"What does the Defense Department... do?"
"To prevent what happened in the clothing warehouse last night from happening again."
"Then... isn't there a conflict of authority with the military police and the security department?"
"They deal with visible people, we deal with invisible people," said the person on the altar. "If there are no other questions, give me your answer."
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Among the twelve people, ultimately only six did not say "no."
Moritz didn't ask those who refused "why," nor did he try to persuade them otherwise; he simply escorted them out of the Maplestone City Cathedral and arranged for someone to send them away—because even though the great search had ended, the curfew and city gate blockade had not been lifted.
Now, only six junior officers remained in the sanctuary, quietly watching each other.
Isra Nikola was among them.
