"General McKay? This is Minister Li. On behalf of Huaguo, I demand that you immediately halt Dawn Angel's military strike." A calm male voice came from the black phone. Though quiet, it carried a tone that brooked no refusal.
"Minister, you may be an important figure in Huaguo, but that hardly gives you the right to order the British Commonwealth around, does it?" the hawk-nosed White Man replied coldly.
"Our reconnaissance satellites have detected that your military satellite, Dawn Angel, is targeting our citizen with its orbital laser cannon and has already carried out one strike. If you proceed with a second strike, our military satellite, the Heavenly Palace, will immediately launch a simultaneous military-grade strike against Dawn Angel," Minister Li said bluntly over the phone.
The moment he finished, a staff member's alarmed report rang out from a corner of the hall:
"General, Huaguo's military satellite, the Heavenly Palace, is locking onto our Dawn Angel. We've detected that the Heavenly Palace's orbital laser cannon is charging in sync with ours. Please issue countermeasure orders immediately!"
"Minister Li, have you gone mad? Do you know what will happen if our countries' military satellites attack each other?" General McKay's expression changed drastically, and he roared into the phone.
"Of course I do. But according to the Peace Agreement signed by all nations three years ago, military-grade attacks such as orbital cannon strikes are permitted only against extraterrestrial life. Any other military-grade attack against another country is considered a violation of that agreement and will incur sanctions from those people. We could even lose their future technological support. This time, it was your British Commonwealth that violated the agreement first," Minister Li said without a trace of emotion.
"Hmph, haven't you got your facts wrong? When did our orbital cannon ever attack