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"Did you let them make the decision?" Chen Ling asked, wondering if the high-ranking official was showing good to him and whether he had any requirements for him.

The senior official returned to his seat and shook his head: "No. It is the competition that makes their decision. We just pushed on this basis. There is overlap in the functions of the military police force and the counter-terrorism combat force. Recently, we are preparing to reform and merge the overlapping functions, but neither side wants to be merged. This involves a lot of interests, and neither side will give up.”

Chen Ling didn't understand how much these things had to do with him.

The senior official continued to explain: "The counter-terrorism combat force belongs to the Ministry of National Defense, and the military police belongs to the Ministry of Interior. Whoever can take over the opposing team will grow stronger and get more budget resources. You should be able to understand this."

Chen Ling nodded.

The next words of the senior officials made Chen Ling understand that he had unintentionally become the beneficiary of the competition between the two sides. In order to promote the reform work of the two teams, the above proposed one to do a good job, calculate the credit of both sides, whoever is higher will be the receiver.

The result of the calculation is that the two sides are similar, and the counter-terrorism combat force is higher. So the person in charge of the reform made a report, which concluded that the anti-terrorist combat force had taken over the special service group in the military police force. Only wait for the approval and issue of the presidential decree.

At this point in time, the Mulu militants were all arrested, and the credit was credited to the gendarmerie. This credit was so great that the military police surpassed the two sides in the competition for credit. So the Ministry of the Interior immediately proposed to recalculate the credit and revise the report.

So, what does this have to do with Chen Ling's first-level Medal of Honor?

It turns out that the magnitude of ordinary credit is actually difficult to compare. Only those who have been officially commended, documented, and have a clear level can be compared with each other, and the medals obtained can be compared.

Just when the Ministry of the Interior thought it had a good chance of winning, the Ministry of National Defense’s counter-terrorism combat unit also made a contribution in the southern desert. After a rough calculation, this time the credit seems to be able to equalize the scores on both sides. The Ministry of the Interior quickly decided to award the third-level Medal of Honor to the foreign friendly person, Chen Ling, and submit it for approval.

Approval came down quickly, but a first-class medal of honor was awarded, which made the Ministry of the Interior overjoyed.

Chen Ling's original reward was 500,000 dinars, but with the medal, the bonus was reduced.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling asked the senior official: "Why did the third level change to the first level? Is it because you pushed it?"

The senior official of Ahmed did not answer his question: "This is the second reason why I invited you over tonight. Chen Ling, you must know that since the establishment of the First Class Medal of Honor, few people except the generals with outstanding achievements have I got it. Only General Salhi and another colonel in the military police have got it. They have all made great contributions to the country."

The high-ranking officials' words let Chen Ling understand the weight of the first-class Medal of Honor. He had always believed that this was just an honor, and the military police provided special protection to the winners, nothing more. Now it seems that it should not be that simple.

The senior official Ahmed continued: “The first-level Medal of Honor recipients have special judicial immunity and can apply for special protection from the government at any time. There is also a monthly allowance of 50,000 dinars.”

Chen Ling's eyes widened. The senior official Ahmed smiled and said: "You haven't received the allowance yet? You got the medal this month, and the allowance will start next month."

"Did you know that General Salhi never receives monthly allowances. Because the allowances not received are interest calculated, 8% per year. This old fox, the interest of his allowance is enough for him to live a good life after retirement."

Chen Ling did not expect General Salhi to be such a shrewd and shameless person.

The senior official looked at Chen Ling in shock, knowing that the betrayal of his old friend had achieved the effect, and said, "General Salhi is my old friend. Yes, we pushed and turned your third-level Medal of Honor into a first-level. , For our own sake, also to help General Salhi, and also to help you. General Salhi commanded the most powerful counter-strike force in our country."

"Friends should help each other. Now, we want to ask Mr. Chen you to help us do something." The senior official finally talked about today's purpose.

Chen Ling said, "Please tell me, I can do whatever I can."

The senior official nodded, expressing his approval of Chen Ling's attitude. His next remarks made Chen Ling embarrassed.

"Our country has been colonized in history. After decades of hard struggle, we won independence. In the future, we will never allow other countries to bully us. However, we need foreigners to help us build our country. We have abundant resources, and we can purchase advanced technology and services from foreigners. For example, you are helping us build houses now, and the speed and quality are better than our domestic companies."

"However, this process has both advantages and disadvantages. Recently, there have been a lot of things related to foreigners. For example, I came to the capital to accept parliamentary inquiries this time, as well as the Germans kidnapped in the south. There are foreigners behind this. I will not say which foreigners are specific, but it is definitely not your Chinese."

"So far, we Algerians and your Chinese have been cooperating very happily, and there should be broader prospects for cooperation in the future."

Chen Ling nodded and agreed.

"However, we must take precautions before it happens. Although you Chinese have no motivation to engage in secret activities in our country, we must be aware that other countries may take advantage of your Chinese presence in Algeria. After all, there are nearly 30,000. Chinese people work and live in our country."

Chen Ling said, "Mr. Senior Official, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"I haven't finished. Recently, there have been strikes in some Chinese construction sites. I know that this is impossible and is not allowed to happen in your country. This is not a good sign. Our security department did it. Investigation work revealed that there are Europeans behind this."

"In order to curb this trend, the Ministry of Housing, the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of the Interior have joined forces to take measures to prevent strikes. After a period of hard work, some results have been achieved."

With a question mark in Chen Lingyi's stomach, he couldn't help asking: "You are a high-ranking official of Constantine, why are you responsible for these things?"

The senior official Ahmed seemed to have known that Chen Ling would ask such a question, and answered with a smile: "I said, this country is ours. General Salhi is specifically responsible for this aspect. He entrusted me to talk to you and invite You gather information for us."

"Collecting intelligence, then being a spy? I am a Chinese from Algeria, what kind of intelligence can I collect?" Chen Ling was even more confused.

The senior official waved his hand and said: "Not a spy, but an agent. We want to prevent Europeans from developing influence in the Chinese community. However, it is difficult for our people to enter the Chinese community, so we thought of developing an intelligence collection in this group. The internet."

"Based on your performance in arresting Mulu militants, we think you will be a good agent. We want to focus on developing you as the person in charge of this secret network."

Chen Ling's first reaction was that the job was not easy to do, thankless, and hateful. He is going to refuse this matter.

The senior officials are obviously prepared: "Chen Ling, you have done a lot for us. You are our Friendship Medal winner, the first-class Medal of Honor winner. We hope you can continue to be with us and help stabilize our Society. And, it doesn’t harm the interests of your country and your business, right? On the contrary, there are benefits, such as the hotel project in Sidera."

Chen Ling frowned, feeling like being kidnapped on a thief ship by someone calculating step by step. This is absolutely unacceptable to Chen Ling.

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