Elsewhere, after Nie Yun hurriedly ended his call with Commander Hu because the Mining Base had been invaded, Commander Hu sat alone for a long while, still holding the phone.
Then his heart began to pound.
Technical blueprints, industrial master machines, thirty more years of life!
Those words kept echoing through his mind, each carrying extraordinary significance for the nation!
"Little Knife! Arrange a military flight to the capital immediately! As soon as possible!" he ordered over the phone, then retrieved the video call recording from his computer.
Although his superiors had approved his communicating with the Ghost Captain in a personal capacity, the necessary records and reports were still mandatory!
This matter was too important. He had to report to the chief in person!
Three hours later...
"...Sorry, something urgent came up!" With those final words from the masked Ghost Captain on the screen, the recording ended.
The chief fell into a long silence. Commander Hu sat beside him, waiting quietly without speaking.
After a long while, the chief spoke. "This Ghost Captain is quite an interesting fellow, isn't he? Haha!" His first remark, however, was about the Ghost Captain's personality.
"Haha! If he's willing to make harmless jokes like that with us, it at least shows that his attitude is friendly. We can count him as half a compatriot, after all!" Commander Hu said with a smile.
He thought of Nie Yun. Their styles were so alike.
Could this be their corporate culture? Was this what came of being an organization with such a long history?
"Hmm! SOS? What do you think of this organization?"
"I'm not sure. He might simply have come up with an excuse to lower our guard. After all, no one has ever seen aliens. The claim isn't very credible!"
"Hmm..." The chief fell