Shocked, Takagi thought for a few seconds, then shook his head. "Detective Luke, Mr. Weyland can't be involved in this. He…"
Looking at Luke and recalling the important information that the young man had just told him, he said in an even lower voice, "Mr. Weyland comes from a long line of congressmen. They're hardcore Republicans."
Luke got it.
Nobody would believe that a bigshot from a family like that would be involved with extremists.
Unlike the new generation of citizens, who were hot-blooded and easily swayed, families like that had deep foundations and were taught since childhood to hold power; they were more likely to dupe extremists, not the other way round.
Thoughts flashed through Luke's head, and he gave a light nod. "If that's the case, ask him to hurry up. I'll walk both of you out."
Takagi, however, forced a smile. "Well… There's a minor problem."
Luke asked, "What is it? Is it very hard to convince this Mr. Weyland?"
