Chapter 53: Strauss Plan
After that, Strauss talked with Photon Fury for a little while longer, then left the private patient room. Oldcowboy frowned at Strauss and only chimed in occasionally during the conversation when asked, but he didn’t contradict anything Strauss had said earlier.
The two men walked out of the hospital toward the parking lot. Once inside the car, and after ensuring no one was around or spying on them, Strauss began speaking.
"You must disapprove of what I said to Ms. Pamela in the patient room regarding Mr. Graham," Strauss said.
"Yeah... I’m not as smart as you, son, so I don’t know exactly what you’re trying to achieve. But you, of all people, know that lad Maximilian didn’t kidnap or kill any children. He used mice with bio-signatures to trick our girl into thinking he had child hostages."
"But what you said to Photon Fury only intensified her misunderstanding. Now that girl probably wants to tear him to pieces."
"Also... didn’t he give you evidence of that traitor faction hiding within the UEC? What were they called again?" the old cowboy asked.
"The Echelon," Strauss replied.
"Yes, the Echelon! And you do this to that lad? What are you planning? Wasn’t he just helping us—no, helping you?" Oldcowboy asked. It was clear he had a strong opinion about Strauss’s actions.
Hearing this, Strauss let out a smirk.