[ Kim gives it serious thought for a moment. He's an excellent detective. That's not a secret. He wouldn't be a detective if he wasn't good at his job, not with the disadvantages he's working with. Other than his job-related talents, what can he do, really? He has hobbies, of course, but he knows that in his hobbies, he in no way exceeds a professional. And they are all very ordinary hobbies. ]
Sorry to disappoint you, [ he says flatly, not displeased but certainly not convinced of Matoba's assumption, ] but I'm not in possession of any secret talents. If I were, I certainly wouldn't keep them a secret. I wouldn't benefit from that. [ He shrugs. ] I'm just normal.
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[ Kim gives it serious thought for a moment. He's an excellent detective. That's not a secret. He wouldn't be a detective if he wasn't good at his job, not with the disadvantages he's working with. Other than his job-related talents, what can he do, really? He has hobbies, of course, but he knows that in his hobbies, he in no way exceeds a professional. And they are all very ordinary hobbies. ]
Sorry to disappoint you, [ he says flatly, not displeased but certainly not convinced of Matoba's assumption, ] but I'm not in possession of any secret talents. If I were, I certainly wouldn't keep them a secret. I wouldn't benefit from that. [ He shrugs. ] I'm just normal.