SRGA Chapter 85: Planning the Monstrous Genius Persona
"I need to gradually reveal some things to my parents, make them think I'm a genius who deliberately hid my abilities before."
Lin Tian pondered.
He had some abilities now, but his system wasn't the type of super powerful system that could compete with state machinery. So, protecting himself was crucial.
His skills in erhu, guqin, traditional medicine, martial arts, etc., were all impressive, and he would inevitably excel in other areas in the future.
Would others suspect?
Maybe others wouldn't suspect much yet, but what about when there were dozens or even scores of skills? Ordinary people weren't that abnormal.
He needed to craft himself into a monstrous genius.
And he needed to feign fear of death, always deliberately hiding himself.
To establish the persona of a monstrous genius, undoubtedly, he had to first make his parents believe that their son was indeed such a top-notch genius.
"Mom, you've accepted this 20,000 yuan red packet."
"Don't worry, this money isn't from Bingning, and my job isn't related to her either. I'm just letting you know, your son is a genius. Hehe."
Lin Tian sent a few messages to his mother, Chen Juan.
Soon Chen Juan saw the messages. She was somewhat surprised. The money wasn't from Luo Bingning, and Lin Tian's job wasn't arranged by her?
"Yes, yes, yes, son, you are indeed a genius."
Chen Juan smiled and echoed Lin Tian's words.
In her eyes, her son was indeed very clever. If he hadn't fallen ill before the college entrance examination, he would definitely have been admitted to a better school.
At that time, they actually wanted Lin Tian to retake the exam, but Lin Tian refused.
"Sigh."
Chen Juan sighed inwardly.
They had let Lin Tian have his way when he resolutely refused to retake the exam. Every time they thought back, they regretted it a little.
Soon, Lin Tian noticed that the red packet had been received.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Ding ding!"
His phone rang, and it was from an unfamiliar number.
"Hello?"
"Is this Lin Tian? I'm Fang Hejun, the head of the Special Affairs Division, Group Three, of the S City State Security Bureau. You've been assigned to our group. If you're free, come over today and collect your things."
Fang Hejun on the other end of the call sounded a bit annoyed.
Each group had limited slots, and the slots for special personnel who could carry firearms for extended periods were even more limited. Yet, one had been taken up by Lin Tian.
If it was just the slot being occupied, it would be okay.
But the problem was that Lin Tian was in their Group Three, and he would be carrying firearms for an extended period. Would he be the one to take the blame if something went wrong in the future?
"Fang Captain, I'm free now."
"Alright, I'll send you an address. Come over as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone, Fang Hejun muttered to himself. Since Lin Tian had joined their Group Three, there shouldn't be a problem with a little test, right?
After the test, if Lin Tian felt that his abilities were insufficient, maybe he would withdraw, and the occupied slot would become available again?
An hour later, Lin Tian arrived at the address Fang Hejun had given him.
"Lin Tian, I'm Fang Hejun, the head of Group Three."
"Welcome to our team!"
Fang Hejun was already waiting for Lin Tian in the parking lot. As Lin Tian got out of the car, Fang Hejun eagerly reached out to shake hands with him.
"Fang Captain, I don't know if it was explicitly stated, but I'm just hanging a name. In the future, you can act like I don't exist."
Lin Tian smiled.
Fang Hejun inwardly complained, could they act like Lin Tian didn't exist?
If Lin Tian randomly fired a gun, or even lost it, the responsibility would fall heavily on him. It might even affect the entire Group Three.
They probably wouldn't be considered for promotions or commendations for three years.
"The higher-ups have said so."
"But since you've joined our Group Three, you're one of us. Let me introduce you to some of the other members first."
Fang Hejun smiled.
"Our Group Three, along with you, has thirty-six people in total. Half of them aren't here right now, and the others are probably in the training room."
Not long after, Fang Hejun led Lin Tian to the group's dedicated training room.
"Clap clap!"
He clapped his hands. "Everyone, come over here."
About a dozen people quickly gathered around.
Fang Hejun introduced, "Comrades, this comrade next to me is Lin Tian. He's now one of us in Group Three. He's been assigned to our group for special tasks by the higher-ups."
"Lin Tian must be very capable, but he has his own tasks. You guys should focus on your own tasks and not disturb him."
Everyone looked at Lin Tian.
They were eager to try.
Fang Hejun had already told them to put some pressure on Lin Tian, preferably to make him give up carrying firearms for an extended period.
It was too risky for a suspicious member to carry firearms for a long time.
Lin Tian smiled slightly. "Hello, everyone. Please take care of me in the future."
"Lin Tian, since you're a special envoy appointed by the higher-ups, you must be very capable. I'm decent with firearms. Shall we have a competition in the adjacent shooting range?"
As soon as Lin Tian finished speaking, someone stepped forward.
Lin Tian smiled. "Sure."
Soon, they arrived at the adjacent shooting range. The range was only about thirty meters long, suitable for shooting training up to thirty meters.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The person competing with Lin Tian was named Zhao Yi. He aimed quickly and shot. At a fifteen-meter target, he hit ninety-three out of a possible one hundred points with ten bullets.
This was quite impressive for handgun shooting.
"Lin Tian, your turn."
"There are ten more bullets here."
Zhao Yi handed the handgun to Lin Tian.
Lin Tian smiled as he raised the handgun.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
His hand was very steady. Although his shooting speed was not as fast as Zhao Yi's, his accuracy was even better.
"Ninety-six points!"
Lin Tian's score was reported quickly.
Fang Hejun was surprised. Did Lin Tian actually have real skills?
"Let's try rifles!"
Zhao Yi said, feeling a bit unwilling to admit defeat.
"Okay."
Lin Tian nodded with a smile.
It was good to have a chance to handle rifles and familiarize himself with them.
A few minutes later, the shooting results for the thirty-meter rifles came out. Lin Tian had an even greater advantage with rifles.
"Lin Tian, your marksmanship is impressive. I admire you in this regard."
Zhao Yi took a deep breath and admitted.
"Lin Tian, how about your hand-to-hand combat skills? Let's try hand-to-hand combat. I heard you'll be carrying firearms for an extended period, so you can't be weak in this area."
Another person asked as they left the shooting range.
Lin Tian glanced at Fang Hejun, who lightly coughed and said, "Little Lin, why don't you show them what you've got? Give them a demonstration?"
"Okay."
Lin Tian nodded with a smile.
He approached a hanging punching bag.
"Huah!"
Lin Tian's hand swung out in an instant.
His right hand struck like a heavy artillery, and the bag, which was of decent quality, was pierced by Lin Tian's fist.
---Yang Zhiheng already knew he was a martial arts master, so even if Fang Hejun reported this, there shouldn't be any problem.
"Fang Captain, let's skip the competition, okay?"
"I'm afraid I might not control my strength and injure someone."
Lin Tian smiled faintly.
Fang Hejun nodded. He was shocked. Could it be that there was indeed a very important task for Lin Tian from above this time?
He had martial artists under him, but they couldn't even break this punching bag. It had been hanging there for two or three years.
"Ahem, Lin Tian, you're amazing."
The person who suggested comparing hand-to-hand combat with Lin Tian didn't want to compare anymore. If Lin Tian punched him like that, he might be sent flying.