A Quiet War

Upon receiving Klautz's hint, Sereck and Keller turned their attention to the dark-haired young man. Rhode kept silent; his expression remained unchanged as if he didn't hear what Klautz said.

"Since Mr. Rhode isn't willing to speak, then let me do it."

Klautz didn't force Rhode even though he kept quiet. He laughed and looked over at Keller who was sitting beside him.

"Mr. Keller, recently the Merchant Association was a little overboard. I've already given a warning on this matter, but these people seemed not to have any sense of remorse. Instead, they suspected that the ore prices had been deliberately lowered all along, damaging their benefits. Which is why I believe that these people would do such a thing." Klautz spoke with a gloomy tone, whereas Keller had a grave expression on his face.