Tachibana remains quiet for a moment after Ryoma gives his answer. His expression does not change much, but there is a subtle shift in the way he studies the young boxer, as if reassessing the value of what he is hearing.
"I appreciate the information," Tachibana finally says, his tone returning to professional distance. "But we already have specialists handling criminal profiling and interrogation. We will proceed through standard procedure."
He pauses briefly, then continues. "Still… about Hugo Ramirez. You seem unusually certain for someone making an external assumption. Why him?"
Ryoma shrugs. "Because I've been dealing with people like him for years."
Neither Tachibana nor Shibata interrupts. They know that's not enough to make an assumption, so they let Ryoma continues.
"Go on," Tachibana says.
