Once the retrieval and inspection were done, Thomas Greene spoke to Michael on a private channel.
"So, Mr. Reyes, everything seems to have gone smoothly. No one suspects anything, thanks to your foresight," Greene said in relief.
"Good to hear, Mr. President," Michael replied, leaning back in his chair. "The erasure system worked as intended. The satellite is now just a piece of scrap metal in their eyes."
Greene exhaled deeply. "We dodged a bullet there. The joint operation was a diplomatic tightrope, but we managed to pull it off. Now, we need to focus on the next steps."
"Indeed," Michael said, swiveling his chair to look out the window. "What's your plan moving forward?"
"Well…in order for this thing to not happen again in our future operations, we'd like to go forward with buying your satellites and everything in it."
