Mountain Eagle was amused by Mori's eagerness to find an opportunity for cooperation...
Then he realized that the people around Mori must be civil servants from the United States, who hold official powers, rather than politicians scrambling in the battle field of Congress.
The lost data and notebooks hit these people's weak spot; once the situation escalated to the stage where high-level politicians had to clean up their mess, they would either be dismissed or have to pay a huge price to repay the favors.
Mori's role as a consultant lies between a civil servant and a politician, touching both sides, but closeness depends on the identity of the person he serves.
This matter itself was unrelated to him; he could always switch to a non-stick role, so although his tone was grave, his attitude was actually very relaxed.
