"Hans, I didn't stay for long in Pelan City. I only taught David Bodywork and how to use a warhammer. I didn't teach him anything else, but as I said, David is a genius and he's extremely good at Electronic Warfare. Did you know about that?" Galen asked after answering the question.
"Galen, are you mistaken? How can David be good at Electronic Warfare Retaliation? He's doing poorly in all his subjects. How could he have what it takes to learn all that!?!" asked Hans, genuinely surprised this time.
"Hans, you really need to get to know your child better. David can locate the traps in the security system and control them. With that level of skill, he is definitely competent enough to get a decent job at any major software company," Galen said while shaking his head.
"So, there's a real possibility that Mr. Strat could have been killed by David?" Hans asked softly.
"It doesn't matter if it was him or not. However, Mr. Strat's lead is now broken. It's going to be much more difficult to find out who's really out to get David!" Galen exclaimed. He did not care if David was the one who killed Strat or not. As long as no one found out, he would be fine.
Hans was not a simple person, having come back alive from a near-death situation in Battlestar after having achieved some great things. Although he had lost his ability to fight, he still had good judgment.
In fact, he had discovered that Amos had been spying on David a long time ago. Although Amos' death cut off all direct evidence, the only person who could command Amos was Mr. Strat.
Although Hans did not intervene with matters at work, the incident this time involved David and his wife's father, Mr. Strat. Hence, he requested the professionals of the Law Department to look into the matter.
Except for Galen, no one else knew that he was investigating the matter.
He had even discovered that there was a force behind Mr. Strat, helping him grow his hotel and influence, but he couldn't find out who the force was.
"I have a good relationship with the military. I'll try to find out more about this, and if I do find out that it has something to do with David, you may have to use your connections to take David away in advance!" Hans pleaded, which was rare for him.
"Don't worry, it's a small matter. But in my opinion, David is incapable of hacking into the military city defense system. So, someone should have helped him!" Galen suggested with a chuckle.
He had spent about the same amount of time with David as Maron had, but he knew David better than Maron did.
The murderous intent in David's body showed that David was not the kind of person to stay quiet and wait patiently after being attacked. That was a vengeful character that only armorers should have.
If David did not want to become an ordinary man, he had to experience the battlefield and that killing intent would protect him.
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"Strat is dead?" Trainer Jeremy's eyes were filled with horror as he looked at the information on his identity bracelet.
As soon as he saw that David was not far from the long-range sniper cannon that had fired the fatal shot that killed Mr. Strat, he became certain that David was the killer.
That psychic sensing was his ability, which he had gained from the recuperation of his soul.
Mr. Strat's sudden death had broken his set-ups in Pelan City and caused his plan to be delayed by at least a few years.
There was a flash of white light on his body, after which he subconsciously crushed the alloy cup in his hand into a mass of iron.
He seemed to have sensed that he had lost his temper. He tossed the iron mass in his hand into the garbage can to the side.
If anyone was there, they would be able to discover just how powerful Trainer Jeremy was. He could squeeze the alloy cup into an iron ball with just hands, without any injury at all. That showed that he was extremely strong and had incomparable physical strength.
However, in this regard, he was different from ordinary armorers. Armorers without armor were still strong but their physical strength would not exceed that of an ordinary person by much.
The thing that stood out, however, was the white beam of light that flashed on Trainer Jeremy's body. The momentary burst of power contained a special technique.
"Strat's dead, but we still have to get that Statesman's title. We have to plan everything all over again!" Trainer Jeremy muttered under his breath, restoring his usual appearance.
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Mr. Strat's death had shocked everyone in Pelan City. However, with Hans, the 'Statesman', around, no one took advantage of the opportunity to encroach on the interests of Strat Hotel.
It wasn't that the other businessmen did not want to do so, but rather, they felt that those interests were not worth offending a Statesman.
As the daughter of Mr. Strat, Bersha took on the position of the owner of the Strat Hotel, which had to do with the fact that Hans had a civil position. Hence, Bersha was the only possible candidate to take over the Strat Hotel.
Surprisingly, the entire Strat Hotel wasn't in chaos because of that major incident. Everything regarding the handover was still carried out in an orderly manner and the operations were still running smoothly, as per usual.
That was actually because of Hans. Although Bersha had legally taken over the Strat Hotel, everyone knew that Bersha was a pampered heiress who was beautiful and would have no problem living comfortably in luxury. However, it would be a tall order for her to take over the management of her family's hotel.
Hence, Hans was the only person who could truly manage the hotel.
All the employees of the hotel were thrilled to have a Statesman as the owner of the hotel. It was true that Hans usually did not have much work to do. He had to manage the Strat Hotel together with his wife, while also looking to recruit more professional managers.
Of course, the reason that Hans intervened in the company's affairs did not involve any interests at all. He just wanted to find clues that would lead to the mastermind.
However, he did not expect David to have already erased all the clues. The entirety of the Strat Hotel was as clean as a blank sheet of paper.
Hans had been concerned about the fact that Mr. Strat's death might have something to do with David. However, after hearing the military's statement, the fear and worry within him disappeared.
"Due to the negligence of Staff Sergeant Harold of the military, the long-range sniper cannon defending the city malfunctioned and caused the death of a citizen. The military is deeply sorry for this and will sanction Staff Sergeant Harold in a fair and just manner!"
The military did not explain the specific course of events in the statement at all, let alone propose a specific verdict. The entire statement was vague and perfunctory.
Naturally, that was also related to Hans' attitude. The military had asked for Hans' opinion earlier and Hans asked for a low-profile settlement of the matter, thinking that it might have something to do with David.
That was exactly what the military wanted. They, too, did not want to make a big deal out of this matter. Thus, Lieutenant Eden accepted a favor from Hans.
Hence, this time, even Mr. Strat, a man of such a high status, became a citizen who was mentioned in the statement.
In just one day, the buzz about Mr. Strat's death had mostly died down, something that Mr. Strat probably hadn't expected.
In the evening, David received a message from Hans and Maron each. They were both about the outcome of Mr. Strat's death.
On the one hand, the City Defense Brigade submitted an application to the higher-ups and requested experts to come and inspect the city defense system. The entire process could take up to three days.
However, it was stated in the report that the City Defense Brigade had a greater suspicion that Staff Sergeant Harold's failure to terminate all access and failure to close the doors had allowed some small insects to fly into the room and touch the controls, which triggered the long-range sniper cannon.
They could only say that the bullet struck Mr. Strat from accurately at 4.6 kilometers away because he was down on luck.
It was especially so since the surveillance equipment set up outside the control room did not detect anyone entering the control room at all. Besides, Staff Sergeant Harold had dug a grave for himself by switching off the surveillance equipment inside the control room.
Of course, he wasn't the only one who shut down the internal surveillance equipment. There were many control rooms throughout the premises of the City Defense Brigade that had their internal surveillance equipment shut down as well.
However, it was the absence of the surveillance equipment in the first place that caused most of the blame to be put on Staff Sergeant Harold's shoulders.
At the same time, the City Defense Brigade underwent an extensive reform, where all military personnel were put through a reeducation program. The most standard military standards began to be reinforced at every segment as well.
The military police even increased their patrol frequency, the entirety of the City Defense Brigade going into a phase of severe enforcement on military discipline.
The resulting benefit was that the City Defense Brigade's military combat strength improved greatly. Thus, no one would dare to break the rules again, at least for the time being.
Hans did not mention his suspicions. Instead, Maron was the one who stated in his message to David that the military did not mention anything in their report about the presence of the two of them when the incident had occurred.
Lieutenant Eden had specially contacted Mayor Bernard because of the matter and explained everything to him. He did so partly because of Mayor Bernard's account and also because he owed Hans a favor.