"What? He said he wanted X?!" The chief stared at Commander Hu in astonishment.
"Yes. I don't understand what X is either, but the Ghost Captain said you would understand." Commander Hu found the chief's reaction rather strange.
Could it be... the chief really knew what X was?
"I see... sigh! So the Ghost Captain does know... In that case, perhaps the SOS Organization really does intend to fight them..." The chief let out a heavy sigh.
Commander Hu's heart lurched. Fight... 'them'?!
"Sir, do you mean... a-aliens?!" Commander Hu stared at the chief, his eyes wide.
The chief said nothing. Instead, he walked into the nearby classified records room. When he emerged a short while later, he held a kraft-paper document envelope, which he handed to Commander Hu.
Commander Hu accepted it in confusion. The single letter "X" was written prominently on the front!
"This... this is the X the Ghost Captain wants?" Commander Hu's eyes widened.
He had assumed it would be some priceless treasure. Was it just a file?!
The chief nodded silently. "It's time you knew. Really, we should have told you all about this long ago, but to avoid unnecessary panic, we restricted the information to a handful of people within the country. Besides, knowing isn't necessarily a good thing..."
Commander Hu hesitated, but opened the file and began reading it carefully. His eyes grew wider and wider...
The Chu Corporation's press conference.
After revealing the undersea mining technology, Atlantis's spokesman refused to divulge any further details. He deflected every key question about the mining technology and methods with the words "trade secrets."
Finally unable to contain himself, the Australian Daily reporter jumped in again and demanded with an air of righteousness, "This technology has immense historical significance for all humanity, yet you're selfish