Gwan was dumbfounded. He never knew that a simple information-gathering could be this expensive.
"All I am asking for is some background information."
"Of course, you are just asking for that. That doesn't mean it wouldn't be dangerous for me. If the other party is too dangerous, I need to rethink whether it would impact my other interests and if it does, I need to reevaluate the pros and cons before deciding to proceed with the task or not.
If the importance of information is too high and the price is high as well, I would be proceeding with it or I would just quit.
There are many other factors like this."
"So the cost of the information would be based on how important it is for me, rather than how much trouble you have to go through."
"Something along those lines."
"What if the importance is too minuscule and the risk is too high?"
