That's not the question you should be asking right now, Ren. You wouldn't. Because you're Ren. And, while you're a human and subject to the weaknesses that entails? You remind me a tiny bit of a spirit sometimes. You're very driven by your nature. You and Akechi both.

So you wouldn't.

So, you should be asking "Why would someone lie to me?" And there's a lot of answers to that.