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I’m not sure I understand, but you do not want to blow air into the vent. That’s where the heat is coming out. Restricting that airflow will only make things hotter.
I’m not a thinkpad user - this just came up in my feed and someone else might have more specific advice - but generically I’d say to find the hottest spot on the bottom of the laptop and try to find something with a fan near that. That will probably be where your gpu or cpu is located. In addition, just generally using an overheating laptop on a hard surface is a good idea because it permits more airflow, even if you do not have a fan.