Chapter 153: A Small Official
Afterwards, Lan Xinjie followed Lin Hao into the villa.

Although no one has lived in the villa for a long time, it is still clean and tidy. Lin Hao had arranged for someone to take care of it before he left. Before that, he lived here except when he was on duty at the Lixingshe Secret Service.

After Lin Hao put away his luggage, he took Lan Xinjie to visit the villa and meet the servants in the house. After all, she would be the hostess of this villa in the future.

Originally, he wanted to do a popular exercise, but considering that Lan Xinjie was a new wife and had been sitting on the train for a whole day, Lin Hao did not bother her anymore. However, she really understands men too well.

Among all Lin Hao's women, Lan Xinjie is definitely the most open-minded, especially the special wake-up service in the morning, which makes Lin Hao feel extremely happy.

I was really worried about the mission of this trip to Northeast China. I was so overworked that I couldn't recover all night and had to go back to the office early in the morning to hand in the task.

After saying goodbye to Lan Xinjie, he sorted out his report materials, and left the villa after confirming that they were correct.

Lin Hao came to No. 1 Honggongci, which is the headquarters of the Lixingshe Secret Service. After entering the door, he greeted the people he met on the way, and then Lin Hao came to Captain Wang's office.

After knocking on the door, Lin Hao said, "Captain, I'm back to hand in the mission!"

Captain Wang took a look and found that it was Lin Hao, and his face was immediately filled with smiles:
"You kid can do it!"

Seeing that the door was still open, he quickly closed it and said in a low voice:
"You have done such a big thing this time. The director praised you several times in private!"

Although Lin Hao was happy when he heard this, he still knew the importance of this and did not dare to show off. For people in their line of work, the most taboo thing is to become famous.

The more people know that I did it, the easier it will be for it to be leaked to the Japanese, and the more severe the revenge from them will be in the future.

As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days. What if something unexpected happens one day and you're in trouble!
Although Lin Hao has many ways to avoid assassination, it is also very troublesome. The key is that many things of his may not be hidden.

So he said modestly: "It was a coincidence, a coincidence, and there was a certain amount of luck involved. I just happened to run into it!"

"Captain, not many people know about this!" Lin Hao asked in a low voice.

"They know it was done by our people, but they don't know who it was!" Captain Wang thought for a moment and added, "But they are discussing this matter privately. After all, it's normal to successfully assassinate an island country general!"

Lin Hao said with a look of relief:

"That's good. To be honest, people are afraid of being famous just like pigs are afraid of being fat. If the Japanese devils knew that I did it, I'm really afraid that they would send people to trouble me every day!"

Captain Wang said, "Okay, I didn't know you were so good at taking advantage of me, but I never thought that you, who usually keeps quiet, actually have this ability!"

Then, thinking of what Director Dai had told him, he immediately said:

"Oh! I almost forgot something. Come with me and go there. He is waiting for you to come back and report! Let's go!"

"Okay!" Lin Hao immediately picked up the report materials and agreed.

I followed Captain Wang to the office and knocked on the door. A secretary in her thirties opened the door.

"Captain Wang is here!" Then he looked at Lin Hao and said, "The director is waiting for you, please come in!"

After saying this, he stepped aside, made a gesture of invitation, and led the two people in.

"Thank you, Secretary Wang!" Captain Wang did not dare to be negligent and responded politely. You have to know that this person was invited by the director with great difficulty.

The director's office is very large and is divided into two rooms. Secretary Wang works in the outer office, while the inner one is the director's private office.

After knocking on the door and getting the director's consent, Lin Hao pushed the door open and went in.

At this time, Lin Hao looked at the person in the room. A man who looked to be in his forties with a dignified face was sitting behind the desk.

"Director, I brought Lin Hao here!" Captain Wang bowed slightly and saluted.

Lin Hao also stood at attention at the right time, and then saluted: "Subordinate Lin Hao, come here to report!"

Dai Chunfeng looked up at Lin Hao, and his dignified face immediately smiled:

"Haha, Lin Hao, good, good, good!"

Dai Chunfeng said three good words in a row, showing that he was very happy. He greeted them warmly and said:

"I didn't expect that a simple task would allow you to accomplish something so big. It gave me a big surprise!"

Dai Chunfeng then looked at Captain Wang and Secretary Wang. Both of them were good at observing people's expressions and they immediately said goodbye and left the office.

Only then did he ask Lin Hao seriously:

"Come, tell me the details of your trip to the Northeast!"

Lin Hao quickly saluted: "Report to the Director!"

"Don't be nervous!" He pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down and talk! Tell me in detail!"

Lin Hao then recounted his trip to the Northeast and his experiences in Gaolan City, focusing on the assassinations of Xiangzhi Jinan, Noma Heiji, and the political donations!

At the same time, the wealth plan and several people from the Red Party were also concealed.

Then, Lin Hao took out the counterfeit banknote template and said
"Look, Director, this is the counterfeit banknote template that was exposed in order to cover up the political donation incident. I stole it back from them!"

Dai Chunfeng picked up the counterfeit banknote template and examined it carefully. It was a pair of counterfeit banknote templates of Manchu coins. At this moment, he immediately thought of what he could do with this counterfeit banknote template.

Lin Hao then said: "I didn't know at the time whether we could use this thing, but I still brought it back secretly, thinking that you are knowledgeable and will definitely find the real use of this thing!"

Dai Chunfeng put down the pair of counterfeit banknote templates and praised with a smile:
"Well done!"

"This little gadget is very useful!"

Dai Chunfeng was very friendly to Lin Hao. After all, Lin Hao graduated from Huangpu Military Academy and had outstanding abilities. After investigating his past resume, he found that he had no background, so he had never attended any special training classes.

You can rest assured and make him your direct descendant.

Especially his talent for assassination. Although there is a certain element of luck involved, Lin Hao's several operations are enough to prove his ability.

"During your trip to the Northeast, you have performed outstanding deeds in assassinating Xiangzhi Jin'an and Noma Heiji. I have notified the Operations Department to commend you." Dai Chunfeng pondered for a while and decided to test Lin Hao, so he said:

"Lin Hao, you are the first hero in this case!"

"Do you want to make the assassination public and then reward the perpetrator, or do you want to reward him in some other way?"

Logically speaking, Lin Hao's contribution was so great that he should be widely publicized and commended, but once he is publicly commended, the Japanese will definitely retaliate.

This kind of revenge may not necessarily be a large-scale assassination. It is very likely to put pressure on the Guo Party government to hand over Lin Hao.

"Director, please don't publicly praise this matter. The Japanese are too difficult to deal with. With my small body, I might not even have any residue left!"

Then he said with a look of fear: "Vice President, I think we should use another name!"

Dai Chunfeng nodded, very satisfied with Lin Hao's cleverness. He knew how powerful it was, but he didn't want to show off.

"Well, it's rare that you can keep such a clear head!" Dai Chunfeng praised.

"You have made such a great contribution this time and performed so well in the assassination case that I have decided to promote you to lieutenant and officially appoint you as deputy captain of the third action team."

Lin Hao immediately assured with a grateful look:

"Thank you for your cultivation, Director. I will do my best to make you laugh to death!"

Dai Chunfeng smiled with satisfaction, and then continued:

"Just awarding you a title is not enough to show how much we value you!"

Then he continued proudly: "This time I specifically asked the principal for permission. Not only will I confer a title on you, I will also confer a medal on you!"

"Awarding a medal! Is this true?" Lin Hao's eyes lit up after hearing this. He had not expected this.

During this period, the Kuomintang's promotion of military ranks and awarding of medals were very strict. Unlike after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, there were constant fighting and frequent casualties. Promotion of military ranks was relatively easy and the awarding of medals began to increase.

Therefore, the current management of military ranks in the Guoan military is very strict, and promotion of officers is relatively difficult.

As for the awarding of medals, it is even rarer, unless the recipient has indeed made significant contributions, and the military department reviews and verifies it, and then reports it to the supreme leader for approval.

For example, this time, Lin Hao successfully assassinated a major general in the island country's army, and also had Section Chief Noma as a bonus, so Lin Hao was awarded the medal.

In short, the medals of this period were very valuable, and those who could receive this honor were all outstanding in the army and attracted much attention! It was definitely the greatest honor in the army!

In fact, Lin Hao was also very surprised. He knew that his military rank would definitely be promoted and he was mentally prepared, but being awarded a medal was definitely a big surprise!
This means that his power in the Fruit Party has increased, and his ability to protect himself and his status have been further enhanced.

At this time, Secretary Wang knocked on the door and came in, saying to Dai Chunfeng, "Director, Deputy Director Zheng is here!"

"Got it, please let him in!"

After Deputy Director Zheng came in, Dai Chunfeng introduced the two to each other and continued:
"Originally, we should have held a celebration meeting for you so that everyone could celebrate for you, but for your safety, Deputy Director Zheng and I will award you the medal together this time."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao walked up to Dai Chunfeng and Deputy Director Zheng, then stood at attention and saluted them!
Dai Chunfeng then took out his medal and said seriously:

"Lin Hao, a member of the third action team of the first action group of the Operations Department, was promoted one level from second lieutenant to first lieutenant for assassinating a major general of an island country for the Party-State, and was awarded the fourth-class Baoding Medal!"

(I don’t know if the wording of the promotion is correct, but this is the general meaning, so let’s just take it as it is!)
Afterwards, Dai Chunfeng personally replaced Lin Hao's military rank shoulder straps, awarded him a fourth-class Baoding Medal, and wore the medal on Lin Hao's chest.

The nine grades of the Order of the Baoding Medal are awarded to generals from grades one to four, colonels from grades three to six, lieutenants from grades four to seven, and warrant officers and soldiers from grades six to nine.

The medal awarded to Lin Hao is the highest level medal among lieutenant officers.

Of course, for Lin Hao, this medal is still useful at present, but in the future this medal can only be used as a commemorative collection!

After the simple awarding ceremony, Dai Chunfeng took out a stack of French currency from the safe.

"You have made great contributions this time, and you deserve a reward. In addition to the title and medal, you will also be rewarded with 1000 French francs!" As he said this, he handed the money to Lin Hao.

This is the legal currency that has just been issued. Lin Hao knows how much this legal currency will depreciate in the future, but for now, the currency value is still stable and can still be used for the time being.

Lin Hao walked out of Dai Chunfeng's office with a relaxed expression. He reached out and gently took off the fourth-class Baoding medal on his chest, and casually put the medal and legal currency into the space.

At the same time, before leaving, Lin Hao asked Dai Chunfeng for three days of vacation. After all, he had been working so hard for so many days and it was time to take a rest!
For Lin Hao, who joined the Secret Service directly after graduating from the Army Officers School, he was promoted one level in less than a year and was awarded the extremely rare fourth-class Baoding Medal.

Therefore, he will definitely be envied by many people in the Secret Service, but those who can join the Secret Service are not all fools.

Although the assassination was not made public, Lin Hao's sudden promotion was very telling, so many people sought out the inside scoop through their own channels.

Everyone was speculating whether it was Lin Hao who did this big thing. For a while, rumors were flying all over the Military Intelligence Department, and Lin Hao naturally became famous!

However, Lin Hao couldn't feel happy when he heard his colleagues talking about it. People are afraid of becoming famous just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. The intelligence system of the Kuomintang army is like a sieve, which will sooner or later reach the ears of the Japanese people.

Lin Hao has no confidence in their sense of confidentiality. It seems that he needs to strengthen his security precautions!
Lin Hao greeted the captain and the team members. In the evening, Lin Hao treated everyone to a meal. Then, amid the cheers of everyone, Lin Hao packed up his things and prepared to leave the Secret Service Department.

"Brother!" Just as he reached the door, a voice suddenly came from the side, which scared Lin Hao so much that he almost pulled out his gun and shot.

"Oh! You scared me to death!" Lin Hao screamed.

Lin Hao took a closer look and found that the person who frightened him was not an outsider, but Chen Ming, the stationmaster of Gaolan Station, so he asked, "Brother Chen, why are you here?"

"I came back to report on my work!" Chen Ming said with emotion, "Didn't I tell you before?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's right!" Lin Hao thought about what Chen Ming had said when he left Gao Lan, and then asked, "Did you succeed in your business?"

"It's done, but not completely accomplished. The department just raised the level of Gaolan Station by one level and allocated some money to expand the team." Chen Ming said with emotion.

"That's not bad. As the saying goes, a county magistrate is not as good as a local manager. In Gaolan, you are at least the head of a station. It's good not to be under someone's control!" Lin Hao said.

In fact, Lin Hao really wanted to be like Chen Ming and manage a station by himself, doing whatever he wanted. Anyway, with his abilities, if he really led a place alone, he would definitely be able to make some noise.

(End of this chapter)