That's too bad, I've got ample time to engage in investigations. [ He doesn't need her to like him, actually, so he decides to be blunt. ]

You sound like an amateur, throwing around the word hero like it doesn't mean anything. You're worse than the student heroes, at least they've gotten some education under their belts and know not to jump directly to escalation. No wonder it went sideways, everything you said you did is the opposite of helpful when dealing with situations with villains or potential villains.

You don't know what you're doing.