"Did Well-digging Expert ask me for help? But the question is, what can I do to help him?" After hearing Mo Qingyan relay the rescue request from Lin City, Chen Xin didn't immediately go to rescue anyone.

Hearing this, neither Qin Lan nor Mo Qingyan expressed any dissatisfaction, because it was the truth.

Perhaps now that Chen Xin was cooperating with the state, plus having the system as a booster, he was capable of helping the friends in Lin City a bit.

But speaking solely of his personal abilities, without counting the system booster, he was probably more likely to feel powerless in this kind of situation.

Chen Xin understood why the "Well-digging Expert" from Lin City asked for his help, because after the snowstorm, facing difficulties themselves, they could only reach out to the friends they were still able to contact for help, as this might be their only channel for rescue.

But the problem remains the same: what can Chen Xin do?

"Or rather, what does he hope I help him with? If he's unable to survive and hopes I can get him out of difficulty, that's easy to say, just drive over, pick him up, and take him to an official shelter." Chen Xin was still willing to lend a hand to his friend on this point, as making a trip wasn't particularly troublesome for him: "But if it's for other help, I'm not sure I can help him."

Mo Qingyan shook her head and explained to Chen Xin, "Well-digging Expert is holding on, but the situation in Lin City now... he hopes to convey Lin City's situation to the municipal government through you, and organize forces for rescue. He knows that individual power is limited, so he hopes we can seek help through official channels."

"Seeking help through official channels? Strange, if Lin City really can't hold on, why wouldn't Lin City's leaders directly ask our city for help? Neither the municipal government nor the provincial government would sit by and do nothing." Chen Xin frowned, it was very strange indeed.

Even if Lin City needed help, there are official channels to go through, Flame Country's traditional capability of red phone service isn't just for show. In such circumstances, it's quite normal, and also very convenient and direct for Lin City's government to seek help from superior levels of government, whether it be the municipal government or the provincial government, without needing to go through private channels and take such a detour.

Even if Chen Xin could convey Lin City's request for help to the municipal government, it would be difficult to clarify all the details. Even if the government wanted to send forces for rescue, they would need to first send someone to understand the situation clearly.

In this back and forth, leaving aside the trouble, the key delay might lead some people to face life and death differences.

"I think he might be acting out of compassion. Although he can still manage himself, if everyone around him is falling into difficulty, he might want to find some ways to help others." Qin Lan, with her professional habit as a police officer, tried to analyze the motive of the person asking for help: "There might be two possibilities in this matter. One is that Lin City's government, due to some reason, can't ask for help externally and can only send out a call for help through private channels, or maybe because they think they can still hold on with the railroad delivering supplies, so they haven't reached the point of needing to ask for help.

But for ordinary people, it's understandable to seek help from the outside under living difficulties. Maybe it's just a spontaneous action made by the person you talked about, seeing the survivors of Lin City struggling."

"That's possible, 'Well-digging Expert' is a very enthusiastic person when it comes to helping others. If, as he says, the situation in Lin City is really difficult, with a shelter buried by snow, he might indeed take such actions." Chen Xin nodded in agreement with Qin Lan's analysis.

However, no matter the motivation behind the "Well-digging Expert"'s call for help, the current focus remains on how to assist Lin City.

"I think we can first report this to the municipal government and see what they decide to do." Qin Lan's thoughts leaned more toward official actions, since she was still a police officer, she somewhat retained procedural habits.

Moreover, facing this kind of city-level disaster, the official rescue force is much stronger and more professional than the meager help that could be offered by private efforts.

However, Mo Qingyan disagreed with Qin Lan's proposal.

"I think our urgent priority is to first figure out what's really going on in Lin City, so we can proceed accurately. No matter if it's about asking the government for help or deciding to use other methods for rescue, it's important to have a basis and reference, to know what they need, and what they're lacking." Mo Qingyan spoke, looking intently at Chen Xin, seemingly trying to convince him.

Seeing Mo Qingyan looking at Chen Xin, Qin Lan also turned her gaze to him, awaiting his decision.

Chen Xin shook his head, clearly not too satisfied with either plan proposed by the two.

He thought for a moment and then said to the person in charge who had been listening to them, "Can you help me get in touch with the municipal government to ask about the situation in Lin City?"

"No problem, I'll make a call and find out." The person in charge readily agreed and even asked with concern, "Is there anything we can help with?"

As a research institution with very high authority, if the person in charge was willing to help, they could mobilize resources through their channels and provide significant assistance.

However, Chen Xin still shook his head, not requesting the person's assistance: "We're not clear on the situation yet; if help is needed, we'll wait until we figure things out."

"Alright, I'll make the call then." The person had no objections to this and turned to leave to make the call.

After the person in charge left, Chen Xin explained to Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan, "We don't know the situation of Lin City yet; even if we've received the 'Well-digging Expert's' distress signal and understand some situation, we can't easily make decisions. So, we should first ask whether the municipal government is aware of Lin City's situation, and whether there is a rescue plan.

If the government has a rescue plan, we don't have to worry, just gather some resources we can collect ourselves, make a trip, and help 'Well-digging Expert' and others with our own efforts."

After thinking about Chen Xin's approach, both Mo Qingyan and Qin Lan expressed agreement.

This is a relatively prudent handling method, allowing us to understand the situation timely and also avoiding some unnecessary waste of rescue resources.

However, while nodding in agreement with Chen Xin, Mo Qingyan still couldn't help but ask, "But what if there's really a problem in Lin City?"

"Then we'll try to go to Lin City, find out what really happened, and then contact the municipal government to prepare rescue forces." Chen Xin also had a corresponding contingency plan and response for this.