Considering where talking to him has gotten me, that seems like the wise choice.

[It's flat and not without some level of annoyance, though he offers soon after--]

Maybe, if I was feeling particularly patient, I would've asked if he wanted to have a conversation or just be insulting and then give him a chance to choose the former.

[But he doesn't think he would've been feeling particularly patient if Akechi had been talking about one of his friends like that, and then having the conversation he'd had with Ian with another friend as well.]