"He didn't take it?"
"No. From what we see, he looked at it and then allowed his attendant to return it."
"Does he not have it? Or is he simply playing the long game?"
"Does it matter? We just have to kill him either way. I don't know why you insisted on putting the formula up for exchange. This is extremely dangerous."
"It doesn't matter. We already know what is on that piece."
"Yes, but others don't know we have it. That piece contains the most critical elements of the formula. Someone clever enough, who also knows the original purpose of the formula, could reverse-engineer it all from just those two."
"Mm, and what else does it mean that those critical elements are on there?"
"You mean to say that if he or anyone else starts trading for those two items, then we know the truth?"
"Not only that, but don't we already control over 90% of the supply? What can he do about it even if he knows, other than fall into our palms?"
"I see… I understand."
