Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Holiday Nemesis (Part I)
Until now, Gao He still couldn't believe in his mind that what had just happened was true. His Excellency the Speaker and Mr. President have left, leaving only Takatsuru and the General here. However, it is estimated that Gao He is still like this, and the general has long been accustomed to it. Seeing Gao He in a daze, when he left, the chairman and the speaker were all smiling.
Gao He of the Purple Heart Medal has heard of it, it is the highest level of meritorious service medal in the military department. It is a medal that rewards those who have made indelible meritorious deeds in war. As far as Gao He knows, so far, there is only one person who has been awarded the Order of Purple Heart, and that person is the first commander to lead the army to successfully occupy Planet Alpha, and the current chairman of the military council has just awarded them the medal. Not only did he integrate all the human armies, but he also successfully quelled the war disputes on Earth and led humanity into the interstellar age.
Even later, there were people on the planet Beta and Gamma who had similar achievements, but the military department did not award the Purple Heart Medal again. It represents not only the affirmation of the contribution of the medal holder, but also the respect for the medal holder. Those who wear the Order of the Purple Heart, regardless of their military rank, must salute first to show respect.
Now, two medals have been awarded at once. The general's one is forgotten, after all, the general's own decision really saved tens of millions of people. But Gao He just told the general a hunch, and he couldn't be 100% sure, and he actually won the medal, which felt a bit like a dream.
The general may also understand Gao He's thoughts, and wait for him to recover slowly. After a long time, Gao He turned his head to look at the general: "General, we weren't dreaming just now, right?" ”
"No, camel, not a dream, it's real!" The general looked at Gao He with a forced smile on his face. After all, Gao He is still just a soldier, he only became an officer a few minutes ago, these big shots, and he has only seen a few generals, and it is very normal to suddenly see the two just now, and he is not used to it.
The parliament also awarded medals this time, and the lives of tens of millions of people, even if the military did not say a word, would not put the responsibility on the military. The general has indeed taken on a lot of responsibility this time, and he deserves to be awarded the medal. Gao He always felt that he did not deserve the medal, and he was reprimanded by the general just after saying a few words of his thoughts to the general.
"Merit is merit, and it cannot be distinguished by the size of the rank. Without your warning, tens of millions of lives would have been lost in the earthquake. If it weren't for you, I don't know how many people would have died. It's the first time I've heard that in an earthquake with a magnitude of more than 10, there hasn't been a single casualty, and it's all thanks to you, you got two medals, and you have a clear conscience! While the general spoke, Gao He had been listening quietly.
Seeing that Gao He's face finally recovered a little, the general mentioned again seemingly casually: "Keep working hard!" I am optimistic about you, your ability, and you will establish greater feats in the future! This award, out of protection for you, no one else watched the ceremony, I hope you don't mind! ”
Of course, Gao He wouldn't mind, the general's sentence of "clear conscience" calmed Gao He's excited mood just now, and he firmly remembered these words in his mind.
"Let's go!" Takatsuru finally returned to normal, and the general began to take him out. The medals on the chests of the two were so dazzling that in the short distance that the military headquarters had passed, no matter who saw the two of them, they quickly flashed to both sides, paying attention and saluting until the two left the field of vision. Such treatment caused Gao He and the general's arms to not be lowered in the salute position, and they kept returning the salute.
Even at the parking place, all the people present, including the driver, saw the two of them, and they all got out of the car and stood upright, paying attention to salute. The general is already a general, and this kind of treatment is deserved, but Gao He feels a little temporarily uneasy and unacceptable. When he finally got into the car and the convoy began to move, Gao He secretly asked the general, can he take off the medal?
The general was also a little annoyed by the posture just now, and took off the medal with Gao He and put it in his pocket. However, in any case, the appearance of two people wearing the Order of Purple Hearts at the headquarters of the military headquarters, one general and one lieutenant, must have been known to countless people.
"You don't have a task now, do you want me to take you on vacation, while you're on Earth, you can go home and have a look?" Gao He's two vacations were interrupted, and the general also knew that it was easy to return to his hometown this time, and there was nothing important in the past two days anyway, so Suo let him go home for a vacation.
Of course, Gao He couldn't ask for it, and the general specially arranged a civil aviation aircraft, booked him a first-class seat, and let him go home. Before leaving, he also revealed a little about the next task: "Go early and return early, there are two new planets to discover, and you need to explore in advance!" Gao He was a little surprised, but nodded in agreement. It's normal for the fourth squad to have such missions all the time.
The joy of returning home diluted all uneasy feelings. Gao He's home is in Taichung City on the island of Taiwan, and it's a three-and-a-half-hour flight from here. After informing his family, Takatsuru arrived at the airport almost two hours early and waited to board his flight.
A military dress is very eye-catching among ordinary people. However, Gao He couldn't care about this much, and as soon as the boarding time came, Gao He rushed to the boarding gate.
The first-class cabin of civil aviation is much more comfortable than that of a military warship. Even General Zhao Qi's cabin was not so luxurious and comfortable. And it seems that there is a special stewardess service in the first class, which is an eye-opener for Takazuru who is flying first class for the first time. However, Gao He is in the army, and he has long been accustomed to handling his own affairs, and he is really uncomfortable with being so luxurious suddenly. There are only two seats in such a large cabin, and each seat also comes with a huge executive desk, which is probably prepared for the comfort of the guests.
There were two people in this cabin, and one did not come, but the stewardess was already serving. Gao He was a little impatient, how could he board the plane and it would take half an hour to take off, in the army, where is there such a thing, I can't wait to take off before the battleship and battleship, if you can sit in the cabin for more than a minute and a half and not take off, it is already unimaginable, civil aviation is civil aviation!
It's like an arrow, but there's no way to be in a hurry. The stewardess in charge may have seen Gao He's mood, and came over to comfort him very conscientiously: "Lieutenant, take off immediately, don't worry, do you want me to get you something to drink?" ”
In the army, Gao He has never developed the habit of drinking, shook his head, and declined the kindness of the flight attendant. There was actually a display screen next to the seat, and Gao He opened it boredly and began to watch the news.
Recently, except for the successful landing of the energy planet, it seems that there is no big news on the military side, but because of the energy battle, some local parliamentarians have been involved, which has caused a lot of political shock. Those things are still boiling over now, and as more and more people from all walks of life involved in them are dug up, it seems that this incident has a tendency to become more and more serious.
However, these are not the things that Gao He is concerned about at the moment. The current Gao He, the biggest in the world, will not pay attention to it. After watching the news for a while, he didn't have the intention of taking off, Gao He was a little anxious, twisting around in his seat, and he couldn't wait to go to the cockpit now and pull out a gun to force the captain to take off. It's a pity that Gao He didn't bring a weapon because he was wearing a military uniform.
The seat next door finally came, it was a very familiar fat man, and he looked in a hurry, he should have rushed over. Gao He didn't care who his face was, just restless in his seat. Fortunately, within two minutes of the fat man's arrival, the car finally began to move.
Civil aviation is civil aviation, and it takes too much care of the feelings of ordinary people. During the whole take-off process, Gao He did not feel a big shock. Gao He observed that the fat man came up to ask for a drink, but it didn't spill at all during takeoff.
In another three and a half hours, you will be able to truly stand on the land of your hometown. Although it's still the middle of summer, Gao He's military uniform has an automatic adjustment function, and he doesn't feel the heat of the scorching heat at all. The flight attendant, who was in charge of this cabin, never left, and when she took off, she also deliberately fastened her seat belt for Gao He and the fat man, and she looked very dutiful.
The fat man looked in a hurry, sweating profusely. At this time, he finally stopped panting frantically and began to look at Gao He. After a few glances, he suddenly showed a hint of joy, and he couldn't believe it in the seat over there: "You are a camel?" ”
Gao He was stunned, there are still people here who know him? nodded unconsciously, looking at the fat man suspiciously. When the fat man saw him nodding, he was overjoyed, pulled his seat belt, and ran to Gao He: "Don't you remember me?" The diamond clubhouse? ”
No wonder he is a little familiar, Gao He now remembers, this fat man is the fat man who was in a coma in the diamond club and was carried upstairs by him and the golden rose. At that time, the fat man seemed to have given him a business card, and Gao He still treasured it, not because of the fat man, but because it had Miss Rose's phone number on it.
I can't remember the name of the fat man, but the fat man doesn't care about it at all. The typical characteristics of the Germanic people, with a huge beer belly and a suit, have a very easy-going taste.
"To reside, my name is Hans. Wilhelm, you can call me Hans! The fat man's big hands are fat and thick, and they are quite comfortable to the touch: "Aren't you serving in the army, how can you take a civil aviation?" ”
"I'm on vacation!" Gao He replied to Hans simply. The fat man seemed to be very talkative: "Aha, you are the original Great Chinese? You Chinese have a saying, when you meet, you have fate, we have met twice, and it is really fate! ”
(To be continued)