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Officer Radhikropunanga looked at the other men in dismay. “Can they just do that?”
“Unfortunately, Rad, they can,” Xiaobo said. “The importance of society always prefers to that of a relatively small group of people like here on Affix.”
“Correct,” Major Suhrau said. “Although the presence of an unknown alien power has not been formally confirmed, we must take it for granted. The protocol stipulates that we must take all possible precautions to prevent uncontrolled contact with people.”
“Well, sounds like too little too late,” agent Radhikropunanga quipped. “These men have already been in contact with the… the… What are they actually named?”
“I already understood that,” Suhrau said.
“What did you understand?” Laro asked against his better judgment.
“That you and Commander Xiaobo
