What?
Feng Shan had just heard the biggest joke since he'd arrived in Alaska.
Something this serious had happened, and the state troopers were saying they couldn't come until tomorrow? 'Is this what they call efficient?'
"Kivalina doesn't have a police station?"
Feng Shan raised his voice, asking again.
His voice, laced with suppressed rage and disbelief, rang out with startling clarity in the quiet living room.
His second question was met with silence once more.
The atmosphere in the living room grew heavier, helplessness and resignation written on every face.
Louise lowered her head, her eyes dim. "Kivalina doesn't have a law enforcement agency. When a crime happens, all we can do is report it to the nearest city and wait for the state troopers to arrive. We've been applying to the state government for the VPSO program for five years straight, and we've never been approved."
