Editing Jim (section)

=== The Revelation and Confrontation with Hans ===
After Alexa returned the USB stick to Hans, she took the time to analyze the data she had copied. What she found disturbed her, hidden within the files was evidence that Hans had been involved in the kidnapping of Jim’s wife years ago. He had accepted a contract for the operation from the father of Jim’s wife, to deliver her to the warehouse where she met her fate.

Alexa called Jim and told him that he needed to see something at her agency. There, she revealed everything with proof. The revelation shook Jim to his core. He had despised the Yakuza for years, holding them responsible for his wife’s death, but now he learned that Hans had played a direct role in her suffering. Jim wasted no time and arranged a meeting with Hans, under the cover of a 'concluding business meeting', at the Galileo Observatory.

At the meeting, Jim confronted Hans, leveling his classic Navy Revolver at him. Hans immediately recognized the weapon as the heirloom of the famous Armstrong family and tried to ask about its significance, but Jim cut him off, making it clear that this was not a conversation, this was judgment. Hans, sensing his fate, spoke calmly, asking Jim if it was worth killing off another family, reminding him of the cycle of violence he had been trapped in for years.

Jim hesitated. Everything in him told him to pull the trigger, to avenge his wife. But as he stared Hans down, he realized that revenge had never brought him peace before, and it wouldn’t now. In the end, Jim lowered his revolver and spared Hans, warning him never to return to Los Santos. Hans, understanding the gravity of the situation, left without another word.

Though Jim had let him live, the encounter left him unsettled. He had spent years chasing ghosts, seeking retribution, but for the first time, he had chosen restraint. Whether it was wisdom or weakness, only time would tell.