"What exactly is going on?" Mary whispered, lowering her voice.
Frank frowned deeply. "I don't know... this guy just showed up out of nowhere, claiming he's some big shot from the NCRIEB. I've never even heard of that department. He has my credentials and knows my service record... I honestly can't tell if he's real or fake.
But he's got some high-tech gadget with him. That thing is definitely cutting-edge equipment, not something ordinary people could get their hands on."
"What he's saying might be true, but then again, it seems impossible... I don't dare offend him though. If he really is some government official, we'd be in trouble."
"Hiss, oh my." Mary said worriedly. "We haven't run into a scammer, have we? Frank, you need to keep your wits about you. You were just a regular soldi
