In the opulent office of the president, Mordegavin sat on his boss's chair, pondering over the mysterious disappearance of four lithography machines that had fallen into the sea. As the weight of ordering four more machines burdened his mind, Mordegavin couldn't shake off the discomfort that came with their exorbitant price tags. The baffling question lingered: Where had those machines vanished? Could the search efforts have overlooked certain areas?
With furrowed brows, Mordegavin found solace in the flickering flame of his lit cigar. The rhythmic knock on his door interrupted his contemplation, prompting him to call, "Come in."
The door swung open, revealing Ernesta, one of the high-ranking personnel within the company. Ernesta had spearheaded the search operations for Nibik Semiconductor Company two months ago when a transport plane carrying the precious photolithography machines crashed.