[Atsushi was worried for a moment that he'd been too offensive; this guy looked a bit embarrassed. He'd probably had a lot of comments on his height.]

There are lots of tiny strong people, of course! It was just um, an observation! And it must be great for undercover work because no one would ever think that- uh...

[Think that you're a cop because you look like a child. He fiddles with the zipper on his jacket, avoiding eye contact. He was trying to apologize for making assumptions, but it wasn't coming out right. At least the police officer was giving him some information; he wasn't a complete failure in this role thing yet. Now that he was warm again, he was focusing more on what he was supposed to be doing.]

That's a great reason! The world needs more people like you; there's not enough people who really care.

[This guy really wanted to protect and help people, and maybe he would. Maybe no one had to die. If... if he wasn't part of the cult. Was he? Atsushi couldn't imagine such a person being involved in that, but then he could say the same about himself. But he did mention his partner was more uptight; maybe he wasn't as law-abiding as he seemed. Atsushi wasn't going to outright ask about possible cult involvement, but it could be hinted at.]

Is there less crime here than where you worked before? Can't be too much going on in such a small place.