The leader came to thank me.

After listening to Director Fang, Lin Yuan and the Photographer were stunned, their minds reeling.

One million! A full one million!

They had thought it might be 200,000 or even 500,000, but they never expected it to be this much.

At this moment, Lin Yuan's face was beaming like a blooming flower, his eyes shining as he looked at Director Fang: "It's only right to contribute to the country. As for the money, it doesn't matter. May I ask if it's cash or transfer?"

"Cough cough~" This sudden reversal choked Director Fang.

He had spoken so righteously before, and now he was directly asking for money? Transfer or cash?

Have you ever seen anyone carry a million out with them?

"Uh, I brought the money!" After saying that, he pulled out a bank card from his pocket and handed it over: "The password is on the back!"

Lin Yuan quickly took the bank card, thanking him repeatedly: "Thank you, leader! Coming to give me money so late at night without sleeping, you're truly a good person!"

Director Fang's face twitched involuntarily, and he inwardly grumbled.

He had personally come to deliver the money, but this guy seemed completely unreliable.

After only a few minutes of interaction, he felt his nerves were about to fray.

"I didn't just come to give you money. Coming over in the middle of the night is mainly because Mr. Li wants to see you."

Mr. Li, who was standing beside him, smiled and took over the conversation: "I apologize for disturbing your rest."

"Coming tonight was the Director's idea. He couldn't come himself, so he asked me to personally come and express our gratitude."

"Because of your discovery, we immediately traced the organization behind it and successfully intercepted important intelligence that had not yet been transmitted."

"This included many newly developed weapons that had not yet been officially announced, as well as a large amount of secret information."

"If it weren't for your timely discovery, once it was leaked, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan's expression changed in surprise!

He hadn't expected the problem to be so serious.

Just the phrase "newly developed weapons that had not yet been announced" was enough to prove the importance of the intelligence.

If this were acquired by criminals, the country's losses would be unimaginable.

If they were put into use later.

While we were still smugly celebrating our newly developed technology, others would have already figured us out completely.

When war broke out, wouldn't it be like fighting with our eyes closed?

As the old saying goes, "know yourself and your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles."

But now, it's the opposite.

Others know about us, but we are kept in the dark.

Imagine this.

If one day, our country announced a newly developed high-tech weapon.

Would the enemy secretly laugh at us for being fools?

It would be utterly humiliating!

No wonder the leaders personally came to express their gratitude; this was no longer just about reporting a 500,000 walking reward, but about protecting important secrets and simultaneously reducing enormous losses.

Not only that, Lin Yuan also upheld the scientists who worked day and night for the nation's military industry.

How heartbreaking would it be if weapons that were so hard to develop couldn't be used?

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan's expression became serious, a rare display of solemnity, and he replied earnestly: "This is what I, as a Huaxia person, should do!"

"Well said!" Mr. Li responded with a smile: "As a token of our gratitude, you will be awarded a personal certificate of honor and a reward of 100,000 yuan, and at the same time, we invite you to attend the launching ceremony of the large destroyer!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned!

Even Director Fang stared blankly at Lin Yuan.

It wasn't the certificate of honor, nor the 100,000 yuan bonus.

Compared to the 1,000,000 reward from the National Security, this was truly nothing.

But this last point, the invitation to attend the launching ceremony!!

This, this, this!!!

Is this something ordinary people can see?

Let alone ordinary people, even Director Fang himself wasn't qualified to attend.

And Lin Yuan, a common young Xiao Hu, was actually exceptionally invited to attend.

Such an honor, for many people, is something to be proud of for a lifetime.

It's far from something that can be measured by money!

Netizens in the live broadcast room were also stunned when they heard this sentence.

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— [Holy cow! Successfully intercepted unannounced new weapons? Oh my god! This news is too shocking. Catching an affair actually helped the country avoid a huge loss. For this, I want to give Lin Yuan a big thumbs up. Any patriotic Huaxia person should give him a thumbs up!]

— [Damn, 1,000,000, plus attending the warship launching ceremony. This treatment, to be honest, I'm really envious, but I'm not jealous. This is what Lin Yuan deserves. He is qualified to receive such a reward.]

— [It's funny to think about. The whole thing started just because he thought he saw a taxi driver watching an adult film in the car. If we went back to that night, who would have thought it would end up like this?]

— [Look, young people, this is the kind of star you should be chasing. Lin Yuan always has a positive energy about him. His actions always subtly change many things, but the results are always good.]

This time, Lin Yuan did not jokingly suggest converting the visit into cash.

Because he understood that such an honor was truly rare, and national defense was paramount, something to be treated with utmost caution.

After all, he was neither military personnel nor an Experts in military industrial research.

Their invitation to him to attend was a sign of their trust.

However, after careful consideration, Lin Yuan still declined: "Thank you, but I won't go to the ceremony. It's a confidential matter, and I, a small citizen, shouldn't participate."

Hearing this answer, Director Fang and the others were greatly surprised, all looking at Lin Yuan in disbelief.

Mr. Li also didn't expect to hear this answer, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded in agreement.

"Since that's what you think, then so be it, but you are always welcome to visit us, and I will personally give you a tour then."

Lin Yuan quickly nodded with a smile: "Okay, no problem!"

After a brief chat, Director Fang and the others left. As for the certificate and reward, they hadn't been processed yet.

When the two returned to bed and lay down again, they couldn't sleep at all.

One million!

Just thinking about it made them so excited they couldn't sleep.

Adding the previous 160,000, they were definitely far ahead of the other contestants, especially since the competition had only been going on for 3 days.

What did this mean?

It meant they were almost one step away from winning the championship.

It's even no exaggeration to say that no one might surpass him even when the competition ends.

This night was destined to be sleepless.

The two stayed up until the middle of the night before they were too tired to stay awake and finally fell asleep.

However, they didn't know that this night, the internet once again caused a sensation.

All because the Ministry of State Security's official account published a new article.

[Today, Mr. Lin Yuan, a citizen of West Sea City, made an accidental discovery and called the 12339 reporting hotline. After investigation, it was found to be a massive intelligence network. We especially thank Mr. Lin Yuan for his significant role in successfully combating illegal criminal activities for national security, and in accordance with the "Citizen Reporting of Harmful Activities" regulations, he is exceptionally awarded a 1,000,000 yuan major contribution reward.]

As soon as this article was published, it was instantly reposted by a large number of netizens.

In less than an hour, it directly caused a sensation across the entire network!