I'll have to build up my network and resources here, too. [It wasn't just a matter of what Akechi had through his father, though he did have a wealth of them there. He had to ingratiate himself in the police force, causing trouble so he could quickly resolve it. And then there was his life. As much as Akechi had no choice but to hand himself over to death, he knew he was leaving behind a life.

Then again, he would have the moment his father was elected.

Either way, there was only one person who knew about the depth of that life. He was sitting across from him now.]

There will undoubtedly be some among our number who'll prove intriguing, if our own cases are anything to make assumptions by. But we'll be wise to go beyond them.

[And, if needed, expose what's necessary to get a leg up. In time, Akechi will be surprised by how ... few people have turned them all in, exposing them to their own benefit.]