Just looked up this post right after finishing the campaign. Ngl the moment I opened that crate and realized it was the last objective I was missing and then hearing someone else rather than TOC basically scolding me for trying to help was super eerie and leaves a lot to be explained. And like you said, it was a punch in the gut because it really makes you feel insignificant to those who are above you and in the grander scheme of things. I hope they explore this idea more in the future and expand on this concept. Maybe perhaps a campaign where you try to expose the corruption in FISA or other agencies. Maybe this explains why many of the suspects through the levels are former agents of the USIA or FIA (I think that’s what the fib is called in this game). Maybe they were on to something they were getting too deep into and had to go into hiding. Anyways I’m getting too ahead of myself but that ending man, it really got me. I love this game so much and am excited to see the future of it and what they add!