44: Chapter 44 The Drums and Gongs Resound, The Family of a First-Class Hero!

As soon as Li Chunxiu spoke, the first person to change his expression was Captain Liu Zhihui.

As a direct subordinate of General Li Jingwu, he could not tolerate anyone slandering General Li Jingwu without cause.

Captain Liu Zhihui stared fixedly at Li Chunxiu and said, "Madam, my superior is neither a madman nor a drunkard, so please show some respect when you speak!"

"I..." Looking at the incredibly robust and angry Captain Liu Zhihui, even a shrew like Li Chunxiu felt a bit afraid.

Just then, Lin Mo's phone rang again.

"Hello, may I ask if this is Lin Mo?"

Lin Mo replied, "May I ask who is calling?"

The voice on the phone sounded very excited.

"Chief Designer Lin, hello! We finally managed to get in touch with you!"

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am the first secretary to Secretary Wang of Jiang Province. You can call me Secretary Li!"

"You have already returned home, right?"

Lin Mo replied, surprised, "Hello, Secretary Li. I am currently at home. May I ask what the matter is?"

"Chief Designer Lin, it's great news!" Secretary Li said excitedly, "Please wait at home. Secretary Wang will be over shortly!"

Everyone at the dinner table began to look at each other.

A secretary named Wang?

Among the leaders of Jiang Province, there was only one with the surname Wang, and that was the top leader of Jiang Province!

And what was this position of Chief Designer?

Before everyone could think too much, Lin Mo's mother's phone rang.

"Hello, Principal Yang, what is it?"

"My son has achieved something? How come I didn't know... Oh, oh, thank you for the encouragement, Principal Yang. My boy is quite capable... No, what does that mean?"

"Ah??? You and the other principals are coming to my house immediately? Is it that urgent?"

Lin Zhiyuan's phone rang as well.

Sure enough, it was also about Lin Mo.

The top leader of his unit, along with all the members of the leadership team, were also rushing to their house!

"Lin Mo, what on earth have you done?"

Lin Zhiqing couldn't take it anymore.

His nephew had just returned, how had he suddenly alarmed a whole series of important figures!

Lin Mo said helplessly, "Uncle, I don't know either!"

Next, perhaps because the General Armament Department had given out the phone number of the secretary of Lin Mo, Ren Xueyi's phone wouldn't stop ringing.

She was asked to assist with some work and to have Lin Mo prepare in advance!

Half an hour later.

"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!..." The sound of firecrackers shook the entire Seventh Middle School campus.

Several Hongqi sedans, escorted by dozens of military vehicles, arrived at the school gate of Jiangcheng Seventh Middle School.

A dozen reporters stuck their heads out through the sunroofs of their cars.

Carrying cameras and lenses, they had been tracking and reporting the whole way.

As soon as the cars stopped, several agile Dragon Army soldiers jumped off the military vehicles and hung firecrackers on both sides of the school gate, creating a lively "crackle-pop" sound.

The teacher residential compound of Jiangcheng Seventh Middle School was very large, housing several thousand families.

Everyone had basically just finished their lunch.

Hearing the commotion, they all walked out one after another.

"What's the meaning of this? Is someone celebrating something? Why didn't I get an invitation?"

"Look! There are so many military vehicles at the main gate! And they are setting off firecrackers!"

"Old Zhang, look over there, are they carrying a big plaque?"

"Let's go, let's go take a look together!"

At this moment, in front of the school gate, over twenty Dragon Army soldiers took out drums and gongs and unfurled banners.

They beat the drums and gongs, the sound shaking the heavens.

Two of the tallest Dragon Army soldiers carried a huge, all-red, gold-inlaid plaque, walking slowly step by step into the school.

The plaque clearly read, "Family of a First-Class Hero"!

Several photographers and reporters from the television station overtook the procession and ran to the very front.

"Hello everyone, this is Jiang Province Satellite TV. We are currently reporting on the delivery of the 'Family of a First-Class Hero' plaque and the merit citation to the family of First-Class Hero Lin Mo!"

"..."

"Hello everyone, welcome to Jiangcheng Satellite TV. First, we have breaking news! Comrade Lin Mo from our Jiangcheng City has been awarded a Huaxia Personal First-Class Merit for his outstanding contributions!"

"One person receives merit, the whole city is honored! Comrade Lin Mo is also the first comrade in our Jiangcheng City to receive a Personal First-Class Merit in the last five years!..."

"..."

More and more community residents gathered around.

After seeing the words on the plaque clearly, there was an immediate uproar!

Family of a First-Class Hero!

"My goodness, I'm sure I didn't see that wrong, right! Our teacher residential compound has produced a First-Class Merit holder???"

"It's actually a First-Class Merit. Isn't it said that for a First-Class Merit, you're either dead or disabled? Which family's child has sacrificed themselves for the country! What a pity!"

One person sighed.

As soon as they finished speaking, the person next to them immediately retorted.

"If you can't hear, you might as well just cut your ears off! Didn't you hear the loudspeaker say it's Lin Mo? That child from Lin Mo's mother's family!"

"Ah, Lin Mo? Didn't Lin Mo just graduate this year?"

"I only heard a few days ago that after graduating, Lin Mo went to the Supreme Military Region! It's only been a short while, he couldn't have sacrificed himself so quickly, right!"

"Bah, bah, bah...! What nonsense are you talking about? I just saw Lin Mo return home this morning!"

A young person in the community who liked using Weibo, knowing the current trending news, immediately spoke up.

"Grandpa, now everyone on the internet is saying that Lin Mo got into the Supreme Military Region through connections!"

The old man next to him, upon hearing this, slapped the young man on the head.

"You fool, you believe everything you hear, read less stuff on the internet in the future!"

A few minutes ago, at the home of Lin Mo.

Secretary Li brought a few people over and draped sashes over Lin Mo, Lin Zhiyuan, and Lin Mo's mother respectively.

It made Li Chunxiu's eyes stare straight.

The sash clearly read, First-Class Hero, The Whole Family is Honored!

Secretary Li looked at his watch and said urgently, "Chief Designer Lin, and Uncle and Aunt, please come this way. Secretary Wang and the others are waiting outside!"

As soon as they stepped out of the house, they were greeted by a round of warm applause.

They saw that the road outside the courtyard gate was already crowded with people.

They were all neighbors from the community joining in the excitement.

A middle-aged man wearing a Zhongshan suit strode up and tightly grasped the hand of Lin Mo with both hands.

"Comrade Lin Mo, you have worked hard!"

A general with two stars on his shoulders also came up to greet him, saluted Lin Mo, and said, "Comrade Lin Mo, thank you for your outstanding contributions to the Dragon Army. I salute you!"

Lin Mo didn't even know how to respond; he still felt a bit caught off guard even now.

Secretary Li quickly said, "Chief Designer Lin, this is our Jiang Province's top leader, Secretary Wang!"

"And this one is Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang from the Eastern Military Region!"

Lin Mo immediately said, "Thank you, Secretary Wang, thank you, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang!"

Secretary Wang said enthusiastically, "Comrade Lin Mo, you have won supreme honor for our Jiang Province; it is we who should thank you!"

As the top leader of Jiang Province, Secretary Wang pulled Lin Mo and walked outside.

Lin Zhiyuan and Lin Mo's mother were also invited to follow.

They arrived at an open space not far from the gate.