Soujirou thought about a job and nodded his head lightly at the suggestion.
He'd thought about that too when he'd first come to Kyoto. Jail of course had interrupted his plans and then the course of events of the day. But he would need one eventually, if he stayed in Kyoto. Saitou was being generous,
but it would run out sooner than later and he'd have to be able to afford a room for winter.

When Saitou mentioned working he Cho, he couldn't hide his surprise at such a suggestion.. Chou and the other men there. he had a suspicion he wouldn't get along very well with them if he stayed there for long. Besides that,
there was something strange about working for the police after trying to overthrow the government. However beneficial to them, it did seem a fair bit odd.

"I vanished before the government could offer me a deal." He said, checking to see if the tea had seeped enough. " But, I don't know if I could bring myself to work for the meji." he murmured, lid making a light clink as he replaced it and waited a bit longer.

. "And I would probably cause more problems being there, than I would help solve.Chou isn't fond of me. neither would be you rmen, either I think."

Souji was hesitant to make a decision either way however and indecision lingered in his voice, He wasn't really sure if it was a real offer,
besides that. But it was an interesting idea. If nothing else worked out,
there was that.

He poured a cup of tea and offered it to Saitou.

"Ayumi-san.the waitress. mentioned your wife was out of town. Is she away on business or just to visit?" he asked. He'd suspected there had be a reason Saitou had enough free time to be here and not with his family. His wife's absence was as good a reason as any to busy oneself with work and explained,
in his mind why the man was here so late in the evening, when a married man should be heading home to his wife.