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“We have to assu to be?”

Saht for a moment “As close to the truth as possible We caot lost and wandered around until they found us If they push, just stick with ‘I’m not sure’ Unless they found our equipment, they can’t prove

otherwise”

“Got it And providing we don’t get thrown into a Nepali prison for some obscure crime?”

“We’ll need to retrieve the—”

Saaze through theto the far left side of the squad roo at the threshold were Russell and Marjorie King

“I wish I could say I was surprised,” Remi muttered

“Just as we suspected”

Across the squad roo twins and hurried over to where they were standing The trio began talking back and forth Though neither Saeant’s mannerisms and posture told the tale: he was subservient, if not a little frightened Finally the sergeant nodded and hurried back into the squad room Russell and Marjorie stepped back into the hallway

A few eant and one of his underlings stepped inside They took the seats opposite the Fargos The sergeant spoke Nepali for a few seconds, then nodded to his underling, who said in heavily accented but decent English, “My sergeant has asked that I translate our conversation Is this acceptable?”

Sam and Remi nodded

The sergeant spoke, and a few seconds later the translation came: “If you would, please confirm your identities”

Sam replied, “Have we been arrested?”

“No,” the officer replied “You are being temporarily detained”

“On what grounds?”