this moment, the White House spokesperson felt not only rxed but also very pleased.


    She knew very well that through her efforts, the potential negative impact of this incident had been minimized.


    Preparing for crisismunication in such a short time and achieving such a favorable oue was a ssic case study in White House crisis management.


    All of this was thanks to herposure under pressure, her quick reaction, and her sound strategy.


    She believed that after this incident, her presence in the White House would reach a new peak.


    So, with only ten seconds left in the scheduled press conference, she confidently walked into the press room with a smile.


    The room was instantly illuminated by a barrage of shes, the shutters clicking incessantly. Facing the countless shes, the spokesperson showed no difort or tension, but instead smiled throughout as she approached the podium and began, “I apologize for keeping you all waiting. Before we begin today’s press conference, I would like to apologize for the dy; our press conference will be twenty minutester than scheduled.”The room erupted inmotion. Everyone was waiting for the White House to provide an exnation to the world regarding the incident in Antarctica. They had assumed that the White House would quickly release this major news story after holding a press conference so soon. However, the press conference was suddenly postponed.


    The spokesperson then announced, “The reason for the postponement is that in 10 minutes, Japan will hold an emergency press conference in their country before ours. So, if you want to know about the situation in Antarctica, please wait until Japan finishes its press conference. Ourrge screen will broadcast it live, so don’t worry. In 10 minutes, I will be watching the press conference with you.”


    The room was immediately filled with unease. They hadn’t received any notification from Japan about the uing press conference. This was mainly because the Japanese side knew that taking the me for something like this was unseemly, so they held the press conference as quickly as possible, with as few people as possible—ideally, no reporters at all. They wanted to simply exin the situation to the cameras and then end the session quickly, thus avoiding a potentially embarrassing Q&A session. If someone asked a question that contradicted their ims, the answer would be extremely awkward.


    Because the other party involved in this matter is the Japanese scientific expedition team, everyone is eager to know how the Japanese government will respond.


    So, everyone patiently awaited the Japanese press conference.


    Ten minutes passed quickly.


    Therge screen switched to footage from the Japanese press conference.


    Interestingly, Japan hadn’t invited any media; only one person was present in the entire hall—their spokesperson.


    He looked slightly embarrassed, adjusted his sses, took a deep breath, and then stepped onto the stage.