It worked. Just as Han planned, the ploy was enough to keep Niko from leaving. The look of utter confusion on his face served as the final nail in the coffin. Han's suspicions were correct after all. Niko was clearly not guilty of any of the crimes alleged by the pages of the dossier, and so whatever intention Han had of killing him was gone in an instant. Assassin though he may, he only targeted a certain type of individual, and Niko was clearly not it.

"I hadn't lied. My name really is Wu Han, and my intention really was to challenge you to a match." he had said, offering a quick bow, "But I [i]did[/i] withhold the full story from you. I needed to see for myself just what kind of person you are, and you have shown me that, throughout the Tournament and in our match just now." he took the pages if allowed to and shook his head. He seemed a bit ashamed of himself.

"I am an assassin by trade." he said, fairly bluntly. He maintained his respectful tone but the warmth seemed to be slowly freezing up into something a bit more cold, "I was hired to kill you, I'm afraid." he gave Niko a brief moment to take in the revelation, but knew he needed to explain further to avoid inciting his wrath, "Originally I watched you in the tournament to observe your skill level so that I could plan accordingly, but... the more I watched you the more the information I was given didn't sit right with me. By the tournament's end I needed to find out for myself just who 'Niko Renzo' truly was before going ahead with the contract. That was why I challenged you just now. Everything that has transpired has told me all I need to know. You, Niko Renzo, are [i]not[/i] the man I was to led to believe you to be. It seems I was manipulated by whomever wanted you dead."

He resumed eye contact with Niko by this point, "I've only been paid half the agreed upon sum, but that money is yours if you want it. Think of it as an apology. I should not have let myself be lied to so easily. Only the truly wicked in this world become my targets, and however briefly, I thought the same of you. My deepest and humblest apologies."

"I wish I could name the client for you, but I'm afraid that's impossible. They insisted on remaining anonymous. An unfortunate commonality for this business. But what I can tell you amounts to this: I don't believe them to be a single individual. The man I negotiated with was clearly not there of his own accord, and was likely following someone else's instructions." it was a shame Han couldn't offer much more information than that about the client. He preferred forthrightness but also understood the necessity of anonymity in a profession like this, "If you intend to discover the identity of this client, then perhaps you would accept my assistance? I don't take too kindly to being used."