All the people inside the room sighed incessantly, now truly caught between a rock and a hard place.
They had to either suspend the research, or share the research results with others. Either of these two scenarios was a cost they could not bear.
Just as everyone was silently contemplating, someone suddenly rushed into the room.
Director Wang frowned, "Xiao Ke, what's the hurry?"
Xiao Ke caught his breath and spoke anxiously, "It's bad news. Representatives from several groups in America have also come to demand a share in our research achievements. Otherwise, they will take away their research equipment. There are representatives from a few other countries outside too, making the same demands!"
"What!?" The complexions of everyone in the room changed. Just Japan had made things this complicated, let alone adding several other countries now; this was not just taking advantage of a crisis, but also kicking us while we're down!
