“It is certainly not a field for everyone.” That was understating it by a lot on Subaru’s part. Going into the details would bore nearly anyone to tears.
“Cold cases?” That would definitely be a bit on the risky side for Hakuba, if he stuck around these parts and more and more Organization murders kept going cold. The more people snooping around without an inkling of the danger, the more likely they’d get in harm’s way accidentally. “Any particular reason or is it just due to it sounding interesting?”
“Ah…” Hakuba wondered how to answer the question without giving too much information, both to save himself embarrassment, and to not talk the poor man’s ear off. “It seems to me that there is quite a bit of work to do in that regard… and I’ve become used to cleaning up the other, ah, less patient and thorough… colleagues of mine."
The detective cleared his throat with a small, polite cough, and looked back at the counter, waiting on the tea – which was nearly ready. "Fact-checking is something that I very much enjoy doing… and seeking to find closure when all other hope is lost seems a rather noble cause."