I squint.

This had better be some sort of 4D Chess acting from grandpa or I'm going to assume ALL his accredited political affairs have thusfar been handled by someone else with an actual penchant for assertion of controlled power and the mindgames of those within the Top 10. Perhaps this could be a 'copy' of grandpa acting while the real Veramonte goes and talks with JiWoo and Gestella - who would be the BEST person to track down the real culprit, as established previously.