"That's only my personal guess. Without more intelligence about who they are or where they came from, there's no point in speculating. Let's discuss how to reply to the Chu Corporation instead!" Commander Hu said helplessly.
"Yes, exactly. Since they're making such bold claims, let's test what they can really deliver and send them our entire required quantity at once! I did a rough calculation. Five kilograms should be about right!" Professor Fang said.
"Heh! No! We'll ask for ten kilograms!" Commander Hu raised a finger and wagged it with a smile.
"Hm? Why?" Professor Fang asked in confusion.
"We're not the only country short on nuclear resources. If Kangaroo Country can export them at a premium, why can't we? At such a low price, just think how much profit we could make by reselling them!
"Not to mention that these are strategic resources. We could use them as political bargaining chips! Even if we can't sell them, we lose nothing by keeping them for our own use!" Commander Hu narrowed his eyes, shrewdness written all over his face.
"That makes sense! Tsk, tsk! Old Hu, your talents are wasted outside the business world!" Professor Fang's eyes lit up as he praised him.
But then he frowned. "Still, a quantity that large would cost nearly fifty billion Renminbi. What are you planning to pay with?"
"Classified technology and weapons involving national security are out of the question. I think the higher-ups will ultimately favor paying in Renminbi!"
"Hmm. Why do you think they're always interested in weapons, equipment, and technology? Could they have been sent by an enemy country..."
"That seems unlikely. We're not idiots. Why would we sell them anything critical? Would they give us such a huge benefit just to gamble on us losing our minds?
"If they