I heard about that. [He won't comment on the part where it's a pity, because to him, it isn't; and the implied competence on his part is an obvious fact. Why should he go out of his way to reinforce what he already knows to be true?]
It's not generally detectives who get involved in conflicts, true. I, however, am an exceptional detective.
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It's not generally detectives who get involved in conflicts, true. I, however, am an exceptional detective.
[... Okay, so he'll go a little out of his way.]