Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 628 Guides and Priests
Li Lingling knew most of the people present to some extent, but she wasn't familiar with any of them.

Upon hearing Weng Pingting call her name, she subconsciously straightened her back.

Nan Zhuren raised an eyebrow because he heard an arrangement that pleased him.

Weng Pingting first looked at Nan Zhuren: "Zhuren, your work should be the primary focus between the two of you."

Definitely.

"Your task has three main aspects: First, use your...consulting skills to assess the affected people and determine the true emotions and psychological motivations behind their symptoms, rather than just recording the surface appearance."

"Second, build trust with the disaster victims so that they are willing to talk to you."

At this point, Weng Pingting paused for a moment.

She then chuckled and said, "With the consulting skills you've mastered... this part of the work should be particularly easy."

Chonghui and Shi Qianqian couldn't help but look at Nan Zhuren—indeed.

In other words, the two of them possess a solid foundation in psychological theory and scientific statistical analysis methods. If an outsider were to analyze Nan Zhuren's past work experience, they would probably think that Nan Zhuren is somewhat afflicted by metaphysics.

Considering the current situation at that resettlement site with the risk of "mass hysteria"—would Nan Zhuren have a special attack effect if he went there?
Before Weng Pingting could finish, she continued, "There's a third point: based on the information you've gathered, try to find a breakthrough for intervention."

"Given your progress, you'll likely be the one among us with the most firsthand information and the most detailed understanding of the resettlement sites at a micro level. You'll certainly have many ideas, but—"

Weng Pingting looked into Nan Zhuren's eyes: "Whatever ideas you have later, you must report them to me first, and then we will proceed accordingly, understand?"

This is such a familiar admonition.

Nan Zhuren blinked, about to answer, but Weng Pingting had already turned her head away as if she had completed her task and ignored him.

Weng Pingting looked at Li Lingling sitting next to Nan Zhuren, and this time her tone was much gentler: "Lingling, you cooperate with Zhuren, but you have independent and important responsibilities."

“We specifically asked a teacher to transfer you here to work with us. You are the only member of our team with a medical background. Medical monitoring is a huge responsibility. We must carefully distinguish between psychogenic symptoms and physiological problems that truly require medical intervention. This is related to the direction of intervention and the safety of the villagers, and we cannot afford to make mistakes.”

Li Lingling nodded repeatedly, her face tense.

……

After Weng Pingting finished assigning the tasks, everyone immediately dispersed according to their assigned roles.

Nan Zhuren led Li Lingling to the outside of the resettlement site.

After looking around, Nan Zhuren led Li Lingling to a corner, then took out his phone and tapped the screen.

As for their feet, they remained still.

People were coming and going around them, and the staff were in a hurry. Most people didn't have time to pay attention to the two people standing there.

But every now and then, curious glances would fall upon them.

Li Lingling was clearly very uncomfortable with this situation, and after a while she finally couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Nan, what... are we doing now?"

"Wait," Nan Zhuren said simply.

"What are you waiting for?"

Nan Zhuren paused, then looked up: "Wait for her." A figure hurried over from the nearby resettlement point.

Li Lingling was unfamiliar with her, but Nan Zhuren was.

Wang Lili, the social worker at this resettlement site, was the first person Nan Zhuren intervened with when he first learned about "mass hysteria".

"Teacher Nan!" Wang Lili waved to Nan Zhuren from afar. Her face was tense, only relaxing slightly when she saw Nan Zhuren.

Upon noticing that there was another person beside Nan Zhuren, she quickly composed herself and became somewhat nervous.

Li Lingling and Wang Lili exchanged a few simple pleasantries upon their first meeting.

"So you're Nurse Li Lingling." Wang Lili reacted strongly to Li Lingling's self-introduction. "I've heard of you. Everyone who's been in contact with the medical team says you're very reliable! But recently they said you seemed to have overworked yourself... It's so good to see you're alright!"

Although Li Lingling's expression didn't change much, Nan Zhuren could sense that Li Lingling's tense mood had finally eased up since the meeting ended.

The second phase of the psychological intervention plan for Li Lingling was indeed the right one; even before it started, she had already experienced some healing.

Nan Zhuren explained, "Lili and I had some prior communication, and it was through her that I learned about the issue of 'mass hysteria.' So now we're having her lead us into the resettlement site, which will give us more direction in our work."

Upon hearing Nan Zhuren's explanation, Wang Lili relaxed again, and the tension she had just built up dissipated.

Presumably, they were worried that Nan Zhuren would say something like, "I gave her psychological intervention before."

Nan Zhuren would certainly not say that; it's basic counseling ethics.

However, from the perspective of traditional counseling ethics, Nan Zhuren should not have taken the initiative to contact Wang Lili and ask her to provide convenience for his work.

Ultimately, this comes down to the unique nature of her current work. Nan Zhuren's previous work involved psychological intervention with colleagues in the same workplace, rather than psychological counseling for clients who needed to absolutely avoid dual relationships.

His collaboration with Wang Lili was inevitable.

In addition to the urgency of the mass hysteria, Nan Zhuren took the initiative to contact Wang Lili, which allowed him to minimize the impact beyond psychological intervention and keep it within his control.

Of course, if Wang Lili herself brings up her experience with psychological intervention, that's a different story.

However, since the other party has not done so, Nan Zhuren will definitely cooperate.

"What's the situation inside now? From your description, it seems they're doing something..." Nan Zhuren asked.

Wang Lili picked up where Nan Zhuren left off, lowering her voice to say, "Yes, they are currently holding a sacrificial ceremony."

Li Lingling was taken aback by this answer.

Wang Lili looked around and then turned to Nan Zhuren and said, "Come with me... I was quite nervous at first, but with you, Teacher Nan, and Nurse Lingling here, I feel much more at ease now."

Li Lingling's expression immediately tensed up again.

The two followed Wang Lili into the resettlement site and immediately felt an atmosphere completely different from the outside world.

A tense atmosphere, a mixture of oppression and solemnity, filled the air. Following the scattered chatter among the crowd, they quickly discovered the source of this unusual atmosphere.

Besides Wang Lili, most of the other social workers working at the resettlement site had gathered here, all with tense faces looking at the corner filled with smoke.

(End of this chapter)