Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 403 Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel

Great Hall.

When Ye Shaohong arrived here following behind Dai Yunong and Mao Renfeng, the auditorium was already filled with people.

Besides Deputy Director Zheng Jiemin, Ye Shaohong also spotted another major figure from the Special Service Department in the crowd.

Tangzong (枞).

He is the Deputy Minister of Police.

In the future, he will be a big shot in the Special Service Department, second only to Dai Yunong, and comparable to Zheng Jiemin and Mao Renfeng.

Beside Tang Cong, Ye Shaohong also saw his sworn brother, Chen Ping'an, the director of the Equipment Department of the Ministry of Police.

In addition to these two giants, the heads of the three operations departments of the Special Service and the heads of several logistics departments also came.

Looking around, the group of thirty or forty people included almost all the high-ranking officials and bigwigs of the Special Service Department's Nanjing headquarters.

Of Ye Shaohong's sworn brothers, all but Xiao Ba Chen Jianping, who was not qualified enough to attend, were present.

Upon seeing Dai Yunong, Mao Renfeng, and Ye Shaohong enter, the group, who had been chatting amongst themselves, immediately stood up.

They were all saluting and calling out the name of the magistrate.

"Hmm, everyone's here."

"Now that everyone is here, let's go out together to greet the Chairman and his wife."

After glancing around, Dai Yunong's smile grew even brighter. He waved his hand, then turned and strode out of the auditorium.

Led by the two giants, Zheng Jiemin and Tang Cong, everyone in the hall followed suit. This time, Ye Shaohong did not follow closely behind Dai Yunong.

Instead, he stopped and waited until the top officials had passed by before returning to Zheng Yaoxian's side.

You look great.

"is that OK?"

As Zheng Yaoxian walked forward, he lowered his voice and asked Ye Shaohong.

"There was a minor problem, but it's been resolved."

Ye Shaohong stood tall and straightened his back, nodding to his sworn brothers and sisters while his lips were slightly pursed, responding to Zheng Yaoxian's words in a barely audible whisper.

"It's good that it's resolved."

"I'm still worried that you're young and impetuous, and that you might cause problems."

And so they continued on their way, and soon, led by Dai Yunong, they arrived at the gate of Villa No. 1, Honggongci. Five or six minutes later, at the entrance of the alley, a dozen or so Ford sedans slowly drove up.

The car stopped, and the equally thin and frail Chairman, supported by his beautiful wife, stepped out of the car with a walking stick.

Upon seeing the welcoming party of Dai Yunong and his entourage, the Chairman raised his arm and waved.

It can be considered as a greeting.

He didn't linger in front of everyone. After a brief conversation with Dai Yunong, he led his wife and several high-ranking officials from the entourage and the staff towards the auditorium.

After everyone had taken their seats, the Chairman walked up to the stage with a smile and delivered a passionate speech.

It must be said that, regardless of the era, those who achieve great things are all masters of public speaking.

Westerners with small mustaches look like this, and so do Northerners with large mustaches.

The Chairman, that little bald guy, was the same. In his few-minute speech, he first talked about the difficulties of starting his business, then about the original intention of establishing the secret service, and finally about the achievements of the secret service.

He also spared no praise for the meritorious deeds made by everyone in the hall for their contributions to the country and the nation.

Finally, he mentioned today's protagonist, Ye Shaohong, in just two simple sentences.

He revealed the purpose of his attendance at the award ceremony today.

Even so, it still drew many people's complex gazes of envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Ye Shaohong.

Ye Shaohong was also helpless.

It should have been his show, but the bald guy stole the spotlight.

That's fine.

His final words attracted a lot of jealous and hostile glances. Yet, Ye Shaohong still had to act incredibly excited.

I was incredibly excited.

They even had to act somewhat grateful.

It's exhausting to show all those complex emotions on your face at the same time, even if it's just acting.

Fortunately, he was just a nobody.

People's gazes would only linger on him for a fleeting moment.

A moment later, the spotlight shifted.

Ye Shaohong also strode forward, his demeanor solemn yet revealing his excitement, and stepped onto the stage.

"My fellow villager, we meet again."

"You are very good."

"Recently, I've heard your name mentioned by other people more than once."

"Work hard, don't let me down, don't bring shame to Zhejiang Province." The bald man still had some conscience, after stealing Ye Shaohong's spotlight, and exchanged a few more words with him.

The phrase "little fellow villager" helped reduce the hostile and jealous gazes directed at Ye Shaohong.

He raised his hand and patted Ye Shaohong on the shoulder, which made some people wary of Ye Shaohong and secretly envious.

Ye Shaohong originally thought that this would be the end of it.

Unexpectedly, the "female general" standing beside her, Chiang Kai-shek's wife, also stood up.

She actually picked up the wooden tray containing her military rank insignia and medals from the table herself, walked gracefully to the Chairman's side, and stood in front of Ye Shaohong.

"Shao Hong, do a good job."

"The Chairman has been keeping an eye on you."

Ye Shaohong didn't know what others thought of their attempts to win people over. But he knew he had to do something about it.

His hand, resting on the side of his thigh, was slightly bent as he gripped the flesh tightly. With unbearable pain, tears welled up in Ye Shaohong's eyes.

"Principal Xie, Madam Xie!"

"I will continue to forge ahead and will never dare to let down the trust and expectations of the Chairman and his wife."

Emma.

I'm so tired.

This performance was both financially and mentally exhausting, but thankfully it was a worthwhile experience.

Ye Shaohong's emotional outburst and teary-eyed appearance immediately brought smiles to the faces of the bald man and his wife.

"Good, very good."

"I believe you, Shao Hong. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to see me directly." "We should have a lot to talk about."

The bald-headed chairman was very satisfied with Ye Shaohong's performance, and thus promised Ye Shaohong another benefit: an opportunity to meet him directly.

that's enough.

This was enough to make some narrow-minded people in the Special Service Department who had harbored ill intentions towards Ye Shaohong wary.

This was enough to make his newly sworn brothers and sisters extremely envious.

Then comes today's main event.

Because of this special operation, Ye Shaohong was promoted again for his accumulated merits. At the age of just over 20, he was officially promoted to lieutenant colonel and deputy section chief.

In addition, the bald man personally awarded him a fifth-class Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun.

This can be considered an acknowledgment of his achievements. As for his new position, neither Baldy nor Dai Yunong announced it in front of everyone.

After all, it concerns Ye Shaohong's secret mission and the subsequent battle in Shanghai. These questions will likely remain unanswered until the commendation ceremony concludes.

In any case, his return to Jinling this time was quite fruitful.

It's time to return to Shanghai and stir up trouble once again!