Chapter 83 Free food and accommodation in a five-star hotel, is this charity?
Even if there were still a few people who believed that the Chinese media was manipulated by the authorities and that the content was not true, as Lin Yan and Martha withdrew from the dam defense area to the temporary resettlement site, and even returned to the hotel under the escort of military officers and soldiers, watching the scenes recorded by the camera, these doubts were dispelled.

The rain was still falling, various emergencies were still happening, and the messages requesting support from all over the place never stopped. It was not to say that God had mercy on the city after one night. Any accidents that a natural disaster should have, still happened after one night.

However, there is no longer a time when Lin Yan needs to risk his life to help.

If people are trapped in buses and subway stations, there will be professional soldiers ready to rescue them. If there are places like gymnasiums that need medical assistance, there will be doctors from other places to provide medical services. Not to mention key places like the Orange River embankment, which are now as solid as a rock after the deployment of additional personnel, and there will be no more problems.

Reports may lie, but the camera never lies.

Seeing soldiers running back and forth to rescue people in the camera, and seeing Lin Yan, who was originally so busy that he was willing to risk his life, suddenly become idle, it is difficult for anyone to doubt the authenticity of these aid reports.

"Yanzi, we'll send you here. We really owe you a favor this time. We're too busy these two days, so you may have to wait. After we finish the things at hand, we will definitely thank you for your contribution to Chang'an City."

In front of the hotel, Su Qiang resisted the urge to sleep and waved goodbye to Lin Yan.

Lin Yan replied:
"No need to thank me. Protecting Chang'an City is more important than anything else."

He bumped fists with Su Qiang and said with a smile, "If there is any emergency and you need help, just contact me directly."

"Haha, what emergency could there be? In the current Chang'an City, even if there really is a hole in the sky, we have the confidence to fight our way up to the sky and patch it up."

Su Qiang patted Lin Yan on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "In the next few days, you should rest well in the hotel and get along better with your sister-in-law. I'm waiting for a drink someday."

Lin Yan: “Ahem!”

Martha: "..." (blushing)

Su Qiang: "Hahaha! I won't tease you two anymore. Anyway, see you later! We'll go and continue our work somewhere else!"

The speedboat quickly sailed away.

Lin Yan and Martha looked at each other and tacitly agreed not to bring up any embarrassing topics.

They no longer had the energy to joke around. They had already stayed up all night and after waking up, they had to run back and forth between buses, the gymnasium, the Orange River embankment and other places because of the heavy rain.

Not to mention Lin Yan, even Martha felt that she had exhausted all her energy. Now she just wanted to lie down on the pillow and snore all day. She had no extra energy left.

Even now, when they heard the gurgling noise of the speedboat's engine, they felt like they were having a PTSD attack, and a chill surged from the bottom of their hearts!
Lin Yan: "Oh my god, why are there another speedboat coming this way?"

Martha: "Could it be that Mr. Su Qiang has returned? Where does he need our help?"

They are really exhausted now and can't help much!
Fortunately, they were just worrying too much.

Su Qiang and others were not on the new speedboat, nor were they here to ask Lin Yan for help. On the contrary, several ordinary people with bags on their backs got off the speedboat and walked into the hotel, and then the speedboat drove away directly.

Lin Yan & Martha: "Huh?"

Why did the speedboat seem to be used to transport people this time? Could it be that they were also guests of this hotel, who went out to help like Lin Yan and were then taken back? After a brief chat with them, the two realized that their expectations were once again wrong.

"Alas, this is not help at all. We are from Nanli Village. Our place is too low-lying. We can no longer stay in the whole village, so we can only temporarily move to the city for resettlement."

Martha blinked and asked in confusion, "Will the temporary placement come to the hotel?"

These are some of the best star-rated hotels in Chang'an City. Staying here for one night costs a lot of money! Can the rural villagers in China afford such expenses?
After all, judging by the intensity of the rain, it would definitely not stop in a day or two. Even if it stopped, their village would have to wait a few more days for the water level to drop. Conservatively speaking, they would have to stay in this high-end hotel for a week.

Considering their family financial situation, shouldn't they stay in an ordinary hotel?

"Eh? Don't you two know?"

"...?"

what do you know?
Not to mention Martha, even Lin Yan was a little confused.

As a result, when these villagers said this, not only the two of them, but even the live broadcast room was almost turned upside down again——

"The hotel owner has reached an agreement with the Chang'an City government to serve as a temporary shelter for all residents during the disaster. All citizens seeking refuge can register their identity information and stay here for free. Isn't this what's being broadcast on the news? How long have you not checked your phones?"

What! ?

Martha hurriedly took out her cell phone to check the news!

As expected, in addition to the front-page headlines about aid from all directions, the local media in Chang'an City has been broadcasting similar news.

"Our city's officials have reached an agreement with 98 hotels in the city to provide accommodation services to residents and stranded tourists during the disaster. The locations of the 98 hotels are announced as follows. People who need shelter can go to these addresses to seek temporary accommodation..."

And on the list of these 98 hotels, the five-star hotel "Yingxianju" where Lin Yan and his friends were staying was at the top of the list!
This is a five-star hotel! Even the cheapest room costs close to four figures!
Now they are all free? How much money will this hotel lose?
The entire live broadcast room was also stunned!

Five-star hotel, temporary resettlement site?
They can understand the meaning of these two words separately, but they can't understand how they are put together. Can a five-star hotel be a temporary resettlement site? Which temporary resettlement site can be so high-end?

Lin Yan was also surprised.

But what was even more shocking - even Lin Yan was stunned - was yet to come.

"It's not that all the hotels are given away for free. The government has reserved all the vacant rooms in the hotel at a very low cost price, intending to make room for soldiers from all over the country. But the soldiers... ah..."

The fellow villager shook his head and sighed repeatedly, seeming to be heartbroken.

"Faced with the 'surprise' prepared for them by the Chang'an City government, all the soldiers resolutely refused to accept it! Not only did they reject this high-end hotel, they also rejected all other free accommodation and food. They lived in the tents they brought with them, bought the food they needed to eat or simply carried their own military rations! They, they... Alas!!!"

(End of this chapter)