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– Anything new, Hans?

– It’s Police, sir!

– Police?

– Yes, sir, they demand we let them into our cargo hold!

– If they so demand – we will comply, but ask them first to hand over their credentials and the search warrant.

– Already requested, sir!

– Well done! What’s their comeback?

– They say they have the right for a secret investigation, and they don’t have to show us anything.

– Then tactic number one!

– Number one, sir?

– Yes, we are washed off! This is not the police! They are swindlers! So we might report to the base if required. Meanwhile, ask them for a copy of the assignment. Write to them that we are on a special mission, that’s why the cargo hold is sealed. They cannot be aboard without Special permission from the Council. Mention that we have requested legal support and expect to receive it within 10 minutes. This is a bluff, of course, as we are in another galaxy, but we will play for time, and let them think over an answer. Turn on the accelerator! While it stabilizes, we will prepare for the jump. Also let’s put something heavy in the transfer device just in case. I thought we had a faulty buoy or something.

– Why, sir?

– Tactic number two, Hans! This is not taught at the Academy!

– What good might it do?

– If they still try to get on board through the TD and don’t check the volume, as they usually do, then the first thing to meet them here will be this very buoy and any other rubbish that we can find for the good of the System!

– Serving the System, sir!

– No time for that now, Hans! Go look for trash in the cargo hold and we wash off!