Davin was standing outside a company building when that day's work finally started closing.
He was not alone. A middle-aged purchasing officer from the company had walked out with him, and the two of them were still talking near the road. Davin had taken the man to a place where people drank after work and relaxed enough to say useful things without feeling interrogated.
"I really enjoyed meeting you," Davin said.
The man smiled. "Same here."
Davin handed him an extra sealed bottle before he could leave.
"Take this as a gift from my side," Davin said. "And call me."
That pleased the man. He accepted the bottle, shook Davin's hand, and walked away in a better mood than he had started with.
Only after that did Davin finally let his smile drop.
He stepped away from the light near the entrance, took out his phone, found Kenji's number, and called.
Kenji answered almost at once.
"How did it go?"
"One more meeting is fixed," Davin said.
On the other side, Kenji sounded pleased.
