"I didn't know who else to trust," Alastair admitted. "He's got the best network for information in the city, no doubt about that. But...I didn't think the cops could get to you in time. I don't even know any of them, or whether I can trust them - and Kyosuke doesn't at all." It slipped out that time, but he plunged on regardless. "The two of us tracked down that hideout in an hour or so."