He flinches at the remark about his conscience, but as usual, Akechi is already looking away. Not that Ren has the right to be bitter about that. When Akechi is done texting... whoever, probably Haru... Ren leans across the counter a little to look at the picture.

"Yeah. They look good in here. Yusuke would want to paint them, I bet." See? He can talk. He can make an effort not to mope. "You're right, though. I'm not actually interested in the rules of evidence. I just want to hear you talk about them."

That part is true, though. It was always true.