"I guess you don't need my help anymore," Ren finally said just in time for Kiyoshi to drive the car over to them.
Haruki's eyes widened as he turned to look at the man beside him. "I . . ." Haruki began to say something but he could not complete the sentence. First, he was baffled that Ren said something like that and second, he was confused by what Ren meant.
"Go on," Ren said when Kiyoshi got down from the car and walked over to them.
Haruki ignored Kiyoshi and turned to Ren. He looked very serious as he said, "I need you around. I might have not included you in what I did this time and I have come to acknowledge that it is an absolute mess and with the mess I have made, I need someone as smart as you are to clean it all up."
It was Ren's turn to look astonished. He looked around before his gaze fell on Haruki again.