From a less in-character viewpoint, Howard needs a reason for them NOT to hand over Xinchub. Or at least, he needs to sufficiently foreshadow the man's ressurrection - although it's gotten to a point where that's unlikely to happen, with all of this build up to that. More likely, they're going to destroy Xinchub's remains to get rid of the ressurrection nanos.
And Tagon is going to be SO disappointed that he only gets paid twice for this job.
"Not this again!" Minerva said. "Albus, it was You-Know-Who, not you, who marked Harry as his equal. There is no possible way that the prophecy could be talking about you!" - Harry Potter and the Method of Rationality, Chapter 84
And Tagon is going to be SO disappointed that he only gets paid twice for this job.
"Not this again!" Minerva said. "Albus, it was You-Know-Who, not you, who marked Harry as his equal. There is no possible way that the prophecy could be talking about you!" - Harry Potter and the Method of Rationality, Chapter 84