[ Ryou is such a great pal gosh WELL GUESS WHAT Phoenix is unbothered. Or at least he appears to be. ]

Yep... it's fortunate for Mei that things worked out in her favour. [ He does mean it since he feels terrible for using her to get to Yuyuko. And... poisoning her too I guess.... ]

It's more dramatic that way. When they see us suffering whether we catch the true killer or not. It's rigged so we can't win.