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“Done,” Officer Radhikropunanga said.
“Thank you, Rad…,” Xiaobo said.
“How’s it going?” Radhikropunanga asked.
“Fine. Take a look. Then I’ll show you so you can maintain contact with ITC.”
“Me?”
“Yes. I don’t have much more choice, do I?”
“Thank you for trusting me,” Radhikropunanga muttered insulted.
While contacting the ITC, Xiaobo briefly gave the rookie text and explanations about how the outdated system worked. It took a while for someone at ITC to respond. On the small screen a blurry image of a young woman appeared. She wore a blue uniform with thin white stripes on it. The blurry image seemed to vibrate even more as a result. The delay in the sound made the conversation even more difficult. When the woman moved her mouth, it took another split second for the sound to be
