"The reason why we all know of this criminal is because he is an acquaintance of ours," Arius said.
"Just an acquaintance, though." Carlyle added.
"You can't help but end up knowing a lot of people in this field after all. Knowing who's who, who's a good person to work with, who doesn't play well with others and those who you need to avoid at all costs," Cohen said.
"Only a few you can really end up working with well," Arius said as he looked meaningfully toward Cohen and Carlyle.
"Sometimes, it's just circumstance or chance," Carlyle added with a shrug. "As Cohen said, one really needs to know who's the one dealing with."
Lucius raised a brow at their statement. Most of the time, it was usually Arius who conducted most of the speaking and he was quite upfront and blunt.
It was a straightforward transaction most of the time, but this time, the three men were a little more chatty.