Are you saying I could gain the upper hand more easily?

[Heizou knows when he has a foothold in a conversation and has no issues with being seen as irritating in any respect. This man strikes him as the kind of person to leave if he decides he no longer wants to participate in a situation and yet here he sits, still.

The detective nudges his foot right back.]

I think you're enjoying it. Or does someone openly appreciating you for things other than your towering intellect embarrass you? [He makes a small gesture with one hand.] I could talk about that instead I suppose, but I do hate to pass up low hanging fruit when it comes to... appreciation.

[Flirting. He means flirting.]