You think he was being controlled by somebody else? [Aoi looks down at his shoes quickly, blinking in rapid succession. He'd figured that he'd read Aoi's file and realized what a shit person he was. Getting his neck snapped was probably no better than he deserved. The glimmer of hope that that wasn't the case... He took a deep, steadying breath.]

We've gotta find the fucker who did this, Akane. And when we do, we make 'em pay.