50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 282 Back Pain
In particular, the capture of the 'Memphis' is almost impossible to replicate, making it a well-deserved first-class merit. If there were a special-class merit, it wouldn't be impossible for him to receive one.

Killing a traitor would normally only qualify for a second-class merit, but because the positive impact he caused was greater, it was promoted to a higher level.

During that meeting, multiple cameras were continuously filming, and the leaders obtained the video recording of the scene through special channels.

Seeing Sun Zhiwei single-handedly kill a traitor in front of everyone was incredibly intimidating.

This not only gave the country a huge venting of its anger, but also made its counterparts in other countries look on with envy.

It's easy to imagine that intelligence agencies in various countries are now searching for information about 'Listen'.

Therefore, this kill mission was also counted as a first-class merit.

The title of Second-Class Model Worker was awarded for his numerous merits, which were accumulated over time.

As for the Special Merit Award and the title of Combat Hero, neither of these exists in peacetime; we'll have to see how they are changed when the military rank system is reinstated.

He knew how difficult it was to earn a Special Merit. For example, during the Korean War, a company commander received the Special Merit nine times, and each of those nine times was almost always a mission that meant certain death.

Huang Yingxiong, who blocked the gun barrel, received the highest honor at the time: Double Special (Special-Class Combat Hero and Special-Class Meritorious Serviceman).

In the entire hierarchy of honors, from lowest to highest, the order is: Commendation < Merit < Title.

The highest wartime merit was the "Special Class Merit," and the highest wartime title was "Special-Class Combat Hero." Since there haven't been any major wars since, Sun Zhiwei probably won't be able to receive either of those titles.

When awarding him the prize, Xu Yimin asked about his exposure of his identity in front of the media. Sun Zhiwei explained his disguise with a smile.

In fact, anyone who knows him and has seen the footage from that day should be able to tell that the people captured on camera look very different from Sun Zhiwei's real appearance.

He couldn't possibly have missed this, after all, he had received special training in makeup, and he couldn't let those makeup courses go to waste.

These achievements and honors cannot be made public for soldiers on the covert front like them.

In the future, others will only be able to see his medals and certificates, but will have no way of knowing why they were awarded.

Even so, he could feel immense honor.

Sun Zhiwei received the honor, and his family members also received corresponding care.

Tong Jiajia was officially appointed as the kindergarten principal and promoted to level 16, while Sun Hongying was officially appointed.

Unfortunately, Sun Aiguo's side is too far away to be affected, so he can only rely on his own efforts.

October arrived quickly, and after a major conference, the gloom lifted from the country.

However, everything takes time to recover, and it was at this time that Sun Zhiwei received a new mission.

In Xu Yimin's office, Sun Zhiwei was reading mission documents; it was a rescue mission.

Professor Meng, a top scientist, wants to return to China, but his personal freedom is now restricted.

He was essentially under house arrest, along with his wife and 6-year-old daughter.

The other party contacted a friend in China for help, and the task was assigned to 'Diting'.

After reviewing the situation, Sun Zhiwei pondered how to bring them back.

The three people, including a child, were under house arrest. It was impossible for them to return to China through legal channels, so they had to resort to smuggling. However, the risks of smuggling are uncontrollable.

"Boss, I've accepted this task, but I'll need to go there and communicate with the person in person before I can make any arrangements." "Since the task has been assigned to you, you can decide how to do it. The higher-ups just want a satisfactory result."

"That's for sure, please don't worry."

Xu Yimin now has complete confidence in Sun Zhiwei, who is now his trump card. Headquarters has tried several times to transfer Sun Zhiwei to work at headquarters, but Xu Yimin has blocked it each time.

Sun Zhiwei knew about this, and he was happy to have someone above him who could protect him from harm.

Politics is not a good thing to get involved in; he should just do something practical and be an ordinary little agent.

Professor Meng is based in Los Angeles and is currently a professor at Caltech, specializing in materials science.

If he can come back, we will achieve a major breakthrough in the material bottlenecks of many projects.

This time, the authorities gave him a new identity: a construction businessman from an island nation.

This identity often funds materials research projects, which is a good reason to contact Professor Meng.

Three days later, Sun Zhiwei boarded a cruise ship bound for Tokyo from Hong Kong Island in international waters by small boat.

From the moment he boarded the cruise ship, he was Akimoto Tadashi, a businessman from the island nation.

According to Akimoto Tadashi's profile, he is from Osaka and has some business dealings in Hong Kong Island and Tokyo.

He was only using this identity temporarily; the original Akimoto Tadashi remained hidden until his mission was completed.

A few days later, upon arriving in Tokyo, he went directly from the pier to the airport to catch his next flight to Los Angeles.

Everything else about this identity is fine, but bowing every day is a bit annoying. He's only been playing the role for a few days, and his back is already about to break.

The main reason he was in such a hurry was this: he wanted to finish the task as soon as possible so he could get rid of this annoying identity.

However, there is one advantage to living a quiet, unassuming life: it won't attract attention in public.

This year has been a year of rapid recovery for the island nation, which has become the world's second-largest economy. Island nation businessmen are spread all over the world, especially in the United States, where many island nation companies have entered the American market.

A later saying that island nations want to buy up the United States perfectly encapsulates the situation in recent years; simply put, it means they have money.

However, this identity was given to him by his superiors, so he cannot spend his own money, otherwise he could easily cause financial problems and it would be difficult to explain later.

One day later, Sun Zhiwei, disguised as Akimoto Tadashi, arrived in Los Angeles. After checking into a hotel, he began visiting materials science professors at Caltech under Akimoto Tadashi's identity.

His goal is clear: he hopes to commission a professor at Caltech to develop a new material, and he is currently selecting a suitable collaborator.

Professor Meng was naturally on his list of visitors, but the order was not ranked in any particular order, but rather by his reputation.

Professor Meng's home is a small villa located in an affluent area not far from Caltech. His wife is a Chinese American, and his daughter is still in kindergarten.

Professor Meng hasn't been teaching these past few days; he's been staying home every day.

When Sun Zhiwei came to visit, he was not stopped.

However, he could detect through the spatial information that someone was monitoring the villa from several black vehicles parked on the nearby street.

(End of this chapter)