NASA headquarters, United States.
A researcher wearing gold-rimmed glasses yawned as he pushed open the office door and slowly walked over to the coffee machine.
While waiting for his coffee, he turned to glance at the clock nearby.
8:30 a.m.
No wonder the office was deserted...
A flicker of annoyance crossed the researcher's eyes.
If that damned alarm clock hadn't malfunctioned, he wouldn't have come to the office so early!
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
As the researcher silently fumed, a piercing alarm sounded from a nearby computer.
He froze for a moment, then hurriedly reached over to switch off the coffee machine and strode toward the computer sounding the alarm.
At the sight of the flashing bright-red alert on the screen, his pupils abruptly contracted!
"Jesus... what is Xia Country planning this time...?"
There was no time to think. He turned, grabbed the phone nearby, and dialed a number!
"Quick! Put me through to Director Morton!"
A few minutes later, Morton's groggy voice came through the receiver. Clearly, he hadn't gotten out of bed yet.
"Hello? Who is this?"
Watching the alert grow increasingly vivid, the researcher became even more anxious. "Director Morton, we have a situation!"
"Our satellites have detected Xia Country's Black Lady One taking off again!"
"What?!" The moment Morton heard that, every trace of sleepiness vanished.
He held his phone in one hand and grabbed the clothes beside his bed with the other. "Damn it, where is it now?!"
"..." The researcher swallowed, his pupils trembling slightly. "Right above us."
Morton's breath caught sharply, and his pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints!
Lawrence was an astronomy enthusiast.
To get a better view of the stars, he had specially converted the roof of his villa into an observatory dome.
At 8:30 that morning, Lawrence ate breakfast while adjusting