Handling

"Hans, I haven't been in Peilan City for long. I only taught David Body Technique and the warhammer; I didn't teach him anything else. But I have said before that David is a genius. He possesses exceptionally good electronic warfare skills. Did you know that?" Gallen asked after answering.

"Gallen, are you mistaken? How could David possibly know electronic warfare? His grades in every subject are poor; where would he have the level to learn electronic warfare!" Hans was truly shocked this time, and he said in disbelief.

"Hans, you really need to get to know your child better. David can identify traps in security systems and then take control of them. This level of skill is enough to enter any large software company and land a decent job," Gallen said, shaking his head.

"Then is it really possible that Mr. Steer was taken out by David?" Hans said softly.

"Whether it was him or not doesn't matter. It's just that the lead on Mr. Steer has been cut off, making it even more troublesome to find out who exactly wanted to deal with David!" Gallen didn't care whether David was the killer; as long as it couldn't be proven, there was no issue.

Hans, who had returned alive after performing monumental feats on the life-or-death War Star, was not a simple man at all. Although he had lost his ability to fight, his judgment remained.

In fact, ever since he discovered Amos monitoring David, although Amos had been killed and the direct evidence severed, the only person who could have commanded Amos was Mr. Steer.

Although Hans did not usually involve himself in affairs, since it concerned David and his wife's father, Mr. Steer, he had requested professionals from the Department of Justice to investigate the matter.

However, apart from Gallen, no one else knew he was investigating this.

He had even discovered that there was a faction behind Mr. Steer. This faction had been helping Mr. Steer, allowing his hotel to develop rapidly and its influence to grow constantly, but he could not find out who the faction behind it actually was.

"I have a good relationship with the military. I will inquire more about this matter. If it is really found to be related to David, I might need you to exert some effort on your end to take David away in advance!" Hans pleaded, which was a rare occurrence for him.

"Rest assured, this is a small matter. But in my opinion, David does not have the ability to break through the military city defense system; someone must have helped him!" Gallen said with a smile.

He had spent about as much time with David as Myron had, but he understood David better than Myron did.

The killing intent on David showed that he was not the type to sit quietly when someone came knocking at his door. This kind of character, where every grievance must be repaid, was exactly what a warrior should have.

As long as David did not want to become an ordinary person, the battlefield was something he had to experience. This killing intent could protect him.

"Steer is dead?" Trainer Jeremy looked at the intelligence on his Identity Bracelet, his eyes flashing with shock.

When he saw that David was not far from the Long-Range Sniper Cannon that had fired the shot to kill Mr. Steer, he immediately concluded that David was the culprit.

This vague intuition was his ability; the cultivation of his soul had granted him this power.

Mr. Steer's sudden death had disrupted his arrangements in Peilan City, delaying his plans by at least a few years.

A white light flashed across his body, and then the alloy cup in his hand was crushed into an iron ball by his unintentional action.

He seemed to sense his loss of composure and threw the iron ball into the trash can beside him.

If anyone were here, they would be able to discover the strength of Trainer Jeremy. Just his hands alone could crush an alloy cup into an iron ball, yet his hands were completely unharmed, which showed that his strength was immense and his physical toughness was also incredibly formidable.

In this regard, he was different from ordinary Armored Warriors. When Armored Warriors were not wearing armor, their own strength was great, but their physical toughness did not exceed that of ordinary people by too much.

The most different thing was the white light that flashed on Trainer Jeremy; that momentary burst of power must have involved some kind of special technique.

"Steer is dead, but the title of 'National Scholar' must be obtained. Everything must be replanned!" Trainer Jeremy returned to his previous state, muttering to himself.

Mr. Steer's death shocked Peilan City, but with Hans, a holder of the 'National Scholar' title, present, no one dared to use this opportunity to seize the interests of the Steer Hotel.

It was not that other businessmen did not want to, but it was not worth offending a 'National Scholar' for these interests.

Bertha, as Mr. Steer's daughter, became the owner of the Steer Hotel. Of course, this was also related to Hans holding a public office; only Bertha could take over the Steer Hotel.

Surprisingly, the entire Steer Hotel did not fall into chaos because of this huge accident. Through an orderly handover, all work continued to operate normally.

This was still related to Hans. Although it was said that Bertha had taken over the Steer Hotel, everyone knew that Bertha was just a young lady; she was beautiful and fine with living a life of ease and enjoyment, but asking her to manage a family hotel was asking too much.

Therefore, the person who truly managed it could only be Hans, and having a 'National Scholar' as the owner of the hotel made everyone in the hotel extremely happy.

Hans usually didn't have much work, so he could only manage the work of the Steer Hotel together with his wife, while also looking for more professional management personnel.

Of course, the reason Hans intervened in the company's affairs was not because he cared about the profits, but because he wanted to find clues about the person behind the scenes.

However, he did not expect that David had long since wiped away all the clues, and the entire Steer Hotel was as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

The matter Hans had been worried about—that Mr. Steer's death might be related to David—was dispelled by the military's statement.

"Due to the dereliction of duty by Sergeant Harold of the military, the Long-Range Sniper Cannon defending the city experienced abnormal operation, causing the death of one citizen in this accident. The military deeply regrets this and will justly adjudicate Sergeant Harold!"

In the entire statement, the military did not explain the specific process of the event at all, let alone propose a specific verdict, all of which was vaguely glossed over.

This was naturally related to Hans's attitude. The military had asked for Hans's opinion beforehand, and Hans, thinking it might be related to David, naturally wanted to resolve it in a low-key manner.

This aligned with the military's wishes; they also did not want to make a big deal out of this, and Lieutenant Eaton also owed Hans this favor.

Therefore, in this statement, even someone with as high a status as Mr. Steer became just "one citizen" in the statement.

In just one day, the impact of Mr. Steer's death had mostly disappeared. Mr. Steer probably never expected that his own death would be so insignificant.

In the evening, David received messages from Hans and Myron, both regarding the handling of Mr. Steer's death.

As for the city defense brigade, they had applied for experts to come and inspect the city defense system, which might take three days.

But in the report, the city defense brigade's greater suspicion was that Sergeant Harold had not closed the permissions and had not closed the access control, allowing some small flying insects to touch the control instrument, thereby triggering the Long-Range Sniper Cannon.

As for why it hit Mr. Steer 4.6 kilometers away so accurately, one could only say that Mr. Steer was unlucky.

In particular, the surveillance equipment set up outside the control room did not detect anyone entering the control room at all, and Sergeant Harold had foolishly turned off the surveillance equipment inside the control room.

Of course, he was not the only one who did this; in the entire city defense brigade, many control rooms had their internal surveillance equipment turned off.

However, it was precisely because there were no surveillance devices that most of the responsibility was dumped onto Sergeant Harold.

At the same time, the City Defense Force underwent a large-scale reorganization; all soldiers were re-educated, and every link in the chain began to implement the most rigorous military standards.

The military police increased their patrol intensity even further, and the entire City Defense Force entered a phase of strictly cracking down on military discipline.

The benefit brought about by this was that the combat effectiveness of the City Defense Force took on a brand-new look; at the very least, no one would dare to violate regulations again in the short term.

Hans did not mention his own suspicions, but instead, Myron mentioned in a message that the military report did not mention the presence of either of them at the scene at all.

Lieutenant Eaton specifically contacted Mayor Bernard regarding this to explain the situation; this was partly due to Mayor Bernard's influence, and even more so because Lieutenant Eaton owed Hans a favor.