[ The joke makes him laugh, as much from surprise as anything. He walked right into that one. But the question...

He chooses his words carefully. ] I've met a lot of liars. Doing what I do. Over time you have to learn to see through them, to some extent, if you don't want to end up fucking stabbed. [ Yes, more stabbing. ] You have to be able to tell "probably harmless" from "there's something wrong with that dude." You know? And there's something wrong with that Akechi.