Peacekeepers of the Vast/Diligence Incident
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The Diligence Incident was a galactic espionage operation gone wrong involving the Horkos cell of Peacekeepers. A Vesper Merchant Navy freighter, the VMS Diligence, was discovered to be out of control in hyperspace. The Horkos cell was dispatched to investigate and handle the situation as appropriate.
[Immediately proceed to] coordinates: Origin Sol IV Gate Zero: Perseus Alpha Bouy 1. Level: Galactic Plane. X:950 Y:-551 Z:111 H:1 Intercept independent freighter VMN Diligence before it enters Persa IV's sensor net in 12 hours. Diligence is adrift in hyperspace, believed to be holding sensitive cargo. Mission priorities: 1. Discover why the Diligence is adrift 2. Recover any intelligence assets as appropriate 3. If circumstances warrant, destroy Diligence before it enters the sensor net 4. Investigate Diligence's customers. 5. Report for further instructions at hyperspace relay XR452
The team took control of the freighter, and it was dropped out of hyperspace and into orbit around AZ6-E0012+2571 for further investigation and determination of final disposition. Onboard were found multiple bioprinters that were spinning up to produce some type of bioweapon, a containers' worth of murderous tinbots, and a Solaran Union intelligence service(which?) spy named Rio Sousa dormant in a specialty cyrofreezer.
Agent "Rio Sousa" identity confirmed. Keep her alive until pick up at this location in 48 hours. Investigate the nature of Dilligence cargo. Find out who sent it, find out if anyone was going to buy it. Neutralize them.
The shipping manifest of the Diligence indicated the vessel had departed from Riga bound to Persa IV.
It bought: 174 standard small Cargo containers of various consumer goods 48 standard S containers of various heavy goods It sold: a 174 standard small Cargo containers of various goods 48 standard S containers of various heavy goods
There were 173 intact containers, including the cryofreezer, and 1 destroyed container. 172 of the containers matched with expected manifest; the cryofreezer and tinbot container were not on the original manifest.
Sufficient evidence and all valuable items were obtained from the freighter, at which time it was destroyed in the customary manner.
The Horkos proceeded to Riga.
This seems like an attempt to manufacture a pandemic by an interest who also develops a cure, to sell the cure to the afflicted group. More details are being declassified.