...Well, the circumstances were different then. [ He finds himself forced to admit at least some kind of difference. ] That was for my own short-term benefit. This would be more of a mutual arrangement. [ He's at least referring to "this", while Leon is still speaking in more distant hypotheticals. ] I wouldn't get anything out of it unless you also explicitly consented and had a similar goal, so I don't see how any action could be taken without prior agreement. Don't you think so?

[ He finally looks back to make eye contact with Leon for the first time in a while. ]

But you refuse to commit to an answer about the specific situation that we are currently in. So how do you expect anything to happen?