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“What are we going to do now, sir?” Officer Radhikropunanga asked Commander Xiaobo.
“Um… What Major Suhrau said. Try to get more information.”
“But what about all the wounded? And remember the dead?”
Xiaobo didn’t know what to do with the situation for a moment. He had gone to the police station hoping to get extra support. Now that the commissioner of this small station turned out to be one of the fatalities of the impact, Xiaobo was suddenly in charge himself.
“Let’s do a brief analysis of the situation,” Laro suggested. “Our friend here,” he said with a nod to Radhikropunanga, “is the only one who knows the local situation. You and me have never been here before. At least I don’t.”
“No. No, neither do I,” Xiaobo agreed.
“Good. Rad, do you have a map for us?”
“Of course,” Offi
